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Ay WILMINGTON, N. C, SUNDAY, APRIL 18, 1897. PRICE 5 CENTS; VOL. X. NO. 92. TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY. : THE STATE. . Near Weldon Dr. A. S. Pendleton meets with a- serious accident while riding his bicycle along 'the canal tow path The state university, and Lehigh college play a tie same of base ball. r ' DOMESTIC. 1 : : J. J. ."Willis, deputy auditor of the state department has been removed; he was absent 234 days last week The tariff bill will be submitted to" the senate republi can caucus before it is turned over to the democratic members. of the finance committee; this is because the republicans have such a slim chance of getting the bill through the senate; England is one of the few foreign countries that has not made pretests against some clause or other of the bill The police are on the track ef the men who - committed the bank robbery and murder at Somersworth j. h. The Laurada libel case at Wil mington,, Del., is postponed because there is no federal judge to noia court oi- onel Kellog, of the Fifth United States infantry, stationed near Atlanta, died yesterday Street railway omciais oi Indianapolis are indicted for violating the I cent fare law A bench warrant Is Is sued against Spalding of the Globe bank of Chicago and bail" is fixed at $25,000 Congressman Mllliken Is dangerously ill. Senator Davis will urge action by the senate on the arbitration treaty Con gressman Grosvenor introduces a bill re stricting th'e civil service "and requiring examinations of all who while in office were given the' benefit of the service by President Cleveland and placing them on the same footing as those standing the examination subsequently The. grand jury at Frankfort finds true bills for brib ery against Dr. Hunter and three others. The New York Sun puts a stop to the libel suit by the "Washington Star by paying all costs of the suit and publishing a retraxit of the libelous article. A crevasse occurred in the Mississippi levee at Biggs, four miles below Delta last night, and at last accounts was nearly a mile wide and the water was spreading over the lands with great ?ler "VJr'i ianas r Bt Above Vicksburg the situation ranidltv Is Improving; the water is taiimg; nun dreds of people and cattle on the lower ! river are In need of food tpkeep them j from starving. FOREIGN, j The Turkish minlstery declares that a ; state of war exists and orders active measures against Greece Prince Hohe- " lope, the German Imperial chancellor tenders his resignation', the emperor in sists upon his not resigning just now, but the chancellor is as persistent in in- slstlng on his resignation being accept Ved The United States tariff bill is just now the chief topic of discussion in the ' German press The German interior de partment has issued a decree permitting only brief stay in Germany of Germans naturalized' in America The Roman Catholics of Greece and Crete are trying to induce the pope to intervene between Turkey and Greece The London Times points out the peril in prospect for the British iron and steel Industry- The Spanish government wishes to negotiate a further loan of $20,000,000 to prosecute the , war in Cuba and $30,000,000 for the Philip pine' war. I " ---- Sorlous Injnry to a Bfrcycllst. (Special to The Messenger.) ' WeWon, (N. sc., April' 17. Dr. A. S. Pendleton, of Roanoke Rapids, met with a serkms accident today. He was coming to "Wl3on on -hi-4lcy!fU-ajid. was ridingl the tow paths of the canal . 'bank. : He ran off at one of the waste "ways and fell a -distance of "fifteen feet " on the sharp rocks below. His hip was broken, two fingers dislocated, wrist sprained, and theTe are other injuries. He lay unconscious after the fall and was found by two young1 lady cyclists. Medical aid was summoned and he was made as comfortable as possible. He f g a member of a prominent Warren county, family. Base Bait. At Nrfolk, Va:- Norfolk .. ; . . .L 1 9 1 42 ,0 0 2 22; 23; 1 Johns Hopkins... 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 04; 10 6 Bateries: Seckrist, Pfanmiller and Snyder; Swaile and Herrick. At Chapel Hill. J. a: iLehigh '.. .0 1 3 0 4 rS; 4; 5 (Carolina .. ..0 Q 6 11 08; 9; 2 Batteries: Gannon and Senor; "White and B. Grace;, Bailey and Williams. The game was stopped in order that iboth teams could catch the train for '.Winston where they play Monday. 'Washington, April 17. The Senators defeated the Bluebirds today by a score .of 10 to 6. 