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is ESTABLISHED 1867. WILMINGTON, N. 0., WEDNESDAY, MARCH .'!, 1897. PRICE 5 CENTS. l A hi I I I' I - I I I I V- TKIiEGKAPIIIC SUMMARY. THE STATE. A substitute for the bill amending the charter of New Bern has been drawn and ordered favorably reported;- it is on the same plan as the bill just passed by the legislature to amend the charter of Wilmington Opinions were filed yesterday by ' the Justices of the su preme court -Senator Gannon bolts the bolters; .It was in consequence of Senator Grant trying to sneak through an amendment to the election ' law; Cannon voted to send the bill back to the committee and for this he was hauled up by the bolters' chairman The bolting populists caucused until late last night and named many of their" men for the positions in the state institutions; they have come to terms with the governpr and the directors of the institutions-will not be named in the bills The republican caucus de cides against The Code commission Western republicans say that rather than see the- Butler faction get hold ;of the state institutions they will leave them in the hands of the democrats:. DOMESTIC. The Laurada left Baltimore Friday, ostensibly for Philadelphia; she ha not. been seen since she passed out the capes A filibustering expedition 'leaves Barnegat, ,N. J., for Cuba 'President-elect- IcK'inley reaches Washington city and takes up quarters at the Ebbitt house- Richard H. Ca bell, of Virginia, internal revenue col lector at Salt Lake City, is short in his accounts about $10,000 The employes In the Globe Shipbuilding Company's yards at Cleveland, .Ohio, strike The Augusta Southern railroad is leased in perpetuity '-to the South Carolina and Georgia railroad Nineteen members of the Idaho legislature file a protest against the seating of Senator Hei.field. Secretary Olney in response to a enate resolution, declines to send to that body the correspondence with Consul General X,ee' on the subject of the murder of Dr. Ruiz, on the ground that it would "not be to .the public in terest; he sends an abstract of the case, including :the statements of the Span ish offitiils. that Ruiz "was most hu manely and tenderly cared Jor while in prison and says, the Spanish govern ment Hvill make a thorough investiga tion of General Lee's charges. FOREIGN. " t ' - Venezuela appoints a minister to Great Britain A Canea dispatch says 2,000"Mosrems at Salino have been mas sacred by' Christians; the-Moslems at Canea threaten to attack the foreign consulates; the insurgents have cap tured 1,200 Turkish soldieife at Kanda- mosek- The foreign admirals demand: that the Greek fleet leave Cretan wipers in twenty-four hours; the Greek cojinmander answers. that he will obey thel orders of his own government In. the Greek chamber of deputies the premier, after ' discussing the Cretan eituation, asks for a vote of confidence; the vote was 125 to 2 in favor of the government--A riot occurs among tle Turkish troops at Canea. and' the ma rines from the foreign men-of-war firei into them and quiet the disturbance; the. commander of the Turkish troops " vai wounded by his own men. AFFAIRS IN CRETE. Two Thousand Moslems Massacred and . Twelve Huudreit Turkish Troops Captur. ed by Christiaus Greek Fleet Ordered I'rom Cretan Waters Keply of the Com manderKiot of Turkish Troops. Paris, Mar-ch- 2.' A dispatch from Canea to The 'Eclair says:. It is re ported here. ":that 2,000 Moslems in the fortress at Selino have been massacred . by the; Clfristian insurgents. The Moslems'; here are furious' over-.';- the news and threaten to attack the for eign consulates, to protect which an -additional forcff of marines has been landed by the various warships. Athens, March 2-. The .government is informed that the garrison of thq town of Kandamosek, island of Crete, which have been made prisoners by the insurgents comprised 1,200 Turish .soldiers. The govern has wired the' Greek vice "consul at Canea, instructing him to start at once forSeliho and use his influence in behalf f the. Moslems who have been made prisoners ithefe. Advices' received here Irom Canea say that the foreign adjnirals demand ed that the ireek warships leave Cre tan waters within twenty-four hours. To this .demand Commodore Reinick, commanding the Grek warship Hy- dra, replied that he would only obey the orders of his own government. If his ship were sunk, he;- declared, she - would salute, the' foreign flags as she went down. i At the conclusion of- his speech ir( the chamber of deputies last evening, in which he denounced the bombard-,-ment of the Cretan Christians by the foreign warships, and -the' attitude of the powers in regard to Crete in gener al, the premier asked for -a vote of con fidence, which was carried 125 to 2. Forty members abstained from voting. London, March 2. A riot occlirred