V WILMINGTON. N. C
Tuesday BlonHiiio. Dec. .29, 1896
SPOTS AND FUTUKEb.
Sst Beeatst at the Pcrta-rHrV York Ban's
BeTiw ol ths Cotios Market. - J
" By Telegraph to the Morning Star. -
i .r r-v . . no
nxw I UKK, ii.t:iUJcr io iuc ivn-
lowmg are toe total eet receipts of cot
ton at all tie, p rti tioce September 1,
1886: Galveston. 1,016 301 bales; New
Orleans. 1.433 995, Mooile. 200 981; Sa
vannah. 604.107; Charleston. - 807 784;
Wilmington. 807 208 Norfolk 543,153.
Biltimore. 81 204: New York. 79413;
Boston. 91.199; N-wport Nesrt, 8011;
Paitadeloaia. 3 J 926; West Point. 60;
Brunswick, 52096. Port Royal, 89 092;
Pensacota. 2 178; Texis City, 89,189.
Total. 4 696 936 bales.
The Suh savs : - Sp5t cotton here de
clioed 1 16c with sa esof 658 bates for
export, 68 for spinning and 600 delivered
on contract. Mid lling uplands 7 5 15c,
against 8dc. last yean New O leans and
Uaif 7 o-ittc . against bmc. last year.
Disapoointed at the failure o! the
Drotnised decreased movement to the
ports and interior towns to materialize.
tired loegs sold out to-day. causing the
break tn prices. Liverpool started toe ae
cline by sending depressing cables, and in
the absence of support prices receded and
closed at about the lowest figures of the
day. Liverpool did very little here to
dav. New Orleans both banebt and
sold bat the trading was in the main of
a local character. The receipts white
atili laree were somewhat smaller than
in the previous week and the total for
the week at the ports is now estimated
at 235.000 hales. The worst feature of
the situation, however, is the absence of
outside support. There was some new
bu vine at the decline to day but not
sufficient t3 produce a rally. The quan
titv to come in sight this week is esti-
matrrl at 97K 000 hales, aoainit 887.000
- last week.
. MORE BANKS CLOSED
. At Superior, Wlsoonsln, and Minneapolis,
. Minnesota. .
- By Telegraph to the aforaing Star.
; Minneapolis. : December 28. The
Scandinavia Bank of this citv closed its
doors this afternoon. The last obtain
able statement of the, condition of the
bank was made October 6th last. It
showed loins and discounts amounting
to $189 283 and deposits aggregating
1225,887. Its business bat been almost
wholly with Scandinavians.
Superior. Wis.. December 28 . An
ticipating a rnn to day, the Bank of
perior did not open for business this
morning. Henry S. Butler is assignee
and baa assumed charge of the bank's
affairs. The failure is due to poor
business and heavy withdrawals since
recent failures in St. Paul, Chicago and
tin city. The capital of the bank was
125 000, with surplus of 16 000. Tne
deposits were nearly $100,000 including
$18 210 of city funds. Tms makes neariy
130 000 ot oublic innds tied no in a
week. Officials of the bank say they
- will pay in in I.
GRAIN AND PKOVISIONS.
Whtaf Closed Hither Cora and 0t
Iibwer Poik . Prod acta AdTanoed.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Chicago. Dec 28 May wheat
ooened from 82 3i83Wc declined to
81& i, closing 8iiXc higher than
Tnursday. Cash wheat was steady with
out particular change in price.
May corn opened at 25 Kc, sold be
tween 25W and 25WQ25K holding at
25 He a anade uaoer Tnursday. Cash
corn was easy to !c lower.
May ' oats . closed lie lower. Cash
i wrjre easy and MtaKc lower.
Provisions The bug market made an
advance of 5c (his morning and piodoct
reflected the improvement - promptly.
There was very mtle trading and notb
ingjof interest developed. May pork
closed a shade higher, May lard and ribs
each SJfc higher
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT
Of Stoeka3eoeipts and Exports of Cotton.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star. '
New York, Dec 28. The "follow
ing is the" comparative cotton state-
-cnent for the week ending Dec 25:
1896 1895
Net receipts at all'
United States ports
daring the week. . . 807.907 220,616
Total receipts to this
date...... ... 4 696,936 8,272046
Exports for the week 231,124 119,786
Total exports to this
date 8,148,418 2 007,548
Stock in all United
States ports 1,819,5201,024,684
' Stock at all interior
towns.. ... 569.100 579150
Stock in Liverpool... 912.0001,059,000
American afloat for
Great Britain..... 860.000 180.000
NAVAL STORES MARKETS
- Telegraph w the Moraiag Stat.
' New York, December 88. Rosin
steady; strained common to good $1 75.
- Spirits turpentine quiet at 262Q27Xc
Charleston December 28. Spirits
turpentine firm at ttc; sales casks.
Rosin firm; sales barrels; A. B. C. D.
E, F $1 40. G.$l 45. H $1 50. 1. $1 65, K
$1 70, M $1 80. N $3 00, W U 13 JSU, W W
$3 50. .
. Savannah, - December 28. Spirits
turpentine firm and closed at 21Me bid;
ales of receipts at oaotatioas alter the
closing of the market: receipts (three
days) 1 183 casks. Rosin firm; no sues:
receiDts 'three davs) 11 536 barrels: A, B.
CD.E.FII 45. G $1 45. H $1 65. 1 $1 75.
K $1 85 M $1 90. N $2 00. W G 83 85. W
w $3 78. - ' . :
Capt C J BarcUy has been ordered
to command tbe United States cruiser
Raleigh, relieving Capt. Marnll Miller,
Sb' 'S vr'd thre mon-ha W,
Absolutely Faro
Celebrated for its great leavening
strength' and healthf ulness. Assures
the foo i against alum and all forms
of adulteration common to the cheap
Jbrands. N : . ,-J-.r-'
ROYAL BAKING POWDEB-Co.,
. New York.
. aWV ff f af
A RAILROAD IIASSACRE.
