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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-06-18
THE EM-wEEKLY MESSENGER. FRIDAY, JUNE IS. 1897.

rates, he declared. were devised solely
for a greedy and selfish interest. The
| consumer including the fever stricken
hospital patient. had been forgotten.
The increase was more than 100 per
| cent. on the present law and more thar
200 per cent. over the Mckinley law.
] Senator Perkins. OF California, cham
l pioned the interests of the citrus fruit
| growers of California. He said that
( the price of foreign lemons was put UP
when there was a serious need Of them
in the hospitals. Much of this class of
fruit brought disease and had TO be
| condemned by the authorities.
senator White, of California. also
supported the proposed rates, differing
with his democratic associates in their
statement that the duty would be ex-
| cessive.
The was then agreed to as
reported
On paragraph 266, orange peel or lem
on peel preserved. etc, and %cocoanut
meat, the committee rate was changed,
on motion of Senator Allison. to 212
| cents per pound, the remainder of the
paragraph being agreed TO.
Pine apples went over at the request
of Senator Quay.
On almonds, the rates were changed
on motion OF Senator Allison to 9 cents
per pound on unshelled almonds and 6
cents on shelled almonds. Filberts and
walnuts We're agreed to as reported also
peanuts and nuts of all kinds not spe-
orally provided for.
Meat products were next considered.
The paragraphs as to fresh beef, ETC.,
prepared meat and dead game were
agreed to. Poultry was agreed to at 3
cents per pound on live and 5 cents on
dressed.
2s3, fixing the rate on salt
in bags at II cents per 100 pounds and
in bulk S cents per 100, occasioned
strong opposition.
Senator Vest said free salt, free lum-
Der, free wool and the income tax were
the features which ~recOnciled him to the
Wilson bill. Salt was n Of the great
personalities of nature, like the air n
water, and yet an excessive duty was to
be placed on it. He moved to strike
out the entire salt paragraph, with a
view to placing salt on the free list
disagreed to-yeas, "a; nays, 81; Sena-
tor McEnery voting in the negative
with the republicans.
Senator Mills, of Texas, gave notice
of an amendment to the bill providing
the only Is per cent. Of the duties
shall be levied against countries whose
minis are open to the free and unlim-
tied coinage of gold and silver at a ra-
ito of 16 to 1.
The bill was laid aside at 5 o'clock.
and a message from the president was
announced.
Senator Davis, of Minnesota, imme-
diately secured an executive session.
AT 5:35 o'clock p. m, the senate ad-
journed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-06-18
A Flood aud Poker Sufferer

Il wish you would send us a poker
table, said a resident of a little town
in the North Louisiana overflow TO a Wis
itor whom he supposed to be in some way
connected with the distribution of Gov
rations 10 the flood suffers.
Here we are playing around this darn
ed old drygoods box and I'm losing right
along; but If / could sit at a table and
get my legs under it you ought to see me
win"
What good would that do your
Well. ] don't exactly know: ] never
held out a card in all my life. and I'D
sooner go broke a thousand times thar
raise a hand from under the table: but
somehow i never can hold good cards
when I've got to sit twisted around like
this with my knees rubbing up against
the sides of this blamed old box. You see
the long and short Of il is were are suf-
~ferers, and we're suffering for a poker
table. Just you send IL, and don't ask
offensive personal questions that might
reflect ON a gentleman's play."-New Or
leans Times-Democrat.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-06-18
News From Cuba.

Havana. June 1S.-via Key West.-A
large force under General Quintin
Bandera succeeded in destroying a
body of Spanish near Sabana. General
Bandera placed his men in ambush and
then instructed five couts to approach
a fort where the Spaniards were barri-
caded. The Spaniards sailed from the
fort in pursuit of the scouts. who
cunningly fell back leading their pur-
suers into the heart of Bendera's
ambush. A hot fight ensued. first with
musketry. but finally hand-to-hand.
All of General Bandera's men were ne
groes with machetes. Ten of the in
surgents were killed and the entire
pursuing party Of the Spaniards.
At Alguiza, a town of 5000 souls. Us
persons died last month from hunger
and restitution.
Joaquin Vargas, an American citi-
zen, has been arrested at Remedies.
He has retained lose Pando as his
counsel and the latter will make a pro
test II the authorities proceed to Try
Vargas by court-marria1.
1t is reported from Remedies that
Pancho Garlic has directed that the
insurgent leader Fanteya- a mularto,
be court-martialed and shot.
rom aruco come reports OF the
successful landing of an expedition
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-06-18
Georgia Bankers in Conference.

