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ESTABLISHED 1867. WILMINGTON, N. C, TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 1897. PRICE 5 CENTS. TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY - THE STATE. . ." . Judge Simonton, of the federal' court, Issues an order against Governor Rus sell, restraining him from carrying' out 'the two acta of the last legislature re organizing; the Atlantic and North Carolina railroad; the governor says he will appoint the state's proxy When he choses and will not ask any United States judge when he can do so. Governor Russell's correspondence ' is heavy he thinks of employing an ' other secretary. - DOAIKSTIC. Among1 the nominations made by the president were Charlemagne Tower, of .Pennsylvania, to be ambassador to ' Austria and Henry Clay . Evans, at, -Tennessee ,t35 "be commissioner of pen sions. Consul General Lee notifies the state department of the killing of C. E. Crosby, reporter of The Chicago '. Record, while -watching an . engage ment. General Peyton Wise, of Richmond, Va., died yesterday. The Kentucky legislature is still balloting for -a senator. Republicans of the. houise, contemplate making the tariff "UIHgO into "effect April 4.5th. The comptroller of the currency declares a second dividend of 10 per cent to the j creditors of the defunct bank a,t Co j. lumbus, Ga. The issue of standard " stiver dollars by the treasury last week numbered. 401,joo. -All nations hav ing navies are invited to send war ships to New York at the time of the presentation of the Grant monument to the city of New York. Secretary. Sherman is confined to his house by an attack of lumbago. The schooner Mary, from Charleston for 'Philadel phia, springs a leak and sinks near llog island; the captain and crew are resued. Violent rains fall in upper Texas and Indian- territory. The man is found who said he was given $20,000 to buy votes for Hunter's elec tion to the senate. The gunboat He lena in her trial trip yesterday devel oped a speed of 15.8 knots There is a strike in the Chicaso tanneries. The pypulistls In congress will- issue an address, defining' their position to ward both -.old parties. r-rr. Luis, convicted in BaUim-O're of aiding the Cubans, is sentenced to eighteen months imprisonment and fined $500. Two Alabama farmers quarrel over a tree a(id one fatally shoots the other. The republican senators ; will , hold ; a caucus today on the subject of fill ing vacancies, en. the committees. 1 Judge John R. Day, of Ohio, is to be Consul General Lee's successor at Ha vana. The flood in the Mississippi continues; the river is rising still at J many points anl levees are giving way; there is another heavy freshet coming down from above; at New Orleans the water is flowing over the levee in front 'ot t'he French market.-, FOREIGN. Spanish troops defeat a body of in surgents and capture General Ruiz Riveia and Colonel Eaealla, his, chief of .staff; both were severely wounded. - The Spanish government will in troduce reforms in the administration of affairs in Cuba before-the assembly of tire curies. The emperor opens the 'Austraim- relchorath by a speech from the i throne; he- says the porte - must make reforms in the Turkish empire: ' that: the action of the allied! pow'ers in the Crfe-n trouble had ai 'tendency o ward peace.- 'Crown Prince Cor.Uritine. reaches the Greek army en the frontier.- The insurgents attack the Turkish troops in the forti- , . i fications around Canea and: are bom- , i fi:m jho. tt-aiNshiiw- fh Grpek . MCLi CTU. 11 Vlll HIV ' -'".' f v " troops' attack and carry the works; the Uritish admiral cables the; foreign office that this is' practieallfi adeclara tion of war by Greece against the- al lied powers. ' ' .- ; '. Governor Kussell's Heavy Correspondence (Special io The Messenger.) Kaleiffh, N. C, March 29. Governor Kussell said that his hea!vy correspond ence almost necessitated the employ ment of another private ; secretary. Pointing at a big pile of mail, when asked the nature of thje letters, he re marked: "They are from people telling me that they are standing with me as against the nabob gang that is trying to loot the state."' . GREEK TROOPS ATTACK TURKS They Capttire the liatthwork Around - une-ieclireil tJ Amount to .Decla ration of War Against the Powers Cre taus SUelled by the i'leets. ' London. March 29. In the house of comons today Rt. Hon. George N. Cur- zon, under foreign secretary, read a number of telegrams from the admiral commanding the British . warships in Cretan .waters. The admiral wired that the Cretan insurgents having refused to permit suplies of food to be sent to he Turkish force at Malaxtft, an ulti matum was sent to them by the foreign admirals, informing the insurgents that the supliea must . be allowed to go to the Turks, otherwise the. foreign war ships aftdTrobps would resort to force .to compel obedience to their demands. In the meantime, the admiral added, the insurgents captured the Turkish block house at Lalava. (Cheers from 4he Jrish benches.) The foreign ad mirals, the telegrams stated, then de cided that it" "was necessary -to drive the insurgent out of the block house ATirl accordingly, the warships opened fire upon them. The firing lasted six j minutes, at the end of which time the, insurgents evacuated the block hoyse. but : not before they had looked and burned it. ((Renewed Irish chetrs.t- 4 Air Curzon- continued his reading after the cheers had subsided. The British admiral wired that owing to re peated attacks on the part pf the in surgents, the foreign admirals decided to treat tliem as enemies. (Cries of "shame) ard to demand more troops from the powers in order fp keep them in -subjection. Colonel Vassoa, com- ' manding the' Greek troops in Crete, re ceived warning from the admirals to this 'effect and replied to it by ordring the capture of; the block house at Ma laga andfoll6wed up his success by at ' tacking and capturing the darthworks fort at Suda.' -Colonel Yassos, the-admiral wired, had practically declared war against the powers. The house . subsequently went into committee of supply, wliereupon the Hon. Philip Stanhope, radical, moved to reduce the galaxy of Prime minister Salisbury, his tfbject being to cOjll at tention