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ESTABLISHED 1867. WILMINGTON, N.'a SUNDAY, MAECH 17, 1897. PRICE 5 TELEGRAPHIC" SUMMARY. THE STATE. The povetnor Is to appoint Dr. R. M. Ncrmpnt resident of the Atlantic and North CarjoUna railroad The justices of the peafe who tried the cases against the lieutenant governor and speaker decided that the enrolling clerk had no Buch possession of his office on which a tresspass could he committed i-The scenes in the house of representatives yesterday were even more disgraceful than the day before.; the minority op posed to the Grant . substitute for the lease bill devoted the whole diay up to midnight to filibustering: Cook, Lusk and-Sutton, of Cumberland, in the chair, recognized none but members of their faction; proceedings were inter rupted by the wildest disorder Sen ator Ashburn, of Surry, has had a bill, passed and ratified, ostensibly for changing-township lines of his county, but which really is repudiation of $20, 000 subscription to build. the railroad to Mount Airy. 1 DOMESTIC. -Two hundred families of striking .miners in Michigan are on the verge tstarvation; the miners are refused work at the old rates The destruc tion to railroad and other property by the floods in the central western states 1s immense; a number of railroads have been blocked All the mills of the .Hamilton organization at Amesbury, Mass., will shut down for a week The sheriff who is to hang Jackson and "Walling asks Governor Bradly for state troops at the execution All the cabi net officers, save the attorney general took charge of their departments yes terday Edward M. Wallen," a prom inent architect, of Decatur, Ala., dies at the St Nicholas hotel in New York President McKinley issues a procla mation, -convening -congress in .extra pession on March 15 The republican senators held a caucus yesterday and -. discussed -the situation.; they could not see where they could get control of the senate"; even with the' senators to be appointed from Kentucky and Oregon they will have only forty-four and it was conceded that the seating of those two senators would be contested and most probably not allowed unaer tne precedent in the Mantle case; with -them to get enough 'votes 'to give the vice president the "casting vote they must get Senator Kyle or some other populist- hf"he goverjnor of Oregon ap points H. W. Corbet t United States sen ator to" fill a vancanfy causeij by fail ure of the state legislature to elect During the last session of congress 12S of President Cleveland's appointments were unacted upon by the senate, in cluding three frotn this state. FOREIGN. The Spanish ministerial newspapers mistrust the reserve of President Mc Klnley and are suspicious of him and 'Secretary Sherman -All Europe is - badly frightened over the prospect; of a general war, which would, it is said, break out were Greece to declare war against Turkey, because the six great nations could not keep from fighting each other for the biggest share in the to-be-dismembered Ottoman empire; jiublic sentiment in England, France and Italy is against any war for this purposes. : Greece's best move would be to declare war; then the other pow ers could not interiere witn ner on me ground of violation of international law There-is rapidly growing up in Eng land an very hostile sentiment against Oermany; the Britishers think that the Geitnan emperor has made two direct thrusts at them recently- -Greece is ' etlll pushing her war preparations with vlgorsind haste General Weyler will soon take command of the forces in Santa Clara province. Floods in the West. Chicago, March 6. The storm which raged throughout the middle west on : Thursday night stands unparalleled, A not only for the extent of the territory over which it , ranged, but- for the amount of water precipitated. At Cin cinnati the rain fall reported bv the weather bureau omciais amouiytea iu 5.38 inches,' and floods , are reported from almost, every telegraphic station from Pittsburg on th& east ito Kansas City on the -west, an.d from the lakes to the northern boundary of Tennessee. In some instances, the viind reached ' the veloii of a hurricane, and much damate to dwellings, fences, orchards : and orests have ben reported from va rioT points throughout the district. Throughout southern Illinois, Indiana -nd Ohio the damage to railroad prop erty in the -form of washouts, making (traffic impossible and in the wrecks caused by the softening of the road beds, is immense. . " A not inconsiderable loss to the jeo--IW as a whole, will be caused by Che ' washing away of bridges and road ways, which have been built in the rural districts at a-cos-t of millions of "dollars, and which in tob many oases have been totally destroyed. Owing 'to the demoralization of rail way Waffle, the mails local to 'the de luged districts have been greatly de layed, whHe the through service over the trunk lints, east' and west, and north and south, has been badly crip pled, greatly to the annoyance of tha vast -business interesis invoiv-wi. - The estimates are that considerably over $1,000,000 worth of property has been lost in the vicinities f Cincin nati, Dayton, Indianapolis . and St. Louis. TAd ivuiaxi'l frrrm Illinois ttvwns nCt?UI " V 1 V v. ' last night K'vU of i the following dam age: Edwardsville As a result of an al most unprecedented rainfall, all the levees -along Cahioka creek are broken And thousands of acres of bottom lands iare! submerged from three to eight A'eet. The water is stiill rising. - . i " Florad Fully ten inches of water fell here last night. Train's are all de layed on account Of high water. Bridges on the public roads are mearly T.nn.'rnoevi'lle The Embarrass river rose