Ribry Os Congress ’ S i'J5 PLANT YC —IN THE— NEWS AND OBSERVER —AND SEE— THE DOLLARS GROW. VOLUME XXXVII. REPUBLICAN SILENCE i.ahifMMMTiirr i LITTLE ABOUT FIGHTING L FOR SILVER. WOULD MAKE IT A COMMODITY. Senator CalTerv Denies That He Hill Head a Movement forth • Purpo-e of Denationalizing the I’roposod Nicaragua Canal—He Believes That It Should Be Either Built by the United Slates, or it Should Keep Hands Off—New Year’s Among the North Carolinians at the Na tional Capital. Special to the News aud Observer. Washington, D. C . Jan. 1. The Republicans from the Wes’, who erstwhile talked about bringing their winter clothes iu which to tight for silver, have lapsed into a silence that is so profound it can almost be felt. They are no doubt preparing a second stir render to their Eastern allies if thereby they can manage to sell some silver bul lion. When H w in in sufficient volume to build the canal. The demands of trade would regulate tolls, and there is no hing in the plea I that the government should control the enterprise on this account. The canal would not be used uutil the tolls were reasonable. Os course, it would be ne cessary that this neutrality should be guaranteed by the powerful governments j of the world, and in that event < the United States would naturally; receive more benefits from the building of the canal than anybody else. Don’l|Want|l’s to Play Second Fiddle. It is my opinion that iu course of time it will tie necessary that the United States shall own the canal, but not to own it so as to exclude other nations from its use It should be understood that under tin present bill it is impossible for the gov ernment to own the canal. The cor.cea- j slou of the Nicaragua and Costa Rico ! governments is nothing but an ea>e-, ment, aud by its terms the United States j is prohibited from being transferred of the canal company. Hence I say that if the United States proposes to intervene at a ! I it should intervene so as to count and not play second fidd e to the Mari time Canal Company, where there would i be no ownership whatever or no possi bility of ownership under the concersions granted “I want it unders’ood,” he said, “that I am not opposed to the canalization of the Isthmus, nor do I understand others to be who criticize the pending b 11. We favor the canal project as such, but. we ■ want the Government to either build and own the canal, or to neutralize it j and keep out of the entanglement which might result from standing behind a private company in the enterprise ” * * * Prof. E. A. Johnson, of Shaw Univer- j sity, who has been here attending the meeting of the National Educational As-; sociation, of which he is Secretary, left last night for Raleigh. He says they have made arrangements j to go to London in a party of fifty, i Among these fifty are Prof D. J. San- j ders, of Biddle University, Charlotte, Mhß C. E Coleman, of the Charlotte j Public Schools, A. W. Begues, of the State Deaf, Dumb and Bliud Institution for the adored in Raleigh, and Prof. Johnson, of Shaw University. * * * The Postmaster Gtnere.l to-day ap poiuted A T. Dunlap postmaster at Norwood, Stanly county, vice M. L. Blalock, resigned. * * + Contract was awa’ded to day to J. B i Anglin, of Virginia, to carry the mail from Longleaf to Bowers’ Mills for #57, j three times a week, until June 30th, 1896. Contract was awa r ded to B M Har re Ison, Haddock. N. C., to carry the mails from Iron Hill to Whiteville, three times a week, 18 miks, until June 30th, 1896, for #146. * * * Miss Hannah Mace, of R sleigh, assis ted to-day at the reception of Mrs. John DeWitt Warner, 1700 19th street North west. * ¥ * Mr. and Mrs. Josephus Daniels were assisted at to day's reception by ihe fol lowing North Carolinians: Mrs. W. H Bagley, Mrs. J. S. Tomlinson, Miss Dixie *L°aeh, Miss Easdale Shaw, Mbs Belie Worth Bagley, Miss Ethel Bagley. * * * The Secretary of the Interior to-day called on the President with prominent interior officials. The Carolinians pres ent were: George McUorkle, T. M. Roberson, A. 0. Shaw, Josephus Daniels. * * * Mrs. 8. C. Stallings and son. of Ox ford are visiting the family of Mr. G. D. Elio worth, 213 6th street, Northeast. * * » Mrs. McVea and Miss Etta McVea leave to-morrow for North Carolina. * * * Secretary Carlisle called upon the President with promiueut officials among whom were W. W. Scott, Geo. W. San derliu, Judge J. C. L. Gudger. * * ¥ Mr. Butler who was here yesterday conferring with Populist leaders left for North Carolina to-day. Waterlogged near Ocracok**. Norfolk, Va., Jan. I.