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VOL; X. No. 143. WILMINGTON, N. C, THIJKSDAY, JUNE 17, 1897. PRICE 5 CENTS. -TFl I G 8 A PH 1C SUM MA RY. ' . THE STATE. At the examination for the naval .academy eadetship from this district, held at Lumberton F. L. Oliver, of -Charlotte, makes the highest mark and Robert Ruark, of Southport, the sec ond The board of agriculture formal ly rejects the demands of the contest ing trustees; it elects T. K. Bruner honorary-1 director of the state museum Frightful Ignorance Is shown by some of the school committeeman In making census returns Theb oard of agricul ture decides not to take charge of the anaylses of. fertilizers for the present The funeral directors will hold their next annual meeting in Wilmington State Geologist Holmes leaves for Den ver to attend the international gold mining convention E. A. Alderman and George T. Winston are of the five lecturers at the national educational association at Milwaukee Butler and Pritchard have made friends and. the . former is being consulted as to distri bution of patronage in this state Sev en fourth class postmasters were yes terday appointed for this state The ' grand lodge. Knights of Pythias ad journed last night after election of of ficers; the order now has 71 lodges and 3,909 members in this state. DOMESTIC' The president appointed Stewart L. Woodford, of New York, minister to Spain -The treaty for annexation of Hawaii was signed yesterday morn ing and sent to the senate at 5 o'clock in the afternoon; it and the accom panying message from the president, were read; on objection from Senator Gray, the motion to both public . went over to the next execu ! tive session; Senators White and Pettigrew announce that they will fight the treaty "all summer" In Min neapolis the body of a dead burglar is found in a vacant lot; he was shot three weeks ago An anti-lynch law society is formed in Columbus. Ohio; It will establish branches all over the country Near St. Louis, Martin Ens ley beats into insensibility C. D. Col lins, of Tennessee and robs' him of $6,000; the men had been acquaintances all their lives and intimate friends for -eix years; Ensley is captured and iden tified by Collins In the tobacco trust indictment yesterday several witnesses testified to being unable to handle the trust's goods if they sold cigarettes of other companies At Montreal there springs up a claimant to Barney Bar natu's estate- This is Virginia day at Nashville; Governor O'Ferrall and par ty have arrived for the occasion The Vesuvius is at Jacksonville The mother and sister of Tom Delk, who is to hang tomorrow, plead in vain with the governor of Georgia for his life- Three manufacturing plants in Cheraw, tS. C, were burned yesterday Two young men are drowned near Fort Gaines, Ga- -Severe earthquakes are felt in Mexico. FOREIGN. , A French general aged 75 years, iights a duel on account of a news paper article about his action in. the croup of 1S51- At Alguiza,' a Cuban town of . 3.000 inhabitants, 178 died of hunger and destitution last month An expedition is safely landed at Jar- aco, Cuba Several towns in India ere entirely destroyed by earthquakes - A dynamite bomb is exploded in the streets of Paris; no great damage is done All the London papers have editorials on the Hawaiian annexation. FERTILIZER ANALYSES To be Left "With the Agricultural College Funeral irectors to Meet In Wllmtng. ton Alderman nd Winston to Dt-Jiver Lectures at National Kducational Asso. elation. (Special to The Messenger.) Italeigh, N. C. June 16. -The board Of agriculture caucused this afternoon on the question whether it should again take control of fertilizer analyses or should let these be under the control of the agricultural college as now. It de cided to let them remain as they are for the present, i The state funeral directors associa tion adjourned to meet at Wilmington, June 15th, next year. F. H. Vogler, of Salem, was elected president; W. L. Bell, of Concord, secretary.. State Geologist Holmes leaves for Denver tomorrow to represent this state at the international gold mining convention. He will visit several west ern1 states during the next thirty days. Mrs. Stevenson, of Chicago, national secretary of the Women's Christian Temperance Union held a reception at the executive mansion today. Miss Uf ford, state secretary of this order, will speak at a meeting of its members at the executive mansion Friday evening. E. A. Alderman and George T, Win ston are among five lecturers at the meeting of the national educational as sociation at Milwaukee, July 6th. Al derman s subject is "The Christian State." Winston's subject "Higher Education 'in the South." State Board of Agriculture. (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C. June 16. The board of agriculture on motion of J. C. L. Harris, adopted the following resolu tion: . Resolved, That the demand of J- H. Gilmer, J. R. McLelland and B. A, Aiken, that they be admitted to seats in this board as members thereof is re spectfully declined because this board is advised that they are not memkejfs thereof and have no legal right to make the demand which they have presented The board decided to allow Us menv bers $2 per day for their board while here. T. K. Bruner, secretary, was, on motion of John Graham, elected honorary director of the state museum. On motion of Bailey, of North Carolina, a committee was appointed to confer ivith the governor's council, which is the public printing