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'vol. xi: no. in '-.. ; , ' i I; ; Wilmington, n. o.'muRSDAY,rJANUi&Y 13, i8?8. ' . . j. , - - - - PRICE 5 cents.
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TELEGRAPH SUMMARY, ;
- . THE STATE. - .
'"Five ; fourth -class pos tm asters' were
nppoiniled . in this sltate' yesterday
? The senate confirms 'tine nom!inatiOn of
12. C. Duncan as. Inlternal revetiue ?ol
- Itcvor j The new iaiilway icoirara'a-
.s'r.mera dtny tfnat they 'have subpJen-
nr.l Vice- Prhz i'dent St. John,' c!f thie
. V K. aboard Air. Line,! belt say they li'ave
l 1 fiiijxieae'di offlcrals;' of Ithat! system inld
1 the j - Atl'an tic -' ' 'sCc-ast - Iine- The .
; "Vake . -grand " jury ; returns! -; t. I.l
'. ag-ainsit 1 -Tr. Kirby ' Smtth If or '-aaaea&t
:' upcn Aur-lia HamnitOTi, 'buft 'the eolici-
. i -r will i not" ijMjsh tUheioaise1 Lawyer
' A vi re It iescpJai ns why (be returne'd .his
in the ra!ilvay! lease : oase -0o-v
bilfe iia"je, yet eeri 'sent Wake' superior
'yciittrt in; Ithe cases ! f oc re;fusail 'to a'n
' ,stV. r the. rrailway c'o-mmissiOnef's'- ques
jifcrivS, nior in -t'fae ' cjas -tr- fgfV"ln(gr free
i :,asst-s, frt sentmeiht on . iv'hlic'U . iriraa
jnad a't t'he last .tei'm qt Ire curf;
"j-V lOMESTI.t;. ,
.vfThe- 'president, sends 'a Ti't of iap-
: Jtiritmeinfcs to t'nesfe.narte. am.orig' 1'hem,
. jitihiiiterj to Chnia' (and lii'aiil- -The
Fr&ry ot . the upi'isrng, of the Semi noie
,;; Xaina.ik a. fake Thfe r&ma'i!ni3
Major ai.-: P, Iian4y' were! biirie!d at"
' ;J : ilrn, M'd., yt?ateruay Oon&ui Oen-
4al Lee cables, the1 Cuban j relief com-.
ii;!ttee--of iNtw York a. Mni of "'artClcles
'. ; v.xt weeded 'by the d'estitutie ;(Jiiiba'ns ;
tTlifie- COrn'mitt'e'e yei&lter'tiay feMpped tta
rin'sail
Ceineral
r.c,
Lee -20,203
tla
fspara't'e
atii'fr ofeiiore 'ine 'grouse commiuteie on
!:tinkJin'g' arfd currency and dius t'he
ji neiLary conrmission a irn'an'c.ial .-reT
f I "u'ln. bill: The two biouses 'c'f the
i ;t; "ifO : leiislaitu-e xnt't 'in TjH;.n;t sesston
''mi .:l.ytrd-ay 1 an'd elected Hianna beniajtor;
i t.i. f.vnia,te 'app'incs a conrnu'it'tee ,t'o in-
y.i.t'ig'ate the casas' of : aHlefje'd' ,,lr;iberyr
. in' ition -fori the scathe puiipbsa j'iia perid
vifip'.'in the lifj;usre.r : there !i'3- talk .1y the
I !Un rja fact iiii'n 'of ejavins-ou t' the pipes-'
'"t it -fnceirs- .V)f thei hbusa j'atoii . re-or-;
: -pinizJLn'gr that" body1--Oovernar Biisih-
T.
SMALLPOX IN THE CITY
NECrRO RAILKOAD HAD DF
: VELOPSACASE :
Dr. Bellamy Reported It to the Ufayor Tes-
terlay :Monlofi; Prompt Action by the
Board of Health The Case Isolated, and
Twenty. Exposed Persons Quarantined.
The Board of Alderman Takes Action
Dr. W. J .II. Bellamy-reported a case
of smallpox toMayor S. P. W;right yes
terday morhingr'at 9:30 o'clock. The man
who hVs f the ' te'rrible disease is Stephen
Johnson, colored, a brakeman on the At
lantic: Coast; LIne between Wilmington
,a!ni: 'Florence.; . Dr. Bellamy was 'called
to Jonnon Tuesday -night, am ne .was
suspicious ofithe case. He called again
yesterday . mcjrning and' found that t his
patient, .'hadf-a well developed case of
s mallpox. jHe then reported jt to the
mayor. . . 1 . i j
Johnson" l&Stifepit 205 -Hanover 'street, on
pe north sige or the street, Detween
Third and Fourth streets. It is supposed
that he-contracted the disease in " South
Carolina. He came to the ckyi last Sat
urday and; -had , his' initial .chill j 'Saturday
night, was sick on Sunday and received
calls from a number ef his neighbors,'
Mayor Wright "notified -Br. j Wm.! D.
McMillan, : ,j superintendent of health,
about the report of Dr. j Bellamy, and
Opr. -MeMiHan went ' over andj saw the
jfokaes nd SOO.OOO grams cf-; quimu-al cise. -He -immediately put up the yellow
rf-Ex-Se-nbor Edmundv? W - others fL-,v nfar.th .hmi' and! isolated
jbhuson. 'He ascertained . t'hat. 4a number
orj Johnson's neighbors fiad ,"b$en in to
;see him, and he also quarantined thear
.-houses, three of them. In the vicinity of
Jpinson's ,'housel Johnson-has two .in his
firrftly besides ., "htm self and nope" of his
fkmli'y or those in the neighborhood,
about twenty i in all," who have been ex-
pbsedrg.re 'allowed to, leave home. Dr. Mc-r
Millan Vaccinated the.. whole lot of them.
IjMayop Wright placed two policemen on
the block to prevent them from going;.
opt tindtwo officers will be kept-on,duty
juring the day and two; at rwghtf ' . .
Dr. C. 'P. Wertenbaker, surgeon in
charge of the 'marine hospital,- was in-
i: Hi yc-is!R1ay . sn t; to" eaa-tor Hanna
1VU t-m'mtayi'on as .fe-na'tor f or th'g. short
tt'rm-f-T-:St--rra4'or "jDiivia conclud'es Wi-s'
rV.-A.ti inj fa-or jxt tlhe i a'nh'exiatii'oix 'df?'
Ijilvvraii 'and 1$ .fal'lf.lvt'd iby 'S'eTiiator .;A1
gh.n. '.in--opi HO--4. ton -J rS-cmw ;if rtemd sf -. o f
"("vtih,-i in -The senate J -wihO-re juip'de'cC'd-ed
jfi t'lit--ITa,a!i:ian;-rea;ty,- iare iwiWrued
'i us'oithis. c-l!ioTj la's-'a-. I'tjv'er.ta se-.li'w'.-a.
more iiioilo'iint-td pGk'iti'on ias to
mV.t frTaTTth-c
adtpin'is't'rat'lpn-
4 r
(At 11
4'k'lK-k Tii:ed'ay -nig'tit a cyr!'n,l?wtru,fc
j rt ;;Smi't;h At k-, , and pi-s'a , bhrioUgh
"j e center of't'he i'townrl. fl'emio'lislhiin'g
fei-n!i r;slSiL'DK.-s 'arid 'hurt-lK-'s; 'trie
'ulr-bj cati'giht fi re ; i. thhty-ivlr e. Iwdiie-a
K;iv.-, iK-t-ii 'ivticen fiviu fht, wreckaig-e;
i l.list ii jf he ipjurbd is l-dn'g; tlhe daim-
e, to iivjerty is '-placed at $1,000,000.
;EQRErGN.
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liUiieab-on r.f til'e pouices report .cm
. tjiW -I'lyris-ira'C-M lj4-r assassinate. ' .It'he
i ivskfcnt .'.'icf liitsteiQ kSanisedi.- k seji-satLom
i'a !;;.: Jan.-iiM -The jury, to 'inveti
'ffttte?j:he orta'm'of thei'Sriftre in Lon-
tjf.i fiaid.-s that ij.'Wap lltltarie by some
Nfevtii'l'h'e jury tn-kn-awa''f-lfTiere wa's
s Ffcrtoife irl"Otj:nis" n i HaVanLh yesterday
; and 'last "n'r&'hr; the -tcriond'a attacke.d
ilK office-s ot several newspaipe.rs -vv-hreh
,53,1 -nia'Je. 'attacks; on fG-eneral"! DIancO
and xp t h t-r ofli cens ; . t vfyapaf j ;h'ad to .be
' called n to tliiKM'Te tfie nol3. J ' ' .
