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KALEIGH,; NOETH GAEOLINA, THURSDAY,1 MARCH 18,
PRICE $1.00! A TEAR
LTJME XXIV. Nr DMB Kb 1
V7J7 W T
t I I I f .' s
1 ,
-i Lb' S MESSAGE
Wera About Interna
IIoriHtarv Goaference.
TO THE TARIFF
i NA I VAV- CT OFR1SVK
T WILSON DUTIES
PhHT STATEMENT
THE
creased in at least the anwmat of the de
ficiency, and business confidence immeasurably-
strengthened throughout the
country.
Congress should promptly correct the
existing condition. . Ample revenues
must be supplied not only for the, ordin
ary expenses of the government, but for
the prompt payment of liberal pensions
and the liquidations of the principal, and
interest of the public debt. In raising
revenue, duties should be so levied upon
foreign products as to preserve the home
market, so 'far as possible, to our own
producers; to revive-and increase manu-
faetures; to relieve and encourage agri-j
culture; to increase our domestic and j : . "
foreign commerce; to aid and develop ; t.mLfcY
mining and building; and to render to la-,
mk mm,
THE i MISSISSIPPI -I FLOOD
COUNTRY ALMOST COVERED
WITH WATLR.
Reorganization of the House
Was ''a 'Brilliant Scue.
imps rt'i--
HbLU'u
V? a MA V
0. 0
Homes Not Habitable a.d Rescuing:
Gog on mor.g Rapicly In- j
; General Ouuiu of the R. publi
cum "Revenue" Masur.
THE VOTE FOR SPcAKER;
r
:ncrasirg Sufferirf
3iI."niiJiis. Tenn.."ila'rch 15; fTlie river
A 375,000,000 INCREASE
JiEBI) KESrONDS
' IIUMOKOUS SPEECH
liKUM0.0U0 INOUlVSli OF HE VE
NUE to cosnr LATEIi.
SUCCE US" fVtcMlvLAN
iViuch Of, Besides
erif ss . is Aslced Cnjy to
'! . r 1 1 O -i-
i ixr in every neia oi useiui wcuynwn Heads Now Minority.
ana aoequare rewaru? ;
-i.e f-tll and Deal Libtr--
a;y vv'-t Pensiorsrs.
; -ji.ii. M.ux-Jj 1'k The President
vtii foj.'uwing message to
'.ur'iTss of the United States:
on
liberal wages
to which skill and industry are just en
titled". The necessity of the passage of a !
tanir law wmcn s-uaii pruviue aiuyic i-c-enue,
need not 'be further urged. The
imperative demand of the hour is the
prompt enactment of such a measure,
and to this object I earnestly recommend
that Congress shall make every endeav-
or. Before other business is -transacted,
.14- tub firf nnwia niifflri(mt .rpfiPTlTie to
itinu' tln' nee;xssity which ha re-; thfuiiy admBnister the government
h, . ;. .in .u . . . fhout the contracting or xuaxner aeor,
Ways and
Means, and Swansorv, Also, ot Vir-
inia, is Added- Democratic 0'
creas?, 29 Members.
Washington, March 15. The Fif ty
fifth House of Representatives organized
IN A DRYLY lias broken all .records,-.. the gavge to-uight
registering n.-i. Tlie rise irfeitinues t
Cairo, y-r Orleans . and - Intermediate
poiatsl f-ivs of the first serilns. break in;
levees reached this city to-da j It occur
red Saturday near XordenaS" Arkansas,
50. miles above Memphis &e river lis' Liufts Chane-5n ar,d
ragLig'- through he'crevassei'it a terrific i
- -- . ri- - i - f
rate, having a tremendous faB of 15 feet
to give-it force and send it to te lowlands
of Mississipiri county. There will, be no
attempt to stop the break T$ie break is
the more terrible lx'canse loss pf hfe surely-
iimII i w wu y f t ki ii i t : rPVirwaw u.-Vrt IrTirhTir
ly will occur from it. Thosewho know
to-day for the work .before it. Although conditions there do not . Of re to hope
pTQCeedrjjgs were perfunctory the. that' all the people m the Iqwlands es-
the
The vote on rld from the flood when itTcame upon
' uieu acuraay nigni.
RtClPROUY fS NOT- FORGOT
otton
Schedutes--Duti s of 1890 Fu ly Fe-
. s!Qrd i" g-'cutural Schedule
l '-. -.
