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MARVELLOUS PRODUCTION.
! tew days ago we presented some
facts
and figufers from an article
prepared lor the Baltimore Manufac
turers' Record by Mr. Porter,' Super-'
inteijdent ' of the Census, on the
growth of Southern cities, as anfevi
dence of the industrial -progress, of
the South. It
article that the
was stated in that
cities named were
mainly founded upon iron, as that
was the industry which ' . gave them
their 4tart and their rapid and won
drous 'growth, and yet the growth of
these (tities has not beentas . marvel
Jous as the growth of the- iron and
coal production from : which they
sprang This has been so great that
it would be incredible il it-were not
attested by unquestionable facts' and
figures, 'some. of which we here re
produce! from the article of Mr. Por
tgiy as follows :
"In 1800 the best estimates that can
be obtained show that' the Southern
States produced less than- a million
tons of coal, and in 1870 about two mil
lion tons.! In the year 1880, as shown
by official data, this production has in
creased to 5,076,160 tons. According to
the eleventh census returns the produc
tion in 1890 was 17,772,945. This gives
an output lin the coal-producing States
of the South in 1890 of more than twice
the entire output of bituminous coal in
the United, States in 1880, and nearly
2.OOQ.000 more tons than the total pro
duction of jthe United States' in 1870.
"These, same States show far greater
?rogress in! the production of pig-iron,
he only one of these States producing
pig-iron in I860 and 1870 was Tennes
see, which in 1860 produced 13,741 tons;
in 1870.- 28,688; jumping to 70,873 in
1830, and jin 1888 producing 267,931
tons. The entire production ol all these
States, including Tennessee, in 1880 was
897.301 tons, which had in 1890 increased
to nearly 12,000,000 tons. The pro
duction of ron ore in these Southern
states pow aim--. hrt3JL nro
ductioA of the United States in T&iOYru
that vear the the United States produc
tion was 3.163.S39 tons, while in 1890
the production of the nine iron ore pro
ducing States ot the South was 2,917,
529. ."
"As illustrating the immense develop
ment of these States in the production
-oLcoaYand ron the following table will
be of interest: :. ' . , i 1
Production of
Production of the Central
the U. S. South'n States
in 1870.' in 1890.
Bituminous coal. 15,000,000 17,772,945
'Iron ore..'.. 3,163,839 2,917.529
fig-iron . . . ... . . 1.860,000 1,780,906
"As a resylt.of thiswonderful devel
opment of the mineral resources of the
South centres of industrial energy have
sprung up with remarkable rapidity and
changed whole communities from agri
cultural to manufacturing districts.
This development of the ; mineral re
sources of the South has not been at the
expense of I its other industries. Tbe
manufacture of cotton, for example, has
increased t j a wonderful degree, as will
be seen from the iact that in 1880 the
: amnunt "o cotton consumed in the
South was 180.000 bales, while in 1890 it
use;i 497,000 bales, an increase of li 5
per cent. . . ; - " - - -
- These results, as great as they are,
have been accomplished in such an
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incredibly short time and so quietly
that the 'reality Aight well be
doubted by those who .kept no note
-" of, the S Duthern ipdustrial move
ment. . -1. "... V: :..
While these figures furnish ev l
dence of i he growth of the coal and
iron industry in the past they give
no conception of the proportions it
- may attain in the future, i It will be:
remarkedi that they refer to the de-.
velopmerit in but a; few States and to
a very sir all portion of . the iron and
coal belt of .the South. I When the
limited a ea that has been tapped
. presents s u'ch significant results in so
. short a time what may not be ac
complished when enterprise and cap
ital reach! out to utilize the vast! de
posits that are yet buried in the bo
som of the earth,. enough 'to supply
the demands of the world for ages to
come. J. ; ; ' ! . ' i ;!
, It has already been' demonstrated
that iron and coal can be produced
'more? cheaply in he South than they
can be anywhere, in this country; or
in Eufope and this fact alotie must,
eventually! give her the monopoly in
the iron business,and not in that only
but in the business of steel making,
with manifest advantage in those in
dustries connected in one way or an
other with iron and steel. :
Mr. Porter calls attention to the
fa that the growth of the iron in
dustry hasinot been at the expense
' other Inanuf acturing industries
nor these a t the expense, of agricul
ture, all of which have shown a! re
niarkable j.nnual increase. . j
i New England, at onetime anyagri-
. cultural section, has became.Jman
becqmj
uiactunng
section fecessity
more thah
ceased practically to beh agricul
tural section. The South, which had
peen almost exclusively an agricul
tural section is becoming also a
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great manufacturing section, and
while she is becoming such will still
continue to be a great agricultural
section, greater than she ever was.
With these facts before u who can
doubt that, there is. a grand future
before the South, and who can form
any conception of how grand that
iuture is to be.
MINOR MEHTIOH".
x-Ijov.. Foraker, of Ohio, who
made the principal speech at thfe
meeting of the National Republican
League in Cincinnati last Tuesday,
has stirred up a racket Jn the Re
publican camp by his high eulogy of
becretary Blaine, while he scarcely
alluded to Harrison. He spoke of
Elaine s "brilliant administration
as if Blafne were the President and
Harrison had little or nothing to do
with the administration of - affairs.
