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C3V0L. XII. NO. 51. WILMINGTON N. C, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1899. PRICED GENTS. THE ELECTION The Bill Passed by the House After Reject ing Republican Amendments. THE WILSON INVESTIGATION t . Postponed Until Today for Urgent. Reasons-House Passes Bill Creat ing Office of Insurance Commissioner and Reorganizing the Agricultural Department and Agricultural CollegeOm'. nibus Pension Bill PassedThe Machinery Act Under Discussion Bill for Purchase or Lease ' of Brunswick Ferry by Two Counties. , (Special to The Messenger.) SENATE. Raleigh, N. C, February 28.- The 'senate met aft-10 o'clock. 'A bill was introduced to provide for the burning! of certain houses'in Mc Dowell which are', infected with small pox. ; ' . . - f Sen'aito'rs Williams, and, Speight were appointed a committee to select -the new .members , of thet board of agricul ture. ' . ' . . The bill passed- authorizing the joint committee on agriculture to make in vestigation during recess er after ad journment of the general assembly, to sit for not more than fifteen days and make report to an adjourned session of this general assembly or to the next . regular session in case no adjourned session be had; said committee to re ceive! the same pay as members of the general assembly." This bill passed its .second reading, only some of the sena tors preferring .thai it should go over until tomorrow. -.'..'. Senator Hairston denounced the lax ness in : investigation of the .agricul tural department. . C". Many purely local' billsi passed. Among these was the bill to allow the sale of liquor at Morehead City hotel. There' was opposition to the bill. Sen ator' Cooley ' contended ithat whiskey" was absolutely necessary at a seaside' resort. - - The bil to incorporate the North Car olina and South Carolina- Railway Company passed. . .. HOUSE OP KEPKESENTATIVES; A bill was introduced by Mr. Car-r fcired vehicles on the roads, of the state. The machinery-act came up as a spe i ial order. It was stated that -there were-very few changes from the old ac-.t-and. that, 'these-were of minor im portance. ; . Mr! -.Holman- offered an amendment that the commissioners shall "pay regT isters of deeds sums agreed on for making out taps; lfsts, not to exceed 4 cents for eauh name on the lists, for both copies. This was lost. Mr." Moore moved! to make the amount not to ex ceed 6 cents.! Adopted. Mr. Boushall said the finance com mittee had in the bill effected a sav ing of $10,000 by requiring sheriffs to make out their own tax lists, v Mr.- Winston offered an amendment tvhich "was adopted: -"That any person, corporation or firm who fail to list poll taxes or property taxes required of them by law, shall be guilty of a mis demeanor." - Mr.' Rountree wanted the provision that power" be given to I go Iback and collect arrears of state taxes!-' ; , .ur. .iuoore . saiu counties uta-u mis power, to go back -and collect both state and county taxes". '. ' Mr. Thompson, of Onslow, said in his county there was attract of 120,000 nr'v&ti rvf lnnil'whirh harl nnt Yaii1 fltiv taxes since 1798. ' :. :, , An amendment was adopted, giving jthfr railway commission :power to list taxes -which have been unlisted,, thus giving them the same power as the ;tate has to collect unlisted taxes.- ' Mr. Rountree said it was unjust that a niitn should loose all his real estate simply by failure, to pay taxes which ara but a small - part of the value, and that under this drastic law, as inter Ireted by the supreme court, such man loses all his property. It was in his opinion far more just tou'allow the state to purchase ' the lien, sell the property, deduct the tax due and pay the balance over to the land owner. Mr. Moore wanted to know what was the date fixed for sale of land for taxes. Mr. Holman- said March 15th. . Mr. Currie, of Moore, introduced a bill to sell the state's stock in the At lantic and North Carolina railroad. , Mr. Hrownt of Stanley, introduced a bill to amend the Code in regard to hunting on lands of another. It prof vides that when- one hunts on p6sted lands, upon proof of advertisement and notice that the land was posted, It shall be prima facie evidence that the defendant had knowledge, of -the post l ing. ' ' . The insurance bill was taken up; as .third jaaingsr with few amendments. The third special order came-up, ,be - jng the- b:l! to reorganize the agricul tural Jdeiar'tm'e'nt;; providing 'for the ' election of five commissioners to sup- dv the nlace of tne five fusionists. 4 wnose lei ui expire ;uarcn viu. jliic total number will be reduced finally to nine. Mr. Allen, of Wayne, said Mr. Rich- i i .. . ? . . i , . i .- m i- . aru ii. iaiLie juiu uiiiwn ine uni ctiiu the latter followed ;the mandate of the 'constitution exactly. " If provides for i the election of nine additional mem bers, one from each congressional dis trict. The latter will, after li03, com pose the entire board. There were four teen of the fusion commissioners.' Mr. Allen said the department was a con,-.'