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ESTABLISHED 1867. WILMINGTON, N. O, WEDNESDAY, MARCH tf, 1897. PRICE 5 CENTS. ' j mj i j" TET7EGTtAPT?Tf! STTAfMATfY. THE STATE. The supreme cmirt ' justices yester day filed opinions in a number of cases, Including several from New Hanover Subscriptions of stock! tc the Cole man cotton mill of Concord -amounted to $80,000- The hew j penitentiary board meets today; Governor Russell desires Claude Dockery to be chair man Work has .' been begun on the new Presbyterian church, in Raleigh A white man la killed by a Sea board Air Line train nearjVass. ; ," DOMESTIC.;. 'The five new 1 state senators are sworn in in the Kentucky legislature, which ,rneans the election; of a repub lican senator The president nomi nates John Hay, of the District of Col umbia, to be ambassador; to England, and Horace Porter to Prance The damage from Sunday night's fire in St. Louis was over $1,000,000 -The valley of the Mississippi in Missouri and Ar kansas is a vast inland sea and death and desolation is spread for miles; the break in the levee has wrought great havoc- At Cairo, IH., th Ttver guage " yesterday morning was In two inches of fifty feet The republicans of Rhode-Island hold their state conven tion and nominate a ticket- -Another Hampton, (Va.) couplei Sope The cabinet discusses the question of fili bustering expeditions; the attorney general is not prepared toanswer the question1 as to giving clearance papers for Cuban ports to vessels! taking mu nitions of war as cargo Betting on the prize fight has become quite lively In New" York; a majority of the bets are 5 to 4 on Corbett; some are made at 10 to" 7 and some few at 10 to 8; in .London what few bets are made are generally even The sugar refinery at Williamsburg, N. Y., which has , been closed for some time, starts up The Turkish consul at Boston is still in custody in New York on the charge o embezzlement -Corbett and Fitzsim- itions did little training yesterday ; they had many visitors; both : are in fine spirits and both confident of success; experts all predict a short fight, fif ten rounds being the favorable number; one. says it may ? nd in six rounds", the favorite combination is Corbett, Green and Hawkins; there is not much Fitz- simmons money shown Tat Carson The house ways and means committee yesterday considered the tariff bill; it will probably be reported; tomorrow,! though the-democrats want time toi study it and prepare arnendments. FOREIGN. - ' The Britishgovernment addresses a note to the allied powerstOn; the Cretan situation, but the leaders fn both houses of parliament decline to state what ; England's attitude is Six hundred British troops are ordered to Crete r'from Malta Twenty thousand more troops are needed in the Philippine I is lands The allied pow'ers1 begin the blockade of Crete and the Grecian warships leave Canea Two bands of Thessalians enter .Macedonia The blockade of Crete increases the spirit of opposition and determination of the Greeks; Colonel Vassos is fortyfying his position in Crete The iGreek cab inet after discussingr the blockade of Crete decides that it is better to take "active" .-measures which is construed to mean'a declaration of war against Turkey The excitement and enthu siasm among the Greek troops on the Turkish, frontier forms a aangerous element, for it makes possible an out break of hostilities, at any moment. SUPREME COURT DECISIONS. Several Cases from New Hanover Decided. The Coleman Cotton Kactory-New Peni tentiary Board to Meet Today Killed by a Train. 1 ' l . (Special to' The Messenger.) ' Iiaieich. ;N. C. March li The. su preme court today filed opinions'as' fol lows: Mcllhaney vs. Railroad, from Mecklenburg, error; Southerland vs. Merritt, from Duplin, affirmed; Bur nett vs, Railroad, from New Hanover, new trial; Remington vs. Kirby, from New Hanover, new trial; Atkins vsv Grumpier, from Sampson, petition to.- rehear, dismissed; Railroad vs. Street Railway, from New Hanover. error; State vs. Asrjiora, irom nauiysuii, m.i "flrmed; State vs. Perry, jfrom New Hanover, affirmed: Gregory- vs. Bui--lock. from"Granville. error; Pobbitt vs. Stanton, from Granville. ; affirmed; Illghsmith vs. Whitehurst, from Pitt, en or. Appeals from the Eighth dis trict will be called next Tuesday. Directors who returned today from Concord where a meeting bf the di rectors of. the " Coleman cotton mill, which is to be operated by negro labor, was held, report $SO,000 of capital stock subscribed.; j Postmaster Charles M. Busbee'ssterm does not, expire for a year. j " .. The penitentiary board rnejets tomor row and will for the present make very few changes in thlH management; It is Governor Russell's desirei that Claude Dockery shall be chairman of the -board. i Work began today on the jnew Pres byterian ch-.irch here. . i " Washouts today south and west of here delayed the.Seaboard Air Line and Southern trains. "" j. ' ; A white man was struck iby a. Sear board train near ass last- evening, while walking on the track and killed. ' . - . - Predictions of the Profession About the Prize Fight. ' j Carson, March 16. The following are a feV guesses as. to the dumber of rounds ti:at