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GOOD MORNING! Have yon read the News and Observer? It gets all the News; and faith, it prints it. Now that the campaign is about to open , suppose you have it sent to your address for the next three months. VOLUME XXXVII. First Edition. 1.30 A. M. Stormy Hatteras. NEW PLANS BEING DRAWN FOR THE ERECTION OF A NED LIGfIT-lIOUSE ON THE SHOALS. The New Plan* Altogether Different From Those First Proposed—The new Structure to Cost About |100,(K)0 iiud Work to Begin Next Spring—Hon. Charles Mansur a Man of Much Abil ity and Real Eloquence-More Purg ing of the Pension Rolls. Special to the News and Observer. Washington, I). Sept. 11. The plans now being drawn for the erection of a light-house on Hatteras Shoals are altogether different from the one proposed before. The proposition now is to begin the work when there will be the least trouble from storms, and rough weather. The work will begin some time next spring, after the plans have been received and approved. Cal culating from the past, it is estimated that the best weather is in May, so work will probably begin there next May. The contractor, who made a failure before in erecting the solid stone light-house and lost about #IOO,OOO of his own money is probably the best contractor in the world and never made a failure before, so a new plan is now being devised. Where it would have taken #.>,000.000 to build the one of stone it will take only #IOO,OOO to build the other. Where it would have taken five years to build the light-house on the former plan it will take only eight months to build the one now being planned. The former would have had a solid mass for the waves to beat against. The one now presents but very little resistance, being a skeleton of iron frame work which will allow the waves to beat through it freely. This is the new plan proposed which has not yet been completed. It has not been submitted to the light-house board for ap proval yet, consequently it will be some lime before the contractors, for executing the plans, will take charge. The iron frame work will be supported by screw ing the iron piling, six by fourteen inches in size, in the sand, which will be sunk 100 feet in the bottom, and will tower about 160 feet above the waves. The keepers’ quarters will be very small in comparison to that provided in the stone . structure. Since the last arrangements resulted in a failure there has been 1 auother survey of the coast and another place has been selected for the erection of the light-house now under conside- , ration. It is not so far out, yet in a more dangerous place, for the shoals are never very far under the waters and the con- . tinued breaking of the waves over them make that place very dangerous. Hut a solid foundation can be reached. This was not the case in the old location. It was , doubtful from the beginning whether the light-house proposed before could l>e | erected. It is almost certain that this one will be a success if a short time of favorable weather can be obtained in which time to lay the foundation. * * * The condition of the South is improv ing as the official report for the year ending June 80, 1894, will show. This is not a slow progress either. The ex ports from Southern ports amounted to r r $296,150,694 this year, as against $271,- 715,014 for the previous year. This in crease of $23,441,680 is directly at tributed to the growth of industries and the general extension of business in the (South. 9 f * Mrs, A. W. Wells and children who have l*een visiting in Washington for the past few weeks returned home Friday. * * * Mr. Will Pearson, of Morganton, who has been here for several days, has re turned to North Carolina. * * * Miss Orr, of North Carolina, is here. J. 11. Merrimou and daughter, of North Carolina, are in the city. Correspondence News and Observer. Washington, D. C., Sept. 11. Hon. Chas. H. Mansur, Second Comp troller of the Treasury, who has accepted an invitation to speak in Raleigh at the State Convention of Democratic Clubs, is regarded as one of the most eloquent campaign speakers in public life. He is a man of large frame, of real ability and speaks with power and real eloquence. Until he accepted the important position in the Treasury, which he now holds, he had been a member of Congress from Mis souri and one of the ablest members from that commonwealth. He is very popular here in Washington, and is sought after to speak upon important oc casions, and always delights his audi ences. 1 congratulate the delegates to the club convention that Mr. Mansur is to be one of the speakers. He will please and stir the Tar Heel Democrats as be always does those of his own slate. A few ex-Federal soldiers held a meeting Saturday night and passed reso lutions denouncing the administration because some Federal soldiers have been removed from office, and sonic Confed erates appointed in their stead. It was a small affair and amounted to nothing. There are many men on tin* pension roll w ho fought in the Confederate army who afterwards deserted to the Federal army. The Secretary of the Interior has decided that they are not legally en joying their pensions, and ther names will be dropped. Thus the pension rolls are being purged. * * * A well known, though not very prom inent, Republican from Western North Carolina was here a few weeks ago, and talked freely to a friend about ihe Con gressional situation in the Ninth district. He said that Pearson Had bought up the m N ews Mr observer leaders and expected them to bring all . the Republicans to his support. “They just can’t do it,” said he “There will be many Republicans who will just quiet ly slip in a ballot for Crawford. He is a straight man and has the interest of the I>eople at heart while Pearson is any i thing and all things if he can play Big Ike. He can’t buy us fellows who have always been Republicans. If we can’t have Ewart or Pritchard, then we'd rather have Crawford than the Duke of Richmond Hill. v The Government Crop Report for Sep- I teinber. . Washington, Sept. It). —The report of the Statistician of the Department of Agriculture for the month of September show's a decline in the conditions of corn to 63*4 from 69.1 in the month of Au gust, and 95 in the month of July. This , is a decline of 5.8 points from the Au gust and 31.6 from the July condition. ’ The change is marked in nearly all of ) the corn States. The present condition i is 75 in Kentucky, 7 in Ohio, 55 in I Michigan, 80 in Indiana, 78 in Illinois, . 