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3 THE KA LEIGH DAILY TRIBUNE, THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 25, 1597. Ilfl Wholesale Grocers Association on Sugar. r u" 1 RGCO m VICTIM T.Ut S AGREEMENT" IS U10NCLAD. njt the Small Alerchant ;e!I Goods at Fixed Price, i II-Thc Inquiry to be :1C 1 The joint Lgis t -tigating trusts, 1 its hearings this 1 1 I'r.-sM'-nt Wholesale a. was the first wit- - association was not I xtndMl through J-rs'-y. Connecticut, Wrmont. He de viation controlled the any way. The only . sai'l. was to send halites of prices in th- Secretary. v! at prevfwus to the vVL'!-sa!e Grocers As . i s lost money by .;. tared that the - -Association had no ".akini? of a code ot ). . tn su?ar on an !-. .r fixing the pric t .-tin six years a pro -- .il that grocers y aipted the prices ;;:.ir llvfming Coin. 1 . 1 1 i . : - lirm bought pood. Siiirar Refining M-!!--u ha U'-r Com pa - -,.'.w discount from ..f th v t!'- MoILahauer quoted prices K lining Cm- of any suchJ pi ir-t iplieil ked?' our i !.. ..v. rising in Mr. Smith a copy ".', !tt. "I am sor i:. iv al'Ut your i tl:' document ;!-:!. m.-nt is that t.i maintain trie it . y. hi th at!idavitA 5 t..--f al!idavits not - t.fi nhuh you re- S v w-re handliriR 1 !j. h im ans ruin. :-.-;ir ivrin-ris. They ui u a list of our .i i aii pet ninety- ; ! in to ask for what -i.tnt it." - (!. American Sugar : y which proposed the : tii - Wholesale Grocers ...n was formed at that y an agreement. !.-ate. which would of prices. i. granted what you .k.d the American -mpany to fix a price t n . In other words we u-!i. and they pave it - ; 1 that supar was sold i . ; cazuzation existed at .! 1 that combinations i tie- consumer and to :,.(" "iim-rs Association ; kit.- of the American - "oinpany. "Is not the i lutrly essential to the i'inu business? asked : . t--rs makinp or unmak Ins securing a factor s i tl'- American Supar f!.-- makinp or unmakinp i m-.-.T demands upon the i .! tor's apreement ly the :. ;ti-d such was the case :!.- factor's apreement was ;!'.! would be wholesale and universal ruin, t ! t t that you are building ;n:. nt for the perpetuation : by the American Supar tv.pany by means of this nn-nt?" .. -r the reason that capital ' at any time and break up i'.i.n." '-.is then shown a copy of - agreement, but notwith- provisions, insisted that iil exist. He declared ate system was twenty-five than the Wholesale Grocers were lert at the time of the organization?" "About one hundred." The witness said that the apreement referred to the sale of cigarettes. lou have this agreement "with wholesale grocers?" - "Yes. sir." "It is a fact that the greater number of your consignees are w holesale eroc- ers? "Xo. sir." The witness said that if the consign ees violated any clause or the agreement t was withdrawn. The consignees are allowed under the agreement at 2? per cent, commission and an additional 7V per cent., if they handle the cigarettes of the American Tobacco Company ex clusively, and if" they do not sell or. in any way. aid in tne sale or distributing of the cigarettes of other manufactur ers. ; "Then you compel the consignees to fix a price?" "Yes. sir." do business unless he handles jour ci garettes?" "He can do business, but he cannot make as much money." "Does not that state of things tend tc make a monopoly? "No. sir; for the simple reason that we make ana sen our uranas ana any . . . . , i i omer person can matte ineir uranus. "Is it not a fact that the small mer chant must take your brand to success fully do business, and do you not, by the creation of the intermediate system of rebates and discounts, practically . - . . i o secure for your proaucis a monopoly: "No, sir. Take another brand, which the public wants, and another manu facturer can supply the whole business." At this juncture. Senator Lexow an nounced an adjournment until 10 o'clock to-morrow morning. FLOOD III 1 01 RIVER 1 SILVER REFUKH UNPARALLELED DESTRUCTION OF PROP ERTY IN THE VALLEYS. TURKS PROVOKING HOSTILITIES. Backed by the Powers they would Destroy the Christians. Canea. Feb. 23. Great excitement . 