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- A' VOi. XXXTV. NO. 1 5; WILMINGTON,. !NV"C., TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1901. S1.00 PER YEAR: "'r - IS I I III PEM enerai; Belief Prevails That- Great Britain's Queen Has But a Few Hours io Live. Queen Victoria Ueaal Osborne House, Speechless, Stricken With Paralysis. No Definite News, Except Vague Of flolal Bulletins, to Had From tne 9!ck Room She Is Not Expected to Live Until Tomorrow Arrival of the - . Prince of Wales Who Assumes the Duties of Reaent-Other Members of the Royal Family Includlns: Emperor of Germany Hastening to Her Bed- Side. " Osborne, 'Isle of. Wight, January 19. ;6'i. mv-Trie following- official bulletin . has just beeo. Issued: - " Si- "The dueen's strength has been fairly raialntained throughbut the , day and , there are indications of a sligh't im provement in. the symptoms this even- ing. ' ' ' "JAMES REID. . ' "R. DOUGLAS POWELL." Crowes, Isie of Vight. January 19.- 'mere was no cnang m ner majesty s - . x condiftion at 5 p. hi. According C:o local understanding and report, the prince of Wales comes to 'lOsborne with" the object .of practically . Jfrassuming the regency. He will take -v over the powers of signing state docu ments and is expected to returnr to Lon7 don, -the eenier of state business, un til" his return here Is necesssitated by -" the possible course of events. . Berlin, January 19. Emperor William and the duke of. Connaught, with their suites, left Berlin by special train for j England at 6 o'clock this everting, by way of Flushing". i London, January 19. 6 p. m. The British second class-cruiser Minerva, having- a speed of over twenty knots. leaves Portsmouth at 9 o'clock tonight i to intercept the Vesse! brSngimj Em- peror William and the duke of Con. naught from Fluehing and take them to Osborne. An urgent telegram has been sent to ifcthe duke of Cambridge, recalling him JjLrow Paris. Cowes. Isle of Wight, January 19. Midnight. The queen of England lies at death's door. She was stricken with paralysis tonight. Reuters Tele graph Company understands that the prince of Wales has received authority to act in her majesty's stead, and thus has been created a practical, though not constitutional, regency. ' Cowes. Midnight-A" local rumor, purveyed by Osborne house employes, declares that the queen cannot live un til Monday; but this receives no. offi cial confirmation. Gathered at her bedsiide are the prince and princess of Wales. Princess Louise and other members of the royal family, while Mr. Ritchie .the. secre tary of state -for home affairs, official-- ly .represents the cabinet. Lord Sahs- hurv Jt ir constant fcelenhonic ftommu- Bication with Osborne house, and it was rumored that he had arrived at Osborne, but this does not appear to be true. The arrival Of Emperor William and dther members of the royal family is .anxiously awaited. For three days the queen has been . kept strictJy to herself. The last time she drove out in Qowes the rain beat "down, heavily upon her. Even the natives, who bJave grown to look upon her. majesty as an ordinary . body, have noticed that she looked ' more delicate and shrunken than ever a mere shadow of her former self yet with feminine persistence, the queen - forbade those around her to say that ' she was ill. The Queen Victoria, tradl jtion and etiquette decree that she is iiever CI; and so, with dogged deter mination she fbugfcfc off he ravages that worry over .the Doer war, the deaths in her own family an4 her In creasing years have brought upon her; but against the ruthless hand of na ture, even ihe imperial resolve of the ruler of the great empire pooved futile, and with a. xpitiful realization of the Inevitable, she shut herself off from her ;-' entourage. For two nlgbls she "dined . alone and never stirred from the apart -. men ts she occupied at Osborne. "Humbly, for this woman rules her. court .with no uncertain hand, her court officials Implored her to seek medical advice. These messages she jsiteadfOstly Ignored, and, though to-. night her condition is admitted to be 'Sfost eerious. there areonly in attend- i j'khce Drs. Powell and Reld. . Doubtless v 'Jihe. prince of Wates will tomorrow se cure "medical talent. . Her majesty Ilea helpless and almost speechless In her bed in Osborne housa ' surrounded ; by every ' comfort. - Fruits, IJUJU. lowers, . ice and all the accessories of modern medicine are at hand. Osborne house is buried amidst a gloomy park of firs. It 5a brir-hlv lit outside. The wind comes up from the channel and surges through the .trees like a death dirge. . A mile away stands the lodge. Beyond Its portals none but the household can pass. On them. without the sovereign's knowledge are posted bulletins announcing her condition.