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CASH IN ADYAHCE. ".LET ALL THE ENDS THOU AIMS'T AT BE THY COUNTRY'S, THY GOD'S AND TRUTHS." BEST ADVERTISING UEDIUII. XXVI. WILSON. X. C, JAX. 30, 1 896. XXIMBER 5. i 31 AT ME hoes, 1 X - . - :--.!- - . ..; - Cash Racket lores, 5I & goldsboro sts.. M. LEATH. Manager. I . ! . i -, . Tl ILL-FATED ST. P 111! The Big American Liner Stranded j at Long Branch. SHE GOES ASHORE DURING A 103 1 Passengers All ; Safely Landed Steamer May lie l'ulled Off in and trv a Couplv of Tides The Campania Also lias k '!'.'!'. ' Narrow Escape from Going Ajjround. Loxg BHANCEt, Jan.27. The grpat Amer ; lean line steamship St.-Paul, which went ashore off East Long Branch! about ,2 o'clock on Saturday morning dense fog. was 'moved about 153 during a feet fur- thcr off shore yesterday afternoon by th; wrecking tugs which are still working to get her off the barj. The passeiigers were taken off by the lifeboats and convoyed to the tug George Starr, which took them to New York. ..The. St. Paul has a passenger list made up. pf -sixty-five first cabin, scven- ;ty-five sceondcablSu.aud 125 stqerae pas sengers. ; .: ; " President C. I A. Griscom and all the other representatives- of the International Navigation company, popularjy known as the American tine, have taken a decid edly 'more hopefulj view of the situation of the, stranded steamer -St. Paul.' They places great reliance on- the Mfcrvltt and Chapman Wrecking companies,! who have charge of, the puliinff off the bit steamer, and ttey ;hope to nave the St. Paul at her iK'rth at the fooi of Vese'y street. New York,before the end of this weak. President : Griscjom .-' remained on- board yesterday, and wats visited by some repre sentatives of insurance companies and un derwriters, wha were interested in the safety of the ship. Two of those gentle men, who refused; to give .their; names, or the companies ; to which they 'belonged, told the reporter that they believed the accident was due to the mistake of the ' man who was making the soundings with the lead, having mistaken the I mark for r i '" -t ... . .' . ' seven latnoms ana announcing 11 as seven teen fathoms., j I . It is safe to say hat there is 'scarcely a person who residps within twenty miles of this place who has not come ito seo the big ocean racer lying in her helpless state within a stone's tihrow of the Grand View hotel veranda, i, When the trains arrived from New York yesterday they! brought a host of Gothamites who wCTtf. Litxicup see how tho big liner looked, and the ma jority of them wondered how on earth she could possibly have reached, the spot in which she is stuck hard'aud fast. The press representatives were not al lowed to board ihe St Paul, but one of their number managed to eliide; the watch ful officers at tkejgangway andj succeeded in making his way to the captain's cabin. Captain Jamison! he said, looked rather blue when he spoke to him. In response to the reporter s inquiries the capt.ain said: "It is not true that any. of th3 plates are sprung, and the vessel is all right. There is "no sign of leaking. The Chapman and Merritt people wjho are in charge of the bringing off of the ship are sanguine of Buccess, and I am confident tliat she will' move off very sooin, perhaps after a couple of tides. '. ''T -":: President Griscom sent word to the re porters that Captain Jamison had made a statement as to lijow the accident occurred and he (Mr. Grscom) expected that it would thoroughly vindicate the St. Paul's -commander.' j. I 1 I A report is current that the St. Paul and the Cunarder Campania! had been racing,aud the la 'iter nearly went aground, but was warned off. Borden A. Jeffrey, a wrecking! master, who lives at Elberon, said today that no matter what the Cunard people say to the contrary he is positive that the Campania was aground at 2 :3,0? o'clock in the morn ing for fully half an hour right back of the late George W. Childs' cottage, at El beron. He says that his wife also saw the Campania, and they were, both attracted by the steamer's warning whistle, which signified that she was in trouble. He said there was little or no fog at the time, and after the Cunarder, vhich was head on, had backed off, with the aid of her pro pellers, . she anchored outside , until 9 o'clock. 