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VOL. X. NO. 07. WILMINGTON, N. CU SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1897. PRICE 5 CENTS. TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY. THE STATE. The supreme court decides that- the clauses of the revenue act of 1S97, levying the poll and property tax are void and the taxes of 1895 are in force Judge Adams, at the instance of President Han cock, of the Atlantic and North Carolina railroad Issues an order restraining the private stockholders from holding a meet-ing-i The republicans Of Raleigh in con vention last night nominated Frank Stronach for mayor; Dave Sutton, of Wil mington, was present and attempted to speak;; but was not, allowed The state board of education meets today to elect trustees for the colored normal . schools and to choose the- state board . of ex aminers. DOMESTIC. The president has decided to appoint Judge Day, of Ohio, first assistant secre tary of state, and his mission to Cuba has been canceled; the president will also appoint - ex-Representative Bellamy Storer as minister to Belgium The eighth anniversary of the American So ciety of Religious Education will be held in Washington, D. C, Sunday. Several chiefs of divisions in the pension office will lose their positions May 1st The Baltimore and Ohio railroad-will pass the semi-annual dividend on the Washington branch- The republican senatorial cau cus accepts the proposition of the demo crats as to' filling the vacancies on the committees; they also ask a division of the elective ""off ices of the senate A rocnlntJnn la Intr'AliiAoH In Vi Vt rn aa . rt representatives expressing sympathy with Greece John H. Rapp, wholesale dealer of Chicago, is killed by his confidential clerk, who then kills himself A federal court Judge grants an injunction against the 3 cent fare loathe Indianapolis street : car companies- Two men are arrested in ; New York on the charge of complicfty in . a diamond robbery in New Orleans last December A Constantinople dispatch to the Turkish minister at Washington gives i the position of the hostile armies last j Wednesday The army officer in the I Red river section of Dakota reports that i there are 105 destitute people there The j a'rmy inspector at . Memphis reports the; situation improving; the river is falling ; there and at other points through the i Delta, break water is still flowing on to j the low lands and planting will be delayed j .11..... ,l.iri Tn Vi A tinl ff nlT-t Iiili t r- V i stealing valuable papers from the con-1 gresslonal ' library. Librarian Spofford I identified one stolen paper as being in the hand-writing of George Washington. I Today 562 Greeks sail from New York ! to Join their country 9 army In the Romeyn-O'Brien trial the defendant is making desperate efforts to show by wit nesses that he was justified in' his re- marks about Mrs. O'Brien. FOREIGN. ' Osman Pasha, the hero of the defense of Plevna, goes to the front to take com mand ff the Turkish forces -Cretans at tack Fort Izziden- in which are allied troops as well as Turks; Colonel Vassos sends a message to the foreign admirals asking if they are in alliance With the Turks Colonel Vassos has received orders to attack the Turks in Canea Bulgaria sends jl note to the .porte, J threatening to moDiuze ner army. M; : - . Position of the Armies on Wednesday. Washington," April 23. A dispatch re ceived, by the Turkish minister today from Constantinople says: "A heavy exchange of shots took place on Wednesday between the divi sion of the Turkish army commanded by Nechad Pasha and the Greek forces without any sensible results. From a demonstration made by the , Twenty first infantry." the Sixth battalion of artillery and the First division of cav alry, Nairn Pasha was enabled, to take a position in front of the Greek forces who are now concentrated in the plain face to face with Ottoman forces in .front o Milouna and Scoumbra passes, having with them eight battalions of infantry-besides light artillery. A de monstration made by Hawky Pasha enabled him to take a positon on the side of Miraly plain with twelve batta lions of infantry and with artillery and cavaliff He was thus enabled to cut off the, rfetreat of the Greek forces, who took position at Coskenyc. T i same demonstration enabled Hamdi Pasha -to-take the offensive against the Greek' forces. Nairn Pasha's division, with out cdHaho rpaistsnrp from the Greeks. has occupied the village of Caradjaka ran, and Hamdi Pasha also occupied all the important and fortified positions at Caradjaviran and, Gardic." Meeting of Society of Religious Education. Washington, April 23. The eighth anni versary of the American Society of Re ligious Education will be held in the first Congregational church, Mils city, on Sun day night next. Hon. J. M. Harlan, jus tice of the united states supreme court will presiue. nev. j. jk. uiiucu, xj. u., the secretary, will render the annual re- ... . 1 . T" T T ' ; t .-. ... I I 1 Gilbert port. Rev. T. H. Hamlin, l. u., pastor oi the i church of the Covenant (Presby terian), will speak on "Religious Educa tion and the Welfare of .the Church." Professor A. P. Montague, dean of the College of Liberal Arts, of Columbian WZ"' n t ihrKducatlo'' i Hon. Case Brokerick, member of con gress from Kansas, and Hon. J. W. Bailey, member of Congress from Texas, will speak on "Keiigious luaucation ana the National Welfare. President Mc- Kinley has promised to -be present. Baltimore. and Ohio to Pass Their Div j ldend. : " Baltimore, April 23. The directors of the i TSaitimore and Ohio railway today decided to pass the semi-annual dividend on the Washington Drancn 01 tne sysiem. a semi-annual dividend of 5 per cent, was declared in November of last year and the reasons assigned for the failure to declare another at present it ascribed to heavy expenditures in the way of Im provements to road bed and rolling stock. The Washington branch, from Wash ington to Baltimore, is the oldest and most profitable portion of the Baltimore and Ohio system. Half a million dollars of tfce stock is held by the state of Mary land and the Baltimore and Ohio company guarantees an annual dividend of 10 per cent, on all the stock. It Is thought that the dividend will be resumed in November next. Republleans Accede to Democratic Terms -L - as to Committees. Washington. April 23. The repdblican senators in caucus today decided to ac- cept the proposition made by the opposi tion for the filling of the senate commit tees, leaving the arrangement of the de tails to Senator McMillan's committee on committees. The caucus also considered the question of filling . the, elective, offices, cf