51 in Wssconsin, 60 in Minnesota; 40 in lowa. 70 in Missouri, 45 in Kansas, 15 1 in Nebraska and 16 in South Dakota. In s most of the Southern States the condi tion has risen and a good crop is certain. I In addition to the unfavorable pros pects arising from the low condition of the growing crop, reports from eight ) States viz: Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, lowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota, in response to a special inquiry show that out of an aggregate j 40,873,984 acres planted in those States i there have been cut up for fodder of , ! abandoned 15,506,000 acres or 38 per , ' cent which is a lit tie over 20 per cent or i the entire area planted in the country. The per centage of that cut up or abandoned by States reporting is as fol lows: Indiana, 06; Illinois, 10; Wiscon sin, 31; lowa. 35; Missouri, 16; Kansas, 53; Nebraska, 81; South Dakota 81. The condition of wheat, considering both winter and spring varieties, when harvested was 83.7 against 7.40 last year and 85.3 in 1892. The reported conditions from the cor respondents for the principal wheat growing states are as follows: Ohio 102; Michigan .91; Indiana 103; Illinois 101; Wisconsin .92; Minnesota .84; lowa .92; Missouri .91; Kansas .58; Nebraska .40; South Dakota .32; North Dakota .74 California .88; Oregon .88; Washington .67. In the easß New York .86; Mary land .98: Virginia reports .78; Tennes see .78; West Vuginia.93; Kentucky. 92; ; Texas. 92. j In the principal wheat States there has been considerable improvement in condi tion since the July report. In parts of i the wheat region the crop is fully up to expectations and in other parts the yield has exceeded anticipation. The average condition of oats is re ported at 77.8 against 76.5, August Ist; 77.7 July Ist, and 87 June Ist. j The returns for rye show an average condition of 86.9 against 82 a year ago. j The condition of barley has risen nearly two points during the month, the Sep tember averagings standing at 71.5 against 69.8 in August. , There is a decline in September condi tion of buckwheat of twelve and one-half points from that of August, the general average l>eing 69.2 against 77.5 last year. | The area under clover seed is reported at 71.9 of that for 1893. The condition is given at 69.2, which is much telow the average, thus indicating a very short crop. | The general average condition for rice is 89.4. | The average condition of apples has fallen during last month from 44.0 to 40.3. | The condition of peaches is 21.1. Po tatoes 62.4, a decline of twelve points since last month. The condition of tobacco is 74.5 against 75.9 last month. The Sept’her report of the statistician of Department of Agriculture makes cotton show a decline of 5 9 points from the . August condition, which was 91.08, against 85.9 for this month. The condition of the plant in the month of June was 88.3, rising to 89.6 in July, and to 91.8 last month, as stated. The August condition for the year 1893 was 80.4. The September con dition for the same year was 73.4, a fall ing off of seven jioints. The September condition for this year is 12.5 points higher than that of 2893. The State averages are; Virginia, 100, North Carolina, 88; South Carolina, 80; Georgia, 84; Florida, 82; Alabama, 80; Mississippi. 85; Louisiana, 91; Texas, 84; Arkansas, 89; Tennessee, 84; Missouri,93. The principal cause of the decided de cline in condition since the last report, was excessive rainfall throughout the lar ger part of the cotton belt, producing too great a growth of weed and checked the development of the fruit, also causing shedding, rotting and rust. The general tenor of reports is, “Too much rain and heat; causing too great growth of weed and too little of fruit.” To Beat Breckenridge. The Friends of his Opponent Issue a a Kinging Call to Their Friends to Stand Solid Against the “Silver T ommed.” Frankfort, Ky., Sept. 10,—The Owens club, of Franklin county, has issued the following manifesto : To the Democrats of the Seventh Con gressional District : To all well-informed men it has been a well know n fact for the past ten days that, W. C. P. Breckinridge will be over whelmingly defeated unless desperate measures are taken to prevent it. Know - ing this, they are willing to resort to any methods, however unfair, to force the nomination of a candidate who is a stench in the nostrils of decent people. His leaders dug up the forgotten memo ries of the great civil war, a teat which was never administered except at the point of a bayonet. Unscrupulous as bis leaders w ere, 'and'are, willing as they are to resort to any measure, however foul, to over-ride the will of the people, we are glad to say that the enforcement of this military gay law has been defeat ed by the courage and patriotism of the intrepid leaders of the opposition. To insure this defeat beyond a ques tion we only ask Mr. Owens’s friends to rally round his (lag, march to the polls like men and cast their votes for t heir victorious champion. The farmers in North Carolina are curing some of the brightest tobacco fhey have had in several years. They antici pate fine prices. Though the crop is not so large as usual, the quality is better, Gov. Carr's Clarion Call. IT IN FOLLOWED BY TIIE PATRI OTIC RALLYING CRY OF THE GOVERNORSOFTHESOFTH ON LYNCHING. Ei>sHi*li Interference Defied and Eng lish Barbarities