TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
The king of Greece takes his depart
ure from London.
The king and queen of England will
goto tne continent in March.
Denmark agrees to sell her "West In
die islands to the United States.
The house will not vote on the im
peachment resolutions until Monday.
Sixty-eight soldiers are guarding the
four prisoners in the Asheville Jail.
General French captures a Boer con
voy of fifty wagons and fifteen carts.
Mrs. Nation reaches Chicago and last
night lectured to a very small crowd.
The head camp jurisdiction I Wood
men of the "World, convenes at Norfolk,
The widow of Commodore M. F.
'Maury died in Richmond. Va., yester
day. -
The steamship Mobile. Mobile for
Bremen. December 28th. is twenty days
over due. r
The effect of the revenue law has been
to paralyze the cigarette business in
Porto Rico.
There are reports of friction between
the French and the German army com
manders in China. , , ,
Madrid is on the verge of a tumult
whlchi may result m a revolution
throughout Spain." j
On Thursday the ceremony of crown
ing King Edward will be performed in
the house of lords.
Wireless telegraphy is now in opera
tion between the Isle of Wight and the
' main land. 200 miles. ,
This fever season in South Africa is
especially disastrous. There are many
deaths among the British.
The vessel which was recently lost on
the New Foundland coast is thought to
be the British steamer Lucerne.
A student at the Baptist female uni
versity at Raleigh, develops a case of
smallpox caught from one of the ser
vants. .
Nearly the entire plant of the
Rochester (Pa) tumbler works was
burned yesterday. Six hundred men
are thrown! out of work.
Captain Carter's attorneys file a mo
tion for his release on bond pending
the appeal of his habeas corpus case to
the federal supreme court.
The Spanish courts order the Jesuits
to surrender the daughter of Senora
Ubao, who was induced to take the
veil without her mother's conseit.
The American vessel Seawitch is burn
ed in Manila harbor, supposed to have
been set on fire by one of her crew,
ten of whom have been put under ar
rest.' -
The Philippine! commission -make a
tour by rail to Bacolor. They are re
ceived all along the route by Filipinos
iwith friendly greetings and great re
joicing. .
The trial of Dr. Kennedy, the Staten
island dentist, for the murder of Dolly
Reynolds, has begun. Melville, the
chief witness for the defendant, is in
.-Florida, .
' The democratic legislative caucus de
cides to put the public printing in the
hands of the council of state with the
attorney general as commissioner of
printing. . i '
The Virginia legislature repeals the
act chartering the Richmond and
Washington Air Line railway and au
thorizing the sale of the state's inter
est in the Fredericksburg railroad.
The Chinese emperor has givn to
those marked for execution by the for
eign envoys a choice of methods of sui
cide. It is thought, however thatjTung
Fu H8iang will object to choosing
either. i
IMi'EACH IEXr RESOLUTION.
To be Voted on In the Hons Next Hon-
i
. , day.
(Suecial to The Messenger.) ;
. Raleigh, N. C. , February , 13. It Is
learned from an inside source that the
vote on the Impeachment of Judges
Furches and Douglas will not be taken
in the house until Monday.
Governor Aycock says he has no
doubt the militia on -duty at the jail in
Asheville can stand off any mob and
prevent a lynching; that sixty-eight
soldiers are on duty.
The Blackwell Durham Tobacco Com
pany to bo Sojd.
(Special to The Messenger.)
Raleigh, N. C.. February 12. The
clerk of the United States circuit court
here today, received the mandate of
the circuit court of appeals In the case
of Arentz, of St. Louis, against the
Blackwell Durham Tobacco Company,
of Durham, affirming the decree for
sale of that company's name, plant and
property, March 23rd, at not less than
$4,000,000. ; .
Decrease In Porto Rlcan Cigarette
Trade.
San Juan, de Porto Rico. February 12
The effect of the revenue law Is that
cigarette orders have decreased. The
Porto Rican American Tobacco Com
pany is closing up, discharging 150
employes. It is reported that others
will shortly follow its example and shut
down temporarily until dealers' stocks
will be consumed. Then they will run
at half force. As the demand has per
menently lessened the output. will prob
ably be smaller, proportionately.
For the weakness and prostration
following grippe there is nothing so
prompt and effective as One Minute
Cough Cure. This preparation is highly
endorsed as an unfailing remedy for
all throat and lung troubles and its
early use , prevents consumption. It
was made to cure quickly. R. R. Bel
lamy. . i ..
Britishers Dying of Fever lu South
r ! , . Africa.
i Lorenzo Marques, February 12. The
fever season here is exceptionally dis
astrous. Many deaths of prominent
British subjects have occurred. The
majority belonged to the Imperial rail
road administrative staff and had to
be removed -, to a hospital ship in
batches. Patients from Komatipoort
are arriving daily. The hospital ship
is now filled to its capacity.
; Marine Disasters.
London, February 12. The British
steamer Spartan Prince, from New
York January Sth, for Naples, Genoa,
etc.. Is ashore at Ceuta, opposite Gib
$ raltar, at the en trainee to the Medi
terranean sea. She has had her engine
room penetrated on the starboard side
by her bumping on the shore and her
after hoid Is leaking. - " ?
