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,-J-- ? . . fit - ' ' ' 1 WILfflNGTON, ft: C., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1897. ESTABLISHED 1867. PRICE 5 CENT nJ 'TV X 17 . -1- - TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY. THE STATE. At Washington Hatton Perry, colored. Is convicted otk criminal assault on a white 'girl "last "February -Governor , Russell pardons Dr. T, B. Delamar, con victed and sentenced to two years im prisonment for participation in the Beau tort county graveyard insurance swindles ' -Senator McCaskey has been to Wash ington to Bee Senator Pritchard about the division of offices lnJjls-rftate; there is a big fight Jjefore ffce populist nation al committejiijpeen Senator Butler and Tom t WatsNuVnnlV endorsement of the action of m. . -'oolters in votingforPrit- chard Th, society of Cincinnati meets in Raleifrh four new members are re- ceived: t Roanoke colony Association. also hold a session and ' .ects officers and recJ?ff.es a. report from, its president. - Senycr Clark joins the bolting popu-lists-ast night the republicans, popu ljsta'.nd bolters were each holdintr a cus; conference committees were passing between the first and last named es to selection of names of men for the boards , of the institutions to be re-organized- The house committee on edu cation recommends an appropriation of 12,500 for the normal, and Industrial school and $5,000 for the university. The ; senate special committee began the investigation : yesterday " of' President Hoffman's charges that he had j no op portunity -to bid on the lease of the North Carolina railroad; all the persons notified were present except Hoffman; President Alexander -and several of the directors were, examined; the investigation will be continued today. " DOMESTIC. Judge William Tr; Thompson of West Virginia, died yesterday; in 1895 he had a vault built for his remains and piedicted that he would die in 1896 The senate committee on commerce favorably reports the bill .for a $600,000 bridge between Washington and ArlingtonfSenator Ransom, who was chosen referee in. the Guatemala-Mexico boundary dispute, has resigned the position; he was to get a fee of $50,000 in gold At Falls Village. Conn.r Saturday -morning, in the dining room, of the Chapins, . were found the dead bodies' of Mrs. Chapln and Charles Meade, a young man of, the town, both shot through the headr Mr. Chapin was out of town at the time- A daughter is born to ex-President' and Mrs. Harrison. -- Consul General Lee will investigate the death in prison of Dr. . Ruiz,- an American prisoner, and will demand the release of Sc'ptt; Spanish authorities claim the doctor committed suicide; his friends charge I murder by his jailers- Admiral Bunce's fleet' has dispersed, but the -vessels are so stationed that they could quickly reach Cuba The Ohio river at Cincinnati shows thirty-eight feet and is still rising; all the streams in that section of the country are high and trains are delayed by washouts- Arch bishop Grace died at St. Paul yesterday. Four people lose their lives in a Kre at Hannibal, Mo. The baggageman and lireman of ' Norfolk and Western train are fatally injured in an accident caused by a landslide- The jury take the case in the indictment of John D. Hart for connection, with the Laurada expedition The Southern Ice Men's convention meets in Charleston tomor row Washington's birthday was recog nized by the warships at Charleston by tiring salutes of twenty-one guns and decorations with bunting -Ottis Smith, cashier of the Georgia . Security and Banking Company, of Atlanta,; is arrest ed on the charge of embezzlenlent. ri ! FOREIGN. ' A Constantinople dispatch 'say 27,000 Moslems have been murdered and twenty-seven villages burned in Crejte -The allied powers will leave to Italy the au thority to administer, the affairs of Greece until autonomy Is secured to her. No Greek troops took part in the at tack upon Canea Sunday The German minister of foreign affaires says his gov ernment will endeavor to secure peace in Crete and remove the danger of war, which Greece has created; that the occu pation of the island by Greece should be suppressed The Cretan insurgents out Bide of Canea kept up a fusillade all Sunday morning, in consequence of which the w:rships of the allied powers bombarded their camp? about the same time a Turkish and a Greek warship ex changed shots with blank cartridge. THE XjEASE INVESTIGATION, President Hoffman's Charges Taken Up by Senate Committee The Accuser Not Present Testimony of President and Di rectors of the Kiiilroad. (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C, February 22. There was six hours hearing this evening be- fore the special senate committee on I the facts as to the making: -of the lease Of the North Carolina railway, this ; proceeding being at Jthe request of the .directors, who nad been charged With sjecrecy. Senator Grant presided with rtiarked ability as chairman of the com mittee, and the audience was a nota ble one. ' James S. Manning appeared as coun- sel for the directors of the road ahd Judge Aver', W. H. Day and JamesC McRae cross-examined all the directors who gave evidence. Lee S. Overmans General R. F. Hoke, President S. B. Alxander and W. C. Maxwell were ex amined. Their testimony was