The News and Obse-' er. VOL. XXXVIII. NO. 12. TOE OJTOdESV ©OGB©(I!)[L&TO®K] ®F AOW TOCSTO ©AGB®QJRm IMDUT,, CHANGES IN CONGRESS HOW THE SENATE AND HOUSE W ILL ST AS I» POLITICALLY AFTER MAKf II 4 POPS HOLD BALANCE OF POWER. At Least Two populists Will Vote Willi the Republican* in O ganixiug the Se«*fe — Ten Familiar Faces m ill be Missing from the Senate After March 4 The Re public, a n«* Will Hare a Majority of 132 in the House —Mr IhiutllN K< sigiiHlion. Special to the News and Observer. Washington, D. C., Fob 5 Although thiet* Mate Legislatures are yet to be heard from, aud several special elections Mill have to be held to till va ta'ieies in the list of Rcptesentatives elect, it h now possible to give ihe re prese'datircs of «ach political party in both houses of the new Congress. Including the two Senators from Utah, to be elected after July 1, wheu that Territory is admitted to Siatehood; the re-election of Senators ljiggios, of Dels wart 1 ; Sh up, of lea ho, nud l)olph, of Oregon, or tlnir Republican succe-s<>rs, the next Senate will comprise:— Repub licans, 45; Democrats 39; Populists, 6. Total, Vtf Assuming that Republicans will he elected 10 till vacancies from Illinois and Pennsylvania, caused by the deahs, re spectively, of Messrs. Post and Wright, and a Democrat to succeed the late Mr. Campbell, flora the I’euth New York dis trict, the next House will stand:—Re publicans, 244; Democrats, 105; Popu lists. C; stiver. 1. Total, 3'<6. From the figures of (lie Senate it will be seen that the Populists, even aftet the two Republicans from Utah are chosen, will hold t lie balance of power in that b* dy It luts been the ambition of the Republicans to be able to organ ixe the next Senate without Populistic support, but they must have the votes of at least one member of the third party to give them a majority. Should all six Populists vote with the thirty-nL e Democrats it would make a tie and le*v»‘ the Vice-President to cast the deci ting vote in favor of the I>< mt crats No such contingency, however, need be expected. Senators Jones and Stewart will certainly vote with the 1 e public«ns and thus guarantee the lamr the organization of committees, appoint ments and all the other patronage inthe Beua e that g >es with the predominant party. Kriiatnrs Re-elected. Os the m* tubers comprising the pres cut Senate twelve have lieen re-tlecied, with the va>es of Messia Higgins, Bh<*up and Dolph yet to lav aced upon by their resp* ctive S'ate L*gislatur< s They are: Messrs Berry, Arkansas; Caffery, l.ou isiana; Harris, Tennessee; Lindsay, Ken tueky, and Motgan, Alabama. Demo crats; Chandler, New Hump-hire; Cu*- lom, Illinois; Frye, Maine; H* ar, Massa ehusetts; MeMilan, Michigan; Petti grew, Mmth Dakota, aud Wolcott, Col orado, Republic-ns An eveu ten of the familiar faces in the Senate will be unssrog after March 4th, either through defeat in Legtsla tnres or by »evet>e Legislatures as a re sult of last November's elections They ar*-: Mr Power, of Mon tana, who will bo succeeds! by Mr. Carter; Mr. Carey, of Wyoming, who will b rep aced by Mr. Warren; Mr. Wa-hhtirn, of Minnesota, whose place will he taken by Mr. Nelson; Mr Butler, of B>u h Carolina, who w i,l be succeeded by Mr Tillman; Mr. Huutou, of Vug aia. who will be followed by Mr Martin, and Mr. Walsh, of Georgia, who-e seat will be taken by Mr. Bacon; Mr. Camden, « f West Virginia, who will be replaced bi Mr Elkins, Republican; Mr. Martin, of Kau-as. Democrat, who will give way to Mr, Barker, Republican; Mr, McPherson, us New Jetsev, I>emo (.•rat, who-e plice will be !'*keu by Mr Bewail, Republican; Mr Raas h), n * sm ocrat, of North Carolii a, who will lie follow d by Mr. Butler, Populist. Be sides th a. Mr Jarvis, who wasappointed to succe- d Senator V*nee, has just been displaced by dr. Pritchard, Republican. Mr. Hsiwrti'l Realcnation. The correspondence relating to th** resignation of Solicitor General Maxw, II has tO' >et b<*eu published, despite the Statement made at the time of the an nouuoemeiit of the resignation that it would. Th ex solieito- geueral was seen last uig it alter his return from New York and whether or not it was true tha; Attorney General O uey had called him **au impertinent scoundrel” in a lei er, the receipt of whieh was fol lowed by his res goation. “Not so ba t as that.'