St. Johns, N. F., February 12. It is
now feaired that the steamer wrecked
near Bacailieu, a small, islsarod northeast
of Avalon peninsula, on the southeast
of New Foundl'and.is the British steam
er Lucerne, Captain Reid, which sailed
from Ardrossan January 24th. for St.
I Johns, N. F., coal laden. ;
'f r Besides her own, crew of twenty-five
i men, the Lucerne had on board seven
I members of the crew of (the British brig
I Emulator, of St. Johns, recently aban-
i doned In mid-ocean, and two passen-
: gers. '
i Recent experiments show that all
l classes of foods may be completely
i digested by a preparation called Kodol
1 Dyspepsia Cure, which absolutely di-
I gests what you eat. . As It Is the only
i combination of all the natural digest-
i ants ever devised the demand for it
i has become enormous. R. R. Bellamy,
Call tor CARDEVAS CIGARS. Cnban
L hand workmanship; a delightful blen
of mild and fragrant Havana tobaccos.
It Is Impossible to find ft better Cigar
i for the money. Price 6c; - .
IN THE LEGISLATURE.
BILL FOR REVOKING INSURANCE COM
PANES' LICENSE NOW A LAW;
TH DIVORCE LAW AMENDMENT.
House Bill Taken Up In the Senate,
With Committee Amendments, DIs
cussed and Made" Special Order for
Friday THouse Passes Bill for De
fense of State Officers - Indicted in
Federal Court House Tables State
Fertilizer Plant Bill.
i SENATE. .
(Special to- The Messenger.)
Raleigh! " February 12.--Bttl8 were In
troduced as follows:
By senator Vann, to prevent hunt
ing on lands of another In Pasquotank
county. By senator Wood, to protect
cities anoj towns; by senator Miller, of
Pamlico, to establish the stock law
in portions of Pamlico county.
The house bill to secure the passing
of fish an the Cape Fear and North
east rivers passed its final reading.
The senate bill to change the nam
of Saul's Cross Roads to Eureka,
passed. its third reading .
The senate bill to amend the charter
of the Salisbury and Fayetteville Coast
Line Railroad passed tits third reading.
The senate bill regulating 'the licens
ing pharmacists passed its third read
ing, l ,
House bill to expend the time for reg
iatenng grants and correcting certain
drafts im registration passed its final
reading.
: House bill revoking the license of any
insurance, company which removes a
case ti-om! the state courts to the. Unit
ed, ?tateef court, and amending niie
craug ia ;,: it snail apply to insur
ance companies, passed ais final react
ing." ' .. ' .f H
&enate bill regula'ting the road law
in Amson county, passed its third reau
ing. .;- " - I
The house bill regarding divorce was
taken up. The senaoe committee o
terea aninaments providing that three
years aoinuonment of eitner, or rapt
or a'tteanpt to commit rape by the hus
band &naii be cause tor divorce.
Senator Henderson thought there was
no oojecuon to the amendment regarding-nape.;:
! " - ' ' '
senators Webb and Ward wanted the
amendments to .stand together.
yeaaor (Aycock sadd: "vote them all
down and pass the house bill, going
back to the old 'Bible standard anu
suopping tnis continued divorce busi
ness.. I-. i :
fcenator Justice, presiding, ruled the
amendments could be separated. The
bii'l was made a special order ton nexi
Friday.
HOUSE ' OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Bills were introduced as follows: By
Mr. Gattis, to incorporate the Dunn
Teiepnone Company; by Mr. Carraway,
to auow Kinston to issue bonds; also
to amend the charter of Kinston; by
Mr. Kountree, to' amend Chapter 4a,
iUWs or iai; by Mr. Jussell-So Incox
porate Lincoln hospital. . '
The baa. passed its final reading to
allow Harnett county to levy a special
tax to Diiild a bridge across Cape Fear
river.'. - ' -' ' ,: ;- . ,
The bill authorizing the governor to
provide . for the defense amd expenses
of ficate j officers indicted in? federal
courts was taken up.
Mr. "Winston said in the light of re
cent occurrences he deemed -it unneces
sary no say why the bill should pass,
it had the unanimous approval of the
democratic caucus and was intended
to pro teat othcers of the state from
political persecution in United States
courts for pretended violations, of the
Fourteenth amendment.
Senator Ebbs said-he did not wish
to provoke ; a political discussion, but
he made a republican campaign
speech; he said the bill was for the
purpose of protecting men who in the
open , daylight violated the law anu
brought k stain on. the fair name of
Nortn Carolina. .'
Mr. Oohnor, asked Mr.' Ebbs if it
was noti the custom of the United
States to defend its oificers who were
prosecuted in the state courts.
Mr. Ebbs said "Yes, but it was not
the custom of the state courts anu
should not be." '
Mr. Connor said he was exceedingly
sorry that the conditions in Nortn
Carolina were such that there was a ,
necessity for this hill. It was the duty I
of Noi'th Carolina to send her repre
sentatives totand by the side of her
omcers who were Ijidicted in the fed
eral courts and see that they had jus
tice. It was never dreamed by the
fathers that officers, of a sovereign
state should be dragged before" the
federal court and- charged with crime.
T am glad from my heart to vote for
this bill. . It Is to defeat en effort to
destroy the power of the overeign
state andj to intimidate amd overcome
her citizens."