Warm Springs, Ga, June 16.-The
Georgia Bankers Association convened
here today. Eighty members answered
to their names During the morning
several resolutions were brought up.
The most important Of these was the
report of the chairman Of the legisla-
tive committee, j. A. McCord, Of Allan
ia. The committee suggested a new
banking law. calculated to throw a
greater safeguard around the banking
in the state, the depositor and the stock
holder. 1t recommends that a fine Of
S.. 200 or not less than one year in the
penitentiary be the penalty for receiv-
ing deposits in an insolvent bank. 1t
proposes to improve the present order
Of the bank examiner, giving the state
officers more authority. The resolution
was tabled until the next meeting
which will be at Tybee island. Many
resolutions have been adopted, one to
eliminate finances from politics and
suggesting that a committee Of fnan-
ciers be appointed h will decide the
money question. The bankers say that
lots of money is borrowed and that af-
ter the adjournment Of congress the
promised prosperity will come.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-06-18

o. the island republic TO the extent OF
| on.
The FIVE commissioners provided for In
the treaty are expected to make recon-
meDdationS TO congress as 10 new laws.
and also as regards the form of govern
ment- The present form OF local govern
ment Is TO continue in the islands for the
| present. except that the president of the
United States Is TO have immediate veto
power over the acts Of the Hawaiian leg
islativc assembly
Senator Davis. chairman OF the senate
on foreign relations. Is a very
ardent annexatiorist. and the treaty in
his hands will be pushed with vigor.
While he will not attempt TO have IL
considered II 1t interferes with the tariff
bill. which has the Ugh OF way over
everything now. he will have early action
In committee so that the treaty will be
taken up whenever opportunity offers.
While there Is a very large sentiment
in favor Of ratification II viii be neces-
sary to convince a number OF senators
is a proper measure. as these senators are
among the doubtful men in the senate
n have taken no stand either for or
against the measure. Friends of the
treaty say that the attitude of Japan and
the comments of the English press will
have a tendency 10 create an American
sentiment in favor Of ratification.
Senator Chiffon. OF Texas. says he ia
opposed TO annexation of Hawaii II II is
to become a state. He presents Il propo-
sition that in case of annextion Hawaii
SnOuIC De divided into counties and MADE
a part of Oregon or Washington so that
no political party can at some future time
in some exigency admit the islands as q
state and secure two United States sena-
tors. Senator Wilson said he would be
glad to have Hawaii added to Wash
ington.
Senators Bacon and Clay. and some
others who are not inclined to oppose
ratification. say that they think there
should be no hasty action. While not de-
claring themselves in favor of the treaty.
they say they wish TO give it careful con-
sideration.
Quite a number of democratic senators
are believed to favor ratification. Among
those who are said to be actually in favor
Of the treaty or lean that way are Sena-
tors Morgan, Turpie. Daniel, Rawlins,
Cockrell. Roach and McLaurin.
The pOpulists are pretty generally sup
posed to be in favor of ratification. al
though no expression has been heard from
Senator Allen.
Senators White, of California. and
Caffery of louisiana, are considered
among the most vigorous opponents of
ratification and it is believed hat Sena-
tors Gray and Mills of the foreign rela-
tons committee. also will oppose ratifica-
ton. 1t is regarded as utterly impossible
to make anything like an accurate esti-
mate of the strengt of either the annex
ationists or the opponents, at present.
The fact that there is such a strong feel
ing among some senators that any action
should be proposed until the next session..
prevents making any estimate of the vote
in the senate.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-06-18
A ASSAULT.
With the View of Robbery, Martin Ensiey
Tries to Kill His Life Long Friend. G, -.
Collins. = Wealthy TennesSeean.

