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. .1 t V V i 41 ICE i ESTABLISHED 1867. WILMINGTON, N. C.v SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 1897. PRICK 5 CENTS. ' i' I . A . A ... ".' a i A . i II 111 I m TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY. . DOMESTIC. The free silver democrats and two others refused to vote yesterday and 'thus prevented a quorum In the Ken tucky Joint. assembly- The Metropol itan Iron and Land Company, of Mich igan, announce an increase of 10 per cent, in wages. The Iowa will have her trial trip today -News is brought to Key "West that General Rivera was shot at sun rise yesterday; General .Weyler had his court-martial hasten ed through fear of interference by our government -There is nothing in the report that the Spanish officials have secured a key to the state department cipher code and, therefore know all the ' correspondence between Consul Gen eral Lee and the department, for the telegrams from the. former are Jsent in plain English Judge Hughes dis misses the suit brought against the Seaboard Air Line to enjoin rate cut ting; he intimates that an action prop erly brought would Jie -The Borrego assassins were hanged at Santa Fee yes terday Christ SchUltz, messenger boy for a Chicago firm is knocked down and robbed of $3,500; he was gagged and tied and left in, the delivery wa gon; his conditon is precarious; one of the three robbers has been captured- ? The fourth assistant postmaster" gen erela yesterday appointed thirty-eight " fourth class postmasters; he has about 2,500 appointments to make An ex employe of the government printing of fice has brought suit against T. E. Ben edict for $300 for violation of the civil service rules; a number of similar claims will be entered Public Prin ter took charge of his office yesterday i Several changes of clerks are made in the different departments at Washington- In Richmond, Va., four young ladies' are injured by jumping from a carriage while the horses are running. '- Colonel Fred Grant declines the ap pointment of assistant secretary of war The governntent purchases a portion of Plum island at the eastern entrance to Long Island sound and will erect a harbor defense there Several senators are making efforts to have the office of supervising, architect of the treasury moved from under the teivil serviceThe New Tork Journal cor respondent at Havana says Ona Mel ton, one of the Competitor prisoners is very ill in a Spanish prison and will die if not released The son of Gov ernor Atkinson, of -Georgia, aged 17 years, and Miss Ada Byrd, aged 14 vpars pIods and are married; the pa rents of the couple offered a reward for- their arrest before marriage At La .Fayete La., two brothers are hanged , for a most atrocious murder committed last year. . FOREIGN. j Thp admirals in command of the squadrons in Cretan waters ask their , governments to send mountain batter- j ies to the island ine Austrian tam- net resign The "porte notifies the powers that unless a settlement ui me nrptan difficulty is speedily reached Turkey will propose to the powers to take the matter in her own hands- A serious antf-tax riot occurs in An- tequera, Spain The pope will create four new cardinals Gladstone says the selection of a ruler, for? Crete is a Cretan affair General Weyler causes consternation by ordering the arrest . is itiT,o an nffl- t il V rif.ifrn. for eamblinr The ' ffi'SSKS of hl: "ports Of Greece wiir begin- tomorrow Italy will send a war ship to New , York at thejime of the dedication or thf irant maiiBuicmu 1-1 ciaiw on foreign soldiers in the blockhouses around Butsunaria. i An Appeal for Release of Ona Melton. Tar-vsonville. , Fia.. .April 2. Mr. George Eugene Bryson, New Tork j Journal correspondent at Havana, re-; ports that Ona Melton, the United Press and Jacksonville Times-Union repre sentative, captured a year ago aboard the filibuster Competitor on the coast nf FMnnr del Rio. is seriously ill in the dungeons of the Spanish military prison of the Cabanas castle, near Havana, Unless released, he cannot live a ron- nie-ht. Mr. Brvson begs that the edi tors of ' all United Press and Southern Associated Press papers telegraph their respective senators and congressmen to urge Secretary Sherman to make spe cial efforts to obtain Melton's prompt release. He also suggests mat eauors tv, snanish minister at Washing- ton, recommending Melton as a fit sub II Hfnl n no a flfr dill- ject for the Queen's clemency. Colonel Grant Oeclln. s Jhe Assistant Sec retaryship New Tork, April 2. Police Commis sioner Grant today sent the following dispatch to. President McKinley : William McKinley, president of the United States, Washington: "Although you were pleased to urge rt tn think- over the matter, it is im possible for me to consider the position of assistant secretary ox wai ju were good enough to offer me. "I therefore decline with thanks the appointment, at the same time regret ting that I am not to serve your admin istration, for which I worked earnestly. FRED. D- GRANT," First Effort. Against Civil Service Washington, April 2. An effort to re move the. office of supervising architect of the treasury from Ure classified ser--w wna besnn today by Senators Piatt 4xe New Tork: Proctor, of VerJ mont, and Quay and Penrose, of Penn sylvania. They had a conference on the subject with Secretary Gage. The senators reported that the office was of job much importance to be subject to civil service rules, particularly as the duties Involved the expenditure of sev eral million dollars annually. All the senators have candidates for a succes sor to Supervising Architect Aiken. i yiunRl.dl s Iriftnred in a Runaway Richmond, Va., April 2 While Misses Fleming and Tyler, of thiscity; Tissie Shield, of New Tork. and Mary V ayt. of Atlanta, Ga., wera driving on the Iwulevard this afternoon the horses at tached to their vehicle ran off and the young ladles jumped out, one by one.. Misa -Shield was injured about the base of the brain and is unconscious; Miss Wayt : sustained a blow on the hea.a. which