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A. r -w. y y "V x x. x ..cat x. x z I be DL. X. NO: 107. WILMINGTON, N. C, TH URS1 )AY, MAY (5, 1897. PRICK 5 CENTS. In ante GltAFHIC SUMMARY, j and THE STATE. The governor sends to 'New Bern commissions for five city oouncilmen; he refused yesterday to give out their names. The governor appoints three members of the board of directors for the Raleigh insane asylum to fitt va cancies caused by expiration of terms. The senate confirms the nomina tion of T. R. Purnell.T7 E! O. Houston Is applicant for position of assayer of the mint at Charlotte.- Governor Russell accepts a special invitation to take part in Memorial day exercises In Raleigh. President Whitman, of Co lumbian university, Washington, D. CV, will deliver the address at Shaw uni-. ersity. -The Raleigh insane asylum ixard met yesterday; J.D. Biggs was elected president and Dr. Geo. Robin son, of Bmithfleld, first assistant phy; sician; tke election of other" officers was Imdeflnitely postponed. The Wins to tobacco board of trade meets to tak action . against the proposed increase from 6 to 8 cents of the tax $n maMmfaetured tobacco. j DOMESTIC. The president appoints Stanfordj Newell be minister to the Nether lands. The state department has re ceived, full translation of General Wey ler's decree as to collection of mort gage dVts in Cuba.- -The senate by a vote f 4 3 1026 declines to ratify the Anglo-American treaty, the affirmative vote lacking four of the necessary two-' thirds; Senator Mills made a powerful argument against ratification, which made visible impression.- -The president "had many callers yesterday interested ia various appointments; among thei were a delegation of In diana ccked in tribal paint, feath ers land olored blankets; there was also a delegation from Georgia in the interest f General Longstreet as rail road amissrioner. Secretary Gage viAU at rescind his order to customs xjoilectaiw, based ;on the house retroac tive laM 1m the tariff .bill just be aute fa aeaate committee struck that clause vt ef the bill. James Meyer tc Co., SYeeera. of Baltimore, make an assigmmeat. The Florida legislature t6ok tw ballots for senator yesterday, -j GHtetl Miles sails for Greece to ob serve Derations of war. Miss Augusta K. Grady, of Atlanta, -was married jreeterday to Mr. Eugene R. Black. The universal postaljcongress convenes i Washington, city. -Su- pervishr Architect Aiken, tenders his resignallem. The SouthjlJWe!Biei granra trade congress meets In Kan sas dry. Mo. A. G. Spauldlng, tlonal Municipal League meets in Lou The thir annual conference of the Na tional Municipal League meets in Lou isville. . i FOREIGN. The eek fleet captures a Turkish -schooaer In the gulf of Salonica. FlghtiBff between Greeks and Turks began yesterday between Velestino and Pharaalos. The Spanish govern ment lias ordered the Competitor erase to be proceeded with; it is thought the two Americans will be released. Spanish authorities announce the sur render f several Cuban officers; the Spanish sain one or two victories. The Greek gain a decided victory over tbe Turks- at Velestino and also repulse them at Pharsalos. The es timate f the deaths by the bazaar fire V. in Paris are placed at 143 -while some persons say the number will be greater; some bodies will never, be found, hav ing tc entirely, consumed; at 7 o'clock last night ninety-four corpses faad been positively Identified and there are nineteen, bodies still unidentified; only on American perished in the flames. The Duchess d'Aleneon, who was killea In the Paris fire, was a sis ter of the empress -of Austria. The Senate Committees. Washington, May 5. A caucus of the republican senators was held today and the report of ,the committee on' com mittees adopted, i The democrats will bold a caucus tomorrow 4o make their assignments after which the committee appointments on both sides will' be offi cially announced. At Tallahassee, Fla., the joint as sembly took two ballots for United States enator "Wednesday. The first resulted: Call 36, Chipley 30, Raney 22, scattering 5; the second ballot: Call -86, Rariey 23, Chipley SO, Matter ing S. Absolutely Puroe, Celebrated for its great leavening strength and health fulness. Assures the food against alum and all forms of adulteration common to the cheap brands. Royal Bakls Powder Co, New York. mum MM THE PARIS DISASTER; , DETAILS ADD TO THE HORRORS OR THE ACCIDENT. The Death Roll Estimate! at One Hundred and Forty Threeand Even Greater Ninety-Four Bodies Identified Heart-Kend-Ing Scenes at the Mortuary Hall The Ex periences of Some Who Escaped Only One American Perished. Paris, May 5. A sombre f eeling "per vades every class of society. The newspapers, without exception, describe the disaster at the grand bazaar de charite in the sober and simple terms ' hfifiHiniy ca onrtolllntr n r mrdn f- fTTV catastrophe will always be remember ed as one of the most fearful that ever befell an European city. Nothing com parable in loss