board, in order to see if the board cannot have its print ing done wherever it, chowsi-s. Such miserable returns as t the school census ,are coming in from some counties that" the state superintendent will be forced to use last year's returns The ignorance shown by some commits . teemen is frightful. BUTLER AND PRITCHARD Become Friendly and Consulting Over North Carolina Appointments. (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C, June 16 Republicans just returned from Washington bring a strange story, which a not believed. It is that Butler and Pritchard have made friends and that Pritchard is consult ing with Butler as to how best to dis tribute patronage in North Carolina. Jttyr North Carolina Postmasters. Washington, June 16. North Carolina fourth clas postmasters were today appointed as follows: Almond. J. JR. Crisp; Bostic, A. L. Smart; Dillingham, M. M. Riddle; Dysortville, Katie Tay lor; Greenless, M. A. Williams; Palm, M. E. Bennett; Webster, W. C. Tomp- THE ANNEXATION TREATY SIGNED BY THE PROPER PARTIES AND SENT TO THE SENATE. It It Accompanied by a Message From the President Synopsis of the Term of the Treaty Strong Opposition of Soma Sena torsProposition to Make Hawaii Part of Washington or Oregon To Push the Matter In Committee. ' Washington,' June 16, The treaty for the annexation of the Hawaiian . islands reached the senate chamber at 5 o'clock today. The senate at once went into execu tive session and as soon as the doors were closed the message of President Mc Kinley, accompanying the treaty and the treaty itself, were read to the senate. They were attentively listened to. In one part of the chamber there was a group of senators who will bitterly oppose the ratification of the treaty. Among them were Senators Gray, Mills, White, Caffrey, Pettigrew and McEnery. As soon as the reading of the documents were completed. Senator Davis, chairman of the commit tee on foreign relations, moved that the message and the treaty be made public. Senator Gray objected to a vote on the motion and under the rules a single ob jection carried the motion over until to morrow. Senator Davis gave notice that at the next executive session he would press the motion for publication as all the essential facts and an almost ver batim copy of the treaty had been publish ed in the press of the country. There was some discussion as to when the treaty might be considered, and Sena tor White asked if it was the intention to push it at this session, and upon the reply being made that it was possible, the California senator said: "I desire to an nounce that I am prepared to stay here all summer to prevent the ratification of the treaty, which I consider a very bad proposition." "I'll join you," said Senator Pettigrew, of South Dakota. The message of the president was not a very long document. It dealt with his torical facts concerning the islands and showed that the United States and Ha waii yearly grew more closely bound to each other. This .was not really annexa tion, he said, but a continuation of ex isting relations with closer bonds between people related by blood and kindred ties. Since 1820. said the president, the pre dominence of the United States had been known. The sending of the ' first envoy there brought the islands into closer re lations with the United States and those relations had grown more firm by suc ceeding events. At the timethe tripar tite agreement was made forthe govern, ment of Samoa, he said. Great Britain and Germany wanted to include Hawaii inf the group over which a protectorate was established, but the., suggestion was re jected by the United -'States because this government held that: there already ex isted relations between,1 Hawaii and the United States which placed the islands under the especial care of this country, and that this government could not allow any other country to interfere in. the affairs of Hawaii. The annexation of the islands, said the president, and making them a part of the United States was in accordance with the established policy of this country. K The president called;: attention to the fact that a legitimate- and existing gov ernment of Hawaii offered to annex the islands to the United States in 1851, but on account of what was deemed best policy the annexation was not accepted by this country. He stated that the United States virtually exercised a prcv tectorate over the Islands since the first American mission, and guaranteed the autonomy of the governments of the group. Ttie islands naa Deen iargeiy set tled by our people, and our people were now interested in them. American in terests predominated and we had grown to consider them under our own protec tion. The present treaty was in the light of a consummation of what had practi cally been in existence for years. Referring to the treaty negotiated under the Harrison administration. President McKInley said that the failure to accept the prefer of annexation in 1893, while not a subject of congratulation, was not wholly without its value, as it had dem onstrated that the existing government eould maintain itself, and no question could be raised of the authority of the present government to negotiate the present treaty, er of its right to yield the sovereignity of the islands. Thp treatv was signed at B:2t) ociqck this morning at th state department by Secretary Sherman, for the United States, and Messrs. Hatch, -Thurston and Kinney, for the Hawaiian government, une .Ha waiian representatives had brought