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PRICE 5 CENT
ftv 1 Km
THE TARIFF BILL
ir is at
LAST I'll hSE
i in: noi'si:.
r.D in
Tin ir of Both the :?::tjorily and
.11 iiaril y ol the CunniUee.-'l Ik .Hi.
noiity FphoM tin Sound Doctrine oi
the Democrats V ml Give Good Iteu
son lir I)oiii' So.
(by Unit t il Press.)
ashington, J). C. April 1G Mr.
M'. Kit.U y, I im tho committee on ways
1 means, introduced the new tariff
bill villi the majority report on it, in the
!l"in- this aflt moon. The majority re
l. .i t di.-cus-es I Ik ofl'o.t th t the bill will
.1 ve tip :i tli i. venues of the govern
unt It suites th t ihc exact effect is
dit'.i ascertainment.
; . ' i here b;n substantial re
d ;t, us we shall show," it says, "ad
fi!.:s of n doubt. The general policy of
mo tn i h to I ii.-.; er a:!-! promote Ameii-
eao p.oductio.i an: diversification of
Vuet lean it'.'i'-.s:v
Tho cotumifi.ee recommend that sugar
up to an'! iucuiit No. 10, Dutch
,t uiJ.ird of color, and md iss s,be placed
on tho free li-t; a duty of four tenths of
!.! cvMit r pound on n lined sugar,
above No. it. iiti i tint a bounty ol two
cent o. , l.o.ii.d b; jaid from the treas
oi v fur a t. ri: d i f fifteen years for all
,U Mi' p olarii:,?: at l-v.f K5 per cent
in i.li- i:i this eetii.try from etne, beets
o.- s. .I'.'liiim, produced in the United
'tan-!
Dho ;i.v.iii:i t he auar question the com-
mittt .."'' v: "So hi no a proportion of
our ftig.ir i., imported that the home
j.ioijuc.t ou oi Mi.jartU.es not, materially
ic pre
I
aim me uui is mere-
added to the
lie
IiiVh M :IV V f nii U '1(1(1. il la tln tiyr.it
nut only of the imported, but of the do
me die pro iuOr, which is not true of du
ne impo-id on articles pi educed or
made l;ie substantially to the extent of
ii ir wants."
ttui omrnittco h.ive rec'.ra mended
vliane in the intern tl revenue laws us
i'l!iv.: Ah !ihirLf the tax on deaU-rs in
.if and ti imiur.factureil tobcec;
:i r-ifac 'uiei'H of tobcio and citrs,
,.ai j '.'il'll'.is if tobacco; reducing the
ix on smoking and uiauufaciurcd to-
ucoaii'i leaf, from eijht cents to four
;. i poviii'l.
iia e Kurnpte-'! iccotamt'iio: tuat fiji
p'ovism us f ti.e statutes imposing re- 1
: ictii'i.s, f ;u!V kind whatsoever, upon
.t iu tv Mini ni vvcrs of tobacco, in re
.'.ttd lo tbo a!e thireof, b.: iepeal..d.
.h's ut,! enable rpe farmers and plant
,o their !ob ;cco wherever and to
tthurn i ) evt r thvy please with the same
:! m t! rv low dispose of oilier agri-ai'u-.-d
pro'.iujt.H.
'I ii'1 c :nnutue conclude that the pro
p - d bill, if uiacted into law, will eer
rtduc' the revenue from imports
. ; tiO .U-'0,3o0, at. d probably more,
tl trom tht: iuteiijal revenue $10,327,
; in the iiiircgale 171,264,114.
. r. MtlCer.na, or" i alitornia, a r. pub
.' w:i in .mber of the wajs and rceans
ei'mtjittc", submitted a, report dissenting
It .ia ti.e Mi.Mr .'chidulo of th.e bill.
Mr. Carii.-lo submitted th'j views of
:'.;? minority on the bill. The minority
d:.c:-.-'s th-i tatitr (pPbtiou at length,
t.i.'ititii'g out the difL-rer.ces between tiie
: u, po.itie i! parties in the matter, aud
k I ..tiding ti.e doctrine of the demo
vrats. bummiugnp the question th.e minority
wi believe, theiutoie, tliat tne
agricultural products for the purpose of '
laisiug mouey to be given to those wTho
produce sugar, or any other article. The
oounty provisions contained in the bill
are confessions that the whole system
Hhich it seems to strengthen and ex
tend is a system of discriminitions be
tween the various productive industries
of tho country a system which imposes
charges upou some for the support of
others, and disregards every principle
of justice and equality in distributing
tho burdens of taxation."
