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- II III I I r - l. irv I II fc 1 I I I I I I I I J VOL. XIV. NO. 37x WILMINGTON, N. 0., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY S12, 1901. PRICE- 5 CENTS - - V T'4! TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY. There are complete orop failures over vast sections of the Russian ter ritory. ' Judge Holllster will nolt render -his decision in the prize fight injunction . , case until Thursday morning. The government is to spend $1,000,000 raised from Filipinos taxation, in the improvement of Manila, harbor. - A house committee ire ports favorably the Mil requiring oars on street irall "ways to have fenders and vestibuled fronts. , i - President McKlnley sends a message of congratulations to Queen Wdlhelnii na upon the "auspicious occasion of .her marriage." ' The senate committee on the Phil ippines favorably reports the Spooner ; bill as an amendment to tthe army ap propriation bill. Negroes brought on a serious election riot at a voting booth in St. Louis last night. One policeman and two ne : giroes were wounded. AaM-Jesuit riots continue in the cities of Spain. In Madrid yesterday the crowds were very riotous, showing hostility towards the upper classes. t Severable- report lis made by a sen ate committee of an omnibus - claims bill Including claims under the Bow man act and French spoliation claims. The Joint finance committee of the legislature is at work on the revenue bill. It has completed the sections re lating to the tax on banks and bonds and certificates of indebtedness of pri vate corporations. The siteamer Allegheny picks up from an open boat at eea the captain and crew of the schooner Ida L. Ray. waterlogged and-abandoned on ithe 8th. " The naval board of construction rec ommended the acceotance of Neafie & Liearya bid for constructing a pro tected cruiser and the dither be re-ad. vertistd. . " The senate confirms the (nominations of generals Miles, Young and ChafCee, and the president nominates Lee and Wilson to be brigadier generals of the regular army. Alexander, the man shot by the bur glars near Ashevllle Saturday night, was to be married today, but bis fiancee' consented "that the wedding should ake place last Sunday. Orders have been prepared for the organization of five new cavalry and' five new infantry regtfments under the army reorganization bill. The nomina tions of several hundred Junior officers will be sent to the senate In a few days. TELEGRAPHIC SPARKS Former King Milan, of Servia Is dead.' A delegation of Cubans, representing the Economic Association, of Havana, calls on the president at the White house. . v . Senator- Depew reports from thelcom mittee on expositions a bill appropriat ing $500,000 for the Buffalo pan-American exposition. ' " ie The officials of the British home Office say ; there is no foundation whatever for the report that Mrs. Florence May bick has been pardoned. Senator Morgan gives notive " of an amendment he will offer to the sundry civil or river and harbor bill, authoriz ing the acquirement of sufficient teri tory from Costa Rica and Nicaragua for the construction of the Nicaragua canal. THE ANTI-CIGARETTE UAW Fall Text of the Bill Introduced in the State Senate. ; j (Special to the Messenger.) i Raleigh, N. C, February 1L Follow ing is the text of Senator Brown's anti cigarette bill: "It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or .corporation to sell, offer to sell, give, Tmy for or offer to buy for any person or persons under 21 years of age in this, state any cigarettes, cigar ette paper, or any substitute therefor. "Any person violating this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined or imprisoned or both at the discretion of the court." THE PUBLIC PRINTING Under Discussion by the Democratic Legislative Caucus. (Special to the Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C, February: 11. The democratic caucus tonight discussed the public printing, but reached no conclu sion. It takes it up again tomorrow evening. ;...!: The printing committee v wants "the present law, requiring the printing given to the lowest bidder, modified, so as to give it discretion. Some speakers favored leaving the awarding of the contract to the gov ernor, secretary and state treasurer. Some favored absolute repeal of the lavv. some allowing the legislature to elect the public printer, i Four bids are in the committee's hands unopened. BILLS FAVORABLY REPORTED By Committees of the State House of Representatives i (Special to the Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C, February 11. House -committees reported favorably on the following bills this afternoon; to incorporate the Yadkin Falls Electric Company; the Fayettevllle Savings and Trust Company; the Thomasville and Eldorado railway; the Clinton and Dunn Telephone - Company; the E. L. Shuford Manufacturing Company; to require street cars to have fenders and vestibuled fronts, leaving regulation of same with the corporation commission; to charter an , electric railway from Weaverville to Ashevllle; to require all executions of criminals to be private; to grant alimony in divorce cases; to provide for service of criminal process from a Justice of the peace In different counties. . V The bill to amend the Hinsdale act relating to demurrer to evidence, which grew out of the Kllgo-Gattis trial, was sent to a sub-committee, composed of Galther, Smith and Simms, for