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TELEGKAPHIC SUMMAEY. RUSSIA SHOWS HER HAND. 1 ;' THE STATE. The railway commission yesterday took up several complaints against railroads and one from Asheville ask ing that the Bell Telephone Company be required to reduce its rates; the company was siven further time to present a statement of facts. Treas urer Worth goes tS Morehead City to arrange for the sheriffs', convention. -Mrs. Glass brings suit in Wake su perior court against her husband for divorce, The tax lists are being sent out : f . DOMESTIC. Assistant Secretary , "of the Navy Roosevelt goes to Norfolk to investi gate the workings of the navy yard ; he will also go to the Newport News shipyard. : The state department has yet had no news from Mr. Cochran; Consul General Lee reports that J. L. Cepero, a naturalized American, has been released from prison. The me morial of the business men, asking that the war in Cuba be stopped, has been received at the state department. : r-The president nominates W. W. Morrow, of California, to be circuit judge of the Ninth judicial circuit, and G. M. Thomas, of Kentucky, to be so licitor of internal revenue. The in- i terhal revenue collections for April were $11,384,539, a decrease of $96,705 as compared with April, 1896; for the last ten- months the receipts were $122,350, 404,':an increase over the same time last year of $09,083. The Western Pas senger Association is having difficulty in getting some of the biar roads into the association; the freight agreement has' not cured the demoralization in. rates it was expected it would. Two parties are preparing to ascend Mount St. Klias, one starting from Home and the-other .under countenance of our government. The steamer Bohemia, Baltimore for Hamburg, puts in at New York with her cargo of wheat badly listed.- The Brotherhood of Railway Trainman discuss railroad legislation pending before congress. At Scran ton, Pa., two boys are run over and killed by a street car. The negro cadet at the naval academy fails in his examination; he will be given another chance. The Ohio democratic state convention will lie held June 29th. Governor Black signs the anti-scalpers bill: A man named VanAken at tempts to assassinate ex-Senator Mc pherson in New York. FOREIGN. Turkey suddenly changes front and agrees to an armistice; this follows a request made by Russia and news from Sophia thjat mobilization, of the Bulgarian army had been ordered. A serious railway accident occurs in Havana. -Lord Salisbury, in a speech, says Turkey has agreed to an armistice under - persuasion from the six allied powers. The democrats carry the municipal elections in Peru. TURKEY IMMEDIATELY AGREES TO AN ARMISTICE. Had Accident on the Seaeoast Railroad A deplorable accident occurred on the Wilmington Seaeoast railroad yesterday whiie the passenger train which left Ocen View at 11:30 o'clock was bound for the city. Jack" Eagles, a colored man who, has worked for the railroad company several years as a section hand, was on the train to join the force of section hands who were at work between the second toll house and the Wilmington, Newbern .and Norfolk railroad. When the train neared the place for him to get off Captain Lippitt rang the bell for the engineer to slow down, but, probably not knowing that the train would stop. Eagles jumped from the strain, 'and, losing his footing fell on the roadbed with his-legs across the "rail. Ilefore he could recover him self a flat car at the rear end of the train ran ; over his left leg. mangling lit below the knee and mashing the ibones of his right foot. The train was brought to a stand still and Eagles was put back on board and brought to the city and sent to the city hospital,, where his leg was amputated. His right foot was dressed and : can be saved. We are informed that the railroad was in no way responsible for the ac cident, but that it was the result of the unfortunate man's own indiscretion in jumping. It is to the credit of the Seaeoast railroad that so few accidents have occurred, notwithstanding the fact that so many thousands of passen gers are handled every year. The trains are handled with great care and 1 prudence, and not a single life has been lost since it began operations eight jt years or more ago. ' ; The United States Court. Pursuant to adjournment for recess on Tuesday afternoon, the United States circuit court met yesterday at 9 a. m., Ills Honor Judge Purnell pre siding. I The case of the White Oak River Cor- poration against Thomas A. Mclntyre was resumed, and during the day ten witnesses were examined for the de fense. An interesting point arose over the admissibility of evidence going to show that the contract with Mr.-Mclntyre, to construct a railroad into White Oak swamp was secured by fraud, as alleged in the defendant's answer to the complaint under which he is being sued for $40,000 damages for failure to comply with the contract. The court ruled out testimony of that nature, holding under advisement for the present that this being an action at law such evidence is admissible only in. .a cause of equity. Among the witnesses examined were Mr. -Charles Gerock. clerk of the su perior court of Onslow county, Mr. John H. Beery, timber inspector, of Wilming ton, Mr; Thomas A. Mclntyre, presi dent of the Wilmington, Newbern and Norfolk railroad, and Mr. H. A. Whit ing, the ge'neral manager. . The defense expects to have all its testimony in today, and after the plain tiff introduces a few witnesses in reply, it is hoped to begin the argument this afternoon. With Mr. Whiting still on the stand, the icourt took a recess till o'clock this morning. . Funeral of Mr. Jaraes Shackelford. The funeral of the late Mr. James Shackelford, of San Antonio, Texas, took place at the beautiful lodge in Oakdale cemetery yesterday at 11 a. m., and ' was attended by a goodly number of relatives and friends.