with them a gold pen !n a piin noiaer, ana at their -request this was used for all of the signatures. Secretary Sherman sign ed fVrsr the codv intended to De neia nere while Minister Hatch signed first he Ha waiian copy of the treaty, his fellow com missioners comins next in oraer, mr. Thurston -first, followed by Mr. Kenney. The treaties were sealed by Assistant Secretary Cridler with a private seal car ried on his watch chain, the copies were handed to their respective custodians, and the treaty was made as complete as the executive branch of the government could effect it. There was a general exenange of congratulations between the parties to the ceremony, and after a pnotograpn naq been taken or the commissioners, me ceremony was ended. T?ffore the final signature of the docu ment the secretary of state was present ed with a. formal protest by tne japaneso government, through its legation here, against the consummation of the agree ment. The protest is understood to be Kaufft tn k. r.rooosition that the special treaties now existing between Japan and Hawaii, under whicn tne Japanese enjoy advantages, will be attectea injurjousij by complete annexation. The treaty proved to be a simple dee ment of six articles based in its essential details upon the treaty negotiated by Ho. John W. Foster, during the ad ministration of President Harrison. The islands are ceded practically without con ditions, leaving the United States to pur? sue its own course with reference to their management. Th flrpt article reads as follows: - , "The government of the Hawaiian is lands hereby cedes, from the date of the exchange of the ratifications of this treaty, absolutely and without reserve to the United States forever all rights of sovereignity or whatsoever kind in and over the Hawaiian islands and their de pendencies, renouncing in favor of the United States every sovereign right of which, as an independent nation, it is npjfr possessed: and henceforth said Hawaiian islands shall become and be an Integral part of the territory of tho United States." - ' - ' - Ttii Hawaiian government ceded to tne United State the absolute ownership of all the public law, public buildings, ports, harbors, fortification, wiiUtgry and naval equipments and all other geveru mmt property.; It is specifically provided, h6wei4 that the existing land laws of the United tttt shall riot apply to the "public lands of HawdU. feiit that special laws shall be made from timo to' time lor Iheir disposition, the proceeds of any salefi of these lands to be applied to edu cational purposes in the islands. L Thfi island are for the present to con stitute a territory of the United States, their local laws remaining in tores until new ones are enacted. A ioea! IfegisiaiiffB is provided for, but. the veto Pewr '8. vested entirely in the president of tne United States. A commission of five per sons, consisting of three Americans and two Hawaiians, to be nominated by the president uA ponfirmed by the senate, is provided for the urf of formulating the mode of government t'of th lWdS. ' The treaties of the United States mU ether countries are substituted fOr the treaties of Hawaii with the same coun tries in controlling the international rela tions of the islands. Further immigra tion of Chinese laborers to the Islands is prohibited and the laws restricting Chi nese immigration to the United States are rta to armlv to the? nrevention of Chi nese wnoving from Hawaii to this coun- try. the debt J. 11 lO lV-tH. J UfjltTO v t. . - of the island republic to th Xient OI 4.tX,000. ? ' V- The five commissioners proviaeu - the treaty are expected to make recom- mendations to congress 63 to neW law3 and also as regards the form of govern ment. The present form of local govern mMit Is to continue in the islands for the present, txtpt that the president of tn United State !u u haye immediate veto power over the acta of the HS'W?411 e" islative assembly. Senator Davis, chairman of the senate rpmmittee on foreign relations, Is a very nrdcttt annexationist, and the treaty In his hanfls wUl be, pushed with vigor. .While he will jautmpt to have it considered if it interferes with the tariff bill, which .has the right of way over everything now, he will have early action in committee so that the treaty will -be taken up whenever opportunity offers. - While there is a very large sentiment in favor U ratification it will be neces sary to convince a number of senators whose votes are necessary that the treaty is a proper measure, as these senators are among the doubtful men in the senate who have taken no stand either for or agalnst the measure. Friends of the treaty say that the attitude of Japan and the comments of the English press will have a tendency to create an American sentiment in favor of ratification. Senator Chilton, of Texas, - says he is opposed to annexation of Hawaii if it Is to become a state. , He presents a propo sition that In case of annextion Hawaii should be divided into counties and made a part of Oregon or Washington so that no political party can at some future time in some exigency admit the islands as a state and secure two United States sena tors. Senator Wilson said he would be glad to have Hawaii added to Wash ington. Senators Bacon and Clay, and some others who are not inclined to oppose ratification, say that they think there should be no hasty action. While not de claring themselves in favor of the treaty, they say they wish to give it careful con