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VOL. X. No. 145. WILMINGTON, N. C, SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 18d7. PRICE 5 CENTS. J- TKLKKRAPHIC SUMMARY. THE STATE., Mark M. Smith secures a temporary restraining: order against Secretary of State Thompson to prevent the delivery to Alfred William & Co., of the state supreme court reports- President Meserve, ofiBhaw university, reslgrns as trustee of the blind institution at Ra leigh; In his letter to the governor he gives as his reason for resigning his un willingness to serve on a. board which has established the "spoils system" for charitable institutions Treasurer Worth borrows $50,000 from the educa tional fund to pay township public school bounties Much damage was done at West Durham last evening by a cyclone. DOMESTIC. Dun & Co., report the gain in busi ness clearer than a week ago; there have been heavy sales of iron; there Is large foreign buying '.of corn; the cot ton goods market has made improve ment The trial of the indictment of the officers of the tobacco trust was re sumed in New York' yesterday and . further evidence for the prosecution . was introduced The agricultural de partment issues a table showing the ef fects of the war in Cuba oiv 4he trade of the United States with that island; during the last fiscal year the value of that trade was $47,584,610 compared with $102,864,204 in 1893; for nine months of this year it has been only $14,926,817 Question is raised as to whether the Jefferson Davis Monument Association any longer has a legal existence Mr. Calhoun is still holding conferences with the president and Assistant Secre tary Day; he is "putting his report in writing; it will probably be taken to Madrid by Minister Woodford At Lincoln, Neb., four boys are killed and five persons injured by a cyclone At Aiisieres, la., three persons were killed and twenty wounded by a cyclone Much damage is done by a storm in Indiana -The cotton seed oil men hold a secret meeting at Lookout inn.near Chattanooga; production, price and a quasi trust .were discussed Shriver, the newspaper man, is acquitted, the Judge holding him not guilty on the ground that he was not legally sum '""yinoned 'and that he could not be forced ' by the senate committee to give the name of his informant The Haw aiian treaty will not be pressed at this , -session of congress. FOREIGN.' The Austrian emperor grants au diences to the new and retiring Ameri can - ministers On arrival of the steamer Scott at Southampton the cor oner holds an inquest over the body of Barney Barnato The statue of Em peror William I is unveiled at Cologne in the presence of the present emperor and empress Violent storms occur in France and Spain. THE TOBACCO TRUST. Further Kvldence for the Prosecution In the Indictment Under the Anti-Trust Law. . , ' New York, June 18. The trial of the officers of the American Tobacco Com pany, indicted for 'alleged conspiracy under the anti-trust law of this state, was resumed today after an intermis sion of a day. Theodore E. Allen was re-called by the prosecution and questioned respect ing the number of all tobacco cigarettes manufactured in 1888, as compared with the number of paper cigarettes made at that time. He could not say what thf? statistics were. Asked again con cerning his suit against the defedants at the" time of the formation of the so-called trust for commissions earned as alleged, in bringing the companies together, he declared that all differ ences had Bince been amicably adjust ed and that he was now on good terms with all of them. An attempt on the part of the prose cution to bring out evidence as to the methods of the trust prior to 1890 was objected to by Mr. Choate, and the ob jection was sustained. The witness, Mr. Allen, testified that in conversation Mr. Duke, previous 'to the formation of the combination, tojd him it cost his firm $508,000 for advertising in 1888. (Ginter told him it cost his firm $250,000 for advertising the same year. There was eome talk as to the remedy for competition. Upon croig examination witness said that the consolidation was formed for the purpose of promoting economy in tfce manufacture of cigarettes. He had received a letter from Allen & Ginter m September 6, 1889, in which the firm stated that they were averse to joining a trust in the literal meaning of the term, but if other companies were con sidering a combination they might be induced to join in the plan. Witness said that the present pric of cigarettes vas 15 per cent, less than when the companies were doing -business inde pendently. Mr. Fuller requested that the witness produce in court 'tomorrow a letter which he received from Einstein & Towneend on May 27, 1897, askjng him to lend hisiaid to the prosecution. He fva also asked to produce a copy of the letter ljie sent in answer. Mr. Ful ler occupied more than an hour putting questions relative to trademarks and their value t manufacturers to the witness, all of whk;h was ruled out. Peter Hauptmann, of the firm of Teter Hauptmann& Co., dealers and Jobber jn tobacco and cigars, call ed after Mr- Allen had become so weate Sed that he Risked to be excused for the day. Hauptmann's firm does business in St. Louis. He justified that previous to 1893 his firm handled about 15,000,000 trust cigarettes -.yearly. In 1893 he Jtought cigarettes from the National Cigarette Company and after that .he Amesrfcan Tobacco Company refused to mi his orders, claiming that he had violated the agreement by which the trust held the iobbers?. He went to the St. Loui3 headquarters of the American Tobacco Company a,l had a conversu- lion with Mr. Brown, Th.e latter told Jhsm that he must quit selling Admiral .cigarettes or the trust would stop eur 3nsr iim goods of its manufacture. Jirown told him the American Tobacco Oornoanv sold 9" or 98 per