eleven feet in ten hours land re TTorts say Summer, Bridgeport Pink estatf and Birds are under water F Maacoutah The streets are flooded 'with waiter and at the. postoffioe and In many bftteiTvess houses water ran in .'knee deep. .Much damage resulted. f here is eighteen inches higher than ever known before. Vandalia An infant belonging' to an unknown family residing in tne wyer Mjttom-s was drowed during a terrtbVe sfrorm Thursday night. ; - Carlisle The Kaskaskia river has risen five feet. Ten thousand acres of bottom lands are inundated. The river js five miles "in width at this place. T-mrisville. Ky., March 6. The Penn sylvania annulled all trains north a, ' east today on account of the Indiana Hood. Tte Baltimore and Ohio South ' -western started 8- train for Cincinnati at' 10 o'clock this tnormng and will try and get one to St. Louis tonight. Tlfe Louisville, New Albany and Chicago sent out a OHlcago train via the more end Ohio Ktmthewestern and the Big Four, which is open all the way. It is expected that all the roads will foe in good shape tomorrow morning. Tne Cumberland Gap tunnel of the Xouteville and Nashville has caved in agaiin. Passengers are being transfer red. . , THE LEGISLATURE. THE DISGRACEFUL SCENES 1868 FAB SURPASSED. OF Members of the House Cursing and Draw ing X)eadly Weapons on Each Other ! Rowdyism Resorted to to Prevent the . Substitute Lease Bill Passing Senate ' Passes Election and Asylums Grab Bills. The Local School Taxation Bill. f " SENATE. ' (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C, March 6. The senate went into executive session to confirm the appointment of the trustees of the Norma and Industrial school: . T. Moye of Pitt, J. A. Blair of Randolnh. and A; S. Peace of Granville. They were confirmed. . The bill was taken up.to amend the elect ion law. This is a substitute to the original bill introduced by Senator Grant. The substitute Ha also Intro duced by' the same senator. Thie bill provides that the clerk of the co'"-. register of deeds and chairman of the county commissioners shall appoint all the registrars- and judges of election, without recommendation of any one. It ignores the chairmen of the state and county executive committees. It also provides for three ballot boxes, one for township officers, one for coun ty officers and one for state officers. The length of time to register Is ex tended to the fifth Saturday- until 12 o'clock when a voter is challengo. The reason shall.be stated on the registra tion book; b.at each chairman of the state and county of each political par ty shall file with the secretary of state and -clerk of the court a duplicate tick et that is to be used in the election, with, the names "Of" all candidates! and with or without a-design or device. -JAny other tickets shall be declared counter feit and the party issuing them guilty of misdemeanor. In city .elections, the mayor shall certify the registrars and judges of election. If . he be a candi date, then the clerk shall certify, and if he be a candidate then they sha" e certified by the chief of police; that city registration books shall be kept open forty days preceding election. In removals from one precinct to another the voter is allowed up to the day of Lelection to get a certificate. The pro visions of the bill do not apply to cities or towns which have a charter prescrib ing for an election. The bill passed its third reading, the senator from Pitt, (Moye) remarking that the law would not benefit any but democrats. ' The bill to encourage local taxation for public schools nexit came up. This is the bill which appropriates $50,000 for three years, and allows school districts to vote "for increase of taxes o the amount of $250, the state "treasurer to duplicate the amount raised. Senator Atwater offered an amend ment to appropriate $100,000 direct from the treasury and distribute it pro rata among the school districts. . Senator Grant was opposed to the amendment. Senator Anderson said the appropria tlon Will come from the money not oth ervvise appropriated and will not en danger the general school fund. The amendment of Senator Atwater was lost and the substitute passed its third reading ayes, 41; noes, 8. The special order was a bill to amend the charter of the asylums at RaleJigh, Morganton and Goldsboro. Senator 'McCaskey moved the pre vious question, which was ordered cut ting off debate. The roll call was demanded and the bill passed ayes, 27;' noes, 23. The vote was as usual, republicans and bolting populists voting together. When the name of Person (colored) was reached he said: "Mr. President, I have before me-a crisis. I must force our courteous presiding officer to pass this bill, when the responsibility should be shouldered by our party. And again I cannot force him " in, ' this attitude when we have votes enotigh to pass this bill. With the assurance I have received this morning, to wit: That we will be given the eastern asylum. cannot stand out longer. It should be borne in mind that the contention has not been for hope of reward, but for merited recognition due the negroes of North Carolina. If we are deceived about this matter, Why, I have done all that can be done by one colored man. I therefore vote aye." The' bill making an appropriation to state hospitals- and insane asylums, giving $100,000 to Morganton, $63,000 to Raleigh and $43,000 p Goldsboro came n. These amounts were reduced to $90,000, $55,000 and $40,000. The resolution for purchase of por trait of Senator Vance, appropriating $500 came up. The picture is valued at $1,000. Senator Rollins . stated that the friends of Senator Vance in Ra eigh would furnish $500, thereby mak ing up the price. The resolution was adopted unanimously by a. rising vote. The bill to provide for additional county commissioners passed. The committee on cities, counties'and towns reported a bill amending the charter of Charlotte unfavorably but the minority reported it favorably. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.,' Mr. Cumming's bill to prevent tax ing of proprty twice was tbl4- The bill passed to' establish & dis pensary at Ruthterfordton amd, altso, one in Cleveland county if the people at an election in M so 'decide aa to the latter. , : ' The senate' bill giving tUe p-utylc printing to Guy V. Barnes, of Raleigh,, was discussed. A subatiituite : was of fered leaving the whole matter to the governor's council. The debate was ait times-' very warm. The substitute .was adopted 54 to 45. Senator Grant's bill to appoint a po lice board for Goldsboro came up. Person, of Wyne, said, the egiisla ture of 1877 gerrymandered Goldsboro and denied local self government. Mr. Johnson, populist, moved to amen! by providing that jthe mayor shall be elected "by tStie people. He saja the element 4t was proposed to put In were not the men to rule, and t'he. bill showed there was f'some'thing rotten In Denmark'." 1 Mr. Ward moved to 'amend so that the .board could not elect successors. Mr. Parker moved to amend so that the bill shall not go into effect -utotil voted on by the people and that John R "Smith's name be stricken outt. "Person tried to call the previous question and ttoepe -was great uproar. Mr. Parker, of Wayne, demanded a hearing. ' 'Messrs. Oook, Person, amd Hancock raised anotlher piece of dev- 1 iltry. The door keeper-tried to put Mr. Parker in- bis seat. IMemtters gatihere'd. around and a figtot was Imminent for several momefnts. - Mr. Subton, of New Hanover, wanted Mr. Parker tried before the bar of tlhe house. r Jim Young, colored, eaiid: "I ask that the gentleman from Wayne be allowed to be heard." (Applause.) Mr. Person, of Wayne, demanded the previous question. Then the uproar went on. Mr. Parker raised a point of orderj Mr. 'McUelkund arose to a poknt of order, eaying thait a few momenta ago the Chair ruled no member could call the previous question'. There were a- few "ayes"' and . a thunder of 'noes." The previous ques tion was not ordered by am overwhelm-, ing vote. Mr. Parker, . of Wayne, moved) to table. Mr. 'Person, of Wayne, roared and charged te Ms eeat. ' . The motUon. to tabte 'Jailed by 46 to 44. Mr.. Piarkar ld Jthe gall &d ttpHem shown on thle bill were wonderfuL Thiere wtas cunother sceme of disorder. He replied rto Person. By this time It was 1 o'clock and 'be fore the vote on, tlhe Goldsboro hill was reached the specfial order came up, this being .the North Carolina, matter. . ' Mr. Oook, dhairmaJn of tlhe specfaJ committee, reported the senate substl-. tute bill without amendment and 'the speaker handed to the clerk the fol lowing opinion of the supreme court an the matter, to response, to the house resolution adopted yesterday after noon: . "Tour resolution is before us. Prece dent and courtesy due a co -lor donate branch of the government Impel us to reply to your request without expressing- amy inittaia.tian of opinion either way upon the question whether the power to lease its road 4s vested in the North Caroltnia Rail-way Company by its charter. We are of opinion that t!he. power, if It exists, is now vested m the stockholders amd the provision in sec tion 6 of the "bill submitted to us, which makes the validity of a lease depend ent upon its acceptance by the board of directors would be an amendment to the charter, transferring the power from 'the stockholders and Invalid, un less accepted by the stockholders in general or special meeting assembled. fSiened.) W. T. PAIHCliOTH, Ohref Justice of North Carolina, for the Count." ' (Mr. MttrpWey said it made no differ ence what the supreme court said ; that the reference to the court was wrong when this very court might be called on to pass upon thfs very question. He said -the court had never before passed upon such a matter as this. He offered an amendment to tlhe substitute as follows: . "Amend section 6 by inserting after the word 'company'- in iine 17 of the printed bill, the words and accepted by the stockholders in general or spcial meeting assembled. ' Amend section 7 after the word Mi- rectors" in line 3 by adding the words "and stockholders. (Mr. Murphy moved the adoption of this amendment and concurrence in the substitute bin; - v , , The debate continued am hour, Mr.- Cook sent forward a substitute for the whole matter the original bM, Which passed the house. He called or) those who desired to put 'these foreign companies on the same, footing as those of this state to pass his substitute. It was lost ayes, 50; noes, 63. " The Instainit the result was announc ed Mr. -Cotdk sprang to hds feet and moved to adjourn. It was seen he was defeated and was filibustering and there atrose a great clamor, men yell ing: "That game wont work." "Vote it down." "Kep your seats." Thie packed galleries and lobbies listened and looked ait the proceedings with keen est interest. Mr. Cook demanded the yeas land nays on his motion to adjourn. The re sult was yeas, 47; nays, 6. He then moved to lay Mr. Murphy's amend ment on t'he.itable amd-on this demandi ed ithe yeas and nays. There was more clamor; members moved uneasily about. There was quite a gathering around Mr. Oook, Speaker. Hileman being conspicuous and whispering to Mr. Cook. The result of the vote on tabling was yeas, 51; nays; 64. ' . This was the beginning of an unpar alleled scene of fiUbustering. Mr. Sut ton, of Ctenberland, opponent of the senate substitute (and a member ;of the special coman'ittee, was in the