* answered Mr Maxwell, suitli gly. “although there were expressions m the l< t er that are not ordn arily employed by ladies iu con duct mg the r correspond* nee ” Mr Maxwell went to Montgomery, Ain, UH’-J to laa »»f* r some legisla tion pending * Her*- all ring the iuttres of the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railn'ad Company, of which he u gen eral emus*! Fr> m there he will go sgsin io N< w York, where, it is reported, he has t> eu offend a oonuection with the fina of which ex-Governor Handley is the he d His fa > ily will remain in Washington at lrnvsl for th* pr sent. Post office Ratters. The Postmaster General is open for sealed bi> s tor c*>utracts to carry the mail fr«»m lAvretto to Madsm twice a week, a distance of five it iles. for SIOO. The iline Bowed t<» make the tup i-oi e and a naif tmura Bda will also be re ceived toiarry the mails from English pi F*>u-t three tiun s a we* k, a distance of four mil*s Time to make the trip one hour, tor S2OO. Also from Carlos •o Little River Academy, a distance of f,iur miles. Time given to make the trip one hour, for sloo. Th* se contracts all expire on the 30th of June. 1890, and take effect March 15th, 1895 Hon. K*rr Craige, Third Assistant Po>tmas er General, has been confined at his borne for several days. He has been mi sed very mu-h at the depart ment ai d his friends are glad to know of his great improvement. Il> expects to be at flis office again on Saturday The Postmaster Gem n.I las awarded to Nathan Conrad, of Webster, the con tract so* 1 carrying the mails from Web sterto Sylva for $154 The contract will be renewed June 80th, 1896. There was a recept ion and dance given at the Metropolitan Hotel last evening and many Southerners called aud“tripp d the fantastic toe:” Among those receiv ing were Miss Henderson, of Salisbury, daughter of Hon John Hend* rson. Tbe Misses Garrett, of Georgia; Misses Money, of Mississippi; Mrs. Sparling. Mrs Bell, of Salisbury, and her si-ter, Miss Edith Harris, Mrs Senator Walsh, Mrs. Con gresstnau Bankhead, Mrs. Robt and Mrs. Stock Burke, Miss Davey, daughter of Congressman Davey, ot New Orleans; Miss Lucy Young, ot Raleigh; Mis. I)en .-on, Miss Nannie Cra ; g\ daughter of A sistaur. Post mast* r General K< rr t raige. of Salisbury; Mrs. Kretz, Miss Rosa Witz and Miss Collier, of Wi ming ton. This was the roost brilliant affair Southern society has held in the National Capital and it was thor oughly enjoyed. Among the callers were, Senator Ransom aud part of tin delegation in the House. $ $ $ Mr. Hatch, of Missouri, yesterday called on the gentleman from North Carolina, Mr. Alexander, who is a mem her of the Agricultural Committee, as to the distribution of seeds in North Caro lina, especially the Henry oats. He wanted to show the effect a carload, which had been sent away, had ou the people. No auswer was given on the fl or, but in answer to this Mr. Alexau der said hst night: “The Henry oats were sent, to Mecklenburg county and have spread as far South as Georgia. The distribution of seeds is a great good Mr. Hatch made reference to a carload of seed sent to Nebraska which also did great good. lam on the Agricultural Com mi tee and for that reason 1 was quite bttsy on the floor to day. The bill passed with but f**w dissenting votes Ml ihe North Carolina delegation voting for it.” * * * Senator Peffer, who was expected by the Populist papers of Notth Carolina, tobepiesent at the National Farmers’ Alliance in Raleigh to-day, said to me this morning, “I did not know when the meeting was to be held Never have 1 held any position in the Alliaoee, and 1 only read the reports.” S-nator Allen was not in the Senate, but Senator Ptffer was of the opinion that Mr. Allen had no intention of going. Mr. Harris, of Kansas, said he could not go, that too much work was to be done here. ♦ » * W L Leonard was yesterday appoin ted post master at Noise, Moore county, vice H T Bray resigned. J C. Pmnix was to d*y appointed p st mast rat Morler, Yadkin county, vice L J. Mathis resigned. * * * Mr W. H Williams leaves today for Baltimore. He likes his new territory