will be fought between Cor bett 'and Fitzsimmons: j W. A Brady Not Jess than four and not more than eight rounds. - Martin Julian Fitzsimmons , will knock Cbrbett's head off before the fifth round is over. 1 William Muldoon The two men are in such perfect condition that I hardly think the fight will last more than thirty minutes. ' Jack McAuliffe It Is a grudge fight and-no time will be wasted. The man who keeps his head will Win In short ' rwder. - ' ' i ! Tom Sharkey The kin'etoecope peo ple won't need much tape tor mis us"' The men will go at each other like tigers and It will all- be over !fn leS !han twMitv minutes. ' " i1i:v Madden We will never li'e to- . see such a fast fight between . two men. Thex have old scores to settle and It won't take long to do it. r l Al. Smith I don't think it win be a very long figh't. Corhett usually trims his man in short order, understand me, , and Fitzsimmons won't dosera-h, time either. We won't have to wait lop g for tH flnlah. ' Jim Wakeley Six rounds will tell the nc t Jim a. 1udge. These fellows liave plenty of speed and there won't fee any fooling on either side; S Not-4thstanding these predictions, v 4it ai-o. buVins pools on ten wmv WrwrtaWtslmmOnsi5will nfever put a glove on Corbett. If he can stand up before Jim for tnree iwunus " tietter man than he was wnen tjyiui ivlth him. ; ' ' Jack StenzelerCorbett . will lose his ,-hiad when he finds that-Bob-Hoan hi I him and Bob will knock him out in side of four founds, sure I . ' READY FOR THE FRAY. THE TWO BK5 PRTZK FIGHTERS IN THE BEST OP CONDITION. Both in Fine Spirits and Each Confident nt Ruceeos Fxpert Predict a Short and. Fierce Fight Professor TVulter Watson Fxpresne. HI Opinion of Corbett' Con ditionThe netting I,lttle Fltulmmons - Money In Sleht. Carson, Nev., March 16. The last twelve hours of daylight remaining be fore 'the greatest rug-gi-e lin he 'his tory of pugilism begins were ushered in .with lowered skies nd a threatening atmosphere. Fortunately, 'however, the sun dame to the 'f ront, and Its glorious rays dispelled all gloom. The 'early out look 'had the effect of making both Corbett and Fi'tzsrimmons do a little more woTk than they had intended to oi the day before the battle. Fearing toj take any chances under existing at mospherical conditions, botih men ex-excised w'ith a view to keeping their wind up in case of a "possible postponement. Nothing short of rain or a snow storm will bring about such a postponenrent, however, and all indications tend" to Show that fair weather will be vouch safed tomorrow. The l'on-lpoked for specials 'from east and west arrived today and dis charged additions to the crowd -which already has severely taxed the re sources of the town. But the attend ance at the ringsid-e . will not be as large as was anticipated. Between 4,000 and 5,000 people Will, pephaps, be careful estimate of the -wumber whi will see the mce'ting of the two men which took nearly two years and the expenditure Of dollars to bring to gether. ' . Visitors kept arriving and departing framShaw'& Springs and Cook's ranch all day and the roads between -Carson and the training quarters presented a busy, scene with 'its constant stream of vehicles 6f all kinds. " . P. J. Corbett, Jim's father, arrived by one of the western specials Shortly after noon. William A. Brady met him and drove him out to the springs where they found Jim busy entertaining a number of friends from" ail over the states. For every one the fellow had -a, pleasant greeting and a cheerful, con fident word. In fact, Corbett never seemed in better spirits since 'he began training than fee did on this, the eve of tne;contest. . -. , Fitzsimmons' visitors had to wait some time before Bob put in an appear- v rrMemphis every home has been, aban- hay while the sun shone, and. takln? advantage of; the bright spell, did some jogging along the road. When he re-. turned and bad a rub down he was in evidence and his conversation showed just as much faith i his winning star as his rival displayed. This overwhelm ing confidence on both sides is a bit of a puzzle to all the gports. It is un doubtedly genuine in the two-men and tends to still further shake -the ideas of any one "who. Is inclined -to waver about picking the winner. ' If the Victory had to be decided by the amount of confidence entertained by the rivals, the referee would have a much harder task than that which will be undertaken by Referee George Siler tomorrow, and the contest will proba bly be prolonged to a much grea ter de gree than is iotoked for under Queens bery rules. The prevailing opinion seems to be that the duration, will be limited to fifteen rounds. Judging by the betting, this number is the favor ite, while, under ten rounds comes in as second notice. No one is inclined to think that, the battte will be a long one. The; interpretation of the rules -which allows hitting in clinches and break aways appeiars to account in a great measure for the popular idea of a Short fight. , - Dan Stuart, it is' evident, assumes with the majority since he has put on the two smaller fights to follow the 'big event. The betting remained about the same all day. There is plenty of Corbett. money