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The New s and Obser xr^r VOL. XXXVIII. NO. 30 fffiiE lamest ©omodeatim ®f aoot racm ©amedkia ©aoilv,, OVATION TO RANSOM GREAT REJOiriNG AT THE (;00l) FORTUNE OF NORTH CAROLINA’S SENATOR. SCENE AT METROPOLITAN HOTEL. Ifarrr Skinner the Only Han In the Large Dining Hall that di«l not Show His Glad■• hm at the A p point men!— The Foiy Spell-Binder and t e Bright IF utumer—Strowd and Shu* ford File Their Credentials and Take a Peep in at Congress*-Postal Noies. Special to the News and Observer. Washington, D C., Feb. 26. An ovation was given Senator Ransom in the Metropolitan Hotel. When the new Mexic-tn Minister walked into the dining room the applause and cheers that greeted him were deatening. There was but one man in ti e large dining ball that did not show his glad ness about the appointment. Every one arose and cotigraiulated the Senator ex cept this on*. Even the strangers who were stopping a day or so in the National Capitol came forward and introductd themselves that tiny in’ght show that they really were glad of his appointment. But this oue, with h s head bowed over his plate, was busily engaged with his turkey and cranberries. He did not even look up It was one of the drummers seated at a table near the door and who arose and shook the hand of the handsome Senator, that calld attention to the man who apparently paid no attention towhat was going on. “Who’s that,” he asked “That,” said a fellow drummer, “Oh, that’s Harry Skinner, the present Con gressman elect from North Oarol na ” Mr. Skinner looked very lonesome, but his looks brought turn no company. After dinner was over Mr. Skinner eougr.ituland the Seuator upon txiug “deported from Norm Carolina,” anti to this the drummer, who is as well known iu North Car nuu as any man there, re plied. “Anybody might be glad to be de ported from North Carolina, after the turn down of George Washington by the Legislature.” “That’s all sentiment about George Washington,” replied Mr. Skinner, “ac cidents will ha >pen in the best regulated families.” “So they will,” said the Knight of the grip, “but that’s the first time l ever heard of it being called a well regulated family, being headt d by such men as your self. Ihe first great mistake was t hat such a patriotic man as yourself should have gone over to regulate such a families.” The guests of the hotel who have known the Senator so long and so well glory in his reward, and the Senetor seems to appreciate very highly the many kiudsaymgs which he hears. Early Satur day afternoon telegrams began to come iu, aud Samiday night, Sunday, Monday and to day the Senator has beeu kept busy reading congratulations from his many friends from all parts of the coun try. Ex Senators, ex Congressmen, ex Cab inet officers, and men of prominence in every State who have, while here, beeu struck Kith the ability of the Sena tor, have telegraphed and written their congratulations. It is still ail the talk here, and will be for many days to come. The Washington correspondent of the Omaha Bee says, in his issue of Sunday, of Senator Kausorn: “The Metropolitan Hotel is itself a landmark having held a prominent rank among the Washington hotels for forty years, but Seuator Ransom has beeu ti e one thing to stand with the landmark For twenty odd years he has made it his home, aud the Southern guests, which it is noted for, have beeu brought there partly by this magnetism. When he leaves the Metropolitan the first pillow of the old hotel has fallen." Since it has become known in the House of Representatives what Mr. Oaruth, of Kentucky, said in poetry at the Gridiron banquet about Seuator Ran som a number of replies have beeu made by these brainy men. The following is credited to Private John Allen, of Mississ ppi: “If Ransom, the place has surely got. In Mexico he’ll find it hot. And if he does, you can ,ju>t bet. He won’t wear cuffs, they’ll make him. sweat.” Postal Notes. Tin re have been several changes in the star route schedules in the past few days, among those being route No 18,- '.128 from Merry Oaks to Truth, arrang«s so as to leave Merry Oaks on Tuesday and Friday at 7 a m , to arrive at Truth by 11 ». m , to leave Truth on Tuesday and Friday at 12 in aud arrive at Merry Oaks by 4 p in. Also route No. 18,862 from Sanford to Lillington so as to leave Sanford