cent, or all the cigarettes manufactured in the country and did uojt ee why he would not 'sell trust goods exclusively. He was told by Mr. Brown .that Jf he stuck hv the trust he would sell 22jm,(m fig- nrtl es The witness was asked by District Attornev Olcott if he gave in to Mr. Itmivn. and redied that he did not. A letter sent to the witness by theAmer lean Tobacco Company was offered in evidence tan d read. It was to the effect that the company tvit constrained to discontinue sending him further goods PxceDt at net prices without fiiscouni Hot until June 1S96, was the wi(pp?s able tn Durcn&se goods of -the American Tobacco Company';? manufacture. Spot cash bad always been raid by him for the trust .goods, rne irri noi omy refused to sell him tobacco but he also was not anoweu vv -rrt ther firms in St. Louis that handled the trust cigarettes. He said he never vas an agent of the trust. Quinine nd other fe ver medicines take from 5 to 10 days to cure fever. Johnson's Chill and Fever Tccc cures in ONE DAY. Bank Clearings. - New York. June J 8. The total bank .clearings in the United states for the week were $1,054,145,233; per f?ent. in crease 1.2; exclusive of New York, $2L- 430,935; per cent, decrease z. ODR COMMERCE WITH CUBA. HOW XT HAS BEEN EFFECTED BY THIS WAR IN THAT ISLAND. A Comparative Itatement From the Agri cultural Pepartment of Oar Trade With the Island for the Pat Ten Tears Re. dneed From 103,864,20 in 1803 to Hardly Seo.OOO.OOO for the Present Fis cal Year. . Washington, June 18. A significant re port on our trade with Cuba from 1887 to 1897, prepared by Chief Hitchcock, of the foreign markets section of the agricul tural department, has been promulgated by Secretary of Agriculture Wilson. The statistics show very clearly the effect of present hostilities in Cuba upon the com mercial Intercourse of the United States with that island. During the last fiscal year, 1896, the tota value of our Cuban trade amounted to only $17,548,610, as compared with $102,864, 204 In 1893,- the year preceding the break ing out of the war. This was ,a falling off of more than 50 per cent, in three years. Returns already available for the current fiscal year indicate a still further decline, the records for the nine moths, ending March 31, 1897,, placing the" total value of the trade for that period as low as $14, 926,817. At. this rate the figures for the fiscal year 1897 will hardly reach $20,000,000, or less than one-fifth the value recorded for 1893. During the early years of the present decade our Cuban trade had received a material impetus, the years 1887-1893 in clusive showing uninterrupted gains and but for the opening of the war a still greater expansion, it is predicted, proba bly would have followed. As it is, how ever, commercial interchange between the United States and Cuba has been very largely abridged. Continuing, the report says: "Our imports from. Cuba have generally been much in excess of our exports to that Island, the balance of trade being decidedly against the United States. Dur ing the ten years. 18S7-1896, the value of the merchandise imported averaged $59, 168.656 per annum, and that of the mer chandise exported only $14,017,572 per an num. In 1S96 the imports fell to $40,017,730 exports to $7,530,880. The remarkable de cline In our trade from Cuba from July 1 1896, to March 31, 1897, occurred chiefly in the case cf imports, the total value of the merchandise imported during the nine months amounting to only $8,841,831, or little more than the value of the exports for the same period, the latter being re turned at $6,084,986. "Of the merchandise imported into the United States from Cuba, fully 90 per cent, is agricultural, sugar, tne most Im portant of the products imported from Cuba, amounted in value to more than 75 per cent, of the entire imports of the decade. The heaviest shipments on record were in 1S94. reaching in that year as high as 2,127,502.319 pounds, value $63,147,745. Im portations of sugar were much smaller in the two succeeding years, amounting in 1896 to only 1,093.171.312 pounds, value $24,102,835. Returns for the nine months i ending March 21st of the present year exhibit a still greater falling off, the total importation then being ' only "205, 579,795 pounds, value $4,251,654. Molasses imports from Cuba, which in 1894 amount ed to 15,893,579 gallons, valued at $1,148,412, were reduced in 1896 to 1,710,161 gallons, value $128,474. "The largest importation of leaf tobacco, the next important commodity, prior to the fiscal year 1896, was in 1893. reaching 21.694.891 pounds, vame $8,940,058. In 1896. however, these figflres were considerably exceeded, the quantity then imported be ing 26,771.317 pounds, value $10,613,468. These uninterrupted shipments are prob ably accounted for by the fact that the western end of the island, where the chief tobacco growing districts are sit uated, has only recently been invaded by the opposing forces. Since the invasion of this region, however, there has been a great decline in our ; importations of Cuban tobacco, the figures for the nine months ended March 31, 1897, placing the total amount received during that period at only 3,413,929 pounds, value $1,681,298. According to the returns for the corre sponding months of the hscal year 1896, the importations during that period amounted to 21,0So,251 pounds, ,value- $S, 058.647." The report contains numerous tables showing in detail the extent to which the importations of all kinds have steadi ly declined since the outbreak of the re bellion. The most important manuiac tured product imported, cigars, cigarettes and cheroots, comprised in value more than half of the non-agricultural imports for the decade, JThe returns for them last year were $2,078,275, against $3,9u7,95o in 1890. As to the exports from this country to Cuba, the relative