The News and Observer.
VOL. XXXVIII. NO. 67.
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WALKING FOR A WAGER
FRED MILLER UNDERTAKES TO
TRAMP 2,600 MILES IN
SEVEN MONTHS.
HAS COMPLETED HALF HIS TASK.
He is to Walk from New York to Jack
sonville and Return on a Bet of
$5,000-—He Started With Nothing
and was to Receive Nothing on 11 is
Way but Food and Clothing---A
Powerful Pointer Dog is 11 is Only
Companion on the Way.
Jacksonville, Fla., April 10. —Fred
Miller, the long distance pedestrian, who
is now walking from New York to this
city and return, on a wager of $5,000,
arrived at the Union station this morn
ing at 10:15 o'clock, thus completing just
one-half of his task. He is accompanied
by his dog. Guess, a large powerful
pointer.
Miller started from New York on his
journey at 8 o’clock on the morning of
February sth, and has been just sixty
seven days accomplishing half his task.
The condition of the wager was that he
was to walk from New York to Jack
sonville aud return in seven months
from the time of starting. He was to
start with nothing and was to receive
nothing but food and clothing while en
route.
So far Miller has travelled 1,300 miles.
His route was from New York to Phila
delphia; to Baltimore; to Washington; to
Atlanta, and via Jessup and to this city.
Miller has lost but seven pounds in
weight since he started on his lcng jaunt.
The dog is in fine condition, being
sleek and fat.
Miller expects to remain in the city
two days, aud then start on his return
trip.
SITUATION NOT AFFECTED.
Hoffmaii’sCommeiit on the Inter-State
Commerce Commission’s Decision.
Baltimore, Md., April 10.—President
R. C. Curzon Hoffman, of the Seaboard
Air Line, said to day that the decision
of the Inter-State Commerce Cmmission.
which permits the Southern Railroad
Company to meet the cut in passenger
rates made by the Seaboard to Atlanta
without reducing the rate to intermedi
ate points, would not affect the situation
materially, except that the decision
might give the impression that his line
was in the wrong in cutting rates.
Commenting on the decision, Presi- I
dent Hoffman said: “I no longer see <
any nse for the Inter State Commerce !
Commission. That body has virtually
gtven the Southern Railway Company
a weapon with which to fight us,
and has repudiated the only important
clause of the act under waich it
was created. The long and short haul
clause of the law has been upheld by all
the courts, and I am surprised that the
Inter State commission should be the !
first to nullify it. I cannot say at pres !
ent what we will do next, but we are
able and ready at all times to protect our
rights and property.”
THE ARMENIAN OUTRAGES.
|
Stories of Atrocities Denounced as j
Greatly Exaggerated.
Manchester, April 10.—The Guardian
says that a number of Conservative j
members of the House of Commons met J
in London on Monday to hear a state- j
ment from Senor Ximenez, the Spanish j
traveler, who has recently been making
a tour of Armenia.
Senor Ximenez denied the existence in
Armenia of anything like the widespread
outrages which are reported to have
been committed.
All of the Turkish soldiers engaged in
the suppression of the revolt were regu
lars. They massacred men where they
met them in armed resistance, but they
did not at aDy time attack women and
children, The total number of Armeni
an Christians killed, he said, was less
than three hundred.
Commoner Commerell, who has just
returned from Constantinople was
present. He denounced the stories of
atrocities in Armenia as unfounded and
accused the Turkish agent of a promi
nent London daily as having acted in
bad faith in the matter of sending infor
mat ion to hi-, paper.
COMMONS ELECT A SPEAKER. ;
William Court Gully Chosen to Suc
ceed Speaker Peel.
London, April 10.—The House of
Commons met at noon to-day and pro
ceeded at once to the election of a Speaker
to succeed Right Hon. Arthur Wellesly
Peel, resigned.
Samuel Whitbread, proposed the name
of William Court Gully, Liberal, whose
nomination was seconded by Augustine
Birrell. Sir John Mowbray nominated,
and John Lloyd Wharton seconded the
nomination of Sir Matthews White Rid
ley, Conservative.
Gully was elected by a vote of 285 to
274 for Sir Matthews Ridley.
