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VOLUME
WILSON, N. C , DEC. 5, 1895.
NUMBEK49.
"THE RACKET."
F1FTY-F0DHTH COMES
ANOTHER Mil HORROR
The Man from Maine Again As
sumes the Speakership.
LITTLE BU8IHES3 THIS T7EEK
Many
Men Buried Beneath Tons
of Earth and Eock,
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A Racket is a nol, a disturbance they say,
Sure it i s . U . IVt L o - va " Racket" is raising
to-day.
Competition with wonder at his prices otare,
For none with the Cash Racket can com-
pare,' .: . v ...
Ladies at "The Racket" will always find
Novelties in Dress and Dry Goods of every
kind, -
Lamps, Crockery, Bric-a-Brac, Notions and
Shoes,
Everything at The Racket Leath has for you,
So Awhile in Wilson you chance to stay
To the cheapest on earth The Racket a visit
pay,
From a needle to an anchor do not forget
Just what you need at The iacket you can
get,
A
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The low.est priced in Wilson.
With money he does back it,
Is the wonder of the age J. M. Leath's
Racket.
Open to-day, another lot of L-adies Capes.
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The Uyams Twins Acquitted.
Toronto, Dec. 2. In the second trial of
the twin brothers. Harry and Dallas Uy
ams, for tho murder of young Wells,' the
beneficiaries of -whose life ''insurance pol
icies, aggregating $30,00 J, the Hyams ulti
mately became, ended in a verdict of not
guilty. The jury were out only thirty-five
minutes. When Judge Ferguson told the
prisoners they were free they -started to
leave the court room, but at the door were
rearrested on the charge of conspiracy to
defraud the insurance companies in the
case of Martha Wells. The prisoners
will therefore remain in prison until the
matter is finally decided. ' - - V
Five Drowned in the Monongahela.
UNiONTOWN,Pa.,Dec. 2. Joseph Pickup,
Mrs. Missouri Mcintosh, Mrs. Ethel Ste
phens, Jacob K iking and Joseph Mcintosh
were drowned in the Monongahela river
below Brownsville Saturday midnight.
They were returning in a skiff from
Brownsville to their homes at Woods Run,'
and got too close to the? steamer James
G. Blaine, which was coming up stream.
The waves upset the skiff, throwing them
all into cfcep water. Nothing could be
ilone to help them in the darkness. The
bodies were recovered.
Three Killel at a Crossing.
Toledo. Dec. S.-r-The mail train on the
Adrian division of the Lake Shore struck
a wagon containing three persons at Air
line Junction, killing all of them. .The
dead are 'Joseph Roi mean, his 10-year-old
daughter Lizzie, and Ernest Neiver. " The
men were market gardeners, and were re
turning horns from market.
Dishonest Hank President Convicted.
Lockport, N. Y., Dec, 2. At 3 :30 o'clock
yesterday afternoon the jury in the case of
Joshua S. Helmer, ex-president of tho
Merchants' bank, came in with a verdict
of guilty, with a recommendation for clem
ency. Court was adjourned until next
Saturday, when sentence will be pro
nounced. The indictment upon which
Helmer was tried charged him with hav
ing wilfully deceived the state bank ex
aminer as to the condition of the bank on
Sept. 19. 1S93.
Any one who has children will reioice
with L. B. Mulford, of Plainfield, N.J.
His little boy, five years of age, was
sick with croup. For two days and
nights he tried various remedies recom
mended by friends and neighbors, He
says : "I thought sure I would lose him.
I had seen Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy advertised and thought I would try
it as a last hope and am happy to say
that after two doses he slept until
morning. I gave it to him next day
and a cure was affected. I keep, this
remedy in the house now and as soon
as any of my children show signs of
croup I give it to them and that is the
last of it." 25 and 50 cent bottles for
sale by E. M. Nadal. Druggist.
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Fisher Not Guilty of Murder.
Wilkesb aeue, Pa., Dec. 3. After a trial
lasting eleven days the case of James
Fisher, charged with the murder of Bar
ney Ileick, was given to the j ury Saturday
afternoon, and fifteen minutes afterward
the twelve men came into the court room
with a verdict of not guilty. Fisher was
at once discharged. He was suspected of
being an accessory to the murder of Bar
hey Keick the commission merchant who
was killed hre about two years ago.
James Hendricks was found guilty in the
second degree of the crime and sentenced
to twenty years; Jack Robinson pleaded
and got eighteen yoars, and there is an
other man, Patrick Kearney, now in jail
awaiting trial.
Senator Hill's Lecture Tour a Failure.
Minneapolis, Dec. 2. Senator David B.