of life has ever occurred here, except the fire which destroyed the opera comique in 1887. Singularly enough, that disaster happened in the same month of the year, and eighty persons were burned td death, while forty-five were officially registered as missing. In aristocratic circles, the numberless dinner parties and other functions of a gayly opening season have been abandoned. It is now estimated that there were in the neighborhood of 1,200 persons in the building when the fire was discov ered, about on-half of whom escaped unhurt. Some estimates place the num ber of dead at 143, others at a still higher figure. The amount of administrative .negli gence surrounding the catastrophe 'is almost inconceivable.. The structure was so combustible that many of the victims, if not most of them, have been burned alive, without suffocation. No sort of inspection seemed to have been made in advance by the municipal or police authorities or by the prefect of police. Mrs. F. B. Gilmour. of New York, had a narrow escape. . She had con sented to act as a saleswoman at the stall of Mme Costa Beaureguard. She left the Hotel Terminus, where she was staying, about 1:30 o.' clock, accompany ing the Vlcomtesse Savigny. The sale was going well, when suddenly her maid cried: "Madame, sauvez vous. Voila le feu." (Madame save yourself. There is a fire). Mrs. Gilmour. with wonderful presence of mind, rushed toward the main entrance, but seeing the danger of being trampled to death, she ran back to the rear of the build ing where she saw a window that opened in the wall, through which she soon reached the street. Monsignor Clari, the papal nuncio, who. had attended to pronuonce his talking to the Duchesse d'Alencon at 3:50 o'clock. He adds: "Around me was a group of blind children. Several of these must have perished. My heart is bleeding to think of all those poor creatures. It is too' horrible to speak of." Dr. Nachtel. who has directed the ambulance work, says that the number of bodies found gives a very inadequate idea of the number of victims as doz ens were burned completely to ashes. -The Vicomte Damas identified his wife's body by a piece of hair cloth which she wore next to her skin as a member of the third order of St. Fran cis. M. Jean Raff aelli, the painter, says: "My daughter had the mark of a heel stamped into her back. She was tram pled in the heap at the door, near the main entrance. Her mother tried to pull her from the blazing fire, but she said: 'It is useless, save yourself as I shall die in any case. Her monther re plied: 'I shall not leave you. I will take you or stay and die with you.' Both escaped though severely injured." The Abbe Marbot says the Comtesse Villeneuve returned to search for her two daughters, failed to find them and perished herself. M. Lopine, the prefect of police who is 'severely censured for lack of proper supervision of the preparatry arrange ments, says in excuse that the patrons and patronesses of the bazaar were re- , actionists and he feared, if he meddled with their programme, that they would say he was trying, to suppress a Roman Catholic enterprise. v . M. Faure has received telegrams of condolence from Queen Victoria, the Emperor Nicholas, the Emperor Wil liam, King Humbert and other sov ereigns, all couched in terms of the deepest sympathy. The body of the Duchesse d'Alencon, has been identified. The secretary of the prefecture, accompanied by ithe maid of the duchess and a footman be longing to the household of the duke, examined the rows of bodies. The two servants stopped before a blackened and mutilated corpse. They declared that it was the remains of their mis tress, and also sent for the dentist of the duchess. The latter after examining the corpse for half an hour declared it was that of the duchesg. Terrible scenes continued to be en acted at the Palais d'Industrie this af ternoon. The mother of the 4-yearold child, Alfred David, one of the vic tims, arrived during the day for the purpose of taking the body away with her. It was decided, however, that it was inadvisable to show her the ghastly remains of her child. When this news was communicated to the unfortunate mother, in a paroxyism of grief she tried to force her wav into the mortuary hall, screaming "I will see my child!" It was found necessary to forcibly remove the poor woman, wlaose case is one of "the most dis tressing. It appears that Mme David lost her husband a month ago and that her only other child died a fortnight ago. j The unidentified bodles.as well as the jewels recovered from the debris, have been photographed by the Bertillon method and the funeral service of the victims has been fixed for the cathedral of Notre Dame. M. Faure will attend and Pere Richard will probably offi ciate. At tonight's session of the cabinet it was decided to ask the chamber of dep uties for a snecial credit in aid of the j needy families. The minister of jus tice communicated to his colleagues the first results of the inquiry into the