PASSENGER TRAIN FALLS FROM A
BRIDGE NEAR BIRMINGHAM. . '.
Turn Bridge Was On Hundred Feet High
and One Tbonsaod - 8eet Xtoag Ol '
Thtrtf-riTe Feopla 6n Board the
Tr.ii Only Two Bseapad Heart
. i Band idc eoeoea at tne Site
, of the Wreck. - .
- By Telegraph to the Moraiag Star.
Birmingham. Ala., D:c. 27. A bad
wreck occurred between 7 and 8 o'clock
this morning on the Birmingham Min
eral R jad. The road it a loop that goes
alt over this part of the country, taking
in the mines and fornaces. The wreck
occurred at tbe Cahaba bridge, about 50
miles from Birmingham, between Gaer
nee and Biocton. The bridge is about
1 000 feet long and 100 feet high. Tbe tram
jumped the track from some unknown
cause ana piuogea on tne tresuc to tne
rocks below.
As to tbe number of pusengers on
board the reparts conflict, bat as near as
can be ascertained, twenty-three were
killed, and only one man, tbe fireman,
escaped alive Liter reports place the
number of pasieogers aboard tbe ill-
fated train at from thirty to thirty-five,
and only two escaped. Ir is said that
seven of them were taken out ahyevbot
in a dying condition. The wreck caught
fire and many unfortunate victims were
burned to death. - r ? v
The cars were smashed to splinters on
tbe rocks fully 103 feet below the track
from which the train had been hurled.
The groans of the injured and lamenta
tions of those who crowded around were
pitiable in the extreme. Physicians from
Uirmtngbam ana vicinity gave every aid
in alleviating the suffering of those who
escaped with life. fv''..:3.:----,i: -r7
Birmingham, December -Z 28. Few
furtber details are obtainable as to the
terrible railroad wreck at the Cahaba
river bridge yesterday. The railroad of
ficials nave a list of twenty-one dead; that
number of bodicshas been taken out of
the - river, but the belief gains ground
that there are more dead bodies yet in
tbe river, or else some were entirely con
sumed by fire. The railroad officials.
however, say the place has been thor
oughly searched. It seems impossible
to ascertain how many passengers were
on the train. Nearly all beld round -trip
holiday tickets and had been away from
home to spend Christmas. Many were
on their way back to the various min-
ng towns when the disaster- occurred.
Only one ticket was sold out of Bir
mingham for the ill-fated train. Con-:
doctor Connell. who knew better than
anyone else the number aboard, was
killed and burned up in the wreck. It
develops this, morning that a man
named Libos and bis wife got on tbe
train at Gainers, six miles this side of
the wreck. They are missing, and it is
probable, that they were burned in the
wreckl This runs the list of known
dead to 23. - O. hers to the nnmoer of
six. who were supposed to be missing.
have been accounted for. The corrected
list of dead and missing now stands as
follows: Railroad employes Frank
White, engineer; limes Bowling. Ex-
p'esi messenger; ueo. Larnev, S tgman;
A, P. Connell. conductor; Tom Streeter.
porter; R. Webb, bridge watchman
Passengers Bruce Poillips, Blockto
L. W. Martin, Brook wood; Mrs. Henry
H anbury and two childfen.B.rmmgbam;
Rev. R H. Blount, Birmingham; Miss
Ada Powers. B octon. D. J. Powers,
Bioctoni Mrs. Emma Powers and two
children, B octon; Mrs. R Little, Blcc-
ton; James Garner, mother and sister.
Blocton; Mr. Libbs and wile, of Guineis.
-The injured are Henry Han bury will
probably die. Andrew Bryson will die, .
Reckels, Will Gardner, Miss Booth. Sam
Smart, fireman; a child of Mrs. Powell,
and Mrs. Walker, all slightly hurt.
- Tbe injured are from mining towns in
this district. The only persons on the
train to escape unhurt were three little
children of Mrs. Walker's. It is thought
that fully half of the dead were crema
ted alive. .- . -. -
A farther examination of the bridge
shows that the spikes on one side bad
been drawn for a tail length, which in
dicated that a rail was moved out of
place to deliberately wreck the train.
Tbe story that three men robbed tbe
dead and dying, as told by one of tbe
survivors, has not vet been confirmed.
But the railroad officials, who are now
sure it was the work of train wreckers,
and an army bf detectives are working
on the case. ! -
W. D. Ross, a bridge carpenter hurt
In a coll sion between two relief trains
at the scene of the disaster, died to day.
Another bridge carpenter named Estes
had both his legs cut off la the second
wreck, and will die. Of the wounded
in the bridge disaster two will likely die
before night. . -
TARIFF. REVISION.
ohednle A Under - Dlsonsston by
the
Hons Ways and Means Commltt.
A Number of Iieading Ksnnfso
tnrers of Cnsmleels Present.
By Telegraph to the Moraiag Star. -
Washington, December 28. Tbe
firtt of the twelve public hearing to be
given on the revision of the tariff was
begun in the Committee of Ways and
Means of the House of Representatives
this morning. Chairman - Dingley pre
sided and there was a pretty full attend
ance, thongb as Mr. Dingley has re
quested that tbe communications should
be in writing as isr as possible, it is an
ticipated that the so-called "hearings"
will be In large part "readings. Never
theless, there were a number of leading
chemical manufacturers present, the
first day being devoted to schedule A.
chemicals, oils and paints, and schedule
H, spirits, wines and other beverages.
Tbe first schedule only was under dis
cussion this morning. Among those
present were Alexander H. Jones of the
firm of Powers & Wakemao, M. G.
Rosengarten, John Lucas and Thomas
S. Harrison, all of Philadelphia; James
Hartford, chairman of the drug section
of the New York Btard of Trade; J.
Seaver Page, of New York, and Edward
D. Arnold, of Providence, R. I ; Nich
olas Lenning and William Bower, of
Philadelphia, and other manufacturers
from Chicago. Cincinnati and other
large cities. Their general views favored
tbe restoration ot specifis duties. Ui
der the ad valorem system of the Wil
son bill, they said noaest men could not
compete with dishonest men, as it was
impossible to prevent under valuation.