Denounced by O’Ferrall, Virginia’s Game-Cock of the Shenandoah, by Tillman, of’ South Carolina, and by Northern, of Georgia—Eloquent Defences of the Law-abiding Spirit of the South Vi Inch was Proclaimed by North Carolina’s Executive. Richmond, Va.. Sept. 10. Governor O’Ferrall received last night the fol lowing telegram from the New York World. New York Sept. 9. To Governor Charles T. O’Ferrall Rich mond, Va. An English committee has been sent here to investigate and denounce South ern lynchings. Will you please telegraph us what you think of English me«hlling with our affairs ? The World. The Governor’s reply : Commonwealth of Virginia, Richmond, Va., Sept. 9. The World, New York: “Things have come to a pretty pass in this country when we are to have a lot of English moralists stickirg their noses into our internal affairs. It is the quint esence of brass and ,impudence. They had better sweep in front of their own doors before seeking to regulate us. We might as well investigate English affairs in India, her White Chapel murders, her Jack the Ripper slashings, the May brick trial, and her alleged injustice and cruelty to this woman; her rapacious colonial policy in Africa, and the degrad ing effects upon the Chinese resulting from her opium war. What do they propose to do in case they find that the law is not administered here according to their idea? Declare war against us or open the vials of their wrath upon our heads? What information do they seek? Do they want to know that the white people in the South have lynched negroes whose miserable lusts led them to the commission of the black crime of rape upon white women? If so they need not investigate, for such is the fact. Do they desire to know that this has been done by infuriated com munities for the protect ion of their white women and to save the victims of these fiends from the humilitation of testify ing in courts ? If so this is the fact. Do they want to know whether there was any doubt as to the guilt of the men lynched, if so, for the sat lsfaetion of t heir yearning souls, they could have ascer tained it without encountering the perils of a sea trip that their guilt was clear in every instance. If they had desired to learn whether these lynchings were [>ermitted or countenanced by the civil authorities, they could have learned through the reg ular channels of correspondence that in every ease the civil authorities were eit h er without knowledge or were overpow ered. In Virginia, the authorities iu every case have asserted all their power to suppress the lynching spirit, and with in the last few months I have protected from violence with military, at heavy expense to the State, three; negroes who were charged with outraging a white woman. They had fair trials, were con victed and executed. While lynch law is to lie condemned and every effort has been, and will be made to suppress it in the South, without the advice of those would-be philantropists who have taken so much upon themselves, lynchings will surely cease when the crime of rape ceases. These sympathetic Englishmen might find missionary work among the negroes of the South in warning them against the consequences of the forcible gratification of their devilish lusts. Charles T. O’Ferrall, Governor of V irginia. The following telegram from the New York World Wits received by the Gov ernor: New York, Sept. 9, 1894. To Gov. W. J. Nor then, Atlanta , Ga.: “ An English commit tee has teen sent here to investigate and denounce South ern lynchings. Will you please telegraph us wbat you think of English meddling with our affairs ?” In reply to this question, Governor I Northen this morning wired the follow ing reply: To the World, New York : Say to the “English committee,” who have come to this country, “To investi gate ami denounce lynchings at the South,” That I am in position to know thot they have received their informa tion from irresponsible sources and that the English people have declined and re refused to be properly informed about our laws and the conduct of our gov ernment. The English papers to my knowledge have declined time and again to publisn statements made to them in defence of the South by Englishmen who are now residents of the South. Uhder these conditions, we do not want any outside hypocritical cant based upon a false idea of our government. The people of this State are quite ablcto adminis ter their own affairs and they are doing it in full justice to the negroes as our laws and our conduct will attest. We have alreapy induced more outside interference in our local matters than we will submissively tolerate in the fu ture. Del these kindly disposed Eng lishmen return to their own country and prevent by law the inhuman sale of vir tuous girls to lustful men in high places; hang all such demons as Jack the Rip- 1 per, punish as it deserves the barbarous, wholesale slaughter of negroes in Africa by Englishmen, who go there to steal their gold to supply She necessities to ! prevent bread and labor riots and strikes, which are wholly unknown to the people of the South. Feed and give employ ment to the poor as do the people of my 1 section, give to the oppressed Irishmen ; the rights humanity demanks, and when they shall have pulled the team out of 1 their own eyes, then they may, with bet ter grace* appoint themselves a commit tee to hunt for them that may be in our eyes. While we have irregularities at the South and negroes are sometimes lynched, they are never slaughtered by wholesale as Englishmen sometimes de- I stroy them. i 1 send you by mail the law aud record j of my State on these matters and 1 chal- < leugo not only the English committee on lynchings at the South but the civilized world to show a better. i RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 12, 1894. Why come with an investigation to . “Denounce” the South just prior to con grtjssional election when we have just , had a negro lynched lu Kansas April 2, another in Ohio on the Sabbath, April 15th, and when white Poles and Hunga rian have recently been brutally butch ered in Michigan and Pennsylvania, and , negroes run out of Franklin Park, N. J., in hordes. We challenge investigation by I all persons who have the right to investi r gute those charges, hut any attempt upon j the party of Englishmen tainted with their own national crimes to arraign us for trial must be considered as a gross impertinence. (Signed) W. J. Northen, Governor of Georgia. Savannah, Sept. 10.