( The solemn prvice were conducted by the Rev. Dr. Strange, rector of St. James Epis copal church, assisted by Bishop Wat son. The remains were then sorrow fully laid away and beautiful floral tribut- were tenderly laid upon the gravt." The pallbearers were Colonel F. W. Kerchner. Capt. Jas. I. Metts, Captain G. W. Huggins, Colonel Roger Moore, and Messrs. W. A. Wijliams and J. C. Stevenson. ... ;. A Request From the Czar for an Armistice is Immediately Oranted by Turkey, on Receipt of .wb of Mobilization of the - Bulga in Army Ordered Germany ' Forced Out of the Game lord Salisbury Claims the Armistice Dae to Pressure . From the Six Allied Powers. Constantinople, May 18. There was a sudden and unexpected change in the political situation shortly before noon today. Russia quietly showed, her hand, thereby forcing' Germany and Turkey out of the game,, to all intents and purposes. -f- Last night and earlySiis morning, Turkey, supported by Germany, was practically defying Russia, France, Austria, Great Britain and Italy, insist ing upon the annexation of Thessaly in addition to a -huge war indemnity and seemingly was determined to march upon Athens. The ministers received official ad vices from Sofia today,announcing that orders had been issued for the partial mobilization of the Bulgarian army, possibly at the instigation of Russia, There was hurried consultation of the ministers. The war party was for fur ther defiance, but in the end pacific counsels seem to have prevailed, for af 11:35 o'clock a. m.,-orders were tele graphed to Edhem Pasha, the Turk ish commander-in-chief In Thessaly, to cease hostilities. The peace negotiations will now be undertaken in real earnest and the Greeks most likely be spared any fur ther humiliation. It transpires that the czar made a direct appeal to the sultan to order his troops to cease hos tilities and arrange an armistice and this, coupled with the fact that most serious results would have ensued if Turkey had persisted in her defiant at titude brought the present state of af fairs. Tewfik Pasha, the Turkish minister for foreign affairs, called upon the doven of the diplomatic corps, Baron von Calico, this afternoon to convey to the foreign ministers the sultan's decision to arrange an armistice. It is now believed that the terms of peace will be - negotiated directly between Turkey and Greece. The sultan has ordered two hospitals of 600 and" 100 beds respectively to be erected near the Yildiz Kiosk in order to enable him to visit the Turkish sol diers who have been wounded in the campaign against the Greeks. - Athens, May 18. 10 p. m. Orders have been sent to the Greek commend er in Epirus to cease firing, In view, of the armistice. A dispatch from Arta says that the Greeks have-retired from there in good order. . - - " '. A telegram received from Lamia re ports that a panic prevails there and that many of the inhabitants are leav ing. London, May 18. Speaking tonight at the Junior Constitutional Club, Lord Salisbury touched briefly on the com plications in southeastern Europe. The premier said he regretted that political reasons precluded him from saying much on the subject of foreign affairs. The armistice which had been declar ed was due to pressure exerted by the six powers, especially Russia. It was a very important step, giving time for reflection and negotiation, but it did not seriously, diminish the difficulties which had to be faced. Neither Turkey nor Greece ought to be under an illu sion as to the real state of feeling in the "United Kingdom. His lordship re ferred to the sympathies of England for Greece as founded upon classic as sociation, liberalism in . politics and community of religious conviction, as well as upon other influences; but such considerations as these, he said, could not be suffered to guide the policies of nations, for their policy wast to main tain peace by the strict observance of international engagements. THE RAILWAY COMMISSION. The Important Cases Before It at Its Pres- . ent Sitting The Question of Reducing; Telephone Rates The Bell Company Given Time to FlTe Statement. (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C. May 18. The railway commission took ;. up the case of the Charlotte Oil and Fertilizer Company against the Wilmington and .Weldon, the Seaboard Air Line and the South ern railways, charging that they made excessive rates on phosphate rock from Castle -ilaynes,. Fred Oliver and D. 'B. Kimball presented the complaint. The next case taken up was the citi zens of Maxton against the Carolina central and the Cape Fear and "Yadkin Valley railways, a petition for a pas senger station. J. S. McRae, A. J. Mc Kinnoh and J." W. Carter appeared for the citizens. The third case was a petition for a new passenger station at Elon College. The fourth case was the citizens of Asheville against the Southern Bell Telephone Company, being a . petition for reduction of rates by the commis sion to .$15 for residence and $25 for business telephones. This opened the whole matter of telephone rate reduc tion. -- - Superintendent McCluerspoke against reduction, insisting that the rate could not be reduced. ' The commission wanted information, but he asked for time to give it. It was stated that the Bell Company was a monopoly, which sought to crush. and hence when oppo sition (Interstate Company) had put in telephones at Durham the Bell Com pany charged nothing for service. Mc Cluer said this case was the only one in existence and that possibly a mistake had been made there. The "Bell Com pany has cut rates heavily at Winston and Wilmington. C. E. . Young, of the Long Distance Telephone Company, said the com plaints of high rates came not from Asheville alone, but from the ents- MAKES AN URGENT APPEAL FOR THE CUBANS. SENATOR MASON Hoard of Audit and Finance. The board of audit and finance met in resrulart session yesterday a 3:30 p. m., those being in attendance be ing Chairman Chadbourn and Messrs. Yates, DeCo.ver and Walker. Absent, Mr. 