The Parnellite members voted for the
conservative candidate, Sir Matthew W.
Ridley. The adjournment was until
April 22d, the interim being the Easter
recess.
Two Drowned Bodies Recovered.
Titusville, Fla., April 10 —The bod
ies of Miss Skill and Mr. Munson, who
were drowned while boating Sunday,
were f<wmd floating to day in the Indian
river near this place. Miss Skill’s home
was at Petersburg, Va., and she was
here on a visit.
PRICE OF GRAIN IN RUSSIA.
A New System for Dealing in Futures
Adopted.
Special to the News and Observer.
Washington, April 10.
The Sub-Treasury plan, “or something
better,” is being tried in Russia. United
States Consul General John Karel, at St.
Petersburg, in a report just received at
the Department of State, notes a con
siderable decrease in the exportation of
Russian cereals as compared with last
year.
An entirely new system regarding
price contracts for the delivery of future
crops has been adopted, which is unique.
Under the system a farmer sells a large
crop of wheat at 45 copecs per “pood,”
to be delivered in August. If, at the
time of delivery, the price of wheat
should be 50 copecs, the buyer takes the
profit of 5 copecs; but if the price should
be 55 copecs, the next 5 belong to the
seller. In case the market should be
over 55 copecs, then such further in
crease in the price is divided between
the buyer and the seller in equal shares.
Mr. Karel says that the Russian min
ister of finance and the minister of agri
culture are endeavoring to work up a
plan by which they can help to increase
the prices of Russian grain. With this
end in view, circulars have been sent to
all agricultural officials ordering a gen
eral consultation and discussion of the
question as to how the price of Russian
grain can be advanced. He also reports
that the Russian government is interest
ing itself greatly in tea raising, and a
short time ago sent out representatives
to the East Indies and Ceylon to study
tea raising, and bring experienced men
in the business to Russia with them on
their return.
* * *
The people of Washington, who have
the best opportunity for knowing the
truth, were quick to denounce as false
; the statement of Dr. Lansing that at the
: time of the great naval parade, and at
the banquet, at which, according to Dr.
Lansing, Mr. Cleveland was “brilliantly
drunk at 10 o’clock, at 12 considerably
j more so, and at 3 o’clock in the morning
very drunk.”
His friends here are gratified at the
I President’s bold and explicit denial of
| the charges. Some thought it was un
j dignified to take notice of them, but the
j President was too jealous of his reputa
■ tion to silently permit such grave charges
! upon his character to go unrebuked. Be
i sides, the preacher who made the charge
j was giving public expression to what the
President’s enemies have been whisper
j ing for a long time, and he was evidently
: stating what he thought was true. Mr.
| Cleveland could not defend himself from
i back corner gossip, but when a clergy
: man gave public expression to the slan
der, it gave him an opportunity to reply, j
and he did so effectively and to the satis- j
faction of everybody. Chauncey M. De
pew, Frederick R. Coudert and others I
who were at the naval banquet and got
near the President, denounce the preach
; er’s statement as wholly unfounded.
EVERYTHING IN A TANGLE.
|
Treasury Official* Still in the Dark in
Regard to the Income Tax.
Washington, D. C., April 10.— Treas
i ury officials, in the absence of the full
text of the Supreme Court decision on
j the income tax, are still groping in the 1
dark as to its exact meaning and have,
; therefore, been unable to send out sup l
plemental instructions to collectors as to
how the law that still remains shall be
carried out. The collectors will have to
be guided until they receive official in
structions, by their own best judgments.
Many telegraphic inquiries, both from
internal revenue officials and private
parties are being received at the Treas
ury and are being answered as well as
they can be with the existing light. It
is admitted on all hands, as the matter
is more closely studied, that much con
fusion must necessarily arise fron the
elimination of rental receipts from re
turns, as this exception will affect cog
nate questions.
Commissioner Miller is devoting his
entire time to straightening out the tan
gle and hopes to have comprehensive
supplemental instructions ready for is I
suauce by to-morrow at the latest.
CAFT. SHEPPARD DYING.
He lias Been Prominent in Virginia
Politics Ever Since the War.