at Canea, Crete, today in which Suleiman Bey, colone of the Mussulman gen darmes, was badly wounded by 4 is own men. Several other - Turkish officers -were wounded. The outbreak was caused by the gendarmes not receiving their pay. Notice of the revolt . was J'eent to the various consulates and the foreign marines were dispatched to the ! scene. Several volleys were fired under the windows of the barracks where the gendarmes were quartered. This not having the desired result, the marines fired upon the gendarmes, wounding several of them. The rioters then be gan to yield. The disturbance caused a panic In Canea. i Canea, March '2. A complete rupture between the Beys and Mussulmans, in-, habitants here, has been caused by the fall of Kandarno, - and the latter have applied. tosthe Greek vice 'consul here ' to save their compatriots from massa cre. The consul has promised to do this provided the foreign minister will supply the transportation necessary to get the Moslems to Selino and that Ismail pasha, the civil governor will . pive' a written order to the Turks to Jpave Kandarno under the guarantee )t safety, given by the Greeks. It is reported by the governor of Selino that a massacre at Kandarno is imminent. The place is within two hours travel from the sea and difficult " of access, owing to ,the mountainous country. A conference between the consuls and the admirals was? held tor ' day, at which the decision wis reach-t . ed to send officers to Selino and Hila petra, to rescue the beleagured Mos lems. V 'South Carolina Flection Law. Washington, March 2. Mt. Atwood. republican,' of Massachusetts, submit ted to the house today the report of tha committee appointed to investigate, the alleged South Carolina election fraudst . The committee unanimously agree In Q statement that the questions raised are of grave importance, but on account of the Inability of the present house to consider them they recommend that the matter be referred to the Fifty-fifth congress fot its consideration. """TO CURE A COLD -tjT ONE PAT. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab lets. AH druggists refund the money K it tana to cure. 5c. THE LEGISLATURE. ACT TO AMEND WILMINGTON'S CHARTER BECOMES A LAW, The Rills Amending th Charters of Fay ettevllle and Charlotte Defeated The Penitentiary Reorganization Bill Passe In the Senate The tie Giren IntheKer. ate Report on Frauds In the Senator! 1 ElectionSenator Grant Caught In Tryi" lng to Sneak a Bill Through. (Special to The Messenger.) . '. SENATE. Sills were Introduced in the senate as ows: To incorporate the Underwriters of Goldsboro . ,'passed Its readings under suspension of the rules). .By Senator Atwater, to incorporate the Atlantic Development Company (rules suspended and passed readings). By Senator Patterson, to. incorporate Red Springs seminary. By Senator" Cannon, to prevent live stock from running at large on Wrightsville Beach (rules suspended -and passed readings). ' " ' By Senator Grant, to amend the char ter of Goldsboro. By Senator Smithers, to regulate rate of interest in counties west of the Blue Ridge; "also to protect real estate under mortgage or deed of trust. The bill was taken up to amend the charter of the city of Wilmington. Senator Justice demanded therojil m which was sustained and the bill passed its third reading ayes, 24; noes, 18. Bills passed as follows: To repair certain stock law fences in Robeson county. . . To amend the charter of Elizabeth City. : - - To provide for working public roads in Nash county. To incorporate Wintersville, In Pitt county. To allow Sampson county to borrow money, issue bonds and levy a special" tax. To incorporate Harnett' Central rail way. Amending the charter of the chamber of commerce of Wilmington. To change the time for holding courts in the Seventh Judicial district. To incorporate the Mutual Aid Bank ing Company. To allow the cleric of the superior court of Bladen county to be absent from office ,on Mondays. The bill was taken up to amend the charter of Fayetteville, by providing for a police commission. -, Senator. Maultsby moved to table the bill; the motion prevailed and the "clincher" was added. i ' - ' . The bill to establish a. colored state normal school carrying an 4 appropria tion, of $5,000 passed. AFTERNOON SESSION. : The senate reassembled at 3 'clock and bills were disposed of as follows: Granting additionalxause for divorce; and to provide for divorce in certain cases where the female i3 under 18 years of age both tabled. . The penitentiary bill was. taken up. It takes control of the penitentiary out of the hands of the present officers and gives the governor power to appoint nine directors and to name the chief officer by consent of the senate and to name the wardens etc;, by consent of the di rectors. . r " Senator Person moved to pass the' bill over indefinitely. ' - Senator McCaskey opposed postpon ing the matter, saying if should be set tled at once. ' . Senator Grant said to defer the mat ter affected' the inmates .of the peni tentiary and the integrity of the gov ernor. 