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WILMINGTON, N. C, JBHIDAY, FEBRUARY 2G, 1897. PRICE 5 CENT - TELEGRAPHIC, SUMMARY. ; THE STATE. The president appoints W. W? Clark to succeed the late Judge Seymour Seven populist senators will vote for Senator Grant's substitute railroad lease bill The populist caucus met . last night at he request of Governor .Russell; the Grant' bill was under discussion- The legislative joint commit tee orders favorable report on a bill to appropriate $4,000 to seven colored normal schools' and on another, to give '$100,000 annually to the public schools The educational fund now amounts to $195;0O0 The senate special com mittee exonerates the president and directors of the North" Carolina rail ' road from all charges as to the lease of the road The governor wants but ton to accept the railway commission ership, so he can appoint Henry Judge The populist caucus last night -was more of a senate caucus;, all the bolt ers were present and three republicans; Governor Russell denounces the Grant lease bill;- he Bays it puts the Southern in a more profitable "position than it was before the legislature met. ' 1 DOMESTIC. At a crossing in Chicago an electric car Is struck by two trains approach lng on parallel 'tracks- The senate committee on foreign relations at a special meeting, decides unanimously that the appropriation bills should give way to the consideration of affairs in Cuba2 The report that Consul Gener al Lee had been given his passport by the Spanish government caused quite a stir among the senators yesterday morning, but they were guarded in thelr utterances, awaiting confirmation of the rumor; a large portion of them were hoping it was true The state- ment - was made on the floor of . the j house yesterday , by a representative ! that he had seen at the state depart ment the dispatch from Consul General Lee resigning his position; . Officials deny this but say Lee cabled that un less supported he had better! be recalled'-! The Cuban League of the United States sends to' Consul General Lee a cablegram congratulatingiim on and cpmmending him for the stand he has taken in defense of the rights of Americans in Spanish prisons A re celver for the Columbus, Hocking Val ley and Toledo railroad is appointed The United States Building and Loan Association of Louisville, makes an assignmemnt. " FOR WAR WITH CUBA. Bill Declaring War Introduced in the ' name . Senate Committee Considers Cuban Affairs Paramount to All Other Legislation -Question of Lee's Kesigua tion Congratulations to the Consul Gen eral. - Washington, February 25. The sen ate committee on foreign relations - held a special meeting this morning for the purpose of again considering the resolution reported yesterday, instruct ing the president to demand the imme diate release of Julio Sanguilly, "an Amrican citizen now confined in pris on in Cuba. This meeting was forced by the attitude of the members of the committee on appropriations who through Chairman Allison, gave notice yesterday afternoon ' that all business must give way to appropriation bills. The committee on foreign relations believes that Jhe situation in Cuba de mands the attention of the senate fully as much as do the appropriation meas ures, especially in; view of the treat ment of Sanguilly. and the repeated violations of the treaty rights of Amer icans in the island. The case was care fully1 discussed this morning, and the committee reached the unanimous con clusion that the senate could afford to wait no longer for Spain to keep her , promise made to Secretary Olney to ' release Sanguilly and the decision was i reached to insist upon the considera tion arid passage of the resolution to the opposition of appropriation meas ures and everything else. . i -. The report that Consul General Lee had been given his passports by the Spanish authorities in .Cuba caused a flutter at the senate end of the capi tol, where the action of the senate com mittee on the Sanguilly case has reviv ed interest in Cuban affairs. Senators eimrded -in their utternaces, pre ferring to await some confirmation of the report before committing them selves to. statements that were on the tip ends of their tongues. It is not be ' yond the truth to say that a very con Hrtorahl riortion of the senate hopes ho renort is accurate, for they say that ' nothing short of an overt act on the part of Spain sumyent to compel ims government to assert Itself will bring the trouble -on that island to an end or bring about the protection of American The house foreign affairs committee this morning agreed to a substitute for the several resolutions that had beer t tn ir ralliner uDon the president for all the Information not previously sent to congress bearing upon the ar rest. imDrisonment and treatment of American citizens in Cuba. The sub stitute waa adoDted without division. The statement was made upon, the floor of the house today upon the au- thority of a prominent southern con gressman, that Consul uenerai ieenaa resigned his office. The congressman stated that he had seen the dispatch from the consul general at