EXCEPTIONS FILED.j MBMkftfcyhpfcs totfce Fiad hb *h?r top to! id charges. A aamber at petaoae wera lajurad aad Ua town ball was rampktly wracked. Not a alack aria daw waa left whole. Tba Blrtalaghaa rkt k rnaildarod a carious Iiiastratlon at Ua verted career of Mr. Chum bar tola. Ua Cokatol Secretary. nadu Uprising Feared. Maria. B. C-, Special -Tha steamer Xaaaa Nana, which arrtrad Kara Wed •(•day tram tha OrUat. brlaga these •drier*: The aathorttiea la MsafU evi dently far a rteiac. tor Mullm pap'r* retort that artillery Is bate* placed la **ataa ahowt tha nty, heretofore practl «»r mpratactad escape hy email la tutry gaard detachmeata. Oatiiag |Uaa hare haaq placed la (ha haadaaar Ura at tha department of Saethcn* I —on. aad a pa-boat arm taka ap a paalUoa U tha tapaom at the rear at tha has dpi ultra. Old Tbrt Saattago. too. la hrUthag with gaaa. Two raptd-Sre pat haaa haaa moentad oa tha raat dwadp of CBIU Prtectpa aad tha riser front. A Mall Oatllax has haaa moaat •d^thaJMXalo, Oaaaral ChaXaa’s NaNawa af niaa Crspssy dadalh, Ty gyectaL—TlgaretlTcljr yidhtax the hmrmiq tha aarth aad taa atlas aadar tha aarth haaa been Nttsd dad draxtfrd tor traces of Mlaa Cbrapaay, hat after 17 days wa are ao nearer the treth thaa when aha tret -f—- - go tanka u sMetal m Imbith oty Tanadar aftaraoea. Tha •Maea’a eoaaattias af dra had Jest MMd Ha dally ■aaftag. aad om el • the anmbaea para.ant swt that aaa «f tha wMhirm para sag word that the atm la whUh peat tilth was Maced V , dad amw. thanfi tiit u (*■• Vvj i I 1 m H 1 i .-1 m .. * tAKtY FOt ttCMttL » . North Carolina Negro Oslo a Uoo4 A Washington Special le u» Char lotto Oheorrhr ears: “The Ohio. Ilknoto aad District uf Ootamhto. »mwi bare knocked Bow* tba persimmon. but they will not «et to masticate It. Cheatham loses tba oSce of Recorder at Deads, but It teams certain that Pritchard wiN contlnoa ta control the ittsaUou. Ha he recommended }. C Dancy, cot > lector of tba part at Wilmington, for |<-> place. Pritchard told Ua Pres! dcat that Dancy was aa older of the African Method 1st Episcopal k»a Church, a atroag worker aad apaaker. That ha bad been abroad and waa will fitted fay rtrtwe of a complete edu cation to disc barge Ue duties of the c*ce. A well-known North Carolina Democrat also endorsed Dancy by aaytag that no man In Ua Buts, re gardless of politics, would ragrcc to oar him successful. Unary came hers two or Urea days ago to are If he would bate aay trouble la succusd lag himself la his present position, with a W.QCJ salary, and tonight hit frlooda nay that bo is about to get o position worth a thousand dollars mors. The President Is expected to act >a Ua manor la a day or two end thea a quick decision will be made as to who la to succeed Fancy A. H. 8 toco mb, of Fayetteville, ta prom! neatly mentlor.sd la this connection. Mr. Pritchard has recommcuded the reappointment of Collector Item can and Marnhal Heary Dockery. Din triet Attorney Bernard called oe Pritchard la company with n namhet at fries da. Final dlapoaltlaa will not te made of the eastern district mat ter until about January 10th. Rail road Oomn.lealoiter Abbott la among (boas who called to endorse Bernard for reappointment. Sawell. Populist, from Carthage, la here, and Is oall tc ha aa applicant Iter the district attar neyshlp. "Renalor Simmons baa Introduced a bill appropriating 11.000 to be used In arranging the celebration of Ron aoke Island to commemorate the landing thereon of Ike tret Rogue* settlers la thin country." A Farmer Burned Oat. John lee Query, a well-known farmer of Mecklenburg county, woo Urns at Exact pest office, In Mallard Creok township, wan burned out of house and home Tuesday night. I'a lost hie barn and Its contents of lire stock and forage, and also his residence and all of kla household goods The fire occurred about midnight. The sight eras bitlorly cold and n stiff hrvun waa blowing In tho effort to ears the member* or hie fatally and protect them against the weather, Mr. Query had ao time to devote to earing his such or hcusshold effects. His lues la estimated at fl.MW. Ha had as Insur ance policy of fWO. Senator Stn m las’ BUI. Senator Biramona, baa proposed s biJ appropriating fU.OCO tor the erection of a monument to Virginia Derr, the ■ret white child bora In the Pniloi States, and also appropriating t&d.OM for tbo celebration on Roanoke island N. C., nest summer, of tbe landing July 4. 