The minority state that in their opin
ion, tho increase in the tobacco sched
ule, resulting mainly from the impo
sition of a duty oa $2 per pound on un
stemmed leaf cigar wrappers, will be
10.303,925 instead of $9,754,069 as
shown by the tables, and they are con
fident thatan analysis of the importa
tions of that article for a series of years
pit will sustaiu that position..
Of the effect of the proposed measure
ou the revenue of the country the mi
nority says. '-We do not mean to assert
that the bill actually increases the cus
t ins revenue $05,000,000 over what it
's under existiug law, but that it pro-
iksiS to impose upon the articles
it leaves upon tho dutiable list,
except sugar and molasses, that
sum in excess of the amount collected
ou the same schedules last year. It
places upon the tree list articles which
yielded a revenue, of $U.039,&00 during
the last fiscal yar, and it makes a re
duction of $54,922,110 on sugar and mo
lasses, and these two sums, amounting
to $00,902,019, being dt ducted from the
$03,000,000, h ave a net increase of more
than $4,000,000 in tariff taxation under
this bill.
The iep rt concludes as follows:
4 While we would gladly co-operate with
tho majority in the passage of any
measure which would relieve the people
from unnecessary taxation, promote the
prosperity of our industries and secure
ample wage's and steady employment to
the laborers engaged in them, we feel
cont rained to make an earnest protect
.-.gainst this bill, because, in our opinion,
it will not accomplish any of those de
sdrabie results
NAVAL COURT -MARTIAL
SOME HEAVY CHARGES AGAI VST
COM 31 A X UE It McC ALL A.
LOUISIIirilf; NOTES.
only t.iauuerm w.v.eo our inousiries c.tu
be ..elped by legislation at ilie present
tiiti" h to exempt from taxation the ma
terials thi-v are compelled to use, and to j
ieduc? proportionately tiie taxes on fini
shed products, so th-u. all our faim
crs, kiuchtnlcs and inauufaeturets
may b able to compete on eq ial trms
with those of other counties. That is
tho policy we advocate and which we
l. sire to see in. ai unrated and completed
yiM as early and .n rapidly as circum
tanevs wilt p"imit The capitalist who
. t i;, vested iiii money in those indus
im. S the kb: r r.s he omp!oj, and the
doiacf.o vonuii;er to whom he sells
a .ii i'.i all b bent filed and nobody would
? ii.j ucd. With untaxed materials, it
f, .i lent that they could .lford to pay
- In ir laborers better wages than they can
atTnrd to pay them now, and still sell
it eir products to consumers at lower
J ... rh:ui arc now charecd.
Court ia SessionOood Solicitor Mate-rtal--luil(liii2;
and I-'armin? Notes
A Smart llo.
Special Cor. Statk Chronicle. I
Lorisni'Ri;, April 15. Court i.s in ses
sion here, Judge Boy kin piesiding. There
were only thirty-two cases of a frivolous
nature on the criminal docket, which
was finished to-day.
Louisburg is going ahead, in .-pite o
hard times. In addition to the improve
ments heretofore mentioned iu tLu
CiiKOXii'LE, contracts are closed for sev
eral handsome residences to be built
ri;ht away.
Both the female and male schools are
in a flourishing conditio. l.
Farming operations are far advanced
for the season. The farmers in this sec
tion are working as they never haye
worked before.
There was some mighty good solicitor
material on hand today "hustling'
through the crou d pretty lively Walter
Henry, Esq , of litn'krson, and J. E.
Woodard, of Wilson.
Messrs. VvYiie Oiifton and J. T. King,
of this county, have just returned from
a trip to Mississippi, where they have
been selling the Bailey cotton seed, and
county rights to sell the same They
renort fine success, and say that the
The Specifications on Which tie Will
be 'I ried in Washington A Black
List Against Him.
(By United Press.)