—The schooner Annie Ainslic, Captain McAndrews, of Philadelphia, from Savannah to Phila delphia, waterlogged, is anchored three miles to the southward and westward of Ocracoke inlet, two miles from the beach. Assistance has been asked for. H News M Observer NEW YEAR’S IN LITTLETON. rhe Old Year Closes With a Temper ance Mass Meeting. HBpSSJfTSrtKSTffews anU ObuerVßTr Littleton, N. 0., January 1. A largely attended temperance mass meeting was held in the Methodist ; church Sunday night. Addresses were | delivered by Rev. J. K. Farit, Rev. J. M. j Rhodes and Prof. L. W. Bagley, princi pal of the Male High School. Much in terest was manifested, and it was deter mint d to devote each fifth Sunday du ring the year to discussions of the tem perance work. There is Comparatively little drinking done in this town, which was until recent years one of the few “dry” towns in the State. It is reported on the streets to day j that the contestants in the Halifax j county election matter will abandon | their present course of procedure, it be | ing apparent that the examination of j witnesses could not be completed for ! ninety days or more. The social event of the season was the I te 1 par’y given on Monday night by Mr. i and Mrs. V. W. Land to their daughter, Miss Lucy, who is home from Peace In |st it ate. The following couples entered the dinning hall at two o’clock to par take of the elegant repast spread for them: Miss Wittington and Mr. Jack son, Miss Johnson and Mr. Grant, Miss Bagley and Mr. Fleming, Miss Fant and Mr. Allen, Miss E Newsom and Mr. Bagley, Miss Picot and Mr. Brewer, Miss Williams and Mr. Blankenship, Miss McCraw and Mr Dixon, Miss Shearin and Mr. Ford, Miss C. Johnston and Mr. Newsom, MissS. Johnston and Mr. M. Newsom. Mbs K. Leach and Mr. E. Laud, Miss M. Leach and Mr. N. New som, Miss Perry and Mr. Nelson, Miss Weller and Mr* Moore, Miss Land and Mr. Mosley. As the guests were leaving they were treated to a grand display of fire works under the management .of Mr. E. Land. Mr. H. O. Grant, of the Spring Park is back at his desk after a short visit to Eastern Carolina. Mr. R. J. Shaw, of the S. A. Line is here visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L Shaw. Mrs. L. W. Bagley the wife of the principal of the male high school has organized an “Anti Cigarette” Society among the school boys. One of our to bacconists reports a very perceptible de crease iu his sales of cigarettes in con sequence of it. Kobr. Al'tou a worthy colored man who left this county four years ago for Texas has returned and says “I dun came back here to stay, ole Halifax is gooder nus for me.” THOUGHT IT WAS QUININE. A Colored Girl Takes a Spoonful of Strychnine by Mistake. Special to the News and Observer. Wake Forest, N. C., Jan. 1. Examinations begin to day with the j classes in maihemaiics. Tuesday the 4th is the last day of the examination period. The Spring term will open Jan loth, at which time a number of new students will enter. So tar as your correspondent has learned, the palm of the holiday hunt ing belongs to Mr. J. C. Caddell, of Wake Forest. He brought down a couple of partridges on wing at one shot from a running train. The conductor duly recognized the phenomenal charac ter of the feat by stopping the train for the sake of the dead birds. They were, of course, presented to so appreciative a j spectator. The scene of this exploit was j somewhere in the region of Moore j county. Rev. W. R. Gwaltrey was not well enough to appear in his pulpit last Sun day. The pastor of the Broad Street B prist church of Wiuston, Rev. Jno. A. Wray, who has spent the holidays here with his wife and child, preached morn ing and evening. Thos. Dix n, Jr., is to lecture here the evening of the Bth inst., under the aus pices of the Athletic Association. His subject will be “the Gates of Heaven aud Hell in Modern Babylon.” It has been thought that a number of persons from Raleigh will avail themselves of this op portunity to hear Mr. Dixon in this new lecture. Dr. Gorrell returned December 30th from Philadelphia, where he read a pa per before the Modern Language Asso ciation on “Indirect Discourse in Anglo- Saxon.” A colored girl, Eveline Montague, aged about fifteen, took a teaspoonfu! of strjehnine last t ight, supposing it to be quinine, for which she had an abnor mal fondness, and was soon dead in spite of earnest efforts for her relief The poison was iu a properly labelled bottle. Chas. E. Tailor, Jr., of Washington, D. C., who is spending the holidays here with his fath*-r, came in to-day with a fine wild turkey gobbler swung by the neck across h ; s shoulder. Mr John Mills, of Franklin, Va., Mr. S. Mclutyre, of Louisburg, and Mr Rufus H. Carter, of Fair Bluff, have vis red Wake Forest recenriy. MURDOCK WINS. End of the Contest for State Checker Championship. Special to the News and Observer. Asheville, N. 0., Jan. 1. John A. Murdock, of A heville, won the State Checker Championship from Howard C. McNair, of Roberson county, by a score of eight to four, and fifteen draws. Thirty games were to be played but as McNair couldn’t have won if he had beaten all three, it was agreed not to plav these. J. W. Hollingsworth, formerly in the grocery business here, has brought suit against G L. McDonald, grocer, for ten thousand dollars damages, alleging slan der. ; Alice, the seven year old daughter of Mamie May, colored, was burned to death last evening while the mother was gone up town. Sixty seven man iage license were is sued in Buncombe c uuty in the month of December. Three Sleigh Riders Killed. Keene, N. H , Jan. I.