. .: f ' ; -
f Xi i: Alary .Ipid,; j .' liarriburg-, Pa.,:
r feiiyslAJy child'. '1 woF-th "i-jariKons .ito
I f-Jif'e ; yjL-4 1 wotild 'ihave 'Ibp't -Wer by, croup
" ' iiii'd I .hot ih.ves't.'e'd -i.wfen'tj-flve .icnts
, in a jM'tle of Ohe-Ifnutas Oough Cure."
.t ' .cju-j-es coiis'hs, cjoidls an'd a-11 thiro'at
lih'dlun'g" tnubH3. .11. RpellE'iny. -
y.it. - i - - a .
j j -. X Itays; Ljicate a l'in i-
: ; I Mention was niade of the If act yester-
.vMiy 'thar-: another Ij-rache "opjeration :was
; I t.j be performed kt itlie private (Hospital.
;( m Chris.tm-a daj Jennie Lewis, agwl
, ao, Avno lives n.ear v linTing-ton,! swai
,v ?M.ved, EL tfieee .jsjf'ia; hat .pin jwit'h a part
th4 head "of "the; pin on if; She has
.1 ;:;-u'ferjed Very much, an(i, 4s; lstst con
"; : .--.'d-.-ntUle lies1!!. 'SI ije : was ' brought - to
yi( ijiariptte Monday jnig-ht arid taken tp
VH he pj-ivate hoapitaU ilr, Jfenry Louis
I fnVith, of. 'Davfdsori, Ooileges was Hvrit-
lo-n to by .the hospital s-tafE; to know if
j j- I li t 'wduld bring his jx-rays down again.
I lie came larft night." 'An examination
l, f was ' nade; of the' child last -night, by
: : " me ans ot me x-rays., it. was more oil-
- 1. " fifTTITtto find the ii,nf than the ithimible,
"t""-tf'iunlT it, however, It- was; laying just
in front of-tha lack, with t-he ball -of t'he
jilrt' 'downward, and the sEiaft Planting
.u toward to t'heshulder.- Th:chiSd will
be .operated on today. : Dr. pmlch "as
Uie' guest last filg'ht cif ;t)r. L. G'rb
i'.iK die return-s to Davidson Cotleg-e,
f t his ruorn'ing Ciarlotte; Observer. ; -
tel-
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ijrmed.of tbe lease -and. he immedititely
notilied iSureeon General v vman ; by
etrratiii. - - .- s . -
I IlOMl'T ACTION BY THE BOARD OP
:" , . - j . HEALTH. 1 1 - "4 .-:
Mayor Wrigliti iwh'o'.fs chairman of ;'the
board of health, called a meeting of that
body yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock. It
vras. decided to send .Johnson to the pest
hfouse. ' It was -ascertained, however, "that
the i pest housed. Which is' three -miles
spilth of the city, near - this ri.ver, is not
Jm a condition -to be used. ' It has no win-
ctows.. the sr'oof . is in & leaking condition.
alnd the place on account oif long, disuse,
has grow iA up With weeds and bushes.!
pi. McMHlaV Dr. Thomas andj Dr. Wer
t .-nbaker wt5nt out to look for another
h oiuse, i and they 1 found one ; oik Meares.
street, I between' j Tenth and (.Eleventh
s ireets, in -the extreme southeastern paTt
of ! the city. It belongs " to a Mr. Mc
f rlorin. - who is aJ soldier in the United"
IStates army; staliohed in .New Mexico.'!
I : is in charge of Major D. O'Connor, and
he offered it' for $50 -for six "mofiths or a
iHa r, it ,it is need that long:! it is a
three room housef and occupies a whole
block by itself. On three sides there are j
ro Either houses! within three or four .
llbcks of., it, and the- nearest, house on -tle
other side is 200" to &0 yards distant,;
so 'that there would be nor danger to resi-
dehte in the vicinity.. The house is sur-i
rounded by, a barbed wire ence, and it.
the following ordinance prepared by City
Clerl and Treasurer Rice, upon request
of Aiderman Gore, -was adopted! .
."Be -it- enacted by the board of alder
men of; the city, -t hat the city board mt
healtSi be directed to furnish vaccina
tion o such persons as in their judgment
may ibe . considered unable to provide for
themselves, and that a temporary hospi
tal be furnished .and equipped, the en
tire ejxpen-se not to exceed $500."
Aldprman 'lewlett inquired where it
was proposed to locate the pest house,
and Mayor "Wright Informed the board
a'bou ; the McGlorin house as above
fiention-ed. ;. f; . C- ;-y .
, 'Alderman Norwood inquired what had
become of the old' pest house,, and the
mayor informed- him that it was not fit
for use;; .j ., '-' ;
1 Alderman Twining inquired about vac
cinatng the children, of the schools, "and"
Mayor ; Wright stated that "they would
ill- havb to be jiiccinated. XJe said the
;ity had on liand 230 vaccine points, and
norej had beeatelegraphed for. In the
neanitime 200 or 300 points could - be bor--owed
from the United States marine
lospital. - ; . '
Upon j request of the mayor. City At
torney ID. B. Sutton prepared the fol
lowing ordinance and it. was adopted:
j "Bp it ordained by the board of alder
men of the city of Wilmington:; "-,
; 1. "That all persons who are living
within jtheIimits of the city if Wilming
ton shall be vaccinated us soon as prac
ticable within ten' days from this date,
provided, "however, that this act shall
not apply to such "persons who, In the
oupinion of the family physician, have
'been S vaccinated within M a reasonable
u - - - - -. -. ra . -
i' 2. "All persons- violating the provisions
, of thiSiJordinance -shall be deemed guilty
of a Violation of the police power of the
city and be lined .or imprisoned at the
discretion of the court." i j" .
Alderman - Walker objected to fining
personsj f or not being vaccinated, but the
mayor Informed him -that the state law
Imadej it compulsory. ',
' On imotion, the .city clerk was author
ized to pay $50 rent for a bouse to bet
. used las a pest house. '", j
Tite board then adjourned. . ';'.
t Mr4. IS'tairk, Plcasanti TtMg-e, O., says,
"Af tetr -,tx 'doctioris gac up any . boy to
IkJii-e, ,'Ij feavd (hiiim ifromi croup by using
One 'Mlinut.e. Couisrh Oijre." .It.is th'e.
! quickieiat' alhid tnost ceri'aim 'reiriedy for
icougilis- coMs an!d ail ihT'oa't a.ai'd lung
; tro-ubSe. li. It. liellimy. ' -..
-F.
Discusaion of the Hawaiian Treaty
a.vhing'to'n, . January 12. Scirator
Dayisbomjpaeteid liis.sipoeteih 'in the ex-
utif.eisasisi!Oin of 'the senate-today on
tne lyav
by tSfeniatorvAll'len, . of iXc'braska, '.ijvihto;
spokej fn' 'opposition, ,, . . . -
'Senator DaviT e'paec'h today was de
voteki! I'larg'ely to i presenta'Uibn' of tiine
.-s-trag'tl drc !f eat'uires tf airmexati-cyn. . iHe
displdye'd a chart dnNfron't of tlhe.pre-
Kid'iin ?ofllcr's ;padt;f6rm s'hiow'inig: itlhie ;
lacat-aoii of Hawaii refetiye to , 'tih'is
c-uniti'jyl an'd.-iA'&ukj. ;0ne oift'h!e poimta
bi-ouyhfc out w'ith cronsideraib'Te e2abvra
tlion jsyas thie probable eecr-", on iUhe
Nl'ca'riafe'Uian cfaina'I'cif t'he ocouipaton of
tihe; islaftid's iby somis fore'rgn potwar.