importance of the agri cultural articles has increased during the last few years. The shipment of lard to Cuba during the ten years aggregated $25,000,000 in value, forming one-half of the total agricultural exports. For the last fiscal year there was an extraordinary fall in this class ef exports to only $1,551,- 185. Bacon and hams attained their high est figure in 1893, since which they have steadily declined. Breadstuff s- steadily decreased in the last three years, last year's total ship ments being only $774,792, or a little more than a hfth 01 the value returned ior 1893. Wheat flour and Indian eorn suffered a marked decline, as did other articles of food. Milk is one of the few commodities whose exportation increased last year, but the falling off in butter and cheese was so great that the total value or tne three dairy products exported declined from $128,098 in 1893 to $S1,440 in 1896. iron and sttiei, manufactures of wood, and coal and mineral oil . have also materially- de clined in the last few years. Shriver Acquitted. Washington, June 18. John S. Shri ver, correspondent or tne xsew i wk Mall and Express today was declared not guilty of contempt in refusing to answer questions of the senate commit tee in relation to the sugar trust inves tigation. . Judge Bradley based his decision in the Shriver case on the points, first that the witness had not been legally sum moned, and, second, that the question asked him was not pertinent. The contention of the defense that communications to newspaper men are privileged as a class, the same as are communications to priests,, lawyers and physicians, the court refused to sus tain, "but as the court did no the other hand hoki that to ask the witness the name of his informant was not a per tinent question, the counsel for the de fense now hold that a precedent is es tablished which virtually brings news paper witnesses within the privileged class. .The case of E. J .Edwards, the New Ypf k correspondent of The Philadelphia Press was next called ana unaer in structions frpn 1 he judge, the jury brought in a verdict of not guilty. The ground was that Edwards never naa been legally summoned. jjfr. Calhoun in Conference With the Pres ident. Washington, June 17 Mr. Calhoun has been in frequent consultation duv ing the past two days with the presi dent and Assistant Secretary Day in the endeavor to discharge himself of so much of his mission as will enable him to return to Illinois tomorrow to attend to some passing law ibusiness He will'return to Washington, how ever, next Wednesday to resume his labors. " Te special commissioner al ready has reduced to the shape of a written report some of the results of his observations, but his work -is far rrom comDlete. It is probable that the tinfUnirs of Mr. Calhoun in the end will L m, wrtrw-rl to take .with him' to Madrid and support such ?Lr',rT?? T- r: ; rz.:. representations as he may be cnargea to make to the Spanish government. It is also likely that upon $rVC;alhpun's return to Washington next' Wel. a. full conference will be held between, tttm and Mr. Woodford, who is expected to ?orne over from New Lork for the pur .pos. , . . - Change or.Qur Minister at Vie"1"- Vienna, June XS Emperof Fans Joseph today received in aqiiiencfc Mf; Bartlett Trap, the retiring United States minister tw Aatrfa-H,1faaT who presented his letters of recall, lis ter his majesty received In .audience Mr. Charlemagne Tower, the: new United- States minister -here, wtho pre sented his credentials. - ; ' ' A RESTRAINING ORDER Obtained by Hark M. Smith Against the Br cretarr of the State To Prevent the Delivery of the Supreme Court Bcports to Alfred Williams ft Co. (Special to The Meiitnsrer.) RAleiffh, N. C.r June 18. Thl after .noon a temporary restraining order vrM served fcn Secretary of State Thompson by the sheriff of Wake. The order was Issued by Judge Mdver and is return able beforte Judge 'Pbblnson at Golds 'boro July Gth, and was applied for toy Mark M. Smith, trading as the South ern Law Book Exchange. It restrains the- secretary of state from delivering supreme court reports to Alfred Wil liams & Co., and restrains the latter firm from receiving them. It alleges that Williams & Co. are given a monop oly? The "books 'in question are main ly nfew reports, but a - good (many are bid ones. For several years they have been stored in a rented warehouse and not insured. Under the arrangement made Williams & Co. keep these books in their store,, and save the state rent. The act. of the legislature provld.es that the secretary of state shall sell these reports at a price not exceeding $2.00 each and may sell them to any licensed booksellers, allowing Such dis count as may to ihim seem just. Smith says in his affidavit that there are 40,000 volumes. The secretary says there are 7,000 or 8,000. He also says that after he had made this contract with Wil liams & Co., Smith came to his office and said he would have given $500 to get the contract; that he (Thbrnpson) would not have made the contract with Smith,- 'because he was not sufficiently satisfied with the latter's presonal re sponsibility; that "the agreement with Williams & Co. "was made after con sultation with the council of state and by Its advice. The secretary says he has already made the delivery and in tends to have the books out of the warehouse; that the arrangement made with Alfred Williams & Co. Is the same as that made 'by former secretaries with the old firm of that name, and in making the agreement it was expressly stipulated that Williams & 'Co. should give half their commissions to other Raleigh booksellers on all orders the latter received. A CENTER SHOT. President Meserve Tells the Governor that Self Respect Will not Allow Him Longer to Serve as Trustee of the Raleigh Blind Asylum. (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C, June 18. President Meserve, of Shaw university, tenders Governor Russell his resignation as trustee of the blind institution here. His letter will be a surprise to the gov ernor as it makes a direct attack on the policy of the trustees who this week make so many changes in this institu tion, and also in the colored deaf mute and blind institution. Colonel Meserve says he was appointed by a democratic governor and accepted the position with the determination. 