Mr. Biythe, republican, opposed the
bill.-- --l . vv
Mr. Morgan said he had been haul
ed up before a United States commis
sioner and knew something about how
it felt.. ,,
Mr. CraJg said the firdt maxim of
law was that officers were presumed
to have done their duty and as long
aa they tvere' charged -arith crime foi.
naving done their duty ; to the state.
the state jshould stand by them These
repubMcaji, gentlemen here would see
state officers suffer for us and desert
them in their hour of tidal. No people
whose name was wor th preserving
have ever deserted thekc officers and
citizens When prosecuted or outraged
ror performance of an official duty.
Mr. Green said in Wdll tes county ht
was empioyied, to prosecuite two reve
nue officers for assaullng a cftiizen
with a giin and the Unite d States dis
trict atttornev and iudi ee defended
these men in the federal . court, "took
cases outf of the state couat and gave
thera their discharge. TlTCse (indict
ments in if ederal courts are for politl-'
cal purposes alone4and the peo pie of
worth. Cairollna to ;the test max and
their last : doUar should atanA " bv
these citizens and see that they have
justioe. (Applause.) .
Mr; Duhcan. populist, of RamoAOn,
opposed the bill.
MT.VYatboro sai1 th ntn1 S
in federai courts were a shame- anO
a disgrace and the state ought to de
fend to the last extremity those of
her officers who were being, indicted by
wholesale! for partisan purposes.
ir. urwam said this bill was to se
that Justice was done to all cltizeiis
of North Carolina. He related an in
stance where a revenue officer cpward-
uiuiuereu a negro, u'ne case was
taken from the state courts, tried in
a federal? court and the muraerer was
defended by the United States district
attorney, i The man went Scot free. He
was heartily in favor of the bill.
Mr. Curtis. In the course of his
speech was called to order by Mr.
Ebbs on the ground that he was mak
ing a political speech. .
The speaker ruled the point well
taken. - -
xvThe bilj 1 then, passed Its' second and
third readings. The democrats all vot-
f.d. $Le. the republicans and popu
lists 'No." . -
Sections 1 of the bill provides that
whenever; any person Is prosecuted in
any of the federal courts In this state
ror any act committed by him in per
formance: of any duty imposed on him
by. the laws of the state tt jshall be 4he
duty of the attorney general of the
state to enter an appearance in the
name of the state and defend him in
Buch prosecution. V
Section 2 authorizes the governor to
pay recurring costs and ' expenses of
such ofiacers and persons so indicted.
Section 4 authorizes the governor to
issue warrants on the treasurer for
such costs and expenses.
Mr. Mckean's bill to authorize the
department of agriculture "to establish
or purchase- plants for the manufac
ture of fertilizers came up as a special
order.
Mr. McLean, in advocating the bill.
said he was going to put to the test
the sincerity of members of the house
who were always arguing in favor of
the one dollar tellows. The bill was
in the Interest of the farmers of the
state and was being fought by the
worst trust that ever tooK a hand in
our aftairs. I have visited the Agri
cultural and Mechanical college and
it jild my heart good to see these
young men standing there getting
qualified to run the farms and facto
ries and machines of North Carolina
without having to send north for them.
Farmers have not demanded and . do
not demand their rights. We have
sixteen fertilizer factories in the state
and a .combination of corporations in
Virginia; Tennessee, Maryland and
South Carolina, and these have all
combined on price and. have raised the
price from two to three dollars a ton
to the farmer. The best place 'in the
world for convicts is in this kind of
work.
Mr. McKeithan favored the bill.
Mr. Zachary said the convicts should
be put on public roads.
Mr. Smith offered an amendment
providing for a plant in th estate prison
for use of the state farm.
The bill failed to pass 38 to 48.
The following bills passed their final
reading: To allow Johnston county to
work convicts on public roads; to
amend the charter of the Carolina and
North Western Railroad Company; to
amend the charter of Laurinburg; to
establish a school district in Robeson
county.
SOLICITOR MOXT.
A Committee Appointed to Investigate
Charges Against Him.
(Special to The Messenger.) .
Raleigh, February 12. members of
the house from the Ninth judicial dis
trict met and created a committee to -Investigate
any and all charges against
Solicitor Marshal! L. Mott. The fol
lowing compose the committee: Whit
afeer, of Forsyth, chairman ; Sheets,
Petree, Brown and Marshall. Each
member of the committee was directed
to write to his county and get from the
cderk of the court and others all pos
sible information and report it today.
All replies not being in. the meeting was
postponed until Thursday. Chairman
vVhd taker said one charge was that
Mott was addicted to morphine, -but
that R. B. Glenn, who is here, states
that Mott took morphine only by, a
physiciam's: advice to relieve him of in
tense pain after a sugical operation.
Whitaker said: "It may be that no
evidence against hun will be found. If
so we wiil drop the matter. If we find
any evidence we will give Mott an op
portunity to be heard. If the matter
should turn out seriously, we would
prefer to give him an opportunity to
resign rather than impeach him."
Petree, of the committee, said the re-.
ports to him and Sheets showed no
complaints by the clerks or people.
The following are appointed the house
branch of the committee to have l
North Carolina roster of confederate
troops preserved: "Hoey. Whitaker, of
Forsyth, Russell.
The state charters the Charlotte Car
pet Manufacturing Company, capital
$50,000.
The commissioner of Agriculture is
out after a Severe attack of grippe.