sideration. . Quite a number of democratic senators are believed to favor ratification. Among those who are said to be actually In favor of the treaty or lean that way are Sena tors Morgan, Turpie, Daniel, Rawlins, Cockrell, Roach and McLaurin. - ' The populists are pretty generally sup posed to be in favor of ratification, al though no expression has been heard from Senator Allen. Senators White, of California, and Caffery of - Louisiana, are considered among the most vigorous opponents of ratification and it is believed that Sena tors Gray and Mills of the foreign rela tions committee, also will oppose ratifica tion. It is regarded as utterly impossible to make anything like an accurate esti mate of the, strength of either the annex ationists or the opponents, at present. The fact that there Is such a strong feel ing among some senators that any action should be proposed until the next session, prevents making any estimate of the vote in the senate. - - A MURDEROUS ASSAULT. With the View of Robbery, Martin Ensley Tries to Kill His Life Long Friend, .C, X. Collins, a Wealthy Tennesseean. St. Louis, June 16. C. D. Collins, a wealthy Tennesseean, was lured to his probable death Tuesday night by a man he had known since boyhood and with whom he has been on terms of In timate friendship for six pears. His assailant is Martin Ensley, of Memphis, whose father, Colonel Enoch Ensley, was one of the most prominent mine owners and planters of the south. Ensley induced his companion to vis it Meramee Highlands, a summer re sort fifteen miles from here. On the plea of illness he led him to a clump ;of bushes about seventy-five yards from the hotel. There stepping behind his victim he, dealt him blow after blow on the head with a hammer he had purchased presumably for the purpose of committing the murder. When the pounding had reduced Col lins to a state of insensibility Ensley stooped over the prostrate body and tore from a vest pocket a roll of bills that amounted to $6,000. He started up the hill and passed the money to an accomplice who is believed to have es caped on a trolley car. Then the would be murderer ran down the path lead ing to the Meramee river. Two men saw the assault and the robbery and witnessed the transfer of the money and the escape of the principal and his accomplice. Charles Feiter. a baker employed at the inn. and a gardener who had been engaged about the grounds a fortnight, were the wit nesses. They ran to the Inn and noti fied night Watchman Buseh. and told him the story. Collins was removed to Kirkwood, where a physician dressed his wounds. Ensley when arrested protested his innocence, claiming that he too. had been assaulted. All this occurred about midnight. At 2 o'clock this morning two deputy sher iffs from Clayton, the county seat, ar rived at Meramee Highlands. They searched the grounds for a weapon and discovered a new hammer covered with blood. On Ensley was found $600 which at first was supposed to be part of the stolen money. At day break Ensley was driven over to Kirkwood and identified by Collins as ftis assailant. iMemphis, Tenn., June 16. The Asso ciated Press dispatch annJouneing the, murderous assault upon CI D. Colllns at St. Louis list night -by a man sup posed to be Martin Ensley, formerly a well known resident of, Memphis, toas created a decided sensation here. : New York friends of the Ensley f am- Ilv are inelined to discredit the. refoort. Martin Ensley is one of the foest known ex-residents to the Bluff City, He is a son of the late Enoch Ensley, 'who was one of the widest known residents of the south an extensive mine owner near Birmingham, the owner and oper ator of the largest plantation In tho south prjor to the war, a money Jender and leader in politics and society, Martin Ensley married Miss Settle Seldon, of Memphis, one of the most prominent society belles in' the state. The couple did J not live happily to gether and about a year ago Mrs. Ens ley brought suit fSor divorce, charging non-support. Ensley made no defense and a divorce was granted. In a bill In court recently, an Item referred to the reduced state of Ensley's finances. Jfews From Cnba. Havana, June 18. via Key .West.: large force tinder 'General Qulntin uandera succeeded in destroying a body of Spanish near Sabana. General Bandera placed his men in amhush and- then instructed five scouts to approach a fort where: the Spaniards were barrj- eaded. Tne Spaniards sailed xroin toe fort in pursuit f the scouts, who cunningly .fell back leading their pur sucrs Into the heart of Bendera's ambush. A hot fight ensued, first with musketry, but finally hand-to-hand. All of General Bandera's men were ne groes 'with machetes. Ten of the In- surgents were killed and the entire pursuing party of the Spaniards. At Alguiza, a town of 3,000 stouls, 178 persons died last month from hunger and destitution. ' Joaquin Vargas, an American citi zen, has been arrested at Remediosi He has retained Jose Pando as his counsel an a th latter will make a pro test If the authorities troeeed o tpy Vargas by court-martial. It Is reported from Hemedios that PaRCiiO Prillo has directed that th insurgent leader" "Fawteya, a uvula tyo, be court-martialed and shot. From Jaruco come reports of "the successful landing of an expedition. Georgia Bankers In Conference. Warm Springs, Ga., Jyne 6, The Georgia Bankers' Association convened here today. Eighty members answered to their names. During the morning several resolutions were brought