Hill's lecture tour in the northwest has
proven a failure and came to an abrupt
end yesterday, when the senator closed his
business arrangements and returned to
New York with IJ13 reason assigned for
this action that h had contracted a severe
cold while at Duluth, making him adverse
to further public speaking at present. The
fact is, however, that the audiences which
gathered to listen to him at Milwaukee,
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Duluth were
sobneager that the financial returns were
insufficient.- to pay expenses and Senator
Hill refused to talk for nothing. He was
booked for ten lectures altogether.
An American's Gift to Paris.
Paris, Dec. 2. Bright weather shone
upon the ceremony yesterday of unveiling
the group of statuary of Washington and
Lafayette, modeled by the well known
sculptor, Frederic Auguste Rartholdi, and
presented to the city of Paris by Joseph
Pulitzer, editor of the New York World.
A notable assemblage witnessed the un
veiling. The figure of W ashington is ten
feet in height, while the figure of the Mar
quis de Lafayette is some inches less.
Noted English Authoress Arrives.
New York, Nov. 30. Beatrice Harra
dan, the author of "Ships that Pass in the
Night," arrived on the Lucania yesterday,
and will spend the winter in California.
Her forthcoming book will have an En
glish theme, but as yet she has not decided
upon a title for it.
Detectives Indjcted for Murder.
Chicago, Nov. 29. Charles and Joseph
McDonald, officers of a private detective
agency, have been indicted for the murder
of Frank White. They and others are
said to have dogged the man, and were
present at, if not actual participants in,
the killing.
Pennsylvania Defeats Cornell.
Philadelphia, Nov. 29. The Univer
sity of Pennsylvania football eleven yes
terday afternoon defeated the Cornell team
by a score of 46 to 2, thus winding up - the
football season with a clean record of vic
tories to her credit.
Tomorrow's Sessions in I5oth Houses Will
lo Devct- 1 to t'.ie Keasiinj; of t!ie Presi
dent's '3Tossa;e Feiiatois 31 ay Kave a
Contest for ieers of That Body. -
Y,' aching to n Dac. 2. The first week of
the Fift-fuurth congress, which convened
at noon today, promises nothing at either
end of the Capitol in the way ofactual leg
isla ! i m. The time before the Christmas hol
idays is usually devoted to preliminary
matters, and the work of the session does
not begin uutil after the recess. The new
congress will probably not .be an exception
to this rule.
Mr. Kerr, clerk of the last house, called
the house to order. After the roll call
came the election of the -officers nominated
by tli3 Republican caucus on Saturday
night. They are: Speaker, Thomas 13.
Reed of Maine; clerk, Alexander Mc
Dowell of Pennsylvania; serg.mt-at-arm.
B ;iijami:i-F. Ra;sll of Missouri;
doorkeeper, W J. Glenn of New York;
postmaster, J. C. McKlroy of Ohio; chap
lain, Rev. II. X. Coiuba of Michigan. The
officers -of the Republican house caucus,
who will serve during the session, are:
Chairman,- David B. Hendarsou of Iowa;
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secro.ary, warren x. xxooi.er oi j.-uw
York. .
As soon as Mr. Reed was formally in
stalled as speaker the drawing of seats,
which is known as the congressional
"raftl?," was begun. This is a somewhat
tedious but amusing affair, and will oc
cupy the remainder of the afternoon. The
reading of the president's message will
consume tomorrow, and at its conclusion
the house will probably adjourn until
Thursday, and on convening Thursday
adjourn immediately until Monday. These
adjournments will continue probably un
til the committees are announced. This is
the program, but the unexpected might
occur, as it so often does in the house, if
some aspiring member should introduce a
sensational resolution and ask for its im
mediate consideration. v
Speaker Reeil says that the committees
will not be announced this week, with,
perhaps, a single exception the commit
tee oh rules. This committee formulates
the ruhvs which are to govern the house
during its sessions, and it is customary
for the speaker to name it during thy first
week iu order that it can immediately bo
gin its l.ibors. While it i believed' .that
theruijsof the Fifty-first congress, over
which Ml. Rvd pr-rsid-jd, will bo reported
for tho ga'nlaacj of tho piv-on:; hoa-io, it
understood that a few 'ehaago will o3
made, a a- re uic o expoex-ace, which aro
designe d to still further improve tho house
machinery mil ike facilitation of public
busines.--..
- Reptv .eataiive Lawrence McGann, of
Chicago, who hold a sour in tno Fi Ccy-second
Snd Fii'.ty-riiird .ve.'igresso..-; and was chair
man 6f iii ; c iuiajiitoo oa labo.' in tho last
congres-. wiLl lurnish to t ho house the un
usual sp ctaele of a m nuber making a vol
untary r;uii)quishment oi the seas to which
he holds a certilicato. As soon as he is able
to secu.o lecogmtion from tho speaker Mr.