the state de partment and that Secretary Olney had requesed that official not to press th resienatloh. until after the expiration of the present administration. The dis patch in question was received at the state aepartment eiiuer luesuaj or- Wednesday morning. . Government officers, however-,' -corrtitt- ue to deny the truth of the statement that General Lee's resignation has been received at the department of state. It Is not denied that .there has been fric tion between General Lee and the de partment, but confidence is expressed that General Lee will be found at his nnst nn to and Including March, 4th. It is said that in cabling the depart ment last week in regard to the Buiz and Scott cases, General Lee closed as follows: "If I. am not supported my usefulness here.wlll end and I had better-be re-called." This, it is thought, s. may be the dispatch from which the resignation stories nave arisen. Mr. Sulzer, of New Tork, offered in the house, a bill "declaring war be tween the Kingdom of Spain and her colonies, and the United - States of America, and r their territories." The j measure reads as follows: "That war be declared to exist be tween the kingdom of Spain and her colonies and the United States of Amer ica and their territories; and that the president is authorized to use the whole land and naval . force of the United States to carry the same into effect, and to leaue to privately armed vessels of the United States commissions or letters of marque and general reprisal, in such form as he may think proper and under the seal of the United (States, against the vessels,, goods and-effects of the government of the said kingdom of Spain and the subjects thereof." The measure was referred to the committee on foreign relations. New York. February 25. The follow ing is a copy of a cablegram sent to General Fltzhugh Lee today1: j "New York, February 2o, 1897. "General Fltzhugh Lee, Havana. . "The Cuban League of the United States, representing the unanimous sentiment of the American people, cor dially congratulate you for your pa triotic stand. It redeems our country to some degree from a load of infamy lmDoeed by some of its leading officials. "President Cuban League of , the United states." , THE LEGISLATURE: SENATE PASSES THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM BILL. Honse Passes the; Bills for Additional Ap propriations to 'the University and the Normal and Industrial School A jAntg Debate on the Former Substitute Rail way Lease Bill Introduced To Aid the Salem-Wlnston Southbound Bailway. More Dispensary Bills. ; . ' SENATE. (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh," N. C, February 25. The fol lowing bills -were introduced: , ;. By Senator Smathers, to amend sec tion 110 of The Code as follows: "No clerk or any person, connected in law : business with him shall as, counsel or attorney-at-law draft any deed, bond or other instrument of writing upon which he may be required to pass either in probate or auditing of the same and he shall not give legal con struction . to any suchr paper except in the discharge of his official duty." ; By Senator Jeddie,- to regulate the sale of liquor in Cumberland and to establish a dispensary." --r- - --r - By Senator Justice, to establish, a dispensary for Rutherfordton; also to aid In the construction of the Winston- Salem Southbound railroad. . -' By Senator "Atwater, to amend chap ter 280, laws 1889, by striking out all of section. 2 after the word "misde meanor" ;in line 2. L - v . '' By Senator Walker, to promote the dairy interest of the state. r . By Senator Grant, to prescribe the terms upon which foreign roads may become incorporated in this state-' and for other purposes. (This bill, appears ih full in another column). The following bills passed. To amend the acts incorporating Morven. T.i ; To establish a graded school at Greenville, t To incorporate Saratoga, Wilson county. . To aid in construction of Wlnston- Salera Southbound railroad. This bill requires the governor to furnish sur veyors, also to furnish convicts to grade the road, the state to take stock in the road in payment for the labor of convicts and whatever money the state shall expend in its construction. To protect creditors and innocent pur,chfsers of personal property mort gaged! in other states. To regulate the appointment of cot- ton weighers for Raleigh. To authorize the auditor to draw a warrant on the state treasurer for $5 extra for each page of the general as sembly. To allow certain grandchildren of en slaves to inherit property. Senator Butler introduced a bill to protect employes, passengers and ship pers and to elect railroad commis sioners by. the vote of the people. AFTERNOON SESSION. -The senate reassembled at 4:30 o'clock The special order was taken up,, be ing the bill to revive and improve the public school system of North Carolina. .The-gist of the bill is that the state board of education; shall appoint bien nially a state board of examiners, who shall consist of 1 three professional school teachers, and the state superin tendent of public instruction, shall be ex-officio