Lynchburg, Va., April 10.—Captain
Hamilton Sheppard, Collector of Inter
nal Revenue for the Western District of
Virginia, is at the point of death at his
home in this city. His physician states
to night that he cannot possibly live
until morning. His malady is pneumo
nia, complicated by heart and stomach
trouble.
Captain Sheppard is 58 years old. He
was a brave and useful Confederate sol
dier and since the war has been promi
nent in the politics of Virginia. For
some years he was Secretary of the Dem
ocratic State committee, being ex-Sena
tor Barbour's chief reliance in the famous
campaign which resulted in the over
throw of Mahoneism in this State.
Capt. Sheppard was Collector of Inter
nal Revenue under Mr. Cleveland’s first
administration; and, notwithstanding he
opposed Cleveland’s re nomination, he
was appointed the second timq.
An Editor Commit*SKfcide.
Norfolk, Va., April 10,-v-Mr. Wal
lace Graham, publisher of the weekly
paper, Saturday Night, committed sui
cide here to-night by taking poison.
He was a native of Canada, and had
been in Norfolk about sixty days. He
leaves a son in this city a wife in
Chicago. He came to Nq r f o ik f or his
health. He was financially we jj o jj
RALEIGH. N. C., THURSDAY. APRIL 11. 1895.
MARTIAL LAW IN CUBA
j
GOVERNMENT TROOPS HAVE
BEEN STATIONED IN ALL
THE TOWNS.
GENERAL CAMPOS IS EXPECTED.
He W ill Arrive About the Fifteenth
and Become Governor General at
Once—lt is Expected That He Will
Push Active Operation* Against the
Insurgents--Roving Bands ol Rebels
Are in the Mountain Section—Their
Entire Force is 3,000 Strong,
Havana, April 10.--Brigadier General
Jose Jimerrez Moreno, Chief of the
Governor- General’s staff, sailed to day
on the Villaverde to receive Martinez
Campos, who is expected to arrive on
the 15th. Campos will land at Guau
tanimo or Santiago, and by royal decree
I becomes Governor General the moment
j he sets foot on land, avoiding the delay
; attendant upon observing the customary
formal taking the oath of office here.
Governor General Calleja will retire
from office upon notice of the landing of
Campos, aud will sail home on the 20th
I inst.
General Campos, is expected to push
active operations against the insurgents
in the province of Santiago de Cuba
which is the only section where insur
gents are known to be in any number.
Latest advices place the number at 3,-
000 divided into bands of fifty to two
hundred each. General Bartolo Maso is
in command. The other leaders are Ad
jutant General Cespedes, chief officer;
Col. Estaban Tamaco, Captains Itabi,
j Forez, Estrada, Bello. Guerra, Levis,
Capote, Juarez, Papas, Vega, Gonzales
Arambure and Brea.
The insurgents announce that a syndi
cate has been formed in the United
States to furnish money for the revolu
tion, reimbursements guaranteed from
customs receipts when independence is
secured. Wealthy and influential Cu
bans here-give no aid to the insurgents
and declare the uprising a mistake. All
three parties here pledge support to the
government. The general belief is the
j insurgents will shortly die out.
General La Chambre, in command of
! the government forces in Santiago, re
j ports roving bands in the mountainious
j section, but no massing of insurgents,
: and no risings in other provinces. All
are under martial law. Troops are
; stationed at all towns.
Monday a band of forty-eight mounted
insurgents invaded Puerto Principe
! Province, and were attacked by
| government forces and defeated
j One leader, Pancbin Varona, was killed, I
another mortally wounded and taken
prisoner, and a woman and child in a
hut killed by stray balls. Tnree of the
party who landed Dear Baracoa with
Maceo, after killing the captain of the
schooner Honoroa, were captured Mon
: day. Tue others fled to the inoun
; tains.
The members of the party arrested
; Sunday in a supposed attempt on Jaruco j
Barracks were liberated to-day except j
Pedro, Lopez, Gil, and Francisco Paz.
| The others arrested at Puerto Principe
; April sth were also released, including |
1 Marquis Santa Lucia.
The Rebellion In Columbia at nn Eiul.