of travel, and says that for three weeks he has seen but three familiar faces and they were drummers He is making many friends in his new field. * * * Miss Nannie Craige, of Salisbury, assis ted Mrs. Postmaster Geneial Bi-sell re ceiveon Wednesday, Miss Craige is well known in Raleigh and is one of the North Carolina b»lles in Washington. * * * Mr. Charles Harris, who is a'tending Columbia Law -cbo**i. returned to day from Raleigh where he went to *tahd examination before the Supreme oeurt for his law license. * * * Mr. William J. Bceman, of Clinton, Sampson com tv, has entered the Wash ington High Schools and will remain hero to study lor several years. * * * Mr Bunn returned this morning from North Carolina, where he spent S inday with his family, and Monday on private business. • • * C«>rsul General Jerniean will leave Shanghai for Honduras via Tampa, Ha vauna and Coion March 1, oua visit to his home. * m * Mr. W. E Audrey and wife are here. Mr. A’drey is here on official business and called ou the Director of the Min* to-day. * * » Senator Pritchard has been invited to f*p*ak at the Middlesex Club, Boston,#ui the )2th mst. * * * Misses Pat tie Mordecxi and Mary Hiu tou art* visiting Mrs. Turk 1739 Corcoran street. Shipping Arm to China. New Haven, Conn., Feb. 5 —The * iucheeter Repeating Arms C mpany, of this city, to-day shipped to Hong Kong. China, 1,500 000 mundsof 43 cal ibre Mau-*n rifle aimnuniti >n This is the thud shipment of tbe kiud that the company has made since the war began. KmLEIGH, N. C.. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 6. '895. THE CURRENCY DEBATE BILL TO ISSUE LONG INTEREST, LONG TIRE BONOS UISCI SH ED IN THE HOUSE. REED S SUBSTITUTE FOR THE BILL It Provides that Ihe Secretary be Au thorized to I«.sue 3 percent. Iloods to Reel the Deficit and use the Gold Ite «erve Only to Redeem Greenbacks— Oilier Substitutes to be Offered lor the Pending llill— Another Inter change ot Discourtesies inthe Seriate Washington, D. O , Feb. 5.—-The first day’s debate m the House was on the curieucy and banking bill with authority to issue long interest, long time bonds t > maintain the gold reserve, brought out Mr. Reed’s substitute for the meas ure which Ims been discussed the past day or two the speech in which he presented the proposit on was the feature of the day. Die bill is in brief that the Secretary of the Treasury be authorized to issue 3 per cent, bonds to meet the d» ticit, the gold reserve to be used only for tho re demption of greenbacks. These c’aitns, he said might, be for two years or iet-s and could bo redeemed out of the surplus receipts, which the Secretary estimates'the Treasury will have this year. This would avoid all questions, he said, which binder the passage of the committee's bill, and meet the present exigency. The Republicans, he said, were willing to forego any party advantage that might be obtained from a continuance of present conditions and join in the passage of a measure that would r< lieve the country; hut it must be such a measure as commended itsed to thvir ideas of right and justice and practicability. The bill he offered as a substitute v.as ordered to be printed in the Record. The debate was participated iu by Me-srs. Springer and Patterson (Dem ), Tennessee, iu favor of the bill; and by Means. Walker (R p.), Massachusetts; Hall (Dem ), Missouri; Swanson,(Dem.), Virgiuia; Simpson (Pop.), Kansas; Me- Keighna (Pop ), Nebraska, and Pence (Pop ). Colorado, against it. Mt s.-rs. Walker and Cox also have ub stitutts for tho pending bill, which they propose to < ffer. I wo or three private hills were passed under r< quests for unanimous consent and a number of bills were reported from committees The committee on pensions r. ported ar d the House passed a reso’u tion directing the Secretary of Interior to suspend the location of lands under railroad grants pending action by Cou gress. The House at 4:50 p. in., adjourned until to-morrow. STORMY SCENE IN THE SENATE. Senator* llarri-and Mitchell Indulge Iu an Exchanger of Discourtesies. Washington, D. C., Feb s. —The opening of to day’s session iu the Senate was accompanied by a rather stormy scene betvveeu two members of that body au objection