that-the lease was not secretly made; that Pres ident Hoffman, of the -Seaboard Air Line, was given and opportunity to bid, but said he would not do so. Judge Avery said to General Hoke "I acquit you," and General Hoke replied: "And I acquit all the other directors through myself. These gentlemen are the very soul, of honor. I will swear to. what they do." Judge Avery said no sus picion' attached to President Alexander or any director. - The committee at 11 o'clock took re cess until noon tomorrow. Chairman Grant anounced it would report next Friday. - The hearing will ba, resumed tomor row. ' All the--' persons notified to be present, save President Hoffman, "were here today, anu his counsel said he was unavoidably detained. President Alexander in his testimony Bald Governor Carr had never urged him to make a ninety-nine year lease; that all Governor Carr had ever said was that the road ought not to be leas ed for less than 7 per cent; and Alex ander added that he acted on his own business judgment antT) favored the ninety-nine year lease.; I Convicted of Criminal Assault. (Special to The Messenger.) Washington, N. C, February 22 Hatton Perry, colored, was found gunl1 ty of criminal assault this evening at 6:30 o'clock. Perry has bee; on trial here since last Friday for an assault committed in February 1896 upon Annie Smith,, a. white girl 12 or 14 years old. He escaped immediately after commit ting the crime and was found and ar rested in Wilmington several months later. He was brought, back to Wash ington last June ' and lodged in jail, where he haa been ever since, awaiting trial. He was ably defended by Hon. Charles F. Warm. The state was rep resented by Solicitor Leary, assisted by Messrs. John H". Small and Stephen E. Bragaw. The verdict was not sur prise, for almost everybody believed him guilty. The jury was put only about forty minutes. A motion for a iew trial was over-ruledj It is thought i the defense will appeal. His Hon. Judge Bryan will pass sentence tomor row morning, A PARDON GRANTED TO DR. DELAMAR, CONVICTEDJOF GRAVEYARD INSURANCE. The Governor's Reasons Therefor Sena tor McCaskey Goes to Consult Senator Pritchard Abont the Division of Offices. The Fight Before the Populist National Committee Meeting of Society of Cina clnnatl .and Roanoke Association The Provisions of the Insane Asylums Bill. . "' (Special to The Messenger.) r Raleigh, N. C, February 22. Gov ernor Russell today pardoned Dr. T. B. Delamar, one of the noted Biaufort county graveyard instance swindlers, who was sentenced to two years' jail imprisonment. The following is offi cially given as the reason for the par don: ' . "The pardon in this case, was rec ommended by T. J. Jarvis, Judge H. Allen 200 citizens of Carteret county, Representatives Duncan and. Hancock and other gentlemen. It appears by the certificate of Dr. Duffy, chairman of the state board of charities, and Dr. Robert S. Primrose, acting superin tendent of health of Craven, county.! that the applicant for pardon ia slowly dying, in Craven county jail, and that further confinement would soon, bring about his death." Senator McCaskey, chairman Of the bolting populists, returned today from a visit to Senator Pritchard ait Wash ington, on business connected with. the divisipn of offices. It-is said that there is a' great fight before the populist national committee, between Butler and Tom Watson on the question of endorsing what the bolting populists did in voting for Pritchard lor sena tor. Important matters hinge on the result. It is intimated that T. R. Purnell will be judge advocate general of the state guard. . - The North Carolina Society of Cln cinnatt met here today. It heard full reports, including one from the com mittee appointed to memoralize con gress to appropriate $10,000 for monu ment to Generals Davidson and Nash. Four new members were received S. A. Ashe,' Lieutenant T. I. Jenkins, of the revenue marine service; j William H. Bell, of New York, city, and Walter D. Carstarphen, of '-Washingtop, N. C. Roanoke Colony. Memorial Associa tion also met today, Benehan Cameron presiding. Graham Daves was elected president; W,D. Pruden, vice presi dent; A. B. Andrews, Jr., secretary; Mrs. R. R. Cotton, Rev. R. B. Drake, John G. Wood, Bishop Cheshire, Dr. T. J. Boykin and Dr. W. R. Capeheart, directors. The report of the president showed that the land on Roanoke is land had been paid for and carefully surveyed and the old fort marked by stone ' pillars'; and a stone monument placed in itsjcentre. j " The insane asylum- ibill, which is to be reported by the committee changes the names as follows: State hospital for colored insane, Western hospital for insane, and Central hospital for in sane, each to be. under -the manjaga-. ment; of- five directors, to serve four years, to be appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate; office of superintendent of asylums abolished; trustees to elect the principal and res ident physician to serve four years at salary o $2,500; trustees to assemble March 9th at Morganton, Raleigh and Goldsboro and .elect officers of the asy lums. It is declared not to be .the in tention that trustees shall be officers within the meaning of section, 7, article 14, of the constitution, and they are declared -to be special trustees for. the special