the senate, and the managing commit tee was authorized to negotiate with the opposition to the end of securing a divi sion of these places. Both the secretary and the sergeant-at-arms of the senate are democrats and the republicans think they should be allowed to name a man to fill one of these places. The details of this negotiation will be left to a sub-committee consisting of Messrs. McMillan, Lodge and Spooner. . Cretans Attack the Allied Troops. London, April 23. The Times corre spondent at Canea says that todaythe in sureents are - attacking Fort Izziden, which is occupied by the international troops in addition to the Turkish garrison. Three warships have left Suda and an chored opposite-the fort. The admirals have gone to reconnoiter in a torpedo boat. He says that Colonel Vassos has written to the admirals to ask whether the powers are In alliance with Turkey. The object of this inquiry is obvious. London, April 23. A dispatch to The Daily News from Canea says that Colonel Vassos has notified the admirals that he has been ordered to -attack the Turks. The Times correspondent at Canea says: "It is reported there that Colonel Vassos has received this order." A Marvellous Programme. - There was a queer scene .in the Paris Catacombs the other day. Some forty musicians and a rather more numerous audience assembled there to indulge in oir- fast for the srrewsome. Sitting on damp chairs, which had been placed at r thu ri-nwAvs of the Intricate and interminable galleries, lined on each side with" ekulls and human bones, a concert was given, which will long tee remembered by those wno pariicipacu m p ,.i i iK.t.Mii tn it as the audience. t, nl.niTTnmii f omnrlsed Chopin's wr,i Mamh " Beethoven's "Funeral Kfamh " Rnint-Saens's "Death Dance," tv T-ho. musicians were from the Con eervatoire of Music, and the audience was composed of people of position. New York Tribune. - TO CUKE A COLD IN ONE DAT. Take - Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab lets. All druggists refund the monej if it falls to cure. 25c ILLEGAL TAXATION. THE CONSTITUTIONAIi EQUATION - MUST BE OBSERVED. The Supreme Court Decides That the Property and Poll Tax Levy of the lut Legislature is Void The Correapending Clauses of the Act of 1895 Still in Force. Coarts Cannot Cure Vital Defects in Acts of the Legislature Two Justices Dissent. (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C. April 22,. A decision of the supreme court filed this even .ing puts In effect the poll tax and general tax of 1895. It" was rendered in the case of the governor against the the case of the governor againslt the au ditor which the former sought to make the latter change the poll tax to $1.38 and thus correct the carelessness of the legislature, which in the revenue act made the general taxes 4G cents and the poll tax only $1.29. The majority of the court decide that sections "2 and 3 of the revenue act are unconstitutional and void, leaving the corresponding act of 1895 in force. Justices Clark and Douglass dissent. ' - - The opinion' is iSngthy and is writ ten by Justice Montgomery.' It over rules the decision of Judge Adams and sustains the demurrer of Auditor Ayer. It- says the equation between property and poll tax is not preserved; lhatrthe governor has but done his duty for the best interests of the state in Instituting this proceeding and that the decision will no, doubt be a great relief to the auditoif; that section 2 of the revenue act fixes the capitation 'c tax at $1.29, without conditions and without refer ence to any other of its sections or pro visions, and there is. therefore, no room for enquiry into the intention of the law makers. . It cannot be - said when they wrote $1.29 they meant $1.38. It must be presumed that theyknew what they were doing and that they meant to do what they did. The act was perfectly regular on its face, had passed its several readings and was duly ratified and no proof as to mis take or error can now be heard in this court. So the auditor's duty is to send out forms with the poll tax fixed at $129 The contention of the plaintiff means simply this: That though the legisla ture, in language entirely free from doubt, has violated the provisions of the constitution by disturbing the equation of taxation, yet the auditor can be com pelled to give force to a law uncon stitutional on its face because the con stitution has! fixed the equation. . The constitution does not levy a tax on anything, but simply provides that the public reveaue may be raised by taxation, and fixes the equation to be observed by the legislature between poll and property taxes. If the legis lature should at any session levy a tax on property, but fail to levy a poll tax it could not be contended that the pro visions of the constitution regarding equation of taxation could supply the omission andv bring into a defective law a capitation tax equal to property tax levied on $300 worth of property- The constitution is a chart which, must be . followed and consulted. -If the legisla ture fails to do its duty there is no help. If in its action it disturbs the equation or taxation the sections or parts of sections containing the viola tion are void and the courts can lend no aid by judicial decision, but must declare the offending provision of law void In view of the great public interests concerned,, the majority of the court say that while parts of section 2 and 3 "alone referred to are void, yet ,the re mainder of the act is valid, and though the act of 1S9J contains a clause repeal ing all acts and parts of acts contrary to it, yet parts of sections 2 and 3 of" the act of 1S97 being unconstitutional ,.nd void, it follows that these parts of The act of 1895 which levy a poll and property tax are unrepealed and are In full force and effect. Revenues which the treasurer will receive from taxes on property levied in 1895 of course will be less than they would have been un der the levy of 1897 and the treasurer i. will of course disburse the same for the various purposes set out in section 3 of the act of 1897 pro rata and accord ing to law, regular expenses for con ducting the state government- first to be considered. - The Romeyn-O'Brien Trial. Atlanta, Ga., April 23. At the Romeyn court martial at the barracks today Can- tain Romeyn brought out some sensation al testimony. He is making every effort to prove that' his comments on the rela tions between Lieutenant Bamford and Mrs. O'Brien, which formed a part of the cnarges, were justified. Lieutenant W. . Martin testified that he had seen Lieuten ant Bamford and Mrs. O'Brien together frequently enough to create comment, and that Mrs. Martin had cut Mrs. O