chairman of said board. The latter shall prepare and reccommehd to the public school eachers of the state a course of reading and 'professional study for teachers and such outlines of methods of teaching and school govern ment as may be helpful in school room work. They shall have power to grant first grade life certificates which shall be renewed every five years. Meetings of the state board of examiners shall be held at the call of the governor. The office of county examiner is hereby abolished, to take effect the first Mon day in next July. Third grade teach ers' certificates are abolished. The pro visions of this act shall not apply to city public school systems now operat ing under, special laws or charters. -Senator Butler, promoter of the meas ure, spoke n favor of the bill, saying he had spent' a good deal of time in perfecting it; that it had not been hur riedly done, but that be had consulted the school systems of different States and that he had advice from a good many prominent educators and that he had submitted his bill to some of them and they had pronounced it to be a splendid bill. He moved the previous question, which was ordered, on sec ond reading. The bill passed ayes, 31; noes 10. On motion of Senator Butler the rules were suspended and the bill was placed on its final reading. - Senator Grant favored the bill, as it was a good measure. The educational interest of North Carolina was advanc ing and school laws had to be enacted to meet the requirements of advanced education. , Amendments were offered excepting the counties of Surry, Stokes, Rowaji and Yadkin. ; , Senator-Grant hoped the , senators would not exeept their counties because it would be a bad thing for them : if they did. The state could not nave good schools unless it had good schoql svstem. ; Thg amendments were all lost and the bill passed its third reading.. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Tie following Mis were Introduced: By Mr. Hauser; to provide for elec tion of railway commissioners by the people and to give the commission the right to prevent the reduction of wages of any railway employe whose annual wages are less than $2,000, the penalty being $200 for each case; also provid ing that no railway shall charge over 2, cents per mile for first class and 2 cents for second-class fare between any two points in this state, under pen alty of $100, this to apply to roads classed as "standard"' by the railway commission. ; . ' " " ' " " By Mr. Duffy, to protect turpentine workers by imposing a fine of $50 or imprisonment for thirty days, or both, on any person who adulterates spirits of turpentine with kerosene oil. j The bill to charter 'the Winston-Salem Southbound railroad was taken up. - ; - ' -.- i ' v - . - Mr. McCrary's amendment to force it to go through the town of Lexingtori was overwhelmingly voted down and the bill passed Its second reading. Bills passed as follows1: To amend the charter of the North Carolina-Dairyman's Association so as to allow it to offer premiums, the state to give it $500 annually. -To change . the - time of holding , the superior courts of Craven county. To amend the law regarding restora tion to citizenship so the petitioner can file his petition in the county in which he was convicted or one in j whi'cta he resides. ?l . The bill to appropriate $5,000 to th Rolling Exposition" or "North Caro lina on Wheels" came up. An amend ment was adopted striking out the ap propriation and providing that. there be no expense to the state. The bill theff passed. - " ' :"i;.'- To make It a misdemeanor for any person not . duly licensed to perform the marriage ceremony. : ; Repealing' tne act forbidding fishing with dutch nets in Pamlico and Tar rivers. - 1 '-'V ; The bill to make $5,000 additional ap.- propriation to the university ; for a wa ter supply and protection against fire was taken up. .'"' I , Mr. Dockery read t!he report of the joint committee which visited the uni versity. The report showed the prop erty to be worth $500,000; that .the-income does not meet expenses, the de ficit last year toeing $650. and pays- fl high tribute to the conduct of the' 400 students an the TJTlAHty of their wrtu Mr: Dockery spoke in support of ti bill, saying the sum recommended' was the bottom amount to enable the uni versity to hold Its present position. He pleaded for increased appropriations to common schools and the university. It was the purpose j and plan to ele vate the entire system, to make all the links in the chain stronger than they are now; that he committees on edu cation made this recommendation ls a starter; that the increase of approprl-t ation for higher education; wjuld be very email, not over $5,000; that the committee had under consideration a measure to greatly develop the com mon schools. He said the j commit tee had conferred with the state treasurer and chairman of the finance committee and that both approve,! and the state treasurer said today! the state could well bear the increase. Chairman Johnson, of the finance committee, said the committee could state that the total appropriations made by this