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1 VOL. X. NO. 141. WILMINGTON, N. C. TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 1897. l PRICE 5 CENTS. TELIlGL'APIIIC SUMMAKY. -THE STATE. The Raleigh Tribune was Bold yesterday under several executions and brought 11,365, A. A. Thompson, of Raleigh, being the purchaser- -Local option is carried In Dunn by a majority of 86 In the re classification of postofflcea just made, Btatesvllle goes from second to third-class and Salem from third to second-class The Bank of Lumberton was opened for business yesterday. At Lumberton lightning strikes the house of John Allen and kills two of his sons Crops in Robe son county are damaged by hall Presi dent McKinley reaches Asheville and Gov ernor Russell telegraphs him a welcome. The presidential party visited Bilt more; the manager of Mr. Vanderbilt refused to admit the newspaper men in the party; when the president heard this he told., the manager he would not visit the place; the latter then took water; be fore going to Biltmore the president gave a reception to the negroes in their insti tute; while the hand shaking was-going on the president called for fresh air and was fanned by seven negro men as he continued to shake hands The grand grove of United Ancient Order of Druids, of North Carolina and Virginia, is in ses sion at Richmond; it will meet next year in Wilmington; A. JvMarshall was elected deputy grand arch. DOMESTIC. Parts of Hanover and Caroline coun ties, Virginia, are visted by a severe -cyclone The final ratification is made in Washington city of the treaty for arbi tration of the boundary dispute between England and Venezuela The fourteenth annual re-adjustment of classification and salaries of presidential postoffices has just been completed, and the charges are many rllon. W. J. Bryan delivers an ad dress on "bimetallism' at Norfolk, Va. L. A. Wingo, of Manchester, Va., aged 22 yeans, being disappointed in love shoots a pistol ball through his head John Price, a noted bank and sneak thief, is arrested in New Vork for a theft In Wash ington, ). C. As soon as President Mc Kinley returns from Nashville he will send to the senate a treaty for the an nexation of Hawaii: the treaty has al ready been drawn; eight -of the members of the senate foreign relations committee favor the treaty and its friends say it will get a two-thirds vote In the senate The Dauntless leaves Key West on anoth er filibustering expedition At Stone Sta tion, Ind., an express train is derailed; the engineer was instantly killed and the fire man and baggagemaster were injured. Senator Tillman, from the committee on inter-state commerce' makes a report on the bill in regard to the South Carolina dispensary- Seth Low will be nominated mayor of Greater New York Only about half "the delegates were - present at the session yesterday of the council of the Reformed Episcopal church The immi grant building oa Ellis island, New York, was burned last night Republican sena tors in caucus discuss the Hawaiian treaty, a bounty an beet sugar and the anti-trust amendments to the tariff bill. Base Ball. Brooklyn, June 14. Anson's Colts played like school boys against the Brooklyn s at Eastern park this after noon. Denzer's curves were easy for the home players, and then the Colts also, made errors at times when men were on basis. The Australian base bailers witnessed the game from the grandstand. In the morning, the play ers from Kangarooland lined up against a team made up of Chicago and Brook lyn players? Thornton pitched for the leaguers, but the Australians won in five innings by a score of 11 to 8. The score: R. H. E. Brooklyn ....3 0 0 5 0 3 2 2 15 15 3 Chicago 1.0.0 0 0 0 0.2 1- 4 10 6 Batteries: Daub and Grim; Denzer and Donohue. Umpire O'Day. Time 2:02. . Boston, June 14. Two good hits on the part of the home team and loose fielding by Ritchey, in the fourth, gave the Bostons another game today. The Cincinnatis made a brave effort to tie the score in the ninth but' Klobdenz was too strong for them. The score: R. H. E. Boston .... Cincinnati . Batteries: ami Pitzer. ...1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 5 11 1 ...0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 03 8 4 Klobdenz, Bergen; Pwyer Umpire Lynch. Time 1:50. Washington, June 14. Hawley was an easy mark today and was pounded hard from the start, 'thirteen hits for a total of twenty-two bases being made in the first three innings. In the fourth inning Leahy went behind the bat and Oardner took his place at third. The pcore: R. H E. Washington 24600130 16 18 3 Pittsburg: ....