Washington, April 10.—Official cable
advices from the Colombian government
to day announce the complete subjectiou
of the rebellion and the restoration of a
normal condition of peace in all the de- ,
partments of the Confederation. Spor
adic cases of Guerilla attacks in the
mountainous districts are still to be ex
pected, aud statements of these may
reach the coast in a highly exaggerated
condition leading to reports of engage
ments or even battles, but the telegraph !
lines are again in operation and com- j
merce and business have l-een resumed
throughout the country.
THE EARTH CAVED IN.
Four Negroes W ere Buried and One ol
Them Was Killed.
Richmond, Va., April 10.—A Char- I
lottesville special to the Dispatch says: !
Four colored men, Andrew Arnett, Jim
Luck, Geo. Whitening and Whiten
ing, laborers on the sewerage ditches on
Garrett street, were buried under a huge
mass of earth that caved in on them
about 3 o’clock this afternoon.
They were working on a hill side aud
while apprehensive of trouble from
above, the cave-in came from the lower
side of the ditch, which was about 101-2
feet deep. All of them were completely
buried.
Andrew Arnett was taken out first
without much injury. Then Jim Luck,
who was not much hurt. Whitening wits
very badly injured, and it is'thought he
will die.|His son, George Whitening, was
taken out dead.
There was a large crowd of people at
the scene of the disaster. It is estimated
that about 3,000 cubic feet of earth was
displaced.
The Jelfe7*ou Davis Monument.
Richmond, Va., April 10 - At a meet
ing to-night of the Board of Directors of
the Jefferson Davis Monument Associa
tion, it was decided to lay the corner
stone of the monument in the spring of
1896.
Mrs. Davis and Miss Winnie Davis ar
rived here to night.
Li Hung Chang Resumes Negotiations.
London, April 10.—A despatch from
Shi monski says Li Hung Chang has com
pletely recovered from his injury and
will personally resume negotiations with
the Japanese plenipotentiaries to-day.
THE ADVANCE IN BEEF.
Chicago Packers Deny That They Are
Trying to Corner the Market.
; Chicago, 111., April 10.—The story
| telegraphed from New York to a morn
ing paper that the recent advance in
j beef was not justified, and that the Chi-
I cago packers were making an effort to
j control the meat market of the country,
| and advance prices to consumers, is era
j phatically denied by Messrs Nelson
i Morris, George F. Swift, Armour & Co.,
j and other packers.
"The advance of the prices on beef,”
said Nelson Morns this morning, “is the
i natural result of the scarcity of cattle.
Already this year, the receipts of cattle
at the four principal points, Chicago, St
Louis, Omaha and Kansas City are
300,000 head behind last year’s record.
1 Last week the receipts were 29,000 short,
which is equal to 18,000,000 pounds of
dressed beef. We are 16,000 head short
already this week. The price of live
stock is now $2 per 100 pounds higher
: than it was last year, and 1 expect to see
I prices go still higher.”
Mr. Swift also denied that there was
a combine among the packers and said
the cattle market was thirty per cent,
higher now than it was last year, which
fact is advancing the price of beef to
consummers.
Manager Favorite, of P. D. Armour
A Co. said the statement that a pool had
been formed by the big western packers
to advance the price of beef was absurd.
“It is scarcely worth dedying,” said he.
“The only causes for the huh price of
cattle are the scarcity of beeves and the
failure of the corn crop. The latter is,
,of course, the cause of the former. We
I are not working for the interest of other
packers—that is certain. Besides it
would be impossible to form a pool of
the kind alleged, if desired, so great is
the diversity of interests amoug the
western packers. Last Saturday’s re
ceipts were the lowest I have ever known
them—only 500 head Ido not know
anything about other markets, but one
has only to use his eyes to see how
things are going here.”
CONSIDERABLE PR A V ING DONE.
Steam ship A Ivena Springs a Leak and
Pa**eugers Become Excited.
Norfolk, Va., April 10. The British
steamship Alvena, Captain Dow, bound
j from Kingston to New York, with pas
sengers and general cargo, arrived here
| last night leaking.