legislature for all pur poses would be $40,000 to $50,000 less than those made two years ago; that of the special appropriations there would be a total of $60,000 this year, against $103,000 two years ago. Mr. Bryan, of 'Chatham, attacked the bill, saying a lobby was here work ing for it ; that . Harry Skinner had been telegraphed for to come here from Washington; that Editor Bailey said he was told so. . - Mr. Dockery: said no lobbyist had been telegraphed for from Washing ton and demanded j that Mr. Bryan prove it. r . - Mr. Bryan said the appropriation to the university was denounced b Methodists and Baptists. Mr. Sutton,- of, Cumlerland, said: "I deny this as far as the ' Methodists church is concerned." Mr. Bryan said in! 1885 there Was an appropriation of $15,000 for the agri cultural department of the l university. but no such study jwas taught there. He declared all professional men here were for this bill, but that he repre sented the farmers. He said the mem bers could not go home with their po litical money in their pockets and de-( fend themselves fir voting for this bilL ' i Mr. Murphy tasked him ! what he meant by political: money r and Mr. Bryan said "per diem." He said the bill was the most ' diabolical class legisla tion he ever knew;.1 that he wanted, to return to his constituents with a clear record. ! Mr. ' Brown saidj it seemed to him Mr. Bryan wanted to do this only and pay no attention to the needs of the state. - ! ' Mr. Dockery told Mr. Bryan the tax- rate for the common schools had been increased 2 cents and this would raise $50,000 more. " I Mr, Lusk asked Mr. Bryan , if the committee had not reported the in crease favorably. ' j , Mr. Ward asked Mr. Bryan if he had not introduced the act himself. . Mr. Bryan admitted ne had. He said he did not know the increase was in the bill. ; j Mr. Lusk said that his ignorance was amazing and be wanted to know whether Mr. Bryan endorsed the in cresase. . Mr. Bryan then attacked the profes sional men who were speaking here today for this bill. He said he was backed by the people of Chatham; that he opposed any appropriation whatev er to the university. j Mr. Lusk said he was fiad to see Mr. Bryan taking the stand he did; that he always took the opposite side from Mr. Bryan because he then felt sure he was right- j " t y'- Mr. Bryan raised a great laugh, by croaking out: "How were you on the senatorial election?" i " Mr. Lusk retorted by eaying: "Where were you? Were' you withtme?" "No you were with me," said Mr. pry an. ,;' i f Mr. Lusk then asked - Mr. Bryan where his party was on this question. if It had not tabooed ; him and , kicked him out of its caucus, thus causing a big laugh - at Mr. Bryan's expensei (Bryan is populist -bolter.) Mr. Lusk then spoke ably and earnestly m sup port of the bill, saying the republican party was the , party of education. Ha ridiculed Mr. Bryan's statement that the university ...jwas the rich man's school and said there were 140 poo boys there who would not be at col lege were it not for the aid they got, He said the people had approved the action of the legislature two years ago in Increasing the appropriations to all institutions. He said he recollected twe years ago when Mr. Bryan tried to sneak through a "lfttle bill" and that he had made inquiry which le to the revelation that it was a bill to take away all appropriation to the univer sity; that he recollected the occurrence distinctly; that Mr. Bryan said it was a "little bill." . -.- . - Mr. Bryan said he was merely joking with Representative McCaTI, that he did not" say a 'little bill;" that Mr. Lusk got his idea from the democratic newspapers. , ,. Mr. Lusk. said he knew the facts. Messrs. Petree, Duffy and McKenzie said Mr. Lusk described the occurrence exactly. ' Mr. Bryan then said he wanted to get the" bill referred to a committee. Mr. Petree said Mr. Bryan said he wanted to have the bill taken, up. Mr. Bryan subsided after this clinch ing testimony against him. 'Mr. Lusk -continued his argument and said the state needed wise men, not fools (great laughter); that there were plenty of these and that they can go over into Chatham; that! Mr. Bryan wanted to close the doors of the university. i ." '"--y-'--- - Young, colored republican, .; said he' usually agreed , with Mr. Bryan, : hut this time he did not and he rebuked Mr. Bryan for his allusion to persona with salaries being in the lobby and said the people had the right to be here to look after any bill affecting their interests. He said: "Educate .'.the white boys . and girls and for God's sake educate the colored boys and girls." Two years ago he defended the grand Sid university and the peo ple had sent him back here and ap proved his course. He "would with great pleasure vote for the bill. (His remarks were heartily applauded.) - - Mr. Parker, of Wayne, -spoke in op position to the bin," saying he favored a direct ' appropriation to 'common schooh) of $100,000 and asked what bja-d become of the bill mflfrn .tl"f TTf prlation. i ' v: Messrs. Dockery and Nelson said the sub-committee had yesterday report1 ed on ft. " . : Mr. Parker said this bill was legis lation for the , classes against the masses and he was unwilling to vet any money to higher schools until the common schools were provided for am ply, and he protested against this bill and wanted action deferred until the direct appropriation bill was reported to the house. j -.