Brien. Mrs; Martin testified that other members of the garrison had stopped speaking to Mrs. O'Brien. Lieutenant Kalke was the next witness. The actions of Bamford and Mrs. O'Brien were such as to produce unfavorable criticism of the regiment, he .said. He stated that such epithets as ."shameful" and "scandalous" were, used by inmates gI the post in reference to the coupie. JMrs. KaiKe s testimony empna slzed the conduct of Lieutenant Bamford and Mrs. O'Brien as a desperate flirta tion. The court then adjourned until to morrow morning. ; French Ladies to Oo as Nurses in the Greek Army, - Paris, April 23. A number of ladies have offered their services at the Greek legation here to act as nurses with the Greek armies in the field. This has caused the officials at the legation to announce that their1 services would gladly be accepted; but no funds are. available to pay for . their journey to Greece. The members of the Greek colony here are delighted at the better news from the Thessalian frontier and are greatly pleased at the proposed motion expressing the sympathy of the United States senate' with Greece in her strug gle against Turkey. , Expelled From the Chnrch. Schnestady. N. Y., Aprii 23. The Rev. Dr. H.C. Faxrar, ex-pastor-of St. Luke's church, Albany, was today ex pelled from the Methodist . ispiscopai rhiirh and the ministry at the Troy conference, The accusation against Dr. Farfar was of adultery. He was formerly president of the state Sunday school association and had high .rank among the Methodist preaehers of New York state. He Is a grandfather. Greeks to Sail From New York. New York," April 23. Five hundred and sixty-two Greek recruits will sail tomor row on the French line steamship La Champagne, for Havre. From there they will be transported via Marseilles, to the scene of the conflict between their cdun trvmen and the Turks. The recruits c me from different cities, as follows: Chicago 250. Birmingham, Ala., 15; AtlantaJ 5, ElTrtr Indianapolis 12, about 300 from this city, -ANOTHER INJUNCTION. Judge Adams Ed joins the Private Stock holders of the Atlantic and North Caro lina Railroad From Holding a Meeting. . (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C, April 23. Judge Adams grants a temporary restraining order on the application of President Hancock of the Atlantic and North Carolina railway, enjoining its private stockholders from meeting. Normlnally the application is in behalf of the county of Craven; really it is on behalf of the state by Hancock. It is returnable before Judge Tlmberlake May 9th. C. B. Aycock applied to Judge Adams for the order. The counsel are Aycock & Daniel, Pearsall, Ward and S. W. Hancock. The federal court has enjoined the gov ernor from appointing state proxy for this road. Some of the private stockhold ers issued a circular urging all private stockholders to meet April 27th, so as to change by-laws and " evade the amend ment adopted at the last legislative ses sion before appointment of state proxy. The amendment referred to provides that no meeting of stockholders shall be effective unless the state proxy Is per sonally present and that his presence shall be necessary to make a quorum. Judge Adams was at work until 2 o'clock this morning on this caseT REPUBLICANS OP RALEIGH. Nominate Prank Stronaeh for Mavor. Dave Satton Not Allowed to Address the Convention State Board of Education to Meet. (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C, April 23. At the repub lican city convention tonight Frank Stronach was endorsed for mayor, W. J. Rogers ta collector, R. W. Wynne clerk. Dave Sutton, of New Hanover, tried 'to speak, but was howled down. Stronach spoke. , The state board of education meets to morrow to appoint new trustees for all seven negro normal schools, save the one at Fayetteville and also to elect, under the terms of the new law, a state board of ex aminers, which Is to have power to grant life certificates to public school teachers without annual, examination. This new board will be composed of the state superintendent and a professor of public college, a private college and a common school. t Base Ball. Philadelphia, April 23. Philadelphia again defeated New York today in a game which had a moat exciting fin ish. Score: t? h pt fD.na. ... 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 6--12 9 2 JNew York ...4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 7 12 3 Batteries: Orth. Tavlor and Rovi- Getting and. Warner. Umpire. Emslie: time. 2:20. Baltimore. April" 23.--It looked a. sunt thing for Boston in the first half of today's game, but good stick work by the champions pulled the game out of the fire in the eighth inning. Tucker's piaymg at first and Long's at short were the features. Score: R. H. E( Baltimore 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 7 12 3 .Boston 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 11 2 Batteries: Pond and Clark: Nichols and Yeager. Umpire, Lynch: time. zrzur Cincinnati, April 23 The Reds again defeated the Colts in an exciting game today. Breitenstein was hit hard in the first Inning, but the Colts were una ble to do.anything with "him thereafter. Score? R. H. E. Cincinnati ....0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 i 6,1 Chicago ......3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 11 1 Batteries: Breitenstein and - Pietz: Briggs and Anson." ' Umpire, Sheridan; time, two hours. Washington, April 23. Again the Brooklyns "won oy a single run. Up to the fifth inning Washington's chances appeared rather slim, but in that in ning the senators fell back upon Daub's delivery to the tune of seven runs. Kennedy then went into the Ibox and the locals did not score again: Score: - R. !H. E. Washington ..0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 07 8 Brooklyn 0 2 1 3 0 2 0 0 O-78 13 Batteries: McJames and McGuire; Daub, Kennedy and Smith. Umpire, Hurst; time, 2:15. St. Louis, April 23. St. Louis-Pitts burg game postponed on account of wet grounds. VIRGINIA LEAGUE. Richmond, Va, April 23. The Blue birds scored another victory today, this time defeating the "yellow kids" froTrt McCabe's university school. Score: . R. H. E. -Richmond ...3 0 1 4 0 0 4 3 015 19 McCabes .....0 0 Q 1 0 0 0 1 - 2 7 News From Cuba. " Havana, April 23. Orders have been given for expulsion from, the island tof George A. Guirre, a naturalized Amer ican. He was captured in a boat hear Havana. Enrique Palma and Mizard, Italians, and a French, lady.. Mariana Flamand, have been lodged in jail at Santiago de Cuba on the charge of as sisting the rebellion. Michael J. Kelly, the Philadelphian, who left Havana fortnight ago. for the insurgent