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0 - - t - . . 1 ; - t I .- VOL. XII. NO. 31, WILMINGTON N. C, WEDNESDAY, J&NUAR 25,lb99; PRICE 5 CENTS. i;;v-j.' - . s i - h : . . . i 4 .i ' ';-) S i.j".. : i - - : ! t i "i :.' Vl- v 1 '. - M ''... .,..: ; r ; i S i I:. . THE! LEGISLATURE. ; "- ':-! 1 TT : : "1 ' Some Important Measures Acted, on in Both Houses Yesterday THE FOREIGN CORPORATION ' i Mi l : ; ! .: I.I."-.- 'assed by an Overwhelming Majority Out the Popular Vote Clause and sary Bill Roanoke' Railroad !i porated To Investigate the State Departments l i; 1 and Institutions To Establish an Insurance ; j- i Department :. . 1 1' SENATE. - . ; (Special to The Messeger.) Raleigh, N. C, - January 24. The j senate met at 10 o'clock. Evangelist Lee prayed. I . " ' 'ft:j-r : j 1 There was a favorable committee re-, port on the bill to authorize the com missioners of Moore county to fund the county debt and an unfavorable report: on the bill' to provide court stenogra phers. I :i ; . j . . i ; : -i Bills were introduced as follows: To Jeompei timber cutters tcj mark all lines before cutting timber. For protection of crops in Craven. To protect cattle from splehtic fever. : Bills passed final reading as follows: To repeal-chapter 500, actsof 1897, so ' far as relates to Wayne county. ; To re- I peal the charter cf New Bern. To re duce the priee of supreme court reports to $L50. To repeal j chapter 353, acts 1897, relative to stock law elections. (This bill; was so amended as not to apply to Pamlico and; Cumberland coun ties.) To ; allow the 'clerks of superior courts to appoint" commissioners- to i Itake depositions ; where witnesses to ! 'wills live! further than seventy-five; i miles. The bill to appoint a commit- tee to investigate: the colored Agricul-? tural and Mechanical' college at Greens boro was taken from the calendar and passed its ifinal:readi!ng, as did thp bill .jto incorporate the' Roanoke Railroad and Bridge; Company, and the bill, to ' ratify and approve the consolidation of I the South 'Carolina and Georgia exten- sion. .' , ;! ;:) . : t-i, Thje conjmiUee decided this evening to report favorably the bill t6 pake i turpentine! contracts' date from January j istjirfstead of April 1st., and to enable I jthe Albemarle, and .Chesapeake Canal : Company itb collect 'tolls. ' ! . IJOUSE QF REPRESENTATIVES. The house met -at 1 1Q o'clock. : Many petitions "were presented, ask ing repeal, of the I merchants' purchase taxt ' Mi , - j-, , j Mr. , Willard presented petitions for and against. the stock law in New Hanover, !' : j j j-f . The committee reported in favor of a bill to increase the number of county j fcommissioners of Craven. f "j : j j j The bill providing1 for investigation of . the agricultural department ; the State treasurer's bffice and the chari table institutions was reported favor ably, as was! the bill to amend the char- j ter of Soutbport. ; , i j ; '.Bills were ,irroduced as follows: fey Mr. McLeau, of Harnett, to incor porate Buies Creek' Academy, j By Isaac Syitth, of. Craven, to provide for compulsory, education of children be t'en 6 and 11 years of age in that '"county, By . Mr. Currie, of- Bladen, to . 'repeal chapter 130, laws of 1897. By Mr. Allen, Of Wayne, toTamen.d the act 'as to Wilson graded schools, j By Mr.. Oliver, for' relief of the executov." of ex-. Sheriff McLean, of Harnett. -By Mr. 0urrie, of Bladen,; to amend section 1, Chapter 253,haws of 1897. By Mr. Carr, of Uuplin, j to regulate tne hours of holding courts; To increase the pres ent revenues. '(It provides for leyy of 2 per cent tax on gross earnings of all railroads,., express, telegraph, and steamboat companies in the state. By Mr. W7illard, to amend oyster law, of .1897; also jo provide .for investigation of incendiaty . fires; also , providing for a revision and digesting of the public laws. To ; provide for" election of ttw state librarian by a board of trustees to be composed ; of members of the 'faculty of the university, cf Wake For . est, Trinity, Davidson and the Agricul tural and Mechanical college., i j .1 ' i Mr. Boushainntroduced a bill relat- ing to uniform coirimerciaOl law (this bill is a codifieatioii and classification pf the laws now in use in. -many states and largely in this state. I jj Mr. Willard introduced al bll.lj regulat- ilng -insurance business. (This bill I i 'creates a department of insurance and 'provides for the office of superintendent of. insurance. All Insurance moneys : must be paid in. the! statet treasury.) ; Ii By unanimous. 'consent, the hill pro I j viding for! strengthening thej law; es tablishing a dispensary at Fayetteville "and submitting: the question ,of dispen- ssary to a vote of the Deoole' was; taken Mr. Robinson, of Cumberland, said he was placed in a peculiar attitude in re lation to tie bill; and wanted the! right "i to vote, as he saw fit - when the election shall occur. The people of hi county, ', he said, were very much divided on the dispensary! question, and much feeling had been manifested. ; He. declared the bill creating the. dispensary was pass ed at the ! instigation of two republi can members of :the legislature of 1897 from ' Cumberland, with the object of punishing' certain citizens who -were instrumental in defeating the police bill ' for- Fayetteville. ' Mr. Robinson said j: he did not ask nomination to the legis ! lature; that during the recent campaign S m , 1 1 ,1-, (: "he declared1 himself