Dr. Kirby, superintendent of the in
sane asylum, is very sick with the
same disease. "
, Next Monday afternoon the board of
public buildings and grounds will elect
a keeper of the capitoI.
Millions of people are familiar . with
De Witt's Little Early Risers and those
who use them find them to be famous
little liver pills. Never gripe. R. R.
Bellamy.
A. CHOICE OF SUICIDE METHODS.
Submitted to the Proscribed Chinese
Tuna; Fa Hslang Will Refuse Either.
Pekin, February 12. Prince Ching
and Li Hung Chang have received a
long dispatch from the court, which
they have not disclosed to the foreign
envoys. It is understood to contain, in
addition to the" recent celebrated re
form decree, an account of how Empe
ror Kwang Su has sent a choice of
methods of suicide to all those named
for punishment by the envoys, closing
with the inquiry whether Prince Ching
and Li Hung Chang think the envoys
will be satisfied. .
It is understood that the - Chinese
plenipotentiaries in their reply to their
court said that the foreign envoys
could not object strongly to an accom
plished fact, but that they would prob
ably insist upon the sentence of execu
tion being published throughout the
empire and possibly upon the heads of
those condemned being exhibited at
various points.
It is very seriously doubted in Chi
nese circles here that General Tung Fu
Hslang will agree to commit suicided
The army worships him. He has abso
lute control of the Mohammedans and
is believed to .be one himself. He re
fuses to allow the disbandment of 5,000
men and 'the emperor ordered him far
from the court. To attempt this exe
cution it is thought in Chinese circles,
might mean civil war.
This morning the foreign envoys met
and considered the question of quarters
for the legation guards. The matter
of indemnities -was also mentioned,
especially as bearing upon the damage
done to the personal property of farm
ers. - .
- A powerful engine cannot be run
with a weak boiler, and we can't keep
up the strain of an active life with a
weak stomach; neither can we stop the
human machine to make repairs. If the
stomach cannot digest enough food to
keep the body strong, such a prepara
tion as Kodol Dyspepsia Cure should
be used. It digests what you eat and it
simply can't help but do you good. R.
R. Bellamy.
Wireless Telegraphy. -London,
' February 12. Professor
John A, Fleming. lecturing -at Liver
pool yesterday, said he had Signor
Marconi's permission to announce that
on the first day of the reign of King
Edward VII, Marconi sent wireless
messages between St. : Catherines, Isle
of Wight, and The Lizard. 260 miles.
Perfect communication between the
two points has since been established.
Judsce tor the Filipinos.
stf .TnTirisiherrv. Vt.: February 12.
Former Lieutenant Governor Henry
. -ri9 nf this citv. todav was offer-
e 'a the position, of judge in the Philip
i n islands, and he will accept r the
ap ointment. The salary will be $5,500
-vear. .
rrrt. W tin upwards. jCYi offer of this
kind Us te meanest of deceptions. Test
the 'Jurat ve powers or wye - jream
Balm for tfee cure of Catarrh. Hay Fe
ver an dCe m the Head and you are
sure tpontirtue the treatment. Relief
is Immediate Aad a cure follows. It is
not da-yfnrV ; doe not produce sneezing.
It soothes jand heals the membrane.
Price 50 txrtXa at druggists or by mail
Ely Brother- 5 Warren Street, New
York. , - - j -
THE SPANISH THRONE TOTTERING.
The Nation on the Verge of a Revolu
tion Preparations for the Royal Mar
riage. - . v
. Madrid, February 12. Whispered ru
mors, which are not supported by tan
gible facts, say that Madrid, is on the
Verge of a tumult. 'The government,
however, is calmly proceeding to carry
out the detains for the. wedding of the
prince&s of the A us tunas - to Prince
Charles of Bourbon,! but the' street
corners, the clubs and hotel corridors
teem wutn disturoing stories, ' Mae new
buout, "J-ong J-ave ,Ue Army!" .is me
iuosi eeiiwuB tiugn. houiu it take a
reu hoiu ot tine; peopi. and enoiuu. tnu
tever reach tne u-uy . itseit uie oiu
umue wouu De ' tmeaicenaag. The cur
rent caiK represents tne-' an my us oe
ing dtofeiatisiiied anu as aj&nouncing thai,
it aoes not amend no naK.e up arms
agauiaL tne people iso long as tneir op
puiuon d auected against me jeauii-
aia tne count ot Casna.ta- The teei
ing against the former is iargefiy po
iiucai, butt a real 'auu aeep seated an
tagonism exists against tne former
it leaner. ... . '
Ajnotner fitep i in the marriage cere
uny oucui at the pai'ace toiiught at
- -N,t.k. ' when, ?. the r formal - - oanum
will be signed.
T'he DuKa of Botoniayer, the graaia
chamtyeu-uain, lias extended an in.vii.a
tion to tne ministry xo be among ftut
witnesses.' Besiaes- th royial pai-(.y,tn
minisiuy and the paaace of hoiais ana
uie wi'imesses, no otners "will be pres
ent. ; All the parties to the weaning
tre domiciled nn ithe royal palace. Tnuy
therefdre, are not obliged to expos
themslves to the pubwe, the weaaiufc
. i..uug within the chapel of the pai
ace itself at 11 o'clock Thursday morn
ing. . 1 .r
xhe aigning of the civil contract in
connection with the wedding at the pal
aoe 'tocuight was a simpie ceremony
nd was witnessed by only the meiu
oers of the royal family, the court of
ficials, the ministry, the count of Cas-
erata and his family and the chosen
oegal witnesses.