RepvU.ic-- s Unan:tn,,iis.
it is thought desirable for the public
tcrest and for our agriculture that w
should produce ithis prime necessity for
ourselves. The duty on -carpet wools
as well as upon many other articles is -imposed
mainly fox revenne Ttfce irrita
tion caused by, the use of a ter wools
heretofore classed as carpet wools being
used for clothing purposes has been reme
died by transferring such wools to the
clothing wool classes, but the duty oa
clothing wool has been - restored to the
rates of the act of 1S90." '
ln framing this new tariff, the aim has
been to nvake the duties specific or at least
partly: specific as far sis iossible to protect
the revenue, and also to protect our ow
ind nst fit's. Tlvis lias Kvn done in re-
slMuse to thi4 VUiheii of the' better class of
importers, as well jas of Ahe administra
tors of the law and of onr own producers.
The very general s'ubstitutkMi of specific
-iivties even where they are only the. equiv
alent of existing aa valorenis, will, or it
self increase the 'revenues and streBgthe
the protection afforded to our industries.
'- "The reciprocity1 provKns of the act
(Signed) TVTIiLIAM M KINliEx.
Esecutrve Mansion, March 15, 1897.
SHERMAN FIGHTING BOYD
Js.jnhhng m extraordinary session i Hod disturbance of our fin
iisal ile, iMvause of the condition ; amMa
r - m . . .
imres ;ire griNiter thiin its reerfpts,
i; Mi'-h ;i onditi(n luis existed for
SiMii ihne years, m nil unumiteii
Li our ciiujm:nHi, w are presenting
hii;:ik:il.lf siM--ta.ele of increasing
lilic i. -1 t by .borrowing miMsoy'to
;iv onlin;iry. .. ontlays inci
iuhh: oven " Jin . eeoixMiiieal
jjini.ini .-urHiJiustration of the
An exanuuatioa. or
,i, t! .!is-i;ses tlii? i'act in every de-
Washington. March 15. Chairman i
Dinslev of the AVavs aud Mans commit- !of 18JK) have not ohly been fully restored.
tee, in response to a Tequest that he j hut this policy .lias been extended by ad
furnish a synopsis of the new tariff bill jding to it sugar, tea, coffee and hides, as
presented by him to-day , makes the fol- , articles ou which ) to auake. reciprocal
lowing statement: " agreements on such . articles t as) cham-
The-bill has tnx purposes, namely to ,l&. oranuy, winn nruqoui wm naw
ral mineral waters, chickle, argols and
scene was a brilliant one
iae levee wiiieu gave way ism iroui oi additional revenue and to encourage ".; mineral waiers, tuicKje, arKo.wra
Bailey, (Dem;), 114, Peil, (Pop.) 21, and of Mississippi county, and it islhought; the , the industries of the United States. In p50? thtc articles the reoiproc-
Newlands (Silvente), 1, alhgned severai
! heretofore oinolassilfied members. All the
Populists Toted for Bell. Of the fusion-
water will almost, if not entirely, cover
this county. The steamer, Cirj of Osceola
passed down a short time aft the break
occurred and rescued a number of the! un-
ists, three, Baker and Jett, of Illinois, j fortunate people. For milesf and miles!
"On the basis of the importations for,
j the last fiscal year the bill -would in
crease the revenue about $112000,000
divided a mong the several schedules
t l
habitable. On the overflow land where
HAS HOT, - FO?QOTrFN BOYO-8 l SZ .WK.VS. 5 S5f
uina Aiarsnaji, oi un, voxeu ior ixiiiey, -----; 1 a chemicals S3.500.000: B - erockerv
W welV ofebrasto,: , Sr?; and. ghss SOOO; C-metals
E
TREATMENT OF !M IN IB88.
