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ESTABLISHED 1867. WILMINGTON, N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25; 1897. PRIGE 5 CENT ,l4li,3 J ,i r TELEGRAPHIC S UMMARY. ' THE STATE. - ; The republican state chairman, who Is taking no part iin the party fght, says "something must give way In a day- or- two"- The house -committees hear "arguments "on the ".Broughton Young contest and on the bill provid ing a dispensary for Goldsboro; the lat ter committee will unfavorably-' report : the bill to leave the dispensary qies ; tlon to a vote of the people of Bun- combe Governor Russell would 'not give the populist bolters' committee a "direct answer as to the appointment Of the Judge to the Eastern criminal court circuit, but saidhe was under obliga tions to ISutton, then switched the talk off onto the bill to repeal the railroad lease;1 the committee assured htm' that the populists would stick to him In that matter- Henry says he is going to get the Judgship The negroes, in the legislature are loud In .their demands for the Goldsboro, asylum and half the ,' penitentiary patronage; one of the e : gro senators made such a row in the : republican caucus Monday nighty that , there was talk of ejecting him. - DOMESTIC. The president calls the senate in ex- " tra session for March 4th The Daughters of the American Revolution will build a hall in Washington City - , The bill for establishment of an inter national bank is favorably reported to the house- Representatives from nearly all the states in the union meet in New York and organize a permanent sound money league- The German American bank,-of Tonawonda, N. Y., "Suspends t In' a fire at Oswego, N. Y., the guegts of the Rigland hotel had to be rescued "through the windows by firemen The St. Louis merchants exchange building is partly destroyed by fire The Massachusetts! is to be used iri testing the newdrydock at New York The gunboats 'Wheeling nnrl will Vm 1 i 1 1 n Vi wT irnp.k 18th A court martial orders" Sail- maaer. james J ones lowered ten points In his grading . when there are! only fifteen sailmakers in the navy, seven above and seven below him Nothing could be learned from government offi cials in Washington yesterday as to the; rumored resignation of Consul General Lee- John D. Hart was released on $7,000 hall yesterday, pending a motion' for' a new trial -The train which win take Mr.' McKinley-to Washington will be. known as the "PennsylvaniaRail roaT Venetian Red" Mr. . Lexow's committee yesterday went into the cig arette trust, President Duke Toeing the chief witness examined; Mr. "Francis Thurber was also a witness as to trusts generally The periodical stamp mys tery in New York has been explained by showing that what Coleman hari were only proofs Cashier Ottis Smith, of Atlanta puts the blame of his being a thief on the ' swell society of that city The Ohio river is' still ris- irig at Cincinnati W. J. Bryan Will stump Ohio during the campaign for. . election of members of the: legislature W. J. Bryan was dined by John R. McLean, of Ohio, last "evening Mr. Bryan approves of the formation of a separate organization" by the free sil ver republicans- W. S. Allen an nounces his suspension on" the New York stock : exchanged The wife of Colonel Richard M. Johnston, the southern actor, Mies in. -Baltimore- The Connecticut legislature votes down ' a resolution of welcome to W, J. Bry an Several Baltimore fruit canners are convicted of violating the law re ! quiring all canned fruit to bear labels with the name and address of the can ners The senate committee orders favorable report on the nomination of IV. T. Anderson to be postmaster at Norfolk, Va. The Park Gate hotel, at Chicago, is damaged by fire; many of the guests came, near suffocating from smoke Secretary Olney wants the Sanguilly resolution withdrawn from the senate because Spain has promised to release ,the prisoner Consul General Lee gets no instructions from Washington as to the cases Of Dr. Luiz and C. F. Scott A number of persons are killed by the flood in Kentucky- Near Chattanooga a wagon in which are Mrs. W, J. " Woodard, eight children and a grandchild is struck by a train and all but one killed . FOREIGN. The Turks of Retimo say they will- accept annexation of Crete to Greece. The powers notify Greece to evacu ate Crete at once Senator Wolcott starts 'homeward Near London twenty tons pf netro-glycerine ex plodes; six persons are killed; the windows of a train twelve miles away are all broken The governor's pal ace at Canea is burned; the origin of the Jire was accidental -Six hundred Greek troops have landed in the prov ince of Candia, Crete. No Confirmation of Rumored Resignation of Consul Geueral Lee. ' Washington February 24. Absolute ly nothing ,- that was definite or new could be obtained this morning at