'to serve the highest interest of the state. He says that "the spoils, system" as 'practiced is a nuisance and one of the greatest dangers to a heal thy . body politic, and declares that an official trust should be administered, particularly in edu cational and charitable institutions, re gardle&s of political reward or personal or political dislike. In conclusion, he says: "I cannot, with self-respect and con scientious desire tb do my duty, remain in a position where I must share re sponsibility when the majority of the board has adopted a line of policy which is positively detrimental to tlhe highest good of both the institution and the state." -' This pointed declaration will attract attention all over the state. Treasurer Worth Borrows SSO.OOO. (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C, June 18. Treasurer Worth borrows $50,000 from the educa tional fund to pay township public school bounties and expresses readiness to pay the same amount any communi ty raises up to the legal limit. Base Ball. (Special tq The Messenger.) Tarboro, N. C, June 18. Tarboro and Wilson played a tie game today. Up to the fifth inning the score was 8 to 2 in favor of Wilson. Tarboro made 2 in the fifth and 4 in the seventh. Woodard's playing was the feature for the visitors, and Jack Johnston played a star game for Tarboro. Score: R. H.E. Tarboro 8 8 10 Wilson 8 10 Batteries Barker and Brake; Mangum, .times ana iJaiiey. (By Associated Press.) Atlanta, Ga.; June 18. An exciting ten innng game of ball was played here this afternoon between the University of Vir ginia and the University of Georgia teams fckr the championship of the south. Geor. gia won in the tenth inning by 'a score of 4 to 3. score: R, ti. E Georgia.1,... ......0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1-4.7 '. Virginia-.,... ....1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Q 0-3 8 ! Batteries O'Brien and Martin; Sanford and Moore. NATIONAL LEAGUE! Washington, June 18. Frazer pitched well today up to the sixth inning, when four successive hits were garnered from his delivery. Score: R. H. E. Washington :0 0011402 8 10 1 Louisville,. .... .......1 0001 0001 3 4 1 Batteries Mc James and McGuire: Fra zer' and Dexter. Umpire Emslie. Time 1:52. " " New York, June 18. The New Yorks today shut but Patsy Teabeau's Indians in a postponed game, transferred ' here from Cleveland. "Cy" Seymour, the young southpaw, was a Chinese puzzle to the Clevelands. Score: , R. H. E. New York 01010300 5 6 0 Cleveland.,.. Q09 9 0 00Q0-Q 3 Batteries Seymour and Warner; Mc Dermott, Cuppy and Zlmmer. Umpire O'Day. Time 2:30. Philadelphia, June 18. St. Louis turned tables on the Phillies today and defeated them in a game replete with wild pitches and costly errors on the part of the locals. Score: R. H. E. Philadelphia 10 0 01110 0-4 12 4 St. Louis ......0 21005 0109 13 3 Baltimore, June :. 18. The Champions today won the second of the present se ries in a game of no particular interest. Both Corbett and Hawley were batted freelv. the latter getting a shade the , worst-of it Score R. H. E. V Baltimore. ... .v. ......10 370000 11 16 0 f putsbure...... .2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 3- 9 16 2 ATLANTIC LEAGUE. ' At Hartford ' ' R. H. E Hartiora . Paterson...... . At Newark 0 01000 0012 -8 -2 .....00300005 8 10 S ' ' ' R. H. E. Newark..;.'.-. . Q01000KM-2 5 5 06000100-3 ? 2 AUliCUV;B..ti, .,; At Reading Readihg...... .... Norfolk J At Lancaster lLan caster Richmond R. H. E. .000031000-4 9 4 .0 0052000 07 9 3 R. H. E. .010012000-4 9 0 .2 000000103 9 1 4 Schooner, ill Distress. Breakwater, June. IS.The schooner Tlliam H, Rutan, from Norfolk for 5ridgeDort. Conn., with lumber, arrived fheret oday leaking badly She parted her springstay ana tomast rigging. DEMOCRATIC DIRTY DDDS WASHED IN THE SENATE TO DE LIGHT OF REPUBLICANS. Work en the Tariff Bill Suspended That Semoe ratio Senators May Argue as to What Is Their .Party's Doctrine on the Tariff Senator Tillman Again to the Front The Xneome Tax Hot Repealed by the Pending Bill. Washington, June 18. The tariff bill came to a halt in the senate today, less than one page of the flax schedule being disposed of. The debate drifted into political channels. Senators Ba con, Vest, Jones of Arkansas, and Till man taking part in an exposition of democratic doctrine on the tariff. It led to several lively exchanges, during which the cleaning of political "dirty linen" was frequently referred to. Late in the day Senator Morgan pro posed a sweeping amendment to place a 10 per cen t, ad valorem duty on all ar ticles now on the free list, with a few stated .excep4lojnikij'rjsrting' the amendment, Senator Morgan called at tention to the singular fact that the income tax feature of the Wilson (bill is not repealled and can be enforced by a change in the personnel of the supreme court of the United States. Owing to the interest in the Hawaii an annexation resolution Senator Da vis, of Minnesota, secured an agree ment for the printing of 5,000 copies of the treaty and other documents. The consideration of the tariff bill was then resumed, at schedule J, re lating to flax, hemp and Jute and man ufactures thereof. Senator Vest. Of Missouri, made a test contest at the outset, moving to strike out the first paragraph, "flax straw, at $5.00 per ton." He said the whole flax schedule was based on the idea