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-V n , ' i i V t i; i 1. I i I VOL. XII. No.22. , '.. - . WILMINGTON N. C, THURSDAY. JjjUAR 2li, until! j ' ' , 'j . - , - POLICY 01; EVASION. llSSllH Willi HI HII afernnMaiSIS; -5. . I ravor the pending bill to restore to VVU1V Ull LllLIILriLJI ' .'W. 1 ' he Wro depositors $1,500,000. whioh . . J T VA HtVlVUVU A Denunciation of the President's Course in I j the Philippine Question, j CHARGED WITH .PERSONAL AIMS In the Conduct of the Scheme for Expansion-The Prediction That Public Sentiment Will Leave Him and His Annexation Ideas High and Dry-The President Urged to Disclose His True Policy The Evils of Annexation' PortrayedThe ' Senate Agrees to Vote on Ratification of '.' '! - . i- - ;i M 1 - i i II' I Paris Treaty Fearuary 6th. j R"R"MJV TV. Washington, llanuary 25. At ithebe- tion'of a'' building In this (j;ity for spirit of ! independence iri the senate department bf ! justice af a cost of of he United States, irrespective of K.000..!was Disd. s ; -J II. ..an -aever made, a I greater ginning f today's! session of the s'en ate, Senator "Hale, . chairman of the i i committee on iaval affairs, reported the naval personnel bill, and give no i tice that at the earliest time possible 1 he- would ; call i : up for , consideration. ; .The .commlttet added a number of amendments. ' ' ' ' j . ; i ' Senator: Chandler, of 7 New Hamp shire, intreduced a bill, temporarily i creating! the office of admiral of the i navy. It; was 'referred to the; naval : affairs committee., i h j i f The senate bill' providingl-fori the ;. erection the $1,000,000, was passed I The senate ai 12:05, o'clock pjm., went into executive session and at l:4t i o'clock p. m. res imed business in op"eri i session.. , v ; K : . j : ! A!billjto prevent failure of military ; Justice was passsd. - j-.; t T Senator; Bacon, of Georgia, gave no- tice that on Saturday he would: call up his resoliition defclaring that : the! Phii ! , Ippinos ought to be free and independ ! ent and; ask a' vote .thereon. J r: Senator Frye, of Maine, a member Of ; the foreign .relations ' committee, in- formed, the senat hat he reserjved the i right to insist upon the further con- sideration, of Senator Bacon's j resolu r tion behind closed doors. j ! j 'j- . r On motion of Senator Davisj; the; sen I ate then at 2 o'clpck, went into1 execu- tive session, and at 3:40 o'clock ! p. m. adjourned. . ; ' ; . ; j ; IN . EXECUTIVE- SESSION. !. The senate consumed fort V-flvp 'nitn. utes in i executiv ; session in: Arriving at a decision to vote on the) peace treaty. As soon as; the doors were clos ed and the public excluded, Senator iDavis, chairman Jof the committee on foreign relations, took the floor and an inounced that he was authorized by t'he . committee to accept the proposition " made in execytive session by Senator Gorman! yesterday, to vote on the treaty within ten j days. He, therefore, '. asked fori unanimous consent that the vote should be taken at 3 o'clock-on Monday; February 6th, saying that exactly ten legislative days' would in tervene ; between jthis tifhe- and that; He intimated thajt if there were any objections to this date, he would like to hear them,, but none were neaiu an the .hour and the day were unanimous ly agreed ; to. . ' j! : jj"'; There ; was also!1 an agreement ! that the senate shoulqL go into' executive session each day between this time and February 6th, for the discussion of the treaty. Authority p was also, given foV making j the . announcement of the j agreement public. !j , : ! The opposing senators made no ob jection to the date, neither suggesting an earlier nor a later one. j -; HOUSE! OF REPRESENTATIVES. The hoOse todayresumed the-' debate on the army reorganization billj ; r Mr- Gibson, republican, of Tennessee, was the: first speaker. He advocated the passage of the) Hull bill. Mr. Johnson, republican. Vf Indiana tnen took; the floor bill. As; he arose can make me abate my f independent convictions." (Great " democratic ap plause.) I j i Proceeding, he denounced the presi dent's course as a ''oplicy of evasion," and charged that his supporters were conjuring up spectres to idriv'e in the opposition, and continued; "If we set the example and withdraw, recognizing the independence of the! Philippinos, others would do likewise. But if other countries; did pounce down upon the islands, let them do it. We were not expressly or impliedly responsible. If the,re is to be an European war, let us, in God's; name,, keep out of it. 'The cry went up: "Ratify Vhe treaty and stop the war.' The present arrogated to himself the right to SDeak for 70. - 000,000 people I thank ' God ; for the in opposition i to the the'i democrats " ap- them- ; plauded !and membersi sauared i selves around in anticipation o some I sensational utterance. j :; h- j "While the president in the -'prese.nce I of what he may condeive to be a pop- i ular demand," he began, "is hurrying the army; and navy across the seas to i inflict iipori an alien people a govern- ! ment asrainst their j will. I nronnsp fpa'r. f lessly, without regard to its effect upon my personal fortunes, to make a plea ("for liberty and ah argument! against i inn perpeirai.iop.loj: injustice.