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0 VOL. XII. NO. 12. WILMINGTON N. C, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 18SD. PKICE 5 CENTS. A COURT-MARTIAL Ordered to Try the Charge to-be Preferred Against. General Eagan. , ! THE COURT NOT YET ANNOUNCED 4 .. General Merritt Likely to be Presiding Judge General Miles' Unusual Call on -Cabinet Officers Pending t Rumors of Dissensions in the lying News From General i."..-- J- ' Insurgents Fraternizing ippine Commissioners Chosen, j Washingtqn, January 17. The presi wenti today announced to the cabinet shortly after it assembled for. its regur . lar Tuesday session, that he had de cided to order a ! court-martial to try Commissary General Eagan tor . the abusive and' violent language he had used , respecting Major General Miles while on the witness stand before the war investigating' commission - last Thursday, Ever jsince the. ifensational eventlthe president has been carefully debating over the. matter and , has .had frequent consultations" with army iflTlrori u rill Athtjrfi tu-fi rrli n cr tlip cattkt: that should be taken, for he was con vinced at the Outset that the question for tJhsideration was what ' action (should be' taken (and not whether any disciplinary measures at all should be ..had. A '.determination.'.'-to take some aatiori was vigorously "expressed at the last cabinet meetings ,but ihe; presi dent reserved final decision. Today just befor . the cabinet session he held a conference with, jtne secretary of war and Adjutant General Corbm. It was long In duration, ;but the action to fol low General n.agan .s ...utterances was- ''decided and when, this cabinet met the president announced that he pad reach ed his decision ill the .matter, lie said he haid determined that there was only one course to adopt and that was to order! a court-martial" to bej convened ag once to' try General Kagan. T"he decision which -was reached only this miorning, notwithstanding reports "that a! court-martial had . been decided on yesterday, met the unanimous approval of thfe members f the cabinet. Three o the presidents official ! advisers, 'Secretary Alger Secretary Wilson and Postmaster General Smith Iwere ab sent.'jbut in each 'instance their -views are known to coincide thoroughly with the president's decision. ' The details of ' the action i were left to the secretary of war, w ho had with drawn just prior to the session .td re turn (to the war department, to put In motion the machinery for the conven ing of the court. While it was hot. def initely stated after 'the cabinetmeet ing vhat .specifications would be' made against . General iSiagan, it is under stood that the specific charge on which he i will be tried will beconduct unbe coming an officer and a gentleman. The (personnel of the court was not .taken up, that phase of .. the1 action Ixsjng held to be not -a cabinet mat ter, put one that rested between the president and the secretary of war, General" Wesleyj R. Merritt, former commander-in-chief of -the Philippines, has been mentioned as likeiy to pre side pver the court and a cabinet of ficial said today be would not-be sur- - prised at General Merritt's designa '.tion. j " ' ! -.:- . " . -. THE COURT NOT Air.: -'jpCED, Contrary to general expectation,' no - announcement of the personnel of the i'Ourt was mad ej at the -war depart innt up U the Close of business- this afternoon. ( Adjutant General Corbin, atj th last moment, in reply to a ques tion, said that he had nothing what- . ever to make public touching the Eagan case. - Secretary Alger was ab ' sent jfrorh the war. department all of the-afternoon and. just before the close telephoned that he would not return toi hi office during the day.'j He- spent the .morning, at the White house and, leaving, there just before the ;cabinet convened., went to his house wjth Ad jutant tierieral Gorbin and remained there It was1 supposed . that he was perhaps arranging, some of the details ofl tho- court, but this was only a guess. The secretary is going to New. York at midnight, so that unless he acts upon this matter before, his departure; there nay be a delay until his. returni RUMORS OF CABINET iDISSEN- . ' -. - ' j. ... SIGNS, ' .-,';'. The, fact that Secretary Alger was " not present .at the cabinet meeting was sensed at once ,as a - sign . of ; trouble ml the cabinet and soon the usual ru mor of dissensions and .anintention on the part of the secretary to resign was afloat. There was no - foundation- for ihiese in fact, and Secretary Alger' 4 colleagues promptly and emphatically le;nie.l them as soon as their attention ivas drawii to theml , ' In ihe absence pf the announcement or the detail for the court-martial there) was a good deal of jspeculation as fojits -compobition. General practice 1st fori a majority of the court to con sist of the peers ; or superiors in rank of! the defendant. This would make Jthe. task .of selecting a court a hard .orte because it '. j not easy to' find a .sufficient number f general officers ranking with a brigauijer j general to niake. up- a desirable quott; but lati tude ' is permitted the appointing- au thority in such selections, as the ninth article of war reads: "No officer shall, wJen it can be avoided, be tried by officers inferior in rank."