to Crete. To Be Tried by Drum-Head Conrt-Martial" London, March 29. A dispatch re. ceived from Havana in reporting the capture of Captain General Ruiz Rive ra, the insurgent leader and his chief of staff states that both of the prison ers will be tried by a drum-head court martial, which means that they will ertainly be shot. Havana, March 29. It la reported that Bermudez, the rebel leader, is an invalid," the rssult P? wouncji h receiv ed In battle, ' . ANOTHER INJUNCTION ISSUED BY THE FEDERAL COURT AG INST GOVERNOR RtTSSEIilj. Judge Slmonton Restrains the Governor, Attorney-General and Directors t the Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad From Carrying Oat the Provisions of the Acts of the Last Legislature Regarding 1hl Railroad. (Special to. The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C, March J?r-Today Governor Russell and Attorney Gen eral Walser had an Injunction served on them and one will be served on each of the newly appointed directors of the Atlantic and North Carolina railroad restraining them' from attempting to carry out two acts of the general as sembly, amending the charter of the said road, which gives the governor control of that road. This action Is brought by W. R( Tucker, of Raleigh, the largest private stockholder in the road. Ex-Judge Boykin and Aamis tead Jones, Esq., will appear for Mr. Tucker. The restraining order Is re turnable before Judge "Simonton at Greensboro April 6th, the day after .The hearing of the North Carolina railroad injunction case. x "Governor Russell said he had not read the papers served on him. He said "I will appoint the state's proxy if I choose, and whin I choose. I shall not ask any United States Judge, when I can .do so, I have, had no occasion to make 'any appointment, portch re signed Six months ago." The Charleston News and Courier of yesterday gives the following account of the issuing of this restraining order: The governor of North Carolina has again Deen restrained by a United States circuit "Judge. Saturday morn ing the Hon. E. T. Boykin, of Raleigh, representing one of the jlarest stock holders in the" Atlantic and North Car olina.- railroad, appeared before Judge slmonton in Charleston and obtained a restraining order against Governor Russell, preventing him from enforcing the new law passed by the recent ses sion of the North Carolina legislature. The paper will be filed at 9 o'clock this morning with tne cieris. ui ie "in states circuit court in Raleigh. It is likely to creat a considerable stir in in railroad circles. Dur- IX Lll I W w . - . fight !? ' w jn nrnereSg between the rail ino- Vio nast rew monms a. uis roads and the state government. v.. antQ massed at the last session of the general assembly are alleged to be ctitntinnai. The restraining or der is made returnable before Judge Simonton, at Greensboro, on April 6, 1897. " The North Carolina legislature has undertaken to revolutionize all the pub lic institutions in the state. It will be remembered that a short time ago Judge Simonton restrained the govern or of North Carolina from in any way interfering with the lease of the North Carolina railroad to -the Southern for a period of ninety-nine years. Nov, Judge Simonton,. at the instance of Mr. W. R. Tucker, who owns $135,510 worth of stock in the Atlantic and North Car olina railroad, through his attorney, Judge E. T. Boykin. , has restrained Governor Russell from the enforcement of the two acts of the state legislature of 1S97." These acts' are intended to transfer the management and - control of the road from the private stockhold- era tr ' ttve State Hho fctnto Tniier the original charter the state owns two-tniras oi the stock and the private stocKnoiaers the other third. By the terms of this charter which provides a guaranteed scale of votes, the state Is only enutiea to 350 votes, while the private stocK- holders are entitled to about 700. . hia lpsrislation is to re- I peal this provision of the charter and .. j. j s 4. 5 nr.-rs I make the state dominant in the control of the affairs of the road. It is pro . ,, .. v,q tria state's tiroxv- i on maf,iinia nf thB I Kna i i M tM ik ai an mvvi.nc, ... . t company to the end that a quorum may be , constituted. This -provision is not contained in the old charter. One of the acts provides that upon the mere suggestion of the governor, the state's proxy and the state's di rectors may be rrtnoved and a meeting called forthwith for the election of a. new president. It . likewise places . se vere penalties on any of the officers or agents of the company who shall refuse to surrender the property, books and records of the company to the newly appointed officers on their demand, Also, it is declared that' upon: such re fusal to surrender possession of the property of the company, and upon any stockholders or interested party re sorting to -the courts for the purpose of contesting the provisions of the act the governor shall designate some per son in the territory contiguous to the road, who shall sue the old Officers fqr the possession of the road, and for the appointment, of a receiver, who shall take charge of, manage and control It for an indefinite period of time. It is contended that these several pro visions of the acts of 1897 are unconsti tutional and void and that they de- prive the officers of the road of their property rights in their office without notice and without a day in court r that it deprives the judge of his discretion, the act making it mandatory on 3iim to appoint the receiver, wherebv his judicial discretion is taken away; in rhat it violates .the obligation of the charter contract in that it deprives the private stockholders of ; their rights without due process of law; in that it Is partial and Minjust legislation, It is alleged in the bill filed before Judge Simonton that the only reason for the-enactment -and attempted -n forcement of these acts Is purely polit ical. The Atlantic and Nprth Carolina ranroaa nas oeen declaring' aivioenas under the deposed management for the first time in its history. Besides a great deal of money has been expended for necessary repairs and Improvements. The order of Judge Simonton, to be filed in Raleigh today, provides that" the governor and .the hoard