may cause concussion of the brain and the other two escaped with painful bruises. Appointing of Fourth. Class Postmaster. Washington, April 2. The .fourth as sistant postmaster general today made the first appointments of fourth-class postmasters. His predecessor, Mr. Maxwell, did not appoint any one for the last month, which left Mr. Bristow about 2,500 places to fill, caused by deaths and resignations. Today thirty eight were appointed and out of this number, four were removed- The Austrian Cabinet Resign. Vienna. Aoril 2. Count Badent prime minister of Austria, tendered the em peror' This morning the resignation of himself and his entire cabinet- The reason for the resignation was the fact that Count Badeni found it impossi ble to maintain ; a Tiberal majority in the recently elected reichrath. The em peror has requested Count ;Badeni to form a hew ministry. "' The Meeting, Postponed. Atlanta, Ga.. April 2. The annual meeting of the Southern States Passen ger Association, which was called for at New Tork, April th, has been called oft. The meeting will not be h'eld until the Joint traffic association's case la gUed f by the upreme oourt. THE RIVERS STILL 1 RISING. SITUATION IN THE FliOODED DIS TRICTS GROWING WORSE. Boat, the Only Vehicle. Uied In the Street, of Greenville The Delta Being Rapidly Covered With Wafer Great Destruction of Property la Minnesota and South Dakota Water-Bound Per son. Found Starred to Death Thousand Rendered Homeless. Jackson, Miss., April 2. The only change in the situation in the delta is for the worse. The water is still pouring through the breaks and en croaching upon places heretofore thought above the danger line. Planta tions never before under water are now submerged. The streets of Greenville-are now navigable only by boat. The flood from above having met arid Joined forces with that from below. Nearly 1,000 families In Greenville are surrounded by water although some portions of the little city are still dry. The levees there still hold, however. Citizens of Huntington telegraphed the governor this' morning to send fifty tents at once. They, were forward ed on the first train, hut will have to make several miles of the journey by skiff. The state is doing all In its power to assist its -delta people, but from the depleted condition treasury she can offer little' else than the labor of her able-bodied convicts. Thousands of delta negroes are now homeless and will remain so until the floods subside, but planters are feed ing and caring for their hands so far as possible. Mr. J. F. Price, of this ity, returned this morning from Lefort, which is in a border delta county. He reports that water from the Mississippi has not yet reached there, but the small streams are all overflowed on their own account. The bottom lands arei under water, but plowing and planting) are going right along on all the hign-j er places and even down to the wa-' ter's edge. Weather Bureau, Washington, April 2. Special River Bulletin. The follow ing reports have been received from the department of agriculture weather bureau officials in charge of river dis tricts: St. Liouis--The Mississippi is rising slowly and stages close to danger line are indicated from Keokuk to Alton by Saturday-fright or Sunday morning. All bottom lands . are now covered. Twenty-eight feet is Indicated at St. Louis Saturday morning and aoout 29 feet Monday morning. With the wa- ter now in sight it will not reach the danger line within five or six days. werai warnings nave oeen sent aoove and local warnings to those affected by stages under 30 feet. Cairo.Illsj, April 2. The river is fall ing very slightly this morning. It will remain nearly stationary or rise slight ly tonight and Saturday. Seep watew at Cairo has risen about two inches since yesterday morning. Levees at Cairo and Mound City Ills., continue m pood condition i Memphis, Tenn., April 2. No breaks ' have occurred and none are probablo north of Vicksburg. The delta is fast ! filling up and Rosedale is reported under water. Upon the whole, the sit uation is no worse. There is no change in the condition of the flood at this . place. ; Helena, Ark., April 2. The river did not rise rrom iz o ciocK noon to clck p. m. yesterday. It rose one- -f side since "ave occurred on this side since vfckrtni'r.' Miss.. Am-il 2.-No new crevasses in jvees are; reported. The principal work is transferred to the levees below . Vicksburg, crevasses above having relieved the pressure in that section, while the river at New port, Ark., "rose Over one - foot since yesterday . morning. The - river "af Vicksburg is about stationary, but Will probably rise about two .feet from wa- , ter from the Tazoo later. Stock is be In; received nere from threatened dis tricts. ' . - . New Orleans, 'April 2. A slight risa continues from Natchez south. Levees continue, intact and a strong fight is being made all along the line to hold rtnem. A plucky fight i being made j noi(j tfoe Bayou la Fourche 4evees. ; The Tennessee, Cumberland, Arkan -sas and Red rivers have risen, and tho Ohio fallen. The Mississippi, has risen throughout its entire length, except a slight fall at Memphis and in the vi cinity of the crevasses in Mississippi. About six-'ten'ths' of ah inch of rain fell yesterday in the basins of the ' Tennessee and Cumberland rivers lflTlil . fihAIlt and about two-'tentfhs in the basin of the upper Mississippi. WILLIS L. MOORE, Chief of Weather Bureau St. Louis, April 2. A special from Cairo, Ills., to The Scripps-McRae Press Association states that informa tion was brought to Cairo by a com-mrr-ifil traveler that a relief boat ves- terday found the bodies of a young girl, an aged woman and a child in a flooded .house, on the Missouri side of the river, at -a point about thirty miles south of New Madrid. -The peoplo had either starved to death or died of fris?ht. The water was at the eaves of the house and the victims were in the attic. A negro .and a white man are also reported as having been, found starved to death on the platform of a itemoorary refuge in the