dally except Sunday at 7:30 a. m. and arrive at Lillington by 5:15 p. m , to leave Lillington daily exoept Sarnia \ at 7:30 a. in., arrive at Sanford by 5:00 p. m. Wilkesboro has been cut out of three of its star route services. The following are the changes: Route No. 18.501, Wil kesboro to Furehes start at North Wil kesboro, omitting Wilkesboro, deereas ing distance one mile Route No. 18508, Wrlkesboro to Dockery, to begin at North Wilkesboro, emitting Wilkesboro, decreasing distance one mile. Route No. 18 M 2, Wilkesboro to Benham to begin at North Wilkesboro, omitting Wilkesboro, decreasing distance one mile. This curtailing of the service will not | cause any trouble to the people of '1 il keshoro in getting their mads, as they are furnished twice a day by the star route from North Wilkesboro. 41 * ♦ Shuford and Strowd are at Metropo’i tail and were on the floor of the House roday, but seemed to like the Senate better. Shuford spent the afternoon on the Senate floor. Strowd was asked which side of House his seat woulo be on. He said “1 expect I will sit on the Democratic side. 1 have always been a good Democrat. lam still a Democrat, hut the" party has wandered from its ‘•ours»\ and 1 believe this to tie the way to attain its aims.” Shuford was very unapproachhble, and seemed very much impressed, lam told, by the privileges of the House and Senate floor. Shuford and Strowd will be here till Congress-mljourns, and will file creden tials to-morrow. * * m Senator Pritchard, it is thought, will not return during this session. * * * Dr. N. P. Bwlie, who has completed a post graduate course in the Baltimore Medical OoPegv spent the last few days with Capt J 11. Hinnant. The Doctor left last night for his home in Fremont. * * * Mr. James M. Christmas, formerly of North Carolina, was married near here on Friday night to Miss Mary Duvall, Rev. Vardrey Mcßee officiating. ★ * V Arrivals: E L. Shuford, Hickory. Tims. Potter, Cherokee. J. E Gilmer, Patrick Dealiue, John W. Cotton, Tarboro. A ItIOT N A RROW LV A VERTFI). Troops railed Out iii Savannah to Pre vent a Lecturer Being Mobbed, Savannah, Ga., Feb. 20. Savannah eseajied a riot to-night through the in tervention of the military. The trouble was precipitated by ex-Priest Joseph Slattery’s lecture on the Roman Catholic Priesthood. For several days efforts have been made by members of the Ancient Order o‘ Hi b'minus to revoke the ex Priest's per mit to deliver the lecture, but the mayor, upon legal advice, replied that it could not be done. Tim ats were openly made against the lecturer, and the chief of p lice and a detail of officers were or dered on duty at the hall where the lec ture was to be delivered. The crowd which had gathered on the outside finally began to hurl stones through the windows and among the audience. The police ordered the crowd to disperse. It refused to do so, and kept shouting and jeering. The mayor was notified, and after a consultation with the chief of police, de c ded to order out the military. The riot alarm was sent in, and in half an hour eight companies of infantry and a troop of cavalry; dismounted, were on the scene. The lecture was over by the time the military arrived and most of the audi ence had left the hall. A detail of mount* d policemen stood guard at the entrance. The crowd numbered 2 000 by this time, largely spec’ators. A portion of it kept yelling and hurling bricks at the windows of the hall where the ex-Priest was. A few shots were fired in the air by the rioters but no one was hurt. The electric lights around the halls were broken by missiles and for a time the neighborhood was in darkness. After the military arrived on the .scene there was comparative quiet. The streets were cleared for a block in every direction, and t*ie troops remained on guard uutil the disturbance had subs'ded, when the lecturer was brought out of the halt and escorted by a squad of twenty police, surrounded by two battalions of soldiers, walked to his hotel. The crowd followed aud jeered along the streets, but there was no at tempt at an open attack. Half an hour after the ex-Priest's wife was escorted from the hall to the hottl by a squad of police. Heath of Mrs. Judge Jus. 11. Merriraon. SiKMnal to News ai d Observer. Asheville, N. C., Feb. 26. Mrs Annie J. Merrimon, wife Judge Jas. H. Merrimon, of this city, died last