'If it is the purpose to take charge of the prison there is no better time .than now to settle it; If there is any republican or populist here who opposes it let us put him on record as being against the wishes of co-operation. ' . ? '. '.'.., Senator Whedbee opposed considera tion of the bill, saying it gave the gov ernor extraordinay power, such as no ' one man in North Carolina should be vested with. When he (Whedbee) came here it was not his intention to be driven by "gag law'" nor was he going to sub mit to be ruled as" by a "czar.".-; There has been too much infernal cowardice shown here in this legislature 'by trying to give one man all the power. This bill gives Governor Russell power to appoint whoever. he desired to rul this institution. Senator Whedbee said he was perfectly willing and glad to go on record as opposing such a measure. Let the people have a voice in the mat ter and say who shall govern the pen itentiary and not Governor Russell. Senator Moye rose to ask a question. Before he could do so Senator Whedbee asked him what he wanted as his part a postofiice? If so. Governor Russell could not give him that. ' - Senator Person said aJ for the re marks of. Senator Grant, lie desired to say to him that he was glad to go on record as being opposed to the bill plac ing the government of the penitentiary in the governor's hands.. He called the previous question on his motion to in definitely postpone, which was lost- ayes, 8; noles, 34. Senator McCaskey called the previous question on the original bill, which was ordered and the bill passed its second reading ayes, 28; noes? 14. It waa placed on its third reading and passed. The bill to appoint a cotton seed weigher for Goldsboro was tabled. The bill to prevent fishing with wire nets in Cape Fear river below Wilming ton passed. , -.' The bill to appoint a police justice for the city of Asheville caused trouble. Senator Ray opposed it, saying there was nb need for such an office. It was only a mean political trick. Republi cans are not like the democrats, whr wait for a vacancy to occur, but go ahead and create unnecessary offices to feed the hungry "pie hunters." They call this reform.' They So before the people and tel them they are in favor of, local self government aiid turn right around and elect by the legislature magistrates to serve for six years. They elect county commissioners by the people and. tie their hands. He de clared the democratic system of county government reflected credit and glory on the name of North Carolina and put the financial credit of the state up to the highest notch, ?Tou are afraid .to let the people have the right to say who shall govern them Senator Smathers . said Senator Ray was always meddling In thing t did not concern him; that he had poth lng- to do wiji many of the matter he rougnt. Senator Ray said the statements of Smathers were not true and he knew they were not when he made them. Senator Ray said the statements of werje not true and he knew they were not when he made. them. Thereupon Senator Smathers gave the He to Ray. Senator Anthony said he hardly in dorsed all Senator Ray had said. Senator Ray rose to a question of perr sonal privilege and replied to Senator Smathers saying: "I have this to say; that any man who would take advan tage of me on this floor (the gallery was full of ladies) as he (Smathers) has done, is a coward and guilty of a cow ardly trick Senator Smathers said he had not said any harder things about Senator Ray than the latter had said about him, but he was willing to leave it to the eommittee to say who should apologize and as for being a coward that could be settled outside. The question recurring on the pas sage of the bill. Senator Ray demanded the roll call, which was sustained and the hill passed ayes, 25; noes 19, i Senator Moye said he thougnt it was due Senator Ray and the senate that Senator Smathers should apologize and he did not think the senate should ad journ until he did. - , : Senator McCaskey said he thought they should both apologize. Senator Abell thought the matter should go over until tomorrow and the senate took a recess until 8 o'clock. NIGHT SESSION. Senator Ramsey, of Rowan, Intro duced a bill to amend the charter of Charlotte and to provide for the just distribution of the police force and oth er offices among the parties. Senator, Grant sent forward the re port from the special committee on election laws. The report was a bill to amend the election law -introduced by Senator Grant, but there was no report from the committee on the bill. Senator Scales objected to the bill be ing received and moved that