1 I ; When asked if It was positive that there could be a fog at East Long Branch suf ficient to confuse the St. Paul's captain and no fog two miles to southward Jeffrey replied that he could not say, but he was steadfast in his assertion thatj there was no fog off-Elberon, and that the-Campania had run aground jthere. J The St. Paul was built as. one of the first of .two of a fleet , of fast first class ocean' steamshipi which should fly the American flag, and with special reference to naval service in case of war. I The other was the St. Louis. Both ships j were built in 1894 , by the Cramps, of Philadelphia, for the1 International Navigation com pany, of Philadelphia. They are the largest vessels ever constructed in Amer ica. Each of the vessels carries 320 first class and. 200 second class passengers and 900 emigrants, j V The St. Paul has been the victim of sev eral minor accidents. Even before she got Into the water she had: one. When the launching . should have taken place the great ship stuck on the ways, and stayed there f or a . week or so. Only; a'week be fore CJiristmas last an accident occurred which resulted in the death of several of her crew and delayed her trip across tha Atlantic for several days. It was on Wed nesday, Dec, 18,1 early in ther morning, when the main steam pipe supplying one of the engines burst in two places, and, filling the engine room with steam; scalded to death six men arid badly injured four others. Three of the latter have since died : !'' TERRIBLE T-PACiEDY OP THE SEA ' Six Killed in a Mutiny on the American Schooner Maria. . Sa'Bi Fhancisco, Jan. 25. Particulars of the in atiny off ,' the Andrew islands on boaid the trading schooner Maria, Captain Brown, have just been received in this city. Captain Brown, Mate Hermann , Hohlmann'and a passenger were murdered in cold blood by th? crew, and Mrs. Brown and her son nearly kilied by bio yrs from an ax. - After killing the captain,- mate and the passenger the schooner was headed for the Andrew islands, and Mrs. Brown and her boy were kept close prisoners, it being th.3 intention of the 'mutineers to put them ashore, on an isolated coral reef near'Audreiy Jsland. i V - Before the! island 'was reached" the Chinese cooks, native sailors an d 'boat swain got to fighting among themselves, and knives were drawn. Two half breeds were killed instantly and anotherlied of wounds received. All the mutineers were more fir less wounded. ' jL-rovisions y-ave out, ana wiien cruising off the Andrew islands; manned soiei7 by the the Schooner was boatswain, , two . Tirj schooner Chinese and a, half breed w.-vs. steered into port-abd the king of the 'isiunds 'gave the miirocrera food enough to lat them several ; days. I3ef6re the vessel sailed '--again, hoAvever, the king beca tue suspicious, boarded the craft, rescued Mrs. Brown and her boy an'd took the muti neers prisoners. The Spanish gunboat Yalasci put in at Andrew Island and took the murderers to Manila for trial. r An Insane TeiJlieAv's IIorriMs Deed. New York, Jan. 27. Driven to frenzy by brooding over wrongs he thought were perpetrated on Mm, Patrick McMahon; .son of a rich ex-carpenter, cominitted a horrible act yesterday. He deliberately, after careful calculation, hacked the heads of his uncle and aunt with an ax. He tried to justify his deed.-by clmrging that they poisoned his mother and separated him. from his father. Mrs. Saxton was found unconscious on a pile 1 of bedding and she died in tho .afternoon. The uncle was able to identify the prisoner as his assailant. He was too weak and suffer ing too keenly from his injuries to go into details. It is believed that McMahon is insane. ' . ' v j - , , t ; I '- . - The 15. and O.'s Xew President.