same locality St.' Paul, Minn., April 2. A flood in this region and -other Mississippi river points in the i?tate and in South Ia. kota, remains serious. The water rose here today, showinar . IS.4 feet, or 2.4 feet above the danger line. ' - . Mr. Huddlesin, of Prescott, was drowned this morning, while trying to cross the South St. Paul Belt -rLihse bridge, although he had been warned of the danger. No teams have been allowed to cross the bridge, but he in slsted on crossing on .horse - oacx. TTorsi and rider were swept off into deep water, 'but the horse swam asnore when Huddlesin wnt crown, tsecwetrn 'Minneapolis nd St. Paul 1,000 familien have been made homeless.. They' lived on the, fiats atohg the riverside ana m tho. ImFlnnrlsi nf Wpjf-SL Paul. The families that lived to the left of "the Inter-Urban bridge at Minneapolis, have been dri;en out, and a -vast b'Odj? of water rushes over Che spot where their "houses used to be. .It has swept away many houses.' : Thousands f feet' of log3 went throughton the Mississippi at Anoka. Minn., xt night and are running fast today. Trains are delayed and one r two have not been heard from-' wagon bridges are down and dams have gone out, letting gTeat deluges Into the big river. The riirer Js still rising at Huron, S. r.,'a heavy rain having; fallen during the nig-h't. The Great Northern railway bridge is in danger and no attempt is beinr made to move trams on tee norm n rA -uiv&t lines of the Northwestern road. Six miles of new road bd and numerous bridges have been built. ' Japan's Recent Growth. " sine, ihe earlv seventies, when Amer lean and European prosperity began to decline because of the demonetization of'silveri Japan's growth In prosperity Under bimetallism has been one. of the wbnders of the world. In 1885 japan exported $5li,?? worth of textiles, In 1895 the value of such priori wtw 177,626, In the same time the ex"P?rta of raw silks increased from $14,473,396 to $50,928,440; of grain and provisions, from $4,514,843 to $12,723,771; of match es, from $60,565 to $4,672,861; of porce lain, -curios,- and sundries, from $2,786, 876 to $11,624, 701; while Japan's com merce for 1895 increased by $30,000,000 "over 1894. reaching a total of exports and. imports of $296,000,000, or about $7.50 per capita. It therefore does not seem likely that arguments in favor of the gold standard in Japan are based upon the -condition of the ceuntry. New Tork Journal.. SU1TS AGAINST MR. BENEDICT J For Violation of Civil Service Rules Mr. Palmer Resumes Charge of the Public Printing Changes in the Departments. Washington, April ; 2. -Mr. T A, Rhoades. . an. old soldier formerly em ployed as a compositor in. the govern ment 'printing office department,,, has entered suit against T. E. ' Benedict, ex-public printer, claiming $300 dama ges for violation of the civil service rules. It is understood that a number of similar claims Will .be entered. Public Printer Palmer today resumed charge of the government printing office- after an" absence of three years. He found a handsome (bouquet of rosea on his desk from the employes, all of Whom were glad to see him 'back. He appointed W. H. ICollins to, hold iiis old place of chief clerk, vice W. S. Waterbury, who served with Mr. Ben edict. ' ; ; Mr. Waterbury, as ane all the", em ployes of the department, was under the protection of the civil service law, but .his appointment having , been ti personal one with the retiring public printer, he had made arrangements -to go into business elsewhere. Mr.. Col lins went Into the government printingj oniee as -an - apprentice -over xmny years ago - and worked himself up through various grades of service. Mr. Palmer also re-appointed H. T. Bryan foreman of the office, which he has filled for many years. Stephen Gaimhrill, brother-in-law of Senator Gorman and. chief of the di vision of requisitions and accounts of the war department, was today reduc ed to a small clerkship in that -division, and Charles B. Tanner, an' old soldier who formerly held the position, but has been removed several years ago, was reappointed. R. J. Whitton, formerly assistant secretary andprivate secretary and recently Chief of the war department, supply division,.' was removed today and 'Martin R. Thorp, who had for merly held the position, but had been reduced to a clerkship, was promoted to the vacancy. ' .. Two Brothers Banged. New Orleans, La., April 2. Ernes and Alex. Blance were nanged at 2:11 o'clock this afternoon In the yard of the Parish jail at LalFayette. They dis played no fear of death. Ernest made a speech frrm the gallows in which he cautioned all bad people to listen ta the advice - of their betters. He was sure his sins on earth were all due to bad 'books he was in the habit of read ing. Alex, the younger brother, did not speak, as he agreed his brother was to talk for both. The black capa were adjusted and at 2:11 o'clocK the ever was sprung by Sheriff Broussard. There were only fifteen witnesses to the execution. The necks of both young men were broken and they died in stantly. The crime for which the Blanceswere hanged, was the murder of Martin Bag naud on April 22, 1896, at Scot't, small station on the Southern Pacific railway, about five miles from LaFay- ette. The boys were working on a farm and had often been befriended by Bag naud. A few weeks prior to the killing, they read the life of Jesse James, and resolved to become outlaws. One fatal night they found the old man alone in his store and at the point of a pis tol he -was bound and gagged. They se cured $3,300 from his safe and ther killed their victim by stabbing him fif ty-one times. They buried the man on the farm where they worked, and in a few. weeks "left for New Orleans with out being suspected. Several inno cent people were arrested on suspicion and two men narrowly escaped lynch ing. The boys went to France and fin ally from there to. California and from California, after- spending all their money.drifted ' back to LaFayette. Something aroused suspicion against them and they were arrested and con fessed