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The Board of Alderman met at the
major's cffice last sight at 8 o'clock,
major Thompson , presiding, and the
following members of the board
present. Messrs. Wynne, Cole, Oow
per, Cross, Edwards, J. A. Harris, H.
A. Harris, Engelhard, Horton, Jones,
Lat a, Macliae, Smith, Snelliug and
Matthewo.
Mayor Thompson stated that the
meeting was an adjourned meeting
for the purpose of considering the
adoption of the contracts for gas and
electric light.
The contract for the temporary
lighting of the city by gas, by the
Raleigh Gas Light and Heating Com
pany, till the People's Gas Company
shall be ready to furnish lights to the
city, was read and adopted.
The contract for electric lights for
the city, by the Raleigh Gas Light
and Heating company, was also read
and adopted.
The contract for gas lights for the
city, by the Peoples' Gas company,
was read and dept. E. R. Stamps,
attorney for the company, stated that
the company was willing to enter into
the contract as stated, provided the
city "would allow them the use of
certain city mains.
un motion the use of the mams
was granted, whereupon Co!. T- C.
Fullur,;.Httoruey for the Raleigh Gas
Light and Heating Company, t-tated
that, if the conditions of the original
bid were allowed to be changed, the
coni'jaay ha represented would claim
the prme) ci making another bid
under the new conditions.
A lengthened discussion then en
sued.
After considerable debate a motion
was made that the contract be finally
awarded to the People'sjGas company
as originally drawn up, proposing to
furnish gas lights at $ 17.50 per lamp,
per year, provided the city mains are
used, or at 20-00 per lamp, per year,
provided the mains are not used.
The city sow has contracts foi 20
electric lights and 100 gas lights, and
it is a fact worthy of note that
they have been secured at about
the same cost to the city as the 192
gas lights used heretofore which only
burned half the night.
The present light committee, and
Chairman MacBae especially, have
done some faithful work in the inter
est of the city with regard to the
question of lights, for which they de
serve great credit.
The board took up the resolution
introduced last Monday . night to re
consider such part of the contract
awarded to the Raleigh Gas Light
and Heating Company as conflicted
with the contract awarded tto C.
McNett & Co. Owing to the lateness
the hour to which the debate was
continued we were unable to obtain
the result before going to press.
lclxfei 87 iftk Rmpa; Itperaosi
Umff tlx President.
A Colombia special of Saturday to the
Atlanta ConttitutUm says: A of uel joke
was perpetrated today upon the good
people who live along the upper end
of the Charlotte, Columbia & Augusta
Railroad, xesterday a gang of wag-
i gish drummers, who had been ''doing"
that section, circulated the report
that President Cleveland, after leav
ing Charleston, would pass oyer that
I road on hia way home. The rumor
spread like wildfire, and was given
credence generally, and particularly
by the country people. . I his
evening, therefore, when the
train : from the south came
along, the stations at Rockhill, Pine
ville, Femille, Seven-Mile Pump, etc.,
were crowded by men, women and
children, of all classes, colors and con
"ditions, all eager to get a glimpse of
the presidential party. At Pine vine
four hundred country people had as
sembled, and as the train drew up to
the station a brass band discoursed a
patriotic air. On the rear platform
of the Pullman stood R. L. Prempert
and Dick Hervev, both of Raleigh
and two of the most innocent drum
men on the road. As the cheering
subsided Prempert took off his bat,
and, addressing the throcg, informed
them in the most bland manner that
t- a a. t a
I ne regret tea rresiaeni ue veiana was
at that moment too fatigued and in
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qusposea to leave ma Derm, du, ne
( Jf rempert) had the honor of introduo-
ing to them the Preaiden t's private sec
retwr, the "lion Dan Lamont. A
round of cheers greeted this an
nouncement, whereupon Dick Hervey
doffed his silk hat and in graceful
and appropriate terms acknowledged
the kind courtesies of 'the people in
tended for his distinguished chief.