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 9 3 Batteries: McJames 'and Farrell; Hawley and Merritt arid Leahy. ' Um pire Sheridan. Time 1:50. New York, June 14. New York took another slow game from the tail-enders this afternoon, because they were lucky enough to hit the ball when men were on basis. Hallman played greats ball fkt scond base and his catch of Joyce's hot liner was the feature of the game. Neither of the pitchers was in good ehape. The score: R. H. E. New York ....4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 7 12 5 St. Louis ....1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 04 10 2 Batteries: Seymour and Warper; Donohue and Douglass. Umpire Ems-lie- Time 2:00. Baltimore, June 14, The Champions won today's game In a loosely played game, the closeness of the score being the only feature that made it interests jng. The fielding of both sides was poor. The score: R. H. E. Baltimore Louisville ...0 1 0 1 0 5 0 2 9 11 7 ...1 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 07 9 4 H offer and Bowerman; Batteries: Frazier and Dexter. Umpire Hurst. Time 2:10. . Philadelphia, June 14. The Indians won today's game from the Phillies principally through the weak pitching of Fi field and Wheeler, and the Quak ers' inability to bat Young's curves safely. The game was devoid of inter est after the second inning when a base tn balls and five hits netted four runs tor Cleveland. The score: R. H. E. Philadelphia 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 7 3 Cleveland ...0 4 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 10 14 2 ATLANTIC LEAGUE. At Paterson Paterson ...0 1 Newark ..1 0 At Reading Readings .3 Richmond .. - .0 At Hartford Hartford 0 Athletics 3 AtLancaster R. H. E. 0 04 8 2 0 48 17 2 10 10 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 R. H. E. 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 04 7 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 5 5 2 It. H. E, 2 0 1 1 1 4 0 09 10 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 14 7 1 R. II. E. 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 04 11 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 01 8 1 Lancaster Norfolk Charleston, S. C. June 14. The Uni versity of Virginia won from the Young Men's Christian Association ball team here this afternoon by a score of 11 to 1. The game was never close enougrh to be excitng. Score: Virginia ...1 0 4 0 0 4 0 2 11 Y. M. C. A.... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 01 Quinine and other fe- medicines take from 5 to 10 days to pure fever. Johnson's Chill and Fever Tcnic cures in ONE DAY. A Bomb lu a French Cafe. Paris, June 14. A dynamite cartridge was exploded Last evening in front of a cafe at La Grande Combe, thirty-six miles from Nimes, in the department of Gard, where serious labor -troubles have been in progress for some time. -Many of the occupants of the cafe were thrown to the ground, but nobody was seriotisly injured. , DEATH TO FELIX FADRE. ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE THE I PRESIDENT OF FRANCE. A Tab Charged With Powder Exploded tfr Bli Carriage While ttolog to the Hmi-X om Iojared At th Place of Ezplolion an roond Plitol and Knife jXngraved "Mort a FeUx Faure" A 8np posed Accomplice Seized In the Crowd. Paris, June 13. (Sunday). An at tempt was made today to assassinate Fe lix Faure, president of the French re public, while he was en route to Long Champs to witness the horse race for the Grand Prix of Paris. While M. Faure's carriage was pass ing a- thicket near La Cascade restau rant, in the Bois de Bolougne, a bomb, which subsequently proved to be a piece of tubing about six inches- long and two inches in diameter, with a thickness of half ' an inch, charged with powder and swan shot, exploded. No one was injured by the explosion. A man in the crowd suspected as the prime mover was ' arrested. He gave his name as Gallet and made only the briefest replies 'to questions put to him by the police. - Gallet said that he had no occupation, but resided at Levallois-Perret. The police are making a thorough search of his lodgings. ( He is believed to be insane, for he shouted as the carriage passed along so loudly as to attract, general atten tion in the crowd. The police have also made another arrest, in this case a youth, but it is thought probable that the actual culprit escaped in the thicket. . The news of the attempt spread like wild-fire through the city, and when M. Faure returned to the Elysee the streets along the route where it was known he would drive were crowded with people, who cheered him vocifer ously. , . The bomb was a clumsily made af fair, to which a piece of fuse was at tached, and'the fuse was probably lighted by a paper fixed In the end .of a stick as soon as the head of the pro cession came into view. The presump tion is that at the moment the fuse was lighted the culprit fled, and in any case the bomb could not have done much harm. In the thicket where the police found the remnants of the bomb they found also a pistol upon which were engraved the words: "Mort a Felix Faure" and the names Alsace-Lorraine and Co logne. Near the pistol was a small dagger bearing' a similar threatening inscription, and a few feet away the police found a, newspaper with a car toon grossly insulting to the president. This contained an offensive inscription hinting at the execution of M. Faure. Several persons have stated to the police that the moment the explosion occurred a man was seen to run swift ly into the thicket, but reports of this character are likely to be mere conjec ture. The correspondent of the Associated Press had an interview with an official who was riding with M. Faure. The official said: x When the report was heard a dense cloud of smoke arose from the thicket and there was . consternation until it was found that no one had been in jured. The police sprang forward, but found the thicket deserted. When the crowd saw one of the policemen holding the bomb