either the white house or the state or navy neDartments in regard to the threaten ed resignation of Consul General Lee at Havana A rumor that Admiral tj nr 'mme of the vessels of his squadron had been ordered to Havana was brought to the attention of prom inent naval officers. They declined to discuss it further than to say that If "a course had been taken there would be certain indications around. the department wrncn wouiu u66" " possibility but that not the slightest movement tending to show any change of policy on he part of t,he administra tion in Cuban matterf had been mani fested. The Periodical Stamp Mystery Solved, New York, February 24 In the trial today of Hamilton F. Coleman, clerk in the land .office at Washington, who was arrested on February 3rd, on a charge of illegally having possession of a quantity of "periodical" stamps, Captain Thomas W. Munee, chief, of the stamp division in the office of the third assistant postmaster geperal, tes tified that he had given Coleman a number of proof stamps similar to those in question. The stamps had 'been given him by iiin chief-to burn a? to do anything else which iie felt inclined. He turned them oyer to his wife from whom Coleman received twenty-five sets. Prior to the beginning of hi'' trial -Coleman has always re fused to say where he obtained, his stamps. ' ' , a Banquet to Mr. Bryan, - Washington, February 24 Hon. Jdhij XL McLean, who was a prominent candidate for the nomination .for vice president at the Chicago convention, entertained Hon. William J. ; Bryan, late candidate for President, at dinner tonight. The house was . tastefully Aecorated and the music was furnished ay the marine band. There was -no moHties connected with the affair, both ipubHcap and democrats' being pres nt There wre no speeches.. THE LEGISLATURE THE NEWBERN FAIR BREAKSJIN UPON THE DAY'S WORE. Only Forty.Five Members of the Hons Present None ;But TJnconteated Bills Acted Upon A Large Number of Bills Introduced To Change Time of Holding Courts in the Seventh District To Ap ply -the "Doyle Measurement" of Logs to New Hanover County. . (Special to The Messenger.) SENATE. Raleigh, , N. C. ' February 24. Bills and resolutions were introduced as fol lows: . : . , ' By Senator Harbison, supplemental to a bill already passed, relating to the oyster industry. By Senator Person, to supply public laws" to all justices of the peace. By Senator Wakefield, to incorporate the North Carolina Land and "Timber Company. By Senator Moye, to require a license to carry concealed weapons. Senator Scales lodged a motion. to re consider the vote by which the bill re lating to fishing with nets and seines in Neuse river passed. The following bills passed: To make water courses twenty feet wide and eight feet deep, lawful fence. To Incorporate the Hope Fire' Com pany in the town- of Greenville. ' To extend' the time to compromise, commute and settle the state' debt. For relief of the Croatan. normal school in Robeson.' . ' ' To amend the charter of ' Pollocks- ville. ; ; I To amend the act of 1895, relating to commissioners of Jones county.' To repeal the charter of Margaretts- ville, Northampton county. To regulate official bonds in Edge combe' county. . T place the,-registers of deedsVbond at Jja.OOO. - To amend the charter of Selma,. al lowing the town to tax druggists for --selling liquor. " I AFTERNOON SESSION., The senate re-assembled at 4 o'clock p. m. Bills passed -as follows: To; amend the charter of Rocky Mount. : To abolish the circuit criminal 'court of Robeson.'. To amend The Code, by adding- that any justice of the peace failing to keep a record pf his criminal and civil trials shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.', J To amend the act ratified yesterday, striking out Onslow, and Pender coun ties. - ., - By leave Senator Person introduced ... " i a bill to assist in the maintenance of Pigford sanitarium for the treatment of negro consumptives. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. There were only forty-five members present, others being at the NewWrn fair. The following bills were Introduced: By Mr. Ward, to reduce the pay of legislators to $3 per day. . By Mr. Young, to make a $4,000 ap propriation (additional) out pf the gen eral fund for seven colored' state nor mal schools. Bills passed as-follows: To provide cotton seed, weighers for Goldsboro. - - . ; -i ... To allow Cumberland county to fund its bonded debt. . .!."