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VOL. X. NO. 309. WILMINGTON, N. C TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1897. PRICE 5 CENTS. 'TELEGBAjfHIU SUMMAKY ; THE STATE. The grand lodge of Masons ia to mawt at "Washington on the 29th intant.- ' Dr. ,A.bbot?t, of the railway commission, is notified by telegraph that the commission is to meet tomorrow; It. Is said business of Importance will be taken up. Mem bers of the association of academies and high schools are assembling for the meet ing In Italeigh. -The secretary of state licenses the Guarantors' Finance Com pany, of Philadelphia. Th proposition to put all insurance companies under federal control will, the state treasurer says, deprive this state of $90,000 annu ally. Superintendent Green, of the Southern railway, will not go to the Sea board Air Line.' DOMESTIC. 1A boat washes upon Rockawav beach with four men in it, frozen and uncon scious; they. -will probably recover Pro fessor Alexander Melville Bell, of Edin- burg, father of the inventor of the tele , phone, ia to be married in New York to Mrs. H. G. Shelby, of Toronto. The ; president expects to make an extended f western tour next summer. The com- '. mlssloner of pensions issues an order " .' which will expedite the disposition. . of pension claims. The Krag-Keynolds Company, wholesale grocers, of Indian apolis, make an assignment; the Assets are about 4UU,uuo and liabilities $250,000. The Chicago grand Jury indiots, C.N. i Charnley for embezzlement. Distin- I rulshed men are gathering at Cleveland, ' unio, tor tne session oi the American . Hlstorica! Association Kid McCoy a 1 1 fin crca T7i tv-iimmnna tew a fiwit tt f i ! finish, for the middle-weight champion- ship. The steamship Lamberts (Point, Norfolk to Livernool . nut In at fit. 'Jnhn Y with her cargo of cotton on Are. -The, ' Overman Wheel Com nan v. of OheROnee x tFalls, Mass-., assigns, with liabilities of v-9.000 and-assets of $1,318,000. In New ; Yora one man is dead and another dying in consenjvence of drinking corrosive sub limate by smistake for whiskey.-The t ! belated tramp, steamship Llanthony ar- ; jflves in New Tfork. Mayor VanWyck appoints J. W. Keller for commissioner of department of cxaritles. At Wilkes- , ibarre, Pa., two miners fall 450 feet and their bodies are dashed to pieces. The arrangements have been made for the purchase of the Memphis and Charleston railroad by the Southern. In the peni tentiary at Caldwell, N. J., one prisoner attempts suicide, but is rescued; about . the same time another attempts it as a ' joke on the keepers but is not reached , in time to prevent death. H. G. Burt, of the Chicago and Western road. Is to :" be the new president of the Union Pa-, cific. Six men are injured by an ex- plosion in a mine near Scranton,' Pa ' The suits by the New York state au thorities against the Armours for, $1,700, 000 for shipping unmarked oleomargarine j Into the state, are about to collapse. ' The federal- government Is informed through perfectly reliable sources that there is actual starvation among the Cubans and the people are asked to con-, tribute to their relief; instructions are given as to how to forward articles and Consul General Lee gives a list of the things most needed. At Cincinnati, a' j tils children's ingratitude. The -liability ! of Mr. Singerley, or tne Chesnut Street " banks amounts to $2,650,000; the plan to settle ' up the banks is to issue Record slock. At umcago .bits. Mary Anaerson . and two children are asphyxiated by il- , juminauiig gas. , FOREIGN.' Turkey explains to Greece that the re cent firing on a Greek gunboat was due to a misunderstanding. The officers of the German schoolship Stein at Havana are banqueted by General Blanco. The police of Havana have arrested Senor Boroete, a former provincial deputy, on .the steamer Washington. The Spanish 'government shows much feeling over a recent note, from Minister Woodford on the situation in Cuba; it is in reply to PpaJn's answer to the note of Minister Woodford delivered soon after his arri val In Madrid. -It is thought the new Cuba n cabinet will be announced this ' week. A bomb is exploded in the Ger man theatre at C-lmutz, Moravia; little damage, is done. England declines the proposals of .our government to enter into an agreement, as to sealing with the United States, Russia and Japan. t Miss Allie Hughes, Norfolk, Va., was frightfully burned on the face and neck. Fain was Instantly relieved by De Wltt's V.r'Uch Hazel Salve, which heal ed the injury without leaving a scar It Is the famous oile remedy. R. Bellani7. . The Shooting Was Accidental George Armstrong, the colored (boy, (who was accidently shot on Christmas iby Mr. J. J. 'Burnett, the photographer. Ha getting along quite well. Mayor Wright discharged Mr. Burnett, as the shooting was shown to be" an accident. J. A. Perkins, of Antiquity," O., was for thirty years needlessly tortured by physicians for the cure of eczema. He was quickly cured by using De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve, th famous healing jsalve for piles and skin diseases. R. R. Bellamy. Death at St. Pauls Mr. iNeil McKinnon received a tele gram yesterda.y of the death of his aunt, Miss Herietta McGeaohy, of St. Paul. He left yesterday to attend"the funeral. Mrs. Mary JBlrd, Harrisburg, Pa., says: "My child is worth millions to me; yet I would have lost her by croup had I not invested twenty-five cents in a bottle of One Minute Cough Cure." It cures coughs, colds, and all throat, land lung troubles. R. R. Bellamy. Arrival of a Belated Steamer New Tork, December 27. The belated tramp steamer Lrtanthony Abbri, which left Dunkirk on November 27tih arrived Jn port today after a tempestuous pas page of thirty days. Captain Townsend reported