closer examination. , Crop Failures over Vast Russian Ter rltory. ', 5t. Petersburg, February 11. An of- ficial announcement issued today" says " , there has been a complete failure of the crops In the governments of Kher non and Tomsk and the territory of Smolensk, while similar conditions ex ist in numbers of districts of Bersara hla, Kieff, Tobolsk Taurida, : Podolia and the trans-Balkalia territories. The government already has sent 1,500,000 roubles for the benefit of the sufferers and considers that 5,500,000 is $X necessary to meet the requirements. The minister of the Interior appeals to private , charity in aid of the gov ernment. :. , - . - We give no rewards. An offer of this kind Us the meanest of deceptions. Test the curative powers of Ely's Cream Tvim nr it,4 nre of Catarrh. Hay Fe ver an d'CoId in the Headland you are sure to continue the treatment. Relief Is immediate and a cure ioiiows.- it is not drying, does not produce sneezing. It soothes and heate the membrane. Price 50 cents at druggists or oy mam Ely Brothers, 56 Warren Street. New .York. Cardenas Is the name of a town In Cuba, now quite famous on account of .. . - . .-i Ta ttle great popularity wnmu w- DENAS CIGARS have attained through out the country. Price 5. : J IN THE LEGISLATURE. THE SENATE PASSES BILL INCREASING j JUDICIAL DISTRICTS I : : . NO EXTRA SALARIES FOR JUDGES For Holding Special . Terms of Court. The Senate Holds Up the Judicial Districts Bill Until Both Houses Had Passed the No Extra Salary Bill A Bill to Compel AH Public Schools to ' Have Four Months' Terms Many Bills Passed. ; (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C, February 11. The Join finance committee devoted" this afternoon to the revenue bill, adopting five sections. 1 . : The first section is in the usual form. The second section levies $1.29" poll tax. The third section levies 21 cents for state purposes, 18 cents for public schools, and 4 cents for pensions, mak ing a total of 43 cents. Section 4 is important and is as fol lows: . , , ; "Section 4. Bank Taxation The tax imposed for state purposes upon the shares of stock in any bank, banking association or savings institution (whether state or" national) in this state, shall be paid by the cashier of such bank, banking association or sav ings institution, directly to the state treasurer, within thirty days after the 1st of July of each year, and upon failure to pay the state treasurer, as aforesaid, he shall Institute an action against the bank, banking association of savings institution to enforce the same in the county of Wake, or in the county in which the bank, banking as sociation or savings institution is lo cated, which action shall be prosecuted in name of state of North Carolina on relation of the treasurer of the state, ahd which shall be tried at the return term of court, provided the complaint is filed ten days before the first day of such term) and shall have precedence over all other actions. The board of commissioners of the county in which such banks, banking associations or savings institutions are located shall assess against the value of shares of residents In that county the tax im posed for school and county purposes, which shall be paid to the sheriff of that county, and shall assess against the value of shares held by non-residents of this state in such banks, bank irig associations or savings institutions located m that county the said tax im posed for school, county and municipal purposes which shall be paid to the sheriff of that county. The value of such shares shall b determined as Is hereinafter in this section provided. "Every bank, banking: association or savings institution (whether state or national) shall list Its real estate in the county, city or town in which sucl: real estate, is located for the purposes of state, county and municipal taxa tion. "Every such bank, banking: associa tion or savings institution shall, during the month of June, list annually with ttre taie treasurer iu me name ana for its shareholders, all the shares o 'its capital stock, whether held by rest dents or non-residents, at its market value, on the 1st day of June, or if It hive no market value, then at its ac tual value on that day, from which market or actual value shall be de ducted the assessed value of the - real property which such bank, banking as sociation or savings institution, shall have listed for taxation in the county or counties wherein such real estate is! located. , If the treasurer shall have reason to believe that the market or actual value as given in is not its true value,, he shall ascertain such true value by such examination and inves tigation as to him seems proper and change the value as given in to such anount as he ascertains the true value to) be, which action on the Dart of the treasurer may be reviewed by the su perior court, by an action brought against the state treasurer in his offi cial capacity by the party aggrieved; but no action shall lie until all taxes, admitted by such aggrieved party to be due, shall have been paid -or ten dered. fin listing the shares f of state tax ation, such bank, banking association or savings institution shall file wU the treasurer of the state a statement showing the name and residence of each shareholder, the number or shares held by each, and the taxable value of such shares as fixed by the provisions of this act. which state ment shall be in writing and subscrib ed and