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WWW WWVW7gVCT H TuE WEEKLY GAZETTE. THE WtUCLT GAZcflE. IATZS 07 ADTEETISIKO. One sqasre, oss lawerUoo.... . . t 50 One squan, cm month,. ....... 1 00 One square, two mouths........ 2 00 Ou square, three months...... 3 60 One square, tlx months......... 6 00 One square, one jmt ........... 9 00 7- Liberal contract mad (or larger advertisement. A VZZSLT KZWSrAXZS nwms n HT . ATG, Editor and Pip. W. S. MITCHELL and A. J. ROGERS. q GenonJ Trartliitg Agents. M A OL, VIII. KALEIG1I, N. C.. SATURDAY, JANUARY 9. 1b7- NO 13. rpinrini BttHHKMMMV eBSSBSBSMieBSBSSSSS fltHVflHHlfiHft BdKfJ gpyiyLfm 7 & 7 y A 'A n mm n . A Column of Pine Chips Picked U for the General Reader. DEATH OF MAJORS. M. FINGER. uumvu ui t tciicucrs ii nie awe, Grave Robbers at Work Life of Senator Vance Nearly Finished. 7 . I Maj. Sidney Miohael Finger, who died in Newton, was a man of high character, a useful and efficient publio o3cer, and had been a leader for many years in the public school movement of the State. From the day ho entered the House of Representatives in 1873 until the day of his death his chief am bition was to be helpful in the build ing up of a system of public instruction worthy of the State. Looking back upon his work Jie had much reason to icol proud of all that he had achieved. While serving his second term as State Senator, Maj. Finger, as chairman of the committee on education, framed the school law that provided for county superintendents, established normal schools, and increased the school tax to cents on the $100 worth of pro perty. During hi3 term as State Su txirintondent the tax wa3 twice increas ed up to 10$ cents, in response to his continued urgent appeals to the Legis lators to carry out the mandate for a four months school term. He also se cured the passage of an act establishing Teachers' Institutes, and organized that tipeful agency for the practical instruc tion of teachers and the awakening of the people to the importance of better public school facilities. During his term the Agricultural and Mechanical College and the Greensboro and Indus trial and Normal School were establish ed. He took the deepest interest in both, and in the Greensboro school wa3 a director at the time of his death. Apart from his prominence and use fulness as an educator, Mr. Finger was a leading and influential factor in the business and political life of his section. In all the relations of life, he bore him self with dignity and honor. Baleigh News and Observer. Number of Preachers in the State. The Baptist Almanac gives the follow ing figures of preachers in the State: 734 Missionary Baptist, 150 Primitive Baptist, ICQ Freo-will Baptist, 16 Church of Christ Baptist, 03 Disciples, 3 Seventh-Day Baptist, 0 Old Two-Seed Baptist, C61 Methodist Episcopal Church South, 65 Methodist Episcopal, 64 Methodist Protestant, 7 Wesleyan Meth odist, 60 Christian, 149 Presbyterian, 17, Kcformed Church of the United States, 73 Evangelical Lutheran, 06 Trotestant Episcopal, 7 Moravian, 1 Waldensian, 2 Salvation Aarmy, IS Adventist, 9 Dunkard, 53 Quaker, 4 Hebrew, 24 Boman Catholio. There is a total of 2, 552 white preachers, serving 5,034 churches, with 52fi,117 members. There ate 1.2G3 colored preachers, of 11 denominations, serving 2,276 churches, with 276,799 members. The Baptist Almanac says that of the 1, 800,000 people in North Carolina 803,. 916 are church members, and that this State may bo set down as tba best evangelized country in the world. Grave Robbers at Work. Sunday morning a grave in Elmwood cemetery was found to have been open ed and the body it had contained taken away. The desecrated grave was in that portion cf the cemetery allotted to the bodies of those whose relatives are not able to pay funeral expenses, and the body stolen was that of a child. The desecration of Mjs. Voodley's grave occurred last Friday night, and, a mentioned in Sunday's Observer, guards were stationed in the cemetery Saturday night. Despite this precau tion tho robbers returned and secured a corpse. . On this second visit they left their tools by the side of the desecrated grave, and those ate in possession of the police. One of them is rather pecu liarly constructed, and has the appear ance of having been made especially for the purpose of breaking open coffin lid3, for which it is well adapted. It was made at some blacksmith shop quite re cently, as the scales found on a piece of iron coming out of the fire and being roughly work are still to be seen ad hering to it. Charlotte Observer, De cember 28th. Will be Inaugurated January 12th. The Baleigh Observer says: "Sena tor Jeter C. Pritchard is in Baleigh, and has headquarters at the Park Hotel room No. 81. Ho is here for busi nessv He came for the purpose of be ing re-elected to a seat in the United States Senate and he will stay till the fight is over. Judge Kussell will be there on January uin. tie wiu oe ac companied by his family and his faith ful henchman, Gizzard French. The inauguration will be on