which Mr. Harris, (Dem ), of Tennessee, made to a request of Mr. Mitchell, (Rep ), of Oregon, to be allowed to address the Senate in ex planuti m of a report winch he proposed to make was resented by the Ore gon Senator, who, after some litile ex change of discourtesies, indulged in the cutting remark that the Tennessee Sen ator was “capable of doing unusual and indiscreet, and ungentlemanly things ” Fur this the angry teply was made that Mr. Mitchell's conduct was “contempti ble.” There were some more storm indica tions after this poiut, but a timely' use of the gavel by the Vice Pre-ident pre vented any further explosion of anger ou eith- r side. The district of Columbia appropriation bill crowded out other matters, and oc cupied the remainder of the day’s session, (he? tyll being passed 1« fore adjourn theft!. At one point the financial question broke out iu the shape of a i ameudmebt offered by Mr. MoLaurin (Democrat,) of Mississippi, looking to the Coinage of the stiver bullion in the Treasury to thi amount of the seignorage ($55,000,000) but the amendment was decided by a vote ot the Senate to be out of order, and Mr. McLaurin’s amendment fell with it. After the district, appropriation bill wits passed the diplomatic and consul appropriation bill was taken up net, hoAOViT, displacing the bankruptcy bill «s the uutiuished business, and the Senate at 4:45 adjourned. AN OLD ItOiLEU EXPLODES. Four Me» Killed and Two Other* Fa tally Woaadeti. Mitncii, lud , Feb. s.—Monday, near Blountsvtile, aa old boiler used by some men sawing wood, ou the farm of Jacob Clapper, exploded. Newton Auderson, Harvey Taylor aud John Witter were killed instantly aud Wilson Drake died of his injuries. Harvey Wilson and Ja cob Clapper were fatally injured. The men were at work near the boiler where the saw was attached. Nearly all leave families. \ Hitch ia the Price of lloads. London, Feb. 5 —The negotiations looking to the placing of the new United -tates bonds here are still pending* There is a tendency here to-day to take te-s than $50,000,000 worth of the bouds in cou-equenoe of a hitch iu the price. THE MAYOR WILL VETO IF. Reikohition Revoking Franchise ol the Stn el « ar < onipaiiy W ill Not Stand Brooklyn, N. Y, Feb. 5. - The r* so lut ion passed by the B<>Hrd "f Aldeimen yesterday, revi king the licenses and tranchistsof the B?o k yn Iltigbts liail road Company and the A'lantie Avenue Railroad Company, will reach the Mayor m due course of business to-morrow. That be will veto it nobody doubts. He is quoted by his friends as expressing the opini* n that the aetiou of the aldermen is illegal. President Lewis, of the Brooklyn Heights Company, and 8. S. White house, his counsel, said this morning that they would pay no attention to the resolution, as it did not affect them in the least. Mirabeau L Towns, counsel for the District Assembly 75, K. of L, said: “Os course no lawyer v\ ill hold fora minute that the resolution will stand l told the men when they con suited me about it, that the resolution would be illegal but they wanted it drawn up that way, so 1 did it for them. Os course, the common council has uo right to depr ve the com panies of their franchises, but they can modify i f . They can change the moti*e power from eh - tiicity to horse: They have doue it in Philadelphia three times But this resolution won’t hold ” Forty five non Onion men called this morning on Mayor Schieren and asked to be sent home. They had come ftom Chicago, Pittsburg and other places to get work on the street railways. The railway companies, having all the men they need, could not give them work They are having a hard time they sa d. and have to sleep in empty ears and other places. The men said they asked to be sent home because they did no' want to become a burden on tho count v. Mayor Schieren told them he could do nothing for them. Ran into a Fftueral Procession. Brooklyn, N. Y , Feb. 5.