! It will be aiOticed that the -phrase, "jf it can be avoided," leaves opportunity for ther appointment of ' junior - officer. The mention of General Merritt's name as president-, of the court was! due to the jact haf he is the only available roa-t jar generad of the regular army, the others being General Brooke, h Cpba, and (General Miles here, j neither. ' re " garded as available. The friends of 'Gehel-al Merritt are hoping that he will av?t fee selected, fearing that he will ibe jgteused of prejudice by! one or per Jiapsiboth sides. The penalty for the oflfenS on which; general Eagan prob ;ablyiwiU be" tried conduct unbecom ing ' an officer and a gentleman its itvue idf the matt j severe kiiowh in the aJruiy. being dismissal. Article 61 reads as follows:. "Any office vho is cOn yictftd of conduct unbecoming an offj er ahd a gentleman shall jbe dhcaissed from the service," .) If the court shall find .General Eagan jgtiUtir, even with extenuating circum tatices, they must "attach this sen f teftce,. and then the only hope for the iffieer'' would be In the j exercise pf lemncy"Ty thji president, based per- laps uyoit (uc yuato- icwiuuicni)4 - tion. - I, -, - . i: :':',. '. : JULES CALLS ON CABINET OFFI- , ;;,-f ..j'.- - : ... CURB. j ' Just prior, to the cabinet meeting, General MUes made a rather unusual caJl;upon two of the members of the cabtijet. Secretaries Hay and Long. He Jad juJ'f returned to the city from Nev Ybrkj acd when spoken to with refer ence io tJ Eagan case, adhered to bl itigiQal declaration that this wag not a I time for him act if at all, leaving jthe implication that if the commission did not act or th administration. It would -then be time tor im to take mime step. . . '; ' : Thd commissary general was on duty as uual at his office and business apparently going along, in the, usual nay, ! although it .was noticed that there were! more callers upon General Eagan of the official cla.es; namely, officers of : his own corps, than in usually the case. Prior to the cabinet meeting he eald Decision as to Court-Martial. Cabinet Unfounded Grati Otis Our Officers and - " L ' at Iloilo The Phil 4hnt ha'.wnq' nreriapwl tr anppnt IrwallV whatever action the president might decide to take. EAGAN'S TESTIMONY-RECEIVED,. The war investigation, commission today made public the amended" state ment filed by Commissary General- Ea gan yesterday. The commission per mitted the .represetatives of the pifesa 'to read the statement and it was for mally announced to the newspaper men that Genera) Eagan had eliminai ejd all objectionable statements "r and; therefore, the document would be ad cepted officially by the : commission as -evidenece. ' - I : - ' - . . l!. As already stated, the:changes made by General Eagan in the document ae mainly in the line of ex"cision, yet the phraseology iias been also altered fr-f quently. He refers to General . Miled as "the senior Major General Nelson A. Miles, and while keeping- strictly within- the line of -propriety, in ; the judgment of the commission, in a nega tive manner at - least, the resents any assumption of General Miles' superi ority and asserts that he is as good as bid and as experienced a soldier a3 General Miles. It is believed that. So far as the commission is concerned the' incidentals-now" closed. . I! Another witness was heard; today ijn the person of Colonel Gibson, ' the di4 tributing agent of the National Relief; Commission at ( Santiago. Respecting the quality of the beef furnished the! troops, he said the canned corn beer was bad, unfit for use and should nqtl have been issued. It was repulsive ijhj appearance, stringy and he himself .had been unable to eat it. The refrigerated; beef was likewise bad, being covereil with a green beard, caused, by exposutai to the sun's rays. The commission aq-i journed untib tomorrow. ; ,i j- .SATISFACTORY NEWS FROM THEj PHILIPPINES. i' M The session of 'the cabinet today oc-i cupied about an hour and a half. .Ad- vices, were received from Manila, that the situation on the islands is veryi quiet. The despatch was to the waC department and proved the most grat-j ifying official news from that oarte received since the state of affairs in the archipelago recently assumed a serious phase. It announced that the people; who had moved but of the city! of M-i nilai owirfg to alarming but ' unfoundH ed : reports, homes. . were returning to their At 110110 anairs are progressing eui-ij ficiently and a gratifying fact reported; in the cablegram was that the officers; aboard our ships and