'Washington .. ......0 1 -3 0 1 1 1 -3 10 .Richmond .. . .0 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 6 . i .Batteries McGuuie and Swaine; Fos tter, and Schmidt. . .Newport News, .April 17. The Mary .land university baseball club won to . day's game from Newport News. Score: - .Maryland . . ..2 OOfi-0 4 0 0 17; 10; 7 Newport NewsO 3 0 0 0 3 0 06; 6; 3 - Batteries: Brooks and Pond; Apple- igate and Blandford and Magee. Charlottesville, Va., April 17.-The diversity of Virginia, -easily defeated ".Tale this, afternoon by Hie score of 12 Virginia .... ":. ..5 0 7 0 1 HO 18; 8; 4 Yale ....... ..3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5; -6; 5 Ba&terlee: Collier and MeXair; Ileck er and Green way and' Finke, Deforest and Hartley. To) : Absolutely Pure., '- . " .. Celebrated for Its great lerenlng strength -and health fulness. assures the food against alum and all forms of adulteration common- to the ch$&P brands. - . Roy4 B&klng Pow4r Ce- New York. I fo1fnWn7.n.T? rujw THE WORST BREAK THAT HAS YET OCCURRED IN THE MISSISSIPPI LEVEES. The Crevasse at Biggs W Mile "Wide and a Perfect Deluge hit Water Pouring Over Several Counties -The Situation Above Improving The Water in the Delta Be ceding Pumping the Water Oat of He j lena People and Cattle Threatened With Starvation. I " Vicksburg, Miss., April 17. (Midnight) An official report says the ; crevasse at Biggs, four miles below Delta, La., is nearly a mile wide at this hour, and! the roaring torrent is spreading over the low lands of Madison parish with startling rapidity. This is unquestionably the most destructive break that has yet oc curred and the. loss to property and live stock will be enormous. Madison, Tensas and Concordia parishers will be inun dated, while the fine i farms of Franklin and Catahoula parishes are in immenent danger. The fertile lands of these par ishes have been prepared for this year's .crop and in many instances cultivation is weir underway. ,1 Memphis, Tenn., April 17. A break in the' levee at Biggs, four miles below Delta, La:, which occurred at 10 o'clock last night, has widend rapidly and tonight a solid stream of water is passing through an opening more than 1,500 feet wide. The roar of the water as It rushes through the crevasse can be heard for miles. The town of Delta is now inun dated and the waters are spreading over the low lands and will soon cover many fine plantations in Madison parish. All the convicts who were at work on the levee, when the crevasse 'came, have been safely put on board a steamer and so far no loss of life is reported in the vi- cinityof this latest break. The outflow nf wntfr at -Riem wilT do much to rfilipvA the levees on the Mississippi side. It will also hasten the passage of the flood through the Mississippi delta, thus ensur ing a crop in that rich valley. There ar many weak spots reported in the Lousi ana levee and another break may occur at any hour. i Throughout the flooded Mississippi delta today the situation is1 more encouraging. The backwaters are slowly falling, pass ing through the Yazoo into the main channel north of Vicksburg. At Helena the river has fallen' nearly five feet since April 4th. In the northern part of that city ! which has been under water more than three weeks, the water has fallen sufficiently to allow many people to" move back Into their houses. The water inside the southern, part of the city is fast dis appearing by means of gigantic pumps which are- kept running night and day. - At Itosedale, . .Friars Point, Grenville and other delta 'points, the river is fall ing. r At Memphis a j fall ;of -one-tenth of a' foot is recorded, the gauge registering 35.7 at 7 o'clock. At Cairo, Paducah, Cincinnati and Douisvllle the rivers continue to fall. A large amount of supplies were forward ed from Memphis today. "' T ! The steamer Harbin carried provisions and food up the St. Francis river to sup ply the relief stations established there. Lieutenant Camahan went on this trip to superintend the distribution of sup plies. The steamer Rowena-Lee left this port winr a. cttrro-iLsaaDDlies for the re lief stations between Memphis ana mstrl Port. There will be -several new stations visited by the Rowena Lee on this trip. Little Rock", Ark., April 17. Governor Jones today received a telegram from his private secretary, who-: Is distributing funds in the flooded district, stating that a most deplorable state of affairs exists in Monroe county. He estimates that there are 2,000 people and 1,000 head of stock in that county in need of imme diate assistance to prevent starvation. This estimate, he says, is conservative. The people have been temporarily relieved by the Memphis