—A trolley ear of the Cross town Hue ran into a fuueral procession, this afternoon. After the car had gone through the procession the hearse was found upset and the coffin lying in the gutter The funeral was that of a t«o year old child. The little white coffin was in a white hearse, and time carriages occupied by the mother and friends, followed. The motorman and conductor were both raw' hands. In some way they failed to stop the car and it ran into the hearse. The hearse was badly damaged and all its glass sides were smashed. The driver w as thrown from his seat and badly bruised about the right side. Police Sergeant Hayes arrived just in time to keep the crowd from attacking the motorman and conductor. The motorman was arrested Tho funeral party rescued the coffin and put it in the carriage with the par ents. Then the procession moved on, leaving the driver of the hearse in charge of an ambulance surgeon aud the dam aged hearse standing in the stnet. The Whole Town Huntint; Up. Hancock, Mkl., Feb. 5. A disastrous fire started here this evening, and at midnight is still burning. The local fire brigade was unable to cope with the flames, and assistance was sent from Martinsburg Tne Sumac mill, and 250 tons of sumac, and a gr.iiu warehouse,containing 4.000 bushe’s of grain belonging to Mrs Eliz/t R- in ti srt have been destroyed. An unused warehouse belonging to Benjamin Stolt myer, of St Louis, was also burned, and five dwelling houses practically ruined. The total loss will amount to $20,000, with little or no insurance. Unless the wind.should freshen the firemen will be able to subdue the blaze. Sugar Trust Witnesses Give Rond, Washington, I). C, Feb. s—John Sehriver, correspondent of the New York Mail aud Express,and E. R. Chapman, the sugar broker, both of whom w ere refused writ of habeas corpus to release them from custody for their alleged offense of refusing to testify before the Senate in vestigating committee, appeared befbre Judge Cole in the criminal Court today and gave bail of SI,COO each, pending trial. Their former bondsmen, L. J Dav : s and It. J. Wynne, went on their bonds. Their trial will pr bably not be gin until next month. Endorse the President's Message, Charleston, S. Feb. 5 —At a meeting of tbe Chamber of Commerce to day resolutions were unanimously adopted heartily endorsing the message of President Cleveland scut to Congress on the 25th of January, asking for au thority to issue.a gold bond with inter est at 3 per cent , to take up and cancel the outstanding currency notes and to put a stop to the draiu of gold from the Treasury and to make th*se bonds of such denomination as will come within reach of the people of small means. The Overdue Steamer La Gascogue. Nkw York, Feb. s.—Up to no<m to day nothing had been heard of the French line steamer La Gascogne, two and a half days overdue. More Lile Belts Found. Lowestoft, Feb. s.—Several more life belts from the steamer Eibe have been picked up at various places on the coast. Salfm. Ore., Ftb. 5. —The twelfth Senatorial ballot was Liken to day aud resulted in no charge. DISCUSSING FINANCE THE CLARINET SPENDS SEVERAL lIOUHK TALKING ABOUT THE BOND ISSUE. NEW YORK BANKERS CONSULTED Many Wild and ('onflictltc Rumors a* to What Occurred at the Meeting— Secretary Carlisle Denies That There Were any Scrion* Disagreement*— The Issue of Bonds is Notv Regarded a* Certain and i* Likely to Occur in a Day or Two. Washington, D. 0, Feb. 5.- The Treasury gained to day $658,000 in gold, increasing the sold reserve at the close of business to $43 304.642. The cabinet to-day was enga red for four and a hslf hours in discussing the impending bond issue, but if any con clusion was reai bed the time for giving publicity thereto has not arrived. That a bond is-u» is likely to occur witl in a day or t*o. is, however, gener ally regarded hs certain, this impression finding a basis in active prepareti ns tin refor which were initiated only to day at the Treasury Department, into which the officials of the Bur* au of Engraving and Printing were called as parti ipants in the at rang* ments. To day was one of conflicting rumors and in'ense interest, about the forthcom ing i-sue. Several well known bankers and capitalists arrived here from New York yesterday and this morning and all day to-day conferences have been pro gressing between those gentlemen and prominent government officials. Among the prominent New York bankers now here are : August Belmont, represent ing the Roth* hilds, J. P errep»>ut Morgan