'McQueen, in Nashville. The minutes of the last meting were read and approved. A communication was received from the board of aldermen ' stating that they had allowed Jas. A. Lowrey$7 for rent of premises at Ninth and Princess streets for registration and election purposes. This action was concurred in. J. P. Bowen, colored, tendered his bond in the sum of $200 with Lewis Hollings worth as surety and justifying in the sum of $200, for the faithful per formance of the said Bowen's contract at $1,080 for lighting the street lamps, furnishing oil and keeping the street lamps in good and proper repair for the current year beginning April 1, 1897, and ending May 31, 1898. TheTtwnd was approved. The clerk of the board presented-a statement of his examination of the books of the city treasurer for the month of April showing: Cash on hand April 1st, $11,859.75; receipts. for April, $2,767.10; disbursements for April, $7, 434.32; balance on hand for the May account, $7,192.53. Statement of cash deposits: Deposited with Murchison & Co., $3,133.18; deposited with the At lantic National bank. $3,405.39; cash and cash items on hand, $653:96. On motion, the clerk of this "board was instructed, to communicate" with Mayor S. P. Wright and state that the board of audit and finance recjuests that no horse or mule be sent to a veterinary suTgeon for treatment ex cept upon the mayor's orders, and to inform him that no other bills will be paid by this board unless said "bill is accompanied by the mayor's order. Bills for current expenses were ap proved to the amount of $176,83. The board adjourned subject to the call of the chairman. state. The auditor of the Interstate Company said it had lost $3,700 during the past year and that its owners, all North Carolinians, wished they had their money back. Its rates are $34 and $24. He declared if rates were reduced he did not see how it could continue. The people who had started these new- lines thought there was money in them. The assertion was made by all tele phone men present that it cost more per phone to operate a 400 telephone exchange than a 100 telephone ex- canges. The railway commissioners declared this differed vastly from any other business on earth. Chairman Wilson asked why then instead of fighting each other the tele phone companies do not pool their is sues and divide business. This caused great laughter. The Interstate Company's auditor said the companies wanted to fight. The commission intimated that it would not interfere with independent companies, but adjourned until June 1st in order to give the Bell Company time to present facts, which: it must do that day. Father Worth," the state treasurer. has gone to Morehead City to arrange for holding the sheriff's convention or kindergarten late in July or early In August. Mrs. Glass today in the office of the clerk of the superior court here, filed a suit for divorce against George H. Glass. The complaint is not yet filed. Public sentiment is overwhelmingly in her favor. Auditor Ayer orders all tax lists to be sent out by the fend of thi3 week Abstracts are now being shipped to registers of deeds. All will get out in time. He Insists on Our Government Putting a Stop to the Spanish Barbarou Warfare in the Island He Declares Vehemently for Cuban Freedom Senator Hoar Re plies In a SarcasUc Strain Senator1 Bur rows to Speak Today More Tariff BUI Amendments. SENATE. Washington, May 18. Senator Stew art, of Nevada, gave notice of an amendment which he would offer to the tariff bilL It provides that there shall be, at all times, a reserve fund in the treasury of $50,000,000. During ' the day a number of bills were passed, among them one appro priating $25,000 to Richmond college,. Richmond, Va., for war losses. The conference report on the Indian appropriation bill was- presented and agreed to. The presiding officer named Mr. Pasco, of Florida, as one of the board of visitors to West-Point, vice Senator Walthall declined. . . . Promptly at 2 o'clock the presiding officer laid the Morgan Cuban resolu tion, before the- senate, and Senator Mason, of Illinois, was recognized. The senator began with sarcastic reference to the "polite delays" of the senate, which had taken the place of the "old game of filibuster." On one pretense or another, he said, the oppo sition to this resolution had succeeded in delaying action day after day. Day after day the American people had awaited that action, had expected that at last the barbarities of the Spaniard would be checked, until at last it seemed as though the voice of the American people was to remain silent while the "sale of girls, the murder of children and the barbarities which the Spaniard calls war" proceeds in Cuba, The senator declared it was time to put aside the diplomatic subterruge that "language was to be used to con ceal thought." It was time to act; to carry out the platform of the republi can party and to speak here arid now in behalf of Cuba. He referred to "that splendid gentleman" In the presidential chair and to the president's Cuban mes sage yesterday in proof of the serious conditions prevailing in Cuba, in sar castic tones he said that with this statement that 800 Americans were siiffprin sr. we nassed a resolution in substance saying: "Please, kind Mr. Spaniard, let us bring