-stmitWinai anil not a. lee-isla'tive one. sind hence tlje commissioners, whose ierms had not Expired, could not be ' ousted. - ' ' 'Mr. Winston wanted to know if the jill made provisions for taking all iwwer from, the f usionists. Mr. Allen said the only way to get the f usionists out of power was to' in crease the directorate. ; 7 Mr. Winston offered an amendment which was adopted, that the board shall at its meeting on March 9th, pro- ceeu io reorganize. Mr Patterson, of Caldwell, said in - myi me iusiomsis uismisseu suiuiiiaii Jy'pld trustees, but did not disturb the officr-rs of the department, who were ; ..elected " for, a specified term. He said - ue uourneu 'ine puiiLy ui uu&img inc " .present f Jree of fertilizer inspectors now in the field, as the season is about half over, and by the middle of June 0. complete reorganization" can be made. Mr. Winston said he wanted it un derstood that ho fusionists should stay ..'in office who could be gotten rid of. j -Mr. Allen said the bill was drawn ."""with a view that the new commissioner 'of agriculture should take office JuDe 15th. . Mr. Winston wanted this so amended that if the' new 'commissioner could be legally elected earlier it should be done. Mr. Allen said - this was entirely Mr. Moore offered an amendment giving, the board some power to pro rt the timber interest and to, prevent 1 "its Joeing needlessly .destroyed, .andj , making- such destruction a niisde meanor. . , - Mr. Pattecon. of Caldwell, said timr i ber inspection and survey were more ! particularly under the direction of the geological department. . y died from croup. People have larn- Mr. Moore said that in the vicinity of t ed the yalue of One Minute Cough Cur great tanneries timber was cut-down and use it for severe lung and throat in immense quantities for its bark and' troubles. It immediately stops cough left there to rot. '..- lng. It never falls, R. R. Bellamy.. LAW Mr. Rountree said that the ; timber interests undoubtedly needed protec tion; that 'in the mountains this de struction of trees was wanton, and reckless. I Mr. Moore's amendment ' was. lost. The .bill then passed. Mr. Winston's . amendment that the board shall iirvestigate timber in terests and promote its growth , and protection was accepted. i The next bill which was taken up was also a special order To provide for the government of the Agricultur al and Mechanical college at Raleigh, repealing all former laws. Mr. Winston offered an amendment Which provides that the management and control of the college shall be vest ed in a board of twenty-one trustees. The president of the college is made ex-officio president of- this board. There are to be seven trustees elected for two, seven for four and seven for six years. The , bill provides for the election at present of. a sufficient number to make the number .twenty one, as the fusionists, whose terms do not expire, continue to -hold office until the expiration of such terms. Mr. Justice said the main change from the old law Is the election of trus tees by the legislature, and the pro : vision that the trustees shall fill va cancies. The trustees are to meet on the second Monday in March and re organize., - . " i The bill passed without debate and unanimously. Mr. Thompson,- of Onslow, from the pensions' committee, introduced j an "omnibus" pension bill, covering j 100 bills introduced, and it passed. Mr, Poushee introduced a bill to au thorize the issue of bonds to pay the penitentiary debt, and Mr. Rountree a bill to amend section 1070 of the Code. . The senate resolution was adopted, raising a committee .to select members of the board of agriculture. The election law bill wa taken up as a special order. ' - - Air. Winston announced that each side (democrats and republicans) would be. given half an hour for discussion. Mr. Petree, republican. In charge Of the republican side in the debate, of fered an amendment :to strike out sec tion 1, which allows challenges on elec tion day. He said this was unjust, and an undue advantage might be taken of it. - ' Mr. Winston said this provision had for years been in the "election law. Mr. Hampton made a ten minute speech,' and sent Tp amendments, these being to make-the election in Novem ber instead of August, and to provide for registrars of election Instead of one registrar, and to provide that there be two democrats, two republicans, and ;, one 'populist. - j Mr. Hampton declared the people' would . repudiate this election law at . the polla. He said the worst provision .was' that of challenges at the polls. j . Mr. Williams, of Yadkjn, offered an amendment providing for s registrars and poll holders of different parties. lie declared that the "great republican j party here in North Carolina is not J dead,-but sleepeth.", ; i .! : Mr. Pritchard, of Mitchell, said the1 .western p&opl.e . would ' not submit to such a law that the white, men. there i would not be trifled With or suffer ' their: liberty at the ballot box to be abridged: ; - ' ? . ' Eaton, of Vance, colored, one-of the, ablest of the republican speakers an tagonized the .bill.- . i i,' Mr. Williams,! of Graham, also Spoke briefly in opposition. . ' ; . ' .'