—A.special to the Morning News from Atlanta, says: Gov. Northen has again come to the front as a defender of the South, lie sent to day to the New York World a telegram to which every lover of the South as well as every true patriot will say, “Amen.” The Governor, who in the past has used some very vigorous language on this subject of slander against the South, is still more emphatic in his message to day. He does not mince words; no one can misunderstand his meaning. Columbia, Sept. 10. —Governor Till man sent the following reply to a tele gram from the New York World asking for an expression of opinion as to the reported visit of an English lynching in vestigation committee. Columbia; S. (’., Sept. 10. To the World, New York: In reply to your telegram of this date, would say the Englishmen are welcome to South Carolina and to learn the truth. They can’t investigate us from New York. 1 will afford them every faeilty to get at facts. (Signed) B. R. Tillman, Governor of South Carolina. BASE-BALL YESTERD \Y. At Cleveland: R. H. E. Cleveland, - 0301 00 0 0 C~- 4 5 2 New York. - - 02 0 0 1 0 5 0 5—13 13 I Batteries: Sullivan and O’Connor; Rosie and Farrell. At Chicago: u. H. K. Chicago, - - 113 00000 38 12 s Boston, - - - 0 5 811 5 5 5 x - —35 21 5 Batteries: Terry and Sehriever; Stivetts, Tenny and Ganzell. At Louisville: B. H. E. Louisville, - - - 3 0 110 10 — »’> 11 5 Baltimore, - - - 203 33 1 3—1512 2 Batteries: Inks and teke; Esperand Rob inson. At Pittsburg: Pittsburg-Phuadelphia postponed, rain. Onlvone ganutat Cleveland to day ow ing to a misunderstanding as to the condi tions of the game. She games scheduled at Cincinnati for to-day were played yesterday. Same thing as regards St. Louis. STANDING OF THE LEAGUE TEAMS. Won. test. P. et. Baltimore .... 77 36 .680 New York .... 76 40 .655 Boston 75 40 .652 Philadelphia . . . 66 48 .579 Brooklyn .... 62 51 .549 Cleveland .... 57 54 .513 Pittsburg .... 55 58 .487 Chicago .... 50 05 .435 Cincinnati.... 48 67 .418 St. Louis .... 46 69 .400 Washington . . . 40 75 .348 Louisville .... 33 81 .290 Cyrene at the Academy. Last evening at the Academy an audi ence consisting of a good gallery and a fair floor witnessed Cyrene’s neat per formance. The people were well pleased with the little kicker who is as nimble as a “jumper jack.” Cyrene pleased the Wilmington peo ple, who, men, women and children turned out to see her. Mr. Hodge as a comedian is excel lent and created continuous applause from the fun seekers. His songs are all catchy especiallyHe Called ine Back Again.” Yesterday's Goldsboro Argus gives a very complimentary notice to Cyrene, Mr. Hodge and also Miss Helen Lewis who in a very sweet manner sang Sweet Marie. The songs aud dances were a great success, but the sixteen year oil boy made too much noise for his age. It is expected that a matinee will be given one afternoon for ladies and chil dren who desire to see this wonderful dancer. |REPI BLICANS CONFIDENT IN MAINE, The Talk is that Cleaves will Probably have a Plurality of 11 ,000. Portland, Me. Sept. 10.—The bien nial election in the Dirigo State for a Governor, four representatives in Con- 1 gress, a Shite Legislature and county 1 officers was held today, The Republicans, Democrats and Prohibitionists had full 1 tickets in the field, while the Populists ran candidates for Governor, candidates 1 for Congress in Ist, 2nd and 3rd dis- 1 Diets, and contested some of the county offices. <>u Governor and Represents- 1 tives in Congress the only ques- I tion from the opening of the cam paign has teen as to tte size of the He- ■ publican plurality. Nevertheless, the j Republicans waged a vigorous and ag gressive campaign for the purpose of 1 making the plurality as large as possible. * Their campaign was ably managed by ‘ Chairman J. H. Malev, who secured an unusually strong array of speaking talent, headed by the four Maine Repre sentatives—Reed, Dingley, M illiken and Boutelle —and swelled at the last minute by Gov. McKinley. The summaries of returns to-night will J be based on the Governor vote, the can- j didates being: Henry B. Cleaves, of Portland; Democrat, Charles F. John, of 1 Wntervillo; Prohibition Ira G. Hersey, 1 of Houlton; Populist L. C. Bateman, of Searsmont. The Republicans have expected, 4>n i the strength of a State canvass, a ma- 1 jority exceeding 18,000 for Cleaves against a plurality of 12,000 two years I ago. The Democrats have conceded 1 11,000 or 12,000. There have teen hints 1 that the Populists vote might overtop the 1 Prohibition. t 1 Geu. W. R. Cox Here. Gen. W. R. Cox, secretary of the ' United States Senate, paid the News j and Observer the compliment of a visit 1 last night. The General is looking well, 1 and spoke hopefully of Democratic pros pects. The General expects to leave the city to-day. < Gastonia is now agitating the ques- t tion of electric lights. f Durham’s Delegates. t I ITS REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS CHOSEN TO REPRESENT THAT THRIVING DEMOCRATIC t STRONGHOLD IN RAL EIGH ON THE 20TH. Eloquent Sermon by President Kilgo, 1 n Wonderful Oratorical Production— l Lecture Course of Trinity College— Col. Julian S. Carr’s Mansion is * Heing)Richly Frescoed by an Eminent Artist—Gossip and Personal Items. Office of Durham Bureau i Os the News and Observer, Durham, N. C., Sept. 10. \ ) The Young Mens’ Democratic Club held its regular weekly meeting to-night. J. 11. Martin, the new president, was