McGann will make a statement to the
house to the effect that he thinks his Re
publican opponent, Mr. Hugh R. Belknap,
is entitled to the seat, and that he (Mc
Gann) waives all claims thereto. Tnis
step will make it possible for the commit
tee on elections, as soon a3 it is organized,
to report in favor of seating Mr. Belknap,
and will relieve that gentleman of the
necessity of making a contest before the
committee. Mr. Belknap is a son of Hon.
W. W. Belknap, who was secretary of war
under President Grant.
It is not probable that the first week of
congress will not witness much serious
effort at-legislaive work in the senate. If
anything should be accomplished beyond
the receipt of the president's message and
of the reeess nominations and the intro
duction of bills the session would be an
exception in the history of the senate.
The proceedings of today consisted in
the swearing in of the newly elected mem
bers who were present, and the . appoint
ment of a committee to wait upon the
president. Tomorrow the senators will
listen, to tho roading of the president's
message, and the brief sessions of Wednes
day and Thursday, will be devoted largely
to the int jodaocian of bills, of which there
will be sovo.ai hundred.
Following precedents, the. senate will
adjourn on Thursday until the following
Monday. One or two brief executive ses
sions for the reference of nominations are
also among the probabilities for the week.
If the senate Republicans, at their cau
cus this afternoon, decide upon an effort
to reorganize, as is now generally con
ceded, the Democrats will follow with a
conference tomorrow or Wednesday, at
which they probably will decide upon a
course of action. It now appears probable
that all three parties will place candidates
for president pro tempore in the field, and
in that event the week will be enlivened
somewhat by a triangular cqntest for this
and the officers of the senate.
"It is a pleasure to sell Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy," says Stickney
& Dentler, druggists, Republic, Ohio,
"Because a customer after once using
it, is amost certain to call for it when
again in need of such a medicine. We
sell more of it than of any other medi
cine we handle and it always gives sat
isfaction." For conghs, colds and
.croup, is without an equal. For sale
I by E. M. Nadal, Druggist-
THIRTEEN LIYS3 ARE SACRIFICED.
TXie Cra-,:i Cime With-mfc a
Moment's
Warning, ana I5ut Few Werf
Krasli riacss of " Safety BuJi
Victims Terribly lanied.
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.Caemel, X. Y.," Nov. 30. An accident
resulting in the loss of thirteen or fourteen
lives occurred at the Tilly Foster mines a
little after 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Foreman Murtha was descending into tli3
pit to take the timo of two gangs of la
borers, numbering thirty-five men, who
were working at the bottom, when a vast
weight of earth and rock slid with the
force of an avalanche from tha mouth of
the pit to the bottom, a distance of 300
feet. The earth crashed over the men with
tremendous force. Out of one gang of
eleven only five came out alive, and three
of the men employed in another gang wore
were taken out dead.
Among those known to be dead are:
Michael Gannon, foreman; Pa! rick II.
Murtha, foreman; John Fagah, boarding
house keeper; Thomas Djnnis, James
Smith and an Austrian known as No. i3i.
Four other dead bodies were taken out to- j
day. They are; James Fox, sometimes !
known as James Smith, and James Clark,
and two Italians known as Nos. 13 and
312. - The bodies of three Italians are still
in the mine.
An Austrian known as No. 331 received
a fracture of the skull, and will probably
die. Several of the workmen were seri
ously injured.
The first intimation to those below was
the low rumbling sound which preceded
the fall of the mass. But the shock came
bo suddenly that few were able to reach
places of safety. Half a dozen of the work
ers who were directly under the ledge
from which the mass of earth fell
were buried under tons of cf&bris. The
fall was tremendous.
One of the first to be brought to the sur
face was Foreman Murtha. He was found
near the top, pinned down by a huge piece
of rock. The rescuing party dug him out
and bore him, still alive, to the fresh air. j
Murtha was badly mangled, and his
clothes were almost torn from his back. :
He was taken to his home, but a short dis
tance away, but died almo ,t immediatel 7 :
after reaching there. Murtha was married,
and his wife along with the wives of other
unfortunate's stood at the top of the slope
while the rescuers were at work.
All of tho bodies were horribly mangled,
the sharp edge.? of the rock and iron tear
ing tli rough their clothing and pooling the
'flesh from their faces and bodies. One by
one the bodies were brought out and car
ried to the carpenter shop where an awe
stricken crowd of - people, looked upon the
remains and uttered exclamations of woo
when the identity of the victims was made
known. Somoof tho;e assembled sought
anxiously, after a friend or relative sup
posed to be in the ruin-? in the pit.
William Ospell and four companions
succeeded in getting away by running.