home our Am ericans and protect them under our tasr " And vet there is no war in Cuba. "If 800 American citizens are being driven like swine," exclaimed - Senator Mason, "compelling us to send from our shore to protect them, in the name of God if it is not war." what is it?" Did the senate propose to give notice that Coxey's army had moved to the island of Cuba and 800 members of that army are tramps. Would . the senate delay while 800 Americans are suffering be cause "the brute" who commands the Spanish army drives them into towns? The senator's remarks were punctua ted with applause but up to this time there was no vociferous demonstration Snator Mason turned his attention to the remarks favorable to England made by Senator Wellington, of Mary land, vesterdav. "Yes we owe her to the speech which had preceded as 'exuberant oratory" and said sarcas tically that notwithstanding it. the power of international law would pre vail. The only effect of recognition would be to give Spain the right to search our ships at sea and to take away from American citizens in Cuba all hope of recompense for injury done them. -He alluded sarcastically to sen ator Mason's "innocent and youthful ardor." He- expressed surprise that "all this great brass band of talk about outrages on women and children prac ticed at our doors" should be followed by "this squeaking morsel of a resolu tion. The senate, he Baid, should asK the president to use his good offices. with Spain to secure peace ana the- independence of Cuba, and that , was what the republican platform proposed. He would have the, facts found as a court found them before entering judg ment and would then sav to Spain: "We have found such and such facts on which we propose to act, and if you don't stop that war we"ll stop it," and he would not stand in the senate and brag and sputter. Senator Hawley, of Connecticut, said that while he shared in the sympathy expressed for Greece and other afflicted countries, yet it was not for the united States to step . forward and see that justice prevailed the world over. He deplored the lightness with whlcn war was discussed. So far as he was con cerned, he feared war, particularly in view of our defenseless coast and inad equate armament. We ' should make ourselves fit for war before talking so manfully of a resort to arms. ' Senator Burrows, of Michigan, then secured the floor for a speech, but as it was 4:15 o'clock p. m. he yielded for an executive session, saying he would go on at 2 o'clock tomorrow. At 4:40 p. m. the senate adjourned. TO ASCEND MOUNT ST. ELIAS. Two Parties Preparing for this Arduous Undertaking One to Start FromKome. The Other Under Countenance of Our Government. (Rome, May 18. Prince Luigi Ama- deo, of Savoy, duke of Abbruzzi ana nephew of the king of Italy, left Rome yesterday on his way to Alaska, via New York and San Francisco, with the object of ascending Mount St. Elias, and, later, Logan's Peak. He will be as sisted in his expedition by Dr. Vecchi, of San Francisco, Professor Pay, ex- president of the Appalachain Mountain Club, of Boston: Professor Davidson and Israel C. Russell, of the geologi cal survey, and W. A. Ingraham, of Seattle. 'New York, May 18. Prince Luigi, of Savoy, will have interesting competi tion for the honor of being the first to ascend Mount St. Ellas. An expedi tion, having the countenance of the United States government and under the leadership of Henry G. Bryant, of Philadelphia, left that city yesterday evening to explore the ' country about "Mount St. Elias and to ascend that mountain if possible. It is over 18,000 feet and lies in disputed territory be tween the United States and the Brit Ish possessions in North America, The other members of the American party are: Samuel J. Entrikin, of West Chester. Pa., who was second in com mand of the Peary expedition of 1893-4, and E. B Tatham, of the United States coast survey. The American party goes by way of Chicago and St. Paul to Seattle, where a steamer for Sitka will be taken on May 29th Prince Luigi proposes to reach San Francisco early in June and go from THE PENSIONERS TO BE PAID. COLONEL CARR TO ADVANCE THE MONEY TO THE STATE there to Tocoma, where he will take fEneland) a erood deal," declared Sena- I steamer for Yakutat bay, which he cal tor Mason, "but we settled, a gooa pan I culates reaching about June z&tn, ar- of it at Bunker Hill." The senator read newspaper extracts shnwine- the condition of affairs in Cuba. "Is that the kind of information," in terjected Senator Wellington, "that the senate of the United States is to have as a basis for a resolution of belliger ency?" Senator Mason replied that the sen ate must act on its best information; when the Spaniard sells his daughter, murders his boy and conceals the fact, the people must rely on the American correspondent to get at the facts. The senator paid a glowing tribute to those correspondents, some of wnom naa risked and given up their lives to pre sent the facts to the American people. He referred to the-death of Correspon dent Crosby, who fell on trie field aur- ine an engagement. "And yet," suggested senator uai- Illustrated Lecture by Rev. J. T. Betts. An illustrated lecture was given by the Rev. J. T. Betts, of Richmond, Va., last evening to a large and apprecia tive audience at the Brooklyn Baptist church. The speaker chose for his sub ject "Picturesque Palestine,", accom panied by a "stereopticon tour." The audience was permitted to jour ney first to New York, and after look ing upon photographs of interesting scenes in this country, the audience commenced a tour through Palestine. The lecturer carried the deeply inter ested audience on the same tour that Christ took through that country. ; A special