! To provide cotton weigher J for Fre mont and Mt. Olive To provide that in Beaufort, Colum bus and Lenoir counties the commis sioners "may" Instead of I "shall" oub- lish county financial statements, j To change the court house of Gaston county from Dallas to Gastonia. To amend the charter of the Dennis Simmons Lumber Company. - To prohibit obstructions in Beaver creek, Jones county. -i: To amend the charter of the Moore County Railway by allowing townships which vote aid to the road to issue 5 per cent, bonds, running thirty years, the county commissioners' to levy a tax to meet the interest, . To prohibit taking- of clams from the waters of Brunswick county be tween April 15th and November 15th. To work Northampton's roads by taxation. To amend the charter of Laurin burg. , To allow Lumberton to issue $20,000 in bonds for wa'ter works, street im provements, etc. , r i - To work Bladen county's roads by taxation. To allow the administrators of the ,Iate Sheriff Murrill, of Onslow, to col lect arrears of taxes. - ' To allow the treasurer of Bladen county to pay registrars and judges of election at the last election $1.50 per day and messengers $1 per day and 5 cents mileage one way. A resolution, that no bills be intro duced on or after March 1st. . s "To add Beaufort, New Hanover, Bladen, Henderson, Sampson, Perqui mans, Bertie and Washington to chap ter 173, act of 1895, this being" the law which requires what is known as the "Doyle measurement" of logs. i To amend the law regarding issuses ot fact in trials. To .provide for inspection of coal mines and the safety of miners therein. To create a- board of control of con victs and roads In Mecklenburgcounty, To allow the Wilmington street rail-- way, to consolidate with any railway entering that cfty. -' . Mr. Sutton, of Cumberland, offered a substitute to Mr. Dockery's bill changing the time of holding .the Sev enth district courts, and said it was satisfactory to Mr. Dockery. The act goes into effect' July 1st next; A. sub stitute was adopted with, an amend ment separating the civil terms in An Mr: Cook, by leave, introduced a bill fo require the constitutions of the United States and North Carolina to be read In all public schools. The bill to turn stock loose in Mose ley Hall township, Lenior county, was tabled, Mr. Hauser alone votingagainst the motion tabling it. NIGHf SESSION. The house met at 7:30 o'clock. Mr. Dockery introduced a resolu tion to allow laborers of : the house 50 cents a day extra, saying there were this session only eleven, while two years ago there were eighteen. It was adopted, !" Bills passed as follows: i To make it unlawful for any person. not a citizen of this state, to hunt or shoot any wild fowl In Currituck countyfrom any box,jbattery or float of any-kind. . To Allow the people of rTyrrell bounty to vote for a special school tax in townships. t . To require all public school teachers to read aloud to pupils. twice during each session the constitutions of the United States and of North Carolina. To allow Sampson, county loborrow money, Issue bonds and. levy a special tax. "" : -f - To amend The Code as to Indict ments for. cruelty to animals so as to give justices of the peace jurisdiction. To allow the commissioners of Max ton to increase tax levy from 50 cents tO $1. . ; To enable Anson county to complete its Jail. - f To allow Lilesville to 'levy' a, special tax"" ... - . .. The bill to charter the Winston-Salem Southbound railway canaeupwith favorable report. Lieutenant Governor- Reynolds, one, of the incorporators, was -present and" expressed a. desire for the 'bill to come up- ' :. - .-- - ,Mr. McCrary declared that the road wis In 'direct competition with the North Carolina railway in which -the state had so great Interest; that It would compete at Lexington or at Sal isbury; that the charter gave it a right to run to Charlotte. He said the peo ple of Davidson did not want the road chartered. He moved to table the bill. Mr. Sutton, of Cumberland,, said he favored the bill. He said he thought the matter ought to go over under to day's agreement that no bill to which there was opposition was to "be dis cussed. . i! ; Mr. Walters said it was a serious and grave matter and had been dis cussed for ten years past. j j Mr. Sutton moved that th bill be passed over until the Newbern excur sionists returned. The motion prevail ed. . By leave 'Mr. Person of Wayne, in troduced a bill to amend chapter 81, acts of 1895, fixing the 'maximum schedule of charges for selling1 leaf to bacco by all warehousemen in the state as follows: "In section 1, line 4, strike out 15 and Insert 5; in line 5 strike out. 25 and in sert! 10; in line 6 strike out 10 and in sert 6 and in line 8 strike out 10 and in sert 5." j The Races at Newborn. Raleigh, N. C, February 24. A spe cial to The Tribune from Newbern, ' N. C, says: Today was an ideal one for racing. The incident of Lthe day -a as. the last heat in the first race, wh'en the judges gave Tyrolese first place over Kitty B,' stating that Kitty, B and Bird Eye fouled -Tyrolese. The-de-i cision was freely hissed. Hewitt, owner of Kitty B, entered protest against the decision and demanded the purse and new judges for