- - i ! "We Wfre on th vpr nf a ' hrioia " j said Mr. I Johnson, fand thosg who fail ed to rush forward in support i of the J schemes ; of the imperalists were being j ueuouncea nere ana, in tne public press as 'Spaniards,' and men who failed -in j their duty. . , j i ; "If the chief executive wouldi bfeak ! his .silence and openly state "that we i did not propose tol enslave the .people i of the Philippines, jmy word forjit, the ! present strained relations in the islands i would cease; those! who were buVyes- i terday our allies wjould retuim tp their homes and there-w'puld be no necessity : for this proposed increase in the.stand- i ing army.: No; this would not be done. !, What meant this hasty disavowal of I Senator -Foraker's statement - that j the administration had no intention - 'of i holding the islands permanently? If t. ne administration; does not mean to ; hold the (Philippines, what means, this I clamor of the administration (press? t Why? had the president's commission I ers demanded the:jabsolu;te cession of ! the islands instead; of simply demand j ing their evacuation as they didj in the ! case of Cuba?. Why did not Senator ! Davis, who was in Charge of the! treaty In the senate agree to allow the pas- i sage of j a Tesolutibn disavowing the governments purpose to hold the is lands permanently? These Were! patent facts which could riot be dodsred. They must be faced squarely. Everything poiiuea in one direction the prpose to annex .me i-ninppines.- Ml Continuing, he drew a parallel be tween our revolutionarv strliprfo ' onH the struggle the Philippinos made for ijiuejrenusnce. jne ; arguea tnat; today they had; a. stable; government, (repub lican in form, a president, a vice presi dent and congress, I the whole founded upon the, free consent of the. governed. To attempt to- subvert r that govern ment, lie charged; (would be an "un speakable crime that should bring the blush of ishame to the cheek of every free borri American." t ( !! Mr. Johnson paid! a high tribute to Aguinaldo and to Agoncillo. I. :! "If William McKlnley ever changes his polity regarding the 'Philippines,' he declared in stentorian tones,; ! "he will bend to the' weight of popular opinion to Avhich he" bows, right or wrong,"; j! . . . I .j. .; i j ; . - ; This utterance raised a storm' of ap--plause fom the democratic side. ; Mr. Johnson requested that such interrup tions cease as 'they took 'up his time. Several i times before he had made a similar request. i j ' j ; "I should , imagine the . gentleman could tolerate democratic . appiause," interrupted Mr. Henderson, republican, of Iowa. ' .1 , I I .'. I i i . "The gentleman can always tolerate -the applause of honest men, no matter whence it comes," replied Mr. Johnson -quickly.;! As the applause which; greet- ed this rejoinder died away he added: 'And he can also tolerate the harrow censure Sof ahose of his own party as he has done frequently in the past. He has never been so well satisfied , with himself as when his narrow colleagues were crying him down. i "I pride myself, Mr. Speaker," he con tinued, drawing himself up to his full height, ''that I have broadened since I vureieu,.jiuuwuie.i my party is a means, not an end with me, and when blunder than when he said the treaty Diiuum e ratinea ana: our policy de termined afterward. Andrew Carnegie was nearer right, but he said the treaty Should be fought In the dark, not the open.; I say we should fight , it from start to finish.! Public sentiment should be aroused. It is being aroused, as ev idenced by the great public meetings in iicw iom ana i'niiaaeipnia, i and my word : for it, it will not be many months before the tide of nnhiir. i timent, which the president vainly im-- "B'nes is now carrying ; him unani mously, to a second term, will recede and leave him high and dry. The voice of the people ..will rebuke the spirit of commerce which has supplant ed the spirit of liberty. I I "If the treaty is .ratified ( without being coupled with a resolution de claring for the ultimate independence of the islands, it will be the death knell of all our,efforts to stop the torrent." He would vote for a fcill to reorganize the army, but, before God, he would never vote for a standing army of 100, 000, whose ultimate object was to es- taDiisn a colonial system.; - j lr i v ere in the senate;" he said, "I would rot m my seat first. I would scorn the demands of a state legisla .ture and the clamor of tvi nr-occ t would not let them malign my charac ter ana misinterpret my motives, but j. wouia never swerve from what I be lieved to be rierht" ' i i Mr. Johnson next referred to the part ureat .Britain had taken; in inducing ine united states to enter into the controversies of the far east, and of the m-anner in which British assist ance was being given to! the; "iniqui tous policy of William McKinley." "et there be a new itreaty." he pleaded vehemently. "Let it not giVe $20,000,000 for a cession of the Philip pines to the United States, but! let it - provide unequivocally that Spain, with draw from the Philippines rand give to the Philippinos the inestimable j bless ings of liberty. This Old World (policy means constant war and rumors of war, the hurrying of ships, th con centrating of great forces of firmed men, the glisten of bayonets ; and sa bers, the fitting out of vast expeditions of transports, the building of great dock yards, the embarking on a bourse like that of England which hap em broiled it in war uninterruptedly for one hundred years." ' ! "The Indiana - member