- Baltimore, Jan5. Hon. John JL Cowen, general couPl of the Baltimore and Ohio Bailroad ompany and repre- enttive in . congress fro, thdv. Fourth Maryland district, was yesterday elected president of the Baltimore and Ohio, Rail road company to succeed Charles F. Mayer, who resigned in November.. Mr. Cowen will resign from congress, but npt im mediately. He will also re. ire from active participation in politics. It is understood that Mr. Coweu's salary will be 40.000 pet annum.- A ' New York syndicate is to put $10,01)0,000 in the road, of which Sl,50.),000 is to bo put up at once for the purpose of meeting current needs. All Free but Hammond. WAsniX(ATOK, Jan. 27. S ;cretary Olney has received a long cable 'dispatch from Mr. Manion, the United States consular agent at Johannesburg, who gives the de tails of 'the situation with reference to John Hays Hammond, : the ; California mining engineer, and the other Americans arrested for the alleged complicity in the Uitlander conspiracy. Mr. Manion says that all American prisoners are out on parole except Hammond, whose case dif fers from that of the Aimsi-lcans in that he signed a conditional invitation t o Jame son lo come to Johannesburg in the event of extreme peril. Aa Insane Firebug. -Poughkeepsik, N. Y.. 1 Jan. 25. C. S, Mitchell, a patient at-the Matteawan hos pital for the criminal insane, at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, set fire to that insti- tntmn in 1ivo fil ItproTli, Tln.OfiS nn Tot n. dinerent places r... v,,.Q hniwin topr,. S3 with destruction. Many of the patients worked' heroically in suppressing the flames, though some of the more Violent were terror stricken. Mitchell was com mitted to the Auburn prison for burglary twelve years ago, and about six years ago, was declared insane. J . Law Against lynching. Richmond, Va., Jan. 27. The bill de signed to prevent lynching 'passed the houSe by an overwhelming majority. It provides that charges of felonious assault shall have precedence over all other cases in the courts, and shall be speedily tried. The examination of the prosecutrix shall be in the presence of only the court of ficers, jury, counsel and prisoner, and on cross examination the judge shall allow no unnecessary questions to be asked of her. ' - -' I , Senators Favor the Davis Resolution. Washington, Jan. 25. Senator Lodge has made a canvass of the senate on the Davis resolution affirming the Monroe doctrine, and says he has riot been able to find more than eight votes; that will be cast against it. He says there are a large num ber of speeches to be made on the subject, and that it is too early to say when the vote will be taken, but that the debate will be pressed along rapidly after the bond bUl has been disposed of. A Sheriff Prevents a Lynching. Sullivan, Ind., Jan. 27. A mob yes terday endeavored .to lynch Grant Atter ; bury, who is under arrest on a charge of assaulting his sister-in-law, but was driven off. The door of the jail was broken down and an entrance forced. The sheriff con-, fronted the mob and threatened to kill the first man who came upstairs toward the cell room. The mob halted and finally withdrew, but threatened to return within twenty-four hours- : MINISTER RUN DEAD Our Ambassador to Germany pires Suddenly. Ex- HEART FAILURE WAS , THE CAUSE. Mtv Bnnyoa Had Been, in Somewhat ; Feeble Health . for Some -Time Past, . but no Immediately Fatal Results Were Anticipated. Berltn, Jan. 27. Hon. Theodore Run yon, United . States ambassador to Ger many, expired) suddenly and unexpect edly at 1 a.'ni. this morning of heart fail ure. Mr! Runyon had been in somewhat feeble health for some time past, but no immediately ! fatal results were antici pated. No longer than last Tuesday even ing he was present at a dinner given in his honor by exEmpress Frederick, mother of Emperor William. Last summer he had planned to make an extended trip through Norvay, but on" the advice of his physician he abandoned this trip and went to Carlsbad, where he THEODORE EUNTOKi took the cure. He subsequently went to Axenstein, in Switzerland, for the pur pose of taking an after cure. Sinpe that time, however, he has manifested great activity in the discharge of the duties of his " office, which have been more