the 12th, the day after Busscll's arrival in Baleigh. It will be a quiet affair, the new Gov ernor being sworn in in the House, be fore both branches of the Legislature and such citizens as may choose to at tend." - - -. Life of SenatorVance Nearly Finished. Major C. Dowd, of Charlotte, who has for months past been engaged in gathering materials and writing the life of tho late Senator Vance, has finished the writing, and is now await ing contributions of a special character from gentlemen whose work is promised by the 1st of January. The contract for publishing the book has not yet been given out, but will be soon. The work will be one of about fi&O pages, and a large sale will doubtless be found for it. - Moore Gets the Clerkship. C. B. Moore has been appointed clerk of the United States Circuit Court and District Courts at Ashoville, to Bucceed R. O. Patterson, deceased. The appointment was made byJudgco Simonton, Dick and Goff. Moore is a Republican, and has been deputy clerk several years. The State Department of Agriculture cays the yield of this year's cotton crop is 112 per cent., as compared with last year's; that last year's crop was not over 335,000 bales, while this year's ia a little over 400,000 bales. - CONFEDERATE WAR ABBEY. An Appeal to the Veterans Through out the South. The following circular ha3 been pre sented to the Nashville, Tenn., Sun: i Officers and Members of Camps of j United Confederate Veterans. Com- j rads: We have the honor to transmit to you the enclosed address issuod by the executive committee. The board of trustees is determined to carry to a suc cessful finish the laudable purpose com mitted to its charge. Tho board hasr undertaken the raising of) funds to duplicate and add to the munificent donation of Comrade Charles B. Rouss. of New York citv. and natur ally applies to the reorganized camps of. United Confederate Veterans for ? prompt pecuniary assistance, with ex penses oi construction and the endow ment fond of the association may be made as great as possible and be re ported to the general meeting of United Confederate Veterans at their annual reunion in this city in May next. The board of trustees are earnestly at work, and are endeavoring to push forward the raising of money with the determination of securing the necessary fund to enable the erection of a suitable memorial building within which to pre serve the archives, records of Southern valor and endurance, together with the literature of the four years of un equalled hardships in the fiold and at home. Now is the time to act. Further de lay may defeat the purpose of the board, as time will scatter and destroy many relics that the association desires to preserve. When it is remembered that every dollar now raised will be covered with another through tho great liber ality of Comrade Rouss, 'tis the com monest kind of plain business sense to meet him with the largest possible cash donations, that his liberality may be made available, and a memorial edifice erected to the heroism of the Southern people. It i3 suggested and respectfully urged upon all division, brigade and camp commanders, to provide for a money collection by every camp in the United Confederate Veteran organiza tion on the 18th of January, the birth day of Gen. Robert E. Lee, for the bene fit of the Association. Of course, it is not intended that ef forts should be delayed until then, or to cease after that time, but the object of this suggestion i3 to make that day a memorable one in tho work which should enlist the deep interest of every Confederate soldier, who, while accept ing and upholding loyally the results of the war, still loves and venerates the memory of his comrades who died for the cause they loved so well. The Superintendent and Secretary will be actively in the field for sub scriptions: therefore, for the present ad dress him at Covington, Ky. , and, if absent, letters will be immediately for warded and receive prompt attention. ' Very truly and fraternally, W. D. CmrLEY, President. John C. Ujtdsrwood, Superintendent and Sectetary, etc. McKinley at Work. A special from Canton, O., B$ys: "The president-elect has commenced work on his inaugural address, and it will not take him many days to finish it, for he has well fixed in his mind the lines of thought ho wishes to develop and the suggestions ho wishes to make. After Major McKinley has finished his iddress he will devote all of his time to the work of organizing his administra tion, and he may go South for a few weeks in order to enjoy a short period jf rest and comparative solitude before setting out for Washington. "Major McKinley has, according to those who havo watched the matter jlosely, invited no one fave Mr. Hanna to become a member of his cabinet. It is understood, however, that Nelson A. Dingley, of Maine, will probably be made secretary of the treasury. " Asking For Aid. The Portuguese consul at Boston has received a petition from St. Michael, Azores, which was sent by tho Portu gneso governor of the province of Don laicintho