camp and who was strung up on a charge of being a spy but finaly managed to es cape, was interviewed on his arrival here today. He confirmed the adven ture, but was reticent when questioned as to his reasons for going to the insur gent camp. He denies, however, that he had any understanding or contract with the Cuban junta in New York. He says that he went out from." Havana alone and joined the insurgent forces as an electrician.. After a few days he was sent with a sergeant and twelve men on an alleged mission to meet Syl vester Scovel who, the insurgents .said. had just landed. After the party had gone a few leagues from the gamp, the sergeant lialted his men .near an old well, accused Kelly, so he says, of being a spy, stripped him absolutely naked. shot him and. believing that he was rdead, put a rope around Iris neck and hung him over the open welL The rope broke and he fell forty feet, The water was up to his arm pits. The insurgents then dropped stones on him but fortunately these missed him. They then rode away; and about midnight he escaped from the well and walked through the rain several miles to Spanish outpost, where he presented himself entirely naked with a view of surrendering under the amnesty decree: . Robeson County Court. (Correspondence of The 'Messenger.) , , , . Lumberton, N. C, April 23. The circuit criminel court of Robeson county has been Ih session nere since (Monday. Judge, Thomas H.-. Sutton is presiding and Solicitor Seawell repre senting the state. - ' '-- Over 100 cases have xeen disposed or, and of the number about fifty convic tions have "been entered. Among the cases on the docket was an indictment for retailing whiskey, against - Rhoda Lowery, .the wife of the noted Henry Berry Lowery. In this case a verdict of not guilty was rendered. ' The compliment paid Judge- Sutton in a recent editorial of The Charlotte Observer has proved a deserving one, so far as his conduct as presiding judge here is concerned. It is nothing but justice to say, in these times of unfa vorable comment upon our judges, that th ability and fairness of Judge Sut ton is worthy of the :favorable considr eratlon of the public He has started out with a record that should 4e com mended, and it appears safe to say that his career on the bench will be useful and satisfactory to the state. . - Bank Clearings for the Week. " t-. VM-ir. ATril 23. The total bank .i-nTinM in the United States for the i-- " iiu.707.203. per cent, de create 6.5; exclusive of New York - 269,845, per cent. n.re. w.. FIGHTING BY LAND AND SEA. DESPERATE EFFORTS OF THE - TURKS TO ADVANCE. Meeting With Obstinate Besistanca From the Greeks The Greeks Advance Into Turkish Territory Heavy Bombardment by Greek Fleet Conflicting Rumors as to the Situation The Inhabitants of Samot Beady to Befolt Turks Burning Towns. Athens, Aprii 23, 5 a. m. After the bombardment of Katrina, on the- gulf of Salonica, when the Greek squadron had put to flight two battalions of Turks and the inhabitants of that place the Greek fleet landed a detachment and found the Turks had left behind them immense stores of provisions des tined for the armies of Edhem Pasha. These valuable stores had "been left al most ' unprotected in the belief by the Turks that a blockade of Greece by the fleets of the powers would prevent the Greek fleet from attackingtheTurk- ish towns on the gulf of Salonica, "which are near the railroad to Salonica and. which have "been used as points to land stores for the Turkish army .and ! forward them to the front.- The cap- ture of these towns, not to mention the loss of the stores, places a serious dif ficulty in the path of Edhem Pasha and it is stated here that as soon as the Turkish commander-in-chief heard tne news of the capture of Platamona and Katrina, he dispatched 10.000 men towards the cost of Macedonia, fearing a name attack from the gulf of Salon ica. The Greek fleet in returning from the capture of Katrina, bonrbarded the port of Litchoron. A dispatch from Larissa dated yes terday says that after the Greeks had fortified MayrychorL to which place they retreated after evacuating Nex- eros, they reoccupied Ratnitza and Hegani, which, when abandoned by the txreeks, the Turks failed to occupy. it has been decided to call out sev eral classes of the landwehr or militia. In Greece all able-bodied males, from i years of age and upwards are lia ble to be called upon for military ser vice. The total service is for nineteen years, of which two years (with .con siderable terms of leaves of absence) must be passed with the, colors. Eight and seven years are then passed in the reserves and the remainder of the total term of nineteen years is passed in the militia or landwehr. Corfu, April 23. The western Greek squadron of warships has suspended the bombardment - of Prevesa, the Turkish position north of "the entrance of the gulf of Arta, and left this morn ing for Santi Quaranta. On arrival there the war vessels began bom'bard- ing the Turkish blockhouse. London, April 23. The Greek charge d'affaires here has received a dis patch dated at Athens today, giving the exact situation on the Thessalian frontier, from the Greek standpoint. It is as follows: "In Thessaly, in the direction of Rev--eni and Boughazi, our forces have penetrated into Turkish- territory and have advanced towards Dam as i. All the attacks of the. enemy have been repulsed in the direction of Gritzovali. Our army has occupied a strong posi tion at Mati, where there has heen fighting since yesterday. The Turkish attacks have been repulsed. The Greeks bad to retire from Nezeros, fall ing back on the bank of the Derchi, a strong position which they are now de fending. In Epirus, our army is ad vancing and has captured forts Imaret and Fillipiada and several villages. The Greeks have also occupied Salagora, capturing three cannon, a number of guns and a quantity of ammunition and provisions. The army is now ad vancing northward." Constantinople, April 23. The Turk ish government yesterday evening is sued the following statements "A reconnaissance with a force of in fantry, six batteries of artillery and a cavalry division enabled Nairn Pasha to occupy a position with eight battal ions and some field batteries opposite the Greek forces centred south of the Milouna and Slulva passes. Hakki Pasha, with twelve 'battalions, advanc ed towards Neraly, on the plain, in order to threaten the retreat of the Greeks at Koskrena. Nairn Pasha de feated the Greeks and occupied the im portant heights of Karadja and Viran.' Hamid Pasha captured the fortified summits of Gordonan and Garbiika commanding the passes.", Paris, April 23. The Politique Oolo niale publishes