they jumped to the conclu sion that he was the perpretrator of the outrage and handled him roughly, club bing him with heavy walking sticks and umbrellas, until his comrades res cued him, badly bruised and covered with blood. The president's cortege then proceeded to the race course." M. FAURE'S SELF-CONTROL. London, June 14. The Paris corre spondent of The Daily News says: M. Faure behaved With perfect self- command and continued to bow right and left to the crowd after the explo sion as if nothing unusual had hap pened. The bomb exploded ; at 2;50 o'clock p. m... in the avenue des Acca cias, at the far end, where this fash ionable drive issues from the shelter of 'sycamores and plane trees into the broad daylight at Longchamps Plain. The roadway had been clear for some time! The presidential escort was led by two dragoons, holding their pistols forward in the most threatening way. Then came a large body of dragoons, and after them, in the midst of a cloud of dust, the president's open carriage, with outriders. The president was ac companied by his wife, while in another carriage were his two daughters, Mile. Lucie Faure and Mme Berge. The horses attached to M. Faure's carriage reared wildly at-the explosion but were whipped on by Montjarret'S vigorous arm. Rousteaux, the detect ive, who is always With the president, rushed forward and grappled with a man, but was immediately set upon by a half doxen persons in the crowd, probably accomplice of the would-be assassin. The crowd mistook the de tective for an anarchist and were about to lynch him. He was beaten, kicked, d spat upon and not rescued by the po lice until bleeding and unconscious from the terrible beating1. A HISTORIC SPOT,. Paris, June 13. Today's attempt on the life of M.- Faure was made on the very spot where Berezowsky tried to shoot the czar while driving to the mil itary review at Longchamps in 1867,and wh&re Francios, a lunatic, last year fired his revolver at M. U'aure on July 14th. Having this in mind, the polios took extra precautions. Special officers were detailed to watch suspects ana to search houses known to be the resorts of dangerous characters. - Paris, June 14,TMs afternoon ; the police found a second tube, 81164 "with Powder and scrap iron, near the scene f yesterday's explosion vwhen the life or rresiaent iraure was euuausejcu. They are of the (opinion that the mis creant "is the man yvho placed explo sive tubes of a similar -character in the Place de la Concorde during the re cent visit of Emperor. Nicholas.. Hon. W. J. Bryan at Norfolk. Norfolk, Va., June 14. Hon. William Jennings Bryan, engaged to speak here tonigh$ under the auspices of the "Chautauqua by the Sea," arrived this morning from Washingfton, accompa nied by Hon. Arthur Sewali, of Mainev He was met at 'the depot toy two comr mittees of citizens, and after break fast at the hotel, -was taken, with his party, in a special car , to Virginia Beach, where he spent several hours. Returning at 4:30 o'clock -p. nru, he and Mr. Sewali held a reception of an hour at the Atlantic iiofe, after which he spoke very briefly to a number pf his admirers who had gathered-at the Young Men's Christian - Association. Mr. Sewali left early in the evening for New York, and at 8 o'clock Mr. Bryan proceeded to Armory hall, where he addressed an audience lof about 4,000, the subject of his lecture being "Bi metallism." He left at 10:30 o'clock fftr Charlottesville, where he speaks at the. University of Virginia tomorrow. Seth Low to be Nominated. " New York, June. 14. The executive committee of the citizens union held a meeting this afternoon at which it was understood they received a report from. k sub-committee appointed to report oil the nomination of Seth Low for mayo 'A of the Greater New York. The report, if adopted, will be presented to a coraJ mittee on organization at its meeting; tomorrow evening. It was reported to- night thai Mr. "Low would be. nomi-i! nated. Mckinley at asheville. Vlalt to BiltmoN Vanderbilt' Agent Snabe the Newspaper Men Bebaked by the President McKinley Calif for Fresh Air Daring a Reception to Colored Peo- pie. t (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C, June 14. A telegram to Governor Russell from Adjutant General Cowles, at Asheville, says: - "I extended the freedom of the state for you. President McKinley sends his greetings." Private Secretary Alexan der immediately telegraphed President McKinley at Ashville: "Governor Rus sell sends his warmest personal greet ings and for the people extends to you a North Carolina welcome into our midst." (By Associated Press.) Asheville, N. C, June H.'