- Mr. Dockery called the previous question. It was ordered and Mr. Bry an, of Chatham, demanded the yeas and nays. - ; . j , Mr. Lusk said: "We are all proud to go on record." i There was much explaining of votes! The vote was yeas, 76; nays, 26. . It was stated that there is $195,000 in the treasury belonging to the board of ed ucation. . ' ' The bill to appropriate $12,500 addi tional for the state normal and Indus trial school next came up. . . Mr. Dockery said the same commit tee made this report; that it was unan imous; that in the senate only one vote was cast against the bill; that all recognized the needs of the . school. The bill passed by an overwhelming VAto ' . . s NIGHT house met SESSION. . - at 7:30 o'clock and The took up the calendar. Bills passed as follows: ' , i Incorporating the Newbern Fire In surance Company. " To fix "New-Bern" as the proper way of spelling the name of that city. To allow Cumberland county to lvj j a special tax. To make a properly verified state ment of account prima facie evidence of its correctness. To allow Lumberton to issue bonds. To incorporate the Harnett Central Railway Comptnj. To work Bladen county's roads by taxation. i ' : To amend the charter of Dunn. To amend the charter of Elizabeth City. , . .. .v. - To provide footways in Sampsoij county. ' j To incorporate Maysville, Jones county. - For the relief of the commissioners of Pender county. To "provide for I the erection of a' school building for the North Carolina school for deaf and-dumb, carrying $20,000 appropriation, passed Ha second reading and was recommitted to th( finance committee. For the relief of the estate of x- Treasurer Beamon, of Sampson county To incorporate j the trustees of St. Mary's school at Raleigh. : To amend the charter of St. Augus tine's school (colored) at Raleigh. To amend the charter of Carthage. . To incorporate the Carolina, Chlni-; ney Rock and ! Tennessee Railway Company, to be; operated by steam or electricity from Rutherford, - theri via the Hendersonville line. Receiver for Railroad Appointed. Columbus, Ohio, rFebruary 25. The Central Trust Company, of New York. filed a petition In the United States court today asking for a receiver for the Columbus, Hocking Valley and To ledo Railway Company. In its peti tion, it alleges that there will be due, in the next thirty days, $290,000 as in terest on the company's bonds, for wnicn there is no money in the com pany's possession to pay. The company filed its answer at once, admitting all the ; allegations of . the petition to be true. President Monserratt, of the road was made receiver. Allied Warships Watching the Greeks Athens, .February 25. It ' Is an nounced here that the foreign consuls in the island of Crete have placed the plain and the Suda valley, between Akrotiri and Canea under the protec tion of the united fleets. The Chris tians at Selino are permitting the 'de parture of Moslems and their families' ana the foreign warships are : taking tne iugitives on board. Three foreign warships have j taken positions off Platania and are watching ,the move ments of the Greek troops under Col onel vassos. i - . . Sanguilly Pardoned. Washington, February 25. Senor de Lome, the Spanish . minister, residing here, states tonight that" he has re ceived an official cablegram from Mad rid that the queen regent has signed the pardon of Jose Sanguilly. The fur ther statement is made that this ac tion was taken by the Spanish cabinet last week and wil) be, published offi cially in the Madrid newspapers to morrow. A telegram conveying 'this information to Senor de Lome is sign ed by Tetuan, the Spanish minister of foreign affairs, t ,. - . - Absolutely Pure- Celebrated for' Its great leavening strength and healthfulneaa. - Assures the food against alum and all forms of adul teration common to the cheap brands. iioyai Jtsajung fowaer co., jvew rone. PARTY CAUCUSES. Friends of the Lease Bill In the Senate In .Conference Report of Joint Committee on Education Russell's Efforts to Settle the Judgeship Sqnahble, ' ' (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C.. February . 25. The special committee of the senate on the lease memorial and bill met this even ing and -unanimously signed a report exonerating the board of directors of the North Carolina railway from any and aU charges which were made re garding their action In , leasing the road to the Southern. The committee then took up Senator .Grant's substi tute lease bill. Four of the six. com-i mitteemen .voted to report It favorably tomorrow morning1, and two others asked to be allowed until that time to make up their minds. ; It is. stated tonight that "seven popu list . senators will, vote for the substi tute bill of ; Senator Grant regarding the lease of the North -Carolina rail way. Governor Russell requested the populist majority caucus to confer -with him tonight and this was agreed to. The conference was on the lease mat ter. . .