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voii. xrv., no. 73. WILMINGTON, IS. C, TUESDAY, MARCH 126, 1901. PRICE 5 CENTS 9) fI, TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY. Colonel W. II. Cheek dies suddenly at Henderson. The Impeachment trial will hardly end before Friday. A Boer force is advancing on. Queens town. Oape Colony. Russia secures the dismissal of th director general of customs in Korea. Several persons are injured by a col lision of electric cars near Washington City. - Russia refuses to give China an ex tension of time for signing- the treafy as to Manchuria. The governor appoints the sub-commission to examine the proffered public school text books, Edwards & Broughton and E. M. Uzzell. who made a Joint bid, are awarded the public printing. The cost of the recent session of the .legislature was $66,007. The Impeach ment trial will cost about J15.000. At Rome, Ga., yesterday there was a rainfall of six inches in four hours. There was also a hail storm with high winds. ; ! v : The republican club committee of the Twenty first assembly district of New York endorses Andrew Carnegie for mayor. Tbe state department makes public the reply of England te the notice of the ..amendmen ts to the Hay-Paunce-fote treaty. . At Chapel Hill yesterday the univer sity and LaFayette met on the dia mond. Rain stopped the game in the fifth inning. v In the impeachment itrial yesterday F. H. Busbee concluded his speech and B. F. Long addressed the court, both for the defense. A cyclone passed over Birmingham, Ala., yesterday. Twenty-five -persons were killed and the property damaged ia placed at $250,000. "Topeka Joe" Rapley, arrested in Hudson, Mich., confesses that he is a fugitive from Virginia, being charged with the robbery of the Williamsburg bank. : j At 10:45 o'clock last night three men entered the Southern express office. in Raleigh and blew open the safe. The explosion aroused the people and the burglars escaped through the back n-ay. , ' V TELEGRAPHIC SPARKS ' The British first class cruiser Terri ble has been ordered from Amoy to Taku. i At St. j Louis the Jack Bonner-Kid Carter. 20 contest last night ended in ; a draw, i The overdue German steamship Bru tus,, from Scotland, for, Kiel, has been lost with all on board. The new United States torpedo boat ' Tingey was sucessfully launched at the Columbian Iron Works Monday. The widow of Preston C. Brooks, who caned Charles Sumner in the United States senate, died at Columbia, S. C, Sunday night. At Intschau, Korea, collisions have occurred between the police and mis sionary students and several students have been killed or wounded. The president has issued a proclama tion announcing the acquisition by purchase of the islands of Clbitu and Cahayen forming part of Jolo archipel ago, j .-.- A collision occurred in St. Petersburg Sunday evening between the military and a body of factory hands. There "Was much bloodshed and many arrests ivere made. The hearing in the case against Rob ert Hayden Moulton the young man who fired five shots in the Pabst hotel rathskellar last Thursday has been postponed until April 1st. nOSULiriES RENEWED Severe FJtitlujj In South Africa. Since Closo ot Negotiation: , London, March 25. The official casu alty list issued last evening indicates . a renewal of active operations since the failure of negotiations between Lord Kitchener and , General Botha. At Hartebeestfontein, March 22nd and 23rd, two officers were killed and three wounded- and four men killed and twenty wounded. There also seems to have been heavy fighting at a place near Gredgedatcht, March 18th and near Ventersburg, March 16th. Ventersdorp, the scene of the defeat of Delarey, is about twenty-five miles northeast form Hartebeestfontein. It is possible, therefore that the advices as to fighting at these points really re , fer to the same engagement. The Pretoria correspondent of The Standard says that it is obvious that months must pass before resistance can be crushed. The Amsterdam correspondent of The Daily Express says he understands that Mr. Kruger has advised Acting Presi dent Schwalkburger to formulate peace terms. BOLD SAFE CRACKERS 1 hey Blow Open the Express Sale in RttleltfU Krly In the JSljtUt. ((Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, March 25. At 10:45 "o'clock tonight the safe was cracked in the Southern express office here, in a few yards of the south entrance to the cap itol square. The cracksmen used too much dynamite. The explosion smash ed the large windows at the front, and alarmed people near by. The robbers were seen in the office. There were three. They had entered the back door by smashing a panel, raising a bar and unlocking the doAr. They ran out the same way, and do-in s the street towards the union depot. They were seen running on the streetl A telephone' message was sent to the penitentiary for bloodhounds. Rain was falling- at the time. ' The express people say no money wa3 taken, as the robbers did not have time to get it. . Russia's Domination In Korea Washington. March 25. The state department has received from Mr- Al len, our minister at Seoul. Korea, ad vices confirming the cabled report of the removal jt McLeavy Brown, the director general of Korean customs. As this action of the emperor, under taken at the behest of Russia, goes f5r to wipe out the integrity of Korea, ac cording to the estimate of the officials here, it will not be allowed to pass without a remonstrance on our part; for the officials are convinced that Rus sian domination of Korea would mean the extinguishment of American in terests in that quarter and they dn re cent years have become Important. v , How'sThlsf We offer One Hundred Dollars Re ward for any case of Catarrh that can not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo,- Ohio. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last fifteen years, and believe him perfectly honorable In all business transactions and finan cially able to cary out any obligations made by their firm. West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. vValdlng, Kin nan & Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure ts taken internal- ly, acting dlreOUy upon, the brood and mucous surf aces of the system. Price, 76c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials free. . Hall's Family Fill are the best. ; SWEPT BY A TORNADO. A CYCLONE PASSES THROUGH RESI DENCE PORTION OF BIRMINGHAM. TWENTY-FIVE PERSONS KILLED. The Storm Lays Flat Most of theBalld logs In Its Path, One Hundred and ! Fltty Feet Wide The Black Funnel 'Shaped Cloud Rises and Falls as It Passes Over the City, Some Sections i Thus EacaplnR-Heary Wind, Hail i and Rain Storms In Other Sections. Birmingham, Ala., March 25. Short ly'before 10 o'clock this morning a fear ful tornado swept over the southern section of this city travelling in an easterly direction. The number of killed is estimated at twenty-five, but only five of them are white. The destruction of property is placed at $25'f,000. Eighteen bodies have, been recovered from the debris up to dark, and scores of injured have been removed to the hospitals. Among the dead are: Dr. G. C. Champman, of the firm of Tally & Chapman, who conduct a private in firmary in this city, and the wife and infant child of of Hon. Robert J. Lowe, chairman of the democratic state exec utive committee. Following is the list of identified whites among the dead: Dr. G. C. Chapman, Mrs. Robert J. Lowe, infant child of Mrs.-Lowe, J. Alexander, lit tle daughter of B. B. Hudson, un known carpenter struck by flying lum ber. I The storm Struck the city in the ex treme southwestern corner and plowed its way eastward.leaving a path 150 feet wide, through the entire southern sec tion, extending from Greensprings, on the "west, to Avondale. on the east, aad continued its course on until its fury was spent in the mountains beyond Avondale, a small town six miles east of the .city. The morning dawned cloudy and sul try land grew more threatening as the day advanced. Clouds began to gather and! shortly after 3 o'clock sharp lightning flashed from the southwest. The air became heavy and stifling. The velocity of the wind sud denly began, to increase and soon from out of the overcast sky the dreaded funnel shaped cloud made its descent. , Hugging close tto the earth it passed through the city in leaps and bounds, -with terrific force and was away to the east before the jpeople generally realized .what .had happened. - The "altitude of the cyclone was not more than seventy-five feet. The negro Shanties and cottages in the tAwn and in the. pass of the storm iwere tKe great est sufferers. The larger residences on tthe higher ground suffered but slightly. The large , trees on the hill side of St. Vincents hispital were torn up. by the roots and large masses of stone -were twisted out of the ground and broken and scattered all over the driveways of the entrance to .the institution.- - From Eighth to Tenth street, the wind bounded like a rubber ball and when it again descended tt struck a two story house occupied by Joseph Busen helnor and almost razed it to the ground. . The 11-year-old daughter of John Krunzey, a rolling mill man, was caught under the debris and severely injured. A house occupied by Taylor Hinson, nearby, "was unroofed and three small negro houses demolished. Onward the wind sped in its fury, de molishing trees and fences until it reached Eleventh street where a house occupied by John Hayes, was leveled to the- ground, tearing the trees up by the roots and hurled ithem. through the air crows. Beyond the grove the stormcloud swooped down on a negro settlement and the frail cabins were crushed like egg shells, not one being left in the path-way f the storm- Carrie Elma, a negro, -was huraed beneaxn jne aeons, but most of the negroes escaped with slight injuries. .Eastward the storm swept, cutting its way through an other strip of woods, striking the Sec and Presbyterian church at the corner of Avenue H and Fifteenth street, de molishing the struoture. The pews were piled on top of the debris. A small oak table, which was jjsed on the rostrum, was deposited on the topmost point of the wreckage. East of the church, directly in the tornado's path, in another negro set tehnent, much havoc was wrought among the frail shacks, seven of which were swept away. A number of small houses were leveled between Sixteenth and Sevententh strts. Th storm then struck the more thickly settled residence (portion of the city and its work of "destruction in creased. A cottage occupied, jby Fred Schaefer. No. 1814 South Eigh teenth street, and a small fran-.e build ing; a few "doors north; occupied by L.. H. Stewart, were badly-damaged. Al most a. clean sweep w.as made of the district lying between. Eighteenth and Twentieth streets and 'Avenues H and I two blocks. Here th scene is one of complete demolition. The frame cot tages were reduced to flattened piles of debris; every tree, large or small, was either crushed down or uprooted, ana f ellen telephone polea and their tangle of wires made a mass of destruction. The row of 'small cottages fronting east on Ninenteentn street between Avenues H and I were flattened' out. Not any of the occupants had warning and: were unable to escape from thir homes before the storm' wreciiVd Ithem. They made their escape from the. piles ol wreckage by thsir o.vn efforts or were rescued by workers after the storm. ' The house on the corner cf Nine teenth street and Avenue I, in this block, was occupied by W. M. Merritt, a member of the fire department, and his family a wife and two small chil dren. All were rescued with, no morc serious injuries than a, few bruises. The second house was occupied by the family of Edward Mann. They were rescued slightly injured. The third house was occupied by. Roy McCul lough and Charles Robinson and their families. These were resqued badly bruised up. . The fourth house was occupied by Captain N. D. Johnston and hls daugh ter. 