-The presi dential train arrived here at 11:40 o'clock this forenoon. The iparty was mot at the depot 'by a local reception committee and the Asheville Xiight In fantry. The president was received by Mayor Rankin and E. P. MtoKissick, manager of the Battery Park hotel, to which all of the party were driven for luncheon. The streets were crowded and tberp were manv decorations' ;iffHd "Regain st the trust. He next spOKe" eluding national flags by the hundred. An unexpected Incident developed this afternoon when It became known to newspaper men accompanying the party 'that permission to enter Bilt more house, George W. Vanderbilt's splendid mansion, had been refused to them, while extended to other members of the party. Mr. Vanderbilt la abroad, and his representative, Ohas. McNamee, is with him. In the absence of iboth the estate is governed by E. J. Harding, said to be an Englishman by birth. When waited on by the local committee of arrangements 'a day or two ago for permission for the (presi dent and party to i enter Biltmore house, he objected strongly to receiv ing any members of the party other than the president and his cabinet and the ladies with them. He even refused (permission to 'Managw McKissiek, of the Battery Park hotel, in charge of the party here, and in the doursa"of conversation, had fith. two members 5 of the committee, said: "Mr. Vander- ibilt spits on newspaper notoriety and so do I." After this there was nothing', for the local committee to do but withdraw. So the matter rested till today when the president arrived and J. Addison Por ter, his secretary, was told of the inci dent. He must have informed the pres ident, for later Mr. Harding was called up on the telephone by Mr. Porter and asked if it were true that newspaper men would not be admitted to the mansion. Porter was told that It was, and he then informed Mr. Harding- that the president considered that 'the newspaper men were- his invited guests on the trip and that they were as much a contingent of the party as members of the cabinet Furthermore, Mr. Por ter notified Mr. Harding that the presi dent had authorized him to say that if newspaper men were "barred from the mansion he -would not step his floot in side the estate. This brought things to a crisis and Mr. Harding capitulated with the 'best, grace possible and the newspaper men were admitted to the mansion on- the same footing 'as the president and his cabinet. ' Before going to BiltTore, Represen tative Pearson persuaded Mr. McKin ley to attend a meeting (of colored peo ple at the Young Men's Institute hall, the gift of George W. Vanderbilt. The hall was filled with colored people; comprising the laboring classes, as well as local colored politicians and their wives and children. With Congress man Pearson at his side he shook hands at a rapid rate 'for ten minutes with all who were presented to him. It wag very warm work and presently the president called for air and seven col ored men fanned him while the hand shaking want on. At Biltmore the luxuries of the libra ry were lingered over with especial de light. Mrs. McKinley was given a handsome bouquet from Mr. Vander bilt's conservatories as she left the cha teau. The drive continued over the French Broad boundaries of the es tate, from the river cottage to the en- I trance lodge. The train was tanen at Biltmore station and the journey to Washington resumed at about 6 o'clock. Secretary Alger was indisposed from the extreme heat of the past two days, but lef t Asheville somewhat recupera ted, - Till man's Report on Hi 'Dispensary Bill Washington, June 14. -Senator Till man, from the committee on in'terestate commerce, today submitted a report on his bill for the amendment Of the Wil son law concerning the commerce in liquor "between the state. This bill is intended to legalize the 5outh Caroli na dispensary and the report made to d-ay says its enactment, jn view of the recent decision of Judge Sirnonton, is necessary to protect the state from the evils lof intemperance. The report also says: "If the state of South Carolina is to be flooded as it will he by liquors un der the pretext that they are for pri vate use, when in fact they are for sale without analysis, it is readily seen what obstacles are thrown in the way of state control." The conclusion is drawn that nio rem edy Is left for restricting intemper ance, except prohibition', and that is pronounced a failure, Sale of the Raleigh Tribune. (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C, June 14. The Tribune at the sheriff's sale today brought as a whole $1,365. The 'buyer was Alf . A Thompson, of Raleigh. Other bidders were Josephus Daniels and C. B. Po land. The sale in parcels brought $870. The sale leaves unpaid the $600 judgment of the Postal Telegraph Company and the $756 judgment of W T. O'Brien, of Durham. Twa Boys Killed By Ligbning (Special to The Messenger.) Lumberton, N. C, June 14. Light ping struck John Allen's house here Saturday evening and killed two of his boys, ages 11 and 14 years, AnothT child was badly shocked, but Is getting well now. Damage has been done to the crops by hail in this section. The Bank of lumberton Opened. Special to The Messenger.) Lumberton, N. jC., Tune 14. The Bank pf Lumberton opened for business today, under the most favorable circumstances, About $10,000 was deposited during the first business hours. The bank's officers are well known business men with high character, and the people of this section may weU congratulate themselves on the organization ci tr,g safs institution. " Prohibition Voted in Dunn. (Special to The Messenger.) Dunn, N. C, June 14. A local option election was held here today to decide whether spirituous liquors should b sold in Dunn. A rrtajority of 86 votes was east for prohibition. r; A Cyclone In Tirginia. Richmond. Va.. June 14. Upper Han- over and Lower Caroline counties were iitPfl bv a terrific cyclone Sunday af- t orrtwin. Trees were uprooted, fences prostrated, wheat blown out of the n' in BAine olaces and several hams were destroyed.