it be re committed to the committeee to make a report. i Senator Mitchell demanded the roll call which was sustained, and Senator Scales' motion'was lost ayes, 22; noes, 25, the populists bolters voting with the republicans. .. Senator Scales made a statement in regard to the bill, saying he was one of the committee and attended t meetings and the bill was -ordered to be reported unfavorably by a vote of 5 to 4 and he thought the report would be made to appear on the bill, but 1 did not appear. He had since learned that the republican caucus with the bolters had decided in favor of the bill and that is the reason it "bobs up se renely." He did not know by what au thority Senator Grant reported the bill favorably and would like to ask the senator why it was, ' . ' ' ' ' Senator Grant said the caucus passed on it favorably. Senator Scales Do you not know that the committee voted to report the bill unfavorably? Senator Grant I do not remember. , Senator Scales Did you not know the vote stood .6 to 4 and that you were ordered to report unfavorably. After pinning Senator Grant to the wall the latter- had to admit that that Was the decision of the committee. Senator Scales then said: "I want the report to speak the truth, so I may move to change it from favorable to unfavorable." This was ordered to be done. Senator Atwater stated he was a member of the committee and he at tended the meeting that the statement of Senator Scales was true in all de tails. Senator Scales made it altogether too warm for Senator Grant. " The latter squirmed and twisted. It was" warmer for him than it has been this session. Senator Maultsby moved to reconsid er the vote by which the senate refused to recommit it back to the committee and to recommit the same. He said the measure was too radical to pass. He did not want to give the democrats such a good chance for political cap ital. It waSj a bill that would not suit the people. Senator Odum moved to table the mo tion, which the senate refused to do and Senator MaultsbyJsmotlon was carried and the bill was recommitted. The co-operatioriists were hot and did not know how to get out. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. ' No bills were introduced today and only one report was made by commit tee, this being (without prejudice) to appoint E. S. Simmons, a blind demo crat, justice of the peace. Jhe North Carolina railway lease bill was made a special order for next Fri day at noon. -' Bills passed as follows: - To allow Craven county to levy a spe cial tax. -. To " allow Raleigh- township school committee to isue $50,000 of bonds for 'school houses. To appropriate $23,000 for new build ing and other improvements at the col ored deaf mute and - blind institution here, $11,500 for each of the years 1897-8. The vote was unanimous on the passage of this bilL ', . The bill to increase the 'annual ap porpriation to the state guard to $12, 000 came up with favorable report and was referred to the finance committee. The bill to appropriate $10,000 for each of years 1897-8 for the deaf mute school at Morganton passed after some debate, Mr. Dixon of Cleveland, mak ing the statement that the strongest argument the democrats met -during the late campaign was the republican. populist liberality, in 1895 in making ap- porpriations to institutions, and that he hoped the fine record would not be broken. -- -' '' ' . ' ' Bills passed to allow a colored phy sician to be employed at the colored in stitution for deaf mutes and blind here and to establish graded schools at Washington. Mr. Schulken, chairman of the spec ial committee to investigate the charges of fraud and bribery in the election of United States senator made a long re port. It contained the examination of many witnesses sworn and examined by committee. Some of the -evidence caused a laugh, particularly that part in which Senator D, Reld Harker said he had discovered' that he had peculiar fitness for the position .of commissioner of agriculture. T. C. Morton's state ment was that-D.'M. Morrison, chair man -of, the Twubllcaiammittee of Richmond county naa xoia jxim ne couia have: a "$1,406 revenue Pfeqe. at Wash ingtori. If, he voted for, and -used his ' influence tor Prttchardf1 Senator Utley said that in a boarding house here the populist bolters who were in conference said there were 200 good places to be given out to friends of Pritchard and that he recognized the voice of Repre sentative Parker, of Perquimans, as prominent in this talk. - Morrison nied all Morton's assertions. Parker denied the statements of Utley. : Mr. Dockery brought up his bill to prevent the use of "fillers" or worth less substances in fertilizers. Its text is as follows: "Whenever any commercial fertili zer or fertilizing material shall be an alyzed as required by law and on. alysis shall show the presence in such fertilizers