. Smith,- of Craven, was given five minutes. . ' ' , ' ' ' '. -"' . ,1 At thy point Mr. Rountree came in and said there were urgent reasons why the joint session ofthe senate and house set for 4 o'clock this afternoon to dispose of the case of J: ,W. and S. Qtho Wilson should be postponed juntil j tomorrow. Postponement was " made. , Smith, continuing .his speech, said' the provision, requiring the testimony of two witnesses as proof of age would debar him from ..voting, as he could not produce two .witnesses to swear to his age. He said the governor himself could not give such proof. Mr., Winston, explained in terse! and vigorous style the provisions of the new law. He said he was under obli gations to the" opposition, white j and black; for its concern expressed today for the future; of the democrats He said the election law with the excep tion of state and . county election boards, was the same as that in ef fect up to 1895.. He arraigned the fu sion party's-; election law, which' he termed a' "fair" election law. The pro visions of the. new law, he said, j had been 'thoroughly digested by the dem ocratic caucus. He called the previous question, at 2 -o'clock.' - The various amendments'" offered :.by republicans were lost. ' f (. The biH passed its readings by a; vote of 65 to 25. : Mr. McNeill, of Bruns wick, was the only democrat Who voted no. He got fusion applause Democrats say they, do not relish ' his virtually bolting the party caucus. ' ; .- Bills were introduced as follows: To abolish county boards of education. To abolish circuit criminal courts ot, the western district. Tot incorporate the North Carolina, and '- South Carolina Railway Company. To incorporate the Salisbury- and Fayetteville railway. To provide for better working of public roads. To establish gTaded schools at .Mount Olive; To incorporate Sarato ga, Wilson county. To regulate liabil ity of .hotel keepers, so that-1 Where guests do not lock their -doors and leave the keys and their valuables in the office, there shall be no liability' by landlords. To allow .Duplin to! levy a special tax. To allow Monroe town . ship, Union county, to issue road im provement bonds.- To incorporate the Pungo and Mattemuskeet railway. To establish a stock law in north. Whit- J aker township, Nash coupty, and cer tain other parts of Nash. To give Cumberland two additional ter,rhs. To change the time of holding courts ip Wilson. To change courts of Lenoir. To establish the , Western district criminal court for . Yancy, Caldwell; Haywood, Forsyth, Burke, McDowell, Henderson, Buncombe, Madison, clerks in Buncombe and Forsyth to be ap pointed by the judge, clerks in- others tq be those now jn their respective counties to be the present clerks of the superior courts! To extend the time for organizing the Lumberton and Lumber River railway two years. To incorporate the state's industrial and state's "normal school at Winston." -A bill was introduced by Mr.i'Mc- 2 wew, Hanover j ana T"uSShL hur lea!? the Bruns- rseiii, to allow, New Hanover I and At 5 o'clock the speaker began the wwk ui raiirying 105 bills. : Not one child dies where ten fni-mr i MISSIONARY OF ST. ANDREWS Tbe Be v. John Stanley Thomat Ar , rives and Begins His Work Today He Is a Brother of Congressman Thomas ; - The Rev. John Stanly Thomas who was recently engaged as missionary of St." Andrews Presbyterian church, has arrived arid will begin j his duties to day. He 'will be at prayer meeting to night and it is hoped that many will be there to meet him. j Prayer meet lag will jbegin at 7:45 p. m., to give ahy who wish to attend the lecture at the T. M.IC. A. an opportunity to da so. !The Rev. John Stanly Thomas was born in New Bern, N. C, on the 8th day of April, 1871. He is a son of the late C R; Thomas, who 'was for many years in public life. Judge Thomas, as he was generally known,! was secretary of state during "Vance's term as war governor, 1 and was a judge of the su perior court, president of the A. & N. Cj. R. R.,l and a member of congl-ess. A man of high purpose and intense convictions, he taught bis eons liberal views of ilife,- and to remember that eyery man without regard 'to eondi tipn or creed is a man with a soul. (The son has ever been an ardent' be liever in the -fearless instructions of the father.- He was prepared for col lege in the graded and high schools of New B'ern, and the last year at home' in his fifteenth year he made .the remarkable general average of 99 2-3. After spending the summer of '88 at the Spencerian Business college,- in ' Cleveland, he entered Oberlin college, and when a student at Oberlin he felt I it- . . i. j-i i ' : : i - -r i , ,- r Ciuieu io iue: uuspei iiiiuisii j. in su he became & student at our State Uni versity. ' 1 jUpon being ' off ered the place of a teacher in the New Bern! Collegiate in stitute he taught two years, studying theology privately under! the direction of the Rev. T. M. N. (George for a yar, and then matriculated at Prince ton Theological Seminary. v iWhile ,a student at Princeton the oversight of ithe student-body of the New York "Trade Schools, founded by the American working i boys' friend, Col. R. T.-Auchmuty, was undertaken. The board ; of directors, J composed of s4me of the most eminent of men like W. E, Dodgei F, Aug. Schermerhorn Rj. Fulton Cutting, J. Pi erponf Morgan and others,; made him Virtually dean of thiB institution where over five hbndred - students gather each . year fom eyery state to learn the different trades. - ; : ''' , ' ( . tDufinj his stay in New Tork city, he served as secretary of the Washington Heights branch of, the j Young Men's Cjhristian Association, and the salary was increased as an expression of ap preciation i of his energeitc services. Tjhe association membership was aT niost doubled. I . .In the summer "of '94; doing special English Bible work and learning prac tical me'thods in the Moody) Bible In stitute, in Chicago! he suplied the Park Congregational church and was asked to accept the pastorate. ) 'In the fall he became' a student of McCormick Theological Seminary. j