that iwe could produce the flax, 'but "he denied this. The amendment was rejected 18 to 28, Senator McBnery voting with the re publicans. N . Senator Allison, of Iowa, in charge of the bill, withdrew the senate amend ment on flax, not hackled or dressed, leaving the house rate of 1 cent per pound to stand. He also withdrew the committee amendment on dressed flax, leaving the house rate of 3 cents. In further criticising the flax para graph, 'Senator Vest taronically refer red to that era of prosperity which had 'been "officially and ecclesiastically an nounced" in a recent prayer by the chaplain of the senate, "an emissary of providence." Senator Vest declared that such faitn could move mountains and that the ordinary citizen, "not ac credited by the- Almighty," had not ob served 'the advent of prosperity. Senator Davis, of Minnesota, said the flax production of the northwest was a demonstrated success. He presented Samples of the article, produced in Minnesota, Michigan and the Dakatas. Senator Pe'ttigrew, of South Dakota, declared that the proposed rates ought to be doubled, as an encouragement to the flourishing flax Industry of 'the northwest. The. committee had raised the duties on manufactured flax from 35 to 109 per cent., said the senator, hut on the raw material of flax they had given a duty equivalent to only 11 per cent. He derided the result lof placing a duty on raw cotton. Southern sen ators had done this to keep out Egyp tian cotton; and yet the New England manufacturer had been given a com pensatory duty to bring In Egyptian cotton. So that, declared' the senator, all that w'as accomplished was to help eastern republicans break up the solid south. This brought a response from Sena tor Bacon, of Georgia, who took the lead In the contest for a duty on raw cotton. He did not believe the cotton manufacturer should receive compen satory duty to offset the duty on raw cotton, as the manufacturer 'already had ample protection. The committee was most sensitive in seeing that the manufacturers had received speedy compensations, hut there was not the same sensitiveness in looking after the producers of raw materials. There was flagrant discrimination, he said, be tween the raw products of tlhe farmers of the south, and tWose of the north, the cotton 'bagging and cotton ties used by the south 'being taxed, while the binding twine used by the north was free. Senator Allison interjected the re mark that the committee was deliber ating on these questions and he hoped toefore the senate was tihrough with the Mil that a just equilibrium would be established. 'Senator "Baconhad stome sharp and good natured jarring with Senators Jones and Vest over their position that tariff rates sthould be limited to reve nue purposes. And yet, he said, .these senators believed in compensatory du ties to the manufacturer, which were not based on revenue, but were purely an additional protection. Senator Vest immediately declared his opposition to compensatory duties. Senator Jones said that he opposed a tax on raw materials, hut when such a tax was imposed then the manufac turer was bound to have a compensa tion. . "But ought they to have it?" per sisted Senator Baoon. Senator Jones responded that nhey ougiht not to "be robbed any more than" any one else should be robbed. To a di rect question, on compensatory duties Senator Jones said he opposed' any thing not based strictly on the revenue principle, i There was an exciting1 interruption when Senator Bacon criticised the po sition of some of his associates in not favoring a revenue duty on raw mate- rials-. Senator Vest sprang to his feet and With great vehemence exclaimed: "This is very delectable to republican sena tors. Their hearts are cheered and I can see their eyes gleam." He had re frained thus far,' he said, from expos ing democratic discords, 'but since the senator, from Georgia ihad gone into "this lavatory for washing democratic dirty linen," 'he Vest) would ask his associates a few questions. Senator Vest was about to put a series of sharp interrogatories, tout Senator Bacon de murred. He did not like the idea, he said, of being put on the witness stand by "his democratic associated and being put through, a cours'e of categorical questions. Senator Vest, whose manner had been intensely earnest, said the ques tioning had been undertaken In no of fensive way. "Do you believe," he asked, "in taxation limited to the needs of the government, economically ad ministered?" 'T do," responded Senator Bacon, "Then how," persisted Senator Vest, "could the Georgia senator reconcile his position with the fact that an idle surplus of millions was now in the treasury? Why should there be more revenue?" , "If I had my way," proceeded Sena tor Bacon, "there would be no tariff bill. The senator (Vest) remarks that since there is to be a tariff bill, I want my share. I utterly repudiate that suggestion. I haye no sympathy with the cry that if the treasury is to be looted I want my share. But I declare that if any revenue bill is passed it ought to be "equalized in its benefits." Senator Bacon added that he and the other democratic senators who had voted with him had been1 constantly prodded by Senator Vest and others. They had remained silent, but he did not feel that he should sit dumb day after day and listen to tijese attacks. He paid ia 'high coinpliinent x the abil ity of Senator Vest, land said toe had no purpose to Invite ft contest With him. : . -.f Senator Tillman, of South Carolina, here came In to call the attention of his "democratic brethren" to the rates they had given in the Wilson bill to certain raw materials. If this was a frsaM, then' the present contest over taxing raw materials was merely as to the amount of the fraud Then Sen ator Tillman added: "'And I say plain ly, if we are to have this stealing. I want nay .share for South Carolina." Thero was a momentary sensation over the vehemence of Senator Till man's remark. "I dont agree with that," said Sena tor Bacon. "But the people of Georgia agree to it," persisted Senator Tillman. Senator Berry, of Arkansas, deplored the divisions of the democratic side and said he had hoped that wihatever the divisions might be he would never see a southern democrat supporting a protective tax. He utterly dissented from the view that the south wanted any share of tariff plunder. The south was the home of chivalry and honor, and It was not from there hat a dem ocrat would come for a share in any grab or steal. Senator HaWley, of Connecticut, call ed attention to past democratic plat forms, and Senator Chandler, of New Hampshire, in a series of questions, sought to develop disagreements on the platforms. This brought Senator Tillman to his feet fof antothJer vehement utterance. "This washing of dirty democraticlinen Is nothing new to me," he declared. I've 'been doing it for years and have been trying to get the senate to do some of it." The senator reviewed the democratic policy on tne tariff. In speaking of tihe tariff domtest in demo cratic conventions, he referred to the "spurious bastard" of tariff doctrine brought there by "Mr. Cleveland's tools." Turning to his associates, -he exclaimed that they Wad set the ex ample by giving to the country in 1894 a disreputable protective tariff bfll. He spoke of the position of the democratic party on silver, and said President Cleveland had bought the repeal of the Sherman law through boOh houses by the use of patronage, leaving the party 'betrayed and almost disbanded. It was time, he declared, that the party threw off some of the fossils who clung to it. Coincerning the pending bill, he said it was necessary to fight the re publicans as you fight the devil, With fire. Attempts were m'ade to satisfy the farmer with bumbuggery and false 'hood.'s giving him supposed advantages on corn and wheat, and denying him a bounty on agricultural products. 2he republicans and democrats were alike in their lip declarations for the agri cultural classes. "I am as good a dem ocrat as any man who wears shoe leather," Senator Tillman concluded, "and as I understand it means equalUy equality of burdens and equality Of opportunities." A number of amendments were of fered by democrats to the different flax paragraphs, but they were all rejected. Senator Allison, of Iowa, presented a substitute for paragraph 325, provid ing: "Single yarns made of jute, not finer than five lea, 1 cent per pound and 10 per cent, ad valorem; if finer than five lea, 1 cent and 35 per cent, ad valorem" agreed to. , On thread and twine, Senator Allison moved to substitute the rate of 14 cents per pound and cents for each lea above five. Before this was acter on. Senator Morgan, democrat, of Alabama, of fered a comprehensive amendment for a duty of 10 per cent, ad valorem on all articles on the free list, with certain stated exceptions. He contended; that all imports should bear duty, if any of them, excepting In a few absolute re quisites of life. His . examination of the free list had shown him unjustifia ble bounties to favored interests, hid den away in that list. Every article on the free list operated to the benefit of the manufacturer using it, to the ex pense of the producer of the raw ma terial. All of the enormous advantages of the free list went to the manufac turer, who to this extent enjoyed free trade. Senator Chandler remarked that Sen ator Morgan had now joined Senator Bacon, going even to the point of tak ing not only cotton, but all articles from the free list. Senator Jones, of Arkansas, contend ed that an ideal protective tariff, pro tecting all alike, would be tof no in terest to any one as, If it benefitted all alike, no one would care for it. A pro tective tariff must protect some classes more than others to maintain popular ity. He criticised the entire flax sched ule as designated to place a heavy bur den on the poor, who used the low grades of goods, and relieve the bur dens on the high grades used by peo ple of wealth. He moved to reduce the rate on flax hackled . to. 14 cents , per pound rejected and the bouse rates on hackled and- unhackled .flax were then agreed to. On tow of flax (323), Senator Allison moved to substitute $20 per ton for the committe rate of cent per pound agreed to. - Senator Morgan turned his attention to a legislative 'body that "used to sit at the national capi'tol, about 200 feet from us." The members of this body were men of leisure, meeting only twice a week, in accordance with a rule in defiance of the constitution. He called attention to the fact that the pending bill failed to repeal the in come tax. It w'as a remarkable omis sion, he declared. The supreme court had set aside the law and yet it was left on the statute books so that In time, with a change in the court, the unrepealed law could Ibe sustained. He withdrew his amendment as to the free list with a view of offering it when that point was reached. Without completing, paragraph 327, the bill was laid aside at 5 o'clock and after an executive session the senate adjourned. ' Killed by a Cyclone Lincoln, Neb., June 18. Four boys were killed, and five persons seriously injured by a tornado ,which destroyed, buildings connected with the state institution for feeble minded this afternoon. Much dam age was done to property in the city and surrounding country. Ottumwa, Iowa, June 18. A small cy clone passed aver Rose Hill, a village in Keokuk county, this afternoon, touching the ground in several places just outside the town. The damage done was con fined to trees and outbuildings. Another cyclone of somewhat greater violence passed six miles east of Oskaloosa. Its path was over two miles in length and fifty yards in width. The