attraction of the evening was the vocal music in which Mr. Betts was assisted by the accomplished Miss Bessie Burtt, who played the ac companiments. Mr. A. S. Holden sang a solo and Mr. A. L. Byrd entertained the audience greatly by his whistling. A striking feature of the entertaniment wras the appearance of four ladies and five gentlemen in foreign costumes rep resenting the different nationalities of the Orient. there is no war in Wilmington's Colored Ball Players Victor ious. In the game of ball between the Manhattans, of Wilmington, and the Excelsiors, of New Bern, played in the latter city on Mondayafterhoon, Wil mington won by a score of 6 to 5. In the second game yesterday afternoon, Wilmington again scored a victory by a score 7 to 4. McDade and Stevenson were Wilmington's battery ' the first day and McDade and Joe Hawkins the second day... The excursion re turned from New Bern last evening, bringing the victors back home. A Big Strike In New York New York. May 18. At a conference to night of committes representing the United Brotherhood of Tailors and the Progressive Tailors, it was decided that the latter, numbering 2,500, would strike in the morning. Leader Schoenfeld,. who presided at the conference, said he anti cipated a general strike tomorrow or Thursday, involving at -.least 35,000 gar ment workers in this city, Brooklyn and Brownsville. The contractors are with theetrikers against the manufactures. Higher Education for Women. The Rev. Peter Mclntyre, president of the board of trustees of the James Sprunt Institute, at Kenansville, . the Rev. R. V. Lancaster, president of the institute, and Miss Maofarland, the lady principal, have issued a circular stating that it is the desire of the fac ulty and board of trustees -of the James" Sprunt Institute, on next Tues day May 25th, to entertain the parents and young ladies of the "surrounding country who are interested in higher education for women. Oil that occa sion, at the Kenansville Presbyterian church, an address of welcome will foe made by the Rev. R. "V. Lancaster, and at 11:30 a. m. the address of the day will be delivered by the Rev. P. H Hoge, D. D. At the institute at 1 p. m there will be a basket dinner, and at 2:30 p. m. there will be a musical and elocutionary recital that will greatly entertain all who will attend. An Entire Family Murdered. Denver, Col., May 18. Advices- reached I here today to the effect that William H. Hamilton, a contractor, his wife, hie son Lee, aged 19 and his daughter, Eliza beth aged 18, who lived in Denver until rerfntlv. were murdered near Helena, Mont., three weeks ago and the crime is suppressed in order to enable the Mon- tana authorities to, trace the murderers i They were found dead in bed with their i throats out, ;- The Negro Cadet Fails In His Examination Annapolis, Md., May 18. John Smithi the colored candidate for the naval academy, has failed in three out of four branches of the English examination. He passed in spelling, but did not reach the mark in grammar, geography and history. Under the rules of the acad emy he will be allowed a re-examina 1 tion. ... - -. linger ironically. Cuba." Proceeding, Senator Mason said "When you get at the deep undertone of the conscience of the Christian peo ple of this-country they say let jus have freedom in Cuba. Let the Spaniard go back to his own land and let us have no slaves upon our continent. You can ran Minero' as long as you like. You ma v define 'Jingo' as long as you please. Patrick Henry was a.jmgoisv laccoru ing to the definition of the gentlemen who are trying to keep the insurgents in Cuba. Every man who had rather fight than to buy peace at the dishonor of his wife or his child has been called a 'jingoist' from the days of early re publics until now. I am for tne no erty, for the independence of Cuba on a better and broader grouna. x pro pose better environment not for trade or commerce, not for the extension of territory and this is the dlftetfence hfttwepn the ordinary nmgiisn law maker and ourselves. At another point Senator Mason ex claimedr- "Mr. President, if we did not have a shin in the world, and every gun was melted into a plow share; if everv bavonet was buried, if every ship we ever had was sunk into the middle of the sea. there is no nation in tne world, much less Spain, that would ever dare strike our colors or invade Am erican soil." Senator Mason's closing words were as follows: "Mr. President, no one fears war. but if to keep our promise with Cuba and protect her means war, let it come. If to protect against the butchery of women and children means war. let it come. If to defend the non- est daughters of brave patriots means an insult to Spain and war. in tne name of God let it come and come quickly, for I tell you whether we speak or not the civilization of the Nazarene is upon us; whether you sleep bound hand and foot by the rules or or der, or "whether you shall speak like brave American men, the march- of the Nazarine is upon us, liDerty snan pre vail and the island of Cuba under the providence of God shall be free." .