de Teres Ado, asking aid for thousands of suffering inhabitants. "who lost nearly all their property in a great waterspout on November 2." A number af lives, were lost at the time. Tart of she city of Povocao, with a population f 23,000 was carried away as was also bne small town of Riviera Quente. A Mill a Century Old Shuts Down. The Lehigh mills in South Easton, Ta., manufacturers of cotton goods, have-shut down for four months and there is said to be but littlo prospect of i resumption at the end of that period. The mills are the oldest in the Lehigh ralley. One hundred employees are fleeted. The plant was started nearly 100 years ago and this is tho first shut lown it has experienced. Alabama Has Another Wreck. A special from Louisville, Ala. , to the -State Herald says: "A terrible wreck occurred on the Eufaula & Ozark road in which Engin eer Charles E. Higgins was killed outright and tho fireman, Mr. Woods, received very painful injuries In his desperate lean for life. The wreck was caused by; tho axle on the front truck of the engine breaking. The passengers on board were not in jured." Wants Lists of Delegates. The executive committee of the mone tary conference at Indianapolis, Ind. , is Bending out a call to all commercial organizations previously written to and not yet heard from, asking them to send their lists of delegates as soon as possi ble. No names of delegates were re ceived. It is now believed that the number of delegates to attend the con vention will be about 500. McKinley' Clothes. The suit of clothes that Major McKin ley will wear March 4th will be Ameri can clear through. The cloth will be woven especially for the occasion by the Hockanum Manufacturing Com pany, of New York. It will be Ameri can grown wool and no more will be voven than will suffice to make the suit. Che cloth will be sent to the President elect's tailor in Cleveland, and by him the suit will be cut and made. fill 1001 Mill! The Progress of the Race Told in Pithy Paragraphs. THE INAUGURATION COMMITTEE Governor Atkinson Cancelled the Lease of 500 State CouvlctsAU Named After Presidents. Hon. John F. Cook and Col. M. M. Holland, of Washington, have been se lected by the inauguration committee to represent the Afro-American con tingent. For a long time it was doubt ful as to whether an Afro American would bo appointed at all, sinco some of those who rank high socially had given it out that "no Nigger need ap ply." As is well known. Republicans who have residad here any considerable length of timo have become afflicted with Negro-Phobia, and are therefore averso to recognizing the Afro-American cither in social or party concerns. These persons who, in their homes in their respective Statos and districts, vied with the most liberal in their ef forts to give the broadest latitude con sistent with - good citizenship to the Afro-American, here soon catch the distemper and are found among the foremost in all sorts of schemes to off set, neutralize or destroy the social and political chances of the new citizen. As a reward for their apostacy and infi delity these men aro awarded a high place in the inquisition and are given eutre into the much-boasted mud-sill aristocracy of soft hands and genea logical trees, limitod fortunes, devour ing self-conceit and uneradicable race prejudico. When, however, Mark Han na, that Archilles among political chief tains and great men, arrived in the city to straighten out some matters touching the chairmanship he just dropped a bit of advice concerning the desirability of colored men ou tho committee, when, lo! forth camo the two named person ages. Governor Atkinson, of Georgia, has cancelled the lea&o of about 5U0 State convicts, and they havo been removed from tho coal mines to the brick yards and lumber camps. The convicts were leased by Julius Brown who refused to pay the line recently imposed by the Governor for cruelty and outrage upon the prisoners. As is well known, the great majority of the convicts of the South are Afro-Americans men, wo men and children many of whom were given long terms of service for misde meanors as well as crimes, and on trumped up charges as well. The con vict lease system of that section of the country is so notoriously barbarous that it has at last forced some attention on the port -of several State govern ments, principally that of Georgia, with the result ncted above. Much remains to bo done in that State. Gov. Atkinson's action is only a beginning, the result of an official investigation. Ihe system itself is wrong, and calcu leted only to encourage barbarism in stead of civilization. The revolting crimes committed by oversaers, or con vict guards, and other like officials on the persons of unfortunate convicts, male and female, is, as wo have said, notorious and should not be tolerated a single day in any civilized country. San Francisco Elovator. The gratifying news cornea from Mis sissippi that tlie statistics for 1896 show a large increase in registration of the colored people. In some counties this registration