telegrams from the Sporades and the Island of Samoa, off the coast of Asia Minor, declaring that the inhabitants are-impatiently await ing the arrival of the Greek fleet as a signal to shake off the Turkish yoke. - Corfu, April 23. The western Greek squadron is bombarding Santo Quaran ta, and doing great damage to the town. All the government and private baildings have been destroyed, with the exception of the Australian agency. All the stores and merchandise on the quays have been burned. "Fifty refu gees, who had embarked on ships, have been landed here. Salonica, April 23. The" news is re ceived herp that on Tuesday, after a fierce battle, the Greeks -occupied Kar va. Fighting continues all along the line. - ' London, April 23. The Athens corre spondent of The Daily Chronicle says that the Crown Prince Constantine has wired to King George as follows: "The Turks are quiet today, owing to our success yesterday (Thursday). "We have destroyed the Turkish 1attery at Liga ra. The Turks have retired from Neze ros and Rapsani. The action of our fleet at Kitrina was excellent. I was in the first line of fire yesterday." The Chronicle's correspondent says: "The Turks are greatly dismayed by the destruction of their stores at Kat arina and at Litochorion. Commodore Sachtouris destroyed the stores from the coast to the foot of Mount Olympus. Nothing remains, therefore, for Edhem ipssha to carry away but hunger. The oast road being (barred, the ohly.re 5malning road from Salonica is the "Ver fia road, eight days from Elassona. The reports of the .injury to the rail way line by the blowing up of Inidges and a tunnel are confirmed ' Finan cially, everything is going well and the .value of paper money has risen. It is VeDorted here (Athens) that the Turk ish troops will be withdrawn from Crete. Private advices from Volo say that all the villages between Katerina and Varia have risen. Among the wounded who have arrived here are several who state that a number of the Greeks wounded at Gritzovali, and un able to follow the Greek retreat, were shut up in a small church by the Turks, who set fire to the building and burned them to death." The Athens correspondent of Tha Daily Mail says it is reported that the Greek army in Epirus has left a con tingent to attack Pentepigavdla, while the main toody has proceeded to Plak ka. where fighting is in progress. A dispatch to The Times from. Mi louna pass dated today says: "Edhem Pasha continues to pursue a cautious policy. "Tils plan seems to be to cap ture in succession a number of small positions held "by the Greeks, but W avoid a general engagement. Tho Turks are making a good military road through the pass. The cannonade con tinues from the Turks who are advanc ing on the left wing, but in the direc tion of Tyrnavo matters are quieL the Turks having taken and occupied' the town. Large reinforcements are arriv iner and the result of the war Is be yond doutrt. The Turks treat their prisoners with humanity and 'kind ness." r: ; . - The Athens correspondent of Ttrs Times will - say tomorrow: "Those in authority 'here regard the situation as highly critical, despite the favorahle news from Epirus. Fighting continues at Mati. The Crown Prince Constan tine has ordered his troops to main- 1 tain a trictly . defensive attitude. A portion of the western squadron has been detached to bombard the fortress Parga, opposite Pax island.. - - . -- ' London, April 23. The Daily Tele graph's correspondent at Larissa says that on Thursday the Greeks attempt ed to retake . Gritzo vali. A long fight ensued, but the Greeks failed, owing to the superior force of the Turks and their stronger position. The Greeks, however, occupy a good position in front of Ligara,. where, the correspond ent is convinced, they will be victo-i rious. He adds: "I regret to say that the Turks have burned, after plunder ing the villages of Ligara, Karayot and Meralaria, destroying the churches with dynamite." The correspondent of The Daily News at Constantinople says: "It is report ed that all telegraphic communication with Constantinople is now cut off ev cept by way of Odessa. 1 am assured that Izzet Bey has been received again) into the favor of the Sultan." V A dispatch to The Times from Con ertantinople says that while Osman Pasha will take supreme command of all the Turkish armies engaged against Greece, Ed ham Pasha will remain in, active command of the. eastern army, with headquarters in Macedonia. -A. dispatch to The Standard from its correspondent at Constantinople says: "The Russian government has sharply ordered Bulgaria to keep quiet; yet Bulgaria has given the porte notice that she will mobilize her troops tomorrow (Saturday) unless the berats (the war- ff" foJ Ave more Bulgarian bishops Bulgarian! "commercial agents at Uskub and Monas tir are granted. - A dispatch to The Daily News from Larissa dated "Wednesday says tho Greeks are about to assume the offen sive against Vigla and Salonica. The Greeks have occupied Karya and the Turks have suffered unexpectedly severe reverses. NEWS FROM RHE FLOOD Xfore Land Being Inundated The Biver - Generally Falling Destitute People on the Red River In Dakota Uneasiness as to Other Levees. "" ' Washington, April 231 The army officer sent ; from Fort Snelllng, Minn. , to " the Red river section of Dakota, has arrived on the scene of the flood- and today re ported to the war department as follows: ."I had a conference with Mayor G. A. McCrea, J. K. Falrchlld and J. K. Wylie, of the relief committee, who have just returned from making their rounds. Twenty families comprising 105 persons are destitute and in need of immediate aid. ' Thirty-two hundred rations will be sufficient for the next thirty .days and can be purchased here at 10 cents per ration.