in sight, but Fitzsimmons cash is not forthcoming in sufficient quanti ty to make the 'pericilers change the odds of e1 to 10 on the Cahfornian. Paris mutuals. with Corbett, Gfeeu and Hawkins as the pick of the combina tions, were very slow and there were scarcely any buyers for Fitzsimmons, Smith and Flaherty. . It was not quite the. day of rest at the - camps that was ntteipated, . al though both men laid up considerably and dispensed with the sparring end of the programme entirely. Oorbett played three games of hand ball and then; took a turn at - the punching bag in the, morning. Dight foot Work in the-iiand ball court followed and then Jim was rubbed down. After he was dressed he received callers and stood chatting outside the court -.for nearly half an hour. Corbett. was in a partlc- ularly cheerful -humor and seemed mueh-'pleased at the-number .of . his visitors. Among those who drove out to the springs was 'Ida Fuller, whose sister DaLOie, is an old friend of the Californian. Billy Woods arid Jeffries were about as contented a lookhrg pair as could be found in the vicinity to day, since th'ey had a rest "from Jim's gentle manipulations, McVey also wore a Jaunty smile, which was absent dur ing the . days when hi's head was bat tered against the woo3jgn walls of the gymnasium. ., Later in the afternoon Jim Went for a short walk and came home with a series of sprints.. At Cook's ranch, Hlckey and Stenzler had time to compare notes on past in juries, as they were not scheduled to put on the gloves. Roeber, however. had to push' and shove for a few Trim ures while the champion tried out his wind. Bob then took a turn at the hag and sprinted around the yard a few times. A little road work wound up the oroceedines Both narties turned in early to- get a-good long rest -oeiore 'ine -eyew.i4u hour. According to the, night's arrange ments, Corbett will perhaps tase a short walk in the morning and ' then drive to the arena. Of course the" weath er will have a great deal to do With the olans of both men. . - i Professor Walter Watson, of j ths Olympia Club, San Francisco, wBo is credited with having brought oui Cor Vt!f's boxine abili'ttes. was probably the moost welcome visitor at the'Cali- fornian's quarters today. "Come in and take a flash at ,m'e, Walter," said Jim, after a handshake. "Your opinion ought to se'title tSte question of my con dition." Watson followed the champi ons lather, f. J. n-oroeii, uniiuo mi erittae-A where the examination tooK pjace. Jim stripped to thewa'ist and Watson thumped ham and kneaded ev-et-y muscle. on his trunk.. Mr. Corbett senior adjusted bis spectacles iand watched the process. ' 3 ' "You are down pretty fine, Jim, pret ty fine," said Watson. "Not too fine, understand me, just about right, I think. I never- saw your-srousGi&s -so hard. They show up through fhJ-kn more than ever before. Perhaps that 1$ why you appear to be drawn down., so much. Your neck is bigger than it used to 'be, I think. Uve you been saving your right? Your left seems to be. big-: ger than X ever saw St. If you were a .tronl T chonld say you intended to - fight, this 'battle ;wttih one hand. "Youf right shoulder muscles sanire- having just about the proper develop? ment. Perhaps I tehould not-fbe tooerit leal, but I know you and take some stock in wiiat I'm saying. You are harder than you weye Informer years aid carry less beef on you. I should say that you were in atfeolutely per1 fect condUiori'for a man ot.your age and development. The more I look at you, the better I like yerur appearance. If, as you ciaim; your beiiows are all right, , he championship will stay in San Francisco." ' Jim's father had not much to say. "Jin seems -to have muscles sticking tout Vift over him," was the old gentle-Tnarv'a- comment. "His face ain't - so very thin. His "shoulders look very trig to Trie. Come to think of-it, I never saw them look so large. Now, so far as his dolor goes, I want to tell you right now that he never looked "better. The lines about, the yes are perfectly natural. I had them when I a. was his age. Jim and Joe take after me, you know, and I am satisfied with the lad's appearance and If (he don't win, well, he should not have any excuse to offer the folks at hom." Jack MtfAuliffe, the ex-light wettght champion, attracted some attention on Carson streets this afternoon. "I have not seen either of the big fellows strip ped." said Jack to a crowd in front of Stuart's office. "You can't teUa-great deal by a man's face and not much more -by seeing him stripped, hut ac cording to my notion, hoth -Jim and Bob are .finer than silk. Why shouTd'pt they be? I think the pace will be So hot that the fight will not 'last more than six rounds. Judging hy their talk to me, they ain't going to do much dancing about and drawing out, as it were. The fight Is for blood and St will be all over by 11 o'clock tomorrow- if the sun shines. Wyett Karp, who refereed the Shar-key-Fitzsiimmons contest, sized up the heavy weights this morning. .. Earp is a secretive man naturally and 'he had nothing much to say when he came back from Shaw's Springs. I thought Corbett .might not be as good as he was reported, he drawled. "He . looks mighty determined - Wiough,' v an 1 don'Ubelieve he is afraid of an anCQ?v da. Pitzsimmons 1s as heavy as when he fought Sharkey. The man with the most nerve is going to win this fight Both of them are well fixed for that argument today. If . expert opinion counts for anything, the battle will be a short one." DEATH AND DESOLATION Caused by Break in the Mississippi Ievee. A Vast Inland Sea Formed Farms'.Under Water Property Gone Deaths Reported Memphis, Tenn., March 16. The val ley of the lower Mississippi is a vast inland sea. Death, desolation and dis tress is spreading from as faf north as Birds Point, Mo., to the country be low Helena, Ark. The heavy rainfall of the past fortnight in the Ohio valley and the consequent .floods are the im mediate causes of the frightful swelling in the Mississippi in the vicinity of Cairo and south, of there. The break in the levee near Nodena, Ark., Saturday, has wrought havoo in Mississippi county, which is virtually at the 'mercy of the raging torrent Many persons are thought to have per ished in this vicinity. Twenty-five ne groes are reported drowned in Bushy bavou. For miles and miles, west of doned, One planter, J. T. Butler, tells a ter rible story -of the destruction of farm houses, property and cattle, but he re ports only one drowning. Butler, how ever, fears that the loss of life will be great. ? - i The break in the levee is widening and no power on earth can stop the crev-' asse. Six hundred people nave peen brought to Memphis from Crittenden county, most of them from Marion, Ark. Many were in a state of starva tion when they arrived. The steamer Minnehaha, has returned f roni a trip to Island Forty, five -miles north of Mound City, where several families were found. The women were in water up to their waists, and two of them were- holding babies in their arms. Caruthersville, Mo., March 16. The water is rising here at the rate of near ly an inch per hour. Work, on the levee is being kept up night and day. At Osceola, Ark., the levee broke yester day and the floods ?re d6ing great damage in that section. At Tyler, thirteen miles below here, ten familiies were driven from their homes and are camped on a sawdust pile. 'At Cotton wood, nine miles below, the water is nearly a foot deep in business houses and dwellings. At Gayoso, six miles above here, the water is all over the town and from three to twelve inches deep in the houses. Prisoners had to be removed from the jail to the court house to escape the water. Cairo, 111., March 16. The guage this morning marks within two inches of fifty feet. The levees are intact and can stand several reet more rise. At Birds Point, Mo., the Cotton Belt and Iron Mountain railroads are under wa ter. ..If the floods 'continue for twenty- four hours, trains on these roads will be abandoned. Memphis, Tenn., March 16. So far as reported ' with reliability tonight, there have been but two drownings in the flood, both being negroes, m the vicini ty of Marion,- Ark. Stories of rescue by the half dozen or more steamers en gaged m the work and vessels arriving from -above and below, however, added highly thrilling features to the situa tkm.-: From i refugees arriving from back of Marion It was learned that hundreds of people in that section were in the water and without means to es cape. Accordingly a light draught steamer was pushed in that direction as .far as possible and skiffs penetrated even further. The result was the res cue of scores of sufferers. On Presi dent's island below here, a large num ber were found in the water and brought out. On Island Forty, above, a report came that there were between fifty and a hundred people in between three and four feet of water, and a steamer was dispatched to their relief. The steam ers Mary Morton and W. J. Nisbet, from above, brought tidings of desola tion and distress all along the river for 100 miles or more. The latter's officers declared that there were certainly hun dreds of people for whom there was no -prospect of relief. Every piece or ground along the river above water was crowded with people and live stock, and in one instance their place of refuge was a sawdust mountC which was being , steadily swept away from under thMn. The Yazoo rrver ar ereenwooa, jvm3.,; is at flood ' tide- with -the' TallahatAhie nd Yallabusha pouring great volumes; into it. Ail of this goes into the Mis sissimoi to increase its floods. Helena, Ark., reports the Mississippi two feet four inches -below the .highest mark, rising, and with rain all last night and today. That correspondent also reports an expected levee break at Modoc, near there. Reinforced government, crews are now engaged in ''sacking" it. Who. Will Be the Winner. The Greensboro Record says: ' "Our star-gazer friend, J. J. Thorn- 'ton, has received many Inquiries for Tiis opinion on the prize figh't. He takes no stock hi this disgraceful- business, but this is his opinion: 'Have only the date of the fight of Corbett and Fitz simmons.. not the hour or other data necessary to a correct judgment, hut what I ca see from the incomplete premises before me, uoroeit wur oe fortunate . if Fitz does not . kill him. and . Pttz will be lucky if he escapes hangrjag or imprisonment lor killing Corbett.' " , . Sutton to Make His Debut in Charlotte, Solicitor J. L. Webb who is here to look" after some 'business in the su perior court, says that the next term of the' MecKienourK criminal court will come off according to programme. 