Five Italians also got out alive. One of
the Italians who came hear the cable car
for the purpose of rendering assistance
was killed by a second fall of rock.
Ran Into an Open Switch.
Syracuse, N. Y., Dec. 2. Passenger
train No. 8, on the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western railroad, which left Syracuse
at 10:10 last night, ran into an open switch
at Preble, ten miles from Cortland, and
telescoped three freight cars. The engine
of the passenger train was completely
wrecked, and the baggage and mail cars
and two coaches caught fire from the blaze
under the wrecked boiler, and were con-
sumed. The engineer was instantly killed,
and the fireman was taken from the debris
by the passengers in a dying condition.
The sleeping car was the only one saved.
The passengers escaped injury. The en
gineer was -Richard Young, and the firc-
man's name was Roof. Somebody had
tampered with the switch, evidently with
the deliberate intent to wreck the train.
Triple Murderer Shut to Pieces.
Cyxtiiiaxa, Ky.', Dec. 2. Orville Eals
was a farmer living near Browingsville,
and his wife deserted him for John Fields,
a tenant on the place. Eals induced his
wife to return on Tuesday, killing Fields.
Eals defied arrest and took refuge in a
hut. Yesterday at dawn an attack was
made by a posse. Eals began firing, and
an officer named McCoombs fell mortally
wounded, while two men named Wells
and Herbert were seriously shot. The
storming party effected an entrance, and
found the mutilated body of Mrs. Eals al
most nude and covered with ugly wounds.
The party had fired a f usilade of shots as
it entered the house, and Eals was shot to
pieces.
Hauled Down" the Stars and Stripes.
Toronto, Nov. 29. There are many
American students attending the Ontario
Veterinary college and, yesterday being
Thanksgiving Day across the line, they
sought to honor the event by raising the
stars and stripes in one of their lecture
rooms. This, however, the Canadian stu
dents objected to, and rudely hauled down
the flag, though they met with a vigorous
resistance. Then ensued a free fight, sev
eral on both sides being slightly injured,
though none seriously.
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Everybody needs take a liver remedy,
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Co., Philadelphia.
COUNT VON TAAFFE DEAD.
Austria's Ex-Premier Succumbs After Ser
eral Month' Illness.
VlENNA,Nov. 33. Count Edward Taaffe,
formerly prime minister of Austria, died
yesterday on his estate at Elishau, in Bo
hemia. He had been ill for several months
with heart affection and subsequently
pyaemia.
Count Edward Francis Joseph Taaffe,
viscount of Corrcn and Baron of Bally
mote, Sligo, in th Tnsh Hiiage, was born
- THE LATE EX-Villi vl IEH TAAFFE.
Rt. Prague, Feb. 24, J S:)3. He entered the
l iiperial S3rvic in 1837 as secretary of the
Hungarian government, and in -1863 ac
cepted the omce of governor of Salzburg.
In 18G7 he became Austrian minister of the
interior and vice president of the Cisleithan
ministry. He served a minister president
in lS6rJ, and was appointed governor of the
Tyrol and Yorarlberg. In 1879 he became-"
premier, and held that position for four
teen years.
Count Taaffe never once had a clear ma
jority of his own in the reichsrath during
the fourteen years he held office. Yet he
had long been by far the most popular
man in the country, with the single excep
tion of the emperor. Th:? middle. classes,
German by origin as a rale, were fiercely
opposed to him, but tho great mass of tho
population-had unbounded faith in nim..
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HOLIES' DEA i H SENTENCE.
The Prisoner-listen to His Doom With
out liet raying: Amotion.
Philadelphia', Dec. 2, A new trial was
refused'by Judga -Arnold in the case of
Holmes, the convicted murderer of Benja
min F. Pitezel, in the court of oyer and
terminer on Saturday, and the prisoner
was sentenced to bo,. hanged. The scene
was an intensely impressive one. No per
son in the court room, however, betrayed
less emotion during Holmes' ordeal than
the cool, calculating murderer himself.
He had been duly informed by his counsel
what the result was to be, and that an ap
peal from the judgment of the oyer and
terminer was undoubtedly to be taken to
the supreme court.
After Judge Arnold had finished the
reading of his opinion, denying the appli
cation for a new trial, he arose, and with
him the entire assemblage. District At
torney Graham had moved for sentence,
and the court was at last ready for the or
deal. Then, addressing the prisoner, the
judge, with impressive solemnity, pro
nounced the death sentenca. Governor
Hastings is to name the date of execution:
After sentence the prisoner i was taken
back to Moyamensing prison where he
was stripped of his citizen's dress and
clothed in convict garb. Mr. Ahoemaker,
Holmes- lawyer, says a stiff flight will be
made before the supreme com
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