It was learned that on the Bth when
| in about latitude 31.40, longitude 74 16.
j and with a heavy sea running, a large
| plate fell from the bottom of the steamer
, and that the whole of the after com- j
j partments were soon full of water up to
j the second deck
Three steam pumps and one hand
i pump were at once put to work, but they
I could not free the vessel. Passengers :
j became excited, and it is said that con- j
| siderable praying was done. About 240
i tons of the steamer's cargo, consisting of
coffee, sugar and honey, was thrown
I overboard, but even this did not seem to j
help the matter.
The cargo is estimated to be worth
about $24,000. The boats were cleared ;
j away and provisioned, ready for launch- j
! ing, but fortunately were not called into j
j use.
The Alvena arrived here about 12 |
1 o’clock last night, and is now anchored j
< off Atlantic City.
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W lILSKEY TRUST DIRECTORS.
Stockholder* luteud to Get Rid of the
Last Vestige of the Old Crow d.
! Chicago, Ills., April 10. —Forestalling
j the cyclone which is in store for the old
whiskey trust directorate at the annual
election, three ot the board to-day re- j
signed. The retiring members are W. 1
N. Hobart, Lewis II Greene and J. j
I Walter Freioerg, all the Cincinn tti in
j teres’s. Cincinnati distillers are now j
I unrepresented.
Had these men not resigued they
\ would have been removed, as it is the
intention of the stock holders to get rid
I of the last vestige of the old crowd.
According to the by-laws of the com
pany a majority of the board consists of
| four members. The original board con
sisted of seven members, and the resig
nation of Nelson Morris, September 22d,
| ’94, left it with only six.
To-day’s resignations leave the board
with three members. It is, therefore,
inoperative. The three remaining are
President Greeuhut; Vice-President
John Beggs, and Secretary Peter J.
Hennessy. It is said that these three
will remain until moved at the elec 1 ion
April 17th.
FOOTBALL As HARVARD.
The Overseer* Finally Decide Upon a
Sort of Compromise.
Boston, Mass , April 10.—At the
meetiDgof the overseers of Harvard Col
lege to day, the question of the contmu
ance of foot ball was the important sub
ject of discussion.
After tho matter had been fully re
viewed, the overseers decided upon a
sort of compromise. They voted to sus
tain the athletic committee of the college
in their position on foot ball as against
the faculty, and that foot ball may re
main on the one condition that the ex
isting evils be remedied.
If this condition be not fulfilled, the
game will be abolished.
The Legislative Committee Report*.
Boston, Mass., April 10. —The com
mittee on mercantile affairs have made
a long report in the Senate on the con
dition of textile manufactures in the
South. They say there is no imuc-diate
fear of competition w ith the industries of
Massachusetts.
QUEEN LIL IN PRISON
5
j SHE HAS BEEN GRANTED PER
MISSION TO WALK IN THE
, PALACE PARK.
> HER PHYSICIAN ADVISED IT.
! Os the Other Fifty Political Convicts
now in Pri*on live are in Wretched
Health and have been Placed in the
Hospital—They are Visited by many
Friends—A Special Session of the
» Legislature to be Called to Authorize
the Sale of Crown Land*.
»
Victoria, B. C., April 10.—The fol
j lowing Honolulu advices up to April 2d
I have been received here:
Yesterday, by the advice of her physi
. j ciau, the ex Queen received permission
| to walk in any part of the ten acre park
j around the executive building after the
close of office hours at 4 p. m. She has
heretofore been restricted to the use of
the verandas adjoining her apartments.
It cannot be learned that the executive
j contemplates any change in the place of
, her imprisonment.
Os the political prisoners in the public
prison, Gulick and Ashford, pariticularly
the latter, are in wretched health. Sew
ard is also very poorly. Rickard and
Marshall are at present on the sick list.
All five are in the hospital ward, which
is comfortable. There are about fifty in
all of the political convicts in this prison.
Last Sunday over 300 of their friends
i visited them. It is considered necessary
| hereafter to restrict the frequency of
! visits.
Many natives have inquired of mem
j bers < f the government whether they
j would be allowed to form annexation
, clubs without taking the oath of alle
j giance to the Republic. They have been
j informed that there was entire liberty in
! such matters, but that tjjere would be no
j treating on the subject with the United
: States, except through this government.
It has been determined to convene a
; special session of the Legislature within
i a few weeks. A leading item of busi
ness will be to authorize the sale of the
crown lands.