The crowd cheered, the band daved.
the locomotive whistled and shrieked,
the train moved on toward Charlotte,
and the enthusiastic country people
dispersed, seemingly well satisfied
with having seen,if not the President,
at least his confidential friend and
secretary.
Persosuil.
CoL Jno. S. Long, of New Berne,
Eassed through the city yesterday on
is way to Wake Forest College,
where he is to repeat this evening his
admirable University address. He is
one of the most finished speakers in
the State and the students at what
we have heard called "the best
school of oratory in the South" will
hate in him a fine examplar.
M iss Mamie Kittrell, of Kittreli s, is
in the city, visiting Mrs. Dr. Parker.
Mr. A. M. McPheeters and Capt
C. D. Denson returned to the city
yesterday irom tne north.
we regret to learn that Mr. John
M. Sherwood, teller of the National
Bank of Raleigh,is seriously ill at his
home in this city.
Mayor Li. 3. Tucker, Mrs. Tucker
and Mrs. Jas- Boylan have returned
rom Baltimore.
Shooting Affair.
Reports were afloat on the streets
here yesterday of a shooting affair
which occurred at Mr. Jtff Upchurch's
farm, about three miles southwest of
this city, on Saturday night, in which
an idiotic negro boy named Tom Br y
ant. who freauentlv comes to this citv
and is familiarly known as "Foolish
Tom," was the victim. It is stated
that he was serioubly if not fatally
, shot- The particulars could not be
CONGRESS.
PROCEEDIN03 YESTERDAY
IN
THE HOUSE.
M0B1 PEXSIOKS A TRIBUTE TO MB. CCI
: COBAX OTHIB HEWS.
By Telegraph to the Newi and Observer.
Wasbihotom, Feb. 27Smati.
Among the memorials and petitions
1resented and referred were the fol
owing: To repeal limitations to the
act granting arrears of pensions; for
the passage of a per diem rated ser
vice pension bill; against the repeal
of the! oleomargarine bill; to place
salt on te free list; of the Chicago
Board j of Trade protesting against
any legislation that would deprive
the citizens of the United States of
the facilities offered by the Canadian
railroad for the transportation of
American products free of duty un
der the bonded transportation act;
for cheap and efficient telegraph ser
vice open to all without discrimina
tion; for the repeal of the internal
revenue tax on alcoholic liquors; for
the removal of the duty on books; to
put tin plate on the free list; to in
crease the compensation of life saving
crews.
On motion of Mr. Edmunds, the
Senate, at 12 50, resumed considera
tion of the bill to incorporate the
Maritime Canal Company, of Nicara
gua, notice beiog given by Mr. Plumb
that he would ask the cnate tomor
row to take up the bill forfeiting un
earned railroad land grants, by Mr.
Piatt that he would next Monday ask
the Senate to take up the bill for the
admission of South L'skota as a State,
and by Mr. Allison that when the
pending bill was disposed of he would
call up the under-valuaticn bill.
Mr. est oilereu a resolution de
claring that nothing in the act should
be held or construed to involve in any
manner the United Sta'cs in any pe
cuniary obligation except aa to the
payment of tolls. Rejected 21 to 22.
After several other restrictive
amendments were voted down the
bill was reported bck from the com
mittee of the whole and the amend
ments agreed upon in committee
ware concurred in.
Mr. Vest again offered his amend
ment that the United States govern
ment Bhould have no pecuniary obli
gation in connection with the work,
and it was again rejected, yeas 22,
nays 66. The bill was then passed,
yeas 38, nays 15, as follows:
iia. Messrs. Aldrich, Allison,
Blair, Brown, Chace, Chandler, Col
quitt, Cullom, Daniel, Davis, Dolph,
Edmunds,: Evftrts, Farwell, Frye,
Gorman, Gray, Hale, Hearst, Hoar,
Ingalls Manderson, Mitchell, Mor-
an, Paddock, Payne, Piatt, Plumb,
ugh, Sabin, Saulsbury, Sawyer,
Sherman, Spooner, Stewart, "Teller,
Turpie, Wilson, of Iowa, 38.