chair. He ruled that (the previous question was not called and that tlhe house was hot operating under it. Hour aflter hour of filibustering went on. Mr. Oook would move to adjourn. This would be defeated and just befor the announcement of the result he Would change his "vote ttkj ho so as' to .move to re-consider. There were roll calls on every motion, the minority fighting for (time and the speaker ml ing for irt. There was row upon row. Several times flghts seemed imminent. Messrs. Hancock and Sutton, of New Hanover, were hissed and the speaker cleared the Jobbies, - . ;, V , Mr Dockery madeua Vott ipeeoh, .say ing ' It was well understood yesterday that ithe vote was to be (had on the substitute; Itjhat the "motions to ad journ could not be entertained. The speaker (Suit Bom) ruled against Dock ery and the Hatter shouted: "There is i revolution. It will damn you," and he appealed to T,ne 'nouse, which by a vote of, eyes, 46; noes, 87, refused to sustain Mr, Sutton's ruling. Before the vote .was .anmpunced Mr. , 'Suft'toh left the dhair and "Mr. Lusk, also an op pbneht of the senate substitute, took it. So matters went until 6 o'clock. ; NiGHT SESSION. At 9 o'clock the house, had been in session twelve hours, with no sign of breaking the deadlock.- The minority side had one of their men in the chair constantly. Cook kept up motions o adjourn, demanding the rpll call, and tnen just peipre tne result was an nounced always ehapggd his vote to the majority so as to make a motion, to re consider : the vote to, adjourn, which would each time be defeated. Thosg In the cha.ir made strange ruijngs always, first that this motion to reconsider was permissable and second that it was "new business," so that another motion to adjourn could be made. Quarrels sprang up suddenly here and there. Mr, Chapin called Mr. Alex ander a liar and the latter pulled his knife, hut was restrained.! : Speaker Hileman was asked not as speaker, but as the member from Ca barrus, his views of the status; of the bill and declared that it wa net a sub stitute but a new bill. . The minority men appear to be In the position, of a base ball team which, has nine men and the umpire. Many mem bers of the minority go to and fro to the governor's office. He Is the power behind the throne. He is the main spring of all this business. i A resolution offered by the minority censuring the majority for yesterday's voting to make Freeman speaker pro tem was voted down, 67 to 27. Persons who took part in the matter said they were glad they did so and denounced those who tried to censure them. It is remarked tonight that the legislative session of 1868 was a lawn party com pared to this one. It is also remarked that this matter and this row. will array the west against the east. Mf. Blackburn read the rules to show that the previous question could be called by the member in charge of the bill (McCrary), or by the chairman of the committee. Mr. Hileman ruled that only Mr. Cook could call the previous question. Mr. McKenzie moved to suspend the rules and take up the senate substitute. Mr. LusK refused .to entertain the mo tion. ' " . Then Mr. McKenzie appealed from this decision of the chair, Mr. Lusk refused to allow this. ; Mr. Cunningham asked Mr. Lusk why no majority man was ever recognized and Mr. Lusk said the chair had the right to recognize whom he pleased. The resolutions of censure above re ferred to were introduced by Mr. Sut ton, of New Hanover, and called, on the judiciary committee to investigate the action of those who sought to set up the new speaker yesterday. The row between Messrs. Alexander and Chapin, elsewhere referred to, was caused by Mr., Alexander calling the actions of Mr. Chapin dishonorable, whereupon Chapin said Alexander was a d d liar. Mr, Blackburn made a fierce speeafa rn which he declared that three repub licans were responsible for the dead lock and 'for today's and (tonight's shameful proceedings, but that the re publican party was not and repudiated them. His thrust was at Lusk, Cook and Hancock. There were for hours satirical 'allusions 'to Mr. Cook such as 'Tou must ask his permission! to breathe.'' "He is czar of the house." Mr. Lusk agreed to . recognize Mr. Dockery ito make a motion at 11:55 to adjourn, by consent of tlhe conrtendiing factions, and as the clock struck mid night this most memorable sessHoh came to and end and the members, half; exhausted by hunger and fatigue, strolled out of ithe oapitol into a heavy rain storm. The-bill to prevent a dismemberment of the Cape- Fear and .Yadkin, Valley railway passed its final reading to night; also the- bill to give the gov ernor' a council power too award the public printing. A Proclamation by the President Washington, March 6. President Mc Kinley 's first official proclamaltion was issued this afternoon with the attesta tion of the new secretary of. state John "Sherman. It reads as follows: By the President of the United States of America: " A proclamation. "Whereas, public interests require that .the congress of the United States should be convened in -extra session at 12 o'clock on the 19th day of March, 1897, to receive such communications as may be -made- by thie executive. Now, therefore, I William, McKinley, president of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim and de clare that anexltraordiinay occasion re quires the congress of the United States ta convene in extra session at the capicoi In the City of Washington on the 19bh day of March, 1897, at 12 o'clock, noon, of which 'all persons who shall at that time be entitled to act as members thereof, -are hereby required 'to 'take notice. ". Given under my hand and the seal of the United States at Washfingiton the th day of March, in the year of our Lord One Thousand FJight Hundred and Ninety-seven, and of the indepen- ence of the United States the One Hundred 'and Twenty-first. william Mckinley. By the President. JOHN SHERMAN, " Secretary of State. The limiting clause restricting the action pf the extra ' session "to such communication als may be made by the executive," suggests that possibly the president may limit the objects of the extra session to the passage of the un acted upon appropriation bills and the enactment of ta tariff law, the object of which, in the words of Mr. McKiniTey's inaugural! address, will be to "Stop de ficiencies by the restoration of that protective legislation which has al ways been, the firmest prop of the treasury.'