Returning to the university the fol lowing .year for further academic work he enjoyed two, niore years of course, .sfudy. '.' .; .v' ' ;He formulated plans for a fraternity chapter home, and the D. JC. E. house and ske worth three thousand dollars are' the result of his-labors. As an en thusiastic fraternity man , he repre sented the fraternities before, the board of university trustees etitioning f r acknowledgment of their rights and more . recognition. He was chosen as chairman of the ' whole ; student-body without opposition when the "College, senate movement" stirred the 'univer sity in '96 ; ' i sin school and college he enjoyed the confidence of his fellow students, and won literary and oratorical honors. - Iea-vin' Chapel- Hil be used nearly 4 a year itiprivate study and reading. In October '97,' at Littleton, "he was ex amined and licensed to . preach by Al bemarle 'presbytery, and began work' as stated supply of five churches in Pen der county undeF the direction of the home mission . committee of Wilming ton presbytery. He was called 'unan imously to be - pastor of j four of' these churches; and also of one of two others added by .'presbytery to the . ,emud. These qhurches are now rout of .ebt, and .the attendance largely, increased, and a new- church has been byiU. At Burgaw, in April of last year, he was ordained to the, full work -of -the min istry. '!"'"' ;! ': With varied preparation . and expe rience' he is qualified for a life "Of use fulness. Earnest. .hopeful, fearless he believes in ;; the people and -is working faithfully for the uplifting of men and their salvation. j . ' Two of his brothers are in the Pres byterian ministry. The ! Rev. James Thomas, at Wilson, and the Rev. F D. Thomas, recently of Rocky Mount, now in Elbertorii Ga. The youngest brpth erl is a licensed physician, and the old est brother is the Hon. Chas. R.' Thom as, . member-elect of "congress from the Third North Carolina district. . ' . CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION Rlly Had to be Postpoped Acting ' V Secretary Leaves Today - The grand rally announced to take place at ' the Y. M.j C. A. last night had to be postponed, as one ofl the principal " orators tor the oc casion, Mr. jW. M. Lewis, state secre tary, was unable to attebjl. However,' the plan, of a prayer meeting every Tijesday evening was inaugurated, and an- interesting address made by Mr. C. L.) Gates, of New York city, the inter national secretary. - The attendance at the association building yesterday was very large, es pecially wefe, there many visitors: Today Mr. 'Julian L. Smith, who so acceptably piled the position of acting secretary, Will sever ' his connection wiith the association, in order to return to! college" and take up a special line of work, Mr. Smith intended to leave the first part of last month, ibut was pre vail on to remain over- until now. He ise is a congenial young gentleman, of capability, and the management or the association ispeaks highly of his faith ful and efficient services. From here Mr. Smith goes to Charleston, S. C, where he will : spend several days be fore returning to coUege.l CITV'S HEALTH I Board of Health Met Yesterday After noon and Koeeived the. Superlulen- . dent's Report . - ! The board of health held its regular monthly session yesterday afternoon. Only three iof the members,. Dr' F. H. Russell, Mil. Joseph McRee, city sur veyor; and Dr. W. D. McMillan, super intendent bf 'health, were present. There -was ho business transacted, ex cept the reception of the! monthly re port of the superintendent. ' The report showed that- during Feb ruary there were thirtyfour deaths, thirteen whites and twenty-one color ed. Two transit permits! were issued tpr white bodies and one white body brought to the city for interment. The bodies of three colored people were also brought to the city for burial. ;The sanitary portion of the report nbted 1,987 inspections, of which : 1,717 premises . were found in fair condition, 1 'requiring immediate: attention and 270 in bad condition. Thirty -eight spe cial inspections were made, 457 orders iaisued for lime and acidj two permits Were given for the removal of earth, and two roomse fumigated. !The city is now free from contagious diseases , of jan'y .liind. Special Officer Kirshbaum yesterday raised the last quarantine, which was forlscarlet fever Lyceum Lecture Tonight J- . i : i t i . . iThe lecture at the. Young Men's Christian Association by jthe noted Si berian traveler, Mr. George Kennan, will be a perfec4?em. His theme will be "Mountains and Mountains of Can casus," and he has a reputation of biandling this subject in la highly ", in- terest lng and enjoyable manner, I- ' i : - i - - - mm B Passed Upon by the At- 1 torney General MORTGAGED PROPERTY Liable to Levy and Sale for Taxed. Popnllsta the Lowest Bidders for the Public Printing Penitentiary Slat ' ters Tno Suit Against Superintend' ent Day Heard In Chambers Petl .' tlons in Bankruptcy Fisli Hatcbery , to be Established Near Edenton : - Messenger ' Bureau, Raleigh, N. C, .February 28. The , state treasurer makes inquiry as to the right of a sheriff to levy for taxes upon personal property on which there is a mortgage.' The attorney general replies : "The case of Woods vs. Jones, in. the 113th N.; C. "reports has been in effect overruled by the revenue act of 1891. A mortgagee's lien is sub ject to the lien for taxes and he must pay them if the mortgagor