now turned, to the "cost of expansion." ; He detailed the cost of the war and the estimates' of $145,000,000 for the' military Estab lishment and ! $45,000,000 for the naval establishment for the next flscalj year. It showed, he said, -that our war budget exceeded: that of the great military powers of the world. It! was within $3,000,000, of the cost of Great Britain's vast establishment by which she) ruled ner colonial empire; it was more than the war budget of Germany; I more than that Of France or anv nthiir na tion on the face of the globe. And this was to realize ."the-wild dream of ex pansion." r - - j i I . Mr. Johnson's time, was twice ex tended, democratic members ; of the military committee yielding their time to mm. . The Monroe doctrine, ! he declared, -WOUld vanish With the- anncTatinn nf the Philippines. If we reached out into me oiner nemigpnere we couiq not with propriety, resist aggressidn on : this. ?' j , .... ; ; . ( .; In, concluding, Mr. Joruison said that the cup of our national j humiliation was filled to "overflowing,! and closing said :-;.' ,(.'- ...-'(- ) -. i- . "We have witnessed , the splendid achievements of our soldiers and! sail ors and have inspired in the Old World a feeling of respect. This ; countr. the beacon light of liberty, this locked and intrenched continent, this proudi and erect nation, which never in its) his tory was obliged to ask a favor of any, other country on earth, now ! depends1 upon the intervention of j England to keep other powers off its back.il We have become a .miserable mendicant, dependent upon .the mother country. We are compelled1 to abandon the car dinal principle of protection and; sub mit to the 'open door policy."- ' . At this "point the gavel fell and Mr. Johnson said he would pot trespass. lurtner upon the time of the other; side, though he was urged ' to go oiji. "I thank the other side," he said,ij"for the opportunity. to be heard, which I could not obtain .from this side."! There was a whirlwind of applause when Mr. Johnson took his seat,'1 and many democrats crowded; up the (aisle to congratulate him. ! . i When Mr. Dnlllvop nf Tnka reply, there ws an outburst o api plause on the republican side. Alimost every seat on the floor by, this time was occupied, and the gallteries were packed to the doors. He "had iever heard the epithet "Spaniard" applied to ine gentleman from Indiana, oit any other member on the floor, and if the gentleman deserved the title, he fnust get it from some other tongue ;than his. . ' I ' . - i "I am not here to speak for th ad ministration," ; he - continued: "V be long to the humble; ranks of my jjarty and have not been in th Whito hnnen since the war with Spain began." a neated passage between Mr. DolU- Ver and Mr. Jnhnsnn. irwviiT-norl ilrHan the latter- asked if the administration believed In the forcible annexation of the Philippines. , ; ; it Mr. DolHvpr Rhnmlir' nWawaixxl iltv' X' l. lit. I. he did not speak for the presidenft or aunumsirauon. When he added a glowing eulogy of the president, Swho, amidst the nernlA-riMo pressing steadily forward with the in- tAUittU1" course or human events, there 'Zffv. i continued applause, mingled V v ssuouia or approval. forcible annexation of the Philippines, ' "If I had my -way I would take pos session of the entire Philippine group and establish: in Luzon a. ha tions, frora there scattering the benefl- "-cu wuiiinjauiuiions ana holding -that territory in trust for the civiliza tion and advancement of the world." ' "Tpu have inot answered the ques tion," exclaimed Mr. Johnson. "An swer on your; honor. I call upon you for the American people." ; "We haye riot yet come- to that ques tion, , and j when we do, we' will take care of it," responded Mr. Dolliver, amid derisive laughter from the demo cratic side and applause from the re publicans.) ;1J i j ) Mr. Johnson ' ply, criticising the "glittering generali ties" Of what! rinr! hcen aaiA un:,nu . ' vw... J U.1 . lie OOIU it was impossible to learn the policy of the administration, for, he ' declar ed, the srehtleman at. thf Whito iinnoo enshrouded himself in mystery and the State denirtmpnt mointo v, .U1.11IMM11CT1 IUC sence of the: grave. i ' Mr. Dolliveit secured timf for a final word, declaring that he had not in tended to ransWM- tVi Johnson, ; but;) only to "show that my j inenos intellectual faculties were growing obsolete." . i The excitement auhsidrl alter M.r. Douiver closed. He was fol lowed by Mr. Lentz, democrat, of Ohio, wui upposeu ine Dili. At the conclusion of Mr. T marks the committee rose and at 5:10 : f 1 1. . i j uiuir i). iii.i me nouse tooic a rewsa until 8 o'clock p. m. ' NIGHT SESSION. ! Mr. Linnevj of North Carolina sup ported ; the bill,- He thought it wise to reorganize! and enlarge the standing army. He believed if both north and south had had trained armies the civil war would have hn few 'months, as was the Franco-Prussian war whe:!n-regiments met. (He op posed the) annexation of the Philip pines. If would raise another racp issue. The nresent raw nrnhi An Investigation of the Charges Begun. Adopted y Both Houses of Legislature. . ft? THE DEFENDANT 'SPLEf S PEN! f ENftRY AFFAIRS Country bad cost more lives in North Carolina at the war with Sptjh why court another'and more vexing pace problem. He did not believe the president contemplated the diuitAauon or ine i'nnippmes. At 11:15 o'clock, p. m., the house ad journed The smallest things may exert the xn eaieaj, innu;ence. uewitt s Little Ear ly Risers ; kr6 unequalled for joyercom- i"S constipation- and liver troubles Small pill, best pill, safe pill. ( R. ' lieliamy.