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I . THE WEEKLY GAZETTE 5 THE WEEKLY GAZETTE. A WEEKL NEWSPAPEB FUBLISHKD BY JAMES H. YOUNG. Editor and Prop. A. J. ROGERS and J. D. PUR Qenera Traveling Agentt. ft . r Rates of Advertising. One square, one Insertion) One square, one month......... 1 One square, two months 3 3 6 une square, three months . uuo square, six monina nnamnm An vu fl 9 C9Llberal contracts made for larger advertisements. EEHSZESjfi VOL. IX. RALEIGH. N. C SATURDAY, MAY 29, 18&7- NO. 15. i V PI A FTp F IR N jN THE STATE PENITENTIARY Has Existed Since 1868, and Pre sents a Most Difficult Problem. WHO THE FIRST CONVICT WAS. History of the Pen . a New Law, May Convicts. Countles, Under Have the Uso of - There is no problem in North Caro lina greater than the penitentiary; that is its maintenance without cost to the State. The incubus is the central prison with the life-time prisoners, the dregs of the State's criminal' class, thrraged prisoners, the sick smd Ae iaUi0WiB.?J'.3 IUWJ- T . ctXles. .ThO problem grows greater annually and less than 125 convicts are the prime cause. There are 80 "life" criminals, and of these onl y CO can do heavy work. The penitentiary maintains fiive farms; three on the Roanoke, one in Anson and two at Castle Ilayne. Only four can in the broad sense be termed farms, and all are on lease land. There are today 153 convicts in the penitenti ary, itself, o5 at Castle Hayne, 153 at the Anson farm, 655 on the farms on Roanoke river. The total is 997. Of these 60 are women. The penitentiary was established by the Legislature of 1868. Before that the modes of punishment were death, the jail, the whipping post and the branding iron. It was at first proposod that the location of the prison should be in Chatham county, on. Deep river. But Baleigh was finally selected after land-sharks and carpet-baggers had made some money out of the State in the matter of land for the site in Chat ham. The penitentiary as first built here was primitive. Two long houses were built of logs as quarters. These were low and were like a set of houses faa ing each other with, a roof covering all and the corridor between. In each one of the rooms there were ten or twelve i i ' convicts. The stockade was of pine i ' poles or small logs Part of the oriffi? nal penitentiary yet remains, and is I used for stables. f , January 6, 1370, the penitentiary was j opened and forty convicts were placed I fin it. The first one was Charles Lewis, i f sentenced from Johnston county, for four years, for robbery. The oldest i prisoner now within tlo walls is Andy ! Winecoff, who was received June 18, , 1877, for burglar ly, for life. The total number of convicts received is 11,990. . The penitjntiary building is of brick , and granite, all made or quarried on the ' ? premises. In fact tho granite for the " foundation camn from under the build- - ing. That from the immense wall came 1 from a quarry within the stockade, j First and last, the cost of construction :, approximates $ J75,000. The main build ' ing has a front of 750 feet. It is a great ' ' shell, enclosing in the east wing "cell- - blocks," which are simply masses of '"brick and cement in which are the cells, rising four tiers high, like bur ; rows in a mountain. The west wing j has no cell blocks, but is a vast open - space, available for manufacturing or other purposes. ( At each end is a building, higher and divided by a ?olid wall. One of these . is a hospital and contains cells for the criminal insane (females) while in the west wing will be the criminal insane '. (males). In front is the administra tion building and in the rear the bakery, . 'kitchen, laundry, etc., and in rear of these a separate building for the female prisoners. There are in all sixty female convicts, but most are on the farms. One of the long time female pridonersis Maria Hall, colored of Wilmington, who got twenty years for manslaughter. She has by uniform good conduct gain ed three years, and will leave next month with $95 she has earned. The . females from the farms will probably all be brought to the central prison. The women make all the clothing. In one year they make 6,000 pairs of trous ers, as many suits of underclothing and 2,000 coats. The goods are all purchased in Georgia. In the criminal insane ward there is as yet only one inmate, Abe Hinson, a murderer, who is keot chained and has been so kept for ten years. His desire is to strangle. His striped clothing is removed now, and neither he nor any of the criminal insane will wear the priron garb. : In former years the Legislature used to appropriate $125,000 annually for the penitentiary. During the past four years, it cost the State only $74,00Gfor he entire period. This was the excess over earnings: Last year there was no expenpe. This year there is . a contin , gent appropriation of $25,000, of which " the new superintendent says not