15*4. of the (ret EnglUhepciklng expedition which according to the jilt, (ret found n footing In the United Btslca. Nominations Confirmed. Washington, Special.—The Senate Wednesday confirmed the folio*log: Brigadier General Lloyd Wheaton, to be major general. To be brigadier general*. Col. J. H. Smith, Seventeen th Infantry; Frederick Fnnaton. Kan as*; Col. J. U. Bell. Eighth Cavalry, and Col. Wm H. Btsbee, Thirteenth Infantry. Marion Bruin. United States attorney, southern district of Georgia; B. A A Oder. United States attorney northern district at Ocor gi*: H. C. McDowell, united Mates district lodge western district of Vir ginia Prank L Osborne, of North Carolina, assoc let* Justice of the Coart of Private Land Claims. John M. Barn re. Halted States marshal, soother* district of Georgia, W. H. Johusoa. Unltad States marital, northern district at Georgia. Plead Not Ihdlty. London. By Cable.—Theodore md Laara Jackson (Ana O'Delia Dies da Bar) pleaded not guilty when arraign ed at tbe Old Bailey to ataad trial on thy charges of Immorality. The pris on* le were not defended. Sir Edward Oerwm opened the ease, ebaraeteriog the Jackson a a* a 'belllsk nag.’’ the trial waa adjourned. Carnegie's Grit. Washington. Special —Andrew Car ueffla was la the elly today sad with Secretary Roof leached with the Presi dent at tho Whits House. It Is under stood that the proposed gift at tlO.OsO. •M hr Ur. Carnegie to the government for the MtahHahmaat at a eatverilly of higher learning la this dtp waa dle rnaerd, hut the statement la made to night that the matter la still undevel oped and that tb*r* Is nothing to be said on the SB hi vet far pahlleaUoa. Mr. Carnegie left the city this afternoon. He was halted aa aaytac aa ha wao leaving the White Home that there weald he no trouble sheet the gift— tig ha metier would earns ost ail’ right. 4 HORRIBLE DEATH. raraace Explaiiea Like a SeetMif VfiOM. AWFUL FATE OF NINE WMIVEN. Caagfet aa iba rop of a Faraaca. aad UaaMa to Eitapr, Tbay War* at Oaca Barnad to Oaatb. ) ■ Pittsburg, Pa.. Special.—By aa ti pi 0*1 oc of gas la lb* Bobo furnace nf Joaaa 4 Laugh!In. near Brady gtraal, IMi city, at 1:30 o'clock Tharsday morning, also men wwr* barard to daatk. tbrc* Injured to badly that they an not expected to lire and two other* , da age root ly kart. The damage to tb* plant will, amount to |3t,0M. The ex plosion occurred la owe ot the big blast furnaces The men were at work at the top of the (unmet over IK) (tat from tha ground. Qas, which had accomu I sled la the toraacs. exploded sad tons ot molten metal and stag were thrown over the unfortunate man on the lop of the structure All the men ■ad* a rued for tha elevator, hot tt had gone down and there was aa re cap*. Tho Jump meant certain death and to remain on tho platform wag last aa certain doom. Tons of molten metal aad slag fell upon tha men aad burned nine of them to death. Their bodies fell to tha roof of the mill. tC V4. below, every bon* broken and aa aareeognlsable man of human gesh. Ordinarily only three men work oa top of tho fornaca. bwt during the morning at about «:1B o'clock, oa* ot tho heavy Iron wagon* aaad la takin* up tba ore to tha top of the furnace got stuck la the lop of tha structure sad the three men sent for amlstsnce. A few men went up, but they could sot move th* wagon aad more want oy, uutn the number reached 14. fl ws* while they were trying to gel -he wagon released that th* fatal axplosloa took place All the maw at work o* top of tha furnaces were Slavs aad Pule*. Eye witnesses aay that it was th* most horrible sight they aver srlbitas ■d. They aay that whan th* explosion took place there was owe great load re port aad the heavens were