tomorrow. First heat in 2:25 class, one mile, trotting race, best two out of three, resulted as follows: Kitty B first, Bird Eye second, Myrtie Reak third. Baron Wood fourth, Tyrolese fifth. Second heat 'Bird Eye won: Tyrolese second, Kitty B third. ! Third heat Tyrolese first. Kitty B second. Baron Wood third. ' Tyrolese, .in the fourth, heat won. Baron Wood second, Bird Eye third. Fifth heat Bird Eye won; Tyrolese second, Kitty B third. j Sixth heat Kitty B won; Bird Eye second, Tyrolese third., 1 (This Is the heat which was reversed and given to Tyrolese.) Best time, in fourth heat, 2:30. In the second trotting race, 3 min ute "class, best two in three, Rivett. winner in yesterday's race, took three straights; Belle Fiske Josiah Quince and . Calla : Lilly,, second -; third and fourth -respectively in each heat. Beat time, in second heat, 2:37. b Bryan Approves the Silver Republican Organisation. Washington, February 24. JMr. Bry an was asked tonight: -"What do you think of the address issued 'by the sil ver republicans?" and he replied: "I believe that they are right in con tinuing a separate organization as sil ver republicans. They were among the most effective supporters of bimetal lism during the campaign, and since the election they have stood unshaken and undismayed. They do not con sider themselves " democrats or popu lists, And since they cannot affiliate with the republican party while It stands for the gold standard, they have wisely decided to complete, an organization and hold their .forces to gether. In accepting the nomination of the national silver party, I stated that ft drd not insist upon tne silver re iblicans becoming democrats, but at we accepted their support with , e understanding that the same patri otism which directed them m I8b would be present, to direct them in 3900. The democratic party deserved heir confidence in 1896, and I hope that it will deserve their1 support in the next campaign. Future events must determine what is wise in 1900." The Southern Ice Exchange Meeting. Charleston, S. C. February 24. The seventh annual meeting of the South ern Ice Exchange was called to order here today at 10 o'clock by President Graves, of Memphis, who made a short, address urging harmony of ac tion. " " . At the morning session papers were read by W. J. Rushton, i of Birming ham, on "Steam Boilers," and by Dr. F. M. Fredericks, of St. Louis, on "Aqua Ammonia" and the executive committee, through Chairman Wilcx inski rendered its report. The affairs of the exchange were shown to be in a splendid condition and several recommendations on routine matters were made. It was urged that a com mittee be appointed to assist in bring ing about a meeting and organization of the ice men of the whole country. Twenty-one active and eighteen asso ciated members had joined the ex change since the New Orleans meeting. The banquet I given the convention was largely attended. Mayor Smyth welcomed the visitors to the city and a number of toasts .were responded to. The convention will re-assemble at 10 o'clock tomorrow. . TO CURB A COLD IN ONE DAT Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab lets. All druggists refund the money tf it fails o cure. Ke. Killed by the Flood. Louisville, Ky., February 24. Re ports of loss of life In the eastern Kentucky flood continue to come In. James M. Morgan, wife and child were drowned in Floyd county by the over flowing of Beaver creek, i which de stroyed their -home. Elder Morton, a Mormon missionary, was drowned near Mount Elkhorn. An unknown woman was drowned in Leslie county; end in Jackson county Henry Holcomb lost his life while trying to ford a stream. At Barboursville, the. Cumberland river has forced a third of the popula tion to move out. The Ohio is expected to come to a stand here tonight. Hart Ont pn Ball. Philadelphia, Pa., February 24. A 3 o'clock this afternoon John D, Hart was released on $7,000 ball to appear before Judge Butler, Tuesday when the motion for a new trial will be arranged. He had remained In jail since adjournment of court yesterday. SOMETHING MOST GIVE WAY SO CHAIRMAN HOLTON SAYS OF THE POLITICAL SITUATION. The Bolters Committee Call on the Got. ernor as to Henry's Appointment ard Mow Know No Store Than They Did P- .