a dol lar will be needed if there is no damag ing freshet in the Boanoke. Last year a freshet swept a away 1,000 acres of corn there. He says the best farm in the State is the "Caledonia," there, ' which is offered at $9 per acre for its 7, 000 acres. The State has an option at that figure. This year the new superintendent has sold $20,000 of last year's cotton crop. He expects to make 2,000,000 brick within the penitentiary. There are many calls for convicts. In June they will build a ten-mile exten sion of the Carthage Bailroad. The leg islature gave 50, without expense, to he Marion and Asheville turnpike, but these will not be furnished unless they are paid for. Under the new law the convicts are available for road work to counties which pay for them, from the autumn until the following spring. Many will be thus used. It is a good law and will lighten the State's burden and give good roads. Baleigh Corres pondenoe Charlotte Observer. Proving a Success. The Exposition of the CaroIina which is now opened at Charlotte, N. 0. , is proving a decided success it every particular, and the largest at tondance in one day was 2,000, and i constantly increasing, owing to the fact that those who attend find so much more than they expect and go away to advise their friends to attend. Last Saturday was Children's Day and wm - a great success. The administration at Washington have determined to go clow as to Cuban .matters.' . v- ., THE WEEK OF TRADE. Blight Improvement A General In crease In Loans is Noted. Messrs. R. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Eeview of Trade for the week ending on the 21st, says: Unmistaka)e evi dence of improvement comes in the general increase of commercial loans, mostly for eastern merchants or com panies, though some vell-known houses in the middle west appear with considerable rediscounts from the South, Not for a long time have commercial loans been fully half the whole. The distinct change gives proof that new business has been larger than many havo supposed, ' Eeceipts of money from the interior exceed shipments $1, 500,000, mostly from the mid dle west. Exports of gold have no - influence, and only signify merchandise . imports to answer de mands for half a year to come involves the greater excess of exports when the anticipatory movement ends and crops begin to move, which fact renders large outgoes of gold less likely, and gives the country a stronger position in international market. Meanwhile there is a continuing increase, distinct though gradual, in the volume of busi ness in demand for products of manu facture and considering the time of year, in movement of grain and pro duce. Western wheat receipts exceed last year's for the week 2,304,189 bushels against 1,738,986, and Atlantic exports were 1,670,813 bushels, flour included against 1,302,491 last year, andfor three weeks 4,778,723 against 3,385,910, for the same period last year. Western receipts of corn were 1,655,677 bushels, a gain of 1,425,671, and Atlantic exports 2,188,825 against 1,608,825 last year, notwithstanding the enormous increase hitherto. Wheat again cheated hopeful buyers and fell nearly 4 cents, closing 3J lower for the week. Corn was a shade weaker. Cotton once more hopefully advanced to 7c., but fell back to 7? with poor support here or abroad. Both the volume of stocks and the condition of domestic and foreign markets for goods hinder advance, and later acreage reports are better. The iron industry has had an increase in new business, though not in all branches. Part was due to the rupture of the steel beam pool, and. the fall in price from $1.55 to $1.25, nominally quoted, and some good structural con tracts were at once secured. Part is due to a better demand for plates and for pipe, of which one large contract for Indiana fields was placed, and part to growing needs for cars and vessels. There is also some increase in rods though the season for wire and nails is nearing an end, because of an expected pool of rod mills. Lower Southern freight rates marketed a little more iron at the North and Eastern foundry is slightly lower with grey forge only $8.25 at Pittsburg. The Carnegie works are now turning out 3,- 000 tons of rails daily, nearly all on old orders; and exports of finished pro ducts increase. Sales of copper, said to be nearly 60,000 pounds, have stif fened the price to 11 for lake, and tin 13$ cents, in spite of large arrivals, though lead was weaker at $3.25 and tin plates at $3.30. Coke is also a shade lower. Sales of wool decrease, though still greater than when all the mills were busy, but manu factures are doing scarcely anything, most of their possible demand for months ahead having been supplied. Western holders begin to offer at -1 to 1 1-2 cent lower than of late. Woolen goods are dull, but prices are firm. The strike of clothing hands somewhat restricts the new demand. Cotton goods are