—As a train on ; the Switchburg railroad was coming in , town, a Bleigh containing Charles Brooke aged 60; his daughter Ada, aged ab iut 25 aud Tennis Bergeron, a boy about 15, attemp ed to cross the tracks at the Water Street Crossing, when 'lie engine struck the sleigh squarely, throw ing it and its occupants nearly one hun dred feet, killing all three instantly. ON NEW YEAR’S DAY THE PRESIDENT AND HIS OFFI CIAL F*iJ|ttrYrilrT-»«ME TO ALL THE WORLD. COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON. The Annual Reception at the White House— The Day was Bright and Thon-ands Crowded the Executive Man-ion to Shake Hands With the President—Those Who Assisted Mrs. Cleveland in Receiving—Justice of the Supreme Court and Over JO© Members of the Diplomatic Corps Were Present but the two Houses of Congress Were Poorly Represented. Washington, D. C„ Jan. I.—The President was at home to all the world, who chose to visit the White-house to day and with his official family, repeat; d the annual object lesson in the simplic ity and impressiveness of American republican institutions in the United States The interior of the White-house was decorated to-day with masses of palms, ferns and other potted plants about the parlors, bauks of flowers on the mantels and curtains of smilax before the mir rors. The oval blue room, where the re ceiving party stood, w r as profusely adorned and all the rooms were illumin ated wholly by the electroliers. A Brilliant Scene The weather was clear and bright with brilliant sunshine. The approaches to the Executive Mansion were occupied by double columns of army and navy offi eers, stretching away from the portico beyond the gates; the red tasseled hel mets of the artillery, the yellow of the cavalry, the white of the infantry, the black-plumed chapeaus of the navy, showed distinctly above the sea of dark blue uniforms resplendent with gold trimmings, while beneath the great porte cochere carriages rapidly deposi ted the brilliantly attired members of the diplomatic corps, and along the avenue, extending down the side streets, stood long lines of organizations and private citizens awaiting their turn to shake bands with the President. Crowd ing into the last inch of remaining space within sight of the White House, were thousand who had been attracted by the gay scene. Those W ho Assisted in Receiving. Promptly at 11 o’clock the Marine Band, s ationed in the main corridor, burst forth with “Hail to the Chief,” as the receiving party descended the broad stairway from the private apartments and took their places in the blue room, the President being nearest the red room door, through which the guests entered At his right stood Mrs. Cleveland, and beyond iu the line were Mrs. Gresham, Mrs. Carlisle, Mrs. Lamont, Mrs. Olney, Mrs. Bissell, Miss Herbert and Miss Morton. Mrs Stevenson was in North Carolina with the Vice President at the bedside of their invalid daughter, and Mrs. Hoke Smith was ill. Back of the receiving line were the following invited guests of Mrs. Cleveland : Mrs. Perrine, Mrs. Cleveland's mother; Mrs. Fuller, wife of the Chief Justice; Mrs. Schofield, wife of the General Com manding the army; Mrs. Casey, wife of the chief of army engineers; Mrs. Thur ber, wife of the President’s private sec retary; Mrs. McAdoo, wife of Assistant j Secretary of the Navy; Mrs. Walker and , Mrs. Ramsey, wives of the Admiral’s; Mrs Chadwick, wife of the Chief of the Naval Equipment; Mrs. Heywood, wife of the Commandautof the Marine Corps; Mrs. Sherman, Mrs. Palmer, Mrs. Mc- Pherson, wives of the Senators: Mrs. Crisp and Muss Berta Crisp, wife and daughter of the Speaker of the House; Miss Inez Felder; Mrs. Cockran, Mrs Straus. Mrs. Bathings, Mrs. Daniels and Mrs. Hendrix, wives of the Representa tives, Miss Murphy and Miss Voorhees, daughters of the Senators; Mrs. Maxwell, wife of the Assistant Postmaster Gener al, Mrs. Bowles, wife of the Comptroller of the Treasury; Mrs. Eckels, wife of the Comptroller of the Currency; Miss Curtis aud the Misses Hamlin, sisters of the Assistant Secretaries of the Treasury; Mrs. Uhl, wife of the Assistant Secretary of State; Miss Kennedy, Miss Mabel Johnson, Mi.-is Nannie Leiter, Mrs. An drews, Mrs. W. K. Car isle, Mrs. Brad ber, Miss Queen, and Miss Helm. Order of Presentations. Col. John M Wilson, Corps of Engin eers, Uuited States Army, assisted by Lieut. J. C. Gilmore, 4th artillery, made the presentations in the following order: At 11 a m —The members of the Cab inet and the Diplomatic Corps. At 11:15 a. m.—The Chief Justice, the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, the Judges of the United States Court of Claims, the Judges of the Court of Appeals, and the Judges of the Supreme Court of the Dis trict of Columbia. At 11:25 a m.—Senators, Represent atives, and delegates in Congress, the Commissioners of the District of Colum bia and the J udicial Officers of the Dis trict, ex-Members of the Cabinet and ex- Mmisters of the United States. At 11:40 a. m.