- Senator Hoar,- or Massachusetts, re plied to Senator Mason. He referred terward by boat and sleigh, crossing the glaciers and mountains to the foot of Mount St. Elias. The prince will be accompanied by several thoroughly experienced Alpine euides and he expects to return to Italy the beginning of October. Base Ball. - Pittsburg, May IS. The Pirates were easy marks for the Giants. The visitors had their batting cloths on and knocked Hawley out of the box in the fifth inning. The features of the game were Gleason' superior ; work - at second and Joyce s heavy hitting four hits, with a total of twelve bases being the season's record Score R: H. E Pittsburg ....0 1 0 02 0 2 0 0 5 9 New York.... 1 D33U1ZU X 11 10 Batteries: Hawley and .Merntt'ana Gardner and Leahy; Doheny and Warn er. umpire Emslle: time. 2:20. Cincinnati, May 18 The Reds defeated the Quakers easily today. Taylor was re lleved by Johnson m tnetnirq inning. To Pay the Pensions Under the BUI "Which the Lieutenant Governor Failed to Sign The Railway Commission in 8esion,Wlth a Heary Docket Before it A Letter From a Prominent Negro on the Present PuD llo School Law The Governor at Greens boro. - " Messenger Bureau, Park Hotel, 1 Raleigh N. C, May 18. Colonel Julian" S. Carr. of Durham. writes to State Treasurer Worth to know the amount of pensions carried by the "omnibus'' bill which the lieu tenant governor failed to sign. and which consequently failed to become a law. It is understood to be the purpose of Colonel Carr, whose' liberality is so widely known, to pay this money. . The state treasurer informs him that the amount is $5,697, covering 15? rnsion- ers. He notes the interest of Colonel Carr in the matter with very great pleasure. Of course the legislature two years hence would reimburse Col onel Carr for the payment, as it was the earnest purpose that the bill should become law. 1 ' The railway commission met today and took up a large docket of cases. There were present of railway officials A. B. Andrews, T. M. Emerson. J. W. Fry and W. E. Kyle and of telephone officials, Shaw, of Durham; Strauss and Bridgers, of .Henderson, Hogan, of New York, and McCluer, of Richmond. The matter of chief interest is regarding the reduction of telephone rates. Rev. Dr. John E. Pressly. a widely known Presbyterian preacher, is dead. His home was in Cabarrus county. Railway Commissioners Otho Wilson and D. H. Abbott have returned from the national convention of commission ers at St. Louis. A negro of prominence writes the state superintendent of public schools and attacks the new public school law. He says: "It is the most objectionable of all to the negroes. The act might have been entitled an act to take from the negroes the control of their public schools. We considered the control of our own schools the highest compli ment ever paid us by the white people of our state. I pay my respects to the white people for practically, giving the negroes lands, building them , school houses and. last but greatest, giving them complete control. Yet the white men paid 90 per cent. 6f the money. Deep down in the hearts of the negroes is the highest possible "gratitude to the white people for this priceless heritage the common schools. We want two out of the committeemen in every township and then to have control of our own schools. We will make this complete restoration of schools a lead ing issue in the next campaign." . The state fusion legislature enacted the law. The state superintendent declares this negro is in error in the construction of it. - - . Governor Russell left this afternoon for Greensboro to attend the com mencement at the state normal and industrial college, where he will pre sent copies of the constitution of the state and the United States and inci dentally make an address tomorrow. Two convicts from Hyde have ar rived at the penitentiary. The total number received since the penitentiary opned its doors is 11,976. , - Secretary of State Cyrus Thompson will make this eitv his home. He is now in Onslow county, arranging for removal. . nnrmii our nr uin nttwita This Week at DOf T KIISS-IT ! JOHIISOII & FORE'S. IlEW Donegal Suitings Are the Correct Goods. iniiinEBT GOODS JUST RECEIVED. We have reduced the price of our Im ported Dimities to 12 l-2c. 111; MARKET STREET. Although bur business this Spring has been much larger, than any previous season we still have a fiilL assortment : of sizes and styles in Men's, Boy's and Children's Clothing. We make a specialty of fitting Stout and Long Men. The largest assortment of Alpaca and Sicilian Coats and Vests in the city will be found in our store. Our Substantial Tailoring is telling, and without exaggeration we can save you from $5 to $10 on a Suit. Come and see the assortment. Our Furnishing Department, consisting of all kinds of Shirts, White and Colored, Soft and Stiff Bosoms; Attached and Detached Collars and Cuffs, Undershirts and Drawers, Night Shirts, Pajamas, Neckwear (which speak- for themselves), etc., beats anything ever offered to the Wilmington public. . The Trainmen Discuss Bills Before Cong- " ress. - Toronto, Ontario, May 18. At this morning's session of the International Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, leg islative business now before the United States congress came under review. A long discussion took place over the bill which authorizes the appointment of &" commission by the president of the United States. It was decided to ask that .the commission be composed ; of an equal number of members represent ing labor, capital and agricultural in terests. The brotherhood will also rec ommend other changes that will in part ameliorate existing conditions. The contempt and arbitration- bills were also discussed. Dammann pitched fine ball and cracked out a triple and a double, bcore K. 11. tSi Cincinnati ........7 3 0 1 010 1 x 13 17 Philadelphia 0 100100002 11 Batteries:. Dammann ana a sennever Taylor, Johnson and Boyle. Umpire Sheridan: time. 2:00. Chlcaeo. May 18. The Bostons earned two runs in the first, were presented with three in the second, after which they were unable to connect with Briggs. Lewis was batted off the rubber In the fifth Stivetts pitched the next two innings and the Hubites new giant, Mahoney, the last innings, both being hit hard. Score: Chicago . . . ... . .'. .".0 0 2 0 5 02 2 x 11 15 2 Boston .... ..2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 05. 