and Little Rock relief committees, but the stock is dying for want Of -food. No crops were made there last yeai on account of the drought and there is ho feed in the county. Vicksburg, Miss., April 17. The cre vasse in the Biggs levee, La'., about six miles below this city, was 1,700 feet wide at last reports and rapidly widening. The water is rushing through with a roar like Niagara ana; all aay long rerugees nave been fleeing to this city with their stock and other property. The water was fifteen feet deep against the levee when it broke, and the men who were on the spot say that it poured through in vast circu lar masses or whirlpools twenty feet high. A large part of Madison, Tensas, Catahoula and Concordia parishes were overflowed by it and the resulting dis tress will be very great. The number of refugees in the city has been largely in creased, and they are coming on every boat. The water flooded the Vleksburg, Shreveport and Pacific railroad. In a few hours and the trains west , of this place are abandoned in consequence. The town of Delta is overflowed deeply, and plant ers say that the water will back up to Milleklns Bend, sixteen miles . north. Three white persons, two men and a wo -man passed twelve hours In the midst of the furious waters of the crevasse. perched in a tree. The water roused them from their beds and they had only time to seek safety in its boughs when the mighty flood was upon . them. They made their presence known by pistol shots during the night and several at tempts to rescue them were made, but it was not until 10 o'clock a. m.. when an adventurous crew from the government steamer Etta Ethridge, Mate John Bird well and Deckhands Frank Goodrich and Henry Hubbard, the two latter colored, put out in. a yawl and rescued them. No further disasters have occurred and the crevasse is thought to have relieved the situation of its worst features. The river is falling here. The levee engineers will now endeavor to save the remaining levees, -a task which Is very hopeful at mis time. An English Ad and Answer. Here f$;an advertisement that recent ly appeared in ari English paper: "A Clady in dsQlicate health wishes to meet with a useful companion. She must lie domestic, musical, an early riser, amiable, of ood appearance, and have some experiencing in nursing. A total abstainer preferred. Comfortable home No .salary." A few days afterward the advertiser received by express a basket labeled: "This side up-ith care perishable." On opening it slae found a tabby cat, with a letter tied to its tail. It ran thus: ", ' "Madam In response to your adver tisement, I am happy to furnish you with a very useful companion which you will find exactly suited to your re quirements. She is domestic, a good vocalist, an " early riser, possesses an amiable disposition, and is considered handsome. She lias had a great expe rience as a nurse, having brought up a large family. I jeed scarcely add that she is a total abstainer. (As salary is no object to her, sfee will serve you faithfuly In return f oi n. rnm fnrt oMq THE NEWS AT WASHINGTON. Sow Oar Governments Officials Took the News of Declaration of War in Europe. Fears of a General European War- to Follow. Washington, April 17. The news of (the crisis in thes Cretan situation was the absorbing topic in official ' circles here tonight. The bulletins to the Associated Press were taken to the White house and to the members of the cabinet, leading diplomatic representatives and chairmen of the foreign committees In congress, so that those interested in the event re ceived early information of the gravity which the situation has assumed. The expressions were general that the United States could, not be drawn into the con flict and that the course of this country was plain in preserving strict neutrality. It was felt on all hands among officials that the real gravity of the announcement was in the DrosDect that it would serve as the spark to start the conflagration' through all Europe. . Secretary Sherman was seen at his resi lience tonight and shown - the bulletins. "It is no surprise to me," said the secre tary of state, "as recent events have seemed to make war inevitable and I have expected that result to come. Fortunate ly, - the scene of the reported conflict Is far from us, and the United States has little or no concern with the war. We will, of course, observe the strictest neu trality as between the parties. This is a natural result from the conditions pre vailing and will require no specific decla ration of neutrality. Our commercial in terests with Greece and Turkey