—The officers of the army, the navy, and the marine corps. At 12 m.—The regents and the secre tary of the Smithsonian Institution, the Civil Service Commissioners, the Inter- State Commerce Commissioners, the as sistant secretaries of the departments, the Assistant Postmaster General, the Solicitor General, the Assistant Attor ney General, the Commissioner of Fish eries, the Commissioner of Labor, the heads ol the bureaus of the several de partments, and the president of the Co lumbian Institute for the Deaf and Dumb At 12:15 p. m.—The associate veterans of the war of 1846, the Grand Army of the Republic, the Loyal Legion, the Union Veteran’s Legion, and the mem bers of the Oldest Inhabitant's Associa tion of the District of Columbia. At 12:35 p. in.—The public. Those who Were Present. Secretaries Gresham, Carlisle, La mont, Attorney General Olney, Post master General Bissell, Secretaries Her bert, Hoke Smith aud Morton led the procession past the President, Secretary Gresham remaining to assist in announc ing the names of the diplomats, aided by Assistant Secretaries Uhl, Roekhill aud Adee. There were over 100 members of the diplomatic corps present, in the full court dress of their respective countries. They stayed only long enough to pay proper respect to the chief executive and then departed for the diplomatic break fast with Secretary of State, Gresham. The Justices of the Supreme Court, RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 2, 1895. with the exception of Justice Jackson, who is absent by reason o’ sickness, were j in full attendance, and accompanied by : ladies. Justice "hite, the latest addition | to the bench, appearing with his brh’e. Congress Poorlv Represented. I The two houses of Congress were but poorly represented, many of the tuem bers being at their homes for the holi days. The sombre garb of the bgbla tors soon gave way to the brilliant trap pings of the officers of the regular ser vice. Major General Schofield and his I staff leading, followed by Major General j McCook, who came all the way from I Colorado to pay his respects. General : Huger, who succeeded General Miies in I command at Chicago, and Gener 1 Otis. ! whose department includes the extreme ! northwestern cornerof the United States. Including several retired officers, there were twenty-five general officers column. Admirals Russell, and Irwin, retired, and Admiral Ramsay with Com modore Sclenfridge headed a column of over one hundred naval officers now on duty in Washington, Colonel Heywood appearing at the head of the marine corps. Next in order came the officers of the Smithsonian Institute and their officials of the bureaus of the government, and after them marched the associated veter aus of the Mexican war with their tat tered battle flags, and behind them the grand army [Mists and members of the Loyal Legion, and the oldest inhabitant* association of the District of Columbia. The veteran contingent was small and it passed the President quickly. It wa after half past twelve when the general public, which had been standing in line for several hours, reached the door of the Executive Mansion. By this time the ladies of the receiving line weie compell ed to leave for their own receptions, but the President and Mrs. Cleveland con tinued to shake the hand of every man, woman and child presented until the last of the list was reached. The Last Hand-Shake. It was exact’y six minutes before two when the end of the line reached Mrs. Cleveland. She shook the last hand as heartily as she did the first, and then be gan an animated conversation with those behind the line. It was about 12:30 when the general public, following the G. A. li. veterans, began to pass through the blue room, with the end of this C'-l umn resting on Pennsylvania avenue be tween 17th and 18th streets By hurry ing people along, all who had so pa tiently waited for their turn, were able to greet the President and bis wife be fore the gates were closed. By the time the populace began to pass through all those assisting had dropped out aid j Mrs Cleveland bravely stood up alone, | shaking hands at the rate of sixtv a min- i ute. Old and youDg, black and whit*-,! were treated alike, and some, afflict* dj with “stage fright,” afier passing M-.i Cleveland became aware of the presence of the first lady of the land only by her reaching out and grasp*ng the hard that had just been dropped by the PreV dent The Crank Was Not Present. There were no incidents of a sensa- j tional character. The usual crank failed to put in an appearance. One other man was present, however, who appeared to have a missive of some sort. He carried a voluminous document written in black and red ink, but if it was an “Addrei-s” he intended to present, he was prevented from so doing by the celerity with which he was moved through the room. One patriotic youngster in his father's arms, removed his cap and shouted, “Hurrah for Grover,” while his father was shak ing hands with Mrs. Cleveland. A man ; on crutches, with both legs crippled, was asked by Mrs. Cleveland to sit down and