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7 - A. J: A. 2 .A. A. AL i A. J! l , j& A. 4 VOL. NO. 89. WILMINGTON, N. THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1897. PRICE 5 CENTS. TT- II . I "V J - ' - ' ' '' : V "'' ' h - TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY. . THE STATE. The "airship" visits Willlamston, first appearing totally dark, then "bril liantly ' illuminated. The railway commission on- the 27th inst. -will take Mp applications to order reduction In telephone rates. Treasurer Worth asks the railway commission' to assess for taxation the property of express companies In the state. Governor Russell failed to lay his passenger fare reduction petition 'before the railway commission yesterday. A passenger station is to "be built at Purvis, on the Atlantic Coast Line if the people will furnish the material.- Five cottages at the Oxford orphan asylum will be ready for occupancy May 1st. Penn sylvania again defeats the Chapel Hill "boys at base ball. ; DOMESTIC. The naval trial ; "board submits the reports of the tests of' the Wilmington and the Helena; the former earns a bonus of $41,500 and the latter one o $49,940. The Oregon was not seriously damaged by her grounding at Balmer- tin, Wash-. The! president sends a message to congress urging that pro vision be made for the proper represen tation of thf3 country at the Paris ex position of 1900.- -There were -many office seekers at the .White house yes terday I The republicans of the sen ate reject the democratic-populist pro posal for filling vacancies on he com mittees. In . Bucking'ham county, Virginia,- -George W. Kyle ', is found dead by the roadside. Congressman Shattuc, of Ohio, raises a, 'breeze by appointing a negro as caaei to ine naval academy. postmaster Dayton, "of New York, resigns. W. W. Wysor, United States consul at Cadiz, dies on the passage homeward. The refusal oi me owner oi jYionirceiio to sen puis an end to the scheme of W. J. Bryan to make this a national park. :Repre- rsentative Shannon, of New York, intro duces a bill to amend the anti-trust law. iAt Chicago a man kills his step son . at the breakfast-table land then shoots " himself. ;Bank " President Spalding, of the Globe bank, of Chica-". e-u, umtrstsea im Having xiy poiuwaiCTi the university bonds; 'Mr. Spalding's-' father, .residing in New Hampshire, at taches Wis son's' stock farm in that state as security on his bond. Pop ulists in the hoilse decide to force re publicans " to maintain a quorum. Attorney General McKenna informs congress that there are no funds avail able for paying' district attorneys. ' In Rhode Island ' a man, his wife and , their daughter are murdered : and their bodies crfemated in the conflagration of their dwelling; .a farm hand who lived in the hovee had done the deed;, he was captured, a chattering maniac.- Two Kansas City newspapers we're burned out last night. Charges are preferred against. Theo. Meyers & Co., of the jCew York stock, exchange by the gov erning committee of that body. The river continues to rise at Vicks burg.and all points south and the situ ation as to the Louisiana levees Israelite;.-, in the Mississippi delta many . houses- are washed away and rreports out the overflowed districts, there was a fearful rainfall Tuesday night, so great in Helena that huge pumps -were put to work to get the wafer out of the city. -The crest of the rise was reached at Cairo . last night. Te Missouri is on a rampage; at Omaha the danger of 'change of channel1 has about been averted; the men working on the levees there struck for double wages; at Kansas City the river has reached the "danger, line. Many " of the ibest farms of Marshall county, Missouri,.' are under water. Yester. day was an exciting day in the Ken tucky legislature; Seven ballots were taken; Hunter was in one vote -.of election;" only the intervention of friends prevented a fight on the floor of the house; the bribery charges will 'te -iiurtner investigate steamers were yesterday sent In haste to re lieve the people on flooded Davis island, and it was thought they would get there in time to prevent heavy casual . ties. ,.-'' FOREIGN. The Cubans have two encounters " with Spanish gunboats, one from land and in the other they send a boat against the warship; the latter had her .side plates and gun mountings badly damaged; several land fights are re ported in one of which the Spanish ac knowledge defeat. Best diplomats at Vienna regard war as inevitable; that .the time has passed for the powers to interfere. The Greeks ' continue to make inroads into Turkish territory. , The Laurada lands a cargo "of ;mu- nitions of war at the Cuban port of Banes; General Garcia is there with 5,000 troops well fortified, and the Span ish are . assembling for -an attack by land and "by water. . - . Base Ball. Newport News, Va April 14. New port Nws-vas shut outttday by Rich mond, But the visitors did pot. have a cinch. Both teams played gilt-edged ball and the visitors made their two runs by bunching hits. The score.: Richmond ... . . .0 0 1 0 0 0 6 1 2; 5; 0. Newport News.O 0 0 0 0 0 D 0 0--0; 5; 3. Schmidt and Ftester; Host and Magee. Grensboro, N. C, April 14. The game here today ended: In another defeat for the University . of North Carolina. Score: University N. C. 02100011 0-5 3 5 Pennsylvania ....0 0 0 0 0 6.0 0 16 3 6 Norfoljc, Va., April 14. The Norfolks and Bridegrooms came near breaking even today, the score resulting in a vic tory for1 the visitors by a score of 8 to 11. It was & sluggiifg match through out with honors pretty nearly even. The . ' score: Norfolk .. ..0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 2-8; 14; 4 Brooklyn .. ..7 1 1-1 1 0 0 0 11; 16; 0 Batteries :. Pfanmiller, Wilson and Snyder; Payne and Grim, Dunn, Kep .. nedy and A Smith. ' ; ,- The Kansas Bribery Investigation - Topeka, Kas., April 14. Representative Keefer occupied, fnuch of the time of the legislative investigating Committee today, Keefer had made broad charges of cor- . ruption, but showed a decided unwilling- ness to mention names or give other di-. .rect testimony, When