Washington, D. C, April 1G. The
charges and specifications upon which
Commander McCalla, of the United
States steamship Enterprise, is to be tried
by court-martial here are as follows:
Charge 1. Striking another person in
the navy.
Specification ,1. That in the harbor
of Christianna, Norway, he unlawfully
struck J. E. Walker, a fireman, with a
sword, which was a violation ot the 21vh
article of the navy regulations.
Charge 2. Violations of. article 24,
navy regulations:
Specification 1. That in the harbor
of Oran, Africa, be caused Jonathtiu
Bourne, John Delmore and Thomas H.
Sloane, enlisted men, to be ironed to
gether for 24 hours.
Specification 2. That at Cronstadt,
Russia, he caused Henry M. Hanu, An
drew. C. Neill, Jeremiah IShea, Paul
Hennig, John E. Walker, Wm. Fitz
gerald, John W. Bitner, Michael Mur
phy and Julius A. Henning, all enlisted
men, to be ironed one to another in
pairs for 24 hours, depriving them of
bedding and hammocks during that
time, and required them to march con
tinuously tor six hours on the quarter
deck.
Specification 3.- That in the harbor
of St. Petersburg, Russia, he caused
Henry M. Uann, Audrew C. Null,
Jeremiah Shea, Paul Henning, Jas. M.
Hughes. John E. Walker, Wm. Fijz
gerald, John A. Bitner, Michael Mur
phy and Julius A. Henning, all enlisted
men, to be kept upon their feet toeing a
seam from 9 o'clock post meridian to
one o'clock ante meridian; to perform
extra duty for four days; to be deprived
of their bedding and at the expiration
or their punishment to pertorm extra
duty for toree weeks.
Specification 4 That at Cronstadt,
Russia, he caused John Walker and
Wm. Fitzgerald to be la?hed to Jacob's
Ladder for two hours. -
Speciricati n 5. That in the harbor of
Stetteu, Prussia, he caused Paul E.
Weigel, Carl M. Nelson, Andrew C
Neill and Thos. D. McPharland, all en
lisitd n en, to b ; ironed for three days
and io do extra work.
Sp-ification 0 That in the harbor
of K .ver. Le CAUotd Paul E. Weigel,
iSamnel (i. Ve-stbag, Fred MeA'ero, J no.
Brandon, all -iiisi d men, to be ironed
tege;her for three days. 1
Sejillcttion 7 . 1 hat in t he harbor of
Villu Franeh Fraucj, he caused W. II.
negroes who went from this state out
thre are having a hot lime.
Mr. II. W. Edwards, of this county,
has a -Very intelligent dog, which
he has trained to do almost anything
His name is Rex and he is noed for
his smartness in carrying notes or birds
from the field to the house. Ask him if
he had rather b a Republican or bo
dead, and he will lay down and appear
dead. A-k him if he had ra'her be dead
or a Dem( ciat, and he will g-t right up
Mr. E has trusted Rex to carry his
pocket book containing forty dollars, by
himself, to his house from the field, a
distance of half a mile. He savs he Le
lievoi the do-j
he says to him
r i.
( oao- rnsng tho intern .i revenue ieat-otu-
ii)' tho bill tn minority say:
White, we would be willing to repeal
the iu'et' ial re-venue taxes on tohacco m
;iiiKetion with reductions upou other
arfchft which the people are
o,(. 'igod to u?e, us was proposed in tho
'id' which rasped the last House,
we ctitrjot ligreo to a measure
..iia.-h provides lor i be aboliiiou of any
.art of ,ich l axes and at the same time
ineii'cs the rates of duty of cotton,
v.oolleu aud linen clothing,and inearth
iuvatv, giaswarc, table cutlery and
, uiy forms of iron and steel which can
.. ,i be dispensed with. Besides, about
'.. only substantial reason that can be
uted for the repeal of the tax on tobac
c h ti.e fact that the governmental sti
le. v. i m an .1 control necessary to on. i
s eoihetion h a constant source1
i, i v. K it i -n and annoju:.ce lo lho-e oa
: t i ui in UiUf.ulurmg teat article. A
men: r-:dueion of the tax from eight
vat to four cents per pound dots not
oi.-p-nso with the supetVMon and c:-n-tn.l
to av.y extent whatever, nor does it
;::iiini-,h to any extent the expense of
oi cf.on. Tho samo iupcrvisiou, the
vim.- b oks and frrms the samo bonds,
oitu and puialths, a id iho same uum
of t.fiiei ils will lo required to colli ct
four cents per pound that are required
toco; e.t eight cents per pound.
