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TELKGEAPH S OMMARY,
HE STATE.
ose
scale has not
been found at Greens-
bord.
-The fire insurance companies
are going to j rerate all the cities of
this' .state.-
fKinston
raises $ 50,000
-The directors
for a cotton j factory.5
of the Hoffman and Troy railroad
have sold the
latter to parties owning
large tracts of timber land.
T j . DOMESTIC,
Government officials attach no
im-
portance to the pressing into service
bv the Sbanish government of tne pas
senger steamer to accompany the tor
pedo boat flotilla to Cuba. The pop
ulists and silver republicans hold a
conference in Washington and decide
upon co-operation m tne coming cam
Daien. Populists in congress or
ganize for thie. worki oC the campaign.
H -Admiral Self ridge goes upon the
retired list:! his father is! already on
t&is list, standing at its head. A re
count of all the money, n the treasury,
begun July 1 1st 1897. has, just been
completed and shows
$859, for which the
Jj T -1 J. 1 M
a?-jsuuruige oi
ateS Treasurer
Morgan will
be held responsible on
his bond.
Six firemen are killed by
falling walls ( at a fire in Boston!.
The profits; of the Chemical National
blank for lasi year' jwere $1,10(,000.
-j Hon. Joseph P. Smith,' director of
the bureau of the Amc ricaa republics
dies at MJami, FlaJ In , Fayette,
cbunty, West, Virginia, fa man kills his
wife and a man whori. he finds occu-
l)r. Eglestohj a professor emeritus in
Columbia cc liege, New '. York, gives
$5,000 to the School Of Mines, Paris,
as recognition of his gratitude, for his
education there. A party have pur
chased "Fighting Island" -eight miles
irom Detroit, ior .establishing an
American Monte ; Carpb. -Jefferson
coinage, treasurer or tne Lmoskeag
ciotton mills, who .: has been south,
speaks of the advantages of the south
ern cotton mills over those-of New
England. Mrs. Lane, j daughtef"bf
ex-Seriator Blackburn, who was acci-
dently shot
tnree weeks ago, is im-
proving.
-Vessels coming , . into
Gloucester,
Mass., report passing
wreckage at sea : indicating that I two
vessels have gone to pieces. In Sag
inaw, Mich.i a man ancl two womin in
a sleigh are killed by a train. The
government relief party for the Klon
dike sails from Portland' Ore. Ex-
Secretary Olnejr contributes $100 for
sufferers in" Cuba, but Ignores Consul
General Lee 'and sends it through the
Spanish ministef.
)"':, ! FOREIGN. .."',"
. Costa Rica- has another revolution.
The Spanish government will admit at
any port, free-of duty, supplies for the
destitute Cubans.- The - Cavendish
Expedition Into Africa! though osten
sibly a private one, is jdirected toward
that part of t! 'country supposed to be
invaded by tt 3 French and will be the.
best armed body of men who have ever
ohe into Central Africa;; Mr. 'Caven
dish has spent' $300,000"in j his prepara
tions for the expedition. United
btates Consul Day makes a-speech at
Bradford, England, in
which he
tells
the! Britishers not to
lbok for
any;
thing but
protection.
from America,
iwnue he
applauds
England's
free
trade policy .. toward China.- Minis
ter Woodford presents a. note, to the
Spanish government, to which the
'premier replies in vigorous terms.-
Mrs. Lane ImproTlAg
Washington February ; 5. The
con
dition of Mrs. Lane, . the daughter of
ex-Senator i Blackburn, of Kentucky,
wnp was accidently shot about three
weeks ago J shows a slight improve
ment tonignt. There was a rally jrrom
the discouraging features df last night
when another set back occurred ifhich
left the patient in a very precairious
state. This afternoon Mrs,- Lane j was
able to take
some
ligif
t nourishment.
To Establish an American Monte Carlo v
unicago, February 5. The Journal
today says: Michael C. McDonald is
at the head, of a party ;of Chicago peo
ple who have purchased "Fighting Is
land'" eight miles from Detroit, and orr
Canadian soil, for the ( purpose of es
tablished there a regular American
Monte Carlo; ' .
f i " .More Troops for Cuba
J Madrid, February 5.f-Senor Gullon,.
r the minister of foreign affairs, de
Clares there is no reason to tear any
aggravation of the Cuban, situation
The despatch of 15.0Q0 men to Cuba
the! minister asserts, was decided wpon
before General Blanco's departure. .