Tins incensed the friends of Harri
son, who thought that Foraker was
taking advantage of his opportunity
to boom Blaine at the. expense of
Harrison. Foraker has been trying
to explain his, speech by saying
that he meant no disnaracmnt f
Mr. Harrison, but it is known that
I O w - v
he has no friendly feeling for Harri
son while he is enthusiastfc ' for
Blaine, and his disclaimer don't
take. Blaine's friends regretthe-in
cident because while they are grati
fied with these demonstrations in his
favor, they fear it may embarrass
him in his relations with the Presi
dent, and compel him to take his
position and show his hand before
he is fully prepared to do it. He
cannot announce himself as a candi
date while in the cabinet, and it is
not in his programme to retire from
the cabinet for some time yet.
Pittsburg seems to have led off In
1 t ! -- -t: j. .....
me Dig sirme oi woricmen wnicn is
to take place May 1st, and which it
is said will involve from 125,000 to
150,000 workmen in the State of
Pennsylvania. It appears, however,
that the Pittsbug strike was accom
panied by a lockout on the part of
some of the employers. It is esti
mated that ,by May 1st more than
J0.000 men in that city will be in
the'movement. The street car men
in ueiroir, xviicnigan, are also on a
strike, as are the workmen engaged,
in preparing the grounds for the.
AVorld's Fair at Chicago, and it is
not unlikely that the striking spirit
will spread until it embraces a good
UMu v..-- k ... T k -
for the relations between ZmfhoJ&l
and employed in the South, that
there are but few strikes in (his sec
tion, and none of a general or seri
ous character, which gives proof that
the laborer in the South is better
satisfied with his condition than the
laborer in the Norths and that they
are really in better condition.
The death of Field Marshal Von
Molke, which was reported at Berlin,
Friday, removes one of the greatest
commanders and most conspicuous
soldiers of Europe. He was to
Prussia as a soldier what Bismarck
was as a statesman, and it was to his
ability as a commander that Bis
marck's efforts to build up Prussia's
power owe their success. The son
nf a soldier, he was trained from
boyhood to the life of a soldier
Horn in 1R00. after receiving his
education and training in the mili
tary schools he, in 1822, entered the
army as an officer in the cavalry,
and rapidly rose to the rank of Gen
eral. He commanded the armies in
the war with Austria in 1866, arid
also in the war with France in 70-71,
the brilliant successof which was
the result of his masterly strategy
and handling of the Prussian forces.
With all his ability modesty was one
of his characteristics, and he was so
little given to talk that he had
nrnnired ,the surname of the Silent,
Small pox is reported in Havana
and yellow fever in Brazil. The at
tention of our Government has been
called to this that necessary precau
tions may-be taken to prevent the
introduction of these, diseases at our
ports. As there is considerable
traffic between the Southern and
Cuban and Brazilian ports our health
authorities should take extra precau
tions and make closse Inspection of
incoming vessels from Cuba and
Brazil. The proximity of some of
our Dorts to Cuba makes this the
more imperative, for there are lots
of little craft that will dodge in and
but, regardless of regulations, if they
are not closely watched. ;
The New York Sun says that in
vestigations and analysis by chemists
show that the temperance drinks
used in Maine . knock the spots out
of beer, wine and alcoholic bever
ages in producing Bright's disease,
which is becoming such a common
ailment these days, but it does not
appear that it is a more common
complaint in Maine than-elsewhere.
But perhaps the Maine man is not
afflicted with a liver and kidneys.
The Boston Post remarks that
"something is obviously rotten m
the British army," which is probably
one of the effects of too much con
tact with the British aristocracy.
STATE TOPICS.
The Chatham Record of last week
announces the" discovery of a great
sandstone quarry which was made in
grading the Egypt Railroad, on
Iands about three miles from Egypt
11 said that the ' quantity Jisinex-
haustible and the quality eqaal to the
best found anywhere, These ' quar
ries are situated .advantageously for
economical working, as the railroad
passes right through them, and the
stone can be quarried and put from
the quarry directlv tinon thi rare
for shipment. This, with the pros
pective development of the coal
locality a boom ' and help things
mining industry, ought to give that
along. . - .-:
Another difficulty confronts Italy
in- that New Orleans "massarrc"
business. Those "Italian subjects"
had so many names that it isn't easy
to identify them. The names they
wore in this country were" different
from the names-they went by at
home, so it Isn't quite certain from a
legal stand point whether the citi
zens of New Orleans who slew
Giovanni Stiletto, the Mafia, for in
stance, also slew Guiseppe Poniard,
the Italian subject refugee from jus
tice. In this case the ltalian Consul
thinks the family of Guiseppe
Poniard would have difficulty in
claiming indemnity for the killing pf
Giovanni Stiletto, but still the
coroner was not accommodating
enough to change the names on the
certificates of death as recorded in
his office to obviate this little diffi
culty. -
According to reports from the
grain growing sections of this coun
try the prospects for large crops this
year are good. If the McKinley
tariff were not damaging the pros
pect of foreign trade there might be
something encouraging in the out
look to the farmer. Buf ff the grain
crop in Europe prove as short as it.
is anticipated there may be a de
mand for a considerable part of the
surplus in spite of the McKinley
tariff.
The young Emperor of Germany
will probably suspect Bismarck of
building the following conundrum
which is now on the run in Berlin.
'What is the difference between God
Almighty and the Emperor." The
answer to which is "God knows
everything; the Emperor also but
much better."