that aibout three tons of coal vas all that was left In the 'bunkers and the sipply of provisions was. just suffi cient to last them into' port. Captain Townsend said that the weather con Bisted of a succession of westerly gales with tremendous seas. For several days the vessel made no progress, bat tling with ferocious seas. Mr. M. B. Ford, Ruddeil's, 111., suf fered for eight years from dyspepsia and chronic constipation and was final ly cured by using DeWltt's Little Ear Jy Risers, the famous little pills for all etomach. and liver troubles. R. R. Bel : Jamy. , - ( Distinguished Men Gathering Cleveland, Ohio, December 27. Distin guished men are beginning to flock to the city to attend th meetings of the American Historical Association, which opens here tomorrow. It will be the first meeting ever held west of the Allegheny mountains. The local committee on ar rangements "has prepared a most elab orate programme for the entertainment of the delegates. The principal event on the programme is a discussion of cur rency reform by Lyman J. Gage, secre tary of the treasury. 1 Regrsl makes the fod pure, 8 I wboJesose and delicious. I 1 fln ? Absolutely Puro BsnBBHHasBsseasaaBBBBsm RUSSELL WRATHY AT THE IDEA OF COMMISSIONER ABBOTT REVOLTING .. . ! v Otho 'Wilson Expects the Congresslon. 1 Nomination Complaints Against Ntw England Mill Insurance Companies Writ ing "Orerbead" Insurance A New Yorl ei's Offer to Deposit Mon.y In Ralel.h Bank Loge Harris Predicts Fusion in Next Campaign' (Messenger Bureau, Raleigh, N. ?., Iec. 27. ' When Governor 'Russell1 yesterclay beard some persons Intimate that Dr. Ahiboit't. would -not perhaps recognize Caldwell and. Pearson, 'the governor's appointees aa railway commissioners, he waxed, wroth, awd said: 1 'Abbott (bothers me I Will jump him, too." This la a threat of suspension. The "bars' hlave fbeen let down by the supreme court and there ia no telling now; to what length mabtera may go! At the office of United States Mar shal Carroll tft Is eaM that they'do not i expect the newly aroointledi marshal, H trvnckeTv m i!kp rthare-e "before 1 c' '1ocltry. to-taxe dharge tyezore the end oft " January. The present clerks expect to remain ra office, unkler ivn snVfoa ni?i. It Is learned from populists that Ofcho Wilson confidently expects the populist nomination ' for congress In this dSs- trlct. It is trnterestlrtg to lcnow Avhat will "be the attiitud'e of the republicans toward him. He now affiliatea wfth the republican wln'g of the populists The secretary of sitate Is reiceprarg stronigr complaints of 'tlhe mjaiDBer 5n which the New England, mill insuraJnce companies are wrttinig "overhead In surance" in this state. Agents 5n ..North Carolina say thousands upon, thou sands of dollars are thus taken out as premiums, while the state cannot get a penny in taxes. !A!t the next fire In which there Is such insurance some body will be caught. 'A New Yortc man wrote to a. Wank there today asldnig if tt would, receive $50,000 on d'epositt; not sutojeet to check, and iglve him 4 per cent, interest on it. The bank people replied, no. 'The farmers are holding' the bulk of their cotton throughout this geotion. Relatively little has been marketed. J. C. L. Harris, who is regarded as one of the nearest men to the governor, says 'that fusion oif populists next year with the requWicans on the 1896 basis, may be regarded as a certainty. The way he puts' it Is that the democrats have driven the populists to the repub licans. ' . Aftorney R, O. Burton, of counsel for the Wilsons, railway coanmissioners, says he is well pleased w'ith the status of their case. He and the other coun sel evidently expect the United : States supreme court, to take a "different View of the matter from that taken -by the state courts. Cadet William Home, son of Mr. Ashley Home, died at the Rex hospital here Saturday night, of exhaustion fol lowing a lonig attack of typhoid fever. from Oxford, where hie -was at school. His funeral was held yesterday after noon at Clayton. , There was another" sleet yesterday morning, and In some parts of the state it was very heavy. - . The railway officials say the holiday travel was so (heavy as to break the records. .'. ;'.' ; , The gathering of pujbl'ic school super visors here nex Thursday will be a large one "The programme is well ar ranged. It is said that the oldest preacher in active service in the United States is 'Rev. James Needham, of Gaston coun ty, WtTO WlH WeW yaars okl nmint -TWiayy Judge Purn'ell says he hopes at the adjourned term of the United States cour't here to ahve Judges iSimon'ton. and Goff both present. Uttle or nothing Is doing ait the state departments. The executive office is closed, 'the governor and the clerks be ing away. '"Nothing Is going on at the railway commission office. Pearson is Were, but Caldwell went home Satur day. 'Abbott will be here Wednesday. X The selection of Vice, President A. E. Sttevenson, a North Carolinian by de scent, to make the 20t!h of May ad dress at Charioitte, when the eorn'er stone of 'the monument to the signers of the Mecklenburg declaration of Inde pendence will be laid, Is, well received Iby the people of the s'tate. The North CaroMna cotton mills ore bing -well, and good dividends, it seems, will toe the rule and not the ex ception next month. John R. Smith came "back from his home a't Goldsboro today. He left this afternoon for the Roanoke- farm to make on inventory, Cotton picking will go on until well along into Febru ary. More is picked now than was ever raised on the farm before per haps. When a man Is suffering with an aching head, a sluggish body, when his muscles are lax and lazy, his brain dull, and his stomach disdaining food, he will, if wise, heed these warnings and resort to the right