dos not and he is barred bjt the sale of the land for taxes without notice from the sheriff. The purchaser of -land under mortgage for taxes, gets a good title." A petition Is' being circulated among the legislators asking' the governor to pardon a' white man named Pearson, a notorious character in Burke county, who is serving a ten years' sentence for running a "blind tiger." ' ' The democratic" caucus last night did not settle the question of the public printing. The lowest bidders are pop- UlistS, "';', Senator Travis, of the penitentiary, executive board, wa,s tasked f .' any lease of the penitentiary farms woulS be made, for the fcultiyation of sugar beets. He said not at present, and add ed that no regular proposition for such use of the farms had been made. For nearly two years a man named Hilderbrand has had a ' contract for making shirts by convict labor. He will tomorrow transfer his contract to a New York- firm, which will employ more convicts, he says. The peniten tiary has not made any money out of this contract. Before Judge Brown - at chambers here the suit against W. H. Day, in volving his title to. the office of super intendent of fthe penitentiary has been heard. There is yet some inquiry as to the case that is whether if the courts decide in his favor Day will retire and let the governor appoint some oneelse to succeed him. ' The failure of a-merchant' at Rocky Mount recently has caused W. E. Can thorn and J. R. Jones, Jr., tp'go into bankruptcy. -Naaman Baker, of Wil son, has also' gone into bankruptcy. It was, thought best not to entangle the franchise amendment, to be voted on next year by ' the people; with the public school book question and this is openly stated as the reason for post poning, until 1901 at least, the ques tion of state adoption. ' . . In speeches yesterday members of the legislature said theydid not know when the legislature will adjourn. Of course many bills will die on the calendar but there are some 300 which it is de sired shall pass. Almost 500 have been ratified. ; . The bill of -JlepresewtaUve -AUo, - of- Wrayne, to establish the office of com missioners of railways, insurance, banking and building and loan asso ciations is knocked out by the decision of the -democratic caucus ,Jast' night that' there shall he an insurance com missioner, and -that there' shall be elected three railway commissioners. The ' insurance bill- is drawn in such a way as to show that there would be an insurance 'commission. The crea tion of the latter office will reduce more than one-half the emoluments of the secretary df.tate who for the past thirty years has had charge of the in surance companies. . : .. The fish hatchery will be established near Edenton by' the government. The site has been bought. '-,- HONORS TO SCHLEY Banqueted In Baltimore -Enthusiastic Reception Presented a ITIajjuiflcent , 'medal . "Baltimore, February 28. Rear Ad miral Winfield Scott "Schley received today, from the people of this, his na tive state, a superb testimonial of the esteem in which . he is held by.: the peo ple of Maryland and of their apprecia tion of his services to the 'country dur ing the late, war with Spain. Inci dentally, he was cheered by thousands as he rode through the streets of Bal timore and at night 400 of the repre sentative men of the, city and state gathered to witness the presentation of the testimonial and join in a banquet given in his honor. The- testimonial proper took. the form of a magnificent mfdal of gold and .diamonds, the' gift ofv Maryland, presented, in the name of , the state, by Governor Lloyd Lowndes.. ' . ' . ' J , Admiral Schley, accompanied by Mrsv Schley and General Miles,-and escorted by a reception committee, arrived from Washington at 3 o'clock, p. m., and drove in "an open carriage from Camden station to . the Rennert. hotel. The streets through which the carriage passed were lined with people and cheer after cheer was given to both the hero of Santiago and, the general of the artny; ; Upon their arrival at the Rennert an informal reception was held, and . at 7:30 p. m.,- the presentation ceremonies begun. " After the 400 guests filed into the big banquet hall and took their places they: remained standing. Governor Lowndes, who presided, made a brief but eloquent 'speech upon Maryland's part in the navy and the late war: He then introduced General , Felix. Agnus, as chairman or the testimonial com mittee. . ' ' Ge"neral Agnus referred in' highly eu logistic terms to Admiral Schley and called upon Governor Lowndes to place about the neck of Admiral Schley the medal of. honor which the governor did amid a storm of applause. ' The medal, in the shape of the Mary land coat of arms, is made of gold in bas relief and -panel, surrounded by a circule of diamonds around which is an oak- wreath entwined with diamonds held by a ribbon of blue enamel, the edge : of which is set with diamonds and on which is the inscription:- "Maryland Honors her son Win field Scott Schley." Entwined in the ribbon are an an chor of diamonds and two swords, the KUts .and guards of which are studded with diamonds. At the too is the coat of arms of the' United States through which is -8, ngivy blue- ribbon with two stars indicating the-rank of rear ad miral.. . On the reverse is a very fine outline of -the cruiser Brooklyn in bas relief. Altogether there are 320 dia monds in the medal. Two months were required for its making. ' ' When