without change in prices, print cloths still at the lowest on record, and the demand is still indif ferent, with talk of temporary closing of mills at the South. Failures for the week have been 248 in the United States against 227 last year, and 37 in Canada against 23 last year. - BIG STRIKE ENDS. After Four Years' Struggle the Flint Glass Workers Give Up. At Pittsburg, Pa. , the strike of the American Flint Glass Workers' Union, which was inaugurated four years ago, has been declared off. The dispute was over working the unlimited turn," and of the 7,500 men connected with the American Flint Glass Workers' Union, 1,900 struck. The strike cost the Glass Workers' Union over $1,000,000, and luring the four years 400 strikers died. Now that the strike is over it is thought the United States Glass Com pany will reinstate a large number ol men. ' . M'LAURIN FOR SENATOR. The Youngest South Carolina Con gressman Looming Up. There is little doubt as to the suc cessor of Senator Earle, of South Caro lina, and as Governor Ellerbe thinks the Democrats should have their full strength in the United States Senate at once, he will probably make the ap pointment before many days. Congressman John L. McLaurin is looked upon as practically certain to receive the appointment. If appointed, he will be elected, whether there is a primary next fall or not, for it is left entirely to the Legislature. McLaurin is the youngest man in the South Carolina delegation. He was attorney general for four years and was elected to Congress for his second term last fall. He is a member oi the Ways and Means committeee and recently spoke in favor of a duty on cotton. More Trouble at Homestead. Italians at Homestead, Pa., have twice been attacked by idle men, who believe thev should have been given the work the Italians received (build ing a street railway). Officers are pro tecting the Italians and further trouble is feared. The Rouss Monument Dedicated. The monument given by Charlet Broadway Bouss, the millionaire Neu York merchant, to the Confederate Vet erans' camp has been dedicated in Jit Hope cemetery, in Westchester county. New York. T A Column of North Carolina Squibs Picked Up Here and There. - HE IS A VERY POOR PROPHET. Many Damage Suits Toe - Nails Dropping Off -- May Crop Bulle tin. The Charlotte Observer's Concord correspondent of the 17th, says: "In the Presbyterian cemetery at this place there is a lone grave with the following in- -ription on the plain white slab: 'George Teaman, Equestrian, Born in Edinburgh, "Scotland, " January 13th 1801, and departed this life November 7th, 1827. " He was a showman and in jured while performing a feat in Robin son's great country circus, which was making its first tour through the South. Yesterday afternoon members of Cooper's circus assembled at the St. Cloud Hotel and marched to the grave, which was profusely decorated with beautiful flowers. At the grave Mr. Hennessey, the business manager of the show made an impressive talk, and asked the divine blessing and guidance for the fallen and for those yet alive in the profession. The band rendered several choice selections on the march and at the cemetery, while the flowers were being placed on the tomb, it play ed "Nearer, My God, to Thee." The memorial service was an impressive one and was witnessed by nearly all the city's populace." Eli Marshall, the negro who shot Constable Neyin, at Pineville, and who was in turn shot when being captured, just over the line in South Carolina from Monroe, is furnishing a strange case for medical science. He was shot, it will be remembered, in the leg. The toe nails on the foot of the leg he was shot in are dropping off. This, Dr. Wilder says, is caused by injuries to the scia tic nerve. It is the only case of the kind he has ever known. Marshall complains of his foot feeling like he was on fire. He keeps it in water constant ly. Charlotte Observer. It is said that the attendance at the meeting of the State Teachers Assmbly at Moorehead City, June 15th will be the largest in many years. The opening of the summer school at Wake Forest College will be postponed in order not to conflict with the assembly. Among the eminent educators who are to ad dress the assembly are Dr. Curry, Dr. McMurray, president of the University of Chicago, and President George J. Eamsey, of the Southern Educational Association. The State crop report for May, based on returns from 1,000 correspondents, has been completed. It is as follows: Average condition of farm work 94 per cent. ; amount of cotton planted com pared with average years 102, corn 101, condition of wheat compared with aver age years 110, oats 104, prospects for peaches 67, apples 75, small fruits 87, grapes 84. Number of hogs as compared with average years 97, per csnt. The appointment of ex-Judge Tourgee to the consulate at Bordeaux, France, brings to mind his career in this State. He left