-j - C'onnsel for the General States the His tory of lbe Case lie Claims That Gens eral EaganMs Protected by the Pledge of Immunity From ; the Preside n Such Pledges Had Prevented Charges 'j Being Preferred , Agalcst General , miles The Witnesses Examined j Washington January 25. The board ! of army officers designated by bhe sec- ' Taken Ont of the Hands of4the Gov . ernor House passes Bill to jlnvesti gate management of the State Insti? - tatlons Infoffaatlott Wanted From State Treasojrgr as to His Diaborsei ments-GraTei; County Government Bill Passed bjfhe House. " i 4. (Special t(The Messenger.) ; v ".".' . Senate; j;;;! . -i' , Raleigh, N. Qv January 25. The foi- retarv Of war to sit as a. ennrt niarflsi - .- . , " " U mij . u. iie. iui- in the case of Brigadier General Chas. lowing bills weff Introduced: To! amend f, Eagan, commissary of subsistence, the charter of XgreenviUe. , TO . regulate' charged with conduct unbecoming, an ! oldin5o in1Pst In Northampton. officer and afeentleman and conduct tn ' . " "sn. aWspenSary at Jackson. the prejudice of good order and mili- raiSfed a great laugh by saying, larher go." -.n Sfidth's resolution UTgirig congress to favor the pending bill to restore to the i negro depositors $1,500,000, which 'was lost . in the failure of the Freed man's Savings bank favorable report Smith asked that the bill be re-referred came up with un He took ocdasion , TO WAKE A CLKAN SWEEP AH ofltusseU's Penitentiary Appoin tees Must, fio Tle Conlederate Ba-zaar-"Jlm Crow" Car Ulll-Textlle . school r . h ,- .. , ! ii Messeiiger Bureau Raleigh, N. C., January 25. Aswas predicted immediately upon the appointment of Captain W. H. Day as superintendent of the 'penitentiary, the legislature decides to ignore such appointment j by the governor .and will take entire dontrol of the penitentiary, as indeed it do of all the other pub lic institutioijis. ; ' ; There are but two persons prominently named in connection with the. manage- Iment of! tie penitentiary Augustus Leazar, ex-super.intendent, and Mr. Av- cock of Wayne, It is said here that if iazar will make an effort he Can get ine position,! but that he does not ap pear to be seeking it. j a ueiegatipn of Richmond county people whj desire the county of! "Scot land" fnrrnoA rwiif r.f fhA .,J 1 " . wut jl i,uui suwer townsnina: fit .Riphmnn gri-i v, j r, ..-..wi. , u.. 1 1 T AiClC today and' its members are working uaru. iney protess to be rather san guine of success, though there! ia 'un questionably a strong sentiment against creating any new counties. t lhe equipment of new comnaniesi of the reorganised state guard is progress ing quite wen. Today the company at waynesviijiej was equipped. throngs of? u'ebnle. Veterans arrived in numbers fod'ay to attend the meeting of me state association. Ainnnsi- thnsp wno came- W4s General Wililam P. Roberts, of JJates county. The veterans were given a recent ion at thp hr T'he sub-commirtPA uirecuon, arafting the bill for separate cars or 'conipartments for whites and oiacKS on trams will present a rbill which Willi effectively , carry, out the impose, jine two rates of fare, first and second class, will no doubt! be re tained. In fact there is not the least in timation that one rate will h dVrwnno The railways made no special fight against the bUL It is a party measure; part or a democratic promise: The Baptist 'female university here, now in course of completion, receives a gut oi s.i.uoo, butv the name of the giver is " npjt stated. ' J Governor; Russell's list of his wit nesses against tbe two Wilsons, railway commissioners, as furnished the legis lature, is af long one, but it is said that only one of them is a -wit J. W. Wijson, all being against Otho .vvubon. i fie assertion is made tbat the one witness against J. W Wiiann aa giving anyfevidence or of knowing any. The fighf over the estahiishmot rvf o state textile school is "tie. oumeaeaaing newspapers have be gun an .attack on the proposed school, andsayto;establishit would be "class tary discipline, in connection with his testimony before the war. investigating committee, met in the Red' parlor of the Ebbit house at 10 o'clock this morning and almost immediately proceeded to the business in nand." -; I The members of the court appeared in full dress uniform. I At just 10 o'clock Colonel Davis, the judge advocate1 called the ' roll of the court, all of the members responding to their names? As he concluded Gen eral Eagan appeared with his counsel, Mr. A. S. Wasnine-rnn! fnrmprlv TTnit- ed States district attorney for the Dis trict of Columbia. I General Eagan also wore the drpaa uniform of his rank. Almost immed iately Colonel! Davis arose and intro duced General! Eagan and his counsel: and then proceeded to read the order convening the-court.' The iudieadvn- cate, when this was concluded,; turned The f ollowingjjbills passed final read ing: j: To, allowthe commissiohers'of ; Moore to fund he county's indebted ness. -To authorize Elizabeth City to j issue bonds ancj. levy special- tail To reduce the cost f recording crop Jiejis. To reorganize ftand incorporate the state penltentiaiV. The vote