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-; i ; 1 i DEYOTED TO THE BEST INTEBESTS OF SOUTHPOET AND BRUfSWIOK COUNTY. ESTABLISHED 1890. SOUTHPOET N. C. THURSDAY, NOVEUBER 29. 1894. WHOLE NUMBER 249. THE WORLD'S NEWS. of Labor adjourned to-day. The next convention will be held In Washington Carnegie's Wire Nail Works, occupying A whnlf Hniinre at IWvpr 'Pulls Pa inarm .VCONDENSKDSUMMAHYOF buraed tnight. TLfi 11 -:o:- A WEEK'S DOINGS To Stop th Hunting t Sls. faultta Bask Tcllar, Volcano Aetlva. 8taa ard Oil Officials Indicted- Abscon ded with 354.0O0. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 31. An attempt is being made to prevent the hunting of seals until 1896 The Cage building; at New Iberia, La., was destroyed by Are yesterday morning. Lobs $23,000 1 As the result of a street fight Amy Sey mour of Jonesboro. Ark., shot aad killed Judge J. D. Ferrell The finding of an overturned boat near Fall IUver, IUm.. told of the drowning of Amos Holt, his wife and six children For tbi third time, murderer Thomas St. Clair whose execution had been set for Friday, at San Francisco, has been respited by the President rOBEIQN. Baron Wtsaman, the 'African explorer, was married at Cologne tp Miss lied wig Linden, daughter of a wealthy manufac turer, and will -leave ' the German cqjonlal service THURSDAY. KOTKMBBB SS. A severe windstorm did considerable damage in Western New York, yesterday $100,000 Carleton. B. Hutchins, president of the Hutchlns Refrigerator Car Co. of Chicago, died at Detroit, Mich, yesterday aged .80 years ' i .-i R. G. Dun & Co's weekly review of trade says that there were 852 failures in the United States during the past week.against 419, last year. . FOBEIOJf. Crar Nicholas created an excellent im pression at the Council of State by his grasp of affairs and ability to talk.' i . SUNDAY. NOVEMBER. SS The' act to incorporate the Nicaragua Canal Co., was passed! &y the Vermont legislature yesterday The Georgia legislature has killed the bill which provided for the election of Judges and solicitors by the people. Samuel C. Seley, for -fourteen years a' trusted bookkeeper of the National Shoe and Leather Bank of '-New York, has absconded with $354,000 There is a slight but .decided; improve ment in the condition of Miss Stevenson to day. - AU her near relatives are now with her at Asheville, The-total visible supply of cotton for the world is 8,852,357 bales4"of which 3.507.- 157 bales are American; jagainst 3.793. bales, and 3.407.743 bales respectively last AVASHINGTON NEWS. THE BIDDERS FOR NEW BONDS THE .nawato.. of the .abject TRIBAL GOVERNMENT John R. Tait. paying teller of the Che- year Receipts of cotton this week at all mical National Bank, New York, is short interior towns 288,759 bales Receipts from $16,000 in his accounts . the plantations 356,161 bales; crop in sight President Proctor, of the Civil Service 3.425,013 bales. i i t m 1. 1 a. a. I uiuiuisttiun, l&vons uiaituig pouuimbiera j FOREIGN nrirV n aiil a TarmnnAnt nffi lala I . Dr. J. B. de Pioda, counsellor of the Nearly the whole business portion of the Swigg jlon in Rome, has been ap- lown oi navannan. mo., was yesterday ae- Swis8 Minister to Washington siroyea oy nre. Jjoss aoou. fu,uuu t Humphrey Hughes, a retired Delaware pilot, died at his home in Cape May, N. J aged 78 years Congressman Amos Cummings, of New York, who was defeated in the late elec tion, was to day appointed a subway com mlsajoner, with a salary of $5,000 per annum 70BKIOS. The volcano on Strombol! Island is in full eruption, and Etna and Vesuvius are active FRIDAY. NOVEMBER S3. Senator Hill has gone 8outh for a pleas ure trip St. Louis la, alarmed over the spread of the diphtheria scourge MONDAY. NOVEMBER SO. Ravages of smallpox and diphtheria have caused a semi-panic in Detroit After being a fugitive 15 years, Samuel Carson, an escaped Missouri convict, sur rendered at Chicago. By the house catching fire, two young children of Mrs. Martino.' of Hastings, Col. left alone, were cremated In a fight with three outlaws, who were robbing the depot at Canadian City, Tex., Sheriff Thomas McGee was killed On account of failing health. Chief Jus tice Gilflllan. of Minnesota's Supreme Court, will resign after 25: vears's service. "1 James Main, a noted mathematician and for many years on the Coast and Geodetic Survev. died at Washington. D. C. aeed a Ai t : i r i I ii I w Aiier a jong voyage irom juaueira. me veflrs training snip tr ortsmoutn arnvea at new Fire at Springfield, I1L, yesterday de stroyed the militia armory, and other build ingB, including 85: horses which were burned to death in a stable. Loss $125,000 FOWflGN". The new