The chemists brought with them a pre
pared schedule at specific rates, which
they submitted to the committee.
A delegation representing the Cotton
Yarn Spinning Association ot New Eng
land reached the city last night. Among
them were A. B. Sanford and R. C. Kerr,
of FU River, Mass., and W. D. How
land, of New Bedford. ' They are to be
given a bearing to-morrow when ' sched
ule 1. cotton maspfactnres," comes np.
Tnere bas been leas hostility to tbe
cotton schedule than to' any other
feature-f the Wilson bill. In fast it
was described by a Republican Senator
in course ttdebate as a "work of
genius." hayirgvbeen prepared after
consultation withexperts in cotton
manufacture. It is possible a desire may
be expressed to leave schedule 1 sub
stantially nnchsnetd, bncsno detinue
opinion has yet been expressed to xbatj
COCCt Oy IBB gcoucucn whwb uwv, -J
... . r-. ewsa '.V:-;
.-Tain Modern. Blotfcer v
Has found that her little ones are Im
proved more by the pleasant Srrup.of
Fies. when in seed of tbe laxative enec
of a gentle remedy than by any other,
and that it is more acceptable to them.
Children enjoy it and it benefits them.
The true remedy, Syrup ot : Figs, is
manufactured by the California Fig
Syrup Company only. I f .
"belled for forfeiture, i
Cue Against tha Tares friends on T Ul In
: the United Staiei Caott at Jaektoovtilr,
Jtrida Bated Upon a Trip .the Vet- '
" set stade Xiut Slay.
- I By Telegraph ta the Morning Star. - :
Jacksonville. December 23. The
case of the Uaited States -agai-st the
steamer Tnree Friends, a libel for forfei
ture of the vessel to the Government for
alleged violation of section 833 Re
vised Statutes of tha Uaited Spates, was
rgued in the Uaited States Court to
ay .The libel isbawd upon , the trip
of the vessel from this port last May
when she was escorted to the three
league limits by the revenue cutter Bjut
we L .
The section the Three Friends is
charged with violating probiotts tne fit
ting out in the United States of a vessel
to go into the service of a foreign prince
or State, or of any colony, district or'
people, to cruise or to make war upon
another foreign prince. State, colony or
people.
- . The owners of the Three Friends con
tend in their exceptions to the libel that
section 5233 does not apply to the Cuban
rebellion because the Uaited States has
not recognized either tbe independence
or belligerency of the Cubans, and the
courts cannot take cognizance of-tbe
war netil either the . President or Con
gress recognize the existence of war,
and therefore it was impossible for the
Three Friends to have been engaged in
tbe service of one political power against
another political power with which the
United Stales was at peace, the Cuban
insurgents not constituting a political
power recognized by the United States,
and therefore they are not a foreign
prince, State, colony, district or people,"
as designated in the statute. '
v The United States district attorney
relies upon the fact that there have been
heretofore several confiscations of ves-
eels for the violation of this section
where no war hafbeen acknowledged
to exist, but the defence contends that
their point, now depended on. had never
been raised In any case of prosecution
for violation pf section 5283. Tbey ad
mit that the U. S. Siipreme Court
in tbe Weiberg and Horsa cases recently
held, that section 6388. part of tbe same
act, can be violated without the neces
sity of acknowledgment of belligerency,
but maintain that the Supreme Court in
tbe same case beld that section 5283 ap
plied only to the Cise ot two recognised
political powers engaged in acknowl
edged warfare. -The case was submitted
and taken under advisement by the
Court., i----.
- If tbe defendants win this case, they
bold that it will be of very great impor
tance to the Cubans, as the President
will then have to recognize the belliger
ency of the' Cubans, or at least stop
prosecutions for confiscation of vessels
under this section, i. - j ... .
Tampa, Fla December 28. Acting
Secretary of tbe Treasury Scott Wike,
of Washington, passed through the city
ior Key West to-night. He would not
talk. . - -
HAVANA ADVICES.
Belief Among Cabana That Maoso is Altre
and Plane! a Conp D'etat in
Ilitaosas PrOTinoe. ";;y?"; ' '
By Telegraph to the Moraiag Star. . . c.
New York.." Dec 28 An officer ot
the steamer Vigilancia, which arrived
from Havana this morning, said that
while the vessel lay at Havana he learned
from several Cubans in that city that
the belief prevailed tbere among tbe ad
herents to tbe Cuban cause -that Maceo
was not murdered and was never slain
at all. and is now planning a coufi d'etat
in Matanzis. Tney base their oeiicf on
a story told. by a passenger on a train
which skirts tbe boundary of the pro
vince of Matanzis, who declared thatjhe
saw General Maceo passing near by at
the bead of his troops as the train
moved slowly along.
The officers of the steamship bad seen
nothing of the filibuster Tnree Friends
and were surprised and greatly inter
ested when informed ot the recent thrill
ing episode in which the little craft is al
leged to have taken part while trying to
land arms and men on the Cuban coast
recently.
VENEZUELAN DISPUTE.
The Xneldent Regarded as Closed as l"sr ss
ths TJoited States is Canoerxed.
: By Telegraph to the Moraiag Star. .
Washington, Dec. 28. The interna
tional incident of tbe Venezuelan boun
dary dispute is regarded as closed as far
as the Uoifed States is concerned, and
all further negotiations for i s adjudica
tion lie wholly with the tbe two parties
to tbe controversy. Venezuela and Great
Britain. Tbis explanation comes from
tbe State Department, where it is fur
ther stated that with tbe acceptance of
tbe Venezuelan Executive three weeks
ago. of the heads of the proposed
treaty of arbitration as signed by Sir
Jaiian Pauncefote. and Mr. Olney, on
November 12.b, the friendly interven
tion of the United States bad been com-'
pletrd and the only additional acts of
-the United States in the matter will be
tbe publication of the evidence and re
ports collected by the Venezuelan high
commission and the eventual reference
to the Uaited States Supreme Court ot
tbe concurrent request of -the two
countries for the appointment of two
jurists as members of the tribunal as
provided by the treaty.