Nats- Messrs. Bate, Berry, Black
burn,: Coke, Faulkner, (George, Gib
son, Hampton, Kenna, Pasco, Rea
gan, j Riddleborger, Vest, ; Walthall,
Wilson, of Maryland, 15.
The consideration of the depend
ent pension bill was then resumed.
Mr. .ferry moved an amendment,
adding another sentence to the sec
ond section, which was finally adopted.
After having been several times
amended on motion of different Sena
tors, as finally agreed to it reads :
"And who are without other adequate
means of self-support. "
In suggesting one of the modifica
tions of Mr. Perry's amendment, Mr.
Blair: said that the committee on pen
sions had tried to do in "the bill as
nearly as possible what the G. A. R
desired, so as to get around or under
or outside of a Presidential veto. It
was undeniably a service pension bill,
but the argument offered Dy the Sen
ator from Arkansas would bring the
bill directly Twithin the purview of
the President's veto of the last Con
gress. Mr. numb moved to strike out the
word "totally" before the word "in
capacitated" and gave notice that if
his motion prevailed ne would move
to amend further by providing that
the pension should be from $4 to
$12 a month according to the degree
of incapacity.
Mr. Berry argued that the striking
out i of the word "totally would
make the bill simply a service pension
bill and Would practically open the
doors to all who had served in the
Union army, and who were not now
on the pension rolls. After a long
discussion Mr. Plumb's motion was
agreed to and the word "totally" was
stricken out. In the course of debate it
was developed that under the bill as
it stands there can be no grading of
pensions according to the degree of
disability, but all alike its benehcia
ries will receive $12 per month. Mr
Plumb also moved to insert the fol
lowing:
"All pensions granted to widows
under this or any other general law
shall take effect from the date of
death of the husbands of such
widows respectively, but not dating
back of the passage of this act
Agreed to without division.
Mr. Uail moved an amendment to
make the bill apply to. those who
served in the Florida war, but ac
cepted a modification of it moved by
Mr. Morgan by mating it apply to
those who served in the war with
Mexico and for thirty days in the
wars with Indian tribes.
WitV,rMt ianrtaincr rf f Vila nmAnd.
ment the bill was laid aside, and Mr.
Blair proposed an amendment in order
to have it printed, providing for
service pension at the rate of $10
month. Executive session. Ad
journed. :
HOTJSK.
Mr. Rogers, of Arkansas, under in
structions from the committee on the
judiciary, offered a resolution assign
ing the 17th of March and 7th of
April for the consideration of business
reported by that committee.
Mr. Dibble, of South Carolina, of
fered an amendment setting aside the
3d Tuesdays in March, April and May
for business reported by the commit
tee ou public buildings and grounds.
Mr. Rogers raised the point of order
that the amendment was not germane
and stated that be hail not yielded
the floor for the purpose of allowing
the offering of amendments.
Speaker pro tem. declined to en
tertain Mr. Dibble's amendment.
Mr. Rogers then demanded the
Srevioos question upon his resola
on, but as the friends of public
building measures voted against the
demand, Mr. Rogers withdrew tha
resolution rather than delay the busi
ness of the House.
Under the call of States a large
number of bills and resolutions were
introduced and referred, aaaong them
several bills increasing the amount of
pension under the existing law for
various degrees of disability; also one
by Mr. Brower, of North Carolina,
granting amnesty for all offences
against the internal revenue laws com
mitted prior to February 22, 1888;
by Mr. Gaines, of Virginia, for the
improvement of the public buildings
at Petersburg, Va; by Mr. Crain, of
Texas, a joint resolution proposing
amendments to the Constitution ex
tending the President's term of of
fice to April 30, and changing the
time for the meeting of Congress to
December 21-
The floor was then accorded to the
Committee on the District of Colum
bia. ;
After disposing of several local
bills, Mr. Wilson, of West Virginia.
offered the following minute:
"This being the day set apart for
the consideration of business relating
to the District of Columbia, this
House deems it not inappropriate to
place on record a testimonial of re
spect for the memory of that eminent
citizen of the District, the late W. W.