night at Orlando, Fla., whither she went two months ago on account of her health. She was Miss Annie Pleasants and was born in Louisiana. She was 36 years old and was Judge Merrimon’s second wife. They were married iu Asheville in 1883 One child, a daughter, whs born to them. Mrs. Merrtmon’s remains w ill be brought here for inter meat. Fire Near Pollocksville. S pecial to the News and Observer. Pollocks vi i.le, N 0., Feb. 26. About eleven o’clock this morning, the three story dwelling house aud kucc euof Mr. Frank Foy, two miles E*stcf Po’locksville, was totally destroyed by fire. It was caused by a defective flue No insurance; loss about twelve hundred dollars. Light Signal Hi-continued. Washington, D. C., Feb 28.—The ! light house board gives notice that owing to the close of navigation in the vicinity by ice, the light and fog sigual at this station in Albemarle Sound, on the bar at the entrance to North river, has been temporarily discontinued uutil the re opening of navigation. RALEIGH, N. C.. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 27, 1895. WILL PAY THE BOUNTY THE SENATE DECIDES TO GIVE TIIE SUGAR PRODUCERS THE FULL BOUNTY. FOR A MONETARY CONFERENCE. Only Two Amendments to the Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill Disposed Os --Protection of Public Lands From Timber Depredations— Planters to Get Full Bounty up to August, 1891, and Eight-Tenths of a Cent Per Pound up to June, 1805. Washington, I). C., Feb. 26.— The < progress made by the Senate to day in connection with the Sundry Civil Appro priation bill w as not very appreciable, jus only Iwo of the amendments reported front the Committee on Appropriations were disposed of. These wvre, to be sure, of the kind that were sure to be disputed. The first of them was on the subject of protection of public lands from timber depreda tions. lhe House had appropriated |90,000 for that purpose, the Appropriations committee had recommended a redne tinn to S6O 000: and Mr. Ber-y, (Dem ). of Arkansas, had proposed an amend metit to figure $120,000. The discussion of that question occupied nearly two hours, and the question was finally deei ded in favor of (hecommittee -30 to *5 The next amendment occupied praeti callv the rest of the day’s session and was decided only at the moment of tak ing a recess. This was the proposition to pay to the sugar producers of the l nited S'alts the full bounty un to August, 1891. when the new tariff bill w’ent into effect— those who had not yet received it $238,289. and eight tenths of a cent per pound bounty on all sugars above 80 per cent polariseope test, produced uo to June 30th, 1895 . Various side issues wvr«• raised, ope was a proposition by Mr. McLaurin, of Mississippi, who was opposed to the bounty, but to pay it, if paid at all, in silver coin; one by Mr. Wolcott (Republican of Colorado) to purchase 4.O'H) ounces of silwr for eight months and to coin it from time to time ; one by Mr. Mitchell (Republican of Oregon) to pay a bounty of five cents per pound on wool grown in the United States, and one by Mr. Hoar to make an exception against the sugar cane producers of Louisiana on the ground that their Sena tors, by votiug for the tariff act of 1894, rej eted and repudiated the sugar bounty. All these side issues were each ruled out as not in order, or were voted down, and then the question was taken square ly on the committee amendment. The ft st clause of it, for the bounty up to August 1894, was agreed to—yeas 46; nays 20; and the second clause for bounty for the year up to June 80th. 1895, was agreed to—yeas 86; nays 25. ati amendment was also agreed to, on motion of Mr. Frye, providing a retired list for officers of the revenue * utter ser vice. This was directed to be in order, 46 to 13 and was then adopted, without a devisim. The House joint resolution iu refer ence to the Mexican free zone—suspend ing the operation of the law permitting the transportation of merchandise in bond through the United States to the free zone between Laredo, Texas, and the Pacific Ocean-was reported and passed, with au amendment striking out the words “between Laredo and the Pacific Ocean,” and a conference was asked on the disagreeing votes. International Monetary Conference. Mr Voorbees, chairman of the Finance Committee, reported back a substitute for the resolution offered last