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PLANT YOUR AD —ITT THE NEWS AND OBSERVER —AND SEE— THE DOLLARS GROW. VOLUME XXXVII. SENATE EATING HOUSE SEN* Tnß 4 llJh'N EXPOSES EXORKITANT CHARGES THERE MADE. RIDICULED BY OTHER SENATORS. Bnthe Shows That the Keeper of ilie IM,«ce G**ts Perquisites Which Cos 1 the Taxpayers SIO,OOO a Year—The Belief is General That There Will be no Financial Legislation--'lore talk of an Extra Session—Gossip About Hill’s and Cleveland’s Recent Din ner Together at the White House. Special to the News and Observer. Washington, D. 0., Jan. 5. The papers are ridiculing Senator Allen, of Nebraska, for his exposure o! the charges by the Senate restaurant. 1 confess to fully agreeing with Senator Allen. I lost pretty much all my coufi dence in ti e Nebraska Populist Senator last fall when he got on a spree and wanted to whip all the clerks in Senator Frye's committee room. My confidence was still furi her shaken when he voted wiih the Trust Senators not to take up the sugar schedule. Tne first action hurt the Populists of j Nebraska very much in the late cam- j paign It may be tha' the remembrance of his ‘ j ig,” stimulates the Senator to j measures of reform. However that may be, the Senator is on the right line in attacking the policy that prevai s in re gard to the Senate restaurant. Senator All* n shows that the government gives to Mr. Pag**, who ruus the restaurant, perquisites ihat cost the tax payers of of the country not less that SIO,OOO a year. It supplies the ret t free of charge; furnishes the chairs and tables; supplies the fuel wit h w hich the food is cooked; gives the 1 ghts and the gas that is us*-d, and also tin- ice which cost about S3OO a month. The government even buys the, sto\es and ranges, and carpets the 1 rooms. With all these perquisites, the charges are enormous The charge f> r“a ten derloin” steak is from 90 cents to a dollar, and in some instances I think it runs op to almost $3, when served with some little fixings on the side, with mushrooms, or some thing of that kind. No! i> goes b’gher than the sum I have stated. It goes up to $4 with truffles. Ido not know what truffl s are, butauordiaarv prrtcr-house j * beet steak with truffle-- costs $4. Ridiculed by Other Senators. Senators Hal* and Mauderson and oth ers ridiculed the attempt on the part of Senator Aden to stop this long standing abuse, and defeud d the expenditure on the ground that without subsidizing him no good restaur inter could be found who would run a good restaurant But Senator Alien, who had as lief speak ail night as not, and who is ag<>o 1 debater, held hts own aud denounced this and all other expenditures m <de without author ity of law. He is ou the right line. Be cause ten thousand dollars a year is a small sum. when paid by seventy mil lion of people, is no reason for unauthor i ized expenditures. “It is a.sin to steal a penny or a pin ” There is need of \ ju»t such vigorous opposition to exirav- j agat ee in expenditures by Congress, as j Senator Allen has state*!. 1 hope he will next attack the enormous expense ! for uni ecessaiy employes iu the S mate j and make it so hot that the upper cham- j her will be c impelled to abandon its yearly increasing extravagant expen d tures. No Financial Legislation Probable. The belief is general here tha f this Congress will not pass any financial j measure because of radical differences in j the party abou' the last plan. Senator Daniel shares'this opiniou. He is quoted by the Sar as saying to a fci* nd to day: j ‘ I hope that the new year will bej better than the old one, anil that there j will t>e a little m >re silver iu it.” “And what course do your people in- j tend to pur-ue ?” be was asked. “I am sure that I do not know,” he j answered; “do you? For my part I shall be glad if the President will call the K publican Congress together in or -oer that they may b* given an oppor tunity to demonstrate whether they have any remedy for the existing situa tion, and are able to come to any agree ment ou a financial polity. I mos* cer tainly hope that the President will call the next Congress in extra session.” A great many of the Democrats in both houses, without concurring with Senator Darnel in the hope that the President wide mvem* the next Con gress in e*tra s*ssi >u, privately ex pressed the opinion that an extra session is unavoidable. Representative Alexander says he is strongly in favor of the Carlisle financi d i bill, or any other safe measure that will increase the money in circulation, but he does nut think tha* it will bee >me a law All the Republicans aud Populists, he says, are opposed to it and it will only require thirty nine Democratic votes against it to prevent bs becoming a law. Even if it should piss the House, he thinks the Sen ite will not let it become a law. That Dinuer— lts Meaning. Cleveland invited Hill to dinner. It was the first time they have “broke bread” together in thirteen years. 