and Messrs Speyer and Bacon. C( ufrreuce al the White House. Last night the President, Secretary Carlisle and Mr. Morgan were tu con feretice at the executive mansion until a late h< ur. Mr. Belmont had seen the Secretary earlier iu ihe afternoon. This morning tbe conference was resumed with Mr. Morgan An industriously circulated rumor said that Mr. Belmont had withdrawn from all participation in the matter »-f placing the loan abroad, leaving the bouls to be taken by Ameri can bankers. Humors that there were di agreements in the cabinet on several matters called up by the bond issue, lacame rife after tbe cabinet had adjourned, but could be traced to no reliable source*. Mr. Bel mont called at the Treasury this after noon aud held a conference with Mr. Curtis, but received no information as to the results of th cabinet session. The President attorney General Olney and Secretary Carlisle were t<> getlu r at the executive mansion as eaily as It) o'clock, and Secretary Carlisle did uot return to the Treasury until nearly so'clock in ihe afternoon. He author ized the statement that rumors of dis sensions iu the cabinet weie unfounded. Cue that stated that he had resigned, it was ascertained, was without the shadow of foundation. Secretaiy Cnr hsle would not dignify this rumor by a denial. A REMARKABLE METEOR. II was Singularly Bright and Appeared at Five Minute* Past 8 O’clock. Special to the News and Observer, Wake Forest, N. C., Feb. 5 A remarkable meteor was seen at Wake Forest last night at five minutes past eight o’clock. The gibbons moon, shuting brightly, was on or near the meridian. To the east of the moon, some fifteen degrees, was the planet Jupiter; to the west, about twenty de grees, the planet Mars; to the south, ten degrees, the conspicuous star Aldebaran. The meteor shot upward from A!de biran. with comparatively slow «}>eed, direcily to the moon, followed by a sin gularly brilliant train about five degrees in length. Contending in it* cause with the full flood of moonlight, it nevertheless was br gtrer than either the star Aldebaran or the planet .Vf.irs, ' atd nearly as b-ight as the planet Jupi ter—these bodies being all w*di within the visual circle, admitting of easy eom patison. t % One might well have fancied that he beheld a fiery arrow dart ft* tu ruddy A'debaraa with unerring aim and bury itself iu the bosom of the unoffending moon. FOR DU. WILLIAM'S SUCCESSOR. The FoNioßldt ot Warren Nominate Maj. W. B. Flemming. Special to the News and Observer. Waorenton, N. C., Feb 5 The FnsioTiißts of Warren county yesterday nominated Msj. W. B. Flem ming, of Ridgeway, for tho House of Representatives, to succeed the late Dr S. A. Williams. Mnj. Flemming is a Populist aud has beeu prominent in the public sffaits of Warreu county. I*eine at one time a member of the board of county commit-siouers. The Democrats have net yet nominated a c indidate. The election will occur ou Tuesday the 12th inst. .More Armeuian Outrages. LONDON, Feb. 5 The Central News has a dispatch from Constantinople, saying that anti Christian outrages of the Armenian tipe are being committed in Sidon. B yroutand Damascus. Syria. The Christian inhabitants « f Dama-cus d* dare that they apprehend a repetition of the massacre of 1860, when thousands of Christians were murdered. PRICE FIVE CENTS. V DARING TRAIN RoIHIRRY, It wa* the Deliberate wok ms Twe* Cool and Despcate Mm. Hctchixson, Kas., Feb. 6. Train No. l, on the Santa Fo passed west through Hutchinson last night on time VV’uMi Sylvia, a small station twenty m les west, was reached,the train stopp d for c«l and two men crawled into the cab, at the rime time covering engineer Keuney and his fireman with guns. They robbed the enitirovr and fireman of their motley, about S4O, and orderid them to march to the express car and b e<k opeu the ear door. A demand was made upon the messenger, Jesse , Ruble, to ojHii the safe, but wlnn he refused the rolffiers abandoned the idea of robbing the exp ess car. They then 1 marched the engimer and fireman with a sack into the passenger cote', aud whi e one man had the traiumen, the other covered the passengers and or dertd “Hands up ” Thus tin y went through the train, dumping pis ket