St Louis. June 16.-C. d. Collins. a
wealthy TenHesseean. was lured TO his
probable death Tuesday night bv a
man he had known since boyhood and
timate friendship for six pears. His
assailant is Martin Ensley. OF Memphis.
whose father. Colonel Enoch Ensley,
was one OF the most prominent mine
owners and planters Of the south.
Ensley induced his companion to Wis
it Meramec Highlands. a summe re-
sort fifteen miles from here. on the
plea of Illness he led him TO a clump Of
pushes about seventy-five yards from
the hotel. There stepping behind his
victim he dealt him blow after blow
on the head with a hammer he had
purchased presumably for the purpose
of committing the murder.
When the pounding had reduced Col
Inns to a state of ~insensibility Ensley
stopped over the PROSTATE body and
tore from a vest pocket a roll Of bills
hat amounted 10 Sc. 600. He started up
the hill and passed the money to an
accomplice who is believed I o have es-
capped IN a trolley car. Then the would
be murderer ran down the path lead
ing to the MeraInec river. Two men
saw the assault and the robbery and
witnessed the transfer of the money
and the escape OF the principal and his
accomplIce. Charles Feiter. a baker
employed at the inn. and a gardener
who had been engaged about the
grounds a fortnight. We're the wit
nesses. They ran to the inn and noti-
ca -;-Ax yIva~o.a D,,.a .- .a1l
him the story. Collins vas removed to
kirkwood, where a physician dressed
his wounds.
Ensley when arrested protested his
innocence, claiming that he too. had
been assaulted.
All this occurred about midnight. At
2 o'clock this morning two deputy sher-
ifs from Clayton. the county seat. ar
rived at Meramec Highlands. They
searched the grounds for a weapon n
discovered a new hammer covered with
blood. ON Ensley was found 5000 which
at first was supposed to be part Of the
stolen money.
At day break Ensley was driven over
to Kirkwood and identified by Collins
as his aSSailant.
Memphis. Tenn. June 16.-The Asso-
ciated Press dispatch announcing thu
murderous assault upon G. D. Collins,
at st. Louis last night by a man sup
posed to he Martin Ensley. formerly a
we'll known resident of Memphis, has
created a decided sensation here.
New York friends of the Ensley fam
lily are inclined to disCredit the report.
Martin Ensley is one Of the best known
eX-residents of the Bluff City. He is a
son of the late EnOch EnSley, who was
one of the widest known residents Of
the south-an extensive mine owner
near Birmingham. the owner and oper-
ator of the largest plantation in The
south prior to the a a money lender
and leader in politics and society.
Martin EnSley married Miss Bette
Seldom, of Memphis. one of the most
prominent society bellies in the state.
The couple did not live happily to-
gether and about a year ago Mrs. Ems
ley brought suit for divorce, charging
nOn-suppOrt. Ensley made no defense
and a divorce was granted. In a. bill in
court recently, an item referred to the
reduced state of Ensley's finances.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-06-18
How An English Orator Was Made

When Mr.. Balfour came to be chief
secretary for Ireland he had to speak
nightly. At first he made a very bad
hand of it. 1 remember we'll the first
night he had to deliver a speech Of any
magnitude; it was in introducing the
Coercion bill. The bill was a very
drastic measure, and there We're mis-
givings even among Mr.. Balfour'S own
friends as to it's wisdOm or necessity:
and when Mr.. Balfour sat down, after
passing rather s~hamefacedly through
a hurricane of derision, anger, and in
terrOgatiOn from the Irish benches, the
cause of coercion and of Mr.. BalfOur
seemed to be lost. These were the days
in which Mr.. GOschen was regarded as
the great man of the uniOnist party:
and I also remember from hat period
the look of aiInos child-like delight
with which Mr.. Balfour looked up at
Mr.. GOschen as he drove home, with all
the effectiveness of a great and train
ed debater, the case which Mr.. Bal
-four should have made and had failed
to make for himself. But time wen on;
every night Mr.. Balfour was subjected
to a torrent of questions: his policy in
Ireland was Of a character to provoke
constant parliamentary attack; and
the result was that having to fight
nlS0Ily LOT Ills lie. MI. bdlIOur was
kept in constant practice n the house
woke up n day to find that the
stumbling, Ineffective, and almost de-
spised man had grown to be one of the
most effective and powerful and ready
debaters Of the house of The
struggle in Ireland was such as to
bring out his peculiar powers. To de-
fend a regime of coercion in a free ma
ton and before a representative assem-
bly,, with all the representatives of the
cOerced nation arrayed on the other
side, required a wonderful subtlety-
the power to obscure issues in words;
above all, a fearlessness of partisan
ship which only a strong and clear
mind could have grasped.
The only man in the house of COM
mons who seems to have inherited par
liamentary style as Mr.. Balfour. Light
ness of touch wou perhaps best de-
scribe its chief characteristic power,
that is to say, of expressing ones opin-
ions clearly and strongly, and yet with
out unnecessary emphasis, with self
control and with good temper. And
then the house Of dearly
loves it's little joke, and especially a
little joke with a personal touch in it.
The personal touch must not be malig-
nant-fOr the house OF is
really a good natured assembly, En-
glishmen generally are good natured,
and do not relish, therefore, anything
like bitter persona attack. Besides,
men of even strong political antago-
nism are united by many ties-some-
time by blood relationship: sometimes
by joint commercial enterprises; often
by strong personal friendships. This is
the style which Mr.. Balfour has culti-
waited with great ability; with this
consequence, that he is now istene to
with almost equal pleasure by friend
and by foe.-From THE Celebrities of
the House of Commons" by T. P.
O'Connor, in Harper's Magazine for
June.
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Our New Minister to Spain.