are very small, so that there is no ground for dis turbance in that connection. Last year our exports to Greece amounted to only $629,727, an insignificant sum, barely 1 per cent, as compared! with the total exports. Turkey exported to the United States J2.619.000 last year showing a similar lack i of important commercial dealings - be tween the United States and Turkey. That being the jcase, our commercial geographical and political isolation from these countries leave us quite free from any possible entanglement in the con flict." Mr. Sherman's attention was called to the reports some ; time since that the United States warship Bancroft might be sent as a guardship to the United States minister, Mr. Terrell at Constantinople and the secretary ' was asked if the war was likely to renew the occasion for a warship in the golden horn! , "There has been no talk of that of late. said', he, "and I see no occasion for any change In affairs. The news tonight in no way changes the status of our min isters to Turkey or Greece. Their rights and . immunities are in no way limited and their official , position gives -them asylum against all disorder. Except in the profound regret our people will feel that two nations are involved in war, we can be in no way involved in the con flict." . ' Senator Davis, chairman of the senate committee- on foreign relations, read the bulletins with , great interest and in re sponse to a request for a statement said: "The attitude of the United States will, of. course, be one of neutrality and a strict observance of treaties. The war can have little direct effect on us as our interests are so small In that part of the 7r-lr1 Tint it le nf nr-nfMt-nrt imnnrtanni- to Europe and I fear it may be but the -.. . - .w W-V . V -. V -. ...u-. fcMf... first step toward a conflict involving all Europe. It le almost certain to result un less a ouick and decisive victory is achieved by one side or the other." The Turkish minister, Moustapha Bey, received the report of the Associated Press at the Turkish legation tonight and read with srreat intere st the- aicpatohoc from Constantinople. The minister is hopeful that an outbreak may. yet be avoided, although he fears that the in cursions of the Greek irregulars across the Turkish border may compel Turkey to take action. He is emphatic in his statement that Turkey is exhausting pos sible means of averting war. ' Representative Hitt, chairman of the house committee on foreign affairs during the last congress, and the .undoubted chairman of the new committee, read the early dispatches from Constantinople and then commented briefly on thei situa tion. "In the event of war," said he, "the duty of the -United States will be plain to maintain neutrality and see that our treaty obligations are maintained. The sympathy of ' our , people will bev with Greece in this struggle. Compared with Turkey, she is weak in military resourees. But the Greeks are strong beyond their border and there is a large Greek popula tion within Turkey. THE CIVIL SERVICE. Representative Grosvernor'sBIU Restrict ing the Service and Requiring Examins tion of Those Over Whom the Servio was Extended While in Office. Washington, April 17. Representa tive urosvernor, or unio, who made a vigorous attack on the civil service laws in the last congress, today intro duced a bill to declare the true intent and scope of the civil service act. The bill declares that the civil service act shall not be construed to. embrace any of the employes in the government r.T..r.t.T.o- nffi.0nr th bureau of ..ncrrv. .---"i ...."-. . . . . . . ing and printing, nor any person em ployed merely as workman or laborer, nor construed to allow the appointment to office or promotion in any classes of the civil service, covered bv the act, of any person who has not passed a competitive examination or Is shown to be exempted from such an examination, and all appointments since March 4, 1893, without a competitive" examina tion, unless such appointes are special ly exempted, are declared illegal and contrary to the intent and spirit of the act. The "bill proposes that all persons who have been employed or appointed in the classified service since March 4, 1893, without examinations shall appear before the civil service commission for examination within ninety days, the ex aminations not to give them preference over other citizens who are qualified to enter the service. This bill would com pel all those now in office over which President Cleveland extended the shel ter of the civil service act to pass ex aminations. Bassians Refa.es