causes of the fire. The investigating magistrate, M. Bertolu, reports that there was great carlessness and impru dence in the principal arrangements for the bazaar. Former Consul General S. E. Morse said to the representative of the As sociated Press this afternoon: "It Was singularly fortunate that there was only one American victim. This was indeed remarkable, because just now there is, an unusually large number of Americans in Paris. They, are .gener ous supporters of such fetes as the grand bazaar de charite, and. more over, it gave them a favorable oppor tunity of getting into close quarters with the aristocracy and many of the celebrities of Paris." Mrs. Porges was the only American victim. She was a Miss Weisweiiler. Her daughter accompanied her to the bazaar and escaped uninjured. The Porges family reside in Vienna. At 7 o'clock this evening, the police officials announced that ninety-four corpse had been positively identified.' There are nineteen bodies still uniden tified, among which must be those of the Comtesse de Lupe and Mme, Nitit's second daughter, both of who are miss ing. Viscountess Malezieux, is now placed among those officially identified. M. Gosse, the notary, on learning that .'his wife an two . daughters were among the victims was so prostrated that his life is despaired of. M. Girard, director of the municpal labratory, reports that the Etherfoot lamps used in the kinematograph set fire to the film, the flames then ignit ing the apparatus. Tonight such theatres as are open are almost empty, and the large cafes on the boulevards are practically i de deserted. London, May 5. The Times publishes an interview which Its Paris corre spondent had last evening with the Duchess d'Uzes. She said: "The first gleam of fire came from a spot but a short distance from where I was stand ing. I was dazed, so swiftly did the flames spread. I can compare it only to the bursting of a rocket. There -.was no such thing in my case as reaching the main entrance, but near me was a small door leading to a waste piece of ground behind the bazaar structure. I rushed through this andJwas soon in the open air though still in an enclo sure, I had passed, as it were, under an archway of flames, but was only slightly burned. The hair above my left temple was singed." TBE YILlKTOM HESS1IGER G"WTilLi CONTAINED FULL AMD ACCURATE REPORTS -OIT SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. Mailed to any address or delivered in the City for 25 Cents. A dispatch to The Times from Paris says that Michael Heine, the manager of the bazaar, admitted last evening that the arrangements was evidently ill made, adding: "We ought to have foreseen that such a disaster as this was possible, but the stalls have been increasing every year and we were very anxious not to lose an inch of ground." . . Sister of Bmpress of Austria Among the Paris Victims. - London, .May 5. A dispatch to The Times from Vienna says : "Not until this morning, (Wednesday) had the Emperor and Empress of Austriaheard that the Duchess D'Alencon was among the victims. The Empress was de votedly attached to her sister and is completely overcome by the bereave ment. The dinner which was to. he given to the queen regent and the queen of Holland 7 at the Chattau Lainez where the emperor and empress are staying has been canceled. The empress has been weeping all day over the loss of her favorite siter, and declines to receive food or nourish ment. This morning none of the at tendants dared place a newspaper at her majesty's breakfast table. When she did not find it in its usual place she called for it and. opened it, trembling witb anxiety. She could not believe that her sister, the Duchess d'Alencon was more than Injured. After break fast she went for her usual walk in the deer park surrounding the' fairy-like Castle Lainez. She went alone. Be fore she returned to her room she had received a telegram from her sister, the Comtesse Tranl, who is in Paris, con firming the news of the death of the duchesse. The empress burst into sobs, returned to the castle and with her two daughters went to her boudoir, which she has not left since. Marriage of Hiss Augusta Grady. Atlanta, Ga., May 5. Miss Augusta King Grady, the only daughter of the late Henry W. Grady," was married today at noon to Eugene R. Blackhe wedding occurred at the First, Metho dist church and the ceremony was per formed by Dr. W. W. Landrum, pas tor of the First Baptist church. ?The bridal party was entertained at break fast by Mrs. Henry W. Grady at - her home on Ponce de Leon circle. General Miles Sails for Greece. New York, May 5. Major General Nelson A. Miles, U. S. A., accompanied by Captain Maus, of his staff, sailed today for Southampton. General Miles is going to observe the military opera tions - In . the war between . Greece and Turkey. - uiijj THE ARBITRATION TREATY FAILS OF RATIFICATION BY THE SENATE. Proposition to Ratify Receives Four Votes Legs Than the Requgite Two-Thirds Ma jority Senator