- , Beyond the bulletins, nothing' official 3a obtainable, but not a 3oul connected . in anyway .with Osborne house iseems ' ito believe jtf.it her majesty can sur- vlve fthis attack. In fact, locally, 'the announcement of her dealth s -await ed, with something1 approaching equa .nirmty. Never in the memory of her subjects has the queen been ill before and now that at her advanced age she has been stricken, it seems to those I who have lived around her that it is imposssible for her to recover. The vil 1 a ?ns whn hava ioAn hai- orl-0 ! wa& their heads tonJgIlt u ,8 - a said day ir " England. r The official bulletins may safely be " described as optimistic. Their vague- ness in describing the queen's ailment ; may be accosted as merely evasive of the facts. The Information obtained ; by the - Reuters Telegraph Company to -, the effect that it is paralysis from . which the queen is suffering- is based ! upon the hig-hest possible authority. By Monday it is likely that the truth will be announced to the nation. The ex treme weakness of her majesty and loss of all her faculties appear to be at present the chief cause for anxiety. Stimulants are being rreely adminis tered. In the opinion of those best qualified to Judge, the queen's present serious condition was precipitated by Intent worrv over the ' losses and b-vi- Vby the British troSotith I A?T tot,iv .l -in to court atachees that another war would kill her. In this connection. Reuters Telegram Company learns that she was most se riously ill While last at Balmoral in the autumn. No word of this became pub lic, but it appears that she was then almost dying though that rigorous eti quette which she imposes alike upon her family and attendants prevented her condition being even spoken of as dangerous. The present stroke is a sequel to that which .occurred at Balmoral. If she survives it she will be not only the longest lived monarch in England's tiis totry, but also the possessor of the most marvelous constitution with which a woman was ever endowed.' Locally it is taken to be a sad coincidence that Sunday is the anniversary of thdeath of Prince Henry of Batenburg, for whom special memorial services are al ways held. - The arrival of the prince of Wales at about 6 o'clock this afternoon, accom panied by Home Secretary Ritchie and the arrival of the princess of Wales at 10 o'clock tonight occasioned no scenes of any kind. They embarked upon the royal yacht Alberta and went up the little river separating Cowes from Os borne. Entering royal carriages they were driven, through the half gale which prevailed, straight to the royal residence " " - : Mr. Ritchie, it is understood,, was specially summoned to supervise the details of handing over to the prince of Wales the necessary authority to trans act state business. Fearful sorrow, not unmixed with ex pedtation. Is written broad upon every face. That official secrecy which stops all callers. at the lodge gates does not serve to mitigate the general dread - th!at pervades these islands. Located - . . . M ft A almost aa Key West is to tne unuea station, thpv hold In their bosom the most precious and revered personality that a nation ever worshipped, and it Is the general impression that forty- eight hours will brixwr the crisis of that feeble life upon which many. Interna tional threads hang. The country women paused "In their Saturday night shopping tours to pray that the hand of death might be stay ed from falling on the bUr house over the Medlnas river, hut their prayer find little echo in hope, for ftbiose who have seen the queen down there say she was only a shadow of death. Yet the policeman on duty at the lodge gates respecJTulry refers all callers to the last bulletin and , says mechanical ly "Slight improvement." . The dread word "paralysia" Is care fully kept from the