up. The jft&sfc Important of these was the report of the fcbajrwian of the legisla tive committee, J. A, MeCerd, of Atlan ta. The committee suggested a new banking law. calculated to throw a greater safe-guard around the banking in the state, the depositor and the stock holder. It recommends that a fine of $5,000 or not less than one year in the penitentiary be the penalty for receiv ing deposits in an insolvent bank. It I repoacs to improve the present order 1 Har.tr aiiiier. erivinir the state , -t'hHti " The resolution officers more authority. was tabled until the -next meeting whieh will be at Tybee island. Many resolutions have bn adopted, -one to eliminate finances from politic and- suggesting that a committee of finan ciers be appointed T! iU decide the money flJi-gsJion. The bankers say thaj lots of money is txHri-oipecj ana imu -ter the (adjournment of congress th promised prosperity will come. ' - The T esTjTiosTrt Jacksonville. Jacksonville, Pla., Jnn IS. The dynamite cruiser Vesuvius arrived In pwrfr this morning. She was last; re ported at West Palm Beach. The Ve suvius is now moored In the river in ft ont of this city, where the Wilming ton, which has gone ecwtb, had been for tveral weeks. - " . - - - - - .- . ' S ' .. - -.- ... , . - . SENATOR VEST; PLEADS IN VAIN FOR FREE IM- ' PORTATION OF CIDER. 1 " His Appeal to the New Englanders In the Name of Temperanee has no Effect The Senate Places Duty on Salt Flowers, Plants and Cuttings, Heavily Taxed Tie Duty on Citrus Fruits Made Almost Pro hibitive. , - Washington, June 16. -The senate made rapid work on the tariff bill to day. There were no long speeches and the debate was of a snappy character, which at times, enlivened, but did not delay the serious work on the bilL Thir teen pages were disposed of, carrying the senate through the agricultural schedule and up to schedule H., relat ing to spirits, wines, etc. During the day the paragraphs on dairy products, farm products, fish, fruit and nuts, meat products and miscellaneous agri cultural products were acted on. The finance committee proposed many changes, in the main advancing rates somewhat oyer those heretofore report - -edThe committee -was sustained - on every vote," although a contest was made on almost every paragraph. Sen ator Vest's motion to restore salt to the free list was rejected yeas, 24;nays, 31. The important paragraph proposing a tax on tea went over at the suggestion of Senator Allison, who expressed hope that this " duty on tea mierht be dis pensed with. The first contest of the day was over condensed milk. Senator Jones moved to make the rate 20 per cent, ad valo rem, which was lost. Senator Vest moved to put cabbages on the free list lost. When cider was reached. Senator Vest said he "drew the line at cider." After three weeks of arduous labor the democrats had succeeded in only one instance in securing a slight reduction and he appealed to New England to come to the rescue of cider, "the liquor of our boyhood, the beverage which cheers but not inebriates, which spark les in every New England festival and in the west and the south, wherever the apple is raised and used." If there was a temperance man on the repub lican side of the chamber, to him Sena tor Vest appealed. He had been in Eu rope and had seen there that the use of light wines, beer and cider was the right road to temperance and he was sorry he was not there now instead of struggling hopelessly with the tariff. "Give up the struggle," suggested Senator Frye, amid laughter. The amendment was disagreed to yeas, 21; nays, 28. In the paragraph on eggs, not other wise provided for, Senator Vest moved to reduce the rate from R cents to 3 cents per dozen rejected. In the paragraph on hay Senator Alli son withdrew the committee amend ment, leaving the rate of $4 per ton. On honey, Senator Vest moved to re duce the rate from 20 cents per gallon to 10 cents disagreed to. On hops, Senator Jones, of Arkansas, moved to reduce the committee rate from 12 cents to 8 cents per pound. Senator Jones Said the import of hops was infinitesimal, so little revenue could be derived from the duty. American hops were exported in large quantities and controlled the world's market. Senator Vest submitted a memorial from New York and St. Louis brewers urging that the rate be placed at 8 cents. Senator Jones amendment was dis agreed to yeas, 22; nays, 28; and the committe rate of 12 cents per pound was then agreed to. On onions, Senator Vest moved to re duce the rate from 40 to 20 cents per bushel rejected. On peas Senator Allison proposed a committee modification, making the rates on pease, green, in bulk, 30 cents per bushel; dried pease 30 cents; split pease 40 cents; agreed to. Senator -Allison offered a new para graph covering flowers as follows: "Or chids, drosinas, chrotons, azal'ias, 30 per cent, ad valorem; tulips, hyacinths, narcissus, jonquils, lilies, lilies of the valley, and all bulbs and bulbous roots used for growing flowers, 30 per cent, ad valorem; natural flowers, preserved or fresh, for decorative purposes, 30 per cent, ad valorem." "I am bound to say this Is fan out rage," declared Senator Vest. "That we should place a tax on flowers, brought Into our homes and to adorn our dead, is an outrage. It Is simply designed to allow these nurserymen to raise their prices. What will our Re publican friepds tax next? Will it be the air that we breath? Will they be taKing tne atmosphere and taxing the oxygen, and hydrogen, and