to the murder. Cretans Fire on Fore! en Soldiers. Canea, April 2. The insurgents around Butsunaria today "fired a num ber of rifle shots at the blockhouse at that place, knowing it had recently been garrisoned by foreign troops, who replaced the Turks previously occupy ing the. position. The garrison replied with the guns In the blockade, where upon the insurgents retired. , The Turkish officials have -accepted the offer made by Colonel Vassos, the commander of the Greek army of occu pation, to surrender the two Turkish officers and forty - soldiers who were captured by the insurgents at Malaxa. It is expected that the prisoners will arrrive here tomorrow. Colonel Vassos made the offer to surrender the cap tives through the Greek Bishop of Canea, saying -that he feared that if they were kept In his camp they miaht be compelled to eat food forbidden by their religion. The release, how-ever, was made conditionally upon the pris oners being sent out of the island. A Sensational Elopement. Atlanta, Ga., April 2. A special from Rome, Ga., to The Constitution says that J. P. Atkinson, the 17-year-old son of Georgia's governor, was married to day to Ada Byrd, a 14-year-old Atlan ta girl. The bride is the grand-daughter of Mrs. Mary E. Bryan, the author ess. Governor Atkinson and C. P. Byrd, the bride's father, had offered $100 to any officer, who would arrest the elop ing couple and prevent them from mar- Ljtying, The boy supped away from the executive mansion here, in Atlanta. yesterday morning and went to Kings-: ton. He found his sweetheart with re latives near v there. An appointment was made for today and the couple were married in the country. Then they went to Rome, and registered as J. P.1' Atkinson and wife. The police found them, and notified the governor, who left Atlanta tonight for Rome. The Borrego Assassins Hanged, Santa Fe.. N. M., April 2. The mem ters of the Borrego, or "IJutton," gang of assassins were executed in the jail yard here at v;l0 o clock this morning. The Jail was under the guard of terr-; torial militia all night and an additional guard was put on this morning. There was no disturbance of any kind. The convicts spent the night in pray er,, and at 9:05 o'clock walked from Jhei'r "ceir across . the jail yard and mounted the scaffold stgps without a tremor. They made .'. ho " statement. Vicar General Fourchegu said the- last prayer, and in the most perfect and orderly manner the fatal drop f ollowed Only Patricio Vahncias body showed the least signs of life after the drop. He died of strangulation. The necks of the Bofrego brothers and Alared were Dfolse'n.- The bodies were cut down at 9;35 a3 at" Ip o'clock were placed in pine coffins and turfted Vfet to their families. - Gladstone on the Cretan Situation London, April 2. The Hon.-Philip J. Stanhope; i member 'of parliament, for Burley, has received a letter from Mr. Gladstone in Which the' ex-prime min. iser says he hopes that parliament Will firmly resjst the claim of the 'pow ers to choose a ruler fortlje Cretans. The powers, Mr. Gladstone adds, are entitled to claim that .whoever shall be selecteafa prince of Crete shall be disposed and able to fairly recognize Ottoman sovereignty in the island, but bey62d that-the selection of a ruler is purely a Cretan iUSlTt , -Base Ball Roanoke, Va., April 2. A seven in ning game between St. Albans college of Radford and Pittsburg National Lea gue team was played here this after noon, resulting in favor of the latter. The striking outof some of Pittsburg's heaviest batters was the principal fea ture. ; Score; ; : ; , . , -."V - R H E St Albans ,0 1 3 0 fi 0 0 4 9 6 Pittsburg 1 4 0 0 6 x 12 12 0 Batteries: - Izard vnd Shllby; Hawley and Aierrltt. , j : THE NEW JERSEY EDITORS. THEY ARE ENTERTAINED BY THE PEOPLE OF RALEIGH. The State Printer. Crowded With Work Insurance on the State'. Buildings. Oreatly Increased Salea of Kertilixers. Mis. Dora Jones on a Lecturing Tour, Few Insurance -Companies Renewing Their Licenses The Railway Injunction "' Suit.. -- ' . s Messenger Bureau, Park Hotel. v. Raleigh, N. C, April 2. Testerday all arrangements were perfected for the reception of the New Jersey editors who arrived here at 5 o'clock p. iru, today. A committee went by special train this morning to South ern Pines. Upon their return here they carried the vlstors to the state museum Vhere they saw the handsomest mu seum of any state in the union. From there they went to the Tarboro, where they were entertained. At 7 o'clock p. m., a reception was given them at thel executfVe'mansion. The receiving par ty consisted of the governor and Mrs. Russell, the city officials, state officers and the wives of many of them. To morrow the editors will be driven over the city and shown the different places of interest. At 11:30 o'clock they leave over the Seaboard Air Line for -Portsmouth. ' i It is said that, the state printers are nearly swamped with work; that their presses are running night and day. The council of state met yesterday for routine business. After it adjourn ed the board on public buildings and grounds met and decided as to insuring the state's property. - The supreme court building had never been insured so- that was looked after and the libra ries "etc., were re-insured. This insur ance was, as is the custom, given out pro-rata to the different insurance com panies doing business in the city. The sales of fertilizers this season, it Is said, will' reach nearly $3,500,000 far beyond the Usual amount. This goes out of the state to a great degree, as but few of the fertilizers sold here are manufactured in the state. This of course is a severe drain on the agricul tural wealth of the state. Miss Dora Jones, a North Carolinian, has started out on a lecture tour. Her subjects are on Sacred Art and her lectures are highly spoken of by The Washington Post. Miss Jones has been abroad for several years. She Is well known in this city where she has so often visited. . The answer of Governor Russell, as prepared by Judge Avery and Captain Day in the North Carolina railroad