German Minister of Agricul ture proposes a scheme to link all parts of the empire by a great midland canal port ' ' Gen. W; H. Gibson, a wsrveteran and noted campaign speaker, died at Tiffin. O. yesterday, aged 72 years On the ground of Cruelty, ClaraDawson daughter of a' Brooklyn millionaire'." Be cured a. divorce from her husband l For violating the anti-trust law of Texas air the Standard Oil officials from J. D, Rockefeller down, were indicted at Austin yesterday rOBEIQN. For perjury committed to obtain a di vorce H. L. Winter, an organist of Denver. Col., was sentenced at London to six years who escaped from iail at Belair, Md.. has penal seryltuda been captured at Lansing. Mich. James Stewart Cushman. a well-known AiiiMji.oriiMDi;KM. clubman and at one time prominent in General Casey suggests that Congress racing circles, dropped dead in a street car appropriate f .30.,wu lor work on lortitt- in New York, last evening i i ne ueorgia venirai uirevtora ciaiiu uui 10 curtail the flour output and raise the bill introduced in the Georgia legisla prices. St. Louis mills have shut down for ture to prevent the reorganization of the an inaennite period roftd tn the nterest Qf the Southern Rail i The General Assembly of the Knights way is unconstitutional Are Largely Baaks, Insurance and Trust Companies. Division of Sentiment on Financial Matters. Sugar People Suing; for Bountj on SusTar.j Washington. Nov. 26, At first glance it would appear to those who form hasty conclusions that the aggre gate amount of the bide submitted $155,000 000 for the $50,000,000 in bonds which are to be issued by the Government was an indication that the country had a large suiplus of money for which the people had no us, but a little study of a-list of tbe bidders 1 will quickly show-how fallacious such an assumption would be. Thanks to the persistency of a few of the bidders, the full list of those who bid for tbe bonds was made public as soon as the bids were opened, although Secretary Carlisle bad intended that -the names should be withheld from the public until Congress called for them with a special resolution, as it did after the first bond issue, and as it would cer tamly have done after this one. Among the bidders, several hundred in number, there were only nine indi viduals, all the remainder being banks, insurance, and trust comoanies. and tho aggregate of the amount desired by the individuals was too small to be even considered less than 870.000. Is it any wonder therefore, that Congressmen and others interested in the financial problem which every body now admits to be the most im portant before tbe country, should be asking why it is that there is $155.- 000.000 about $2.50 per capita, and more than one-tenth of all the money said by the Treasury to be in circu- ation In tbe hands of these banks and corporations which its owners are anxious to loan to the Government at from 2.7 8 to 3 per cent, while the average man whose real estate is mort gaged is compelled to pay double as much, or more, for the use of money? That this question will be asked in a dozen forms on the floor of Congress is certain, but that it will, or can be, satisfactorily answered is altogether another matter. That there is a surplus of money in the Vaults of the rich banks is just as certain as it is that there is lack of sufficient money in the hands of the people. When this can be equalled tbe financial problem will have been solved. TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 7. Mrs. Adeline Featherstone. of Philadel phia, who is said to be the heiress to a for tune, is serving a six months' sentence for larceny at Milwaukee j I Robt E. Harvey, the noted bank forger There is a division pf sentiment in theCabinet as well as in the Democratic party, as to what financial recommen dations the President should make in his message to Congress. At least two members of the Cabinet believe that it will be a mistake for the President to recommend a financial system in his message, when be knows that it cannot possibly be acted upon by the present Congress and that i t will provoke most bitter opposition in his own party They have advised him to merely re commend that Congress authorize the appointment by the President of a non partisan commission, to make through to be embodied in a report to the President, it is said that Mr. Cleve Hand would be willing to accept this advise, although he isn't in the habit of doing that sort of thing, if he could be certain1 that Congress would leave the appointment of the commission in his bands. He fears that Congress would name the commission, giving the silver men too much representation