Three negro Prisoners Plot to Escape
from the County Jail Their Plana
'Foiled. ,
Threenegro men confined in the counr
ty iail in this city formed a plot to
escape from that institution, but the
plot was discovered and the escape pre
vented by the Jailor, Mr. W. W. King,
through information given by a white
sailor named Tom Ray, whom the ne
groes tried to induce to join them in their
break for liberty. Their plan was
to "throw sand in the eyes" of the jailor.
from a bucket of this article which is
kept in the cage where they are con
fined, and while . the jailor was blinded,
to dash past him, lock him in the cell
and make their escape from the build-
ng. ,
Information of the intended attempt
to escape was given JJailor King several
days ago, and he was consequently,
on the lookout for anything that might
happen, land was particularly on his
guard against the three negroes alleged
to be in the plot Jim Veney, Mack Mo
Kay and Will Bowden-the first-named
awaiting trial tr assault ana Datiery
r 1 1 :
with a deadly weapon, and the other "two
for larceny.
Yesterday evening at 8 o clock,
when Jailor King was about to enter the
cage to lock the prisoners in their sep
arate cells for the night, he saw three
negroes in the cell nearest the door of
the race. He immediately covered
them with his revolver and ordered
them out. Realizing that their plot was
discovered they beytd the order, and
after handcuffs were placed upon them
and each was in his cell they admitted
that they had determined to put their
plans for escape into execution yester
day evening.
Jailor King displayed commendable
coolness and promptness in the emer
gency, - - -; . .. .-' ,
Stocks of Naval Stores at the Ports.
Stocks of naval Stores at the ports at
the close of last week are reported as fol
lows: -
' Spirits turpentine Wilmington,' 1,
166 casks; New York, 807; Charleston,
813; Savannah.8,401. Total, 11,1.87 casks.
Rosin Wilmington, 25,686 barrels;
New York, 10,771; Charleston, 3,344;
Savannah, 32,929. Total, 92,730 barrels.
Tar Wilmington, 6,527 barrels; New
York, 1,989. Totaf, 8,516 barrels,
A New Industry.
Messrs. Hansen & Smith, of this city
at their chemical works about ten miles
from Wilmington, are manufacturing
what they call "Globe Composition
Paint" for out door work which they
claim is superior to other paints. It is
in use on several buildings in the city
and has given satisfaction to all who
have tried it.
WilminKton's Increasing Cotton Heoetpts.
Wilmington's cotton receipts for.the
season amount to 184,989 bales as.
against 132,642 to the same date last
year, showing an increase of 52,847
bales. The receipts for the week ended
yesterday amount to 348 bales, against
104 bales for the corresponding week
last year.
WILMINGTON, N. 0.,
A - ' 1 - - 1 -
FORT FISHER.
a a ew .summer Beeort Projao for
Bailroad to Connect . the Ilao with
Carolina BeMh . r.j, ... .
' Mr. L. D. Cherry, who has been mak
ing surveys along the coast from this
city to Fort Fisher, jorthe ?Fort Fisher
Land and Improveme.it Company," ex
hibited at the Star office yesterday a
large map of the coast line from! Caro
lina Beach to Fort Fisher, over which he
has made surveys for a line of railroad be
tween the two places named a distance
of four and a half miles as straight as an
arrow, and as level as a floor. , He says
the company has bought the right of
way for the road between Carolina
Beach and Fort Fisher, and has besides
purchased a great deal of land along the
line of this contemplated road ind at
Fort Fisher. The company propose to
construct the railroad at once, to
build a hotel at'Fort Fisher.nd jto sell
lots lor residences for .summer visitors.
It is a good scheme, and will no doubt
prove a successful venture to the projec
tors. .There Is no stretch of coast along
the seaboard 'equal to that extending
from Carolina Beach to Fort Fisher;
that furnishes such excellent ,antl safe j
surf-bathing, a firm hard beach for driv
ing, fine fishing, and is. withal, free from
those fierce gales and devastating1 tides
that sweep the coast at other points,
Enforcing Quarantine Regulations
Bouthport. j
at
x uc oouinport ieaaer reports a case
of considerable importance tried before
J ustice Galloway at Southport, it jbeing
a case of violating the Quarantine regu
lations at this port. The Leader says :
I no schooner Florence, in tow pf the
tug E. Heipenhausen, from off Cuba,
bound North, came into this harbor
Thursday p. m.. anchoring in the lower
harbor instead of at the, quarantine
grounds. As an accommodation, the
tug was inspected fit at Friday morning
in order to get a supply of fresh water
and coal so as to , be able to proceed
northward with her itow. On thej first
landing of the Heipenhausen, Captj Gold
of the schooner came ashore. Dr. Curtis,
Quarantine Physician of the port, learn
ing of this, notified the captain that he
must remain on board his vessel until
released, to which the captain replied in
an insolent manner, coming ashore the
second time, and was immediately ar
rested on a warrant issued bv DrL Cur
tis for violating quarantine regulations.
At the trial Dr. Curtis stated the regu
lations familiar to all. that any vessel
South of the Cape Far must submit to
inspection, and that no one was allowed
to come ashore until inspection had
been made. The law! had been violated
font CLrAA Tt -.( r.u
opfct wuiu. Jill 14CICJ.II.C VsiipL.j V7U1U
claimed that be was ot a vessel in distress
bound from one American port jto an
other, having a clean bill of health from
Key West Quarantine Station, also that
he was aboard the tug as much as the
schooner, and wished to gain time by
staying on the tug while in the harbor.
and that he was not informed as to the
regulations. Dr. Curtis then said that
clearing the tug only permitted j actual
members of the tug to come on! shore,
andas a vessel captain, the law (should
Captain Gold went 6daK?va uoid. but
at once and hoisted the quarantine fiag.