'They were caught in one corner of a room, the only part of the house left standing, and after the storm passed made their way out. The last house in (the -row was the property of D- McRae, Mr. McRae was caught beneajth the wreck, but escaped unhurt. Mrs. Hardwick. a resident of the home house, had recently undergone an 'operation, iwas buried under the ruins, but rescued without an apparent serious injury.- From Nineteenth to Twentieth streets on Avenue I., every house but one lit tle 1 shanty was destroyed. Minter's grocery store was literally picked up and tossed into the Van Hooee yard, killling Dr. C. G. Chapman, -who had left; his buggy to escape the rain. W. P. Dickenson, medical student, . who was with Dr. Chapman, was struck in the head by a piece of flying timber, producing concussion of the brain. He is not expected to live. The roof and sides of the store were lifted and car ried several yards away, leaving the floor, counters and heavy groceries in tact. :. , The wind here seemed to veer aipward and strike the earth again at Twenty second street, sparing buildings be Iftfen Twentieth and Twenty-second; hut at Twenty-second it struck, with tremendous force, destroying alt the small buildings in its path for half a miie, killing and in jurying many people in its path. It struck a small house which stands alone at the foot of St. Vincent hospital hill, mashing it fiat to the ground. From Twentieth street the storm plowed its way eastward through "the block between Avenue H., and I., tear ing away the roofs of a number of res idences, smashing In windows, blowing down treets and fences. Crossing Thirtieth street, it struck the residence of Robert J. Lowe at No. 815 South Thirtieth street, levelling it to the ground and instantly killing Mr. Lowe's 4-weeks' old child and fatally crushing Mrs. Lowe, who died within fifteen minutes after being removed from the wreckage. Mr. Lowe and the nurse escaped with slight bruises. Taking in an eastward direction, the storm swept everything in Its path of seventy-five yards' width until it pass ed beyong the city limits and struck the Lake View hill, about Thirty-fourth street. . There were no houses of any description in its path after it had passed the city limits and consequently there was, no damage until if had reached Avondale. Oh Faggots hill, just south of Avondale a number of persons were seriously injured and many houses badly damaged.. The residence of Mr. Miller Harbin was blown down and Mr. Harbin,, his wife, child and father-in-law, were severely injured. Jennie Shelton and Mrs. J. J. Henden were also hurt, and a number of other persons suffered bruises. Twelve houses were demolished and fences and out houses were leveled.. Onward the cyclone swept and at Irondale, again repeated its work of destruction. Houses and fences were leveled to the ground, and up to this writing several bodies had been recov ered. (A number of injured were re ported and great property loss was en tailed. Bessemer, Pratt City, Ensley, North Birmingham and other suburban towns, were visited by the storm and in each of these places much destruc tion was wrought, but no loss of life is reported. Many houses were demol ished at Pratt- City, including a num ber of churches. At Powderly there was also much damage and destruction and at Cleve land, Mrs. George Hatt was struck by lightning and will probably die. A terrific rain storm followed the wind and greatly retarded the work of relief. Mayor Drennan and many of the city officials were quickly on the scene and a relief station was estab lished at the corner of Avenue I., and Twenty-fourth street.' Men with axes and spikes were put to work in rescuing those caught be neth the rafters and timbers of the ruined buildings, and afterwards in rescuing what property or effects they could. Every horse and vehicle in town was engaged by perSonsaQxioua to view the scene and" every "furniture van and wagon was in use, moving mattresses and other household effects to new quarters. The dead were removed to the vari ous undertaking establishmt?!JT3 while every available ambulance in the city was pressed into service in moYjng the injured to the hospitals. Tonight a mass meeting of citizens was held and a relief fund was started and a temporary committee organized to take charge until tomorrow at noon, when the mayor will take up the work at the head of a new committee. Several thousand dollars have al ready been subscribed and the neces sary money needed to relieve the situ ation will be raised immediately. STORMS AT OTHER POINTS. Huiitersville, Ala.,- March 25. A; ter rific gale here today unroofed many houses and blew down trees, fences and telegraph poles. The w ind was ac companied by heavy rain. No lose of life has been reported. Macon, Ga., March 