thereon. And for that reason will probably not make the recommen dation. But it may get before Con gress, for all that, as a movement has been started to use it to fight whatever recommendation is what H is expected to be the movement may succeed. It would be good party politics for Mr. Cleveland to accept the financial com mission ids, whatever might be the final result of it. The fact that a Congressional com mittee which has been investigating things in Indian Territory, independ ently of the. Dawes commission, has bund tbe same verdict as the Daves commission that the Government maintained by what are known as the five civilized tribes of Indians is a failure will doubtlessly be a factor in determining the fate of Congress ional legislatian on tbjP subject. Senator Jones, of Arki greatly in terested in the bill providing that these lands shall bo distributed in severalty in accordence with the Dawes act, and he expresses the opinion that it will be passed early in the coming session. The opposition to this bill is sturdy and determined, or rather was when Congress was last in session, and prob ably will be again. ("" -1 -1 The best sugar people, or at least enough of them to make a test case, have entered suit in the U, S. Court of Claims for the amount of bounty due on the crop which was partly con verted into sugar when the bounty law was repealed. ; The defense of the government, according to Attorney General Olney.will rest almost entirely upon the claim that Congress had no constitutional right to grant bounties or to make bargains for such a pur pose with individuals. That may or may not be good constitutional law, but it does not strike an ordinary man as good common sense. If the At torney General believed the bounty law to be unconstitutional why did he not go into court and try to save the millions the Government paid out under it since this administration came into office. i If Mr. Burrows is elected to the Senate, Republicans predict, Mr. Dal zell, of Pennsylvania, has the best prospects of being appomtod chairman of the Ways and Means Committee by the Speaker. Mr. Dalzell, next to Mr. Reed and Mr. Burrows, is entitled to the credit of having won the greatest distinction in the tariff fight during its progress in the House. He stands well with the statesman from Maine who will undoubtedly fill the Speak er's chair, and has made a close study of the tariff question from" a protection point of view, representing one of the largest industrial districts in United States. A FAILURE IN INDIAN TER RITORY. the A Caatasiaslaa Kxaaalastaa Condition mud FUda tha Territory la Bad Shape. 9 Prataetlaa ta Llf ar rraperty I Back ta Federal Control. The anomalous condition of affairs now existing oetween me u miea States and tbe perturbed Indian Terri tory makes intansely interesting the report submitted yesterday to. tbe Secretary of the Interior by the com mission sent to investigate matters concerning the five civilised tribes of Indians. If tbe recommendations of the commission are adopted the Fed eral government will recover posses sion of tbe great domain owned by these people and revoke the right given the.m to govern themselves. Charges that tbe tribal governments have perverted the trust conferred by tbe United States and also shown their inability to care for their interests are preferred by tbe commission, which concludes its report with these straight forward sentences: "The United States put the title to a domain of countless wealth and un measured resources in these several tribes or nationalities, but it was a conveyance in trust for specific uses, clearly indicated in tbe treaties them selves and for no other purpose. It was fori tbe use and enjoyment in common of each and every citizen of his tribe, of each and every part of the Territory, thus tersely expressed in one of the treaties, 'to be held in common, so that each aad every mem ber of either tribe shall have an equal undivided interest in the whole ' The tribes can make no other use of it. Tliev have no power to grant it to any one, or to grant to anyone an ex elusive use of any portion of it "These tribal governments have wholly perver-ed their high trust, and it is the plain duty of the United Statesfb enforce the trust it has so created, and recover for its original uses the domain, and all the gam de rived from tbe perversion of tbe trust, or discbarge the trustees. -Tbe United States also grants to' these tribes the power of self govern ment not to conflict with tbe Consti tutiou. They have demonstrated their incapacity to govern themselves, and no higher duty can rest upon the gov eminent that granted this authority