to Fire on Cretans London, April 18. A dispatch to The Observer from Athens says that four Russian officers who refused to bom bard the Insurgents on the island of Crete were tried at Sebastopol and ac quitted. The Russian crews threaten- " - . a , ' ea mutiny n tne Dom.Daram.ent was undertaken. . ' - Congressman M ill Iken Dangerously 111; Washington, .April 17. Representa tive Beth Lu Mllliken, of Belfast, Maine, who has been one K of the Pine Tree state's representatives in congress for fifteen years, la dangerously 111 at his boarding house in Washington and to day such firave symptoms appeared tnat his wife and daughter have been summunea. DECLARATION OF WAR. r TURKISH MINISTRY DECLARES A STATE OP WAR EXISTS. The Turkish' Commander on the Frontier Ordered to Ass a me the Offensive Sev eral Fierce Engagements Already Ha?. 'Turkish Positions Captured by the Greeks -Turkish Assault Last Night on the Greeks'at Analipsi Turkish Troops Harried to Montenegrin Frontier. (Copyrighted , by The Associated Press.) Headquarters of the Greek Army, in Thessaly, Larissa," April 17. Details of th4 ; fighting between the Greeks and -Turks, : at Nezeros, just within the Greek frontier line,, in Thessaly. and ! due south of Mount Olympus have been I -. ,.. - 1 nTHlVHl. 1 flfa 1 i tf 1 1 I I 1 1 T irilIlilLCU. it : iue sms ,vimwu, a.- , cording to the Greek reports, in an at- tempt upon the part of the t Turkish forces to occupy an abandoned post of the ' Greeks. The movement was op posed by the Greek forces, whereupon the Turks opened fire and a sharp en gagement, lasing four hours, ensued. The, Greeks eventually retreated. Their j losses are not known. This engage- ! : , x , j ment occurred yesterday.. At 5 o'clock this morning heavy fir- ' " -1 - " . i ,i0.'w10n Trtc anri tv,0 ftrppks JLXJL jUVlll Wi- --- -. . . ; near Nezeros, was resumed. The - ureeks, in tne meanwnue, naa Deen re-- inforced by artillery, which they brought into play upon, tne xurKisn ; post at Kotronl. The latter was even- j tually destroyed with dynamite. - It! is reported as this -dispatch is sent that the Greeks have; occupied three Turkish stations and 'that the Turks are retreating. Crown Prince Constan- tinej the Greek commander-in-cheif, and; General Macris, were up all night dispatching orders to the front. No further news has been received from Macedonia, regarding the movements of the Greek irregulars. The weather is still bitterly cold in the mountains. Headquarters of the Turkish Army in Macedonia, Elassona, vApril 17. 8 a. m. Newshas reached here that the Greek band has attacked the Turkish troops at Karya, northwest of JNezerosa. A Turkish officer and two men were wounded. Ad this message is forward ed he. fighting continues and a coun cil of war is sitting here, under the presidency of Edham Pasha, the Turk ish I commander-in-chief. Salonica, April 17. A battalion of Al banians, stationed' at Uskub, in read iness to start for the Greek frontier, has been sent in haste to Verana, on the Montenegrin frontier, and another battalion, now in course of formation, 1 Will IOllOW aS . SOOn aS DOSSlDie. J. HIS I Unexpected movement of . Turkish ' ' . troops toward the Montenegrin frontier nastJgiven rise to the report that serious i danger is appxehendeo in th tion. ? Athens, April 17. A. telegram from Larrissa dated ; at 4:30 o'clock d. nu says tnat nnng is still proceeding and that the cannon can be distinctly, heard. i - 10 p. rh. Orders were sent this after noon to the Greek troops to keep strict ly on the defensive, ; but to maintain their positions at all costs. Constantinople, April 17. The coun cil of ministers after a session at the palace today j declared that war had broken out on the frontier, owins: to the Incursion by the .GreeltS on Turkish territory, and Edham Pasha, ,the Turk ish military commander, was "ordered to assume the offensive. This announce ment of the actual existence of a state of war on the frontier was at first mis understood, reports that the council of ministers had declared was upon Greece being widely circulated. It W.s also reported that the council of min isters, had decided to recall Assim Bey,, the Turkish minister at Athens, to giveL passports to Prince Maurocordato, the Greek minister at Constantinople. These reports of the severance of all diplomatic relations between Turkey and Greece have been denied. . The situation is summed up In a. de- ;il ni-.ii. - v- .