- At Blueneld, the Rnswell mace, the racetrack stand f was blown 200 yards. No one was, hurt. HOAR AND TILLMAN. THESE SENATORS LOCK HORNS ON THE SUGAR TRUST. The Debate la the Senate Continued on the Saga Schedule The Proposed Amend meat Decreasing the Differential-Senator Tillman Insists Upon His Sugar Trust Investigation A Monster Petition for Cnban Recognition in the House. SENATE. Washington, June 14. When the tar iff bill was taken up Senator Allison ob tained an agreement that the dally ses sions of the senate begin at 11 o'clock a. m., on and after Wednesday next. This was conditional on the fact that the senate adjourn each afternoon at 5 o'clock. Senator Allen, of Nebraska, then re verted to the colloquy, last Saturday, in which he held that the right and duty of the government was to take le gal steps to dissolve -the sugar trust. He argued that injunction, quo .warranto,; and other legal process . coulioj'rJ; tj in favor of abrogating, the Hawaiian treaty. Senator Pettigrew, of South Dakota, followed in support of his amendment proposing that articles made by a trust be put on the free list. He asserted that it was a serious question how the present "government by the trusts, and for the trusts" could be thrown off. When Senator Pettigrew concluded, the senate was brought back to the pending amendment by Senator Lind say, to strike out the distinction as to the Dutch standardl, in the first par agraph of the sugar schedule, placing all. sugars onan equality at 1 cent per pound and three hundredths of a cent additional for every degree above 75. The amendment was defeated. Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts, of fered his amendment for the appoint ment by the president of a commission of five members to investigate Into the subject of sugar production and the best means of supplying the American market at the least cost. " Senator Allison suggested that this was such an important question that it ought to be considered by the finance committee. Senator Hoar agreed to the refer ence of the amendment to the commit tee and this was done. Snator Tillman, of South Carolina, then answered Senator Hoar. He said he had the deepest respect for the in tegrity of the senator from Massachu setts. But perhaps he had become cal lous in his long service, as was indi cated by the statement that the best J people of both parties treated with con tempt the statements that there was irregularity in making the sugar, sche dule. But, said Senator Tillman, when published statements were made that senators were in touch with sugar bar ons, when circumstantial evidence was at hand that a huge monopoly levied tribute on the public, that the Ameri can people were helpless in the grasp of this octopus, then it was strange,, indeed, that any senator should assert that the people treat with contempt these charges. On the contrary, he de clared, the people wanted an investi gation; they wanted the honor of the senate vindicated or the men who slandered it Dunisbed. For that rea son, Senator Tillman said, he had con templated an amendment to Senator Hoar's proposition so that the com mission would not only inquire into the mere machinery of sugar making but also "whether the sugar trust has used undue means to control legislation and to get at the root of how it is, and why it is that the American senate can't touch sugar without getting contami nated." Turning to the South Carolina sena tor, Senator Hoar said there were some i men who seemed to think that down beneath the body of the people there was a great mass of seething people eager for extremes. He knew the char acter, purposes and opinions of the men who get their living from the farms and factories of Massachusetts, j He had sprung from a yeoman, his as sociations had been with that class and he knew what they were" thinking about. "They are" he proceeded im pressively, "simple, sincere, honest, liberty-loving, God fearing men. They thing no evil, and the appeal to vile passions falls on deaf ears with them." "Will the senator permit me?" broke in Senator Tillman. j Senator Hoar went on without paus ing. "The men who make up the farms and factories were the same through out," he said. Their kinsmen, had turned westward, building up a new empire there, a larger and a more glo rious New England. "And I hold," concluded Senator Hoar -'that to the great body of these people,' these charges are not only preposterous, but infamous." Senator Tillman again was ready with a reply. As to the seething mass of ignorance as the senator from Mas sachusetts had designated the masses, said Senator Tillman But the Massachusetts senator promptly interrupted him. "I deny that statement" said Senator Hoar. "I said just the contrary and my states ment is perverted." "Very well," answered Senator Till man, "You. are the last man I would be willing to misrepresent to his face." While he claimed no special mission, he went on, yet he claimed to have come from the farm and from the people, and to have come to the senate more recently than the Massachusetts sen ator. He knew, he said "that the only thing infamous in this transaction, in the view of the people, was the re fusal to investigate," and this effort to "hide behind the senatorial toga." If the senate persisted in this, then it was disgraced before the people. Public charges had been made that bribery was abroad in connection with this subject. "And unless you investigate, you stand convicted" asserted the sen ator. After this diverting incident the sen ate came back to the bill and Senator Lindsay moved to strike out 1.95 cents and insert 1.8 cents as the rate on sugar. This drew from Senator Allison an animated defense of the paragraph. The senate paragraph differed from the original provision, he said, in only one particular, viz: the substitution of 1.95 for 1.875, which difference amounted to only 7 cents per 100 pounds. He as serted that the ascending scale of three hundredths of a cent on each degree above 75 was not an excessive benefit Jo the refiner. When Senator Allison referred to the fact that the committee had pursued verF jarge'y the course of the demo cratic finance committee, Senator Till man came in with the remark: "Do you emulate or imitate the villainies indulged in by your democratic col leagues three years ago?" "I did not indulge In epithets. I did not say villainy" answered Senator Al lison. " "No, I said it," responded Senator Tillman. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. In the area in front of the speaker's rostrum when the house met today, was a monster ' petition appealing to congress to recpghize the Cuban insur gents as belligerents. It contained over 6.000.000 signatures. The petition was wound about the hub of a wheel framed so as to allow it to freely revolve. It had been in circulation throughout the United States for about six months. and was sent to Congressman Sulzer, of New York, for presentation to con gress by Franz Mayer, a resident of his district. Without transacting any business,the house adjourned until Thursday. ANNEXATION OP HAWAII. The President to Send to the Senate a j Treaty ThereforThe Treaty Already Drawn The Matter Quietly Canvassed la - the Senate. ' Washington. June 14. A treaty for the annexation of Hawaii to the United States will be sent to the senate soon after the return of the president, unless present plans are altered. The treaty has been written and all its details were fully agreed upon before the president and Secretary Sherman left for the south. V The treaty is on the general lines of the tj-eaty negotiated during the administra tion of President Harrison, and with drawn by President Cleveland. It pro vides for annexation without the exaction of conditions on the part, of the Hawaiians as to the form ot government to be vouch safed to Hawaii, leaving tnat question to be entirely disposed of by the government of the United States. The United States will agree, however, to assume the debt of the present Ha waiian government, but will come Into possession of all the Hawaiian crown lands and other possessions. Several senators have received definite information concerning the existence of the treaty and are well acquainted with ts terms, though they refuse to discuss -the matter, having received the informa tion in confidence. The knowledge of the existence of the treaty has been communi cated to members on the committee on foreign relations, and also to members of the finance committee. In the republican caucuses the subject of the treaty had been hinted at, but in rather a vague manner. Senators assert ed that there were in progress negotia tions looking to annexation, but they would not aver that they knew a treaty had been drawn, nor would they give any assurances that it would soon be sent to the senate. In private conversation with other senators, however, they gave infor mation that was definite enough to satisfy those with whom they talked, that the treaty was not only to be sent in, but that it was now already drawn and only awaiting the signatures of the officers of the two governments to complete it. It is known that the approval of the committee on foreign relations is assured, as eight members of the committee have approved its terms. This will enable the committee to speedily report the treaty to the senate so that it may be taken up immediately after the tariff bill "dis posed of. The senate has been canvassed to a certain extent by senators favoring an nexation and while there are some sena tors who are non-committal, the support ers of the proposition say they believe that they can count upon the two-thirds vote necessary to insure ratification. The especial . friends of the president about the senate say that the treaty has been made in accordance with his views and that it would have been sent in some time ago, but for his exactions as to de tails. . The present condition in Hawaii, it is said, has had much to do with favorable consideration of the treaty of annexation. The present government of Hawaii and the people who support it are very much concerned about the Japanese situation.. Private information received by Hawaii ans in this city is to the effect that the Japanese at any time may take some ac tion looking to acquisition of the island. The advices officially received are of much the same tenor. The sentiment in the senate seems to be that Japan in no way should control the islands or get a foothold there. This argument has been used to prevent even notice of