- I recommend a sufficient sum be placed 'at the disposal of the mayor to provide relief. The river is falling slowly." The . situation in the Mississippi valley is set put in the following telegram .from the army inspector at Memphis "Conditions are Improving. No more supplies are needed at Trotter's landing. Helena does not want more supplies. The committee say they want money to spend there.. There is no more destitution there. , There is no truth in the report that ne groes could not obtain supplies in Helena, Worthy destitutes are supplied.". Memphis, Tenn., April 23. No new crevasses have appeared in the levees to day,, but the current of the river is stilL beating, against 'the southern embank ments with a fury rthat causes the gravest ( apprehension. The break - at Delta has inundated 75,000 acres of the finest planta- j tions in southern Louisiana and the water continues to pour through the opening and is rapidly spreading over a greater area. Reports from Greenville are not encouraging. While the water is slowly receding in the overflowed district of the Yazoo delta, yet it is almost certain. that the planting of this year's crop will be thirty days late. - The situation north of Memphis and in Arkansas, however, has greatly improved. Captain Davis, the general purchasing officer here will send out two boats loaded with provisions -tomorrow, one going north and the other to the St. Francis river country. Captain Davis states that this will be the last government shipment to these districts unless some new emer gency arises. - Many people are returning to their farms in Arkansas and the work of planting will begin shortly. According to the official bulletin of the United States weather bureau, the Missis sippi river at Memphis fell two-tenths of a foot in the past thirty hours and will continue to fall slowly at this point. From Cairo,: Ills., April 23. A most en couraging report comes. It is to the effect that the river there fell several tenths of a foot since the last bulletin was issued and will continue to fall at that rate for some days to come. At Vicksburg and New Orleans, there is no change, the river remaining sta tionary. At all other points from which bulletins are issued a decline is reported varying from one-tenth to eight-tenths of a foot. The Missouri river at Kansas City and at Omaha fell three-tenths of a foot. The rivers at Nashville and Chattanooga also registered a fall. In fact, no rise was re ported at any point covered by the wea ther bureau in Its official bulletin. Natchez, Miss., April 23. The river is unchanged here, but many people are be coming gloomy again over the threatened outlook for rain and wind tonight. The levees are being soaked and are now seeping. Vicksburg, Miss., April 23. The alarm ing condition of Hardscrabble levee, re ported from Natchez tonight, occasions much anxiety for the front of Tensas parish, which is alone exempt from over flow by the Biggs crevasse. If this gives way it will complete the inundation of the fifth Louisiana levee district, except east Carroll parish, whose levees are also very soft, and a small portion of Madison. Vicksburg, Miss., April 23. There Is every reason to believe there is much suf fering In the Interior, where many negroes and whites of small means, or none at all, are surrounded by many miles of water. JUDGE "WILLIAM. R. DAY To be Appointed Assistant Secretary of State His Cuban Mission Canceled Ex Representative Storer to he Minister to Belgam. .''";'. T Washington, April 23. President Mc- Kinley has decided to nominate William R. Day, of Canton, Ohio, to be first as sistant secretary of state, and ex-Representatives Bellamy Storer. - of Cln cinnati.Ohlo, to be minister to Belgium. These nominations were to have been sent to the senate today. but owing to that body's adjournmnt over until Monday, will not go in until next week. The filling of" the office of first assist ant to Secretary Sherman ends a vex atious problem that has bothered the president considerably, Mr. Storer was slated originally for this appointment, but the nomination was opposed stren uously by Senator Foraker and other well known Ohio republicans, who pro-, tested against it on personal and party grounds. The selection Judge, Day to be first assistant secretary of state overturns the plan of the president to send , him to Cuba as special counsel' to watch the prosecution of the Ruiz investiga tion. It would be without precedent for such an official as the first assist ant secretary to go to another country to prosecute a case, when later on he might have to engage in diplomatic ne gotiations with that same country on other subjects. At any rate,; the con viction that the pursuit of the original mission " by Judge Day would impair his usefulness in the future as an offi cial -of the state department has led to the cancellation of the order to go to Cuba. . Whether any one will be ap pointed to take up the work of special counsel laid down by the judge cannot be learned, but it is intimated that Consul General Lee Is anxious to be re lieved of his office and any change there probably would make more pronounced the need of legal assistance In watching the Ruiz case. " Murder and Suicide. umcago, April . 23. John H. Rapp, a wholesale dealer, was shot and killed to day by his former secretary and con fidential elerk, J. W, Braunschweig, who aiterwara put the revolver to his own temple and killed himself. The murder and suicide occurred in RamYs private office at No. 72 Milwaukee avenue, in the presence of PhiliD Solomon, a derjutv sheriff who had a capias for Braunsch weigs arrwt en a eharge ef embezzle ment. QUEER STATE OF; AFFAIRS AS TO OFFICE OF BOOKKEEPER OF THE PENITENTIARY. Agricultural Department Officials Inspect ing Orchards for San Jose Scale The Fearful Death of Mr. 8.T. Pender Great Falling off in Number of Registered Whiskey Distilleries Marked Activity in Blica ' BUnning Republican Municipal -Convention, Messenger Bureau, Park Hotel. Raleigh, N. .C, April 23. Superintendent Smith of the peniten tiary todav went "to the penitentiary farm at Castle Haynesto arrange for sending more convicts there. : . There is a queer state of affairs In regard to the bookkeeper at the peni tntiary. -Frank Wimblsh, of Oxford, was elected. The board first gave in structions that he should be put in the office and leanuthe duties. E a i yester day the superintendent was notified to let matters stand until the July meeting of the board. It is now as serted that the odds are against Wim bi' getting the place at alL The af fair ..has roused a good deal of feeling. Today State Agricultural Commis sioner Patterson.- Secretary Bruner, State Chemist Battle, State Entomolo gist Gerald McCarthy and J. VanLind ley left here to Inspect the fruit or chards near Southern Pines, to see what Is the extent of the San Jose .fruit scale. The question to! be considered is how far the. commissioners can go in de stroying infected trees. The new act .gives considerable power to .the board. Some orchards were found by McCar thy to be infected. , , , , v . " The Oxford people are interested how in building a railwy to Dickinson, four and one. half miles, to connect th the Durham and Northern railway, -The line is already graded". . . . Fifty sets of the Colonial Records are ordered distributed by the state library board. There is great j demand- for them.."" . -..'