Illuminated with a sheet of Itame showing th* man oa top of th* furaage running about, gesticulating wildly. Th* damn and hot metal looked like a volcano la ac tion. Five of the men were blown ott the top of the furnace and strange ss It may seam these men are Che one* that are still living. Tho others hung 09 the railing, some oa tha outside, other* oa the laslde. until their cloth ing was burned oC. Two of th* rlctlms hanging on the outside held oa, and re mained tenaciously clinging to the rail lag until their hagera war* 'burned off. They thea fall to tho roof of the mill, dead. Seven of the victims wart found dead on tho platform of tha cupolt. These were completely denuded of clothes by th* dames and their bodies were beraed slmoet to a crisp. Hard Weather and Coal Famlac. CVi -130 Special.—Chicago la staling a rnal lanilnc In the face aad 15 de grees below sero la predicted by tbe Wwalker Rureas within 24 hours. Th4 savers weather aad the Bocde through, out the the coal mining dlstrlcta have tied up rallrosda to such an extent that rh.pment Is almost Impossible sad rail roads are canAarallng coal aa fast na ! It arrlrer hare. At midnight a number of teal dealers who bad been canvasi lag the situation In the city report* J that there was not above 00 hours' coal vupply. No Coal al St. Loal*. El. Loala. SpeelaL—8t- Louis rheas a shortage cl coal which not only ton bnilea luflerlsg for tboae whose supply la small, tut which may result In a general ilo-up of tbs Transit Oita pany’i strset tat llnaa. Unexpected sero weather. slippery pavement* that make baullog ezcaodlogly dtlUout ty. Ire Pore and low water that have tied up tha terries, combined with ‘Ub-r d'PtruUiee of transportation, have tv ought the aspply of real tar belj v tbe regent demands of tha marks:. First Bishop ol PkllyylnH. Boston, Bpeetsl.—Bov Dr. Charles Drent. of Sc Stephen's church, la this city .was roosoerstsd the firs*, bishop df tha Episcopal church in tha Philip pines. The conaecrstor was Bishop Doans of Albany, and tha co-cosarrra. >ors Blshrope laimri. at Maxsa chaastta, aad Satterlaa. of Washington Tbe ceremony took place la Emmanuel ehnreh. Hast Speak Spanish. Mexico City. Special.—'Tha govern ment has Paally laansd tha long con templated order that all railroad SJU ployos la contact with tha public shall bs this to speak ggsaiah la sock a maaoer aa to ha able to deal directly with tbe passesgsra and public Is gen eral. This order wilt principally after: Putbaaa ear employee It Is elalaasd that maay sent denis at laU bava bars das to tbe laabiUty of Ira! amt a to apeak Spaaleh. eaealag a mlataklsg of organ. The order takes elect oa Saturday. Itallm My PommA. Carrollton. Oa-. Special.—1The head lee* body of 9 neta auppoaed to ha tl at •A ft of. Chandler, a etbool teacher uta Ward ta ltd eousty, Oa.. art* foael beaeatb a mm of ruck, at Oak Laral. Clabarao roaaty. Ala. It waa la lut October I bat Prof. Chaodler dMppaar ad. He tired la Uw Braaah, Polk roaaty, Oa.. aad taapht achoot Jut orar the Altbaaa Use la Cleburae coast/. Ho wao onoa artm ooaia atoacy Ja bit pochat aad the mu day dtaappaaird. Tbo ratlrt rootaaalty waa around orar bta dMappaoraaeo, tottarlap be bad baaa foully dealt with. The coat try waa aoarrbed. bat da ataa era* •fotnd. A fa raiai by the uai of Kalpbt baa bar* arrrated oa auapMoa •ad eoiaOttad to loll. War OfTca Hopeful l-oadoa. Sy Cable—Tb« Ajacolatad Pren laaraa that U* War odu haa cm late peMoalaa of a etpfear Mo vraai ra-parttap to bare baas east by tie Soar liaaiilut. Dotsray. atat it that la araM aot bold sot bepa ■'..1 Ittlsf. haaardlap to (ha aor| attest of The TIums at Pretoria km honored to ha 40 mHm earth. -. t at Klirbadnrp. with about four i.bd.rd Ma. The War ota la tah> .op a mate bjpifal rfow af the war tbaa It baa lakes at aay prartaae Ursa. SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL New Bibrpsttsa TIM Am Rnrtchteg On FiymM Secttaa. A Raters Needed. At the met leg of the Chamber id ot Commerce ot KaoxrtUe. Tees., Mayer A O. HsUhnll. aa chairmen ot a committee