Up to theuresenlt the city da perfect
ly cailm. Republican banquets were
aeid yesterday! at Sanagossa. Pam-
peluna. Cadiz, Valencia and Malaga.
Senior Pi Margatl, leader of the fed
eral republicans, speaking yesterday,
said he believed the present movement
was the prelude of a grave revolution.
FIL.I1UMOSSING "HAIL COLUMBIA '
Triumphal Tour of the Commission
Establishing Local .Rule.
San Fernando, Province of Pampan
ga, island of Luzon, Philippine Islands,
February 12. Bacolor and all the
towns adjacent to the railroad, whose
names are historic on account of the
fierce battles of the earlier, periods of
the American occupation, turned out
to welcome the United States Philip
pine commission, as it proceeded north
ward on its first trip to orgnaize pro
vincial governments. "At every station,
including the hamlets where the train
did not stop, there were bursts of mu
sic from the native 'bands and cheers
for the "Americoes-Filipinos" commis
sion and "expadido federal." The
crowd at Malolos. the former seat of
the insurgent government, was small
er, in proportion to the population,
than at the villages. At all the stops
addresses were delivered . by natives,
and responses (were made by Judge
Taft, the president of the commission;
Professor Worcester; General Flores,
Chief Justice Arelleno. and Dr. Tavera,
president of the federal party.
The natives repeatedly declared ' the
people were beginning to understand
the purposes of the Americans, adding
that the commission's acts showed
their promises will be kept. Judge
Taft told the people of the towns in
Bulacan province that a provincial
government will shortly be established
there.
The American party alighted at San
Fernando, passed under an arch of wel
come and was greeted by the military
and hundreds of children waving Amer
ican flags and singing: "Hall Colum
bia." ! v
The entire American party was then
driven to Bacolor, capital of the prov
ince of Pampanga. where they will be
cordially entertained tomorrow and un
til applying the provincial government
to Pampanga. I There will be a public
discussion of the law enacted.
General Grant has received informa
tion that a band of Tarlac insurgents is
approaching for the purpose of harass
ing the people of Bacolor. He has sent
scouts after- them.
"I. W. Harper" Whiskey is perfect
distillation. It ! strengthens you and
helps resist cold . and disease. Try it.
It is better than the doctor. The kind
your grand-father used.- All leading
dealers Wilmington, N. C.
Smallpox at Baptist Female TJnlvers-
. Ity. '
' (Special to The Messenger.)
Raleigh, February 12. Late this af
ternoon a case of smallpox was dis
covered at the Baptist Female univer
sity here. The patient is Miss High
smith, of Sampson county. She was
promptly quaranteened, and the uni
versity physician vaccinated all unvac
cinated students. Rev. Dr. R. T. Vann,
the president, telephoned me the dis
ease was contracted from a negro ser
vant, recently dismissed. He says the
exercises are i proceeding as usual.
Board of health met this evening and
considered case.
The Jesuits Ordered to Release the
Ubao Girl.
Madrid, February 12. The high court
has reversed the judgment of the tWo
lower courts and has ordered the res
titution of Senora Ubao's daughter.
This case has been the occasion - of
much of the disorder that has taken
place in Madrid recently. It is an ac
tion brought by a mother to compel
the Jesuits to give up the custody of
her daughter, who, it is alleged, was
induced by a : zealous priest to take
the veil without the consent of her
parents. The decision is likely to have
a soothing effect. '
Like bad dollars, all counterfeits of
De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve are worth
less. The original quickly cures piles,
sores and all skin diseases. R. R. Bel
lamy. Boer Marauding Parties.
Cape Town, " February 12. Twenty
seven Australians, Cape police and dra
goons were captured by Kruitzinger's
commando, eight miles from Ballas
pruit. February 6th, after a fight in
which .three British and five Boers
were killed. . The British were after
wards released.
Two hundred Boers are raiding the
Prince Albert district, looting stores
and destroying orchards and gardens.
Several were killed and wounde.
Seven British Yeomanry, white skir
mishing, were captured by a. comman
do near Hyrbury, which was forced to
retire.
Pdet deWet has arrived in Cape Town
to engage the Africanders in the peace
movement.
An Earthquake In Spain. -
Malaga, February 12. There was an
earthquake shock today at Grazaloma,
forty miles from Cadiz. It was ac
companied by loud rumblings. The
Inhabitants were panic-Btricken and
many buildings' were damaged.
Cardenas is the name of a town in
Cuba,- now' quite famous on account of
the Kreat popularity ' which' CAR
DENAS CIGARS hare attained through
out the country. Price 5o. .
T E SULZER INCIDENT
AGAIN OCCUPIES THE ATTENTION OF
. THE HOUSE. ' -
STRICKEN FROM THE . RECORD
The Anonymous : Letterj Attacking
. Perry S. Heath Published la the
Day's Proceedings Mr. j Sulzer De
clares Himself Satisfied WItli this
The Costof Oar Army Compared With
Those of European Nations House
Passes Army. Appropriation Bill
Senate Discusses Agricultural Bill.
SENATE. !