sworn by the president, cashier or some other officer of the bank. f'For the purpose of aiding the coun ty commissioners and other municipal officers in enforcing the law as to list ing of bank shares by individual share holders, for purposes of county, school and-municipal taxation, it shall be the duty of every bank or banking associ ation or savings institution (whether state or nataional) to furnish to the board of county commissioners of each coiunty wherein any of its shareholders reside, a statement showinsr the names of all its shareholders resident-in such county, with the number of shares owned by. each and the taxable value of such shares, ascertained from the statement herein before reauired to be made by such hank banking associa tion or savings institution to the treas urer of the state. ; f it shall also be the duty of the state auditor to, certify to the board of coun ty! commissioners oT - each county wherein any of said shareholders re side, a statement showing the names of ; all the shareholders resident In such coiunty. with the number of shares owned, by each, and the value of such shares as ascertained by the statement herein before required to be made by such bank, banking association or sav ings institution to the treasurer of the state. , The residents of this .state who are shareholders in any bank, banking as sociation or savings institution (whether state or national) shall list their respective shares in county, city, town, precinct or village they reside for the purposes of county, school and municipal taxatalon. Non-residents of this state, who are shareholders in any bank, banking association or savings institution (whether state or national) located in this state, shall list their re spective shares in the county, - city; town, precinct or village in which such bank, banking association or - savings institution is located, for the purposes of; county, school and municipal tax ation. , . - -. ':-'." ;':' . . A11 shares, whether owned by resi dents or non-residents, shall be listed at the time prescribed for listing taxes. The county commissioners, list-takers and other county and municipal offi cials shall have the same power to en force the listing of shares of stock in any . bank, banking association or sav ings institution (whether state or na tional), whether owned by residents or non-residents, as they -have for enforc ing the listing of other personal prop erty. ' . ..,:-;;',.: :::-.:.r :.;'..:' 'The taxation of shares in any such bank, banking association . or savings institution shall not be at a greater rate than is assessed upon other money or! capital in hands of Individual citi zens of this state, whether such taxa tion is for state, county, school or mu nicipal purposes. . : VThe value of such shares shall be ascertained by adding the capital stock, surplus, and undivided profits to gether and deducting ' therefrom the amount of real property owned by said institution "and' then dividing the net amount by, number of shares in such institution. Insolvent-... accounts held - 1 by said institution mav be deducted 1 ifrom items of undivided profits or sur plus eworn.'to and forwarded to the state auditor by the cashier of such in stitution. "Section 5. Tax on Corporate Loans Hereafter it shall be the duty of the treasurer of each private corporation incorporated by or under the laws of this state, upon the payment of any interest of any bond or certificate of Indebtedness issued by said corporation to the residents of this state, and held by fhem, to assess the tax imposed and provided for -state purposes upon the nominal value of each and every said evidence of debt, and to report on oath, annually, on - the first Monday of July, to the auditor of the state, amoknt of indebtedness of the corpora tion owned by residents of this state as nearly as the same can be ascer tained, and it shall -be his further duty to deduct the amount levied for state tax on every dojlar of - indebtedness from the interest paid as aforesaid, and, return the same into the state (treas ury within fifteen days after the 31st day of August in each year, and com pensation for his services shall be the same that county treasurers receive for similar services; and for every fail ure to assess and pay said tax and make report as aforesaid, the auditor shall add 10 percentum as a penalty to the amount of, tax in payment of said tax- by, -a cornoratlojiilheJbonas, cer tificates or other evidences of indebted ness issued byjt shall be exempt from taxation in the hands of the holders of the same. , ; "Whenever the treasurer of a cor poration pays interest on dividends in any year, which have accrued in prior years, he shall deduct the state tax as above provided for each 'veftr during which the said tax accrued, and during which years no tax was paid on said obligations; but this shall not apply to interest or dividends accrued prior to the passage -of this act." RIOTS IN SPANISH CITIES Antl-Jesult Demonstrations Madrid '. Rabble Astir , .Granada, February 11. A large mob paraded the streets here today shout Ingl "Long live Liberty!" "Down with the Jesuits! -- A crowd gathered around a convent and shots were fired from within. The crowd increased in size and; the pre fect, with a detaphment of -gendarmes, repaired to the scene. The mob hooted them.