Saturday by Mr. Wooloott, aud referred to that committee. It provides that whenever the Presi dent of the United States shall determine that this government shall be represent ed in any international eoufi renee, to be called with a view to secure international fixity of relative value between gold and silver as money by means of a common ratio between them, with free mintage at such a ratio, the United Stages snail be represented at such conference by nine delegates, three to be appointed by the | President, three members of the Senate aud three members of the House of Rep resentatives, the President to till auy vacancies, and appropriating SIOO,OOO to j cover compensation and expenses of del egates, and its proportion to be paid by the United States of the expenses of the conference. Mr. Voorbees said that it would be offered as an ameudmeut to the Sundry Civil bill, aud remarked that the three Senators should l>e appointed before the adjournment next Monday. In the course of the debate on the sugar bounty paragraph, Mr. Allison sent to the eloik, aud had read a telegram received by him from j bankers, mercantile firms, manufactur- j u g concerns aud exchanges i f New Oneans, asking for the adoption of the I amendment granting a portion of the sugar bounty. The petitioners say that they aud similar establishments in other cities were creditors to the sugar pr - ■ dueers in a large amount, being induced to advance money to them, trusting in the policy and laws of the Uulted States, and they ask for the adop ioo of the amendment in order to save the sugar growers and others from commercial ruin. Mr. Mills made a point of order against the amendment, as general leg islation on an appropriation bill; aud Mr. Brice said that if Mr. Mills had not made the point he eerainly would have done so. He admitted that the amend ment had the approval of the majority | of the committee on appropriations, but j there was a strong minority opposed to I it, of which he was one. The Vice-President submitted the | point of order to the Senate, and it vott d | that the amendment was in order—yens | 49, nays 16. The vote one on the fust clause of the bounty amendment, appropriating $238,- ! 89 for the sugar produced up to Aug- I ust 28, 1894, oil which bounty had not been paid, was —yeas 36, nays 25. The Seuate at 6 p. m. took a recess till 8 p. m , the evening session to be fort! e passage of bil's oi the calendar that are uuobjeeted to. Night Session. In accordance with the arrangement ' made for the night session a large nun - ber of bills were, upon motion of vari ous Senators, taken from the calendar and passed. Most of them were of loet.l character aud comprised individual re lief bills, bridge bills, ptnsion bills, and other bill* Mgaiust which uo political ob jection existed. Among mein were the following: Seuate joint resolution authorizing Second Lieut. H (J. Rockeuback of the loth cavalry, to accept the position ot Commandant of Cadets at the Virginia Military Academy, Lexington, Va. House bill to grant the Gainesville, McAllister and St. Louis Railroad Com pauy the right, to build two branch lines aud to grant the right of way therefor thiough the Indian Territory . House bill for the relief of the trus | tees of the Presbyteiian Church of Bethel Springs, Teuu. House bill to authorize the construc tion of a bridg* over the Tennessee river at Sheffield. Alabama. Senate trill 10 authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to settle the material ac count between the United Slate.-, and the State of Florida. House bill i>» authorize the Biloxi and i Back Bay bridge com pauy to construct | aud maintain a bridge in part of the I bay of Biloxi, Miss, known as Back j Bay. House bill granting the Mount Ver ! non Bat racks military reservation to the j Slate ot Alabama for public uses, and | oue public building bill for Oakland, | C.d , to cost $250,090. The Senate then, at 11:25 p. ui., ad ! jeurued until to morrow at 11 a. m. THE LABOR QUESTION. Bill Providing lor a Board of '» nitra tion Passed by the House. Washington, D. 0., Feb. V6.