Washington, February 1 12. During
the entire session of the senate today
the agricultural appropriation bill was
under consideration. After six hours
of consideration the bill was little more
than half completed. The debate upon
the measure dealt almost (entirely with
administrative details of the. depart
ment of agriculture; many commenda
tions of the work of the department be
ing made by senators on both sides of i
the chamber. - i
" A bill was passed appointing a com
missionconsisting of the president of
the Society of the Army of Tennessee
the chairman of the joint committee
on library and the secretary of war to
select a site ill the city of j Washington
and have designs prepared for a memo
rial or statue of General U. S. Grant,
the cost of which shall not exceed $250,
000. The agricultural appropriation bill
was called up. It carries $4,503,920, the
increase proposed by the senate com
mittee being (158.820.
At the conclusion of the iforjnal read
ing of the bill. : Senator Snooner from
the committee on rules presented an
order which was adopted, providing
that the senate at 12:'50 o'clock p. m.
tomorrow, Wednesday. ' February 13th,
proceed to the hall of the house of rep-
resentatives to participate in the count
of the vote cast for president and vice
president of the United States at the
general election. t
At the end. of the morning hour the
unfinished business the' ship subsidy
bill was laid before the senate. Sen
a tor. Proctor asked that the subsidy bill
be laid aside informally.
Senator Jones, of Arkansas, object
ed, but -on motien of Senator Proctor
the senate, without division, decided to
proceed with the agricultural bill.
Some discussion was precipitated
over the section of .the bill relating to
meat inspection. j
Senator Jones, of Arkansas, contend
ed that all the meat products exported,
ought to be carefully inspected and
branded in order that thej countries to
which the products were sent might be
assured of their genuineness.
Senator Pettigrew called attention to
the paragraph 'providing t that live
horses and products , and carcasses
thereof be entitled to the same inspec
tion as other animals, carcasses and
products thereof, and inouired if the
United States was packing and ship
ping abroad horse meat,. I !
Senator Money, a member of the
committee on agriculture.! replied that
horse meat was being shipped abroad
to the Scandinavian countries. Epi
cures of those countries, he said, regard
horse meat as a delicacy quite
as
much a delicacy as smoked reindeer
meat, which it closely resembled in ap
pearance and taste. f
"Senator Proctor replied that the sec
retary of agriculture held! that those
who received it -"understood perfectly
what they were getting.
Without completing the! bill the sen
ate at 5:55 o'clock p. m. adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The chaplain in his invocation re
ferred to. tire fact that this was the an
niversary of the birthday of Lincoln,
and prayed that his life might be an
example and Inspiration to those now
living. I
The struggle over, the question
of expunging from the record the
Heath letter was resumed. :
The letter appeared in the record
this morning. Mr. Knox, of Massachu
setts, called up the alleged infringe
ment of the privileges of the house. He
contended that when a member intro-duced-a
paper the house obtained juris
diction. He argued that if for in
stance, a scandalous document, an In
decent or obscene document were In
troduced into the proceedings no one
would contend that the house would not
have the power to strike it from the
record. - I v.
The resolution recited, the occurrence
of yesterday and directed that the
document be stricken from the record
Mr. Bailey, of Texas, asked Mr. Knox
to withdraw the preamble of the reso
lution: "I myself," said Ihe 'interna to
vote to strike the anonymous communi
cation from the record." ! (Republican
applause.) ; ; ,
Mr. Knox consented to strike out the
preamble. ! I
Mr- Sulzer said he was at a loss to
understand the anxiety to protect the
character of Perry S. Heath. "My
life," "he said, "is an open book and
when the gentleman from Pennsylva
nia yesterday attacked me I felt justi
fied in smoking out the culprit who was
responsible for the charges, and I did
smoke him out. If Mr. Heath thinks
there is anything libelous! or scandal
ous in that letter I will not-plead my
constitutional privilege. I will plead
the truth of the statements. "- This
morning a gentleman... a former mem
ber of the house, said to me, the man
who wrote that letter knew Heath like
"a book, every word in it is true. I have
no objection to striking the letter from
the record; but I serve notice that I am
going to say everything in that letter
and I want Perry S. Heath to answer.
If he does he will be fit for the peniten
tiary. I want him to understand that
I am responsible in damages for what
I say. The house has no compunctions
of conscience when he attacks me, but
when I attack-him he saueals like a pig
under a gate. I got that letter in the
record. That was 'what I was af ter, I
am now content to have It stricken
out."
Mr. Knox's motion to expunge the
letter from the permanent record was
then adopted without division?
The house went into .committee of the
whole and took up the army appro
priation bill. .
Mr. Hull, chairman of i the military
affairs committee, made a brief expla
nation. The bill carries $117,994,49 or
$12,355,133 less than the estimates. '
Mr. Slayden, of 'Texas. ! pointed out
that during the present congress of the
2,300 private bills referred to the mili
tary committee, 2.000 were to remove
the charge of desertion.
Mr. McClfillen. of New York, made
an interesting statement! as to the to
tal cost of our military establishment,
which, he said, was $128,799,760. To this
must be added, he said $154,052,094, for
tne cost or past wars, pensions, etc
bringing the total up to $282,851,854. The
cosi oi eacn oiaier. not counting Den
sions, etc.. would therefore be - M.2R8:
Including aensiohs $2.S28. The cost of
the German soldier. Including pensions
and expenses of past wars, was but
$227 and of the . French soldiers, also
Including pensions and the expense of
the Franco-Prussian iwar. was $232.