1 A ! 1 1... r.t-wn- was causea nere msi iuki rifle firing to the westward of the town. It was soon learnea mai me firing was taking place between tne Turkish outposts and Christian insur gents, and the report spread that tne outposts had been driven uac-K ana me Insurgents were approacning me - town. Crowds or resiuems went io the ramparts of the city ana anxiously watched the outcome of the lighting. The firing ceased in a snort lime wnn- out either side having gainea any ma- teiial advantage or. so far as known. causing any casuaiiies. A Turkish warship in biuianay anu the soldiers In the arsenai meie 10- day fired repenteaiy at xne iuko which was shelled Stfnaay iy me ior- -n ileets. There was absolutely no reason for this aiiac., t.wci'i ni. Turks were desirous of provoking an occasion for further intervention on the part of the Kuropean powers, a white tlag was Hying over me position occupied by the Insurgents, but this 1 not prevent the nnnp. ine nixui- motives of the Turks, aiu not. repi the fite The leaders of the Insurgents were sneuea runwu no through the Greek commodore rnni i.rotest airainst the action oreipn admirals. They declare in their protest that actinp in ooeuiem-c to the Powers thty refrained from ac tual hostilities with the Moslems as oc mtceili p but the 1 urKS nau helled their j.osition for two ihnv r0 final v comreiieu iu .... , to their lire, ine whether the Powers to allow Christians to who made a for-, of the days. reply protestors ask are determined the Turks to destroy me in Crete like they did the rmenians in Anatolia. Characteristic Spanish Dispatch. Havana, I Feb. 23. Qeneral Gaco, while reconnoitering near ive forma and other places in the vicinity of Sancti Spiritus, had engapements with the rebels under uomez. me in surgents, according to the omciai re- ports, were pursued 10 me xviw uia.nu. One detaenment oi cj-mi.-.. forces pursued some or me reueis iu Santa Terora, killinp or wounaing . . mi T . r... wrrfn C5 DrO many oi tnem. Aiuee mauihtnw captured. Nineteen men oeionguiK to General Gasco's Brigade were wound ed. Col. Seguia's brigade, which took part In the fighting. lost a bieuienaiu killed and seven privates wounded. imiT-.'s brigade while reconnoitenng had an engagement near Jobosi 200 men of Gomez's vanguard. rebels eleven Numbers of Towns Under Water Booms Swept Away Stock Drowned Loss of Human Life. Cincinnati, O.. Feb. 24. The large to bacco warehouses on Front street are full of water to the first floors, but the stock of tobacco has been moved out. So far there has been little loss at those places. A Catlettsburg special says: The street-car line on Centre street is 'covered with water. Residents ,on the square bounded by North Front, Main and Centre streets, are moving The loss cannot be estimated. The greater loss is to timber men. At Versailles, Ky., no trains are run ning to-day on account of the damage by the flood at Valley View. The train which left Versailles last night at 6 o'clock, due at Richmond a; 8 o'clock, was delayed until this morning. ISSUE .AN ADDRESS PROVISIONAL COM MITTEE APPOINTED. Frankfort, Ky.. Feb. 24. Streams In Kentucky are clear out of their banks and doing immeasurable damage Several people have been drowned in various parts of the State. Much stock has been lost, fences swept away, and other property almost ruined. The streams all through the mountains are higher than for years. At Middlesboro yesterday, a cloud burst deluged the locality, drowning James Charwell, wife and four chil dren. All but two blocks of Pineville, Ky., is covered, while a number of little towns along the North fork of the Ken tucky river are under water. The peo ple have been forced to seek shelter on the mountains. Reports from Jackson and other places up the North fork, say there has been considerable loss of life and property. Mrs. Houtzell and lit tle daughter were drowned in their house, which was washed from the mountain side in Breathitt