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Vol. II.-X0.42. REIDSVILLE, N. C WEDNESDAY, I ) i :l.
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WORK FORCONGRESS
Little Hope for the FeJenl Elec
tions Bill,
the rnEc-iDEifT's financial plan
He Propose u ' furt.-ham- t In- Stitv
plus hilver Vow 011 the Market.
The Senate May 'oii:iler the
Scheme at 1 ho lijx'iim- of the
Klectious Bill,
Washington-, Dw. 15. The course of
ihe senate duriug the present weeS will
30 mappd J((it ly the caucus of Repnb
Ucan senators to be held to-night. At
I present the order of business agreed on
is for the satiate to meet at 10 o'clock
pach morning, to begin the considera
tion of the federal election bill at 13
j'clock and to remain in discussion of
Jie measure until the hour of adjourn
ment, which will probably be 5 or 6
j'clock. The caucus to be held to
night will probably alter this pro
gramme entirely.
Two Proposition.
There are two propoHilioua liefore the
pauens. One is to change the rules
)f the (senate in order to estab-
Iiieh a method of closing debate so as to
erring the elections bill to a vote. The
tner is to lay aside the elections bill for
;he purpose- of taking np financial mea
rares. A committee appointed by the
saucus is considering financial measures
rith a view of reporting on the advisa
bility of laying aside the elections bill
semporarily during this week. It is not
likely that this committee will be able
x agree upon anything by the time
xracus meets.
The l'ret.ldent'4 Plan.
It is possible a proposition will 1m biid
before the caucus, coming from the
president, to pass immediately a bill to
purchase the 13.000,000 ounces surplus
diver now on the market. This ltieaa
lre or some other financial measure is
likely to replace the elections bill during
;he week.
If the elections bill is laid aside tem
porarily, the general belief is it will not
jonie up again. There seems little hope
it its passage at this time.
The I.y infill in Washington.
Washington, Dec. 13. Dr. Koch's
lymph cure is now being tried 0.1 five
I patient in various .-tdes of pjluionary
tuberculosis at (riirncia hospital in
I this -city. 1ht Crtt inoculation was
made ssveral days a, and the results
ire wat.'h" 1 with CT'-t interest by the
I hospital phy-'kians an I th- doctors of
the city. Si far in n.vn of t!ie cases
ri&s ti.e i!i!'.r:,t tr-'.-;t w.rs. under
treatment. ..
In o"e wf tLo erli i r iv tho i i- in
'.eiii!" ratnrc mjI otu.-r vtnp6o:u
jerv"'! 1-v lr. iwhiu hi- e-'inio;::.;
bav. i., st'ited; 'ut nt another c-i-:
the t 1 r.' ic'.ion ha not inviirtvl.
The ') .o: however. are f.ir from b -
Injr d f---.i cetl, and the inocnlati'ir.s
will b ir:ti!i!H-d. It may bn n month
yet, tl; n s-.y. lie fore they will 1m rocdv
Itoanu irr-? their conc lusions, us t'.i 'y
intend t-. pv the lymph a m-wt t'.ior-
jnghtr.;..
Trohiltition in Washington.
Washinotom. D?c, M The house
jommittee on the alcoholic liquor trafiio
igreed to report favorably to the house
bill to prohibit the manufacture and
gale of spirituous and intoxicating
liquors in the District of Columbia ex
?ept for medicinal, mechanical nnd sci
?ntific purpodca.
Tonuee and Subsidy Hill.
Washington, Dec. 15. A quorum of
the house committed., on merchant iqa
rine and fisheries formally agreed to re
port the composite bill prepared by the
majority members of the committee as
a Bulwtitute for the senate tonnage and
subsidy bill.
I'roccctlings in Congress.
Washington, Iec. 15. The hou-e diatitiksed
the bill for the inspection of cattle and hogs
and rcfurred it to tb committew on agricul
ture. Tito rest of the day was devoted to
legislation for the territories.
The saiiute eontinuoil the debate on the
federal elections bill.
A Car Blown Four Miles.
Ma ecu CircNK, Pa. , Dec. 13. During
a hard gust of wiud a freight car stand
ing on a siding here was blown through
a safety switch to the main track and
thence down to near Leuighton, a dis
tance of four miles. It passed Packer
ton at the rate of twenty miles an hour.
Massages were sent over the wires to
look out for the car, and it wa3 stopped
and removed in time to avoid an
accident.
It tin on a Savings Bank.