purpose of this act. The pro visions of chapter 2, volume 2 of The Code, as modified by this act, are re enacted. ' , The boltiing pouljsts received an ac cession tonight in the person of " Sena tor dark, of Halifax. The republicans, the majority popu lists and the minority populipts are each holding a caucus tonight. Con ference committees are going back and forth between the republican and the bolters' caucus, selecting names of per sons for all positions in public institu tions. ' Developments during the past four days have made this - course necessary. It was the-plan at first not to name any persons o hold offices until all bills making places for them had been passed. The house comittee on education this evening unanimously decided to recom mend additional appropriation of 512,-500-to the i state normal and industrial school. It also decided with only one dessenting vote to favorably recom mend an appropriation of $5,000 to the university. : The populist majority caucus to night nominated John Graham for rail way commissioner. The cause of Claris leaving the pop ulist majority is said to be its antag onism of his Halifax stock law which has got him so deep in trouble. The republican caucus was in session until very late. Matters discussed in directly bore upon appointments by the governor. His supporter declare the caucus Indorsed him and . will let him name the" aldermen and police boards. There are people who say quite the reverse of- this, t- While the republican caucus was dis cussing this matter the bolters' -committee came in and interjected a new question. This was as to the division, of districts in the matter of making apj poiritments of directors of insane asy lums. The bolters said -they had no men in the Ninth district and hence wanted the republicans to take three men from that one district and give them in exchange some from other dis tricts. The bolters met in the court " house and took up the matter of namling their men who were to be electd and it is undrstood made selection. Raleigh, N.-C, February 23, 1 a. m, The bolters at their caucus nominated Theo White for shell-fish 'commissioner and say there is no opposition to him and his reelection is sure. Bolters were sour after their caucus adjourn ed and are very angry. They say they are likely to hold several more long meetings before they get don. Babbitt said: "We are tired of dilly-dallying We want Governor Russell to keep faith. Faith broken on one side Us" not binding on the other side. We are dis pleased with Governor Russell's be havior. He could never have gotten his railway lease bill through the house but for us." The bolters sent as their committee to the republican caucus Clark, Aber J nehty, Bryan, Parker and Bryan, , CRETAN CAMP BOMBARDED By the Fleet of the Allied Powers Greek r- Vessel leaded With 8nppUes Capture d. Firing With Blank Cartridges Between Turkish and Greek Warships. Canea, February 22. All yesterday morning a fusillade was kept up by the Insurgents, despite the warnings of t(he foreign admirals. The united squ rons bombarded the Insurgent ' camp outside of Canea. 1 British torpedo boats have ' jUptured and brought Into this port the small Greek steamet Laurlum, which was carrying victuals and tents for the In surgents. : ' The forts flred two rounds of blank cartridges yesterday at the Greek gun boat PerreusJ A" Turkish frigate -o discharged blank shots at the Greeks. The Greek gunboat Peneus quickly re plied to the blank shots fired by the Turkish tfigate. The frigate then withdrew from the scene of operations. The German flag was hoisted on the ramparts here on the arrival of the craiser Kaiserin Augusta. 'The foreign admirals have warned Colonel Vassos, the commander of the Greek forces on the island of .Crete of their intention to attack his troops with four men-of-war anchored off his camp, Aerhiol Theodoroi. should he attempt to advance to the interior of the island. . An engagemenWbAjooeurj-ed .. just above the village of Mournies. between the insurgents and a .Turkish -band. At 4:45 o'clock the insurgents at Ak rotiri having attacked the Turkish gar rison, at Halepa, the Joint fleet bom barded the Cretans for twenty-five minutes. The insurgents fled, taking their flag with them. j THE DEATH OF DR. RUIZ. General lee Investigating It, bnt He Hr Not Called for Warships at Havana-r-To Demand Scott's Release. Washington, February 22; It can be stated on the best authority that so far, at least, there is no reason for appre hension that the case of. Dr. Richard Ruiz, who was found dead in his cell in the jail at Guanabacoa, Cuba, will lead to any international complications. The matter was brought to the atten tion of the state department in the lat ter part of the past week through com plaint of some of -the friends of the doc tor in this country. The allegation was that the man had been imprisoned be yond the period allowed by treaty by an American citizen to be kept in jail with out the lodgment of charges, and that he had been murdered by his jailers, t Consul General Lee was immediately directed by cable to Investigate the affair, although it appeared from his dis patches that he had already had his at tention directed to the case. The official reports of the Spanish officers are said to show that Ruiz committed suicide