upon this .mil was 38 ayesjjand 5 noes. - " -Senator Fullejsaid this was' a bill to provide a rent for the orphan child; that he Relieved it was a good measure and tfjrefore he voted with the majority. .'t". - r' ' ; The, bill codiing and'' consolidating the insane lawscame up with favora ble reporit fromthe comniittee.J There was a lengthy discussion as '-to the clause - with refence to confining the crirninal insan m the' j penitentiary here, this beingpposed byva majority of the senators ho ispokeJ Finally the bill was re-refefredi ' ,1 The bill to M.corperatej'.' th.e Nor.th Carolina MutuaProvidfent .Association and to - amendg' the Charter of the .me, nucu mis was couciuaea,, turneu " me ciiarcer pr tlit to General Eagan and inquired whether Southern Investment Company passed, he Objected td. anv of t.ha 'mmhr nt Wrtifroiw n-n L 1 i ' the court as designated bF order. "w T WW and General Eagan replied "I do not." e mvt at 9 o'clock.' j The members of the court then 'arose Bllls were .intj3uced as folloisr To and took the tisual oath which was ad- ! reduce auction fs on leaf tobacco. To ministered by Colonel Davis Thp make abandonment and nnn-riasilcinfo additional causefif or divorce. 1 u66, uurane, ; introduced a toeulogize F.. M. Simmohs, saying he represented, everything true and noble mpQiitics.. : i , ! On; motion of Mr. Robi beEtndr the bill was re-referred to the co'ittnittee, j as Smith requested.' ! . A Resolution was adopted, asking the iM.ie: treasurer to state what he -has paid lawyers for services rendered Oiim ana the governor; what he has paid out to;yse penitentiary) and on what ac coan; how much he has received dur ing, the DaSt tWO VMrS or, A .l--i s"oarcfes, and also whether anV inter- ; ueposrts nao; been received. 1 : CONFEDERATE VETERANS The Massi ffleetlns- R1.. Thanks to President MeKinley The UsonRusselMnveiiisrtfAn . I , (Special to The Messenger.) ,RaIeigh, N.. C, January 25. At a large assemblage "jf the confederate veterans- tonight the following resolu tiofls were adopted: ' . ' yh.f vetepns of jorfh Carolina as-. seibied desire to (give expression to luejj- coraiai and sincere appreciation or tae sympathetic and oatriotic litter. anes of the president of United States in reference'to the care of the confed erate dead, . and to assure him that his generous language cotrued by them. - "at our heartfelt thanks are' due anfj tendered to the women of the south foftheir loving and unselfish1 care of. coi f&derate soldiers in the southern stages and that we earnestly trust that tney, and their daughters ;after them, shll-always be the special guardians jl mese graves. . . ; a hat. we sincerely thank those frids, citizens of he northern states, has hot been mis- legislation.!' Horrible agony ' is caused by Piles Burns and - Skin ni.oo m ' iSX6? aJ5d lulckly cured i--a wiicn iazei Salve. Be ware Of iWOrthlPBa imitofiA.. n 1 Bellamy. u; ; !.- AGONCELLO'S DOCUMENT Ji s-resented to the State nr!.rn,., """" not manse the Matter's Attltnde Toward) Him - His Scheming - No '' i 1 i i i I . 1 4 Washingioh; , January 25 -Tho r- sentation jtp the state department yes terday oi ithe communication from Agoncillo, Aguinaldo's is himself, has not changed charges and specifications were then 1 read. I - !' . j .,; , lAt the conclusion of the reading, on beihg requested to plead to the speci fication, as to jthe first charge, General Eagan said "rjot guilty," not denying, however, thatj the' specifications set forth correctlyj a part of the language used. To the isecond charge he plead ed "not guilty,"' . "1 I Judge Worthington responded! briefly and explained that the qualifying words had been used, upon : his recommendation-." JP-he specifications, he said, did , h1 .lUJUDLJCtJ 1 It LlldL it selected particular expressions with out instances (he specifications! quoted being iri the middle of a sentence; that he desired to state briefly to the court thfe substance jof General Eagan's de fense. Whatever, said he, the court may .think of ijhe propriety of the lan guage used byj General Eagan! before the war investigating commission, there was no doubt in his (Worthirfsrton'e naind that be was fully protected in Using that language by the lawS' of the land. j In addition to this the president of the United Stites had instructed the var investigatiing commission to an nounce publicly that witnesses! before that tribunal would be given immunity for whatever jthey might testify to. This was a solemn promise given by the president, of the United States and counsel had no doubt that the court would find that General Eagan could not under these circumstances be held to answer to a -military court-martial for his language. i , -' General Miles, he said, .had a before the commission about fhno weeks before General Eagan had made his statement, and on that occasion had made most aertnua an,ri owoni - T U.U-U. II (charges against many' of. his subordi nates angi particularly against him and the commissary department of the ar my. Immediately unon reading tho testimony giverf by General Miles Gen eral Eagan went to the secretary Of war' ""v aoacu icctve 10 . Dnng cnarges against him. General Als-pr hn? rAniiu that under the president's order of im munity general Miles could not beheld responsible for bis language before the Committee. The newsnaners thn tnnv it up and goaded General Eaara n alttinst to desperation. 