publicly , in favor of submitting the dispensary to the vote : 1 of the peoples I . : i I In reply to a question from Mr.'' Mc BILL - - - v- 3 ' ! "t in the House The House Strikes Passes the Fayetteville Dispen- and Bridge Company Incor- TextBe School Bill. Lean, .of Harnett, Mr. Robinson said a majority of the petitioners were for the dispensary! but that he did not pretend to speak for the people. : . Mr. Powell, of 'Wake Forest, wanted to know if. the dispensary had reduced , crime in tie county. I .j - Mr. Robinson said he only' knew from . , . ' i . T7.ftiio i statements Of the mayor of tevme and justices of the peace, ., Statistics from these 6fficre showedj there had i been a redaction of crime. When asked whether the morals of the people! had been improved by the dispensary! Mr. Robinson replied: "It is a difficult matter to determine' (laughter).! j . ; ,'; - . 1 . Mr. Darjs, of Haywood, j said there was a dispensary in his county and it had the support of a majority of the people. H said he did not believe the j dispensary! had decreased the sale of i. - s A , , ' liquor. ; In the county he saw no difter-'j ence since! the dispensary, law was i enacted,! but that in the towns the dis- pensary i had influence for good. The dispensaryl closes at sunset. ,s :'Mr. Clarikson, of Mecklenburg spoke in favor of the dispensary. !j He said it appeared to him that a majority of the , white people of Cumberland favored the I dispensary: as it is now conduced. ! f '.Mr. Robinson, of Cumberland, said a To be Heard by tUe Legislative Cam large' majority of property owners of miuee Today To Form Confederate FayetteviUe "were against the dispen- I sary. Mr. White, of Halifax, offered an amendment, striking out the provision submitting the question to a vote of the people, r j ; . . This ''wijis .adopted and the bill, as amended passed its second and third. readings. ' .M -'M i" i Mr. Robinson called on Mr. Ray, of C-umberiand, to speak on the question, but his Efforts were without results and the hbuse laughed heartily. Mr. Craig's bill to force foreign cor porations 'to become domestic corpora tions under the laws of this state and requiring all such, corporations to take license1 aid file papers of; incorpora tiori with he secretary of state came up as the j special ordner. Mr. Craige snnkft in guDbort of the bill, which, he said, hehad Introduced in 'accordance with the provisions of the j democratic state platform. Every corporation do ing business in the state should become a legal corporation in this state. He contended that they should be treated with exact' justice," just as all others incornorated by the state. The bill came -up with the unanimous report' of' the committee and without objection of any corporation or person, he de- Mr. Willard wanted to know, what would become of the federal courts if every state in the union adopted, such measures. ; : i i i ' - Craige said he reckoned they would be relegated to their old duties of frying whiskey cases. 1 i ; : - . " Mr. Foushee spoke in favor of the bill.- Mr. Boushall said he did not believe.: - A i a. . 1 Jj J Jn w i-.--r-ii v- o this legislature would do any corpora tion injustice. This bill, ,he said, was aimed at certain corporations, which were evading the laws of the state'. He wanted to know if it would reach those very corporations. He wanted to know if limitations ".relating to j inter-state commerce would not defeat .the object of 'the bill. He asked Mrv Craige if the bill would reach corporations doing in- ter-state business. - ! ! I . Mr. Craige declared the bill had been investigated by a number j of leading lawyers in the state, and they declared that it would reach all corporations. Mr. Boushall said he thought the bill Would impose hardships on some of the smaller corporations and at the same time fail to reach those for which it is j intended. , : h ' An aye and no vote was taken, on the bill. .In . voting "aye" Mr. Rountree declared he believed the bill would fail in its object. He said he did not be lieve it would reach corporations doing inter-state commerce business .V The -bill' passed its second reading SO to 4". Mr. Willard voted no. ,The bill then passed tne tnira reaa- lug. 1 1 . . i - : 1 1 j- Thet.bill incorporating the RoanokeJ Railway bridge company passeu, aiso to. reduce the number of defendant's challenges in capital cases from twenty three to eight and to increase the num-j ber of challenges on thie part of the state, from four to eight. The intro ducer pf the bill said it was intended to decrease the number of lynchings. There are. more lyhchings in the state now than executions. ; Mr. Rountree said he was very much impressed -with what was said and he- requested that the bill be referred. Thisjvas done. I " The bill will not apply to any indict ment now pending1 in the state courts. The bill to repeal the chaTter of the town of Stoneville, Rockingham coun ty, was ; opposed by Mr. jGattis. He said its objectlwas repudiation of cer tain bonded indebtedness. He said the repudiation business had gone far enough in .North Carolina. - It was ascertained the town had vot- 1 j m 11 j rpL. wilt eu uouua ior a raiuuau. iue 0111 wa liiiixieuiaieiy reierreu w a cuuiixulloc. The bill providing for the establish ment by the United States of a fish cul ture station in the state passed all the readings. . . ; By leave a' bill was introduced to' es tablish a textile school and providing for its location at the Agricultural and Mechanical college at Raleigh. The bill carTies with it an appropriation of $10,000 fqr next year: and a similar amount for the year following. The bill extending the charter of the Wilmington Gas Light Company pass ed its nnai readings. 