Cantain Gold aerreed to this and was let
off with payment 01 cpsts.
Bouthport Items.
The Leader of yesterday says :
Mr. John C. Davis, of Wilmington,
city attorney for Southport, has again
generously given the fees due him in
that caoacitv to the churches of this
r.itv. which will be! eaually divided
J ' ; i '
among them. I
Report has just reached the Leader
that the bridge at iown ireeK, wnicn
has onlv recently been repaired at a
cost to the countv lof $295, has been
badly damaged by a steamboat and that
the captain ot the boat is to piame.
Mr. GU. K-iaaer, 01 wumingion. was
in the city on Monday. Mr.Kidder was
on his wav to the West Indies, and left
..... i n, i !
on Tuesday morning on the schooner
M. C. Meseley.
Receipts of Naval Stores. '
Receipts of naval stores at this port
since the beeinning Of thei crop year-
April 1st to April 24th as compared
f with receipts to the corresponding date
last year are as follows: Spirits turpen
tine, 1,669 casks; last! year, 1,977. Rosin,
20,616 barrels; last year, 21,986. Tar,
6.536 barrels: last fear, 6,257. Crude
turpentine, 908 barrels; last year, 539.
GENERAL JOS. E. JOHNSTON
Resolutions Adopted by the New Han.
over Confederate Veterans.
New Hanover CoKtederate Vete
ran Association, April 25th, 1891
Whereas, our comrades elsewhere
are testifying their esteem of General
Joseph E. Johnstbn, recently deceased
and deeming such action eminently ap
propriate, therefore, be it! resolved by
our Association :
1, That in the death of Gen. John
ston the whole country, without regard
to sections, laments his jdeath, as a
soldier who was the soul of honor and
gallantry, and a citizen true to every
trust.
2. That as a strategists and skillful
he was of the first grade;
and his masterlv retreat before Gen.
Sherman's army and his battle at Ben
tnnsville mark, him for all time as a
nrnminent treneral of history.
8. That his personal bravery was at all
times conspicuous, and he jwas scrupu
lously vigilant and zealous of his honor
as a man and soldier. j
4. That these resolutions be spread
upon our minutes and published in our
city papers. f 1- .
Major Ti D. LOVE, Commander.
Capt. O. A. Wiggins;
Cant. W. S, WARROCK,
I - Committee.
Wm. Blanks, Secretary.
'For Asheville. ! I
The C F. & Y, V. Railroad announces
reduced rates over its road to Ashe
ville, N. C, lor the annual convention
Of the Episcopal Diocese of North Car
olina. Tickets on"- sale May 11th to
15th. Round trip rates from Wilming-
ton $15.45; Fayetteyille, $12.90; Maxton,
$12.80; Sanford, $11.30. ;
The truckers are shipping all
their produce to the Northern markets,
and what little is sold in ( Wilmington
now comes from 1 small farmers who
don't gather enougii to ship,
FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1891.
NOTICE
This is intended only
for subscribers whose
subscriptions have ex
pired. It is not a dun,
but- a simple request
that all who are in ar-
nAMaif.- 11. Mm a - mm
IGttlB lUr OlLK Will
fairnr no i nnrli -i
iaVOr US Wltn a prompt
. ,e
remittance.
are sending out
now (a few each
weeB, 1 and if ou re-
a--.: 1
ceive one . please give it
. . . , I
yOUirattentlOn. '
NEWS OF THE RAILROADS
The State Railroad Commission Sending
Out Letters and Circulars The Presi
dency of the C. P. ft T. V. R. R. Pro
posed Remeval of the Seaboard Air.
Line Shops from Raleih. f
The Baltimore's publishes the fol
lowing ; "Mr. John M. Robinson, Presi
dent of the Seaboard "Air-Line system,
said yesterday that it was in contempla
tion to remove the shops of the Raleigh
& Gaston Railroad from Raleigh to
some point farther south. 'It is the pur
pose, he said, 'to unite the shops of this
line with those of the Carolina Central
Railroad at some convenient point on
the line of the Seaboard system where
more room can be had than in Raleigh.
i he Carolina Central has very small
shps, and as it is necessary to enlarge
them it was thought economical to unite
the shops of the two roads. The present
shops in Raleigh will be continued as
repair shops for the Raleigh & Gaston
road after the change is made. It may
be a year or longer before the change is
effected."'
RAILROAD COMMISSION.
The Raleigh News-Observer of yester
day says: "The Railroad Commission
yesterday sent out several letters and cir
culars to corporations calling attention
to irregularities and evils, concerning
which complaints have been made to
the Commission.
"It having been brought to the notice
of the Commission that discriminations
have been practiced by the Western
Union Telegraph Company, a notice
was sent to them to fix a uniform rate
of tolls. It was alleged that the toll
from Morganton to Raleigh is forty
cents, while from Asheville to Raleigh
it is only twenty-five cents.
A circular was yesterday issued to all
the railroads in the State directing them
have been received' that 6cCft.7,foxtable
modations are needed in that respect at
many points." , ,
C. F. ft Y. V. RAILROAD.
It is stated that Maj. J. Turner More-
head, of Greensboro, Is very prominently
mentioned in connection of the Presi
dency ot the C. F. & Y. V. Railroad,
which place has just been made vacant
by the lamented death of Col. Julius A.