'He had come to believe that the press and the conntrv at larro' nan auue-pieu ine accusations made by bill to head off fee injunction granted fcy Judge TimbefBake against the new ly elected democratic officers of Greene county, restraiJn'g them f roni per lorming any or jhe duties of th'eir of fice or" enjoyfn any of the emolu ments. jN ' ' ' .j .. ; The bill reorganizing the penitentiary was taken up. .'t was- -the one 'agreed on at the democj-atic caucus" last; night, and changes thv name to the j"S,tate orison and creates twelve tors. The bill jkssed its second read ing without, debte. On its third read-' I"' Ml- .amnion, republican, de manded the yep and nays, arid also asked for an explanation of 'the bill. This was quicklh ,and succinctlv .ffivpn by Mr. -Fousheewho said, the bill was to turn over tj;the democratic partvl ;the penitentiary Jnd farms. .! He Wid it" W-as in the natie of a Writ of eject ment. r. ' ; -.i .I' At 'this there Aas laughter .The vote on me pm was--eas, 89; nays, 15. The jbill .was immedr4.tely sent! to the sen ate.. '! ; . -:; i The resolutionjcreafing a joint coni- iiniiee to mvestate the; affairs of the agricultural department was taken up. It also places thon the' committee of l A . St . imee senators asa nve representatives me puty oi investigating the 'affairs ! for the -past'' fdir years i of the state treasury, and iuhe charitable. , . t kcioscik n iiuuut ueoate, alter a republican arrindment to make the penoa six year&?iaa been voted down j The bill to chWige the time of meet- "s or county $ommissioners to the first Tuesday w& tabled. ? : i J The bill pass to prevent hog and cnicken choleraSJn Edgecombe, i i - H. : ' I: The bill in regard to fishing nets in Albemarle souni and tributaries! with amendment extgpting Roanoke jriver came up. oeing ge result of a compro mise between ato. the. fi Rhino- It passed. . It pAhibits he use sof nets which reach thefbottom. ! - ! i who'have bo kindly the; graves ! of our,. wer appointed a watched and tended confederate heroes i vimciu teuieLeries. . r 'James -Averitt and O. W. Blackball committee to raise ?30fito meet like amount, offered by C. B. pouss to erect) a monument com memorating the valor of the! North CatiJlma, dead at 'Winchester. W,VC Stronach, F. II. BUsbee, John A. Ramsey, C. B. Benson, J. S. Carr and W. p. Roberts were appointed a corumjuee to memorialize; the 5 legisla- lui-tf-jo-increase the taxes for pensions and . t3. appropriate $25000 for main tenance of the soldiers' home. ine-resolution for repealing the law that Veterans worth $500 cannot draw pensions was defeated. I the senate contested election case of -.ones against White from the Four teenth district, the committee declared Jonas', democrat,, elected by five votes ' t recount. i . , .. d4vernor Russell submit the follow ing Additional witnesses in the Wilson tigation: Thomas Murnhv anfl Auttlur Frazier, Salisbury; J. A. Ed- gertAn and J. B. Dryan, Raleigh; HorHce Payne, Morganton. John Gray Bvnm tprmod T? J- 1 Wilson, as ruthless and hellish and i was rebuked by, Day forr'disre;- specS before a corordinate brancn of the statfe; government The investigation wa postponed until- tomorrow night. W 1 " '- Change the Local Option l,aw ' (special to The Hfcasfltio-or -k - , .. - feSleigh, N. C, January 25. The sm- at, committee on propositions and grievances tonight decided to report fa- VOfcibl.V On thf hill TirnirirliTio 'thot 1 i' opin elections may be held in anv moMthand on petition of onefo'urth of he citizens of any town instead of onhalf, as formerly, and also upon tneHtiu allowing a dispensary at Jack. soii't ' ! : - :"! '" : -' - i 17' : ? i 'JustTellThfemThatYouSawU : I--.- U V. . T- ., 1 Jr '- f j - ! ! ' . 'I t ': -j . ' - . TO A 3, bdt;; . WE DON'T CLiAIM OUR COAL, TO BE;, THERE MAY BE OTHERS, TOTJ WILL NEVER FIND ANY COAL THAT WILL GIVE TOU MORE " GENUINE SATISFACTION FOR I -COOKING THAN OUR HIGH GRADE ' , WELL' SCREENED WHITE ; Ak ' , ' COAL YOU CAN'T BEAT IT, AND ' ' " YOU WON'T WANT TO TRY WHEN ' ' " YOU HAVE, ONCE TESTED IT. IT - ' V IS THE BEST COAL ON THE MAR-; ' , KE TODAY. V ' - - INGER 8t Co sMake' business boom by knocking off. profits on Men's, Boy's-and Childrens' Readv Made Suits, Overcoats, Trousers, Un-' rwear aj Furnishing Goods gen- .A Tremendous Hit" Are those handsome English Cassi mere Suitings now being made - to measure at $25.00 and -.-a number of fashionable fabrics from which to make selections. They are hustlln things at present figures. . v Rid ine Blow ftlmdsf Killi t Gprid; lilioh While your bank , . - . Uili caacu uv IflW Tin no a moo Double Sole' Tan and Box Cam Shoes Now it3 50 & RULFS THEilpPOLYOGTCO, q 'm ;iN ortu Front Street, , and Oar a Tailor Made Suite ffi Bm. Navy Brown Jackets sadn t tn c.., ... r . , --- . - , uu uuijr ao; Those of you who are on the alert to embellish your, home at little cost had better see these rugs. No such offering of rug value! has ever oc curred j in local retailing. Smyrna. UOO nly'L35' Jpa?lese' '36x72. only iniS.CUStOmarv ffirSt nt j takes: shape this tfeekhe opportu- ; cities to Duy qependairte helps to housekeeping and Save 1a the buying j are greater than even J:$is store has I known tfnr rfIKtii Tit t-x . j knownj before. Tabl ;iien, Doylies, 1 Napkins, Ready. Mafet;ShPPts nn,! Pillow ! Cases. ' -. -, '-s! U- rni ci nt . ' : " j c ' ' We Stand bell i n rl e'vor1 Skr.t- n v- I I gloves we sell. The gaffer stands be- i hind :us. If with reasonable wear , they tear or snlfUnf Sint them "back; we'll i rebia a new! pair. Fair; fsn;t &j? All shades. "1 See ctur lini nf rvlrtr:, I Kfin t. -ii.'