of Internal improvements be restrained from re moving any of the state directors or state's proxy except for cause and on due notjpe, and that the governor or any person a fee designated by him to Institute proceedings under the first act of the legislature of lfc&7. be re strained from suing or moving for the appointment of a receiver, and that thp governor be restrained, from desig nating any person to Institute proceed ings for the" appointment of said re ceiver, and that the; 'governor and his newly appointed directors be restrained froin undertaking to. enforce the provi sions of tte St of 1897, repealing the vote clause of the ul& charter and per mitting the state's proxy ti vote one rote for each share of the state's inter est, and from considering It necessary that the presence of the state's proxy shall be required to constitute a quo rum. The governor is also restrained from appointing tne state s proxy, tut provided in the last act of the general assembly, . , . This restraining order, ft tateit is made returnable on April 6th, and will be heard before Judge Simonton in Greensboro on that day. Judge Boykin left Charleston yester day niorning for Raleigh with the order in his pocket, which will be filed today. No notice ol the case was printed yes-i terday from the fact that had it been done all of Judge Boykirfe york might have amounted to nothing.- ; "Tt CUKE A COLD IN OTiB DAT. - Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab Wts. All druggists refund the money It it falls to- ure. 26c. THE MISSISSIPPI FLOODS. The River Still Rising . at Many Points and Levees Giving Way Another Heavy Freshet Coming Down the River-Overflowing the Levee In New OrleansThe Worst Not Yet Beached. Memphis, Tenn., March 29. A large break has occurred in therlevee at Way side, Miss., nine miles below Greenville. The break is reported to be a bad one and in a section where the levee Is high and rgarded as measurably safe. The levee broke this afternoon bacK of Perthshire, Miss. The situation be low here Is reported alarming. Washington, March 29. General Wil son, chief of army engineers, received a telegram from Colonel Gillespie, president of the Mississippi river com mission, dated Vicksburg yesterday, as follows: "Gauges along the river from Mem phis to Vicksburg give flood readings varying 1 to 3 feet above any previ ously irecorded readings. The feeling everywhere is one of great uneasiness and all state levee boards are battling against rising floods, regardless of cost. As yet no widely spread damages have been reported, though several breaks in levees above Greenville on both banks have occurred. Levees "are seriously strained at all points. The commission will give all possible aid by applying money, balances to protection Of worksj. The-water is rising slowly below Hen- ena." ' i . . . New Orleans, March 29. A special from Helena, Ark., to The Daily States says: . The situation here today is worse than ever before. The river rose 2 inches during the last twenty-four hours and a stiff gale has been blowing, almost without a moment's cessation since 8 o'clock last night. , Mayor Frit zen issued a proclamation this morning, reciting the dangeroHS condition of things and calling upon all able bodied men and boys to secure spades and put themselves under flie commander-in-chief of the levees. The proclamation met with hearty and prompt response, and at this moment 500 or 600 men are working on the levees, while many others are on the hill filling a long line of wagons with dirt, to be conveyed to the weakest points. The levees are in good condition considering the long siege, but the heavy wind and the knowledge that the river is to rise for several days longer has nerved every man for the most desperate fight ever seen in this country. Captain Molty, of the rescue boat Titan, reports another break. It is at Wood Cottage landing, a mile and a half above Knowltons. The brtak was 500 feet wide yesterday as trie Titan passed there, although it occurred late Saturday afternoon. This break will put all the country not already Inun dated under water do'vvn to Laconia, and Captain .Nolty thinks there is little doubt that that- magnificent body of land -will also be deluged. The break in the levee at Laconia is already in a precarious condition. At Helena hope is strong but a des perate fight is being made all . along the line. Today the entire front will be raised from one to two feet, making the levee from four to five feet higher than it was when the flood commenced. Many offers of assistance have been re ceived, but Helena feels that she is able to take care of herself and the stricken ones to apply to her for shelter. More tents are due here today, but more refugees are reaching here from every point of the compass. New Orleans, March 29. The river has , fin-ally reached the top of the levees in this city, ajnxl this morning began running over into MandeVille street, directly in front of ttte celebrat ed French market building. It is not believed that any damage will occur to property. An urgent request came from , Al giers on. the right bank of 'the river this morning for help to strengthen the levees, whidh were serTously weakened by- the high water and the heavy wind of last night. The river rose seven- tenths of a foot in Che past ' twenty- four hours, and is now eight-tenths of a foot above the sixteen foot mark, which is the danger line. Cairo, Ills., March 29. The river ten on'e-tenrh of a foot in the last twenty- four hours, but the severe rains this afternoon will 'offset the fall and by tomorrow the. flood from the north is expected to reacli here and" the river rtl1 em. V ? o-Vur- than AVAr TKf PTrVPfTn - merit boat, Minnetonka,- reacnea nere last ment irom VTOIUUUSU su lici uiy she rescued 125 persons and over 200 head of cattle. A special to The Daily states tram Vicksburg says: At 2 o'clock the weaK south of Swiftwater, near waysioe station, was 700 feet wide, at a varying depth of six to eight feet. Levee offi cials are not hoperui or closing cne break or stopping it : from widening. Water from the break will go through Lake Lee into Deer creek, Lakes La Fayette and Washington, Steels bayou and thence hit vicKsourg. a larg-e portion of lower