— Libor had its innings in the House to day with I the result that an arbitration bill, rccom i mended by the leaders of all of the rail ! way labor organizations in the country, I by Carroll D. Wright, the Commissioner | of Labor, and drawn in part by Attorney j General Olney, was sent to the Senate ; for its action. The bill was reported from the coin j rnittee on labor by Mr. Erdman, (Dem ), j of Pennsylvania, who explained its pro (visions in a britf statement to the j ! House and answered questions that were i | put to him by various im tubers with re- ! I gard to its practical operations. ! The bill provides for the appointment of a board of arbitrat ion of three persons to decide all controversy's between com m n carriers engaged in inter Slate commerce and their employes, which cannot be adjust*d by mutual arrange ment, and makes the award of the board enforceable iu the Unired States courts, acting as courts of equity. It was s’ated by Mr. Erdman that in order to make the award effective, the various labor organizations interested,had agreed to become incorporated concerns, and as such subject to liability for damages for failure to carry out the terms of the award. The opposition, however, was ineffect ive, and after being slightly amended iu commit'ee of the whole, the bill was re ported to the Hou e with favorable re commendation aud passed without a di vision. A bill was also pissed authorizing the Bureau of Labor io i.-suebi-mouldy but- j h'lius, in editions of 1 0,060 each, upon ; subjects iuvcsfigab d by the Bureau. A Seua’e joint resolution was agreed | to, admitting fee of diry. articles im ported for exhibition at the cep si)ion to I t>e l eld in Baltimore in 1897 in eelebra- | tiou of rhe centennial of the incorpora tion of the city. Mr. Catellings reported from the com mittee on rules an order setting apart to day’s session uutil 3 o'clock for the consideration of measures called up by j the Committee on labor; that the ses sion Wednesday, which shall begin at II o'clock, uutil 5 o’clock, be given to the Committee on Public Buildings and , Grounds, Appropriations bills, all mat ters of privilege aud motions to suspend the rules and pass bills being secured j against the operation of the order. The resolution was agreed to. At 3:30 o’clock, in pursuance of the order previously agreed upon, the public busi ness was suspended, aud for the re mainder of the day’s session the House listened to eulogies upon the life and services of the late Representative Philip Syndney Post, of Illinois. Addresses were made bv Messrs. Hen derson and Lane, of Illinois; Mr. Grout, j of Vermont ; Mr. Bynum, of Indiana; j Mr. Grosveuor. o' Ohio; 'Lssrs. Clark and Wheeler, of Washington; Mr Brodc rick, of Kansas Mr. Dolliver, of lowa ; Mr Stockdale, of Mississippi; Mr B>u telle, of Maine; Mr. Goldzier, of llfinois, and Mr. Lucas, of South Dakota. 42$ Aud then at 5:35 o’clock in accordance with the resolutions adopted, as a fur ther mark of respect, the House ad journed till to-morrow at 11 o’clock. LEXINGTON S TRAGEDY I I RTHEK PARTH 1 LARS OF THE SiD KILLING OF DK. ROBERT L. PAYNE. SHEMWELL REFUSES TO TALK. Bui the Undertone Indicates That There are Two NVell Set Opinion- About the \ftair**The Jail Guarded to Prevent any I nlaw Ini Revenge— The Trial Set for Next Week—Dr. j Payue’ft Funeral to be Held To day in the Presbyter ia 11 fhnrch. Special to the News and Observer. Lexington, N. 0.. Feb. 26. Sitting back iu a big lot on maiii street is the little Presbyterian Church here. On the side walk in front of the ehunh gite. Dr. R. L. Payne. Senior, was killed yesterday morning by Baxter Shemwell. Dr. Payne at the time was with his son. Dr. R. L Payne, Jr. It is claimed by one side that Sheni well made the attack with two pstols while the Paynes were unarmed. The i other side claim that the Paynes were armed and that there wore five clicks of <r pist >1 in the hands rs young Payne and that four pistols were found on the ground after the shooting. Next door to the church is the Payne residence, an old fashioned dwelling with an office in the yard In the residence »o night lie the remains of Dr. Payne, the same residence in which he was born s ane sixty five years ago. The residente and office are about the only lighted houses on the dark street to-night. On the outskirts of the town back of a little two-story dwelling, called the j i:I, Baser Shemwell sat undressed when 1 called and found him uncommunicative The trouble, it scorn Logan last Sat unlay night when Payne, junior, met Shemwell in a barber shop, when, it i said. Shemwell drew his pi-toiami Payne started to draw his. The families had been friends, but some trouble lately had, it seems, arisen over a natter of insurance business I The Paynes were interested in one ! drug store and Shemwell in another drugstore which w s kep f by Shemwell’s | brother-in-law who was a Iso* agent of the North western Life Insurance Co. Dr. Payne was no dual examiner. It is said that Shemwell lately got another ex aminer which created friction that grew, Thus it was that on Monday morning following the Saturday night meeting ! between Payne, Jr..