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VOIi. XIV. NO. 31.
WILMINGTON, N. G., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1901.
" ; TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
,' . i A Boer raid is feared at Lorenzo
Marques. . 1
The new army appropriation bill car
ries JH8.000.000.
The house committee has a Qenghty
discussion of the iibel bill.
The sundry civil appro prlatiodn bill,
just completed, carried $39,703,084.
A body of German troops has gone to
escort the Chinese emperor to Pekin.
General Kitchener reports the British
post at Maddersfontein stormed and
several other engagements.
The j government steamer Daisy is
sunk on Warrior river and two persons
drowned. V-
Consideratkn by "Oesrislative commit-.
tees of the factory labor bills .is set for
tomorrow.
John aiarshall day was observed in aj
great many of the cities and towns or
the country.
Today will be held the first joint
meeting of the foreign and the Chinese
plenlpotentaries.
The legislative insurance committee
favorably reports the .bill ito allow the
license or companies removing eass
from the state courts.
.The secretary of war sends to the
senate the reasons why Genera JMac-
Arthur deported the, 'leader, A. Mabini,
to the Island of Guam.
. The Filipinos on the Island of Mln-
doro revolt against the insurgents and
kill the local leader. Thev give notice
f intended revolt at other points.
Members of the legislature from the
Ninth Judicial district hold a confer
ence ito discuss the question- of im
peachment of the solicitor of that dis
tTiot. At Topeka, Kan., Mrs. Nation, accom
panied by six women, attempts to
wreck a 'Joint," when a free fight oc
curs. Mrs. Nation is finally, arrrested
by the police.
The attorney general of Mississippi
will institute proceedings for the for
feit uirea in that state of the charters 01
!the Southern and the Mobile and Ohio
.railroads under the law prohibitnig con
solidation of competing lines.
The sub-committee of the house ju
diciary committee last night made re
port to the.latter of its findings in the
impeachment investigation, but made
no recommendation. The fuli commit
tee, after discussing the matter, ad-
; Journed until this afternoon.
TELEGRAPHIC SPARKS "
THE APPROPRIATION BILLS
TEMPORARILY SUPPLANT THE'
SUBSIDY BILL
SHIP
The Power of the Senate to Demand
Copies of Papers on Tile in the De
partments Discussed The Sampson
Schley Contest Up Again Senator
Bacon's Pertinent Question
IN THE LEGISLATURE THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES
THE CHARGE OF BROW-BEATING THE IMPORTANT MATTERS CONSIDERED AT
REPUBLICAN MEMBERS DENIED
THEIR SITTINGS
From Both Sides of the Senate Bills as
to New Hanover Matters The Bill
Giving the Governor Control of the
Steamer Lily Ratified A Number of
Bills Introduced
Favorable Report on the Wlllard In
surance Bill The - McKethan Bill
Again Unfavorably Reported Con
stitutional Amendment as to School
Taxes by White and Colored Citizens.
Lord Salisbury had an audience with
King Edward and Emperor William
at Windsor Castle Monday. v-
The Pretoria correspondent of The
Jl f, . A 1 1 . , ' "
-uonuoii iiines 'esiimaies mat xnere are
19,000 Boers still on commando and that
more troops are required. .
The Shanghai correspondent of The
London Times confirms the report that
Belgium has acquired a two-thirds in-
terst in the Hankow Canton conces
sions. . !
- During a severe snow storm in Liver
pool some telephone wires fell in the
London road and came into contact
"with an overhead electric wire. Two
people were killed and fourteen Tifc-
jured.
THE LAST FUNERAL RITES
Over; the Remains of Queen Victoria
None But tho Family Present
Windsor. February 4. The last hon.
ors have been paid to Queen Victoria,
Her body now -resets peacefully near
that of her husband in the mausoleum
at Frogmore. The final ' ceremonies
were more of a pathetic character than
any Of 'the Obsequies which preceded
them.
Shortfly before 3 o'clock, in tthe pres
ence of the royal mourners, the grena
dier guard of honor lifted the cofflii
from Its temporary resting place; in
the Albert memorial chapel, and placed
it on a gun carriage. In ithe mean
, while, the queen's company of grena
diers, drawn up in the quadrangle,
presented arms and wheeled Into line,
their rifles at the reverse, and, , with
slow and measured steps, marched to
wards the castle gate.
At the lodge gates the strain of the
band died away and the pipers com
menced their lament. There, between
the broad avenue of stately trees, the
crowds were the thrckest, forming
dense black banks. .
By 3:30 o'clock p. m. the crowned bier
had "passed into the other lodge, which
leads to the Frogmore enclosure, where
none but the family and servants were
admitted. The choir met them and the
royal family and their relatives rang
ed themselves on each side of the cof
fin. -
The bishop of Winchester read the
last part of the burial service. After
further singing by the choir the .bene
diction was given and .amid the priva
cy of this family tomb, the last fare
- wells were said, the funeral came' to an
end, the mourners drove to the castle
and the crowds dispersed.