'beginning on the 12th Of "April. The ori Iv difference will be tht Judge Sutton will occupy the ehair formerly filled by Judge' Meares. Sutton's commission is effective April 1st, so Mecklenburg court will be his first term-Chaiiotte Observer. r . t A 8ugar Refinery Started Up. New York,March 16. The sugar re finoW. n-ri South . Second' street. Wil liamsburg, belonging to the American Sugar ttenning juompany, aier a pni down or over nve raontns, openea ias.i niurhf. with a foree of nearly 500 men. The introduction of the tariff bill, with its increased duty on sugar, is believed V to be responsible for the resumption. SENATE PROCEEDINGS. TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY-SIX BILLS INTRODUCED. The President's Message Referred The Credentials of Mr, Henderson, Appointed Senator by the Gonrnor of Florid Presented, and After Contest, Referred to Committee 8enator Fry Makes the .First Attack oa the Clrll Service. Washington, March 16. The presi dent's message, which after being read yesterday, was laid on the table, was on motion of Senator Morrill, referred to the finance committee. ? The credentials of Mr. John A. Hen- dersoiu appointed by the governor, of Florida to fill the vacancy in the senate caused by. the expiration of the term of Senator Call,' were presented and read, and Senator Pasco asked that Mr. Henderson be sworn into . office. This request was antagonized by ' Senators Allen, Chandler,' , and Hoar on the ground that under the decision of the senate in the Lee, Mantle and other, cases, such appointments by the gov ernor wereynot in compliance with the constitution. An1 additional point' of objection was noted by Senator Hear; that the appointment in this case was made to continue "until the legislature should elect." The governor, Senator Hoar argued, had rto such power. He could only appoint until the next meet ing of the legislature. In fact the gov ernor's - appointment bf Mr. Henderson might last, no) for six years only, but forever, if the legislature did not elect a senator. All of these cases, said Sen ator Hoar were on the same footing and they ought to be well considered, first by a report from the committee on privileges and electionsand afterwards by action of the senate.- It was very much more important for the senate to extract itself from the mud into which it got by its action in. the Mon tana and Washington cases, than that a senator should get his seat a week or two earlier'. He hoped that under the circumstances the senator from Florida would not insist upon having a long debate on the matter now. Senator Pasco stated the points-ln which the present case differed from the other ones and argued in favor of the immediate admission of Mr. Hen derson. - - 4 " Senator Allen moved the reference of the credentials to the committee on privileges and elections. This was agreed to af ter further debate, over two hours having been' consumed - in the discussion.' " Many bills were introduced and re ferred, among them a bill by Senator Allen, populist, of Nebraska, directing the foreclosure of the government lien on the Union Pacific railroad. A bill to facilitate thef construction,. working and maintenance of tele graphic communication between the United States, the Hawaiin island, Ja pan and Australia, was introduced by Senator Chandler, on behalf of Senator Hale. . A bill for a government telegraph was introduced by Senator Kyle, or South Dakota, and one to amend the immigration laws by- Senator Lodge. A bill for the relief of William J. Bryan, when its title was read, caused a general laugh. A bill to increase all pension allow ances was introduced by Senator Thurston, A new Nicaraguan canal bill was in troduced by Senator Morgan; also a bill to create a board of trustees of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific Rail way Companies and to fund their bond ed debts; - also a joint resolution de claring the Bulwer-Clayton treaty abrogated. ' " -. - Bankruptcy bills were introduced by Senators Hoar and Nelson. Altogether there were 246 bills intro duced and referred, most of them com ing over from the last congress. ' A resolution was offered by Senator Frye, republican,- of Maine, calling for copies of all orders, circulars, or in structions, and all correspondence with engineer officers In charge of public works relative to the application of civil service rules to the operation of works in charge of the, engineer depart ment. He. remarked, in an audible whisper, that he wanted to get rid of civil service, which was "an awful out rage." "Is that a step," Senator Cockrell, democrat, of Missouri, asked, "in the direction of abolishing the civil service law?" 