I . .1 1 4.. ,.,.,...ln!An
lilt' vli;iJi. I" nn vfc;juaiuji
i-iChlii ion of . tiw revenue-which
- i u;ijus!iJi:ille and-should le
Washington and llood, of Michigan did
not" vote. Two of the Sirrerites, New
lands, of Nevada
ity provision is strengthened greatly by
providing, for a ..reductioa of duties to
countries giving us similar concessions.
i "The bill, as a whole, has the unani
mous support of the Republican members
of the Ways and Means committee, ani -will,
it'is hoped, receive the support not
only of Republicans, but of others. wh
believe that revenue should be at 'least
: ...
f of tb oh- hnnsnholfl stuff on skiffsJ ugar $21,750,000; F4obaeco, $7,000,- pn-i to exoenditnres. with a small sur
. T'U"'" or rafts.-and the suJface of the 000; G agricultural, $6,300,000; H li- piU9 added, dnd who are patriotic enough
, and jsnafrocn, or OQdo-. wat(ir ln . tVery '..direction- -w ' totted; j with quors, $1,800,000; tLr-cottons, $1,700,000; to entertain the eonvietron that in adjust-
Kolton, Rollins and Bailey" Seem to.-Tado did not vote and llartman, of Hon- ; ti,ove litte' eraft: J jute, linen and hemp, $7,800,000; K jttg duties to secure such revenue it is a
Haw. rinrhe-Pritchard Sorelv tana ?or .rsewIanas-. JMeaKer xteea (. At Iarit11 Arkansas, all dak yesterday wool, $17,o00,000; do manufacturers of Avise policy to encourage hoWo production
Mavc oincnes.. rnicnaro . ore y was enthusiastically.. received ou hre.ap-j.. tday tlie -available steafcers nt -for . wool .. $27,000,000; IsUks, $1,500,000; and manufacruVes, and thus provide n-v
Boset by Office Mendicants. ; paerance in the House after his election i duty: have been employed rescuing M pulp-and paper $58,000; ' N sundries,, .-ploynieitt at' good wages for the wage
: : l and made a graceful and dryly humorous ; l,a. trts Srt'XKlrtfMl Hliia Dstimntj 5j on ti sun- Mrti-ii'inuira i-.f iviir' ixvmlr mwm whose
Ktisuiiiewiit v. j... snftpcn in assumins ine savei.
Mr. Reed said: ''Gentlemen of
House of Representative.
a few negroes,or poor wmteifoilis; But? as the lmnorts of wool are three ! MMIj M iH'jI l i. iut
numbers ": of live stock, j horsey and times as great and those of woolen goods !
' cial.) C. A. Reynolds and A. E. Holtoii,
Tiv;!S!iry that the revenues ! of Winston, are registered at the National
1 1 1
!. -i! .v.-n-'cin hti'' -I lilies Ifll. I iS: rll. I lvtol liorp. .flTlfl 1j. 5- Wallace. OI oalis- o urtrli ViMr rr XnAo.1-
l' ... ' - ' ' i -' Ci-PC VUAIUUL J vri. xi uuuui.wa j vui a vii j.'ca-j. itv ( ) I
i -.;u-i-es. wore 4-..w,ou.-, bury, anu w. . XiOiuns, oi Ji.&nevuie, aipM : tn so -fnllv Axnress their srrati-.',.. f
xix-inlitures for all purposes : are at the Saint James. It is understood. nrle and their sense of honor conferred j.nttW
; Hint hfiTe 1mpii mot are tmlv nathetie. oosition that th imrorts of each eLiSa of mirfh.isinf iiowor ilwiemls Hie market tor
ue !lo-vin on the levee are stored great stacks goods would be the same the next fiscal our products.".' . .
- . j r "i nni. .11 .ill kiimi. 1 1 rr- i-t 1 . 1 r 1 ri 1 v t . 1 1 1 . 1 iij 1 1 ni . 1 1 v . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 . i 1 1 11 1 ti
jf . . , . . . 1. ! X 1 1 . T 1 . . 1 - - - 1 - m 1 .1
M1".t,"':.s-M;.ro',leavmg an excess of
t.vi r t .xiH'iiditurcs of $9,t)14,453.-
irins that fiscal year $40,T70,407.98
l.i'n; u)oi! the public debt, which
turn iiiiiice.i since jiarcn x, j.cxmj.