Corcoran, who as a munificent
patron of art, science and many pub
lie and private charities, both in the
national Capital and in the country
at large has left a memory that de
serves to be gratefully cherished, not
only by the residents of the District
of Columbia, but by the people of
the country, of the workings of whose
institutions he was a conspicuous il-H
lustration."
The Speaker pro tem : "The present
occupant of the chair has known the
eminent man who has been this after
noon buried for nearly thirty years
and enjoyed his friendship as a jewel
of great price. His urbanity has
Erobably never been surpassed, and
is large-hearted benevolence were
exhibited in all departments
of human art and enterprise. This
Sroceeding would be fitting for any
ay Of our session but it is peculiar
ly fitting for the day dedicated to the
District in which he lived so long and
within whose precincts bis temple of
art and home of charity will perpetu
ate his name and fame forever." The
minute was unanimously ordered
spread upon the journal, and the
House at 5 30 adjourned.
; Faacrml of Hr. Corcoran.
By Telegraph to the News and Observer.
Washington, D. C, Feb. 27. The
funeral of Mr. W. W. Corcoran took
place this' afternoon at 2 o'clock at
his late residence. In accordance
with the wish of the deceased the
ceremonies were simple and devoid of
all ostentation. Among the floral
tributes was a large pillow sent by
Mrs. Cleveland. The services were
confined to the form laid down in the
Episcopal ritual. There was no ad
dress. Rev. Dr. Leonard, pastor of
St. John's Church, conducted the
services with the assistance of Bishop
Paret and Rev. Dr. Stuart, of Christ
Church, Georgetown.
hru, Cleveland was present during
the services, and her carriage was in
the long cortege which followed the
remains to the grave. She was es
corted by Secretary Endicott, and
stood during the services in the house
very near the head of the casket
Chief Justice Waite, Senators Bar
bour and Eustis and many other per
sons of note were assembled in the
parlors of the mansion during the
services. There was a large represen
tation present of the various organi
zations with which the deceased was
connected and which he had aided.
Upon arrival of the funeral cortege
at Oak Hill Cemetery the casket was
placed in the chapel. Tomorrow it
will be placed in the niche of the
vault next to the one containing the
remains of Mrs. Corcoran. A touch
ing incident was the presence at the
grave and the singing of the children
of the city orphan asylum.
The CyclOM Btrlckem City.
Motjnt Vebnon, I1L, Feb. 27. The
weather continues extremely cold.
The homeless have suffered greatly
during the past forty-eight hours
The finance committee haa issued a
card ; to the general public stating
that all subscriptions received will be
devoted to the purchase of building
material, household furniture and
other articles necessary to provide
the destitute and needy with shelter.
Up to date the committee has re
ceived a sufficient quantity of clothes
and food to supply all demands.
A Strtk of Iron-Workers.
By Telegraph to the Newt and Observer.
PrTTSBuao, Feb. 27. A strike of
tha furnac emolovees of the Edffax
Thompson Steel Works against a re
duction of ten per cent in wages was
inaugurated today. All the men quit
work this morning, and the company
is now banking furnaces. A pro
tracted struggle is expected as the
masters are determined to make no
more concessions and the men are
equally firm in the stand they have
taken. The strike affects nearly l,OUO
men.
SaspsnalOB of an Old Firm.
Bv TeleirraDh to the News and Observer.
JNiw jlobe, Feb. '21. Geo. U. Uiaric
& Co., hat jobbers, the oldest, and
until recently the largest, firm in that
business suspended today. No au
thdritative statement of its affairs
has been made. They recently claimed
to be worth $400,000.
A Good RTlctat for tlw Craws Prime
Bv Teleirraoh to the News and Observer.
San Rimo, Feb. 27. A bulletin
issued this morning says' the German
Crpwn Prince had a good night and
that the coughing ana expectorating
have lessened.
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A Hotel Burned.
By Telegraph to Uie News and Observer.