Wilmington, Del., Dec. 15. A rumor
that the Wilmington Savings Fund So
ciety's bank was broken started a run
on that institution. President Canby
at once 'gave out a statement showing
that the resources in gilt edge securities
are $,90"j,6(8.82; liabilities, 3,133,007.
All depositors were assured the bank
was iu a sound condition, and very few
of theta wanted their money.
Horses for Life Saver.
Asis'jr.Y Pauk, N. J Dec. 15. The
twenty or more life saving stations
along the New Jersey coast have been
provided with horses to assist in haul
ing the apparatus to wrecks. This is a
valuable acquisition to the service,
which will be greatly appreciated by
the men . One additional eurfman has
been added to each station.
Jlelil Up a Crowded Car.
Chicauu, Dee. 15. Two robbers
wearing diamonds and silk hats in
vaded an Oden avenue street jar and
boldly held up Elijah West, who 'rives !
at 955 West Harrison street. They sue- !
ceeded in getting a gold watch and j
eome money. The car was crowded at
the time. Mr. West U 70 years of age,
BUM OR MADNESM
John Haiiley Waice Midnight Wur
in I'iicniiis Fashion.
Thov, N. V., Dec. 15. John Ilauley,
3) years of a-e. a farm hand employed
by Edgar Law ton, six miles from llooeic
Falls, jnmped from a second tory win
,dw tit midnight, and in his stocking
feet walked nearly a mile to Hi" resi
dence of John Harrington.
He broke into Harrington's hl. and
cut his throat, inflicting terri Me wounds.
Then he seize! an ax and smashed in
the door of Harrington's house and
broke every piece of furniture 011 the
lower fWr.
IJartington and family- Hed to the
upir story, and soon Hanley started
after tln-m, ax in hand, and with blood
htreamiusj from the wounds. Harring
ton tired three shots at him, one taking
effect in his back, paralyzing llanley's
legs. Hanley fell down stairs and
crawled into a woodshed in which was
an old cistern. He lifted the cover and
E lunged into the water. It was sonie
ours before he was found. When
taken out he was more dead than alive,
Hanley said that he had been di inking
and did not know what he was doing,
but thoe for whom he worked say ho
had drunk 110 liquor 'for some tune. The
man will probably die.
Farmers Try the Boycott,
Teruk Haute, Ind. Dec. 15. The
mass meeting called by the County Far
mers Alliance association was largely
attended by farmers. Several hnndred
merchants and professional men took
part in the discussion of the nist prac
tical means of driving Kelson Morris &
Co. 'a dressed meat out of the market.
The final decision was to boycott it.
The farmers held that since the Chi
cago dressed meat had come into the
city the local beef market had been de
stroyed; that Nelson Morris & Co. were
selling t a loss to accomplish their
purpose, and that when they were se
cure in it they would raise the price.
I r la mater Made No Ofl'er.
Meadvhxe, Pa., Dec. 15. Oeorge W.
Haskins, one of the assignees of the late
firm of Dolamater & Co., said. "lam
authorized to say that there is not a
word of truth in the statement that Del
amater & Co. will pay 50 cents on the
dollar on the terms published , No such
arrangement has been rsade, and the
members of the firm have nev-r author
ized such a publication,'''
Mrs. Llpplncott Changes .fails.
Atlantic City. Dec. 15. Mrs. Julia
C. Lippincott, indicted on one charge
of forgery in this city, was yesterday
brought from Cam leu by fS-rgt. Jesse
Leeds, of the po.ics force. Dung unable
to procure l-ul, sh whs veht'rd.iy after
noon t,s!; to .!-; Liniin. where
she w;s -..;. n n tii-1 ivui'y j.iil
await; v-';
f'a- Well in
ill. fit at L.l .r:.
r.' li H.it..t.iaV il tit i
well ! . i:; ;r'dvl l.v the r.'E:-wit:ou so
cioty in ths v:l,y. Th wdl wasstartel
as an exhibit Wi f.'.l un the grounds of
the exfcitioii and is in th; h ire of the
city. This will rpuu tip n ion-iderable
irn-t t ii"w t-rritory. Tha pr 'n:t' is
jiisiilf 4-' po'.'.u.l.i.
Iied in Her Pew,
New York, Dec. 15. Mrs. Cather
ine Quaid, rU years of age, died yester
day in a pew, while attending services
in the church of St. Thomas Aquinas in
Brooklyn. Mrs. Quaid was the mother-in-law
of Thomas F. Nevins, chief engi
neer of the Brooklyn fire department.