county, last night. Two men, whose names could not be learned, were drowned in one of the streams in Bell county. tries t . Vail on, . ., r en. zi. ine ia.u- ev is suffering from the worst vears. The city is under water. Cha aw ha flood in Members of the Legislature went to the State House in boats this morning, but no session was held since the base ment is flooded, and the fires put out. Suffering among the poor is great, and churches and schools are filled with those driven from their homes. At a mass-meeting to-day, a relief fund of $500 was raised. Pittsburg, Feb. 24 The flood in the Monogahela river marked 27 feet to day, 'and is expected to rise two feet more. But little, water, however, is coming out oi me .rvueKnuaiJ n the Monongahela flood is passing by without doing serious damage here. It has done considerable mischief up: thfe river, to factories located on the banks . 1 T 54-1..-, TJii'Aro on the lonoganeia, aim liimc ii .if thf miirnarls in that section are either wholly interrupted or are ine under preat difficulties. At McKeesnort the flood damage reach $200,000. The Western Silver Senators. Led by Tel ler and Dubois Sign the Call for Reor ganization. Washington, Feb. 24. An address was issued to-day by the Silver Republicans in Congress to the Silver Republicans of the United States, looking to th& calling of a national convention in the near future and affect a national or ganization. I The argumentative preamble omitted, the address says: I Circumstances have some times in the past thrust upon the undersigned, responsibilities on behalf of silver Re publicans, which, in the absence of for mal organization, we have felt war ranted in assuming. Recently, more over, we have been receiving a vast number of anxious Inquiries from va rious parts of the country upon the question of party policy and requesting us to give some definite direction there tb. These communications exhibit a surprising and gratifying unanimity in sentiment and plan. Responding to these earnest suggestions, and at the time expressing our own deliberate opinion, we urge upon the silver Repub licans of the United States, and upon all citizens of whatsoever previous par ty association, who are willing to co. operate with us in political action until the great monetary issue is settled and settled right, that immediate steps be taken to perfect organization in the va rious States and territories, to the end that thereafter a national convention may be held for the purpose of making ah authoritative pronouncement to the country and effecting a national orga nization. As soon as possible each of the States and territories should des ignate a member of the provisional na tional committee of the Silver Repub lican party, which committee shall have charge of the calling of the na tional convention and of all matters preliminary thereto. Meantime, we have taken the liberty of naming Hon. Charles A. Towne, of Minnesota, as chairman of said provisional national committee, whose official address for the present will be the city of Wash ington, and to whom all comumnica tions should be sent. The provisional national committee is I hereby called to meet in executive session at the city of Chicago, at a place to be seasonably announced b the chairman, on Tuesday, the 8th day of June, 1S97. The address is signed by. Senators Teler, Colorado; Dubois. Idaho; Can non, Utah; Pettigrew, South Dakota; Mantle, Montana, and Jones. Nevada, and Representatives Towne, Minnesota-! Hartman. Montana; Shafroth, Colo- rati o, and Allen, of Utah. work- will Louisville. Ky- Feb. 24. The Ohio river has risen eight and a hair teet nere since yesterday morning, and still ris ing at the rate of three inches an noui. The stage of water on the falls is 21 feet, and-it is expected to reach 27 feet, which will flood the river front. Two-thirds of the town of Corbin is under water. j The damage is estimated at SJo.uuu. The flood damage in Southeastern Kentucky is estimated at $200,000. The Kentucky river rose forty feet in two hours in the mountain country, and swept everything before it. The Cumberland river destroyed all Dronerty in the bottom lands of Harlan county. Near Donkeyville, Jones Tyree was caught in Powell river and drowned. , At Tack-son. the Kentucky iiHori the Arlington Hotel three log booms, letting A. B. Reed, colored. river and broke out 5,000 logs, was drowned with The . . 