St. Louis, 5o., Feb. 27. A special
from Meridian, Mississippi, to the
Pott-Ditpaich says the Ragsdale
house and its contents were burned
last night Loss $50,000; insurance
GREAT STRIKE
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OF ENGINEERS AND FIREMEN
ON THE C B. & Q R. R.
A BZatABXASLl MOTXMXST IXTSHT
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cocstbt nrroLviD othib ksws.
Chicago. Feb. 27. A few minutes
before 4 o'clock this morning the
Chicago, Burlington and Qulncy
yards at Canal and Sixteenth Btreeta
presented the usual appearance. J. he
early morning mail train had left on
tune and the switch engines were at
Work. One engineer took a switch
train to the Chicago and Atlantic
junction . shortly before 3 o'clock.
He said he had heard nothing of an
order to strike and that he would Cer
tainly take his train, to the junction
and run the engine back to the round-
iiouse. Other engineers of switch
engines also said they had not been
ordered to strike. At 3.30 o'clock
there was the usuaVmovement of cars
at the freight and switching depot
atNineteenth street and Western
Ave where cars for the east and
the stock jards are handled. Just
before the time appointed for the
Vriie, train-master S. T. Pope issued
moved west of Chicago. This was
taken by a few train-men in the yards
as a co fespion that the company had
secured no men worth mentioning
and that the road would in a moment
more be practically tied up.
At 4 o'clock precisely switch engine
447 went into the Western Avenue
round house. Three others soon fol
lowed it and the engineers and fire
men quit work. The strike was in
earnest. The strike promises to be a
most remarkable one, for in it the
strongest single labor organization in
existence has been pitted against the
largest aUroad corporation in the
West and one of the greatest, in mile
age and wealth in the world. Should
the strike long continue it is proba
ble that in addition to the 1,400 men
directly involved a great majority of
the 14,000 employees of the company
will be thrown out of work, lhe
25,000 members of the Engineers'
Brotherhood throughout the country
are called upon to contribute of their
savings, and the industries of tne
vast section of country tributary
the road are subjected to partial
paralysis. The far-reaching effects
of the strike can be inferred from the
fact that the road has six thousand
miles of main and leased lines in the
States of Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and
Nebraska- From Chicago it reaches
to Denver, over 1,000 miles away, and
Cheyenne, Wyoming, equally as far.
Minneapolis to the
north and
St.
its
Louis to the south
are within
reach. .
Auhoba, III., Feb.
27. The shut
Burlington &
complete. All
down on the Chicago,
Quincy railroad is
operations ceased even before
the
strike. . Several trains came in
just
previous to 4 o clock and aa they ar
rived iu the yards one by one, each
was quietly abandoned by the tram
men. The early mail tram from Chi
cago bad gone through on time, and
when the appointed time came for the
strike nothing was - stirring and the
company's premises were as silent as
a cemetery and looked lonely and de
serted in the dull gray morning
light ;
A couple of suburban trams were
the only ones to coma in over the
Burlington road this morning Mas
ter Mechanic Howland was in charge
of one engine and Superintendent
Rand of the other. After the arrival
of these trains the depot master said
he did not expect another suburban
train before noon, as there were no
engineers and firemen to man one,
and until the general superintendent
could secure some engineers and fire
men he was unable to say whether
there would be another train during
the day. The only train that left the
depot up to 10 o'clock this morning
was, the fast mail, which departed at
o clock and was manned by regu
lar engineer and fireman from the
Brotherhood-
The financial loss of the company
by the strike is a subject of curious
comment. In ordinary times the
gross earnings of the road ranged
from two million to three million dol
us a month, but owing to the rate war
in progress for Borne time past among
the wester railroads a large propor
tion of the business has been done at
an actual loss. Whether the margin
of profit on the remainder of
the traffic taken as a whole was so
small as to make the strike almost
bound to come, the higher officials
probably alone know. It is a point
that Beems to have escaped close at
tention by the engineers, and one
which, taken in connection with the
hostility of the Knights of Labor,
may prove a fa'al weakness to the
strike.; The chief depots or round
houses of the road are located at Au
rora and Galesburg, Ills.; Ottumwa,
Burlington and Creston, Iowa; Lin
coin, Omaha and McCook, Neb. These
cities are at the ends of the working
divisions of the road. At Omaha ar
rangements have been made with the
Union Pacific Railroad to honor all
Burlington tickets to common points
It is presumed that similar arrange
ments have been made with other
roads.