-fore Negroes Making a Row 'Abort Their Share of the Offices The Va ne . County Dispensary fill! Arg-ned Btf je Committee Unfavorable Report on the Buncombe' Bill. (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C.,' Febraury 24. iThe re publican state chairman,. who is "hands off", in the big struggle in progress here, says "something must give, way in a day or two." ' jr The house committee this afternoon heard long argument by Loge Harris in the Broughton-Young election con test from.Wake. J0r-.C. Douglass closes tomorrow for Broughton. The JWayne county dispensary bill, which has passed the senate was dis cussed before the house- commiljt.ee to day, Cox, chairman of the county .com missioners opposing. - Chairman' Sut ton, of Cumberland, asked Cox If he did not think there was strong senti ment in the state in favor of trying the dispensary system. Senator Grant urged the passage of the bill. j . The same committee by a vote of five to four, decided to unfavorably, report the bill to allow the people of Bun combe county to vote on a dispensary at 'Asheyille.. Representatives Lusk and Candler argued in favor of the bill and H. A..Gudger, Jim Moody, and Spencer Blackburn against it. The bolting populist committee, of which Hileman is chairman, called on Governor Russell this -afternoon and had an hour's talk. A committeeman was interviewed and said:' - "We asked 1 the governor the direct question if he would appoint Walter R. Henry Judge. He did not reply yes or no, but told us he was somewhat f under obligations to Sutton," of Cum berland.' He was very friendly and called our attention to the, tact that : he did not say he would not appoint: Henry. We all said we thought mat- j ters would be adjusted satisfactorily I and that there must not be any fric- tion between us and him. Then we dis-1 cussed -the bill to- annul vthe,. Jease of the North Carolina railway. There is . a report that two or three of us 'were against the bill to annul it. We assur- ; ed the governor that all of us were for annullment of the lease,, and that we would stand by him; that our caucus last., night, had decided 1 positively we would act as a unit.- We make a re port to our caucus tonight." ' Walter R. Henry was seen tonight and said:' "I think I will get the judge ship." Senator Lee Person, one of the negro republicans, is giving his caucus a . great deal of trouble. Hej is loud in his demand for recognition of the ne- j gr and raised such a row night be- fore last" that it is said there were ' threats to eject him. Negroes not only demand control of the Eastern hospH tal for insane, but also half the pat ronage of the . penitentiary. - . , - Aflairs In Crete. Canea, Crete, February 24. Fire was discovered at an early hour this morn ing in the governor's palace, a build ing constructed of wood, and in a very short time the structure, with all its contents, was burned to the ground. During the progress of the fire there waa considerable excitement in . the town, -but there is-reason to believe that the fire -was not of incendiary origin, but was due to accident. The foreign .vice-consuls at Retimo announce that the TurKs declare that they will accept annexation of the is land of Crete to Greece. - The anounce ment has caused, a great sensation. Vienna February 24. Greece has been ordered by the powers to evacu ate Crete at once. This action is the : result of a circular note recently sent " to the powers by the government of ; Russia requesting them to join them in-; a demand that the sultan authorize ' the powers to act jointly in the paci- fl cation of Crete and the organization : of a system of autonomy for the is land, retaining the . intregrity . of the Turkish empire. The - assent . of - the powers to this proposal having been obtained, the notice to Greece to evacuate followed. Constantinople, February 24. Disr patches have been received by the Turkish government, saying that 600 Greek troops, with three guns and a large supply of ammunition have been landed at Chersonesus, in gthe province of ... Candia, ... Island of Crete- The Greeks were directed by an insurgent leader. ' j.J.1 The McKinley Inauguration Train. Pittsburg, Pa., February 24. The special train conveying President-elect McKinley and his guests from Canton to, Washington, will be known as , the "Pennsylvanja .Railroad -Venetian Red," all th cars .composing the spe cial being finished in that tint within and without. The train will consist of a baggage car, one dinner car, - two Pullman sleApers, the Ardin and the Delphi, for the accommodation of. the inaugural committee and representa tives of the press and special Penn sylvania railroad car 1 Nos. 505 and 38, which will be occupied by Major McKinley, his family and personal friends. The train will leave Canton Monday, March 1st, 8 o'clock p. m and is due in Pittsburg at 11:15 p. m., eastern time; In Altoona at 3:05 a. m.; in Harrisburg at 6:45 a. m.; in Balti more at 9:40 a. m and in Washington at 11 a. m., March 2nd. Fire In a Chicago Hotel. Chicago, February 24. The Park Gate hotel. Sixty-third street and Stony Island avenue, was damaged by fire at 7 o'clock this morning to the extent of $25,000. The blaze started in the boiler room in the basement, and many of the 250 occupants of the hotel who were still in bed narrowly escaped suffocation from the heavy smoke which ascended the elevator shaft and spread through