Tt'..s'.i:i. .-in. I the animal - interest
v ,!e.-r.i-ed $11,CS4,570JC0. The
is of the troveramcnt from all sour-
htfrg tl:e fiscal year ending June 30.
iiiHninteil to $46l.716.5tn.&4, and its
litv.res to .$44ri),374,887.(i5, showing
-cs,s ui reeeiins oveie.vijeiuuiiurt-s in
3.;74.12!.
le tliat'tiiiie the receipts o no fiscal
and with but few exceptions of no
Si of any fiscal year, have exceeded
xpeuditures. The receipts of the
rninent from all sources auring the
year end his June 30, 1894, were
.802,498.29, and its expenditures
j0v,7.S.S7, leaving a deficit, the first
the resumption of specie 'payments
$G9.S08.2j0.58. ": Notwithstanding
was a decrease of $1G,7G9,128.78
pe ordinary expeuses of " the govern-
, as compared with the previous fis-
iar. its income was still not sufficient
fovide for its daily necessities and the
reserve an the Treasury for the re-
ptioti of given backs was drawn upon
iieet them. But this did not suf-
and live government then resorted
. j " 1 . V . l . T
ban to replenisli the TevServe. In
jruary, 1894. $50,000,000 in. bonds
i issue!, and in November following
bond issue of 50,000,000 was deem-
hocessary. The sum of $117,171,795
realized by tho.sile f these bonds,
the reserve was steadily decreased
A. on 1-Vhruarv 8 -1SifV5 n it-hirl cfitf
-..jLo,-iw in Donas, tor bo,llu,Z4-l,
announced to Congress. The receipts
ie government for the fiscal year end-
June oO, 1895. were S390.373.203.30
the -exieiHliturea $433,178,420.48,
in- a deficit of $42.S05.223.18. A
her loan of .$ 100,000,000 was nego-
hy the government in February,
the sale netting $111,100,246. and
i lllir t li.i . . -. j 1 1 j
m three years to S2G2.315.400. For
fiscal year ending June 30, 189G, the
enues of the government from all
hirees amounted to $409,475,408.78,
its oxpenditures were $434,078.
IS, or an excess of expenditures over
P Pt.s of ?2.j,203,245.70, in other words,
total receipts for the three fiscal
rs ending June 30, 1890. were insuf-
rnt by S137.811.729.46 to meet the
pi expenditures. Nor has this condi
smce improved. For th fi-rsit- ihlf
jthe present fiscal year, the receipts of
overnment. exclusive of -postal rev-
were lo7.ri07.fia3.76. ita
putures. exclusive of postal service
?-,410,O00.22, or an excess of exoendi-
over receipts of $37."902.296.46. In
hi... . . i ' -
F'Tj ot tnis year, the receipts, exclu
iiV-h and tli
pstal service, $30,209,389.29, a deficit
-,V).2,:,0o.24 for the imonth. In TK.
ot this year, the receipts. eTelikivp
I .1 ' .
i i n' revenues, were $24,400,997,38
f1 . 'l-nditures. exclusive of posta:
that Rollins -will be collector of Internal.
lieveuue; tlolton uistnet attorney, anu
W.. A. Bailey, marshal of the Westeru
district. That is Pritchard's slate at
this N time. .- .
Reynolds is said to opposed to Settle for
any appointment whatever, . because Set
tle is . graduate of Georgetown CJollege,
which is a Jesuit institution. With
M. Douglas, and W. S. O'B. Robeson on
the bench already, , he thinks it is time
for the Republican party to give the eleves
of Georgetown a rest. , ,
Jim lioyd is unfortunate. A tory is
going the' rounds to the effect that in
1S88 Boyd promised Sherman to support
hrm for the Presidency, but went to Ral
eigh and caused the State Republican
convention to declare against Sherman
and defeat Canaday and the whole Sher
man contingent, after which Boyd came
here and boasted, that be had "driven
old Sherman's tail in." Now Shermau
is in a position to return the compliment
and will, it is said, take pleasure in doing
SO.
II. A. Gudger and J. Wiley Shook have
not decided exactly what they want, but
Gudger - says he does not want Kerr
Craige's place. It is . not Unlikely that
Mr. Craige will be retained.
F. W. Dixon and James E. Sheppard,
of North Carolina, want office here.
.Mj.0.6.00. a fiHt f su
'.".'.-.: or a total defie'enev a S1SR,
u i for the three years and eight
:;,,:"s on'li- March 1, 1S97. Not only
'' without a surplus in the Treas-
:;, With an increase in the"public
' nas txen a corresponding in-
HI the : nnii.il i'ni...L i . .