of . hair, hoofmeal, horn, leather scraps.marl or other deleterious materials known as fillers, publication shall be made in the monthly bulletin by the department of agriculture. shov ing the result of such analysis and call ing the attention of the public to the presence In such fertilizers of such sub stances and the same shall le seized and condemned as provided by law In other cases." Mr. Dockery offered the following amendment: ; Strike out the words "marl or other deleterious materials known as fillers" and substitute,. "Or- other - substances non-available for plants, but which con tain ingredients that go to make up required or guaranteed analysis." The amendment was adopted and the bill passed. . The special order was taken up, be ing the bill to provide a police commis sion for Charlotte. Mr. Walters, of Rockingham, de manded the reading of the bill in full. There was half an hour's debate, Mr. Hancock "speaking In support of the bill and' Mr. Freeman, republican, against it. Mr. Craven, populist of Mecklenburg, opposed it and Mr. Clanton, of Meck lenburg, republican, favored it There was intense interest in the vote on the second reading which was ayes, 47; noes 60. There was loud applause at this failure of the- bill to pass, and the "clincher" was put on it, so it can come up no more this session. Three hours were then devoted to the contested election case of N. B. B rough ton against James H. Young from Wake. : Mr. Cook, republican, spoke in sup port of the majority report, which favored Young, while Mr. Duffy "ham pioned Mr. Broughtoh, as did also Mr. Cunningham. The r majority report, seating. Young, was adopted 62 to 35. NIGHT SESSION. The revenue act passed its second reading. Announcement was made that any amendments could be offered on the third reading. Eleven votes- were cast against the act. Mr. Lyle submitted the "omnibus" liquor bill in behalf of- the committee. It covers about 300 churches. The bill passed its second reading to revise and consolidate the charter of Wilson 76 to 24. The bill passed to forbid the Janies ville ana Washington railway . to. sell to any other company its right of way in the town of Washington and requir ing it within six months to take up its track in that town. The bill passed to place Gaston and Cleveland counties in the Seventh coni gressional district and Yadkin and Da le in the Eighth congressional district. Its purpose is to make the Eighth dis trict republican positively and knocks out Shuford in the Seventh district and makes it democratic. " The joint resolution to raise a com mittee to investigate Mrs. Pattie D. B. Arrington's complaint was tabled unan imously. Mr. Johnson Introduced the machin ery act and under suspension, of the rule's it passed its second reading 54 to 25. j Mr. Hancock called up the bill (a sub stitute bill) providing for taking ai' sane asylums from democrats. It is the bill agreed on by the caucus of re publicans and bolters. One bf the pro visions of the bill declares the trustees not to be officers under the meaning of the constitution, but declares them special trustees." Mr. Dixon, of Cleveland, wantedcthe matter settled Knce for all whether Mr. Blackburn was or was not a member of the committee on insane asylums. He said the record did not so show. He said the bill came before the house wlth a favorable report and this was not true, unless Blackburn was a member of the committee. He had never heard of such a thing. He said Blackburn was before the committee and voted to make the report a tie. Mr. Parker said the report was a fraud. ' Mr. Sutton, of Cumberland, called the previous question. A division was called. The speaker announced that 65 voted in the affirmative and did not put the negative side. On the second reading of the bill Mr. Johnson demanded the yeas and nays. The vote was yeas, 61; nays," 41. The speaker never answered the question whether Blackburn was on the committee.! Mr. Duffy, explaining his vote, said the bill was simply a grab of the asy lums; that it was unprecedented; that democratsi had never taken such steps. Mf . Johnson "said that in the commit tee room ,thai-he and others were de nied , the liberty of looking into the merits of -the bill,, but were gagged by persons not members of the committee; that the same influence had used the same power here tonight and the report on the bill was a fraud, en its face. Mr. Parker, of .Wayne, said the ma jority should - change its name from party of patriots to party of plunderers. The bill passed its third reading, the. democrats voting nay. On motion of Mr. Hancock the clinchers were put on. Absolutely Pure- Celebrated for its great leavening strength and healthfulness. Assures the food against alum and all forms' of" adul teration common to the cheap brands. Royal Baking Powder Co., Mew York. PARTY CAUCUSES. A. Id-rely Tine Among: the Bolters West ern Republicans Fighting the Bntler Faction The Situation In a Worse Muf die Than E-rer. , (Special to The Messenger.) . Raleigh, N. C, March 3.