1 , The bill repealing the laws of 1895 and 1897, which consolidated the elec- tion law, passed all its readings. The I republicans voted against the bill. , i The i joint resolution, notifying the fish commissioner at Washington that the transfer of a site had ; been made who was ejected county commissioner, was adopted, j The ibill to Increase the number of countyj coDamlssioners of Washington pountyj from three to six met with op position from! the republican member from that county. Democrats made this hot for him. They developed the fact he ran oh a ticket with a negro, who was elected county commissioner, but that he did not vote for the negro, Who was elected county, commissioner and had never! voted for a negro, j; This brought Isaac Smith, colored, to his feet. ' He said he would vote with, the white people on this bill. - I Mr. Tarkington made objection to this statement. He said that Anglo Saxon blood cbursed through his veins and that he had always fought for white supremacy, j Smith replied that Mr. Tarkington, according to his own statements, was hot with the colored race and he was certainly not with, the white race, and i he would like to know what race he-was identified with. This put the house in ii an nnrnar nt laiierhter. - Thft bill then passed all its readings. !' ! : ; 1 - . - The house committee on - education decides to report favorably Mr. Clark- Q biu to establish a textile school ag a separat6 lnstitution and UHfavor. ably on Mr. Bdushall's bill for a textile school in connection with the Agricul tural J&nd Mechanical college ats Ra leigh. ' - ; ' Messrs Warren Elliott and F. H. Bus bee appeared tjiis afternoon before the joint committee on railways and spoke against the bill) to require separate cars fori whites and blacks.! Senators Jerome and Ward and Representatives Allen, . Council and Catr were aDnointed a sub- committee to draft a bill and submit it to the full committee. ! Dr. Murphy' bill, codifying ; all laws regarding the insane, will be favorably 1.eorte(j i j j i . .Governor ' Rjussell today submitted his: list of 29 persons as his witnesses against J. W. and S. Otho Wilson. Most of these, are Asheville people. One is W. P Exjin of Wayne, for whom i the governor says he desires a subpoena issued immediately to appear before the THE HI SF.LL-VlL,!SON CASE veterans' State Organization Con federate Bazaar Opened . .!",' ! Messenger Bureau " ) , j Ralegh, N. C, January '24. ' The joint legislative committee will ' tomorrow everiing take up the case of Governor Russell's' removal or suspen sion of the Wilsons, railway comniis sioners. Major James W. . Wilson made an earnest appeal to; the commit tee to not perirjit his case to be delayed any longer. . lie asks for a fair trial, which Governor Russell has-for a year or more denied him. Governor Russell is the prosecutor. He has employed three attorneys to represent him. In some way' a rumor has gained cur- rpney that this legislature thb 6 per; cent interest law.' will repeal There does not appear fa be the least prbbability of : such a step. So far there i is no hint Of : it. j ! . . .. "';-) Tomorrow J the confederate veterans ; of the state are expected to assemble here in large numbers, to form a. state ; association. For several years there l was such an i association, which was ;! supposed to; hold an annual session during the statfe fair here: each October, but it was in name only, ; and for a , year or two thf re has been no meeting. ' The people of Raleigh are called on to entertain the veterans while here. The sessions are to be held 'in the hall of the ' house ofj representatives. j ?J , The few leaders of the farmers al liance left in ' the state are working zealously in an endeavor to revive inter est tn that order which ha now, it is asserted,! not over 5000 members in the state, or one-twentieth of the number it had ten years ago. i I - " The. "Confederate Bazaarf' was for mally opened -last night in I Metropoli tan hall,s to continue during the week. The entire floops occupied by booths, of it. I T : which there are seventeen, each, in charge of a lady, who represents a state or same: bfanfh of the service. "The largest of thesti booths is that of North Carolina, of wtich Mrs. D. H. Hill, rer lict of jthe distinguished confederate , officer of that name, is in charge. The bazaar is onejof the most; extensive and elaborate affairs of its kind seen here in manyj years. ' It isi conducted under the auspices' of L. O'B. Branch ! camp, Confederate Veterans. , . v ' !; , ; ' t- The smallest things may exert the nreatest influence. DeWitt s Little Ear ly Risers are unequalled for overcom ing constipation and ! liver troubles. Small 'pill, best pill, safe pill. 'R. U. Bellamy. n : j ' j, , L '" .1 ;.. PEPilTENTiARlT MANAGEMENT ft Ti,e plan Agreed Upon by the Uemo- cratlc Legislative. Caucus ' (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. January 24 The dem f ocratic caucus: approved the bill which J ousts Penitentiary Superintendent Day .i by creating twelve new directors, who 1 ; vy;iO eieci inree persons to manage m institution, instead ofi a superintend ent 0n6 member of the board will be !from each judicial district. i The peni- tentiary will be made I a corporation. . Railway Reorganization I ' Richmond, Va.; January 24. A Cape jGharles, Va., special says: Pursuant to a ca-li issued 1. by the chairman of the iboard of directors. a special meeting of, the stockholders of "the New York, .Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad ompany was held here at 9 o'clock ithis -morning -for the purpose of putting. into effect thti plans for thej reorgani ii ation of the: company. , The general jprospectus. cals for; the cancellation of -tne old nrst mortgage j per cent, ponds of $1,848,000 and $1,000,000 6 per cent ;non-cumuiativej income bonds and au thorizes the" issuance of first mortgage r4 per cent, forty year gold bonds amounting to $3,000,000 and $1,000,000 of 4 per. cent. non-cumulative ' .income bonds. The Value of the stock was re duced from $'100 to: $50 per share. The nciu ttpiiucu Kjy 1 lie &iui,tv- 1 holders at the meeting this morning. Charged With Havlns Seven Wives Peoria; Ilp.,i- January J 24. George Heresford Foyle, of this city, was ar rested today at Davenport, Iowa, on a bench warrant issued at Des Moines He Is charged with having seven wives scattered through the cities of this country and-panada, i . I , Mr. S. A. Fackler, Editor of the Mi canopy (Flai.) Hustler, with his wife and children, suffered terribly from La Grippe: One Minute Cough, Cure was the only remedy that helped them. If acted quickly; Thousands of others us this remedy as a specific for La Grippe and its exhausting after effects. Never 'tails. R. R, Bellamy, t i 1 II Philippiiios to Resist American Rule ! THIRTY THOUSAND MEN mastered and Armed for the War The Philippines Put Little Faith In Our Friendly Protestations Think the Appointment of the mmlsslon . a Ruse to Gain Time The Loudon Janta Uneasy at the Secret News Re ceived From Wasulnston. r . Hong Kong, January. 24. The mem bers of the Philippino junta here have issued the following ' statement: . "The purchase by . th j American, .au thorities at llongr TCongr, of a number of steam ladnches for river work in tlie Philippine islands is" high-handed; un necessary and vexatious.) ; "Domiciliary visits throughput Ma nila are exasperating the Philippinos. Their suspicions are" aroused by such actions. 'The dispatch of reinforce ments is incompatible, with peace, and the appointment . off a commission is "only :ta pretext to gain. time. . The American secret police is acting "offen sively toward the Philippinos at Hong Kong, who are' British subjects. "The Philippino congress at Malolos has unanimously vetoed annexation." Madrid, January 24. A dispatch from Hong Kong ti The Reforma, of , this city says: A letter received from the Philippine islapds under date of Jan uary 20th announces that jthe rupture between the Philippinos and the Amer? ! leans is an accomplished fact, and that trie lives of the. Spaniards jin the arch ipelago ate endangered. The minister of. war, General Cor- rea, received a cable dispatch today from General .Rios, the Spanish com mander t in the Philippines, i announcing that 'the sick and maimed civil and mil- tar y prisoners were released by the Philippinos today. The general added that he hoped the -.remainder, of the prisoners would be liberated shortly. . The Imparciar day says a ." All the intelligence from the Philippine islands shows that -the Americans recognize their inability to overcome! the insur gents in the island of Luzon and the Vizcayas. ! The Philippinos understand over them and exploit them as the i Spaniards ! never did.- The i Americans intended to exercise their power mere ly at the important pdrts, but they are already convinced that such1, a domina tion would not be efficacious. They would be constantly fighting the insur gents and the latter would sbon put an end to the Americans, as' the Philip pinos have on their side not only. bul lets, but the climate and the enormous expenditure the situation will entail-on the .Americans. This 'explains Wash- ngton's desire to first get itfie treaty of Paris voted and then open- negotia tions with the rebel chiefs, in order to see if Aguinaldo" and' his colleagues will consent, at least, to .accept an Ameri- an protectorate wit-h self-government. T Mamla, January t20 viaiHng Kong. January 24.-The Jndepeiidencia today i r-l t n rn xtT ! patch, purporting to come from Ma, It comments upon the appointment of the commission and says? "The Philip- pinos naturally suspect this is a new attempt to humbug. Both Eewey and Spencer Pratt , promised usUndepend- ence it the Philippino republic was sta- rr.i t-i.:i:. i. ,,:1:Ut : 1 me. Aire xriwuijpiutjS) ait? -uisiiuusiuiitfu. They believe the commission lis a ruse to .gain' time -until they have) accumu lated formidable forces, when America, abusing her strength, will begin a war; to ratify her sovereignty' , ( . The Independence hen alleges that all the commissioners are partisans , of colonial expansion and incidentally-as serts that the archbishops also favor annexation "with the sole object of aining'the sympathies of the winning side.". , ' .-,.' The Philippinos of Caloocan and Geg- alenin, mistaking salutes exchanged be tween British and German warships on January ISth, moved .3,000 men to the front in order of battle,- covering the adiacent country, but they did not at tack the American lines. ' ' - Keports trom the. interior indicate that Aguinaldo's authority is now gen erally recognized: Every avaible male is being recruited, and arms de pots are being established at San Ber' nandino, Union, Trinidad and other laree towns. The surroundine- coun.trv is beine- levied on for suDnlies and theV "I ' Vi 1 1 1 r. r 1 i rr . 