than usually onerous On account of the compli cations in European affairs which have more or less demanded the attention and care qf tho diplomatic representatives of all nations. His death will come as a great shock to official "and social circles here in Berlin, where he was a great favor ite. - : . '- ; ' ; SKETCH OF HIS LIFE. .' A Man of Unquestioned Ability and High "Social Attainments ' Theodore Runyon was born " at Spmers ville, N. J., Oct. 25, 1822. He graduated from Yale college in 1842, and in 1846 was admitted to the bar. , In 1853 he was made city attorney, and in 1856 city councillor of Newark, N. J., a position he retained until in 1864 he became mayor of the city. He was appointed in' 1S56 commissioner to revise the military j laws of New . Jersey, and in 1857 was made brigadier general, and subsequently major general of the New Jersey National Guard. At the out break of the civil war he was placed in command of a New Jersey brigade of vol unteers. In 1S65 he was the Democratic candidate for governor of his state, but was not elected. In 1873 to 1887 he was chancellor of New Jersey. : In March, 1893,! he was appointed by President 'Cleveland United States min ister to Germany and shortly afterwards was made ambassador in accordance with a law of congress that the United States ' representative in Germany should be raised to the rank of ambassador recin- rocally with the similar action on the part of the German government concerning its representative in the United States. A degree of LL- D. was conferred! upon him by Yale, Rutgers and Wesleyan colleges. Mr. Runyon.was the successor of Will iam Walter fPhelps, who' had held the place of German minister for four years.' He was a gallant soldier and Fort Run-, yon on the Alexandria railroad at the south end of Long bridge near Washing ton, D..C, is a perpetuation of his name. At the time of the appointment of Mr.. Runyon it was remarked as being that of the office seeking the man. His name had beeri presented to the president by Sena tors McPherson and Smith, and he knew nothing of the application which was be ing made in his behalf until he was asked by letter if he would accept. The un equivocal indorsement which he received from the senators and the high reputation enjoyed by him in the state led the presi-. dent to make the appointment without hesitation. He was a man of unques tioned ability and high social attainments. During his service in Berlin the most important matter that has been pending between the United States and Germany has been that in regard to the removal of the restrictions imposed on importations of American pork arid beef products into that country. T i : - He moved with his family in the best society. ' He had three daughters and two sons. The daughters were all noted for their beauty, and there was much regret In Newark society when they foUowed their father and mother to the German court. ;-' - " ' Johnson's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil is invaluable in pulmonary affections and consumption. 1 1 enriches the blood restores lost tissues,-'builds up. the ap. pjtite and makes sound flesbj? Pint bottles .$i.oo( at Hargrave's. WEEK'S tlw ooUDENSEiy '!.'. Tnesday, Jan. 21. Populist national convention .The will be held in St. Louis July 21. V Rev. Ii. Thomas Armitage, the well known Baptist clergymanj died at Yon kers, N.iY., aged 7ti. . John C. Sautco, a well known Nebraska politician, hanged) himself at " Niobrara, Neb. t Grief over his wife's impending death caused the deed. . John Mes'sengalej, a fugitive condemned 'murderer, who escaped from jail five grears ! -ago, is reported to have been shot by pur- suinsr officers in the mountains of Tea- nessee. ! ' '' ; I , 1 Wednesday, Jan. 2 The Iowa legislature re-elected United States Senator Allison to succeed himself.' Congressman George L. Wellington, Re publican, was elected United States sena tor from Mary lard, to succeed Senator Gibson.' . ' ' " '. f Arthur Brown and Frank J. Cannon were elected by Utahs legislature as the first United States senators from the new