, j -
Coval makes the food pure.;
I. - V I i. m - - 1
iVbsolutcly Puro
RO'AL BAKING POWVCr, Z-; HEW YORK.
EMPEROR WILLIAM'S PLAH
TO SECURE THE AGRARIAN VOTE
ON HIS ?iAVAl4 BILiIj. i
The Decrees Against Importation ; jf
American Frail Said to be lu Further--,
auce of lhi( Design-Leading German
Journals Deplore the Course; Fersued by
the Gorernineiit To Carry the Warjsn
American Products to Greater .Length
:. Berlin, February 5. The freedom
which the reichstag and -.the Prussian
diet conceded this week to the agra
rians who formulated numerous wishes
and complaints is significant. The
minister of agriculture Baron von
Hammerstein-Lbxten, promised the
government would grant as ; many "; of
their - demands as possible. At the
moment he was making his declara
tion measures were preparing, to stop
the imports of .American fruit, and
the decree in that connection, had al
ready been issued. The entire liberal
press openly disapproves of the policy
and asserts it vlas a government trick
to obtain the vbte of the agrarians,! or
Emperor William's naval bill. :
The leaamg
commercial journals
point to the ill4
will and indignation
such measures are bound to produce
in America! and to the futility of pro
hib'iting"'the importation of an article
Germany does not 4 produce with suffix
ciency. ; The pewspapers claim the
only result will; be thafi fruit will be
imported from the south of - Europe at
a higher cost than is now being paid
for American fruit. Several of ;the
newspapers express the;! opinion that
the decree will jnot be permanent and
that it ' was only I intended as a' tem
porary act of retaliation for American
treatment of German sugar. Inquiry
made at the foreign office and at the
Prussian ' agricultural I department,
however, shows the steps, taken to be
only forerunners of others bf mare
importance,- the; government having
concluded that .something must' be
done to gratify the agrarian demand tor
retaliation on the United States. I . ; f 4
There was an exemplification, in the
reichstag, on Tuesday, when Dr. Hahn,
afriend of ;Prince Bismirck, demand- ;.
ed the prohibition of Americah horses,
claiming the imports had increased; in
1897 to.4,279,000 marks and that some
thing must be i done "to show
theSe '.
getic Geni government exis The
views- of - the iPrussianr cabinet rjare 1
gaugable by the declaration made yes
terday by "the ininister' of agriculture,"
Baron i von ' j Hammerstein-Loxtenj fin
the diet who declared that American
hores developed influenza after im
portation.
'Captain Carter's Conrt Martial
Savannah, February 5. The defense
in the ! trial ; by j .court ; martial of Cap;
tain O. W. Carter United States army, ;
had an opportunity 'to get in some doc
umentary eviddiice in favor of the: ac
cused and promptly accepted it. ,Tb
day it was shown by the documentary
evidence found, in Captain Carter's,
office that lieutenant Colonel A? A.
Gilmore in 18921 and 1893 advertised; for
periods of only1 fiften or twenty days.
This seems to knock out the point by
the prosecution, that ' Captain Carter
advertised less; than thirty days for
the purpose of j aiding in shutting out
other contractors, than the Atlantic
Contracting Company. It was also
shown that former officers had sent
out only one copy of specifications fto
contractors;! "Winch was the rule fal
lowed by Captain Carter. The court
adjourned unti Tuesday at 11 o'clock.
Caneus'of Populists and Silver Republicans
Washington, February 5. The pop
ulists and silver republicans held, a
conference last- evening1 which was
generally, attended by members (of
these parties in both ' houses of con
gress. After a discussion of the pres
ent situation in politics, it was deter
mined that the; two parties while
maintaining seperate organizations
would I work ; together - in the coming
campaign and" endeavor to avoid noinf
4nati6ns which would conflict. Both
organizations f will, endeavor also ! to
work with ther democrats in order
that a solid combination of all . organi
zations may be made against the re
publicans. 1 ; - i 3 f
Conference of Strikers and: Mill Men
Fall River, ' Mass., February 5. A
conference was held today by. agent A.
B; Chase, and Superintendent. P. A.
Natthison, of ( King Phillip Mills,; and
ex-Secretary Robert Howard ' and
Secretary Thomas O'Donnell, of the
mule spinners association. 'At the
conclusion of j the conference, secre
tary O'Donnell said the j situation re
mained unchanged, Mr. Chase refusing
to make any concessions. -
Kentuoky Senate Passes the Fellow Ser-
.. . !'.".;'. '-.-.iii'' TfLnt Bill ; '-V:;;-.