'I regard it," Senator Frye replied, "as a step in favor of abolishing civil service rules, so far as they relate to the employment of laborers and sur veyors in the construction of public works. The civil service rules have been extended by the president over the employment of all manner of ser vants through the engineer department of the government, so that if an officer away up the Columbia riven wants to hire a laborer for a piece of work, the laborer must have a certificate from the civil service commission.. And so in the case of a surveyor who may be' wanted for two or three days. It is in terfering with all the improvements of rivers and harbors and is absolutely absurd and stupid." The resolution was agreed to. After a short executive session, at which today's nominations were re ferred, the senate 3:30 o'clock adjourn ed till Thursday next. The Jameson Bald Investigation. London, March 16. In"the inquiry In to the circumstances of the Transvaal raid which was resumed by the parlia mentary South A-Tica-n commit tee in Westminster hall today, Mr. W. Z. ,1 Schreiner, formerly attorney general of -"c o. v-jp iwiwc stand. Mr. Schreiner said, In answer to questions, that he very much doubt ed whether there were any steps Which Mr. Rhodes could have taken that would have stopped the raid made -by Mr. Jameson tnto the Boer territory. The overthrow'of the existing govern ment of the Transvaal republic, he said, would greatly endanger the peace of South Africa. He 'had positive knowledge, he added, that the Trans vaal government was extremely anx i'ous to observe th'eir treaty obligations .wren jungiana. The Dry Goods Market, New York, March 16.-The Journal of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin h its review of the week f the dry goods market says: There has been little change from the general routine of the market during the past week. The general tone of staple cotton is without improvement. ' Spring lines of printed cotton fabrics are generally well situ ated and steady in price. Men's wear woolens and worsted fabrics have been in considerable request with a gener ally steady tone, but with no- such strength, as njight have been expected in view tu iiMpeuuipg legisiauun Dress goods have, steadily advanced with prices . mostly well supported. Collections continue satisfactory. . . The Turkish Consul Still in Custody New York,. March 16. Judge Brown, of the United States district court to day declined to take bail in the case of Turkish Consul Lasigi, who js wanted in Boston on a eharge of embezzlement but granted a motion to lacei, him in the custody of the United States dis trict court. Lasigi, who has been con fined in the Tombs since his arrest, was discharged from that institution this afternoon 1 and immediately re-arrested bY deputy United States marshals, and i "t"'y" h1- TO CUBE A COLD IK OKB DAT. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab lets. . All druggists refund tbt money if it fails to cure. 25c. CRETE BLOCKADED. Greek Troops oa the Island Fortlfyihs Their Position The Cabinet Decides to Take-Active Measures Popular Detei a ruination Increasing Danger of Hostlll ties oa the Frontier. : ' , "Vienna, March 16. The blockade of the ports of the Island of Crete by the worships of the concerted European powers went Into effect today. v i 'It la announced here that unttl the powers shall decide upon the appoint ment of a governor for Crete, a com missioner will be appointed to adt in that capatelty, in the n'ame of the Eu ropean powers and the porte. 'Athens, . March 16. Information- has been received here that two bands of Thessalians, one of 1,000 men and the either of 300, have entered Macedonia from the Larissa and "Volo districts of Thessaly. V London, March 16. A dispatch to The Times from Athens says that since the ac tion of the powers in ordering the tteglnhing of coercive measures against Greece' became known in Greece, the popular determination xnat the Greek army iof occupationi snail never be withdrawn from Crete . has become stronger than ever. The people are unanimous in this matter and the king and -the government have no choice but to swim with the tide of popular feeling. Colonel Vassos, commanding the Greek troops in Crete, is fortify ing hiw position upon the uplands at Alikianu. - . ' Canea, Crete, March 16. As a result of the . operation of the blockade of Cretan ports by . the combined fleets of the powers, the Greek (squadron, with the exception of two small warships, left Cretan waters today- The two ves sels thait remain are preparing to take their departure. Paris, "March 16. M. Hanotaux, min ister of foreign affairs, made in the sen ate today a declaration of the policy of Frnce in the. matter of the Graeco-Cre- LAan situation similar to that which he uiauc ill 1.11c; Lucuuua vi ucpuurs jco- terday, when he announced that France would adhere to the concert policy, and at the conclusion of his statement asked for a vote of confidence in the govern ment. The senate then attested its con-, fldnce in the government's policy by a vote of 240 to 32. ; Athens, March 16. A prolonged meet ing of the cabinet was held today. The ministers discussed at great length the attitude to be taken in the event the powers attempted to coerce Greece into compliance with their demands. It is stated that no disposition was shown to accede to the demands, and that it was finally decided to take active mea sures as the only possible solution of the difficulty. It is thought by active measures is meant a declaration of war against Turkey which, in its effect, would be to give Greece the right to maintain her ;army in Crete and de prive the powers of any right of In terference. London, March 16. The Chronicle The Daily Mall, and The Telegraph have correspondents with the Greek forces on the Thessalian frontier. They all concur in their descriptions of the rapid massing and continual drilling of the troops. They add that the excite ment and enthusiasm of the soldiers orm a dangerous element of the situa tion as a trifle may start a conflict with the Turkish forces on the frontier, who are in sight of the Greeks. Betting on the Prize Fight. 