1 t mrra 'Ji T.n T i -1 t i. tt t Vi f 'i t '' i. .... . . JIl 1 1.. . I T . 1 ... il.lllg Uli L11C 1 Li. of the land, while the native villagers are compelled to subsist on rice;. ; ' There is some friction between the Philippino civil and military authori ties, but they are United on the ques tion of independence. I. - It is estimated that there ate fully 30,000 Philippinos under arms,: and it is said there are. nearly fifty. Maxim guns at Malolos, some of them having'been recently acquired. The Philibino mili tary authorities are cftnTinced, they say, that the Americans will be unable to work effectively outside of Manila, in the event of hostilities, hence they feel confident of the future. 'Many of the Philippine officers cpriplain of alleged discourteous treatment : upon the part of Americans at Manila. I London, January .24. The Philippino junta here today received a cable mes sage from Agoncillo, Aguinaldo's rep resentative at Washington, declaring that the prospects 'were improving, though the work : was. "difficult.: j The absence of direct news from Ma nila and the receipt of secret intelli gence from Washington, is causing the gravest anxiety among the Philippinos here. The arrest of Philippinos, by Major General Otis and the news that numbers of Philippinos' have fled is re garded as a most; serious occurrence. It is pointed out by the Philippinos that this is exactly .what, happened in 1896 under. General Blanco, when the Phil ippinos, on the following day, attacked the Spaniards and the revolution broke out. The members of the, Philippino junta in this city say they, are iurging the Philippinos ' "not to start hostili ties if there is the remotest possibility of averting trouble. La Grippe is again epidemic.) Every precaution should be taken to avoid it. Its specific cure is One Minute i Cough Cure. A. J. Sheperd, Publisher Agri cultural Journal . and Advertiser, El den, Mo., says: "Nothing will be disap pointed in using One Minute i Ccngh Cure for La Grippe." Pleasant to take, quick to act. K. R.'Bellamy. ' Senators Elected; St. Louis, January 24. A special to The Post Despatch 'from Austin, 'Tex as, says that ex-Governor Culberson was elected . by acclamation by the leg islature, today as United States sena tor to- succeed Roger Q-.' Mills, f Carson, Nev., January 24. William M. Stewart wras elected, United i States sehator today on joint ballot, receiving nine votes Jri the senate and fifteen in the assembly.. Newlands was not pre sented tor nomination. - . 1 Trenton, N. J. January 24. The two Bouses of - ther New Jersey legislature balloted separately at noon today for a United States senator. John Kean; republican, was elected, receiving fifty one votes to twenty-nine for James Smith, Jr., democrat. : Cheyenne, Wyo., January 24. Clar ence D. Clark, republican, was elected to succeed himself in the United States senate today by the legislature, receiv ing forty-seven votes to eight for Congressman- J.' E. Osborn, democrat. 1 Nil KB In Senaten the Philip- pine Question. o POSlTEllDES ARGUED Mi By Senators L.odt e and Clay The For mer for Ahnex tion, she Latter In Op position Therev-Both Advocate Im mediate Ratification of the Treaty of Peace Questions of Constitutionality and Policy Re jection of the Treaty JTIeans Repudiation of tne President. SfATE.V ; Washington, January '24, Two nota ble speeches wei delivered in the sen ate today, one J- Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, id the other by Sen atbr Clay, of Grgia. j While the two senators different diametrically as to the policy of pansion upon which they dwelt,, botfgiare in f avor 'of the immediate ratification b 'the pending peace treaty." Tfy contend that once the treaty is' ratified, congress will have full power tj deal with conditions respecting the- territory f acquired dur ing the war withfjSpain and not before. Senator LiOdgegjbegan iiis speech by stating that the0nited! States has un doubtediy; the piu-er, which it had fre quently' exerciser to acquiije territory ank to hold and govern it.y Continuting he said: f? .,. ' f 'l :' , 'p- have heard c; opposition express ed to any part f the treaty, except such portion . of as : relates to the Philippines and ighat, therefore, is the suie poxni upon.wcjiicn i aesire 10 laucn. In j our war witlfc pain we conquered the Philippines, r to put it 'more ex actly, we. destrod the power of Spain in i those ,islandiparid took possession Of Itheir capitaiv4rhe .treaty cede,s" jhe Philippines to . It is. wisely and skillfully "drawn;It commits us to no policy, to no cOupe of action whatever in regard to the jiilippihes. When that .treaty is ratified we have full power and are absolupjly free to do with hose islands "asp-we please; and the opposition to - it(g ratification may be summed up in afingle sentence: That thej American plqtple "and the Ameri caii congress -a'tto: be trusted with that power and Judith that 'freedom of action in regardfo the inhabitants .of those distant islands. .very one of the resolutions thuslfar loff.ered on this subject is an exjjvfession of distrust in the; character, ato:iniy,,Jionesty and wis dom of the Ameran people and an at tempt to make promise to be good and wise and hci&st in the future and in our dealings th other people.