Ktate. ; . ' ". ';- J - - : ' ' ' : General Thomas; Ewing, formerly mem ber of congress from Ohio, died in New York from in juried received by being run down by a cable car. j ' By the explosion of a cotton gin boiler near. San ford, N. p., John Gilmer and Walter Gunter woi"e killed and Gilmer's father severely injured. j I Gas explosion and fire destroyed a man ufacturing building in New Haven and killed Joseph C.f.Hauser, aged 38, Thomas Toofj 40, and Hdrhona Stevens, 21. Thursday, Jan. 23. At Altoona, Pa.', N. C. Buck, aged 18, was accidentally shot in the hand by Charles Hawksworth, a companion, and died a few hours afterwards. - Ex-Senators G4yer, Gear and Ohl, for- merly members o Ohio's legislature, were indicted by the grand jury at Columbus for bribery while an office. ' j A big shipbuilding company, with a capital stock of j Cs2,500,000, is talked of for SouthS Boston, Mass. Benjamin Hollings--worth and the Cramps are interested. Clarke A. Trimble, engineer, and George Waters, fireman, were killed and several an exploding locomotive Others injured byi boiler on the Little Miami road near South Charleston, O; Friday, Jan. 24. 1 , Senor Camachio, ex-minister of finance in the Spanish cabinet, died at Madrid yes terday. - :- - All indications point to a fusion of Ala--bama Republicans and Populists on the state ticket. j . - George Ryerson, late governor of Lower -.California, died in San Diego, Cal., aged: 72. He was a native of New Jersey, j Ex-President Harrison, who was called to Washington to argue a law case, visited ; President-Cleveland at the White House today. i j Cardinal SatoLi announces that the ban placed by the pope on the Knights of Pythias, Odd Fellows and Sons of Tem- : perance is absolute. j Saturday, Jan. 25. China has agreed to open the West river ; to foreign trade, Ithus giving access to the i richest portion of that country. v -t The national; lenate passed resolutions urging vigorous and decisive action for protection of American citizens in Turkey. In Kentucky's senatorial deadlock Dr. Republican, again came W." G.- Hunter, within one vote of election yesterday. Mrs. Lease, the Kansas woman suffragist who is on a lecturing tour, is seriously ill with pneumonia at Winona, Minn. - M. Olsen, inventor of the grip for cable cars and many other valuable . street rail way equipments which he, never patented, was adjudged in sane in a Chicago court yesterday. . j '.. Abram Primmer died yesterday 'at his farm on the Rappahannock river, in Vir ginia, aged 83 yqars. He was a member of the New York legislature with Samuel J. Tilden. . . j . , Monday, Jan. 27. ' The Berlin correspondent of the London Standard says that the czar's coronation has been fixed for May 12. Philip Ripley, a member of the older guild of New York journalism, died in that city yesterday of Bright's disease, aged 681. Charles L. Hojwell, who for some time has beeri the oldest living graduate of Yale coUege, died at Alexandria, Va., aged 91 years. j ,'"; '';.. At New Castle, Ky., Maggie Wafford, aged 12, daughter of P. F. - Waff ord, was smothered tp death through a folding bed closing up with the girl in it. ., Anna Moylan 29 years old, of Boston, Mass., a guest at the St. Denis hotel, New York, jumped from the fifth story fire es cape and was Instantly killed. ; stock and Produce markets. Closing Quotations of the New York and Philadelphia Exchanges. A New York. r. The modest volume of business transacted upon the New York 8tock Exchange today centered ' hi three , stocks Tobacco, Sugar ajad St. PauL Closing bids: Baltimore & Ohio i New Jersey Cen-JKXM Del. & Hudson.. -126 N. Y. Central-.-..! 96 Pennsylvania ...... 52J Reading ...... St. Paul:.. ........ C9? W. N. Y. & Pai... 2 West Snore....... D., L. & W-.'. .160 Erie - . 15 Lake Erie & W. 20& Lehigh Nav...;...-U3 .- Lehigh Valley..- 36H .' Don't worry. Don't run in debt. Don't trifle with your health: Don't try experiments with medicines. Don't waste time . anld money on worthless compounds. Don't be persuaded to take a substitute for Ayer's Sarsaparil la. It is the best blood-purifier. '