while in jail, but this has not yet been communicated to the department of state. Meanwhile Consul General Lee is investigating the matter and the state department is awaiting his report; In the absence of this the department officials feel no apprehension of any complications, and all stories that war ships have been called for by General Lee or that this government is making ready to take forcible measures in the case are without foundation. Dr. Ruiz was a naturalized American citizen. He studied and practiced dent istry in Philadelphia for some time and returned to Cuba about the beginning of the , present insurrection. The charge upon which he was arrested was con spiracy in having participated in the derailing - of a train carrying Spanish troops, as a result of which two Spanish officers were captured by the insurgents. Havana. February 22. The report that United States Consul General Fitzhugh Lee has requested his government to send a warship to enorce his demands in regard to the killing of Ruiz and the ar rest of Scott, both American citizens, is denied by General Lee himself. The case of Scott will be the subject of an inter view between - Consul General Lee and the Marquis of Ahumada. acting captain general, today, when General Lee will denrnnd Scott's release, or at least, that he be freed from the- state of "incom municado" in which he is now -placed. It is said at the state department that Consul General Lee, who is investigating the Ruiz affair at Guanabacoa. Cuba, under orders of the department, has not yet reported the results of his inquiry: also that there is no truth in the report that General Lee had notified the depart ment that he would resign unless the ad ministration should support him with a naval demonstration in Cuban waters. There has always been some friction between the Spanish officials in Cuba and Consul General Lee whenever the latter was obliged to intervene in favor of arrested American citizens. This has grown out of a radical difference in construction placed .upon the organic law. The state department has Instruct ed the consul general to insist upon his right to have arrested Americans re leased at the end of a period of detention of seventy-two hours, or else that they be confronted with formal charges. But on occasions when the consul general claimed this privilege for an imprisoned American citizen, the Spanish officials, from the captain general down, set up the plea that in times of strife like this the civil code was suspended and with it the privileges claimed. The state depart ment has consistently disputed this plea, because to concede the soundness of it would be to renounce1 all right to protect American citizens in a disturbed coun try. It. Is said that the Spanish officials are at no pains to take notice of an ap peal based on American citizenship, nor to report the fact that they lu:v arrest ed an American citizen o the "Anr.erlcan onsulai offi.e-s Senator Wolcott's Mission Abroad. London, February 22. The mission of Senator Wolcott to Europe in the interest of bimetallism is the subjest of a long article in The Pall Mall Gazette today In "which the paper says there is not a bit of evidence that Mr. . McKinley is in sympathy with Senator Wolcott's 'mis sion, nor is there the slightest indication that his visit to Europe had even unoffi cial sanction. In conclusion, The Gazette says: "Senator Wolcott came as a pri vate advocate of a cause discredited by a majority oi nis tellow countrymen. Under such circumstances to expect he would receive official support from the foreign opponents of such a cause, re quired a degree of childlike . simplicity rare anywhere, and which no one would expect to find in Colorado. On his return Senator Wolcott will find that the news papers alone will display any anxiety re erardiner the result of his personally con ducted European tour. He has met many distinguished people in England, irrance. and Germany, but m not one or tnese countries did he find that bimetallism was considered necessary to its welfare. Though, the mission was absolutely fruitless, it was quite as successful as it deserved to be." . Washington's Birthday on the Warships Charleston. S. C. February 22. All the warships in tHe harbor here, the moni tors Puritan, Tetror and Amphitrite, the cruiser: Vesuvius and the dispatch boats Dolphin and Fern, participated in the celepratlon of Washington's" birthday. All of the ships were handsomely decor ated and at noon a salute of twenty-one guns was nrea from eacn or the three monitors, the Dolphin and the revenue cutter Colfax. The ships were drawn up In line - off the eastern water-front, and the tribute which they paid to the father of his country was heard and witnessed by a 10,000 people who lined every pier head and wharf. The harbor was filled with pleasure craft and a number of handsome private yachts from northeru and southern cities. During the aternoon the annual inspection of the fourth brig ade of South Carolina militia was neid ind tonight large banquets are In pro cess at every armory in the city. Dur ing tne aay tne nrsi aivision oi weorgia naval reserves. Lieutenant H. S. Colding commanding visited the monitera and took part in the parade. - .: Southern lee Men's Convention. Charleston, S. C, February 22. The ad vance