ea Industrial education, presented aa elaborate report shoving the need at Just Jbat sort at educa tion la tba. South. He urged recogal tloo ot the tact that it la last aa honor able to develop a coal mine aa to be a congressman. Just as Import sat to construct and operate a instils mill aa In be a senator, last as lofty to Mid a railroad and open the riches ot a new section sa In bold a JodkUry position. Bat be recognised that pub lic opinion mast be brought up 10 a recognition at those facto no aa to Impress upon legislative bodies tbs necessity for pro riding the proper port at edecetlo*—es education which should touch the rising generation ot the South that U Is lust as digs!(ltd lust as honorable and Inst sa socially elevating to be an Inventor, a machln. 1st. a manufacturer, a Pa Sager of s coal mine, n developer of n marble quarry or a builder of a railroad sa to follow one at the learned profs* slous. Mayor Hetskell pointed lo the Work being done already by the Uni versity ot Tennessee, and expressed a bops that Its toluene* would gradu ally spread until the whole State should favor nrsoticaUy the never In dustrial training/ It Is |nst eoeh speeches aa that of Mayor HelkeU which oagbl to do ef feettve work tor tke South. He (poke as a practical man dealing with a prsc Ual problem. Hte words, as well •• the words of othars on the same line, should be given practical support, and the beet way ot getting this la for In dividuals who la their owa success recognise the advantages of Industry to set the example of liberality on Uie Part of legislatures acting for the peo ple of the 8tato by liberality oa thvli owa part toward Isstituttoaa already endeavoring against tremendous odds to meet the Increasing demapds of Southern youth. Textile Notes. The directors of the Love Manufac turing Co., sad the Rasters tfnaalac tortng Co., both of HeoUvIlle. Ala., art to meet to provide for the doubling of tbelr respective plants The reecat meeting at which thin extension was determined upon waa mentioned la thlx column. Lows Company haa fiM.004 capital and Eastern has fM.OOft. Both plants were completed recently. Messrs. C N. McLean and John K. McMarty ot New Tort, who purchased the Buena Vista (Va ) Woolen Mill! several months ago. hare that plant la full operation now The mill had pre viously been Idle for some time. It bar a capacity of lOSd yards of doth per day. and sixty operatives are tmploynd. Product la mainly cushion doth for vehleloa. The MaUila A Dirt* Co., of Chatta nooga. Tens., (tads the demand for Its ribbed hosiery so lnrraoalng that a doubling of productive capacity haa brew decided upon. Preparation! are now being made to erect a new build ing and add the necessary machinery Thu companytdhwspltallacd at KO.SOO and now operataa ninety knitting ma chines. The committee recently mentioned at Investigating aa to the establishment of a cotton factory at Brcahaju. Texas, haa mad* Its report. It la recommended that a $110,000 company be organised to build for 600* spindles sod l.V) looms. Messrs. D. C. dlddlngs. Jr.. F. W. Wood and R. A. Schuerenfaerg com post the commutes. Meters. A. P. MMhOO, H. H. Kirkpat rick. 8. C. Williams. B H. Bachman. A. 8. N. nobaoa. M. 8. Elsen and John D. Cox hare Incorporated the Jones boro iTean ) Tara M1IU, with capital stock of $36,000. This U an established plant ot 3 J00 sptndtes. and Mr. Mathes It manager. The eostt aale of the Plrmont (8. C.) Mills held last weak, resulted In the disposal of tbs property to OoL Joseph Walker for $7f.000.The purchase la om of the Uigaat stockhoMera la the com pany. Operations are now being con tinued. Toeapaa Hills Co., ot Tacapao. a. C., haa In view extensive enlargements to Its print-cloeh mill. A meeting of the directors was held last week to consider these improvements. The mill st prseeat haa 3g,SM spindles and 770 loo ana. Kinston (N. C.) Cotton Ullla haa •led amendment to Its charter allow ing aa lesance of fM.fpt worth of pre ferred alack to pay additional mi eh leery aad for ope rating capital. Elisabeth City