the individual's insurgents were fraternizing freely oh shore and that there ;were no signs of; trouble. , ' -i (- - ?'; President McKinley announced: d'ur j ing the session j that he had finally : passed on the personnel of the commis sion to visit and report on the Philipf pine islands, as follows: Messrs.. Schurj man, Dewey, Otis, Denby and Worces ter. Their selection ' already had bej come known and official announcement shortly w:ill follow. THE QUAY SENATORIAL, FIGHT The First Ballot Taken, Wlthont Result-Quay Short Sixteen Vote Both Side Confident of Success , Harrinburg, Pa., January 17. The end of the first day's fight in the battle for United States senator leaves the rej suit very much in doubt. It is Senator - - . p Quay against the field and the indicar tibns are that there will'be a deadlock lasting some days at least. The repubj- licans are divided between Senator - ..- - - . . i- Quay and the eight "favorite sons" and the democrats are united on George A. Jenks. - ' I The senate and house voted separate ly this afternoon, and will take a ballot tomorrow in joint session. There was no election today and should theballoit how no election tomororw the ballott ing ijl continue daily until a- selection is made. Senatpr Quay's total strength in both houses was 11? yptes, 1 less than the number necessary to elept pi joint "ballot asuming that the fuirmemi bersbip of 254 is present, a condition that does not seem possible as there are several on the sick list now,; The chief events dt the day were thi change in the state administration, ih balloting for United States senator and the delay .in the cabinet appojntments oi ine new governor, ,. m custom j to send the cabinet nominations to tb senate a: x meeting of that bodyj in a few Lours after the goyernor with' takes has seat There was doubt as tp how Governor Stone's appoinments would bo rpceived and they did not reach the senate unfij after that 'body had ad journed for the day, :, The first ballot for senator shows tha there is practically no break in the lin( ot either of the republican factions. Of the-, original signers of the antifQuay pledge, Senator SaWuel A. Losch, of Schuylkill, and Representative J0bn t, Shaw, of Allegheny, votedh foe Senator . Quay. Representative Frank Li; Snyder, of Luzerne, who was too ill to qualify when the legislature drgarir ized, took his scat today. He was claimed by both.; factions and neither hy voting for Alvin Marke, ihp HazeJton millionaire coal .operatolr and banker. - ; ;.;-.- ; The fifty-one" repjiblican senators and members who have signed the second anti-Quay pledge voted as thy projmised Representative Clinton Rogers Woodj ruff,' of Philadelphia, wb6 is opposed to Senator Quay, 'but declines to-act with his opponents voted for President Charles E. Rice, of the suDerior bouri This makes fifty-two votes whicn the anti-Quay leaders claim Senator J Quay ciip get while he is a candidate. - The essenc5 of. the situation i4 that so j long as the ant-Quay republicans are united and the democrats voie tot Jenks, Senator Quay cannot be re-jelectf ea. lis friends are confident,, however that i ne wiU steadily gain yotes! after tomonwr whilei the leaders o thf other side are just as confident ttiat h has reached the high water mark. The anti-Quay republican senators and members have agreed to meet daily foi4j pue ngni is settiea. iney are air yided on Cpngressmen Dalzell and Stone; anf other independent republil canfc fhejra4er9 eay it is toofearl t& eirte pp. one candidate against Senator QMfi There goes ho ee to be any prosf ecf pf a cowhinatidn between the antMJuay repujbiicans and tne aemocrats on me senaiorgnipj Coughing injures and Inflames sore lungs. One Minute Cough Cure loosens the cold, allays coughing and j heals quickly. The eest cough cure for chil dren, perfectly harmleiia. B, Rv Bel- lamy. - r - .. THE SEACOAST RAILROAD Representative Wlllard's Bill to Con olidate the Seacoast Railroad. Com pany, the Wilmington , Gas Light Company land the Wilmington Street BallwayU-An Authorized Stock of a Half million A BILL TO BE ENTITLED, AN ACT TO AMENt CHAPTER 212 OF THE PRIVATE) LAWS OF 1851, ENTI TLED "AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE 'WILMINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY. -The General Assembly of North Caro lina do Enact: . .' Section 1 That chapter 212, private laws of 1850 and 1851, entitled "An act to incorporate the Wilmington Gas Light Company, ratified January 27 1851, be amended by adding thereto the following sections: That thfjsaid corporation shall have power to Increase its present capital stock fromi time to time to a sum not 'exceeding $500,(KM) in shares of $50, as its capital stock is now divided; but no such Increase shall be made unless authorized I by a majority in interest Of the stoccholders at a regular meet ing or special meeting for that pur pose; ' ; ! j. '-' Sec. 