- The prefect entered " the con vent and when he emerged he explain ed that the shots were fired by a couple of gendarmes within (the convent, in order to attract assistance. They haa not fired on the mob. The iatter .re newed its anti-Jesuit cries and attempt ed to break' into the building, but the gendarmes dispersed the rioters Th Valencia, February 11. 'Deputy Iba nez headed the demonstration here yes terday- when the prefect's carriage was stonecL The mob threw petroleum on the monastery of Camilles, but the gendarmes succeeded in preventing a conflagration. The disorder contin ued ail day. The seminary and sev eral convents were' stoned. A proces sion of the Rosary did not leave the church, owing to the threatening at titude of the crowd. Madrid, February 11. The idle class es wamdered in the streets today, ap parently waiting the cover of night to give vent to their hatred of the aris tocracy. The Puerta del Sol, a. Large SQliarft Jn. ifh joTvtKv Iho. r-Ltv wa.q the principle gathering spot. Mounted civil guards patrolled it all day long. At night-fall the square was black with peopie. The single cries and low toned murmuring becoming louder un til the out-cry almost became a roar. At 7 o'clock the guards cleared the space and tnei'r numbers were increas ed, for the carriages Of the higher class es of people, diplomates and others, had .to traverse the square in going to the ball at the palace tonight. The students today presented them selves at the gate of the universiy and, finding fit closed, protested against the holiday and marched to the Prado, shouting "Down with the Jesuits!" In an interview today, Senor Sagasta, the liberal leader, eaid he disapproved of the noisy demonstrations, but re cognized that they were the outcome of the existing situation, which was aggravated by the Ubao affair. He thought the presence of CoUnt Caser ta in Madrid was unnecessary ahd that he ought not to have come to the marriage of his son, Prince Charles,, oi Bourbon, as he might have foreseen his presence would create trouble. Senor Sagasta severely condemned the brutality of the police. "A Carni val," he continued "is often the occa sion for disorders. I am astonished that many people do not attach impor tance to these events. It Is impossi ble to foresee what the future has In store. We know how events begin but we never know how they will end.' The Imparcial says that a lieutenant and two soldiers were among the per sons arrested yesterday. The lieu teant was immediately released amid cheers for the army. Martial Jaw has been declared in Valencia. UNDER THE NEW ARMY BILL. Orders for the Formation of Ten Addi , tlonal Regiments ' Washington, February 11. Orders were -prepared! at the War Department today for the organization, assembling and equipment of the ten e additional regiments, five cavalry and five infan try, authorized by the army reorgan ization law. ; The first battalions of the twenty-six and twenty-seventh Infantry have been already organized at San Francisco, and will be sent tto Manila on the Sher idan which sails on the 16th instant. As the other regiments are organized, equiped and drilled they will be for warded by battalion to San Francisco for transportation to the Philippines. The field and regimental officers for each of. the new regiments will be of ficially announced in a few days. Similar arrangements are being made for the immediate organization of "the batteries of the light artillery provid ed for under the new law. The -nominations for the "many Jun ior officers of the army under the re organization act, will, it is said at the war department, probably be 7 submit ted to the senate during the present week. .Although the vacancies to bt. filled number many hundreds, yet it is declared that the applications are In the ratio of at least ten to one' com pared with the positions. - - v Arrangemens have already been made with the house appropriations commit tee to report a. rider to an appropria tion bill to open the commissary and quartermaster's departments to volun teer officers of all branches of the ser vice.. - - . Lee and Wilson Appointed Brigadier ... . Generals - Washington, February 11. The pres ident today sent to the seriate the nom inations of James H. Wilson, of Del aware and Fittzhugh Lee, of Virginia, now brigadier generals ;T volunteers, to be -'brigadier generals' In the regu lar army. - - . 1 Army Promotions Confirmed Washington. - February 11. The sen ate has confirmed the following nom inations: ; ; - . Major General Nelson A. Miles to be lieutenant general. ,. ' ; To be major generals Brigadier gen eral S. B. M. Young. U. S. A.; Col onel Adna CTiaffeeigbth. cavalry, U. S. A. (major general U. S. V.) BANK AND . CORPORATION PLAN FOR LEVYING AND COLLECTING TAXES THEREON THE PROPOSED REVENUE BILL Now Being Drafted" by the Joint Fi nance Committee of the Legislature The Sections Completed as to Banks and Corporations Taxes to be Paid by the Institutions on all Shares of Bank Stock and Bonds or Certificates of Indebtedness of Corporations. - SENATE. " . .. (Special to, the Messenger.)v- Raleighi February 11, In the absence of Lieutenant Governor Turner and President! pro i tem, London Senator Justice called the senate to order. Billswere introduced as follows: By Senator - Currle, to incorporate ; Clark ton in Bladen county; by Senator Brown, to prevent the sale of cigar ettes to minors. The house bill to increase the superior court judges to sixteen came up. It was tnought the bill should be deferred until Senator London returned since he nad offered