. niture. Damask. "TriinTra ni - tjp-,,j Collars ami Cuffs. Anothea- pleasant surprise 'from this great men's furnishing stock 4hat economical men will benefit byV The geods are fourply linen. The savings are substantial. Cuffs and 25 c Collars 10, and 15c Full Une of Neck wear.'.. . - r ' Portiers, Lace Curtains. Fur- Sple ageptso? mfmi. j i !J "I " ' VJUT-VVJJ 0& VUi f - See our New j Enjbro Series and- La ces.. . - . ' " - S: i. The bill passe allow' Fayettevil Of last year's ta The bill to its third reading to i to take 25 per cent. es in full settlement'. .... j tore. Mt.j Airy town- i - . Lu iraiuie. jvii.f Airy town- General Miles as true, and the condition .'ship, Surry eourfy', came up. : Mt-Airy or his mind, in consequence, new tnwnhin -li.ifi,, . i- 14 GriDDe is acain pretaution should ho tauan ItSrtSDeCifip. Pliro la Ono 1-1 ." onepera, i-UDllsher Aerrl- cu&ural Journal and Advertiser, El-def.-Mo., says: "Nothing will be disap pointed in using One Minute fCerigh 4Uf.-w.cvM, sx. iseuamy.. - PLl'CKY JOISS HOBSON' i worse until he was in a state bordering on distraction, j The language, wnich General Eagan ! used under thsA cir cumstances was the natural outburst ot an honest man sufferine under ah unjust accusation townsnip had is and the Baltimoij them. The legisj Mt. Airy t'ownsl iued $20,000 of; bonds Savings bank bpught iture of 185 cut Idown ;ip, leaving of it the town alone, andShen in 1897 the leeis- lature abolished,Mt. Airy township en-. On re-assembjing at 11:30 o'clock a ' ty, trying togavoid. payment jbtf an .When (Mr. Jnhnonr. "! ing an j answer to his question,! Mr. Dolliverj waived him aside, and 'amid another outburst of applause, declared that the! crisis of the hour was due to "the almost treasonable utterances- in thi3 chamber and in the senate cham ber." There was some excuse for the rioters at Madrid, but none for those who, at! home, joined In reviling ! their country! and denouncing our peace commissioners for what they had done. as he sty the attitude- of the department toward hint and probability recognized partment there .is not the slightest that he will be officially by the president or the de- Jt; is conceded that the doc I believe rnv- r,nrtV V- Jr"' " , 1 . .nen Joson again demanded j i 1 Delleve my partyi Is wrong, nothing to know If Mr. Dolliver advocated; the ument is ileverly phrased, with the in tention to1, put the United States gov ernment in 'the wrong in the estima tion of-th w.orld and it is suspected dp(nm,r,itelfTCSnCaled arrogance of demand t6 be Informed of the purpose of our. government in sending rein forcements, to the Philippines that this communication may mark the adop tion of. a ttew line of policy by the In surgents (4 the Philippines. ' The first mffaon of 'thIs- in caie it Is dl cided to resort to open hostilities orob ably , will i be the. sudden depart ure of Agoncillo and his staff from Washing Stated fffm the 1Imits of the Unitfd .There was an absence of advice from Seneral 03 m 'the c als at'tha war department to the con - Kn Jhat there has been nore nifa LCt,P ln ihe nditions at Ma ?! f 110 loi and some satisfaction is felt in .even that style of negative as the impendingefSeaa Manila has been at least postponed. . Tn8 ii?3ures 4113 inflames sore eoIfi,MlnUte Cough Cu loolenl QckLafU aad heals i drpn VJir..,".1- sn cure for chfl- iVmv r,7 narmiess. . R. R. Bel . .. 'it- few-minutes was given a nhotosran.hpr to take a picture of the court, and then major . u. Mills, was called to testify on behalf of the government. He said he was the recorder .of the war investi gating: commissfon w... j, t0 ji vijcu i, a 11 LI heardGeneral Eagan's testimony before me commission. The manner of General Eagan in civine- hia taa. timony, be said, was that of a man lab oring under great excitement but try ing to control his excitement. He re called some of the words eiai n.agan in his testimony which county so "51CCU suosiantiaiiy .wun the phraseol- chaFge. - honest debt. Mtenublicans (-nnfesj. ed that 'the bomfe were a just debt but they called for fiie yeas and nays' ori pasaiise oi out ana up rdse the 'republicans -ian. populist's. The bill : oased 87 tm.ii .Ji ! The bill to re .1893,- in reard to 1 in Edgecombe amenaing tne c I Southport anid t ditaonal comm as i . :i';,' ;:!: ;al- chapteV 491, acts impounding live stock jtssed, as did the bill irter of the town of bill to elect .four ad- Ssioners for Craven give the democrats He?" t'earleTO JTIanaeemeut of a Huuk r . Away Horse Jackson, Miss.,' January 25. Miss An nie .Hobson, of Greensboro, Ala., sis ter1X)f . Lieute'ntant Hobson, of Merri-ma'c- fame, and who has been thp e-nWt df her .cousin, Miss Kate Porter, in this city for several days, proved her self ;a heroine in an exciting runaway tnis atternqon, seemingly demonstrat ing; ;that a streak of cburare nins thFOUg-hout the Hnhsnn -f-imflv XTio Hobson Had mounted a fiery Kentucky k "l6 w 'u lul a across tne country. - She had progressed only a shoyt distance down West street from th& Porter residence when the horse bpcarne frightened, getting the- bit be tweti his teeth, dashed away at a fer rifie Jsneed. The- nlnpkv fit"! rAO IWa1 her danger and held on to the reins witn ii-deatmike grip, at the same time '-1 -!'