- ' , - "We must eithaf ratify the treaty or reject it, for I canotf Suppose that any one could seriousiy advance the propo sition that we should amend the treaty in sucn a way Spain, and , to to make pledges to-; ain alone, and give bonds -.to Spain; gand to Spain ain alone, which will tor our conduct iM - a matter be iwholly our.otin to decide. Let e. let US look, then, at fhe ! two alternatives. lands puss from l'e possession of Spain- tln ug tS any plicy.1l believe we tan be trusted as d.eoPIe to deal honest. ly and justly Wiethe islands and their nhi,hii,nu'th,,Hn t. .,r j ""TV- "V ii . I I , ,, not! knw but febeheve that ,w.e shall, haVe the.wisdonot to attempt to. in-. A i f v. .-. rt . . A .-. ; . ; It, A. - 11 1 T ,1 . . I vuipoiaie .iiiose. s-jmiLus- viin our uouy POiinc, or io. iupKe ; tneir innauiianis 1 ? 'i . -'L1-'-g,i"'' V c- I nrtl a 1 1 in p- i rl n i l ti a ii rl witliin nut- i Z . ! tari;ft' to competfgjn any industry with, Amerioan workmen, j I believe that we shall- have.tgt! fcburage not to de part from these Mslande fearfully, ' tim idly and unwOrjiily. and leave them to anarchy amog- themselves, to the brief and bloty domination of one self-constituted fpictator and to the quick conquest; fjf other powers, who will have no st!ch hesitation as we should feel, in-eiplshing' theiri .into-sub-' jection by harSh.!arid repressive, me'th? odss It is for usgto decfte the destiny of. the Philippine?!, not for Europe, arid we Lean do it ;a$Jne, and wit'hou,t as-r sistance." I belief e that we . shall have thejwisdom, the elf-restraint, and the ability to restorS peace and order in the! islands andftgive tg( their people an ! opportunity j for self-government and! for freedomiaunder the protecting shield of the Uijted; States . until the time shall come tlrhen they are able to staiSd alone, if sfch a. thing, be possi ble, and if they o not themselves de sire; to remain uider our protection. I ''Take now tii j other alternative. Suppose we rejetj the treaty or strike out: the clause Sjelating to the Phil ippines. That tyil hand the islands back to Spain? jlid I cannot conceive that any Amerii iin should be .willing to do that, Supvbse we reject' the treaty; what' foljjws? We continue the state of war, ahfteyei'y available man. in the countay, livery business, .desires thej re-establishigent of peace in law as well as in fa0. At the same time, we repudiate theiresident and his acr, tiori before, the Shole world, and the repudiation of tlve president in such a matter as this isjf to my mind," the hu miliation of the.Umted States in the eyes of civilizedilmankirid and brands us as a people capable of great af fairs or of taking rank where, we be long, as one ofthe greatest qf the great world powgrs. ! - - At the conclusion of Senator .Lodge's speech Senator Tfjller, of Colorado, ad dressed the sensjje upon the question with respect to tf e constitutional pow ers of the goverftnent in .the territor ries, both prior fe the starting of the legislative machinery relating to the territories . and ibsequently thereto. His speech was fa resume of the legis lative acts -of thjsj congress relating -to the territories ajd the constitutional bearings of thOse.Jjb'ts. He cited a num ber i of authoritiVi1-' '' ! Senator Clay tfjsh addressed the sen ate i on the erioJ.'al question of terri torial ' expansionvr He made it very clear that nothing should be allowed to stand in the ffy of- prompt ratifica tion, but that ths. government should hold out to the philippinos the , same promises of ultirif ite independence, that are held out!to t, Cubans:. He began by expressing tlii opinion that had it been declared . atMihe beginning of . the war that it .waif the purpose of this country to: conqtMr,' acquire and-annex' the Philippines, fhe proposition would not have had hatf a dozen votes in the senate. He.believfd that the suggestion of .possible acquisition and annexation of the Philippine; as a natural result of the war wouUJ have prevented the passage of. Mie w.ir resolution by con gress. 'He admi'lfed the right of the government to. a-qouire the Philippines and to govern ihtSpi as any other terri tory belonging jN . the ; United States, but he contendedathat the policy would be nowise and a"ainst the best-interests of ithe peoplof the United States. .He : contended titt we have not- the right to aequirej,ithose islands or any other territory, "jid govern the peop'- 01 i sucn territory witnout constir .tional limi'tationsk' He said: "If we ac- :sciJXErv Makes: the food more MOVAl BAKfNQ quire tbis foreign territory, we must deal v ith the population in the same manner and in the same! constitutional waj? we have - dealt with territorial forws of government heretofore. We cai)ot .