nation. , " . . Cowes, Isle of Wight, January 20, 2:10 a. m. The queen's condition Is-. un changed. . ,- : t ' The prince of Wales will, go to Tjon- ALL "ENGLAND IN SUSPENSE MOMENTARILY EJECTING TO HEAR OF THE QUEEN'S DEATH The News Treated Conservatively by Press and People -They Hesitate to Sxpress Their Worst Pear Anxiety Seen - on Bvery Faoe The News) of Her Condition Not a Surprise to the People ITamlfy Sorrows the Cause of Her State of Health. London, January 19. Probably no where etse to the world has Queen Victoria's prostration been so conserva tively treated In the newspapers as here, where it is of the most vital im portance. , ' The papers, like her subjects, hesitate to speak plainly of the fears oppressing- them regarding the queen. The headlines of most of the, afternoon pa pers today were confined to non-com-m-itta! words in big type, like "Her Majesty's Condition;" but tthe news ven ders were doing- a tremendous busi ness with every edition. It was a gloomy day for London. The anxiety on every face, from the East End workingmen to the frequenters of the St. James Club, comported! with the dreary, drizzling ra4n. 'London's comment on yesterday's official state ment was that it might mean little or much. : The bulletin of today forced the con viction on the public mind that U rr?ant much. ' . - . The officials told the newspaper cor respondentis that they hoped for the best, but their manner showed they feared the worst." Withal, the intel ligence did not surprise the people. The unanimous comment ' was thalt they feared It. While the queen . was wonderfully strong physically, for her ag, the cares and sorrows, not only of the war, but arising from the death of her grandson in South Africa and of her favorite lady-in-waiting, the Dowager . Lady Churchill, at Christmas, affected her vitality and the empire awaits the news from 'Osborne with the keenest suspense in the' memory of the queen's Subjects. a After a Hard Fleht Minnesota Repub lican Nominate M. E. Clapp. St. Paul, Minn., Tanuary 19. Former Attorney General Moses E. Clapp, of St. Paul, was this afternoon chosen as the republican nominee for the place in the United States senate made vacant by the death of Cushman K. Davis, af ter one of the hardest contests in 'the history of the state. Mr. Clapp was elected attorney general of the state in 1886, 1888 and 1890 and has been prominent In politics. He Was a can didate for the republican nomination for governor in 189J5, but was defeat ed by Governor Clough. He enjoys a large law practice. He is an orator of ability and is familiarly known as the Such little pills as De Witt's Little Early Risers are very easily taken, and they are wonderfully effeative in clans- ing the liver and bowels. R. R, Bel lamy. don this morning, where, with the duke of York, he will meet Emperor Wil- Ham. Whether the emperor will pro ceed to Osborne depends upon the re sult of this Interview'. London, January 20. 4 a. m. The offi cial bulletins regarding the queen post ed at the Mansion house and Marlbor ough house" Saturday were read with evident anxiety and eagerly discussed by the large crowds constantly sur rounding them until a late hour of the night. ' A't tthe clubs the last bulletin say ing .there was a "slight improvement." was received with some incredulity, as more than one private telegram " was shown expressing' the most unfavor able view of the progress of her majes ay's illness. Among tne ominous items ox news was the statement that -the Right Rev. Randall Thomas Davidson. D. D., bishop of Winchester, had been sum moned and had reached Osborne lale last night. v, ' . Some of the newspapers issued edi Hons as late as 11 . o clock and these were eagerly bought. They contained, however, nothing to satisfy the pained interest with which they were perused. The duke of York was at York house late in tne evening, when ft was an nounced that he was not going to Os borne until today. Besides giving columns filled with tne latest scraps ot information con cerning her majesty's condition, the movements of members of the royal family and persons collected with the court, all this ' morning's newspapers reflect the fears of the nation of a fa tal termination of the illness which has so unexpectedly stricken down the aged monarch, They dwell at length upon the deep