WASHINGTON, June 16.-The president
today nom mated Stewart l.. Woodford,
of New York. to be minister to Spain
Mr.. Woodfbrd is an old friend of
Senator Plat and the two have been
on intimate terms since they We're col
leagues in a score or years
ago. The incident in the early eighties
when Mr.. Woodford refused to support
for governor, Judge Folger. later SEC
rotary of the treasury. saying he would
not support a republican nominated on
a forged telegram" put him at odds
with the republicans OF h state for
some years. but ne finally went bark
into the fold. Senate Platt vigorously
urged him for a cabinet position. try
ing to have him made secretary OF the
interior. MI. Woodford has made a
fortune in his law practice and repub-
lican friends today spoke OF him as .
natural diplomat. Mr.. oOdfo has
been summoned here and Will arrive to-
morrow when he will have a talk with
the president. There is excellent au-
thority for the statement that MI
Woodford will accept.
New York. June sl.-Stewart L.
Woodford. the newly appointed minis
ter to Spain. was born in this city on
September 3rd. 1885. and Is descended
from early settlers In Connecticut. Lin
ccIn oHeTeu NH lHe eoNriiIor5iHp :"
the territory OF Nebraska, but he de-
clined It. Later he became ASSISTANT
United States attorney at New York
and prosecuted the case growing out
of the blockade. He resigned to enter
the army as a volunteeD in Com paGy
II, One Hundred and Twenty-seventh
New York volunteers. He was made
captain and served till 1864 in virginia,
south Carolina and the District Of Co
lumbia. He was judge advocate g,sn~
eral OF the department of the south.
provost marshal general and chief Of
staff of General Gilmore. He war
brevette-t grigadier general for gallant
~ in action. After the war he was
military governor of the city ofCharles-
ton and later of Savannah. He resign
ed his commission August 2, 1865 and
resumed the practice OF the law.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-06-18
SENATOR VEST
PLEADS IN VAIN FOR FREE I'M
PORTATION OF CIDER.

HIS Appeal to the New Englanders in the
Name of Temperance has NO ~E6ect-The
Senate Places Duty on salt-Flowers,
Plants and Cuttings, Heavily Taxed-The
Duty on Citrus Fruits Made Almost Pro-
hfhiffve-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-06-18

Correspondence of The M~essenger.)
Ringwood, N. c., June IS.
The crops are suffering ery much
for want of rain. old tobacco especial
~. There IL scarcely any fruit; It 10
inferior n falling of. There h con-
siderable sickness among children.
An excursion of 1000 people from
Norfolk came to Littleton THURSDAY
last and enjoyed themselves generally
at the celebrated springs.
A picnic was held at The Lake near
Enfield last week. There was a band
OF music n dancing and plenty Vt
barbecue and other refreshments,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-06-18

Columbus, Ohio. June 16.-The Ma
tional Anti-Mob and Lynch Law AS
ISOLATION has bee Incorporated. The
purposes Of the organization are de-
cfared to be to discourage mob and
lynch law within the United States and
to agitate public sentiment with a view
to securing such legislation as will sup
press such practice by providing ade-
Quate punishment for violators. 1t is
proposed to form branch associations
all over the United States
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-06-18

jacksonville, Fla, June 16.-The
dynamite cruiser vesuvius arrived IN
port this morning. She was last re-
ported at West Palm Beach. The We
suvius is now moored in the river in
front of this city, where the Whining
ton, which has gone south, had been for
several weeks.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-06-18

Kinston Free Press: We understand
hat the Snow Hill people now claim TO
have found eigh,y-one illegal registra-
tons. II that number - stricken on the
registration books =" 7uld give a ma
jority of seven fo- -.--2 for the proposed
railroad
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Rocky Mount Argonaut: In spite Of
cold nights and cool days the crops are
looking fairly we'll. Although not far adj
vanced all crops look healthy and with
anything like favorable weather are likely
TO come III all right.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-20
ITS ANNUAL SESSION.
Providence w. c. I. Y. Meets at
Mathews0n ST. M. E. Church.