Before the end of the vear he said, our
military establishment would cost over
$300,000,000. This grand ! total, did not
include any of the expenses j of main
taining the navy. '
The bill then -was read for amend
ment under, the nve minute rule. An
amendment was adopted, on motion of
Mr. Fitzgerald, of Massachusetts, to
give the equivalent of two months' ex
tra pay to all soldiers of the volunteer
and regular establishment who served
beyond the limits of the United States.
Mr. Fitzgerald, of Massachusetts, of
fered an amendment, which was agreed
to providing that $35 shall be paid to
the nearest of kin of any enlisted man
and $75 t" the nearest of kin of any
officer who may be killed or die in ser
vice In the Philippines, upon the de
livery of the body to the family of the
deceased. '
This completed the bill, and." without
rising the committee of the whole pro
ceeded to consider the sundrv civil bill.
The bill carried $59,703,264. being $10,
889,017 less than the estimates and $5,
748,041 less than the current law.
.Without completing the general de
bate the committee rose, and the army
appropriation bill was passed".
. The senate amendments to the naval
appropriation bill were disagreed to
and a conference was asked for.
At 5:15 o'clock p. m. the house ad
journed.: .
IMMENSE. GLASS WORKS BURNED
The Tumbler Factory at Rochester,
l'a.,: DestroyedT-SIx Hundred . Men
Made Idle.
Pittsburg, February 12. Nearly the
entire plant of the Rochester tumbler
works of the National Glass Company,
the largest and finest m the world, lo
cated at-Rochester, Pa., was destroy
ed by fire that started about midnight.
The loss will amount to about $500,000
entirely covered by insurance.
The fire was discovered In the cooper
shop by! the watchman and quickly
spread to the warehouses and mold
rodrns, and from thereto the main fac
tory. The main factory was a building
309 by 500 feet and contained the press
edwarel departments.
In all,! eight buildings were burned
and the I only portions of the plant left
Standing are the punch department and
the blown-ware house. An overheated
furnace lis believed to have started the
fire.
The Rochester tumbler works had a
capacity of 85,000 dozen tumblers a
week. The plant covered an area of
fifteen acres.
When ! seen today H.' C. Fry, presi
dent of the National Glass Company,
said:
"I am at a loss to know what start
ed the fire. Inadequate water pressure
retarded the work of the firemen, and
it was impossible to make any great
liAnilwnv TVic hiimprt fantnnr fAivtafn-
J ed flve furnaces and the upper factory.
which was saved, contained two. Out
of a total of 1,200 men. 600 will be ren
dered idle temporarily, I hope, Wheth
er we will rebuild or not I canont say
at this time. The machinery in the
burned factory will be hard to replace,
and the same cannot be done except at
a great cost."
UAI VERSITY TRUSTIES.
The Men Agreed Upon to be Elected
- . i this Week.'
(Special to The Messenger.)
Raleigh, February 12. The following
are agreed upon as the Jtwenty trustees
of the state university to be elected
tjus week; A, B. Andrews, R. H. Bat
tle, W. H. jJJoy. Wake; J. S. Corr, Dur
ham; W. G. Elliott, New Hanover; A.
W Haywood, Alamance; T. W. Mason;
Northampton; ' Paul B. Means, Cabar
rus; James Parker, Gates; L, J. Picot,
Halifax i James Sprunt, New Hanover;
Piatt D. Walker, Mecklenburg; A. W.
Graham, Granville, Lee S. Overman,
Rowan; W. D. Pruden, Chowan; Dan
Hugh McLean, Harnett; J. W. Wilson,
1 Burke; Julius Johnson, Caswell; Jose-
phus Daniels, Wake; H, A. London,
Chatham all elected for eight years;
R. B. Oneecy, Pasquotank; vice E. A.
White, : deceased, term expires 1903; Geo.
B. Patterson, of Robeson, vice H. C.
WaM, deceased, term expires 1907;. Geo.
Rounftree, New Hanover, vice J. B.
Schulken; E. " M, Armfleld, Guilford,
Vice James E. Bayd; Charles McNamee
of Buncombe, vice J. B. Moody? Victor
S. Bryant, ot Durham, vice E. Spencer
Blackburn; F. G. James, Pitt. - vice
Harry Skinner, for term ending 19Q3;
Francis! D. Winston -J3ertle, and Chas.
A. Cook. Warren, re-elected to succeed
themselves.
THE PUBLIC PRINTIN.
his Matter Settled by the Democratic
! Legislative Caueus.
(Special tao The Messenger.)
Raleigh, February 12. The demo
cratic legislative caucuc tonight agreed
to report favorably the bill offered by
Senator; Morrison putting the public
printing; in the hands of a board com
posed ot the council of state, the attor
ney general as commissioner of print
ing, th- work to be supervised by the
latter official. The limit of prices un
der the! law of 1899 is retained. Mr.
Morrison's bill was accepted by Hoey,
chairman of the committee on print
ing ooid settled the problem in the very
best way. It is entirely satisf aotory to
the committee on printing.
-'. I -
Hebrew Charity Ball at Goldsboro.
(Special to The Messenger.)