hard pressed for definite statements as to charges of cor ruption made by him in public, he stated that he had been approached by a man who wanted to buy his vote on the rail road bill. The man told him 'others were getting money and that he was a fool if he did not go home fixed. He could not remember the man's name. He said jhe had also been approached several times on the text book bill. He went on to say that he had been told by State Senator Carroll that B. P. Waggoner had made the brag that hel(Waggoner) as head of the railroad lobby, had $50,000 at his dis posal to defeat railroad legislation. . Adjournment was then taken till April 27, to give time for the serving of a num ber of subpoenas for additional witnesses. WAR INEVITABLE. SO BEST INFORMED EUROPEAN DIPLOMATS DECLARE. The Tim Passed for the Powers to Intr vene The Question Bailed' of Greece Expecting Aid From Some European Power Kins George Not Hopeful, Bat Determined to Stand Firm Greeks Still Slaking Inroads Into Turkish territory Cretans Insist on Cnion With Greeoe. Vienna, April 14. The best Informed diplomats here regard war. as inevitable. They say the strain cannot much longer be borne by either. Turkey or Greece, and that the time has passed for the powers to attempt to intervene. In- view of the dangerous position assumed by Greece, the question is reiterated, whether she does not count upon some power coming to her support at the present moment. The situation is regarded here as analogous to the time when sfrvia attacked-Turkey in 1876, when Hussia and Great Britain saved defeated Seryia from annihilation. Ellassona, April 14. The Turkish troops are now centred in very strong force at Grevena and the insurgents hae little chance of advancing further. . . - Athens, April 14. The Greek insurgents according to dispatches from the fron tier,' have sustained considerable losses and are retreating before superior forces. While occupying- Baltino, the Greeks burned most of the houses of that place. f lassona. April 14 The Turks complain that the Greek troops are trying to pro voke an attack. Yesterday a detachment crossed the frontier and for a brief period occupied the monastery near Damasi, sub sequently retiring. ' A communication has been sent by Edham Pasha to the Greek 'commander, informing him that these tactics will be stopped by force If, neces sary. L Athens, April 14. On the re-assembling of the boule today M Delyannls, the premier, introduced in the presence of a crowded chamber a bill granting the gov ernment a credit of $23,000,000 drachmas for the ministries of war and marine, The premier asked the house to expedite the passage or the Dudget. .Dealing witn the development of tha foreign situation, he declared that the powers had taken their stand on the principle of the inte grity of Turkey, but up to the present had not expressed an opinion with regard of the proposals Greece had made tor a pa cific solution of the difficulty. ' After dwelling upon the right of the Cretans to settle their own destinies, he declared that.' despite all which had happened, Greece still hoped the powers would agree to a peaceful settlement. The situation on the frontier was not, he said, created by Greece, but by the strange policy of a state which by precipitate armaments had compelled Greece to assemble an army capable of coping with all- eventu alities and of defending the interests and honor of the country. (Sensational). In concluding, M. -Delyannis said the Greek government was doing its utmost to repair the imperfections inseparable from an army so hastily collected and he hojied that In the course of a few days an army woula oe concentrated aDunaantiy capable of doing its full duty to th country. (Loud cheers). Deputy Ralli, the leader of the oppo sition. thought that in view of the ex isting- circumstances, the time was not propitious to commence a debate upon the ridget. M. Delvannis agreed with this sugges llUtt 1 1 11. I'lllH . I "I.. . ... - . ..u - - submit a vote" on account for three months. Athens. April 14. Colonel Mataxas, the Greek minister of war, received today a letter containing a mysterous substance which subseauentlv ocoved to be gelatine The first supposition was that it was the acfof an anarchist, but it is now believed to have been a practical joke. It is stated here tonight that another strong band -as enterd Macedonia near Kalambaka. Vienna. April 14. The Tageblatt says today that sharp differences have arisen in the Greek royal tamily as to tne proper course for the government to pursue. The -crown princess, in defiance of her husband and of Kinge George, has gone pntirelv over to the war party. London, April 14. The Daily Chronicle will rmhlish the following tomorrow from its Athens correspondent, Sir. Henry Nor man: ' - "I have had an audience with King Georee. He spoke without much hope but firmly, like a man who can only do his dutv and leave the rest to heaven. More than once he said: 'If Greece had been a great power and had walked into Crete long ago. her action : would have been welcomed by the powers as well as bv the rest of the world, as a blessing. But she is only a small power, and seems unable to do anything that win satisry the great powers.' " ' New York, April 14. A copyright cable tn Thp Journal from Canea says: "The ;Russian consul again interviewed the insurgents at Retimo. The most nrnminent leader of the Cretans is Sa paunjakis, who is related' to high officials in Athens. The chiefs insisted that noth ing but. absolute union with Greece would satisfy them. They refused to entertain Pnnsul Demerlc's proposal to choose dele gates from all parts of the island to meet the admiral in conierence ai some punu distant from the ships and Colonel Vassos." A PITCHED BATTLE EMINENT Between Cubans and Spaniards The For mer in Possession of the Port of Banes, Spaniards Assembling to Attack by Land and Sea The Lurada Lands a Cargo There. Havana, April 14, via Key West. Barnes, an important port on the north coast, near Gibara, from which are heavy annual exportations of bananas and cocoanuts to the United States