remedy, before It Is too late "Parker's Sarsaparilla' thd "King of Blood Purifiers' makes the appetite keen and hearty-Trinvigo rates the liver purifies the blood and fills it with the life-giving elements of the food. It is . a wonderful blood mtker ard flesh builder. Sold by J. C, Shepard, J. H, Hardin and H, L. Fen Uissv . To Expedite Dlapocttioa of Pension Claims Washington, Decemiber 27. JA . new order, the enforcement of which it is believed will expedite $he -disposition of pension -claims now pending, has (been issued by Commlsslonr Bvone, of of the pension office. It is as follows-; "Hereaf ter cladms for Increase of pen sltoft will not be considered' within twelve months . from the 1'asfc action1 allowance or rejection," "Tire -necessity for he sw .rder, r2 ,rrn!!r.IT i.uuay, sj""3 laiiscy uuv yi.urc made on the office for a statement of the sta'ttls of pending cases by members of jpongress. These calls have Xo be nswered- to the exclusion of the other claims pending' which should be taken up in their wder, ft Is only fair to those eases which Wave Rt bad any consideration that they should "be t'aken yp as promptly as possible." . j ... r- ; t . ' The Union FtcUc'i New President Ti&w York, recemtoer 2T.r4t of ficially amiouneed that Horace G. Burt, third president 'of the-. Chicago and Northwestern Railway Oorobahy, has been selected for the presidency of the Union Pacific railroad company. Mr. t$urt' selection as president i's expect ed'to carrv-Snto effect! the policy de- termined upon .toy he re-organization that Mr. dark when it was supposea would be able to continue in the man nn.sfHfe "fwi' t Clark'f inabitf ty bemuse of" fJJ duties and responsLD!13 &1Y? service. Men Injured in a Mine Explosion Scranton, Pa., December 27. Six mten were seriously injured by an explosion of gas today in the Bellevue shaft of the Delaware and Lackawanna com pany. John Aflexaiide'r, a laborer,; and. John O'Brien were so badly hurt that they may die. Alexander was fright fully burned and both- of O'Brien's hips were broken. The explosion, which, is thought to have -been caused by a lamp occurred, in a gangway of Che fourteen feet vein, where eighteen roen -were working. . SSCHOOIifTEACHE RS' MEETINGS Three to be Held This Week Grand Lodge of Masons to Meet Kail way Commission to Meet Superintendent Green to Stay With the Southern (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C., December 27 The grand lodge of Masons is called to meet at Washington on the 29th instant to lay the corner stone of the Methodist Epis copal church. A telegram was sent Ir.Abbott today, notifying him that the railway commis sion meets Wednesday. He is at Wash ington, D. C. It is said that If he does not come, Pearson and Caldwell will pro-, ceed with the business, which, it seems, Is to be of considerable importance. iSome members of the association of academies and high schools arrived here today to attend the meeting tomorrow and Wednesday. The association of city school superintendents meets at Greens boro the same days, and the state super intendent of public instruction says most of those who attend it will come here to the county superintendents' conven tion Thursdajn. He has specially invited 'both bodies . to attend the latter conven tion; '. , " " :-!;- .' The1 secretary of state licenses : the Guarantors' Finance Iusurance Compa ny, of Philadelphia. He has received a copy of the bill introduced in" the United States senate by Senator Piatt, to place all insurance companies under national supervision,, and says if it becomes a law it will cut North Carolina out oi $90, 000 annually. " . " " It is said that the rumor thatSuper intendent W. H. Green, so long with the Southern railway, is to leave it and go to the Seaboard, is unfounded, but that, in stead, he. will be promoted. Mechanics Home Association The names of "buildin'g associations" given this. class of institutions in our city is certainly ' misleading, for they do not build houses, neither do they ibuy or own real estate. They are really savings and loan associations. They differ from savings 'banks in the. important respect that the depositors are the stockholders, and they only have the privilege 'by their votes of choosing' from- among - themselves the governing Aboard of the association. The loans made are of tiwo classes, viz: etock loans, to those wishing to borrow an amount not larger than they have paid In, for which, they pledge their stock; the other Is realvestate loans, to those wishing to borrow the par value of their stoclc-lOO a share thus an ticipating its value at maturity, paying interest at 6 per cent, per annum, and securing the association against loss by giving mortgage upon the real es tate, approved by the board of ..direc tors. . ; ' Taking as a guide the experience of the Mechanics' Home Association, of this city, one of the largest in the state, wielding a larger capital than most of the banks in this state, we find, that in the four series already paid out iby them, in no Instance has loans cost he borrower as much as 5 per cent, per samum: the reason is that the stock of borrower shares in"?e ,pil JJ1 ? s as "ie stock of those Who do noit barrow. To the wage earners andj salaried, men. the Mechanics' Home Association com mends itself as the very best place to deposit his weekly or monthly savings, earning, as it does for him, more than can possibly be obtained in any savings bank, and givlnig epual: facilities for withdrawing his money out .of it at any moment. All the Weekly receipts. tooth of dues and interesit, domimences working for the stockholders as soon as paid in, and by the compounding of Interest, these great results are achieved. You ca easily see how safe is the money you Lnves't in the edhainCS Tlmdiit- Assocfeotroirr aair ty one "of our most conservative and experienced business, - men, assisted by a board equally as prudent and care ful, comprising leading 'business men well known to the community. This association has now open a new series of stock, which will commence January, 1st, -Apply in- time, .while there are stfipe shares still untaken, to either Mr. 