amounts to half that of the whites. In others it runs from 23 to 30 per cent, and almost without exception every county shows a big increase. If this continues Mississippi will play a big part in the next election. Chicago Conservative. The will of the late Rev. Johnson Mitchem, of Franklin, Ind., has been probated. The entire property, valued at several thousand dollars, is vested in the window during her lifetime, after which all, with the exception of $200, to be divided between his two eAn i-lnnrrVifore 14 ViemmntVior! fr Wll. beforce University, with which to en dow scholarships, to be placed at the" disposal of the Indiana A. M. E. con ference. S. R. Lowery is the largest silk worm grower in the South.. He is situated near Huntsville, Ala. He took a pre mium at the New Orleans exposition over several foreign competitors, from China, France, Japan and Italy. . . - - A band of members of the Salvation Army will soon leave New York to go South in order to organize work among the colored people in that section of the country. Atlanta will be the first city visited, and headquarters are to be established there. Z. Thomas, ayoung student of Hayti, who recently went to Paris from this country to pursue his studies as an electrical engineer, has contributed an interesting article to Fraternite, pub lished at the French capital, on the "Evolution of Blacks in the United States, " which has been reproduced by a Roman journal called L'ltalie. A. Humbles, an Afro-American, re cently loaned the Baptists of Virginia $18,000 with which to build a seminary at Lynchburg. It is said that the famous explorer of the African iungles, Henry M. Stanley, is gradually turning black. What next. ? Negro Solicitor. If the Supreme Court wjll not recog nize our Constitutional civil rights, let us turn our batteries on the several State Legislatures. In this contest for justice wo must win. Dr. Myles V. Lynck, of Jackson, Tenn.. has just compiled the "Negro School Speaker." The Women's League, composed of colored women of Denver, has been ad rn tted to the Colorado State Federation of Clubs. - THE PACIFIC RAILROADS. Steps Will Shortly Be Taken to Fore close Government Mortgages. The President has had several con ferences of late with tho Attorney Gen eral, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of the Treasury, with a view to speedy action for the adjust ment of the obligations of the Pacific railroads to the government. It is said to be settled that steps will shortly be taken for the foreclosure of the govern ment's mortgage on these roads unless Congress shall make other provision for the settlement of the question at its present session, says the Washington Star. . - v ith the amount already matured, more than 813,000,000 of the subsidy bonds issued on behalf of the Union Pacific line, and more than 6,000,000 of similar bonds issued in aid of the Central Pacific road will have fallen due and been paid or must be paid on or before the 1st of January next. Without any reference to the applica tion of the sinking fund now in treas ury, this state of affairs will, in the opinion of the President "create such a default on the part of these compa nies to the government as will give it the right to at once institute proceed ings in foreclosing its mortgage lien. " In addition to the above indebted ness, maturing January 1st next, there will mature thereafter by January 1st, 1809, the remaining principal of such subsidy bonds, which must also be met by the Government. These aggregate about $41,000,000, of which $20,000,000 are on account of the Union Pacific and $21,000,000 on account of the Central Pacific company. The President's position on this sub ject is stated in his last annual report to Congress. A plan for the funding of this in debtedness is now under consideration in both houses of Congress. It was formulated by the Pacific railroads com mittee and provides generally that the debt of the Pacific railroads now duo shall be paid in installments, bearing two per cent, interest, extending over a period of about fifty years. The House of Representatives has set aside January 7th, 8th and fith for the con sideration of this measure. Pending the consideration of legislation on this subject, it is not at all likely that the President will feel it necessary to take any immediate action, but it is stated that he desires to have the question set tled before the end of his term, and that if he concludes that there is no reasonable prospect of remedial legisla tion at this session of this Congress he will certainly direct the institution of foreclosure proceedings against the railroad companies. - A Report That Macoo Lives. . A special from Havanna, Cubaj via Key West Fla., says: "Maceo is alive!" is the CnhtsJpfrJ cr?