cruard of delegates to the seventh annual meeting of the Southern Ice Ex change., which assemwes nere tomorrow, arrived today. At 11 . o'clock the ice men will be welcomed to the city by Mayor Smith, and then the visitors will be taken for a visit around the harbor. The busi? ness sessions will not begin until Wed need ay. About 100 delegates te the eon-, vention are on the ground tonight and some flf tv others are expected to arrive tomorrow. Nearly every large city in the south is represented. Telegraphic Sparks. Secretary Herbert has ordered 500 sail ors to take part in the naval section of the inaugural parade with the United States marine corps. The annual meeting of the Association of Virginia Bankers was held at the Chamerlain hotel yesterday. A large number of delegates from all parts of the state were present, v THE LEGISLATURE. THE ASSIGNMENT ACT UNDER DISCUSSION IN THE HOUSE. Text of the BUI A Bill Providing for a Public Printing Contract to be Made With Gay V. Barnes Assistant Enrol' Ibk Clerks Appointed Providing for Atf - ditional County Commissioners New Hanover Society for Prevention of Crime Few Bills Introduced. (Special to The Messenger.) SENATE. ' Raleigh, N. C, February 22. The senate met at 12 o'clock. " Bills and resolutions were introduced as follows. By Senator Person, to lesson the cost of maintenance . of prisoners. By Senator Hardison, to amend stock law in Craven., By Senator - Henderson, to protect public schools in the state. By Sentor Butler, to repeal chapter 180, laws 1885; also to amend -the laws relating to cotton weighers for Samp son county; also to regulate public printing." ". By Senator Moye to repeal the law relating, to. fees-ofhlerkrpf the court? and the register of deeds of"FTtt. The following bills passed: To allow Brunswick, j Duplin, and Nash counties to levy special tax. For working public roads of Chat ham. ' " To provide -for dhange of circuit criminal courts and to employ-stenographers. By leave Senator Maye introduced a bill for the relief of women and chil dren In cotton mills, and Senator But ler one to regulate state printing, which provides that the act of 1895 be and the same is repealed. That the joint com mutes on printing are directed and in structed on the part of the state to make, execute and deliver a contract with Guy V. Barnes for public printing at such rates as they think to the in terest of the state, not exceeding those qf the contract of 1893, the work to be done in Raleigh and with union labor. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. -The house met at 10 o'clock. Only a few bills were introduced, these be ing as follows: By Mr. Crumpler, to allow Sampson county to employ convicts on public roads. ' . By Mr. Johnston, to provide for pub lic foot ways in Sampson. . j By Mr. Burges, to prohibit the ship ment of white shad out of the state between April 15th and jjuly 1st., the penalty being $50 fine or thirty days' imprisonment. J ! By Mr. Ward, to incorporate the United Sons and Daughters of Mutual Friends. ' By Mr. Johnson,1 to provide for .the appointment of additional county com' missioners upon petition of twelve electors (half to be free holders) and the' statement that the ounty affairs are being Improperly managed. By Mr. Lusk, to amend the charter of Asheville so that the people will elect all officers. Bills passed as follows: To allow Charlotte to 'issue $300,000 In bonds to pay for water works. To incorporate New Hanover Society for the Prevention of Crime (composed of mayor, county commissioners and a committee of five chosen by the board of public charities of New Hanover. To allow. Robeson county to levy in creased tax. To forbid ex-confederate soldiers who are inmates of the soldier's home from receiving pensions while therein and giving them the option as. between re maining in the home or receiving pen sion. . tv , To give part of White Oak township, Bladen county, the stock law. To allow Johnston county- to levy a special tax. To amend the charter of Enfield. To establish a stock' law in Cross Creek township, Cumberland county. The speaker announced the follow ing as assistant enrolling clerks to be gin February 22nd: J. R. White of Bertie, James C. White of Randolph, W. H. Quick, W. F. Young and James Blythe. The house confirmed the ap appointments. The bill passed to second readingto incorporate Dudley, Wayne county. It was stated that there were petitions against this. Mr. Person had vo. By leave Mr. Sutton, of New Hano ver, introduced bills to incorporate the Bladen and Columbus Railway and Lumber Company andthe Duplin and Wayne Railway andLumber Company. The bill introduced by Mr. McCrary to regulate assignments and other con veyances, which was tabled February 2nd, but. which was several days ago taken from the table, was taken up and provoked considerable discussion. Messrs. McCrary, Ward and Lusk spoke in support anf Mr. Cook opposed It The text of the bill is as follows: it being a substitute recommended by the judiciary committee February 19:, "That all conditional sales, assign ments, mortgages, deeds in trust or confessions of Judgment' executed, made or given ' by any debtor in favor of a creditor either upon account or other obligation, which: are executed, made' or given to secure or have the effect of securing any debt, obligation, note or bond, which gives - preference to any creditor of the maker, shall be abso lutely void as to pre-existing creditors, provided such acts or conveyances shall be valid when executed, made or given for new, present and bona fide consid eration." , TO CUBE A COLD IN ONE DAT Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab lets. All druggists refund the money M it fails to cure. 25e A N ew Baby Harrison. Indianapolis, Ind;, February 22. A baby girl weighing eight and one-half pounds was born to ex-President and Mrs. Benjamin Harrison at 5:30 o'clock Sunday morning. 