Mills' Telling Speech Against the Treaty TIsible Effect on Senators of His Argument England's Attitude Toward Greece and, Armenia Has Its Effect. Washington, May 5. The senate to day, by the vote of 43 to 26, refused to ratify the general arbitration treaty between the United States and Great Britain negotiated by Secretary Olney and Sir Julian Pauncefote. The rules of the senate require a majority of two thirds for the ratification of treaties. Hence four more affirmative votes would have been required to secure a favorable result. The vote in detail was as follows; Yeas Senators Allison, Bacon, Bur rows, Caffrey, Clay, Cullom, Davis, De boe, Fairbanks, Faulkner, Foraker, Frye, Gallinger, Gear, Gray, Hale, Hanna, Hawley, Hoar, Lindsay, Lodge, McBride, McEnery. McMillan. Mitch ell, Morrill, Nelson, Pasco, Perkins, Piatt of Connecticut. Piatt of New York, Pritchard, Proctor, Smith, Spoon- er, Thurston, Turpie, Vest Walthall, Warren, Wellington, Wetmore, Wil son; total 43. . Nays Senators Baker, Bate, Carter, Butler, Cockrell, Daniel, Hansburg, Harris of Kansas, Harris of Tennessee, Heitfeld, Jones of Arkansas. Jones of Nevada, Kyle, Martin, Mason, Mills, "Morgan, Penrose, Pettigrew, Pettus, Quay, Rawlings, Roach, Shoup, Stew art, White; total 26. . A total of sixty-nine votes was cast, leaving nineteen senators who did not respond. The pairs so far as obtain able were as follows, two affirmative senators being paired with one nega tive senator in most instances: Chand ler and Clark for, with Teller against; Tillman arid Turner for, with Chilton against; jSewell and Earle for, with Mantle against. Senator George was paired for the treaty and Senator Ber ry against it. Pairs were not announc ed for the following: Aldrich, Cannon, Elkins, Gorman, Murphy, Wolcott, Kenney, and Allen. The vote was preceded by a short, THE - T spirited debate, introduced by Senator Mills, of Texas, who made a strong ap peal to the senate against ratifying the agreement. ; He asserted that as amended the document was most ob jectionable, not to say contradictory in terms. He pointed out especially ne provisions for the settlement of ccuro versies in regard to territorial claims and asserted that, whereas the amend ment adopted by the senate to the first article of the treaty declared against their inclusion, the sixth and eighth articles made provision for them. He held that as long as these artlciea re mained unchanged England Justly could claim that questions of territorial rights were still ; included within the scope: of the treaty. Under such cir cumstances, he asked, what was to pre vent England from purchasing the is land of Cuba or any other American territory and. in case of objection on the part of the United States, insisting upon the reference of the dispute to ar bitration? He spoke of the conduct of England in connection with the Graeco Turkish war and implored the senate to protect the United States against the proposed alliance. The speech made a visible impression and the opinion was general that, the treaty should be amended so as to repair the inconsist ency explained, v Senator Tillman asked that time be given for such an amendment. Owing, however, to the fact that the senate was under agreement to vote a 4 o'clock there could be no, postponement except by unanimous consent. Senator Carter, who has fro-n i".:e first been one of the most r . il and effective opponents of the treaty, in terposed objection. He said he would put nojobstacle in the way of the post ponement of the vote until another day, but if the vote was to be taken today he would insist upon it at the specified time. He made a very pungent speech in opposition. He said there could be no doubt of the partiality of the gov ernment and the people of the United States towards the settlement of dis putes by arbitration and that for this reason here never would be any difficul ty in securing an agreement for arbi tration of any specific dispute with any nation, but it was not necessary for our people to tie themselves in an agreement of uncertain scope and pur port, especially with a country which had shown itself so completely out of sympathy with the feelings of the peo ple of the United States by the position England: had taken in European af fairs . Senator Hoar replied briefly, going over the general argument in favor of the treaty and contending especially that the objection of inconsistency in regard to territorial claims was not well founded. The remainder of the debate was of a running character. Senator White re marked that the document was full of illogical propositions and said further more that its syntax would, have to be improved before it woud be thor oughly acceptable. It was evident before the ballot was completed that the motion to ratify would be beaten. The absence "of some senators unpaired, who were consider-, ed favorable to arbitration, was accept ed as an unfavorable indication. The covert opposition to ratification was made very manifest after