-2 a. m. Bolting populists caucused tonight until 12:30 o'clock, "There were twenty pres ent. Speaker' Hileman was among them. They chose R. A. Cobb for state librarian. D. Reid Parker for commis sioner of , arriculture, Dr. William R. Wood, superintendent of the insane asylum at Raleigh; J. R. Hamrick com missioner' of labor statistics. They made some changes in their lists of di rectors of the Insane asylums and of the agricultural department. Repre sentative iAbernethy is one of the' di rectors of the Western "asylum. All those named are of the bolting pop ulist faction. They declined to give out the namesjof the directors, saying there might become changes before tomor row night Therepublicans in their caucus first took up the code commission bill and decided bf yea and nay vote of 43 tn to deeet Jt on the ground Of expense.' - The committee of conference appoint ed last night to see the governor and ascertain what he proposed to do wit regard to maintaining appointments submitted its report. Everything, It said, was 'adjusted and the governor does the appointing, and that "he aJs.surl ed the committee his appointments would be for the best interests of the party and be made after concultation So the caucus did not name anybody. A member who told me said the gov ernor was in the saddle. One was fraTv ehough to say h would let the govern or go ahead and pick his own men. The negro members were said to be very to qwiet tonight, while last night some were very ; angry. The caucus worked hard to get unity. Sham, of Iredell, declared he stood with the gov ernor who had been so much attacked in Monday night's caucus when there was strong sentiment In favor of put ting the names in all the bills and giv.r ing the governor no power in the mat ter. A caucus member said "You saw the bills passing tonight. This Is what made the 'bills pass. You saw bolting populists all voting with us tonight on the asylum bill. Tcday's work caused this. . Two negro members from Edgecomhr voted against the asylum bill. They still want to be free of Russell's hands. ' Some republicans are angry with Sharp. He bolted the republican "cau cus tonight on account of the proposed action to stand by the new election law as drafted by Holton and Grant. Sharp said "You men can vote as you wish 1 but d d if I : don't vote as I please." j Maultsby stands with Sharp. The gov ernor, it is understood, Is opposed to the proposed election law because its pro visions are such as to shut out the ma jority populists in the election machin ery. Russell is determined on stand ing in with the jnajqrity populists and ignoring the minority. The cat. was let out of the bag by Sharp and Sutton, of New Hanover, n speeches before the caocus. - Western republicans say that rather than see Butler's faction have control of the state institutions they will leav them in democratic hands. ; They ussri that Butler and his followers in the next elections will bitterly antagonize every republican who voted for Pritchard and against the governor's railway lease bill. It is their endeavor, to build up a republican party by acting so as to at tract sound money democrats and build up the minority populist bolting fac tion. All this news was given oy cau cusmen. - - - HE BOL.TS THE BOLTERS. Senator Cannon Joins the Governor's Forces The Grant Election law Amend ment Causes Another Split, (Special to The j Messenger.) Raleigh. N. C, March 2. Senator Cannon created a first class sensation tonight. He bolted the bolters. He had before voted to recommit Grant's out rageous election law bill, to commit tee and met Senator McCaskey. .The chairman of the bolting populists .said to him: "You have got to decide wheth er you will go with us or the govern or." Just as soon as the bolters' caucus met Cannon took the floor and told of this occurrence. He said: "I want this caucus' to distinctly understand that I voted for Senator Pritchard at gov ernor Russell's solicitation and I stand by Russell all the time and I bid you goodbye." Your correspondent interviewed Sen ator Cannon. The latter said: "I went at once to the governor's office. He en dorses me. He says I did exactly right. I have left the bolters forever. They had not agreed in caucus to support Grant's election hill, but they all voted fot it tonight save myself. Governor Russell opposed Grant's bill. He. says it is too radical a measure, too strong. Grant is fighting the governor. The bolters are fighting him; but the gov ernor is in the saddle." .Among the senators who voted to re refer Grant's bill were Maultsby, Sharp of Iredell, and Henderson. These have joined the governor's forces. The gov ernor was at the capitol afted mid night tonight. Supreme Court Decisions. (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C, March. 