North Carolina nineteen years ago. He held a lot of the "special tax" bonds and one of his statements just before he left was that the United States Supreme Court would deolare them valid and require their payment He proved to be a very poor prophet. Wil mington Messenger. . At the convention of the Brother hood of St. Andrew held in Baleigh last week the following officers were re elected: S. S. Nash, president; T. W. Patton and Benjamin R. Huske, vice presidents; John C. DrewTy, secre tary and treasurer; executive" commit tee, W. L. Wall, R. A. Evans and E. G. Marshall, the latte'r of Charleston, S. C. The strength of the chapter is 600. , The Episcopal Diocesan Convention at Baleigh last week adopted resolutions deciding to purchase St. Mary's school in that city for $50,000, $10,000 in cash, the remainder in twenty years. The school property belongs to the Cameron estate and is in the western suburbs of Baleigh. For over half a century it has been a church school, but under private auspices, They also decided that women cannot vete on parochial matters. At Raleigh last week the following were granted licenses as pharmacists by the State Board after examination: F. R. Graham, of Baleigh; Moody B. Mintz, of Southport; John B. Manly and J. B. Isenhour, of Salisbury; Nor man C. Hunter and W. B. Whitaker, of Enfield; C. H. Vick, of Wilson; T. G. Moore, of Danville, Va. ; J. A. Scat terwhite, of Newberry, S. C. The Governor has pardoned Ernesl Turner, convicted of illegal registration at the last term of Alamance Superior Court, and sentenced to three years' jail imprisonment, with leave to the commissioners to hire out the prisoner. He also pardons .Clingman King, con victed of assault with intent to commit rape, at the October term, 1895, of th Henderson Criminal Court and sen tenced to five years. - The number of damage suits againsl railways for loss of employes' Jives it now larger than ever before. Heavj damages are being given. Wilming ton Messenger. The centennial - anniversary of tl.:t North Carolina Lutheran Synod occurg in . 1903, it having been organized a1 Salisbury May 3, 1803.. A suitable observance-of this notable event is in pre paration. Bishop Key will hold the Westen North Carolina Conference, M. E. Church, South J liich meets at Ashe ville November Ah. 1 , j. - W The departn; $ for the criminal in jane at the penitentiary will be finished by the 1st of June DECIDED IS WOMEN A SPANISH DUEL. It Will Be Fought as a Result or a Discussion of the American Bellg erency Resolution In the Spanish Senate. - Madrid, May 21. (By Cable) The exciting incident in the Spanish Senate, which culminated in a free fight today was provoked by the statement of the Duke of Tetuan that Senator Sagasta's speech the other day to the Liberals had contributed to bring about the vote in the American Senate. Gen. Lius Pando, saidr "The thing now happening is due to the cowardice and feebleness of the government. " - Senator Comas said: "You will dis cuss that tomorrow." "We will discuss it," replied the Duke of Tetuan, "but I will accept dictation from nobody." ... 'Nor I, either,"- retorted; Senof Cc' mas', at the top of his voice. . At this point the Duke of Tetuan, , pale with excitement, boxed both ears of Senor Comas and felled him to the floor. The son of Comas threw him self upon the Duke and . struck him a blow with his fist. Several Senators intervened and a general scuffle ensued. The Senate adjourned in confusion. The Duke immediaiely tendered his resignation. It is believed that he mis understood the reply of Senor Comas, , who is a professor in the University of Madrid. ' Madrid, May 22, 1 a. m. (By Cable) The Duke of Teutan and Senor Comas have selected seconds as a preliminary to a duel. Madrid, May 22, 2 a. m. (By Cable) The seconds of the Duke of Teutan and Senor Gomas have decided that a the aggressions were reciprocal, a duel is not necessary. A NEGRO PLOWS UP $10,000. The Money the Proceeds of the Sale of His Ancestors. Just before the emancipation procla mation was issued John Howard, of Louden county, Tenn., sold four slaves for $10,000. He buried the cash in his horse pasture. Howard died without telling anybody about the buried treas ure. Bob Banks, a relative of one of the slaves, recently rented the farm on which Howard lived, and in plowing up the horse pasture unearthed the treas ure. Internal Revenue Receipts. The monthly statement of the collec tion of internal revenue shows that the total receipts for the month of April were $11,384,539, a decrease of SIC, 703 as compared with April, 1890. For the last ten months the receipts aggregated $422,350,403, an increase as compared with the same period of last year of $690,083. The receipts for April last from the several sources Of revenue Are-Hy given as follows: Spirits, $6,079,616, a decrease as compared with April, 1896, of $64,205. Tobacco; $2,570,146, in crease $197,451. Fermented liquors, $2,620,932, decrease, $230,741. Filled cheese, $3,035. Miscellaneous, $25,192. Banks Should Be Encouraged. Comptroller of the Currency James H. Eckels delivered an address before the Bankers Association, in session at Nashville, Tenn. , and a large number of prominent citizens. He said in his opinion the South should be as rich and prosperous as any other section of the republic The way to bring this about was to assure the capitalists of the North that investments would be Bafe in the South and returns would be re ceived. Mr. Eckels dwelt especially upon the necessity of a sound svstem of banking, and' insisted that beaks should be . encouraged in every com munity, as they gave efficiency to idle money. Visited Montlcello. "A congressional party from Washing ton, numbering about sixty persons, made a pilgrimage on the 21st to Mon ticello, Va. , the home of Thomas Jeffer son, going via the Chesapeake and Ohio Bailroad. The trip was planned by Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts, at the invitation of Mr. Jefferson M.-Levy. Speaker Beed was among the represent atives of the House. Virginia Democrats. The State Democratic committee have decided to hold the State convention in Roanoke, Aug. 11. The basis of repre sentation was made one delegate to ev ery one hundred voters or fraction of fifty cast for the Democratic candidate in the last Presidential election. This will make a body of some 1,600. i v. McKinley Will Go to Nashville. The (President has finally decided to go to tho Nasheville Exposition next n?onth. He has fixed upon the 12th as the date and will doubtless be accompa nied by some members of his cabinet. He wiil travel over the Southern road via. Asheville, Knoxville and Chatta nooga. Horses Are Numerous. Horses are so numerous in the State of Washington that they can be bought for from 50 cents to $1 a head. They run at large and nobody seems to care for them. Complaint is made that they eat the grass' that cattle and sheep might feed on. To Give $1,000,000 to Charitj'. t Andrew Carnegie, who usually pre faces his annual trip to Europe by a charitable or educational donation, has decided to give $1,000, 000 to charity this apring; the exact object of the donation is not known. , Odds and Ends. Hon. Wm. J. Bryan has accepted an invitation to speak in New York Labor Day, Sept 6th. The Locomotive Engineers in session at Toronto, Canada, decided to meet next year in Peoria, 111. It is reported in Baltimore, Md. , that the Catholic University has received a legacy of $150,000 from the estate of Mr. O'Brien, of New Orleans. The money will be used to endow three chairs, to be selected by the authorities of the nniversity. . v SEllflTOR E1E DEI He Succumbs to Bright's Disease After Weeks of Suffering. A SKETCH OF HIS" LIFE. He Was Conscious to the Last As to His Successor Gov. Ellerbe Will - Act at the Proper Time. : A dispatch from Greenville, South Carolina, last Thursday heralded the sad news that Senator Joseph II. Earle had succumbed to Bright's disease after weeks of suffering, but was conscious to the last and bid farewell. to' a devoted family which had gathered around his bedside. When Senator Earle went to Wash ington in March he was in his' usual good health. About two months ago he made his Jlrst public utterance in the Senate, supporting a resolution which he offered, looking to the organ ization of the Senate committees. The strenghth of his position in that mat ter brought him at once into national prominence. But he was almost imme diately attacked by what proved to be his last illness, and, failing to rally, his physician advised his returning to Greenville. Below is a short sketch of hi$ life: JOSEPH H. EARLE was born at Greenville, S. C, April 80, 1847. He lost his parents early in life and went to reside with an uncle at Sumter, S. C, where he attended the common schools until the breaking out of the war in 1861. He entered the Con federate army while a meie boy and stayed the whole four years. At the close of it he was a member of Charles' Battery of Light Artillery, Johnson's army. Soon after the war he returned to Greenville and entered Furman Uni versity and completed his education. He then taught school in Greenville county foi three years, reading law at the same" time. About this time he was happily married to Miss Annie Earle, daughter of Mr. Bayliss Earle, of An derson, she being a distant relative of his. He next moved to Sumter and was admitted to the bar in 1870. Eight ? rears after he was elected to the legis ature from Sumter county . and in 1382 was elected State Senator from this county; he was a del egate to the national Democratic convention in 1880 and 1884; in 1886 he was elected attorney general of the State and re-elected to this office in' 1888. In 1890 Senator Earle opposed B. R, Tillman for Governor at the time when Tillmanism was at blood