‘and Shemwell, Payne, Sr., and Shemwell met in front of ! Payne’s house. It is said that Payne counselled peace, but word-i followed, pistols were drawn and shots beg in, w hich were soon joined in by Payne, Jr., who had in the mean time come from the office. Then it is said that Shemwell got a sheet gun which he soon exchang 'd for a Winchester and was then, w hile passit g along the street, . called into the residence of Mrs, Adder j ton who slTo counselled peace. > It is sa d that he told Mrs Adderton that he would kill Inth the Paynes be fore night. ‘ ! All parties were so m taken before the magistrate, and bound over to court in the sum of two hundred dollars each. While in court it is said that Shemwell, while being searched, jumped out of the window with a pistol still on him, the other having been taken away. He was again overhauled, but refused to give up his pistols, but consented for the officer to place them in a drawer in his drug store. After the trial, the Paynes, it is said, walkeJ home, and were followed later by Shemwell, who. it is said, stopped bv his drug store, and got the pistols which had been left. Snemwell overtook the Pavnes in front of the c iurch. They faced around aud the shoot tug took place. Payne, Senior, was shot in the right breast * All three men joined, fell over in the muddy road Payne, Senior, was ink* n up and laid on t'm sidewalk and in fif:ecu mimr.es was de id. 1 called to night at the offi e of I)r, Payne, Jr , and found him in, with bis ! friend but he did notcare to talk of the ! sad affair. I called on Mrs. Shemwell j at her handsome residence down the ' street, but she was unwilling to sjieak about the matter pref erring that herhus baud should doso. With her was Harrold, the seveuteen year old brother of Baxter Snemwetl who, at her suggestion, took me to the jail to see the prisoner. Ou reaching the jail every one had re tired for the night, and on t eing waked up, a long consultation was held, at the end of which Baxter Shemwell said he would send a written statement out to me for the News and Observer, but a few moments later he changed his nnud aud said he would see me to morrow woruing, and his friends to wait until then to hear his side of the story. That ihe Paynes were armed was told j me at the tome of Mr. Shemwell. Harrold Suemwell told me that even he tried but did uot see his brother at the jail. That within the outer line en closure were two guards who had the keys and who were armed with Winches ters against auy possible attack that might be made, though there are Crrtainly no signs of any dis turbanee iu this little town, which has every appearance of a grave yard to-night This care is taken, so said Mr. Cy Watson to me to night, bo cause in the same j til is confined the ne gro w ho was last week brought here from Salisbury, the negro who killed Sheriff O wen. A score or more of friends and rela tives arrived by the south bound train to night and the funeral will take place tomorrow at 10 o’clock from PRICE FIVE CENTS. ; the It tie Presbyterian church io ! front of which the doctor was I killed. Among the arrivals were Mr* i Samuel Fowie and Mrs. S arrow, of I Washington, N t\, both daughters of Dr. Payne and Mrs. Dr. Beckwith, an o her daughter residing in Pennsylvania is expected in the morning The town seems to be w rapped in a pro f nnd shock, no one expressing opinions. The undertone indicates two well set opinions which, however, fail to get clear expression as yet. The trial is set for next week before- Judge Brown. Solicitor Holton will be assisted by B. F. 1/uig, of Statesville las. E Boyd, of Greensboro (who has been telegraph*d for), and S f,. Wil bams, of this place. The Shemwella counsel are Robbins A Kujter, of this place, and C. B. Watson, of Winston. Mr. Watson is here to night ami