love and reverence .which the people cherish for the sov ereign who so long has guided the ship of 'state.' - -.::" ' OUn GOVERNMENT DEFIED VENEZUELA PAYS NO ATTENTION TO HT5 FORMAL PROTESTS - 9 The Situation Declared to be Serlouv and AirForeUrner In That Country In Great Dan seer Unless Our Govern ment Takes an Ajnrresslve Position for this Protection ot American CItl zens End Interests Causo of Trouble. Wllltmstad. Island of Curacoa. Dutch iWest Indies. January 19. via Haytien cable The United States auxiliary cruiser Scorpion, Lieutenant Commander Sargent commanding, his just arrived here' on her way to Guan oco, Venezuela, the nearest port to the scene !f the trouble between the rival aspnait companies. - She recently left Laguayra (the port of Caracas) and brings the latest news of the Venezue lan trouble. The situation is described as beiiig serious. It is said that the emphatic protests of the government at Washington have been defied and bloodshed at the lake of the Bermuda Asphalt Company was feared. The most hot-headed of the foreigners in Venezuela go so far as to say that if the Washington authorities do not take steps t. protect American citizens now all foreigners may as well leave the country. The officers of the Scorpion are quoted as saying that- the diplo matic corps at Caracas is unanimous on this point, as are all. the foreigners. They admit, however,-that the United States Minister at Caracas, 'Mr. Fran cis B.- Loomis, is working vigorously ir the efforts to arrange matters. "The more recent developments in the trouble in Venezuela were the seizures by the authorities at Ciudad Bolivar, (an important commercial town of Venezuela and capital of the state of Bolivar, 'situated on the right bank of the Orinbco, thirty-seven miles by wa- ter from the sea) of two steamers be o the Orinoco Company. This longing concern tts an English corporation, but 90 per cefnt. of the capital is American. The manager of the company is Mr. Morgan,) of New York. The Orinoco Company has a large fleet of steamers used for navigating the Orinoco river. Two of hese steamers were seized by the Venezuelan authorities durine the J last revolution and it is said they were The Concession of the Orinoco Com pany was recently annulled on the ground that it was illegal and the opin ion prevails that it will be driven from business and all the money invested by the. shareholders will be lost unless the British or American government intervenes. Mr. Loomis is using his good of fices to save the two steamers recently seized. The United States legation at Caracas, however, is overwhelmed with work and the company's business has been stopped. It is asserted that the company has unpaid claims against the government for $500,000. It is further asserted that hundreds of legitimately conducted foreign en terprises have been ruined in Latin- America during the last thirty years, by looting officials and revolutions and it is alleged that an attempt-is now be ing made to "squeeze" the Bermudez Asphalt Company for about $500,000, and, according to the' reports : which reached here today, if the company does not pay this amount to the Ven ezuelan officials, its property, said to be worth several million dollars, will be taken, unless the United States gov ernment intervenes. If the most recent Venezuelan re ports are "to be believed the anti-gov- rnment disturbances there are confin ed to small revolutionary movements In the eastern part of Venezuela. NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL The Largest Amount Srer Carried by a Naval BUI. Washington, January-19. The naval appropriation bill was reported to the house today, with an elaborate state ment of its provisions by Chairman Foss, of the naval committee. The bill carries $77,016,635, the largest ever re ported to the house "from the commit tee on naval, affairs. This is $11,865,718 above the bill of last year and $10,229,396 below ' the estimates submitted by the navy department. The bill provides that not more than one battleship or armored cruiser shall be built In one yard or by one party and the usual provision is made that at least and not more than two of the battleships and armored cruisers shall be built on the Pacific coast. The following places receive appro priations for naval work: Norfolk $594,269; Key West 5144.000: Pensacola 541,500; Algiers $230,000: Dry .Tortugas $100,000. YESTERDAY IN CONGRESS Senate Devotes she Day to SulogJes on . the Late Senator near The House at Work on the Postal Law Codification Washington, January 19. Under special order the -senate, devoted v the greater part of its session today to eu- Little Business Transacted Both . Houses Adjourn in Respect to Memory of Gen. R. E. Lee. ldgles upon the late Senator John H. Gear, of IowaC who died in this city last July. A concurrent resolution offered a few days ago by Senator Lindsay, of Ken tucky, providfng tor the celebration on the 4th of February next of the 100th anniversary of the assumption of the chief justiceships of 'the United States by John Marshall was called up and passed. The session of the, house today was devoted chiefly to the postal codifica tion bill which was .about half completed. The discussion turned mainly on the proposition tocompel star route contracts to be let to per sons living contiguous to the route, but the proposition was defeated after extended debate. Among the bills passed was. that granting fifteen days annual leave to employes of navy yards, arsenals, etc. "A NUN'S ELOPEMENT. She Marries a Former Patient at the Hospital Where She Was a Xurse Lancaster, Pa., January 19. A sen sation was caused today by the elope ment and subsequent marriage at Cam den, N. J., of Rowland D. Moore, a prominent resident of this city. - and Miss Ellen Dugar, of Shamokin, Pa., who was a nurse known as Sister M. Leonlca at St. Joseph's hospital, which Isconducted by the sisters of St. Fran cis. Miss Dugar has been a nun for seven years. A" year and a half ago she came to St. Joseph as a nurse and she and Moore fell in love while the latter was a patient in her care. Miss Dugar quietly left the. hospital last evening, went to the home of a friend and early this morning left for Cam den. Mr. Mooore is 38 years old and Miss Dugar ten years his junior. 3 1 POSTO FFICE CLEUKS DISMISSED For Conspiracy as to Dead Letter Office Auction Sales. Washington, January 19. Several clerks in the dead letter office of the postoffice 'department have been dis missed on charges of having bought packages at the dead letter sale, know ing in advance their contents and falsely representing their character in the catalogue. The scheme was un earthed by the postmaster general in an investigation carried on for a month. In order to avert suspicion by the pres ence of local detectives in the office during the sale,4 December 17th last in spectors from New York, Boston and Maryland carried on the investigation and located the plot in the property division of the dead letter office. TO BE NO MORE HAZING. ltesolutlons Adopted by the Cadets of West Point. West Point, January 19. The con gressional investigation of the West Point military academy has borne fruit rather unexpectedly. Tonight when the congressmen were hurrying their inquiries to a termination, the cadets of all four classes held a meeting In Grant hall, and unanimously decided to abandon exercising and hazing of every form, as well as the practice of calling out fourth class men. This is exactly what General Dick" and the i other members of thev. congregational committee have been trying to impress on the cadets who have testified be fore them as the only course open to them if they desired to see the fair name of the United States ' military academy unsullied and above reproach. The communication was addressed to Superintendent A. L. Mills, who only got back, from Washington this morning and he quickly brought' it to General Dick. The congressional committee ad journs to meet in Washington. - Saarland to Return the Treaty. Washington. January 19. 'The expec?J tation here is that the British govern ment will return the , amended Hay Pa uncefote. treaty with 4 amendments of its own. and it is not expected that these British amendments will be ac ceptable to the United States senate. Whether or not this expectation is based on advices from Mr. Choate or communications from Lord Pauncefote, it is not possible to determine. This season there is & large death rate, among children from croup , and lung troubles. Prompt action will save the little ones from these terrible dis eases. We know of nothing so certain to give Instant relief, as One Mnlufe Cough Cure. It can also be relied up on in grippe and all throat and lung troubles of adults. Pleasant to take. R.