1» the number of the intervenir g years in dientiv** bad luik ? Thirteen years ago, when Cleveland vas Governor and Hill Lt. Governor, they were fairly good fi tends, but an icy eoolne-s has since subsist' d between them. The ice seems now to have tm-lted and the currents again run together. “What does it meat s?” is the indi vidual enquiry. Is Mr. Hill to become a supporter of the administration ? His political adversity b"ought these tso New Yorkers t«>g* t hex ? There are many Democrats who say, that, if their break ing bread together means united action, it ought pro|M*rly to have commenc' d a year aud a half ago, ami that the recon ciliation is too late to do the party or either of the distinguished gentlemen any good Senator Ransom was one of the guests at this celebrated State dinner. Senator Hill had the boner of taking Mrs. Hearst out to dinner, she is the widow of the rich U. 8 Senator from California and the fact that Senator Hill was so honored set the gossips to talk ing. * * « { TheP stmast r General to day awarded the c intract for carrying the mail from Hendersonville to Horse Shore a distance of s ven and a quarter miles to T. B. O AicCall. of Hendersonville for SIBB. « NEWS & observer Miiltobe delivered six times a week. The sub contractor under J. B Cole grove, of Washington, D. <\, for route number 18.693 from Franklin. Macon vmASty to-Walhalla, South Carolina has mad" a temporary failure and the mail has accumulated. This is an important r <ute, in il being delivered once a day and paying $1,094 year. * * » A. 0. Gardner was to day appointed postmaster at Emily, Moore county vice J. J. Martindaie, removed. » * * N. P Edmi-ton’s appointed postmaster at Harman, Watauga county, vice W. A. Harman resigned. * * * An order was sent to-day to Will Wynne, of Raleigh, from the National Base-ball League to be in Charleston, S 0., to meet the Washington base-ball team to commence practice. * * * H. B. Tilden, of High Point, N. 0., in Baltimore busy denying that he is either missing or the victim of foul play. * * * Representative 8 ttle, who has been conferring with the Republican leaders in Nev York, has returned hereto his post John W. Fries, of Salem, is here to day. C. B. Edwards, of Raleigh, is here making a short visit to his son. m * * Arrivals. F. C Roberts. Newbern. Jas. Westbrook and wife, Burgaw. E. A. Towsend and wife. YOUSEEBIUS COMING. Congressman-elect Shulord Will Also Come to Study Parliamentary Practice Special to the News and Observer. Hickory, N. U., Jan. 5, The new Populist paper which has been discussed so mnch of late may not materialize, and if the company is or ganized, it is not at all certain that the enterprise will be located in Newton Indeed, it is more than probable that the paper will continue to i-sue from Hickory, as does the Mercury, which the stockholders of the new company pro p >BB to buy. Editor Click, who is a candidate for Engrossing Clerk of the Senate, will not be in Raleigh at the opening of the Leg islature. He has no taste for lobbying. It issafetosay. however, that he will keep one eye on the capital, and should his couutry need him, his valise will doubt less be packed on short notice. Mr. Click’s chances are excellent, several prominent Republican and Populist leaders favoring him. Our new Congressman, Hon. A. C. Shuford, will also soj >uru in the City of Oaks during the session of the legisla ture. It is not known whether he goes to assist in greas ng the machine, or to watch the parliamentary performances of A “Youseebius.” Mr Shuford, by dint of careful obser vation and through the rough experi ences of two congressional canvasses, may hope to hold his <>wn with his Pop ulii't and Republican colleagues in the national House of Representatives The Catawba delegation, consisting of Representative Whitener, Senator Big m<m and Congressman Shuford, will leave Hickory on Sunday afternoon. The Board of Aldermen at their re cent session declined to pay damages to Mrs Marcus S*dzer, who on the night of November 24th broke her leg by a fall on the sidewalk. She will enter suit against the town. Mr. J. W. Rockett, clerk of the Supe rior Court, is something of a pedestrian. Every morning he walks from Conover to his office in Newton—a distance of three miles. Mr. G. W. Blount and daughter. Miss Sue, are visiting the family of Mr. J. A. Martin. Mr. B. F. Sledge, who for several years has been clerking for Mr. T. E. Fields, has accepted a position as sales man with a firm in Louisburg. COURT AT ROCKINGHAM. Interesting Case Growing Out of the Campaign of 1888. Special to News and Observer. Rockingham. N. C., Jan. 5. The special term of the Superior Court met here last Monday, Judge Geo. H. Brown, Jr., presiding. This court is for the trial of civil cases only, ‘of which there is a large accumu lation on the docket. The - business of the court is being pushed by the able aud energetic Judge, and a great many cas s are being dis posed of. No cases of much interest have yet been tried. The case of D. B. Brown vs W. J. Whitaker, an action for damages for assault, is now on trial. This is an action growing out of the campaign of 1888. Whitaker was Reg istrar that year, and Brown, a Republi can, was one of a party who went to Whitaker’s house iu his absence for the purpose of seeing the registration books. Whitaker’s wife and family were fright ened, and when hs returned home, he was so he hunted Brown up, and in the "fficulty which ensued, Brown was shot in the back of the neck and in t he leg. The case has not yet been given to the jury, but the impression seems to be that Whitaker will gain the suit J. C. Wright, a prominent merchant here, made an assignment this week to Tims C. Guthrie and C Morrison. As sets estimated at SIO,OOO, liabilities about $7,500 of which $5,5>00 is prefer red. Hard times and bad collections are the causes of the failure. Rev. J. T. Lyon, the new Methodist pastor at Rochingham Station came this week with his tami'y from Newbern to enter upon his next year’s work. Besides the local bar. Hon. Jas. A. Lockhart, of Wadesboro, Platt D. Wal ker ami 0. W. Titlett, of Charlotte; Jno I). Shaw, Jr , and W. H. Neal, of Lau rinhurg, and N. A. McLean, of Lumber ton, are in attendance at court. Corn aud Rice for Nebraska.; Wilmington N. C., Jan 5.—A car left here to night loaded with corn and Nor> h Carolina rice for the Nebraska sufferers. It was contributed by the Atlantic Coast Liue and the car bore the following legend: “Corn and North Carolina rice. Con tributed by the Atlantic Coast Line for the Nebraska sufferers.” Miss Stevenson M ill Die. Asheville, N. C., Jan. s.