Washington, Sharkey, Issaquena and Sunflower counties will be inundated. The Riverside division of the Yazoo and Mississippi v aney railroad has been abandoned on ac count of this break, a steamer was ent to Diamond island last night to .150 Louisiana convicts to Illa- imr a,rA Pi tellers oimt. wnere me levees .are in a dangerous condition. a sAVfw wind storm from true east prevailed on the river last night, but hfe Louisiana levees did not give away. The steamer isiun uity, conimg uuwn fmm ivfomnhiis- reoorts tne levees at T.iHva and Brooks mills in Chicot coun ty, Ark., are In more tnan a tiangoroua vkTwl ft win - . Paducah, Ky., Marcn za. ine nvn is falling slowly but steaauy at -wu-a place at the rate of about half an inch per hour. Reports received . this morn ing from Danville, Tenin., state that roir warehouses WKn zou uairew oi n.n wp washed away Dy me st '. tvYiii. March, 29. The river is risinig eteadily at this point and is now within four feet of the danger line. Re port received from upper river points efits nt An immense iiifu way down and may be expected here, . .. L m ... .nl.t- Vl. m Ta IF within: tne next iuiij-c1Sui is raining at this point tnis atwiu j- rvrta -received at. me luio-i weather bureau state mat tne . . l , . is j igenecal throughout Missouri, Arkansas i .and UTemiraessee. FLemorts from Atton, ins., at. u-uy ata.t that the rrver Is about station. arybut a rise is threatened. t . On .ncv " Ills..-. Marcn 23. iub dnni river fell' slightly today, and to- nih th water registered 14 feet inohe- above low water mark.lt is he Iteved that the fa1 is only temporary iuidifeat"ere-;?rtll-.pe another rise Jackson, miss., warcn za. ivewa irum the Mississippi river today is disheart dnkntt not only to the state administra tion which has had 650 convicts hard at work on the levees for a week or more, but "to the peppie of the great valleyon the Mississippi who has-e made such a heroic fight against the muddy waters, spending their money freely and using every means and energy in up-building and strengthening the levees, but they broke last night. A special from Green ville to The Clarion Ledger says; "The crevasse at Lake Lee is now about 600 feet wide and all hopes of closing it have been abandoned. Levees - on Greenville front are still holding and a hard fight is being made to keep them in tnrt. Weather conditions are. unfa vorable, however, and at this hour the rain is pouring down in torrents. Lake t. i seven miles south of Greenville on the Mississippi side, and the water frorrl his break is going to flood thou sands acres of .s finest farm lands in the world. It will spread out forty ii' anil rover the erowing com nth nf from one to five feet, and find Its -way to Deer creek and thenee in to the Yazoo river, through which it will finally get back into the Mlsslssip ni hut after devastating a strip or ,n...trr nhnnt seventv-five miles long. Railroad Commissioner Evans and Warden McLaurin. who spent all last week on the levees, "hastened back there today on receiving news of the break and will keep the convicts at work until danger of further breaks is over. REPUBLICAN REVOLT AGAINST CERTAIN PROVISIONS OP THE TARIFF BILIi Republican Representatives From Masse chusetts Protest Against plng Smoth : eredbytoo High Kates An Indiana Re publican Also Kicks but of Traces A Resolution to Make Immediately Avail able S230.OO0 for Mississippi River Im provementsAnother Anti-Civil Service Resolution. : SENATE. - I Washing-ton, March 29. The senate today spent about am hour In open ses sion, and about two hours and a half in secret session discussing the arbi tration treaty. During the openi ses sion a remonstrance against the treaty was presented from the "Monroe Doc trine Club, of Philadelphia, which characterizes it as "craftily contrieved to advance the interests of England and to coerce the United States into adoption of a reciprocity treaty with Canada. Senator Morgan presented his mi nority report ln tha Eadflo - rail mart mat tier which was ordered printed, v Senator Hoar reported from the judi ciary committee a bill to prohibit the reproduction in the District of Colum bia and territories, , by K ine txooopeor kindred : devices, of pugilistic encoun ters and flg'hts and it was placed on the calendar. .' . Senator Caffery, fpom the committee on commerce, reported a joint reso lution appropriating- $250,000 (to .be made immediately available) for the improvement of the Mississippi from the head of the passes to -the mouth of the Ohio river. This sum is to-be taken out of the $2,500,000 appropriated In the .last river and foarbor 'bill. The preamble states that the expenditure is necessary to relieve the flood suffer ers and to preserve the lives and prop erty of jcitizens and the government works on the river. The Joint resolu tion was passed. Senator Allen, populist, of Nebraska, offered a resolution, declaring that Che congress is next possessed of constitu tional power to impose taxes on articles of daily consumption by the people, for the express and avowed purpose of increasing the private fortunes of any class of its citizens at the expense of the masses. The resolution was laid on the tj&lble, Serrator Allen stating that he desired to speak on t tomorrow. Senator Pettigrew, silverite, of South Dakota, offered a resolution which was agreed to, calling on the civil service commission for a sta'tement of the rea sons why laborers and workmen hi the government printing office and in other departments of the government are required to submit themselves to com petitive examination, contrary to the provisions of the civil service law. At 3:15 o'clock p. m., immediately -t the close of the executive session, the senate adjourned until tomorrow. . HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. . 'Mr. Richardson, of Tennessee, 'ob jected to the approval of the journal or the transaction of -business, when the house was "called to order today, because -of the absence of a quorum. A call of the roll sustained Mr. Rich ardson. The second roll call, showed the pres ence of a quorum and at 11:10 o'clock the journal was approved and flue read ing of the tariff bill resumed. In mak ing the announcement or tne vote Speaker Reed said: "The chair hopes that members, .