books, watuhes, knives and revolvers iuto the saiks. The amouut of money received cauuot t>e ap proximated One lady b-rnght a ticket at Hutchinson for a Colorado point and 'he ticket agent here said she had at least S3OO when she purchased her ticket, which she was made to donate. The robbers were very cool and delib crate, taking fully an hour to do their wotk. W heu tho robbers entered the coach about the first man they c *vered was C onductor McGrath and his brakemauand these were fotced tosurren der their wallets. After the coaches were robbed the engineer ami fireman were taken hack to their pasts and ordered to “pud out.” After the robbers passed the first coach the c< nduator and brakeman start* <1 to leave the car and raise au alarm in the town, but they were discovered by more robbers standing on the grouud on each side of the train, who ordered them hack into the coaches. The country is aroused, and the farm ers are out well armed, trailing the rob t): rs, who rode off in a southeast direc tion. Officers of the ra lroad company are convinced t'iat the work was done by aniat* urs, as Sylvia is a long distance from the territory line, and as there is snow on the ground it would be an easy matter to follow th* in. NINE MURDERERS ON TRIAL* Particular*of the ('oltLHlootlct! Prime Cor Which They May Suffer Denth. Baltimore, Md., Feb. s.—The crimi nal court was the scene of an unique ex hibiuon to-day w hen nine big,burly east •rn shore n« g'cs s were put on trial for the murder of Constable Edward Carver, of Somerset c >unty. There would have been ten prisoners had not a mob of Somerset cilia* ns, un able to wait for the slow wheels of jus tice to move, put a summary end to the career of Isaac Kemp, the leader of tbe murder* us gang. He was riddled with fi ty bullets. The exhibition of this impetuous spirit on the part ofeit-aens of Somerset, acts for the transfer of the trial to Balti tro re, as it was claimed that the feeling in Somerset county against the negroes was so bitter that not only could they uot. get a fair trial there, but their lives were nor safe. The murder was committed on June 7, last. A crowd of drunken negroes demanded liquor at Mallen’n general store, and were refused by Frank Mo (’ready, the man in charge. The ne> a roes began cursing aud threatening. Constable Carver, who was iu the store, threatened to arrest the men, and in an instant all the n* goes at tacked him with razors, clubs and beer bottles. The vic tim’s skull was cru-ht d, and bis faceanu body horribly backed up. He died in a few minutes. Mr. McCready was also bea'en in the head and almost killed. The negroes escap* d, but were cap lured by a pose of citizeus and lodged in the Princess Anne jail. Seventy five masked men firoke into the jail early ihe next morning aud riddled K mp’a boily with bullets. Shortly after this the nine remaining negroes were brought here for safe keeping. TRIED TO NAVI 1118 NON. Itai L«*l His Way and Both of Thr» Perinhcd In the FlutneN. Pittsburg, Pa., Feb 5 Frederick D. Mill r, and hi-* six year-old son, were burned to death early this morning. Miller kept a store and resided at No. 2 268 Second avenue. Fire was discovered in the kitchen at midnight. Miller, his wife, ch ldren and a hired man, ran to the front of the build ing. Ou the way Mrs. Miller lost the boy and her husband returned to find him Mrs. Mifler, one child and the man e eaped by jumping into blankets from the second story window After the fire Miller and the boy were found lying on the floor »*f the bed room dead. They h«d been suffocated. John Finnegan’s residence, No 2266. was also burned. Fireman John Patter son was badly hurt by a fall from a lad der. A #560,000 Fire. Cincinnati, 0., Feb. s.—The Bod maim leaf tobacco warehouse, on Front street, b*-t«oeu Vine street and the sus pension bridge, running back to Water street, was completely destroyed by fire early this morning. The loss on stock is estimated at, $500,000, and on the building about $60,000. Insurance not given. The origin of the blaze is not known, but it ie supposed to have started at the small furnace in the cellar to keep the elevator from freezing.

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