and which is the site of the estate of H, Dumois & Co. American citizens nar rowly escaped total destruction today. The expedition under General Roloff, on the steamer Laurada, carrying 2,400 rifles, 500,000 cartridges and several pieces of rapid firing artillery, landed alongside the quay of Banes. General Calixto Garcia, with 5,000 men, came ta protect the convoy of arms and ammu nition, but as 'Roloff had no men to arm, Garcia was compelled to carry the arms into the interior. It is reported that the insurgents, hearing that a Spanish gunboat might arrive at any moment,-closed the en trance of the port with torpedoes. Gen eral Roloff, assisted by local bands and finally by the soldiers under General Garcia, commenced to fortify the heights around the port, hastily cast ing up trenches to make the port tem porarily impregnable to any ispamsn forces in the neighborhood of Gibara, The gunboats Nueva Espanas and 'Mealicia had arrived at -Nipe from Havana. The cruiser Reina Merceden had left Havana on the 12th with four companies of marines and infantry un der the command of Rear Admiral Marencoa, to unite with all the forcea which had left Nipe and Gibara with a view to a combined land and sea at tack upon the insurgent's position, for the-recovery.of the port df Banes. iNipe is separated from Banes by the ban Ramon canals. Three columns march ed on Banes in full view of the f ormid able and nearly rmpregnalbje insurgent positions. Reinforcements have been sent fort ward vby the Spaniards and Admiral Navarro will sail tomowow by the crui ser Legaspi for the Caribean and then'ee for Nipe to personally direct the attack "by sea. The reinforcements ex- rwted will be under General ILivares T'vtdently an important battle is in. .WM if the Insurgents try to defend ovantiiTeous stronghold and t.r- laim af being' able to hold a. sea port. Great anxiety exists -with refer, w, 4h carrisnn of 100 men In the fort defending the quay at Banes. It Is believed they will Pe compeneu lu o j-endei- for lack of water and supplies. The cruiser Pineon has twlcexbeen compelled to break ehains in order tq enter the Banes port. . , ' Democratic Proposal Rejected. Washington. April 14. The committee appointed by the republican caucus of the senate to arrange with the opposition a plan for the re-organization of the sen ate committees today decided to reject the proposition made yesterday by tne com mittee representing the alliance of the democrats, populists and silver republi cans, and to ask for another conference with a view or reacning a more satisfac tory understanding. -r TELEPHONE BATES. The Railway Commission Asked to Sednce Them Hearing to be Had To Assess Property of Express Companies Russell Does not ask Reduction of Passage Fare Rates. (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C. April 14. Upon com-, plaint of the railway commission from several points, of excessive telephone rates, the .commission this afternoon decided to take up the mattdr of re ducing rates and cited the telephone companies to appear before It here April 27th and show cause, if any, why the reduction should not be made. Treasurer Worth will" ask the rail way commission, sitting as a board of tax equalization, next month to assess the property -of express companies in North Carolina. He will call this equal ization board's action in this matter to the" attention of the board.- Contrary to public expectation the railway commission today received no request from Governor Russell to re duce railway passenger faTes. Commissioner Otho. Wilson says he favors reduction of freight rates . also. Superintendent Laurence says five new cottages-. at the " Oxford orphan asylum are completed and will be oc cupied May 1st. Several residents of Purvis, a flag station on the Atlantic Coast Line, ap peared before the railway commission this afternoon and asked that the rail way be required to establish a depot there. Thd commission ordered this done on condition that the citizens furnished all the materials for the buildings - " Representative Dixon, of Greene, ar rived to confer with the superintendent of the penitentiary in regard to securing of convicts to grade the railway from Snow Hill. - The Airship Visits Willlamston. (Special to The Messenger.) Williamston, N. C. April 14 The mysterious airship seen at Wilmington and other points was observed here last rfight about 9 o'clock. When first noticed it appeared as a black mass against the moon.-lit sky, going slowly from south to north. Its altitude was not great, being near enough to enable the observer to discern outlines of its rigging with the naked eye. As it passed over the town it ascended rap idly and a brilliant light was thrown out far ahead of it. This light was seen by some who could not, on a,ccount of the great height it had attained. catch the faintest glympse of the aerial machine. If it should appear again there will be many to behold it as peo pie are much interested and will watch for its reappearance. AN EXCITING SESSION Of the Kentucky Legislature Seven Bal lots Hunter in One Vote of Election Intervention of Friends Prevent a Fight. The Bribery Investigation. Frankfort, Ky., April 14. This has been an exciting day In the legisla ture, which adjourned at 3' o'clock p. m. with the light still pending. Seven ballots were taken today for United States senator, making forty-two bal lots that have been taken at the pres ent extra Isession. The vote In some of the ballots was changed by tempor ary pairs, ut. none of thei changes of the day were' material. Er. Hunter, the republican nominee. hid 61 votes and the field had 63. The field had just the required number for election, but the Blackburn men, the gold democrats and the bolting repub licans could not unite on anybody. Ex Secretary Carlisle arrived at his home in Covington today and his presence in tne state caused some comment aa to his being a compromise candidate but he secured no votes. During the sixth ballot. Representa tive Lyons, the Hunter leader, went over to Senator Clark and began talk ing to mm. ciarK asked 'him ' somo questions. Lyons