j rest, which he did to the great delight i of himself and wife, until the ceremony j was over. “Grandmother” Chapman, aged 85, was invited behind the lines to rest. An amusiDg incident occurred when a doorkeeper attempted to prevent the passage of Secretary Lamont, aud, ear lier in the day, when the entrance to the blue room of Colonel Wilson, Superin tendent of Public Buildings, in the glory of his full dress uniform, was barred by one of his inferior officers who did not j recognize him. PRETENDED«TO BE DROWNED. And Ilis Wife Succeeds in Getting the j Insurance Money on His Life. Siodx City, lowa, Jan. 1. —Mrs. Ii L. Banker, wife of the man arrested here i Friday on the charge of defrauding the 1 Ancient Order United Workmen out of #2,000 at Portland, Oregon, by pretend ing to have been drowned, was arrested in this city yesterday and SBOO of the insurance money recovered. When she was arrested she made a coufession of the affair and her husband, upon hearing of it, also acknowledged his guilt and said that his sister is now at Susquehanna, Pa , trying to cash a policy she has on his life in the Broth erhood of Locomotive Engineers for j $3,000. He requested the officers to prevent its payment so that lie would not get deeper in trouble. He and his wife wiif be taken to Portland to stand trial. Hanged to a Railroad Trestle. Mount Sterling, Ky , Jan. 1.-Twenty five men went to the county jail at 2 o'clock this morning, overpowered jailer Best, secured the keys and took from the jail Tom Blair, of Morgan county, and hanged him to a railroad trestle in the city limits. Blair fought desperately for h’s life and was beaten almost into insensibility before he was lynched He was one of the murderers of Captain J. L. Bomar, in this city last February. He was cleared of the charge and was in jail for shooting with intent kill a few days ago. It is supposed friends of Bomar were the lynchers. Football at Charleston. Charleston, S C., Jan 1. —One of the prettiest games of football that was ever played in Charleston took place this afternoon between Charleston and Sa vannah, In the first half neither side scored, but in the second, Charleston made four and Savannah nothing, and the score remained so throughout the game. _ Memphis Defeats Pensacola. Pensacola, Fla., Jan. I.—To-day’s game of football, between Memphis and Pensacola, resulted in a victory for Mem phis by a score of 24 to nothing. Oliver and French, of the Pensacola league were badly injured and retired from the game. Several Memphis players were slightly hurt but played thoughout the game. Attendance 1,000; weather cold. | ARMENIAN OUTRAGES ! IIORRIRLE DFT AILS OF THE M VSSAORK KY THE KURDS AND TURKS. FIFTEEN THOUSAND KILLED. | “ Whosoever Spares Man, Woman or | Child is Disloyal,” Was the Order Read lo the Army—No Quarter Given, No Mercy Shown—Women Outraged and Then Butchered— Thirty-Five Villages Plundered and Burned—An Effort Being Made to Deceive ihe European Governments in Reference to This Most Bloody Tale of the Nineteenth Century. Boston, Mass , Jan. I.—ln conse ; quence of a meeting of the Armenians of Boston, held in Friendship Hall last I Sunday evening, the following cable | gram was sent this afternoon : i To Hon. William E. Glcnlstone, London. England: “Armenians of Boston thank you for your sympathy and aid.” Armenians of this city feel that the diplomats of Europe will never take in terest in the affairs of their country un less it is shown that every act in their favor is keenly appreciated, and they take this means of expressing their sin cere gratitude of the stand taken by Mr. Gladstone iu bis speech last week. Information From a Reliable Source. Letters have been received by well known parties in this city from reliable sources in Turkey giving still further testimony regarding the outrages in Eastern Turkey. The following letter comes from a city not far distant from the scene. The writer of the letter is a man in whom confidence may be placed, who has spent more than a third of a cen’ury in that region and knows the country and people perfectly. This tes timony is from a source which is entire ly independent of any which has been given before. Later accounts increase, if possible, the horrors of what has taken place. The letter just received is as follows: “The Armenians, oppressed by Kurds and Turks, said they could not pay taxes to both Kurds and government. Plun dered aud oppressed by the Kurds, they resisted them and there were some killed. Then false reports were sent to Constan linople that theAimenians were in a-ms, in rebellion, and orders were sent to the Mushire at Erzingin to exterminate them, root and branch. Neither Age Nor Sex to be Respected. “The order read before the army, j called in haste from all the chief cities j of Eastern Turkey was: ‘Whoever spares j man, woman or child is disloyal ’ “The region was surrounded by soldiers ! of tne army, and 20,000 Kurds also are j said to have been ma-sed there. Then j they advanced upon the centre, driving i in t lie people like a flock of sheep