heat: he was defeated. - Just four Tears liter he n g a 0 te4-:rcaul -j n fa , Tvbirh..ftifica. he held at the time he was elected over John Gary Evans to succeed J. L. M. Trby in the United States Senate in November, 1890. He took his seat January 27, 1897. He has held his posi tion as Senator about five months and stayed at his post manfully until the yery last. A PUBLIC CALAMITY. Governor Ellerbe, of South Carolina, was much shocked to hear of Senator Earle's death. As a matter of course he is having nothing to say at this time of the possibility of his "successor, al though ho fully realizes that it is a mat ter of great moment to the Democratic party to fill the place thns made vacant by the hand of death at the very earliest possible moment The power of ap pointment is vested in him, and in him alone, and he will act when the proper time has elapsed in accordance with the power invested in him and for the best interests of the State. CONGRESSIONAL ACTICy. At Washington, on receipt of the news of the death of Senator Earle, Senator Tillman called on the Vice Tresident in regard to the appointment of a committee to represent the Senate at the funeral. Mr. Hobart named the following as a committee: Messrs. Tillman, Clay ol Georgia, Chandler of New Hampshire, McEnery of Louisi ana, and Harris of Kansas. Speaker Beed appointed a committee to repre sent the House. RICE PLANTERS RETURN. Have Hopes of a Turiflf Duty Matter Rests With Finance Committee. The Charleston, S. C, delegation consisting of Major Theodore G. Bar ker, S. G. Stoney and Christopher Fitz Simmons, who have been in Washing ton in the interest of the tariff duty on rice, has returned to that city. Major Barker expressed himself as pleased with the audiences given the South Carolina delegation. He said that he could not speak definitely about the result of the delegation's visit, but he was hopeful. The Senatorial Commit tee, he said, seemed to be impressed with the fairness .of the demands of the rice planters and seemed disposed to lend a kindly ear to their pleadings. Major Barker stated however, that in his opinion, the matter rested with the finance committee entirely, as to whether they can see their way clear to amend the Dingley tariff bill in the direction requested. Terms of Peace Arranged. London, May 21. (By Cable.) A dispatch from Constantinople to the Daily Mail says: "The ambassadors will present a note to the Porte tomor row embodying the terms of peace to which they will agree. Th8 note will refuse to permit the abolition of the ca pitulation in the case of Greek subjects or the annexation of Thessaly, but will consent to a strategic rearragement of the frontier, and' indemnity not to ex tend 115,000,000 francs. Officers Elected. The twenty-sixth session of the Grand Division of the Order of Bail way Con ductors, held in Los Angeles, Cal., closed- Tuesday evening after a nine days' session, the following officers for the ensuing year being chosen: Graid chief conductor, F. E. Clark, re-elected; assistant grand conductor, C. H. Wilkins, re-elected; grand secretary, and treasurer, Martin Claney, re-elected, grand senior conductor, A. B. Garrettson, re-elected; grand junior conductor, W. B. Perkins, of Los An geles. - AFRO-AMERICAN NOTES. Negroes In a Knitting Mill Opposed to the Jim Crow Caf 9. Mr. Johnnie Patterson, a bright young colored man of Topeka, Kan., has been appointed stenographer in the office of the probate jadfft in that city. The Eleyator. William Ramsey, a Negro janitor', residing at Grand Rapids, Mich. , has just fallen heir to $80,000 by the death of his father's brothers. Mrs. Emma Clark, colored, died re cently at Winchester, Ky., aged 117 years. She was the oldest colored per son in that State, and was, perhaps, the oldest member of the Baptist church in the United States, having joined that organization when but 16 y9ars of age, just 101 years ago. The Race Stan dard. Lieut. Chas. Young, a graduate of West Point, now stationed at WUber force University, Xenia, O., has been promoted to troop If of the , Seventh Cavalry. This is a white regiment, and is known as Custer's old regiment, with a reputation for successful Indian fight ing. This is the first timt in the his tory of this country that a Negro has been placed in such a position. Week ly Guider. The Annapolis cadeis who are about to have a "conniption fit" because a colored lad has been appointed to the school would do well to take a dose of nerve tonic for they are liable to have more trouble for their weary souls. Congressman White, the only colored man in the present House of Represent atives at Washington, has an appoint ment due him for September and he says he will give it to a colored boy. The cadets will do well to brace up in a hurry. The Conservator. At last the color line is to be abolished in fraternal protective societies. A cir cular is before us issued by a fraternal