all the apartments. A number of the inmates were earrled from the bulldjng by the police and firemen, but no one was seriously Injured,- Twenty Tons of Nltro-Glyeerlne Explode London, February 24. Twenty tons of nitro-glycerine exploded at Nobel's explosive factory, - at- Stevensons this morning, killing six persons. . The shock was tremendous beyond descrip tion. All the windows in a railroad t-ain a dozen miles away were smash ed. . . : - -iT; a ,1t;ff t Hlghpst pf H in leavening Strength-t V. S. Gov't Report, INVESTIGATING THE TRUSTS. JCr. Lexow Examinee the President of the American Tobacco Company Mr. Francis Tharber Thinks Traits a Benefit to Con sumers. ' New York, February 24. There was a large attendance of " spectators this morning when the Joint legislative committee resumed its investigation of trusts, monopolies, etc"' President Duke, of the American To bacco Company, again took the stand. He said that the American Tobacco Company was capitalized originally at $25,000,000, which afterwards increased to $29,835,000. ' "How i much of the stock did your company receive?" asked Chairman "We' received $7,497,tKK," said Mr. Duke. ' - . . -. - "So you received $6,000 for good will, such as - patents and trade marks?"-. "Yes, sir." - t "How much, did Allen & Ginter re ceive?".'! . . ,. : . "The same as the Duke Company $7,497,000." The witness said that Kin ney & Co., received $4,999,000 in stock; S. Kimball & Co., $2,499,000, and the Goodwin Company $2,499,000. . "And ..how much for, the good will, such as trade marks, patents, etc?" "About $19,990,000' The witness said that in distributing the stock the earn ing, capacity of the five original com panies was considered, i "Who- made , the appraisement?" ' "Mr. Ginter, Mr. Kinney, Mr. Hart and myself." "Did the number of original stock holders exceed fifteen?" "I think the number ranged from fif teen to twenty-five." The witness said" that when the stock was increased to $29,835,000 there were about forty stock holders. - "How many stockholders have you how?" "About 2,000 or 3,000; I don't know the exact number." "How was the stfock issued?" "We Issued two-fifths preferred stock and three-fourths in common stock." Witness denied that his company had secured control of all the cigarette- ! making machines by combining with j the other companies, i - ' "Did you not subsequently secure ; control of a machine that practically re moved fear of competition?" "Some considered the Allison machine better than ours." . "Has not the Allison company organ- 1 ized in conjunction wih the tobacco ; combination?" . "No, sir, not exactly, although it Was . friendly." Witness said that prior to consolidation the five original compa nles employed 5,895 hands, and in Feb ruary, 1896, . the American Tobacco , Company: had 9,194 employes. -y-. j In reply to another question the wit ness said that the common 1 stock In 1894 paid 12 per cent.; m, 1895 it paid . nothing, and in 1896 it paid 9 per cent., in cash and there was also a surplus , of $1,400,000. He attributed the decline ' in the price of the stock from 117 to 63 to unloading. He said that he beld ; moref the stock now than ever before. ; He declared that the output In ciga- . reties naa aimosi . uouuini ure consolidation. - '! Francis B. Thurber then took the stand. He said he was president of the American Grocer Publishing Company. He declared that The American Gro cer was devoted to grocers in general, but especially to the retail trade. He : then read a' long statement containing a history of the trusts. He said the average -price of sugar for nine years prior to the consolidation of the sugar refining companies was X.19 cents per ! pound, and for the nine years succeed- ; ing consolidation was 5.27 cents per , pound. The decrease in the price was; owing to the cheaper purchase of the t raw. material and the cheapened cost : of production.' He said that the total ; results of the combinations intelligent- ly administered were beneficial to the! public - at large - and to the laboring ; class. . The profits of capital have been steadily decreasing and those of organ ized labor tseadily increasing. At no time," said he, "would, a dollar pur chase so much as at the present time. There are good trusts and bad trusts, but the good trusts so far predominate that such aggregations of capital should be encouraged accompanied by safe guards against abuses." When Mr. Thurber had concluded his remarks regarding trusts, he was asked if they expressed his theories as to combinations as a whole, or those com monly called trusts, and he replied that he referred to them generally, as well as specifically. He contended that the centralization of capital wasthe natur al condition of the times. He would not admit that concentration of capi tal prevented competition. He declar-J