an amendment. . Senator I Smith said he had offered to amend thi code so no judges should re ceive pay for holding extra terms. Senator Brown wanted that incorpor ated in this bill. Senator ("Warren didnot desi'de to an tagonize the amendment, but thougnt mat it might be construed to wont nardships on the judges. - Senator iWebo ottered an amendment to the Brown amenament ,that the judges holding extra terms before hav ing held forty weeks of-court be paid nis railroad tare and hotel bill. "' Senator ! Smith thought these amend ments were not and ought to be in a separate bill. He moved the rules be suspended and his bill to amend the code be placed on its passage. The motion prevailed. This bill was to amend section 914, chapter 23 of the code, adding words "without additional compensation" the bill to become oper ative July 1st. Senator I Gudger wanted that amend ed by adding the words "except actual expenses.? " Senator Avcock opposed it, saying It I was not necessary; they were. already I KiVen $200 for such travelling expenses, 1 sonntnr ciiineer sam tne Desi juukcs would be assigned these terms, and it ought to pass. - Senators Woodward suggested an amendment that the county calling for a special term pay the judge's expenses. Senator! Gudger accepted this to his amendment. The vote on Senator Gudger's amend ment stood 14 to 14 and Senator Justice voted "aye." The fourteen noes came from nine republicans ahd five demo crats. An amendment putting July 1st in the ratifying clause was adopted and the bill passed its second and third readings. : . Senators Glenn and Brown " under stood that the bill ror sixteen judges was to Tne held UP until the houe acted on the Smith bill. The senate bill to punish certain offi cers for failure to perform official duties passed its third reading. The rules were suspended and the house bill to prevent the. obstruction of free passage of fish in Cape Fear and Northeast rivers passed its second reading, and on objection by Senator Vann went over until tomorrow. The house bill to amend the laws of 1899, regarding wrecks, passed its final reading, j - The senate bill to abolish the office of standard keeper for Cumberland coun ty passed its third reading. The senate bill to prohibit carrying pistols Unconcealed was tabled. Senator Morrison announced that the Smith bill had passed the house and he hoped the judicial district bill would be passed now. Senator Candler moved to strike out sixteen and insert 14 lost, 9 to 30. Senator; London's amendment was to make fifteen districts. The bill passed 26 to 12, Senators Lindsay, Thomas, Webb and London (democrats) being recorded against it. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The house met at 10 o'clock. The following bills were introduced: By Mr. Carlton, to appoint Justices of the peace in Duplin county; by Mr. Nichols, to establish the stock law in certain portions of Pitt county; by Mr; xaauny, xo license certain pnysicians holding practice certificates prior to 1890; by Mr. Smith, to carry out the constitutional requirements in regard to public schools by providing that no moneys be paid out until all schools not having four months session are brought up to that time. The following bills passed final read ing: To prohibit fast driving or riding over bridges over natural streams of thirty feet in breadth in Tyreil, Duplin, Robeson, Lenoir, Scotland and Wayne; to appropriate $300 to errect a monu ment to Chief Junaluska for great ser vices rendered General Jackson in the war 1812 (at Horseshoe Bend he saved the army of Jackson, and broke up the Creek war in 1846. The legislature gave him 100 acres of land and full citizen ship. He spent this land in represent ing his people at Washington); to in corporate the Duplin and Onslow rail road; to incorporate the Eastern Insur ance Company, of Washington; to In corporate the Bank of Red Springs; to allow the commissioners of Pitt county to elect cotton weigher for Greenville; to remove the sluice-ways in Tar river; to regulate stock ' law election in Johnston; to provide for auditing and recording final returns of commission ers to sell real estate; to amend the section of the code providing that a judge holding special terms of court shall receive no compensation, except actual expenses, to be paid by the coun ty in which the special term Is held. Mr. Rountree stated he had keen In formed that the senate would, not pass upon the judicial district bill until this bill had passed. j The Ijill had just passed the senate and on its coming over to the house the regular order was suspended and the bill passed its final, reading. Burled beneath a Bank of Earth. Madison, Ga., February 11. While a large force of hands were loading a car on the Macon and Northern rail road near here today, an embankment under which the men were working fell upon them. Tom Daniel was buried under -; Bix feet of dirt and died from suffocation. Artie Travis was thrown against a car wheel, killing him instantly. ; A num ber of others were injured. The men were engaged in excavating an embankment preparatory to laying a side track at the Macon and Nor? thern depot, while on top of the bank, several negroes were driving In pointed planks to cut away the : tremendous lump of dirt. - When the bank began to fall the negroes tried to run from under it, but seemed unable to do so, owing to its rapid precipitation Contract for Only One Cruiser to be i . Awarded ..s- Washington February 11. The board of naval construction today decided to report to Secretary Long that the bids Neafie & Levy for constructing 'one of the three protected cruisers should be accepted, - but that the other two contracts be not awarded, in view ol the heavy cuts- made In the specifica tions by the bidders. .They recommend a re-advertisement. . TROOPS CALLED FOR To Prevent Lynchlnjr ot Four Men at Ashevllle for Shooting the Postmas ter at Emma. '. ' J . x. - (Special to - The Messenger. Raleigh, February 1L The governor htte this afternoon (received- a telegram from the sheriff k Buncombe' county asking that the military companies of Ashevllle be ordered to aid him in pre venting lynching ojC two white men and two negroes -Who Saturday night robbed Emma postqfflce and shot Post master Alexander, who shot two of the men. - , ., The governor issued the necessary order. ! - Your representative found the sena tor and representatives from Buncombe in confidence wth the governor, f The expressed opinion that it would be dif ficult even for the mintary to prevent the lynching and fthat if Alexander died it would bes absolutely impossi ble. 1 : -ri- , . . r ; .5 '.; Thfl senate today passed an import ant bill repealing action of 1090 of tlu code and providing: "If ind clerk of a court 61 record, sheriff, justice ,01 tne peace, v county commissioner,, couuiy surveyer, coroner, treasurer, constable, or any official of any of the state In stitutions, or of any town or city shall willfullv fail, neglect or refuse to dis charge any of the duties of his office for default of which it is not elsewhere provided, he shall be indicted, and said officer soof fending: shall be guilty ot a misdemeanor and! if it shall De iouna that such officer, ; after his qualifica tion shall have willfully ; and corrupt ly neglected or refused to discnarge any of the duties of his said office or shall willfully or corruptly viowiiea his oath of office, according to . tne true Intent and meaning thereof, such officer shall be guilty of a misdemean or in office and shall be punished by re moval therefrom under sentence t or court as part of the punishment lor tne offence and shall also be fined or Im prisoned in the discretion of the court. The senate judiciary committee this afternoon unanimously decided to ia- f orably report the house bill talcing in surance companies out of the "Craig domestication" law land revoking their license if they remove casef from tate to federal courts sue citizens v ol North Caroling in jthe federal courts.. Application ds made for charter for the Masonic lodge at Caroleen, Ruth ford county. j Governor Aycock has decided to rec ommend the removal of the arsenal from the capital square and the build ing of a new one and a hall of records nearby on the lot bought two years ago by the state. . : I The state charters the Piedmont Cotton Company,; of Greensboro, capi tal $50,000, T. W. Wade and others, stockholders, I The governor this; afternoon received the following telegram from Theopilus White, .Shell-Fish Commissioner: "My term of office expires the 23rd instant, but if you desire, I will "tura over the steamer Lily to you any day you suggest." The governor at ouce telegraphed J. K. Holton, Washington, N. C: "I appoint you my agent to take charge of the steamer Lily. Proceed immediately to Belhaven or where she may be and take charge of her." GENERAL JAIL DELIVERY. Seven Prisoners Break J all at Dnrham, Lawyers Readlnsc Up on Impeach- ment Cases-Sere ral Hours of Snow- Fall. Messenger Bureau -Raleigh, February 11. The sheriff of this county was in formed by telephone this morning of the escape of seven Prisoners from Dur ham jail, all negroes. The Durham au thorities said five were heading towards Raleigh and that all wanted to go to Georgia. V; ' e'-; Ex-Governor Russell arrived yester day afternoon; It; is said to appear be fore the supreme court, which this week takes up the second district appeals. It, is quite noticeable that prominent lawyers are reading up on the ': An drew Jackson and j Holden impeach ments and the trial of Secretary of war xieiknap. I. A piedmont legislator who was at Golds bo ro yesterday says nine-tenths of the people he talked with their favor Impeachment lot the judges. He said that he was of opinion that if a vote was taken today in the house it would be adverse to. impeachment, but: that after arguments there might be a change of sentiment. Claims are coming- in here for sup plies furnished the oyster patrol steam er Lily. .Governor Aycocfc is not - ap proving then and the state auditor and treasurer are turning them all down. ' The state library board today adopt ed a resolution asking Walter Clark, D. H. Hill and E. P. Moses to advise with the state superintendent of public in struction in selecting books for the li brary. . H Snow fell here some hours todlay.but the ground was too wet for it to mak any impression. : i v There are six aspirants tfor the posi tion of keeper of the capital, which always goes to a wounded, soldier. Cherry, of Edgcombe, the present in cumbent, will no doubt; be re-elected. The bishop of East Carolina has been created by the legislature a "corpora tion' sole." It Is said this is the first case In a great many ;years. It requires thirty-four" votes in. the senate to impeach. There"" are ten re publicans and populists in that body. The receipts of the Roman Catholic bazaar, in aid of the orphanage