In junction case is ready for the hearing on Monday and the answer in the At lantic and. North , Carolina railroad matter is being prepared. All state insurance1 (life and fire) li censes expired yesterday and only forty-four have renewed. Last year 109 renewed immediately. The secretary of state has received a number of copies of the amendment to the election law. All wanting these can get them by applying to the sec retary of state. The city has secured ten car loads of cinders to be put on one of the streets here as an experiment. President Hancock is here consulting with the governor on the Injunction case of his road the Atlantic And 4 North Carolina rairoad. He will make answer through his attorneys. SHORT IN HIS 'ACCOUNTS. E. G. Uneberry, Book-keeper of thp More- head Banking Company, of Durham, Dl. appears Short in His Account. With the Bank and the City. A special dispatch from Durham to the Raleigh News and Observer, .dated April 1st, says: Mr. E. G. Lineberry, bookkeeper for' the Morehead Banking Company and trustee of the city's sinking fund, is short in his accounts, and has left the city. A thorough 'investigation of the bank's books show the shortage to be $5,500. He is also short in his accounts with the town $8,000. The bank and the town are bdth secured against loss. Mr. Lineberry left here Tuesday morning to go to Randleman, N. C, and is said to have been in Greensboro yesterday. His whereabouts now are unknown. The directors of- the More head Banking Company have' publish ed a statement in which positive as surance is given that the bank will not loose a dollar. The S' ate Department Cipher Code. ' Washington, April 2. A report lit cir culation that Spanish officials have dis covered the key to, the state depart-? ment chipher code, enabling them to become familiar with all telegraphic messages between Consul General Lee and the department, is divested of any importance by the well known fact that General Lee's telegraphic corres pondence with the state department is sent in plain Enllsh and there is no oc casion fo use the code. Some time ago a resort. to secret messages was neces sary in a; few instances, but, as is well known to those familiar with codes, it is utterly impossible for anyone hav ing deciphered a portion of one" mes sage to apply that information . to an other of later date. The state depart ment cipher is used to save tolls to such ; distant points as Peking, China, or Lima, Peru and for important dis patches to diplomatic officers abroad, but the character of .its numerous com munications with its representative in Havkna makes the use of the code almost wholly superfluous. , ; Harbor Defense in long Island Sonnd Riverhead, L. I., April ' 2. Major S, S. Leach, of the United States war de partment, who' Is stationed at New London, Conn.,. caused to be filed in the Suffolk county clerk's office this after noon a deed conveying 220 acres of lariel to the United States government. The priee mentioned In the deed is $25, 000. This land is a portion of Plum island, which is at the eastern entrance to Long Island sound, and is to be used in perfecting an elaborate, system of harbor defense at the eastern en trance of ; Long . Island sound. The property was owned 1 by ex-Mayor Abram S. Hewftf, of New Tork city. Absolutely Pure. , Celebrated for Its great leavening strength and healthfulness. Assures the food against alum and all forms ef adulteration cemmen t - the hap brands. I R.yal BakUf Pwr C., Nw Tsrlc, A MESSENGER BOY ROBBED Of Thirty fire Hundred Dollars-Clubbed ' and Gagged by a CoEmployee and At a eomplivea His tVounds Serious, ' " Chicago, April ; - Z. Christ Schultz, aged 15 years, a messenger for ' the wholesale clothing firm of Kuhn, Nath an & Fischer, at VanBuren and Frank lin, streets, was robbed of $3,500 at 11 o'clock today on the twelfth street via duct, near the Nickel Plate depot. Edward Wilson, driver of a delivery wagon for the firm, with two confed erates, committed . the crime, after knocking the boy in the head with a billy, while he was riding on the seat by his side. Schultz was afterwards bound and gagged and left lying un conscious In the bottom of the wagon, while Wilson and his' confederates made good their escape. " Shortly after 10 o'clock the boy was sent by the clothing firm to the Metro politan National bank. No. 184 LaSalle street, to cash a check for $3,500 with Which to pay the cutters of the concern. As- is 'customary the messenger was accompanied by Edward Wilson, who Jias charge of the delivery wagon, also he property of the clothing firm. After cashing the check, Schultz placed the money in a satchel which he carried on his lap. On reaching the viaduct,- Schultz was dealt - a heavy blow on the head with a billy. He saw Wilson with the weapon in his handr motion to the two other men who were standing on the viaduct. All three then boarded the wagon, ' bound and gagged the youth, stuffing hand kerchiefs in his mouth. With a knife Wilson cut open the grip and put the $3,500 in his pockets. The three men then jumped from the wagon and es caped. Schultz is in a precarious con dition from wounds inflicted, and it is feared, there is a possible fracture of the skull, and murder may yet be added to the crime of robbery. The police - this afternoon captured Edward Grant, one of the - men ' who held up and robbed Schultz. He was taken at Thirty-fifth and Halstead streets. He made a -confession, ad mitting his complicity in the crime. Nearly $1,000 was 'found in his posses sion. GENERAL RIVERA'S FATE. Hit Trial byCourt Martial RushedThrough Belief Prevalent That He Wa. Shot 'es terday Weyler Afraid of Intervention by Our Government. New Tork, April 2. A special to The Evening Sun from Key West, Fla., says; It was said here today on Ha vana information that Generl Rivera's court-martial met yesterday and that he was then sentenced to ' be shot at sun rise today. Passengers on the Oli vette said that there were rumors in Havana to that effect. He.nrico Tomao, a Cuban who was on ! the vessel en route to his home