-UWb w LUiJViaiixcpi.cnio.nvca auiuau. jlxiis circular recalls the week's invasion of Turkish territory and states that the newest incursion was participated in by Greek troops, thereby establishing war. The circular expresses the hope that the powers, hi a spirit of justice will agree that the entire responsibility for the war falls on Greece. Turkey has no iXa of conauest the circular -adds and I iaea r conquest, tne circular acius ana, . froch nrnnf n T-. r-ifir. a an ti mn to .. i... v t..iivi., the sublime porte offers to retire the hTurkish troops on the frontier if Greece wiir retire her forces from the frontier and from Crete. Athens, April 17. Midnight In spite of the fact that official reports indicate that .firing on the frontier ceased at midday, a telegram from Larissa at 7 o'clock in the evening says that firing continued past 4 o'clock this afternoon. The line of fire extended from Mount .Analipsis post to Klephtike Gentekia a distance equal to nienty mintes march. The Turks, falling back, aban doned several stations, which the Greeks promtply occupied. The Greeks cannonaded the Turks from the Greek position at"Tsamteja, in the rear. The cannonading caused much excitement at other points Since noon strong bodies of the Turks have centered in the direction of Mount Analipsis. At 5 o'clock the firing slackened. It is ex pected that the Turks will attempt a night attack upon Analipsis, which was the central point of the f battle.. Greek reinforcements have arrived, and there is a general movement of troops toward th frontier. Reinforcements are being' hurried toward the frontier from all directions. Athens; April 18. 1 a. ml An official dispatch from Larissa. dated at 9 o'clock last (Saturday) night, says that the Turks under cover of darkness are assaulting the Greek forces at Mount AnalipsijS, with great fierceness. The Greek resistance, so far, has been mag nificent and spirited. He Ioet too Hny Days. . Washington April 17. James J. Wil lis, of Florida, the deputy auditor for the Estate department, has .been re moved. It Is stated that during the last vear Mr. WilHa hat hpen afhswnt frwm 1 Jtfs desk 234 days, with pay. A CRISIS IN GERMANY. The .Chancellor Insisting on Resigning. Naturalized Americans Allowed Only av Brief Stay In Germany Discussing the v Dlngley Bill in the German Press. (Copyright by the Associated Press.) Berlin,. April 17. Prince Hohenlohe, the imperial chancellor, the correspond, ent of the Associated (Press under stands, in a .letter dated from Baden Baden, April 13th, forwarded his resig nation to Umperor "William. A brisk exchange of telegraphic messages fol lowed.' His majesty insisted upon the chancellor retaining office for the pres ent, in spite of the cogent reasons cited in Prince IHohenlohe's letter, urging that his resignation at this juncture would most seriously embarrass the emperor. Prince Hohenlohe again and again insisted that, anart frnm nthr I reasons, his health just now. is of ! -fh worst - Thtn tho nrlrQ onIdonlw went to 'Paris. wher his wip. nrfH(toi j him. - . j As reasons animating him to resign. Prince Hohenlohe urges his inability to j carry out his solemn promise to submit j to, the reichstag. and to the diet two I bills, one placing the Prussian law reg- ulating political' meetings upon a more liberal and modern basis and the other reforming the procedure of military trials. The prince's inability to carry out his promise is said to be due to i. - tne extreme reactionary aicuuae oi . , xeu.un vjll ucr xvcuive vou uci iiuioi, thA prnsSion ministpr fnr thp Zntorinr At thls m03Tient it is impossible to say - M,ow the ei-isis will end: hut. in view 0f the critical situation of Europe, a change of chancellors would now be most unfortunate. The difficulty of in- eluding in the association bill the means of giving greater freedom of political meetings and at the same time pro viding measures to suppress socialism, 'Which the emperor desires, is believed to be the real cause of the situation. The United States tariff bill is' just now the favorite theme of the German press. The socialist Vorwaerts calls atten tion to Germany's bad faith in the past tariff dealings with the United States and says: "We pretended American products were frauds, denounced Amer . ican pork and oxen as diseased and . chased American insurance companies . rv out or tne country. mce isu, wnue reducing our tariff, we have increased the duties on American products, such as cotton seed oil and fats. German workmen do not want a tariff war with America.'1 The Prussian minister of the interior has issued a new decree, permitting only a brief stay here of any Germans naturalized in America, who returned to this country. They were formerly al lowed to remain