1 IlL n I .-x r- were dispersed wim u. io t-mri ThP bric-ade had six but men wounuea. The troops on an armored car on the Sagua railroad had an engagement with rebels at Loma Cubana. The In surgents retreated after losing twenty killed The town of San Pedro, in the Trini dad district, was attacked by the reb els under Diaz, who were repulsed by the garrison. Professors of Frigidity. Charleston. S. C. Feb. 23. The an nual convention of the Southern Ice Men's Exchange will be officially opened here tomorrow. Most of the joiPMtPs. over a hundred In number, are already In the city. Today they were given a pleasant excursion around the city and to various points of interest. Tonight they occupied boxes at the Academy of Music. Dur ing the afternoon the executive com mittee met. but only routine business ..., tranc'irtP. The business ses sions of the convention will begin . 1 V A A ..irrnu- TWO SeSSlOIlS UtriUK nriv while trying to save ' r no ic renorted flOOdea, the wires are down and the tracks of thl Richmond, Nicholasville. Irvine and Beattysville railroad are washed aw a ES. J considerable, distance, rendering ?M communication impossible - - The town or armei is u"" " j n Fifty thousand logs have been lost in the Biff Sandy Valley. The mountain stream! are full of wrecks of cabins and barns of the mountaineers. Railroad Presidents Meet. New York, Feb. 23. The Presidents of (the Trunk Line Railroads met to day with the board of managers oi me Joint Traffic Association to consider the cut in west bound rates by the Cumberland Gap Dispatch, a fast freight line operated by the Norfolk and Western Railroad. All the trunk lines were represented except the Ches apeake and Ohiho. M. V. Ingalls, the President of that road, telegraphed his inability to be present. The represent atives of the other roads voted unani mously in favor of the maintenance of rates. W. C. Bullitt, traffic manager of viously said that the joint traffic roads Wei- cutting rates, but if they restored and maintained rates, his road would do likewise. It was expected that the Chesapeake and Ohio would join with th?j other trunk lines in giving assur ance that schedule rates would be strfetly adhered to, whereupon the Norfolk and Western would put its old rates in force after the ten days notice to the inter-State commerce coiiimission required by law. "Y'will Earn a Bonus of $40,000. Newnort News. Va.. Feb. 24. The s-iiriboat Helena, constructed at the ship-yard here, made a trial-trip in the Bav this afternoon, and developed a speed of fifteen knots, exceeding the rpmiirpmpnt hv twro Knois. x ne in crease over the Wilmington, which made a preliminary trip last Saturday, was a quarter of a knot. The Helena's propeller is of a different pattern from that of the Wilmington. The weather was favorable for the test, and her machinery worked per fectly. If the Helena equals her per formance of to-day, when she makes her o&cial trip, she will earn her build ers a bonus of $40,000. More Turkish Outrages In Armenia- -r 22. The Standard will tomorrow publish uonsiaiiiiof - t.T-j of to- One! a aispaicu nom savinsr that anarcny :i J tha fllCIliri fa Ul Pre.Ya"? "V. r Turks and Kurds have seized everything belonging to fhe Armenians. They compel the lat ter to plough their own fields for the oenefit ft their despoilers. All who re tain a remnant of property are snueezed by the tax collectors to the uttermost farthing. It is reported that Se Reverists are harrying the coun try and that not the slightest check is put upon their outrages. They recent ly sacked the bazaars at Payas in the village of Adana. - Tracks Under Water for 100 Miles. fh 23. Advices at mm- A. ' THE Commercial and Farmers Raleigh, N. C. Commenced Business September 30, 1891 Statement of Condition December 31, 1S06. Bank, Capital Stock, . Surplus Funi, . . Net Undivided Profits, Deposits, . . . fl 00,000 00 16,000.00 S.T0S.47 330,033.23 No Interest Paid on Deposits. Safe Deposit Boxes for Rent OFFICEI13 J. J, Thomas, Pres. IS. S. Jeriuan, Cashier. Alf.