abrogation of the present treaty in the tariff bill. It is said that such notice might be fol lowed by Japanese occupation and the is lands could not be regained by the United Staes without a struggle. In this connec tion it is learned that the" conversations among the most prominent Japanese resi dents of Hawaii, which have been report ed to the representaives of the islands in Washington have been of a threatening character, and that the American resi dents have more concern than has been shown in the published accounts. The officials at the state department steadfastly refuse to make any statement as to the negotiaion of a reaty providing for the annexation of Hawaii, and at the Hawaiian legation the same silence is observed. However, it is known that the treaty, though not yet signed, is drawn up, ready for signatures and as the. presi dent is fully aware of its scope, there is no reason to doubt that he will authorize its signature. In this case, it is expected that the document will be sent to the senate for its action very soon, even within a week, it is said, in some well Informed quarters, - REPUBLICAN SENATORS In Caucuss Discuss the Hawalin Treaty, Bounty on Beet Sugar and Anti-Trust Amendments to the Tariff1 Bill. - Washington, June 14. The republi can senators were in caucus for more than three hours tonight and when ad journment was reached, not very much progress had been made. The Hiwailan treaty proposition' was passed over to be Considered at another caucus, as several senators expressed the opinion that if it was true that a treaty of an nexation was to be sent in, it would be absurd to enact legislf.lon looking to the abrogation of the treaty of reci procity. Senators who were aware of the progress of the annexation treaty did not feel at liberty to give the cau cus full Information. Although there was much reticence observed, It was believed the president would be con sulted tomorrow on the subject of the pnoposd treaty. The caucus was 'in session from 8 until 11:30 o'clock and three proposi tions only were under consideration. These were: . ' "The question of what'Wlo with the Hawaiian reciprocity tf AV, the ad visability of giving a 'bounty on beer sugar, and the question, of an antf trust amendment." The Hawaiian treaty question was passed over, the sugar bounty proposi tion was withdrawn and the anti trust amendment was referred to the republican members of the judiciary committee. The Hawaiian question was the first matter taken up after the caucus open-. ed. This subject had been referred to the finance committee, and Senator Al lison, speaking on behalf of the com mittee, said that it had been deemed advisable to ipass the imatter on ac- count of the strong probability of more important happenings tni connection w-ith HawaiiHe did not speak in terms or an annexation treaty, but he said that it was to 'be presumed that sen ators had read the afternoon report of the Associated 'Press. He was under stood by all the senators prej nt to rerer to the reports that a treaty of annexation had been negotiated, and Senator Frye, speaking in behalf of the friends of the reciprocity treaty, sai? that in view of these developments, they were satisfied to have the subject postponed until further developments In connecttpn with the general ques tion of our future relations to Hawaii. The proposition of a beet sugar boun ty was then broached 'by Senator Gear, of Iowa, who proposed that a bounty oe given of cent per pound per an num, decreasing at the rate of .1 cent a year for five years, when the bounty should cease. ' "The suggestion was opposed by sev eral eastern senators, as "being based upon an objectionable system. It was supported by Senators Gear, Thurston and Shoup. There was such determined opposi tion to the bounty plan that Senator Gear first reduced the figure to cent a pound and then withdrew it entirely without risking a vote on it. The principal speech on the question of the advisability of an anti-tnfSt amendment affecting the entire "bill, which Was the next matter takeV tip! was made by Senator Carter, of Mon tana, who moved "that the" subject be referred to the republican members xt the judiciary committee with instruc tions to investigate the question thor oughly with .the view of deciding what action could be taken to limit trusts within the bounds of the federal con stitutional limitations. The Pettigrew amendment and the (Nelson amend ments, the latter senator Waving two on the trusts, were before the caucus and there was an evident desire on the part of some of the senators, especially Senator "Nelson, to have immediate actio. THE NEW OFFICIALS TAKE CHARGE OF THE AGRICUL TURAL DEPARTMENT The Governor Goes to Southera Plaet Crops Developing Rapidly A Large At tendance at Teachers' Assembly To Build Eleetrle Hallway From Morgan ton to Blowing Rock Another Convict ;Par doned Remarkable Scarcity of Cotton. Messenger Bureau, Park Hotel, Raleigh, N. C, June 14. At noon today the agricultural de partment changed hands, J. M. Mew borne, populist,- succeeding J. L. Pat terson as commissioner, and J. It Ram say, populist, editor of The regres sive Farmer, succeeding Thou. 3 K. Bruner as secretary. Mr. Patterson has very ably filled the office of efom missioner and 'Mr. Bruner has 'been the best