? ., . "wi cuarge rrom
; "' -n 1S92, the' lowest of any
'have been saved, while still greater more than twice as great in pounds as in. The Tariff Tinkers Took Good Caw to
1 i 1 L 1 -a. 1. 1.:.. 1 ,1 - rn. .. ... . ... k . . . 'i- . .
tnat tneir ex- t itua the l sers or CotiwU lies ano
be largely re-
althonsh the r
all the occasions
mat idie. tanijjuase ujr - m-u- urauu liuinuens na e uvu iwi, .in;i.yiT;', tc-i'ieo, wuiij . xcviS, tne committee assume
cioiivevel -has leen lone aco exhausted. ! i e. AVhen 'tht first relief boat, the'
V ill you paraon me n i conress inaiura ij- 15. nryan, got to larjon, .tnere was a.i lueed v the orooosed boll
vhen I have stood here . great' rush; on the-part of fthe people, facti that lour domestic oroduction of I i.t- tin- r 1. i-.vi.
oppressed by tfas sense white and blaek, to get aboafd with their wooi j,as diminished ed?ht inilMon nownds Aii'. '1a '
ity than cheered by. the, sen- property, Negroes had beei standtg in; slnce i893Vwill necessitate the importa-i Z .ZtW xUhrillZt.
. r -; K i " jthCAvater with their stock to? hours, wait-; f , rib nvm wol now than m the tii v .v-,
lit iuc im ism iio muwiuioii . .
4$rmjf .mnrtK truvro wnl tiaw Hi n rt 4-n tb
lnR- 12Tnd r.1 "veVvefw latter year. Assuming that the importa
of hfe are manifested ,W f tionsvof wwl will fall off at least one
p antations and it is eertain that nearly thiM fW of 1S0G on acc0unt of
all stock has perched Nearly; al Irefu- autkdpiitory illinoirts .to avoid duties we
KS'i; th; nn.. rf 'thW e vey t residuum at 40 cents per ton. .with,
on the levee last night Aile others .source atl1,000,000. Anticipating atso
nd teii74ora.ry accommodations at thfr
I loa.ts to the overflowed districts and to tne proposed rates at abouf $14,000,000 9-10 cent. Hoop iron or steel cut to
furnish support to the flood victims when From sugar we estimate $20,000,000 ad- j lengfh,,or made into hoops ana ties rot
thev are brought to this city. iA relief vditional revenue.- Anticipating a consid-
fund of $1,000 dollars was immediately
snterileil by citizens present..'!
Memphis, Tenn.. Mareh 16: Tfife Mis
sissippi rfver at Memphis to-night gauges
a fraction over 365 feet, a rise of over
The river con-
defeated 183 to 152. This was the only
, incident out of the ordinary connected
with the proceedings to-day. 1 he 1 res
ident's message was applauded vigorous
ly as was Mr. Dingley when he introduc
ed the new tariff bill. The Speaker ap-
Dixon has applied for the place of regis pointed-' the Republican members of the
ter of the Treasury and Sheppard for that old committee on 1he new Ways, and
of auditor. of the Treasury for thj Navy
Department.
Pritchard i very mueh embarrassed
by the importunities of office-seekers.
The scramble for the few places in sight
is terrific. There is going to be a hot
fight for the Asheyille postof fice. The
commission "of the present postmaster
expires early next month. There is no
probability of any change before that
time. The leading applicants for the
place are ex-Mayor Harkins. ex-Post
master G. M. Roberts and W. H. Deaver,
a prominent Grand Army man, who is
backed by his organization and a num
ber 'of the leading Republicans of Ashe-
ville. Representative Pearson, who is
looking for harmony, said this evening
that a movement was on foot to shift
matters so that Harkins would get. the
collectorship, Roberts the postmaster-
ship, and Grant, of Henderson county,
the marshalship. If this could be done
it would, in Mr. Pearson's opinion,
straighten out the tangle. Up to the
present Mr. Pearson has filed no recom
mendation for appointment of postmas
ter in his district.
I havebeen more
of responsibil
timent of thankfulness.
Yet T appreciate no man more the
high honor of your vote and the confi
dence which dictated dt. But high as the
honor is it will surely fade unless youT
favor is permanent. I cannot, having
had experience, expect to please all "of
you always, but I do . hope, with y ou r
assistance and your kind f orebearance,
to administer justice to each member
and to both sides of the chamber under
the rules established by the nouse of
Representatives without fear, fayor or
the hope of reward."