'Nathaniel Jacobl, president, or to Mr. W. M. Cumming at the office of the association. Read the adver'tise ment of the association in this paper. It is easy to catch a cold and just as easy to get rid of it If you commence early to use -. One Minute- Cough Cure. It cures coughs, colds, bronchitis, pneu monia and all throat and lung troubles. It is pleasant to "take, safe to use and sure to cure. R. R. Bellamy. Still Defirs Arrest! We mentioned that Bd. Fisher, colored who was convicted at the last term of the circuit criminal court and was serv ing a term of twelve months in the county work house, for stealfing lead, escaped a couple montihs ago "and h as since been at large about the city, de fylng arrest. IA Tew weeks ago, it wm be remembered, Mr. James Noble, fore man Ait the work house, attempted to arrest him,: but be resisted and hurt Mr, Noble .with, his own pistol, the chamber hyjng come out. He got away. ' " ; Last evening about 6 o'clock Mr.Noble came upon him in Mr. Martin Sohnib ben's store' on' Seventh and Nixon streets. He wen t up to Fisher and told him ,pB cnsder himself under arrest. The convict slapped at 5m, but be jumped out - of the way. Mr. Nobi'e c.a'Hed on John Fisher, uncle of Fisher, to aid in Ijis arrest and he obeyed, but (Bd. Fisher continued to resist and kicked at Mr. Noble. John ffMsher took hold of him and Mr. Noble says toe started to put the band cuffs on h'lm, but Mr. Schhibben objected to the dis turbance in his store and put the crowd out. Mr. Noble then went to call for a -p iceman, but .when he came back, (the eenvict iwaf gone. , Flher declares that he vli not be taken, and tf it probable that he w'Aty be outlawed Sf he does not surrender himself. t - VIn a minute' one dose of Hart's Jls I genG f Ginger Wll will relieve any ordi nary case of feollc,' Cramps or Nausea, an unexcelled remedy - for piarrhoea, Cholera Morbus, Summer Complain rs anH all internal pains. Sold by j; C. Shepard, J. H. Hardin and H. L. Feu triss. 4 Plan to Settle Up the Chestnut Street v Banks Philadelphia, December 27 The con4. ferees selected to formulate a plan of settlement of the affairs of the Chest nut Street National bank and the Chesttnut Street Trust and Savings 'Fund Company, of wlHich William M. Singerley; proprietor of The Record, was president and which closed their doors last Thursday, tonight presented a plan for the consideration of deposit tors and creditors. The chief measure suggested is the issuance of Record stock to secure the creditors. A local news bureau sent out the fol lowing statement this afternoon : " .'.'Pron): a reliable source, -we learn that' Mr. SingerJeyJs liabilities aggre gate $2,(550,000 divided as 'follows; 'jha Ohestnjit Street National bank' $64t flOO; the Trust Company f 52,000; mort aee o rhe Record buliding; $200,000; bonds issued :Th! Record Company, $550,000; borrowed frv-fener, El klns & Kemble estate, $450,vr?; 3"a.nd total $2,650,000. - ... . ' : trlLDhmDgu; cmfwyp cmfw rdlaopj Hart's Emulsion of Cod Liver pu with Creasote and the Hypophoshites If faithfully-used, i? a specific In the treatment of weak lungs, Consumption Bronchitis, etc zeaaing physicians re i commend it Sold. by J. C Shepard, R- H, Har3m ana M-epiresf. STARYATION AMONG CUBANS NOT ONLT IMPENDING, BUT AN ACTUAL FACT President McKlnley Informed of theDls . tressing Situation from Perfectly Iielia ble Source Americans Called Upon to Tarnish Supplies How They Slay bo For warded Caosul General Tells 1i hat Articles are Most Needed j Washington, December 27. The most profound distress prevails among many thousands ofjpeople In Cuba. Starva tion not only Impends, 'but is an actual tfaet. The president has been informed of the facts from sources whose credit cannot 'be doubted.. He has "gone to the length of his constitutional power in calling the state of affairs to the atten tion of the American people. f , " The state department (has used all of its authority to mitigate the conditions there and the letter to the public sent out by Secretary Sherman the day be fore Christmas pointed out the way to further alleviate the miserable, condi tion oif recontradoes. Today(the sum of $5,000 -was received by "Assistant Secre tary Day from certain charitably dis posed persons whose names are not disclose and .this sum will be remitted by telegraph early tomorrow morning 4to Consul General Lee for disbursement among the more pressing cases. It is hoped by the department of state that the American people will come to the relief, and that promptly, by sub scriptions of money, clothing and sup plies of various kinds. The newspapers are expected to lend a generous aid in carrying forward this movement. The machinery for distribution has been provided by the state department and Consul General Lee has undertak en, with the aid of the American con sular officials in Cuba, to give personal attention to the alleviation of distress by the distribution of the gifts of the Amte-nican people. One of the line of steaimers plying between N'e-w Tork and Havana the Ward Tine it js said, has undertaken to forward any contri butions of goods to General Lee at Havana and it is believed that Ameri can railroads will do their part in carrying the goods to the seaboard. The Spanish authorities have con sented to remit all duties on relief sup plies (forwarded. The state department directs that they be sent to Consul Gen eral Lee, either money, by