secretary the department has ever had since its establishment on 1877. Governor Russell and wife went to Southern Pines yesterday and will re main there two days, viewing the Im mense peach orchards. Thence they go to Wilmington to remain the rest of the week. Yesterday was the hottest day of the year. The weather is exactly right for crops and their development Is rapid. Farmers like a dry June. The cutting of the wheat crop is in progress. It is a good crop. l Oats are well headed. It is quite evident thalt the attend ance at the North Carolina Teachers' Association, which begins tomorrow at 'Morehead City, Will foe the largest "in several years. There' is a remarkable scarcity of 3o'tton in (this state. All the mill men are talking about it. The heavy for eign shipments took much 'away. Of course the home mills have used more than ever before. Judge Robinson has gone to Burke county to hold a special term of court. There is much probability Of the con struction this year of an electric rail way from Warrenton to Blowing -Rock. Morganton and Baltimore people are interested. In spite of all the efforts of the state superintendent of public Instruction to prevent it, politics has crept Into, the county boards of education elected un der the new school law. The two new school jaws providing for special elections, are found to be all right. A telegram from The Ashe ville Citizen' to your dor respondent said neither law was in the printed acts of 1897. It was an error. Both the secretary of state and state super intendent find both all right. Quite a number of Knights of Pythias left here today for Charlotte, where the grand lodge met this evening. Members of the State Press Associ ation who attended the annual meet ing at Morehead City, united In the declaration that it was the best one in many -years, both socially and from .a business standpoint. , . ,-- Governor Russell pardons Addison Amerson, convicted of manslaughter in Wilson county in 1893 and sentenced to seven years in the penitentiary. The governor says he is sure the man slaughter was comrnitted under great provocation, and that any man of spir its would have resented the insults. He terms it "excusable homicide" rather than manslaughter. Grand Masonic Meeting. London, June 14. The Masonic meet ing at the Royal Albert hall this af ternoon, in commemoration of the queen's diamond jubilee, was a notable function. The hall was filled with over 10,000 Free Masons in gorgeous regalia. The prince of Wales and the duke of Connaught arrived at 4 o'clock, pre ceded by trumpeters sounding fan fares. When they entered the hall the organ played a grand, professional march and all present rose to their feet. The grand officers lined the aisle to the dais. The prince of Wales, as grand master of England, followed by an im posing staff composed of grand officers, moved to the sound of the majestic music to his throne, where, surround ed by a brilliant phalanx of officers, he was received and greeted in the united form of salutation reserved for his high station. The prince then addressed the audience and announced that the ad mission fees for the ceremony amount ed to 7,000 ($35,000), 'half of which would go to the prince of Wales hos pital fund and the Other half to the different-Masonic charities. The duke of Connaught moved an address to the queen in hehalf of the Masons and it was carried with loud applause, after which the whole assemblage joined in singing the national anthem, to the accompaniment of the organ. A Fatal Railway Wreck. Richmond, Ind., June 1. Train No. 2, southbound express on the Grand Rap ids and Indiana railway, was derailed at 3 o'clock p, m- today at Stone sta tion, near Ridgev'ille, thirty miles north of here. The rails are said to have spread, ditching the engine, tender, mail and baggage cars. The smoker was partially derailed. The ensine was totally demolished, instantly killing Engineer David - Kramer, of Fort Wayne, aged 50- years. He did not leave his seat and was found under the engine. Fireman Grabet, of Fort Wayne, was seriously injured. He fell under the tender. Baggage Master Minch, of Fort Wayne, was also in jured. S. W. iMundy, the express mes senger, of Grand Rapids, was slight ly injured. The. smoker and other coaches were not damaged; INo pas sengers were hurt. Heat is supposed to have caused the spreading of the rails. United Order of Druids. Richmond, Va., June 14. The grand grove, United Ancient Order of Druids, of Virginia, met here today in annual sessios. The grove also includes the jurisdiction of 'North Carolina. The.re port showed the order to 'be in good condition, Wilmington, N, C, was se lected as 'the next place of meeting. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Noble 'grand arch, Fritz Deitrich, Richmond, Va. ; deputy grand arch, A. J. Marshall, Wil mington, IN. C; grand secretary, jas. A. Lipscomb, Manchester, Va.; grand, treasurer, William Cree, Ricbmondf Va.; grand marshal, J.; 13. iBurwell. Richmond, Va.; grand inside guard, J. F. Morris; grand outside guard, J. G. Weiss; grand trustees, M. T. Phillips, J. Ebenheck and J. W. Allen, aU of Richmond. 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The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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