damage was slight, however, being confined to fences, trees and outbuildings. At Asnieres the cyclone worked havoc. Three persons were killed and twenty se riously injured. V ' - A Dsstructlve Storm. Indianapolis, I.nd.. June 18. Later re turns received from both the north- and western portion of the state indicate that last night's storm, which did not cease until this mornig, did much damage. A telegram from Greer Castle says that reports from the country up to noon show that large quantities of valuable timber were destroyed, huge trees being twisted off at their roots. Farm fencing and stock suffered severely, and two large barns, valued at $1,000 each, were destroyed by lightning. One at Hendricks station, con taining valuable live stock, was destroyed. Violent Storms in Europe. Madrid, June 18. Violent hail and rain storms have swept the- province of Sa govla, in the old Castile district. Crops have been ruined, houses have been flooded and cattle and goods have been carried away by the floods. The people are : panic stricken. Paris, June 18. A cyclone swept over the villages of Bezones and Colombes, near this city, this afternoon. Houses collapsed, trees were torn up, telegraph wires were broken, several persons injured and much general damage was done. , Secret Meeting of Cotton Seed Oil Men. Chattanooga, Tenn., June 18,-r-A secret meeting of cotton seed oil men has just been held at Lookout inn, the proceedings of whiph the attending members have de clined to give out.- Enough has been learned, however, to state that the ques tion of prices and production was con sidered ar1 that a quasi trust was dis cussed, "whether it was formed or net is not definitely known. SENATOR BUTLER ALREADY LATINO BIS PLAKB FOR THE CAMPAIGN OF 1SSS Offiees Created tar Hungry Politicians by the Board of Afrlenltnre XJrely Soenes atCauensee of the Board Water Mains towered rwithout Cutting off the Water, Railway Commission to Meet to Assess Railways Etc The Cumberland Dis pensary. . Messenger Bureau, Park Hotel, Raleigh, N. C, June 18. A republican from Washiirgtlon con firms' the news that Senators Butler and Prttohard have made friends; that Pritchard said: "Yes, We conc'-ded tb make up and stop our foolis-i-rss;" that Butler sees he can't make any combination with the democra'ts and that he intends to have complete fu sion wfth the republicans in North Car olina in 1898; that in this he sees his o'nly chance for re-election. The board of agriculture held a short meeting this morning and then ad journed until Ostober. Some of the members want to meet four times, a year instead of twice, so as to make twenty-four days attendance annually. At this morning's session Mewbbrne, Ramsey and Bailey were appointed a committee t'o confer with the gov ernor's council and urge that the board of agriculture be allowed to have its own printing done in its own way. Maultby, Joyce and Browning were ap pointed as the committee on immigra tion and will put themselves in com munication with the various railways operating in this state. 'For ten years or more the policy of tihe board has been against foreign immigration. De sirable Immigrants from other parts of this country have Always been warmly welcomed. At 'the caucuses of the republican and populist members of the 'board of agriculture this week there have been some lively scenes. Allen held the bal ance of power. He had wanted to. .be the steward of the agricultural college. He did not get that place, so he claimed a place under the board of agriculture. He declared he would not Vote with his friends, unless he was given a place. So he was given a clerksbip, the place being created for ihim, just as one was created for Hill E. King, another mem ber of the board. Some of tbJe board wanted to give the college $13,000 a year for making the fertilizer analyses, but finally $10,000 was agreed on. Place hunters were very active. Jr. McGeachy, assistant physician at the insane asylum, who left here last week tb make Atlanta bis home, will return here next week and may locate at Raleigh. Superintendent McPheeters, of tlhe Raleigh water Works, has successfully lowered 750 feet, of 24 -inch waiter (main without cutting off the water supply. A cutting down of a street grade three, feet necessitated a corresponding loW erin'g of the pipe. Several engineers contended that it could not be done without cutting off the water. Some republicans are making tihe most strenuous efforts to have Stewart Bros., of Winston, retained as the pub lic printers. The sheriff of Yancey is in a critical condition. His horse, a stallion, at tacked, bit and trampled him. The railway commission is notified Ho meet June 30th, to begin the assess ment of all railway, steamboat, tele graph, canal, telephone and Pullman car property. The dispensary question, so far as Cumberland county is concerned, is In a peculiarly interesting stage. . To morrow there will be argument before Judge Mclver, and the sheriff, treasurer and commissioners will bave to shoW cause why they should not be enjoined from establishing a dispensary, the al legation being that it is unconstitu tional. It is asserted that if the anti dispensary people carry the day the commissioners wUll decline to grant license to barrooms for two years and keep the county dry. Under the law they are given discretion as to grantlnig license. . 