2. ;- It; shall -b-lawtul for-tha said corporatlojnj to' borrow money and . to make, negotiate and dispose of Its promissory j notes, drafts, or bonds given for nkoney borrowed, or given, in liquidation j of any debt due or 'owing by the state corporation, or made for the purpose of raising money and to secure the payment of any such Obli gation or Obligations, by a mortgage, deed' of trust, or pledge of any or all of its property, plant and franchises: Sec. 3.i .iThat it shall be lawful for and authority is hereby given to said corporatiori to. unitef amalgamate or consolidate with the Wilmington Street Railway; or with the Wilmington Sear coast Railway, or with both of said corporations, either by the sale and transfer' by one or more of said cor porations ta the other of its Or their capital stofc. or corporate franchises. property ajnd effects or in any other manrter: provided, that the terms 'and conditions ((f such consolidation be mu tually agreea on Dy ine vote oi ,iwo thirds of- alii the shares of stock of each of the said corporations at any regu lar meeting of the stockholders thereof. tor at a special meeting called for thlat purpose,; ana ine corporation . 10 wnicn such sale iand transfer of -.either the capital jstdek or franchises, property and effects are made as aforesaid or with which consolidation Is effected in any other 'manner shall have the pow er to purchase, take, hold, .use and enjoy tHe aaid stock, franchises, prop erty and effects. Sec. 4. Tjhat upon the said- amalga mation pV idonsolidation of said -corporations, as hiereinbefore provided, all the franchises, rights, privileges and Im munities lipid, owned and enjoyed-by the said corporation Or corporations selling i aria transferring its or their capital jStoxlk, or franchises and prop erty, or consolidating with the other in. any mariner shall enure to the bene fit : and ! beoome a part : of the capital stock, franchises, rights, privileges and immenutiesj of the corporation pur chasing, thiej same, or with which ' con solidation i$ made, as fully to all inter ests and purposes as if the same were set forth and expressly granted by; the original chkrter of said corporation and all amendments thereto. Sec. 5. That the said sonsondated corporation may adopt the name; of the . corporation with wnicn ine saia consolidatibln or merger is - made, or they may delect some other name for the. consolidated corporation. Sec. 6. That as soon, as the condi tion is completed the presidents of each of the corporations so consoli dating shali send to the secretary of state a jcynt certificate,' signed by each of. them anf unaer xne seai oi ta,cA said corporations, stating the name of eachcorporation so- consolidating,, the fact of sajct consouaauon, ine name adopted fori and the amount of . capi tal stock off said .consolidated corpora tion, which said certificate the secreta ry of state shall hie in his onice ana furnish to each of said presidents un der his official seal.a certificate of .sucli filing; and ;jthe presidents of said .cor porations shall also jointly give" notice of i said ' cohsolidation and . the name of said consolidated corporation by the tmhiination lof said notice in some newspaper published in the city wihere said corporations are located, once a week for four successuve days. Sec. 7. That all laws Or parts ot laws in: conflict j with -this act are hereby repealed, j ! Sec. 8. That this act shall be in force from and after its ratification; Mr. 8. A- Fackler, Editor of th$ I1- canopy una.; tiusuer, wuu ms , and children, suffered terribly trom Jja Grippe. One Minute uougn vjure waa the only remedy that helped them. It acted quickly. Thousands of others use this remedy! as a specific for La Grippe and its exhausting after .effects. Never fails. R. R.; Bellamy. Out Practicing Last Night -Both; the; Wilmington Cape Jear Academy and High School . foot ball out practicing last night. teams were Captain Wiggs or the Wilmington High School says he has a teatai that will pot flirtch before any barbfed wire fence, stone wall or anything df a like. nature whil$ .Captain Jewett, .of the opposing eleven, claims "ditto" for his boys. Both practices were well attended and the boys anticipate a great game, Entertained a Few of Her Friends A delightful card party was given last night by Miss Florrie MatUtt at the home o her1 father, Mr. John Maf- fltt, corner The evenin ourth and Nun streets. was most en joy ably spent by all in attendance, . The Lguests were Misses Martha Cowan,- of ! Durham, E'ljza eMtts and Olive Armstrong, and Messrs. John K. Williams, James Cotchett, and James Daggett The Obsequies of lUr. F. Kheinstein . . l This Afternoon The funeral, of the lamented. . Mf. Frederick Rheinstein will take place this afternopn at 3:3Q o'clock from the family; residence, 514 Market street. This interinent will be made in Oak dale cemetery. . - ; MissAlctej