ed that competition was active at pres ent and that it was bound to increase, against the American Sugar Refining Company.! Witness believed. , however, that the limited price system is a ne cessity in modern trade. Be did not believe that the stock of every combi nation was put on the market and spec ulated in.: The Standard Oil Company he sal" could not be called speculative in anyway. In reply to a question, the witness said he did not believe that the Ameri can Sugar Refining Company - could buy up if; it desired all the rival con cerns. (..' "Could not the American Sugar Refining- Company with its control of from 70 to 80 per cent, of the output and , its capitalization 'of $75,000,000 freeze out" all competition?" i ' No, sir, it could not. The existence of other refineries prove - that." Senator j McCarren, at this juncture took a hand. "I don't want to be per sonal," he said, "but were you once connected ; with the Anti-Monoply Lea gue?" I ' "Yes, sir, I had the honor of forming that league." "And the principles of the league were opoosed to the centralization of. capital?" - i t; ' "The real object of the league was to- get a -railroad commission in this state and we succeeded in getting it, although i the. railroads opposed us. They afterwards said, however, that U was a good thing for them." ... "What do you think; would be the effect if the tariff, was ' taVen off sug ar?" asked Assemblyman Barry. "The business of refining sugar would be transferred to the other side of the Atlantic," replied Mr. Thurber. . - The- witness explained a trust' by saying that in the popular acceptance of the term It was an aggregation of capital. He ald -he believed corpora tions werej lawful if the results justi fied them. He admitted that wherever palpable wrong resulted from the laws of trusts, the legislature should inter fere. He thought, however, the legis lators would make a mistake in arbK trsrily interfering. ' George D. Wheeler, a wholesale cigar dealer from Syracuse, the next witness, testified that the American Tobacco Company's f actOF agreement had wroueht him inturv from th fact tht 't refused to sell him goods because he fofused to buy exclusively- from It. The jobber, he declared, could not do business without the factors' agree ment. Witness denied, that he was under salary with the National Cigar ette Company, a competing firm. Counsel for the American Tobacco Company, who was present, at thts vlnt. declared that the witnem was imoly the mouthpiece of the Nation al Ciearette Company.' who he said. Wroueht on all the litleation against the American Tobacco Company. Witness retorted that he was re sponsible for that litigation and not fhe National Cigarette Company . AN ATTACK ON CAPITAL. HOW THE f'STAMP ACT" CLAUSE GOT INTO THE REVENUE BILL, The Populist Organ Disgusted "With its Legislature It Says None but Pie Tet dorJNeel Knock at Its Doors An Issue Pr Jn Senators Grant and WcCaskey . atathe Governor The Fnslonists' Point ed Question Put to Kussell Indignation , at Passage of the Newbern Charter Bill. Lobbying: Against Dispensary Bills. ' . : - Messenger Bureau, Park Hotel, .. Raleigh, N. C, February 24. The leading editorial in Senator But ler's paper today has 'this heading: "Capital, a Sneak and fc, Liar." It -is written by the state auditor, who in it says lie called the-ipeclal attention of the joint finance committee of the leg islature to a plan to secure revenue from hidden wealth, this being that every note, bond or mortgage repre senting a 'solvent credit should shovj that it had been listed for taxation by some certificate and if it did not how such evidence" it should be non-collectable by law. 'And so this extraordi nary section appears in the "machin ery act" introduced last night by the committee. The chairman of the house branch says plainly that the commit tee ordered this part stricken out, yet there it is in the act. The editorial In Senator 'Butler's , paper concludes: "Capital is an .arrant iiar,-nd never tells the truth when.lt is simply trust ed. In order to wring the truth from capital it must 'be (made to show some evidence of its statements. Truth must be forced out of it and hence we favor the above suggested plan." " - The same paper says that "unless in ten days there is an almost miracu lous change, the record of this legis lature will; be : nothing absolutely nothing- and it will be the pleasure of the 'people -to see that such a crowd is never again sent here to make laws. It is almost impossible to get the at tention of committees to anything which does not carry some job with it. The committees are either generally indifferent or! pitiably ignorant." There is now a square issue betweeil Senators Grant, republican, and Mc Caskey, populist, and Governor Rus sell. They say he agreed to stand by the action of the