Cuban Constitutional Convention
Havana, February 4. The Cuban
constitutional convention held its first
meeting this afternoon since the dead
lock occurrred Thursday last over what
is known as the "Gomez clause" in the
Twelfth section - of the constitution,
which provides that naturalized citl-i
zens shall be eligible to the presidency
of the republic if they have served ten
years in the wars.
None of the delegates had changed
his Opinion, but Juan Gualberto Gomez,
colored, and his followers persuaded
Senor Belancourt to vote with them for
. the postponement of a further discus
sion of the clause until the other por
tions of the constitution had been con
sidered.
A motion to postpone as soon as the
session was opened was carried 15 to
14. The result was a surprise to the
Gomezites. They had intended to force
the issue today and had prepared to
put in substitutes if the anti-Gomez
people had resigned, as "some threaten
ed to do. The delay makes possible a
tie vote, involving a final decision by
Senor Capote, president -of the conven
tlon who is opposed to General Gomez.
Another victory won by the anti-Go-
mez men today was the changing of
the method of electing the, president of
the republic from the popular vote to
the system of an electoral college, like
that obtaining In the United States.
.which was adopted 15 to 14.
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The Armjr Appropriation BUI ;
Washington. February 4. The army
appropriation bill making provision for
the army under the plan of re-organi
zation recently enact ed..was reported
to the House today by the-committee on
military affairs. It carrj.es approxi
mately J118.000.000, as against estimates
of about $130,000,000 made by war de
partment officials. - Chairman Hull says
the present bill will be ample and will
not entail a deficiency measure later.
The contineencfr appropriation of 51,-
' 000,000 to ."meet emergencies constantly
arising," was struck out by the com
mittee. i
. The main Items as allowed are:
- Pay of officers $5,000,000; pay of enlist
ed men $14,000,000; pay of retired offi
cers $1,500,000; nurses; corps $150,000.
The total for subsistence approximates
X13.000.000. The v quartermaster's de
artment aggregates aooui D(,xau,uuu.
Killed by His Friend
i Tifinn ' fin.. February 4. M. Walker,
',oki tho wealthiest farmer in the
buntyl was shot and killed last night
hr John p. Williams, who had been his
fe-long friend. It appears that Wal
ter had caused a ruptureand separa
Mon between Williams' sister, Mrs.
McClelland, and her husband. WiK
liams charged Walker with perfidy and
, taking advantage of the woman. Shoot
ing followed and Walker was-Wiled.
SENATE.
Washington, February v 4. The ship
subsidy bill was laid aside informally
by the senate today to permit consider
ation of the appropriation bills. This
action was taken late in the day on
Senator Allison's request that the Dis
trict of Columbia appropriation bill be
taken up. !
' Senator Frye, in charge of the shipp
ing bill, who had said he would not
give way to appropriation bills with
out a vote of the senate, was hot in the
chamber at the time, but" Senator Aid
rich, Senator Hanna and -others Inter
ested in the measure, were present and
ioined in the sreneral assent sriven to'
Senator Allison's request. ' ,
The shipping bills holds it place and
as unnmsnea business can oe ia.eu
up when the appropriations bills are
not occupying attention. The District
of Columbia bill will occupy the atten
tion of the senate tomorrow.
The subsidy bill did not receive at
tention today. The greater part of the
time of the senate was given to list
ening to a' speech by Senator Bacon,
of Georgia, on the right of the senate
to demand information on file in the
oYtwfiitlve flpnartments. He took the
position that the departments are the
creatures of congress and that depart
mental denial of any demand for papers
on file was preposterous, contending
that for 100 years there had been prac
tically no refusal to recognize this
right. . j
Secretary " Long's letter regarding
Santiago naval rewards caused a dis
cussion in which senators upheld their
course in this matter.
The senate at 1 o'clock, upon return
ing from the Marshall exercises in the
house, resumed its sitting. Thomas
Kearns was administered the oath of
office as senator from Utah.
The hour of 11 o'clock was fixed as
the time of meeetlng by the senate for
its daily sessions until otherwse order
ed. :'
At the instance of Senator Chandler
the senate i passed a resolution calling
upon the secretary of the navy for a
list -of the members of Admiral Sampson's-fleet
whose names were sent to
the senate for promotion during the
Fifty-fifth congress. Senator Chandler
said he based his presentation of this
resolution on a published letter written
by Secretary Long to Senator Morgan
in which he had charged that the delay
in recognizing the services of these men
was due-to the non-action of congress
rather than of the executive depart
ments. He said that upon failure of the
last congress to act, the president had
not renewed the recommendation for
the present congress. He explained
that the failure of the senate to act
had been due to the Sampson-Schley
controversy.
Senator Hale, as chairman of the
committee on naval affairs, also said
that no fault could be found with con
gress. He rererrea aiso to me ijmg u-v
of all the nominations because of the
Sampson-Scley controversy and added
that he had been waiting during the
entire Fifty-Sixth congress -expecting
that the president's recommendations
would be renewed.
Senator Pettigrew said there had been
an effort : to promote Sampson over
Schlev "Notwithstanding Schley had
done the fighting and had previously
outranked Sampson." Senator Petti
trrew declared that the administration
was disposed to . promote men "who
have never smelt powder, like Corbin
and Shaf ter." He accused Senators
Hale and Chandler with using the Long
letter as a pretext for filibustering
against the subsidy bill.