and : continued thus to advance for days. No j quarter was given, no mercy shown ; Men, women and children were shot ! down and butchered like sheen. When | they were set upon in this way some < tried to save their lives and resisted in i self defense, while thosa who could fled j in all directions, but the majority were slain. Fifteen Thousand Killed. “The most probable estimate thousand killed, 35 villages plundered, razed and burned. Women were out raged and then butchered. A priest was taken to the roof of his church and hacked to pieces and set on fire. A i large number of women and girls collect ed in a church, were kept for days, vio j lated by the brutal soldiers and then j murdered. It is said the number was so large that the blood flowed out of the j church door. The soldiers contended i over a beautiful girl, they wanted to j preserve her, but she too was killed. Trying to Hide Their Bloody Deeds. “Every effort is being made and will be made to falsify the facts, and pull wool over the eyes of European govern ments. But the bloody tale will finally be known, the most horrible, it seems to me, that the nineteenth century has known. “As a confirmation of the report, the other day several hundred soldiers were returning from the seat of war, and at a j village near us one was heard to say that he alone, with his owa hand, had killed thirty pregnant women. Some who seem to have some shame for their atro citious deeds, say : ‘What could we do, we were under orders !’ ” A Nnmber of Arrests Made. Vienna, Jan. I.—Despatches from Constantinople tell of numbers arrrests throughout Armenia. The whole pro vince is disturbed. Many troops have left Constantinople for various parts of Asia minor in the last few days. The pretext was that their time had expired and that they were going home, but there is good reason to believe that they j were destined for the military centres, notably Erzinghian The recall of Abduleh Pasha, the most fearbss member of the commission of inquiry has b-en cancelled, on account of Portes anxiety to dispel unfavorable reports to which ir gave rise. Odessa, Jan. 1.--Journals in the Cau casus say that domiciliary visits and searches are»still made daily in Armenia and that numerous arrests are made. The local prisons are crowded. The Bitlis prison is filled with Armenians, among them is a priest that is 70 years old, who was arrested for refusing to betray his plan. The Armenian Catholics have appealed to the Poj>e. THREE BURNED TO DEATH. A Hotel at Lancaster, Kentucky, De stroyed wiih three of Its guests. Lancaster, Kv , Jan. I.—This morn ing the Muller Hotel, a three story brick building and 3 persons, E. A. Pascoe, his mother in law, Mrs. Lester, and his lit tle child, aged about three years, were burned. Only a few other guests were in the building and they escaped, being on the first floor. The fire startt d about 5 o’clock, but had evidently been smouldering a long time, as the entire building was filled with smoke when it was discovered. The Pascoe family were nearly all suffocated when aroused by the noise from the streets. Mr. Pascoe assisted his wife to a window, and she went down a ladder. He went back into the building after his child and mother-in law, but succumbed to the smoke and flames, and all three were burned. He | was about twenty-five years of age and j a restaurant keeper. The loss on the ! building is about $15,000. LYNCHED BY VIGILANTS. A Defaulting County Treasurer Hung and his Body Thrown Into a River. j O'Neill, Neb., Jan. 1 —Barrel SeoGv | defaultiug treasurer of Holt county to I the extent of several thousand dollars, is supposed to have been hanged by vig ilants, who then weighted the body and threw it into the Niobrara river yester day afternoon. Scott, pending examination, had been released on bail and yesterday took a drive accompanied by his wife, daughter and niece, Miss McWhorter, several miles east of here in the county. They had started to return home and had g me a short distance when a volley of shots was fired into their carriage from ambush by ; masked men. One of the bullets pierced j Scott's ear and scratched his temple. | Another struek a steel inJMiss MoWhor j ter’s corset then glanced off inflicting a ! flesh wound and lodging in her clothing One horse whs instantly kill j ed and the other mortally injured. The vlgilants then attached a new pair I of horses to the carriage, and drove the party over the prairie, finally depositing the women, and commanding them to go to a farm house a short distance away. Scott and his driver, Henry Smith, were then blindfolded and taken towards the Niobrara river, where Smith was re leased and told to go home This is the last seen of Scott, and it is supposed that he was treated the same as James Hill and his son a short time ago hanged and thrown into the river. Mrs. Scott, her daughter and Miss j McWhorter returned to this city about 1 o’clock this morning and when the de tails of the affair became generally known friends organized a posse and started in pursuit of the mob. AMERICAN LABOR FEDERATION The Executive Council Holds its Last Session in New York. New York, January I.