The pul ey of placing farm products ou
the dutiable li.-t as provided for in the
unll" bill in order to give the farmer
protection, is referred to as fallacious
The minority holds that it is impossible
to protect the farmer against foreign
competition in his homo market, be
cause it is claimed ho has no such ccm
pttion. Regarding tho cut in sugar, and the
sugar bounty, the minority say: 'We
protest against the gross favoritism and
injustice of such a policy, and we deny
the moral or constitutional right of the
government to tax the people who grow
corn, wheat, cotton, rye, oats and other
Jeiley .nd looter Armstrong, to t.e ironed
togvjil-er for t-ur days.
Specification 8. That in the harbor of
Viilt Fraoche, ho caused Julius A. Hen
nin and Wm. Terns to b ironed to
gether for four days and to do extra
dutv
Sp: eification 9. That near Suez,
Eypt, he caused Peter J. Armstrong to
be lashed to Jacob's Ladder for three
hours.
Specification 10, That he failed to
caui-e the puuishment named to be luliy
entered upon the ship's log.
Charge: Maltrea'.ment of persons sub
ject to His orders.
Specification 1 That he cut John E.
Waiker down with his sword, and had
him gagged.
Specification 2. -That at Uortot, Nor
way, he caused John E. Walker to be
placed in a statght j icket for two days.
Specification 6. mat at Cunstiauna,
Norway, he confned O.to LindblaLd in
a straignt jacket for six nights.
Specification 4 I hat at Cronstadt,
Ru-si.i, ho confined Charles Lovvrey in a
straighr. jacket for egut hours.
Speeiucatiou 5. That at Stetten, Prus
sia,! confined John Staglkh in a straight
jacket for five days, with his h inds fas
tent-'d behind hi in for two days.
Specification 0 That at Lisbon, Por
tugal, ho cjnfiaed Oeo. D. Foss in a
understands everytning J lStraigiit jacket for eleven hours
Specification 7. that at Antwerp,
Btlgium, he confine ! S. R. Graham, an
apprentice, in double irons for five day
for absence IVom his no?f, before making
an investigavion, wheu in f "C Graham
was ab -cut from his post b authi vrity.
Charge 4. Conduct unbecoming au
officer.
Specific ition 1st. That in the harbor
of Mozambique, Africa, he used piofaue
lanuajze to seaman Me-yer and threni-
RAILKOAD CELEBRATION.
Wilmington in High Cainival Over
the Celebration of the C. F. &. Y. V.
Special to State Chronicle.
.Wilmington, N. C, April 10. Wil
mington is in high carnival over the cele
bration of the completion of the Cape
Fear and Yadkin Valley railroad, which
completion forms a strong connecting
link between the Piedmont section and
the principal seaport town of the State.
She dots not hold the carnival alone.
Her business men wanted their friends
all along the line to participate in the
festivities of the celeoration, and hun
dreds of invitations were sent through
ail the territory from the foot of the
mountains to the sea-girt shore. She
has thrown wide open her doors and
over-body is receiving a welcome. The
cny is in a oiaze ot oruiiant Hags and
bunting.
Great excursion trains were necessary
to accommodate the many people who
wished to enjoy the courtesies of North
Carolina's marine metropolis. The trains
started from Mt. Airy yesterday morn
ing just when the bright dawn made
gloriously beautiful the clpud capped
mountains of Surry. Along the line the
trains took on the representative men of
the sections through which they came,
and in tho evening a special train ar
rived at Point Peter at 0:10
p. m. and the regular train at
6:30 p. m. Upon the arrival
of the trains a salute of thirteen guns
was fired from the batteries of the Uni
ted States Revenue Cutter Colfax, which
lay in the stream a thing of beauty, dis
playing her full complement of hunting
in honor of the event. The C. F. & Y.
V. sttam ferryboat Compton and the
steamer A. P. Hurt were in waitinsr at
the Point I'eter station, and conveyed
the excursionists to the city, arriving at
the railroad's wharves and depot at the
foot of Mulberry street at 0:59 p. m.