Reolyinsr. Senator Chandler said ne
considered, the action of the executive
In the matter of the 'promotion of
Messrs. Schley and Sampson correct.
"Would the failure to capture cerve-
ra's fleet have beeen visited upon Schiej
or upon Sampson?" acked Senator Ba
con, of Georgia. ,
This question had the effect ol bring
ing Senator Hoar to his feet with a
protest that if there was to be an effort
to reply to that inquiry he would ob
ject to the continuance of tne con
versv. .
Senator Teller said the publication oi
the secretary's letter was bad taste.
Senator Morgan repudiated any idea
that he had given it out and said there
was nothing Improper in the letter.
Senator Bacon then addressed tne
senate upon his resolution declaring it
to be the sense of the senate that that
body had the right to demand infor
mation and documents on nie in tne
executive departments. He had made
the resolution impersonal, he said, but
he predicated much of what he said on
the recent refusal of the secretary or
war through the president to supply ta
the senate the . report made by Audi
tor Lawshe concerning the Cuban pos
tal accounts. -
Senator Bacon spoke of the question
as one of vast importance and said the
refusal in the Lawshe case was a direct
challenge of the senate's right to call
fori and secureinformation on file In a
department excepting so far as that
right was granted by the department
itself. .
Sinator Spooner, asked Senator Ba
con if he considered the president s
communication a challenge.
I . do most emphatically," replied
Senator Bacon. "It constitutes such a
challenge as requires an answer from
the senate. That is very mucn
enlarged in gravity by the fact that
newspaper publications indicate it as
not only the action of the president,
but the action of the cabinet and we are
now confronted with the fact that there
is a general and organized purpose of
the cabinet, as avowed, to deny to the
senate the right to information to be
found on the files of the department
unless where the chief of the depart
ment may, as a matter of grace and
with his permission, permit the senate
to have such Information."
The joint resolution providing for the
appointment of three senators and three
representatives to make arrangements
for the inauguration of the president
and vice president was . amended by
striking out vice president and then
passed.
The senate went into executive ses
sion at 6:05 and soon afterward ad
journed. - J"
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The house today passed the senate
bill to create a commission to adjudi
cate the claims of United States citi
zens aerainst Spain which the govern
ment of the United States assumed by
the treaty of Paris, after having amend
ed the bill so as to refer tne claims to
the court of claims. This action con
forms with the action of the house at
the last session when the bill was re
committed with Instructions to report
back such an amendment as was adopt
ed today. A strong effort was made
to vote down the amendment and pass
the senate bill.v but the advocates of
this course were defeated by a majority
of 35. A bill was also passed to extend
the charters of national banks for an-J
other periodof twenty years after 1902
when the present extension expires.
The bill occasioned no debate and was
passed without, division.
Mr. Know, chairman -of the commit
tee on territories, moved the passage
under suspension of the rules of the
SENATE.
(Special to The Messenger.) .
Raleigh, February 4. The senate met
atjll o'clock. :
Bills were introduced as fdllows: By
Senator Morton, to permit the commis
sioners of New Hanover to sell tthe
court house; also to grant further time
to the Wilmington and Southern rail
way for beginning construction; by
Senator Ward, to incorporate the town
of Washington; by Senator London,-to
punish certain officers far falling to
discharge itheiir official duty; by Senator
Speight, (resolution) providing for bet
ter ventilation of the senate chamber;
by Senator Miller, of Pamlico, to
amend the Jaw providing a short form
of agricultural Jien. .
The senate bill, to repeal chapter 103,
private laws of 1S97, (the Lamb ferry
Mil) was taken up. The senate con
curred in- the house amendment ,to the
bill and it was enrolled for iratifioation.
The house bill to . regulate the cost
of claim and delivery was tabled.
The house bill to prohibit dredgdna
clams' in Carteret passed its final read
ing. ... ' ; "'
The senate bill to allow the Norfolk
and Western railway to operate and
consuruot branches in North Carolina
passed. "
The senate bull to incorporate the
Farmers' bank, of Rockingham, passed.
The senate bill to amend the law
relative to examination of state banks
passed its third reading.
The senate resolution providing for
better ventilation of (the senate cham
ber was taken up. -
Senator Speight said it was intended
to use funds appropriated for keeping
up the public buildings. One of the
mysteries was why sensible men would
coop themselves up in a building whose
atmosphere was only second to the
black hole of Calcutta.
The resolution was adopted.
The senate bill regarding the Wil-
mfingtoni Light Infantry passed its sec
ond reading.
Senator Ward read frOrm the Char
lotte Observer a 9tatemenit .that there
had been more or less brow-beating of
republican members. He desired " to
challenge that statement.
Senator Candler, republican, said he
desired no fairer treatment than he and
the minority had received and only
hoped it would continue.
The committee on deaf, dumb and
blind institutions reported favorably
the resolution to investigate the man
agement in justice to the institutions.
HOUSS OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The house met at noon.
Bills were introduced as follows: By
Mr. Carlton, ; to prevent the sale ol
liquor in Duplin; also to furnish su
preme court reports to Duplin; also to
prohibit the sale of Jiquor near churches
In Duplin county; by Mr Remhardt,
to provide lor insurance on public build
ings.