answered him face tiously and Clark jumped up and started to knock him down. Lyons jumped back, and Clark was caught by members around him. The lieutenant governor called to Sergeant-at-Armri Sommers: ''Arrest those men at on'ce. Somers took him at his word and pull ed Lyons along toward the aisle, when mutual friends explained that Lyons never intended to make trouble. Before the hour for the joint legisla five session,, it was learned that the grand jury had decided to go deeper into the .bribery charges . and would devote another, day to the investiga tion. Then the legislature will act, Resolutions were ready today for an in vestigatlon. Deputy iShenff Sunivan served an other long list of witnesses, among them the lady who says she saw Dr, Hunter go into the Gaines residence; the member Who says he saw him on his way there; another official who is said to have, begun the- negotiations with Gaines and another whose ' name has never been mentioned. A deputy sheriff arrived at the capi- tol at 11 o'clock armed with subpoenas for Representative Clark, one of the anti-Hunter men and half a dozen newspaper -correspondents. It was also stated that a subpoena had been issued for Mayor Todd, of Louisville, who has been in Frankfort a great deal of the time endeavoring to assist Dr. Hunter, but the deputy was una'ble to find Mr, Todd. It was stated this morning that John W. Gaines, father of Captain Noel Gaines,- who brought the charges of bribery against Hunter, had been sum moned before the grand jury and that he would swear that one of the most prominent men in Louisville had' offer ed him money with which to buy votes for Hunter. .1 . Graham Vreeland, a newspaper cor respondent, was one of the witnesses before; the jury. He at first declined to. talk and was ordered to jail by Judge Cantrlll, but later consented to talk and was released. The investigation may be completed tomorrow. The prospect is that there will be continuous ballot ing tomorrow, Tut there is nothing In the situation tonight to Indicate a breaking up of the deadlock. hooting Match at Baltimore. ' Baltimore, April 14. The first inter state shooting" tournament ever held in this city began today under the aus pices of the Baltimore Shooting Asso ciation and will continue until Satur day. Prominent shooters from all parts of the co.untry participated In to day's contests, the entries numbering forty-five.7 Teday!s sport was all the target shooting, the events being thir teen; eight for "fifteen and five .for twenty clay birds. About 9,000 targets were thrown Five best records today. out of a possible 220 wefe as follows: S. Glover, Rochester, N. x ., 208; K. D. Fulford, Syracuse, 'N. T., 204; Hood. Baltimore, 193r M. M. Mayhew, Marcy N 184, and 'William Crosby, of Batavla, N. T;, Wr " Found Bead by the Roadside. Farmville, Va., April 14.-intelligence has just reached here of the finding of the body of Mr. George W. Kyle, on Jhe roadside near his house in Buckingham. He was probably thrown from his horse as his neck was broken. Several years ago two of his grown daughters were H.vnmol in State river. . Ul w I' M- T r- - A JEST VOTE ON THE TARIFF BILL FORCED IN THE SENATE. The Vest Resolution of Censure of Secre tary Gage Referred by a Vote of Twenty Four to Twenty-Three Senator Mantle Opens Another Tariff Skirmish Unani mous Consent to Appoint Time forVote on the Cuban Resolution Denied Division Among Democrats of the House. SENATE Washington, April 14. Senator Man tle presented a memoral from wool growers, urg'fng ample protection to tlfeir Industry. He referred in this connection to reports that Secretary North, of the Wool Manufacturers' As sociation, was acting as seterStary of the finance committee, f 'I Senator Morrill denied the state ment, saying" this gentleman had been summoned as an expert to give Infor mation on the wool question. Senator 'Morrjll succeeded In cutting off the debate by calling for the regu lar order. He expressed the hooe that there would be no premature debate of the tariff bill before the senate, adding;, that he expected the bill would be reported at 4n early day. The debate soon came. Up again on the resolution of Senator Vest de claring illegal the recent order of the secretary of the treasury to customs officers relative to goods imported after Apr.ii ist. Senator Vest defclared that the dutv of the secretary Was to execute the ex isting law. And yet the order Clearly anticipated the retroactive clause of the tariff bill pending before congress. In effect the order nullified the exist ing law. He said that no -intellle-ent lawyer would declare the retroactive5 clause of the Dingley bill to be a law ful exercise of authority by congress. n was an act of intimidation against importers. ' , Senator iMorrill again expressed re gret that the tariff bill was being dis cussed 'before it had been -oerfected and presented to the senate.: Some of these provisions now undas discussion might be changed before reaching the senate. , Senator Vest answered that he had not precipitated a tariff debate. It was the secretary of the treasury who pre cipitated the question by his illegal or der.- Alu'st the senate remain dumb, "he asked, while this secretary 'Mrew his sword and directed it against Ameri can citizens?" It Was an unjustifiable act against the1 importers, he asserted. - senator Morrill moved to refer the resolution to the finance committee. This precipitated a tariff vote. Great interest was manifested in the vote and tne roll call was closely followed. The vote was ayes, 24 : noes. 23. The only republican vote 'oast against the motion was that of Senator Chan- "dler, while the democrats voted solidly against it. They had the assistance of all the sliver republicans, and the populists present, except Senator Man tle,, republican, of Montana, who voted with the straight republicans. Senator Cannon, silver republican, and Sena tors Butler, Harris, of Kansas; Heit- feld, Pettigrew and Turner," populists, were recorded against the motion. Sen ators Teller, Jones, Stewart, of Neva da; Kyle, whose position is a question of