25. Heavy ' rain fell here tonight, filled cellars and covered floors in the lower part of the city, driving residents from dwellings. The wind blewr down doors, broke glass es and wrenched blinds and signs from their fastenings, causing much damage. No one was injured. s Montgomery, Ala., March 25. In re sponse to a request of Mayor Drennan, of Birmingham, Governor Samford to night ordered out the state troops in that city to protect property in the damaged district. Rome, Ga.. March 25. A rain and hail storm raged here this morning for an hour. Several business houses had theirfront blown in and their stocks ruined. No fatalities have been " re ported. Six inches of rain fell in four hours, according to the weather obser vn At Chambers, six miles from Rome, the gale blew down J. A. Rounsaville's home and wrecked the cotton mill and three barns belonging to Rounsaville and a brother. i Many head of live stock were killed. It is feared much injury has been done to fruit trees. The rivers are rising rap idly. Thousands of feet of lumber are in danger of washing away and large foreesj.of hands are at work movig it to places of safety. TRAIN BLOWN FROM THE TRACK. Columbus, Ga.. March 25. A mixed train was blown off of the Central of Georgia railroad tracks one miles east of Buena Vista, thirty-seven miles from Columbus, late this afternoon. The train consisted of an engine and tender, baggage car, two coaches and twelve freight cars and was going fifteen miles an hour when struck by the storm. The .engine was lifted from the track, the tender was turned over, the bag gage car, two coaches and three freight cars were thrown on their sides. The rest of the train, however, re mained on the traclt. -:No one was kill ed. ' . - Columbus experienced a heavy rain and wind storm but there was no seri ous damage. THWART KIDXAPPEES BY TIIOXE Girl Operator and a Constable Cause Arrest of North Carolina Officers A special to The Chicago Record from Alvara2o,Tex., says: Two men from North . Carolina are locked in jail here on the charge of at tempting the most daring ipiece of kid snapping ever known in Texas. The kidnappers were only thwarted by an expert telephone girl and the vigorous -use of .the long-distance telephone. The men came to Alvarado last Mon day. They gave the names of J. L. Peterson nd J. M. Cooper and claimed they were looking for a fugitive from Worth Carolina .named John Warnick, cfcarged with murder. They showed Conetable Hamilton a proclamation is sued by the governor of North Carolina offering a reward of $200 for Warnick's arrest Ham.Uton started' out to find War nick. While he was away the two North CJolina men seized Warnick in the street11, threw him down, gagged him, tied atis hands and legs with ropes, hurried hin upon a train and left with the prisoner without any process of law whateveiTV Th offlcresuaid fare for three persons to the conductor on the train from Alvarado to Fort Worth. ; When Constable Hamilton returned and learned of the affair he set the vil lage telephone girt to work, and after an hour succeeded: In heading off the kidnappers at Mount Vernon. 200 miles away and within an hour's ride of the state line. Officers at Mount Vernon took the party into custody and brought the North Carolinians back to Alva rado last night. Warnick claims to be innocent of the murder charged against him. Administrator of the W. A. SlceFstt Houston, Texas, March 25. F. A. Rice,, brother of William M. Rice, the millionaire, who died in New York, was today appointed permanent administra tor of the. estate in Texas. His bond was fixed at $300,000. , The matter came up on the application of O. T. Holt, ad ministrator of the estate of Mrs. W..: M. Rice, 'for letters on the - Rice estate, which he alleges is indebted to the es tate of which he is administrator in a large sum. . . . , ENGLAND'S ANSWER TO SENATE AMENDMENTS TO HAY PAUNCEFOTE TREATY. WHY SHE CANNOT ACCEPT THEM No Desire to .Chance the Clayton-Bul- i wer Treaty Opposed to any Changes Solely for the Benefit of the United r - - States -Right to Annul Clayton-Bul- i wer Treat Discussed Objection to Provisions as to the Isthmian Canal in the Amended Treatv. . .1 Washington, March 25. The answer of the British Government, expressing its inability to iaccept the Hay-Paunce-fote treaty in the form amended by the United States senate, was made public today, it is in the form or a. commu nication from Lord Lansdowne, British minister of foreign affairs, to Lord Pauncefote, and asks the latter to read the dispatch to the secretary of state and to leave a Copy in his hands. Lord Lansdowne begins by showing there was no desire on the part of the British government to change the Clay-ton-Bulwer treaty; but some of its pro visions, he says, had been regarded with disfavor by the government of the United States and in the president's message of December 1898, it was urged that the national policy called more imperatively man ever for the "control" of the projected highway by the gov ernment of the United States. ,Lord Lord Pauncefote made inquiry of the secretary of state as to" the attitude of the president, the result being summarized- by Lord Lansdowne as follows: "In reply, the views of the United States government were very frankly and openly explained. You were most emphatically assured that the president had no intention whatever of ignor ing the Clayton-Bulwer convention, and that he loyally observed treaty stipulations; but in view of the strong national feeling in favor of the con struction of a Nicaragua canal, and of the improbability of the