Bills were ratified as follows: To
place the steamer Lilydn the custody of
the governor; to incorporate the Alle
gheny and Piedmont Railroad Com-
pany. - ,
Bills were introduced as follows: By
Mr. Lawrence, to establish a, dispen
sary In Winston; by Mr. WillarcL. to
provide for revocation of license of in
surance companies; also to provide for
necessary facilities to transact public
business ; by Mr. Bradsher. to regulate
fares on railroads; My Mr. Parker, to
reguSate fees of register of deeds; by
Mr. Stewart, to prohibit supreme court
from granting- licenses to- practice law
to negroes; by Mr. Duls, to incorporate
tne soutnem Loan, and Savings bank,
of Charlotte, N. C; by Mr. Carriway,
by request, to incorporate the United
Free Will Baotist Association; by Mr.
Winston, to prohibit raising- of peanuts
on state farms after 190L
Bills passed final reading: To 'ex
empt train dispatchers from jury duty;
to allow ex-sheriffs to collect tax and
costs dating- back to 1895.
THE IMPEACHMENT QUESTION ONE HUNDRED AND FIVE CARS
DISCUSSION BY FULL HOUSE JUDICI
ARY COMMITTEE ! .
OF BAKING
r
.POWDER
train:
IN ONE i
The Report of the Sub-Committee Giv-
Ins Facts and Law In the Case No
Recommendation Made by This Com
mittee No Action by the Full Com-
z-mlttee, Which Adjourns Until Today i
per
was and
The-
and
this
(Special to The Messenger.)
Raleigh, N. C, February 4. The in
surance committee reported favorably
on the Willard bill, giving the com
missioner of insurance power to cancel
the license of companies taking cases
out of the state courts.
Mr. McKethan asked a re-hearlng on
the bill to make " the value of real es
tate totally destroyed, the full amount
given in the policy. The committee,
heard him and then reported unfavor
ably again.
The penal institution committee re
ported favorably bills to Increase the
salary of guards $5 per month, and to
provide for sending discharged con
victs home. . f "
The constitutional . amendment com
mittee discussed the Stubbs bill to
amend the constitution relating to
school taxation for white and colored.
No action was taken.
- "Mr;. Winston's bill 4o provide a
manent roll of registered voters
referred to Messrs. Duls. Hayes
Stubbs. to examine and report,
bill iwas ordered printed,!
The committee on propositions
grievances acted on fifteen bills
afternoon. . . r
Consideration of all factory labor '
bills was set for Wednesday, bo that j
parties interested could be heard j
Mr. London's libel j bill, which has
passed the senate, came up. , Mr. Stew-
art said the present law was good j
enough. The proposed law would
never do. j
Mr. Allen, of Columbus, said all '
newspapers in the state wanted this 1
law. - !
Mr.' Graham said if all the newspa- j
pers in the United States demanded it
he would not favor it. " J
Mr. Barnhill moved to report it un- J
favorably.
Mr. , Allen suggested that Senator
London, the author of the bill, be al- '
lowed to appear before the committr !
to explain the bill. ' ' 1
. Mr. Barnhill, said he hated mighty !
bad to do it, but agreed to postpone-
ment. He and Mr. Williams gave no- i
tice that if they were in Europe .when ;
the bill was voted on they wanted '
somebody to record their votes '
against it.
No man on the committee defended-; from" the room,
the bill. I Chairman Allen, of Wayne, of the
This afternoon the members of the ; sub-committee said he had seen state
house from the Ninth ludicial district ,-ments printed that the sub-committee
had an informal meeting to consider ? naj agreed to report unanimously in
the charges against Solicitor Mott. ; favor of Impeachment: that these were
looKing to nis impeaenment. a run j entirely unauthorized: that the sub-
special to The Messenger.) -Raleigh,
N. C, February 4. The sub
committee of the house judiciary com
mittee had .two sessions. today on the
impeachment matter. v i
This afternoon J. C. L. Harris was
before the sub-committee as;a witness,
he having ; been' Theopholus White's
counsel. The committee's j questions
Were evidently . to ascertain whether
there had been any complicity or un
derstanding J between the republican
judges and the treasurer. ; Mr. Harris
.... 4 j..
said he had never heard 1 of such a
thing. He said he applied to Chief Jus
tice Falreloth for the writ jof manda
mus. The chief justice "said he could
not do anything; that -Harrisr remedy
was plain to his mind. Harris said:
"Please tell me what it is."; The chief
justice said he was no attorney. Hariss
then went to Clerk Kenan and made
demand for a mandamus. The clerk
told'him to put the demand; in writing.