'New York, March 16. As the time for the hig prize fight draws near, jbet- tins on the result in this city has be come much more' lively. Several thou sand dollars has already been placed in bets on !the New York stock ex change, and a considerable amount of money has also been wagered in the hotels and other resorts up-town where those interested in- the fight congre gate. Since the betting began Corbett has been the favorite and, a majority of the wagers In thts city have 'been made at the -rate of 5 to 4 on Corbett. E. B. Talcott, of the stock exchange. placed $2,000 at the rate of 5 to 4 on Corbett, and he has $2,500 more which he Is anxious to place on the same terms. Other members of the stock ex change have placed 'about $1,000 on Cor- hett alt the same odds. There is an abundance of Corbett money dn sight, but those who favor Jim s chances and are willing to back their opinion were nui mtiinwi xo.Bive uetter uuas cnan 10 to 8. Fitzsimmins' hookers . wanted 10 to 7. Colonel John H. Dunne, of this oity, has been commissioned hy Chi cago and Pittsburg parties to place $3,000 on. Corbett at odds of 10 to 8. Boston. March 16. Several small bets. at 10 to 8 on Corbett were made here yesterday. The favorite combination with Boston sporting men Is Corbett, Flaherty and Green.The largest single bet In "this city was made yesterday. Charley Hoyt, the playwright, and his partner, Frank McKee, bet $1,000 to $800 with a Boston man that Corbett would win. . London, March 16. There is very lit tle -betting In sporting or Other circles in London on tomorrow's fight between Corbett and Fitzsimmons, and what few wagers have been made have chiefly been at .eyen money. One offer of 200 even on Fitzs'lmmons found no taKers, ana later u. to id against uor- bett was offered by the same better and accepted: - The Evening News publishes a report of an interview with Sir George Chet- wynd, who is an ardent devotee of ath letic sports, in which he is reported as saying: "I cannot ignore the fact that Corbett is a. clever boxer, but I think the Englishman will Win. Anyway, it wiill be a hard fight." The veteran pugtlis'tie trainer and second. Jack Bajdock, says: "I think Fitzsimmons will win, but It is foolish to. underrate Corbett. Men Of his class of - nervous temperamenlt' often, in a desperate nght, exhibit' rapidity, and caution beyond expectation." '-"Chicago, March 16. On the eve of the battle between the pugilists at Carson, there was no revival of betting at local resorts. ' There was plenty of talk about the. relative merits of the, fighters and the admirers of the Cornishman were more-in evidence than at any time in the last two months. But betting money is scarce among 'those who are not particular about having their names appear in print,, Some wagers of considerable amounts at 7 and 8 to 10 in Fitzsimmons' favor were admitted to have been made at the big hotels by traveling men, but their names were withheld. Nearly all the money of the professional sport is already up. Cincinnati, March 16. The betting on the big fight was very light in this city today as it has been all along for the simple reason that . the bulk' of the money seeking investment was in the hands of would-be Corbett betters. The Three Friends Remanded to Court. Washington, March ' 16. Attorney General McKenna made his first mo tion in the supreme court of the United States yesterday It was that the mandate to be issued in the case of the Three Friends, the alleged Cuban filibustering steamer which "the supreme ' court de cided, two weeks ago, should be re turned to the custody of the marshal of Florida, to await the decision of the court for that district upon lhe charge of, libel filed against the vessel by the federal authorities for violation of the neutrality laws. The motion was granted, . .. - A Spanish Disaster in Cuba. Havana, March 16, ' via Key West, ma., March 16. A rumor gained cur rency here this afternoon that- the Spaniards had met with a erreat dls aster in Pinar del Btoprovince, 1$ was icpuneu mat a government train naa been plows. UP by the rebels, over 100 troops being killed and wounded. Cu bans had full belief in the statement. ouv tne Spanish officials, as usual pooh-poohed the idea of such a'thing. it is stated to have occurred last Wed nesday or Thursday. POPULIST DIRECTORS OF INSANE ASYLUM TO TAKE FORCIBLE POSSESSIONS Contract for New Presbyterian Chare. '- Death