. . - During the summer an annex will be built at the colored institution for the deaf mutes and blind. The killing of Mr. S. T. Pender, gen eral passenger agent of the Carolina and Northwestern railway (until recently the Chester and Lenoir), is one of the most horrible occurrences of the month. He fell between the cars, while trying to board a moving train, and was dragged 100 yards before he was run over. One side of his head was cut Off , and his brains fell out: his abdomen and thighs were crushed, one arm was. broken and one foot nearly cut oft.' - There are complaints of the presence of rosin in a good deal of the tobacco marketed in the eastern part of the state, this being done by the use of pine "sticks" in curing. - In view of the fact that the legisla ture enacted a strong law forbidding the sale of the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley railway save as an entirety it is difficult to see how any court can reopen that matter. The law was drawn for that express purpose. 1 V Tobacco receipts are now falling off very greatly. It is quite clear that considerbly over half the 1896 crop is marketed. . A year ago Gaston county led the state in the number of its registered whiskey distilleries, forty being in ope ration. Now there are only six at work. The section hands on the Southern railway . have been still further reduced in numbers this week. Reports show marked, aclivity.in Jnica mining In this state. ; Mitchell county is the centre of this industry. A few days ago a mine fell In and ruined $3,000 worth of machinery. The Monbo cotton mills, In Iredell county, after eight months suspension for repairs and additions, have resumed work. The cordage factory near Salis bury has ; also begun work. It was recently sold. - . Rev. Rufus King, a Quaker, is here seeking aid for the Friends orphanage at High Point. j . The republican primaries held here last night elected delegates to the city convention which met tonight and which indorsed Frank Stronach ; for mayor, he being the independent can didate: It Is asserted that the odds are William M. Russ, the democratic nom inee, will be elected by a handsome ma Jorlty. The weather observer here says that a hot wave is coming and expects to see a temperature of ninety degrees before April ends. The Norfolk amateurs will present here April 29th "Princess Bonnie," at the Academy of Music. j. jr. canton, of statesville. is ap pointed assistant surgeon general of the state guard. The three successive frosts this week in the western part of the state leave little hope for peaches and plums. It is said apples are unhurt, 'thanks to the late spring. Anheuser-Busch Brewing Ass'n. recommends the use of the greatest of all tonics. "Malt-Nutrine," and guar antees the merits claimed for it. For sale by all druggists. An Faster Spectacle. ' WTiat a spectacle for Europe that on Easter day In the closing years of the nineteenth century the Christian nations are going to allow Turkey to despoil the iana or poetry, or eloquence, or art, and of history! It would seem that Mahomet lived about 1,200 years too soon. If he can have any knowledge of the present situa tion, how he must rejoice to see that finally Europe, which has resisted his theory so long, is now ranged under the Banner ox the Crescent. Alas for Chris tlanity, alas for civilization if, indeed, the xurK is to be arbiter of the destinies of Greece! Greece has slumbered long and nas sunerea many reproaches, but it mar be that she is entering on the greatest era in her history. It may be that some "mute inglorious" Miltiades is among the Greeks today who may lead his nation forward once moire' to victory. Greece has often defied Asia ..successfully. ; Let us hope that today she will prove herself worthy of her glorious past and that the Turn will be nnaily driven out of Europe. Philadelphia Enquirer, Officials in Pension Office to he Removed, Washington, April 23. The removal of the following chiefs of division in the pension office has been decided upon . to take effect May 1st: John G. Gray, of Delaware, chief of the western division; Thomas C. Featherstonaugb, of New York, medical referee -of the bureau at $3,000; J. McLeane Lipscomb, "of Virginia, chief of the certificate division; T. C. Rye, of Tennessee, chief of the mall divi sion; Frank C. Anderson, of Virginia, chief of the law, division. mm Absolutely Pure., Celebrated for its great lerenlng strength and health fulness. . ssures the food against alum and an forma f adulteration onxmon to the ebap brands. Royal Baking Powder o New Tork. Tin and Sheet Having secured the A. PETERSON as manager of this Detart- inent, We are prepared Roofings REPAIRING And I xeri ftra 1 I nh W nrlr IN OR OUT OF THE CITY. OWENF.;LQ EASTER ANn WITH ITS) : and : A our attire and anoearance has . great deal to do . with felines. I r j - (Jiifci a t new mis complete tneir general outfit, with the andditlon of . pretty Laces, Rib bons, Veilings, Silks and Trimmlnes. which very nearly all of our happy people nave on uu.uu, juuging i ram tne volume or business I have done the past week. Our Millinery Department has been complete ly foverrun with customers, so much, so thit our Milliners were compelled to work ,uni iw o ciocjc in tne evening. Our force of Milliner b, which fwe have had six in number, have, I trust, given perfect satls- racuon to an, ana now 1 want to tell you about, our Dry Goods, sale for the next week. - 1,000 yards of Rose Bud Lawns at 25ie. 10 yards sold to any one customer for 28c. 4,000 yards of Dress Ginghams for 3c. 6,000 yards of Fine Checked Plaids for 3c. 3,000 yards of one yard wide Sheetine in short lengths for 3c yard. liocitingnam a Homespun for 5c yard. Pretty Snallies for 4c yard. Shirt Waist Calico for 4c a yard. Triumphant Percales at 5c a vard: 4-4 Percales at 7c. Jfine - Sea Island Percales in short lengths, in 10 to 20 yard pieces, at 10c a yard. zephyr Ginghams, special thisweek, worth 10c, to close for 6c a yard. - , tt inch wide Plaid Dress Sui tines for 7c a yard. Shepherd's Plaids, 32 inches wide, for 10 and UHc. Scotch Dress Suitings in nretty Snrincr Styles at 1314c. 15c. 17c and 20c. strictly all wool. ' . Fine Dress Suitiners. 