Frankfort, Kyi, February 5. The
senate has passed' the fellow servant
bill introduced by Senator Goebel, "of
Covington, by 16 to 10, after a prolong
ed fight. The bill is far reaching fn its
effects as to the i liability ' of corpora
tions, for damages. Under- its terms
action may be recovered for negligence
of any .or all employees. ot railroads
Boston Firemen Killed.
exston, Mass, Februsary 25. (Six fire
.meai,-. infcfluding 'a , distrilct ichJef, a. cap
ltain and a ISieainaDt, w
a fire herer this sn'orning, which, feurneid
out tJhe tobertor oif.jt.' five-story thiacl
in& 'ci MerriiTnac street. otfcupled by
G. W. 'Bent & Co., manufactureirs &Z
?bed!s, "bekidln'g, etc. :
;NO SAN JOSE SCALE
Bnmor as to Its Beluga Found at Greens
:.. . ' (
boro Fntrue Fire Insurance Companies
to Berate, the Cities of j the Scale Co Urn
Factory for Klnston
(Special lo The
Raleigh, N. C, February 5 Profes
sor Massey says the; t statement that
- 1 j. -' 1' v - - t
tne San Jose scale has been found at
Greensboro is untrue. It 1st another,
.-1 1
inflect.
It is learned that fire insurance
companies are preparing to j rerate
Raleigh'. The president of a company
. -T- ' j. V - I .
so writes and adds that they. -are also
f I
preparing to rerate all places in North,
Carolina. This is construed
lower rates. .
Owing to the charge for
to mean
rental off
the Centennial school
building here,!
the public school chairman says the
term w
weeks.
11 ; have to be.
shoTtened three
Kinston raises $50,000
necessary-to
1 ..?.--
secure the building 0;
a cotton mill. .
Sale of a Railroad ; 4 i
(Special to The Messenger.)
Raleigh, N. C.,. February 5. The di
rectors of the Hoffman and Troy rail
way sold it to persons' owning a large
area of
Moore
powers
five mi
timber land in Richmond and
i , .
counties.. The charter em-
?'. . . 1
it to I build to Troy, twenty-
es. -Ur
Advantages of Southern Mills
Boston, February 5. Jerierson Col
lidge, treasurer of Amoskeag . mills,
of Manchester, has, j returned f rom a
trip to
eral mi
tenance
Florida. He says of the gen-
1 situation:
of reduction
On the I main-
i . !
in ' wages depends
the existence of New
1
England mills,
a reduction is a
... i i
and striking againsc
mistake on the part
of the operatives
who' are
attempting to kill the
goose that lays the golden egg. If the
mill hands desire to be. out of employ
ment they are taking the right - course
in striking. Nearly all southern mills
are prosperous. The. biggest mill's are
earning large dividends, but are rarely
paying 6 per cent as thy are! reserving
fhp1r pvnpoo rrtflt. to insp ihw
their excess profits to increase their
quick capital. The southern mills get
enmo aflvantflco' frnm vhoonor rroli
g.j VVocirQT nnf rr hut i a utro era miots-'l
f Jf ltJ were not for : Swages
sjAt- av,- .z,,,s- .
JdXLl 1U tllC DUUUi UUX illXIXO lUUl"
pete with them without trouble.
Southern mills, having been later; are
superior) to the average northern mill.
The best southern operatives turn out
just as jmuch work - as the northern
operatives and are just as intelligent.
Reforms bv Virginia legislature
Richmond, Va., February 5. The
house delegates ' took up today the
first practical steps in the matter of
retrenchment . and reform, j The
Feathrestone bill was ordered to its
engrossment. The ' bi)l abolishes the
office of j register of land office, and
cuts down the salaries of several of
the state officers. Its passage will save
the state , some, $14,000 annually. The
debate on the bill evidenced that the
legislature was at last in for retrench
ment in earnest, andj opens the way
for the (heavier cuts 'recommended in
the report "of the committee on ex
penditures of. public .institutions,
j At the request ot- Mr. Saunders, his
bill in relation to the fencing of rail
roads, which came .back on Friday
from the 'senate with . slight amend
ments, was taken up out of its order
and passed in order that it might go to
the governor.