Rfteinstein and Mrs. Ran ger have arrived from Englewopd, N, J., to attend the funeral.! . ' r i To Become a National Rank We understand that the private bank of Messrs. Murchison Company, of Wil mington,; is. to be cphverted into a National ha:ik. We are authorized to etate that books of subscription are now open f at the Murchison & Co. ban: fox sfidck in a National bank to be prganizeii ahoit the 1st of March., Senator Hale Reelected by betw Than 'f:-, 1 j JParty Strength 'Augusta, iMe., January, 17. Eugene Hale was re-elected senator by concur rent vote of j the two branches of the legislature this afternoon! ,and tomor row at noon a joint convention will for mally confirm; the election, 'ine com- jng term iwi1 Mr. Hale' fourth Jn the senate. Quite a large number' of epuhl,icanr jrefralned from voting as an expression: of their disapproval ; of Senator Haes course on expahsion, and in regard! to the. peace treaty.,' Several explained that they voted for Mjv Hale only because he was -the party nominee. i l l nil ii - -" - ' J " " ...... ' ' Prominent Democrats 1 i 1 . -.' Give Their. Views. THE SPECIAL GOMMITTEE To Draft the Bill Oeire Opinions ' From Democrat! Generally as to the Changes to be Made Death of Wil liam R. Tucker-Itlodern Cherokee ; ludlau Earthenware Indians lip i to Date on Tlanufar turing Relics Fight - .i Over Fay ettevllle Dispensary - ; . Messenger Bureau-' -Raleigh, N. C., January 17. JTJiQ directgrs . oJtheMorth Carolina railway met here today . andi declared a semi-annual dividend of 3 per cent. This afternoon the special joint com mittee of the legislature on election law met at the office of Democratic State Chairman Simmons and heard, nis views and those of some other promi nent democrats as' to the most desirable law. The committee will hold daily sessions, at the same place and its chairs man,' Mr. Harvey Stubbs, asks your cor respondent to say that it is desired ;to get' the views of all good democrats; in person or by letter, as to the import ant matter of an election law. The cdmmittee decides not to report any bill before February i5th, ahd may. not be ready 'by that, date. . . . Sheriff Page will spring the trap and end the life of murderer Jim Booker here tomorrow. There will be thirty six witnesses (tbje limit) within the gal lows enclosure. Sheriff Page says that if the execution were public as many, people' would witness it as, ever attend ed a circus-here.. ' Captain Day, penitentiary superinten dent, tells me that the two penitentiary farm supervisors, McCaskey and Dixon, whom he has dismissed, will retire to day. He was asked if they would make a fight to stay in'and said they would get right ouf; that they could not man age the farms and that the crops would never have been gathered had they re mained in charge. It is a Jiard hit at the populists, who were put in by the last-legislature. ! V H t Late last night Mr. William Rufus Tucker, only son of the late Major R. S. Tucker, died at his home here, of consumption. His age was 35 years. He was a graduate of the University !.of North Carolina and was a director of two or three of the railways composing the Seaboard Air Line system. :- His family is a large holder of stock -in these lines and also in the Atlantic and North Carolina railway. For the state museum a lot of pipes and jars made quite recently . toy the Cherokee Indiana of western North Carolina have been secured and put in the cases beside specimens of their ear ly work.. The Cherokees are up to date. They now make arrow and spear heads out of thick clear glass and bury them in the earth. They then dig them Up and sell them to collectors as "pre historic implements." j It is now plain that there is to bej a big fight before the legislature on the question of maintaining or abolishing the liquor dispensary at Fayetteville.i . Portraits of Chief Justice James Ire dell and George Davidson have been painted for the North Carolina Society of the Sons of the Revolution and next month will - be placed in the supreme court room as gifts from that society. Mrs, Williams of Faison, N. C, is the artist., p ." ,.,:. Three White hoys, none over 14 years of age,1 are charged with highway rob- reby in this county. One of them is in jail" The others have fled. . They held up a white boy, a cotton mill employee,, last Saturday, and beat ahd robbed him. I he state will publish Judge Walter Clark's "Sketches of "North Carolina Kegmwnw in the Civil War." La. Grippe is again epidemic; Every precaution should be taken to. avoid it. Its specific cure is Otoe Minute Cough Cure. A. J. Shep,erd, Publisher Agri cultural Journal and Advertiser, El den, Mo., says: "Nothing will be disap pointed in using One Minute Cragh Cure for I,a Grippe." Pleasant to take, quick to f it. R. K. Bellamy.. j THE LATE W1LUAM It. TIICKEK . . " ". ' ; . v ; j ; A Stockholder and Director or the Sea board; Air Llne-Hls Death a Great