Tte. (nktiom, 'h'e saM,. ihliCh controls
HaiwaH i wiM control jtlhiait great (gate
way .comiin-erce, ; as.'t'h-e guns planter!
upon
HAHNA'S ELECTION
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SECURED BY A BARE MAJORITY
ON JOINT BAIiLOT. r
No Change In Bis Tote from that of. the
I Bay Before Hie Commission fo tbe Cn.
expired Term Sent to Him by the Gov
ernorThe Senate Appoints a Commit
tee to Investigate Charges of Bribery A
Idke Resolatlon In the House "Hannaites
Talk of Beorganlzlng the Honse. ' i
Columbus, Ohio. " January 12. Marcus
A. .Hanna was" elected today to represent
Ohio in the senate for seven years and
two months." (if) McKinley 'shouhi' be rei
elected, Hanna. j would still be -there, to
the end of j the president's second' termL
Including both the short and the' long
terms, Hannafs time as - senator will ex
pire in March,j lste." ' j "
After the two -houses met in. joint sesj
sion, in the house chamber, the roll of
the senate wise called first, and there
were no chanesfrom the votes of yes
terday 19 for McKisson'' and 17, for
Hanna. ..'I j ', , - .' " j
"Senator Burke, the 'only dissenting. rei
publican, presented the name -of E. Mci
Kisson; the .republican, mayor of Cleveland,-
in a very forcible and inflammable
speech that commanded the closest
tention. . In one of his climaxes, he said:
"Jarties A. Oarfield. would have voted-for
McKiason if he were alive.and a sepator
liere today." I . -r
-The vote or the house was the same as
that or yesterday with the " exception S that
Hazelt, who t'hen voted for Wiley, ( and
VLess, who voted for Warner, today voted
with the others democrats for McKisson.
General Aquilla Wiley was the only dem
ocrat hot voting with the coalition, iand
he voted, again for, Congressman Lents.
Governor Jones -announced the result of.
the joint ballot Hanna, 73; McKisson,! 70;
Lentz, 1; absent, 1; and declared Marcus
-Hanna elected-.senator for the jmexi
pired term, ending-March 4,. 1899. :
The 'ballot for. the long term was taken
without much interest being manifested!.
Representative Roberts, of Cleveland;
seconded1 the nomination or Hanna and
Representative! Bramley, of Cleveland,
. that of McKisson. The democrats pre
sented no, name and !made no seconding
speeches. The ( result 1 for the long term
was the same as that; for the short term.
After Hanna
ator for 'the
reigned in thel
was declared, elected sen;
long term, pandemonium
hall of the house. The
SWEPT BY A TORNADO
A . LARGE PORTION ' OP FORT
SMITH, ARK., IN RUINS.
" - ; .
Bosiness House,! Churches, Raeidenees
and Hotels Mowed Down by the Storm
Fire In the Wreckage Adds to the Horror
and Increases' the 2i amber-of Deaths
The 'Death Roll Knmbers Thirty Klne,
With a l49ng Itsi of Injared The Storm
at Other Points. !
iFort Smd'eb,'
Afk.,- January' 12. TPwo
of
will
be sent
this morning" and placed in the
v
;--
i ;&!! Allie 'Hughies, Norfolk, VA.,.; was
' fright fully 'Ijaia-nca ,. on the fatte and
iif--k. Pain- -was Jijisfoafa'tly i-elevea Iby
isi probable that! Johnson
there
hands G'f ah immured nurse. . :: 1 -'-. - .
ANOTHER MEETING LAST- NIGHT.;
j Another meeting of the board of : health
was hour last night., all? the inem'bers
being " in", attendance, viz": Dr.,' S. -Pj
jvright, chii'rrrtan; J3r. Wn. D. .McMil
lan, secretary; Dr. Geo. G. Thomas Dr.-!-'r:uik
H4IU1SSCII an.l Mr. W. H. Chad-j
hour n.Xohairman Wright presided. , 4
Ir. Thonfes pjrepared the following and
onmotionXit was ordered to.be communi4
(a ted to theboard of aldermen at once: j
"The boardXpf health respectfully re-j
port to the board; of aldermen tpat there
s- -a cafee-. of developed . smallpox in the
Person of 'Stephen Johnsoni living at -205
Hanover street. This case was reported
o his. honor, the mayor, at 9:30 this
tnofnmgi by Dr. -W.t X li. I'.enamy.
-The -superintendentot 'health - was ori
flered' by his honor,; the chairman of" the.
toaru . ut 4ieaiLii, lu quiiiaiiune aim iur
ate all persons fn the hojse of-the siclj:
man.t ana also . to quarantine an parties
who I'have been' exposed. ! - ! - 1
Fv"The board of health respectfully reef;
bmmrtid that provision be made at once
lWiitfis Witdii. MazxA' SalyeJ
lukilei? the' injury..withou't- e)aflin& '-&
' t-!ar.
1A Bellamy.
.avblich
It is tihefam-ouispile irfe'mtdy. It
BIGGKST GUN YET
5V
i
1.
Its Calibre lfl Inches and It Will Send a
Projjectile Sixteen Miles-It Will be I'lac
eil on liouaer Shoals to Defend New York
f ;?Eortynine- feet llong .-and 4igtoing
. li'5 iio-ns, the new gun to le placed on,
ti,L v Shoals for .the defense of Now
, Yli-Jv harbor will jjje th largeitij ever
1 ii lit . Th e lie tti left em i (Penm) i I ron
. V.rks will ;'have eomplettHl t'hi$ for-
i inidaiHle wtpn by Mardh 15 next.
I'-tvd Xoet longer than the !heaYiest
'.'l4rujp' guff, vvrth' a projectile weighing
; rismi! oounds 500 snbunds heavier than
fiiiv V.n' turned outfit is needfessl to -say
''i-iiatl-no ship afloat "has armor -whidh
' 5 tTt'ttW-not easily piercef Ltlls of
Kl-xt'ii-inoh-calibrt; -wlill have a -powuer
-hatare ot anaut l.oou pouuiuw -iru -iu-c
WLir strike witn a velocity :oi; itf
Mf-r sonil. T'he cun- is-', to be
Fil"t
i
"4
;
lie
-leet
of: if
for a iest house; and that the
!; lih be authorized to furnish
brovide for the- attendants . of such ; suck
poard of
such, and
Ja(f.t-nf-a tui-rotv, waiose foundation Is
sunk. through the sand fown to
fcs rack, l!he turret will 1.e W rt
e high water n ark, will be 45- or oy
in dia.mcter.- iand will haye alls
arveized 'tc'c-1 nearly 3 feet thick.
tve i maf will . be iegg-sihaped, so.-.a-s - to
'.' f-L r 1 :n:tk a hostile, shot to' glancel from 4t,
- -rri 1 Li.-.U,y. friim iiinvl.ii1 will ha nre.
- .- j-iaiiiut: xivi... v - i " ..... - - -
5 ; XH vVntied bj " undcr-'water t luirricades:
; j ThefjareQf theh vn wit . b sixteen.
Jyar-Eieigs: formerly lieutenant in
.th;- n2iltcl States; nay' r 'Captain Ji.. u.
; a'.ifisWV;- vho 'invented tne iwusiauc
dynkmite giinjtxufl Cap'tadn. ; Ira 11c-Nu-i,
of; -tbe "Upited States, army ioi-d-.
raf-e corps. Have watched 't;he progress
iof vf'fr 'and i believe tba.t the lar
ri trana'ti afloat couMf AOt? with
: taijd a- sinsrle shot from 'the new gun.
III IIHIIIH'i
In yfew of the fact that there is srnalij-
box. ia. Alabama, Georgia and 'South varf
bnna4tt .points; withi w'hich th,isj city is in
C USII 111 tnllLa.l.luu ' L,". lauiua -mica
ed to "your, honora'ble board that an or
dinapce; be passed providing for the vac
cination .of all person's not able to provide
fcT themselves and to insure the vacci
nation of all unprotected persons in the
city. To 'promptly effect "this much dej-
Isired, end, ,it is respect&illy : suggested
that . the board of health lie empowered
tolemploy such extra; physicians tp dp thje
wdrk as may be necessary". ' , , j.
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( The; following was; also adopted: . ',, J
i . : - - i . ' i
! "That the' secretary be f instructed to
communicate with the chairman of the
hnVird of couhtV commissioners at onci,
faiiina- his" attention; to aw act in relsl-
tinn to the board of 'health, ratified
March 1. 1S93,: seCtien 23, land ask that
the county "commissioners 'provide fuhds
sufficient to purchase vaccine sufficient
t, sunnly the wants of .New. Hanover
county:- ' r,.4;: :. -;: : .. . ;. ;-::."