interest, and Senator Allen, were absent. ' i Senator Morgan-then moved to pro ceed with the Cuban resolution. It had been expected that Senator Vest would speak on the resolution, but he stated that he preferred to see a vote- taken. H Threupon Senator Morgan asked unan imous consent, that the vote be taken tomorrow. , Senator Hoar said 'this, would be haMly fair, after Senator Morgan had spoke four days, to ask for a vote which would allow only one day for speeches against the resolution. Senator Morgan was. willing to de fer the vote until the next day, Fri day, but Senator "Hoar said he could give no assent in the absence of the senator from Maine (Hale.) "Then' I will move this resolution in opposition to J the bankruptcy bill," said Senator Morgan. Efforts to fix a tfme for the vote were unavailing, and Senator Morgan finally gave notice that he would call up the resolution daily until a vote was reached. The Indian; appropriation bill was then taken up. It afforded Senator Gorman, of Maryland, an opportunity to speak of the disorganized condition of the senate. He criticised the course of those in charge of these measures in pressing excessive appropriations when the senate committee's were so disorganized that proper care for econ omy could not be exercised. The committee amendment, opening the Uncompahgre Indian . reservation to public entry. led to a long contest. A point of order was -made against it by Senator Jones, of Arkansas, and pending the decision, the senate'at 5 o'clock p. m. went into executive ses sion and soon after adjourned. . IHOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES- - The house was in session but ten minutes today and then adjourned until Saturday, without transacting any business. The session' was long enough, however, to furnish occasion for a display of the division among the democratic members, which the recent caucus had not been able to heal.In this division Mr. DeArmond, of Missouri, appeared as the leader of the opposi tion tothe leadership of Mr. Bailey. As soon as the journal had been read Mr. Dingley made a motion that when the house ..adjourn it be until Satur day, Mr. DeArmond and "Mr. Simpson, Im mediately "Semanded a division. The votes4m the motion was 131 to 38. Mr. Bailey and his followers voted with the republicans, while Mr. DeArmon'3 and other democrats and the populists opposed the motion. Many democrats refrained -from taking sides, while those who rose for the division seemed about equally : divided" on the ques tion. ; Mr. DeArmond. Mr. Terry, of Arkan sas, and other: democrats' tried to se cure a yea and nay vote, but only thirty-one members supported the de mand, which was not a sufficient num ber. 'As soon as the house ha'd adjourned the democrats gathered in groups dis cussing their policy with great earnests ness. 1 . S Anxious for Peace With the Cubans Havana, via. Key West, April 14. The mayor of Sanctl Spirltus, Marces Garcia, and the well known Senor Spel terne, had arranged to visit the camp of General Maximo Gomez with a view to settling terms of peace. It is under stnnil that Gomez has said he will not receive them unless they bring letters from the Cuban junta. It is reported from San Antonio de las Vegas that the insurgents under Jacinto Hernandez, made an attack upon the town' but without serious re sults. A company Of twenty peasants who had left the town with ox carts to gather corn were carried off to the Castillas camp, where they were for bidden to continue the traffic. Their clothing was seized and they were com pelled to return Jo town - naked . In cart. . : S 1 During the recent attack on "Vereda Nueva, a major and his child were wounded. The Insurgents remained nine hours in the town and had supper and a dance... '. - Bryan Approve the Appointments. Washington, April 14. Speaking of the president's appointment, of commission ers to visit foreign countries in the in terest of an international monetary con ference, William J. Bryan today said he thought the personnel of the commission i and Mr w0icott were -concerned. Mr. was excellent, so iar as Mr. etevenson Paine hn rilrl Tint lrnnw. Paine, he did not know. THE WORK OF A FIEND. An Entire Family Murdered and Their Dwelling; Burned The Murderer Captur ed After Attempting Suicide. Pascoag, R. I. April 14. News reach ed here today of a tragedy at Oakland, a small farming village a few miles from. Pascoag. About 3 o'clock this morning, the house occupied by Edw'ard Reynolds and family, was burned and Reynolds, his wife and adopted daugh ter were killed. It was several hours after the fire was discovered before those who were at the scene could begin their search. At daylight a body was seen lying near the centre of the ruins and as soon as possible it .was removed. Although burned so badly that it was beyond recognition, the appearance indicated that it was that of Sylvina Reynolds, the 20-year-old daughter of the family. A short time later Reynolds' body was also recovered, the identification being a general one, - as the body had been frightfuly burned. . When the neighbors who had been aroused by the fire went to the Rey nolds house this morning they found that the flames were confined to one part of the building. The place was se curely fastened, the doors being bolted and locked and the windows closed tightly, so that they were compelled to burst open the door to gain admittance. The house, had been saturated With kerosene and the flames spread rapidly. The rescuers attempted to reach that part of the house where the Reynolds family slept, but were driven back and only had time to take Mrs. Reynolds' body out before that section of the house was in a blaze. Her head had been crushed in, and the upper part of the body was horribly , mutilated. Martin Mowry, who worked for Rey nolds, slept in another part of the house and the villagers hurried to his room to alarm him. The room was empty and from the hasty examination that could be made it was evident that the bed had not been disturbed. The bed clothing, as well as the floor lead ing to the door, had been saturated with some liquid, supposed to be kero sene. Mowry's trunk and box belong ing to him were open and his cloth ing was strewn about the floor. Mowry was found in Leander Buffum's barn, some distance from the scene of the fire, chattering and laughing like a maniac. Buffum seized the m&n and gave him up to one of the posse search ing fdr him. Mowry is a bachelor, about. 