— The new ex ecutive council of the American Federa tion of Labor met to day at the rooms of the Federation, at No. 14 Clinton street. John Mcßride, the uowly-el-cted pres ident of the American Federation of Labor, who came here on Sunday from his home in Columbus, Ohio, called the j council to order this morning at 10:30 j o’clock. The other members of the coun i oil present were P J DcGuire, first vice-1 President; James Dalton, second Vice-1 President; Rhody Kcnahan, third Vice- | President; Thomas Elderkin, Fourth Vice-Pr*sident; A. McGrath, Secretary, ; and John B. Lennon. Ex-President j Samuel Gompers was on hand with the books, accounts and other records of the office, which will be turned over to President Mcßride and the new council. This session of the council is of more than ordinary interest and importance as it will be the last of the meetings of the executive council held here as the headquarters of the federation will be i removed to Indianapolis, Indiana. The proceedings to-day were held with * in closed doors. The council will remain in session several days. STRIKERS PARADE STREETS. Employes in all Factories Will Support the Striking Shoe Workers. Havrehill, Mass., Jan. I.—The strik ing shoe workers had another big street parade this afternoon with music and banner accompaniments. They march ed in procession from the headquarters, on Washington street, to Spaulding and Sweet's factory, and called out fifty women stitchers It is understood that the workmen in every factory in town have voted to come out en masse of nec essary, to support the strikers. Two or three firms have called in the aid of the board of conciliation to prevent a strike in their factories and will probably be j successful. The strikers have received a donation of money, and more is promised. There were 1,400 people in the parade, i and at its close the women stitchers, two j hundred and fifty in number, had a I mass meeting in Cutter’s Hall. About j 125 women came out of Chick Brothers’ factory and joined the parade. There was a parade of women stichers this afternoon. Parkhurst Has Nothing to Say. New York, Jan. 1. —The Rev. Dr, Charles H. Parkhurst was seen this morning at his home in regard to the interview with ex-Senator Platt, ob tained in Wilkesbarre, Pa., in which Mr. Platt is quoted as saying that he is in clined to think Dr. Parkhurst’s “head has become swollen, and that the Doctor should be turned down because he has tried to dictate to the Lexow committee. Dr. Parkhurst acknowledged he had read the interview, but would only re mark : “I can really say nothing in re gard to Mr. Platt.” ‘ Not even when he attacks you and calls your head-swollen and says you have attempted to dictate to the committee and should be turned down ?’’ persisted i he reporter. “No, I have nothing to say.” It Will be Senator Thurston. Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 1.--John M. Thurston, of Omaha, present general so licitor of the Union Pacific Railroad Company will be next U. S. Senator from Nebraska as the successor of Mr. Manderson. This decision was arrived at in a cau cus of Republican majority of the legis lature held this evening. The selection was unanimous. The unamity of opin ion was a surprise even to the steadfast supporters of the Omaha lawyer. The election of Senators by the Legis lature does not take place until January 15. The Democrats and possibly the Populists will on that oecassion cast their votes for Congressman Bryan. Mayor Strong Inducted Into Office. New York, Jan. 1. —Win. L. Strong was inducted into the office of Mayor of New York to-day. The ceremonies at tending the incoming of the new admin istration were without incident. The mayor’s office was filled with heads of departments and citizens who came to wish the newly installed Mayor a suc cssful and prosperous administration. Struck by a Shifting Fugine. Baxter, 0., Jan. I.—Wm. Patton and his son-in law, B F. Halladay, were killed at Waco, on the Clevland, Canton and Southern railroad to day. They were in a wagon and were struck by a shifting engine at the crossing. THE SOUTH RISING UP TIIERECORDOF I IIE PAST YE \R ONf3 OF PROKREMtt AND DE k VELOPMENT. NEARLY 3.000 NEW ENTERPRISES. The Industrial Situation in This Sec tion Characterized by the Steady Re establishment ot Confidence--A Pro nonneed Feature of the Year has Been the Upbuilding ot Manufactur ing Interests—Capitalists Have Found it a Favorable Field lor In vestment-Comparison of the Year* 1880 and 1801. Baltimore, M remembered, ! met with opposition in some quarters, | and resulted iu the demonstration of I bitter feeling among some of the stu dents. This factional struggle finally resulted in the Professor’s lieing banged in effigy by some of the college boys. ' The position of president, to which Mr. j Boatwright has been elected, pays a | salary of $2,500, and includes the pro | fessorship of modern languages, which he is still to fill Mr