: Tiie board -.will; ; decide - this :, morning
where to locate the 1 pest. housed. Several
suitable places are in view j - ; !
THE BOARD OE AlDERMKN. !.
In cohsequence! of ; the Cs'ej of small
pox. Mayor Wright; called a special
meeting of 7 the board of aldermen last
night. -' . ' ; " ." I .-'.' -.j. .. I. ! " T- " - :'
The board met" at i 8 o'clock, those in
attendance, beingiMayor Wright and Al-
Bensoit, Norwood, v aiKer,
1 1 a wa'iii w'ou l'd , be poirii tied - d.'i '-
rectly! at thie' "mouth of the; cam-ail.
Hei'ajlso diaa-o'teu v-ry careful latteu-
'tion toj th-e flmportanice c-if conftro-lling
Petarll 'hai'bor, rnoiw owned by tih't Unit-
-eid' 'St-ates, sayi-ng toa't fhie .'nation.
AvM-cib. f ma'intaiin'ed possetsion of t'luis
rgrea'ti -Ivarbor 'wxml'd hold t'he key to
fhe ilifEtajry; 'isi'tuatiori to the " JN-ortlh
-Pacific, He -aTso presentetd ifhe . rieie's
sity f o!r : can'h'oil'l'fnig' Bai-wain ' as' a 'base
of suipfies 'in. cas:e df. hos'Jili'ties, say
ing tfWat it, 'was al'm'asJt niecessary to
oontrbli 'it for ithis . reason wn 'account
of 'th.'iniipc'SS'ibility of 'warsihTps ci'ossi'ng
the Pa'ci'fic 5 vvli'Shpu't' Tit'pi'enlligHling . tbesr
coal u!pply. ' "
i "Semfat-Or .Allen, pcipuTisi, f . Nevada,
fOlloAvd, ' with a speech In opposition to
t-hia 'ijreaity, w'hic'h was com'para'ti-ve'ly
"'brief.!.iHe -oa'lled altbentJon, to ' ttte Ms-'
tahce of Haiwa'Sl from our -sTi-ores,; re
ferred ito the t p'cessity . we sTnould 'be
under jof dcifian'd'in'g 'tlhe islan'ds !in s&se
of waf.'ja'n'd. cliai'meki that' on t'hBs ac
count! Jits 'wouild be- rJe'Ce'ssiary for 'tlhte
U-nitadj Sta't-es to -es'tiabli-sh ainld' main
tain hi separate fleet for fhelir protec
t'i'O'n well as an Army on the islaulds. ,
He; also depretcat'eid t'fiie 'idea pf as
!s!'m!14.t"ih'g suc-ih. ''a popuUatioti as that
of Haiwali, Calling, attention to the fact
that lalmost . "half .of 4t-' 'vras .cmpoeed
of Chjine??e and J aipanese. He ocijnt!e'hd-:
e'd that the annexation of t'h'e' 'pl'ain'dis
wiould j open t'he doors 'for a violation
of our! law- 'for the. exclusaon of Oh'i
he30, JiGl-dd'nig tihat 'tibey cou'l'd find
a'dP"iissi-on thrrouig'h Hawaii. "He sal'd
also jthJat it .wouM 'fee-i limpossii'Me to'
. jxr-eve't! .'Hawafi's. iJwm'rnig a state-'' of
tihe union at some future day; that the
pekripliej of 'that coun try iwierie mot Of a
-cihiarater caloUla'teU to sfind acCtpt-
abl'e fejenabors to Wasihtneton.
fThe 'wa's.aparent today a dfeposi-i
tfon ,-i)fh the part of -stame serJators -w"h'o
annolii'rice t-hjeim'selves und'aoi'de'd asi to
what; course; to pursue -on t'he I.Iar
w-aiian question. 'tx mix 'it w'i-th !tfhie
Ouba-n problem. Tlisy are .friends Of
Cuba alnd t'h-efir desire to tave . thie
a'd'm'iiriis'trafcio'n 'take a m'ore promounc-
d'pojs'jti'on in -'Che, 'interest cif Cuba as
a return .for their assistance on thie
Hawaiian treaty. ". !; ' '-.-'"
i ;
galleries went wild and the senators and
representatives ! participated in the 'dem
onstration. The crowds outside indulged
in aM sorts of ! demonstrations over - the
final result. ' ' ,i
'Soon after the senate assembled this
morning Senator Burke!, of Cleveland, of-
fered a resolution demanding an investi
gation into the charges that $1,750 bad
been offered by alleged; agents in the in
terests Of Senator.. Hanna' for the vote of
Representative Otis. The resolution proh
vided for a commission! of five consisting"
f (Senator Burke Robinson, Fink, Gar
field and; Long, 'Senator Burke after
ward requested: to havej his name strick
en out, and that of Senator Sullivan was
substituted. Tlje committee thus consti-;
tuted consisted! of 'three'-demoerats and !
two republican. ,A long and bitter dis
cussion followed, led by Senator Burke
for immediate consideration and by Sen
ator Sullivan for deliberation and full
consideration. ; A j
Before t'he vote upon the resolution
could be taken, a message was received
from the house 'of representatives stating
Chat the body was ready to vote upon the
question of ; electing a United States sent
ator. The president held that further
discussion was! out of order, and the
matter .was laid over. I i
When the house convened at 10 o'clock
Representative (Otis was (promptly irecog--nisved
on . t question ,of privilege., H
made a long statement regarding the
Boyce" bribery jcharges. He said it was
due the house and 'himself to' have inv'es"
tigation before proceeding further in the
election of a United States senator and
offered a resolution accordingly. f
On a motionito suspend the rules for
immediate conbideration! of the resolu
tion the vote stood 52 ayes, 56 noes. Rep--
resentative Cramer was. absent and 13
FINANCIAIj RESt)RM
' i. " ' f iJi-I r , ;5 1 '" ',' ;
The Monetary Commlsslon'tSlTen a Hear
ing on its Bill by the Hof&e Committee
on Banking and Currency! ; : '
Washington,;! January lf.-r-The mone
tary commission was giveia hearing to
day, "by the hotrse committee, n I 'banking
and currency," on -me commission's bill
proposing 5omprehensf j revision of
the i currency. Ex-Senator Edmunds, of
Vermont, chairman of thj 'commission,
headed t'he delegation and J ith him were
ex-Secretary 0 the Treasjiffy Falrchiids,
of New York J.l W.- Pes, of North
Carolina, representing ' ttj gold demo
cratic sentihjerrt of the sough; T. J. Bush,
of Alabama." apd -Judge RifS. Taylor, of
Indiana, representing theilmiddle west.
Secretary Gage "was also'Jfi : attendance,
accompanied . by ' the; soitor ! of the
treasury. The hearing attracted! . much
interest, a number of the members of the
'house, accompanied . by : ladies, being
present. ' ' u 1 Si! I !
Mr. Edmunds-was- the -first epeaker.
He said that - Je i fundamental principle
which - the commission hafj felt. ; was to
be considered 1 9 establisbiB- a more sta
ble currency tufas:; iPirst, io know wtiat
the standard!; (. value in iis "country is
and is to" be,t n "Chiswef many divert
gent views "janaong' financ"J authOritiesL
Many believed and he. waone of these;
that it was iErijossible to hve more than
one 'standard ht value. lfithis be true;,
then -the question; is: Whit is the best
standard? -Thei experience itt the world,
Mr. Edmunds fsaid, was i.that the. best
standard waaitbe one stpject to least
Change onei; tj which ai other values
most .x readily!, adjusted themselves; one
w'hich, will."beythe same E-glsrien a trans
action" closes as it was when it, opened.
The commission felt that such a thing
as a double,tindard hadliever existed
in the world through natuSlil operations.
There had bee double stMidards estabf
lis'hed by 'Jaw.l'but never !t fact. When
ft came' to ai$ actual .sfpidard, there
could be but 'one. ' 'By lar; the United
; States had Rouble standard a silver
apd a gold eoQestablishp on the the
lory that; they ould be maitained at ail
exact equality , "' V' - " I!