!;;.a-- of our Shoes, and.y-e' 'Jitetbat: they have increased, in quantity very' much, and we have flopMui.:-t,'i, down some, and the way to- do that is to cut the. -nriop .W-J6ii ov, for the next ... weelc for A-he following lOne lot of 150 naiW ifctn0n cv. all goods solid goods, H3 button and lade, at .50 cents, per p$f:'r. iOne-.lot Ladies'! ve; fee all button, narrow i toes, from A ml n n 1 1 sizes 2 (to 4. Shoes siid from $2.50 to $3.00 per pair, we noii offer for $1 per piar. J?".. . iFifty Pairs . Men's 'Sh.fo ' ; in -Shoes arfd lie-hr SVimH ov. j Black ShoeSj odd sizes; :;ne and two pairs of a kind a t TSiroW -11. !, We have the best line 'oi, Men- and J "aniens uuiiar onora lnfJine state Thirty-three pa!rarXdl$4 White kid and . Cahvas Slinners: SHOE r You will find our jstock of Shoes on first -floor, reaching from the front door to the back, and from floor to the ceiling about three thousand pairs to select from, i 'j Men'sJClothing This stock we carry on our-second floor.. Take the elevator to your left as xou enter the door. In Men s Suits .we 'han'dle a large variety of styles and prices. We have a Man's three-piece Satin Suit at $1.98 We have a black Cheviot Suit at '$2 50 special. Black Fancy Worsted in Cot' ton mixed at $3.25. Fast Black Clay r-nAd' elr made, 75 per cent. Wool. at la. 00. Our lirCk nt TTn -nr . "-" "is iue. mice iwack Suits We have these from $7.50 to $10 OVERCOATS Gentlemen's" - light weight, stylish, extra good quality made of the best ail-Wool Worsted Cloth, made with filled seams, nicely 1." "f-upuaifc styles; in-small sizes from 34 to 38. boueht for J at $1.00 per pair.inow i& ThT w ticlTns .utsa e- Coats worth from $ld 39' cents, f-. - - : T we win now sell for $7 each. -v ' We havA an r W',.-.; ("emember. to. bring your Card. :w v - Women's and ChUdSn'! fit anV li te? w.lrnln - aIuable Presents. . from 50 cents to SZM y P e'v Z11j?8i0n'8Bi Racket Store, oppo- V -'M pTLQRp, Proprietor.; fl .. , , "ww "l -uc opevi- 1 tne lat.t- hill vJW fn, i,i 1 rcort, ,jos. sorter, in? close pur Tifali-vnc! itnil' Jnnttc.j 11. M'c lailtJl Ulll V&ry IU1IV and fvie-nrniia. I t . . mv. ..' - - - iuculiucu iub language there quoted as having been used bv'l Creneral Eagan. Judge Worthington interrupted to say that General Eagan did not deny the language quoted. ! Major General McCJook, retired, a member of the war investigating com mission was the next witness. He was1 present and heard a part of General Eagan's testimony before the commis sion, "The Impression I hady be said, was that General Easan. must ho lab oring under great nervous excitement.'? ne recaiieq some of the language used and it agreed substantlaliv with fha . ... . . . V" reauiuouy as pumished. vjy fully and vigorous ly, saying it waforJ the benefit of the good people of Graven. He,said that m the east unfortunately It was often the worst elemefjt of the- white fusio'n- 1-sts which unjite with the! wors negro element and I hag this was the case in Craven. ! The bill to rejfSal Chapter 13aj pubiic acts of 1895, ant to re-enact the laws n repealed, sovfr as Crave; county's commissioners . gfe concerned passed. It was' also exDSBlnpri hv ;Mr . son,; who said litpprovided for !, The witness recalled president in regard to the immunity of Witnesses. . The 'president had said in substance that any person who should come before the evidence, should receive immunity from vD atuuu oi any mgfler, authority. It was the nnderstandlng of the commis sion tHat this immunity extended only to legitimate testimony that could be ujr any iriDUnai. t : .- i The Judge-advocate thon. mail ar an-mn length from General Miles' testimony I ar lnresxigating commis sion which called fort.H thfli nMU..1 language in General Eagan's Btatement. ociock tne court adjourned until 10 o:lock. tomorrow morning. - , . 1 . tion by Justices f the peace bf county commissioners Isaac Smith fesked ' if they; Thomp- the elec- did not all i f-- r . Tho riiu ,3 j? bloPks and several corners wer tnrioj that would have. unseated an ordinary uuigcvruuiau. ine norse was nnalli isioiipfu near tne city nail. Hank Closed and Officers Arreste d K&nsas Citv. Jannarv 9.Z Tho Tlin ers'i bank. with a eanital of t?n nnn Wq cioseq -today Dy the stat The propri etors are under arrest hv nrnay nf e' retary of State Leseus, apd Assistant Attorney General Jeffries. tW hant nas.sno-visible assets, it is alleged Mr. S. A. Fackler. TTIrHtnr nf Vho UTi canopy 1 (Fla., Hustler, with hia wir and children, suffere'd terribly from La Miwe, .une .minute ijougn cure wai the Onlv remedv that litui t-kw. . i .... . - kUCUl. ( acted OUlcklv. Thnilsnnda nt nlhom n.. fdRRliBEAR .tv-JiShoL5:sAt:E: -V' . U;?fOTF- - ' . ' mm: ft 1 & BROS., r knock out the elion In June and' when a-TTed as speflc to La Grippe L ..-kr w - an-.s exhausting .after effects. Never . ..ih uiiiilii 1 v n.iumv : f.teks the food more delicious end wholesome OOdS;- otions, &c. 119 PRlfeSS STREET. WILMINGTON, N. C --C -4: , ' .- . : - V' ' - - A 'v ,- "V, -; 1 find it to.their iutereit tcl examine ou ock and get our prices before itLgstliei Jders for SPRilNG . GOODS; an 6 a & Vtf 5
The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Jan. 26, 1899, edition 1
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