nere. were $1,600 in cash and $400. in gifts of articles for use in the orphanage. ' There will be in about ten ojays quite a large gathering, of the chiefs of the fire departments here upon a call it the president of the state association, senator James D. McNeill. The. j fire men here win give an exhibition in compliment to the chiefs and to c the legislature. There are now "in the penitentiary 275 convicts; the farm, 475. and on railway work, 185. Manila Harbor Imyroyementa Manila, February. IL-Bids will be advertised for in a few days for har bor Improvements at Manila, for which $1,000,000 of Insular funds has been ap propriated. The improvement will con sist chiefly in an extention of the break water, which the" Spaniards had near ly completed and dredging Inside to a depth of thirty feet. Major Craighlll is in charge of the work planned. Ul timately government wharfs will elim inate the use of cascoes between the shore, and the distant anchorages of ships. ; f rX. The American forces have captured since September 1st, eighteen cannons, I, 800 rifles, thousand of bolosjamd 80. 000 cartarridges. - Besides these 700 rifles have been surrendered'. .-- : The orders of insurgent officers will no longer be considered to mitigate crimes. V' ., ..- . , The Philippine' Goverment Bill. ' WashlngtonFebruary 1L The sen ,ate comniiftee'on the Philippines today authorl, 3dhMoJ Lodgs to report th Spooner ' amendment introduced , Fri day concerning the government of the Philippine islands as an amendment to the army appropriation bill. The dem ocrats on the committee made no op position to the reporting of the amend ment. The provision will next be con sidered by the c6mmittee on.mllltary affairs. '. ' -. A SIX HOURS' SPEECH 1 BY SENATOR CAFFERY AGAINST THE SHIPPING BILL THE DEMOCRATS FILIBUSTER They Demand a "Call of the House" : Several Times Some Lively Tilts A r Resolution Calling for Information . as to American Shipping Senate Passes the Naval Bill-A Field Day . in the House The Liveliest of the i Session Some Sharp Personalities." j . -SENATE. - : - ' j Washington, February il. The naval appropriation bill was taken up. Sena tor Tillman, South Carolina, said he desired to present '. evidence which would show the bad faith with which the Carnegie and Bethlehem Com panies had treated ; the -government. j The companies had said positively they jwere unable to make Krupp armor for less than $545 per ton, yet tTley had en tered Into contract for armor at ; a tower price. J Senator Tillman declared that, the iigh price named in the contract for armor was fixed as an Inducement to" pie Carnegie and Bethlehem companies jto make a large contribution to the re publican campaign fund. ! j After some brief remarks by Senator Butler and Senator Teller, the bill was passed without division. L Senator Hanna then moved to take up the shipping subsidy bill. ! I Senator Jones, democrat, demanded the yeas and nays. The motion pre vailed by a vote of 33 to 14. 1 Senator Caffrey, of Louisiana, ad dressed the senate in opposition to the bill, speaking for six hours; He as serted there was nothing In the pending bill that would be of advantage to American seamen.' . j i Senator Hanna interposed to say that one of the objects subserved by the bill would be the increased numb" of places afforded to seamen upon Amer ican vessels. . " ! i Senator Jones, of Arkansas suggest ed the absence of a quorum. : Senator Hanna How many demo crats are here. - ! I Senator Bacon, of Georgia We don't need instructions. I Senator Tillman We've got thirteen senators present. ( The roll call disclosed the presence of fifty-six senators. t . I Senator Jones, of Arkansas, thought there must be some good reason for "the manifest indifference" of so large a part of the republican senators to this bill. He regarded it as "absurd" that any thought of passing the measure at this session should be entertained. He then moved that the judiciary commit tee be discharged from consideration of the anti-trust bill passed by the house and that the senate proceed to its" con sideration. I Upon objection by Senator Chandler, the motion of Senator Jones, under the rules, went over until tomorrow. I Senator Caff ery yielded to Senator Spooner. to offer a resolution, which was agreed to, calling upon the secre tary of the treasury to furnish the sen ate with the number and tonnage of vessels engaged in foreign commerce, the number now engaged in coastwise trade that could enter " the foreign trade under the pending bill and also the amount of subsidy each vessel would receive under the bill,' and other data. . ! j At 4 : 30 . o'clock Senator Bacon again demanded a call of the senate. The roll disclosed the presence of forty seven senators. i I The senate agreed" to the conference upon the -war revenue bill, asked . for ' by the house, and conferees were ap pointed on the part of the senate. i The consideration of the shipping bill was then resumed. ! Senator Caff ery continuing, charac terized the bill as "absolutely unconsti tutional and void, a robbery under the forms of law." " , (At 6 o'clock p. m., the senate ad journed. . HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. This was a field day in the house, be ing by far the liveliest day during the present session. A very interesting de bate over the constitutional limitations on the power of the senate over reve nue legislation initiated by the house, was precipitated when