A COLD WAVE.
Keronry Below Zo u Many Pltaes
In
. - ths BTew Bocland St tee.
- - By Telegmph to the Moraiag Star. '
NiwYork, December 28. The ther
mometer fell to twentyr.degrees below
zero tbis morning at many points In tbe
Hudson river valley and Northern and
Central New York, and ten below was
common in the southern tier of counties
From fenr to sixteen below is repotted
throughout Connecticut. Rhode Island
and Massachusetts.
CONCORD, H. rf . December ; 28.A
cold wave swept over this State last
.night, the thermometer registering the
lowest point of the Winter. It was 12
below here this morning. The mercury
also went below zero in the following
places: Lebanon, 6; North Bote a wan.
6; Sooth Danbury, 8; Hooksett. 9 Graf
ton, 10 CI are moot junction 10; Woods
ville. 10; Hillsooro B idge, 12; Canaan,
12; Contoocock, 14, Braolord.14. Eim
wood, 15; Peterboro. 15; Antrim, 16;
West Hopkinton, 16; Newport, 20. .
M DDLE-Wt IGH f F.GHT.
B3d MeEoy Won ths - Battle witn, BUly
r Oobrrty for tha Cbtmplonabip.
By Cable to the Moraiag Stw. '
' London, December 28 A dispatch
from Johannesburg, South African Re
public, says that the fight between tbe
American middle-weight boxer "Kid"
McKoy and Billy Doberty, of Australia,
for tbe middle-weight championship and
1,000 a side, the gate money to be di
vided, took place on Saturday and was
won by McKoy in nine rounds. The
re to. Bent twenty rounds, tin.
Ml tbe fourth round Doherty was the
favorite.
CASTORIA
fox Infants and Children.
vr "v
HON. WM. J. BRYAN.
Bpseohats Bioq.iet la Iiinooln, Nebraska
, Promise of the Bcpublioau ' Patty
Tht Fell of rnUlOment. v
. By Telegraph to the Moraiag Star.
Lincoln, Neb, Dsc 23. Toe large
dining room of the Lincoln Hotel was
tastcfolly decorated to-night when the
175 invited guests of the - Lincoln Tra v- :
eljing Men's Bryan Club sat down to
tbe banquet which was given in honor of
William J. Bryan.. In addition to the
address delivered by Mr. Bryan. Gov.
Holcomb. Senator W. V Allen and.
other prominent men of tbe State spoke. -
la responding to a toast, Mr. Bryan
said : "Tne travelling men are in a po
sition to measure the promises made
by the Republican - party with tbe
fulfillment ot those promises. ' Tbe
public was told that Republican - suc
cess would .restore confidence and
that confidence was the only thing
lacking. In Dan's Review of November
7ih we find tbese words: : -
A great revolution has been effected
this week in the conditions which con
trol business.? There is more evidence
already that a crushing weight bas
been lifted and rolled away, and the
busincsi world has begun to adjust it
self to a state ot freedom ' and security
which it has not knon for years.
Dread - of immeasurable - disaster no
longer locks up resources and paralvzss
industry, and new contracts involving
many millions : have become binding,
since the election." : :,Z;
The following week tbe same Review
says; r',v.-;,:.;,.;; .
-"No one who knows doubts that the
brighter day is dawning, and it is the
common remark that never before has
business shown so great a change for
the better within a single week." '
Oa the following week the Review
starts out with tbe statement: -s?
"The gain in the volume of business,
continues entirely without precedent,
By tbe fourth week disappointment be-;
gan to manifest itself, and I find, accord
ing to Dun's report, that five of the
eight reports since the election show an
increase of weekly failures over tbe cor-
responding weeks of fast year. - For the
eight weeks since the election there-
ports show seventy-five business failures
more than for tbe corresponding weeks
ot 1895. v l call attention to these figures
because they show either that confidence
bas not yet been restored, or that confi
dence, if restored, bas not restored pros
perity. The Republicans have promised
to restore normal conditions without in
creasing the volume of the currency.
What tbey may do hereafter remains to
be seen, but it is evident that tbey have
thus far failed to bring relief to the
people," : - r
BICYCLE RACE.
Six Ssys' , International Contest
at WMhlaajton, D. O.
- By Telegraph to the Moraiag Star.
Begun
Washington. December 28. At i
o'clock this afternoon the six 'days' tn
ternational bicycle race began in Con
vention Hill, thia city. At the crack of
the pistol tbe following racers started:
uw. Asuinger. America; Ainert acnocn.
America; Frank Waller, Germany; C.
Chappie, England. Fred. Forester. Gsr-
many; Albert . Hunter. France: H. H
Maddox, America; Frank Albert. Amer
ica; Dudley Marks. England; John Law
son, Sweden. Ned Reading and James
Johnson, Americans, have withdrawn,
Hale, tbe Irish champion of Madison
sq aare GtrQeu, did not appear, t . " '
. The close ot the first day in the con
test found all the entries well bnnched
and in good condition. The. score at
the close, 10 p. m.. stood: Asbinger 146
Scbeck 139. Wailer 147. Chappie 141.
router 13 Hunter 144. Madlox 147,
Albert 130. Bad 142. Liwson 144. Eddie
Bald broke tbe best record for half a
mile, his own. by one filth of a second
the time being one minute and six sec
onds." Linton made five miles in twelve
minutes and three seconds, breaking tbe
best former record of 13 40.
REAR-END COLL1SIO!
Qo tha Wettsrn At Atlantic Railroad Oieat
Damage to Cats and Serious la
- juries to Trainmen.