.' President Cleveland, When he called an extra session for the repeal of the Sherman silver purchasing law, -prac- tidaiiy imuted the session tx that one object. Oregon's New Senator. Salem, Oregon, March 6. Governor Lord today appointed ex-Speaker H. W. . Corbett, United States senator, to fill the vacancy caused by the failure of the legislature to elect at the recent session. Mr. Corbett represented. Oregon in the United States senate from 1866 to 1872. He is vice president of the First Na tional bank, of Portland, Oregon, and is very pronounced - favor of the gold 'standard. He -came to Oregon more than thirty-five years ago and for many years has besn"engaged in the banking business. At the recent session of the legislature, while not openly a candi date, he was one of the choices of the opponents of Senator Mitchell. He is about 66 years of age. How McKinley' Inaugural AddressStrikf the Spaniards. - London, March 6. A" dispatch from Madrid to The Central News says that President McKlnley's inaugural ad dress has not caused much of an im pression in Spain, The . ministerial newspapers' in their comments mistrust the reserve of the new president and public opinion is very suspicious in view of McKinley's antecedents and the attitude which Secretary Sherman re cently manifested in the United States senate. Absolutely pur Celebrated Cor Its exeat leavening strength and healthfulness. Assures the food against alum and all forms of adul teration oommon to the cheap brands. Royal Baking Powder Co., New York. PSf ( EOROPE BADLY FRIGHTENED. FEARS OF A BLOODY CONFLICT AMONG ALL THE POWERS. All Caused by Apprehension of Greece Dr -daring; War Against Turkey and a Gen eral Scramble to Follow for the Biggest Share of the Ottoman Empire A Decla ration of War Greece's Best Move Ira creasing Hostility Toward Germany In Fngland. : - (Copyrighted by Tbk New York Sun.) London, March 6. There Is no doubt that Europe is badly frightened. The present war soar is the worst she has experienced since swords were last sheathed tWanty-flve years ago . The country fears ft is about to be dragged inlto a comflictx'whfldh wiH stain the sea and bathe- the continent in blood. Ev erywhere except in Greece the prospect is looked upoo with dread, if not hor- kror, and both Ipublic and official minds are willing tojniake great sacrifices in oTdter.tflrie.the threatened calam ity. Such lis admittedly the situation at the -present, moment,- and it cannot fall 'to Impress alien observers as one o vast absurdity. The whole continent is (trembling- in fear of a disaster which cam only be Invoked by its own volun tary act. Ttoa powers of Europe arq shrieklng denundationat of Greece be cause tthat country is going to throw into the arena a golden apple which they cannot : refrain from fighting tooth amd. mail to possess themselves of That is, precisely what is happening! If Greece, driven, to it by the powers declares wax against Turkey tomor row they must all Join in the scramble for the Ottoman prize, and Greece, forsooth, will be to blame because they are unable to restrain themselves. There is fortunately a large section of public opinion In 'this country, and -in France and Italy also, which puts the responsibility where it belongs This section of public opinion is ac cused by Lord Salisbury's supporters of imperilling- the peace of Europe by encouraging the Greeks. It is really this portion of the public in the three countries named which are goingi to prevent war when the crisis reaches its climax. The upporters of Greece in England, France and Italy; and Ger many as Well, will not consent to be dragged into a , war Which has only a piece of the Ottoman empire for a prize. The liberal party In this coun try, fromi Sir . William Vernon Har court, down have been delaring their emphatic protest this week against Lord Salisbury and Mr. Balfour's re peated assertion that a general war is inevitable if the eastern question is forced to a Settlement. England does mot want war. How theh can she be compelled to fight if she seeks no ag grandizement? That is the question that Is being- asked in this country by those who refuse to be Stampeded by the government alarmists'' warnings. It is a question whidh many of the sup porters or ixird Salisbury are also asking, and it is this idea which pre vents he existing war scare from de veloping iinto a veritable ipanlc. It should be pointed out again that the gloomy forebodings Which are de- I moralizing the entire world are culti vated by the governments of the six great powers. In no other way could they hold public opinion in check, and gain its unwilling consent to the policy . which has been adopted towards Greece, In the interests of peace." As a mat ter of fact the situation is not really so desperate ls is generally believed. I do not deny that there is danger of war and that things will probably become worse before the improve. Greece will undoubtedly refuse to obey the ultimatum of