- .The first rumor accepted with acredallt1 are now gaining ground, information is coming into the city daiiy giving preoise details. It i3 said that when he fell from his horse his followers thought him dead, but found that he was still living and spread the news that he was dead in order to carry him to a place of safety. Under a strong escort they carried him to the Singuanea Hospital, where, under the skilful treatment of doctors Firmin, Valdes, Dominguez and Panchon, the chief is now slowly recuperating. The acuto period is now passed. It seems that only one wound is dangerous, that being in the stomach. Fortunately the bullet did not touch the intestines. It was feared that per itonitis might set in, but he escaped this. The other wounds are in the jaw and back and are only slight No bones were fractured. Flush Times at Augusta, G a. Several hundred thousand dollars will be dispersed to Augusta, Ga , in terests in dividends during the month of January. The Georgia railroad will pay to stockholders 3115,000 in divi dends and will also pay $74,000 in terest on bonded indebtedness. The Granville Manufacturing Company will pay its semi-annual dividend of $90,000 on S600, 000 capital. Th o John P. King Mill will pay 3 per cent semi-annual dividend. The Augusta Cotton Mills will probably pay 3 per cent, semi-annual dividend on $000,000. Other fac tories pay dividends in February and AufU6t and May &nd November. Banks and real estate and loan companies will swell the total interest to nearly half a .111 - million donors. . Treasury Statistics. The recent report of the Secretary of the Treasury shows customs receipts at North Carolina ports for the fiscal yecf ending June 80, 1838, were as follow bv districts r Albemarle. ii&5.71? "Roan. fort, $5.94: Pamlico, $307.22; Wilmine- ton, $3,953.49, total, $4,362.86. The receipts in the Charleston district in South Carolina xcprpi ft27 fiM art It however, South Carolina is rather short in her customs contributions to the Treasury, she makes up for it in hex in ternai revenue collections, which were for the same period: From the fourth district, $1,070,502.70 from the fifth district, $1,671,421.56: total. $2,741. 924.28. The revenue rpceinfs fmm South Carolina were $109,389.77 for the same period; rrom Tennessee, $954, 973.44; from Georgia, $475,671.58. Killed Husband and Wife. Two unknown men went to the house of William Whaley, a farmer living two miles from Sevierville, Sevier county, Tennessee, and without speaking a word broke down the door, walkecfin. and shot and killed Whaley and his wife. Miss Lizzie MeMahon, sister of Mrs. Whaley, was present, but was un hurt. She nad an infant of Whaley's in ner arms wnen ine men entered, it is thought that they are the two men whom Whaley prosecuted before the grand jury for committing mnrder. Wants High Tariff. The executive committee appointed by the Southern Orange Growers at Los Angeles, CaL , made arrangement to send a delegation to Washington to appear before the national tariff com mittee. They decided to raise 810.000 for the expenses of the Washington delegation on the basis cf one-third of cent for each box of all oranges shipped during 1897, and 20 cents per acre foi all ci tiros orchard II I GO fli. So Decides the Treasury Depart ment In Two Cases. THEY MAY GO, PROVIDED. And Thereby Hang a Tale New Move by the Dauntless and Con modore. , . For the first time since the present struggle in Cuba began .this govern ment has given permission to a customs official to clear for Cuba a vessel loaded, according to her manifest, with muni tions of war and presumably intended, for the insurgent army. The vessel in this case is the well known and alleged filibuster the "Dauntless," but the concession that under these ciroum )ances she is entitled to clearance pa pers leaves tho situation so far as she is concerned quito as involved as be fore, as the statutes prescribe that be fore clearanco shall be granted for any vessel bound to a foreign port, the owners, shippers and consignee of the cargo shall state under oath the foreign port at which the cargo is to be landed and severe penalties are prescribed for violations of this requirement, including the confiscation of the vessel. Tne Sec retary of the Treasury received a tele gram from the attorney for the owners of the Dauntless at Jacksonville stating that the owners of the Dauntless ana her cargo would apply to theColleotor of Customs at Jacksonville for clearance to a Cuban port with a cargo of arms, stating, however, that the oaths re quired by the statutes would . not be taken. The question was asked whether under the circumstances ra pers would bo issued. Later in a tele gram was received from tho Collector at Jacksonville stating that application to clear the Dauntless for the port of Neuvitas, Cuba, with a cargo of arms had been made, and asking instruc tions. The Secretary replied substan tially as follows: "If the master of the vessel and the owners, shippers and consignors oi tne cargo comply fully with all the laws and regulations concerning the mani fest and tako the caths required you may grant a clearance to Neuvitas, Cuba. The oaths must be taken and subscribed in writing as required by sections 4197. 