Gray.
RIVER IMPROVEMENTS.
Work on the Twenty-Foot Project for the
Caoe rear Cleaning Out Northeast
River.
Two steam dredgers are now at work
in the river opposite the city one at a
point nearithe Wilmington Compress,
and the other opposite Kidder's mill
each dredging a channel which will be
250 feet wide and twenty feet deep at
low water. They will be at work proba
bly for six weeks on these shoals, after
which they will go to the cuts opposite
Brunswick river and the cuts opposite;
Big Island. This work is in continuance
of the present project to give twenty feet
depth at low water from the city to the
ocean. A third dredge will be put at
work on this same contract about a
month hence.
Work has been going on for the last
two months on the upper xsonneast
river, to clear out the stream for steam
boat navigation to Chinquepin, about
78 miles from the city. The steam
hoister commenced work awhile ago
at Chinquepin and has already cleared
the river roughly down as far as Ban-
nerman's bridge, from which a good
six-foot channel already exists to Wil
mington.
The nextappropriation for this river
will make thorough work where rough
work is being done at present; this
rouoh work beinu for the benefit of
navigation during high water stages,
which is all that the present funds will
allow.
The work on the Northeast river is
done by hired labor, and on the lower
Cape Fear by special contract; both un
der the special supervision of Capt. W.
H. Bixby, U. S. Engineer in charge of
river and. harbor improvements in North
and South Carolina.
THE MURDERER BRABHAM.
Sentenced to be Hanged May
Appeal Taken.
21st-An
Charlotte Chronicle
The Criminal Court convened yester
day (Wednesday) morning at 10 o'clock.
The prisoner, Brabham, was brought
into Court for sentence yesterday morn
ing.' His counsel made a motion for a
new trial, alleging certain errors in the
Judge's charge to the jury, and in the
admission of certain evidence. Judge
Mearfcs overruled the motion for a new
trial, and after a brief exhortation to
the prisoner, sentenced him to be hung
on the 21st of May next, between -the
hours of 5 a. m. and 5 p. m. From this
judgment the prisoner prayed an appeal
to the Supreme. Court, and it was allow
ed him. ,
. The papers for the Supreme Court
will be prepared to-day, and forwarded
to Raleigh to-night in order that the
appeal may be heard and passed upon
by the Court at the present term.
.
Star.
" 1 11 '"
AHOTHER ITALIAN SENSATION;
i nt t;iry OF ROME SHAKEN TO ITS
'". f FOUNDATION.
Many HouseByWrecked and Ruined Pan-
io Strioken People Driven Into' the
8treet-The Shock Caused by the Ex
plosion of 250 Tons of Gunpowder A
Mysterious Affair. . 1
. - Br table to the Morning Star.
KOME, April 23. About 7 o'clock
this morning a tremendous' explosion
Shook this city to its foundations, spread
ing terror and dismay on all sides. Peo-
Pie rushed affriehted from their rmM
I -wto the streets, houses rocked. - pictures
fell from walls thnnT piCIUr"
J16" ,romwaIs- thousands of panes of
glass. were broken everywhere, crockery
snattered, furniture overturned, chim
neys crashed down upon roofs, and in
some.instances toppled over into the
streets below. The cuoola of the hn
of Parliament immediately after the ex
plosion, shook violently and thencol-
lapsea, with a crash, which added still
(urther 10 deling of horror which
. "t-" wvj wuuugll 1VUU1C. ,
Scenes in the streets and in houses,
tAjjiusiua nave, possiqiy never
uciure ocen eooa lea IB dramntir
duingthe history of modern Rome. AH
tne tboroughf ares were strewn with
DricKS. stones, splinters, and other
aeDiis,, hurled there hv th
iorce ot tne powerful concussion
which had caused Rome to totter on
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itsioundations. Peoole of all sizes anrl
conditions were Jushing. oale with fear.
about the streets, trying to seek conso-
wuon irom otners who were as thor
ougniy terrified as themselves.
in tne houses, doors, windows anrl
cupboards burst ooen. and tables, chairs
and other pieces of furniture were
inrown crashing to the floor. Rents and
cracks appeared in walls. niactAr fn
irom ceilings and general desolation
prevailed. In many instances people
were jerked from their beds bv th
snock which caused so much alarm, and
cries of terror filled the air as thousands
of families rushed out into the streets.
Many left their homes in their nio-ht
ui c&sca-una in otner states of undress
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rarents with their children in their
,
arms; children leading . aged parents;
the younger heloincthe elder all nH
for tbe streets, as if their only chance of
saiety depended upon their being able,
to reach the open air.
The general opinion was that Rome
had been visited bv an earthniiak
shock, and that the second shock might
.uu.e tuc tuy 10 ruins. Many fell
upon their knees and prayed aloud.
finally, when something like order had
Deen restored, the real cause of the ex
plosion became known. It was dis
covered that an immense powder maga-
iuc ai r-ozzo naa exploded, and that it
had caused enormous damage to the
neighboring fort, which was filled with
soldiers. I
Keports of the' affair, which have
reached here, add that happily the offi
cer in command ot the tort heard the
rumbling sound previous to the final
explosion, and hastily ordering the
soldiers to leave the fort, he succeeded
in averting a terrible disaster. As it
was, several peasants in the vicinity of
the scene of the explosion were killed
outright, and a number of others were
more or less injured.