-will, find it convenient wilh their private ertg-as-emonts to be present when the house .meets. We have already lost an hour and ten minutes today because members have not oeen attentive .u urcu uuues. Th'e rumored dissatisfaction among republican members of the house with the schedules or tne tann diu was manifested today when Messrs. McOall and Lovering, of 'Massachusetts, pro tested against the high rates or amy imposed in the woolen and cotton sdhedules. The former said rt wa tne woolen schedule of the McK.miey oni that had caused the reaction against the protective system, resulting in the ltss to the reouoi leans or me nouse. the senate and the presidency. Mr. Lovering declared that the manufac turers of Massachusetts did not want the high rates, 'but asked a tariff that would stand. They believed in protec tion, but did not want to be smothered in its embrace. The statements of these members were warmly applauded oy the democrats. " Mr. Russell called attention to tne fact that the committee on ways and means had agreed to increase the duty combed cotton at tne request or Mr. Lovering, and he thought it came with bad grace from the gentleman from Massachusetts to criticise tne high rates of duties. Another republican outoreax was that by Mr. Johnson, repu Diican, or Tn.diania who wanted to alter some schedules which he said were not likely to be reached because or tne irrelevant debate. He so persisted in talking, de spite the commands of the chairman. Mr. Sherman, tnat xne committee ivsc and the chairman reported that the committee did so in order that the rules of the house might be enforced. The speaker said that irrelevant de bate was inevitable, and that the basis of order was the recognition of the authority of the presiding officer. Mr. Johnson - disclaimed any intention of being unruly, and without specific ac tion the 'house went into committee aerain. - Members of t'he committee on ways and means, under the provisions of the special order, took control or trie diu, artA nn .amendments -were offered dur- ine the day. except these thati had been acted upon by them. The changes were generally of slight importance. At 5:Oo OCIOGK tne cuumuiiw i-uw and the house passed the senate Joint At 5:05 o'clock the commix tee rose resolutlcm maKlng lmmeaiareiy vu We $250,000 for the protection of the lower' Mississippi, wiflh an .amendment, carrying some of the more pressing items in the deficiency bill passed week before last. The' house at 5:25 o'clock adjourned " . .. '.. . ' -1 . Fopnllsts and the Tariff, Washington, March 29 The popu lists, of the house and senate-held a join caucus this evening at which an address was Issued, defining the posi tion of the people's party on the tariff bill. The address declares, hat the pending tariff measure in the house is tnr the numose of side tracking real and vital issues. The address further declares that "lack or revenue is no the result of defects in the mil .tne Wilson) as it was passed by congress. but resulted from a decision oi tne supreme court whiph depared the In come ' tax unconstitutional, The' most dlreet and effective meinou wouiu u xo restore the level of prices which exist ed prior to the demonetization of that metal. They also assert in their ad dress: "We do not regard the Dingley bill as a revenue measure. It seems tn us designed bV the republican party to create such a tariff agitation as will divert the attentiori of the people irom the mysery they suffer from a contrac tion of money and the rule of monop olies.: ' ' ' " " Coofinl General Lee' Successor. Washington, March "29. It is stated that Judge John R. Day. or canton, Ohio, will go to Cuba as the duly ac rredited rebresentative of this govern ment His especial mjssifln wUl fee as. an envoy of the president to examine Into and report the true state of affairs on the Island. Judge Day was offered and refused the post of solicitor general. He came to Washington Saturday last, but did not untH today accept the Cuban posi tion tendered him. He returned to Canton tonight, but will return Ttry soon and go to Cuba. ' , THE ARBITRATION TREATY. ; The Debate In the Senate Dull and Uninte resting: Vote on the Amendments to be Taken Tomorrow. Washington, March 29. The debate on the arbitration treaty in the senate today -was dull and spiritless and of short duration.. Senator Bacon, of Georgia; spoke In favor of such amendments to the con vention as should effectually eliminate certain questions from arbitration under" the terms of the treaty. He thought it was essential to either adopt the : amendment of Senator Chilton, which leaves the senate to act upon and approve all propositions proposed to be submitted to arbitration or to eliminate tne Kreat questions Involving tne Mon roe doctrine, matters of foreign or do mestic policy and Kindred subjects, oy name. He denied tnat Lord teaiisoury would be justined in rejecting tne treaty, as was reported in. some of the press dispatches, if it were so amended or If it were -made applicable to pecun iary claims only, he would be stopped from sucn rejection by his own attitude when the treaty was being negotiated inasmuch as he at that time insisted that only such, maters, should be in cutded. ' ' Senator Turpie, of Indiana, followed In. a brief speech in advocacy of the ratification of the treaty as it stood with the committee amendments wnich have heretofore been agreed to. These, he believed, covered every point that has been made in criticism of the in strument and protected the United States completely. When Senator Turpie had concluded, no one else cared to speak,, and the senate , adjourned. The vote on the various amendments that have been . ottered : will be taxen "Wednesday af trnoon at 2 o'clock," and if any amendments are subsequently of fered, tne vote on them is to be taken the next day at 4 o'clock. After tnat no amendments are to be received and the debate will be directed against tne treaty as amended by these votes. Chairman Davis: hopes to get the final vote this week. .AVife' Bight to Funuh Her Children. In the annals of the criminal court of Mecklenburg- co unity as presided over by Hon. O. P. Meares, there was no case tried that presented a more cu rku or