-have and maintain Vne form of fevernment for citizens of the Unit ed States and another form of govern ment; far a subjugated race." , f Sriator Clay described the islands and'jUie'ir inhabitants, contending, that the" can be no hope for American com munities, being built up Jin that' tei'ri torjH capable: of statehood. He main tained that f ree nations tcanno't govern subject f provinces. The jinevi table ire sulti of ,. our entering upon such a pol icy Umust be- a: large increase in the starring army. He said "In my judg meft, the acquisition and retention jof the, Philippine islands means an arijiy of OjittOO soldiers.' It' means the ain- nuas ;; expenses of the army will in-; crease Irom i twenty to mill-on dollars." i two hundred At 2:45 v.'m. the senate went into ex - ecutive -session and af 5:32 p. m. ad-iouiedr- .' i - I 'HOtlSK of ' representatives.; The. debate: on the array" redrganiza tion -:bill opened In. the house today un der an agreement bywhiich the gnerkl debi?wte is to run fifteen houcs, exclu- sive-of three night sessions, the final vote -,to be taken not later than i 3 o'clock - next Tuesday Practically three propositions are before the house the-" house bill providing for. a stand ing army of .100,000 mem, the minority substitute, increasing, 'ithe standing armto ;30,000 men and lodging with the I?re.?jdent'' discretionary jiower to call out .10,000 volunteers for 'emerge'ndy serve, .and a proposition to contihiie temporarily the regular! army, at its presint war strength (62,000 men). It is a.-.o understood that Mr. Marsh, 're pubEjeaBV ot Illinois, jwWl Miles? bill.' ' : : I champion the . 1 Atr,:30 o'clock, p. m., a reyess.until 8 o'clock. , r-1 : the house took. Ccsughing injures and! inflames sore lungs. One Minute Cough Cure loosens the eoiat . allays coughing and heals quickly,, The beet coughj cure for chfl dreil; perfectly harmless. R. R. Bel- lam?: : . ' f-' 4: ' t I tl , 1 1 - I TESTING AR.tIV HEJEF Cen- ral miles Sends the Commission ei Samples of Canned Reef Furnish ed 'he Arniy They Find it Fresh and' . Fa,atable; ! j Washington January 21. Major Ru fud -dTownsend, commissary of sub sistatce.1 United States volunteers, tea- tifie(before;the War investigating comi mission .today that-he tad constantly inspf&ted 'the kitchens and supplies and saidxith the refrigerated and canned beef,34'ere good. He had never heard df cl?i?mlcal treatment o the beef until he;rijad-of it ilhthe newspapers. General BeavW arrnonnced that the commission had received from Major Genital -Miles: yesterday, several cans of rOst beef forwarded to him by Capi tainflJean, of Battery C, from Pheohj ixvif, .Pennsylvania, who is quoted as hays, Jg said that in Ponce, cats to whorh heh $ fed this same beef, had died fronk eatnfe jt. The cans had been received fron.l.the expres company in General 'Milffi office id the presence of- Majof v Mi lli.-: tne recorder of tne commission .. wha certified las to its: identity ! can Hiras'i- opened and jits appes One appearance -Qnfi nr1 f n T'nrn Kl i m r rn e J. I . 'r '. . . Jt j. .. . ! Ui u. Wiiimi,.u 1. ... i .1 :i rt t .' .,..... . v. whoMtnspected! it. The jeans were then sents 4 to- a governmen : chemist fo analysis, . ' ' ' .A. .Cajtain Alfred Hunt, president iof the Pittt&urg reduction company, wrote the com-iission: ' j . ' '!''-. When my commandj returned from1 Puei'lo Rico; we had nine cases of cann-j ed roasU beef, jeach case containing two! ciozen cans, . which had j not been used. Theses cans of I roast beef are still in my possession.- I have taken one of those cans of 1 Armour's roast beef toj th'e ivttsburg testing, laboratory, and nave 'had it there subjected to chemi cal- ahajyeis; and they hav? made the! following, report, signed by Mr. James O. rfandy, chief chemist. fbe.beef was marked 'prime roast be(f -manufactured by the Armour Canning" Company, Chicago, Ills.,' and contUned no nitrate of potash, no L sali4 ,;iic-po boracic acid, no borax, salt 14 pfr cent. Appearance, pink, fibrous,! witlJVyeJlowishi-white granulator suet. I Odoj fresh; fTaste, ! fresh, . pleasant, i and Salable.' ! ' -"ALFRED E. HUNT. "Li-le captaiii of artillery commanding Iiglitl-battery ;fB" Pennsylvania" volun- teers$ll. S. A.! . : j -.. . ' 1 -U- : 1 . HiWrible agony is - caused by Piles. Bu'rfs land Skin Diseases. These are imm.ndfa.tely relieved and quickly cured by Pej Witt's I Witch Hazel Salye. Be-' ware worthless "imitations. R. R. Bellamys . . j : - .(r'.-y- PEACE TKEATY IliNCUikited la Execu Ive Senate -Iteso- lutioto for Open Discussion Defeated ' ' Washington, January 24. The seriate resutaed consideration! of the peace treaty iri executive session today. The Berry; resolution for the consideration Of tbeitreaty in open .session was voted dowhand there was jas more or less talk of taking a vote, though on this point no,definite conclusion was reach ed. " - . : . - : ; PrOkably the most significant occur rence of .the session jwas the banter upoii the question of a final vote upon the. -treaty itself. Senators Gorman and ;,Fest, -both of whom oppose rati fication, urged the im,portance of get ting a vote at once. : if , ' "Let us vote- now," T responded Sena tor Aldrich, who had (just entered the chaCibeF ;afteri a yisft to his home in Rho-e: Island. "We aught to be ready to V5te in fifteen minutes." Sehator Davis replied, however, that the Question of fixing' a day for a vote had?hot been lepnsidered by the com mittee on foreign relations and that.h'e woud. ddt feel justified in assuming sucty: a responsibilty mpori his own au thority -unsupported (by the action of his!omrnitteel He promised to. bring the gutter to the attention of the com mittee, at its next session. : I'cvey's Oplnien of the Situation cAlbfjny, N.j Y., January 24. At a Dewie dinner j given here tonight Wil--ham , Dewey, of Mjontpelier, nephew rof AdJniral Dewey, Quoted from a let ter received only aj day or two ago from, the admiral who stated that Agoii naldo was fast losing his strength with the-nAtgves and could be disposed of as a disturbing, factor In a hurrV were ir not .that he is bolstered up with false hope that congress will refuse to rat ify thjM treatyt and that some way he will personally benefit by the stand he has tajten fori independent recognition. Pure delicious and wholesome lOWDER CO fitw YORK. MORRIS BEAR & BROS., WHOLESALE ' -Amx " ... z . .