'Mrs.. Guerry, whb sold a big portrait of Senator Vance to the state last March, is now trying to sell a copy of it to Ash'eville. ' Work is now in progress on tihe ex tension of the Aberdeen and 'Fayettes ville railway. John Blue is the sole owner of this road. , Miss Fanny Cobb, daughter of Rev. N. B. Cobb, died at Chapel Hill yes terday. Her body was brought here. Tne Davis Monument Association. , Richmond, Va., June 18. The ques tion has been raised whether the Jef ferson Davis Monument Association has any longer a legal existence. Ac cording to its charter it must hold an election of officers each. year. This, it is claimed, has not been done. The re mains lot Mr. Davis were removed to this, city under the auspices of the as sociation, which has considerable money in bank to the credit of the Davis monument fund. The officers of the association here have no idea that failure of election invalidates -the char ter. Every act of the executive com mittee has been approved by a com mittee of the United Confederate Vet erans, which is over the executlce com mittee, and has 'been elected regularly each year. The matter will be careful ly looked Into tomorrow. A Cyclone at Durham. Charlotte, N. C, June 18. At 6 o'clock this afternoon a cyclone swept over West Durham. The Baptist church was com pletely wrecked. There was no insurance. The large two-story storage house of the Erwin cotton mills was blown down and the stacks of cotton cloth stored there were soaked with rain. The loss la con siderable. Several small cottages were blown down, and much 'damage -done in a lesser degree. No fatalities were re ported, Spalding Acquitted. Chicago, June 18. Charles W. Spalding. ex-president of the defunct Globe Savings DanK ana ex-treasurer or tne state uni versity, was today acquitted of the charge or embezzlement. The verdict was a gen eral surprise, as the instructions f the 1 court to the jury left scarcely any chance ror an acquittal. The nrst words uttered by Spajding after the verdict had been read in court were: "Well, this is a sur prise. ,. Not to Fress the Hawaiian Treaty. Washington, June 18. Senator Davis, chairman of -the senate committee on foreign relations, safld today that he would-net make an effort to press the Hawaiian treaty to final consideration in the senate during the present sesu sion of congress. Royal makes the food pare. wholesome and dclteteitt PQUDZR Absolutely Pure ROYAU. BAKING POWDER CO W YORK. RIP Wattted X Rlec? of property north of Market street and west of Sev "dUtCU enth street to sell for, ay $1,000 to $1250. Wnntpd customer for a nice residence with all improvements not uaniCU tr from corner Seventh and Dock. ""fwemenn not Wanted neiyl Brid, . Wanted "5Li?T Wan ten to ouy any one of 18 J. lJzr pries from $60 to $4,W0, all south Bite at $700 and one nlaca at u m TUw 5 . :! Wanted ICS'aS REAL ESTATE AGENT R S I have Just sold the Properry on We are continually DO I II ments of Shirts and can satisfy the most fas- xiaious tastes. lercnom Tailors, ctoiniers WHITE GOODS. Having anticipated the , popularity of White Goods for the Summer season, we have been con tinually ordering new goods every week, and -we can safely say without we have in stock as good as any house in the South, consisting of Long Cloth, Cambric, India Linens, Linen Lawns, Linen Cambrics, Dotted Swiss, Victoria Lawns, Silk Mulls, Organdies, Batiste, English Nainsooks. Plaid Muslins, Dimities, Nainsooks, Cotton Duck, Linen Duck and Piques, Laces aud Embroideries in endless variety at very reasonable prices. The ladies are especially in vited to call. No trouble to show goods. Joliiisoii cIEOre ill MARKET STREET. m. S. ARMSTRONG, PBESDENT THE IIATIOHAL BAM OF WILHIHGTOH, 4s the youngest Bank In the city, we feel very graceful for the large amount of business that has been given us, and we Ipromise.our friends to look after their interests to the very best of ourjabf lity. cNo Interest Paid on Deposits, o t , - I We are anxious for new business and hope you will join us, as we will doi as well for you as any Bank in the State. After a little more than two years business we have paid $6,000 in Dividends, $10,000 to Surplus and $3,000 Undivided Profits. N t Resources $4 10,000. DIRECTORS: GEOJ R. FRENCH, WILLIAM C ALDER CHAS. E. BORDEN, JNO. S. ARMSTRONG, GABRIEL HOLMES, HUGH MACRAE, j JAMES H. CHADBOURN, Ja BUILDING WE AEE UNQUESTIONABLY HEADQUAHTEKS FOB; i Iflll 1 p lira SASH, DOORSJAND BLINDS' Looks. Hinges. Nalis and Builders IHardwarev Let us figure on your wants. Competition of any and all points can be met by the R.- JAGOBI HARDWARE COMPANY- 2 SOUTH FRONT STREET.". I ' J : e5g nUAs a nMnw .(.. i. south of Market street, and one Market street on Seventh. I am making sales AND NOTARY PUBLIC. Market street advertised last week. Tour stock is a paradise for them. Every fabric suited to the purpose is represented. Linen Crash, Wool Crash,G-en-uine Silk Pongcos, Flannels, Mohairs and Alpacas, Super light Skeleton! Serges and a score of materials which ,we cannot name for want of space. THIN COATS AHD VESTS for Doctors, Lawyers, Ministers,- Bankers, Merchants, Business Men. everybody. We will continuejour cut on Mer chant Tailoring for another week. This is a rare opportu nity, take advantage of it. receiving new ship ond Gems' Fonners, WHITE GOODS. fear of contradiction that selection of White Goods' Persian Lawns, French F. R. HAWES, CASHIER C. W.l YATES, J. G. L-IGIESCHEN, WM. E. WORTH. WlLLIAMIGILCHRISTi SUPPLIES I JUST A FEW THINGS. Suits Made to Measure way dawn. Droo in and get prices. Selkirk Randon Under wear $1.25 per suit; Fancy Colored Tuck Underwear $1.25 per suit; Baby Blue Bal briggan Underwear $1.00 per suit: Combe Egyptian Underwear $1.00 per suit; Brown Dressed Lisle Thread Shirts $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 50c; Belts, all styles 15c to $1.25; Children's All Wool Suit $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; Jmtn Boston-Garters 10c; Office Coats 50c; Men's Black Sicilian Coats $3.00; Boy'a $1.50, Men's All Wool Stripe Cheviot Pants $3.00; Bicycle Suits $4.00; Bicycle Hose 75c. Everything marked down. I I
The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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June 19, 1897, edition 1
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