interesting, point of law ap pertaining to "domestic relations" than the case of Statue vs. H., an indictment to.radoiu.uit and batuery. xiie tacts in ins"- caste briiiy ; related were as fol lows: i. e.aid V.' Were neighbors, '1 being a maimed man and navmg a son atJM-ux S yciars oid. X. wais aoseut troin hunue foif two weeKs, aiad during .his ausence Mrs. T. had great dimcuity in eomttroiiing the eon, wuu ;apVcai-ca to have been a very unruly boy. one day during the absence of her husuanu, Mrs. X. requested H., her neighbor, 'to tane her son to the field with mm and t give her some relief Irom the constant worry of trying to- keep him out . of mischief. H. objected upon the ground that the boy was unruly and would give ihim trouble. Thereupon Mrs. X. begged H. to cake the boy, and told H .that she gave horn. full. authority to whip the boy if he was not obedi ent to H. in . every respect. H. then i agreed to take the boy upon condition that he be allowed to chastise him if he saw fit. In a short time the boy began to throw rocks "at his horses, and refused to stop after commands cund threats. Thereupon H., relying upon the authority granted by Mrs. T., proceeded to chastise 'Che boy moder-, ately with a switch. Upon the boy's re turn, home the mother made no com plaint, but on the -next day the father rctturtted and hearing of the affair, be caime very angry, and proceeded to have H. arrested for assault and bat tery on the boy. Upon the trial of tine case before Judge 'Meares the attorney for H. sought to justify the assault upon the ground that Mrs. T. had given him permission, but the solicitor for the state argued that the wife had no right to give another person authority to whip 'her child that the "husband alone had such power. The case was argued at great length and the law as to the respective rights and powers of the husband and wife in the family government from the most ancient times was considered. After hearing the argument, Judge Meares, who was admitted on all sides to be a most admirable Judge of criminal Jaw, iheld that the wife had no rignt to au thorize another to whip her child, "and, In fact, he told the jury that in strict law, the wife had no right to chastise her child herself, except 'by file consent of her husband, actual or implied, in the Judge's view the husband was the supreme head or the nousenom. ana me. and such as he alone should authorize, ihad the legal right to punish the child hv whtoolns:. The defendant was, oi course, convicted under Che charge, but no appeal taken as tne rrne imiwseu was nominal. It may he regretted that the oase was not carried up, because it would be Interesting to learn what our highest court would gay on tne point. ttv Tv.siUn taken by Judge Meares was a startlinig one to the wives and mothers of Charlotte. Most of whom were undeu the impression that they, n.rwl not tiheir husbands, had the high- st right to punish the children; and it would doubtless taKe more ta.n k supreme court decision to convince them of their error. While we are oblig ed to rrnede that according to tne an- dmt rules of . the common law, Judge Meares was undoubtedly right, yet we are bound to Believe that, according o th. TwtftrMv of modem decisions,, the Lmiip TOYviiln now Iwild that the wife had equal authority with the nusoanu to punish the onnoren. neuri-uttc server. ' Dr. Lnb Sentenced. Baltimore, Mi, March 29. Dr. Jo seph J. Luis, who 'was on Friday last i .- TT,io. RtM 1U- found guilty In the United States , dis- of consDlracy. and of send ine an armed military expedition oo-oinot a. friendly nation, was sen tenced today to eighteen months in the TtaHimore 1ail and to pay a fine of ?5M. Counsel for Luis argued, for twe hours for a re-triaU this being flatly refused py Judge .'Morris, they devoted their attention to" art effort to have the Judge auanend sentence and admit the Cuban patriot to ball pending an appeal to the supreme coun, oui an i uu yui pose. . . , Crown Prince Constantino at the Front 'Athens. Mareh 29, Crown Prince OoTistantlne nd his party arrived at Larissa. where the prince Will make his headquarters, 't'ney iravneu u t-c i,i f mm VvW without TTiishjap, and were everywhere along the route re- ivfd with muctt enUihusiasm. The whole garrison at Larissa were under Tma to receive tneir eomraanua, Crowds had assembled in the flag be nwivl streets to welcome the crown prince and he was given an ovation as he pnoceaaea irom Lire i-a.nwa.jr aunn to the headquarters that had already been prepared for his reception. The enthusiasm of the troops and the pop ulace was unparalleled. : Notinhe Spai)lh Krlson. Cincinnati, Oho, March 29. The re port' Vhat Thomas W. Steep, missing Cuban correspondent of the Scrlpps McRae league. Is a prisoner of the Spanish in Cabanas fortress is denied by'Consul General Lee, at Havana, He has just cabled the league that Steep is not In the prison, j PopnlUts to Iuao am Address Washington,' March 29. The populist members of the house and senate are preparing an address to the people, de fining their position toward both the old parties. They object to being class ed as democrats or republicans and their address will show that they are wholly separate and distinct from eith er party. v -' ,.. DR. WOOD'S APPOIHTHEHT.; LETTER OP EXPLANATION FROM SENATOR McCASKY. Adjutant-General Cowles Candidate for Position of Minister to Greece "Korth Carolina Railway Exposition CompetU tlon for Name of the Car North Coro- " Una Room In Confederate Hairum A n Appeal for Relioa to be Placed Therein. Raleigh, N. C, March. .29. ' The fact that ! Captain W. H. Tay and ex-Judge MacRae, hoth general counsel for the ! Seaooard Air Line, have accepted $350 as . a retainer- to appear for Governor Russell in the In junction case at! Greensboro, caused much comment here on Saturday nigrhlt. "Mr. McCaskey,, a bolting populist member of the legislature- write; letter "to your J correspondent, asking that it be printed so as. to set r Ir. Wood right before the people m regard to his appoin'tment as the successor of Dr. Kirby at the insane asylum here. He says that "the nomination, was honorably tendered and honorably euc cepted independent of all political bias or intriguing of j any kind. ; No one thought of asking