Loss to That Systems-Evidences of Kespe-t for His Memory and Sorrow far Ills .Death by the Officials I Portsmouth, Va, January .17. News was received at th'e Seaboard Air Line headquarters this morning of the death of Mr. W. R. Tucker, which occurred at his home in . Raleigh, N. C, about 11:30 o'clock last night. Mr. Tucker, ks la well known, has been, long and ac tively identified with the Seaboard Air Line interest, being a director in the Seaboard and Roanoke and the Geor gia, Carolina and Northern, branches of the system,; and a large stockholder in all. ' " ' ' : ' By direction : of Vice President St. John, -the nag from the; dome of the union passenger station was lowered to half-mast, as a mark of respect, and among all of the departments of the Seaboard Air Line today are heard ex pressio'ns ' ot keenest regret and syffl pathy for the bereaved. The Tucker name has - so long been identified with the Seaboard Air Line that it seems almost a portion of its permanent ' history. . Major Rufus ;S Tucker, father of the deceased, by large investments and tireless energy. was a patient factor in the. affairs of this company and wherf he dieid the son, hying, out- his father's principles,. Deing-actively anve to the same inter est. His face was a familiar one at al stockholders' meetings, and during his term of service as director his busi ness, sagaci'ty won for him the admira tion and .'respect of his associates. while th: sweetness of his character wielded no less powerful influence in winning the hearts of those with whom he came in contact. Among the exe cutive ana managing officers Mr. TupK er'S death is regarded as a personal loss. His connection with the Seaboard Air Line, dating back tor the period when its affairs were " apparently at low ebh, Is terminated by the . hand of Providence and at the rising tide! if the recent reports as to the company's present condition and prospects are : to be believed. , During the tempestuous seasons he has been a warm supporter of the company's policy, and it ia safe to assert that ho 'home bereaved" could havebeen tendered more human sym pathy than that 'offered to the sorrow ing ones, by the former associates and admirers of the deceased. . . . .- ; S. A special train will leave Portsmouth tomorrow morning to enable the offi cers of the Seaboard ; Air Line to at- Jtend the funeral ai- Raleigh, in a body. litHiY ";;" :'1' -' p -' First Legislation in This Direction. , ... HERTFOS GOUNTY BILL Passed hy the. ;Honse of Hepresenta tives Some -pertinent Speeches on the Uleasunp-Kussell Sends In the . So-Called Evidence on Which He Re moved the Railway Commissioners To Select Location for Monuments to Generals Nash and Davidson. '"'senate. (Special to The Messenger!) t Ralegh,; N. C.,': January 11. The sen ate iuft at 10 o'clock. .. Governor Russell's. message about the Wilsons wis read. ( The followin'g bills were introduced: To prevent injustice and impositions upon citizens by attorneys. To require foreign incorporated companies to be come domesticliHjrporations and to ob tain license to transact business in North Carolina", i To exempt ex-confed-era'te soldiers from paying peddler's tax. To allow plaintiff in an action to try the. title of, any state,' county or municipal office to make motion before judge of superior court of district in which, it is brought, to cause defendant to give fbond for any fees, or emolu ments that may come into the defend ant's hands, and that may be recovered 'by the plaintiftn the action.- To pro vide that railroad companies sold un der foreclosure of mortgage , or deed of trust which havfi attempted' to organize prior to the passage f this act under the laws as existing prior 'to the passage of. the act of 1897, he duly organized and - incorporated as domestic- corporal iopsjS ; . . i -' , " hodsb op Representatives."" The house tnet at 10 o'clock. Elder P. D, Gold, of Wilson, offered prayer. A favorable; report was made on the bill to allow Fayetteville to receive 25 per centage ofilast year's taxes 'in : full settlement. If! 1 Amessage from the governor, giving the reasons for removal of J. W.' Wil son and S. Otho Wilson a,s railway, commissioners was received and read. During the reading Otho Wilson enter-, ed the lobby t and . "was an j interested listener. . The message gave no evi dence, "but m'ereJy extracts from un signed letters' to the governor aying the Wilsons were interested in the R.und Knob hotel. J ; - A joint resolution was introduced, setting forth that congress had appro priated $10,000 for the erection of mon uments ' to Generals Francis Nash and William ' Lee Davidson; but had not chosen locations for the monuments and raising a joint committee to take charge of the construction and locations. 