Another Cut In Wages i
Tauton, Mass., February 5. The;
employees of Whittenton mills; nave
been notified of a 7 per cent; reduction
in wages to take effect Monday.! More
than 800 hands are employed, arid the
concern! I is the largest manufactory of
cotton cloth in the city. Keen competi
tion and the condition of the market
are given as the causes of reduction.
There j will be no strike, and the
cut will be accepted. .Congressman
William C. Lovering is . president of
this corporation. !
Changes on the Confederate History Com-;
', . r : ; - mlttee "' f: ".-J
: Richmond, Va., February 5. Grand
Commander John G. Williams, of the
grand camp, Confederate Veterans,
has appointed Judge George L. Chris
tian, of . this city, chairman of the his
tory committee, to succeed.Colonel
John Cussons, resigned. He has - also
apointed Rev. S. Taylor Martin, of
Pulaskij on the committee to succeed
Colonel j James N. Stubbs. i Rev. Mr.
Martin is' a Presbyterian minister, and,1
a man of great ability. ,j
The Fertificatleas BUI Passed '
- Washingtoii, February 5. The house
today during its entire session had
under consideration the bill making
appropriations for fortifications and
coast defenses. ; Little interest seemed
to be manifested in ' the proceedings
less than one half the members be
ing present during the session; The
bill passed carrying $4,144,912 against
$9,517,141 last year. ,' d i-
Supplies tor Cuban s Free at Any Port
Washington," February 5. A tele
gram lias been received at the state
department from Consul General Lee
at Havana stating that the govern
ment there consents to the admission
of supplies for the destitute and suffer
ing Cubans into any Cuban' port, free
of duty.
111
ENGLAND'S ATTITUDE OH TBE
CINSB QUESTIOX .
She Has llade'no Back Doa Before Bus
sla as to the Port of Ta- Uen-TFan Eng
land Kot JBound to Japan by Any Al
. llaoce American Consul Day: Makes a
Speech to Britishers on American Pro
tectire PVct The Carendish Expedi
tion Into Central Africa j
(Oo'pyrlgix'bed 1 4y tlhe AssiociaJteii Press.)
. London, CFebruary 5. It ' fs . probable
that but ijttje further reliable infor-'
TTiaUnn Tfte'ttninft Phinn will. h nh-;
. j : ,
chance -to io jnd on their7 ; assailants
during the Icurse of the debate in par-i
liament on? Je address in reply to the
speech fromthe throne... -,
The wholfiTa-Liien-Wan story never
received a -kadow of official sanction;1
.
As cabled tgi the Associated Press on
Thursday. lajt, Great Britain has . never arrested and made a confession, admit
demanded nt&at Ta-Lien-Wan be made ting that he had taken i twenty-eight
a treaty p5tk It was merely one of
llx 4.J
gam-ana, tit snouia De witnarawn it
to- t e-mmX:. -a 1
can only ta oecause it is a Darrrier to
the neebtitions .forthe loan: The bb-
ject of thejip6naition.was to checkniate
any scheme for the transformation of
Port Artlurf into a closed Russian
port,; and tne object was equally se
cured -by exacting k from ; China and
Russia together a pledge in! regard to
Port Arthtoy similar to the pledge ex
acted fromhthem in regard to Corea
before t.hpS,feVaCTiat.inn nf Part TTamlTt
ton,, and jtiwill probabiyibe the up
shot. The pslmirofficial statements dis
tinctly ppin thereto, notably the spe
cific assuritce early in the week; in re
gard to tt-e temporary nature of the
Russian trre of Port 'Arthur, which
was accompanied . by the friendly as
surance that Great Britain .-.is not
bound to Japan by any alliance. In
short, there is every, reason to believe
that Great CBritain does not;. intend to
recede an inch, from the position which
has been ofScially taken up by Messrs.
Balfour, ' Qhambetdain and Hicks
Beach,, in tile name of the marquis of
Salisbury."", . J ; , . .