in , the chair. ; The following committees were ap pointed: Executive committee, T. L. Peay, chairman; S. R. Carrington, T. 11. . Norton, E. \V. Bennett, E. I). Lineberry. , Committee on registration: F. A . Green, chairman; S. W. Chamberlain, N. A. Ramsey, W. P. Carrington, A. W. , Cameron, A R. Blackwell, James Mc- Dowell, R. B. Blaylor, L. Melvin, \V. R. Suite. Committee on campaign speaking— J. S. Manning, chairman; T. M. Hern don, Howard Heartt, E. J. Parish, W. W. Fuller. Committee on Admission—W. H. Wel lons, James P. Brown, L. E. Rogers, J. T. Burt, J. P. Lea. Committee on campaign literature —J. A. Robinson, W. H. Willard, E. C. Hack ney, George Gates, E. W. Faucett. Committee on Enrollment reported 92 now members, which brings the mem ] ters up to 262. A communication was read from J. S. Carr, President of the State Associa tion of Democratic Clubs requesting that the club be fully represented at Raleigh on the 20th. It was decided that the club will go to Raleigh in a body on that day. A committee was appointed to canvass the club and ascertain how many would go t<> Raleigh ou that day. The following delegates to the con. vention were elected: J. S Carr, H. A. Reams, T. L Peay, Geo. P. Hammett, W- T. Carrington, F. A. Green, J. R, Black, nail, A. Goldstein, W r . T. Henry, W\ W Fuller, T. 11. Martin, J. 8. Manning, F. L Fuller, A. W r . Faucett. T. J. Parrish, W. L Johnson, Jerome Dowd, W. K. F. Spyros, R. B. Blaylock. T. A. Judd. Alternates: John B. Morris, W. F. Bradshaw, Herbert Jordan, N. M. .John son. H. T. Brown, Obas. McGarry, A. E. Lloyd, C. M. Hernd<»n, John W. Carlton. Lee Rogers, J. W. Jenkins, W. H. Wil lard, C. E Turner, T. J. Lamb, V. Bal- la d, J. S. Burke, W. T. Redmond, J. A. Me Manning, A. G. Markham, Walter Riddick DF. and Mrs. William Lynch returned to-day from a visit to El Ha ml. Miss Louise Goodson, of Danville, Va., arrived to-day and will commence her music school on the 12fh Mr. George Watts left this afternoon for Birmingham, Ala., on a business trij>. Rev, L. B. Turnbull went to Mebane this afternoon. Thomas Pescud, of Raleigh, is here. The plumbing will te put in the hos pital within t 1 e next few days. Secretary of State Octavius Coke and R. B. Boone, candidate for the State Senate speak at Mangutn Store on the 20th and at Durham that night. R. L Patterson returned to-day from Concord. Mrs. George Collins, of Hillsboro, spent to-day here. William Buffalo was convicted before United States Commissioner Ramsey and was bound over to the October term of the Federal court. Mrs. William Thompson died yesterday afternoon at 4 o’clock of fever. She was buried this afternoon at Duke’s chapel, Rev. Alexander Walker officiating. Rev. W. H. Pegram preached in Trin ity church yesterday morning from ‘‘Thy Kingdom Come.” At night Pres ident Kilgo preached from the text, “I Give Unto You a New Commandment, that ye Love One Another as 1 Have Loved you.” Yesterday morning Presi dent Kilgo preached a sermon to young men at Main Street Church from the text : text: Hebrews 11th chapter, 24th. 25th and 26th verses. These two sermons were the finest heard in Durham for many a day. Many who have heard Dr. Kilgo pronounce him the finest pulpit orator in the State. I understand that the lecture com mittee of Trinity College has been ap pointed and that a full course of enter tainments has boon arranged. The course last season embraced. Edward Comenyi, the violinist; “Eli Perkins,” the humorist; Prof. Woodrow Wilson, the political economist; Prof. James T. Headley; George Kennan, the Siberian traveler; and other well known lecturers, musicians, etc. Carrier delivery has been tried here and so far as this papor is concerned has proved a ludicrous failure. Delivery by local carrier is always uncertain and is seldom satisfactory. The amount of kicking and worry that the carrier ser vice of the News and Observer has al ready raised is sufficient to justify its discontinuance. Thus does a well-meant effort to please the people, result in utter failure. Hereafter the papers will go through the postoffice, as usual. The Register of Deeds is sending out the new registration hooks. “Somerset Villa.” Col. Julian S. Carr’s mansion, is being newly decorated in its interior. The Durham house furnishing company are doing the Work, Mr. Paul Oelssen painting the fescues. The de coration will te unusually handsome in design. This morning the police court hud the largest docket for months. The follow ing were up for drunks of as-orted kinds: B. T. Tingen, Wiley Davis, Fernando lvreth, William Clancey, Win. Rigsbee, W. H. Currell, F. L. Newcomb, C. J. Knight, C. 1. Fisher, John Cheek, Max Lcrrell was put in for using indecent lan guage, Eliza Turner and Mamie St ephens for an affray; Emma Neal, for an assault; John McGhee, for loud cursing; Loula Williams and Carolina Chavis, for an af fray. They were well fined and the city treasury is fuller than It was, while the drinkers are this morning not quite so full. The Evening Visitor is the proud owner of a desk which was used by the Speakers of the House of Commons be fore 1866. MONROE SALISBURY EXPELLED. Withdraws “Expressive” Without Permission of Judges--Reinstate ment Expected. New York, Seps. 10. —The grand cir cuit trotting meeting at Fleetwood Park closed to-day with a turf sensation, the famous horseman Monroe Salisbury hav ing been expelled from all trotting tracks in membership with the National Trot ting Association. Salisbury’s expulsion came about in this way. He started Ex pressive in the 2:26 class on Friday and the race being unfinished when darkness came on it was postponed until Saturday. Rain prevented the conclusion of the contest that day and the interested owners failing to come to an agreement respecting the division of the purse by which the race migld have been declared off. it was again postponed until to-day. Mr. Sal isbury had engagements for this week in Terre Haute, Ind., and he shipped