tne presence of Dr. Wood before the caucus, but he was selected by every member of , the -minority caucus, before .caucus action was had, as being the man of all mem in the state, most worthy and cojnpe tent to fill the position. Dr. Wood came to Raleigh at the . solicitation of - his broCher and during 'the time . he was there I saw him and asked him if tie would accept. He answered that r he would. Dr. Wood did tot go before the caucus, nor did he so far as I know ask any one to support him." Adjutant General Cowles Is an appli cant for (the position of minister to Greece, to succeed 'Minister Alexan. tier. ; The North1 Carolina rollinig exposition car is to te -'finished "by August 1st and will be named for the city that bids highest for that honor. Raleign, Wil mington. Asheville and Charlotte will send in seailed bids. A Massachusetts man. has secured the contract to erect . the handsome $20,000 Capital club building, which is soon to be begun. Superintendent I Smith, of the pen! tentiary, has returned from his first visit to the state farms down-on the Roanoke and expresses himself as very much pleased with their condition. 'Attenttion is being called to the fact that North Carolina has the next best room in -the confederate museum In Richmond and at the same time it is the barest of all of them. North Caro linians are asked to send some me mentoes there and it is: specially men tioned that nothing in connection" with Governor Vance Js in the room. Will not the simple mention of -the fact se cure some contributions from the state. University and; Wake Forest toase ball teams play here Saturday, r Prayer Saved a Church. (New York World, March 27.) . The power of prayer will never again be doubted by thei members of the Ger man Lutheran Evangelical Free church, at Myrtle; and Throop avenues. Brooklyn. They tried that great and sovereign remedy yesterday and God j answered their petitions. Of that they are assured. Only a day or two ago the members learned that one of the. trustees was about to foreclose a morteaee for HO. -000, Meetings were held, meetings at wThich tears were shed and hard words uttered. It seemed too cruel. It was like taking one's home away. They could not bear the thought of losing the old church in which they had wor shipped for so many years. - What ws -to be done? They knew the answer. Work and pray. They vowed, these good people, that they would not cease praying until the sum was raised to cancel the debt. While some were praying in the church, oth- ers would be out canvassing among the; banks and trusts companies to see If a loan could not be negotiated. All day Thursday the prayers con tinued. All that evening up to midnight the faithful remained upon their knees. But still there came no answer. "Brethren." said Pastor Bernard, "I shall spend the night in my closet pray ing to the God who answers prayer." And I, and I, i and I," from many parts of the congregation. . Yesterday morning, hollow-eyed, but still unwilling to , give up, - the congre gation gathered again. The , time was approaching when their prayers must be answered or they would know that they were futile. At 11 o'clock a. m. a man rushed into the church. He was so excited that he did not notice that the pastor was engaged in prayer. All is well!" he shouted. "The mon ey to. pay the. mortgage is forthcoming. At noon today the man who has been crowding us for it will be paid to the last penny." 'Our prayer has been ansewered," said Pastor Bernard, and he led the way in a prayer of great rejoicing. 'Let us I raise Old " Glory on the church," said Pastor Bernard wBen the meeting brolte up. The suggestion was acted .upon at once. Some of the younger men got hold of the bell rope. and for half an hour it clanged wild Joy Into the ears of dwellers in the Eastern district. I Valentine Bruchauser, was the man who loaned the money to build the church, and who after leaving it, noti fied the trustees that they must pay up or he would foreclose It was the Brooklyn Surety and Trust Company w-htea icame to the rescue yesteraay ana rurnisnea tne money to satisry urucnauser s ciaim. i.ne mem bers say that they will now take steps to raise the money to pay off this debt. and when German Lutherans start to do a thing like that they generally sue ceed. i. -- - - - -; . Strike In Chicago Tanneries. - Chicago. March 29. About ' 200 shavers and splDtters In the various tanneries quit work today, or, rather, they refused to go to worfc. The table hands, finishers apd tanners went to work this morning as usual, - ; v- f A naaeting of the strike -committee was held at No. 689 Milwaukee avenue, this afternoon. It wag said that many other workmen in the tanneries would strike tomorrow. ) The nine-hour day is still in force, but I the bosses claim that next week the men will have to work ten hours. Ift his order is earried into effect, it is said every one of the 2,000 workmen will join the strike. mm pom Absolutely Pure. Celebrated for Its great leavening strength and healthfulness. Assures the food against alum and all forms of adulteration common to th chap brands. i Royal Baking Powder Co.4 Nsr York, BUSY, BUSY ALL THE TIME From early mornlny until 16 o'clock at night 1 the immense crowd at the Racket Store. We have been receiving goods by very boat and train , for the past two weeks, and now our large store, which cover 15,000 square feet of floor room, is filled in every department. We haVe each department newly supplied with the latest Novelties of the Spring season. Millinery. Our SPRING MILLINERY has been received and all the ladles that want a nice early Spring Hat or Bonnet, Ribbon, Silk Laces, Embroidery and Insertion to match. Flowers and Veilings, will find our stock nice, new and- up-to-date in every respect. Examine our Ribbon Counter, on which Is exhibited the largest, and best, and most complete supply of any house In the State. We have No. 80 In Fine SATIN, all col ors, In White, Black, Cream, Lilac and Blue, 4 inches wide, for 25 cents a yard, all Silk; in Parisian Ribbon, two-toned ef fect, all Silk, 4 inches wide, for 25 cents. No. 5 SATIN, all colors, for 5 cents, up to 80 for 25 cents. - Beautiful line of the latest styles RIB BON," prettiest goods, for 25, 35, 40, 