Mr. .Edmundthen took iio the proposi
tion oif theconmission'-s bilf proposing a
rompn t tt. -M Trvlt ar -Sf-niKda 1 nTPS ox-
plaining and juging this i the lines of
the commissiorcs report. !H?e closed with
a -strong appeaj for early 'tion. ;- Is
the supreme ;cdurt tomorw,!: 'he .asked toirug 'stores1 wefe tot'afly )$3malighie&:
that the comniit tee propound questions J lem'img uarothJefs, tcoffee and " tea;
today. This-madei the difussion gen4 Hartnead's resjtadrant; .Smith- gro-
"nessee. proDotirMedf a series! of questions .?J:2Fe: J- 'Mance,. dry oOds; Maun &
intended to brAff out thaeahe . eff ect of W ilson, gTOoeraesj K?ity fed Store. iA
the bill woulgbejto cony-t all debts,! I number of stores "were bafctly damaged.
public and; privB-te.i; into gold obiigations iTh'e upper ! floor f Me "blolcik on ' fh
Mr. Edm;un answeredjiat it would. Wnier of Gariistjiu and Towseauraye-
cer,t a f ewt ofilinor formlllntS eold ob4 ' used as .a JSatifPhe ru'ma oaugWt
ligations and! fstated broalUy that the! bre' from h'e inig'nt iampv Beven bodr
effect would bfeo make aH?rhited States! ie were takeni f riom jtihese ruins. iBur
obligations I pM-ble in go! But as to! e-ess hiobel. a. iihre jUnrv "JWnftn-lr -.-hiiiiVl.
prijvate obligations ! betweecitijzens, Mr.! hinlg on Tolwseaii avenge, was demoBiished
Edmunds ansred emphaUcally. in the, rphi, thia IWh 'wilf hta oi,
negative. ;-' . 4 - . .
Chairman A aker- asked iq the bill was
"score of hu)mar pivtea and upward
$1,000,000 worth of i property were- de
etroyed by a rprnjado mihiclh: 'burst upon
tJhU ciity a ft'vf tatoutes (past 11 o"cloick
last "nigut. Ittie storm- struck wear the
Tuationail cemetery, arid i tore fits' iway
through - tWe .eptlre city,-.'-! ileavinlg its
pat'h m-arloed byySdea'tJh and desola'tlonl'
(Men, "women j and ' cMldren -were
awakened "(without a . "rnomeut's warn
ing ito -meet dea'tih "by -falling walils- or
In. the flames w-Wdh efigulfled. many of
t'hei "wrecked 'buflklings. j i
Th'e scene following; thie first terrific
"craslhi of -t'he storm ! was one cif awful
grandeur. TiUisan-ess blocks, 'handsotmie
mansions, vot'land (hunible cottaiges
were raised and peattieTted . in shJapeJlesa
masses. Several iof jtfhie wrecks "cwuglht
fire ' arid ' the . dnflatairnia'ble' ' tionlbeirs
'burned furiously'. j -'.. -.; , ;: ,
The Clitv was crowded rwlitfh mi.to.1
visitors, rnia-n'yjof; lhim;! were sleopinig
at boarding housed 'uraregistered. For
tthis rea'soni t'he! number of Vict'ilms iwbp
peris'ned anay mietver . ,lbe- d'efiffiieQ'y
known.-.':''-''.-. ';; r .:''. . !. -
The tornado .struck 'Garrison avenue;
at tihe cornier Of CCint'h street and made
a crtiajn sweep f ram there" to "the Texas
corner. IsaacsOnls tore J- was , totjalWv
demolislhed and tlhe j stock Is a - com
plete loss. BaWcjock's grocery store
had the rear- eridj ibtown out. The fol-
designed to "change -the legaft tender qualH
ity of the standard silver jffillar. ; . 1
Mr. Ed'muhdSfl answered fat it "would
not. The only Suppose wa to give the
silver 'dollar a faistinct reference to one
fixed standard". Jifitfaout a. r!iio.
Representa-tivJ; Newlandfe silverite, of!
! Nevada, discuss; Id with Mr f Edmunds the!
eirects or the m contracting the cur
rency; "Mr. ..Erflinds did nit; believe cont
traction woutdloccur, or tljat bank re
serves wouldfbe; in juriousii effected by
'having the supply. ;pf greetacks limited
and tn part dip placed. 'by ,tl3 demand' for
gold.; Mr. ''Ne" lands specified the limited
quantity of gojd -in this country, to which
Mr.' .-"EdmundsT replied' tha.j the metal
flowed to. thel noint wherfts'St was most
M needed, and fcjriipwed a, law like that of
gravitation. H ,s
There thlave Ibeeri. e'ig-ht bodies already
, taken from, tihe ru'infej .'Rescu'e parties
aire; still at work at Itoo'tto pla'ctes and
expec'b to fm'd several more 'bodies.
George Carter's ihousej wias one df -t'he
first struck. It nvas Iturmed completely
over and is now suppjorted on the roof.
a ,4iu ufci ii'e 01 wiiass rwas an veal
through Carter's! body", almost severiing
the; heiad from ' fhei 1 trunk IM. W.
Burk's ifoundry ws jkJernOlislhied. Tlhe
oeautsrui nataonai oemetery is a "wreck.
Fopfc -Smli'th's $50,000 h'igh school ibuiM-
'in'gl was "badly i wrecked. It "was one cif
the.; few bu'iidi'ngs upon j'wihSc'h there
was tornado a-hsuraniee. Pbi 'tvm-niaV!r
destrroyed two jMstorSc bulld'inigs. Judige
i'arKers resraienice is ."badtiy w.recked
arret one oua -rtector mansion, Where "Al-
Pursuing hi4 .uestioris; ' -Wt- Newlands rbea't 'PSke passfedl hii-s idaysi, is a "piJe of
cli-iwl.if. 1 li-wrrrl1 hail' a &-(iffiniirv nf I . ti .ii !nj; .
w " r"j.".?" ;j..v-v, leusiitjs, vuk ruu-ins 'iiavins-caug'ni Tire Tram
S mot la- su&hcy of Eor ofyir. 'l'
.Ar)j tmi- T7.,,wl' tihie-! Central 'Mct3hodii'3ti dhturich wmv
fed i'Mrj -EdmursC
is why we ape, struggling fpjr both."
"fS. I!; 1 -Br
ra'ised-from the 'grouhid and are ncr.v
only a scattere'd pffie Of kindl'inig! wood
Winy allow" yourself to slowly tor- me- cnurcn or tne imrntacuiate Con
tuted at the; stake of d!isieajsie? ; Chills
and Twerl .',UiiearimnanH:; "event
uaMy bPeiaik' Sow'ti. the 6'trangesit cornsili-
tu'tiom"FtelrtCv;ra" (Sweei; Chiill. Tonic
iwiitih Iron) 'istrnbre effectiye thian Qufn-
still very sick. The. other fortysix dem- fee, and -beiil&'-'itointolrheid'.i-ffii 'Iiten-," is
ocratic members and thet six bolting rej- ,an' ex-TOllent tklnlc and Kter-e iiriedi-
for an, investigration -before electing
tnr anrtcon t n H va 2 rno
Hanna's leaders, said-there would come "owey fxtwi'ei.IAkSoeptfc5no; subsltir lerers. nesuoent- Row
a ". 'proper . .time" if or the fullest investiea- riu'tesl-' -The "!'ust as goodtl kind don't rFrisco road, utJsoiUteited,
tion, put -this was the time for electing ; effect cures. SB-aSd: by J. ailSheoard. J
H. Hardin, atlH.. L,. Jf'emjfess.
'1
The appearance of Lieutenant Governor
Jones and the senators at the bar of the
'house shut of the hot bribing discus
sion. After the election fthe house adr
jourhed until tomorrow with its bribery
resolutions still , under consideration. I
Consideration of its resolution was re
sumed in -the senate this; afternoon and
adopted by a vote of 22 to 6. The dis
senting senators explained that they ref
garded ..the matter as buhcombe. There
were eig'ht senators absent, or , not vot
ing. The committee of'i five appointed
under this resoSution, began its work
tonight, -but nothing additional was de
veloped.: After their tsessions tomorrow,
both branches of the legislature will ad
journ till-.Monday. . ; , ,- i.
Among the representatives during th'e
aiternoon, tnere was co
tion of a propbsition to
'house by ousting Speaker Masbn and' all
nit; oii-ict;is ui itnat D
elected by. the fusion
was claimed that the fifty-six reoreseii
tatives who voted for Hanna. today and
constituted a- majority of ; three in . the
IiAWYEU fvVlRKrT K&PDAINS
Why Ha Returned His Fee iabe JKailway
Leasa Casa-iBijAs i Not Yet, Sent ito the
; Grand Jury In tie KailwayCases j
(Special ltt The iMessnlgeir.)