the vote was announced. Some senators who were recorded among ) the yeas spoke quite openly of objectionable features, con fessing that they had cast their votes in the affirmative in deference to pub lic opinion. Among those who 1 waited in the senate corridors to receive the news was Mr. Michael Davitt, who ap peared much pleased at the result. Senator Davis, chairman of the com mittee on foreign relations, declined to express an opinion for publication, but talked freely with his friends. To them he attributed the defeat to the feeling of dissatisfaction at England's course in the struggle of the Greeks to liber ate the island of Crete from Ottoman dominion and in the Armenian massa cres and with the "evident" designs of Great Britain upon the Transvaal. At the conclusion of the proceedings, all of which were in executive session, the senate refused to authorize the publication of the details. NEW BERN COUNCILMEN. Commissions Issued to the Governor's Ap pointees Their Names Refused to the Press Directors of Raleigh Insane Asy lum Appointed. (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C, May 5. Commissions for five councilmen for New Bern were mailed today by the governor." There was a refusal to give their names at the executive office; but it was learned that they are men selected by republi cans of the various wards and recom mended. The governor appoints James Q. Wil liams, J. R. Rogers and Jesse B. Ball, all of Wake county, directors of the Central hospital. Three old directors whose terms expire do not propose to hold over and so there is no difficulty as to these new men. Such is the in formation given out at the executive office. 1 j - IN THE SENATE. Kentucky's New Senator Takes His Seat.. The Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill. To Annul an Order of Ex-President Cleveland's Civil Service. Washington, May 5. The open ses sion of the senate today was devoted to the sundry civil . appropriation bill, which ' was not completed up to the time of adjournment. Among- the amendments proposed was one sus pending the order of President Cleve land, including many million of acres as forest reserves. Mr. Deboe, of Kentucky, took the oath of office at the opening of the ses sion and was cordially greeted, by his republican associates. j. One of the amendments to the sundry civil appropriaton bill, offered by Sena tor Wilson, of Washington, provoked considerable civil service discussion. It required the appointment of commis sioners to classify Northern ; Pacfiic lands in the northwest, "by arid with the consent of the senate." Senator Gorman urged that this was an effort to take the offices out of the civil service. The amendment was finally modified and adopted so that the appointees shall be confirmed by the senate, and all be divided between the political . parties. "1 Senator Gorman remarked that he hoped the provision as to due recogni tion of the political parties would be Carried out in good, faith. In certain re cent appiontments no attention had been paid to such provisions. Com missioners had been appointed, he said, without reference to their party loyalty and party interests. Senator Morgan offered an amend ment, which was agreed to, appropriat ing $50,000 for the improvement of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. At 2:10 o'clock p. m.. on motion of Senator Davis, the senate went into executive session. The open session was resumed at 4:20 o'clock p. m., and the consideration of the sundry civil bill resumed. Senator Pettigrew, of South Dakota, offered an amendment authorizing the president to suspend the order of Pres ident Cleveland withdrawing millions of acres from the public domain and constituting them forest reserves. The amendment also proposed an appro priation of $150,000 for surveys of these lands. . In the course of the debate Senator Allison stated that the main portion of the amendment had been prepared by the secretary of the interior under the eye of the president. , Senator Pettigrew added that as surance had been given, he would not say from whom, that if the amend ment was adopted the president would suspend the order. In response to a statement by Senator Gorman that a point of order would be made against the amendment. Senator Pettigrew declared that if the amendment went out on a point of order he would see that the pending bill did not pass until some relief was given as to the orders creat ing forest reservations. Final action on the amendment was deferred. At 5:10 o'clock p. m., the senate ad journed. Purnell's Appointment Confirmed. Washington May 5. The senate in executive session . today conflremed the nomination of Thomas R. Purnell, to be United States district judge for the Eastern district of North Carolina. E.s O. Houstbn has made application for appointment as assayer, in the mint at Charlotte, N. C. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAT. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab lets. All druggists refund the money if it falls I 25c CERTIFICATES OF STOCK OF A. &;N.C. RAILROAD FOUNI IN TREASURY DEDARTMENT. Convicts Taken to Fayettevllle to Testify in a Robbery Case -Charlotte to Erects "Mecklenburg Declaration" Mennmeat. The Vance Monument Fund Urlbery tm Charlotte Municipal Election No Poli tics in School Board Appointments. Messenger Bureau, Park Hotel. . Raleigh, N. C, May 5u The state treasurer was today exam ining some boxes in . his department., packed many years' ago, and found $12. 666 of certificates of stock in the Atlan tic and North Carolina railway. Mrs. Russell expects to give at the ex ecutive mansion next Friday afternooa a reception to a number of school chil dren. Major E. M. Hayes, U. S. A., was ap pointed by the governor today a com missioner on the part of this state to the Tennessee centennial exposition. ETiE' will go to Nashville this month". : A deputy sheriff took two convicts from the penitentiary to Fayettevllle this morning as witnesses in a case oZ robbery. One of the two is Charles- Johnson, of Wake, a notorious criminal.. Among today's arrivals are Demo cratic State Chairman Clement Manly and Marshall Mott. . A monument is to be erected at Char lotte in honor of the Mecklenburg decla. ration of independence, and will cost. $2,000, which is in hand. Funds for the proposed monument or statue to Senator Vance comes in with marked slowness. J. S. Dunn, of the Forty-sixth Nortb . Carolina regiment, declares - that six. men of his company (F.) aided by three or four Croatan Indians, members oX ' Company A, burned the "apple tree! at Appomattox. It is said that at Charlotte Monday in the municipal election there was ars almost open purchase of votes, quota tions ranging from Jl-to $25. The cool , weather continues., witfc. light showers today. There way snow near Shelby Saturday night. C. H. Mebane. state superintendent of public instruction, writes quite a. sharp letter to some persons wn sought to have him make political ap pointments of local boards of the col ored normal schools. He declares there must be no politics in the public schools. " . The board of trustees (or directors of the insane asylum here (or central hospital) met today. The question at issue was whether the entire old boarcl was to hold over. R. O. Burton, a very able lawyer, so argued and cited very strong authorities. The republican side " admitted the great strength of his ar ' guments. Many prominent Baptists took dinner -here today on their way to the conven- -tion at Wilmington. Raleigh sends a ... strong delegation. Senator Butler's urges Governor Rus- . sell to take up (through the railway -commission) at once the reduction or " freight and passenger rates in th; state. ' A SPECIAL INVITATION To the Governor to Attend Memorial Ex ercises President Whiteman at Shaw, :. University. (j?2uass9pi siii oj repadg) v Jlaleigh, N. C. May 5. Governor -Russell accepts a. special invitation or ' the Ladies' 'Memorial Association here . to participate in the memorial exer cises next Monday. A salute will be fired by cadets at the south gate of the : capital during the movement of " the -procession to the cemetery. President Whitman, of Columbia -university, Washington, will deliver the annual address before Shaw univer sity here. , " Meeting ot Raleigh Insane Aylum Boards (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C, May 5. The board aT directors of the insane asylum met at 3 o'clock and organized. Its three new members took the oath of office. J.' DV . Biggs was elected president. George B. Curtis was elected a member of the executive committee. Dr. George Rob inson, of Smithfleld. brother of Judgst Robinson, was elected first assistant: physician, vice Dr. Falson, whose term had expired. The election of second a- -sistant physian, steward and matrra was indefinitely postponed. The board meets again about July 10th. Three oK2 members of the board. John B. Broad foot, Boykin and R. R. Cotten, retired -; without contest. Baltimore Grocers Assign. Baltimore, May 5. William B. Meyer" and Henry B. Chris thlf, wholesale grocers, trading at No. 131 Cheapside, as James Meyer & Co.. made an as signment today for the benefit of cred itors to Mr. Walter B. Swindell. The bond has been fixed at $25,000 and tbe assets are estimated at $12,500. No es timate has been made of liabilities Slow collections are said to be the cause of the failure. To Oppose Increased Tobacco Tax. Charlotte, N. G, May 5. The Win ston, (N; C.) tobacco board of trader met today to protest against the in crease in the senate tariff bill of the XaxL on tobacco from 6 to 8 cents. The board will seek the operation of aU North Carolina and Virginia tobacco manufacturers in- .apposing the in crease. TendersfHls Resignation. Washington, May 5. William Martin Aiken, of Ohio, supervising archlteelfc of the treasury has tendered his resig nation to secretary Gage to take effeet, July 1st. ; u: . U,:l1id.x2L
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