4198 and 4200 of the Re vised Statutes. " The port named in the application as the destination of the cargo is on the northern coast of Cuba and is occupied by the Spanish forces. The Treasury fSr4 hrfifor. are of the opinion nr fflij 1j iniifcl -W - j " - m will not be taken. , - . ; . Tho collector of customs at Jackson ville wired the Secretary of the Treas ury that the steamer Commodore had applied for clearance upon practically the same statement of facts as in the case of the Dauntless. In response the Secretary wired permission to issue pa pers to the Commodore in substantially the same terms as wefe named in the former case. It has not been learned at this writing whether the conditions imposed had been accepted. Information received is to the effect that the steamer Three Friends failed absolutely to land its expedition in Cuba, as was reported. The story of he chase by a Spanish man-of-wr i3 confirmed, the Three Friends being obliged to leave the Cuban coast just as it was getting ready to land its cargo. The steamer headed fpr the Florida coast. nd, having but a few tons of ooal on board, it landed the men on a key near to Key West, afterward put ting into that port, where it was seized. The Dauntless has now gone to take the men and ammunition off the key and may make an effort to land them in Cuba. Before the return of the Daunt 'ess to this port it will also endeavor to land another expedition. WILL ACCEPT MEDIATION. DeLomeSald to Ilave Unofficially In formed Olney of Spain's Intentions. The correspondent of the London Chronicle at Washington, in a cable dispatch to that paper discloses that there is no doubt that Spain has unof. flcially, through Senor Dupuy Do Lome, their Minister, promised to ac cept the United States mediation di rectly after Gen.. Weyler ha3 cleared the province of Pina del Rio of rebels, and then to grant anything short oi actual independence for Cuba. This dispatch continues; ' 'None of the European powers have -protested against American interven tion in Cuba. On the contrary, Mr. Olney has been assured of their ap proval England, however, remaining strictly neutral. The reports of a Eu ropean protest were inspired by Mgr. Martinelli. the pontifical delegate to the United States." The Chronicle also again asserts that "the ridiculous statement" of M. De Blowitz, the Paris correspondent of the Times that Germany and other Euro pean governments .were preparing tc protest against American intervention in Cuba is absolutely unfounded. Congress Has Power. Senator Chandler, of New Hampshire, Jtakes issue with President Cleveland as to the power vested in the President of the United States to alone recognize or not recognize the belligerency or in dependence of a foreign country, or a dependency of thai, country. He lines up on the side of Cuba, and in an in terview made public takes strong ground in favor of the rights of Con gress. ' Mail to the Bahamas. The regular winter mail service be tween the South and the Bahama Is lands has been established by contracts just entered into for three times a week service, beginning January 19, from Miami, Fla , to the Bahamas. The service operated last season was from Palm Beach, Fla., and is additional to contracts with New York boats. Increase in Tonnage. - The tonnage of the New York canal8 for the past season was 3,714,834, an increase of 214,530 over that of 1S95j LAST YEAR'S BUSINESS As Reviewed by Messrs. IS. O. Don & Co. E. G. Don & Co. says: 'There have been more commercial failures ia QQ than in any previous year except 1893, about 14,830 against 18,197 last year, with liabilities of about $225,000, 000 against $173,196,000 last year, an in crease in number of about 12 per cent., and in liabilities of 29 per cent. The holidays make it impossible" to give ex act figures, but the monthly returns heretofore prepared show that $30,000, 000 of the excess over last year was in two months. August and September, in Which manufacturing liabilities were $15,e00,00O larger than last year, trad ing $10,000,000 and brokers and other "commercial $10,800,000 larger. Of the latter class $11,011, 416 out of about $18,000,000 were in those two months; of the manufactur ing class, $24,910,856 out of about $93, 260,000 in the whole year were in those two months, and of the trading class $21,831,8S0 out of about $ 108.500. 000 in the whole year. The ratio of defaulted liabilities to clearing house exchanges was $4.87 per $1,000 against $3.25 last year and $0. 