-- - , : i l.i j The joint committee on education this evening . decided to favorably re port a bill giving the seven colored state normal schools $4,000 more an nually, also a bill to give $100,000 ad ditional to the public schools,' this to go to townships which by local taxa tion raise an , amount . equal to the amount the state allows. The com mittee reports $195,000 on hand of the educational fund, - of .. which $30,000 is cash and $165,000 bonds. Governor Russell is reported to be endeavoring; to induce Representative Suttori of Cumberland to be railway commissioner, so he can appoint Walter Henry judge. The populist caucus met at 8 o'clock It was really a senate caucus of adr vocates of the lease bill and Senator Moye of Pitt, says it was attended by all the bolters, all straight populists, save Maxwell, who is out of the city, and by three republicans. Senators Sharp of Iredell, Sharp of Wilson, and Hyatt. Senator Moye tells me Gover nor Russell was not present, but that Judge Avery was and spoke an hour. He urged that the bill which passed the house "pass the senate, and at tacked Grant's bill, which he read, saying it' was a bad one; that it was intended to cause delay and confusion? and contained a bad provision, provid ing for ratification by private stock holders, as the latter might decline to ratify. Senator Moye tells me twenty- -five senators were present. He said nobody was pledged as to vote tomor row. The plan of fight in the senate was arranged, and it was decided to make it a fight to the finish. He says if all stick the house bill wiU pass. It is difficult to guess what the result will be tomorrow. Senator Moye spoke as if uncertain. He said they had ex pected twenty-seven votes. Hender son, a republican, who is -against the house bill is sick., I ,The republicans were in caucus until 12:15 o'clock. A proposition for re-dis tricting the state was submitted: It was not acted on, but was referred to a committee. Nothing is definitely set tled. A committee from the populist bolters came over and met a republi can committee. The matter of selec tion of a railway commissioner was de ferred until tomorrow night and, so was the 'railway lease matter. Governor i Russell said tonight of Grant's substitute: "It simply gives the North i Carolina railway to the Southern on its own terms, it puts the latter in a more profitable position than it was in before the legislature met. It drives the state out of Its own courts confirms and ratifies the, lease for thlrty-slx years, and puts the people in shackles so they are to lie prostrate and gagged without even a voice of protest against the spoliation of the state. It is an attempt to legal ize the larceny of the people's proper ty and to etrlke them down so they cannot be heard to complain. I sup pose they are expected to be thankful and duly grateful to the money kings for allowing them to keep the old city building with an empty treasury. Every senator who wants to protect his state and save the people from this monstrous iniquity should vote down every amendment . and , pass the bill which has been prepared by competent lawyers." .: .. ., ..... THE NEWBERN FAIR. Bala Interfering With Outdoor Sports. The Fair Ball and Firework The Side Shows The Displays. (Special Cor. of The Messenger.) Newbern, N. C February 25. The weather today has been against the exposition only so far as distant visitors Were concerned, Outrdoor sports had to give way to the rain which has been falling gently, but steadily since last, night. The lull in the rush of visitors has given the judges a good opportunity to examinexhibits and award premiums, and the day ha been a busy one with the various com mittees. .' Tomorrow ft is hoped . the weather will clear up and a gay day is expected..- " t. .--' The fair .baU last night is pronounc ed the grandest success of all the balls, and win likely so rank until the mar shal's ball comes off on Friday," when it win, no doubt,out rank all previ ous ones 'in elegancy of get up i The display of fire works last night was very good Indeed. " '. - " The fish and oyster; display of Geo. N. Ives & Son is up to anything that this enterprising firm has ever done in that line, i : ,. .. - The display of musical instruraents is an interesting department and af fords enjoyment to lovers of that noble science. - The side shows are very numerous, and a six-legged pig and a boa, con strictor said by the keeper to be 12S years old and has eaten nothing since October, are among the living curiosi ties. An aligator caught five miles from here poses as the Uon of native pro duction in that line. His captor assur ed me that the Stubborn thing had not eaten anything in three weeks. Dr. Tanner is in danger of losing his rep utation by these exploits in abstain ing from food. Assignment by Building and Loan AssoIa tloa. .. Louisville, Ky., February 25. The United States Building and Loan As sociation made an assignment to the Columbia Trust Company