; By Telegraph to the Morning Star.j
Chattanooga, December 23 A
rear-end collision on the Western & At
lantic Railroad a mile and a half south
of Dalton. Ga-, to-day caused great loss
ot railway property and several serious
injuries were sustained by trainmen
Freight train No. 13 was running in two
sections a short distance apart when an
air pipe on one of the cars of the first
section broke and the 'rear section
plunged into it Tbos. Jones, of Atlanta,
ua.. engineer on the second engine, was
fatally in lured, bis skull being crashed
between tbe ears. Tbe fireman, a Ger
man named Schmidt, and John Colyar,
brakeman, also of second section.
suffered broken bones. Traffic was sus
pended on tbe road as well as on the
Georgia division of the Southern, which
parallels tbe W. Si A. at this point, for
seven hours while the wreck was being
cleared away. -
MILLIONAIRE RECLUSE.
Bled at tha Axs ef 107. Iaring Two
' Millions snd no K ndred.
By Telegraph te the Moraiag Star.
. Columbus, O., December 28-A
special from Lancaster, Pa says that
Arthur Lingard died there to-day, aged
107, leaving a fortune of $3,000,000 and
no kin. He baa lived tbe life ot are
clase for years, but deeply interested in
science, philosophy and - theology,
l noagh a farmer, -oe bad made many
excellent '- investments in securities.
among them tbe following bonds and
stocks: United States bonds. $200,000;
Rome a watertown K. K. stock, 1700.-
000; New York. New Haven & Hartford.
1148 000: Baltimore Belgian Pavement,
$210 000; the Manchester, Ohio. Lumber
Company. $300 000; the Athens, Ohio.
Paper Company, . $150 000. and - the
Waterman B. & L. Association of Lan
caster $77000. Of this amount be gives
it.zuuuju tojoacbim Loom haven, who
bas been his companion and associate in
enterprises for many years. The residue
goes to. friends in various parts of tbe
country. -: ' x
TURKEY AND THE POWERS.
r BSSBseaaaa
Tha Saltan Notified - that the Demand foe
T B forms Will Ba Xaioied
. Br Cable to theJMoraiag Star.
Constamtinopli, December 28. M,
Nelidcff, Russian Ambassador to Tur
key, acting as spokesman for the con
cert of Earopean nations, has notified
tbe Sultan that the : agreement of the
rowers upon tbe question of the en
forcement of reforms in Turkey s per-
iect ana that they demand that there
shall be no delay on the part of tbe
Porte ft giving assent to tbe proposals
tor such reforms submitted by there
preseotativet ot the Powers.' The am
bassadors will bold a conference to-morrow,
the purpose of wbich is understood
to be the discussion of the question of
resorting to coercive' measures to com
pel tbe Sultan to put the proposed re
forms Into operation, should such action
become necessary to their enforcement.
Tbe matter of the time of putting the
measures into operation' will also be dis
cussed. . '
Yoy Can Bx Will when your blood
Is rich, pure and - nourishing. Hocd's
Sarsaparilla makes the blood rich aad
pure and enres all blood diseases, restor
ing health and vigor.
Hoop's Pills are easy to take, easy
to operate. Core Indigestion, headache.
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,. LANDSLIDE IN IRELAND.
Causing the Xiosa of Sins Uvea and Orsat
. Damage to Property.
By Cable to tbe Moraiag Star.
Dublin, December 23 A landslide
has occurred near Ratbmore, county
Kerry, doing great damage to property
and causing the loss of at least nine
lives. Heavy rains have fallen in that
part of Ireland lately, with tbe result that
some places that are generally dry now
resem bleL.vast m orasses. Near Rath-
more there is an eminence a bo at a thou
sand feet high known as Aboy Hill and
it was here that the landslide occurred.
The rains : gradually loosened a huge
mass of earth and on JSondav night, ap
parently without 1 hi s ightest warning,
a large part ot the anrface of tbe hill
began to sitde towards the valley
Gaining momentum as it moved, it
swept downward with a roaring sound,
carrying rocks, trees and everything be
fore it for miles ' la some places the
path of the landslide was a mile wide,
and as it moved along it buried every
thing, entirely changing the aspect of '
the section over which it passed. The
residence of Mr. Donnelly, steward of
Lord Kenmore, one of - whose seats
Killarney house is, at Kilroney, was en
gulfed in the mass of earth and debris.
and all of its occupants, Mr. Donnelly,
bis wife and seven children were killed.
It is supposed that tbe house was swept
from its foundations by the crashing
mass, overturned and . buried to a great
depth. As its present locality is not
known, it is hardly probable that the
bodies will ever be recovered, r -
All the farm animals on the place
were also buried and there is now a
scene of ntter desolation where on Sun
day stood the neat dwelling and out
buildings of Mr. Donnelly. , - -The
movement of tbe landslide was to
the southwest In the direction of the
river Fieslc into wbich a large portion of
the earth slipped, b.ockmg it np. The
current of the river was employed in
running dynamos, which furnished elec
tric lights for tbe Kerry Lunatic Asylum
and some buildings in Killarney. The
blocking of the river rendered the dyna
mos useless. Z
The part of the hill where the slide
began was a bog and much of the earth
that moved was very soft. : Huge quan
tities plunged into the river and there is
danger of the baca-water flooding the
country around. " . "r-' ?
Tbere have been no reports of any
body being missing and on this is based
tbe belief that there was no loss of life
outside the Donelly family.
Tne bog is still moving np but no fur
ther damage can result unless it be the
more effective damming of the river. -
IN THE EVENT OF WAR, :
The Attitude of tha Powers Towards Spain
and the TJoited States.
. ByXabe to the Morning Stat.'
London, December 28 Tbe Rome
correspondent of : the Ckronicl tele
graphed that tbe Spanish Government
recently Z questioned Great Bnttain,
France and Italy regarding their atti
tude in the event of war between Spain
and the United States. Great Britain.
the correspondent adds, declined to give
a definite reply, saying that everything
depended on the course of events and
tbe subsequent relations of the contend
ing nations. It also offered to assist in
bringing about an amicable arrangement
of tbe trouble, without promising to
support Spain. The attitude oL the
Vatican is absolutely favorable to Soain.
King Alfonso has written to tbe Pope
asking for his prayers that the Spaniards
sbaii be victorious. !