Rall'eligh, .tNi',' J januaryl2, T, ''-W.-
Avirect say3 mtj retur'nea inus xees
attorney in iKhesra'ilw-ay leai?e .case "be-cauise-
ft . tiaKSf ett f i-equMily 'iltaited
tmac m-e-encei'e'uj.joii vim sua Rtgii,nit iiw.
Jd gMiny-icbiOn'iiind sl'mply
cepticu and Brow"usceim!be imlamorial
ohu.rc'h lost itJhfelir spires anldi sustained
other damage.; S; i !
iTh'irty-Tidrie 'bodiies have! 'been reoov-
ered and it Is tuow fhoughH: all the
persons in raeirwrecked buildings have
been accoun ted fcr. . i .!, r -':
The ctlsenls : iielief t commJi't!tee " has
$10,000 'in ihanid 'for assisting, t'he- suf-
Robinsoii, of 'tihe
sent (Wis dh'-ack
for $1,000. Thfe. 'M'issouri railroad. also
sent $1,000, 'Businesj is practlca'Sy
aibarndoraeid ; all j oyer 'the "Ci'ty anild men
df all classes are assiis't'Iing -in clearing
the debrls .. . J. r j . 1 -. '-'.'
Lfeavimg ."Po-ft""!-..1 1 t-Wa ? . tornado'
bounded for VanBureri lamd continued
dci.yn tue r'i'ver, '! demoljis-hil'n'g: -eviery-
tming m its pa'tti. - Neiws from ou'tslde
poin'ts Is not ye't;;a!t ha'iid, bu't "rumors
of great damage as far; pou'tih as 'Alrrea
'have rteafcibe'd j liere, It I be"'! repor'Ce'd
tlhat a numiber of persons iw-ere ki-H'fJd
hear VJhat place; : . . 'i i !'!; .--, .
i r : .-
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i ' ?
FOR RENT
House with 10 ; rooms on CampbeU'
street.1, near Fourth. .
- Also
; street
-s ji -
!H -
'--ir
House on Fifth street near Ann
FOR SALE
3 Houses in St. James street.
2. Houses on Castle near Third street.
1 House on Third near Castle street.
.1 lot
. 1 lot
"And
w.
on North Second street.
on South Fifth street.
there are others."
M. CUMMING-,
Real Estate Agent and Notary Public
JNO. S AEISTEONG, PEESHJERT
F. E. HAWES, CASHEE
THE NATIONAL BANK OF WILHIHGTOH,
r . i - . - . . '
Superior . Facilities for Transacting Geneial
Banking Buines$. Accounts Solicited. Corre
spondence lifvi tea. 1
i 3
: -.2."
GABRIEL HOLMES5
HUGH MidRAE,
GEO E FRENCH ' 1
WILL j JS CAi. jflR .
CHAS. E -BORDEN, i
G W. -YATES, ". !
J G. I GIESCHEN,
WM. B WORTH
JAMES. H. SIfADBOTJRN. Ja
Statemit of Atlantic National Bank
i HiTTTlvrTTa'i'rnTa- to- n .
WILLIAM GILCHRIST
1
-B JL ' r I e m m a i -7"
xo, Lorn, -uoaaensea irom report to Comptroller
LIABILITIES. - .
Capitals. ...... 1 ; .'...$123,000 00
Surplus v .$rj5,00-3 00 ! .
Undivided profits .....;. 20,404 01 73.404 PI
Circulation...... ... 49,500 W
Total deposits.:..,... 61(0,691 It
At the Close of Bosjtiess Dec
RESGUsivCES. .
Loans... ..... J . . -; .... . . . 1 . , .. . . ,
Overdrafts. J. 1.;.. V.v.lil.
U. S. 4 per cent bonds (at par)
Banking house and " Blrturesi . i
Due from other banks,. $219,393 37
Cash on 'hand ,68.294 00 2S7.692 57
";'' ;:!-;; j ' . . ; :
A. A. l.i.,...J.$940,593 59
pJ .. ";!;f0rxipa.ritiv-o
.$387,834 69
68 33
55,000 00
10,000 00
Total...
, Total ;.. .
Statement , - , . - - !
Deo. 1 'OS . Tifn. iri 'firt. Ttar. in.
Sarplas and Net Promts ...... J 1 .... , 52.00Q . G2.40O 75,400
Bills Payable.andSle-Biscounts .A,t None. ; None. - y -Ivone."
I ijKiaenas raui-o l'cr Wnt. l'cr Annam. "
Last Installment or, Capital l'aid in October, 1892. ' - "'. cic24
THE lEdAHICS HOME ASSOCIATIOI.
That
VW ! SUBSCRIPTION LIST FOB THE
1
;$
NEW SERIES Is Now OpCn
invest hir "nit in this Stock is the best and safest form nf siivlnfra . -
STOCK in if lie
.Km .
any one
Bank, has been? q fnlly demonstrated that you have only to Inquire of
ie of its Stockholders.
Apply to .1 ."-.
NATHANIEL JACi PRES. 1 : " - M. CUMHINc' SECEETARY.
In answer to mi-efty applications The Association will issue FIFTY SHARKS
PAID UP STOCK, the best invest men t in thei
dell 1 I
only of its
State.
FIVE PER CENT.
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m:1. :: ", i"V,, ,. ..;' ' 5
I : : L ! : -Vf :
; '. i. ; :.ri - i -. : ., . . -
Grmjryjsr - FOI
. ' - - -: . - J
';: . '.1.
S YOU WHEEL THROUGH LIFE
BE GIHBED
BY THE VICTOR!
7
ID LOXGr FOE ONE OF THOSE JUVENILE
-.V PARENTS, 13 YOUR LITTLE BOY OR : GIRL LONG .ON AN' ER- ,
HAMiJ n JS . UALSM ilUJSY CANNOT RESIST. THE TEMPTA-
; TION TO STOEs DMIRE AN
CRESCENTS A:Pf
rA-noDsoisr & yopp's
Also full line ot Bicycle Sundries always on hand.
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dc 23
3TO.- 7& lT072.frH SECOND STREET,
"flF WITH -IHI- fl
Lady Sjkes Before the Court
London, January 12. The case
r I - i " ; - i
Of
conscience and
tatives during the -f j i. wirfiarW 'tlhlPrMjie melmlber-i v-ae : -.. w
considerable agita- f' I WMS J vs' Wwxd befoUe the
to reorganize -..the of the 'dlreotdre of meMm toCarolina; .... wi,-'
fharLrbeen1 way wltih .vom e de
ion ten; days ago. It to con'ta'cit, as i;?e says "For; same rea- W . - V'k,-
IS1III1
EH
II
" Eor the next . few
Underwear at cost
days ' we will sell
Now's your chanco
to save money. Come in and get our
prices,- the . reduction is aoi, great It will
almost take your1 breath.
son:
tihat va "Dawson; Walton, Q. C.
"who appeared
jivirtidLij rtn-tiaWt 6ivi)h irkenstorji rvr tM'ne-a I . i . . - . . il. ; . . .1
house would tandtogethor for that pur- U-fcoseW !haomy.:ol Ikturei he fst 3 f1' money
pose, jno; pians jor the- reorganization 1 ' ' . ' . rT i i lenuer, aao. une- accon rwas to recover
of the senate ate considered, for the rea 1 tntudh puzzled t5 account far." I 15.870 lent. "to Ladv iSvkes in 1896. on
son that Senator Burke continues to-co- 1 'mn 'iM'tr - Siart-M -Vmi ' Ka-a One securer Of Viotes niurnorririfir to fie
. . i " . v ife --JZ'-z- . : I J"rt-.-vL V.-. . iX..,-.."' M . iC.- . Im-.i-.L..
1
Royal wskes the food pure, ; j
. . wholesome sna aeucio.