65 years of age. . From the position 'of the bodies, it is believed Reynolds was called to his daughter's room by some unusual sound and that when he reached the side of her bed he received .his death blow. At that time Miss ; Reynolds was probably killed. The murderer, it is supposed, then went to Mrs. . Reynolds room and' after stabbing her twice; in the face, battered her head in with some blunt .weapon. When Mowry left the house he went to the woods where he shot himself in the head. The bullet only stunned him, however, and he did not repeat the at tempt .He then went to Buffum's farm. The revolver with two chambers empty was found in his possession and an empty oil can was found in Mqwry's apartments. Mowry was willing to talk after his arrest, but from his appear ance and manner of expression it seemed clear that he was insane. Reynolds and his wife were each about 50 years of age. Sylvina was their : adopted daughter, the child of Mrs. Reynolds deceased brother. Rey nolds had little money and hence it is thought robbery could not have been the object of the crime. Medical Examiner Wilcox examined the bodies this afternoon. The wounds on Mrs. Reynolds' head were made by the butt of a musket. WJiile there were no less man seven Dayonet wounas on the body; The musket and bayonet were both found in the ruins of the fire and are known to be the property of Mowry. -Immediately after the autopsy Judge Spear, of the distrjet court, signed a warrant for the arrest of Mowry and he was at once brought into court for ar raignment. He plead not guilty. He was then committed to jail without bail, to await the preliminary trial on April 21st. The only thing like a' confession made by Mowry tonight was when Dr. Wil cox told him he proposed to etherize him and then abstract the bullet which is now in his head. Big Fire in Kansas City. Kansas, City, Mo., April 14. Fire, Which broke out at 9:15 o'clock tonight In the five story building on -Walnut street, 200 feet north of Ninth, has spread to the iHall building adjoining on the south and now threatens the entire- block bounded by Walnut, Ninth, Main and Eighth streets. That part of the Hall buildmg occupied by The, Kansas City World, Is already in flames and the plant of the newspaper will probably be destroyed. The offices of The Kansas City Times also in the nail Duiraing are in sucn great oanger that all the paper's employes have left the building. . A later account of the fire says: The Scarritt block,, a substantial five-story brick building on Walnut .street near NIneth and directly across the street from the Central station of the Kansas City fire department, was destroyed by fire tonight. The. fire for a time threat ened another block in the very heart of the city. The five-story Hall build ing, extending south on Walnut "street to Nineth, in which are The Times and The World newspapers, several' stores and many offices, seemed in great dan ger as it was soon on fire in the upper story adjoining the Scarritt block. The electric wires soon went down, and everybody left the building. The fire burned fiercely from 9 o'clock until 10:30 o'clock by which hour nothing but the walls remained of" the Scarritt block, i The loss on this building is $60,- 000, insurance $30,000. The building was unoccupied. The damage in the Hall building is not greaj The, mechanical department of The Times was shut down for nearlytwo hours, ' but the paper has suffered .no material damage. The office of The World was flooded. Outside of .che Scarritt buildine the most 'serious damage was done to the building occupied by the Campbell & Eaton Crockery Comnay, fronting on Main street and running back to the rear ind of the Scarritt block. A few thousand dollars,, however, will cover the loss on building and contents. It is thought that the fire was the I work of an incendiary and that an at tempt was made to start a general conflagration- While the' fire was in prog7 ress six other alarms were turned in; AH were for fires In the business part of the city. , . Investigating the Dean Company's S wind J. Ings. New York, April 14 The governing committee of the stock exchange this afternoon prefered charges against Charles Neukirch, the board member of the firm of Theo. W. Meyers & Co., who it is alleged, acted for the E. S. Dean Company on the exchange. Assistant District Attorney Allen today continued his examination of complaints against the E. S. Dean Company. A large number of complaints have been lodged with the district attorney by peo ple who claim that they have been swindled. There are said to be about ISO of these in adjoining- cities and states. District Attorney Olcott said that the in vestigation would - probably result - in a recommendation to the complainants to take; their cases to a police magistrate- ior nearing. . Killed by an Klectrio Car. Birmingham, Ala., April 14. L. H. James, white, aged 30 years, 'and mar ried, while attempting to step from-an electric car on the East Lake line to a trailer about 7 o'clock-tonight, missed his footing and fell. The wheels ofthe trailer passed over him, mangling him to such an extent that he died shortly afterward. ARTESIAN WELLS IN UPPER CAPE FEAR SECTION A GREAT SUCCESS. ' Unaccountable Delay In Appointment of the Federal Judge The C. F. ft Y., V. Railroad Asks the Railway Commission to Xiower, Its Classification Residence Burned at Agricultural College Randall to Faint Portraits of Three Colonels of the Twenty-Sixth Regiment. 'Messenger Bureau, Park Hotel, Raleigh, N. C, April 14. 