the powers. Many believe that before replying and probably with in a few hours she will realize her posi tion in Crete by declaring war against Turkey. It does not follow that the six powers, if they fail to prevent thatswar, will forthwith spring at each others throats. If they do it will' be their own affairs and the responsibility will also be theirs. !." I have sara that there is no war feel ing in England. I must modify that by saying there probably will be within the next few days. It will be declared against Germany, and it may easily grow into dangerous proportions. The anti-German sentiment in England, it is hardly an exaggeration to say, is as strong as it is in France. It has been growing for years. It is based chiefly upon commercial rivalries, and it al most reached its . culmination in the Transvaal crisis a t year ago. It has now been added to by two facts which have just been learned that the joint note to Greece was changed at the last moment from a friendly tone to a threatening ultimatum by the refusal of Emperor William to otherwise' re main in the concert. This spectacle of Lord Salisbury and other rulers being led by the nose by the German Emper or Is : intensely exasperating to the British people. Today comes the news of the Emperor's startling demand for $50,000,000 with which to build new war ships. This, of course, is directed sole ly against Great Britain and is already regarded in this country as a counter move to England's equipment of the flying squadron a year ago. There seems to be little expectation that the Reichstag will honor the emporor's de mand or that the country will honor it in the election which will probably fol low the Reichstag's refusal. English men, therefore are all the more inclined to take the Emperor's proposal as a di rect affront. Public opinion in this country would not tolerate any further concessions from Lord Salisbury to the Germain emperor's obduracy In order to maintain the concert of the powers. ; .nor, indeed, would tnat oi a ranee. Greek sympathy in the latter country is being greatly strengthened' by the harshness of Emperor ' William's atti tude. There is, indeed, some probability that important political effects may arise from the anti-German feeling which Is shared by the Frneh and En glish poples. A common hatred some times makes strong friendship. Noth Ing would be more .natural than that the growing- Intimacy between Emper or William, and the czar-should drive France into co-operation with England The suspicion and reaction against the Russian alliance is Increasing daily in France,' and in these days of rapidly moving events, political friendships in Europe may be suddenly altered. AH these considerations have an im portant bearing on the situation in the east, which within a, few hours now will reshape itsejf, Today'a actual news is Hot important. Henry Nor man, of the London Chronicle, who is at Athens, telegraphs that certain eastern powers, meaning apparently England and perhaps France and Italy, are Urg ing Greece in a friendly, informal way, to negotiate with the powers for the gradual withdrawal of the Turkish and Greek troops from Ccete," thus saving her dgniti- anft making the ultimate Union of Greece and Crete possible. According to all accounts the unbend ing obstinacy of the German Emperor would make even this arrangement im possible. It is known that every effort is being miade to induce King George yef-rain from declaring wa-c against Turkey. If, however, he be determined to resist the demand af 'the powers, as all ac counts agree he will do, a declaration of war would be his best possible move. , The powers Would then be deprived of an excuse for Interfering on the ground of any violation of the international law, and as Greece is an independent power, there is no question of her right to declare war. The embarrassment of the powers would then be immensely increased, and it may safely be assum ed that public opinion in eastern Ku rope and this country, would prevent three, at least. o the powers from ao Uvel,y. sUDpfoning Turkey n sucft a stjfuggle. . '. wip0I1 has Stained money some wnerVhot much to be sure, but if re "Pfaks truely, enough, among oiner things, to pay some outstanding bills of certain patriotic firms in Bir mingham, and to obtain renewed credit in that I quarter. Nobody seems to know whence the money has come, but a good many people would like to know. The effect of ready cash is already ap parent, too, on the military movements in Macedonia, which are now continu ous and j orderly, under the direction chieflyq pf Austrian and Swiss Officers. European officers in the Sultan's ser vice declare confidently that if war is once commenced by Greece, nothing but the intervention of the powers will stop the Turk$ from entering Athens. That, too. is the oninion e-enerallv held hv military experts here and in France and Germany! The Greek soldiers must win at the outset or, they will be over whelmed. Others, however, believe that Turkey's boasted military power will prove as unreal as that of China in the recent war with Japan. A report that Greece has arranged a common plan of action with Servia and Bulgaria has been current In many quarters, but it may be dismissed as untrue. Up to the present; the inter ests of these three little powers in Macedonija are too conflicting to be re conciled jat short notice,, but there is good reason to believe that young King Alexander, of Servia, has been in com munication with Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria with the object of arranging joint act on in certain eventualities, and such action )s unlikely to be pleas ant to Greece. ; " ' There is another factor in' the situa