work being accomplished ,by i private enterprises, the United States government were prepared to undertake it themselves, upon obtaining the necessary powers from congress. For that purpose, how ever, they must endeavor-, by friendly negotiations, to obtain the consent of Great "Britain to such a modification of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty as, with out affecting the 'general principle' therein declared, would enable the great object in view to be' accomplish ed for the benefit of the commerce of the world." The result, however, . of the discus sions, Lord Lansdowne says, was the treaty which Mr. Hay handed to Lord Pauncefote in January 1899. The Brit ish government was not yet prepared to accept the treaty, assures difficul ties had arisen in seeking to arrange affairs then pending before the joint high commission, and Lord Salisbury "did not see how her majesty's govern ment could sanction any convention for amending the Clayton-Bulwer trea ty, as the opinion of this country would hardly support them in making a concession which would be wholly to the benefit of the United States, at a time when they appeared to be so lit tle inclined to come to a satisfactory settlement in regard to the Alaska frontier." Later the introduction of the Nicara gua canal bill in congress revived at tention to the treaty, and it was ac cepted, Lord Lansdowne saying: "Her majesty's government after due consideration 'determined to accept the convention unconditionally, as a signal proof of their friendly disposition and of their desire not to impede the execu tion of a project declared to be of na tional importance to the people of the United States." Lord Lansdowne then discussed the right of the United States to annul the Clayton-Bulwer treaty saying: "The Clayton-Bulwer treaty is an in ternational contract of unquestionable validity; a contract which, according to well established international usage, ought not to be abrogated or modified, save with the consent of both the par ties to the contract." Lord Lansdowne then considers the senate amendments declaring that the Clayton-Bulwer treaty is "hereby su perseded," opposing this contention. He lays most stress, however, upon the other senate amendments and says they present more formidable difficul ties. On these he says: "The first of them, which reserves to the United States, the rights of taking any measures which it may find neces sary to secure by its own forces the de fense of the United States,- appears to his majesty's government to involve a distinct departure from the principle which has, until now, found acceptance with both governments; the principle, namely, that in time, of war as well as in time of peace the passage of the ca nal is to remain free and unimpeded, and is to be so maintained by the pow er or powers responsible for its control. "Were this amendment added to the convention the United States would, it is presumed, be within their rights, if at any moment when it seemed t.o them that their safety required it, in view of warlike preparations, not yet commenced, but contemplated or sup posed to be contemplated by another power, they resorted to warlike acts in or near the canal acts clearly in consistent with' the neutral character which it has' always been sought to give it, and which would deny the free use of it to the commerce and navies of the world." He takes issue with the proposition that -the senate amendment is analo gous to a provision of the Suez canal convention, and he also points out that some of the articles of the Suez can- vention seem to have escaped attention. and he quotes these providing that per manent fortifications are prohibited, and for the dispersion of assemblages near the canal likely to interfere with its use. Proceeding he says: "If the new clause were to be added, the obligation to respect the neutrality of the canal in all circumstances would, so far as Great Britain is concerned, remain in force; the obligation of the United States, on the other hand, would be essentially modified. The result would be a one-sided arrangement, un der which Great Britain would be de barred from any warlike action in or around the canal, while the United States would be able to resort to such action to whatever extent they, might deem necessary to secure , their own safety." i Respecting the contention "that there is a specific prohibition in the Hay Pauncefote treaty against the erection of fortifications, and that this would sufficiently insure -the free use of the canal, Lord Lansdowne says this con tention is one which his majesty's gov ernment are quite unable to admit. After calling attention to the dangerous vagueness of the language employed in the amendment he says: "Even if it were more precisely worded, it would be impossible to de termine what might be the effect if one clause permitting defensive measures, and another forbidding fortifications, wje allowed to stand side by side iift he convention. To his majesty's gofernment it seems, as I have already said, that the amendment might . be construed .as leaving it open to the United States at any moment, not only if war existed, but even if it were an ticipated, to take any measures, how ever stringent or far-reaching, which, in their own judgment might be rep resented as suitable for the purpose of protecting their national interests. Such an enactment would strike at the very root of that 'general principle" of neutralizatio'n .upon which the Clay Iton-Bulwer treaty, was basedand which was reaffirmed in the convention as drafted." The third senate amendment