society, one of the paragraphs of which reads: "Let us ask you to be cautious in the selection of members. Do not take any person in as a member of the lodge that you would not be willing to take to your house on terms of social equality. Any acceptable person, white or colored, admitted to member ship. " Strange as it may appear this society'originatedjin Mississippi. Surely "the world do move." Appeal. The leading Afro-Americans of Nash ville seem to be opposed not only to the "Jim Crow" annex of the "centennial exposition," but' also to its manage ment One thing is clear even at this distance and that is, our people would en't be connected with it in any but a menial capacity, were it not for the l'ct that the exposition management n teds badly the money they hope to get from Afro-Americans who visit it. With "Jim Crow" cars in Tennessee, and ex position and other color lines to con tend with after you get to Nashville, there is very little likelihood of many Ohioans of Color attending. The Ga- ette. Negro representatives from, the ten Congressional Districts of Vir ginia met at Richmond and oiganized the Negro Protective Association of Virginia. There were present about one hundred of the race. The plan of organization adopted provides for a State chairman, an executive committee, a State committee and district, city, county and precinct committees. A. W. Harris was elect ed chairman of the association. Reso lutions were adopted looking to better educational facilities for the race, con demning lynching; the solidifying of the Bepubhcan party so far as the Negro is concerned, but placing the race in terests first and party interests second. The visit of Miss Ida B. Wells, two years ago and her addresses in the in terest of the colored race, have borne practical and very material fruit. As a result of her agitation there has been established in ' this city a society for charitable work among the colored peo ple of New Bedford and still more re cently a Home for the Aged, w.hich is not confined in its ministration to the Africm race, though its promoters are colored people. Three weeks ago the Home for the Aged was established by the ladies of the Loyal Union, but its public opening did not occur till today. The home is located at the northwest corner of Cedar and Mill streets, and al ready has three inmates and three more applications. . At this rate, since the capacity of the home is only eleven, it will soon reach its limit and need addi tional accommodation. New Bedford (Mass.) Standard. The colored women .who are now running the knitting machines in the Charleston (S. C. ) knitting factory are reported by W. Gregg Chisholm, the manager, to be doing well. W'hen the mill first started (says the Textile Ex celsior of the 14th, ult) only white labor was employed, the employes be ing young white girls of respected fam ilies. These were paid by the piece, and having to operate the machines, they couldn't make much at first, so be came indifferent, and did not work steady. Furthermore, the manage ment claim they couldn't get enough of white hands, therefore the change was made to Negro help, which was abun dant and eager for the chance. Mana ger Chisholm said the girls employed were all recommended by the colored ministers of the city and that the change was made not to get the work done cheaper, but to secure enough hands. S. A. L. Magundi. Tree Ages. Gerlcke, the great German forester, writes that the greatest ages to which trees In Germany are positively known to have lived are from 500 to 570 years. For Instance, the pine In Bohemia and the pine In Norway and Sweden have lived to the latter age. Next comes the silver fir, which In the Bohemian for ests has stood and thrived for upward of 400 years. In Bavaria the larch has reached the age of 275 years. Of foli age trees the oak appears to have sur vived the longest. The best example Is the evergreen oak at Aschoffenburg, tehich reached the age of 410 years. Other oaks In Germany have' lived to be from 315 to 320 years old. At Asch offenburg the red beech has lived to the age of 245 yea re, and at other points to the age of 225. Of other trees, the highest known are ash, 170 years; birch, 100 to 200 years; aspen, 220 years; mountain maple, 225 years; elm, 130 years; and red alder, 145 years. Pub lic Opinion. DIPLOMATS NOW AT WORK. The Graeco-Turkish. Controversy Reaches This Stage. NEGOTIATIONS EXPECTED TO Last for Some Time Tho Sultan's Policy In Acceding to the Czar's Re quest for an Armistice. London, May 22. (By Cable.) The Graeco-Turk trouble has now fairly en tered upon its diplomatic bargaining stage and the negotiations are expected to last for some time. Many important differences have to be settled, and tho 3ultan of Turkey may be counted upou to drag the affair along as much as possible, with the view of bringing out the latent jealousies of the pow ers. His prompt