tion to w lich nobody has recently given thought, but that is Montenegro. The Doughty Prince .Nicholas is prepared at short notice from the czar to go any where aijd do anything. His army is not mucr, to boast of as regards num bers, but in personal material it has no equal amqng the minor states of Europe, and If war is to be the game, Montene gro will take a hand in it beyond a shadow o '. doubt. DISGRACEFUL SCENES Witnessed in Hall of Honse of Represent tives A Bill Repudiating a County Debt Sneaked Through the Legislature Dr. Norment to be President of the Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad. (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. O, March 6. Tour corre spondent left the house at 11 o'clock to night, : after witnessing a . remarkable scene. At 11 o'clock Bryan, of Wilkes, was speaking to a ring of members, ridiculing Speaker Lusk and saying a man and not a machine was needed in the speal :er's chair. Members i and the galleries aughed at Bryan's flow of wit. The floor of the house looked like a bat tle grourd, with fragments of lunches and fruit and paper. Lusk would rec ognize only Cook, Alexander, Hancock or Sutto, and these were tired. There was talk jail over the house: "We have no speaker," "I move, we elect one." "Never thought I'd live to see this to night." presently Bryan said: "Who is speaker." Lusk said, "The gentle man froiii Wilkes." Bryan walked up to the speaker's stand and, leaning over Lusk, kebt up his witty hits. He said: "You fool me, you will not give me your seat.; Tou fooled us today when your side declared you would count the vote at 2 o'clock." Then Brvan imitated Cook's machine motions and showed In pantomime when he ran to the speaker's desk, and conferred with the speaker. The gallieries laughed and applauded. Anybody! talked. Newspaper men took hand in this and so did the clerks. Still the lights shown over the transoms of the doors of the eovernor's office. Russell was there, watching, waiting. Senator Ray caused a sensation to night in the senate by the exposure of a trick bill introduced by Senator . Ash burn, of Surry. It is entitled "A Bill to Establish Certain Townships in Sur ry," andj its purpose is to avoid pay ment of ?20,000 voted by certain town ships fori the railway to Mt. Airy. Ash burn practically admitted the facts de veloped by Ray and that the purpose was to repudiate the bonds. Ashburn was terribly embarrassed. He says he intends to put in a supplemental bill Monday (to remedy the evil of this bill. Two republican senators ask me to say they thiik what Ashburn has done Is an outrage on the legislature. Ash- burn's bill is ratified and is now law. The lustices of th noopo tnav in Air. V " f .uru 11. UW- charging! Lieutenant Governor Rey nolds from custody decided that the oc cupancy of a room in the capitpl by an enrolling clerk was not of such a char acter or! by such right, that trespass could have been committed by Rey nolds; that they regard Swinson mere ly as a clerk or employe, and that he was only in the room as such. ' It is stated today that Dr. R. M. Nor ment, ofj Robeson, is to be appointed by the governor as president of the At lantic and North Carolina" railway. I (By Southern Press.) Raleigh, N. C, March 6. At 1 o'clock todav the hnnap of i-artraocntoM... - .kawch1 took up the Grant substitute bill (lease uiu oi me iNorxn caronna railroad) and up to this hour, 11 o'clock, the house is in session. The enemies of the lease, discovering thev were in the minor tv racn.t.j filibustering to delay action. During the afternoon and night, Representa tives Cook, Lusk, and Sutton occupied the chair, all opposed to the lease and refused to recognize any of the majori ty and by dilitory motions and other tactics have been able to prevent majority adopted the Grant substitute The house stands about d for the lea and 27 against ea motions as ve nized by the chair. Speaker Hileman for reast-HH of his own, w not In the SLffl8 heVemanaof Upon I several occasions during the session, liar arid other epithets were rreely. exchanged and once or twice members were - my presented -frorr coming to. Wows by the interference of i.i rams. rt m ciearly the object of Gov ??OJL???sseU t0 obstruct legislation on this bill,! and it looks now as if all oth er needful legislation would go by de fault as the legislature will adjourn ne-rt Tuesday. The grant bill is a substitute for the original bill and passed the senate last week, and was sent to the house. This bill does! not materially differ from the original bill except in the term of years from ninety-nine years to thirty years! which is a compromise measure. The house adjourned at mid-night without taking- any aetton on the bill. ; The Situation In Crete More Critical CaneaJ Marcn 6. Colonel Vassos has intimated to the admirals of the foreign fleets that he will secure the liberation of all the Mussulman eapiured by the insurgents, oh condition that the pris oners abandon their arms and take no further part in the fighting. The for eign admirals, it is believed, have taken another step in behalf of the Turks, and fuel! has thereby been added to the indignation of the Christians. "Orders have been issued for the British war ships Rodney and Camperdown, a Rus sian warship, and the French warship Chanzy to land 500 men to -escort Slr Alfred Billiotti, the British consul here, to Kandamos, whttlwr fca proceeds with the ostensible ebjecs e rescuing' the besieged; Moslems, The consul ! beardj the Rodney, ft to - on thi real object hi lsdi' fHLl7! force tis to eoffipel the foreign raia t,u aeiiJ X- e insurgents tc tJ f Kandamos if neces-rin- i - 800 foreign sailors and mt- l -es nave- oeen landed and will start I