'..'Scotchmen Want Shorter Hour.
London, Dec. 15. The .Scotch rail
way men have decided to go on strike
next Sunday for shorter hours. The
prospect is that the railways will be
tied up at the very time when such an
event will be most exasperating to the
public, as the Christmas week travel
will be interfered with.
A New Bridge at Niagara.
Ottawa, Out, Dec 15. The Cana
dian Pacific Railroad company has or-
fanized the Ontario and New York
Iridge company to construct a new
bridge across the Niagara river at or
near the falls, to be open to all rail
ways on equal terms.
Clark. Thread Mills Resume.
Newark, N. J. , Dec. 15. The New
ark Thread mills resumeii operations
this morning and the 6,000 employes are
at work as usual. Superintendent
Walmsley will be retained, although it
is expected his authority will be cur
tailed. '' '; ' . ."
Ben. Butler's Farewell.
Boston, Dec. 15. Before commenc
ing his lecture on Wendeli Phillips Sat
urday night, at Tremont Temple, Gen.
B. F. Butler announced this as his fare
well appearance on any lecture plat
form. 1'lie veteran was visibly affected
A Colored Class Orator.
Exeter, N. H., Deo. 15. Phillips
academy will have a colored class day
orator. He is a Philadelphia boy and
his. name is Henry C. Minton. He is
one of th;v brightest boys iu the school
and ranks high in scholarship.
Died at IOI.
Providence, Dec. 15. Mary Brown
died in this city Sunday, aged 104 years.
1 Aiphonso AiH or apain, not Doing
much skilled in the handling of fork and
spoon, ate his chicken with his fingers.
His attendant said, "Kings do not eat
with their fingers." The lit;.le fellow
quietly replied, "This king does," and
continued his meal in the same fashion.
- farmers to tugac a a ruse.
Sfkingfield, O., Dec. 15. The Farm
ers' Alliance has appointed a committee
to get the mammoth East street shops
here to manufacture farm machinery.
and to oppose the American Harvester ;
company, the combination of harvest
ing machinery manufacturers.
OX SECOXDTIIOUCIIT
The Rfiaction Against Farnell Be
coming Pronounced.
THE PEIESTS TURN TIIC TIDE.
Th Ocrjtv Are Active Aifeirt in the
CainiiisA Ganr of rariiellit.es at
TiiH'mry VaiiquiHhoil hy the Shil
Iflalix of the Mcl'art hjr ites A
Violent Canipiiiuu in l'iipict.
London, D-c. 15. Th. w.iv.' of reac
tion as;HiuHt ' Mr. . Parnell i.-i brepming
more pronounced. The iullu.'iK4 of the
priests is rapidly making its -If Mr. In
churches everywhere, but espi ctally in
Kilkenny, yesterday, the clergy urged
opt-nly upon their hearers the duty of
following the advice of the bishops, and
striking a blow at immorality in high
places by voting against Parnell.
The bishop of Cloyne has requested
the members of the 1 twig no in his diocese
to withdraw from the present organisa
tion, controlled by Mr. Parnell. and to
forma reorganized league, fre-from
alliance with the discredited leader.
The east and Konthdown branches of
the league have stopped remitting to
the league treasury at Dublin nntil the
right to dispose of the general fund ia
made more clear.
Trouble at Tipperarv.
Scenes at the Tipperary meeting yes
terday are reijarded as a prelude to a
campaiCT of violence that may reach a
degree little short of civil war bei ore the '
quest ion is finally decided oy the Irish i
people. A gang of forty roughs cap- i
tured the meeting temporarily and car- f
ried everything for Parnell, but the
contingents of country people from a
radius of twenty miles around came in
and the situation was speedily changed
After a lively series of scrimmages the
anti-Parnellites got control of the
meeting and the must violent of the
partisans of Parnell were expelled. The
latter had come to th4 spot armed with
heavy blackthorns, and there is no
doubt they had premeditated violence.
Such events go far to sustain Davitt'a ;
assertion that Parnetls following 13
made up of the riff raff of the cities, or,
as he puts it, the "residuum."