the applause which lasted fully 10 minutes, had subsided. Ad miral Schley made a: brief bu -eloquent reply of thanks. - . Elected a School Committeeman The Board of Education has elected Captain W. R. Kenan a member of the school committee No. 2, in the place of John G. Norwood, colored. Captain Kenan has accepted : the position- and duly qualified. ; This committee now consists of Mr. Jas. H. Chadbourn, Mr. Samuel North r.op and Captain W. R. Kenan. II PR MUSS Congress Passes Many Such Bills. NORTH GAROll NA CITIES Bills for Erecting Them in Three of Our Towns Passed j- Several Other Southern Towns Provided For Fast Southern Mall Provision Retained In the Postoffice Appropriation Bill. Home for Soldiers of 'Spanish War to be Established at Castle PInkey SENATE., Washington, February 28. When the senate convened at II f o'clock. Senator Fry e,. chairman of the. cdhimittee on commerce, reported the shipping sub sidy bill with wa good many restrictive amendments." At his, request it took the place on the calendar - of the bill, of the same title previously reported. Senator Morgan secured the adoption ot a resolution continuing the select committee on the Nicaragua canal and authorizing, it to hold -sessions during the recess of congress. '. ! Senator Allison, of Iowa, presented a partial conference report office appropriation bijll on the post and it was in disagree agreed to The matter- men t is the subject of; special appro priations for fast mail service, for the south and between Kansas City and Newton, Kansas. The! senate further insisted upon its amendments and an other conference was -ordered: The - bill was passed) establishing :a. branch home of the national home for' disabled volunteer soldiers at Castle Pinckney, in Charleston harbor, South Carolina, for the use of disabled offi cers and enlisted men f the volunteer army and navy of the United States. senator .Darnels, ot Virginia, in the name of Mr. Henry p. Welcome, of London, formerly of Indiana, tendered to the senate an oil painting of. the In dian princess, Pocahontas.' ' . Senator Hansbrough,- acting chair man of the committee on librarv.. of fered a resolution accentiner the na.inr. ing on behalf of the senate-ahd extend ing to the donor the thanks of ithe sen ate. The resolution was adooted. Th painting is a fine copy of a painting by a'.distinguished artist, the orieina.1 nnw being in the Rolfe hdrnestead in Eii?- land. . v Senator Cbandier presented the re port of the majority of the committee oh the charges of bribery made by a committee of the Ohfd i state senate against Hon. M. A. Hanna, senator from Ohio. Senator Chandler said tha committee had", decided ' not to ask the senate for authority to make further investigation a.nd to be discharged from further .consideration nf th t-- Pwt of .the Ohio sta:tei senate. . Senator Turley. of Tennessee, on hfe.' half of three members :of: the commit- tee, presented a written minority re investigation port, advocating further of the charges'. lhe following house bills nrovidine- fo.r public buildings were then passed: Brunswick, s Ga.. $50,000; , Elizabe,th City, N. C, $50,000. ; i . The bill for a public building at Tam pa, la was passed, the limit of cost ejn, fixed at $350,000 and i a conference with the house requested. ' Senator Perkins reported the forti fications appropriations' bill and it' was placed on the. calendar. ' ": The senate at its night session passed the sundry civil appropriation bill and theifollowing public building bills: New iDeria, ia., ?oO,ooo: Maton. Ga.. to en large public building and add. to sierht. $58.,000; Columbus, Ga., td enlarge sight and. extend buijding, $50-,000; Seltna,, Ala., $50,000: Annistonj "Ala.. $50,000: Durahm, N. C, $50,000. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. " There vyas a large attendance in the hall when the house met .today. The senate army reorganization bill which came over from the senate was, at Mr. Hull's cequest sent to the com mittee on military affairs for consider ation. , i i - Mr. Mercer, republican, of Nebraska, chairman of the committee on public buildings and grounds, ! then called up the special order setting aside today for the consideration of public buildings bills. He explained the order in which the committee had decided to call up tne, varous dius iavoramy actea upon by the committee of i the whole ten days ago. Sixty-two bills had been acted upon. The thirty-nine of the classification given preference provid-". ed for buildings in cities . having first class postoffices, federal Lcourts or custom-houses, and carried $7,290,000. The other twenty-three bills carried $1,322, 000. He then called up the first of the bills, : that providing ifor a public building at Elizabeth City N. C. r Mr. Maddox, democrat, ; of ' tJeorgjia, who has been opposing the public building bills, secured ttwenty minutes in which to make a general statement. He safd that he had led with success the fight against a public building com bine in the Fifty-third! congress. He contended that in the- present state of the treasury, not one Tof these bills could stand alone and pass without the support of a log-rolling?' combine. He called attention to the if act that, the states represented by 'the fifteen mem bers of the committee;, got $5,700,000. The southerh members, however, got dnly a pitiful pittance. 