Both steamers were crowded and when
they touched the wharf, there embarked
from them about four hundred of the
principal merchants and business men of
'vlouat Airy, Greensboro aud other towns
alona: the line of the railroad. As each
man stepped ashore he was handed a
handsome silk badge upon which was in
scribed, 'Guest to the C. F. & Y. V.
Riilroad Celebration, April 16th and
17; u, 1890."
The train this morning brought about
two hundred more of thi business men
or the C: F. & Y.- V. road territory, and
ail day lo-day about six huudred visitors
have been having a great time.
Bad weather has interfered with the
programme to some extent, but the
spirit of elation is irrepressible, and gen
uine and hearty congratulatory feeling
pleVtils.
About three hundred visitors went to
Carolina Biach on au excursion this af
ternoon and had a royal time.
Toe rrdlitary and ihe Gtrmania band
oniivenea the city in thy afternoon by a
grand parade and some martial music.
To-morrow (Thursday) will be the
grand day. Tne programme includes
tue following features:
Excuision to the Hammocks and Ocean
View. First train for the Hammocks
leaves at 11 o'clock a. m. and the second
train at 1.30 p. in. Returning trains
will leave the ILimmocks at 3.10 and
5 . 10 o'clock p. m.
All persons holding tickeis ,as guests
on the Cape Fear and Yaiktn Valley
railroad will bo entitled to free trans
porta lion on the Seueoast railroad and
rd earn boats.
Ample time will bo given visitors lo
have oyster roasts and ri leou the switch
back, at O e iu View.
Firemen's parade at 5:45 o'c'ock p-
m
Banquet at night,
o'cioek.
PAN-AMERICAN COiSGRESS.
AMERICAN UNITY AND ITS
l'OKTANT PROBLEMS.
1M-
What the International Coulerence
Aimed At and hat it Has Done A
Continental Railroad and a Tan
American Bank Among the Possible
Results.
(From New York Herald.)
Washington, April 15. Secretary
Blaine's gavel, as president of the Pan
American Congress, fell for the last time
on yesterday.
The gathering has been mrque in the
history of the western hemisphere, and
the Americyi delegates, in looking over
the results, express themselves as well
satisfied. Some of tho most important
problems have not been fully solved, but
enough has been done, they think, to
justify the gathering aud make it a
memorable one for all the nations con
cerned. In spite of some sharp differ
ences of opinion, a general spirit of har
mony has ruled the proceedings, and tho
South Americans have shown at every
stage the warmest friendship for the
northern Republic aud a most earnest
desire to bind closer their ndaiious with
her. The American delegates say that
while the descendants of the Latin race
wno have represented the southern coun
tries differ in methods of doing things,
and in ways of thinking, from the people
of the United States, they have found
them agreeable companions and intelli
gent workers in promoting the union of
the continents. While some have seemed
to tower above others in intellectual
greatness, all have shown good sense and
patriotic Pan-American feeling.
Three Important Problems.
The three most important subjects of
deliberation, as one of the delegates
named them, were arbitration, the in
ternat;onal dollar and the continental,
railroad. The United States is less in
terested, perhaps, in the subject of arbi
tration than any othei countries in the
conference. The American delegates,
however, have been willing to lend the
influence of this country to auy agree
ment which should aim or propose to
prevent destructive wars between the
South American countries. They do not
desire that t he United States shall inter
fere with armed force, but thev believe
1 1 "Ij"
ner moral weigrni in an international ar-
ing to do their share in sust-iinc tfc
lines, but our Cougress may p?ioi; not
be fouud so willing.
Minor Quetioi:.
One of the delegate, to the eoaiViei oj
said to me to-day that perhaps after alt
the most important work might be fonnd
to be that which deal with the minor
subjects, where the recommendations
made were more likely to be promptly
adopted by the different countries than
those relating to more contested sub
jects. These measures are really.of mnch
importance in making trade intercourse
easy and the returns of commeice cer
tain. Among these measures are a uni
form system of weights and measures,
an international copyright law, uniform
port dues, uniform customs regulations,
uniform quarantine regulations and the
creation of an international bureau of
statistics.