'At 4 o'clock this morning the home of Mr. F. A. Hege was burned. It was near the Agricultural and Mechanical college and was owned by Colonel Hol laday, president of the College. Mr. Hege has charge of the poultry de partment at the state experiment farm. Hege was asleep and wais with great difficulty awaked by a negro boy. His room was full of srrOke and. he was nearly unconscious. "The fire originated in the kitchen. ' George M. Rose, J. W. Fry an'd W. E. Kyle, of the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley railway, were -before the rail way commission today. and asked it to plate that road on the same fbas'is as the other local roads, such as the Car olina Central, as to freight, and pas senger tariffs.- That road now has tha standard tariffs, the same as the North Carolina and the Wilmington and Wel don railways. The "independent democrats' had a meeting here last night' and nominated Frank Stronateh for mayor. It is as serted that - 150 were present at the meeting. . A convict from Pitt county was brought to the penitentiary today. The fact that the judge of this dis trict w.as not named yesterday has led' some persons to think that unless very speedy action is -taken James E. Boyd will get the place. Most reputblrcans this morning adhere to. their belief that Robinsonwill get this place and Pur jvell Succeed, him on the superior court bench. x W. G -Randall, the artist, will spend the summer at Blowing Rock. He has cormnissions -which it will' require six months to fill. He Will paint for the "statl'ibrary a groop, the portraits of the three colonels of the Twenty-sixth regiment 'Henry K. Burgwyn, Z. B. Vance and James H. Lane. There is a renewal of Interest in gold mining in the piedmont section and some very fine ore is being taken out. Engineer Kinney, who was hurt In Sunday's collision at Hairisburg, Is now certain to recover. x Thus far twenty-two of the insurance companies which last year took out li cense have failed to renew them. Polk 'Miller arrived here today. Ha gives his characteristic recitations to morrow. - Artesian; wells .'in the upper Cape Fear section aire proving a great suc cess, as State Geologist Holmes Insisted last year they would. At depths of 200 to 250 feet excellent water is found, and in some case's it rises to a height of ten feet a'hpve the iground. " Otho Wilson and a party of friends have returned from a fishing, trip in Onslow county. They fished in Wal lace's creek, a tributary of New river and caught many very .fine black bass. A report is received at the revenue office of the seizure of twenty-severi barrels of unstamped brandy and whis-i key in a railway car at Fayetteville. The owner is said to have fled. MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT. Urging Congress to -Make Provision for Our Country to be. Represented at the . Paris Exposition of 1900. . Washington, April 14. The president to-day sent the following message to congress, urging it to make suitable pro vision for adequate representation of the United States at the Paris exposition: "To the Senate and House of Representa ' tives: . "I transmit herewith for? the considera tion of the respective houses of the con gress a report of the secretary of state representing the appropriateness of early action in order that the government of the United States may beenabled to ac cept the invitation of that of the French republic to participate In the universal exposition to be held in Paris in 1900. The recommendations - of this report have my most cordial approvaland I urge upon the congress such timely provision for this great international enterprise as will fittingly respond to the widely testi fied wish and expectation of our inventors and producers that they may have ade1 quale opportunity again, as in the past. to fortify the important positions they have won in the world's competitive fields of discovery and lndustry4 JMor are the traditional frindships of the United States and France, and the mutual advantages to accrue from their enlarged commercial intercourse less present factors than the Individual interests to be fostered by re newed participation in a great French ex position, especially when it is remembered that the present display is projected with a degree of completeness, and on a scale of magnificance beyond any of the Euro pean exhibitions that, have marked the close of the century; "It is proper that I should emphasize the need of early action, for if the pres ent session pass without suitable provi sion being made, the postponement of the matter ror nearly a year longer could not but operate greatly to the disadvan tage of the United States in, view of the elaborate preparations already making by other governments and of the danger that further delay may result in an inadequate organization of the American exhibt. - WILLIAM McKINLET." TO CUKE A COID IN ONE DATi Take Laxative BroriYo Quinine Tabr lets. All druggists refund . tbe money if it fails to cur 25c. General Riverain Close Confinement. Havana, via. Key West, April 14. General Ruis Rivera and Colonel Bacal loao continue at Cabanas fortress "in communicado," with strict orders that no on0 shall . bei admitted to see them, except the prison officials. All that is known as to General Rivera's condition is that he occupies a comfortable room. Nothing is known as to whence will be tried. That will depend probably on the progress he makes to recovery from his wounds. The likelihood Is that he will be tried by a summary court martial but this does not imply that even if sentenced he will be executed. : Died on the Passage Homeward. New Tork. April 14. William W. Wysor, United States consul at Cadiz, who took passage on board the Werra, at Gibraltar, nn hoaril shortlv before noon today. He was a native of Lynchburg, Va., had been suffering from consumption for sev eral months and returned home in com pany with; nis nepnew, irans wysor. During ine voyage ne laueu rapiuiy. Consul Wysor's body will be taken to his home in Lynchburg'. Absolutely Puree, Celebrated for Its great levenlng strength and healthfulness. . asures the food against alum and all forms of adulteration- common to the cheap brands. Royal Baking Powder Co New Tork. We can furnish anything in Spring Footwear Made This Season in the ? Ladies' Black and Chocolate