2. The su preme court this evening filed the fol lowing opinions: Beach vs. Wilming ton, and Weldon Railroad, from Pitt, affirmed; Sherrod vs. . Dixon, from Edgecombe, error; McKay ys. Chapin, from Harnett, - affirmed; State vs Moore, from Franklin, affirmed; State vs. Journegan, from Franklin, affirmed; Warren vs., Boyd,' from Edgecombe er ror;- Pipkin vs. Pipkin, from Harnett, error; Cutchin vsJohnson, from Edge combe, affirmed j. State' vs. Holmes, from Wake, no error; In re Young, from Wilson, "error; Jeffries Vs. Aaron, from Wayne, error; McGowan vs, Harris, from ,VltW new trial; Barrett vs. Barrett, from Pitt, error; Spivej; vs. Rose, from Johnson, new trial. A Substitute for the Mew Bern Bill. (Spodal to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C., March 2. Senator Mc Carthysaid tonight that the New Bern charter bin could not be passed in its present state and so a substitute had been prepared which is presicely like the Wilmington bill; that is allowing the governor to appoint one alderman, from each ward.: The senate co.inmlIteei on cities reports the substitute favora bly having acted, on It this eyeing. GOVERNOR RUSSELL ATTACKED BY MEMBERS OP HIS OWN PARTY. "A Miniature Edition of the Csar of Bni- sia" Not On 8peahlng Terms With Many Western Republicans Bussell Wants te Drop the Lease Hill Republicans Trying to Placate the Negro The Woanded Burglar Captured J. I Graham In dieted The Distress Signal Over the Capitol. Messenger Bureau,' Park Hotel. Raleigh, N. C, March 2. . There j are many republicans whose desire to see Governor Russell step down and out of the executive chair is great. They want him to become a federal '. judge. One of the republican organs says he is "a miniature edition of the czar of Russia." It is said by some western republicans to be a fact that Russell does not speak to them. It is a fact that there are both eastern and western republicans who do not enter his office. , It is declared positively that Governor Russell ardently desires the question of the lease of the North Carolina rail way left unsettled now, so as to" taken it into politics in 1898. One of his hench men said so' yesterday on the floor of the house. The republicans ' are trying hard to placate the angry -negroes. In the re publican caucus last night one western republican said the negroes had best be satisfied, or else they, would get nothing at all. Hancock, of New Bern, made a special effort to get them in line and stop a bolt, but could not prevent it. Now there is- talk of rewarding the negroes who did not bolt and ignoring the others. The populist majority will hold fre quent caucuses now to keep their peo ple in line. The republicans and bolters nave made up their minds to crush them. ! The bolters know the populist party is split. They know this is their chance. I The odds are that every one of , the twenty-one bolters will get an office. : The legislative session by law ends next Saturday. No personcan now say whether there will be a quorum re maining next week without pay or whether there will be an extra session. Of course the latter would be bad poli tics. (This legislature iias made ! in many! respects an unenviable record. The staff of the governor and the Governor's Guard left this morning for Washington, to attend the inaugura tion.' ' Tom Burt, the negro store-robber who was shot early Sunday morning, was found by the police, today. One of the bullets struck, him in the "back" of the head. His Wounds are serious. J. L. Graham, the clerk to the state superintendent of public Instruction, is in a most unpleasant predicament. -A true bill is found against him for burn ing his house at Newton. A number of citizens of his town have issued an address in which they attack him re publicans, democrats and independents signing1 it. Graham is here, ana says he is gratified at the finding of the true bill; that the case is one of persecution. The national flag was displayed on the capitol this morning, with the union i down the - sign of distress. This caused quite a laugh. The legis lature is certainly in distress and so is the state for that matter It was re marked today that no man who had any property knew what would become of it; Khat the legislature was trying to pass bills aimed at nearly every thing, and nobody felt safe until It adjourned- ! ' Raleigh Tribune Whacks at Governor 1 Russell. - '. - , Perhaps thie climate is hot agreeing with our esteemed, governor. A Jaunt to Honolulu might benefit him. Has too much rumination over the af fairs of the state asylums driven our esteemed and venerable executive mad? Howe. Hyatti Odom, all have fallen under the ire of our miniature edition of the; czar of Russia! Whose turn next? The usual number