—Miss Mary Stevenson’s condition is almost as low as it can be. She will hardly survive more than four or five days. MORE NEW PLANS REPRESENTATIVES STILL PRE PARINtf SIIBSTI TOTE FT NANCI %L MEASURES. MUST NOT BE A PARTY QUESTION. Mr. Cockran Thinks the Baltimore Plan is Best. Bat He Has no Idea That il Can be Enacted Into Law.. He Believes the Coombs’ Bill. « hich Provides for a Bond Issue, a Step in the Right Direction—Mr. Bland De scribes the Administration as “Mug wump”—Democratic Caucus on Monday. Washington, I). C., Jan. s.—The feature of the debate upon (he currency bill in the House to day was the speech of Mr. Cockran, o' 1 New York, who oc cupied the attention of the House fo> uearly two hours, devoiiug himself largely to a discussion of the nature of money and currency, with a view to im pressing upon the members the fact that ibe subject could not be safely treated as a party question. The disposition to so treat the bill, Mr. Cockran said, was likely to lead to the wrecking upon the rocks of party expediency a matter ot great importance to the American people. Thinks the Baltimore Plan Best. Os all the plans proposed for relieving the present evil condition of affairs Mr. Cockran considered the Baltimore plan, best, but he had no hope that it could be enacted into law. The Coombs bill he would vote for, believing it to be a step in the right direction. He asserted that if Congress could re-establish the cur rency of the country upon a basis in har mony with human experience aud wis dom this session would not be without profit nor the end without honor. Mr. Cockran held the attention of the floor and g dienes throughout his speech, and was greeted with applause at the close. Mr.Boatner who opened the debate with a speech in favor of the pending bill, became engaged in au animated colloquy with Mr. Blind over the finan cial policy of the administration, which the latter described as ‘ Mugwump.” Mr. Boatner Favors the Bill. Mr. Boatner describ'd the bill briefly as a measure intended to take the shack les o flF the banking interests of the couu try and to permit them to perform un trammelled the functions for which they were organized. He reviewed the histo ry of the financial legislation of the past twenty yt ars and as->eried that the policy of the government of paying its onliga tions iu gold had received the absent if not the support of the Democratic party This was showu bv its choosing a - a can didate for President a man who was kuown to favor that policy. It was this statement at the outset, that turned Mr. B oa'ner’a speech into a colloquy with Mr. Bland, Springer and others. Speeches were also, made in support of the bill by Mr. Gatctiiugs, and in opposition to it by Mr. Lacy. Another Substitute Proposed. Mr. Combs pres nted for information *nd printing in the Record, a prop >sed sub siitute for the pending bill which Mr Cockran said he wou d support. At the conclusion of the debate Speaker Crisp laid before the House the Military Academy appropriation bill with Senate amendments. On mo ton by Mr. Outhwaite the Senate amend ments were non concurred in and a.coti ference ordered. Morgan, Outbwaite and B iwers were appointed managers on the part of the House. The House then, at 5:15 o’clock ad journed until Monday. A call for the Democratic caucus to be held at 3 o’clock Monday, was read im mediately after adjournment. TIIE CURRENCY BILL. Vole Will be Taken This Week and the Expectation is That it Will Pass. Washington, D. 0., Jan. s.—Speaker Crisp said at a late hour this afternoon that a vote would be taken on the bank ing bill next week, and the expectation is that it will not be delayed longer than Thursday or Friday at the latest. There is considerable speculation re garding the fate of the measure. Mr. Springer, of Illinois, and Mr Warner, New York, who are two of its s'aunch supporters, doubt that it will carry. Other gentlemen, however, in sist that it will be done. Those who argue thus are inimical to the measure, but iu some cases even these will vote for it. Others Say it Will be Defeated. Generally speaking, the Eastern Dem ocrats, with few exceptions, will oppose the bill as will also the extreme silver men. the Populists and Republicans. I is believed that if the Republicans are out in force ou the day when the vote is taken, the bill will be defeated. Mr. Sperry, of Connecticut, is not sati-fied with the measuie, although his original objections have been neutralized to some extent by certain amendments made to the bill at his suggestion. He frankly says that he does not like it even now, and has not as yet decided what his at tidude toward it will be, but that in all probability be will vote for it. Representative Tracey, of New York, is another E istern Democrat who has not as yet reached a conclusion regard ing its merits. The number of these gentlemen who are uncertain as to their vote upon the measure, is very consider able. They are, in many cases, however, strong administration men and are likely in the end to give the bill their approval from a dislike of antagonizing a measure prepared by the President’s Secretary of the Treasury. It is understood that at the Demo cratic caucus Monday afternoon next a nusejyr of short speeches will ba made in oppWtion to the bill by gentlemen who have declined to take that position regarding it in the House. One Killed aud Four Fatally Hurt. Uniontown, Pa., Jan. s. —An explo sion of powder occurred yesterday at the Moyer Works of the W. J. Rainey Coke Company. John Yinski was torn limb from limb and died soon after. Six others were badly injured, and four of them are believed to be fatally hurt. The injured were removed to the Connellsville Hospital. The men were congregated in one of the company houses after their work f >r the day was ended. One of them was carelessly handling a keg of mining powder when it exploded. The building was wrecked and the occupants blown to a great distance. RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, SUNDAY, JANUARY 6, ? 