As this dispatch is sent. Kinc Ham.
oen ana nis military start, accompanied
vy we iLAimu rremier, marquis oi Ku-
oini, and by all the members 'of the
a c6ra6nofl?bJpviS te&..this city for
keep hack tne crowds ot people ho,
now that the cause ot tne explosion-
known, have flocked to Pozzo Pan-
taleo, eager to see the powder-blackened
ruins. Troops, however, have instruc
tions not to allow any civilians to pass
through the cordon until an official in
vestigation. now being, made into the
origin of the explosion, has been com
pleted. ;
Later Further facts : are gradually
coming to light in regard to the shock
which spread so much terror tnrougu
Rome and its neighborhood this morn-
in&r. All nouses witnm a raaius oi a
kilometer of the scene of the explosion
are seriously damaged, two officers'are
daneerouslv wounded and fully 120 civ
ilians have been taken to different hos
pitals suffering from wounds or bruises
caused bv the explosion.
King Humbert, who was cneereo
whenever his presence became known to
the oeoole and soldiery, used his own
carriage to carry the wounded people to
hospitals, a iact wnicn won mm rc
doubled applause, when it became gen
erally known.
The races, whichancluded tne Italian
Derby, which were to have been run this
afternoon have Deen postponed on ac
count ot the explosion. .
The shock which caused Kome to
tremble, did not spare the Vatican,
That venerable oile shook with the rest
of Roman buildings when the force ot
the explosion was felt, and several
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famous historical stained glass windows
of the old building were shattered.
Naturally the full amount of damage
done is not known at present, and pos
sibly, may never be known; but all ac
counts agree that the loss is very severe,
the interiors of many of the old palaces
and churches having suffered to a
greater r lesser extent. The exact
number of the Killed and wounoeo is
also unknown at present. - Another re
port savs five people have been killed,
in addition to the large number of
wounded already mentioned, and that
forty small houses have been reduced to
heaps of ruins by the shock following
the exolosion. .
The magazine contained 250 tons of
powder. The cause of the explosion is
a mystery.
Rome. April 23. It is now learned
that several lives were lost. Forty-
eight persons were injured and two hun
dred persons were slightly hurt.
There were 265 tons ot powder in the
magazine, but none of the new explo
sive balestile was stored there
King Humbert received an ovation
on visiting the hospital where the in
iured were being cared for. Rumors
that the exolosion was f anarchist ori
gin are without foundation. Official
report says that inquiries made on the
spot tend to show that the explosion
was purely accidental
ROME, April 24. The explosion of
260 tons of gunpowder in the powder
magazine
at Fazzo Fonatelo, wnicn
caused serious damage and loss
of life
created great alarm at the Vatican. All
the windows of the Pope's library were
broken and a number of precious relics
were destroyed. In addition to many
valuable panes of colored glass in the
principal windows, St. Peter's Bas
ilica was smashed to pieces. The
handsome stained glass windows
over the chair of St, Peter were also
broken. At St. Paul's Church all the
stained glass windows were damaged.
In fact, the damage done at this church
was so greatthat the building has been
closed to the public while the debris is
being cleared away and the work of
temporary repair inaugurated.
The cost of the destruction wrought
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by the explosion is ' irreparable, as
valuable works of art; which have been
destroyed cannot be replaced. Many
of the stained glass windows which have
been shattered, are work's of celebrated
artists who flourished hundreds of years
ago, and though in some cases the win
dows can be repaired, in many other
cases the historical and artistic value is
destroyed forever. Many of the most
valuable relics jn the monestary of St.
"Paul succumbed to the force of the ex
plosion. :
-As already stated, some time must
elapse before the full amount of damage
can be known, as it will require a per
sonal visit to and inspection of thou
sands of artistic relics before the full
story of the disaster can be recorded.
I 'u K0.ME?-Apnl 4. rhe Government
has decided to aUow orderly .meetings
on May Day ot working men in this citv
Rome,
and elsewhere in Italv. The
ment, however, has issued instructions
vigorously prohibiting working men
from marching in procession, and" has
announced that if seditious speeches are
made at any of the meetings the latter
will be promptly suppressed by the po
lice. Full regulations for the May Day
meetings will be issued by the Govern
ment fo-raorrow.
Berlin, April 24.-
-The death of
Von Moltke has
Field Marshal Count-
just been announced.
Paris. Apnl 24. The Mav Dav Com
mittee of Workingmen of this city has
lasucu a mannesio caning ior the pass
age of an act making eight hours a
legal day's work throughout France,
and 750,000 copies of the manifesto have
Deen printed and distributed. At all
preliminary meetings held bv those who
intend to take part in the Mav Dav cel
ebration, the Socialists caused scenes of
stormy discord, which has developed
the fact that much bad feeling and want
pf harmony exists among the various
sections of the workingmen's party.
The municipal authorities of this city
have shirked taking anv responsibility
for possible outcome of the proposed
demonstration. .
Rome, April 24. Investigation bv the
military authorities into the onin of
the explosion shows that it was caused
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uy me accidental explosion Ol some
snrapnel shell cap-fuse. A number of
the people who were taken to the hos
pitals have since died. .