An ineffectual attempt was made under
the leadership of Mr. Hepburn, an Iowa
Republican, to limit the operation of the
rules of the last Congress, which were
nrlrn-wtrfWl tivm.ivwn ril v. to thirty dava. The
...v r-. v x " ' - i i n irucKioj
ieuiuc-ruiH, x upuiis xvuxi.ct.u one-tenth since iiiorning.
pubfceans supporteu mm, wit xney were 'g to T'lse siowiy. . .
, Two lives are known to have been lost
during the day. Two negroes who live
at Marion, Ark., attempted .J cross
Monnd Lake, in a dug-out, when they
were caught Sn the mighty current, their
boat capsized and they were swept away.
. The change in the situation in the past
24 hours has been decidedlyffor jthe worse
in every respect so far as the j flood and
the flood victims are concerned. Localities
that were expected up to the last moment
to withstand the overflow are at last un
der water. People who thought they
were safe from the angry river, find them
selves hemmed in and their danger is the
greater' because of the. confidence that
prevented them from providing1 against it.
At Marion and the adjacent country,
four (hundred people are reported to be
lined up on the railroad track, over which J
occasional waves sweep,. threatening to
carry off -the desperate people and live
stock. Along the other railroads leading
out of (this city into Arkansas a similar
condition of affairs exist.
Down on President's Island, where, it
was supposed that all persons in danger
had been carried ofE last night, it is
learned that from fifty to one hundred
were this morning" standing in the water
and praying for the sight of a boat that
COTTON TIES ADVANCED.
Under schedule C, metals are treated,
begiiin ing with iron ore and pyrites.
moisture. Hoop iron an
at 3 cents or less and 8
erable falling off of imports of Havana
cotton. .splayed or punched hoops-,. etc..
1-10 cent per pound additional to above.
POSTMASTERS ARE SOLID
TE PRESIDENTIAL AND FOURTH
CLASS TO SERVE OUT TERMS.
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: I-:.-
"lU.U"
on .)
an K!,-n
!i :,-,,
Official Statement of Policy Given Out
. and Affects 70,675 Demo
cratic Postmasters
Washington D. C., March 15 Postmaster-General
Gary made the definite
announcement to the Associated Press to
day that the administration, after deliber
ation, has decided . to adhere to the four
year tenure of office policy for all post
masters. He stated that except in a f ev
cases where .removal for cause was re-
-, to 3-1,387,207.60 in 1896, j quired on account of delinquency, incom-
Means committee and added Mr. Bailey,'
of Texas, Mr. Robertson, of Louisiana,
and Mr. Swanson, of Virginia to the
Democratic membership. In view of the
action of the Democratic caucus Mr. Mc
Millan, who was at the head of the min
ority of the committee was superseded
by Mr. Bailey, although Mr. McMillan
was left on the committee. Mr. Cannon,
(Rep., 111.), offered the resolution, provid
ing for the seat drawing. After some
discussion it was tacitly agreed that the
Democrats whose membership had, in
creased from 03 to 122, should move up
to the centre aisle. . The Republicans in
the last Congress having lapped over on
the Democratic side.' .
The 21 '"Republicans who could not be
accommodated on the Republican side
were to find seats on the extreme right
in what is known as the "Cherokee
strip."
When the House adjourned it was un-
ports at some points; although the grad- any form ex"ept IKK1 thread, not colored
ual restoration of business activity would jor advanced beyond the condition of sin
offset this by increasing the consumption gles. 3 cents per pound on numbers to
of imported luxuries we Teduce the esti- 15 1-5 cent IKT number to 30 and cent t
mates- on these to S31.000.000. These beyond 30; colored, bleached, etc, i cents
rwouldt aggregate an additional Tevenue on numbers to 20 and 3-10 cent per num-.-
I : . . " It 1 ni.i i n. i i at -
til Thursday next.
) !
NEW SENATE CONVENES.
would take them off.