Ex pressive along with his other horses on Saturday night. This was a gross vio lation of the rules of racing as well as an act of insubordination which amounted to an open defiance of all authority, pro vided Expressive was removed from the track, without the consent of the judges of the race. It is certain that he did not have such permission up to the hour when the race was postponed, and Henry Hughes and John D. Barry, two of the officials, both assert that Salisbury never had their permission to withdraw from the race. On the other hand two repu table and well known horsemen here say that Hughes yesterday told them that he and Barry had given their eon sent to Expressive’s withdrawal, and that the mare left the track by permis sion. This alleged conversation is de | nied in toto by Hughes, and thus the conflicting testimony stands. The removal of tfie mare was an ex pensive piece of business for the trotting fraternity, for she had been backed as one of the favorites, and stood a fine chance to win. When she failed to put in an appearance to-day the judges, ujk)u being prompted as to their duties under the rules, declared her ruled out for non-appearance at the post, and the conclusion of the race, which was won without difficulty by Judge Aus tin, they announced that Monroe Salis bury ‘had been expelled. Every one expects to see him temporarily rein stated by order of President John ston, of the National Trotting Associa tion within forty-eight hours fromdate. Jack Tars get a Ducking. Pittsburg, Pa., Sept. 10.—Leaden skies and a drenching downpour that startl'd the colors of the elaborate street decorations a-running and gave them temporarily a demoralized appearance. ushered in the opening day of the 28th National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic. It was not a qeury appreciative greeting for the vet erans who were up aud around with break of day, although the jolly ex-Tars composing the fleet of the Naval Vete rans Association rubbed their hands as they promenaded the decks of their ves sels on the Monongahela. and declared that a seaman’s land parade without a watery accompaniment, would hardly te considered in proper form. Jupiter Pluvius, however, evidently gave the lat ter a second thought for after breakfast the clouds cleared away and the sun shone brightly until the Tars had cov ered their route. Then the intermittent showers made a re-appearance. Nearly a thous and ex-seamen, representing some eight thousand members, scattered over the country, participated in the seventh an nual parade of the National Association of Naval Veterans. It was the largest turnout, and the finest in point of ap pearance in the history of the organiza tion. The firing of an admirals salute at 8 o'clock gave the sigual for the various local associations to form in line for in spection. It was half past nine when the head of the column received the sig nal to move. Along the line of march, . which extended from the Smithficld I street bridge through the principal I streets of the city to (’edar avenue in Alleghany, a distance of over three miles, the sidewalks were [lacked with spectators and the ex-sailors were given repeated ovations. Dispensary Riots in the U. 8, Court, Baltimore, Sept. 10.—The South Car olina dispensary riots of last March were discussed in the United States Circuit Court today before Judge Goff. The matter came up in the form of an injunc tion suit to prevent Governor Tillman or any State officers under him from takiug possession of the arms and accoutre ments of the Washington Light Infantry company of Charleston. S. C. It will be recalled that when Governor Tillman's dispensary raiders passed the line of of fensiveuess drawn by the citizens of Darlington and other towns, they were attacked, a number of the constables killed and the rest put to flight. The Governor then ordered sev eral companies of militia to proceeded to the scene of the uprising and restore order and the gubernatorial authority. Among the companies order ed out was the Washington Light Infan try, Its members flatly refused to take up arms against fellow citizens who they said had simply resented the insulting officiousness of dispensary officers. Gov ernor Tillman was highly incensed and ordered the company to surrender its arms. This order three was also disobey ed and an appeal to the courts was made. The Charleston company is represented by Theodore 8, Barker and J. P. K. Bryan. Attorney General Buchanan ap peared for Governor Tillman. The law yers for the company claim that arms were secured by the company by special act of Congress and held iu indisputed possession for over sixteen years; that the arms were issued for no other pur pose than the ifse of the company; that, therefore, the seizure of them by the governor would te illegal, as it would be a diversion of the arms to a purpose not authorized by the act of Congress under which they were issued. Attorney General Buchanan said of the State’s case: “We telieve that the Governor has the right to discipline the military of the State whenever he feels like it, ami that the United States has no right to interfere. We are not try ing to deprive this company of its arms for all time, but are doing it simply to teach them a lesson. Even if we did want to disband the company and take its arms away from It, what right has the United States to say that we shall not. If it did, we would soon have a nice State of affairs. The Gall of the Gideonite. THE WRATH OF THE WILY WIL 80IV POURED OVER THE HEADS OF THE TRUE AND HONEST NORTH CAROLINIANS. luh Secret Political Meeting he Makes Hit Incendinry Harangue anil Say* the “Spirit of Hell” Prompt* the Democrat*—The Proceeding* in De tail of the Secret and ftpen Session* of Wake County’s Populist Conven tion. The convention of the Wake county wing of the fusion party met in the court house yesterday. It was a mighty interesting crowd that assembled. It was a queer, yes