The metric system has already bei
adopted by the South American nations,
and if our merchants will follow the
recommendations of the Conference and
use it in measuring goods for export
they will rind their goods much more ac
ceptable to the Southern merchants. Tho
system is now in use by almost every
civilized people on the globe, and the
merchants of the United States will be
at a disadvantage if they do not adopt
it. The recommendation that all exist
ing port dues be consolidated into one
charge, to be called tonnage dues, will,
if adopted, greatly facilitate the entrance
ond clearance of vessels of all nations in
American porta At present there are all
varieties of charges at different places,
under all sorts of names, and it will bo
a great advantage to have but one, even
if there is no reduction iu the aggregate
amount paid. Tiie uniform regulations
in regard to customs involve the same
sort of blanks in every port, so that they
can be accurately titled up from a skele
ton form even by a person ignorant of
! the language.
These are the suggestions of the bent
fits which may result from uniformity
and simplicity in commercial regula
tions, and while they may benefit Euro
peans equally with Americans they can
not fail to open wider tho doors of the
southern republics to our commerce and
to increase the trade of the world.
Of special importance and of benefit,
especially to this country, i.s the propo
sition to establish a statistical bureau
which shall deal with the commerce aud
development of all the republ cs of the
West. This proposition will be cordially
indorsed by the officials of the Bureau
Of statistics at the Treasury Depart-
nitration would be sufficient to prevent pent, which has found much difnculty
commerce ot the South American
the
re-
bloodched upon trivial grounds.
The subject of an international dollar
has been practically postponed for the
consideration of a conference to be called
by the President of the United States
Tt'itVkl! O 'i.ll Tf 1C r rtn t-vt f 11 1 iP r rvlnn
can bo perfected even then, buthe nce what is likely to find a market m it.
Southern nations are in favor ot ir,
publics. These statistics, if accurately
taken, are of grat value to business
men in showing what are the products
of each couutry, what it consumes and
ana
feeling
oemnuing
J
at
D.
VEsTERDAY IN DURHAM.
TIIE TWO MO TAX A RRPUBLI
CANS SKAT t: D Itf THE SENA'I fc.
Tabled
in the
The Chinese Enumeration Bill
-.Contest, d Election Cae
House.
LUy United iVo.J .
Washington, April 16. (Senate)
Tho Senate to-day summarily disposed of
the Chinese enumeration bill by laying
it on the table, and also of the Montana
election case by seating the republican
claimants, Messrs. Sanders and Powers,
by a party vote of 32 to 20.
House.
W ashington. April 16 House. -Mr.
McKinlev, of O :d , from the committer
on ways "and means reported the tariff
bill and it was referred to the committee
of the whole.
The House then went intt committee
of the whole on the military appropria
tion bill which wrs passed.
Mr. Berger, of New Jersey, from ttie
committee on elections, called up the
contested election case of Posey vs. Par
rett, from the First Indiaua district. The
committee reported unanimously in fa
vor of Mr. Parrctt, the sitting member.
Mr. Powell, of Illinois, called up the
contested election case of Bowen vs.
Buchauan, from the Ninth district of
Virginia. The resolution cofirming the
right of the sitting member was adopted
and the House tneu at 4:35 adjourned
it the time
ened to strike him with h
Meyer smiled at him, Meyer
being tied to the mast.
Charge 5. -.-Violation of the twenties h
article' of the navy regulations.
Specification Neglect to have it- d
to the ship's company the articles for the
government of the navy.
A Dwelling Destroyed by Fire Nomi
nation oi Mayor and Town Commis
sionersPersonals, &e.
Chronicle Bureau,
Durham, N. C, April 16th.
Last hight about the hour of three, as
all Durham was epietly sleeping, the
siler-c was rudely broken by the fire
alarm. The residenee of Mr. Charles E.
Crabtiee, in the eastern part of town,
was discovered to be on fire. Before
either of the lire companies could set to
the sccLe, the fire fiend had enveloped
the whole house, and ic vr, as utterly im
possible to subdue the iUrnes lr is sup
posed that it caught from a
wuoutu su box The house be-
THE IRISH LEAtiUE.
The Executive Committee in Session
No National Convention Necessary.
(By United Pres".)