39 in 1893. The average of defaulted liabilities per firm in busi ness wa3 $190.57 against $145 last year and $290.65 in '93. For the first time detailed monthly statements are also published for the last quarter of the panio year 1893, showing liabilities amounting to $64,000,000. "The year closes with an epidemic oi failures, mainly at the West and in banks, loan and trust companies or concerns dependent on them. The ao tion of clearing houses - ia various places indicates no want of confidence and several banks which have failed will be enabled to pay in full, but the disclosure of unsoundness in a few widely known institutions in the ab normal state of popular feeling after an exciting contest on the monetary issue has caused distrust and suspicion where it is frequently undeserved. There has been no monetary pressure to cause trouble, nor have important Western products declined in value. There has evidently been too liberal Assistance given by some fiduciary ctnoerns to speculative operations. No drains on Eastern funds has resulted since the first alarm at two large failures and the money then sent has all returned. Failures often grow more frequent as annual settlements approach. "Wheat has risen to the highest point since June, 1832, because Western receipts in five weeks have been but 13,2SJ,000 bushels, against 23,006,367 last year. "Atlantic exports, flour included, have been in five weeks 9,900,000 bush els, against 10,413,249 last year. The exports from New York in December were 5 per cent larger and imports 13 per cent, smaller than last year. ' BUSINESS OUTLOOK FOR 189T V KivtJIgpdri,d LeafliagMcn Express " ounlfdence in 't&elTufure;- About 500 leading Northern and Western manufacturers and railroad officials, including Presidents Cowen, of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, and Ingalls, of the Chesapeake & Ohio; Vice Presidents Finley, of the South ern Railroad, and St. John, of the Beaboard Air Line; President Gates, of the Illinois Steel Company ; Abrain S. Hewitt and others, contribute to the Manufacturers' Record their views upon the business outlook for 1897. Almost without exception they take a very favorable view of tho situation and a general summary of their letters shows confidence in a gradual but sure return of business activity and pros perity. The expectation of many people that there would be a quick revival after the election is pointed out as without reas on, and the position taken that the election only served to make possible a beginning of better times. Educational Associations Officers. -Following are the offices elected by the Southern Educational Association in session at Mobile, Ala. : George J. Ramsey, president of the Silliman Col lege, Clinton, La., president; ; T. F. Moseath, principal of the Jacksonville public schools of Jacksonville, Fla., vice-president; George B. Cook, of Hot Springs, superintendent of the Hot Springs public schools, re-elected secretary; John D. Yerby, of Mobile, superintendent of public education in Mobile county, treasurer. How It Was Done. The official canvass of tho vote of Maryland for President on November 8 has been completed, this being the last State. The total vote in the dif ferent States was 13,886,503. McKin ley (Rep.) received 7,101,401: Bryan (Dem.), 6,470,656; Palmer (Gold Stan dard), 135.950: Levering (Pro.), 130,560, Bentley, (National), 14,892; Matchette (Socialist), 83,538. McKinley's plural ity is 680,745; and his majority over ail, 016,899. i a tf A French Colony for Georgia. Mr. Dulemean, of New Jersey, has purchased a farm within a half mile of Helena, Ga., a town on the Southern Railway, between Eastman and Macon. He has arranged with the owners to subdivide 1,500 acres of land adjoining into small farms. The property will be sold to friends of Mr. Dulemean. French people, who will move to that point from the North. - Made Firet-Class. The.postoffice at Atlanta, G a., will become a presidential office of tho first class February 1st. This advance was pursuant to the postal regulations which provide that every free delivery city of 75,000 inhabitants or more shall be entitled to a postoffice of tho first class. , Raised the Amount. Tennessee has raised the $500,000 necessary to make the governmental appropriation recently passed by Con gress available. When the bill was signed by the President, there had only been $480,000 raised. Debs a Socialist. In a letter printed in the Railway Times, Eugene V. Debs announce! that he has abandoned the People'! Party and become a straightont Socialist THE YEAfl 189 r- O) CO I CO t r m jaa. July 3 to ","i3 141131017 17 18 io a i aa Bi IB J 9 ao aria 33 34 3 O,7,a.9,30 3 a! -1 1 ' 1 . v- Fb. 3 -I I s ti hue. 3 4 5 6 7 iilia ii 14 1 o xau,Kji3 FS!iij!7;iS,ij;ao 9 o 14 mo ins io 30 at 2f 33.14 ayac Q 28 Mar. - SB! 41 51 ; 1 h'i8.I7 IB lo w Sept. 330. :M9 . sl- . -l Apr.! mi u Oct. ii xa,i3!i'i5 ia.17. tS.IO 90 ai S3 H 24 10,11 12,1314 H 17 iS jo ao it'll 3 H t&.ajJaS ao'so !5;i7Bja 117 Nov. 3 3 4! 51 6 8 010 11:12:13 .............. ... o!io;u'ia 13,14:13 j6I7,x3 to 'to aiiaa 14 IS 16 17'lS.IO 30 is 4 as'ao a7.a! aa ii ii 13 2 15 tin a8,a9 sol... ...I... ... 