The Chronicle says it learns that the
Paris dispatch published, by tbe Times
Saturday, regarding the attitude oi tne
Powers towaid the United States, was
untrne.
JULIO SANG U ILLY
Hentenosd by ths Spanish to Imprisonment
Wcr Life.
By Cable to the Moraiag Star.
i Havana. Dec. 28 The tribunal be
fore which Julio Sanguilly, the natural
ized American - citizen charged with
conspiracy against the Spanish Govern
ment, was tried and found guilty last
week, the proceedings ending on Satur-
aay. neia a puouc sitting at l p. m.. to
day when the sentence imposed by tbe
court upon the prisoner was read. The
sentence ot tbe court is that SangoiIIy
be imprisoned for life and not for "eight
years and a day" as was published in
some newspapers in the United States
yesterday. Counsel for the defence an
nounced that he would appeal from the
judgment ot the tribunal to the Supreme
Court at Madrid, upon the ground that
tbe Indictment against Sanguilly waa de
fective in form and that the court pro-
ceeaings were irregular and therefore an
infringement of the law.
. MU RDER ANd'oU I RAG E .
An Old Man Assassinated and Bis Dauah
! ter Assanlted. i
By Telegraph te the Moraiag Star.'
Macon, Ga.. Dec. 28 A special to
the Telegraph from Uoadilla, Ga.. aay s
that an old man named Sumner, living
near that place was assassinated last
nicht . bv an nnknnen man tn. oe
nigbt the old man was awakened by the
1 1 41 . . -
giare oi names irom nis oarn, wbich bad
Oeen act ion fire. Upon leaving tbe
bouse he waa fired upon. - Alter shoot
ing Sumner several times tbe aaaassm
Ibroke into tbe house and attempted to
assault bis only daughter.' The daugh
ter fonght desperately and succeeded in
wrenching hia revolver away. The
murderer then Aid. A osse is la bet
pursuit..-
TREASURER WORTH'S REPORT
Tha Sinking Pond Betlms ss for State
; Xxpsnssa Tha Normal Sohool tor,
. G-irls Deonaso m Valuation
jf" S - .Tanabls) Proptrty. - '-----,;.
V -J : By Telegraph o the Moraiag Star. "
i 'Ralkigh. N. C December . 28.
Siate Treaaurer Worth, in bis biennial
report, states the amount to tbe credit
of the sicking fund at $103 740. He es
timates the State expenses during the
following two years at$81.850 annually,
far below paat cost. He recommends
only one increased appropriation for the
State Normal School for Girls from $17,
600 to $20.000.-The banks ot the State
are in a sound and prosperous condi
tion. The valuation of taxable prop
erty has fallen off. five and a half mil
lions. CP.AY.V. RAILROAD. :
Judge Bimoaton Will Issue Deeree tor
Sale of the Boad in Its Entirety.
By Telegraph to the Moratag Star. ' "
"-Winston. N.C December 23. lodge
Simontpn, of the United States Circuit
Court has notified Mr. . W. Fries, re
ceiver of the North State Improvement
Company, and his attorneys, Watson t
Bn.xt.on. of this city, to appear before
him in Wilmington on January 14tb
next, when he will issue a decree re
garding, the sale of tbe Cape Fear &
AEadkin Valley Railroad. It is under
stood that the fudge's order will be for
tbe sale of the road as a whole and not
by sections as some of . the interested
parties asked for.
I jLeander Bosch, paying teller of the
suspended Bank of Minnesota, has dis
appeared. H.e was last seen a few
hours after the bank's . snspension last
Tuesday. Tbe is a discrepancy in his
accounts of over $1,000.
WARM WIRE LETS.
Mr. B. J. Bear, of Richmond, Va., has
made an assignment. - The liabilities are
aocut $15 ooo, ;
The large livery stable of . R. Dar
win at D,yton.Tenn was destrorrd by
fire. The loss will segregate $30,000, on
which there was no insurance. -
Judge Owens of tbe Circuit. Court of
Keoiucky bas ordered the grand jury to
lay aside all other business uotii they
had indicted the lynchers of Alfred Holt,
colored. ' r.r - - . . -
Fire in Washington, D. C , last ngbi
destroyed a large furniture store on
New York avenue. . Several other
nouses were damaged. Tne loss is esti
mated at $100 000.
The Issue of standard silver dollars
from the U. S. mints and Treasurer a
offices for the week ended December 26
was $769,724. and for tbe corresponding
period last year was $896 828.
The Lehigh mills, ; In South Eastdn,
Pa , manufacturers ; of ' cotton goods,
have shut down lor ; four months, and
there is said to be but little prospect of
a resumption at the endof that period.
Louis Grabower. leading merchant of
Marauette. Mich., has failed: bis stores
being closed under foreclosure of chat
tel mortgages aggregating $23,000. No
statement of assets or liabilities has
been made. ; ."j
The health statistics of Bombay show
that there have been 2.094 cases and
1.419 deaths fiom tbe bubonic piague,
which is epidemic in that city. People
are still fleeing from the place, but tbe
plague increases. .. -
: Mr. John W. Sherman, who for nearly
a score of years baa been connected with
newspapers of Lynchburg, Va., and
other cities of the State, disappeared
about ten days ago, and his whereabouts
is a profound mystery.
The wholesale whiskey khouse of tbe
Scicsel aod Wolff Company Macon,
Ga has been closed nnder mortgages to
the amount of $20,000. The senirr
member of the firm charges Jake Wolff,
tbe secretary and treasurer, with being
a defaulter. i;;;:-v; Z-.'ii
' The Rice Growers' Association met
yesterday at Savannah, and auihorix.d
the President. CoL, J. H. M.Cliocb, to
appoint a committee to go to Washing
ton -to appear before the Ways and
Means Committee of the House to ask
for a tariff on rice. - XT'? -U--,:-'--
The Excelsior Machine and Boiler
Works Company of Cbicagohas faded.