1. Bills were finiroduced as . follows: '. By Mr. RountreeJin relation to probate of deeds and private examination of married womeii.;falso to. repeal certain acts granting exejnption from jury ser vice. . To amend Jhe insurance laws and to enable North; 'Carolina manuf actur-. ers to procure the minimum rate iof fife insurance. To establish ; a j state text book commission. By Mr." Currie, tb reduce salaries and fees. By Mr. Mc Neill, to amend the charter; of South- port; To regulate the workings of con victs . and' . establish county farms. It provides for a. .;- farm in? each county, upon which convicts are to work to feed themselves, and the poor of .the county and theyare also to work the public roads. The bill also provides for discontinuance in 1900 of present pen itentiary farms". To prevent the sale of adulterated and, misbranded food. The bill passed repealing the act of 1897, which required elections "to be held each alternate August on the. question of special i taxes for public schools, state "to pay an .amount equal to that voted by .the; townships. The bill as passed excepts those townships which last year voted the tax, so they can get the money this year, but no longer. ' " : The bill passed to repeal the charter of Dudley, Waype county. j There was lbn discussion pf the Tjill for the better' government of Hertford county, giving, jt'vfive new commission ers, the latter jtd have the rjght to re fuse to accept fjbnds in surety compan? ies. '- " '- .-. J1 ;-. ' ' i !" I Snipes, of Hertford, republican, spoke in opposition. " ; ' ; Isaac H. Smith, ; negro republican, said Mr. Snipes made great to do, say ing that all the present officers of 'Hert ford are white luien, and that no -doubt if negro -officials were, in power Mr. Snipes would vote iwith the democrats. Smith said tha as for himself he want ed the wealth and intelligence to rule and it was to the advantage of the ne gro to have this state of things. He said he spoke for 500,000 people,, his race; that the democrats spoke for over 1,200,000, but . that he did not know hdw many Snipes ' represented. (Great laughter and. applause. ) Mr. RSbinson, :of , Cumberland, said the leading issue in the late campaign was "white government and that'North Carolina in the ; four years of fusion government bad' suffered more in pres tige than any twenty-five years of its rocNiCYA f,!cl;es the food mcro delicious end whe'ssomo MOVU BKwa KWOEW CO., wtw vowu post to oust any officers In Hertford if tiiey gave proper 'bonds, and they ougit notto hold office unless they did ive proper bonds.VHA safd thatlHert forcj is not under .white government. pe denounced white men who In east ern North Carolina had conspired at midnight . meetings with negroes and thai it was, the mission of the major ity n this legislature to right these1 wrongs and protect Ahe interest of the state and that over 1,200 whie men. of Hertford had in, mass meeting urged tha legislature to pass this bilL Jjr. Gilliam, of jKdgecombe, said the conspnittee 'had found after careful con sideration that the present ofilcers are incompetent and a thorough" hearing haa been given all sides in the matter, He aid there was danger of the school fund being squandered. He said Mr. Snipes came1 here as an accredited ageat of 100 white men and of 1,300 negroes. ' ' , .. . , -Mr. Rountree, of New Hanover, said therepublican plea for "fair treatment" cattle I with very poor grace from, the representatives of the party which dur ing the ' past four 'years had enacted such infamous legislation as that which took, charge bt Wilmington. He said the people of the latter city had taken pretty strong action in their awn cases (ap-" plause). He said the bill was in the interest of the white people who pay 9fr per cent, of Hertford's, taxes and the question was whether these' should be protected. He said the view of" Smith, of Craven, in his opinion, was correct andj that! Smfth'si opinion in this case wa of much more value than that of Sn bes. Mr. Rountree said the legisla- tui proposed to oust the negro school cojmitteemen of Hertford. He .said thi white property owpers might be protected against mean white men and misguided, negroes. ' , Ir. Petree, of Stokes, repuhlica'n, sari he was unable- to see. the slightest , reason for asking' for this legislation. '-'"''- J ( , Hej declared the bill was in the. spirit of esentment He said he had opposed the Wilmington charter, bill and other bilQ of like character. He did ,not thikiit proper to give the governor su power las the : Wilmington bill gav.. It was unjust, it was one of the thiys which damned , the republican pary in late campaign; , ; - j ; Mr. Curtis, of Buncombe, ridiculed ME.:-Snipes' speech. He said if he.went .alcg with a negro t6 steal a hog he wo!.ld, when he got to fork of the road, safo the negro: "Mr. Negrp, this hog is iyl mine" (great laughter.) He said M Snipes had yesterday told the corn mil tee that half the negroes in Hert ford had voted the democratic ticket. H4 ilso ridiculed Mr. " Petree, for' at tacking so vigorously the acts of the last legislature, and said it looked like thd father side was coming around f to th& democratic side." 