30t ....L. ... ... Job Dec. 61 71 8 c'tO;if ia 3 M IS 6 17:1, io 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 roi ia as'isj ai a7t83ol...l...U in 10 iiiii A u 2 2fc 7 o 30 ji!... ZCIATVXS FOB 1897. Is ths year 1897 there will La Iwo eclip:es both oi too sun. I. An annular eclipse of thi snn February 1, visible as a mall partial ccllpso in that portion ot the United State lyinR toutta of a line drawn from Capo 8t. I.uca (old Cali fornia), throueti Hau Autonlo.VTcxn; Mem phis. Tenn., and MnrleUn. Ohio, to Province town.'noar Caps Cod, la Musbiu'Dusbiu The path oi tho annular eclipse lies cliletty ia th Pacific Ocean; it crsea tha northern part of i South Amerloa (Colombia and Venezuela) from Cabita Bay near Capo Correlates on tho Faclfla Coast to Ihe Island of TrlnliUd, where It terminates at sunset at 5 h. 0 m. p. in., New York moan time. , IL An annular eclipse of the pun J u'y 25, 1 vlulble In the United States, Ihe southern half, ot the Dominion of Canada, Mexico, Central 1 America, the West India Island, and aU thnt portion ot South ATiorlca north of a line drawn from Toraoas Tenlnula (near lown ot Pisoo), Teru, to Casiillos Point, a Utile south of St. BILruei, ia Uruguay. The path of the annular eclipse passes throuuh th town of Tepic, Mexico, a little north of Tamplco. Mexico, Havana and Cardera', Cuba. Ban Juan, Porto Eioa and Cape St. Koquo, UraslL ! cnnosoLoaiCAti xius. The year 1897 corresponds to Ihe year 74t'5-6 of the Brsahttn ra; to 6057-8 of the Jewish era, the y-ar 668 be-dnnluir at iun set on September 2G; to 2G50slncethe founda tion ot Borne according to Varro; to 2673 of the Olympiads (the first year of the C8D Olympiad beRlnnin in July 1. IS 7); to 2557 ot the Japanese era, and to the 3 Ith vear ot the Meijij to 1314-15 ot the Monammolat era of the era of the ITrlra. tho yar 1315 beginning on June 2, 1837. The 1221 year ot the Independence of the United Statos of America begins on J'tly 4, 1337. TBS BEAT0J8. t. h. ir. March 20 3 l'i a. ra. June 20 11 12 p. ra. September 22 3 6 p. in. December 21 8 0 a. tn. Sprlnar begins Fummer begins Antuma begins Winter begins MercAry Tii. 22 to Mercury Jan. X to inn it Maw 91 tnf Jivn. 22s Anrll t to ftr. 6. SjU. 22s rwvTTTU- Tenus April 23 to isd et fxr. Ten us Jan. 1 to April 28. Mars Jan. 1 to Nov,. on 1 oi year. Mars Not. 21 to end r of year. Jupiter Jan. 1 to Feb. 21. ' 23; Sept. 18 to end Jupiter Feb. 23 to 01 year. I oept. 10. Saturn Jan. 1 to May, Saturn May 15 to ; 18; Nor. 25 to eadl Not. 23. : of year. I , , EXPOSITIONS OF 1807. Five International Shows In Prospect for tbo Year. Preparations are now being made for holding no fewer than five international exhibitions in different countries next year, 1897. In February next an inter national Electrical and Engineering Ex hibition will be held at Kewcastlo-on- Tyne, to commemorate the sixtieth j'oar of the Queen's reign. All the changes and developments that have taken place in electrical and other branohes of in dustry since 18U7 will be illustrated and two large buildings are now being con structed for exhibiting purpoaes. t In the one building there will be electrical ship-building end self-propelling appli ances and in tho other appliances in connection with sanitation hygiene, horticulture and women's industries. A similar exhibition, illustrating the neon's record reign, will be 'held at lackpool from-April till October, 1897. On January 23 an International das Exposition will be opened at New York, when a collection of gas apparatus and appliances of every description will be exhibited. The third is an Engineering Exposition to be held at Stockholm, where a machinery hall with an area of 100,000 square feet has just been com pleted. In many reapects it will be similar to tne one to do neia a. jxcw I castle. From July 1 to October 81 an i exhibition of agricultural and industrial I machines is to oe held at lieifF, and the ! most important of the five will be the I International (general) Exhibition to ; be held at Brussels. INCENSED AT WEYLER. Spaniards Appeal Against Ills Sugar Cane Prohibition. The indignation of the Spaniards towards Weyler increases daily." The planters are almost ready to take up j arms because they are not allowed to grind their sugar cane. They are fur ious because it is known that estates in the Cienfuegos districts belonging to the Crombert Bros, and John Fowler, Amerk-an citizens, are grinding cane in defiance of Gen. Weyler's orders. It is stated that Bpanieh planters have sent private messages to Spain complaining of this fact. It is believed that orders ' have been given the Spanish troops to burn the fields of the Americans, kill their cattle and imprison the laborers to prevent the continuance of the grinding. Sent to England. A "Washington 'special says: The completed draft of the Venezuelan treaty went to Lord Salisbury by last Saturday's mail, and bis final instruc tions to the British ambassador are ex pected within a week or ten days. Tho only important point still open is the . place of meeting of the tribunal. This 1 will be left to Sir Julian 1'aunceforte I and Mr. Andrade, to settle. The last point of difference in the Anglo-American general arbitration protocol has also beenjsettled and the treaty will probably be ready , to be cent toth j Bnto in about two weeks, 11? S k, '3j i ri 7 8 0 is to "TV- . ' 31 4 5 7 8 9,to u ia ij'u'ijlib 17 18 to 20 ai(-ii3 4t5 27 a8 soj 30 ... ... "81418 6 7 81 9 i 1 1 1 1 il !... . .. . L. V
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