A Forgsrjr.
By Telegraph to te News and Observer.
J-itnchbubo, V a,, Feb. 27. A man
named N- H. 'Ripley, hailing from
Hartford, Conn., passed a forged
check on J. L. Thompson, furniture
dealer. Ripley claimed that he wanted
to buy largely and selected $1,200
worth of furniture and gave a check
on a Hartford bank for $1,500, which
was cashed by the First National
Bank. A telegram from Hartford ex
posed the fraud. Ripley left the city
and cannot be found.
Honoring a Good Han
Charleston, S. C, Feb. 27. The
flags on all the public buildings were
displayed at half mast here today in
honor of the late Mr. W. W. Cor
coran.
One of the contributors to the At
lantic Monthly has written a poem on
Gibraltar, in which he very success
fully rhymes "today" with "Africa,"
i This is quite the literary sensation of
A SOCIal. HORROR.
A Y00?O WHITS OIBX ILOPIS WITH A
OBO 0OU WCA THBB.
Special lo the News and Observer.
Shelbt, N. C, Feb. 27 A beauti
ful young while girl, sixteen years
old, supposed to have eloped witn a
negro, Tom F'ack, native here, from
Montgomery county, Alabama, has
been arrested here. The girl has
been living here for a few weeks, and
says her name is Lizzie McCoy. The
negro escaped in the direction of
Charlotte. The authorities are after
him. The girl has been jailed await
ing word from Alabama.
It is very cold here.
A VCSSBIi SI KM
OFF CPa'UTUCK BEACH THB CBfW SaVED.
Special to the News and Observer.
WaBH Woons, N. C, via. Nobfolk,
Va-, Feb. 27. The bar ken tine Samuel
Welsh sank last night twenty miles
southeast of Currituck beach light
house. The crew of nine men were
all rescued by the life-saving service
from their yawl. The vessel, loaded
with railroad iron, was bound from
Philadelphia, Pa , to Brunswick, Ga.
The tonnage of the vessel was 484.
, The vossel and cargo are a total loss.
Commercial Epltnna.
N. Y. Commercial and Financial Chronicle.
Fbip ay Night, Feb. 24, 1888.
Tbe week has been broken by
close holiday (Washington's birthday)
and is almost wboily witnout inci
dent affecting mercantile values. The
aspects of European politics continue
to absoib close attention, and are the
cause of uneasiness. The weather
has turned spring-like, and we hear
less of adverse croo nrosDocta. Rains
and melting snow nave Caused the
ocal floods which attend each recur
ring spring, it is intimated that the
new tariff bill will be reported to the
lower House soon. Its discussion
will occupy many weeks, but the pas-
i of some measure of the sort
Beems highly probable. Regular trade
has been fair and speculation in lead
ing staples moderately active.
Business in lard on the spot has
been quiet, and a slight improvement
in values, which was made early in
tne week, nas not been fully main
tained. Today the market was weak,
closing at $7.G5c for prime city, $8.00
a8.05c for prime to choice western,
$7. 90c for refined to the Continent
and $8.G5c for 'outh America. The
speculation in lard for future delivery
opened the week with some show of
strength an '. activity, but soon weak
ened and became dull. Today the
market was depressed, but closed
steady.