will visit the prisoner with me in the morn ing. THE ELBE DISASTER. TheUoroner’e fn<|iie«t upon the Bodte of the Victiititt K* mi mod. London, Feb, 26 The coroner's in quest upon the b dies of the Kibe vie tims brought ashore by fishing boats was resumed at Lowestoft this morning. Miss Anna Becker, lhe only woman survior of the Kibe, and Mr Oreenham, the English pilot of the Elbe, and the crew of the steamer Oathie, were pres out. Captain Donner was iu attendance on behalf of the German government vnd lawyers were present representing the owners of the Elbe and Crathie. Captain Gordon of the Crathie was also' present. Pilot Greenham testified that after the crash he saw attempts made to close the water tii;lit doors of the Ells 4 . When hr got to the deck he saw that the Elbe had lost her port rockets, but her blue lights burned and her syren was blowing Cap tain Von Goesset was on the bridge uutil the last. The Captain ordered the b ats got our, but the ropes were frozen and had to be chopped away. The orders feiven by the Captain ware obeyed and there was no confusion. When Green ham got into the boat he saw a given light and a white sWru light, which he believed to bo the lights of the colliding \easel. Tht'so lights disappeared to the southward Pilot Greenham said the speed of the Elbe at the time of the collision was 16 miles an hour, and sho would conse quently go some distance befor** she ran her way off after her engines were stop p< d. The steamer he had seen stopped at the time Os the collision, but until as ter dav break it was impossible for those aboaid t > see a life boat without a light Vr. Greenham said he burned paper ia lhe boat in order to attract the atten tion of the colliding vessel aud expressed his belief that if the Crathie had k- pt a lookout it would have seen it burning. Captain Gordon, commander of tht? Crathie, took the stand aud testified that when the wreckage was cleared away from the Crathie’s bows the ship was turned around to go after the Elbe. This was about three quarters of an hour after the collision, but the Elbe had steamed away. It. has been decided to limit the in quiry to events occurring subsequent to the collision. No investigation will be made into the cause of the disaster in view of the proceedings iu that direction which are pending iu Rotterdam. Both the Captain and the chief engin eer of the Crathie deposed that the ves sels telegraph was frozen at the time ot the collision. Orders were given to the lookout man, who shouted them to the engine ro mi. The engineer admitted that lie had uot looked to see whether the telegraph was all right when the vessel sailed from Rotterdam J On the concluß : on of the engineer’s testimony the coroner intimated that the inquest would be adjourned until March 26. The Solicitor for the Captain of the Crathie objected to this proposi tiou and asked that the jury render a verdict. It would be cruel, he said, to let the matter hang fire over the Cap tain’s bead for a month.J The coroner opposed the rend ering of a verdict at the present time, aud the inquest was adjourned. A Colored Preacher Assassinated. Fayetteville, Tenn., Feb. 26. - Rev. J. M. O. Desbong, a colored preacher, *as fired on while sitting in hie room last night by some one who stood iu the dark outside. Recently Rev Mr. Deshong has been engaged in the work of classifying the women of his fi n k of “sheep and goats,” und publish mg the lists from his pulpit. Some of the sisters set down in the latter class became very much incensed and abitt r church war was the result. The attempt ed assassination is supposed to have grown out of this disturbance. « htnamau and Jewess Harried, Vtlanta, Ga . F 4) 26.—Joe Lv, a Chinam iu, and Ella Moses, a pretty y« a lg Jewess, were married hero to day. The ceremony was performed by Judge B1 tod worth. The groom wanted the ceremony per formed in open court, but the bride ol> jected beeaii'e of the crowd of curious spectators. So they substituted the groom’s laundry for the temple of jus tice, and the eeremouy was duly per formed None of the brides family were in attendance and no Chinamen wi re pr- sent. Joe faie states that since he cut off his cue two weeks ago his feJow-eoumrymen have cut him. Lee and his bride have beeu sweethearts for a long time, but it was ouly recently that she consented to marry him.