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SI ; RO'AL BAKINQ FOWOErt CO., KEW YOUK. - 1
,;,, '('!'!',. ;. . -h-,.;. '.',.!'"'?,..-'" --.;".---l f1'
j '-.'."'"!'' ' ; v : " i: ""'" -V-j; !-: "'
dermen Gore,
Hew lett Twining-and Morrill.
i at a v-Jvr . V"r i s-.ht ; stated t hat 'a case
smallpox had developed in the city, but
khatlit had been Isolated, j and' the; ex
ftosed persons, about, twenty-in all, vacci
nated" oid quarantined. He! sad , 'he, had
called the meeting tp takel measiires to
prevent the spread of the disease. He in
f orrnd tRV board .that 'wlien the case
was reported t4 ilipi i.he .called a meet
ing of the board v of health, and. tht
they held a meeting at 3 p. m. ad an
other at 6 p. m. I He then handed to City
Clerk 'arid Treasurer F. B. Rice the cem
murilcation of the board of health as
rmhiiaVifnt- in the Dibceedines . of that
'ooai4.- He then read1 it ; ' .
Mayer Wiht asked what, action the
.board proposed to take, i j ' '
. Alderman Gore inquired what expense
would bV necessary. to icarry but the sug
gestion ef the board of health.
Mayor Wright stated that the state
Quarantine law puts the expense on the
county, but ..the; city would probably be
called upon to pay the rent for a pest.
house, to furnish it, keep a nurse-there,
jovide medicines. Aboiut three beds arid
three mattresses and a lot of blankets
will be necessary. 3Ie stated that prob
ably $300 or $100 would; be sufficient, arid
requested Alderman Gore, of the ordi
nance committee, to frame an ordinance
wttu reference to the "matter, 1 . v .
After the patter" had been considered,
' One Munute Cough Cure cures quick
ly, j Th)at"sw'hat ytou want. 'R. R. Bel-
lanmy. ' ' ..' ' '.-,-.'':'' :." ,'' !- '
Paused a Snccrssful Kxamination
The M"essenger;is "glad to iearn that
Mr! W. P. Pla'tt. ot this city, was one of
the few -students topassjtrie West Point
examination "held a .few' days ago, and is
now" I ritimbered. among the 'honored
cadet.. Any one wiho isNn ; any way fa
rniliar. with Uncle "Sam's- piilitary acad
emy ich-ows the rigid "and hard examina
tions both mentally' and physically, that
an- applicant nas to pass uerore Deing
allowed to enter. .Mr. Piatt is o son of
our townsman, Mr. J. T. Piatt, arid re
ceived! the appointment about six months
ago, 'having been successful in a com
petitive examination held at Lumbertor
and at once went - to West Point to pre-
part for the admission examination, and
in "his! class thirty-eight applicants failed
and leight. resig-ned their 'appointments
just Tpreyious to the examination.
' Thfc Messenger congratulates Cadet
.piatj.!V:.'."."- ; - -
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j "j' .H Officers Installed.
Plalntagene Commandery No. 1, Knights
Templar, met last night and he follow
fng installation took place:
Eminent Commander W. P. Toomer.
Captain "General dj. M. Robinson,
I Prf late G. Z. French. .
Treasurer J. C,' Munds. ,
! Iteporder H. Gi Smallbones.
Stlridard "Bearer W. A. Williams.
Sword Bearer-yS. G. Hall.
Warden J. C. Loder.
j Sentry T. H. Johnson.
B.
operate with the democrats-, which leaves
the .body standing 19 .to 17, as it was
organized. If 'Senator 'Burhe co-operated
with the other republicans, the senate
would stand a! tie politically and could
not De re-organizeo,
Colonel J. L-j Rogers, the secretary ito
the.gbvernor, came to the Neil house at
4 o clock p. m4 bearing the commission
or senator -wanna as united States sen
ator for the short term: 'He informed
him that 'his ; Commission for the long
term woiwa De torwarded in a few days
SVIr. ; Hanna .in Teply, said: . "Colonel
Rogers. I ithank vou and aOnreciate this'
and I give back to the state my pledge
that I will execute the power given me;
to the fuUest , extent of' my ability and
will ,dor my best to serve the interests of.
tne peopre. 01 .ray state. j , j
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oai
not drawm airm bill aigalinst - Andrews
' ahd others i4; gWe su!per1io6 court. The
case "munc-t iti talien. up 'this term
Unless he makts qrnotion !tojt akie;it. up,
aTiia juage grafts i t, . w . insauniter
capiaBes !woulicI : issue, i; Oripnardly the
case -wOuld ftrf "Hgujar order "come up a't
tihte.lM-ardh ";terti. , .No -Mil pa. yet been
eeint to Oni.'ttti'! prefeieh'tonlt ; ..made a't'
signed by her huaband, (Sir TattOn
Syjkes. Tho atftua'! annount of caah
Jeitt,! cou'nsse'lj cOnltiUued, ' .waai , about
10,000, tihe (baaaptce 'beiin'g Interest.
Xady Sytees adrniDttedi t'he liatoilltv.
'bxiit ir Ta'Utonj 'dcrtled Ithat -fh'e signa
tujnee were 'hjs" and alleged 1 that thiey
were forlged by .Lady Sykes. -
Thie la'Dben foounse1! said, would testi
fy 'tlh-at hfer hu-sJbahd "signed .he notes.
'Early In 1897 jM-r. Jay pressed for pay-
'iiiH-t, :-uut iner Bisi'treu ii "wa;it !tt,Kir Mat
,- lH1aj?!tis 'ElmUlsiion of Cod Liver
wii'tJh Oi-eosiOte tjind 'the Hypophosphites
if f ali'tihf ully ufed, is a specific in. tlhe.
reaibm-en't of weak 4uhigs,, Oonisuimp
'tion, ..Drondhlls, etc. Leading .physi
clans .re"cotmmend 'ft. (Sold by J. C.
SJKipard, J. H. Hardin, and II. L. Fen
tress." -.-" '. -. ; -
't!he lat 'te-rm.if 'tihe 'cousi 'n tlhe free ton would wrTte asking Wim to do so.
Mr, Jay;' a .Idtter purpbrffng to "be
iigneld by iheor "husband, asking Oalm to
(hold t't'hie notes s and agireeimg to pay
the airnoun't due; 'in "the jiMarch follow
ing;. Sir Tatton now alleges; that Lady
Sykes, or some one she employed, ,'allso
pass casse rin Wich Governor 'Russell
is named as a Witness. Ifi '
PrOsperi'ty lefymes " auick!e5it " to ttlhe
man whose l5vr is 4n yc0. c033t'ioin.
'lew ltt g - J-iiriiliv ( -jarty j.'5?iis are
toous .sm w-wr. forged ttlhis mter. The couple went to
tousnes,. mmmBUonnamn comacu -n- 1- n Tfl,n ,.a.mk 1S97 ,h
husband gdin'g from- "there 'to. . INew
"FULL DRESS SHIRTS. '
Imported . and Domestic, -Collars and'
Cuffs. . NECKWEAR, the handsomest
k line in the city. i , . - -
Suits s made to order at short notice,
from the finest Imported; and Domestic
-vn5vj;,V svmitsv Fabrics. Give. us a call.-.. . - '' '
3dC: 3E5L. C?XJ3Fg.3Eg..aTri
?rinoes3 . Streetl ! .'
The First Shoes
- ' ; v: '- 1 . ;T 7- ' ' - -FOR
THE . BABY". SHOULD BE ' A
PAIR - OP THOSE SOFT SHOES
PRETTY KID UPPERS,' SUCH A3
YOU, WILL FIND AT FRENCH &
SONS. , . " , t
THY 'ALSO HAVE SHOES FOR
THE OLDER CHIL12REN ANT THE -
GROWN FOLiTS. 'WE, INVITE YOU
TO AN INSPECTION edoafU
AND PRTCES.
and liver t;rQuS-les.
R, . Riv"T3ellamy.