Harris wrote and' signed iti He went
to Washington; while there " he tele
graphed to the clerk io know the status
of the matter. The clerk replied that
the writ had been signed by a majori
ty of the court, and copies served on
the auditor and treasurer.- When Har
ris returned he got the money. He
said he never had talked to Faircloth
or Furches save when he made the ap
plication to the men on the bench; that
his relations with Furches were not
friepdly. Once on the street he. met
Douglas and made some passing re
mark about White's claim. Douglas
merely said: "I reckon you'll get your
money." - . t j
-When the sub-committee On the im
peachment resolution came into the su
preme court library to make report to
the full judiciary committee! at 8:30 to
night Mr. Shannonhouse said the news
papers had given such prominence to
this impeachment matter and had so
much to say about it. he thought the
report and discussion should be out Of
their reach; that some newspapers had
taken if upon themselves to tell what
Bhould be done, when they knew noth
ing about the facts either way.
On motion of Mr. Robinson the com
mittee adjourned to the state library,
thus averting the necessity, of orders
Ing the large assembly of members of
the house and senate and ithe reporters
Largest Train Ever Handled By Any '
Railroad Drawn By Four Tremn
s dons nglnes S,018ll55 Pound o '
; Product in One Shipment All Rec-
ords Broken.
(Special to The Messenger.)
Richmond, Va., February 4. The
Southern) Manufacturing Company, of
i - . i
this . city, has Just shipped over the Sea-
- i i
board Air One a train of one hundred
and five (105) solid "carloads of "Gooi
Luck" baking-powder, containing three
million, eighteen thousand,, one hun-
i i ...... ,
dred and fifty-five (3,018,155) pounds o j
i
this product, as shown by railway re- .
cords and bill-of-Jad'ing. j
This was not onfly (the largest train i
ever handled by any railroad, but also
the most attractive, each car being
brand nev -and on Its initial trip, and
each handsomely decorated wlith, ban
ners. ! ' ' '
Mr.- Kackton, of the American Vita- !
graph Company, wlas on hand with his
vitagraph, and photographed -the train
several miles from Richmond, as it
started oir its course, drawn by four,
tremendous engines.
" After beinr extensively photographed,
the traini was broken into four sec
tions, which were run twenty minutes,
apart. ' . 4 -
In its immensity thte shipment breaks
all records I in the manufacturing and
shipping world. The freight prepaid on
the same amounted to $14,161.04,
One car of this train went to Hall &
PearsaJl anid one to Cooper & Coopei
Co.; of Wilmington, N. C.
MRS. NATION'S FIRST DEFEAT
I . i - " ' -
Attempt to Wreck a Saloon A Free
FIjEht Mrs. Nation Arrested.
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Another
January 1st, 1901,
Plants another milestone on the road
of your life and ours. We hope thait
our relations as dealer and customer
will continue as pleasant in. 1901 as in
1900 tt shall be our effort to make
them so. Anything In meatts or poultry
you may buy of ua will be the best, we
can get anywhere.
I.B.RHODES
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Week
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GREAT SALE.
nent. A full
meeting is caned .tor luesaay or tne committee was simply ? authorized to
democratic and republican members to investigate the case and report the re-
We Shall Give Our Friends the Benefit of
Our Special Discount
.....This Week
No, 117 North Front Street
take final action. A member present at
the meeting says politics was not men
tioned in the matter. It seems to be a
non-partisan movement, republicans
openly taking part. The case seems
very serious.
JOHN MARSH ALL DAY
The Celebration In Washington BToni'
John W. Aiken's Protest Against the
Celebration in Atlanta.
Washington, February. 4. John Mar
shall, of Virginia, was installed as chief
justice of the United States 100 years
ago today and at 10 o'clock this morn
ing the centennial anniversary of that
event was commemoralted with impres-
i sive ceremonies
senCatives at the capttol.
in the hall of repre-
The president
members of the
members of the
TO FORFEIT THEIR CHARTERS
Actions to be Brouerht Against the
Southern and the Mobile and Ohio
Jackson, Miss.. February 4. In a
communication today to the state at
torney general, the Mississippi railroad
commission has called attention to the
recent consolidation of the Mobile and
Ohio with the Southern railway. - The
commission declares such consolidation
is in violation of the clause of the con
stitution prohibiting the amalgamation
of competing lines. The penalty is for
feiture of right to do Dusiness in the
statei
It is stated, that. Attorney General
McClung, acting under instructions
from the commission, will within the
next few days nre proceedings tor a
cancelation of the charter rights of the
two roads and demanding the payment
of the $10,000 provided by law.
Chairman Mclnnis of the commission
states that the Mobile and Ohio is a
competing line with the Southern at no
less than half a dozen points in north
Mississippi.
and his cabinet, the -supreme
court, the ,
senate and house, the '
diplomatic corps and members of tthe
District Bar Association attended as :
inv$ted guests Representative Dalzell,
of Pennsylvania, called the assemblage .
to order. He stated briefly the action
of congress in providing for tthe cere
monies and the selection of Chief Jus- '
tice Fuller as presiding officer. The
chief justice, in his judicial robes, was
escorted to the chiair by Representa- j
tives Grosvenor, of Ohio, and Richard- ;
son, of Tennessee. Rev. Dr. Williarii
Strother Jones, of Trenton," N. J., a
great-grand-son of John Marshall, in- ;
voked the divine blessing. Chief Jus-
tice Fuller's ..address was devoted al
most entirely to the consideration of his
predecessor's career as an expounder, of
the federal constitution.
Hon. Wayne McVeagh delivered the
oration.