Boatwright, iu accepting the presidency of the college, requests that 1 the board of trustees shall be reassem | bled and ao opportunity afforded hun to meet those who have covertly assailed his eharacter. This opportunity, Mr. ! Boatwright says, will allow any who ! have aught to utter against him as a i man or a Christian to come forward and {say it. It is understood that the req'ies* will 'be granted and the Itnard. called to g-ther. A ♦ 10,000 Fire In New York Slnfe. Utica. N. Y., Jan. 1. A lire was dis covered at 10 o'clock last night in the Jostlyn building, in which the post office is located at W* st Windfield, Herkimer county. The loss is estimated at S4O, 000 Eight buildings were either de stroyed or gutted, including a bank. The fire is supposed to have originated in the feed store of Charles Garliok, in the rear of the Jostlyn building. Du ring the progress of tbo fire, a falling beam-fractured the collar bone of James Burns. The entire village was at one time ; threatened with destruction and aid was j summoned from this city. When the j apparatus was ready to 1 ave on a spe cial train, word was received that the i fire was under control. West Winfield has no fire department, it having de feated measures to establish fire protec tion last fall. Killed by Hi* Wife. Galesburg, 111,, January l.~Ex Alderman Charles F. Johns >n, who was shot in Attorney Malley’s office last Wednesday by his wife, died yesterday. To the last he protested that he did her no violence, but that she shot him as he was procuring a glass of water for her, because of his allegation regarding her relations with a wealthy Chicagoan. A Fatal Three-Cornered Duel. Little Rock, Ark., Jan. I.—A three cornered duel was fought here between Jack Stowe, a wealthy saw mill owner, and two brothers named Patrick. The two brothers used pistols, while Stow did fatal work with a bowie knife. All three received fatal wounds. The trouble was over a settlement of wages due the brothers. New Year’s Reception to Mi*s Dortch. Last night mellow lights gleamed ovrr the snow, and the sounds of merry voices and sweet music floated out op the air of a uew year. The residence of Dr. T. D. Hogg was the social centre of Raleigh last night. All the evening the beauty and gallantry of the city passed in and out of the handsome halls and exchanged happy new jear greelings just within the itm shold of 1895. The occasion was a reception in houor of Miss Dortch, of Goldsboro. Misses H«'gg and Dortch received the many invited guests They were assisted by the following young ladies: Miss Nella Grimes, Miss Mary Lily Kenan, Miss Lizzie Hinsdale, Miss Lizzie Taylor and Miss Kate Badger. In the dining room, where an elegant collation was served, Mrs. Thos. 8. Kenan, Mrs. George Little and Mrs. Minnie Bagley received. A large number of young ladies and gentlemen called during the evening. Among the ladies present were: Misses Mary Miller, Lily Hoke, Mabel Hale, Lathrop and Hamilton, of Baltimore; Miss Piescott; Misses Susie Clark, Nan nie Jones, Sadie Jones, Mary Pescud, Annie Belle Bledsoe, Fannie McPheeters, Sallie Cotten, Carrie Holt, Berta Smith. Janet Badger, Anna Stronach, Annie Busbee, Miss Tyree, of Staunton, Va.; Misses Martha Haywood, Blanche Blake, Lizzie Lee, Addie Stith, Maggie Stith, Katie Belvin, Anna Crow, Miss Tyson, Miss McAden, Miss Mary Turner. Took the Oath of Office. In the Supreme Court rooms yester day morning au interesting ceremony was witnessed. At 10 o'clock Justice Avery adminis tered the oath of office to Chief Justice Faircloth and to Associate Just ices, Clark, Furches and Montgomery. He then administered the oath to Judge W. S. O'B. Robinson, of the Su perior court. Justice Montgomery swore in Judge E. W. Timberlake, of the Superior court. Judge L. L Green, of the Superior court, also took the oath of office. He received a duplicate commission from Governor Carr yesterday; lie failed to re ceive the orginal document. The ceremony was rather informal, and only twenty persons were present. The New Lighting System. The Raleigh Electric Company yester day moved its offices into the Pullen building 332 Fayetteville street. Mr E. R. Dodge is in charge. All kinds of electric apparatus will be displayed there next week. Work will begin in a few days on the wires and lamps of the incandescent lighting system this company is to put in. A fifty-foot addition to the power house used for the street car boilers and dynanu s has been built, and new boilers, entirely separate from the *ire t ear en gines are being put in. U ill It Injure the College* I Friends of th** endowed colleges in the State are considering the probable loss of income to these instil u ions through the proposed reduction of the legal rate of iu'erest, A prominent Baptist says the change in the law will reduce the in come of Wake Forest College about $1,500. An addition of $25,000 to the endowment fund will just offset this. Few doubt that the rate of interest will be reduced by this Legislature. And people are discussing this as if it were a certainty.