From . Island Forty came . reports that
the water is everywhere, and that human
- - . beings and dumb brutes are huddled to-
Harris, of Kansas, Slated, and Corbetts gether wherever Shallow water offers
preden rials. Referred to Committee. standing places. L
Washington. D. C , March 15 The j There are many , other points from
Senate began its work in extra session ' which come appeals for aid. It may easily
to-day -with eighty-seven Senators present ;e. understood, therefore, that the rehef
and with galleries packed to -their, fub ' mmittee-which has been estabbshed
limit. The business of the day was con-atJ has its hands full of work.
fined to the reading of the President's fs 1W oi wuium
craft have been requisitioned " for this
message, the seating of the new Senator
from Kansas, Mr. Harris and the infer
ence of the credentials of Mr. Corbett
as Senator from Oregon to the Commit
tee on Privileges and ... Elections. No
legislative ; business was' transacted., aid
duty, and CapC Fitch, in charge of the
United States fleet, has placed every
steam vessel and barge in; his command
at- the disposal of the committee. Nearly
1,000 people have been brought to this city
f --an. 403,414.40.
ut'- that even if the rev-'-;;'
government had. been suf
:';!'"! il1 its ordinary expenses
V:it tiii-ee years, the gold re-
';'!.'.' f 111 1;:lvo been insufficient
''.'i'-aaisiis.iipon it, and that
'(-f!:wrily have Iveen issued
.;.';:;! !:,n;-.rft,this as "t may, it is
i y '' - -Without tlenying or af--''.''rreetues.-
of such a conclu
1 "eut would Imve been de-
petency or other instances of unsatisfac
tory conduct or administration of the of
fice, all postmasters, fourth-class, as well
as those of Presidential iappointment,
would be allowjed to serve out a term of
four years! This official statement of
policy, one of the most important 60 far
determined up - by the administration,
has been awaitel with great interest by
the entire corps of postmasters and by
the patrons of the 70,675 postof fices
throughout the country.
the Senate adjourned immediately after Already from the overflowed country.
tne message uau own reau. j Only a few of these are white, and all
' j such have been able to take care of them-
DI Iil) ON THE TRAIN. j selves urKn arrival, as well as to
- " ' i a hand to the negroes who com- , : . '.:
Bernard Claffeyjf PhUadelphia; a dm- j train; But some of the refr '
sumpUve, Expires Sunday Mprning negroes who saved nothing. -but the; -
Duriivg the iireakfast Hait. ; on their backs." and may be somi iuck
tobacco because of the revolution of Lead bearing ores 1 cent per pound, on
Cuba we reduce the estimates of addi- lead contained; mica, 3 cents per pound
tional revenue to be derived from the to- j and 15 per cent; nickel 0 -cents per
bacco schedule to $4,000,000. The re- pound.
maining schedule would afford a revenue
of about thirty nine and half millions on
the basis of the imports of 1896, but as
there .i will probably . be diminished im-
COTTON MAUFACTURES.
Schedule 1, cotton manufactures, cotton
carded or combed yarn, warp, skeins or
of $80,000,000 the first year. A further
reduction of five or ten-millions for con
tingencies would leave $70,000,000 to
ber above that. Cotton cord laos 45
per cent ad Valorem.' Cotton thread', not
xceeding 100 yards per spool, 6 cents per
revenue from this Dili tne nrst year,
which, would undoubtedly rise to $100,-
000,000 the second year.
$75,000,000. as the probable increased dozen ; every! aditonal 100 yards 6 cents;
not on spools ya per cent per 10 yarus.
Cotton cloth, not Colored and not exceed-,
ng 50 threads per square inch, .1 cent per
"These estimates are below rather than square yard; bleached 1 cents; colored
above the probable result unless a con-( 2 cents; not: exceeding one hundred
siderable delay in the enactment of the (threads, from lyi cents to 1, cents, ac
bill should greatly enlarge the opportuni- cording to weight, bleachea, IV2 to 2Vt
ty for imports of articles out of which .cents; colored, to aft cents, bimiiar
duties are to be raised particularly wool
and woolens for speculative purposes
Undoubtedly any delay beyond the first
of May in placing the bill on the statute
book would result in a large loss of rev
enue. -.., : - ; - ' ' - - h: -. . . - I
"This increase of revenue is secured by
transferring wool, lumber, crude opium,
argols, paintings and statuary, straw or
naments, straw mattings, .burlaps, and
various other articles from the free list
of the present law to the dutiable list;
by increasing the duty on woolens to
compensate the manufacturer for the
duty placed on wool; by rawing the duty
on sugar about three fourths of a cent
per pound in order to encourage the pro
duction of sugar in this country, which
it is believed can be done and thus give
onr farmers a new crop which we now
import mainly from abToadby increaing
the duty, on agricultural products af
fected by Canadian competition and on
fine cotton goods, some advanced manu
tures of iron and steel, manufactures
of jute, : flax and hemp in order to en
courage these and other industries here
and especially by increasing duties on
such luxuries as liquors, tobacco, silks
and laces, etc.