-JaiThoropn. Vlc Pre. II. YV. Jarksotf, A't Cashier. DIKECTOBS : J. .1. Thomu. Anhler Horn. G. W. Watts. J. H. Tho. II. H rlcs. A. F. Pag. Fred. Philips, Scott, It. 1. Kaney, J. E. Sjhepherd. II. A. Hill, II. It. Ilattle, It. X. Daks, London, A. A. Thompson, J bo. Xf, The National Bank of Raleigh, RALEIGH, Capital Taid In, - Surplus and Undivided Trofit. C&as. II. Belvin, President. Chas M. Busbee, J. A. Briggs, J. B. Batchelor, Officers : Chss. F. II. Briggs, Cashier, Directors : Chas. H. Belvin, Thos. B. Crowder, Chas E, Johnson, . 8225,000. so.ooo. . L. Johnson, Vice President, Julius Lewis, F.O. Moring, W. It. Tucker. , o i T...ooti fKot!rn. KIM. from. United Btstes BankineTaws.) "The shareholders of every national banking association shall be held individually for all contracts, debt thft amount of their rhe shareholders of every national banking association snail y responsible, equablv and ratably, and not one for another, bts.and engagements of such association, to the extent of Ir stock therein, at the par value thereof. In addition to the J. R. Ferrall & Co., 222 FAYETTEVILLE STREET. ViT. CARRY THE FINEST LINE OF taple and Fancy Groceries TO BE FOUND IN. THE STATE. NEW AND FRESH GOODS RECEIVED EVERY DAY. Telephone Baltimore, . . ... j i w ma1incrho nltrlit from Cher TV iiUIl, point to De aisi-ucu t? "a""'J;" " tvr noints on 111V1 - Got the Company Into Trouble. Atlanta. Ga., Feb. 24. An application ws made to-day by two stockholders for a receiver for the Georgia Society and Banking Company, of which Otis Smith was cashier. The stockholders say that Smith's embezzlement added toi the company's depressed assets, make it practically banKrupu juage Lumpkin set the petition for a hearing on: Saturday. The officers and some or the stocK holders of the company declare that it ic not insolvent and say that they will sue the stockholders and attorneys who tiled the petition for a receiver. I Parneil's Mother In Want. Dublin. Feb. 23. In a speech delivered m m w m A- 1 o v LI n i this i-itv tn-nip-nt. air. xmiuLiiy rlnirton. M. P. for the Maroor TMIE AIRE mT tdqt: i.UJ-11 Ui- ANIID MAUDE AT IldDME. UJse no other. Ammoniated Guano. T- of the was the company I'lik-4, President i-ae. Company, He said the i in New Jersey mpanivs were organized an Tobacco Company? ttt. W. Duke, Sons & i'.::ham. X. C: Allen & :.:.."n.l. Va.: W. S. Kim- ?.y. f Uochester: Kinney ; -iny. New "York: Gordon f New York. The com : -i l-oratfd in 1SH" a rganize in New Jer th" Jvrsev laws for that : fax-. Table." - in new companies after -rani zed?" 5 -d that they did. and : s ,.f New York concerns, factories incorporated J.y are closed?" v Company, the Hall Fac--.'i latel Cigarette Com- th:nk another." Ar.irrtcan Tobacco Company 5 ks of the old compa- U.. y remained w ith the old ; rate under the factor's we call ours a consignment produced and y "f this was - viiince. y to another question, the wit ' 1 that the firms organized con n.-ni m) to J0 per cent, of the - trade. taany competiting companies acerr!ttnn into a national one. are many interesting papers io oe read. President "R. B. Graves, of Mem phis, is present and will open the con vention. Tomorrow evening an elabo- hinnnct JIT WniCfl IL liuuiotri jl laic Ltvtv. , , prominent men will speak, will be giv en . - A State of Anxiety ana unresi. Athens. Feb. 23. The entire country Is in a state of intense anxiety and un--, th citimtion and there is the widest speculation as to what the final outcome will be. The people are deeply incensed against the Powers for their intervention in Crete and their attitude is causing some apprehension in court and government circles. King George today issued a proclama tion