in New Tork, said that he knew positively that Rivera s fate was but a matter of days and perhaps hours. He had a f riendi a close confident of a police official, who informed him in confidence that Weyler was afraid the United States govern ment would do something to - save ' Rivera, and he wanted to forestall such action. The news of the debate yes terday in Washington was cabled to Havana and then wired to Weyler. It, was understood at the palace that j Weyler intended to arrange matters so that he would not be bailed again. The court martial was ordered the i - moment the news of RJvera's capture was received, and it was directed to use every diligence to make its report. The sentence of death was practically pro nounced before the court convened. A form of trial was ordered in deference to public opinion in the United States. . The names of the. officers of the court have not been made public, it i3 said, but . they were the most intense par tisans that Weyler lias. Several cable inquiries sent, over to Havana this morning have remained unanswered, and it is the opinion here that something has occurred, as the censor refuses to allow -any informa-' tlon about Rivera to be sent out. It is believed here that General Rivera was shot at sun rise. Never Forgave Her James Martin, a well-to-do farmer, recently died, leaving a will by which he disinherited his only daughter, the result of a disagreement about a valen tine fifty years ago. It was a few days before St, Valentine's day fifty years ago when the daughter asked her I father for a new dress. He refused to buy it ot her. The glrl took her fath er's refusal much to heart. On St. Valentine's day Mr. Martin received a valentine addressed to him in his daughter's handwriting. -. Jt was a rough caricature, represent ing a miser counting and gloating over his money.. He at once took his daughter to task for what he consider ed an insult. She denied that she sent the cartoon. There lived in the neigh borhood another farmer who had treat ed a niece living with him brutally. Martin's daughter said that she and this girl had each purchased a valen tine, and that she (Miss Martin) had bought: one entitled "The Honest Farmer," while the other girl had pur chased ; the caricature to send to her harsh uncle. In addressing the en velopes -the valentines, she said, be came mixed. But, in spite of explanations, Mr. Martin would not believe nig daughter, and from that day he never spoke to her. She soon married and lived on a farm adjoining, and, although the old man was on the most Intimate terms with the husband and children, he never noticed her. He died he other day, leaving an estate valued at $45,000. By his will Jie left the widow $30,000 and to his son-in-law the remainder, provided he survived his wife,' the farmer's own daughter. If the son-in-law-' died first, then the money was to be divided among his three children. To his daughter Mr. Martin "bequeath ed a package. o he found in hi trunk, tied with ft green ribbon and sealed with green wax." When this was open ed it was found to be the unfortunate valentine that had caused the estrange ment of the farmer from his daughter half a century ago. New Tork Press. general Weyler!; Efforts to guppreig Gsmbllnr, ' - - Havana, April 2. Consternation has been caused among many members of political, military and civil circles here by an order that has been issued by Captain General Weyler. Gambling has: been indulged in by all classes of officials, and the evil has growft ta such proportions and has caused" such mined to make an attempt to stop it. Contrary to usual customs, he did not molest the smaller offenders, but issued an order calling for the arrest of thirty nine prominent men in Clenf uegos, whose gambling proclivities were well known .to everybody ' Among" " those taken into' custody -are the" chief of po lice of Santa Clara, who has been spending much of his time gambling in Cienfuegos, and the police delegates of the latter city. It is believed that more arrests - will follow. The chief officers of the military administration are quaking in their boots orflep for their arrest Vill be issued. 1 Js CC"'-ered probable tfia the elvll gov ernor of the province of Santa Clara will be removed' from his office-. -The order of arrest state that, in addition to gambling, there are Irregularities in the accounts of the accused that must be explained. To Blockade Gnrek Port. London, April 2. The Star in Its Is sue of this afternoon asserts that it has authority ' for the statement . that the blockade of the ports of Greece by the powers - will begin on Sunday, April 4th, INJUNCTION DISSOLVED THE CUT-RATE SUIT DECIDED AGAINST COMPUANANXS. - The Action of the Mercantile Trust Com pany Against the Seaboard Air line, la ; "Which Was Granted Temporary Re ' .training Order Agains Cutting Rate., Dismiss d by Judge Hagb.ee An Inti ; mation . That an Action, Properly; " Brought, Would Lie. Norfolk, Va., April 2. Last fall Judge Hughes of the United States district court sitting. In. Norfolk granted upon application of the Mercantile Trust Company, of Baltimore, an order re straining the Seaboard Air Line and Southern railways from cutting rates. Some time ago argument was heard on a motion to make the restraining order perpetual. Following is the decision handed down today: ' This Is a bill by two trust compa nies of Baltimore, claiming as owners of about $180,000 of bonds of the differ-. i ent roads composing the Seaboard Air Line systems of which about $16,000 were bonds of the Seaboard road prop er and over $2,500,000 of bonds of the different roads composing the Atlantic Coast Line and the Southern railway systems. 