draft or checks, or goods. Consul General Lee tonight cabled the state department as follows just what is wanting at this juncture and his list as as follows: ' "- Summer clothing, second hand or otherwise, principally for women and children, medicine for fevers, including a large proportion of quinine; hard bread, cornmeal, bacon, rice, .potatoes, beans, peas, salt fish, principally cod fish; and canned goods, especially con densed nnilk for the starving children. Money will also be useful to secure nurses, medicines and for many other purposes. . PRISONERS HANG THEMSELVES i : J i One is Rescued in Time, Bat the Other, Who Was Attempting a Joke, Is Killed "New York, December 27. Two pris oners, Frank BarJbato. an Italian, and Harry McCaHTum, colored, attempted suicttde at about the same time in the penitentiary at Caldwell, N. J., today. McCallum, who attempted suicide as a joke, is dead. iBarbain will recover. Barbain has been ill and despondent for some ffim'e past. He fastened a strap aTTne bars or mis cen axra nuns - himself, but was discovered by a keep er before life was extinct, and was re susciated. He-admitted that he had tried tfo kill himself because he was ill and tired of living. . . When the excitement caused by Bar bain's attempt had subsided somewhat, McCallum anonunced to bis prison mates that he would play a joke on the keepers. .A few moment later a convict, in a cell adjoining McCaHum's beard the latter's cell door rattle, fol lowed by a low groan. A sbout of (warning brought the keepers to the rescue. tMdCallum .was ifiound hanging from the door. iHe - had tied one end of a strap to the bars and the other about his neck, bent his kntees under Mm and allowed his full weight to 'hang , on tlhe strap. He showed no signs of life when the keepers reached his side, though he had not been hang ing more tban a couple of minutes. The body was carried dawn stairs and a physician summoned. The physician worked 'hard over McCallum, but could not save bis life. The doctor said that' the strap must have pressed against the man's jugular vein in such, a way as. to render bini unconscious1 almost instantly,' 'toCalium was serving a sixty, days' sentence for larceny and was booked for release next Thursday. Mayor Van Wyck's Appointee New York, December 27. Mayor elect Van Wyck has selected John W. teller for commissioner of the depart ment of charities. "The place is worth $7,500 a year. Mr.' Keller was the' edi tor of Truth at the time of the appear ance of the famous Morey letter in the Garfield campaign. Later .' he became the; (managing editor of the Recorder affd when that paper suspended he went on the' staff of the Journal and Advertiser, wTltlngthe' column signed "Choily Knl'dkeji'boeker.'f . ' The Mother and Children Aspbyxla Cha'cago, December 27. Mrs. Mary Anderson and her two daughters Edith and Myrtle, aged 8 and 5 years respec tively were 'asphyxiated by illuminat ing gas in their home at No. 61, John son avenue today. The husband on re iuiWfri from wxjrk onight found the door locked. Oh' 'Vorcirlg ' 4 open found his wife and children dead in bed. Gas, was pouring from all ibe jets in the"StOYet It ls: supposed Mrs. An derson was temporarily insane. g;is ChldrenS Ingratitude Caused Suicide Clmeinnati, December 2?. 'An unusual suicide was that ' of L. W- K"'mpel, a rtalior, who was found by h" daughter dead on his work bench. He had at tached a rubber tube to the gas jet and from it inbaled the gas until he wa overcome. He was at one time quite wealthy and had divided his pro perty among his children whose ingrat itude weighed on his puud.. Western TJ versify l a- I? H Prague . Chicago, December 27. Five western universities were organized into the Western In ter-Collegiate " Base ' Bal jLeaigue in ihis city today". The fqllowV ing clubs will conipose the league: tJni versity of Michigan; Undversity of Chi cago; University of Illinois; University Wisconsin and North Western Univer sity. Comptroller Dwes to Take Charge Jan uary 1st iWasblngtoB. . Deeember' 27. oJr. Dawes, recehily appointed comptrojfer of the currency, is expected to arrive here next Thursday and to assume his now duties on January 1st. Mr. Eck els, the retiring comptroller, will leave to lake charge of the Commercial Na tional bank, of Chicago, as ffts presi dent, next Friday onornlng. , At Olmutjs, Moravja, a bomb, made of gas piping - and "filled with powder, was exploded in the German theatre. -Little damage was done, but-the incident has caused great excitement among the Ger man residents. - - -;. . SPAIN INCENSED At the Tone of a Recent Note to Her For eign Office from Minister Woodford on the Situation In Cnba IW ashington, December 27L The offi cials there are somewhat surprised at the exhibition of feeling at Madrid over the latest note of Minister Woodford, delivered to the Spanish foreign office the day before Christmas.- While the note itself will mot be made public at present,, it is said that there is no rea son whatever why it sbould ibe with held, save the fact that the preceding steps in tlhe negotiations "-have not yet seen the Tight ; in the newspapers and It is desirable when a publication is made to preserve the complete chain of events in natural order : 'Possibly the correspondence will be shortly called for by congress, fin which case, it Is not likely to be wlthbeld on grounds of public policy. The last note presented bji Minister Woodford was m answer to r"the .Spanish note called forth by Mr. Woodford's very iflrst note after bis arrival at Madrid. . In the Initial note the United States minister" pointed out the interest of his country in an early termination of the present struggle in Cuba and asked when such a conclusion could be ex pected. The Spanish government in Its