OxfordsGent's Chocolate Bals, Misses and Children's Ox fords and Sandals. PETERSON & RULES. EASTER IE Iff Our Millinery Department has been rushed for the past week. We employ 4 regular Milliners and 4 Salesladies in this one department, and this week we expect to reach; the largest sales in this depart ment we ever had before. We have had 150 Hats trimmed in nice Straw, Flowers and Lace and Chiffon to make something special, for 50e each, ready trimmed, also 200 Trimmed Hats for 75c and a large lot for $1.00. Our- Fine Trimmed Hats for $1.25, $1.50, $1.75 and $2.00 are the newest and best goods.. Our stock nnmnrlara nil Uthe finest and nicest goods of the season. uur nne Deautitul Hats, nicely trimmed for $2.25 up to $6.50 are the grandest selec tion of the best styles. Our Untrimmed Hats are of all grades. Sailors in White and Black for 9c. I A beautiful Bell Crown Sailor, nicely trimmed, for 25c. Our Fine Panama Sailors, short backs and wide fronts, all colors Straw, for $1.25. Our special line of fine "White Chip Fancy Edge Shapes for 69c are the newest goods. For this week 1,000 Hats that sold last season from 25c to $1.00,; put on separate tables to close at 10c each. , Embroidery All Grades. We have 200 styles, all prices, from 2 inches wide, nicely worked, for 4c per yard, up to best grade from 5 to 10 Inches wide, for. 35c. I bought this lot of goods for 60 cents on the dollar and that enables me Jo spll it very cheap. ,Ribb6ns. i warn, you w xane a iook ai our kid- j bon. Special sales this week. Baby .Ribbon for lc per yard. No. 2, all Silk, all colors, at 3c; No. 3, for 4c; No. 5, for 5c: No. 7, for 7c; No. 9, for 10c; No. 12, for 12c; No. 16. for 15c; No. 22, for 20c; No. 30, for 25c; No. 40, for 30c; No. 50, for 85c; No. 60, for 40c; No. 80, for 50c; No. 100, for 7 65c. These prices cover all i styles in Black Grosgrain, Satin, Taf- I feta. Changeable, - Lace "Ribbon,.-Taffeta j We have the finest stock of Ribbons of ! thA Ktffmnn anil nitv Wf. Y-ofi 1 nut rfataoa 1 by order from the hard cash houses of northern cities by every day's mails and by telegrams. When you need Chiffon, Black, White, Pink, Blue, Tan and Cream come and see our stock. ' . We have just received by express a very fine line of Pace Veiling from 20Jto 50c per yard, White, Black and Cream. Flowers. Of all the beauties bf nature J consider Flowers the greatest, and this season .bids fair for one of the grandest of all Flow er seasons. We have made special pre paration to meet the demands of the fair sex in this line. Our stock consists of the newest novelties of the season. The GEO. 0. GAVLORD, Prop'r., Of Wilmington's Big Racket Store. P. S. Wholesale and Retail. Agent fop the Standard Patterns.SMay Pat tern Sheet ready to be given away. . , ARE YOU PREPARED FOR SUMMER? III r;- " 'T i "o -'-Sg oweust nr. Atlantic -I National - Bank WILMINGTON, N. C. We want your business and will Blake it to Your interest to Deal with ns. rrompnietis, Acuuravv auu. oaicij uiunwiccu, NO INTEREST PAID ON DEPOSITS J. W. NORWOOD, Pres. D. L. GORE, V. Pres. W. J. TOOJiKK, uasn. W. C COKEB, 3d V. Pres. . - Deposits - Surplus and Net Profits.... Bills PayaDie ana ne-uiscouiiw...... Dividends Paid 6 Per Cent. Per Last Installment of Capital Paid Easter Shoes and Oxfords. ALL THE LATEST STYLES IN Ladies' 'k Lace - Oxfords At prices to Suit th times at GEO. R. FRENCH & SONS. Latest Styles. I (Geraniums in all colors are ' the fad of fashion in all the .large cities. We have them at different nriccs. A nlo hunoh with Flowers and plenty of Foliage for BOc; finest, made of best of Silk, for 75c and $1.00 a bunch. Fine Roses with Ribbon Stems and Fo liage for 25c, 35c and 50c a bunch. Violets all shades and qualities, in White,: Black, Purple and Lilac, from 10c to 50c a bunch. . Apple Blossoms, Lilies'- of the Valley, from ,?5c to 75c a bunch. Our stock consists of 100 different styles of fine, new Flowers. Maiden Hair' Ferns, 12 Sprays in bunch, for 39c a bunch, best goods. ' All grades of Foliage.- Tips and Aigrettes, all shades, 3-4 Plush, fully 11 inches long and the -best Ostrich goods, for 98c r all colors. White, Black, Lilac, Red, Cream, Leghorn, Green and. Blue; iS inches long for 75c and BOc. colors, and Valencienne Laces, both White " We have Silk Laces, Chiffon Laces, all colors, -and Valenciene Laces, both White and Cream. Linen Torchon, inch wide, very pretty, for 5ck1 inch wide for 10c; finer up to "25c per yard. Silks. SILK FOR SHIRT WAISTS Special China Wash Silk for 25c per yard in . Stripes and Solids, 32 inches 'wide, In Black Ground, with light Green Stripe, all , best Silk, 35c per yard; Changeable Silk . In Red Ground and Changeable Green, for ' 50c, 36 Inches wide; Black China, 24 inches -wide, for 35c; one piece of Lilac, 30 inches wide, 35c, changeable in several colors, 30o. Black Silk and Black Satin all grades. If you need these goods come and see our Dresses. All the new things of the sea- son; 100 styles et new .Percales rrom be to 12c. - - Cannon Cloth, 4-4 wide, for 8c per yard. Linen for Ladles' Shirts for 12c and loc per yard; Shirt Waist Linen 10c; Table Linen, Bleached,. 60 inches, wide, for 26c per yard. Gent's Percale Shirts. - Ladles' and Gent's Spring Underwear. ' - Men's and Boy's fine Easter Suits cheap. If you -need a Suit of Clothes, a pair of Pants, I fine Shirts, pretty Neck Ties, Handkerchiefs and Collars come tp see the best selection, the largest stock and the lowest prices. , Shoes." I have the "best and one of the largest retail stocks of Shoes in jthe city. Slip pers all styles. Ladies' Belts rfom En tn EOo. - rerruroery, comDs, Brushes, Writing Paper, 1 pound of fine White. Ruled Note Paper for 10c. One box of 250 Envelopes for 20c. V . -'--.. I have jo more room to tell you of the bargains J have to show if you come to see us at, 112 North Front street, opposite The Orton Hotel. V goo . 03 OQQ O D XiOrs &c go. March 0th, 'OO. March Oth. '97. $609,000 65,153 None. - 50,oou 54.300 Annnm. in October, 1892.
The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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