895. BASEBALL AT GREENSBORO. Princeton to Play There in April— Mott’s Opinion of Holton. Special to the News and (Hwrw Greensboro, N. 0., Jan. 5. Hon. Adlai E. Stevenson was a pas senger on the North bffund train from Asheville night before last. His daugh ter is not improving as he could wish. Arrangements h ive been made with the Greeusb >ro Base Ball Park Assorri-t --tion by the State University to play five games during the Spring. Princeton will play tho first game here on April ath. After this, one or more games each wi 1 l»e pla.ved with Lehigh LaFay ette, Georgetown and another team not yet known. Marshall Mott, on being asked what he thought of chairman A. E. Holton’s chances for getting the Senatorial plum, replied: “You don't suppose any intel ligent man is going to vote f>r a man rhat has not got sense enough to parse •Peter wept bitterly,’ do you ?” A par yof gentlem n are here from Massachusetts on a hunting expedition. A man named Carroll accident'y sh<r and badly wounded his brother’s wife yesterday afternoon He was in the act of taking the guu fr- m a corner in the room when the gun went off with tin above result. It is not known whether she will live or not. Ernest’s Daily Cotton Letter. Special to the News and Observer. New York, Jan. 5 —The market was quiet but firmer to-day,prices at onetime scored an advance of 5 points but lost part of th s improvement under the weight of usual realizing over Sunday The bullish influence which contributed to the improved conditions were better Liverpool advices than exp cted, continued falling off in the move ment of the crop and a better feeling iu the dry goods trade. In reference to the latter, reports from all sections speak favorably of the pros peet of a good spring trade with a con s derable spring demand yet to come forward. Aside from this there is a general impression that the long period of deprecation has at last ended and that the present range of prices for all classes of goods will be maintained if riot improved upon in seme instances In Fall River the market for punt cloths has been more active during the week despite the holiday interruptions The production increased to 190.000 pieces and the deliveries amounted to 166,000 and the market there cl<>B**s steady at 25 8 cents, with a total stock of 164.000 pieces. The “Chronicle” * sti mates the total amount of coUon which c *me into sight during the week at 277, 892 bales against 402,162 last weikann* the plantation deliveries at 541.8"6 against 249,972 last week. The visible supply todatei- 4,BBl,672agaiust 4 826. ’551 Dst week aud 4,615 742 last year The New Orleons Cotton Exchange esti mites the receipts there duriug the coming week at 70 000 hales against 49,981 last year and the total at all p >rts at 190,000 agamst 216,000 this week and 135,000 last year. E. B. CUTHBERT & Co , bv Juo. S. Ernest, Mgr. Brass Brick Swindlers Arrested. Richmond, Va., Jan. 5. —Thomas H Parker, the man arrested at Petersburg after midnight as one of the men who \e-«terday swindled A. W. V ithers, of Gloucester county, out of $5,000 b\ palming off bricks of copper for gold bricks, was brought here at noon. Par ker is thought to be the alleged assayer of the Philadelphia mint who acted as the confederate of John Williams. Wnen the deal was made Parker w ore a long steel grey beard. When taken up in Petersburg his beard had be>*n removed. A telegram from Lynchburg, Va., says Williams and another man interested in the swindle have been arrested iu that city. Fatal Railroad Accident. Livermore, Cal., Jan. s.—The Los Angles express, due at Oakland last evening, collided with a work tram in the A1 lament tunnel, about nine miles from this city, at 7 o’clock last evening The news reached here late*, one of the brak* raen riding nine miles to a tele graph station. The fireman of the express was killed outright, and the engineer, Harry G. Hubbard, fatally injured. The accident was caused by a mistake of the train dispatcher. Engineer Hub bard has since died The fireman was Henry Sebram. An unknown, supposed to have been a tramp beating his wav, was also killed. The engineer and fire man of the work train escaped with slight injuries. None of the passengers were injured. Th-» Denny-Owens Contest. Lexington, Ky., Jan. 5—W. C. Ow ens, who defeated Colonel Breckinridge for Congress, tiled au answer to .ludge Denny ’s n dice of contest last night. It is a long paper and recounts frauds per petrated as many voting places in the district. Denny met this by giving Ow ens a notice that next Monday he would take over 100 affidavits of men of boih parties to prove that Ow r ens’ answer tvas not founded on facts. Hearing oi the Income Tux Case. Washington, D C., Jan. s.— Assist ant Attorney General Whitney to day gave notice of a motion he will submit on Monday next in the Court of Equity of the District of Columbia, Judge Ilag ner presiding, to advance the hearing of the case of Judge M >ore vs, J. S. Miller, Commissioner of I Vernal Revenue, seek ing to prevent the collection of the in come tax. Southern Railway Earnings. New York, Jan. s.—The Southern Railway reports for November, gross earnings $1,772,416, an increase of $106,125; expenses $1,093,252, increase $.