In - the cb'irse of- an interesting - ad
dress 'at Brs"dford, before the chamber
of commereffi of that place on Thurs
day last, tfce United States consul,
Erastus S. lay,-applauded; the marquis
of 4Salisbuf3!;!s. doctrine- ot .freeirade
in China.! Mi te said" that- America had
every. sym'pLthy with it and that 'the
people of (i&al Britain and the United
States ougsxj to lead in i shaping the
world's thought and action. He said
they had j kh4 opportunity .to achieve
great; things5; would ' they unite to
achieve lagttng benefits to themselves
andNto therprld. , - x i
Speakintr 'pt the tariff, Mr. Day said
the overwhelming preponderance of
sentiment -111 l the United States was in
favor of- til)!. protective theory. The j
Wilson billj he added, had sickened
tne Deopieipi; tne tarin ior revenue
only" thejDj ly and it would not be
wise j for ta manufacturer of Brad
ford to hopjt for the speedy enactment
of ahotheF yilson bill r "which closed
too many yiills in, the United States
to be; retr.j' :
The Cavendish" expedition which is
about to Ieaye is one of the most
.striking . examples' of how- young and
wealthy Enishmen with a fondness
for sport andj exploration, combine the
tastes witfi;! empire-making. Henry
Cavendish! 1$ relative of the duke of
Devonshfre,has already spent $300,000
in preparations for the . expedition.
Although rjjmirially private, its aims
are ; on thesfiUpper Nile V where the
French are 'Supposed to be operating',
and are wejfi known .to high govern
ment officios! As a ' matter of fact,
the route ac?ipted was suggested by the
chiefs -of tfe intelligence 'department
of vthe war fllce, and the foreign office
had the scheme uhdei iconsideration
for some weeks. The force .which will
accompany Mr. . Cavendish will be bet
ter armed than any body of men
which hasTerer entered Africa: It will
take with it,50000 rounds of ammuni
tion and a dumber -. of seven pounder
Max jm rapfc&flre guns. 'It will be weli
provided- feinst all surprises. " Mr.
Cavendish expects to reach the ' Upper
Nile, in the:or four months and may
continue Khartoum after the Der
vishes hay .been beaten. ; . U;
Lady ViJet Greville, whose types on
the fashiots are always accepted as
gospel, writes from Paris, saying that
velvet will f reign supreme - this spring
in the fasnionable world. ' She says:;
"Velvet in ?every style, " shape and"
color, blalt, i corn flower-blue, . sap
phire, silver grey, shot with gold and
a host of (jiher startling shades." Con
tinuing, !ady Creville .describes a
number of yelvet costumes which are
being ma for rtjie . princess" of Wales
and the qeen regent of Spain.
i. Earthttake Shocks In Vlrglnlu
Lynchbiirg; Va., February 5. A
distinct krjthquake shpcki was felt
nere . toda-f I about 3 o'clock. Specials
to The Nw ' show the disturbance
was through southwest Virginia, Bed
ford CityQ reporting that a loud ex
plosive sjrftnd, different from the
usual rum $ng. preceeded; the shock.
Pulaski, fljast Radford, ; Wytheville;
Bedford Cft, Salem and various other
points in Itputhefn Virginia report
having experienced an earthquake
shock yestgday afternoons There is
general agreement that the duration
was about ree seconds, and the, time today from San Jose, Costa Rica an
a few mi&ntes after 3 o clock; No nounces that a revolution was inau-
damage recirted
A BIG UNDERTAKING
A Beceunt of the Cash in the Treasury, Be
gun Iast July Just CompIeted--A Shore
agefSS59 Found I
Washington, February 5. A recount
of the treasury cash which was com
pleted' late this afternoon; disclosed a
shortage of ( $859. ' The recount was
made necesary by the appointment in
June of Mr. Ellis H. Roberts as United
States treasurer in place Of Mr. D. N.
Morgan,-, and was begun 1 1 on July :1st.
Since that time about $797,000,000 in
cash has been counted. No errors or
shortage of importance were discover
ed' until the treasury committee had
begun work in silver, vault No. 1, In
which there were 103,653,000 standard
dollars. A colored man' named Mar-
. tin, employed as a laborer, was one
day discovered in the coal and wood
basement " under suspicious circum
stances and a search resulted : in the
finding of a s"veT dollf
which: Tirefsumablv. he had abstracted
from7gome of the bags. Martin was
dollars, for which -he had substituted
lead. The court imposed a fine of $50,
.-11.
si0n 6ast 3 suspicion upon the entire
contents of the vault and a count Dy
handling each individual piece was
ordered. On September ,10th, twenty
eight "expert counters and a force of
laborers and verifiers, under the direc
tion of Mr. G. C. Bance, assistant
cashier, ; began the work j of
counting
the contents of the vault.