St. Louts. M , Apri: to -The execu
tive c inni'.e of the Irish N.itioual
League of America is iu session in this
city to day. Delegates are present
from nearly every State in the Ucion.
It is understood that the committee
will decide that no national convention
is necessary.
TELEGRAPHIC SPARKS.
CLEVELAND TOO FLESHY.
He is Under Treatment lor a Reduc
tion of his Avoirdupois.
(By United Press.)
New York, April 16 -The Sun says
that President Cleveland is under treat
ment by Dr. Gibbs, of this city, with a
view of reducing his flesh. He has been
advised, according to the Suu, that his
increasing bulk may be a source of dan
ger. He is otherwise in good health.
By United Press.
Rome, April 16 - The roof of a weav
ing mill at Bef?amo fell in to-day killing
seventeen out of three hundred girls who
were in the building at the time.
Chicago. April 16. All work was
stopped on a number of buildings ye3-
t -rdav. and all the hands engaged on
them'thrown into idleness on account of
tbe carpenters' strike.
Protesting
gainst
theSuuar Bounty
iBy United Press. 1
Washington, April 16. A protest was
filed with the ways and means commit
tee by the Lousiana sugar men against
the proposed, bounty on sugar.
sword if I longed to the estate of Capt. E. J-
Parrish and was insured for $2,0 JO. Mr.
Crabtree had $300 insurance on his fur
niture.
The mass meeting at the court house
last evening, on account of the inclem
ency of the weather, was not very well
attended The meeting was called to
order by Mr. Albert Kramer, and Mr.
H. J. Bass was called to the chair. Es
quire M. A. Angier was unanimously
nominated for mayor, and tbe fol
lowing gentlemen for comtcission
ers : A IX Markham, W. E. Foster?
T. Li. Peay, S. R. Carrington, Leo. D.
fleam, S. E Watts, and J. W. Carlton.
This is a strong ticket and will no doubt
put up a good fight.
Mr. Jas. B. Mason, Jr., has resigned
his position in the county clerk's office
and Mr. Walton M. Busb'ee has been ap
pointed in his stead.
A meeting will be held in the Y. M.
C. A. rooms this evening to organize a
Glee club.
The party cf young ladies who went
over to Chapel Hili Monday, returned
this morning.
Personals. x
Mr. Chas. H. Conrad of Danville, is
on our streets to-day.
Mr. J. L Ludlow, of Winston, is , at
the Claiborne.
Mr. WTm. Baylan, of Raleigh, shaking
hands with his numerous friends here
to day.
Mr. Jrjo. W. Markbam returned from
H t Sp
riugs this morniug.
Dr. Geo. L. Kirby, of Goldsboro, was
in town yesterday attending tbe meet
ing of the executive committee of the
N. C. Insane Asylum.
the opposition arises from the
that an international silver coin would
force upon this nation a silver basis for
currency.
Tbe survey for the proposed Conti
nental railroatl will be made within a
short time, and if the road is found prac
ticable from an engineering standpoint,
private capital will probably be ready to
push it to completion. Such a road
weuild have the benefit, not only of the
trade between the coatinents, but would
be assisted by many local roads which
would connect with it in the different 1
southern countries.
Tne subject of reciprocity has neces
sarily been left to negotiation, but the
resolution introduced in the Bouse
Saturday by Mr. Hitt shows that the
Conference has not been without effect
in directing attention iu that direction.
An International Bank.
Private -capital will stand ready to
sustain an international bank for doing
a banking business without the issue of
circulating notes. Some of the South
Americans seem anxious tor independent
banks for each of their own nations, but
will probably yield to the wi.-dom of the
plan of a single institution The bank
will be established under a United &tat.t s
charter, which can probably be obtained
from Congress w.thout difficulty. Such
a b ink would result in the saving of a
Urge amouut of money now paid m ex
changes to European bankers. A report
qa this subject to the Con fere nee sas:
"The total foreign commerce of the
West Indies, Mexico and South and Cen
tral AmtiioK, amounted !a.- year io
$1,08.1,545,000 United States gold. The
total exchange of commodities between
thj United States and countries of the
South during tbe year ending June 13,
1888, aggregated $282,902,408, of which
the imports into the United States
amounted to 181,058,906 ef merchau
dise, and $21,236,791 of specie and bul
lion, and exports from the United States
$71,938,181 of merchandise, and 8,
663,470 specie and bullion. Of the
181,000,000 of merchandise brought
into the markets of the United States,
the greater part was paid for by remit
tances to London or the Continent, to
cover drafts drawn in the exporting
markets against European letters of
credit. For the use of these credits on
Europe a commission of three-quarters
of one per cent, is customarily paid, and
and tbe foreign banks reap this'great
profit at a minimum of risk, inasmuch!