reply 'acknowledged our interest in tha matter, but suggested, after stating what it intended to do to ameliorate conditions Jin Cuba, that -the United States oujd best exercise its good of fices by stopping filibustering. ; To this Mr.' Woodford responded with his note of last "week. It is said to be a purely argumentative statement of the position taken by the United States and the facts set out are substantially those so strongly drawn In the. presi dent's message to congress, of which it: was suppposed the Spanish public had been fully advised through the newspa pers. The most forcible statement in the note is based upon the facts col lected and published recently by. the United States ereasury department, ex hibiting the great expenses jto which the United - States had been put by reason of its efforts to patrol an enor mous coast line in the pursuit of a few filibusterers and the remarkable suc cess of the government officials In stopping these expeditions, as contrast ed with the feeble efforts of the Span ish authorities to maintain a patrol around the island of Cuba All of these facts were Included in Mr. Woodford's note, and while he put them in his own language in presenting them to the Spanish foreign office, it Is said that the statements concern only events that have already been touched upon. According to an official announce ment, the, government considers that the Spanish press attaches too great importance to the Woodford note. The government, says the announcement, con'tiruuea to regard 'America's attitude as correct despite "certain statements in the note requiring refutation." Saelng the Armours for 91,700,000 lAlbanyj N. Y., December . 27. The state department of agriculture, .the attorney-general's office and the spe cial counsel engaged in the prosecution of Ithe Armours, of Chicago, for damages-amounting to $1,700,000 for viola tions of. the dairy kws in the distri bution of ? oleomargarine throughou t tb. stake, " find themselves In a pre dicament that seems to foreshadow failure to ; fconvict. When a recent court ordext Vas promulgated giving She state "colrnsel the right to examine the books ofe the various railroad- com panies for evidence as to shipment", -St was believed that the conviction of the Armours would be easily accomplished. It is found, however, that .the same court order refuses the state a change of ; venune ad compels the commission ers of agriculture and the state coxrn sel toprosecute the suits of wMch t ii ere -itrfc'-.tt , ' "jtibo which the violation Is said toliave ote 'curred. This would mean endless liti gation without prospect of result. Some time ago the 'Armour people sought to maks an arrangement with the state authorities whereby, if the' suits were dropped, they would agree to pay a certain amount and promise not-to de liver any more unmarked oleomargar ine in the state. The proposition has been submitted to the governor and while he believes that the prosecution should go on if tb'ere Ss any chance to convict, as a lawyer he is inclined: to the idea that the. lacceptance of . the proposition' will be In the end the more advantageous to the state.. Why alliw yourself to be slowly tor tured at the stake jaf disease? Chills and Fever, will undermine, and event ually break down the strongest consti tution. Febri-Cura (Sweet . Chill Tonic with Iron) Is more effective than quin nie, and being combined with iron is an excellent Tonic and Nerve medicine. It is pleasant to take, and is sold under positive guarantee r to cure or money "just as good" kind don't effect cures. Sold by J. C. Shepard, J. H. Hardin and H. L. Fentress1 Death from a Peculiar Explosion Chicago, December, 27. An explosion in a storage house of the Independent Brewery today caused the death of Theodore Winkafsky. Louis Immeand Leonard Scoller will also probably die of their Injuries. The men were putt ting a coat' "of hard enamel on 'the in terior of the vat which had a capacity og 1,200 barrels. Wlnkofsky was hold ing an incandescent light near the side of the vat. He accidentally struck it against" the iron. The buljb was spat' tered and alcoholic vapors thrown off by the "enamel exploded, He was thrown through a manhole and Instant ly killed. . The other two men; were thrown down and could not be rescued until all the enamel had been consum ed. Mrs. Stark, Pleasant Ridge, O., says: "After two doctors gave up my boy to die, I saved him from croup by using One Minute Cough Cure,"'Tt is the quickest and moat certaintremedy for coughs, colds and all throat a-l lung troubles. .H. R. Bellamy . Stabbed His Brother-tn.Law ITavreville, December 27. William Etolaa was stabbed to the heart with, a knife and kfljed tpnight by (William Daly, his brother-in-law, who had lived with (Mm twenty'years. Daly is in jail charged with murder. The men were about 70 years old. They attended a wake last night and came home- quar reling and showing the effect of liquor. At noon they went out, together and drank more liquor. On returning haine the men renewed their, alteration'" and toward evening begim to' fight savage iy. Mrs. Dotan ran from the house tp call friends and when she; returned With several neighbors Dolan lay 'dead on' the floor". TCilti'f. narrow slit'in'his breast over tbe bp. T Ryan had' 6q to the house of a neighbor where he an. nounced that he bad killed iDolan. 