a very queer com bination of men. Such an assemblage re-aflirms the addage that wonders never cease. The Lamb and the Lion were made to lie down together and Gideon Wilson lead them. .1. Pros. Massey, the old mossback Rhamkhatte Republican, and Bill Oharn blee, the old fashioned fire eating Dem ocrat from Wakefield. Jim Q. Williams, the constitutional kicker and disorganizer, from Cary, and Dudley Peed, the once genial friend of Democracy from Oak Grove. Moses Green Todd ex-preacher ex- Kadical leader ex-legislator and ex traordinary political curiosity and D. P. Meacham also ex-preacher j ex would be legislator and equally ex traordinary Politico Curio. S. Otho Wilson the once extreme bois terous wild Democrat of Swift Creek, later the active Alliance organizer, still later the chief Gideon of the band of Gideon, now the mad gorilla of fusion, and Jim Young, the dusky anxious legatee of the two dead parties. These were all there and a hundred others. Fusion was the watchword and Young, Harris, Nichols, Adams and many others were on the watch. The white farmers, most of them, had honest faces, and some were men of nuirked appearance. One of them looked like Henry A. Wise, another one looked like John A. Logan, another like Calhoun. “Is Mr. Wilson an active farmer?” was asked of one of the .delegates. “Don’t know,” was the reply. Who knows? But this cuts no figure. It is sufficient to note that some of the well meaning but misguided farmers are enwrapped in his embrace instead of in the arms of the Democratic party where they be long, and wither they will return. There were speeches, nominations and hubbub as appear particularly below : There was much to be admired in the general bearing of Geo. L. Tonoffski, whose new white duck vest seemed to be to him a joy forever, if it was an object of envy to his compatriots. Mr. Tonoffski dresses too well for a jtolitician, and then too his hair wont do. He had been to the barVr and the roach that frescoed his forehead was simply a creation. Wiley Rush, with a new cravat of Ja panese Darley-Varden silk, bobl>ed up from the audience and kept tab on things for the better information of James H. I'ou, w hose special delight it is to chase down the wicked ones of the world. Jim Young was there and, of course, spoke. It is a good thing Jim don't talk in his sleep, else his neighbors would have all night sessions. Jim talked at the Republican county convention, at the Fusion state con vention, and at the Populist county con vention, and he was “in it” everytime. A little thing like that don’t worry Triangle Jim. Before he got through, the people were standing knee deep in all kind of words, and when he closed, the gavel of Otlio fell, and the crowd waded out with their pants dripping with his eloquence. Very unusual proceedings were insti tuted in the beginning, A secret meet ing, w r hich the door keeper insisted on calling a cauous, was held beginning at 11 o’clock and lasting until two. The entire delegation from every town ship was admitted, but the pub lic was strenuously excluded. They met, it was said, to burry all dif erenoes. They hurried instead the principles of the party and < >tho Wil son delivered the funeral oration, He called the meeting to order. Mr. J. W. Denmark was made Secretary and the murder and burial of Populist hope and Populist principle began. The tirade of abuse of good people who were shut out from the meeting was proceeded with. A few men like W. H, Rand, R. N. Wynne, 0. E. McCullers, Jno. W. Smith and others cried aloud against the foul deed, hut they cried in vain. * Wilson had made a deal with Loge Harris and it must be carried out. “I appeal to you to fuse,” said the chief gideonite. “Every one of you would be disfranchised if the Democrats could do it,” he continued, and throwing his arms high up in the air, he exclaimed: “They a e prompted by the spirit of hell and will do anything. The persecution and damnable rascality of the Democrats has never been equalled in this country and never will be.” “There is no depths” he declared, “to which they will not stoop.” He roasted the County Commissioners for their appointment of School Commit teemen; declared that he had been per secuted in his church; that the Third party people had been thrown out of the jury box, and that there was nobody too mean or too ignorant for him to combine with, in order to beat this damnable set. “All the devils in hell,” he declared, are not half so mean orsodev elish. He wanted no office, but prayed that God might support his wife and child while he spoke throughout the laud ' and downed the democracy. All this was said in that secret meet- i mg with doors closed and a guard to : keep out any who was not of their j>o- < litical faith. i Another speaker declared that if they ) would fuse now with the Republicans, 1 by l HOG the Republican party would be dead and they would all sup|iort the . Populist, ticket. ! Finally, after much wrangling and l turmoil, a resolution was passed declar- I iDg the determination of the People’s < party to stand by and support the Peo- l pie’s party, whatever action might be i taken in regard to co operation with the I Republicans. I On the adoption of the resolution there I were only about BtS negative votes. 