‘4,660; net $679,162, increase $81,464. For five months, gross $7,077,346, in crease $503,597; expenses $4 577,944; de crease $18,570, net $2,499,392, increase of $522,125. Breckinridge Heard by 35 Persons. Charleston, 8. G., Jan. 5. —C01. W 0 P B.eckinridge lectured on “Eras of Am ric >n Development and Their Great Men” German Artillery Hall in this city to-..ighf, before an audience com posed of 85 persons, of whom 3 were la dies. Col. Breckiuridge spoke for two hours. AN IMPORTANT DEAL THE SEABOARD AIR LIVE TO HP I TH* 41 U >1 l\[) ■■■ GEORGIA ROAI*. THE SALE NOT YET CONFIRMED But Negotiations Have Been in Pro* gress tor Nome Time and There is Lit tle 1) -übi of the Deal—The Rosuli Will be a Considerable Change in the Hailroad Sima'ion iu the South •-the Seaboard Air Line’s Florid-' Rou e Will be Shortened Some Sev en tv Mites. Baltimore, Md Jan s.—lt is report ed that the Seaboard Air-Line is rn-go tiatintr for the purchase of the M icon and Northern property. Thecontrolling interests in both roads are owned by Baltimoreans. The Macon and Northern was sold October 15th last, under a de creeof the United States court at Macon, Ga., being bought in by Mr. Alex,Hide Brown, representing the bond holders The sale has not been confirmed by the j court, but, there is no doubt it w ill be. Mr Brown, who is Chairman of the | Bondholders Committee, and Mr. R. | Uurson Hoffman, President of the Sea ; board Air Liue, have recently held sev- j eral conferences. Both gentlemen ar> | absent from the city at the present time, j and no confirmation of the reported deal j can be obtained. The acquisition of the Macon and I Northern property by the Seaboard j would be loooked upon as a ten -•trike for the latter road, and if the deal is finally m tde considerable change in tho railroad situation of th* 1 South would be the result. The Macon a d Northern is a direct line from Macon to Athens, Ga., a distance of 106 miles. It has ben known for some time that the Seaboard Air Line desired a Florida connection aud the scheme of purchasing the Macon and Northern and making a traffic arrangement with the Georgia, Southern aud Florida, which is also largely owned by Baltimoreans, is likely to be decided upon. The Georgia, S mthern and Florida is j one of the most direct lines to Florida ; from Macon. It runs to Palataka and j connects with the Plant System for Jacks mville. That arranged ent would shorten the Seaboard’s Florida route about seventy miles. A News and Observer reporter cal led to see the S A. L offiei <ls last night, but those in a position to know would j no.ther confirm nor deny the rumor. i TIIE Ulli&TfiK AVI) LENOIR. 4>~ - The Filing ot an Important Decision Afl* c>ing its Stockholders. Charleston. 8. C , Jan. 5.-In the United States Circuit Court to day Judge Simonton filed decrees in the cases of **x parte John L. Angers ai d ex parte Jo< Wylie, both agai .st the Charlotte. Columbia and Augusta railroad com pany. The deer, es were ou petitions almost identical and were in effect the same The petitions set forth that the Char lotto, Columbia and Augusta Railroad had leased the Chester & Leno r Riilway for ninety nine yon's, and that at the time *-f the lease the Charlotte, Colum bia and Augusta Railroad agreed to pay to the stockholders of the Chester and L*ti ir Railroad a dividend of 1 i p--r cent, per year, to clear its m > tgage debt, and pay coupons on mortgaged bonds. Subsequently it executed a mortgage j to the Central Trust Company, of New York. The interest of this mortgage and bonds was paid until January 1893. The road went into the hands of a r«- c“ iver in July 1893 and was sold in July 1894. Petitioners held coupons of bonds on the Chester and L**noir railway due January 1893, thaf were not pa d. They tiled petitions claiming that the payment of th' se coupons was a part of the rent of the Chester & Lenoir railway and was thus a part, of the operating expenses of the 0. 0 & A. R. R. and was entitled to priority to the payment of bonds. The court decided agan st. the peti tioners, holding that the rent under the lease is not one of those exceptional claims which are some times given prec edence over a vested mortgage. TO REDUCE COTTON ACREAGE. New Orleans Cotton Factors Sign an Agreement to Help the Farmers. New Orleans, La., Jan. s.—Cotton factors of N» w Orleans have signed an agreement with a view to assisting the farmers’ movement to restrict the pro duct top of cotton. The plan proposed wdfbe presented to the C .tton Grower's ‘uonvention which meets ar. Jackson, Miss, January 9. The agreement is to continue for one rear, and will not go into effect until 75 per cent, of the farm ers in 95 per cenr. of the cotton produc ing counties sign it. i'he farmers are to agree to plant a certain acreage, reducing the amount in every case to one-third less than this year. A committee is to be elected in each county who will see that their farmers keep their obligations. Any surplus abov>* the amount agreed to be planted is to be destroyed. The counties’ committees will elect a State committee and the State commit tee will meet in Match to determine whether or not the plan shall go into effect. They will hold another meeting in De cember to determine if the agreement shall continue another year. Etch far mer is to pay 2 cents per acre for every acre planted, 50 per cent to general pur poses. The plan of the cotton factors de clares that dealing in futures is not, det r mental to the cotton producers, but the low price of the staple is due to over production entirely. " Politics Causes another Murder. Savannah, Ga.. Jan. 5.