'There is no allegation as to the pro portion to which the two complainants own these bonds. The bill makes de fendants of the Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad Company and no other- road's of its system and various other roads connected with the Atlantic Coast Line and Southern railway systems. It al leges .with some amplification that a rate war has arisen between the Sea board system and the Southern system; that the result is runious to their bonds secured on these different roads, and it prays the court to stop it. To this bill a demurrer was filed by the Sea board. Some of the other defendants entered a general appearance and the others answerd. .When the bill was filed a temporary restraining order -was issued, i - On March 10th the case came up for hearing on bill and demurrer. On that day a bill, called by complainants a supplemental bill, was filed alleging a demand on the Mercantile Trust Com pany, of Baltimore, trustee of the Sea hoard bonds, and its refusal to bring suit on the grounds stated in the orig inal bill, but not making it a party de fendant. One of the complainants also, rby leave of court, intervened as trus tee in some of the mortgages and the same leave was - granted to the Cen tral Trust Company and the Farmers Loan and Trust Company, intervening as trustees of many million dollars in bonds, none of. them being Seaboard bonds. Demurrers "were, promptly filed to "these new papers and an order was entered setting all .these demurrers down for argument the next day and the case was elaborately argued upon the grounds raised by these demur rers. " - As far as the Seaboard system Is con cerned, the object of the bill is to en join it from reducing rates on the ad mitted theory that through it the in junction will operate over the entire system to Atlanta. - It appears that the Releigh and Gas railroad is, with the Seaboard, lessee of the Georgia, Carolina and Northern. Neither the Raleigh and Gaston nor the Georgia, Carolina and Northern are parties, and yet I am asked to en join rates over them on the mere alle gation that the Seaboard, by virtue of owning a majority of the Raleigh and Gaston stock, "controls" them. Mere ownership of stock Is in no legal sense, a control and it is elemetary law In the federal courts that there is no jurisdic tion to enter a decree directly affecting the. right of absent parties. In such case the court has no alter native but to dismiss the bill. It is equally clear the trustee in the mortgage securing the Seaboard and Roanoke bonds is a necessary party in the federal courts, when any two bond holders ranged on different sides might defeat the jurisdiction, the doctrine that the trustee represents them all is too vital to be frittered away. And a mere allegation or demand and refusal is not sufficient, for .any adjudication would not bind him and the defendant might be vexed with a second suit in his name. And -besides, he is entitled to a day In -court to shew why he re fused and to . take charge of the litiga tion at any subsequent stage if he sees fit. I, think also that the original bill Is multifarious, as combining discon nected causes of action against differ ent defendants, and that this vice is flagrantly aggravated , by the addition al interventions and amendments. Fpr these resons, I will enter a decree sustaining all the demurrers and dis missing the bills and petitions. I must confess an inclination to the opinion that cn a proper bill with proper par ties, a court may put a stop , to a ruinous rate war, but as this case goes off on a question of jurisdiction, I make no rulings on that point. Mot Calculated to Produce Pleasant . Dreams. A nervous young, minister visiting a remote village had, a somewhat un pleasant experience. The old lady at whose house he stayed. In showing him to his room, gald; 'Tt Isn't anybody Id put in this room This room is full of sacred associations ta me," she went on. Wy first husband died 1n t'hat bed with his head on those pil hws,and poor Mr. Jenks died sitting in that corner. Sometimes when I come into the room m the dark I think I see him sitting there still. Mv own father died laying right on that lounge under the window there, Poor pa, he was a. spiritualist, and he alms said ne'a appear in this room after he died and sometimes I am foolish enough to look for him. If you should see any thing of him tonight you'd better not ten me. ix a oe a sign to me that there was something in spiritualism, and I'd hate bo think that. My son by my first man fell dead with heart disease right wnere you stand. He was a doctor, and there's two whole - skeletons in that closet there belonged to him," and half a dozen skulls to that long draw er, If you are 'up early,- and want something to amuse yourself with be fore breakfast, just open . that cup- boara mere and you will find a lot of dead men's, bones. 'My poor . boy thought a lot of " them. WeH, good nignt ana pleasant arearns." .' .. urn I i ; The Jameson TnTe.tla-atlon - i London, April 2. The examination of Colonel Francis Rhodes, brother of Ce cil Rhodes, was resumed by the parr liamentary South African committee, sitting in Westminster hall ' toay Colonel Rhodes testified that fr. Jame eori had forced the hands of the reform gommittee at Johannesburg, who had never intended to send an armed force to meet Jameson's party of rVs. As a matter of fact, there were r. ugh arms In Johannesburg avahw ''or such a purpose. - V Major Sir John V; ugh Dyt wh release !7om HolloWay Jail on Wed nesday at the expiration of his sentence of ten months Imprisonment for par ticipation in the Jameson raid Into the Transvaal, was the next witness. Mar jor Willoughby testified that the raid was undertaken in consequence of the receipt of a letter from Johannesburg by which Jameson and his followers (he himself commanding the military de partment of the expedition) were led to expect that friendly force . from Johannesburg would ; meet them at rrugersdorp. ; " ? TO CURB A COLD IN OH OAT, :c " Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab lets. All druggists re fun the msney t It faiU to sure, 25a, , . OUR SOLE In this advertisement is to call your attention to bur 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: RFRENCH & SONS. 118 MARKET STREET, Will Display Wednesday, March.31 GSTHE I4ATBST You can save money ment. Watch papers for Notice of our Grand Spring Opening. 