The exercises closed with, a benedic
tion by Rev. Mr. Couden, the chaplain
of the house. In one of .the galleries
scendant of Chief Justice Marshall.
Atlanta, Ga., February 4. The mem
ory of the late Chief Justice John Mar
suit to the full committee and for no
; other purpose; that the sub-committee
j had no authority or purpos : to
; recommend Impeachment, but only to
' report the Tesult of its investigation,
! leaving the course to be taken in the
! hands of the whole committee. . '
At 11: SO o'clock tonight (the houso
! judiciary committei tave; Out to mich
I of the local morning - paper? a type-
written copy of ths report of the sub
committee to it, this repor! containing
4,000 words, on condition! that every
' word of it be prlutad or none at all.
The committee is yt in session. It was
at first decided by all save Mr. Craig
not to give out the report, this vote
being taken after the newspaper men
had sent in a request for the report.
Then is a few mlnut?3 there was a re
consideration and It was jdaeided to
give out the report upon the condition
above referred to. ! j
, The house judiciary Committee -at
12:15 o'clock adjourned until 3 o'clock
- tomorrow afternoon. , j j '
Speeches were made i by Messrs.
Craig, Connor and Graham, of the sub
committee. All expressed i the legal
opinion that the Judges were liable to
Impeachment, but-all save) Craig were
non-committal as to the expediency of
impeachment. . !
Rountree, Winston and others made
interrogations of the speakers indicat
ing disapproval of impeachment.
There are three or four j republicans
on the commmittee, but only one was
present at the meeting. ' j
. The seport of the sub-committee is in
the nature of a law brief, citing decis
ions on the question of impeachment.
It is said its conclusion plainly sup
ports the right to impeach and the evi
dence bearing the same, way. The sub
commmittee made, no direct recom
mendations. ,
Messrs. Graham's, and Connor's re-
i marks were pacific. There was no
heated discussion, but the ineeting was
more in the nature of a conference,
j A member of the committee said to
! night they hoped a way would be found
out of this matter without inpeachment
I but declared that unquestionably the
j evidence adduced showed ample ground
A NEW INSURANCE L VW
shall was honored today in appropriate ' -A- Bl'I to Amend and Extend thePres-
. Question Answered.
Yes, August Flower still has the
largest eale of any medicine in the civ
ilized world. Your mothers and
grandmothers never thought of using
anything else for Indigestion or Bil
iousness. Doctors were scarce, and
they seldom heard of Appendicitis,
Nervous Prostration or Heart failure,
etc. They .ed August Flower to
clean out the system and stop fermen
tation of undigested food, regulate the
action of the liver, stimulate the ner
vous and organic action of the system,
and that is all they took when feeling
dull and bad with headaches and other
aches. You only need & few fysea of
Green's August Flower, In liqtvl form,
to make you satisfied there is nothing
serious the matter with you. For
ale by R. R. Bellamy.
Doer Raid Feared at Lorenzo Marques
Lorenzo (Marques. February - 4. In
view' of the possibility of a Boer raid
"all the ammunition surrendered by
burghers at Momatipoort has beep
loaded on lighters and moored in the
bay. .;. ... . .
-
bill to redeem Hawaiian silver ' coins
not abraded below lawful value at par,
and recoin them Into standard silver
coins of the United States; abraded
coin to'be received at its bullion value.
Mr. Wilcox, the Hawaiian delegate,
was asked to explain the relative value
of. native and American silver in Haw
aii. He said that both circulated at
par, but that gold .commanded 3 per
cent, premium. He was offered time to
give his views in extenso, but declined"
to do so.
The bill was defeated 50 to 75. two
thirds not having voted In the affirma
tive. The Indian appropriation bill ' was
sent to conference.
The house then went into committee
of ..the whole and resumed considera
tion . of the postoffice appropriation
bill. ' -"
At 5:25 o'clock p. m. the house ad
journed. : : 1 , ; I'M
exercises in the hall of the house of
representatives. Addresses were de
livered by President Warmernodt, of
the Georgia Bar Association, Hon. Bur
ton Smith, Presiding Justice Lumpkin,
of the supreme court, and others.
A note of protest against the cele
bration was sounded by Hon. John W.
Aiken, former president f ithe Bar, As
sociation, who gave out an open letter,
in which, he says: - '
"When the Georgia supreme court
marches into the hall of representatives,
to lend its presence to the glorification
of this eminent nationalist, Set Chief
Justice Simiaons. an oJd "Hickory
democrat, who slept on' tented field and
field untenited under the Stars and
Bars, remember that, according to John
Marshall, his neck should have graced
the halter; let Mr. Justice Lumpkin
remember that, according to John Mar
shall, his distinguished r kinsman, the
first Georgia chief justice, and his able
associates, were all mistaken , in their
masterly deliverance in the noted case
of PaddleforoX Fay & Co.; let Mr. Jus
tice -Little remember that, according
to John Marshall, his life time concep
tion of the constitution Is an airy
dream; let Mr. Justice Fish remember
that, according' to -John Marshall, the
theory held by himself and his kinsman
as to where allegiance first lay In. 1861
4s all lerrbneous; let Mr. Justice Lewis
remember that according o John Mar
shall the brilliant family of which he
is one have been all along mistaken
in their political thought; - Set Mr. Jus
tice Cobb remember that, according to
John Marshall, his illustrious - father.
whe represented the south, so mobly in
federal councils, and hds distinguished
unde, who sacrificed hfejlife at bloody
ent Law The Bill to Prevent Re
moval of InsuranceCases to Fedora
Courts -A Serlons Accident.