—A special from Oiiver, Georgia, to the Morning News says “Yes’erday evening a negro named George Bellinger was shot and kilh-d by a crowd of masked men altout 10 mil s from Oliver. He was a Demo crat and had taken an active part in the county election, and it is believed that polities caused the trouble. Only Six Candidates lor Senator. Charleston, W. Vi., Jan s—State Senator Thomas P. Davies, of Faueette county, has announced his candidacy for the United States Senatorship. This makes six in the field. TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE. Democrats Hold < mucus and Nominate j a speaker of the Senate. caucus *>f the Democratic members elect j of the Sena'e and II >nse met here this afternoon, there being only 12 absen tees. Ernest Pillow was nominated Speaker of the Senate without opposi tion. The selection of a Speaker of the House was deferred. The nomination of State officers will be tlie first b isi ess transacted after the organization Monday Comptroller •f niies Harris and Treasurer E. B Craig have no opposition. A Unite t States Senator will he nomi nated to the same time. The opp sit ion to v ena’or Harris has not. assumed for tn dable proportions and he will unques t onably be retained AY bile no action was taken relative to the governorship, it is the understanding that the matter will be referred to a joint committee who will investigate the al -1 ged frauds and report to their respect ive houses. This work will likely con sume most of the s ssion and as Gov ernor Turney will hold over in the mean time, the Democrats will have an oppor tunity to pass all desired legislation. January 15th is set for the day of inaug uration, but it will be impossible for the committee to finish work in that time. vn EPIDEMIC OF ROBBERY; Tramps Rreak Open Freight t'a>s and! Steal Merchandise Theretrom. Sandusky, Ohio, Jan. s.— An epidemic of robbery is raging in this city. Po lice protection is entirely inadequate, aud the tramps rule and do as they please about the railroad yards and suburbs. An examination of freight trains in Lake Shore arid Lake Erie and Western vards shows that, no fewer than twenty five box cars have been broken open and merchandise stolen therefrom. One train coming from the East on the Lake Shore stopped at a small station between Elyra and this city. A gang of thieves backed a wagon against a ca. md loaded it with boxes of merchandise. The train men saw the thieves driving off with the wagon load of stuff. • Several thousand dollars worth of property has been stolen fr m the rad io d yards in the past few months, and neither the police nor the railway men are able to check the wholesale robberies. Each mecessive robbery is causing in creased ai r n among residents of the city, and particularly in the localities near the railroad tracks. A petition is being circulated for protection to the city. I NTENSIVE t R WE ROBBING. Causing Great Excitement and Vigi lance Committees Being Foimed. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. s.—lt has developed here, as the result of inve-ti tratinn, that wholesale grave robberies are being indulged in by students of colleges in this city. Tne recent burning of the Indiana Medical College, when twenty subjects were 10-t, has creat'd a demand, and men have been secured in the surround ing towns to keep track of burials. Within thq past week two corpses have been recover* d by friends in pick ling vats of the local colleges, and the excitement is so intense that the re.-i dents of suburban towns are forming vigilance committees to prevent the dis turba> ee of their dead. Unsuccessful Bank Robbers. Toledo, Ohio, Jan. 5. —At Perrys bury, 10 miles south of here, two masked burglars gained an entrance to the ex change bank. A burglar alarm in Cash ier II ns m’s house n* xr d >or awoke the occupants and Mr. Hanson and his son started to investigate. As they neared the bank the robbers app-rated at the door and fired three shots at them, and < ashier Ha son returned the fire, but all shots failed of iheir mark. The burg lars then beat a ba-ty jetreat without -i curing any funds, Tne combination knob to the safe was knocked off and an attempt had been made to biow open the door wiih nitro glycerine. Scattered about the floor were a number of tools, including a rail road crowbar, which they had used prob ably in prying up the front window through which they had entered the building. A IL*y Whitecap Killed. Shelbyville, Ind., Jan. 5 —Last nigh*, near Fort Branch, a tragedy oc curred that will put an end to white capping in that vicinity. II nry Huskey is dead of a stab wound inflicted by a farmer named Washington Washington had been accused of abusing his daughter and some boys sent him a whitecap warning anti tried to empha size it by paying a midnight visit. Wash iuvton met them with a knife and p's tol, and the death of Hussey resulted from injuries received. Another of the boys was badly wounded. Died ot Hydrophobia. Layton, Pa., Jan. 5 — Mrs. Lucinda Bobbs, of Banning Mills, died this morn ing of hydrophobia, having suffered ter rible agony since Wed .esday. Mrs Hobbs was bitten by a mad-dog over five weeks before she showed signs of the disease. The same dog hit several other people. All save Mrs Bobbs took treatment and so far have escaped seri ous effects. A number of farm animals that were bitten went mad and were killed. Rraddoek Strikers Resume Work. Braddock, Pa., Jan. s. —Nine of the EI gar Thomson steel works furnaces have been blown in, five of which are running full. About 300 of tho striking ore handlers and laborers have returned to work, and about 400 are yet out. Many new men have been employed. There are no indications of trouble at the plant. Lord Churchill Better. London, Jan. s.