Goldsboro, February 12.--The annual
Hebrew1 charity ball, for the benefit of
the Atlanta Orphanage Home, held at
Armory Hall tonight, was possibly the
most bfilliant and successful of any
of its predecessors. W. O. Gattis led
the ger nan in which some forty-five
couples participated.
Mr. TjSTill MceuMen, of Clinton, and
Miss Mjinnie Kelly, of this city, will
be martied tomorrow at 2 o'clock.
i A ) OOE BREAKFAST.
Very Few People Eat a Good Breakfast.
"All I- want for breakfast is a roll and
a cup of coffee."
The remark is heard not only in
hotels, Restaurants and lunch rooms,
but it is the usual breakfast order in
the home - circle as well. After a
twelve jhours' fast It would seem that
the first meal of the day should ' be a
I hearty j substantial one. and if. we all
lived natural, unartificial llves.it would
be so, but none of us do. hence break
fast is mere pretence.
Says k latter day philosopher; "Dur
ing many years of active business life,
I never; remember having eaten a gooo
substantial breakfast but supposed it
was of j no Importance until I began to
lose appetite for lunch .and dinner.
My physician told me I was a victim
of nervous dyspepsia and must take rest
and recreation as no medicine would
reach the trouble, but this advice I
could not follow as my business affairs
would hot permit it, and to get relief I
resorted to medicines and perscriptions
and It Was 'purely accidental that I hit
upon one remedy which did the busi
ness. VV h il in. a (Imr Btnrv rtriA airan
I ; s 1 n!otIce a number oi people buy-
's Dtuart a jjyspepsia xamets. a
widely advertised preparation for stom
ach troubles, and the force of example
was too much for me and I bought a
fifty cent package. , - . t
I took a tablet or two after each meal
and inia week my appetite picked up,
I began to feel, my old ambition' for
work returning and could eat a good
breakfast because I wanted it, and
from that time to this. I take my Dys
pepsia Tablets as regularly as I take
my meals, not because I now have any
trouble with my stomach, but because
I don't want to have. .
A fifty-cent box of Stuart's Tablets
will last me a month and keep my di
gestion in good, order, and I know of no
better investment a business man can
make.
A GEE AT.
TO, GET .
A Mce Suit
of Clothes..
FOR A '
Little
Money I
WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED
V mm. . f. , a m . . m
ii II i ( (f m nnj nr iniiTimf
19 MUli) oUlld UIIU (!)
That we offer at a
a Zt$&JS? 1ast.SUltS-' SlZeS 14 19 yeaM' WI11 be 80ld " M -a
suft!n'8 HeaVy Taslmere Suits- in ,e' different colors, at $3.75 and '$5.00
A special lot of fine Black Clay Worsted Suits, all wool at S7 EO a milt
warUeoffeHngalltOSpetheSe be , convinced of gtiaBarga
We also call to your attention that we have on hand a large stock of -
ass sw ge4 pIckea over-but cora
J. M. SOLKY 8t CO.,
ONE-PMCE CLOTHIEES A1IB FUEIIISHEEB,
OUR NEXT; INTEREST QUARTER
Money deposited now will bear interest
from that date, payable June lsM
THE WILMINGTON SAVINGS and TRUST CO.
J. w. NORWOOD. Prcswcm. H Walters, vice President
TAYLOR, Jr., Cashier.
Reductions ! Reductions !
We are determined to close out th
and Children's Clothing if the price
made decided cuts and you will, do
self and be convinced. Men's suits at
Boys' suits at $2.50 and $3 that sold
and old. Underwear way down. Oar
to infinitesimal proportions; better cO
them. Good values.
SUITS AND TROUSERINGS
rtennraytdn: 25 WL" 1 W6na now: do not wish to carry over and
are willing to give you the benefit of values for your money $7 50 and tt
?ew ifn SUSwtttSif?Ter,y1 8011 for wm gehoJI ;
J7a , that went at $12.50; only a few left. Better come early and lay -
106 KTorth. Front Street
High Cut Hunting Shoes.,
Shots that sold all Winter for
f$2.50
Owing to a very mild Winter, we did not sell as many of these
bnocsas we anticiDated, and now would rather take a lossthair
keep them until next season.
TAN OR BLACK SEE OUR WINDOW. .
THE LAST WEEK
OF
JOHNSON'S
SPECIAL SALE
The Greatest Bargains
EVER OFFERED
IN THE
No. 117 North Front Street
Opposite the Postoffice , ,
WHAT REAL ESTATE
j Have; You' Got for Sale?
f (Not Too Far Out.) -
j I'm the One to Sell It I : .
CUMMING, Stete ARt
tim
Founded
1842
There's a jo ver of Piano Strength and Money
Value in a single word of its STIEFF
CHAELES n. GTEEFF, Piano ttanafECtor, Bsfcira, t:i
Calk tzi Sc-jtS C:r:!:sa Hn Er:!i V:rcr-:3. 213 II. Trf:n !::;!, Ciiv 1 1
CHANGE
IIIIIIIIS
GREAT BARGAIN!
balance of our stock of Men's, Youth's
win do it.,,., All along the line we have
well to come and take a look for your
$10 that formerly sold for much more;
for $3.50 and $4; bargains for: young
line of 25c Neckwear Is fast dwindling
me and select before you cannot see
itm II II if i MM Mi
Three and Three-Fifty, now
Solomon's Shoe Store
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"Sing Their
Own Praise"