9 3 Batteries: Briggs and Donahue: Lewis, Stivetts, Mahoney and Bergen. Umpire, McDonald; time, 2:00. Louisville, May 18. The Colonels went to pieces in the third - inning- today and the Orioles obtained a lead which they could not overcome. Frazer retired In favor of McGee after the third and the latter did fairly well. Jack Doyle was struck in the head by a pitched ball in the second and had to retire. . Score: R. H E Louisville . . .. ......1 0 4 0 0 0 4 2 011 10 7 Baltimore 0 4 7 0 0 0 3 0 x 14 13 4 Batteries: Frazer, McGee and Wilson; Corbett and . Clark. Umpire, McDermott; time. 1:47. ' . . . Cleveland, May 18. The fielding of Tebeau and Demontreville was the only feature of today's frame, which was a loose exhibition. Score: , - R. H. E Cleevland ........2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 x 6 5 Washlne-ton 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 05 7 5 Batteries: Cuppy and Zimmer; Mc James and McGuire. Umpire, Hurst; time. 1:50. St. Louis. May IS. Tne game loaay was devoid of any special interest. muD sue t-oGfifvi ManMahon in the fifth. Score: rC. Jtl. i. St. Louis .......0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 03 6 Rrnnklvn .....0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 16 11 Batteries: Donahue ana murpny; mc- Mahon, Daub and Smith. Umpire Lynch; time, 1:45. ATLANTIC LEAGUE, At pViUfldelnhla - -. ' R. H. E Atheletics ......i...l 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 03 7 KTnrfnllr . 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 02 7 At Patorann '-i.fw - . -' R. H. E. Paterson ...0 10 0 110 1 04 5 Reading 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 10 At NpwArk . . : R. H. E. Newark 1 2 7 0 1 0 1 0 x 12 14 Richmond 2 010310007 13 At Hartford . R. H. E. R. H. E. Hartford ..3 020000000210 0-8 11 3 Lancaster .0 032000000210 19 15 COLLEGE GAMES. At Ithaca. N. Y. ' Cornell, 6; University of Pennsylvania 2. Quinine and other f& rer medicines take from 5 to 10 days to cure fever. Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic cures in ONB DAY. Wilmington's leading Clothiers, Merchant Tail ors and Gent's Furnishers. GTYEN AWAY FREE TO s- All Gash Customers KM. Absolutely Pure Celebrated forita great : leavening strength an healthfulness. -t asurea the food against alum and all forms of adulteration common to the . cheap brands. - - Royal BaMDf "Powder Co, New Tort Terrible Death of Two Boys. Scranton, -Pa., May 18. Johnnie Ber chanski, aged 5 years, . and Pattle Jamita, 3 years old, cousins, were coast mg on a toy. express wagon down steep hill on Washington avenue, in the heart of the city, this evening, when the older boy, who was steering, lost' con trol and-the wagon swerved from the side of the street to the street car track, in front of a car which was go ing down the hill.: Both boys were run over, and it was fifteen minutes ere stheir Jifel'ess bodies were extricated from under the wheels. '.. An Attempt at Assassination. ' New York, May 18. An attempt was made today to . kill ex-United States Senator J. R. MdPherson in his office in the Aldridge building1, this city. Wil liam V. VanAken, who made the, at tempt is partly blind and is said to b. interested in a suit in which the sena tor is also involved. VanAken had an accomplice in the matter whose name is unknown and who escaped. VanAken was arrested. He attempted to shoot the ex-senator, but was prevented from doing so - by his secretary, Edward Flow. " -.-, , .- . Ministers Should Use Dr. Miles' Heart Cure. I will give a card, beginning Monday morning, the 17th of May, to get a pres- j ent as follows: For a $5.00 purchase I will give a Brass Wall Pocket for papers; fori a $10.00 purchase I will give a high stand ing Baby Chair or a fine Life Size Crayon Portrait; for a. $15.00 sale I will give a nice Oak Stand; for a $23.00 purchase I will give a very fine Oak Arm Rocking Chair or a very nice Oak Certer Table or a 3-shelf Book Case; with a $50.00 pur chase I will give a very nice 3-shelf Oak Folding: Book Case or a tall standing handsome Hall Hat Rack or a fine stand ing Writing Desk. If you have not got a Furniture Card ask for one and get it punched with all cash purchases, and last but not least, we are offering some special values in Dry Goods, Silks and Ribbons. Shambrie, Pink and Blue, slightly dam aged, at 3c per yard, worth 8c; Domestic Dress Gingham at 8c; Heavy Plaids at 3Vc; heavy 4-4 White Homespun at 4c; a splendid Bleaching, 4-4, at 5c; Shirt Waist Calicoes at 4c; Percale at 5c; Turkey Red Table Cloth at 16c; Table Oil Cloth at 12c ; beautiful White Bleached Table Linen, 62 inches wide, for 25c; large White Marseilles Spreads, slightly damaged, worth $1.00, to close for 60c; splendid Colored Bed Spreads in Blue, .White and Red at 75c, better at 90c; fine White Sheets, nicely hemmed and nicely made, at 50c; Pillow Cases at 10c; large Cotton Towels 50 inches- long for 10c; spiendid large Linen Towels at 17c, worth elsewhere 25c; Ladies' Hemstitched Handkerchiefs 5 and 10c; Ladies Black Silk Mits for 15, 20 and 25c; Ladies Black and White Silk Gloves for 25, 40 and 50c; Ladies' Corsets in nice French Woven Goods at 89c, the Vigilant for 50c, R. & G. at 75c and $1.00; Dr. War ner's Corset Caroline for $1.00 and $1.25; Dr. Warner's Nursing Corsets at $L00; Dr. Warner's Freezeland Open Work Cor set for 60c . . .. .. . - .. . . . Dress Goods. LAWN Rose Bud Lawn at 2c; De fender, worth 6c, now 4c; Dimity, all colors, at 10c; White Pique, very pretty, at 8. 10. 12. 15. 18 and 20c,all grades; beau tiful colored Pique at 12c; Black Lawn in Plain at 10 and 12c: Striped at 10 and 12c; Black Dotted Swiss with White Dots, beautiful goods, for ,12c; White Dotted Swiss at 8, 12, 15 and 20c per yard; 28 inch beautiful Double Fold Dress Goods at 10, 12, 15 and 18c; splendid Double Fold Cashmere. 