than to revoke it when it has so lamen tably failed." The commission consists of ex-Sen ator Henry L- Dawes, ot Massachu setts; Meredith H. Kidd, of Indiana, and Archibald S. McKennen, of Ar kansas. They went to the Indian Territory early in the present year, and in February addressed a conven tion of all the civilized tribes except the Seminoles, explaining fully the policy of the Government, and tbe reasons for desiring a change, i At first a strong inclination was manifested toward taking steps looking to negotiations, but dispatches from Washington, re presenting that the government would hold to the treaty promises, and make no change unless they desired it re sulted in the adoption of resolutions to resist any change and to decline to negotiate. At the invitation of the various" tribes, the"members of the commission" went among tbe people and made addresses on the objects of their mission, but tbe councils of all the tribes except the Cherokees passed resolutions refusing to negotiate. Propositions were made during the summer by the commission to divide aU lands among the Indiana, except town sites, and coal and mineral de posits, which were to be sold and the proceeds divided among the people. Each citizen was to receive sufficient land for a good home, and all intra der8 were to be removed. A . fi"l adjustment of all claims against the United States was also promised, and after these and other propositions had been carried into effect. Congress was to form a territorial government. An answer was requested to tbe p roposi tions by the 1 st of October, but no ans wers were received then or since then. The Cherokee council slone asked further time. The commission says the Indians refuse to sell any portion of their lands. It also states that the full bloods are i less firm for citizenship than they were twenty yearsl ago. All progress with them has been arrested. The commis sion thinks that the Indians deserve little consideration in their demands that the national government remove white people from their territory, as tbe whites were induced to settle by the Indians and had lived up to their agreements. Shrewd whites, through intermarriage with the Indians, have obtained valuable lands for pasturage and cultivation in violation of the agreements with the United States, and some of these have secured 30,000 to 60,000 acres This has resulted in preventing the teal Indian from obtaining possession of any part of his common property. In one tribe, with a total territory of 3,000,000 acres, sixty-one citizens have STATE NEWS. THE WHEAT CROP IN MECK LENBURG COUNTY. Caught la Ua Haiti ag-. Tafcaeea Salaa. A Large Crap af trials Fotateea. Raftssa4 a Licaaee. A Ceetly Daar. Kaaraa . kaaa Arrive la Raleick. The residence ot Mrs. V. M. Thomp son, in Stony Creek township was destroyed by fire Tuesday. It is pre sumed tbst tbe fire originated from a defective chimney. There was an insurance of $2,000 on the building. Goldsbore Headlight. Mr. H. II. Chandler t- Mrv Chand ler, of Nebraska, arrived in Raleigh yesterday and will matt this their future home. Mr. Chandler is a sue cessful fine stock raiser and brings with him the cream of his herds from his Nebraska farms. News-Observer. Wm. Smith (colored) was caught in tbe belting of some machinery in the machine shop of the S. A. I. R. R. and was dashed up against the top of the room. One arm and a leg were broken and be was injured internally so that there is no hope for his re covery. Raleigh Press: Sundsy night Mr. T. H. Griffin, an aged and prominent citizen of Rocky Mount accidently fell from his porch and dislocated his hip. Tobacco sales up to this time have been over $350,000. Considerable attention is being paid to truck farming in the vicinity of this town. Argonaut. Mr. J. W. Grainger has dug over 600 barrels of fall crop Irish potatoes, which are the best kind of seed for the spring crop. He averaged about 60 barrels to the acre and they were very fine, large ones. Tbe other truckers of Kinston have also raised fine fall potatoes. Kinston Free Press. Concord Presbytery met in ad journed session here Monday night and continued its meeting yesterday. The object of tbe meeting was to pass enclosed and bold 1.237,000 acres, upon the licensure of Mr, R. VvMiller, more than a third of the property be- of san8burv. He was found to hold longing to 14,632 citizens. This is a such views that the Presbytery de- violation of the.nlain terms of the clined to license him or receive him treaty and a perversion of the uses and purposes for which the territory was conveyed to the Indians. The influx Of white citizens and the under its care. It may be