118 MARKET STREET, BELL TELEPHONE NO, 367. JHO. 8. ARMSTRONG, PRESIDEHT. THE H ATIONAL BAKE OF WILMINGTON. ' WILMINGTON N. C : WITH UNSURPASSED FACILITIES FOR TRANSACTTNO BUSINESS ENTRUSTED TO IT, THIS RANK-OFFERS TO ALL EVERT ACCOMMO DATION CONSISTENT WITH LEGITIMATE BANKING. . YOUR BUSIV. NESS SOLICITED. WE WIIL MAR E IT TO TOUR INTER! f TO KEI1P AN ACCOUNT WITH US, , CORRESPONDENCE INVITED. cqduo! sioo.ooo oo "We J&jr& 3E3:er With the Prettiest Line of - ' SUITINGS AND TROUSERINGS ( Ever Offered a Discriminating Public. OUR1 NECKWEAR DEPARTMENT Is fall of the Choicest Styles and Fashionable Shapes in the Market. IN NEGLIGEE SHIRTS We show a Great Variety of Handsome Patterns, CHILDREN'S SUITS, Handsomely Trimmed, ages 3,4, 5 and 6, large sizes for Boys and Youtha. Of Course we easily lead in Shirts, Collars, Cuffs, Handkerchiefs, Half Hose, &c The Celebrated, SIDE ST RIPE DRAWERS sold by us.. CHILDREN'S WAISTS. A large stock of Umbrellas and BUSY, BUSY ALL THE TIME From early morning: until 10 o'clock at night la the immense crowd at the Racket I Store. We have been receiving- goods by every boat and train for the past two weeks,, and now our large store, which covers 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 MILLINKRT has been received and all the ladies 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 j every respect. ! F.iamln. 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 pents. 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. In EMBROIDERY we have 100 styles or more the best selection we have ever had from S Inches wide for 2 cents per yard up to ft. 8. 10, 12. 15, 18, 25, 30, 35 and 69 cents per yard. - , If you . need EMBROIDERY inXawn, Linen or Cambric, call and see ours. The price is right, as I bought the entire lot for 0 cents on the dollar and I am sell ing It under the price' of regular goods. We have Laces of all styles. - SHIRT WAIST SILKS for 25c yard. - VELVETS, an colors, for 40c, 50c, 69c and $1.00 per yard. - i Our line of PATTERN HATS are very pretty and stylish, trimmed by a fine trimmer that spends er season in Paris. We have the correct styles to show you. Clothing. MEN'S AND BOY'S CLOTHING 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. Kead these prices and I guarantee goods as represented. I will mention a few styles that I can assure you are very neat ana cheap. - . Men's Wash Satinet Suit for $1.95 a Suit. Men's Black Cheviot Suit, part eetton, for $2.87 a Suit. . 1 . Men's Plaid. Brown, new colors and very neat, at $3.25 a Suit, - Men's fine, strictly all wool. Cheviot, nicely made, with nice lining, in ; black only, fo $5.00 a Suit. m ! Gent's fine all wool Clay Worsted Suit for $5.00. , Better and better made for $7.00, $8.00 and $9.00.. ' I . - My line of Clay Worsted In Black and Gray are 25 nar cent, cheaper than any house In We city. To show you this line ?t Suits is to proys what l say. ft - My Gray Clay Worsted, worth $10,0(1, W special price Is $7.00. , Young Men's fine all wal SprtngvBuits, strictly up-to-date in . every particular, $7.50, $3.00 and $9.00 a Suit. v. i ' BOYS' SUITS in Satinet for 68c a Suit. . Gray all wool Boy's Butts, from 4 to 14 years old, for $1.35 a Suit. . L,. Very neat, pretty Worsted Suits, pretty colors and doubled breasted, for $1.85 and $2.00. j" " GEO. 0. GAYLORD, Prop'r., C?'7nrGTC7S KS EiCXET STC2B OBJECT DESIQNS IND by inspecting our assort n F. R. HAWIS, CASHER surplus and nnaividea Prorns $12,100 co Canes. Golf and Bicycle Snits. --A- beautiful Blue Serge, Double-Breasted Boy s Suit for $2.00; finer suits for $3.19 and $3.60. 1 -. YOUTH'S SUITS, In pretty style, ry. 3 pieces, for $2.75; In Plaids, $3.09. MEN S LAUNDRIED SHIRTS, in Cer eal finish, 33c each. i Genuine Percale, with Cuffs and Collars attached, worth 69c, now 60c. 8raDIN .AND SUMMER TJNDBR WEAR all prices. - ' Ladies" Undervests from 5c to 25c. We have the handsomest line of Man s and Boy's Hats in the city. Boys Straw Hats, nicely banded and nice foods, for 10c and up te 2ic, 5o, 7i Hats. Hats; Men's fine Fur Hats, with Silk lining, A1Sln5BhaD6' tor 500 ch; better for 75c and $1.00. The new styles' Young Men's Hats in' Peali GrSiY Brown and Black, for $1.6o and $1.50 Flne Derby Hats, beautiful' styles, for tl.00. $1.25, $1.50 and $1.75 each. All -the : Spring Styles represented. If you want a Hat, and appreciate the priee as well as the quality, look at our line ter Men and. Boys. The stock is complete with the newest things of the seasea. Neckwear. Ladies' Gent's and Children's NECK WEAR, the best selection; a beautiful Una 1 of Four-in-Hand Ties, pretty colors, for It and 25c. - .. - . r,.. -- s Teck Ties, ready made Scarfs, for 19 aad 25 cents. - Gent's Black Bows, to wear wltk tura down collars, for 10c.- - The prettiest line of fine Silk Spring Ties in all the new shades In Bows, Scarfs and String Ties for 25 and 60c, made cf the best Dresden Silks and tti prettiest styles In the city. Collars and Cuffs. ' Ladies' Collars and Cuffs, new styles; beautiful colors for 5c each; better styles 12 and 05c ' . Gent's Linen Collars ( soiled Kfor 3a each. Fine new stock pretty styles 4-ply at !; better for 15c each. Cuffs for 9, 15 and 25c a pair. , , Hosiery. Ladles' and Gent's Hosiery, all styles and kinds. - Gent's Balbrigga. Double Heel and Toe. seamless Half Hose, a job,- for lee a pair. . i i.u8' el!"H,ul bUck 'finely fin ished Hose at 10c a pair. - Remember our line of DRESS GOODS SILKS, LAWNS, LINENS, SHAL LILS and PERCALES. Our store is the largest retail store in the city, and my . stock i as cheap if not cheaper than else where. We want your trade and to get it we never fall q try td please and save you money. Our stock Of MATTINGS, LACE CUR TAINS and WINDOW SHADES, OIL CLOTH, RUGS and TRUNKS wo 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 112 NorttwFront street, opposite The Or too Hotel?" 5. 4 busin r sto ACTS. i St of e. O r i fo rt 03 CD a- 55' - k. t "4 O 5 J far "But in P ie se mi L
The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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