struck out the provision inviting the adher ence of other powers. As to this. Lord Lansdowne says: The amendment not only removes all prospect of the wider guarantee of the neutrality of the canal, but places this country in a position of marked disadvantage compared with other powers which would not be subject lo the self-denying ordinance which Great Britain is desired to accept. It would follow were his majesty's government to agree to such an arrangement, that while the United States would have a treaty right to interfere with the canal in time of war. or apprehended war, and while other powers could, with a clear conscience, disregard any of the restrictions imposed by, the conven tion. Great Britain alone, - in spite cf her enormous possessions on the Ameri can continent; in spite of the extent of her Australian colonies and her inter ests in the east, would be absolutely precluded from resorting to any such action, or from taking measures to se cure her interests in and near the ca nal." Having thus expressed his objections Ji each of the three senate amend ments, Mr. Lansdowrne concludes as fol lows: "I request that your excellency will explain to the secretary of state .the reasons as set forth' in this dispatch why his majesty's government feels unable to accept the convention in the shape presented to them by the American ambassador. . and vhy they prefer, as matters stand at present, to remain un modified the provisions of the Clayton Bulwer treaty. His majesty's govern ment have, throughout these negotia tions, given evidence of their earnest dsire to meet the views of the United States. They would on this occasion have been ready to consider in a friend ly spirit any amendments of the con vention, not inconsistent ' with the prinpicles accepted by both govern ments, which the government -of the United States might have desired to propose, and they w,puld sincerely re gret a failure to dome to an amicable understanding in regard to this import ant subject." ; THK PUBLIC PRINTING ' "' Awarded to Edwards S? Broughton and E. M. Uzzell Cost of the Legislature (Special to The Messenger.) I Raleigh. March 25. The state auditor gives the following regarding the cost of the legislature: Senators $13,53.0, employees $7,772. representtatives $32, 550, employees $11,155. total $66,007. He says he thinks the cost of the impeach ment court will not exceed $15,000. Tonight it is said the impeachment trial will hardly end before; Thursday night, and -may ero over into Friday. This change of View is due to the in creasing jength of speeches.; j. - The state auditor is refunding licensej taxes which were paid on slot gambling! machines which are now abolished. It turns out that only nineteen of these paid taxes and of these eleven werti in Raleigh. Edwards & Broughton. and E. Mi Uzzell. of Raleigh, who made joint bid for public printing were this evening awarded the contract. PUBLIC SCHOOL TENT BOOKS Snb-Commlsslon to Examine. Them. Death of Colonel W. II. Cheek. ' '(Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh. March 25. Governor A4 cock appointed the. following as suo commission to examine the school text books and report to the text book comf misskm: J. Y. Joyner, of Greensboroj J. D. Hodges, of Augusta; John Cj. Scarborough, of Murfreesboro; C Cl Wright, of Straw; J. A. Butler, ot Statesville; C. G. Vardeli, of Reii Springs; W. L. Carmichael of Bre vard; J. L. Kesffler. of Raleigh; E. Li Flowers, of Durham. Colonel W. H. Cheek died suddenly in the office of his physician at Hender son During the civil war he command ed the First North Carolina cavalry. He acted as brigadier general during the latter part- of the war, and it was intended to commission him .brigadier. It was he, and not Wade Hampton, who was the hero of driving off Dahlgren's raiders from Richmond. BASEBALL AT THE UNIVEUSIXi' First Game of the Season Carolina and LaFayette Stopped by the Ra! n . (Special to The Messenger.) Chapel Hill. March 25.-rThe finest game of base ball for this season was played today between the j university and LaFayette. The game started out beautifully, and. no doubt, would have been hotly contested if heavy downr pour of rain had not stopped it in the fifth inning before either side was re tired. The score at the end of the fourth was 2 and 0 in favor of Caro lina. ' V j The battery work of both teams was good, but Cunningham, of Carolina, pitched magnificent ball. Carr at short played well. f j The feature of the gafessastriplje play of LaFayette in the thirdinriing? Another game will be played tomorrow. The batteries were: Carolina, Cun ningham and Graves; LaFayette. Pritcard and Ernst. Hits Carolina 4, LaFayette 0. Errors ,1 and 1. CnURCH CONSECRATION The Ceremony at St. Mary 's Catholic Church, of Charleston, S. C. j . Charleston, S. C. March 25. St Mary's Roman Catholic church, the oldest in the Carolinas and Georgia, was consecrated today with imposing ceremonies. Blshbp Northrop, of Char leston, was the officiant, assisted by Bishops Monoghan, of Wilmington, Del.. Haide. of Belmont, N. C. Keiley. of Savannah, and Mgr. Quigley and thirteen priests. i - j , The sermon was preached by Bishop Keiley, of savannah. whQ. forcibly pre sented the claim of the Roman Catho lic church to infallability. In refer ence to the negro problem he said two non-Catholic religious bodies haye practically monopolized the field of church work among the negroes. "Are they any better religiously or morally than they were a quarter of a century ago? Have honesty and personal purir ty any stronger hold on them now than then? iMy .answer is 'unquestionably, no. The reason the Catholic church could heretofore, do nothing for them was that she had but few priests and limited, means in the states. There ts involved In this question a social prc b lem and on Its practical solution d-; pends the well being ; of - both peoples; depends, may be, the " pre servation of our civilization. I have ho hesitation in making the assertion that to the Catholic church must the negro look for amelioraion of his spiritual condition.". ' - . i j He closed with a tribute to Bishop Northrop, of Charleston, and said of the ancient church in which he was preach ing: : . . - ; "St. - Mary's an most ante-dates the hierarchy ha the. United states, for one year before ur nrst bishop; John Car roll, .was consecrated, arrangements were commenced for -its formal estab lishment.'' . - --..----.- THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL F, H. BUSBEE CLOSES A TWO HOURS SPEECH FOR THE DEFENCE. - HE ATTACKS THE PROSECUTION. He Charges the Managers with At tempt -to Impose Upon the Lack of Knowledge of Law pf- the Senators. Attempt to Shield the Judges Behind the Clerk lie Travels Out of the Record td Charge Partisanshlp-Mr. it. F. Long's Able Argument for the H Defence. (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C, March 25. In the im peachment trial today F. H. Busbee, for the defense, concluded his argu ment in. two hours' speech. He said all lawyers understood writs should. be issued in conformity to judgments, by clerks of the courts, without special order, except that indicated in the opinion or judgment; that the supreme court's opinion in White's case was only an affirmation of the judgment of the superior court; that its clerk would have issued the writ if Judge Clark had not specially notified him not to; that Judge Clark's doing this showed he understood the rule that executions is sued on all judgements without special written instructions. Mr. Busbee said the impeachment managers were attempting to impose on the ignorance of the law on the part of the lay members of the senate, i He discussed the history of the "office-holding cases" occurring after the democrats came into power in 1870 and said the supreme court of that day, composed of republicans .kept republi cans in office and no one dreamed of impeachment then because of their honest interpretation of the law; that when the case of Wood vs. Bellamy was decided by the present . court in favor of the democrat the democratic paper now so loudly crying for im peachment came out in flaming head lines, commending the court for stopp ing the. "looting" of the insane asylum; but when Day's case was decided on the same principle four years later the same paper spoke of it as contrary to law and judicial precedent. On the subject of intent Mr. Busbee said no court since the days of Justin ian had been charged with crime for honest even if incorrect interpretation of the law. He said if the prosecu tion's efforts were successful it would established the fatal precedent that the legislative branch of the government was independent and supreme, not co ordinate with the executive and Judi ciary. B. F. Long next spoke for the defense. He made an elaborate, able and care fully prepared argument in behalf of the judges. He recited the history of Governor Holden's offense and im peachment and said there was a uni versal demand, for it, while as to the present case it was not heard of or thought of seriously until the house adopted the resolutions of impeach ment. " He said the responsibility rest ing upon senators was extraordinary, they had all the power. No judge of law in this court could lay down to them the law as in other criminal trials. He defined what were impeach able offenses. He took up the five ar ticles of impeachment, discussed them in all their bearings and showed how impossible it was to convict uitder the charges made if the whole evidence in the case was to be believed, which evi dence was not contradicted. He then discussed the questions of law involv ed, cited supreme court decisions runn ing back a century, and the last cases w;ere founded dn the law and precedent for that length of time. TO BE A CLOSE VOTE On Question of Conviction of the Judges Defendants Confident of Acquittal. Bids tor School Books to be Opened Today-No Exhibit at Buffalo. j Messenger Bureau. j Raleigh, N. C, March 25. It is rtbw agreed by both sides that the impeachment trial will probably end .Wednesday. The impeachment side say the vote will be very close, but that the judges will be convicted. They "say the judges will not be con victed for opinions but for "breaking into the treasury." The general public has not the least' belief that there will be conviction. The clergy, the lawyers and the business men oppose impeach ment and say so. i It is said all fifty senators will be here and ready to vote. A senator says there will be no long executive sesion, after arguments end, but that all will be ready to vote promptly. The judges are confident of acquittal. '- The penitentiary management will be changed April 2nd. The new chairman, B. L. Travis, says no plans are as yet made. - - I The Home Insurance Company, of New York, today reentered the state. W. W. Fuller, of New 'York, general counsel of the American Tobacco Com, bpany, is here to see his father, Judge Fuller, who is again sick. , Tomorrow at noon the bids for school ffext books are to be opened. The books I yin then be turned over io xne suu- commission of, teachers, wnicn was ap pointed today. All the leading, book publishing houses in the country have representatives here including B. F. Johnson, of Richmond. It is found to be impossible for this state to make any exhibit at Buffalo. The ligislature made no appropriation and the agricultural department has not the means. It would cost $5,000 to make an exhibit of forestry and min erals alone, in proper style. ' Rev. Robert Kimball, of New York city, assistant secretary of the Episco pal mission, board, preached here yes terday. He is making a tour of the state in the interest of foreign missions. 