36 inches wide, at 20c; better Cashmere and Serge at 25c up to $1.00; fine Black, Plain Brilliantine at 29, 39 and 60c; Figured at 25, 35 and 50c. STATIONERY. one pouna or nne ruiea Writing Paper 10c; 1 box of line Paper, 2J Envelopes, 24 sheets of Paper for 5c; finer 10.. 15 and 25c: 72 sheets nne ljinen x-aper, 72 Envelopes, best goods, for 25c. One paper ot nne weeaies xc; x yii nice Tacks lc; 8 Lead Pencils lc; 2 packs nice Envelopes 5c; 1 nice Lady s Lnder vest 4c; 1 nice Lap Robe for summer-for 25c; 1 nice Feather Duster 5&J. dozen But tons for dresses 2c: 1 set 3 Stud Buttons, 1 Collar Button and 2 Link Cuff Buttons, nice Nickel goods at 10c. Clothing. One pair Men's Pants for 40c; heaiver at COc; very near all wool at 85c; very nice at $1.25 and $1.50 up to $3.00; Gent's nice Suits at $3.00, $4.25, $5.00, $G.OO and up to $7.00 and $10; Boy's fine, large Sailor Col lar, nicely trimmed, in nice braid, Suits for 50c; in heavy goods at 69c and $1.00 and up to $1.85, $2.00, $2.50 and $3.00 a suit; Gents' thin Coats for 45 and 50c; black Alpaca Coats at $1.25, $1.50 and $2.00; fine black Coats and Vests for $2.50, $4.00 and $5.00; long Linen Dusters for 75c and $1.00 each. . -If you need Men's Shirts look over mine: Percale, laundered, at 33, 50, 60, 75c and $1.00. Summer Under wear. We have a beautiful line of summer Underwear; Light Weight Merino for 33c, worth &0c a piece; also the Balbrlggan Undervest at 25, 40 and 50c; all grades of Drawers from 18, 22, 25. 35. and 50c a pair; Gents' Night Dresses, nicely trimmed, for 50, 75c and $1.00; Ladies' for 50, 75c, $1.00 and $1.25; Ladies' fine ready-made worsted Skirts, all styles, from $1.25, $1.85, $2.25, $3.00 and up to $6.75 each. Shoes and Slippers. We lead in Clothing, Dress Goods and Notions, and also in Shoes. Ladies' fine Shoes, with Patent Tip, for 63c; very neat and honest goods at 85c and $1.00; very nice and best goods at $1.25 and $1.50; Men's Shoes, nice Lace and Elastid Shoes for 99c, $1.25, $1.50, $2.00 and $2.25; Gents' Job Shoes for $1.00, worth $1.00 to $2.00; Ladles' Job Shoes for 60 and 75c; all solid, odd numbers and sizes. A big line of fine Steel Frame Umbrel las, nice cloth cover, Paragon frame, at .$1.00; the large. 28-inch, same goods, at $1.10; splendid Umbrellas at 50, 75 and 85c. Millinery. TO CUBE A C01J m ONE DAY Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab lets. All druggists refund the monej If it falls f 25c. THERE IS NO PROFESSION, whose - labor 3 soseverely tax the nervous sys . tera, as that of the ministry. The de rangement of the nerve centers o he brain by over work, frequently brings on attacks of heart trouble, and nervous prostration. Rev. J. P. Hester, M. D.. Pastor U.' B, church, London Mills.. Ills., himself a physi cian,' writes Feb. 25, 1SS3: "Heart affection and nervous prostration had become so serious last fall that a little over work in the pulpit would so completely prostrate me Tw llXilao that it ' seemed certain I Uk . lUUfcd must relinquish the work Ifejirf furC of the ministry entirely. UWtU Heart palpitation became ReStOreS so bad that my auditors - would ask me if I did not iielltll.... have heart disease. Last I November I commenced taking Dr. Miles New Heart Cure alternately with Dr. Miles Nervine and derived the greatest possible benefit. I have just closed revival work of 10 weeks, preaching nearly every night and twice on the Sabbath. J can speak for hours without suffering as I formerly did. - Hard working ministers should ..keep Dr. Miles' grand remedies on hand. .-'? . Dr. Miles Heart Cure is sold on guarantee, first bottle tU benefit or money refunded. MILLINERY. If you need Hats, Laces, Ribbons, Veilings, come and see us; it Is a solid fact that we are selling the Mil linery of the city. We sell nice Sailors from 9, 15, 20, 25c; beautiful Bell-Crowned Band Sailors from 25, 50, 75c and $1.00; very nice trimmed Hats at 50, 75c, $1.00 A w. Jt .1 OC A . J . ! . n I J ly.. (1I1U OllU IVT VJ.KJV tXLUJL O.W, UUI $2.50 and $3.00 line is very nice. We are selling goods low for the cash. We need the mighty dollar. It Is the great wheel that drives the prices down on all classes of goods and lets the poor man get full value for his labor. If you come and see us and get one of our Fur niture cards we will give you a handsome piece of furniture free and - the lowest . prices you ever, bought goods for before. Come and see us. We are very busy all the time, but labor is cheap and we can hire more help and. serve you with newest goods at lowest prices. You will find us at 112 North Front streetr opposite The Orton Hotel. GEO. O. GAYLORD, Prop'r, of wninNGTOirs big backet store jl Think It Over Do you wear Clothes? Of course you do but are they the right kind such as ours? We sell the kind that fits properly and wears well the kind on which the braid ; and seams do not get "shiny" looking in a week or two. There is as much difference between Clothes as there is between pies some : make you feel splendid while others only remain to remind you that life is but a hollow sham. When it comes to Ready Made Clothing for Men, Boys and uouuicn e bic uic iKiuiuwicugcu headquarters and have set a pace on prices that : makes- purchasers happy and keeps competitors guessing. , A thorough investigation will convince eyou that we are also "strictly in it" on Summer Furnlshlnjr uooos ana suits Made to Order. - : 3MTO '11- (
The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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May 19, 1897, edition 1
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