The time
employed, therefore, was nearly five
months, the counters working eight
hours' each day. The shortage, ot
$859 will be made good by; Mr. Morgan,
the retiring treasurer.' It is probable,
cases,! that congress will make an ap
propriation in Mr. Morgan's favor
covering the amount.
. Kansas Pacific Railway Negotiations
i Washington, February 5. Governor
Hoadley was in .consultation ; with the
attorney ' general today upon the sub
ject of the foreclosures against the
Kansas Pacific railroad. It has been
decided by the department of justice
that the government will execise the
power! conferred upon the president by
the act of 1887 and redeem the claims
of the "first mortgage bondholders upon
the eastern and middle divisions re
spectively and become subrogated tm-
'der?ih.a-totffii?V?ir"- This'will
make the government the owner, of
both the first and second liens upon
these : divisions of the road.' An ap
plication will be made to Judge San
born at St. Louis next Saturday for
leave to redeem, for a postponement of
the sales of the road, which are now
advertised to take place on February J
16th, 17th and 18th, and for the ap
pointment of a receiver in the govern
ment suit to operate the railroad for
the benefit of its liens. The present
receivers are operating the road under i
the suit of the third mortgage bond
holders (commonly called the consoli
dated mortgage) . . By this means it is
expected that the immediate sale of the
property will be defeated and that the
government will have more opportun-r
ity ta negotiate for a better price than
has been offered by' the re-orgaization
committer which controls the first
mortgage' and in the meantime the
benefits of- the profitable operation of
the road, if it continues to be profi
tably managed, will under the receiver
appointed in the goverhment suit be to
the advantage of the government by
way of reduction of its claim. Notices
of the; application to be made next
Saturday have been served by telegram
upon I the reorganization committee
and upon the counsel of the respective
underlying mortgages. Ample author
ity of i this' action on the part of the
government is conferred by the act' of
March! 3, 1887, which provides, that
whenever, in the opinion of the presi
dent, it shall be deemed necessary to
the protection of the government's in
terest In any of the bond-aided, roads,
the secretary of the treasury is re
quired to redeem or otherwise clear off
the paramount lien or mortgage by
paying sums lawfully due, out of the
treasury. . '!
The amount which will be necessary
to pay the first lien holders in this
case is something over $8,000,000, the
same, amount which the government
would j have been' compelled to pay
them had it acquired title under the
pending sale. v , t( ' '
The : situation of the government is
regarded by Attorney- General Griggs,
who advised the present; course, and
other leading officials, as' greatly im
proved; thereby and it is now expect
ed that Judge Sanborn, under the cir
cumstances, will willingly consent to
a postponement' of the sale for an in
definite period, or at . least to a date
sufficiently remote to allow the gov-1
ernment ample time in which to dis
! pose of its interests, to .the best ad
vantage. . : . , i i
I Popnllfet'Campals J Orcanlxatlon ;
' Washington,4 February 5. The pop
ulists in congress have completed an
organization with Representative Bell,
as chairman of the joint caucus, Rep
resentative Shuford, of North Caroli
na, as . secretary and Senator Harris,
of Kansas, as chairman of the con
gressional, committee. , ! .
JL KeTolutlon In Costa Rica
i Washington, February 5.- A tele
gram received at the state department
gurated there yesterday.
THE HANCOCK SCANDAL
3CHE RAILWAY D1RECIOUS TAKXS.
NO ACTION YET
3 iey Postpone the Matter Until the SSsmI
lltnssellltes to Sacrifice Haoowck t lBW
l lle Belief In Uls Guilt Canvas Boats fea
.tne State Kayal Rsrrrs New Bra Z-
:.V nectloe a SensatlonPerseentcd br Hmb- -
f hlners '. . :': ;. : '
r . t : . . .
H i - 1 ; .Messenger - uureau, .
Raleigh, N. C, February 5L '
general 'inquiry today was:
The
i What will the directors of: the Nortlfc-
krolina railway do with t President
!"ow be given. They will remove hinx..
kiwmt
me, of them so say. i Only two, E. BL.
gleadows' and W. H.- Chadbourn, Jr.,;
Support him. j ' !