'Mother and child are doing well. Mr. and Mrs. Harrison were married in St. Thomas' church, New York, April 6, 1896. Th.e expresi dent, who is in his ,64th year, was then a widoweF, his first wife having died when he was in the White" house. His present wife was Mrs. Mary Lord .Dimmick and was formerly the widow of Benjamin Dimmick. She was a niece of the former Mrs. Harrison. ' . Highest of all in Leavening Strength. Latest U. S, Gov t Report. PftllB THE PRESIDENT CRITICISED F r Vetoing Pension Bills Observance ",oTl the Day The Loud Postal Bill Reported. One Cent " Postage Recommended TI e Naval Appropriation Bill Taken Up. (SENATE. Washington, . February 22. The an nual senatorial observance of Wash ington's birthday by heating his fare well address read by one of the Jead ing elocutionists of the senate took place today in the presence- of a large audience, Senator Daniel being the reader chosen, for the occasion. Th re mainder ofte'day was occupied in the consideration of the Indian appro priation bill, which was not concluded at the time of adjournment. Another of President , Cleveland's ve toes of private pension bills drew out frorA sevei r senators a rather viru lent condeifmation of the president Senator Morgan contrasting;.the small aggregate amount of all the private pension "bills passed at this congress with the -large sufn paid to "the bond syndicate,' and Senator, Gallingef, of New Hamshire, characterized such ve toes as "trivial and foolish." The veto was referred to the committee on pen e f ns. ' ': Just on the eve. of adjournment for the day, the Loud bill (to amend the postal laws) was reported back from tbu DOStofflce committer bv 'Rnn4vr Chandler with amendments, including one for l icont letter postaga."Tlfe bill and report were antagonized by two populist senators Butler, of North Carolina, I and Stewart, of Nevada. There is nq chance Of definite action upon it during this congress. s The senate at 6 o'clock p. m. adjourn ed, .-'.j? .- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. A few weeks ago the house was the scene of a prolonged debate full of bitterness jfjjand personal - accusation concerning - the Pacific railroads to. funding bill. Today aaaUoopportuni- 'iy.ior a oispiay oi temper and re-, crimination on the. same subject was given in the consideration of a para graph in tldeficiency bill appropri ating $1,300,000 to ay a iuderment ivf the court Of claims (in fairnr -,P ilia Southern Pacific,! but the matter was : considered in a ratherdignAged -man ner wnn merely a suggestion of feel ing. . . !' . -:. l . Mr. Sayers, of Texas, led the oppo sition to the appropriation takinflr the ground that the Southern Pacific-con trolled the Central Pacific road and should not be paid any money while the latterj stood so deeply ,JnataK&1fjto the government The house," In com mittee of the whole, refused o strike out the paragraph in question and also aeennea to make some minor-amendments designed to curtaiktlifeJjeneflts conferring by the bill on the Pacific railroads. ! Later on Mr. - Ray-era en endcavored to have the deficiency bill sent back to the committee on appro priations, i with instructions to strike out the Facifle railroad paragraphs, but was defeated. The deficiency bill was rassed with a few c'langes in its provisions. The appropriation of $12, 000 to refund to members sums de ducted from their salaries, for absence was eliminated, as were likewise items providing ;for the payment of annual salaries to the special employes Con ceded the democrats by the majority. Mr. Boutelle, the chairman of the naval committee, succeeded in getting up the naval approirltion bill before adjournment and after hs had ex plained its special provisions, consider able progress in its reading was -made before the end of today's session, which came at 5:20 o'clock. - No exercises in celebration of Wash ington's birthday took place in' the house. I In his explanation of the naval ap propriation bill, Mr. Boutelle referred to the armor plate' question and told how the committee had arrived at its conclusions regarding the plate. Con gress had; provided at its last session that n'o contracts should be made for armor for the three battleships then authorized until the secretary of the navy could investigate and make a report on: the cost of manufacturing armor. That report had been made at i ma session, anu me euiuiuinee oil na- val affairs, by providing that the "total cost of armor plate for the three ships should not exceed $400 T a ton, hadfol lowed the report. It was fair tit say that the manufacturers of armor plate did not agree with the secretary's con clusions. But the secretary said he had given his best judgment, and