this morn ing. The failure was due to dissen sions in the management which caused withdrawals of stock. The last state ment Issued December 31st showed as sets of $593,300.87, of which $527,110 was loans on real estate. The liabilities were the same. . GOVERNOR TAKES WATER. HIS PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE FOR THE ANTI-LEASE BILL. Anti-Dispensary People Delighted attTa. favorable Report on the AshevIIlo Bill. The Debate Today on the Railroad Lease Bill The Newbern Charter Amendment to be Defeated la the Senate The Fight Against the Winston-Salem Southbound xtauroad Charter. , Messenger Bureau, Park Hotel. , Raleigh, N. C. February 25. The anti-dispensary people are de lighted at the "black eye" the commit tee gave the Buncombe county dispen sary bUl, which Is favored by both the representatives from "that county. . The billj will be. heartily sustained, howev er, when it comes up, . The committee expressed a willingness to let Asheville vote on a dispensary, but said' it op posed letting the whole county vote. The fact is that outside of Asheville the county is prohibition. A reason urged for not having, a dispensary in Goldsboro- is that no whiskey will be sold at night - and that farmers who haul tobacco there will not be able to get a drink at night and hence will take their tobacco to Wilson, a rival market This -was argued before the committee yesterday. The - debate in the senate tomorrow on the bill to annul the lease of the North Carolina railway will attract genjeral attention. As was stated sev eral days ago,' there will be offered amendments and Senator Ashburn wiU offer a substitute for the bill.. It is today learned that this substitute is putj in Ashburn's hands by Governor Russell." It is also learned that this substitute merely provides for legisla tive authority to bring suit to test the legality of the lease. This is quite a retrograde movement on the governor's part. It would appear to a layman that he has now the power to instruct thet attorney general to bring suit to test the lease's legality. To use the phtase of a legislator, "the governor takes water." .Senator Grant today introduced a bill as ja substitute for the anti-lease bill. It gives the legislative approval of the lease, makes the term thirty years from 1901, the rate 7 per cent.; in fact merely reduces the term from ninety nine years, with all the conditions of thej present lease as to all betterments becoming the property of the state, the Southern railway to pay all taxes, as at present, and the Southern to become a state corporation. In other words, it is a compromise bill throughout. It Is therefore of the highest importance. Your correspondent was early this mojrning shown the bill by Senator Grint. The text of this bill wiU be found in another column. . Judge Ewart spoke with great satis faction today of the defeat of . the bill to i amend the charter of Wilmington. He; is a typical "western republican." He! said: "We- beat the Wilmington bilj. We will beat the Newbern bill tod in the senate. Lots of republicans in the house would have voted against this latter bill had they not known it would be. defeated in thesenate. West ern republicans WiU simply not let these bills pass." - - The negro -members of the republi can caucus, or rather some of them, are giving their party no end of trou ble!. Senator Person is the most vio lent of them all. The negro members are rather a thorn in the side of the republicans. This is shown in a num ber of ways. '-''... "" -: - .-'" "- The populists are hopelessly divided. Some of them now vote regularly with the democrats on any question which comes up. The fight against the bill to charter the Winston-Salem Southbound rail way, which began in the house last night and which was made by a repub lican, was quite a surprise to Lieuten ant Governor Reynolds, whose special bill this is. : The road proposed is real ly an extension of the Roanoke South ern. The assertion was made that it paralleled the North Carolina railway and hence would injure the state's in terest. ' - ' '-.' i Miss Margaret Iredell Cowper, daugh ter of Mr. Pulaski Cowper, of this city, was married yesterday to Mr. Robert B.iHall, of Atlanta, Bishop Cheshire officiating. -' In the federal court here, Judge Si monton presiding, judgment is entered agaisnt W. E. Black, ex-postmaster at Carthage, and his sureties, for $1,537, for default In money order account. All prisoners sentenced to the pen itentiary by the federal court from this district will go to Columbus, Ohio There are ten divorce cases set for hearing at the superior court term of this eounty now in progress. ; .,V, 1 TO CURB A. COLD IN ONE DAT Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab lets. All druggists refund the money it faUs to cure. 25c Fire lit Cotton Warehouses, Norfolk, Va.. ' February 25. Fire broke out this morning at 10 o'clock in the cotton warehouse of I. B. 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The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Feb. 26, 1897, edition 1
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