- 119 PRINCltpTREET. 4,i'. :: Merphants:Mn find examine our icjk and, placing their 6ders for S PR jan 6,d & wtf .' j ' V f ;;.- 1G . . 15:; i'h t f ' ' 'l' 1 . MtalyPcbMe 'Just Tell Them That You ofeli ' Wl TH E G. W. PO LVO GT CO .NqlNprth Tailor Made Suits in lack, Navy Brown January Sale orJlOuseiFnriiUhings This cusromary first of the year offer takes shape this wk. The opportu nities to buy dependable helps to . housekeeping arid sa;e-ia the buying -are greater than evei .jtHis More has known before. Tablej Linen Doylies, xsiapKins, . ieady aiaaei ssneets and T.: . 1 . - 1, r .- , . Our $1 Gl ve We stand behind eveVy 'pair of these gloves we sell. The mlker stands be hind us. If with I f eashable wear they tear or-:split or MiiarsU bring them back;' We'll repiaceXthem with anew pair. Fair, isn't it? All shades. See our line of Coloredf Sdc Taffett a, Silks. Por'tiers, Lace Curtains Fur niture, Damask, Trunks and .Window Shades. Special prices for this 'week Sple agents for the W ;B,a Corsets and $tandarcLPaped Patterns; "' - "' ;the cw. polvogt & CO. 1- See our New Embroideries and- Laces'.- ..-.11. -.ivm. SPEGIWL We have ust finished .flaking stock of our Shoes, andWegiilsd that they have increased in :quaii?itv.ery, much, and we, have. decided (to .cut -the stock down some, and the Hystyfib do that is to cut the price. ' We will sell Shoes for the next week for', t Jie- following prices: ) .- ,V .' . '-i-XX ::.. '' . . j One lot of 150 pairs- .Women . Shoes; all goods solid goods, ini! button and lace, at 50 cents per, pair ' ' -i One. lot Ladies' very -fijse all button, narrow, toes, from A toi'C, in. small sizes 2 to 4. Shoes solid from J2.50 to $3.00 per pair, Wenof offer for $1 per piar. j ;-; . ' " "a3K?3'-:;V'' ' Fifty pairs Men's;" Shoes'. in .heavy Shoes and light Shoes,: T&n Shoes and Black Shoes, odd sizes; pne and two pairs of a kind at 75 cents per pair. . ' We have-the' best Uitfef of Men and Women's dollar Shoes, in the state, 1 Thirty-three pairs Ladies' White Kid ana canvas suppers; good honest goods and, well made' We sold therti at $1.00 per pair, now offer the lot at . 1 .. .";-. -a' -y r KememDer to bring your Card !ti. We have all grades of Shoes, Men's..; give awa a lot of valuable' presents Women s and Children's at any price, , Wilmington's Big Racket Store otvo from 50 cents, to $3.5fl per, pair,- . site The Orton GEO. O. GAYLORD, Proprietor. &c. WILMINGTON, p. C. . it to their; interest tc get our prices 'before " - G OO D S WE DON'T -CLAIM OUR COAL TO BE; THERE MAY BE OTHERS, BUT YOU WILL NEVER FIND ANY COAL THAT WILL GIVE YOU MORE GENUINE -SATISFACTION ;"' FOR COOKING THAN OUR HIGH GRADE WELL SCREENED WHITE ASH COAL. YOU . CAN'T BEAT IT. AND YOU WON'T WANT TO TRY WHEN YOU HAVE ONCE TESTED IT. IT IS THE BEST COAL. ON THE MAR KE TODAY. ; " . Co. onthcBeaeh INGER CM SawUsMake' business boom by khocking off profits on Men's, Bby's and Childrens Readj'" Made Suits," Overcoats, Trousers, Un- ; derwear and Furnishing Goods gen erally.-. - " - ; ' . , r 1 ' Are those handsome English Cassi-" inere Suitings now being made to measure , at $25.00 and -a number of fashionable ' fabrics from which to make selections.- They are hustling things at present figures. iiRBi w fiimq I Killer ( r-mc- Hion While your bank account increased by taking advantage of our ridiculously low prices. : ; Front Street, and Jackets, Sasin Lined, Special only $8: Kngs An Opportunity Those of you who are, on the alert to embellish your home at little cost " had better see these i rugs. No such offering of rug values has ever oc curred in local -retailing, Smyrna. 36x72, only 11.35. Japanese, 36x72, only $1-00. -. J, . .. . ; . j ' Collars a net Coffn. - I Another pleasant? surprise from this great men's furnishing; stock." That economical men will benefit by. The goods are f ourply linen. The savings are -substantial. -Cuffs 15 and 25 ' c Collars 10 and 15c. Full line" of Neckl ' -"wear. - i -.r 1 ;' 4. . Double Sole Tan anfj Box Calf Shoes Now $350 & UULFS SHOE SBE You will find our stock", of Shoes on first floor, reaching ffom the front door to the back, and. from floor to the ceiling, about three thousand pairs to select, from. - . j , Men's Clothing This stock we carry on our second floor. Take the elevator to your left as you enter the door.! Ir. Men's Suits we handle a large varietv of styles and prices. We have a-ManV three-piece Satin Sui at - J1.98. 1 We have a black Cheviot Suit; at $2.50: : special.' Black Fancy Worsted in Cot-, ton mixed at $3.25. Fast Black Clay Worsted, .well made, 75 per cent. Wool, at $5.00. Our line of Fancy Worsteds frort $3.50 to $10; very nobby, all good Suits and: big value. . Nice Black Suits We have these from $7.50 to $10. ; OVERCOATS Gentlemen's light-' weight, stylish, extra good quality; nade of the best all-Wool Worsted Cloth, made with filled seams, nice. v : lined and up-to-date styles; in small sizes from 34 to 38. boueht for. cash . a closing out sale.. Coats worth from? HO- 5 to J12.50 we will now sell for. $7 each
The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Jan. 25, 1899, edition 1
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