that is intended to cool the popu lar passions and thus avert what might prove a national crisis. He en joins the country to be calm and dig nified and to confide in the govern ment which, he says, is doing every thing possible to uphold , the honor of Grece and maintain the rights of the Hellenic people.' Bryan Waterlogged. Washington, Feb. 23. William Jen nings Bryan is waterlogged " some f Cumberland. Md.. on the B. & O. R. It. He was expected to have arrived here tonight, but on account of floods no train from the west over the B. & o. it. ic nas reached here since Monday afternoon. He is to be the guest of honor, at a dinner tomorrow night given by the Hon. John R. McLean, and a telegram received here tonight stated tnat Air. Bryan, will be unable to reach Wash ington by that time. , . .1. DlnrnQP riVPf from ons VrXiA T Pirate that the water has not yet began to recede. The tracks are nine feet under water J? nhISS Run. while at Sir Johns Run they are covered by fourteen feet oi water. Reports from other stations state that the tracks are covered for practically the whole distance of near fyToo miles from Martinsburg to Cum uomAr's Fprrv the water Pn -Prs the old bridge and is within four feet of the iron structure. The Freshet In Virginia. Richmond, Va., Feb. 23. The freshet siSSlon at' midnight is that the river is falling at Columbia and points aboe there, but continues to rise here. The will nrobably continue slowly until about 7 o'clock tomorrow Hancock, Sir rington. ai. .r. tot ine . u " the Bal- of! Dublin, aeciarea uiai it a. to say that tne fameim cause Martins- prospering wnen tne momei ui A,ua. Stewart I'arneii was in ausiuic in the House, in which the dead Irish leader was born. Mr. Harrington in himself, a mem ber of the Parnellite section of the tiv, mriamontarv nartv. but his cnph to-niebt is held to foresaw separation from Mr. John the leader of that section. STERLING High. Grade Acid Phosphate. Mad ett Caraleigh. hia ! Redmond, Caraleigh Phosphate and Fertilizer Works no material damage morning, but will be done, as niA in the cart of the city sud- ject to overflow have had ample warning. "will Win or Die. Tendon. Feb. 23. The Times has a Havana dispatcn siauug tor to the Camp of General Maximo Gomez learned that the rebel commander-in-chief refuses to discuss the Cuban reforms proposed Dy opsuu declares that he will win the freedom of Cuba or die in the attempt. Insurgents Kill Forty Spaniards. Madrid, Feb. 23. A dispatch receiv- from Havana states that a hndv of Insurgents surprised a detach- ment of Spanlsn troops ana Kiuea ior- ty of them. The place where the troops were attacKea is not given. Colored People to have Accommodations. (Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 23. The State nnnrnnrt Commission suggests to all mono cprs of railwavs in the State the rooms for coiorea passengers at ratine houses for nunc v.v.v- - . x -viitc Thf commission has not is- cnri an order or rule, but believes that maHs will attend to this matter without an official order. He Robbed Personal Friends. (Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 24. Otis fcnuin, the young emoezzier, was piaceu m jail here to-day. He had been under the custody of detectives for four days. H sishortage is estimated at aooui $10,000. He robbed personal friends and corporations without discriminating oi favoritism. Plague Abating. Bombay. Feb. 23. The official plague rp turns for tne past weeK snow a. ais- tinrt abatement in the ravages of the disease. RALEIGH, XhThSrSthe; rub Fighting All Day. Canea,' Feb. 23. Fighting has been eoine on all day today above l uiza on nda Bav. No details have yet been received. Keep out of the tub, and send your clothes to THE EXCELSIOR STEAK1 LAUNDRY Where we neither rub, Nor do we scrub 4 And wear out the clothes so, But make them white as snow, BY A STEAM PROCESS. Shirts 10c. : Collars and uuns, zc. eacn iiign uioss or iomesiiu miu. Express paid one wayon work sent us from all parts of the State. Fhone 19. 105 and 107 West Martin Strt.