nitrogen, Decause.they are raw materials?' (Laughter). Senator Jones, of Arkansas, nrotest ed against making it a crime for our people to beautif yand decorate the homes and bring a little brightness into them. He moved to strike out the clause be ginning "twins, nyacinths, etc.;" re Jected 25 to 33, and Senator Allison's new paragraph was then agreed to. On stocks, seedlings, etc.. Senator Al lison, for the committee, proposed sevr eral changes,rnakjng the rate on stocks, cuttings, etc., of myrobolan plum or mohaleb or mazzard cherry, 50 and 15 per cent, ad valorem per 1.000 nlants: stocks, etc., of pear, apple, quince or bt. Julian plum SI and 15 per cent, ad valorem, per 1,000 plants; rose plants tVz cents each agreed to. At this point Senator Pettus, of Ala bama, gave notice of an amendment q tbe sugar schedule, making unlawful the importation of sugar by any trust or combination formed in restraint of trade or to increase the price of sugar. The amendment provides that such su gar when imported shall be forfeited to the government and that the attorney general snail take steps to enforce this forfeiture. -On "potatoes. Senator Allison with drew the committee amendment of' 20 cents per bushel, leaving "t.b house rate ei cents per bushel. This brought the senate to the fish paragraphs, and a number of committee amendments were agreed to. Fruits and nuts were then taken up. For the paragraph relating to oranges, lemons, limes, grape fruit and pomelos. the committee had substituted the rate of 1 cent per pound for the house rate of per cent, on the fruit and 30 per cent, ad valorem on the boxes, etc The paragraph caused some discussion. Senator McLaurin, of South Caroli na, presented a statement showing that the proppged rae would b prpUlbitory on roreign oranges, lemons, etc Senator Gray, of Delaware, charac terized this as a wanton and cruel tax on the pocrer people f the country, showing the devastating effects of pro tection carried ta an extreme. These rates, he declared, were devised solely for a. greedy and selfish interest. The consumer including the fever stricken hospital patient, had been forgotten. xne increase was more than . 400 per 6ent, OH the present law and more than 200 per cent, over '"the MeKlnley la.-' ' Senator Perkins, of California, cham pioned the" interests of the citrus fruit growers of California. He said that the price of foreign lemons' was put uj wheii there was a serious need of them in the h6silite. Much of ' this class ot frui "brought" disease and "had to pe condemned tar tne amnoniies. Senator ''White, of California, also supported the proposed rates,, differing with feis democratic associates In their statement that the duty wpuig be ex cessive. The paragraph was then agreed to as reported. - On paragraph 266, orange peel or lem on peel preserved, etc.. and cocoanut meat, the committee rate was changed, on motion of Senator Allison, to 2 cents per pound, the remainder of the paragraph being agreed to. . Pine apples went over at the request of Senator Quay. On almonds, the rates were changed on motion of Senator Allison to 3 cents per pound on unshelled almonds and 6 cents on shelled almonds. ; Filberts and walnuts were agreed to as reported,also peanuts and nuts of all kinds not spe cially provided for. Meat products were next considered. The paragraphs as to fresh beef, etc.. prepared meat and dead game were agreed to. Poultry was agreed to at 8 cents per pound on live and 5 cents on dressed. Paragraph 283, fixing the rate Oh salt in bags at 12 cents per 100 pounds and in bulk 8 cents per 100, occasioned strong opposition. --' . Senator Vest said free salt, free lum ber, free wool and the income tax were the features which reconciled him to the Wilson bill. Salt was one of the great preservatives of nature, like the air and water, and yet an excessive duty was to be placed on it. He moved to strike out the entire sajt paragraph, with a view to placing salt on the free list disagreed to yeas, 2i; nays, 31; Sena tor McEnery voting in the negative with the republicans! Senator Mills, of Texas, gave notice of an amendment to the bill providing that only 75 per cent, of the duties shall be levied against countries whose mints. are open to the free and unlim ited "coinage of gold and silver at a ra tio of 16 to 1. The bill was laid aside at 5 o'clock, and a message from the president was announced. Senator Davis, of Minnesota, imme diately secured an executive session.. At 5:35 o'clock p. m., the senate ad journed. Bane Ball. ! (Special to The Messenger.) Tarboro, N. C, June 16. Tarboro de feated Henderson easily today. Whita- ker's catch of a short fly was fine. He also made two of the visitors' six hits. The batting of Jack Johnson, Bryan and Belden was heavy. Benden's throw in from centre, retiring McKee at home plate, nvas the finest throw ever seen here. The score: H. II. Tarboro ....... 19 22 (Henderson 3 6 Batteries: Bennett and "Bryan; Per son, webD and Parker. (By Associated Press.) NATIONAL LEAGUE New Tork, June 16. Rusie was an easy mark for the Indians today. Big, brave Sockalexis started "the run-get ting in the first inning by putting one outside of; Tiernan's reach, making the circuit of the bases. The score: . R. H. E. New York ......1000 00001 2 6 4 Cleveland .......1002002027 12 2 Batteries: Rusie and Warner; Wil son ana O'Connor, umpire u uay; time 1:55. Philadelphia, - June 16.