said safely that next year's crop of wheat in Mecklenburg will be the largest known in this country since the war. All over the country, tho failure , of the tribal governments to 1 farmers are busily engaged in plough observe and enforce the treaty stipu ing up cotton fields and harrowing in iations for the protection of citizens, wheat. In a drive of twelve miles a ad tbe UmenUUa corrupt ofthe. L MrTj. Wtt KJrirleV governments m all their branches, of sbaroD, says the same sUte of affairs nave orougut cumuussiuu w vu prevails in nis neignooruoou. ue conclusion it is impossible to enforce is to take tbe place of 5 cents cotton the executor provisions of the treaties, in Mecklenburg. cnanoite xtewa. All the functions of the tribal govern- A deer case is to be earned ap to ments, the members of the commission the aupreme wm. , , . D. L. Gaskill, in Salisbury, broke out say, have become powerless to protect , - into the life and property of the ciUzen. count,.- rj. E. Chilson shot and The courts of justice have become killed it, supposing it to be a wild one. helpless and paralyzed. Violence The meat was brought to town ior robbery, and murder are almost of sale. Mr. Gaskill recognized the horns . .. . and claimed it as his property. The daily occurrence, and no effective elder Chilgon reuged to giTe it up. A measures of restraint or punishment warrEnt was issued against him and are put forth to suppress crime. Rail- the case was tried before a justice, road trains are stopped and their Judgment was renderjed in favor of passengers robbed within a few miles Mr. Gaskill. Chilson took an appeal of populous towns. ' to the Supreme uourt.-j-uurnaoi quu. KATZ & POLVOGT'S NO. 116 MARKET STREET. ! WILMINGTON, N. C. ARE TO-DAY DOING THE FOREMOST DRY GOODS BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. KATZ & POLVOGT'S NO. 116 MARKET STREET. WILMINGTON, N. C. MAYS CROWDED TO TI DOORS UPHOLSTERY AND LACE CURTAINS. 250 yards rich Oriental Drapery Silks, exquisite designs and hand some coloring?, worth 60 to 75c. our price 49c. i Down Pillows in 14 to 50 inches, covered and uncovered, at rea sonable prices. . i 25 pair Heavy Chenile Curtains,! rich dado, all the leading colors, wertb $5.00, our price only $3.50. lj 50 pair of fine quality Nottingham Lace Curtains, 3$ yards long, extra wide, cheap at $3.00, our price $1.98. 50 pair Dotted Swiss Curtains just received, don't fail to see them, cheap at $3.00 a pair, our price only $2.23 per pair. 25 pair Ecru Nottingham Lace Curtains, 3 yards long, exti a wide. Our regular $5.00 Curtains will be sold at s?2.9S. WOOLEN AND SILK NOVELTIES. 25 Pattern Suits worth from $10 to $15, our price $8.98. 15 Pattern Suits worth from $8.50 to $9.50, our price $6.98. 10 Pattern Suits worth from $5 to $7.50, our price $3.98. 100 yards Black Satin Duchesse, worth $1.75 for $1.39. 150 yards Black Satin Duchesse, worth $1.25, or 89c. 75 yards Black Satin Duchesse, worth 19c, for 59c. RUG AND CARPET DEPARTMENT. KID GLOVES. KID GLOVES. H dozen Ladies' Black andColored, in 4-button and Foster Lace worth $1.25 ctrrprfce 93 cents. 15 dozen Ladies' English Pique Walking Gloves, Red Tans, worth $1.39 for $1.00. Every pair guaranteed. L An accumulation of odd styles and sizes, worth from $1.00 to $1.75, for 75 cents a pair. Gentlemen's Fine Fur Top Gloves, only $1.00. I LADIES' AND MISSES CAPES, JACKETS, WRAPS, Having purchased about seventy-five samples of Ladies' Jackets and Capes, at less than manufacturer's cost, we will offer them as long as tbey last at prices un approachable by any other house. , Cheviot Cloth Jackets. Double Capes in Beaver and Covert Cloth. All Wool' Beaver Cloth Jackets. Seal Plush Capes. Watered Astracan Capes. Largest assortment of Misses and Children's Wraps in the City. ALL MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED. SAMPLES SENT ON APPLICATION. KATZ & P0LV0GT. We have just opened an entire new line of Carpet Samples, consisting oi MOQUETS, , BRUSSELS, TAPESTRY, THREE PLY, INGRAIN, &c.f See these before yon purchase your Carpets. We save you from 5 to 20 cents per yard. i We have just received 100 Rolls of Matting, 50 Rolls Cotton Warp a regular 35c quality, our price 25c. 25 Rolls Double Dyed Japanese Figuied Cotton Warp, worth 25 to 35c our price 16c. . 25 Rolls Assorted Patterns, heavy Chinese Matting, worth from 15 to 20c our pnee 10 and 12c. FUR NECK SCARFS, Black Coney, worth $1.75. our price $1.19. Imitation Mink, worth $3.00, ur price $1.40 Gray Fur Sets worth $1.75, now selling at 98c.v ' White, Tan and Gray Angora worth 75c for 40c i White, Tan and Blue Angora Sets, Muffs and Collars for Chfldren worth $5.00 for $2.50.