Pork has been dull, but prices rule
about steady; mess, $15al5-50: extra
prime, $1313.25; and clear, $16.25a
18.50. Cut meats are easier, with con
siderable recent sales of pickled bel-
lios of medium weights at 7fa7$c.
and current quotations are pickled
bellies, 7a7c, shoulders, GJa6c and
ham?, 9f alOc; smoked shoulders, 7a
8c, and hams lOf alle Beef is nearly
nominal at $7a8 for plain mess and
$8a8.50 for packet, per bbl; India
mess quoted $16al8 per tierce, and
beef ham $16al6.50 per bbl. Tallow
is dull at 4ga4f c. Stearine is quiet
8a8e. Oleomargarine is steady at
6c. Butter is quiet at 20a30o for
creamy, the outside figure for Elgin
fancy; V estern extra selling at 28c.
State dairies 19a263 and Western fac
tory 15a23. Cheese is steady; State
factory, full cream, 104al21e and
skims 410c.
The coffee market has farther de
clined, and quotations on the spot are
unsettled and nominal. Rio options
declined sharply on Tnesday and again
yesterday, under depressing foreign
advices, making tbe lowest figures in
many months.
Raw sugars are firmer at 4 1316c.
for fair refining Cuba, and 5 7-16& for
Centrifugal, 96 deg. test, and a cargo
of Iloilo, 84i deg. test, sold today at
4o. Molasses quiet at 20c. for 50
deg. test. The tea sale yesterday
went off at steady prices. v
lhe speculation in cotton for future
delivery at this market was dull and
weak on Saturday last, but at the
lower prices Monday's business was
comparatively active, there having
been some buying to cover contracts,
and a partial revival of speculative
confidence. The marked redaction
in receipts at the ports, as compared
with the corresponding week last
year, had little effecr, because it
was the general remark that last
year tne movement fell off
very sharply after the first of
March. On Thursday there was a
fresh decline, especially in the early
months, under the impression that
the coming month must witness a
process of liquidation that may cause
more or less depression in valceB.
Foreign advices were disoouraging
also, and a long crop estimate came
from New Orleans. Today a weak
opening was followed by an advance
on tne report that short notices fcr
March had been stopped to the en
tent of 40,000 bales. BuBmess was
suspended some minutes before the
close by the sudden death of Mr. C.
Li. Greene, a much respected mem
ber of the Cotton Exchange. Cotton
on the spot declined l-16o. on Mon
day. Today the market was quiet but
steady at 10 9 16 ! for middling nn-
lands.
The figures indicate a decrease in
the cotton in sight tonight of 235,814
bales as compared with the same date
of 1887, a decrease of 141,557 bales as
compared with the corresponding
date of 1886 and an increase of 41,
953 bales as compared with 1885.
The totals show that the old inte
rior stocks have decreased during the
weak 7,347 bales And are tonight 49,
198 bales vwre than at the .same pe
riod last year. The receipts at the
same towns havo been 188 bales more
than the same week last year, and
since September 1st the receipts at
all the towns are 69,812 bales more
than for the same time in 18S6-'87.
Henry Ward Beecher will have
been dead a year the 8th of next
month. Plymouth Church purposes
holding a memorial service on that
date. Bey. Joseph E. Twiohell is now
spoken of as the likely choice of the
fooregavicTi aw Mr. Beveber' ne-
CHRpMEJELLOW
AND THE RESULT OF ITS USE
I IN CAKES.
SKVIBlL BAKERS SENTENCED FOB IMVOtUN-
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OTHBB NEWS.
Philadelphia, Pa, Feb. 27. In
the Criminal Court today George M.
Falmer, baker, was sentenced to six
months' imprisonment on one bill of
indictmenjt charging him with adul
terating cakes and buns made by him
and to threo months on another bill
charging involuntary manslaughter.
Frederick Schmidt, another baker,
was sentenced to six months for adul
terating his goods, while the charge of
involuntary manslaughter against him
was postponed. These convictions
are the result of the locally cele
brated "chrome yellow" cases, the
exposurfcf- which revealed tbe fact
that thisTdeadly poison was being
extensively used by a large num
ber of bakers and confectioners and
that at 1 least ten deaths had
occurred i among those who had
used richly-colored buns. Other per
sons are ; to be tried, among them a
manufacturer of 'n oodles," a spodefl
of vermicelli much used by Germans in
soups, who used the same menal as
coloring matter. The evidence at the;
trials of Falmer and bcnmidt, botn of
whom are men of mature years.
showed that the poisonous substance,
had been used for a long time through
ignorance of its deadly nature, but
that Palmer, even when informed of
this fact, jcontinued to use it because
he said, his customers wanted "rich
ly-colored" cakes and buns.