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THE RAILWAY COMMISSION
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"New York Cotton Maiket
New York, Janrfry 12, Cotton -diilli
middling 5 15-16$; net receipts 3,032 bales'!
groe3, 7,034; exports tp Great Gritain 932;'
to the continent,, 3,087: forwarded 74;-
ales,300; stock 130,669. : , T
"otal today; ' Net receipts 47.925; ex-;
ports to Great Britain 22,182j to the con
tinent 10,297; stock 1,234,822. ... - I i
Consolidated: , Net receipts 200,021 exr
ports to Great Britain 91.115" to France
UM-ii toNthe continent 35,073. 1 ' . T jj
Total since September 1st: Net-receipts
6,O00,846r exports to Great Britain l,9e4,
880; to France 527,395; to the continent
1,589,086. .: " . - ' ! . i
Futures opened easy and closed easy;
sales 110,400 bales: January 5.70; February
5.70; 'March 5.74; April 5.78; May 5.81; June
5.85; July 5.89; August !5.92; September
5.92; October 5.93; 'November 5.94. j-
. Spot cotton closedVdull; middling up
lands 5 -15-16c; middling gulf 6 3160; sales
300 bales. . ;
SabMSDiis Officials of the Beaboaed rAlr
- lane and the Atlaatie Coaatijnc-Dr. KIi-
by Smith Presented for Assault qn Avrelia
Hampt9tt.:.H;r j -
'; 4. 1 (''-Spe-eiaifO The iMessffn'ger-.)
ito'ktt'gh;,N''if,,"; ljnn3ry,Hron4it
there is 'den:iiA,l !y tihe raKj-ray -comniis-sloriersVthatl
iihey have.ffeubipOteniaed
,Vice-P"ide-ri,ip!t, JOhn fphey damply
sly they .ha&mhryona-;jomc3Ms of
he Si&aboardlAir Line aijii --r 'Atlantic
Coast 'Liine., ! 7- 1.1 : fi.J-' '. ;.
"toaay retsirnea a tain
Other officers will be installed at the
pext' meeting.
"I: don't know, 'tlhetre "may be otherSi;
ihe feaiM, I '.ibut I shave used. 'Parker's
TOl'ii Cougn iSyirup am my family for
years iand wOuld mat "be without it."
He I knew 'beitter than to 'buy ttfie in-
fealor preparation! tbat was ;i "betog.
urged Upon ixSmJ" Parkers Tolu COugto
Syrup" has no equaL It will Immedi-,
atteSy relieve any Cough .; or Coffld, '
"Wtipanig Oougn Sore ThrOat, Hoarse
ness, Orouip,- Bronc'bitls and fcindreld ail
mients. Oontaiina no Injurious Ingredi
ents,, is ; pleasant "Co take and a rsafe
reimiedy for cnildren. For sale iy J. C.
ahepord, J. H, Hardin, and H. L. Fen
tress. ' :.. ;':(.::.. ''.!'
v; .- I V- j- ; - -'"'-(-' i-' -.. ,, ".Mll-i-W-."!;- I
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J. A. Perkins," of Anitaqui'ty, O., was
for fchir'ty years n,eediIesslyvtorturedrby
phyai'dians for the cure! of eczema. He
wias quSckfly cureid "by usingDeWltt's
Wlibch Hazel Salve, the famous healing
salve 'for piles and skin di'seases. R. R.
B-ella-my, .'.;-:-." ':-'
ordered
I
The Deserter Ordered Hi Id
Jus Wee Bunting yesterday
ths? sailor, 'CS. O.I tow-gTistJv'tihe desert
er arre'sted Tuesday aiigiht by "Deputy
Sheriff Faynh,-" field . unta tihe ship
which he ajbandoned gets J ready j -to
leave. Blorrngrls't deserted several days
ago from the Swedish schboner Solfd,
now at 'this port, lut was arrested ..by
Deputy Sheriff -Flynn upon" a warrant
ob'tained 'by Cap bain Wediim, of I the
Solid. Blom'grfs't I now. n Jaill. i
The grandffury
for; assault ;i4po:n Aure'da Hampton, -tfhe
erisp'inal d-ntsiaai'S; inmate o6Jhe pen'iten-
tiary, agy-nsj. iff-by Stnttt -buitl ig. "hiis
cnarge TOUiq f pi noia ; wtri , i
not nreteised. yw mbtioh of iftflie scicftor."
The reason why a liiH for ;aault aud
noti for .fcrnicat'ion and adultery -I was
not "retu"rmed;fis a; puzzile. ";. j
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i An Editorial BIIsapprtie,nslon
The misfbrtuna's of Mr. H Savage' Lan-
dor, who made so plucky St attempt to
penetrate into hibet, have , clearly been
a sore tria tQSit'i iiast "'ttrie'! Australian
tfbditor. . The.? native born Journalist
has evidently ever heard, of the well
known artist a-1d special correspondent,
and ; ha has bee.strugglmg;-in a vain at
tempt to - disver what,, manner of
strange beasts fa; savage- .landor"; might
vbe.. 'His paper Eannounced ut witn mucn
.. . . . . . . - . 1 3 1 1 S .
gravity mat raj savage wuuui uau- i
tempted to itivde Lhasaaand went on
to Kay that "thsllandor hinaself was cap
tured by Thibi'ltans, who tortured him
with red "hot iins, and lie? narrowly es
caped with ! If is life. The 'executioner
was atout to pvt him to death when the
Grand Lama j'nterposed. The Iandor's
life was sParedfibut he was "horribly tor
tured on the r4fjk" for eight days prior to
being released.? Mr. Savage lartdor cer
tainly did noVdesterye tbia. St. James
York. fWhteni ihe' "retiuiineld to 'England,
Sir. Tat'ton .promised to 1 pay off the
wihjoie of .Wis; wife's .Kawl'f by, . but- "lm
metdiaitieCiY alttenward (he- d!i'siapp"arekl,r
'leaviinsg Lady Sykes- in great linanciial
distress. 'Flnai'iy s'ne was forced . to
take proceediings- to obtain relief, to
wnicli (her Ihusband answered Toy the
present ci'imlinal cihargei i ;
Lady "sykes. -then -"test'med. Kfhe eor
rotoerat'e'd the'fOregtoEnSg 'stateahiein't of
Walioei and lsaCd "her i'bus,band's In-
coniia was 70,000. The hOtes, s!he ad
Jtd, were signed iri her .presence by Sir
TaiJton, and l twa letter j referred to,
Lady "Sykies asserted, wajs also wrftiten
by him. - . ' . -. -i. -
fDursrJg.net cross , ex arrimatiiOn- Lad y-
Syke's"r admii'ibed; thaJt slh be heavily,
-but said iit was w!?f"h her "IjusbarJd's ocw-
semt. lAitogetineT, he aaqea, Bier; wot-
ningg on' the tcJclt extauamsge exesedsed
lier 'icshigs. Her ladysanijp also adim'i't-
ted tth'e owed fSarm LeWis, .'tTne weHl
known money fender, g,0C0 and told
of many tf her! husbanki's 'idiosyncra-
ctes. .--j ! . - ; , ". ..-'
Later Lady Sykes "dtaiftled the court
"by announcing jt'ha't ehe; ,had not kept
account books, j adding that she kept
ner "a2counts "in! her "head. Upon fur-
titer cross ; examination, 'Lady Sykes
ald it was! "irrepossLibfle stO ; get money
from Sir .Tatton except for oh urcaies.
Her "borrowings, She cont'iinaied, were
to pay; debits. In addlibion to . Che
moneys she -had 'borrowed 'from Sani'.".
Lewis, Lady yl&es a'dimMted! han'f
'borrowed .7,00 from, SnguineM, and
.zs,wv irom inuraitce comparties.
: 'At the close of the day's proet'dintgs
'the case was adjoumedJ ; .
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f (Mrs. M. B. FOrd, HuddeTl's, FJ., eu
fered for eight years from dyspepsia
and -chronic constipation anld was
finally cured iby vising "DeWrtt's LTttle
t&ticiy Knsers, tihe famous 1'it'tle pIUs for
all stomach anJ liver trou bites.- R.. Rt
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Geo R. French & Sons,
Dealers' in Fine Footwear,"
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n 108 North rront Street.
: ' ..-.it-'- "TM ".i '"
The prettiest, line of snow white Em-.
broider;e ever displayed upon ;6nr coun
ters. Siaqh a ; collection of patterns will
notjbe sg ontsMe of the "G-rat City."
Great 2Scwcis liprsr expr esse tti-eir ad-
miratibtf this aried stock an-. we cor-'
dially iiWite biir Aiany friends to, call, and
examiMt them.-ff ; .il.
lace JDeio&ttiXL
Bellamy,
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All otijr fibrts ; liave been conceniratedto ':
mate tideparlmeht the "pride" of onr
business land we believe y?e have sue-"
ceeded.l iaces, pi every description, Do
mestic 'and Foreign. We r have searched
all the great lace -centers for- the newest
and best.; -They are here and if you fwish to
purchase llaces, you will do yourself an
injustice if you do not examine our.stock
.before buying, "". 1 ; . . ' . ,
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