at once for the town. , I . . ; TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAT. : Take t Laxative Bromo .Quinine Tab lets. All druggists refund the money tt it fal to cure. XSo. A REMARKABLE STATEMENT MADE TO THE LEGISLATURE BY THE STATE TREASURER. He Claims the Penitentiary Requires Ap propriation of 45,000 Superintendent Iieasar Shows Its Incorrectness Every Populist Bolter Gets an Office Reynolds Breaks Another Tie in the Senate-De-. perate Efforts to Save the Asylums Bus. sell Carrying His folnts. Messenger Bureau, Park Hotel. Raleigh, N. C, March 6. The statement was made last night on the floor of the house by the chair man of the finance committee that the state "treasurer said the penitentiary was in debt and would need $45,000 ap propriation to carry it through Tour correspondent at once went to the re tiring superintendent, Mr Leazar. and told him of this gross error. The chair man of the committee was brought up and said plainly that the penitentiary, did not cost the state a cent in 1896 ard had a fine supply of provisions and forage on hand grown on its farms. Mr. Leazar said that he had not recom mended a - cent of appropriation for this year, or next and that if the legis lature were to take its hands off the penitentiary he would give bond to car ry It on ten years without a cent of cost to the state and at the same time would make money. In ;view of these facts, as stated, by a man of such character and information the statements of the treasurer are strange. John R. Smith, republican, took charge of the penitentiary today. He says he will make no changes in the personel of the force until he thorough ly learns his duties ana tne manage ment of the 1,250 convfets. . So far as can be learned not on of the bolting . populists will fail to get lrlnd of an office. McCaskevi the bolter chairman, gets the place of man ager of one of the state farms on the Roanoke, Reirihart gets the state farm at Wadesboro. 1 The members of the house are angry with the senate for tabling-the bill to stimulate local school taxation by the gift of $100,000 from the public fund, j There was a desperate effort, in the senate -last night to save the three In sane asylums , from the co-operation grabbers and a colored member. Per son, - was a leader in this. But, the vote being a tie, the lieutenant govern or cast his vote to let the asylums go. When a bill was voted on in the sen ate last night that no senator should take any place in the asylums or the penitentiary the vote was a tie. Asrain the lieutenant governor voted, so as tr carry the measure. 'He said that to do Otherwise would be' a reflection on the Senate, which contained some of the best men In the state. The bolting pop ulists voted solidly to grab the asylums and against the bill to prohibit any senator from taking a position as above stated. ; The republican members of the house caucused last nlght-: on Dockery's bill to amend the constitution-' by embody ing the election law as one of its articles. The caucus in a rather informal way agreed to support it. 1 Persons from other states who saw yesterday's scene, of disorder and riot in the house say- then never, even in South Carolina in the reconstruction Governor Russell remains in his of days, saw anything like it. flee until midnight these nights, work ing and planning. He has had his way about the penitentiary and the insane asylums and has all the appointive power. : The general belief here is thait the legislature will not adjourn sine die until Wednesday next. There was talk yesterday just after the riot that many members might leave, today, to break a -quorum. Today was the last of the sixty . days (including Sundays) for which members get pay. Death of Edward M. Wallen. New York, March 6. Edward M. Wallen, a prominent architect of De catur, Ala., was found dead in his room. at the St. Nicholas hotel at noon toriay. Heart disease is supposed to have caused his death. Proprietor Robinson of the St. Nicholas, has telegraphed to Mr. Wallen's wife, at Decatur, Ala., ap prising her of his sudden death. Wall en was between 40 and 45 years of age. He came to this city on January 20th last, andjhad been storjping at the St. Nicholas ever since, It is said he was one of the most prominent architects in the south, and that he built nearly all the large court houses in that part of the country. It is understood he came here to dispose of a patent for filling court records. Mr. Robinson said he understood Wallen refused an offer of 535,000 to sell his patent, a few days ago, and that it was his intention to form a company with. 1100,000 capital. Proprietor Robinson believes that Mr! Wallen's illness and subsequent death was due, in a measure, to excitement resultant from witnessing; a prize fight. He attended the West-Walcott contest at the Broadway Athletic arena on Wednesday night and since then he has complained of ilmess. He did not deem it serious enough, however,, to warrant ine services or a physician and dic-d ""iwjut ineuica.1 attendance Troops Ashed for at the Execution of Wall. ing and Jackson. ' jJTanmort, Ky., 'March 6. Sheriff Plummer, of Campbell county, who is i" ""-"6 cksou 8;ai Walling, March win, nas assed Governor Bradley Tor .troops to surround the enclosure where ecuWn 18 to take-place. The law provide that no more than fifty people fn 'Mtness the hanging and the sher UT. fears that a .big crowd will come over from Cincinnati and tear down the enclosure in order to see It. . Full Details Gladly Given. A Railroad Official's Experience. B. 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The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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