of state papers are complaining that the legislature is a failure), has not done anything, etc Now that is very unkind! What do you want that body to do? Exile our governor? Not much. He is needed here to keep our senators in line. . "Friends, Romans, countrymen! If you hq.ve tears to shed, prepare to shed them now. It is rumored that his ex cellency is going to decline the Eastern judicial district court judgeship. This statement will carry sadness to many true republican hearts. Venezuela Appoints a minister to ugiai.d Washington, March 2. Secretary Ol ney received the following dispatch at Caracas this afi from pur minister a ternodn: "Venezuela has appointed as minister to England Dr. Juan Pie trie. who is now in Europe as Venezuelan minister to Germany and Spain." This act is a practical resumption of diplo matic! relations between Great Britain and Venezuela, A Brilliant Reception. Last evening Mrs. J..J. Crosswell gave a' reception at her . home In St. John's square In honor of her charming guests, Miss Crossweu.-of Wilmington. and Miss Mills, of Greenville, S. C. The rooms were beautifully decorated, with large handsome palms from Florida. ThereT are few more deliehtful enter tainers' than Mr. and Mrs. Crosswell, as the nost or their young friends present last night were made to feel. Fayette ville pbserver. 26th. i Letf The Whole World Know The Good Dr. Uliles' Heart Cure Does EART DISEASE, has Its victim at s disadvantage. Always taught that heart dlseasa is Incurable, when the symptoms become well defined, the patient becomes alarmed-and a nervous panic takes place. But when a sure remedy is found and a cure effected, after years of suffering, there Is great rejoicing and desire to "let the whole world know." Mrs. Laura Wlne inger, of Selkirk, Kansas, writest UI desire to let the whole world know what Dr. Miles Dr ' PlilCS' Heart Cure has done tor Heart Cure Restores Health....... xuo. a ut na jrottis a old pain In my heart, short ness of breath, palpita-, lion, pain in my leftside, oppressed feeling in my chest, weak and hungry spells, had dreams. Could not lie on either side, was numb and suffered terribly. I took Dr. Miles' Heart Cure and before I finished the seoeod bottle I felt its good effects, I feel nowthat I am fully recovered, and that Dr. Miles Heart Cure saved my life." . - Dr. XI rtes' Heart Cure 13 sold on guarantee th&i first QottJ? benefits, or money refunded f WAGONS Fit EE. Boy's Hxpreea Wagon'fbr BO Coupons of Klrkman', $ Borax Soap. Full particular will-be circulated in every house f in Wilmington and in all Grocers. Save Klrkman'a Wrappers. The . Imitation Borax Soap Wrappers are of Ho value. SPECIALS FOE BY JOHNSON - & - FORE, NO. Ill MARKET STREET. BLACK SILKS AT COST. Dress Patterns at Cost. Embroideries and Laces, Linen Table Cloths and Doylies. j To arrive by Tuesday's steamer, a beautiful line of China and Foulard Silks. . 25 pieces New Percales. - ONLY THINK OF IT. - v ... -.'. $11.50 for a Stylish 'All Wool Suit to Meas ure. But a trifle more Jviaae Suit would cost. G?OHEA Is the word this Spring, quanty. iwerytning is not cheap unless it has quality to back it. Either THIS OR NEXT WEEK our stock will be fully in. If we tail in SUITING fault. Atlantic National Bank, WILMINGTON, N. C. CAPITAL, $125,00. PROMPT AND ACCURATE ATTENTION GIVEN TO ALL BUSINESS or-ctiiiii ATlMSJlTlua TO UUT UF DESIRING TO BORROW ON GOOD RATES. SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES IN THIS SECTION. t Is temporarily OFFICE OF CHESNTJTT & BARRENME Shoe Dealers, No. 30 jFront Street, where we kindly ask those indebted to us to call and settle their accounts Will be pleased to attend to any orders en trusted to us: Hope, soon to be able to an nounce bur opening in the same old place No. 9 North Front Street. C. W. POLVOGT & CO. JI0.S. ARMSTROIG, PRESIDENT. THE IIATIOHAL BAIIK OF WHEffllGTOH" WILMINGTON, N. C "WITH UNSURPASSED FACTUTIES FOR TRANSACTING BUSINESS ENTRUSTED TO IT, THIS BANK OFFERS TO ALL EVERT ACCOMMO DATION CONSISTENT WITH LEGITIMATE BANKING. TOUR BUSli NESS SOUCTTED,1 WTLLY MAKE IT TO TOUR INTER! C TO KEEP AN ACCOUNT VtTTTH US. CORRESPONDENCE INVITED. .".j.JlOO.OOQ 00 CM. This Offer f IS GOOD FOR ONLY f MARCH ASD APRIL, I 197. OTHEk KOV- ELTIES WILL FOL- low; kireman's'z SOAP WRAPPERS f A1WAJYS VALU- J ABLE. Z THIS WEEK than a good Ready but cheap regarding' you it shall not l?e our i PETERSON & RULFS' $3.00 SHOES. 7 NORTH FRONT' STREET. SURPLUS AHD PROFITS, $62,500. TOWH ACCOUNTS. ALL CUSTOMEBS SECURITY SUPPLIED AT LOWEST TO RENT IN THE STRONGEST VAULT i im located at the as early as possible. F. R. HAWES, CASHIER 'MIS EH DQ01W ProlIlSJ1200000 :- -
The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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March 3, 1897, edition 1
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