here permanently, providing no questions of military dere liction upon their part were involved. The liberal press points out that this decree amounts to a nullification of the treaty stipulation of 1868, whereby the vr.i maD-ATHerlcaJKf iau jojfcIIgr t teed. The naval authorities have just con cluded experiments, undertaken with the view of discovering the color best suited to , render men-of-war incon spicuous, and have decided ' to -follow the American example and paint their vessels olive-green. - The emperor and the imperial family will remove to the new palace at Pots-, dam at the 'beginning of May. The emperor on Tuesday purchased a num ber of fine American etchings here. While viewing them, his majesty re marked: "Great fellows, these Ameri cans. They aiv the coming great artists of the' world." . - THE TARIFF BILiLi V To go to Republican Senatorial Caucus Be fore Democrats on the Finance Commit tee Bee it Protest From .Foreign Got ernmentf. Washington, April 17. It is probable -that the tariff bill will be considered by the republican caucus before, it Is sub mitted to the democratic members of the finance committee. This course was not pursued when the McKinley bill was con- Biuereui uui nic uc.iiucid.n auuyicu iuu .! . Jl A IV 1. plan when the Wilson bill was in the committee on finance. The necessity for caucus on the Dlngley bill is because of the narrow margin or votes wwcu tne re- yuunaiis .nave xo pass me urn, wun per- .i . -. . . haps no actual certainty now that the bill can pass the senate. The demands made Dy inaiviaual ana groups or senators ior ci tctm it,(.c5 i.u-s iiittu me repumustu i members of the committee feel that the! f to be obtained is through caucus endorse- t f th .... ... rPT,llhlif.-n ,P-. oiu v way umiea action dv reDUDUcans is ' tiers nresent it. 'rue nresent intention of ' . : -. xne committee is to nave tne out reportea Great Britain is conspicuous for the ab - sence of protests which have been made against the tariff bill. The ambassadors I lution.'r He deserted a wife and three -of Germany, France and Italy, as well as I children. He and the girl whom he hari ' some other ministers of foreign countries, j ruined, were captured at Pbarint t tures of the bill, which affect their pro ducts, but none have been received from ' " . -.k., -v. the British ambassador. The Countess of Balmoral. The only benefit which the queen en joys from her "countess of Balmoral" incognito is that she is dispensed from the necessity of at once returning the calls which are made on her, nor is she embarrassed by state receptions, while her visitors can come to Ciiniez in plain clothes, instead of being arrayed in fnll unnorm with stars and rib Dons, ' as would be required if her majesty Was staying ; there as the queen empress. During the stay of the emperor and em press of Austria at the Can Martin hotel they maintained a strict Incogni to, being known as the Count and Countess Hohenembs, and the Arch duke Francis Ferdinand Is traveling as .Baron Brown. London Truth. " Aniieuaer-Tluscb Drawing Au'ii. recommends the use of the greatest of all tonics. "Malt-Nutrine," and guar antees the merits claimed for it, For sale by all druggists. . The Lftondk Libel Case Postponed Wilmington, TteU April 17. Today was the time fixed for hearing the libel case against the steamship Laurada, in the United States court here, but as there is still no judge of the court to act the case was postponed until a judge shall . have been appointed by President McKinley. THE ASYLUM CASES , . ::- ; ;'";cr CONTINUED AT INS rANCE OF THET . NEW BOARD. Text of the Federal Supreme Court TeeJs ion in the Ohio Express Cases 2?ew Chapel for the Soldier' Home Attack on the Local School Tax Law John Dancy Knocked Out in the District, off Columbia Kecordership Eye Witness to Killing of William Manly by a Train. Messenger Bureau, Park Hotel. , , I Raleigh, N. C, April 17. . Before the supreme court this mern Ing it was expected that the cases In volving the three hospitals for the In sane would be argued. The court Mad arranged to hear the argument, on the supposition that both sides were ready. . . . " ' 1 -W ay or tne ct)unsel tot tbe new boards stated that they were not - ready and asked that the matter be de ferred until next Monday. The ' curt so ordered. Dr. Miller,, . superintend ent of the hospital at Goldsboro, was here with his ceunsel, C. B. Aycock ancV W. C. Monroe. ' State Treasurer Worth today receiv ed the full text of the opinion of the United States supreme court in the Ohio express cases.' He will lay the whole matter