1 Fruit trees are now blooming freely. As yet there is no damage by cold to any kind of fruit. Indian Precl pates a Fight By flourishing a tomahawk and ut tering a war cry. Little Bear, a Chero kee Indian, precipitated a fight early yesterday at the Veiled Prophets' ball at the coliseum. In the scuffle he was knocked down and rendered uncon scious by kicks about the head. He -was taken to -the Samaritan hospital. The Indian was dancing when some one pulled a wreath from his head. In fun the Cherokee drew his tomahawk and gave chase. Bystanders took up the fight. Chicago Record. Does It Pay to Buy Cheap r . -:'l A cheap xemedy for coughs and colds is all right, but yon want some thing that will relieve and cure the more severe and dangerous results of throat and lung troubles. What shall you do? Go to a. warmer and more regular climate? Yes, If possible;, if not possible for you, then In either ease take the only remedy that has been introduced in all civilized coun tries with success in severe throat and lung troubles, "Boschee'e German Syrup." It not only heals and stimu lates the tissues "to destroy the germ disease, but allays Inflammation, caus es easy expectoration, gives good night's rest, and cures the patient. Try one bottle. Recommended many years by all druggists in the world. For m by R. R. BoTlamy. !-;! I"I"I"I"I"l"li"I-H-4:-M!-4S'4i"HH"l-Hl J: x Gas is the Perfect of 75,000 Gas Stoves were sold in the city of Chicago during the last three years, which shows the great popularity of Gas as a means of cooking. For fur ther proof, ask your friends who use them. We sell our Range for $13.50 CONNECTED WILMINGTON GAS LIGHT CO., 27 NORTH FRONT STREET. WELCOME ! EVERYBODY is invited to attend the Grand Opening The Bigr Racket Store Millinery and Dress Goods Departments Tuesday and Wednesday, ?6th, 27th We have made great preparations to show our friends and customers the largest and nicest stock of millinery ever shown in the city. We have 100 Pattern Hats that Miss Brown select ed in New York after looking through 50 lines at different places. We found and bought the largest assortment we have ever been able ' to shotv. "We bought them very . cheap and have marked this lot of hats to sell at ex actly at the wholesale cost. We do not try to make money on Pattern Hats, we only buy them to-ehow the ladies WILMINGTON'S BIG RACKET STORE 208 and 210 North Front St., Near Postoffice and Depot GEORGE 0. GAYLORD, - - - Proprietor. Very Much Depends No. 106 North Front Street. MUNSON & GO Is 8 Per Cent. Net Enough? For $8,000. I can sell you property paying $864 per annum. Also others, smaller, that pay as well or tetter. W. M. GUM MING, Real Estate Agent and Jfotary Public STIEFF Founded 1842. The word BEST has been so much abused that we often hesitate to use It. It so happens.though, that there is no other word that will adequately de scribe the STIEFF Piano. It ia aa near perfection as human skiU has been able to reach. . It combines the high qualities of the other instruments-and has many unique additions of its own. - CHAELES M. STIEFF, Piano Manufacturer, Baltimore, Md North and South Carolina Factory Branch Wareroani, 213 H. Trjon Street, Charlotte, W C G rand Millinery Opening at TAYLOR S BAZAAR Thursday and Friday, 28th, 29th Never before has such an assortment of stylish Millinery been displayed in this city. Every portion of the stock having been selected by the expert-" enced milliners. Mrs. Taylor and Miss Laille Taylor. Our styles are perfect. " We cannot fail to suit the most fastidious and our prices are reasonable. -Everyone is welcome to the opening it t - . TAYLOR'S BAZAAR ""sxr Only Means GookingI WELCOME ! the styles. We have trimmed hats from 50 cents each to, $50.00 each. -We have 500 . dozen bunches of -Flowers, everything in the Flower Kingdom, from 5c a bunch up to J2.00 a buneh. Easter is most here, and remember' we trim hats to order free of charge. We have, thousands of hats and tnousands of flowers and thousands of yards of mouselains and mulls and liberty silks. Our styles are guaranteed to be the latest and our prices the lowest. Ev erybody is invited'to come to see the largest and nicest stock of millinery, .and dress goods in the state. upon the right kind of clothing. .Sue cess and ill-fitting clothing-rarely-- -together. To fit properly, your clothes must be made for you and made by skilled and artistic tailors as ours are. -The cost? Not by any means wnat its' worth. You may be under the impres sion that our customers are extrava gant dressers. Then figure up how much you spend for cheaper clothes. You'll doubtless be surprised to find? out that what may look like extrava gance is really the best kind of econo my. Come in and see for yourself. Neglige Shirts, stiff and soft bosoms new lot of Neckwear In ali shapes at popular prices. Collars, 2 for 25c; E. & W. Cuffs. 25c. Everything you may ; want at same'orices as elsewhere. -Try PIAIOS "Sing Their Own Praise'
The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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