The twenty-third annual meeting of the
Providence Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union was held today at the
Mathewson street Methodist church.
President Mrs +. III. jackson opened the
forenoon session at 10 O'Clock and the fol-
lowing reports OF officers ana departments
were then presented:
Report of recording secretary, Miss T..
G.. Welsh; report of corresponding secre-
tary, Mrs. &. II. Tilley; report of treas
urer, Mrs w. A. Walton; report of Elisha
Dyer Vinton Home, Mrs. H. j. Roworth,
secretary; report of treasurer of E. ID. v.
Home, Mrs. w. IA. Walton finance, Mrs. @.
III. Tilley; Sunday school, Mrs. X. j..
Smith; scientific temperance instruction,
Mrs ii. j. Roworth literary, Mrs. H. II.
White; prison, Jail and almshJuse, Mrs. >.
r. Gates legislation and franchise, Mrs.
Il. NJ Bolles; visiting the sick, Mrs. :.
B. Saunders; ward committees Mrs. Il. ..
Cooper, superintendent; auxiliaries In
churches, Mrs. j. Elleman.
The forenoon session was closed with
bible reading by Mrs A. j. Smith.
According TO the report of Mrs Walton
the receipts for the year have been $25l1. 81
and the expenditures S2i3662, with bal
ance on hand of s7A 20 to pay of note
of 800.
The afternoon session which was In
honor of the ninety third birthday of
Neal Dow, was devoted to five and ter
minute addresses and thr '" lete pro
gram was: Opening s.s,s, Rev. Nj
Kaufman, Phi. ID. az -, Hon Nea
Dow, REV W. :. McIn0ire address, Mrs
NJ. Il. Babcock, President X ]. W. G
Il. L.. singing; address. Rev. Il. b. G.
Pullen, ID. ID. address, Rev. Floyd Tom
kins, Jr solo, Miss Mabel smith; col
lection; address, Mrs. Mary II. Hunt
Supt Scientific Temperance Instruction
National w. g. Il. Il.
The following officers were reelected fol
1897: President, Mrs.. +. ii. jackson
recording secretary, Miss f. G. Welch
corresponding secretary, Mrs. G. III
Tilley; treasurer Mrs. W. A. Walton.
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oaklawn. That connections with the valley
will not be made through Auburn is probable,
for not only are the residents of that village
opposed to it, but the railway company must
encounter two grade crossings. The expense
and inconvenience of encountering these OBJ
stacles have discouraged most of the thought
of running in that way. Those who are pre-
pairing TO ask for this appropriation say that
with this patch Of poor road from Meshanti-
cut Park TO the Warwick line put into good
order there will be a chance OF inducing the
Union Railroad Company TO extend its lines
90 the Pawtuxet Valley by this road. There
are MANY who object TO the scheme upon the
grounds that the cars will be continually
crowded, and that the mere fact OF large
number OF people passing through the town
i'm the electric cars will not benefit the town.
Therefore. they say, 'if this appropriation will
i'm any way help TO bring about this proposed
extension through Knightsville we are opposed
20 it," Mr. John M. Dean Is strongly in favor
of the appropriation. He says that from the
city TO East Greenwich this one-mile stretch
IA the only poor section OF road.
Cranston's police head~uartors shine forth
in q new dressing OF white paint and cover
ing of brand now shingles.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-20

Hon. III. II. stone Passes Away at His
Waltham Home.

waltham Mass, March 90 Hon. ii. +.
Stone, President of the Boston Safe De-
posit and Trust company died at 1l.05 a.
IN. today aged II years
He was born i'm Wayland, Mass, and on
the maternal side was direct descendent
of Col Howe, the old time owner of the
"Waysidc Inn He attended school in his
native place and aiterward studied law
i'm the Office of Judge B. j. fhUIuus Of
Worcester In 1S49 he was admitted to the
bar.
He was elected 20 his first public Office
that of town clerk of Waltham, In 1851
In 1857 he was appointed postmaster at
Waltham by President Buchanan. He
had also served four terms In the state
house OF representatives and two I'm the
senate. In 1896 he was appointed by GOV.
Bullock rs savings bank commissioners.
For more than 30 years he has been con
noctcd with banks and banking interests.
He was president of the Waltham national
bank for 20 years; treasurer OF the Wal
than savings bank since 1877 and for a
number of yctrs president of the Boston
safe deposit company. He had been iii for
n number Of weeks, with muscular and
nervous trouble which was aggravated
To a fatal degree by worrimcnt over the
dcfalcntion Of treasurer Frank &. Miles of
the Boston safe deposit and trust com
pany. He leaves wife and two sons.