(Special to The Messenger.)
Raleigh, February 4. Chairman Wilr
lard, of the house insurance committee,
will draft an insurance bill embodying
the recommendations of Insurance
Commissioner Young, covering modifi
cation, amendment and extension of
the insurance laws.
Mr. WHlard's bill, introduced in the
house today so amends Mr. . Craig's
"domestication law that the latter
does not apply to dn&urance companies.
Then it provides that any insurance
company removing from the state, to
the federal courts shall have its license
revoked by the insurance commissioner.
It is said ithe United States (supreme
court has sustained "this Saw as con
stitutional ;that the law la in effect in
a dozen or more states, and that in
some of those there has not been a case
removed in twenty years.
The insurance committee of the house
decided to report favorably Mr. Brit
tain's bill to restore section 8 and 9,
chapter 299 acts 1893. This bill pro
vides that all contracts of insurance,
application for which is made (n North
Carolinian shall be deemed to have been
made here and subject to state laws,
and that all statements or descriptions
in any application for a policy or In the
policy Itself shall be deemed and neia
representations and not warranties; nor ;
Topeka, Kas.. February 4. Mrs. Na,
tion this afternoon met the first defeat
in her saloon smashing career. Later,
at the police ' station she laughingly
declared that it was by ; no means her
Waterloo, and she would soon again be
at her chosen work.
With six women, each armed with a
new hatchet, she had started out at 3
o'clock to wreck a restaurant in east
Sixth street that also dispensed liquors.
Before she could wield her hatchet she
Was disarmed and a free for all struggle-
between restaurant people and the
wreckers was begun. Numerous eyes
were blackened, j t
Mrs. Natibn had warned the proprie
tors she would raid the place if they
did not stop 'selling liquors, and they
were prepared for the attack.
The hatchet was jerked from her hand
by a stout man and the women were
forced back. A fierce fight followed
between the restaurant men and Mrs.
Nation's defenders. For a quarter of
an hour they struggled in the 1 street
while the mob yelled encouragingly to
Mrs. Nation. - .
Many personal encounters took place,
but the police seemed without power
to stop it. Finally, in despair, they ar
rested Mrs. (Nation on a charge pf dis
turbing the peace and took her to jail.
The crowd I followed her and the res
taurant was left unharmed. Mrs. Na
tion was not injured.
During ail the fierce struggle .that
went on in the street, while women and
boys were knocked down and tram
pled on and the crowd was shouting
and yellingi Mrs. Nation never lost her
presence of mind.. , -
"Ladies,"j she cried, "you are armed.
If,you can't get to the place throw your
hatchets through the windows;" but
the women were too demoralized
to obey her, and stampeded.
Mrs. Nation was led away between
two big police officers. -
. I DIED. '
CROMARTIE Monday morning at 3
o'clock at the residence of Mr. E. P.
; Covington, Mrs. Mary A. Cromartie,
relict of the late Duncan Cromartie,
of Bladen county.. ' .
Funeral will take place at noon to
day at Elizabethtown.
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh That
Contain Mercury
as mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely derange
the whole j system when entering it
through the mucous . surfaces. - Such
'articles should never be used except
on prescriptions from reputable phy
sicians, as : the damage they will do is
ten fold to the good you can possibly
derive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co.,
Toledo, O., contains no mercury, and is
taken internally, acting directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. In buying Hall's Catarrh
Cure be sure you get the genuine. It
is taken internally and is made in To
ledo, Ohio, by F. j. Cheney & Co. Tes
timonials free.
Sold by druggists, price 75c per bot
tle. ,.
Hall's Family Pills -are the best.
SPECIAL NOTICES
SPECIAL FOR FEBRUARY THE LATEST
style No. D9 Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Ma
chines, 3 drawer style, 930. Prop head style
Solid Rubber Mounted Buggy Harness
Heavy Brass Mounted Express Harness,
Dray and Cart Harness and Sundries.
Hair Collars best in the city. Hiding Saddles, Horse Covers, Brushes,
Blankets, Robes, Whips, Reins, Breeching.
REPAIRING DONE AT REASONABLE PRICES. TRUNKS REPAIRED
Lt us show you, and you will be convinced that our prices are right
5!-? S. P, Oowan Xaiirepy Go
108, 110 and.l(2 vorth Second Street '
TO THE WHOLESALE TRADE.
: i- : : : ! ! ! :-
We now offer for immediate and Spring Delivery a choice
-V Assortment of Ducks, Piques, Pants Cloths and everything
generally sold in the bry Goods Line.
Pr ices Guaranteed to be the Lqwfest. ,
S. & B. SOLOMON.
i ; ; . ' ,
"There's Nothing Half so Sweet in Life as Love's.