The assets oi the corporation are $40,
000 and the liabilities are said to be
about the same. : Tbe only cause assign
ed for tbe failure is bard times and bus
iness depression. v - ; -
' Tbe McCoy Banking Company, of In
dependence. Mo., baa gone into voluntary
liquidation. Tbe capital stock of tbe
bank is $50,000. On August lOtb, when
the last report was made, it owed its de
positors $55 180. Its outstanding loans
amounted to tvre.xes. .
At the suggestion of General Horace
Porter, president of the Grant Nona
ment Association, tbe Board of Estimate
bas appropriated the sum ot $30 000 to
pay tbe expenses attending the dedica
tion of tbe G ant monument on Apul
37 next. Tbe total cost of the monu
ment will be $6,0,000. -
A sensation has been caused in New
Orleans by tbe discovery that , Col.
Meory Mooter, late tax collector, is
Short in bis accounts in tbe sum ot
$7,900. His bondsmen will settle with
the State and will prosecute Col. Monier
criminally.. Col. Monicr bas been re
garded as of unimpeachable character
and has been prominent as a reformer.
ADVOCATES SURFACE BURIAL.
Sir F. Seymonr Hadea Saya a Slight Earth
Covering Soonest Absorbs Bodies.
Sir F. Seymour Haden of London has
practically studied for ten years the beat
methods of disposing of the dead. The
result of bis investigations he terms
"Nature's method of disposing of the
dead, by far the most practical and cer
tainly the natural method. '
He has buried animals, large and
small, in bis lawn. By digging them
np and examining them at intervals
varying from one to five years he found
that, buried at a depth of 4 feet the
depth required by the government for
the burial of human bodies an interval
of from three to four years was neces
sary for complete dissolution. Buried at
the depth of one foot, a year and a half
he found was sufficient for the complete
dissolution of a large and a year or less
for the smaller animals. A body simply
laid ; upon the ground, with a covering
of earth a foot thick completely disap
peared (bones excepted) in a year.
;Dr. 'B. Poore, after experimSht,
states that if a body is buried so as to
further its complete dissolution the land
would be ready, after a short interval,
to receive a second body, and that if the
cemetery were systematically planted
with flowers. the earth would be puri
fied and the air freshened by the flour
ishing vegetation. - ' . ,
An acre of ground would prove am
ple burial ground in perpetuity for a
population of; 10,000 persons. New
York World. , -. - - '
They Race Balloons Is Paris. .
The newest sport in Paris is the bal
loon game, which Is played - in this
fashion:
: - A number of toy balloons are entered
fear the competition, and in each of.
them is placed an envelope, containing
a postal card, which is addressed to the
judge of the contest. The little balloons
are then set free, and after more or less
"time come to earth again in. different
parts of the country. -.
Those who find them see the envelopes
and notice thereon a request that the
time when each balloon was found, and
also the place, be written on the postal
card, which is then to be dropped in the
postof&ce. - V ' ' ' V
At the end of a week the various pos
tal cards are compared, and the prize is
awarded to that balloon which traveled
the greatest distance- in the shortest
time. Paris Letter. -
v Glaae Coffins.
- Local undertakers are interested In
the proposition of an Indiana company
to manufacture glass coffins on a large
scale. : George P. Kimball, the plate
glass manufacturer, states that the idea
is entirely practicable, and that coffins
Can be made from glass much more
cheaply than from wood. JMx. Kimball
thought that such coffins could be ccn
strucjed in the cheaper "grades-for not
more than 50 cents a running foot Cof
fins made from glass would be much
more durable than metallic caskets, and
&ei$.. extreme- cheapness would cause
their adoption extensively in cases where
death ia due to contagious diseases, in
which the law requires a hermetically
sealed casket. A new method of manu
facturing glass whereby it is made to re
semble wood will enable the manufac
turer to lend infinite variety to his prod
uct Chicago Chronicle.
1 A Lesson In Punctuation.
; Professor in English, (to young man J
- Hovr would you punctuate the follow
ing: "The beautiful girl, for such was
she, was passing down the street?"
! Student-I think, professor, I would
make a dash after the beautiful girL
Strand Magazine. -
- whT Rises.
Why," asked the yrjungest of the
neophyfen, "why should troth always
rise again when crushed to earth?"
"Because of ita elasticity, of txmra"
answerM the-; corn fed philosopher.
Don't yon know how easy it is to,
stretch the truth?" Jjidianopolia Jour
nal. 1 '
i
. . SCIENCE TOO SLOW. 1 .
Discovery of Cat Incnat;e Hot Likely to
-Bo of Much Cso.- '- "-
"Wo live and learn, " said the ordina
ry man. "I always thought - that a eat
could either mew or pun .or spit or
leave it alone. It now seems that I've
done an injustice to the beast's vocabu
lary. " Professor Marvin Clark, I'm told,
has been studying the language of cats,
and has - discovered 600 'primitive
words.' "
Of which, "the mere bey said, B99
sire either blasphemous or improper, '
"The professor doesn't say so, and I
don't see how yon found it out. " ' - -T
.. "I see this professor says that cat lan
guage bears a resemblance to Chinese.
It's rather rough to insult a fallen and
ranqnisbed nation that way. "
"Well, if there's anything in it " the
ordinary man remarked, "it would ao
oount for the Chino-Japanese war in a
novel and perfectly satisfactory "way.
Bnt really, when one comes to think of
it, it is much easier to believe that cats
talk than that monkeys talk. Cats and
owls both make sounds exactly like the
sound of a human voice.' Given a
churchyard, a dark night and a white
cafe, and you have all the materials of a
ghost story. " . ' ' ; - --: - -
"It's a pity, "x the journalist' Said,
"that discoveries of thia kind cannot be
turned to some practical use,- Why
don't they discover the language bf the
horse? It would make driving-much
easier if you could tell the gee exactly
what you -wanted and explain to it ver
bally the perfectly innocuous character
of any object at which it might be like
ly to shy." - -
"Ah I "said the eminent person. "Be
fore that discovery arrives we shall have
the autocars -and no horses at all"
Black and White. -
CaH Theoa Svheelwmys.