50 and 69 cents per yard. i In EMBROIDERY we have 100 styles or more the best selection we have ever had from 2 inches wide for Z. cents per yaru up o o, o, iu, izft, id, is, s, 3u, so anu I K9 rents ner vard. I rr von Tci RMnnnrnmiT in T own I Lirien or Cambric, call and see ours. The price is rights as I bought the entire lot for 50 cents on the dollar and I am sell-, Ing it under the price of regular goods. We have Laces of all styles. BrilrlT WAIST S1L.KS for 25C yard. VELVETS, all colors, for 40c. 50c.. 69c and $1.00 per yard. ' t Our line or rATTERN HATS are very pretty and stylish, trimmed by a fine trimmer that spends her season in Parts? We have the correct styles to show you. Clothing. MEN'S AND- BOY'S CLOTHING is one of the principal things that I like to tell about. I know I can beat the State on my Clothing In quality and price. Read these prices and I -guarantee goods as represented. I will mention a few styles that. I can assure you are very neat and cheap. Men's wash satinet Suit lor xi.9 a Suit. Men's Black Cheviot Suit, part cotton. for $2.87 a Suit. Men s Plaid, Brown, new colors and very neat, at $3.25 a Suit. Men d fine, strictly all wool. Cheviot, nicely made. - with nice lining, in black only, for $5.00 a Suit. Gent s nne ail wool (J lay worsted sun for $5.00.' - Better and better made for 17.00, and $9.00. My line of Clay Worsted in BlacK and Gray are 25 per cent, cheaper than any house In.jthe city. To show you this line of Suits is to prove what I say. My Gray Clay worsted, worth siu.uu, my special price is $7.00. i Young Men's fine all wool Spring Suits, "strictly -up-to-date in every particular, $7.50, $S.O0 and $9.00 a Suit. BOYS BUllo in esaunei ior osc a buh. Gray all wool Boy's Suits, from 4 to 14 years old, for $1.35 a Suit. Very neat,, pretty Worsted Suits, pretty colors and doubled breasted, for $1.85 and $2.00. - - , . GEO. 0. GAYLORD, Prop'r., OF WILMINGTON'S With, the Prettiest Line of SUITINGS AND Ever Offered a Discriminating Public. OUR NECKWEAR DEPARTMENT Is full of the Choicest Styles and I xiVT KTTZr T TO T7T QTTTT?TI5! IXiN IN JliVj J-llTJli III OXlXXVXO "We show a Great Variety of Handsome Patterns. - - - I . . . '- CHILDREN'S SUITS, : Handsomely Trimmed, ages 3, 4, 5 and. 0. large sizes for Boys and Tontfc m. ' Of Course we easily lead in Shirts, Collars, Cuffs, Handkerchief, Ha-i" Hose, &c' The Celebrated SIDE feTRlPE DRAWERS sold by us. CHILDREN'S WAISTS. A large stock of Umbrellas and Johnson ARE PREPARED TO EXHIBIT The most complete in the city. MILLINERY Will be Announced in a Few Dys. - TOHNSGN ill MARKET STREET. v .Mail orders receive prompt attention. , , OUR SOLE OBJECT In this advertisement is to call your attention to our new and handsome line of Ladies' Coin Toe, Pat. Leather Tip Shoes at $2.50 and $3.00. Also our latest style Men Shoes in Choco late and Ox Bloods at $3.00, the equal of any $5.00 Shoe sold. The largest . and most complete stock we ever had. GEO. R. FRENCH & SONS. FOE SALE, vi - j ...... . o NE STEAM LAUNDRY IN WITSON, N. C In Bona condition ana resuj iur Trov Maohlnrv. Will be sold t public Hole la front of 'ourt House a S o'clock -p. m-,Moa dVy. April I8U, 18W. unless sold prH-atHy te fore A rare opportunity onsddress . 'WUson.N.'c. Tats Maroa Mth, 1897. h tUip11 - A beautiful Blue Serge, Double-Breasted Boy's Suit foe $2.00; finer suits or $3.00 and $3.50. t YOUTH'S SUITS. In pretty style, amy, S pieces, for $2.75; in Plaids, $3.00. MEN'S LAUNDRIED SHIRTS, in Per cal finish, 33c each. , Genuine Percale, with Cuffs and Cellar attached, worth 69c, now 60c. - SPRING AND SUMMER UNDER WEAR all prices. Ladles' Undervests from 5c to -23o. " " We have the handsomest line of Men's and Boy's Hats in the city. Boy's Straw Hats, nicely banded and nice goods, for 10c and up to , Mo, Tie and $1.00. ! Hats. Hats. Men's fine Fur Hats, with Silk lining, Alpine shape, for 60c each; better fer Tie and $1.00. . The new styles Young Men's Hats tn Pearl, Gray, Brown and Black, for $LN and $1.50 Fine Derby Hats, beautiful styles, for $1.00, $1.25. $1.50 and $1.75 each. All the Spring Styles represented. If you want a Hat, and appreciate the price as well as the quality, look at our line for Men and Boys. The stock is complete with the. newest things of the season. '.Neckwear. : T.afHM" aunt's-and Children's NECK- WEAR, the best selection; a beautiful line of Four-in-Hand Ties, pretty colors, for a and 25c. i , Y : Teck Ties, ready made bcarrs. ior a ana .25 cents, t - ' Gent's BlacK. KOWS, to wear wnn xaia down collars, for 10c The prettiest line of fine Silk Spring Ties in! all tne new snaaea in Scarfs and String Ties for 25 and 50o. made cf the best Dresden Silks and the prettiest styles in thecity. Collars and Cuffs. Ladles,; Collars and Cuffs, new styles; beautiful colors for 5c each; better styles 12 and 15c. . ' : Gent's Linen Collars (soiled) for 3c often. , Fine new stock pretty styles 4-hr at lee; better for 15c each. Cuffs for 8, 15 and 25c a pair. Hosiery. Ladies'! and Gent's Hosiery, all stylos and kinds. Gent's Balbrlggan, Double Heel and Toe. seamless Half Hose, a joe, for 10c a pair. i La dies' I beautiful fast black finely fin ished Hose at 10c a pair. Remember our line of DRESS GOODS - and SILKS, LAWNS. LINENS. S HAL LIES and PERCALES. Our store is the largest retail store in the city, and my stock is as cheap if not cheaper than else where. We want your trade and to get it we never fail to try to please and save you money. Our stock ef MATTINGS, LACE CUR TAINS and WINDOW SHADES, OIL CLOTH, i RUGS and TRUNKS we- know are cheaper than elsewhere. Come and see me and bring this ad. I guarantee goods - as represented and prices as stated here. You will find me at 11a Jvnrn rTOul Blieei, vi- ton Hotel. v -ti; i lUnliiilfl BIG RACKET 8T0BP 3E3E TROUSERINGS Fashionable Shapes in the Market. Canes, Golf and Bioycle Suiu. re OPENING NDj AUTOGRAPH STAMPS MADE at short notice. We have a new supply of Seven Year Daters and Fountain Tade. Our Air Cushion Stamps .never fall to make a good impression. WILMINGTON STAMP WORKS, i 15 Princess Street, Phant 24QV ' Wllmlngten, N. O, & -. i Fo FORE s
The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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