of Mrs. Charles Johnsoa. Wreck of a Freifht Train Another Par- don by the Gorernor Anticipated De ficit la the State Treasury Plans for New Building for the Asylum for ib Blind.; Messenger Bureau, Park HoteL Raleigh, N. C, March 16. ' A rumor became current here today that the fusionists nominated as di rectors for the hospitals for the Insane and confirmed by the senate proposed to take possession by force 'day after tomorrow. As has been stated the democrats contend-that the'new law is defective and in violation of the con stitution and so the old directors and officers will take the whole matter be fore the courts. -' '-' . - George W. Waring, of Columbia, Ss C? has the contract for building .the new Presbyterian! church here, 1 v The cost' of the clerical work at the late session of the senate and house was $1,624 less than 1895. A freight train on the Chattanooga- Nash ville line of the Southern: was wrec ted at Holtsburg, and fourteen cars smashed, some loaded with fruit. R. P. Relnhardt, populist bolter, , who is new in charge of the convict farm near Wadesboro is here. Senator Mc Cask;y, populist bolter, takes charge of farms Nos. 1 and 2 on the Roanoke river. . ' - Governor Russell - pardons E. L. Thorn, who was serving a year's sen tence on the roads at Asheville. for carrying a concealed weapon Among those who asked for. hi& ,'Jardon. was the governor of Pennsylvania. The state treasurer's summary shows that while the total of appropriations by the late legislature is $980,891 the re ceipts will aggregate only $706,359. Last year the total-, appropriations were only $833,000.' The public and special taxes for this year are estimated at $529,891. 1 , . ... . Those, who oppose the policy of the governor with regard to the lease of the xNorth Carolina railway contend that the state as a stockholder in that road has no greater rights than the holders of private "stock, but has put itself entirely on a parity with them. Ex-Judge Risden T, Bennett will de liver the address here May 10th (mem orial day) on the- "Private. Soldier in the Confederate Army.' There is great satisfaction at the fact that the legislature did not interfere with the very valuable state geological suryey. The appropriation of $10,000 annually continues. "... Mrs. Francis Lenox Johnson died at her home here late- last night;, aged- 79. She was a daughter of Governor James Iredell, and was the widow of Ir. Charles E. Johnson, a distinguished physician, who was surgeon-general of this state during the war. - The plans for the new building at the institution for the blind are- ac cepted. The building will be 65 by 100 feet, three stories high and the audi torium on the first floor will seat 1,000 persons. It is to cost $22,000. JohA Groves, white, is to be tried here for the deliberate murder of Hen ry Wall, colored, near Wake Forest. The Cabinet Discussing Filibustering . Questions. - Washington,. March 16. The filibus tering operations between this country and Cuba occupied the attention of the cabinet today. Attorney General Mc- Kenna gave his views on the sub- ect of permitting alleged filibustering Steamers to clear for Cuban ports with cargoes of . arms and munitions of war. A general discussion followed 'his re marks. The attorney general 'has de cided not to render an opinion in the case of the steamer iDauntless until he can obtain additional facts relating to the application of her owners to clear from Jecksonville with arms and am munition. Under ordinary commercial conditions the application would be granted without question, but the fact that the Dauntless or any other vessel would be obliged to clear for some Cuban port held by the .Spanish puts a new phase on the matter. The cargo could not be landed there and the ves sel would be seized. This would make t necessary for a vessel to attempt to land the cargo at some .point along the coast, and in order to deliver the arms and ammunition to Che insurgents an armed force would he necessary. The knowledge of this raises the question whether the men necessary; to carry out the plans- made for a filibustering vessel would not constitute ian armed expedition, a clear violation? of law. The attorney general 'will have to de cide whether the force -likely, to -be tak en on the Dauntless is an armed expe dition within the meaning of the law. Permission was given the steamer Commodore to clear for a Cuban port with arms and munitions of war, but the vessel was wrecked before reaching the Cuban coast. Another Elopement at Hampton Fort Monroe, Va., March 18. 'Hamp ton Is becoming' famous for its elope - memts. xesteraay jrranK- iaKe. son of a prominent real estate .dealer, aiHd Miss Angeline Schmels, daughter- of Mr. George Schmels. the leadinjr bank er of that city, ran away and were nwenefl at KiiBaneth. tsty, in. c Let The Whole World Snow The Good Boiiies' Heart Cure Does HEART DISEASE, has its victim at a disadvantage. Always taught that , heart disease is incurable, when the symptoms become veil defined, the patient becomes alarmed and a nervous panic takes place. Bat 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." 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