'He declared the people of the west were determined to protect the white, people, women and children in the vkst and that he be lieved Isaac Smith would say - "amen" tojthis (great laughter). ; '," , lr. Hampton, republican,", demanded th yeas and nays. The' biil passed yei& 85, nays 26. .' Hr. McNeill, 4 of ' Brunswick,' voted "N5)," saying he did not think the leg islature had the right, under the. con stitution to thus take charge of a coun ty' government. ; Sir. Snipe's, sent up a protest signed byrepublicah and. populist members, whfch on, motion of Mr. Ray, of Macoh, wa referred to a special committee to witfnow from it the untruths which he said; were in it. . . Mr, Craig 'introduced ; a. resolution, which was adopted raising a joint com mittee of fi ve 'jto take into consideration the message of the governor as to the Wilsons (railway commissioners), in vestigate it thoroughly and have power to send, f6r persons and papers.5 ; Smith, of Craven, introduced a res oluUon asking Congress to repay to the negro depositors of ? the Freeman's saving bank, ani institution chartered by Congress, the money of which they weA robbed py its collapse.. Itortible agony is caused by Piles, Burns and Skin Diseases. These are immediately relieved and quickly "cured by pe Witt's Witch Hazel Salve. Be ware of worthless imitations. R. R. Bellamy. j i ' . j NEW SUPERIOR COURT DISTRICTS Democratic Can ens Abaudonp the Idea ofForniiug Theta-T'o Abolish Crim tGTal Circuits V (Special to The Messenger.) Haleigh, Ni C, January, 17. At the joint caucus jtonight the proposition1 to estaiblish new superior court districts was. abandoned, as Governor Russell had announced today that whether three or two new district were created he -would appoint one, judge. 1 The question as to criminal courts was referred to a sucommftee, with the understanding that the present crim inal courts be alwlished' and new courts be 'established. . ; The smallest things may exert the greatest influence. DeWitt's Little Ear ly Risers are unequalled for overcom ing' constipation- and liver troubles. Small pill, best pill, safe pill. R. EL. Bellamy. Birthday of the Peerless Led Tomorrow is the birthday of the perless Lee, the great soldier of the con federacy, and in this state it is a legal holiday. Consequently the banks and public buildings will remain closed, in memory of the departed hero - 'A r- ... - r1 LTCvvVliPSL; :-!W;;Jantt Special S Haying Just J'aken Account pf Stock We i; j . ;FindWe Have ! . ; '! Too' Maiy Suits On Hand FOR-THIs'iBEASON OF-THE YEAR. tO l DISPOSE ! OF. THEM QUICKLY ,; We WillMa-ive You Choice of Our $1SJ00, 1 $lf.50 and $20.00 Suits $ 1 OT1IKR - SlfjTS , e have viry, few 35, 4Q and 42 If that GETTA BARGAIN. . ' i ' v? - ' , dyEkcOATS WRiGHrs SeAiih Underwear i TO OLOSK OUT-WiU sell at 75 cents for Shi Thi or lira TrrA-rcj n All rVm TTr;i. tt j ;V!?''''r7wi -ti-XJ. wear at same rcoortion. " l - i - ' , i i: j i . FISHBLlTE jan 13 Jw THE C.W. POLVQGT CO.,. I;, No. 93 North Front Street, ; " Qffer Inducements DuringThis Wedk In DressiGoods, Caijets, Cloaks, Blankets and Comforts. i.2 WAIT AND SEE JOUR NEW SPRINb EMBROIDERIES TO j ARRIVE ON . JANUARY lOth-CAMBRIC, NAINSOOK AND SWISS INLETS, ALL WIDTHS TO MATCH, PRICES LOWER THAN IN ORDER TO MAiCE.ROOM FOR. OUR SPRING STOCK' WB WILll OFFER A IISCOUT OF TEN PER CENT." ON ALL OUR GKNTS', LADIES' iiND CHILDREN'S UNDERWEAR. NW PERCALES ifOIt BOYS' . SHIRT WAISTS JUST RECBIVED dum5 irenus ior wv . fe,.-irsets ana ; C. W. i . f 1 li 't-lr-H-W THE BIG CUT SALE f jSULL GOING ON a A. DAVID & COMPANY'S. EVERYTHING AT 5 A REDUCTION OF 25 Per Cent - $15.00, - Men's Suits $11.25 1 $12.50? Men's Suits" $ 9.37 $10.00 j : Men's Suits $ 7.50 $ 8.00 i Glen's Suits $ 6.00 ; Overcoats, Boy's and Children'sISuits re duced in proportion. , ; The' bes chance of the year:' to obtain a bargain. , 'J :: . . ' I , v ; ; Suits, and Eitra i Pants made to order at samereductionl :; :- vv :CorVFrot and 1 . 50 IN PROPORTION. I left and sizes-are '34, is vour size YOU CAN ; ' VbUCl ' VV 111 LCI U HUM T- . , . CLOTHING CO standard Paper Pattern POLVOGT & CO. resulted in unprecedented sales last week and we are making it a positive pleasure to buy one at present prices. Our stock, greatly reduced t in quan tity, still retains those of value for all ages. The style and fft commend them to the public. Just as good bargains in MEN'S, YOUTHS', BOYS' AND CHILDREN'S READY MADE SUITS" AND . FURNISHING GOODS.. I SUITS and TROUSERS made to order at figures heretofore I un. heard of. . - r , . i Come In and let us size you up It won't eost much. " ' Princess Streets. A IH'D IJMfllll; -i - ' Si-' 7 , r
The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Jan. 18, 1899, edition 1
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