compliance with the Czar's request to arrange for an wniistice is not attributed entirely to (he desire to please the Czar, but it is looked upon as a stroke of diplomacy intended to excite the resentment of some other power and thus w eaken the concert Thus far, everything tends td ihow that the powers remain in entire agreement on tho question. An Euro pean conference is discussed but it is aot thought likely to take place until the preliminaries of peace are arranged. Then the ambassadors at Constanti nople, with the delegates of Turkey ind Greece, may meet to settle upon the treaty of peace. There is a strong feeling in favor of international control sf the Greek finances, without which the payment of the indemnity to Tur key and the interest on the Greek debt is declared to be impossible. The Greeks insist that if an indem nity is imposed upon them there will be i general cohapse and serious internal troubles will occur. They estimate the Jamage done to Thessaly at 25,000,000 irachms and they say another 10,000,000 irachms will be needed to supply the peasants with food and tools. Moreover, they add, the revenue will be greatly re duced, owing to the immediate damage lone to cultivation throughout the coun try, due to the absence of thousands of workers. This year's budget will proba bly leave a deficit of C0,000,000 drach mas. , The Greek statements, however, ire now received with a certain sceptic ism. It is pointed out that by the ad missions of the Greeks themselves 70 per cent of the interest of tho debt, which they have not paid, has been set i&ide in order that they may have mon- Kfor the war and tuat consequently eece is certainly in a position to con tinue paying 30 per cent interest and probably considerably more if her finances are placed under international ontrol. Advices i'roiu lue tciibM oi .lie recent fighting mention the possibility of a lerious epidemic of disesse when the heat increases, owing to the putrifying sarcases and horses left rotting in every litch. The popular feeling at Athens against the royal family of Greece does not di ninish. The 6turies of the "excessive prudence" of Crown Trinco Constan tino at the front have done much to weaken the dynasty. DEMOCRATS CAUCUS And Decide to Fight TkrirT BUI . Down on Dear Ber. The Democratic Senators held a cau cus last Saturday and decided to in- mgurate their fight upon the tariff bill is soon as the bill is taken up in the Senate by a motion to strike out the in &rnal revenue features of the bill relat ing to beer and tobacco. This result was reached after a discussion in which practically all the Senators present par ticipated. The talk was based largely apon the proposition to increase tho lax upon beer, which was generally m iticised as an effort to increase the price of "the poor man's beverage," which was pronounced wholly unjusti fiable in time of peace and with $120, IM), 000 of idle money in the treasury. Senator Earle's Funeral. At Greenville, S. C. Saturday, the grave closed over all that was mortal of Joseph Haynsworth Earle, South Car olina's late junior Senator. All the stores in the city were closed during the progress of the exercises. The whole of Greenville mourned and the people made no attempt to conceal their feelings. Rich and joor alike at tended the obsequies, aud prominent men from all over the State, as well as the Congressional committee, paid their last tribute to South Carolina's honored and worthy son. Handsome floral tributes were xent from Wanhing ton, as well as from the townsieople. Governor Ellerbe did not attend, owing to illness in his family. The services were conducted at the First Baptist churchh by Dr. C. S. Gardner, the pas tor. - Cuban-Americans Needing Relief. A telegram received at the State De partment at WaBhington from Consul General Lee indicates that the number of Americans in need of relief in Cuba is much larger than was supposed at first The Consul-General says that the number may reach 1,200. The consnl at Matanzas reports 250 there and the consul at Sagua 450. A Bus( of Raleigh. - A memorial bust of Sir Wralter Ral eigh has been unveiled at Westminster Abbey, in London, England, by the Duke of Buocleuch, in the presence of a distinguished assemblage. Among the eulogies delivered was one by Col. John Hay, embassador of the United States. Their First Woman (iraduate. The first woman to be graduated by the faculty of Union Theological Sem inary. New York, received her diploma Tuesday at the Sixty-first annual anni versary and commencement of that in stitution. The interest in the event was doubled by the graduate being Emily Grace Briggs, daughter of Prof. C. A. Briggs, who wassuspened by the general assembly after atrial for heresy in 1894. Dr. Brings is still a member of the faculty of the seminary, although he cannot take active part in its work ings before the ban of suspicion has been removed. it- 1. I