Mr. Payne, the chairman of the ways and means com mittee, brought in the resolution of the committee to disagree to the substitute proposed by the senate as an amend ment to the war revenue reduction act and to ask for a conference of the senate. . j Mr. Tawney, of Minnesota, cham pioned the course of the house and Its paramount rights over revenue legisla tion, but was unfortunate in not bring ing forward a resolution - to return the bill to the senate-with the declaration that the senate had transcended its powers in substituting an entirely new measure for the" bill of the house. (The subsequent debate showed that had this course Been adopted the pro position would have commanded I a large vote. Instead, however, -ie in sisted upon a division of the resolu tion, and after the first portion to dis agree had been adopted, he made the point of order that the second motion was not In order, because the senate In in its substitute had invaded the con stitutional prerogative of the house The result was that the members were not confronted with the direct Issue and the house voted 233 to 33 to ask for a conference. I Later In the day during the consid eration of the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill an impassioned pro Boer speech . by Mr. Sulzer of New York, drew from Mr. Mahon, of Penn sylvania, a recital Of the raising of a fund of about (1,200 for the benefit of the widows of Boer soldiers at a meet ing held in this city at which Mr. Sul zer presided. He declared that after the- "terrapin and cold bottle got In their work," only $18 was left for Boer widows. (This stung Mr. Sulzer to reply at length. He said he had had no connec tion with the expenditure of the fund, to which he had contributed $175, and a very lively row followed, the climax of which was reached when Mr. Sulzer had read an anonymous letter which made a sensational personal attack upon Mr. "Perry S. Heath, late assist ant postmaster general, who was secre tary of the republican national com mittee during the recent campaign, charging him with being Neelys soon-, sor and then denying It, after the ar rest of Neely, and also making allega tions against Mr. Heath in connection with : government deposits In a New York bank. Mr. Sulzer charged Mr, Heath with being responsible for the i circulation of the stories about his con nection with the fund forythe Boer widows. ; , ' : Mr. Knox, of Massachusetts, de clared that it was "contemptible" to attack a gentleman who could not re ply, through the -medium or an anony- moua letter, and moved that the infrac tion of the rules be reported to the house and stricken from the record. - In the course of the debate upon this motion Mr.- Sulzer declared ; that al though the communication was anony mous, he fathered every word of it and would be responsible for It as a member of the house and as an Individual. The democrats filibustered against the motion to expunge the letter from the congressional record and . finally forced an adjournment, the effect being to permit publication of the letter in the record. BRICKS TO BURN We are-preparing to burn 300,000. Have1,000,000 in stock. Also ail kinds of Prompt Delivery and Low Prices. ROGER fe 13 it OUR NEXT INTEREST QUARTER Money deposited now will bear interest from that date, payable.JuneJstrt) THE WILMINGTON SAVINGS and TftUST CO. J. W. NORWOOD, President. H. WALTERS, Ylce PresWcai ! C. E. TAYLOR Jr Cashier. .. .. GEO. R. FRENCH & SONS High Cut Hunting Shoes. Shoes that sold all Winter for Three and Three-Fifty, now i $2.50 Owing to a very mild Winter, we did not sell as many of these Shoes as we an tici Dated; and now would rather take loss than keep them until next season. TAN OR BLACKSEE OUR WINDOW. ! Solomon's Shoe Store TO OUR CUSTOMERS AND THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL : XiJE HAVE II AD THE MISFOR tune to have a fire at our Ice Plant today ; but, we are glad to say it will not interfere with the delivery of Ice. We have enough Ice on hand to last about a week. Ths wagons will be out next week, as usual, and we assure you that we will try in every way possible to get Ice here with which to furnish the trade. v-..': We intend to rebuild at once, and it will only be a short time before we will bs running again. Thanking you tor your past trade and hoping you will continue with us, we remain, .Yours Truly, CAROLINA ICE COMPANY, J. M. SOLKY, President February 9th, 1901. ' THE LAST WEEK - OF - JOHNSON'S SPECIAL SALE The Greatest Bargains EVER OFFERED " IN THE CITY No. 117 North ' Opposite the WHAT REAL ESTATE Have You Got for Sale? . - " (Not Too Far Out.) ' " I'm the One to Sell it ! CAMMING Founded 1842. Ji-ii here's a tower of Piana Strength and Money Value in a single word of itsSTIEFF. CHAELE3 H. DTEPP, fka C::arr:r, C:lt:-:r3, )'i CatSfcJtna CsCri r::::ni Wtes 113 r.Tr; -s iv:-, v & r, MOORE'S SOUS & CO. As to quality of leather and trimmings. 1 style, ftt and workmanships but low in price comparatively; the latest .Dress Shoe for men on our shelves Is certain , to gratify and delight the most careful dresser in town! It's a beauty! i More than that, it wears wall : ; keeps Us shape, you know; - j - - L None Lower Than $4.00, , None Higher. Than $6.00 . Front Street Postoffice Notary-Public y and Real Estate Agt mim. "SJng Their Own Praise"
The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Feb. 12, 1901, edition 1
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