1 They Drank Corrosire Sublimate (New York, December 27. (A week ago a gang of furniture movers came upon a demijohn, labeled "pur rye, whiskey'' in a house fr'om which tkey-ere'-cacrx-ing the' f urrilturW. "They drahic of the fontinis and as'a result Jamef Flanhi-" gan is dead and Patrick McNulty is dying, while three other men are recov ing after a severe illness. The demi john contained corrosive sublimate. "Ton need Cod Liver Oil, you say but think you can't take It? Try "Mqr rhuvJn" ft perfect ?Wine of Cod Liver ?il.;' . Tou gefaU the virtu of the 6ir. without the disagreeable effects! Sold by J. C. Shepard, J. H. Hardin and H: I Fentress. a.'j-XJAMUA.jl - " ' ' " CAH DEFY THE WORLD RUSSELL 3 STRATEGIC MOTE ON " THE CHINA COAST She Seizes Kin Chan, a Walled City Which Commanded the Entrance to Several Im portant Rivers Means Practical Fosses lion of Cores and Manchuria Bnsslm Sends More Cruisers and Marines to Her Fleet in Chlnn Waters 1 St. Petersburg, December 27. The Rus sians have occupied Kin-Chau,. north , of Port Arthur. San Francisco, December 27. Ell T. Sheppard, who .bas recently returned from China, where he held an official posi tion, commenting upon the' reported oc cupation of Kin-Chau by Russia, said to day: S , ! "Kin-Chau Is an important walled city (not an open port), at the head of the gulf of Lau Tung and it commands the mouth of tho river Yalloo, where the great naval battle! between the Japanese and the Chinese Was fought, and the other important rivers vehlch flow into the gulf. It is about equi-dlstance be tween the mouth of Yalloo river and the terminus of the great' wall of Chin, It commands - the railway system recent ly constructed from TienTsin to the cap ital of Manchuria, and is of pre-eminent importance aa -a strategic position. The seizure of the- port shows that Russia has practically, taken possession of Corea, Manchuria and the gulf of Lau Tung, and it possesses a significance which Will cause consternation among the diplo mats In the world. Its situation is such that its possession practically . places Russia in a position to defy the world." Odessa, December 27. It is reported that two first-class cruisers with a large number of extra marines have been or dered to join the Russian squadron in Chinese waters; ANOTHER LADY SUICIDE Miss Annie Wells, A Prominent Young Lady of Washington City Takes Her Own Life With a Pistol A special dispatch from Washington, D. C, to Ttie' Baltimore Sun of yester day, says: j ' Miss Annie Virginia Wells, daughter of j uuge jiewis . w ens, a prominent at torney of this city, committed ; suicide early this morning by shooting herself through the heart. IShe had hfn in ill liAalth f-wr. and had suffered with an affection of the eyeswnicn naa greatly depressed her. The suicide of .Miss Leila Herbert last week also added to Miss Wells' depres sion of spirits, and she derived a morbid satisfaction from discussing the- details of that event. Dr. W. W. Johnson, who attended Miss Herbert, was also attend ing Miss Wells, and she plied him with such eager questions concerning Miss Herbert that the physician, fearing the subject was affecting her mind, forbade her to consider it. These causes, acting upon a mind already unbalanced by ill ness, are thought to have prompted her rash act. - - . - - - ...vwu,. . when she determined. -to take her life. The means were not available there, and she proceeded to her brother's room wiiere gne iouna a loaaed pistol. With this sha shot lifirslf .In, tKa bullet piercing her heart. - - -' - tier mptner, who found her lying on the floor arnnsfvl tho. hiuiwhnli anA A physician was summoned, but life was already extinct. Coroner Carr gave a cer- t . y j i niicLLo ui ueaiii in accoraance Wltn -the eiraumstanppa. Miaa Wclla araa. in old, and had? been prominent- in social VUUlCDt . : Prosperity comes auiekw?t to fiTi man whose liver is in erood condition " T)a Witt's? LittleEarlv Risers are fajnoua little gills for constipation, biliousness, luuigwsuon ana ah stpmacn ana liver- trouoies. H. K. Bellamy. . The Mew Cuban Cabinet Washington, December 27. The new Cuban cabinet, which, with the captain general of ima iCopnxi::hAxecu- five organization under the new auton omous regime, will be announced during the present week, according to the ex pectation - of Spanish officials here. There is no doubt that Senor Galvez will be the first Cuban premier. He has been long prominent as the leader of the autonomist party In .the island. He is described as a man of wide in fluence among the most substantial Cu ban elements and" popular with the people at large; Senor 'Amblard will be another name in the cabinet list If he will Consent to take a place. 'He has been in Washington for several days in conference with the Spanish (minister and left-bere last night for Cuba. It la possible that Senor Amblard might pre fer to continue dm parlimentary life, in which case it Is believed he will become the leader of the Cuban party in the oortes. 'A Heavy Failure f Indianapolis, Ind., December 27. The Krag-Reyiiolds' ' Company, wtholsale gorcers, todky filed a mortgage to La-, fayette Perkins, as trustee for , the vanious bolders of promissory notes, to the amount of $226,229. Late this af ternoon the firm assigned to Mr. E. L, McKee. Mr. McKee said he under stood, that, the company's labilities are in excess of $350,000. 