Attempts to S oppress the Scandal,
Mr. Hcaley's statement to the effect
that he and Ui rsjar at one time content- j
plated strangling the Parnell-O'Shoa '
connection was the uuhjct of severe '
animadver-iioti by John U'Cninor, one j
of Parneli's supporters, who said to a ;
correspondent tnat Biggar especially i
hal no narl.t to rell ct upon an jn-ivato .
aflairo of Ju:iei, lvtvinyr In-en tL:n-f.'f '
the par-raor.r o' a won; 411 by w'-om
bad a ch'.'d, to vV.'h . hib! t".i'. niotm-r
would i.t l.t-;"ti ..11 'jt t"' C
p:;--;'. ..'ii r." . 'is. ,x
cau-. lr. (;.mii;r wiid thes-'fts
did not de;vgatu fr.t:a Mr. Biggai's scr- ;
vices to Irs conutry, an 1 he did not be- ;
lieve tut Biggar lml ever join-id iu j
any reflection upon Mr. Parnell.
TSssnters Hard Up. j
The s Jarie-l members of pnrLainent
t'ppo.-dtJ Mr. Parnell are already in ;
pecuniary embarrassmeut. It is reported
that two of them have applied to and
received teiniorary assistance from Mr.
Gladstone.
In an interview William Redmond
scouted the reports that Mr. Parnell
was meu tall' uubahmced. "The same
has been said,"' he remarked, "of Csesar,
Napoleon and every groat man in the
critical moments of history, when their
'extraordinary efforts were too great for
the .comprehension of ordinary critics."
Miserable Guttersnipes, Hays Parnell
Kilkenny, Dec. 15. Mr. Parnell and
a party of his aaherents went from here
to Tnllyron yesterday in a brake and at
tended a meeting there. Mr. Parnell
made a speech, which was a brief repe
tition of his former addresses at ot her
points. The audience was with him
and the names of Healey and Hennesy
were greeted with profane derision.
Mr. Parnell afterward addressed a
meeting at Frishfare. He was quite
violent, and referred to the seeeders as
miserable guttersnipes, who had been
dragged from obscurity by himself.
He said that after winning contest at
Kilkenny, he would traverse Ireland
and ask the support of people. At this
point there was great confusion. The
opponents of Parnell shouting "to hell
with adulterers" and indulging in other
offensive cries. The police intervened
and prevent jd further, trouble.
MiillelaUa at Tiperary.
Tipfkkarv, Dec. 15. The meeting
held here yesterday to discuss the issues
now before; the' people ' : was attended by
2,000 persvHis. Messrs. Healey and Sex.
ton, who had been expected "to speak,
telegraphed their regrets, the Litter on
account of iilnets. The meeting was a
disorderly one .from the start, the
trouble beginning when Canon Cahill
took the chuir. The Parneltitos made
an uproar and the confusion was so
grent tint the attempts at : peaking
couldn't be heard. A body -of men
arme-I v, r !i ,r:L sticks su;iii'io v r.iided
the platf r.n an 1 drove away tlio chair
man and leaders of the meetinar, but be
fore they ciiild reorganize t;ie meeting
the oppo.sit;) iautiuo rallied j.n.l re
captured thi3 -platform, driving the
rouglis off the scene.
" The Bonipard's Dcfenso.
Paris, Doc. 15. The final report' of
the doctors appointed by th3 ro.sncu
tion to examine the Bompard woman
does not, as previously cabled, declare
her responsible for her share in the
murder of the bailiff Gouffe, but leaves
the matter in doubt as a question to be
determined by the legal tribunal. The
woman is in-the best of spirits appa
rently, and anxious for the trial to be
gin. The'money for her defense is sup
plied by a former admirer, who haa
alao lierm sksiduous in his attentions to
ner ever .since ms iiiiprisounie.ti . m
the man whose life she saved n'n iiy
raud's nnif'iiMiations while sh w,.- trav
eling with !'-yrtud in America, an i who
had the iniiuence in persuading her to
Burretid-r to justice.
llei- Majesty ia Mourning.
LoxwoN. Dec. 15, Queen Victoria and
other member, or the royal i';i;:'i!y at
tended yi-terday a memorial s .-rvice at
,Frogmorn mausoleum, where tii 1 re
"maius of IVince Albert are bnrie 1, ami
yesterday bt-mg the twent'-nint 1 anni
versary of the death of the pnii'-e eon
sort, her majehty, according to her cus
tom on tliis anniversary, was attired ia
deep mourning.
H' ll HAT CAUGHT FIRE.
Two (iirls Hail l.v Hunted at a Female
Collettc
Akkov, ).. Dec. 15. At a' birthday
celebration in Bnchtel college, Saturday
evenintr. thirty lady students were gath
ered in the library building. They were
entertained by eight others, who wore
masks. hi-h hats and loose, flowing gar
ments covered with cotton.