A law for this purpose has been care
fully prepared by President Dole, with
the especial view of meeting the wants
of small farmers. This law will open up
large areas of choice coffee and other
lands to settlers.
BASER ILL IN THE SOUTH.
Baltimore hud hii Easy Time Delettl
iug the Nertolk Team.
Norfolk, Va , April 10.—Baltimore
had an easy time defeating Norfolk to
day. The victory was simp./ a walk
over for the champions and Norfolk was
never in it after they had made their 1
first and only run in the first inning. ;
Kissinger, of last year’s Norfolk team ;
was in the box for the visitors, and the j
i local players could do nothing with his j
delivery, while Lamson and Palmer for j
Norfolk were batted at will by the Ori
| oles. The same teams play to-mor
j row. Score:
j Norfolk, 10000000 o—l j
j Baltimore, 02310144 x—ls j
Batteries, Lawson, Carr, Palmer; Ten- i
ley, Kissinger, Robinson.
Boston 6; Richmond O.
Richmond, Va., April 10.—Although
they played beautiful ball and a perfect
game this afternoon, the Richmond’s j
j were unable to score against Boston.
They showed much more ability than
they have ever done before, and the
game was full of interest.
Flynn only allowed six hits in six in- i
j nings. The score is as follows:
! Richmond, 00000000 o—o
1 Boston, 3020 0 0 0 1 x—6
Batteries: Richmond, Flynn, Dins
more and Wells; Boston, Wilson and
Tenuy. Attendance 1,500.
Lynchburg 1); Lancaster 7.
Lynchburg, Va., April 10.—The Lau- i
caster’s, the second strongest team in
the Pennsylvania State League, went j
down again to day before the Tobacco
nists. The game was a close and ex
citing one, but at every point the home
boys demonstrated their superority over
their opponents. McKenna pitched the
entire game for Lynchburg, aud the visi
tors found difficulty in locating his
speedy curves. Ho struck out six men.
Callahan and. Yaeger were in the box
for Lancaster, and pitched fairly good
ball, striking out two men each.
Score: Lynchburg, 9; Lancaster, 7.
Batteries: McKenna and Berryhill;
Callahan, Yaeger aud Arthur.
Brooklyn 21; Petersburg l,
Petersburg, Va., April io.—The
Brooklyn’s played the Petersburg team
this afternoon and had a walk-over. The
home boys not being in it at any stage of
the game. Ilodson, of the Boston's,
pitched the first five innings for Peters
burg and was batted all over the field.
Thomas, Petersburg’s regular pitcher,
relieved him in the sixth inning and flu
ished the game, not allowing them to j
score again. Score:
Brooklyn, 3 8 2 2 6 0 0 o—2l
Petersburg, 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0— 1!
Batterias: Stein, Gumbert and Grim; j
Hodson, Thomas aud McClung.
Panuill Released on Bail.
Lynchburg, Va., April 10.—Robert ]
H. Pannill, who has been in jail for sev- ]
eral weeks, charged with aiding and .
abetting Walker G. Ilamner in abstract- j
ing and embezzling funds from the First
National Bank, was to-day admitted to
bail, and upon the proper securities be s
ing furnished, was released Judge 1
Paul in the last term of the United {
States Court in this city fixed the bail at j $
SIO,OOO. 11
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
SUN’S COTTON REPORT.
Expected Decrease ot Acreage C*«se
Price* to Advance.
New York, April 10. Tho San’s Cot
ton Reviews says:
Cotton rose 10 to 12 points and closer"
firm with sales of 211,900 bales. Liver
pool was 132 d higher on tho spot with
sales of 25,000 bales; futures advanced
one point, but lost half of this later on
1 and closed quiet. Silver declined l-3d
in London.
The North Carolina Bulletin for the
week says that the eastern and central
sections are likely to show considerable
decrease in the acreage.
The semi-weekly receipts as reported
for the interior towns by New Orleans
w-as 22.000 against 11,000 in 1892; ship
ments 33,000 agaicst 20,000 in 1892.
The Manchester cables were bullish;
Mississippi weekly review says thu
weather has been favorable for farm
work during the past week except when
I there was too much moisture. New
! Orleans despatches said bears there
were covering freely.