1 1: This morning . the directors again. .
iett at ' the governor's office, eleven
jeing; present The meeting adjourn
iii'a few minutes, until . February "
fMnd at New Bern. The motion to ad
f purn was by Meadows; : . 1
IA tne meeting of the state directors"
1 1st night at the governor's mansion
I'iere was much discussion of the Hau
ck matter, in. which Governor Rua- ,
"a jqined. None of the private, di-
0ctors were admitted! Meadows ami. -phadbourn
alone supported Hahcock
jll tne jothers opposed himj It is well
Understood that the governor has setr
11. ed upon removal and that either Di
lctor Patrick or Hewitt, will, be his
accessor...-. .- ;
if There is much' talk amnn? the nrF -
?, 1 TO rl 1 rDOtnro at thn ontfAn I rLnxrafn nwm
ussell took or did not take
licternoon. They were in ms office.
pe walked in and said "Here is may-.
?jffice. Use it when you. please. ' You
jnow what you have - come" here
lands., I have no power to remove?
Jlancock." A private I director 'said
lli'his was queer. I think some of the
directors want to wait until J the mat
lr vuuis uii, aim yontinueiiiiancoxTK-
ut a state director said to me 'I cant
Vssure you the governor will remove .
m. . One of Hancock's friends said t
Mday the governor was not I unfavdra- .
)fie to him. He addea that he could
Mot see why the directors did not dia-
ftDse of the matter today unless thejr
not care to take the responsibility!
JEfjpion. themselves. j ; j -
JirKii ..a- vnifi nnn nppTi iditpti acr isimrt- -;
T lancock would - certainly have been.'
f isted. The mam thin which cansese.
.jnitcn is that there are several ap
plicants for the place.1 These are ;
Hewitt, D. M. Patrick, John, Mew-
Koorne, W. H. Charbourn, Jr., WJ X.
One of these will get the place -
ruary.22nd.v t ...
A Hancock director ; said ;that 'the -.
g)vernor last night said: I"Do yoa;
Qrink Hancock guilty as alleged in tbr
elrarge?" and that they all . answered"
o," and that the governor also sald
o. ... Tbis must be a fake. x Other di-
rfciors aecunea to say it was so or not
Si'.but' said the proceedings were secret
g-wyer, Meadows and Cnadbourn gare.
tis reply. . ; , - . f , -.
IjTlie astonishing statement Is- mada-
f jnlght that at . a conference of the -
ate directors and. the governor last .
Vlght it was said that the fusion partjr
f jould .be ruined unless Hancock were .
justed, . as the general public believed
betner it was not the best politics tx
sacrifice nim to save the party,
v: The adjutant general is notified that .
f fpur canvas boats,- built for the De-
troit and the ' Montgomery, will be
Jfisued to the North Carolina naval re
starves. They are now at the Norfolfe.
oavy yard. .J'..... ':!."" f;.v
lljJi. M. Curry, is comissioned as first
lieutenant of , Company B, Second regi
ment, ana Dr. t. s. Mc Mullef, of Hert
trd, assistant surgeon of the First"
pgiment of the state guard. .
fAS W. Shaffer is taking a very active
Sirt in the fight for the post office-
.iiere. ..' - - - -;,: v r - - .
dlt is the current belief here that Nrw
fern's next : sensation will be a per
snal encounter between ivobert Han
cock, and Dick Williams, two repuWI
eah lights. Hancock dennnWpR Wil. .
I Itams. and his friends sav he ram
Wililams thelie two or three times
Vluring the last campaign, i .
Moonshiners in Rockingham county
:Oiq a very norrioie tmng. A lot or
rt&em swore that a white man namodl
;Mowles had outraeed a whitn rirl T)
j.jan was actually on trial for -his life
jhen his lawyer exposed the schemes.
fC; D. Mclver, president of the, Stat -Normal
and Industrial school, has re-r
covered from an attack, of nneumoniaJ
A Philadelphia, man wants 100,0051
af res of land in western North Caroli
na, in one tract, for a colony.
Fattier anTi Son on tbe Karal Ketlrad I4a
g Washington, February 5. Admiral
Selfridge, . who has just relinquished
the command of the European statiox
-will go upon the retired list of the navy -with
the close of today, having reach
ed the age fixed by law. The event is
entirely peculiar in our naval history
In that there will then be presented the
spectacle of a father and son on tbe
ftired list on account of age, after
huving reached the highest grade in
the navy. The father, Thomas O. Sel
fifdge, is now living in Washingtcov
D! C, having . retired in 1866 after-tKirty-six
and a half years service
arid his name now heads the naraZ
retired list The son, likewise named'
Tftoxhas O. Self ridge, will have Xorty
five years' service to his credit when.-,
h retires today.