-JThe Phillies defeated St. Louis' Browns this after noon. Six ex-Philadelphia- players were 'included in. the visitors" batting list, and up to the seventh inning it looked as though they would pull out a victory. Toward the close, however, the locals caught on to Carsey's deliv ery, making seven of their eleven hits in the last three innings. The score: R. H. E. Philadelphia ....3 000 0212 8 11 4 St. Louis 0 023200007 9 4 Batteries: Fifield, Wheeler and Boyle; Carsey and Ikmglass. Umpires McDonald and McDermott; time 1:50. Brooklyn, June 16. The first game of the present series 'between. Cincinnati and Brooklyn was played at Eastern park this afternoon, and was easily won hy the Reds. They had a regular picnic, especially in the second inning. when they rolled up a round dozen runs. The sdore: k. h. h.. Brooklyn ...0 0013 0 002 12 7 Cincinnati -.0 12 0 0 1 2 0 0 015 13 2 Batteries: Payne, Fisher and Grim; Breitenstein and Peitz. Umpire Sheri dan; time 2:40. Baltimore, June 16. The Champions defeated the Pirates in a one-sided game. Hastings was substituted for Killen in the first, after the latter had given 'a base on balls, hit a batsman and made a wild pitch. Hastings pitched steadily -after the fourth, but the damage had been done. The play ing of Davis and Jennings were the features. The score: R. H. U Baltimore 2 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 010 11 3 Pittsburg 002 001000 3 6 5 Batteries: Nops and Bowerman; Kil len, Hastings and Leahy. Umpire Hurst; time 2:00. Boston, June1 16. The Omeagoes proved easy victims today. The Bostons by strong and steady playing piled up 14 runs. The visitors could not oat Nichols, and only in the fifth inning were as many as two hits made off him. The score: R. II. E Boston ..........012 30303 214 15 4 Chicago 0 00110100 3 8 7 Batteries: "Nichols and Bergen; Cal lahan and Kittredge. Umpire Lynch; time 1:55. Washington, June 16. The Senators bunched hits on Cunningham today and won the game. The Colonels' six raps were scattered. The game was remarkably fast, lasting Only an hour and a half. The Louisville manage ment today released Pitcher Hemming and Jimmy Rogers. uiarKe was maae caotain manager of the team. Tne score: it. n. Washington .. ..0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 9 2 Louisville .......000001001 2 6 2 Batteries: King and Farrell ; Cun ningham and Butter. Umpire Emslie; time 1:30. ATLANTIC LEAGUE. At Paterson - R.H. E. Paterson ....0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 02 "7 5 Newark 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 25 8 2 At Lancaster - R. II. E Lancaster ....1 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 07 12 4 Norfolk 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-4 4 Q Second game: R.H. E. Lancaster ....6 2 6 0 0 " 0 0 02 4 1 Norfolk . -',2 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 13 1 At Hartford R. II. E. Hartford" ... ..1 0 3 0 0 1 0 a 1-6 13 8 Athletics ... ..1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 27 9 A Reading R. II. E.. Reading ......0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 02 a Richmond .,,.000 0 0 0 0 0 00 3 Pleading for Her Son's Life, . Atlanta, Ga.. June 16. Mrs. Taylor Delk, and her daughter, Miss Annie Delk, appeared before the governor this morning to make a last appeal or Tom Delk, the young Pike county murderer. who will die on the gallows in two days. It was an extremely pathetic interview between the-old woman and the governor. The condemned man's sister sat by her mother's side, but did not speak. Her eyes were red with weeping and at times she would add to the force of the mother's supplication by sobbing openly. The governor said that he could not interfere unless on strong grounds. He softened the Wow as much as ' possible, in . giving the mother to -understand that the case was hopeless. " " The Blaster Mechanics. Newport News. Va..' June 16. The second days session of the Master Me chanics Association was called, to order at Did ?oint- Comfort at 9:30 o'clock this paorning, the attendance being very small. The day was devoted wholly to technical discussion. E. F. Moore, mechanical engineer of the rail road commission of Michigan,- was elected an associate member. The con vention adjourned at 2 o'clock p. m., until tomorrow at 9 o'clock a- m. The annual ball is being held In the Cham berlain hotel this evening. : THE TREASURER'S OFFICE TO BE BEFITTED ENTIR ELY WITH STEEL FURNITURE. Case of Contesting Agricultural Depart ment Trustees Delegates to the Horn Seekers' Convention The State to De velop Castle Haynes Phosphate Bads Methodist- Sunday Sohool Convention. Purchase of Tribune Plant for Specula tion. Messenger Bureau, Park Hotel. Raleigh, N. C, June 16. The board of agriculture at today's session . decided, upon recommendation of Commissioner Mew-borne, to retain ex-SecretarS T, K. Bruner fcr thirty days. . ' ' - ' ' It Is contended that J. H. Gilmer, J. R. McLelland and E. R. Aiken have a very strong ease.. The legislature changed the law as to the agricultural department during their term of office and it is" argued that this was illegal so far as their removal is concerned. They have able attorneys land their ease will be strongly presented. - Governor Russell appoints as dele gates to the 'Home Seekers' conven tion" at Chicago: - John T," Patrick, Southern Pines; E. P. McKissich, Ashe- ville; M. V. Richards, Washington, D. C.;. Joseph Brown, Chadbourn; G. Z. French, Wilmington; N.