The hat of Miss Aurelia S. Steigmier,
of Utica. X. Y., caught fire and commu
nicated to the entire party. Every
effort was made to save the young
ladies, wnose screams were heard
throughout the great building, and
whose blazing costumes seemed to fill
the room .
Miss Mary Stevens, of Clifton
Springs, N. Y., had every particle of
clothing burned from her body, and
rolled over and over in the center of
the room, where a little group tried to
extinguish the flames. Miss Steigmier
was burned from head to foot, and both
will probably die. Two holes were
burned in th" floor, but the fire was ex
tinguished. HE DRANK CHAMPAGNE.
How tut Fmliezzling Bookkeeper
liave Himself Away.
M 1 L w a c K k e , Dec. 15. One of the firm
of P. A. dross & Co., 'while dining at a
restaurant Friday night last was sur
prised to see their bookkeeper, Etuil
Wulff. drinking champagne at one of
the table..
As Wulffs salary did not warrant
such luxuries, an investigation of his
accounts was iiegun Saturday morning
and soon after a shortage of $5i) was
discovered. Wulff said he could easily
explain the discrepancy and went out
to hunt up one of the customers, but
never re turned. Further investigation
revealed a shortage of $3,000.
Nothing more was beard of Wulff
until 0 a' clock Sunday morning, when
he was found dead in an out bouse at
his boarding house, with a bulbt ia his
right temple and the revolver cl inched
in his ric tit hand.
Baltimore X.-ival ft ee.insi.
IJW.TIMi':". Dec. - V l.r.mc'a
S,r .11 : u A- - ' ' f'ii nZ -'(.:
OTi,,!lilid Fi -.Jleil, ol
llartfor-1. t.-i:t-., r.il ...n-.'. ih.g
officer, is in tnft city looking aft-'r tin
organization, lie says on; i iizatt :is of
the kind exist in ull'th-j ltro e.tsleru
cities. They are similar to tlie Urand
Army. More than "5J0 m -u in B.ilti
more aervetl on vesssls during tn war,
and it is thought that nearly ail of them
will join the association
New Sort of Sea Gull,
. Apbuey Park, Dec. 15. During the
past year a new sort of sea gull has
made its appearance off the New Jersey
coast. Like the old time gull the bird
has the wings of an eagle affixed to the
insignificant body of a pigeon, but the
new gull is darker than the old kind,
and its most remarkable peculiarity is
that its tail is narrowed to a sharp
point. '
Another Tascott in the Toils.
Pout Hlron, Mich., Dec. 15. The po
lice have arrested a young man who gave
the name of John Bradley. The of
ficers think they have caught Tascott,
the murderer of millionaire Banker
Snell, of Chicago. He agrees with the
description, including a scar on the hip
and elbow. The Chicago officials have
been notified.
Their Assets are Good.
Baltimore, Dec. 15. A meeting of
the creditors of the Gam brill Manufac
turing company, which failed for $300,
000. was held. An exhibit of assets and
liabilities showed that even if forced to
sell at 50 cents on the dollar, the amount
realized will pay every obligation in
full. The milt .will continue its opera
tions. A Mysterious Trajje'lv.
St. Loins, Dec. 15. Henry Hartman,
a station keeper, while standing on the
rear porch at 5 o'clock Sunday morn- i
ing, was shot and instantly killed. The j
crime is shrouded in mystery. Ho has j
been living very unhappily with his
family, and his sudden taking oif is j
ascrilied to this domestic trouble. 1
Suicide at Sea.
New York. Dec. 15. The steamship j
Trarve arnve.1 in port al ter a very rough
passage front Bremen. Anions the sec
ond cabin . passengers was n Mrs. Ida
Oellerinar. 27 years old, whtMe husband
lives eitner at Chicago or Green Bay,
Wis. On Dec. 13 the woman was
missed, it is supposed she coiiituitted
suicide by jumping overboard.
A Colored Ilarber t?ut.
BaLtrioiir. Dec. 15. Joseph Johnson,
a Colored barber, was stabbed to death
by John llolwrt Washington in a saloon
at the corner of Mulberry Mt.rwt and
Larew alley. Thts two men were throw
ing dice mid the murder was tin result
of a f us1 over the game.
Michigan Grangers Kevolr.
Lansix(j, Mich., D;c. 15. Tiia Mich
igan Grunge is in open revolt against
the National Grange on account of the
stand taxen by the national organiza
tion in indorsing the proposition for
government loans on real esUtU.
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