as the drafts drawn against these credits
are secured, not only by the goods rep
resented by the shipping documents
against which the bills of exchange are
drawn, but aho by the responsibility of
the party ( enerally the consignee) for
whose account the letters of credit are
issued, and, without any outlay of cash,
as the American merchant places the
cash with the European bankers to meet
such drafts at or before matunty.
The Subsidy Question.
The subsidy proposals of tbe confer
ence look to the establishment of power
ful steamers on the Atlantic and on the
Pacific coats and in the Gulf of Mexico.
They are required to be vessels of thor
ough build and with good engines, and
as long as they receive aid from the gov
ernment are not allowed to give any
preference to shippers or to make any
combination to control rates. It is pro
posed to let the mail contracts to the
lines offering to do the required work at
tbe lowest rate of subsidy. The South
THE STATE FIRE I EN.
The Second Annual Convention ut
CharlotteTo Meet May e) Topics
for Discussion.
The following special announcement
has been made by the North Carolina
State Firemen's Association with refer
erence to the convention of this year:
The second annual convention of tho
"North Carolina State Firemen's Asso
ciation" will convene in Charlotte, N.
C, on the morniug of May 20th, 1S90.
Reduced rates on all the railroads
throughout the State will bo furnished
delegates to and from the convention.
E. B. Engelhard,
H. J. Elam, President.
Secretary,
Topics for Discussion.
The committee on Topics have adopt
ed the following as the business for th
second annual convention of the North
Carolina State Firemen' Association:
ToHc No. 1. "What is necessary in
the construction of electric lighting, and
power witts generally, for Iho pafo hand
ling by tirtmen'r DwiUvd by B. J.
Swinsou, Charlotte.
Topic No. 2. (a) Flues and l ire
Hearths how should they bo built?
(b) Would it not be ecoi.oixiN to so
construct buildings that they will bum
out individually without destroying
each other, instead of relying solely on
lire departments for protection?
(ej Would it cause the public to
adopt better building methods if the
Chiefs, in making their reports, would
adopt the plan of reporting in addition
to the total loss, also the probable los
that would have occurred had the
buildiDg ia which th-; fire originated
been provided with adequate fire walls.
Discussed by Chief II. E. Heartt.
Durham; F. A. Vogler, Salem, C. G.
Bradley, Tarboro.
Topic No. 3. "Promptness in giv
ing alarms, and the handling of tires iu
their early stages by the company first
.on the scene." Discussed by Dr. J.
W. Griffith, Greensboro; Chief J. J.
Robinson, Goldsboro.
Topic No. . "Management and
care of Fire Hose." Discus-xd by
Chief E. B. Englehard, Raleigh; Chief
J. A. Rixby, Charlotte.
Topic No. 5. "Efcsays ou the best
mode of fighting fires ia wooden cities
by volunteer firemen." Discussed bv
Chiefs J. D. McNeill, Favetteville; T.
W. Blake, Raleigh ; J. F. Stultz, R.nds-ville.
TIIE DAUGHTER OF THE CONFEDERACY.
It is Announced That She Will Wed the
Grandson of a Great Abolitionist.
By United Press.
New York, April 16. A special to the
Herald from Syracuse, N. Y., says that
the announcement is made there of the
betrothal of Miss Winnie Davis, daugh
ter of the late Jefferson Davis, to Alfred
Wilkinson, of Syracuse, a grandson of
the great abolitionisj leader, Rev. Sam
uel J. Liy. Mr. Wilkinson is a young
lawyer and but twenty-eight years of
age, and stands very high in the com-
He first met Miss Davi3 on the
mumty.
occasion of the visit of that ladv to Sy
American nations generally stand will- J racuse about four years ago.
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