- H. Smith, Fayetteville; J. G. Dukes, Long Creek; H. U. Butters, Hub; H. S. Chadwick, Charlotte; A. M. Clarke, Southern Pines, ' - The farmers are now in remarkably good spirits. Crops are a little late, but are growing well. They are certainly very clean. L An exceptionally severe hailstorm swept through the southern part of this county late yesterday afternoon and did much damage. The state association of funeral di rectors is in session here. J. M. Harvy,. of Charlotte, is its president. There are about 100 members. This afternoon Dr. Richard H. Lewis, secretary of the state board of health, by special re quest, addressed the convention. It is regarded as reasonably sure that the state will by the use of convict labor largely develop the phosphate In dustry , at Castle Haynes. It is said there are phosphate beds, of more or- less value, in nine counties. . There are 125 Knights of Pythias in attendance at the session of the grand lodge at Charlotte. The declaration by ta republican mem ber of the board of agriculture that wherever an office was found which a republican could not be found able to fill he believed in abolishing it, attracts a good deal of attention. The republicans assert that there is a large development of the protec tion" idea among democrats in this state. - It is stated that the purchase of the plant -of The Daily Tribune here was on speculation and that whoever de sires can buy it now. Durham men are today making negotiations. Plans are in hand for a complete re fitting of the state treasurer's offices, by the use of steel furniture, making windows and doors of steel, the whole cost to apprpoximate $3,500. The Methodist Episcopal Sunday school convention of this district Is in session at Franklinton. Among the speakers! are James Southgate, W. F. Green, Walter Clark and Rev. Dr. John C. Kilgoj Raleigh public school committee re- electes Logan D. Howell superintend ent. " - , - KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. TheOrand I-odge Election of Officers Re port as to Increase of the Order Ad journment. Charlotte, N. C, June 16. The grand lodge, Knights of Pythias, today elect ed the following officers: Supreme representative for four years, A. E. Ebert, of Winston; su preme representative for two years, C W. Wehb,' of Asheville; Grand Chan cellor, R. H. R'ickert, of Statesvllle; grand vice chancellor, T. S. Franklin, of Charlotte; grand prelate, D. A. Mc Millan,' of Fayetteville; grand master of, exchequer, John Ward, of Raleigh; grand f keeper of records and seal, W. T. Hbllowell, of Goldsboro; grand master-at-arms, R. L. Cooper, of Mur phy; grand inner guard, S. J. Welsh, of iMonroe ; grand outer- guard, J, L. Scott, of Graham. - The grand lodge rank was conferred on a'mimjber of representatives and past chancellors. The report of -the grand keeper of records and seal shows that there are now seventy-one lodges In the state, eight having been instituted and two forfeiting their charters during the past year. There is an active membership of 3,909428 having ibeen irriitiated in the past year. . The grand lodge adjourned tonlghti This afternoon the Knights were ten dered a reception at the park, many of , the young ladies and matrons of 'Charlotte society serving refreshments. Quinine and other fe rcr medicines take from 5 to W days to cure fever. Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic cures in ONE DAY. ! A Bomb in the Streets of Paris. 'Paris June 16. A 'bomb was exploded this (afternoon in front of the 3tras hurgj statue on the Place d'la Concorde. The explosion did some Injury to the balustrade of the statue, and the imme diate locality was strewn with scrap iron as far as the wail of the Tueieries. The infernal machine appears to have been some sort of iron pot, parts of which were picked up by the police at ieajst 100 yards from the etatue. Th police found blood spots on the ground near the statue and have descriptions or two men who were seen, fleeing from the vicinity of the statue immediately atrer xne explosion, up fQ midnight there nave been no arrests. To Start for London St. Petersburg, June 18. John W. Foster, the United States seal4com missianer, started for London today. It is understood that his mission has 'been successruHy accomplished. Royal makes the food pare, j wholesome and delicious. Absolutely Pur SOYAL BMOMQ POWDES COL, MEW VOMC hum chant week. 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Drop In and get prices. Selkirk Randon Under wear $1.25 per Buit; Fancy Colored Tuck Underwear $1.23 per suit; Baby Blue Bal brigrgan Underwear $1.00 per suit; Combed Egyptian Underwear $1.00 per suit; Brown Dressed Lisle Thread Shlrta $1.00; Laven der Random Shirts 50c; Men's Fancy Ran dom Shirts 25 cents; Extra Quality Crash Suits $5.00; 1,900 Linen 4-Ply Collars $1.50 per dozen; Negligee Shirts 65c to $1.75; ' best Pepperal Jean Drawers 50c; E. & W. Cuffs 25c; Irish Linen- Handkerchiefs 25c; Imported Silk Club Ties 15 and 25c; Twilled Silk Umbrellas. Sterling Silver Mounted. $2.00: Mother's Friend Percale Shirt Waists 25 and 60c: Belts, all styles, 15c to $1.25: Children's AH Wool Suits $2.50, special value, worth double the money; Bathing: Suits 50 and 75c; Men's Jersey Bathing: Suits $1 to $3.50; Ladies' All Wool Trimmed Bathing: Suits $3.50; Imtn 'Bos ton Garters 10c; Office Coats 60c - Men's Black Sicilian Coats $3.00; Boy's $1.50. Men's All Wool Strip Cheviot Pants $3.00; Bicycle Suits $4.00; Bicycle Hose 75c Everything marked down. lis Fill
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