I King Humbert to-day is calling at the
hospitals and visiting the wounded peo
ple. The King's sympathetic action in
conveying some of the wounded to the
hospitals, yesterday, and in visiting the
woanded to-day, is highly appreciated
byihe populace of this city. Among
muse nun oy tne accident was tJiilat,
French Ambassador, slichtlv iniured hv
falling glass. ,
London, April 24. Free exchange of
views among Liberals in the lohhies of
the House of Commons to-day showed
an absolute unanimity of congratulation
upon the fact that the Conservatives
have committed themselves to free edu
cation, but there was much diversity of
opinion as to how the new departure
would affect parties. No one doubts that
the government has made acoup.with the
view to the general election of Conser
vatives, who, in their inner hearts dis
like the measure and accent it because of
their desire to associate the name of
the party with an immense boon to
town workmen and rural laborers; but
tne LiDerais reason that Tory adppi
tion of the proposals which they origi
nated and long fought for, cannot de
prive them of : claiming credit for the
ultimate success of their scheme.
LYNCHED BY SOLDIERS.
T)Tn?-L .-CATn Tail ifnA .!
D.J. Hunt, slayer orp
Wednesday night, was lynched la
night by soldiers from .the garrison and
fell in the court house yard riddled
with sixteen bullets, four of which en
tered his head. Early in the evening
Sheriff McFarland received intelligence
that an attempt -would-be made to
lynch Hunt and in company with the
prosecuting attorney, cianuioro, re
paired to the garrison and told Col.
Compton what tney ieareo ano asueu
him to assist them. This he promised to
do by having check rolls called after
taps. The sheriff returned and engaged
an extra number ot guards, cut an nao
not arrived when a crowd probably of
seventy soldiers appeared and demand
ed that the omcers open tne ooors oi
the jail. When the demand was refused,
the soldiers began work on tne ooor
with hammers and chisels. Finding
this slow work thev threatened to use
dynamite. Furthef resistance then be
ing useless the do0rs were opened, and
thirty or forty cocked revolvers were
leveled at the heads of an inside and tne
keys to the cells demanded. These
were given them, and when Hunt s ceil
was shown, they quickly took him out
to the court house yard and shot him.
The excitement was intense and a
Crowd of 2,000 people surged about the
street in lront ot tne iail until alter mid
night. Immediately after the shooting
the soldiers went to' their quarters and
it will be difficult to identify those con
cerned in the shooting, though many
were not masked. Soldiers actually
took charge of the town and allowed no
One to pass along the streets in the vi
cinity of the iail, l ney compeueu mer
chants to put ont their lights.
Hunt, who was a gammer, met Miner
last Wednesday night in a saloon. The
,two began drinking and soon became
involved in a quarrel, rtunt orew nis
revolver and fatally shot the soldier,
MURDERER HANGED.
Webster Jaokson Exeouted for a Crime
Committed in 1886.
By Ttlegiaph to the Morning Stat
St. Louis, April 25. A dispatch from
Hermann, Mo., says: Webster Jackson
was hanged here this morning. He
made no confession and met his fate
with the same stoical indifference he
has shown during his long confinement.
On October 2, 1886, near Labadie, Jack
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son snot ano Kiiiea viex. mcvicKcra,
then cut his throat and rifled his pock
ets. He made his escape and went to
Hamilton, Ohio, where he was arrested
on the charge of horse stealing. He
was identified as the murderer of Mc
Vickers, and was brought here in De
cember, 1886 He was tried twice and
found guilty each time. His last appeal
to the Supreme Court was unavailing,
and he was sentenced to hang on Good
Friday, but was respited until to-day.
NEW ORLEANS.
The Grand Jury Find Indictments for
Jury Bribing.
By Telegraph to the Morning Scar.
New Orleans, April 25.--The grand
jury has returned indictments for at
tempted iury bribing against Ferdinand
Armand, counsel for Charles Bartornow,
one of the eight prisoners who escaped
tbe massacre, and Charles Granger, who
is said to be an employe of the Louisiana
Lottery Company. Both were arrested
and released on bait
SPIRITS TURPENTINE 4
Weldon News-. Messrs. White
Bros., manufacturers of sash, doors and
blinds at Mebane,"N. C, will move their
establishment to this place. '
Concord Standard: Deputy
Sheriff Morrison has received a .tele
gram from Gov. Holt, stating that Gov.
Campbell, of Ohio, refuses to give up
.Green Jhonson until Dec. 11th.
: Scotland Neck Democrat-. A few "
days ago Mr. E.'.T. Whitehead's horse
was eating fodder near a crack in the T
fence. A fine Tersev calf 14 months olrt
reached its tongue through the crack
for the fodder, when the horse bit the
calf's tongue off, and it was supposed he
ate it, as the piece could not be found.
Salisbury Watchman; An old
white man was killed near Hickory by
the eastbound train on the W. N. C.
last Friday afternoon. No blame is at
tached to the train men, as he was walk
ing on the track. On the same road a
day or two before a tramp, while steal
ing a ride, was killed in a collision.
Greensboro Workmen : Sid
Murphy, who lives in one of Mrs. Owens'
cottages near, the Sergeant foundry, was
chloroformed and robbed on Tnesrfav
night. Dr. Charles Glenn had been to
see him professionally and he had paid
the doctor outl of a roll of bills which
be kept under his bolster. The doctor
remarked to him that his money was in
a good place to be stolen. It turned
out that the warning was not heeded,
and some time that night a burglar
came in, chloroformed and robbed Mr.
Murphy, taking about $21.00.