36 inches wide, for 26c a yard. Shirt Waist Silks in Blue and White at 26c a yard. - - Light colors. Red and white, Pink and White and Blue andf. White, all Silk, for 26c a yard. S2 inch wide Black China, with small Light Green Stripes, beautiful duality, for S9c & yard, worth 60c. 80 inch wide Navy Blue Grouds, with small White Stripes, best China Silk, for 36c a yard. Changeable Silks for 30c a yard. 36 inch Red Ground Tinted,. with Green, very pretty at 60c a yard. , Fine Pretty Shirt Waist Silks at 69c, 75c and 85c a yard. A Job in Black Satin,- big value, 18 inch wide at 26c a yard; finer and better quality, for 60c a yard. Armour Satin, Silk Back and Silk Face, for 6c, cheap at )1; all styles of nice dress goods in Grenadine Open Work, for 26c, 40c and 50c a yard. Nice Double Length Black Cashmere, best quality made for the price, at 25c a yard. White Piquet, in short lengths special, for 10c a yard; a large Cord Beautiful Piquet, for tOc aVard. Colored Piquets, with Shaded Effects, at 13c a yard; worth 25c. White X Barred Muslin, this week spe cial, at 4c a yard. - - Beautiful Lawns in White Book Folded Lawns, at 7c, 8c, 10c and on up. for 25c; the largest stock and best collections of White Lawns in the city. In Black Lawns; we have quite a va riety, Plain Black, Striped Black and Dotted Black, 10c, 12c and 25c a yard. A special job in Black Dotted Swiss, with White Dots for second morning, worth regularly 25c a yard; our special price is 12c a yard.' Dotted Swiss of all grades from 8c "a yard to 25c a yard. Bicycle Cloth Suitings from 8c to 10c, and UUc a yard. ' Pants Cloth for Boys, Spring and Sum mer Weight, our regular price 10c; this week 8c a yard. Jeans Pants Cloth, heavy weight, worth 20c, half wool, this week worth 15c. Heavy Wool French Tweed, worth 50c at regular retail price, bought in a job all one color, to make a run on for 25c a yard. Sea Island Sheetings. 25c a yard. Sea Island Sheeting at 4c; better and finer at 5c a yard. 8-4 Sheeting Unbleached, lor 4c a . 10-4 Sheeting, at 16 a yard r Bleached -4, in best quality, for lec a yara. 9-4 fer 18a a yard,, and 10-4 lor 20c a yara. - 0. 6 Bright GEO Of Wilmington's Big Racket Store. SOMBOTHERTEAJl A BUNCH OF FLOWERS, A BOW OF RIBBON, A TASTY ARRANGEMENT OF ONE THING OR ANOTHER AND A HIGH PRICE USED TO BE MILLIN ERY. BUT NOT THIS YEAR. IT TAKES AN ARTIST TO PRODUCE THE CORRECT THING THIS SEASON, THAT'S WHY YOU MUST BE CAREFUL. IF YOU GET YOUR NEW HAT HERE, IT IS RIGHT, WE ARE ARTISTS IN MILLINERY. - . . ," . ; , , . : ": j'; ' V. ' " a ' ODE SPECIAL BAEGAIHS Di SPEIHG EIILLIHERY IN UNTRIMMED HATS WILL BE LADIES'. MISSES and CHILDREN'S STRAW - HATS IN CHIP AND FANCY STRAWS, MILAN, LACE , AND STRAW BRAID IN HIGH AND BELL CROWNS. IN TCRBANS AND LARGE SHAPES AND A NEW LOT OF SAILORS JUST, RECEIVED. FOR HAT TRIMMINGS YOU WILL FIND A. LARGE DISPLAY OF FLOWERS, FANCY CROWNS, ORNAMENTS, VELVETS, S1XKS, SATINS, CHIFFONS AND RIBBONS. JUST RECEIVED A NEW LOT OF PATTERN HATS. . ' .r Taylor's .Bazaar, 11S MARKET STAIGET- Iron Workers f services of MR. GEO: to lurnisH estimates on Guttering, OF ROOFS HAS GOME! . Happy ; Faces. Bleached Pillow Casing, 42 inch wise, at 10c a yard. - - Ready Made Hemstitched Sheets, II by 90 Inch square, at 47c apiece. 90. by 90 inch, f or . 50c apiece ; better, quality, 10-4 inch square, f or 0c apiece. - Pillow Cases, Unbleached, for 19e each; Bleached for 10c and 12 Vic each. Table Linen, Bleached Linen, 12 inch wide, something special for 25c a yard; better quality, 64 inch wide, for - 3e a yard, and up to 72 inch wide, from 6e te $1.00 a yard. Bleached Linen Doners, 12 by 12 inch, for 60c a dozen; 14 by 14 inch, for $1.00 a dozen; large and better Doilers, frem $1.26 to $2.00 a dozen. Table Oil Cloth, Good Perfect Geefe, fer 10c a yard. Fringe Napkins at 25c a dozen. Pillow Shams for 10c apiece. Stamped Satlne Tidys, riiceiy flmlshed, for 8c apiece. - Dotted Swiss, for Curtains, with Pretty Borders, 12Vc a yard; better and wider, 42 inch wide, for 15c a yard. Lace Curtains, a big line, running front 50c a pali to 75c, 98c, $1.25 and up to $.00 a pair. If you need Curtains we ask yea te visit us during the next week. Cherry, Maple and Oak and Walnut Cur tain Poles, with Nice Brass Trlmisge, ana Drapery Pins added, for 25c each. Hall Poles, 8 feet long, for 25c eaeh Sockets for 15c a pair. Opaque Linen Window' Shades. 36 by 72 inch, with Spring Rollers and Fixtures, complete," for 25c each; 36" by 84 inch, for 35c each. r ' . Felt Paper, with Spring Rollers an Fix tures, complete, for 12 Vic each. , - Obaque Linen, 36 by 72 inch. Beautiful Lace Border, with Fringe and Best Spring Roller, for 60c each. A Big Line of Mattings from 12Vic te 16c, 18c and 20c a yard. v Carpet Remnants, 66 inch long, . $6 inch wide, all Wool and Pretty Paterns, 2 and 3 ply for 50c apiece. Carpet - Fringe, all Wool, for lc a yara. . -? - -- Floor Oil Cloth, in Odd Square Paterns. IVi yards square, for 60c apiece; 2 yards square at; 75c apiece. Best Grade of Floor Oil Cloth, in 1 yard, 1 and 2 yards wide, for 25c a sauare yard. Clothing for Men and Boys. We are no snides in the 'Clothing Business, we have more Stock, Lower Prices, and Better Goods than any House in the State,-and an examination will provewhat I say. Men's Wash Satinet Suits, part Wool and Good Goods, for $1.98 a Suit. A Black Sheviot Suit. Dart Wool at $2.87 a Suit; a Pretty Plaid Suit for $3.25 a Suit; a oig line 01 r ins an w ooi suite, at Styles, for $5.00 a Suit. Middlesex Blue Flannel for youths, 14 to 19 years old, nicely made up. for $4.00 a Suit, same goods for Men, from Noe. 34 to 42. for $5.00 a Suit. A big line of Boys' Suits, from 68c to $1.00. $1.36, $1.86 and $2.00 a Suit. A Beautiful Boys' Serge Suit from 4 te 14 years-old. Nicely Lined and well made up, for $2.00 a Suit. A Fine Line of Gents' Percale Shirts just received, all Gray, from 33c te $1.0 ' each. Ladles' Undervests, from 4c apiece te ite each. ' Gents' Undervests and Pants to match, from 20c to 50c each. A Big Line of Ladies' Skirts just re ceived, from $1.00 to $6.00 each. Remember -our Millinery, it comes last but not least. We are selling Pretty . Trimmed Hats from 60c to $8.00 each. Flowers from 5c to $1.25 a bunch. Untrlmmed Hats from 10c to $2.61 apiece. " Veiling from 10c a yard to -50c a yard. Fine Chiffon, in Colors, at 25c a yard; in Black and White, for $1.00 a yard. White .Ribbons in the Best Quality la Taffetta No. 40, SV4 inch wide, for 25c a yard; No. 60, for 35c a yard. All Colors, and all Prices, from lc a yard to $1.00 a yard. We want your Trader1 we have got a' big share of it,. and we want more; we have got employed 25 clerks, and if we can make business Justify, we will hire 26 more; we sell goods for cash and buy tor the same. Come and see us. You will find us at No. 112 North Frent Street, opposite The Orton Hetel. AH EASTER DRIVE. Is about as agreeable a way of spending the afternoon of the "Feast Day" as one could wish. We would like to satisfy your, wants. A first class article cannot be hired for a second-class price. Everything is up to date. Drivers sober and polite. Satisfaction guaranteed.' H Lu IfENNELL t - v 2 Ttie only cp-io-Daie uvenr in tus en. (5 V
The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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