Young Dream'
THIS SEASON ARE GEMS OP ART. A LARGE VARIETY OP BEAUTI-
FUL AND DAINTY DESIGNS NO COMICS. , -
BOYS AND GIRLS WHO HAVE SWEETHEARTS SHOULD CALL AT
ONCE AND MAKE A SELECTION.
C. W YATES &- CO.,
feb31w
BOOKSELLERS AND STATIONERY.
shall any re preseii tsa-tions. irolass m-
Fredericksburg, were technical rebels. ' terial or fraudulent, prevent recovery
"In speaking' for the American Bar of Ithe policy.
! 238. Onr Ball-Bearlnsr New Home, the only
up-to-date shuttle machine made. We
have a number of good second hand ma
chines from $5 up. Do not purchase any
machine Until you see us. We repair any
style machine. Oil 5c Bottle, 3 Needles,
any sort, ,5c. T. W. Wood. Agrentr Zl9rH.
Front St. j Calendars and Blotters to every
body. j v .. ; febS
THE NEW! & PER CENT. GOLD DEBEN
tures now issued combine best insurance
and investment features. Call for litera
ture and illustrations. The Equitable.
C. E. Taylor, Jr., at Wilmington Savings
and Trust Co. f e2tf
PICTURE FRAMES, MOULDING, GAS JET&i
Chandeliers, Uornice wort iron jrencing,
made in Copper, Brass, Bronze, Silver, Gold
or White Enamel. Any Furniture made in
Gold or White Enamel. Paper Hanging.
Samples of Wall Paper in the latest de
signs. H. J. Gruman. Shop, 230 Market St.'
P. O. Box 403. Ja 18 tf
HE THAT LIVES flIUST LEARN
that F. T. Mills' Is the place
to buy N
Horses or Mules,2
Buggies or Harness.
Just received 75 head of
Horses and Mules. Do not
forget they are for eale.
The largest assortment of
Buggies, Phaetons, Horses,
.4c, fh the city. For Bar--gains,
see '
FT Mil I Q
a a -J. m ft 1 tttm
The Coldest Weathers
IS STILL-AHEAD OF US.
And there is no better time A Han the present to place your order for a TAI- -
LOR MADE SUIT.
The 'Latest Styles, perfect fit and correct workmanship are the leading
features of my establishment and a call is invited. . I have a large assortment
of the best IMPORTED FABRICS, which I will make to measure at prices
to suit the late season. . - .. .
A Special Line of Pants Goods, Choice Patterns,
AT BOTTOM PRICES,
LEGER MEYER, 27 Market St., ITearSFront.
Association, let Burton Smith remember
that, according' to John Marshall, his
first born's randsire, - the noble Gor
don, committed treason every time his
stainless sword leaped from Its un
tarnished scabbard,
"If "MarshaMism. is right, then Lee
should have been ; hanged. Jefferson:
Dayis legally deserved the ecafCold and
every confederate soldier, from Ma
nassas to Appomattox was in law a
rebel deserving death."
Cardenas Is the name of a town In
Cuba, now quite famous on account of
the srreat popularity whtoh CAB
DENAS CIGARS have attained throuah
ont the country. Price 5o. ..
Insurance Commissioner Young today
paid into the state treasury $11,140 re
ceipts for January.
This city has bought land half a mile
south of tthe. city - boundary to a farm
fertilized with garbage and is budlding
a bam thereon. Health 1 0fficer Sales
was on the tower floor of the barn this
afternoon. Four workmen, all white,
were upstairs. The wind was high,- the
barn collapsed and all were hurt Sales
onr the head and internally. He com-
prafins of great pain in ithe back -end
abdomen. A leg of W. D. KIrkland.
foreman, was broken: Charles Win
ston's head was cut from the forehead
beyond thie crown, also injured Intern-
ally; John Omstead had a hole cut in
hts head. ...
FOB BENT DWELL.IGNS,
Stores, Offices and Halls. For
Cash advanced
Sale Dwellings, Stores, Va
cant Lots. Cash or time pay
ments.
on
Improved City Property. Apply to D.
O'CONNOR, Real Estate Ageat, Wilming
ton, jx. u. i - now tr
LAND FOR SALE WE HATE DESIRABLE
tracts of land for sale in counties of Robe-
Bon, Bladen, Fender and Columbus,N. C,
and Horry and Marion, 8. C. Tho worth
w. tj. smrr.TN. piano tunes amd REGU-
lator, SH uampoeil street, ronnenj wiw
th UtA ProfPMfir E. VanLaer's Music
House. Tour work solicited. Satisfaction
miaranteed. Bell Phone 388. oeS tf
ALL PERSONS ABB WARNED NOT TO
credit W. Cleveland, my son, without my
consent, l w.c. uanoway. ieo. s,xvui.
feft tf
WH AT REAL ESTATE
Have You Got for Sale ?
(Not Too Far.Out.),
I'm the One to Sell Itf
CUMMIN G, te Agt
Founded
1842.
STIE
FF PlfflOS
'Sing Their .
Own Praise'
There's a to vver of Piano Strength and Monev
Value in a single word of its STIE FF.
CHAELES II STIEFP, Piano Llanufacturer, Baltimcrs, a
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