republicans and bolt, er caucuses and appoint the men they named. The governor, the republicans and bolters say, "is trying to play the boss, but can't boss anybody and is a governor without a party unless it be the Butler pppuKsts." Such were the declarations openly made today. Sena tor Grant used the latter part of the phrase himself; and this shows how widely apart he and the governor have drifted. Grant holds that as a point of honor the republicans must stand by their conference committee. Hence it was that the ultimatum of the bolters was laid before the governor today "Will you appoint Walter R. Henry, the man we have named, for judge? Say yes or no." - - , Several telegrams have been receive ed tendering congratulations to the state labor commissioner and Repre sentative Hartness on the passage of the "fellow servant bill" and its ratifi cation. There is pleasure at the unfavorable report on the bill to strike out the ap propriation for the state geological survey. The bill was introduced by Bryan, of Chatham, a populist bolter, who never Introduced a good . bill In his. life. There is a bill before the legislature to relieve from penalty fertilizer' man ufacturers who fail to use tax - tags, unless suits against thenr are reported to the agricultural department in thirty days. The bill is drawn in the interest Of the Caraleigh phosphate mills here. J A committee has favorably reported a bill to allow persons . who have leas ed land for hunting purposes to "post" the land against hunters. i Dr. J. O. Wilcox; republican, of Wilkes county, is being talked , .bout in connection with thecontral of the western hospital for the Insane. I Up to quite a recent period there have been quite a number of populist office seekers here paying court to the Butler populists and desiring recom-. mendation for positions. Now nearly all these are begging this from the bolter populists. At the next caucus of the majority populists ft will be urged as the-proper, thing to make no 'recom mendations for any office whatever; that the majority cannot afford to do such a thing. ! Ttgprovis'ion in . the bill to amend the cnarter of Newbern which passed the house last night, providing that the mayor and aldermen shall . hold office four years is unprecedented. It nas aroused the indignation ot tr.e DODU-lists. as has- &l.o th nrovlsfnr. n the bill for giving the 6.000 negroes complete control or tne 4,000 white voters. Senator McCaskey said last night; "That bill eannnt ate." Babbitt, populist, is open in his denunciation or the bill and says: "If the populists let it become a law they cannot possibly defend themselves be fore the people." I The president of the state I liquor dealers association, Frank O'Donnell, of. Asheville, Is here working hard . to defeat all ' the dispensary bills. He is much pleased with the check the Lou isbUrg dispensary bill received in the house yesterday and hopes to kill all such measures in that body. There are now about 750 barkeepers in the state and nearly twice as many distilleries. ! The senate corporations committee decided by a vote of 7 to 3 against the bill to turn Fayetteville over to the tender mercies of a police board. A minority report will' favor the bill. The fight for railway commissioner is among the republicans and Is now triangular, . James B. Mason, W. E. White and D. H. Abbctt being the only men now in it. Thursday night the re publican caucus will settle the matter ana name tne man. I The state council of the Junior Or der of American Mechanics, no'v in session at Greensboro, calls on "ne leg islature to appropriate JlOO.bo" direct to the common schools. It Ha impossible to do this. - . j The Coleman Cottar. Mills Company, of Cor-cord, )a naw regularly organized. It will use negro labor in its mill at Concord. A negro named Fitzgerald, frem Durham, is president, and War ren Coleman Is secretary and treas urer. I Sutton, of New Hanover, in an In terview today,, said: "Certain western republicans are complaining " of Gov ernor Russell and certain other per sons with a keen eye for 'pie' (by which he means bolting populists) are r.oisy about Russell's not doing -What they want done in a certain matter, (he means the appointment of judge of the Eastern criminal circuit) These gentry are thinking that they will hit Russell by defeating the bill to annul the lease of the North Carolina rail way, when 1t comes up in the senate next Friday. If their vision -was as long as their noses they would see that, the defeat of that bill would , onlt make Russell stronger with the people and. would make the : lease question the overshadowing one in 1898. 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The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Feb. 25, 1897, edition 1
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