'For every dol-' lar they got the northern I members of the committee got $10. j The bill was passed upon division 111 to 14. This bill carries $50,000. A number of other bills , were then passed,, the demand fori ayes and noes being defeated. " Among) them was Brunswick,' Ga., $50,000. i ' Mr. Mercer called up 'the bill for.'.a public buildingr at Beaumont, Texas, and the work of passing the bins pro ceeded as follows. Beaumont, Texas, $75,000; Tampa, Fla., t $100,000; Abi eleene, Texas, $75,000; Macon, Ga., $58., 000; Columbus, Ga., $50,000.. . When the bills of the second- class were reached beginning with the bill for a public building at. New Iberia, La., Mr. Payne, republican, of New York, the floor leader of t&e majority, made a" twenty minutes speech in' op position, to bills of this1 class." 1 Mr. Loud, republican, of California, here Interposed a partial conference re port of the postoffice appropriation bill. It left unsettled the question of fast mail service added by j the; senate, the conference reporting that j they could not agree on that item. I ' This precipitated . an unexpected con test, as Representative j Bankhead, democrat, pf Alabama,! moved to con cur in the senate amendments as to special facilities. . 1 1 The motion to concur . in: .the senate amendment was then agreed to. ' " The house then returned to public building bills, !and the ! following addi tional bills were passed : New Iberia, La., $50,000; Bristol, Tenn., $50,000; Anniston, Ala., $50,000; Winston, N. C, $50,000. The only bill defeated was that providing 'for .a building at Bluefield, W. Va. - ' - ssouumy Makes the food more V I 1 ff I I A THE PUBLIC PRINTING Given to a Firm of Populists Bill For Sale of the Atlantic Railroad Tb Insurance and Labor Commissioners (Special to The Messenger.) ' Raleigh, N. C, February 28. The bill of Mr. Currie, of Moore, introduced u iue nouse today provides for the. sale, of the Atlantic and North Caro lina railway to W. J. .Edwards, .for $300,000 upon his, signing a contract to construct 100 miles ; in four years through Wayne, Johnston, Harnett,' Moore and Montgomery and' then in the direction of Charlotte, .Salisbury, or Concord and deposit $100,000 for faith- u vpformance of the contract to build this extension. . . The public printing is given to Barnes Brothers,, of .Raleigh. The law as to this matter is clear, and when this firm appeared before j tee today, armed with credentials of , responsibility, there was nothing to do I 5". 'to 5Prt favorably on their ;bid. This bid. is: .''Plain comnrwitinn 1,000 20 cents; rule and figure combina tion per 1,000 ems 40 cents; token of 240 impressions. 11 cents: blnflinc- law sheeting per volume 35 cents: one-half law sheeting per volume, 14 cents; binding: every 48 pages over 600 volume . cent." for per xnis is w w per cent. ' lower thad Edwards" & Broughton and considera bly less than Nash Bros, and Uzzell." The senate committee on education decided unanimously to favorably ! re port the- Clarkson textile school bill. This afternoon the joint committee on corporations considered W. F. Ed wards' proposition to buy the state's shares in the Atlantic and North Car olina railroad.' Several persons from Wilmington and New Bern who I are familiar with the road testified it need ed repairing and that its rolling sqck was in bad condition.- Walter Borden, cashier of the Bank of Wayne, Golds boro, said shares in the road are sell ing at $24 to $25. Edwards offers to pay the state this amount for Ithe shares. The committee will probably decide ih the matter tomorrow night. The democratic caucus tonight! se lected James' R. Young, of Vance cqun ty, commissioner of insurance; R; B. Lacy, of Raleigh, commissioner: of j la bor, and C. C. Cherry, of Edgeeombe county, keeper of the capitol. Young was selected on the fifth ballot, i the vote standing: Young 60, W. H. Kitch in 34, E. C. Smith 21. Kitchin led up to the last, ballot', The selection of railroad-commissioners is deferred until Thursday nighty as Senator M, H. Jus tice, who is in Rutherford ton, wished tq be present. NEiVBONDlSSDK Terms of the Bill Providing lor Issae of Bonds by the State i (Special to i The Messenger.) j . -"Raleigh, 'N. C, February 28. Chair man of the houses committee on penal institutions, Mr. Foushee, of Durham, today introduced a bill, in the house, Which authorizes the state to isue bonds to the, amount of $305,000, $;10, 000 to go to pay the existing indebt edness of.th'e penitentiary jncurred; by fusion mismanagement and $95,000 to pay for the Northampton and' Caledo nian farms upon' which the state's kp tion to "purchase expires this . year. This option is for $8 per acre. The state has spent thousands of dollars on these farms and they are variously estimat ed to be worth $12 to $20 per acre; The bonds are to run ten years, bear 4 iper cent., interest payable semirannually and to be sold for not less than j 104 and free from all taxation. I As the season, of the- year when pneumonia,, la grippe, sore throat, coughs, cold, catarrh,- bronchitis and ,-lung troubles-, .are . to be . guarded against, nothing "as a fine substitute," will "answer the purpose," or is "just as good" as One Minute Cough Cure, That is -the one infallible remedy tot all lung, throat or bronchial troubles.