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Decision by the Court of Claims.
By Telegraph to the News and Observer. i;
Washington, Feb. 27 The Court
of Claims made a decision today overf
ruling the action of the accounting
officers of the Treasury in disallow-
ing the claim of Surgeon John S.
Billings, , United States army, for
mileage While traveling in Europe
under orders of the Secretary of War-,
The claim was for about $1,500 and
was disalipwad on the ground that
there was no legal authority for the
expense. , The court held that the
Secretary of War had ample authority
in te premises and that the account
ing officers had no right to interfere.
Judgment was given in favor of the
plaintiff jfor the full amount.
Supreme Court
The court met at 11 o'clock yesterday
morning and disposed of the follow
ing appeals from the fourth district!
McNeill vs. Fuller, dismissed for
failure to have the record printed.
Horton vs. Lee; argued by Fuller
k Snow for the plaintiff and Battle 4
Mordeca! for the defendant.
State .vs. Ivey; argued by J. B.
Batcheloc (who read briof of Attor
ney General) for the State and F. P.
Jones for the defendant' g
The Gulley cases from Wayne wer
i continued ,by consent. f
State vs. Smith; argued by J. B,
Batchelor for the State and Battle &
Mordecai for the defendant
Opinions were filed in the follow
ing cases: ;
Brickhouse vs. Sultan; error
(Smith, C. J., did not sit on the hear
ing of this case.)
Davis vs. Ely; remanded, that the
non-suit may be 6et aside.
Evans vs. Etheridge; error.
Jones vs. Parker; no error. f
Edwards vs. Bowden; error. I
Newby vs. Harrell; no error.
W. & W. R. R vs. Smith; error. J
Speight vs. Jenkins; no error.
Pitt vs. Moore; error. .
Simmons vs. Biggs; no error.
Williamson vs. Boykin; petition of
defendant for certiorari dismissed.
R. & G. R. R. vs. Lewis; no error,
Hughes vs. Boone; motion of de
fendant to dismiss denied. - b
Below Cost.
It gives us pleasure to state thai
Berwanger Bros, have made satisfac
tory arrangements with their creditors
and propose to sell their valuable stock
below cost to raise the necessary
money to pay off their indebtedness.
They have on hand a large stock of
first-class goods which they advertise
in this issue, and none should fail U
take advantage of the splendid bar
gains they offer. They have already
established a reputation in our midst
as one of the most solid and reliable
firms in the city, and wo cheerfully
recommend them to the patronage of
all. Now is the chance to get the
best goods at the best prices ever of
fered in this city. - Read their adver
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An Awfsl Blander.
From the New York Sua. v:
He stole softly up 6tairs, and in the
dim light began to rock the cradle
and croon.
"What's the matter John T" asked
his wife, sleepily
'The baby wash (hie) nest'ling,
m'dear," replied John, "an' I got Up
t' quiet him."
"You had belter come to bed,John;
the baby is in here with me."
Tu Verdict Unanimous.
W. D. ult, Druggist, Bippus, Ind-,
testifies: "I can recommend Electrlo
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bottle sold has given relief in every case.
One man took six bottles, and was cured
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Abraham Hare, druggist, Bellville, Ohm,
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ever handled in my 20 year' experience
is Electric Bitters. ' Thousands of others
have added their testimony, so that the
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Rr tha uan nf Ixaitni'. tha onlilon
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"Son in-law" Wilson, whose rascal
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Grevy, is said to be be&rirg himself
badly during the progress of his IriaL
Whatever courage he displays is in
fused into him by his father-in-law.
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Th fa mI1 MmMnAn with ill
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DY8PEPSIA
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CONSTIPATION
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