before the railway com mission. It is the plan, according to the opinion, to tax the entire property" as a unit and each state get its pro rata. This is the . statement which Treasurer Worth makes of the case. The, fetate auditor today sent a war rant for $50 to a new agricultural so ciety just established in Forsyth coun ty. The law requires this amount paid, to county societies. - Work begins next week on a chapel at the soldier's home. It will replace the'present very small one, which will then be used as a cottage. One newspaper has already" begun-a fight against the proposed special taxi for public schools, under the new acts,L on which the people are to! vote the coming summer. The voting will only v be in such townships as desire to tax- . so far as one of the acts is concerned. At the Church of the Good Shepherd here tomorrow it is expected to raise ; $5,000 more of the building fund, $5,000 being already on hand. Persons who' are here from Charlotte say the municipal contest there is the warmest in a great many years. There are two candidates , for mayor, both wealthy and they are making, mattera lively. . It is now reported tbat John C. Dan- cey, colored, is entirely knocked out so far as the recordership of the Dis trict of Columbia is concerned and that ex-Congressman Cheatham ' gets. it.. uancy at one iihic tu0K4 Ko had th. place certain. The fact is the position was promised a North Carolina negro No names were then mentioned. The - negro members of the . legislature threatened to vote against Pritchard unless something was done for the - ' North Carolina negroes. Pritchard's friends authorized the making of the -pledge of .the recordership to "some North Carolina, negro." As Dancy had been telegraphed to come here and get the threatening bolters in line he quite naturally thought the prize would fall . to him. He said he was sure of lu Pollc Miller, so widely known as & capital shot at birds, says the best shot s in tne United States, at: Dartridees. la. J. F. Jordan, of Greensboro. He makes " no exceptions and declares that-were he a betting man he would stake hhr r last dollar on Jordan. . - Applications are in hand for fpur new Odd Fellow lodges in the state. Grand Secretary Woodell says that 1896 was the most trying year the order ever had in North Carolina. Now the pros- -pects are better. Two years ago the state officials ac cepted plans for a "hall of records 1 was never built. There. Is J a weat need of it. Valuable records are stored in buildings not fire proof; some or them rented. The state has n dAeiroVktA. . 1 site for a suitable t-.4ir.tno. l it is said that th -o-n- oor : ' aiuiii -.n i .-ii. iiiiiiii cr fn - t, --,. Z,Z . I v" "vwoi. wimie university - I it is reaay;ror occupancy are'. i aueauy securea. it ought to be com-. pieie oy next winter i Th nw tt i.-,.- .v . i ,. -.vU - ." v.. ..iui 0 u me x.onn ,f r-tlit V fafe callefl' to meet at Greensboro again Mav 7th I Avery inorns. a wh f. man rr.- v, I A - ..." I - ' " .-w 1 JL i ueen tne engineer at the rlpaf-mntn. I I7i " v., ? -wnn-a lY-year- I ? ..&iri'J & laundress in the same instl- I IT TnP Rt1T.T-PTY. rtmtr-i- -1 i - . . Adams did in regard to the cases In volving the management of the hos pitals for the insane, Drs. Miller, KIrby and Murphy will serve out their fulf terms. The political complexion of the boards, will change any way, as the terms of three of the members soon ex pire, the three being democrats, and of course the governor will fill these va cancies. , . l?SSeTte in a Ietter Just receivedr that Mayor S. J. Meakln, of Bertie county, a democrat, has received repub lican indorsement for the place of post office Inspector and has gone to Wash ington and secured the influence oZ wEftlr ,nnTrd and Congressmanr White and that, the local republicana are raising a bigrow because of these things. Itis conceded that fire Insurance rates on farm property In this state are lf? ?nd they haTe Prevented many SJJSS y InsurIn&- It must be ad mitted thatcountry risks , have not proved a profitable class to most of the companies The rates ar now sre' to fae. &nd thlS. wIU Please,: l now turns out that an engineer oa the Seaboard Air Line saw W!lh? Manly.olored, killed night before iS near the penitentiary. Manly walUng on the Seaboard At? rand stepped off as tbVenrfSt whistled. He stepped He-ht Southern track, whh J'g.aHe? ' Instantly killed Tjy a Bhlftto
The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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April 18, 1897, edition 1
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