"As a rule -the rates of duties proposed
I J. l . ' O J. 1 J.l"it .1
rii it's ueuig o eeuRs, auu iu iiuuiirou .ai
150, '200 and 300 threads, the maximum
rates being 8 cents, and in additon ad
valorem duties of 25 to 40 per cent are
fixed on cottons of these classes above
certain values.
TOBACCO.
Leaf wrappers, unstemmed, $2 per
pound; stemmed, $2.75; if more than 15
per cent of the tobacco is suitable for
wrappers it shall make the whole dutiable
as above. All other tobacco, unmahafac-
ured and unstemmed, 75 cents per pound,
temmed 80 cents. Manufactured and not
specially provided for, 40. cents pound.
Snuff 40 cents pound; cigars, cigarettes
and chocols, $4.50 pound and 25 per cent.
Paper cigarettes, same.
AGRICULTURAL DUTIES.
Agricultural duties are levied as fol
lows: Cattle? from $G to 30 per cent per
head. Hogs, ..$1.50 each; horses, mules,
$20, valued at over $100, 25 per' cent.
Sheep, $1.50, under year old, 75 cents;
other live animals 20 per cerif. -
Barley, 30 cents bushel. Barley malt,
40 cents bushel; barley pearled, patent
or hulled, 2 cents pound; buckwheat, 15
cents bushel; corn, 15 cents bushel; corn
meal, 20 cents bushel; oats, 15 cent
1 j a. t. o.v m
1 XStJ rSn7HnS4 bushel; oats, hulte, 10 cents. rice, cleaned,
18!0 and 'the tariff of U4,suoh reduction 1 n 1 L ' , , n
. " . IV rnn t o nnnnrr line Mnftl. 1. Ceni
ffm the former law and pre-
. rhe protective principle be
" -sible by changed conditions,
.iw and steel schedule as changed
Charlotte. A. C., 3larch lu tbiKtial) . than an assistance in the matter of finding
Bernard Ciuffey, of Philadelphia, died, on ( fi - d - accmntmodationsrin town; But
the northbound Southern train yesterday . uie (-itizen relief committee have found
morning diying the bresikfast 'stop here, places to house the refugees and food is
He was a consumptive and had been to f nrnished them also from time to time.
Florida for relief. His remains were sent ; Many rumors of, wholesale drowning
to-day to. Philadelphia to relatives. aiv current, but these cannot be verified.
A well defined report reached here last
Sunday School,, and Epworth League . n5ght, that five colored people had per
Conference of the Western North Caro- , ished near Marion, and a colored man and
lina Conference will be held at Concord ; child are known to have been drowned at
the latter being an incumbrance rather I .T7 5at de i the tar-
on the 27th of May.
jWest Memphis.
ifT.of.lS94. the change being. entirely in
the more advanced articles. " The same
i- true of the cotton schedule. In the
agriculture 1, wool and glass and earth
enware schedules alone are the duties
of the- act of 1890 fully restored as' a
rule, sinft io n few "cases increased, with
the view of amply protecting and encour
aging our farming interests at every pos
sible point. While the duty on clothing
2 cents nonnd: uncleaned, VA cents
pound i rice flour and mean and brokea
rice, V cent pound: Paddy, cent; rye.
10 cents i bushel; flour, yi cent pound;
wheat, 25 cents bushel; wheat flour, 25
per cent; butter and substitutes 6 cent
pound; cheese, 0 cents pound; leans, TM
cents bushel; beans, ieas and mush
room. 2Jz cents pound and 15. per cent;"
all 'other prepared vegetables not pro
vided for, 40 per cent; cabbage, 3 cent
each; eider, 3 cents each gallon; eggs, 5
cents dozen; hay, $4.00 per ton; honey.
20 cx?ntjr gallon; hops, 15 cents pound:
onions. 40 cents bushel ;, garlic, 1 cent
wool is larger ir proportion-to the foreign r Ponnd' Vz green, m bulk or m bar
value than on t anufactnred articles, yet (Continued on Eighth page.)
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