-R. BcTZamy. a fiRirrairc A Vetltton for a State Reformatory A BUI Introduced Regulatlm? the Holdlxur ot Primary Eleot ions senate Passes Local BUls-A Conference Ordered on the BUI Anv clln the Law as to Trusts and Mortoaices. Resolution Asking an Address Fro Dr Curry Adopted - Senator Gudcrs Reason for Oppostnor the 'Resolution. To Hold a Joint Session to Ktfcct m State Librarian. SENATE. (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. G. January 19. The sen ate met at 11 o'clock. . A petition was presented from Bishop Rhonthaler and ministers of Sajem for a state reformatory. Bills were introduced as follows: By ' Senator Foushee. to rerulate the hold- ing of primary elections: by Senator Mclntyre, joint resolution Inviting Di. J. C. M. Curry to address the general assembly; by Senator ijiller, of Pain- lico, to repeal chapter t0. public laws of 1S97; by Senator James, to amend section 3737 of the code, regarding the fees of solicitors; by Senator Ward, to pay J S. Mann the balance of salary due him as shell fish commissioner. Senator McAlister was added to the committee on. education; Senator Alex ander to that on election law; Senator. Miller of Caldwell, to that on deaf, dumb and blind institution. The senate bill for relief of the clerk of the court of Robeson passed its third reading. . . The senate bill to allow the commis sioners of Wilson to levy a special tax passed Its third reading. (Provides for the issuing of 515,000 in bonds.) The. seiate resolution Inviting J. C. M. Curry 'to address 'the legislature. passed its readings. (Senator Gudger voted no, saying he" understood Mr. Curry used his Influence In lobbying in Washington o unseat lion. W. T. Crawford, who had been elected by the people, and seating Richmond Ptarron, who had not leen elected, therefore lie would not vote to ask him to ad2 '?? this assembly.) The senate bill to amend the code re lating to trustees and mortgages a me back from the house with an amend ment. The. senate failed to. concur in the house amendment and! Senators Henderson and Fouh-e were appoint ed a conference committee. The senate bill to ameud chapter 109, acts of 1897, regarding trial of.clvjl ac tions passed its readings. " Senator Foushee moved that, the Brown antl-dgarette bill be printed, and the senate so ordered. Senator Morton introduced a resolu tion to adjourn until 12 o'clock Monday - . in "honor of the memory of Rjfcert E. Lee. The resolution was arm?niel t? read 11 o'clock and adopted. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Speaker . Moore convened thi h3ure--at 10 o'clock. . ; " Representative Ardrcy. - of Mi .kln burg, presented his credential, and the oath was administered to him. The introduction of bills lnclu2ed:By " Mr. Whkaker, of Forsyth, to isjrest ,gate the claims against th CC'vbfr-' Stewart Bros.; by Mr. ThogT g. to-: protect deer Jn Onslow: also toamend.; the charter of the Onslow Navigation Company; by Mr. Mauney. to cicvt a . monument to JunaloskL. the Indian" chief, for services In war of 1812; "by Mr. McNeill, to prohibit manufacture and sale of liquor near Baptist churches in Brunswick county: and to allow the commissioners of Brunswick to levy a special tax: by Mr. Nash, tc xelleve T. P. Wilcox. x-sheriff cf Naih county. Mr. Connor offered a' resolution that the senate and houte have a Joint ses sion February 1st to elect a state libra hian. . On motion of Mr. Wright, of Rowan, the house adjourned until Monday at 12 o'clock In hoair cf the maaaory cf Robert E. Lee. . The Presldeat Improving Washington, January 18. The presi dent is reported to be steadily regain ing the ground lost during his recent illness, and fa slowly assuming the foil measure of his official functions. g . Secretary Root is stated to' be im proving,' aa Is also Admiral Dewey. Pepsin preparations often fall to re lieve indigestion, because they can di gest only albuminous foods.' 'There fts one preparation that digests all cIxsjcs food, and : that is Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. It cures the , worst cases of in digestion' and ' gives, instant relief, for It digests what -yon eat- R. R. Bel lamy. w- v ' . -X