1 After it \yas passed the doors were 1 ] WEATHER TO-DAY. Raleigh and vicinity — Continued Fair and warm , rain probable Tuesday night or Wednesday, followed by a mnl erate cold wave. Temperature yesterday—Maximum , 93; Minimum, 74. NUMBER 43 opened and in half an hour the conven . tion assembled in open session. Chairman Wilson called the conven tion to Order, in open session, and announced t hat the elect ion of temporal y chairrnanwas in order, J. W. Denmark nominated S. otlio Wilson and he was elected without aeon test. J. Pros. Massey nominated J. W. Denmark for secretary. He was also elected by acclamation, and the tempo * rary organization was made permanent. * The cut-and dried resolutions favoring * fusion, which ha<l lieen passed in the se . cret meeting were offered by J. W. Den , mark and were passed unanimously pro , viding for the endorsement of the Re publican part of the ticket and the com plcting of a ticket by the nomination of a Senator, one member of the House, a Register of Deeds and a Treasurer. Henry W. Norris, a preacher without a pulpit, who sues'ceded in running second best in the Senatorial race, and who seemed auxious for another defeat was nominated by acclamation. For the House G. L. Tonnoffski, with that spongy voice appealed to tin eon ' vent ion to give the mechanics of Raleigh a representation on the ticket and nominated K.. S. Cheek, Hardy Burt, of Holly Springs, nomi nated W. H. Chamblee, of Little River. Honeycutt, of St. Mary’s, nominated J. J. Bagwell, of St. Mary’s, and another delegate claimed that of all the men in the party none were so great, so strong and so essential tosuccessas L. N. Raines, of Wake Forest. The Tonnoffski idea of placing a me chanic on the ticket, didn't take worth a cent. Mr. Cheek was in it only on the first roll call and then he did not get a vote outside of Rafrigh. Several ballots were taken without re suit; finally t he tussel dwindled down be tween Bagwell and Chamblee, whenJ. Hazy J. Bagwell rushed under the wires leaving the gentleman from Little River and his son, Seymour, who was groom ing the old man clear out of sight. For Register of Deeds Frank Ferrall, of Mark's Creek, C. B. Ray, of Barton's CreekJJ. J. Rogers; of Apex, W. T. Simpson, of New Light, and J. W. Las siter, of Wake Forest, were placed in nomination. Neither Ferrall, Simpson, nor l-assiter had a ghost of a show. It was eit her C. B. Ray, whom the boys thought bail some cash to spend in the cam paign, or J J. Rogers, the ex-Presidant of the colored AI liance. On the third ballot Rogers jerked the delapidated linen off the bush and left the Ray of Barton’s Creek Hick ering along liis wake. For Treasurer, W. W. Wynne, of Raleigh, and H. H. Knight, of St. Matthews, were entered. Wynne made a good second, but Knight went under the wire a length ahead and was declared the nomiuee. This ended the fiasco so far as the candidates were concerned. J. W. Denmark, from the committee on platform submitted a rejiort, which was adopted, about half the Convention them left and the different candidates proct*eded to orate. After each had had his little say, the Convention in the meantime having dwindled to a near handful proceeded to adjourn. THE PLATFORM. We, the Peoples party of Wake county, in regular convention assembled, do <le clare our hearty approval and endorse ment of the platform of principles for mulated and enunciated by the Peoples Party State Convention held in Raleigh August 1, 1894. Anil wishing to lay special emphasis upon certain basic prin ciples which we believe to lie essential to the preservation and perpetuation of a government of the people, by the people, and for the people; therefore Resolved, That we recognize and as sert the equality of all men before the law, and hold that it is the duty of the government in its dealings with the |>eo ple to mete out equal and exact justice to all, of whatever persuasion, religious, or political Wo believe in, and demand a free bal lot and a fair count, as the right pit? servativo of all rights. That every legal voter may, without the knowledge, or interference of any other person, or i»er sons, be permitted to deposit his vote iu the ballot box, and however any mau may vote, his vote shall I*' counted as east. We believe iu strict obedience to all law, and that our courts should have t he respect and couttdenoe of all men; there fore we declare our determination to do all we can to rescue the sacred office of Judges from the slums of partisan poli ties, and secure a strictly non part isau judiciary; and we hereby respectfully ask all men to co-operate with us in our efforts to secure these results. Arrested Mississippi State Officers. Jackson, Miss., Sept. 11. Warrants were sworn out for the arrest of the following State officers of Mississippi: J. M. Stone, Governor; "W. W. Stone, Auditor; J. J. Evans, State Treasurer; by Dr. Wm. G. Bums, a special agent of the secret service bureau at Washington tonight, who has been here for the last two months, working on the special warrant case. He made affidavit against each of the officials named before l uffed States Commissioner L. B. Mosely, charging them witli violating aeetiou 5,430 of the revised statutes of the Uni ted States, in issuing the two hundred thousand dollars of Mississippi special warrants, claimed to be in attitude with United States currency. The warrants were placed in the hands of deputy Uni ted states Marshal J. K. McNeely. Au ditor Stone ajtpeared before the Com mis sion and entered into a personal recog nizance of SI,OOO for his appearance at the November term of the Federal Court waiving examination. The warrants have not yet been served on Gov. Stone who was officially engaged, nor on State Treasurer Evans, who is out of the city. They will be served on the Governor to morrow and on the Treasurer when he returns. The affidavits contain three charges covering each of the three de nominations of warrants with a photo graphic print on both the front and tin back of the same. Judge J. A. P. Campbell, ex-Cbief Justice of the Supreme Court of this State, who has been retained to represent the State, said to-night: “lam confident that the prosecution will end in the utter discomfiture of the government. Tin* proceedings against the State officers under a law passed by Congress to pro toct the national issues agamst forgery by evil disposed persons is utterly inde feasible and can only be accounted for by assuming that there is a total rnlsap prehension by the officials directing it,”
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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