—Lord Randolph Church is somewhat better. He has be come stronger aud eats ana sleeps well He has been called upon by the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Fife, the Duke of Teck and tiir Win Harcourt. A $300,000 Fire. Havana, Jan. 5. —Fire destroyed yes terday tho machinery and buildings on the sugar estate at Portu Galete near Havana. Loss $300,000. DURHAM’S HANDBOOK II IT WILL BR ONE OF THE MOST L I V-l- ' l Tt »•» FJ» I N THE STATE. T 0 [ E HANDSOMELY ILLUSTRATED Ourt am ’ s HRpYexentatiYe in the Legl«* lu»i ,re Crses CnßsprvHti*m Almu Llne*t«.The Seaboard Air Line ml cial* Pleaied With the Hall City he Sewerage System Being Ma t,,r ally Extended—The Snnday seh ,M ’* l{ °V I** s Glory*-Personal anJ I Other Items. Spec) *1 1 10 News and Observer. Durham, N. C., Jan. 5. . Henry Seeman, manager of the Educ a * or Company, has now in the hands A- , t ie printer a most complete hand book Durham It is filled with hand some a - d is carefully pre re{ [ every way and will be the most band iome °f H ie kind ever f? ottt ‘n ' t i the State. s. R. 0. Burton as is her annual 01IstQ m entertained her entire Sunday Schoi ’1 c ' ass at l‘ er home on Ramseur , ' l ast night. Those present were: M< ss 8 - J- H. Sneed, Jno. A. Cox, Jno. Prod or ’ 'l uo - Vannoppen, S. B. Burch, will and Geo. Lougee, Paul 0. Sneed, j I. Alston, Jno F. Taylor, W. B. Guth r l e i W. C„ Bradshaw, Lonie Cham berla n ’ Adolphus Henderson and John Watt i* It W;iS a most delightful affair lU( j it is easy to i redict that stock on Mrs Burton’s class is above par this morn p n isident Hoffman’s party while here veste fday visited many of our big facto* 'j e8 £ nd spoke in highest terms of the m ‘ evidences of push and enterprise di„ D |, lyed everywhere. They left well sunni w ith choieo brands of smoking tohif co > cigarettes, pipes and other souvi *dra of their visit to the “Bull City.” n (J( | r town commissioners have decided to ex materially the sewerage sys tem 3f - the t,,wu > and wl 'l at once I vin g pipe along Main street, beginning at th B O’Briant building. i n a short talk with representative el t W. G. Vickers this morning, he state * that he expected to go to Raleigh ‘ liext Monday, lie will come home every Satin ,( l a y bight. He says he hopes the I lature will be conservative along n li* ies. He does not think the effort to ex 'end l' m 't® °I th® town will be ucw ssful (He lives just outside the * ( eate litflits and owns a good deal of or a,, d we expect he is little inclii ,ad t 0 * iave 8 taxes increased by havii '8 his property brought in town.) He fi kVorB biennial elections f» r town of ficer* » but is opposed to the election of mayt ' r Die vote °I the board of alder- IU Th 0 9 t° re room on Ma : n street form er]y ( xscupied by J. W. Jones & Co., is beim I put in apple p s e order for parties from Darlington South Carolina who ( >pen up there wiih a full line of drv h onds. , -j ij a boys were paid off to day, and as a cob sequence the boyco tof the mayor’s court has l ) ' en faised and the police re . two arrests this evening. Both were E, drunks. ' Mr • *!• " T - Tatum has perfected a comt luation door lock which ought to have bullions in it as it is a valuable in vent j is s Annie Louise Watts and Snow , )arr left last night for Baltimore wher Bl hey are attending Woman’s Col- Vlr. Rufus Patterson accompanied th.-m an( l will spend a f«w days lookiug _ bu.'iness in'e ests in that city, jj- as Lnllah Ruth Carr left on the Sout! iern R a i' wa y * aat bight for Wash ingk n D C, to resume her studies at .i p louut Vernon Female College. . Hal W. Ayer spent the night at r larrolina s. Albright, of Greensboro, N. 0. is visiti Qg her daughter Mrs. Ada Smith, on C ey el a bd street. M j as Maggie Hale returned yesterday from a '"I 8 * 1 to M,)Unt Airy. N 0. Ml s. Annie Long of this city is visiting rel it ives at T' Ht Kiver. .i: as Mary Cannady, of South Lowell, I (, . m the Danville and Northern train to dj y for Tar K *ver to take charge of a <eh<v >1 iu that neighborhood jj t . Clark, of Franklinton, N. C., who has 1 l *‘ en PfospPbfibg ib town left for his I ;i to day. He has secured rooms in t i 1(l ( Iretm building on Main street and ;n ( some here on the 20th inst., and maki ’ l h' s pl flCe his home. He is a well k v n dentist. w T. Cheatham, Henderson’s new Qaster who has been visi' ; ng here tied home this mo: mug accompanied u, m rs. Dr. A Cheatham and children is place who will spend some time in ]i mderson. mj ss Janie Faucett, of Oxford, spent last dght iu Durham and went down on ,L . ioon train for Peace Institute. < mj ss Anna Landis, of Oxford, passed thro igh Durham to resume her duties as rnusi L ' al ibstrnctor in the Patrick Henry Irwt j tute, this county. VT v. Dr E A. Yates left this morn jn„ j or Louisburg, N. C., to hold quart .,r]v confer nee. G; ss Hattie Gilmer, of McLeanville. N. /i t assed through Durham today on her wav to Warrentou, N. C., w here she goes *.j sit the home of her son in-law T , Kev. p v; . Wharton. ■jr, -s. Geo. Green and daughter, Annie, who have been visiting relatives in Dur ham I®l* today for ti eir home iu New ss Lida Carr spent the day in Ral ss Rase Broughton, who has been visit ' n ß 'l' Bß Nellie Lougee on Broadway, rned to Ra eigh today. m ss Kate Lewis, of Milton, passed thro a ß h Durham to day on her way to e Institute. m [ss Lillie Parrish returned to-day „ i a ten day’s visit to Winston, vi rs. w. R. Beasley, of Clarksville, v has taken charge of the Hotel Fre mm! L formerly under the management Tv rs - lMt y w,lder irham manufacturers paid out for rovp nue stamps this week sl2 461. u essrs H. 11. Anderson, H G. Con * Jr., O. H Dockery, Jr , and E. W. rs, of Chapel Hill, are registered at Carolina to night. II rs. J W. Thackston, of Raleigh, is “ iding the night here. I U r. Carl Richardson, of Newborn, is j ier) ion a visit to h s sister, Mrs. John m„. ming. m r A. F Thomas, of this place, has . „ i requested to act as one of the as js K mt marshals at the Newbern Fair, i h » ear load of Western horses were sold j at g uction here to day. They brought -I goo lP“<*B WEATHER PREDICTION. For North Carolina: Fair; northerly winds For Raleigh and Its Vicinity: Sunday: Fair; warmer; rain by Mouday NUMBER 142. HEATH OF MB. B. L