Louisburg Times: Three priso
ners escaped from the jail hereon Tues
day morning. Their names were Mar
cellus Reams, white, Tom Malone and
Walter Greene, colored, aid were all in
for short terms. They made their escape
........ .ii,, way. aitu uie oSSISi'
ant, J A. Faulkner, went into give the
prisoners their breakfast. Faulkner was
struck on the head with the eye of a
stove which stunned him lone- ennth.
for the prisoners to pass him. They ran
over Mr, May. tumbling him down the '
steps, and suade their escape out at the
frontdoor.
Greensboro Recorder: The cafce
of Bradfietd vs. Brower, charging, him
with bribing the fustice to procure his
indictment, was dismissed at Bradfield's
cost. The cases of Brower vs. Bradfield
and others for libel were continued until
iiext term of - Surry Superior Court, on
account of the very heavy criminal
docket. Col. J.. .Ev Boyd came
down on the train yesterday with Hon.
John N. Huston, of Ini Maj. W. S.
Peabody, of Denver, Colorado, and Col.
Perry Heath, of Indianapolis journal,
who had been oyer to Dunn's Mountain
Graaite Quarry, which is about three
miles out from Salisbury, and negotiated
to buy the same at $32,000. This granite
is very fine 6ame as State Capitol is
built of and the . supply is inexhausti
ble. Morganton Herald: The Lin
ville Improvement Company, we under
stand, has decided to offer special in- ;
ducements for the various denomina- "
tions to build churches in their city. To
any denomination building a church to
cost $2,500, the company offers a site
worth from $500 to $800 and $500 in 1
cash. To the denomination erecting the
handsomest church, to cost not less
than $.500, they offer the site and a
cash subscription of $1,000. - A
great many ot the citizens of Morganton
are regularly using the water from the
Spar, the mineral spring on the lands of
the Morganton Development Company.
The principal mineral substances in the
water are iron, magnesia and soda, and
its tonic properties are pronounced won
derful bv those who have oiven it a
trial. - j- .
Red Springs Farmer and Scottish
CJiief. Simeon Conoly, residing eight
miles north of Red Springs was mur
dered Tuesday night last by an unknown
party. It seems about 8 o'clock some
one inquired the way to Mr. John A.
Wilkes , who lived near by. Mr. Con
oly walked out several hundred yards
from his house to show the man a near
way through the field,' leaving his moth
er and two sisters whose suspicions ,
were not aroused Until Mr. Conoly
failed to return late in the night. They
then remembered hearing thereport of
lolS?0Jl.afr.Mr- Conoly
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there is no clue to the perpetrator.
From personal Observation on a recent
trip through Robeson and western,
Columbia counties the fruit crop prom
ises to be fair. .
Charlotte News: All the elec
tric street railway line in the city has
been laid, and the construction force is
now going out South Tryon street on
the home stretch for the park. The
Trvon street line, with its part windings,
will be three miles long. The new
issue of Mecklenburg conaty's $300,00
6's, is being engraved by the St. Louis
Bank Note Company, and will be here
by May 1. This issue takes, the place
of the 7"s, which matured last Novem
ber. The new issue will run for 80 years,
and the interest is payable semi-annually.
Mr. Chas. Rivenbark, who
was delegated to eo to Knoxville.Tenn.,
after Cutshall, the bigamist, arrived
home with his prisoner to-day. Cut
shall confessed to his double marriage
and willingly consented to accompany
the officer to Charlotte without waiting
for-the issuance of requisition papers..
Mrs. Pickard, of this city is his wife No.!
2. His first wife is living in Knoxville
with children. It was upon Mrs. Pack
ard's complaint that .Cutshall was ar
rested. Raleigh News and Observer:
News was received here yesterday of
the death of Mr. M. W. Sorrell, at his
home at Gulf, yesterday morning, at S
o'clock. Mr. Sorrell was formerly of
this city. Our Louisburg corre
spondent mentions the death of Mr. W.
J. Hawkins, Jr., Son of the late Gen. P.
B. Hawkins His death occurred at his
home in Louisburg yesterday morning
at 8 o'clock, and was caused by a con
gestive chill. A few months since
Mr. Silas Morris, an employee oi iuc
Wayne Agricultural works, at Golds
boro, was bitten by" a rabid dog. . No
serious4 consequences were developed
until yesterday afternoon, when i Mr.
Morris was attacked with hydrophobia
and died a terrible death. We re
gret to announce the assignment pf our
fellow citizen, Mr. J. R.'Williams, of
the well known firm of Williams & Hay
wood, druggists, ine assign mcui.
filed yesterday morning to A. W. Hay
Wood, trustee. The total liabilities will,
we understand, probably not exceed
$15,000.
Charlotte News: The case of
the thirteen men indicted as ringlead
ers in the mob, at the jail on the night
of the 12th, has been continued to the
June term of the Criminal Court. Some
of the indicted parties gave bond, while
others have not yet been apprehended,
hence the continuance of the case. -Mr.
John M. Robinson, president of the
Seaboard Air Line system, tells a Balti
mn c renorter that it is in contem-
plation to remove the shops of the Ral
eigh and Gaston railroad from Raleigh
to some point farther south. Monroe,
it is generally believed, will get the
shops, at least that seems to be the im
pression among railroad . men. - On
the Charlotte bound train on the Colum
bia & Augusta road yesterday
afternoon, the passengers were treated
to a lively episode. A negro grossly in
sulted a white man, and the insulted
party pulled out a pistol and fired five
shots at the negroes legs. Seyeral of
the bullets . made flesh wounds. The
provocation was very great, and those
who witnessed . it were surprised that
the white man did not shoot to kill, j