- Insist vigorously, upon having "something else", is "offered you. Bellamy. : itj if r R. Supreme Court Decisions , (Special to the Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C. February 28. Opin ions wej:e filed by the Supreme court to day as follows: .'Powell vs. Weather Jngton, jfrom Pitt, affirmed. Cox jys. Lumber Company, from, Pitt, afflrrned, Christian vs. Yarborough, from Fraafc lin net trial. , Beddard vs. Harring ton,froii Pitt, reversed. Shelburn ;ys. Joyner, (from Pitt, per curiam, affirm ed. Stancel vs. Burgwyn, from North hamptoh.affirmed. Ridley vs. Railroad, from Northampton, Hew trial as to per- ! manent 1 damages. . ; Royster -ys. Stall ing, from jEMigecombe, new trial. Cape- hart- vs Burrus, from Bertie, petition to rehear dismissed; Temple vs. Life isociation,1 from Pasquotank, hew trial. Rascoe vs. Lumber Company, from Gates, new trial. State vs. Ful ford, from Hyde, new trial. J' I Before the discovery of One Minute Cough Cure, ministers were greatly disturbed by coughing congregations. No excuse for. it now. R. R. Bellamy. - The Pope Taken 111 T . I " Rome, February 28. The -Pope was taken suddenly ill this morning and his audience has been suspended. Later, he had a, prolonged fainting fit. The Pope had a fatiguing day yester day, receiving congratulations on the approaching anniversary of his coro nation', and complained of the cold, which has '.been intense for two days. This morning the pontiff complained of a 'pain in his side. Dr. Lapponi found some fever and ordered the patient to remain in bed and take a complete rest. The physician has sinp e visited the pope three times. '.It is almost cer tain that the pontifical receptions and ceremonies fixed for March 2nd and March 3rd will be countermanded. I For frost bites, burns, indolent sores, eczema, skin diseases, and especially Piles, r DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve stands first and best. Look out for dishonest people who try to imitate and counterfeit it. It's their endorse ment of a i good article. Worthless goods are not imitated. Get DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve.. R. R. Bellamys ' Aiuerlcau and Hrlli.li marines Landed al Bluefield j Managua, Nicaragua via Galveston, February 28. General Reyes, the. rebel commander, surrendered! voluntarily yesterday at Bluefields, to Captains Simonds and Burr, respectively com anding the. United" States gunboat Ma rietta' an the British second class cruiser intrepid, who meu iauuea eighty marines for police duty". "Give' me a liver regulator and I call regulate the world," said a genius. The druggist handed, him a bittle of De Witt's Little Early Risers, the famous little Pills. R. R. Bellamy. I tajRE delicious and wholesome TD SEA-SIDE Fire damaged Furniture THAT WILL SUIT SEASIDE COTTAGEBS. For IriLstanoe t - . !j;l i -I . - . .Cane Seatlpliiairs from -. Oak Sideboards tor . . Oak Bedropm Suits , , OaklBedsj . ; , . Woyen Wire Springs from COHE EARLT Will i Be The Greatest! ers in t 6: City to OUR THBlSNEED CO. ..JOHNSON'S.. Til :. m En5ei Stock , so. m -CHRAP! . Pandseme A K6w Today, i ivii-'-x. m -m m - Statement if Atlantic National Bank At the Close of Busi ess Fel, '4;th, 1899, Condensed trom ..v' to Comptroller ': - - '! - .''' . RESOURCES ... Loans . . .. . . .... .'. 1..4695,879 67 Overdrafts . $ . 50? 32 U. S. Bonds (at parr 95;600 00 Banking House and Fixtures 10,000 00 Due from approved: j ? . . Reserve Agents f$ll$,!S9'fi3 Due from othar Banks .. 185,lf! 38 Cash . on hand . . Total I12,lffi 13 407,825 19 f3,U;209,813 08 .PARAT1VE STATEMENT ' I ...i, To'al Deposits.. Surplus and Net Profits1,,.-. li.vidends Paid : fWetnt. Pqr Paid i n October. 1892t I . Our BiQps ... f BEING IN THE rjORTHERN MARKETS PURCHASING THE LAT- EST PRODUCTIONS -FOR SPRING AND SUMMER 1899, WE ARE . FORCED TO MkJE ROOM FOR;THE FIRST ARRIVALS WHICH f ARE EXPECTEJb4N3 REACH US " IN A FEW DAYS. IT WILL THEREFORE BE!0 TOUR 'ADVANTAGE TO CALL DURING THIS ' - WEEK AND NOj THE . .. :-. General Reductis in, all Departments. ' IN OUR CARK DEPARTMENT.' . ' ' IN OUR DRESS" GOODS DEPARTMENT, IN OUR DOMES fIC DEPARTMENT, ' ' ' ' . IN OUE LINBRlDEPARTMENT,' - - . " . 'IN OUR CLOftlAND SUIT DEPARTMENT. - ' AND SO ON UPSTAIRS AND DOWN STAIRS. COME AND HELP US MAKJ2 f itOOM. FIRST COME,-FIRST SERVED, AT THE Cli. ROLVOGTXBO. v No, piSTorth Front Street ; V, DRY ' H0tjST ARRIVED I THE Ever Heauarters RRESS BESORTERS ! If;. -. : - : . ' '. .'-; WE HAVE SOME 50 c tip. $ 7.00. 11.00. 2.00. 1.00 up. TERUS GASH ! Continued. I Opportunity Ever Offered Buy- Secure Splendid - --- .Bargains. at Cost MARKET STREET.' Ready Made Clothing . ' . ... IS GOING. an Everybody Tells the 'Price Cheap , is the Word for : ." Winter Stock. " JUST IN: r Line of Knglish and Scotch Saltings SWEATERS Negligee Shirts, K. .& ;W. Collars . . and Cuffs, Etc., Etc. ; M UN SON & GO o. Report LIABILITIES. Capital ............. 4125,00000 Surplus ...J.. 7d,OO0r 00' Undivided Profits 18,448 05 Circulation J.'' ........ 40,950 00 Deposits, U. S ' Treasurer 50,000 00 - Deposits from banks 213,477 45 Deposits Individuals 691,937 68 955,415 03 Total ...... ...... i. $1,209,813 08 Feb. 4, '97. - $580,000 Feb. 4, '08.J Feb. 4, '99 $637,091 . $955,415 74420O r 88,448 64,109 Annnm, r Last Installment of Capital - . . . feb 16 . HANDSOMKHT LINE OP , -t. & to u O r in SUIT GASES' . . - - - Shown in the City. Coexisting of Linen, Leather and Silk Lined. Ayl tlie latest styles of Trumts also. We Guarantee to Please You'. 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The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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