PERKY. Ie Passed \way at Five O'clock Yes* terday Afternoon. Mr. Beniamin Leecraft Perrv jnpused peacefully away at bis residence No. 221 West Morgan street, in this city, yesterday afternoon at 5 o’clock. Mr. Perry was horn on the 7tn day of November 1841, in Beaufort, Carteret county, N. 0., and spent a'most the whole of his life in his native town, loved and honored by all who knew him He married in early life Miss Etta Duncan, a daughter of the late Captain Thos. Duncan, so Well known in Eastern Carolina, and a sister of Mr. John A. Duncan, of this city. He I aves to mourn his irreparable loss besides his window and three children, F. D. Perry, married and a resident of Wilmington, and John I>. and Etta D. Perry, both at school in this city. Mr. Perry, was at the University of N. C., in the stn e class with the Rev. Dr Mar shall, Dr. James McKee, Hon. Thomas Badger and T. M. Argo and S. G Ryan, h.-qs., of this city, all of whom remetn her his ability, diligeuce and conscienti ous faithfulness to every duty. He was a “fir-t rate man” in those days when i hat phrase meaut something, aml was the highest evidence of a student’s ca pacity and industry. The war coming ou, Mr. Perry laid aside his books and promptly responded to the cad of his native State He was first attached to the 2nd Heg iment, commanded by Col. Tew, and la ter became Adjutant, of the 58th Regi ment, commanded by Col. Palmer. It was while serving in this latter capacity that he met at the beautiful mountain home of Col. Palmer, the Itev. William West Skiles, the devoted and saintly missionary to all that region, whom he roic and self-denying life is the subject of a most intern sting memoir, written by Miss Busan Fenimore Cooper, daugh ter of James Fenimore Cooper, the nov elist aud naval historian. It was no doubt largely under the influence of this godly man that Mr. Perry becameacom municant of the Church, for it was about this time that he was confirmed by Bish op Atkinson at Valle Crucis, and con tinued a devoted member of the Church to th" day of his death. Indeed, at one time he seriously thought of entering the sacred ministry. Last summer Mr. Perry was in charge of the Atlantic Hotel at Mon head City and its numerous guests will remember how unsparingly he devoted h mself and all his resources to their comfort aud pleasure, ludeed it was his assiduous and ceaseless devotion to his trying du'ies there by day and by night that is b"lieved to have brought ou the malady —head disease—of which he di* d. Seriously ass cted by over-work became to this ci y with his family in September last, hoping that a change of climate and rest would restore bis broken health. But these hopes were uot to be realized. All was done that the skill and constant attention of his devoted physician and numerous friends could do. but in vain. His widow and fatherless children have the heartfelt sympathy of the entire community in the r great bereavement. Ti'e funeral services of Mr. Perry will be at Christ Church at 11 o’clock to morrow morning THE NEBRASKA FUND. On Fayetteville Street Alone f 125 wm* Rai«ed Yesterday. Five committees have been appointed to solicit subscriptions to the fund for the Nebraska sufferers, each committee to cover a different portion of the city. The committee which canvassed Fay etteville street yesterday raised $125. Other committees have not yet reported hut will send in the amounts collected by them on Monday. Produce of all kinds will be gladly re ceived by the committees, and our friends in the country may help on the good work by giving of their meat and corn and fl ur. The railroads will bring produce here, free of charge, from any station at which it may be delivered All you have to do is to tell them it is for the Nebraska sufferers, and it goes. It is hoped that the car from Raleigh and Wake county will be made up this week, and the sooner you contribute the more you help the cause. The car will be placarded as coming from North Carolina. When you sit in jour pew'this morn ing. well-fed, iu peace of mind and health of bouy, remember the Nebras kans. Louisiana to the Rescue. New Orleans, La., Jan. s.— Governor Foster to-night prepared an appeal to the citizens of Louisiana urging them to come to the assisance of the suffering thousands in Nebraska with provisions, clothing and money. The Governor met lend ng citizens to-day, and his appeal is the result of that meeting. There will be a convention on Monday. Capt. Harry Allen, of the Business men’s League, is arranging for transpor tation of supplies, and it is anticipated that the appeal will be liberally re sponu d to. Victim ot n Strange Fatality. Uniontown, I’a., Jan. s.—Wm Spald ing, a car dumper at the Oliver mines, yesterday lost his footing and plunged headlong into No. 2 shaft, which is 415 feet deep. His body was crushed to a pulp. Spalding was 26 years of age. It was his first days work on the tipple. A strange fatality has follow-d the Spalding family. Within eighteen months five members have died violent deaths. Blount College Burned. Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 5.—A special from Oneonta, Ala , to the Age-Herald, says: Blount College was burned this morn ing. It was a total loss. The college loss is $2,100 on stock. The county’s loss is $25,000. A Destructive Avalanche. Paris, Jan. s.—Several houses and farms wete destroyed by an avalanche to-day at Orlu, near Foix, at the foot of the Pyritines Fifteen persons were killed and e ght were badly injured. Many head or cattle were buried. A Powder Mill Explosion. Yellow Springs, Ohio, Jan. 5.—A powder mill at Goes Station, near here, exploded at 10 o’clock this morning, killing three men, Cliff Homey, Adolph Krebel and Arthur Harris.
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