'In a, statement madie by the W. W. Krag, the liabili ties were placed In the nelghlborhood of $300,000, while the assets amounted to $400,000. A Big Massachusetts Company Falls Springfield, Mass., December 27. The Overman Wheel Company, of Chioo pee 'Falls, with agencies ini all the principal citttes of the country, made an assignrpenit today to President H. H.' "Bowmain, of -the Springfield Nation al bank. The liabilities are $539,000; as sets $1,318,000. !A meeting cf the credi tors has been called for December 31st. The shops were closed tonight throw ing several hundred employes out of work. . England Declines Our Proposal london, December 27. Lord Salisbury, the premier, has written to United States Ambassador Hay in response, to Ameri-r ea's latest proposals in the Behring sea controversy her request that, Great Brl tain would enter into an agreement with the United States, Russia and Japan to stop seaHngr Great Britain declines to enter into such an agreement. Lord Sails bury says in substance, that he has com. municated with tne Canadian govern ment, which has the foremost interest In the sealing'questioH, and that Canada is unwilling -to .become a party to such an arrangement. :- . - Another Cotton Cargo on Fire St. Johns, N. F., December 27. The fire in the cotton cargo of the British steam- from Norfolk, Vjl, for Liverpool, - which arnvea ner yesteraay arter torty nours battlinsr with the flames, resist all Ef forts" to extinguish It. Two tugs and several engines of the city fire' deoart. ment are now pumping wijtar iato the ; ILiJ ... . . ' Cnb,ans Determined on Freedom Madrid, December 27. The -insurgent chief, Rivera, has arrived at Cadiz from C;-uds ne wm incarcerated in - a fortress. In the course of an interview Rivera said he believed nothing would induce the Cubans to cease fighting be fore they attained independence. He jus tified the killing of Ruia, the Spanish emissary, as a means of arriving at tfctsi end. ' l-1 "I don't know, there may he others" he said, but I have used "Parker's Tolu Cough Syrup In my family and would not be without it." He knew better than to buy the Inferior preparation that was being urged upon him. Park er's Tolu Cough Syrup has no equal It will Immediately relieve any eough or Cold, Wb,gprIns eough. Sore throat, BearseBess, Croup, Bronchitis and kin' dred ailments. Contains no inJurloUl ingredients, is pleasant to tak nd a safe remedy for children. Sold by J. C. Shepard, J. Hardin and H. I4. eatress, u i. . - amXshs Vile is Goino to Kiss 107 Prinoess Street. For CHEAP, WOETIILESS TOYS WILL BEAR KO COit PAKtSON TO AN ACCOUNT IN THE . ..... ' ' WIN&T0 SAYIIGS & TRUST CO. Possibly at this lime you are trying to think of a suitable present to give yonr child. Let us advise you do not get them a worthless toy, that will sotfn bo broken up and forgotten, but start them an account in the WILMINGTON SAVINGS & TRUST CO. It will encourage them to save more. We receive deposits as small as 23c and as soon as it is increased to $5.00 will begin to draw interest at rate of 4 per cent. THE IECHA1ICS HOME ASSOGIATIOE . . SUBSCEIPTI0N STOCK in the That investment in this Stock is the best and safest form of Savings Bank, has been so fully demonstrated that you have only to inquire of any one of its Stockholders. JApplyto . NATHANIEL JACOBI, PRES. ; W. M. CUHMING, SECRETARY. In answer to many applications The Association will issue FIFTY SHARES only of its FIVE PER CENT. PAID UP STOCK, the best investment in the State. ' . . :iAii Statement of Atlantic National Bank, WILMINGTON, N. C. At the Close of Business Dec. 15, 1897, RESOURCES. Loans.......... ..........$587,834 69 Overdrafts ......... 68 S3 U.. S. 4 per cent bonds (at par).. 55,000 00 Banking house and Firtures..... 10,000 00 Due from other banks.. $219,398 57 ; Cash, on- ,hand.."....B8,4 CO 2S7.692 57 Total........ .....j...... ..........$940,595 59 Ooxxipa,ritiv - ; Surplus and Net Profit............ Bills Payable and He-Discounts Dividends Paid 6 Per Cent. Per Annum. " Last Installment of Capital Paid in October, 1802. : de24 SPECIAL DRESS GOODS SALE BY Commmencing Monday, and con- ' tinuing through the week we will offer our, ENTIRE STOCK OF DRESS fiOODS AT GKREATLY REDUCED PRICES. Johnson ;& -fore, No. Ill Market Street. A. DAVID Open Evenings HOSIERY ANplUNDERWE We have for the last twenty-five years" done the largest business and carried the " largest and most most complete stock of Hoisery and Underwear to be found in Wllmineton. Tinder Tnniv.pirriimco there can be no more acceptable and use--ful Christmas Gift than can be readily se lected from our unrivaled stnrk nf ,lf-Hose, Underwear, .Gloves, Hahdker- cmejg, sweaters ana Men's . . " . . Furnishing' G-oods, Our line of Neckwear in Tecks, Four-in-Hands, Puffs, Imperials and Bows has never been, excelled; a nice present for anybody; iiiuii y CLOTHIEKS AKD FUEN13HEBS. Her Unfler itie Hlffloe? ; Is a question that causes many heart burnings" amongst rivals in love. ' Who makes the best fitting, handsomely fin ished and most elegant clothing in Wilmington, the kind tifat will make a -girl steal under the mistletoe when you are with her is another burdening ques- tion among the fashkmable -swells of .this city," and you wilj always find-it is at Curran's Merchanjt -.Tanormg Parlor. -The largest and handsomest line, of Neckwear In the city. LIST FOR THE , . gBJEg Is Now Open Condensed from report to Comptroller LIABILITIES. -.. $135,000 l-O- Capital.. . Surplus........ ... Undivided profits Circulation . Total deposits.... $55,000 00 ' 20,404 01 73,404 CI 49,500-0'! 690,691 it r - .$940,595 53 Statement Den. IPs. '0." IIpo is on. rtn ik '07 52,000 62,400 75,400 None. None. - None. - SiiJMTJaL 'UiiiHUb CS) :. . ' IS AJ- O SENSIBLE OLD GEHTLELIAN. He advises economy Sn the- mattes of Gifts. Economy does not mean to "be close or Btlng-y, hut a' judlclous expendl turo of your means. Toys and Useless articles last for a day or so only ut a - substantial gift Is a Joy for months.. "What more economical or Butostantlal .than a nice article of footwear? We bare soft sole Shoes for the Baby-ieat ahd 'Eerviceahle goods for the Girls and Boys O o s -stylish Boots for Jhe grown folks andO an at prices most reasonalblo. ' :. Come' and select your Xmas Gift from our large stock and you -will have the ap proval of Uncle Santa Claus. Geo. R. French & Sons, s Dealers in Fine Footwear,. 108 North Front Street. ' 4 Until Christmas. CO.. t,
The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Dec. 28, 1897, edition 1
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