There is need of a good word for des
ignating a road from place to place ex
clusively for bicycles. Bicycle path ia
the term commonly used. There are sev
eral reasons why this is not a suitable
term.
: : In the first place, the word path prob
ably is derived from the Greek verb pa
te in (to walk), and means a footway.
Secondly, the expression is too long; it
has four syllables. .Thirdly, it is clumsy ;
it has two accents. Fourthly, it is not
euphonic. ' ;
. Instead of bicyclepath The Compan
ion respectfully suggests - wheelway.
Thia word is analogous in its formation
to driveway. - The word has not been
used in any other sense except by one or
two writers incorrectly to designate
those parts of a wagon road in which
the wheels run Way means the entire
road, and not some part of it. - Wheel
way ia better than wheel road for the
same reason that driveway is better than
drive road. It suggests recreation before
utility. Youth's Companion.
- ? . A Sordid View of It.
" "There's a great difference between
Pusher's two boysHe gave each of
them $10,000.- Silaar has invested his
money in real estate. Julius is spend
ing his in fine cloiiths. " .
"Don't you worry about Julius. He's
spending his money in buying cut flow
jts for the rich Miss Boodelle. It'll pay
aim a bigger interest some day than
rver Silas will get" .
P. S. It did. Chicago Tribune.
.The Sweet Things.
-First Swest Thing Is it true that you
love Dick Dashleighr Tell me, dear, in
conrldenoe. -
Second .Sweet Thing Well, then, In
confidence, dear, I do love him devotedly.
First Sweet Thing (aside) That set
tles it. I'll accept the proposal he made
me last night London Tit-Bita.
Proof Positive.
"How do you know, , daughter, that
young Tyson does not drink?"
: "Because, papa, his breath always
smollaof fresh cloves. " Detroit Free
Press. : : ; -
Gladness Gomes
With a better understanding of tbe
transient nature of the many phys
ical Ills, which vanish before proper ef
forts gentle efforts pleasanteftorts
rightly directed. There is comfort in
the knowledge, that so many forms of
sickness are not due to any actual dis
ease, but simply to a constipated condi
tion of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrup of Figs, prompt
ly removes. That is why it is tl nly
remedy with millions of families, mid is
everywhere esteemed so highly by all
who value good health. ' Its beneficial
effects are due to-the fact, tl tt His the
ene remedy which . promotes internal
cleanliness without debilitating- the
organs on which it acts. It is therefore
all important, in order to get its bene
ficial ' effects, to note when you pur
chase; that you have the genuine arti
cle, which is manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by
all reputable druggists. :
If in the enjoyment of good health,
and the system is regular, laxatives or
other remedies are then not needed. - If
affiictad with any actual disease, one
may be commended to the most skillful
physicians, but if in need of a laxative,
one should bare the best, and with the
well-informed everywhere, Syrup of
Figs stands highest and is most largely
" -ttrAnpml satisfaction.
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BUSINESS LOCALS.
Want, and other abort aweelUaeons adrerdaica
iBsertcd ia tki Department ,in -.ded Nonpareil type.
I... ,- . "waeersopaoa, for 1
seat per word each raaettk a: bat ao aovertisesaaM
takes for lama tbaa SA mm. h. urTTT!Tv
s advenes.
Tfco Car atauaDaacea. Through the coortrsr
of the Yosae America Club th Big Aowrica -"ft
L'Agile Colil oa Ciab. a?m h ,k. n
Taetaay gjst laetead ef Thanday uUht dec It
Baardara nnr.H 1 h.- . , .
---- - room,
haadjcmclv larakhed. ariti w,ik. -
fire wiadowa, oa first floor, with hot and. coll bath.
Humnno peraoas. Slectic Khta, taa aad
teiepboaeta aoase. For fnnhr, . i
or phone Mrs. E. B. WigtUs, Mo 114 south Sac nd
uw raoaeno. sw. to th aat i!ce lse-
Hay Thnothv Har. mixed s.
Bay. 8t aw. Grain aad all k,. i ...
horats aad cattle. Joo. 8. McXachera, 1 Mar-
HaraU f. H. naa t -v , .
Quts dharaom ot n klada. RaOrlnf does by
ssuifol workman oa short antiM. rv. -i
1 -sWBwajBBaajsj nwnrf
lvfljf WfMtfW ' - ...
SWEIEHI AILUTIC-KAII0I1L UK, fUJIISIllK.H. C.
At the don, ol Bonne. Dec. 17a, 1894.
RESOURCES.
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r. U Bndgers, G. A. Norwood, Greenvlle, S. C - ;
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DHZ YEAR PRESENTS
Diaries for 1897.
New Year Cards.
Calendars ..1897.
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Almanacs 1897,.
Blank Books.
Office Stationery.
School Books and
School Supplies,
Subscriptions received for all
Magazines at publishers' prices.
C. W. Yates &Co.
dec sr tl
ORirjoco
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Tobacco
-Quano, ...
Farmers' Bone
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Are the IDEA I. rerUlsera, (
( S.OOO Farm ters as tmesa
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Agents Wanted.
Correspondence Solicited.
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and Hrxfolk, Vs.'
deetl tt
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6r a pair of our "Little Dade"
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UERCBR & EYAHS'.
Fit your feet with our SHOES.
They fit well, look well and wear
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, 115 Princess St. . dec 25 tf
FOR
If you hare some to sell ship it to ns
, -ana we will allow you
26 CENTS PER PCUND
for it inj Boston and no charge for
commission ot for carting. Refer
ences al through the South if re
quired. Ship by direct steamer to
Boston, new line.
W. H. BOWDLEAR & CO.,
. . . . Borea. Masa. .
wee sa am jOffice aad Warehouse MCeatral Wharf.
L. fl.ieter.on and Hiiri MeaB,
JHE IXPKRT BARBERS. CAS BX FOUND
at Ko. lt Sooth rioat street, where they will be
Pleated to acne their friends, i First clan work isu-
aatsed.. Shariaj IB cents. Chre as a call
- . RespectlnllT,
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deeMtf I. - - N 11 Srath Fmr ftrect
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