the ': committee, without attempting to nx the price themselves, had most wisely accepted the report Of the secretary of the navy as coming in the nature of a .departmental-estimate. , Concerning- ythe action of the com mittee , in leaving out an appropria tion for new ships, Mr. Boutelle ex plained that that omission repre sented lit ino possible sense any laxity on thepart of the committee in push ing forward the building of the new navy. The comittee had done- so out ox consideration of the rational finan ces, primarily; out of consideration of. what It believed to be the present tem per of the house, and on account of the inability to obtain armor for the three battleships now on the stocks. . Significent Disposition of the Atlantic ' Squadron. - . Washington, February 22. According" to advices at the navy department, Ad miral Bunce's fleet is now practically dispersed, ! though so advantageously distributed that it could be assembled in a few days if an emergency arose. The admiral, with the New York, In diana and Columbia is on the way to Hampton oads where his ships will be coaled and held in reserve until after the Inauguration. " The Massachusetts will be at Tompklnsville, in the next day or two ready for -the first docking she has had since her completion, and the Puritan will probably leave Charleston directly for the New York navy yard to test the new dock there, the largest on the Atlantic coast. The Amphitrite and Terror will remain at Charleston for some time. The Marble head takes, station at Key West and the Vesuvius at Jacksonville to pre vent infractions of the neutrality laws, while next week la to be spent by the Montgomery, at Mobile and by . the Maine and Texas at New Orleans Un at tendance on the Mardi gras -festivities of those cities. .While the fleet Is so disposed as to be nearer. Cuba that ever before, it ia explained that this is merely due to the necessities of the service and the administration foresees no contingency under . which the ves sels could be placed in a position at all offensive to the amicapie relations ex isting with Spain. ; , : Joint Traffic Association to Sleet. Baltimore, February 22. A meeting of trunk I line representatives of the Joint Traffic Associtlon will be held in New Yiirk tomorrow 'when the qu.es- tion of the Norfolk and Western's Cum berland Gap rate-cutting will be con sidered. It is believed that the meet ing will try te induce the Norfolk and Western to withdraw its reduced tariff, and, falling in that, will reccommend thajp a fast freight line operated the Baltimore and Ohio, Pennsylvania or .Chesapeake and Ohio be authorised td meet the cut of the former, the joint traffic lines prorating the' loss sustain ed by the reduction. If the latter course ia adopted it is believed that it will prevent a general rate war. A QUEER POLITICAL MUDDLE WHICH MAY J DEFEAT THE ANTI- RAILWAY LEASE BlUi. Both Faottstifs of Populists Angry at Status of the Eastern Criminal Court Circuit Hatter The Bolterause the Isim Bill to Force Henry's Appointment Threats tr Take all Appointments From the Gover nor Republicans Tired of Russell's Boss-! Ism To Fight the Fayettevllle ' Police Board Bin, j Messenger Bureau, Park Hotel, I PCR Raleigh, N. C, February 22. The bill to; annul the lease of 5 the Nth Carolina railway was TjeforW the senate's special committee this after noon, and will.'be voted on by the sen ate next Friday. Assurances are given that many amendments will be offered. Among these is one requiring any rail way which makes a bid for the lease to put up $400,000 as a guarantee of good faith? Another will be to provide that the governor shall authorize the attor ney .general to brinjr suit and in the event of the latter's declining to.do so then the governor Is to employ counsel.--Senator Ashburn will, it is said. introduce a substitute for the entire bill. .- " .",:':-:'- . .. Regarding this railway bill there is "a. qoeer political complication, whiteh yesterday, last night and this morn ing was much talked about. There are fifty senators. Of these seven are dem ocrats, 'eighteen republicans, seven teen straight populists, eight bolting populists. The bolters had pledged themselves to vote solidly for the -bill. But the bolters had also, through their caucus, agreed with the republicans for a sneciflc division of the offices. When they went to see . Governor Russell' aoout appointing Walter R. Henry -Judge and he gave them -the colli shoulder, the frou'ble began. When the bill to, put Cumberland county rn the Eastern criminal circuit was voted on tne maim-ity ponubsts thoue-ht It mrno r?vernr Russell's plan to -appoint Thoma H. Sutton Judge. But aftpr it passed hereicame the news that the bolters had named yHenry. Now the majority populists hate Henry and gave Sutton's f riecds to understand that there would 3fcF trouble if Sutton were not pot in this place. Then Sut ton's friends went to Russell and had the appointment of Henry held up. Then there comes another feature of this queer, game of politics. Saturday night the bolting populists let It be plain ty understood, that thev give Governor Russell .until today to- uecima, to warmer ne would appoint Henry and Wm4; did not then act they would.be absolved from their pledge to vote- for the bill to annul the lease. It-is