In Manchester, jams were strong and
j cloths in moderate demand. The South
j ern spot markets were generally steady
to firm and quiet. New urleans, Savan
nah, Baltimore and Augusta advanced
1-16 cent, and Charleston 1-8 cent.
New Orleans sold 4,500.
Spot cotton here was quiet at an ad 1
vance of 1-8 cent with sales of 66 balas
for spinning. Middling uplands, 6$
cents. Augusta receipts to day, 290
bales, against 64 this day last week, and
255 last year. Memphis 203, against
840 last week, and 95 last j’ear, and
Houston 1,503, against 2,188 last week,
and 595 last year. In New Orleans
| futures advanced 6 to 7 points. Re
ceipts there to morrow estimated at 500
to 1,000 against 4,749 last week and
1,553 last year.
President Spencer, of the Southern
Railway Company, sajs that the fertili
| zer South is more than 60 or 65 per cem.
of that of a normal year, and adds
j “The South is turning its attention more
| and more to manufacturing and agricul
i tural products other than coctoo. Tlk
result is more independence for the
Southern farmers.”
To-daj’s Feature*.
It was practically a repetition of yes
terday’s features only a little more so—
for instance Liverpool sold 18,000 bales
on the spot yesterday, but to day 25,000.
Prices advanced about 5 points yester
day, but to day 10 to 12 points.
The Southern markets were higher, the
port receipts were small, falling even be
low those ot the corresponding day last
year for the first time this season, and
the Manchester advices were thought tc
briDg smiles to the faces of the bulls.
English spinners have perhaps in some
cases been waiting a little too long to t
stock up. They seem to have been bank
ing a little too much on a 10,000,000
crop and now they find very little prsa
j sure to sell and an aggressive bull party
, standing by cotton very resolutely on the
; theory that the next crop is going to be
very much smaller than the present one.
The South of Europe bought here early
in the sea-on but later on there wap
more or less realizing as usual, and yes
terday had very little effect upon prices.
Many of the local shorts covered and'
some local operators went long. The
j undertone of the market is considered
firmer.
Tin: Situation in Eiig;i<intr.
Manchester, April 10..—The Guai
| dian, in its commercial article says
The toneot the cotton market has been
. strong and the teeling generally mori
. hopeful, but, while there has been ooca
: siomd moderate business, buyers have
been reluctant to respond to the upward
movement of cotlon and the demands of
i the manufacturers. There has been
j rather more inquiry from India, but .it
is merely tentative.
The improved limits which some classes
of goods have received might have beer,
acceptable a w eek ago, but they are not
entertained now. There is some iuqnirj
for shirting from Calcutta, but little of
it is workable. There are also inquiries
from Western Indies for staples anc
light goods, but mostly at low figures.
Some of the offers have been executed.
Little has Leen done for China and
Japan.
There is some business doiDg in tt*
eastern markets, but inquiries are not
eager to buy at the current rates. Some
goods actually required have been taker
by the nearer markets and have gone to
the South American outlets, when they
could be placed at seasonable figures.
Y arns are strong and a fraction higher
THREATENED TO LYNCH HIM,-
A Negro Man Attempt* to As*aalt h
Seven-Year-Old Girl.
Richmond, Va., April 10.—A Cfiftor
Forge special says : About sp. m. yee*
terday a negro named Armistead Carter
employed by Judge George K. Anderson
of Alleghany county, Va , attempted an
assault on Helen Elvio, the seven -year*
old daughter of A. G. Elvin, genera
foreman of the Chesapeake & Ohio shops
at Clifton Forge.
Caught by the neighbors of the Elvir *
family before accomplishing his purpose
he was taken by the authorities-and hur
ried off to Covington, Va., on a special
train, as a large gathering of men.
threatened to lynch him.
The town was greatly excited for a few
hours, but as no harm was found Ur
have been done the child, after an ex
amination by doctors, it quieted down
after the negro had been carried away.
Philadelphia, Pa., April 10.—The
steamship St. Paul was snccejssfuHy
launched at 1:05 p. m. to-day in the 1
presence of almost as great a throng as
fathered at the abortive attempt on
March 25.