despsjjrjRe game which the governor- is playing and the bolters have the republicans in a tight place. A republican from the west said last night that Governor Russell was seek ing to build up a party of his own; that he leaned towards populism; that he did not voice the true sentiments of his party; that he was really inimi cal to Pritchard and had placed him self in direct antagonism to the West ern republicans.. Then .this republican; added: "If Russell does not yield we will plough right over htm. He does not cpnilt us. He confers with no body it seems. I do not believeI. could even see him.". ' The republicans gave t out last night that the penitentiary bill was hung up in the senate until Governor Russell "took water."They said fur ther that if he continued obstinate the names of directorsor trustees would be placed on all bills taking charge of institutions; that if RusselPwould not stand by ths caucus selections he would not be allowed to name the boards. There is evidently a powerful cabal formed against the governor. Republicans are saying: "We want Charlie Reynolds for governor. We want a man we can confer with and who will listen to and take advice." rwn . -1 . , , liney say tne uiu taxing cnarge oi toe -agricultural uepaximeni, wnrcn gives the governor power to name the board would not have passed had they known he was going to do as he is doing. There was never So odd a-political situation and complication. , A populist last night attacked Senator Pritchard for his conduct regarding j the anti lease bill. He said: "Pritchard promis ed Governor ' Russell he would favor this bill, and now he Is writing letters here urging republicans to vote against it." i It is the talk here that if President Cleveland appoints a judge to succeed Seymour, Minister Matt Ransom can have the place if he wishes it, while If McKinley Is left the appointment Gov ernor Russell can have it if he wishes it. Senator Ransom Is 72 years old. That is perhaps the only thing which militates against him. Some persons say Governor Russell, wants, above all things, to be governor. Others say' he is already sufficiently amused with, the latter place. Yet others say he will jump at the judgeship if it be tender ed him. ! Minister Ransom and his Son George were here yesterday on their1 way to his home in Northampton. He was called there by news of his wife's se vere illness. She is better. E. S. Walton, of . Morganton, has dropped out of the scramble" for the railway commissionership, the- reason being that he is promised the post mastership at Morganton. I A party -of prominent Fayettevllle people are here to fight the obnoxious police commission bill for that town Which has passed the house and is now before the senate. It is intimated that the latter body does not favor such radical and oppressive measures Among those from Fayettevllle here to combat the bill are Editor IS. J. iiaie, N. B. Williams, A. -A. McKethan, Jas. B. Smith. C A. McMillan. A. J. Deal, J. A. Barnes and W. S. Cook. The fight Will be. watched with interest. j It Is learned today that Congressman 'Skinner induced the populist bolters, now ,twenty-one in number, to hold a caucus and endorse him for United States district Judge. "vice Seymour de ceased. It is also declared that one bolter declared his desire to go on rec ord as opposed to Skinner's ha.vingstha place. '. i Among other prominent arrivals jto day were General Counsel Henderson, of the Southern railway; ex-Governor Carr; President S. B. Alexander and directors of the North Carolina rail way; Major Charles Davis, U. S. A., of Asheville; S. E. Linton, of Char lotte; James S. Manning, of Durham, counsel for the North OaroHna rail road; Dr. J. F. Miller, of Goldsboro; M. S. Nohle and Eugene S. Martin, of Wilmington; Graham Daves, cf Newbem. A bill is before the' legislature to ex empt from taxation the Farmers Mu tual- Fire Insurance Company, - of Greensboro. ! Rev. R. H. W. Leak, a well known colored man here, has a letter inviting him to go to Canton and accompany McKinley to Washington. ; James H. Young, an equally well known negro politician, has a letter -from McKin ley's secretary saying the invitation Is a fraud. Leak, whose congregationi has bought him a suit" of clothes for the trip announced from his pulpit yester day that the letter was genuine; that he was going -to Canton and Washing ton, and would telegraph Young from the latter place. . I There is talk of consolidating ; the staffs of Governor Russell and Dr. G. W. Blacknall for a visit to Washing ton to the Inauguration. If this be true) the absense of the Pennsylvania Na tional Guard, 9,000 strong, will not "be felt. . j ' J ! Found Dead In the Road. ' Newport News, Va., February 22. John Powell, a respected farmer, was found dead in the road near Oriana station, Warwick county, Sunday morning. His horse and buggy were discovered under a trestle a short distance away. Powell's body bore no mark of foul play. It is thought that "his ' horse became uncon trollable and threw him from the vehicle. ; - I ' WAGONS FREES. Boy's Express Won for 60 Coupons of Kirkman'. X Borax Soap. . 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The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Feb. 23, 1897, edition 1
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