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The News and Observer VOL. XXXYIII. NO. 77. Tffll QJ\G3®ESTT ©DIMBtHJILMTOKI ®F AMY TOGSTK] ©AMQJDM ©ADO 7 , BLOODSHED IN BATH A :>IOB OF DRUNKEN NEOROES TAKE POSSESSION OF THE HISTORIC TOWN. OFFICERS DEFIED AND ATTACKED. WHITE PEOPLE CHALLENGED TO COME OUT FROM THEIR HOMES. Troops Ordered Under Arms. Threats of Burning, Pillage and Mur der Made by the Rioters—Six of their Leaders Arrested and one Shot. Pro bably Fatally—Negroes Attempt to Rescue Them—The Most Desperate Leader Still at Large and Outlawed —Clubs. Kniyes and Pistols Used. Special to the News and Observer. Washington, N. C., April 22. Saturday night, about 10 o’clock, news reached here of a riot and race war at the historic town of Bath, about sixteen miles from here. It seems that the negroes employed at theß R. R. andL. Company, two miles below Bath, and negroes from the mills of A. B. Covington, several miles further on, caused the trouble. These negroes are paid off on Satur day, and usually go to Bath to spend their money. On several occasions they had been arrested for petty misdemean ors, and this had ingendered bad blood, and they had made threats that they would go to Bath and take possession of it. According early in|the night, about 100 of the negroes, with several of their most desperate leaders, went to Smith’s bar, in Bath, and began to fill up on mean whiskey. By 9 o’clock 'hey were nearly baif drunk, and the trouble began. They grew boisterous and indulged in the most profane and foul language, interspersed with threats of a serious character. Pistols were shot off in the streets and the negroes openly defied any at tempt at arrest and declared that they would do as they pleased and the whole town of Bath could not prevent them. At this juncture town officer T. C. Paul and Deputy Sheriff N. A. Whitley and a small posse attempted to arrest the ring leaders, but failed. Paul was wounded, receiving a painful ent in the hand. Geo. M. Woolard, in trying to arrest a negro named Stewart was struck on the head with a club and severely hurt. Special deputies W. B. Waid, W. O. Oden and Miles Shepherd also received wounds, but not serious. Finally Smith succeeded in clearing the negroes from his bar, but locked in Paul and Respass and one other officer to protect them from the angry mob. From the bar the negeoes made their wayto the Racket store where a number of white men had assembled, and a sec ond scrimmage took place. Four white men were hurt. W. B Ward was struck in the face while trying to arrest a most desperate negro who had a club. James Davis got a blow on the froehead. A bystander was struck in the eye and on the head and one of the officers was severely cut. The white men at last succeeded in driving tne rioters out of the Racket store and barring and locking the doors, themselves on the inside. The negroes then returned to the bar, declaring they would kill Paul before morning But the officer was locked in in the bar, and failing to eff ct an entrance the mob"re turned again to the Racket store, keep ing up their boisterous threats and mak ing night hideous with pistol shots, inde cent language and loud challenges for white men to show themselves. Dr. J. T. Nicholson was the only man that left the store during the seige. He was not molested. At three o’clock Sunday morning the rioters Jest the town, declaring that they would return Sunday night and renew the attack. Daring the trouble the officers tele phoned to this place for aid in suppress ing the rioters, and Company G of the N. C. State Guard was ordered in readi ness by Col. W. B. Rodman, that they might be able to start at any moment as the sheriff’s posse on the steamer. The troops were held in readiness until 11 o’clock Sunday morning. Col. Rodman has received authority from Governor Carr to call out the military under orders of the sheriff, if it becomes necessary to preserve order or suppress riot. After the riot Saturday night two col ored participants in the fray, Wiley Pitts aid Charles Stewart, two of the leaders, were arrested. On Sunday morning tha officers and special deputies set out to make the ar rest of the other leaders. Solomon Lanier and Samuel Clark were taken. They were found in a house near by. They refused to be arrested and tried to keep the officers from entering the house. But they forced their entrance and arrested them. Clark was first taken. Lanier was upstairs. When the officers climbed tiie steps they found a pistol pointed in their faces, but they grabbed Lanier and disarmed him. In the scuffle he rolled down the steps and escaping through a back door ran for the woods. He was followed by the and shot in the hip and ankle. He is badly wounded and his recovery is doubtful. The four negroes, Solomon Lanier, Sam Clark, Charles Stewart, and Wiley Pitts, were tried Sunday morning before Justice J. M. Marsh, and bound over to court. Failing to give bond they were started from Bath to Washington on schooner Neptune, Capt. Bragg, under guard of armed men. When the boat had put out a short distance another boat loaded with negroes followed, seem ingly with the intent to release the pris oners. In a few moments two other boats, loaded with negroes, put out from Bay Side, having been signalled from the Bath boat, and all gave chase to the boat carrying the prisoners. For tunately at this moment the Tug Nellie Bly, with Sheriff Hodges and twenty-five armed men steamed up and took the prisoners aboard. The Neptune returned to Bath, and the two Bay Side boats also returned, but the Bath continued to Washington, arriving about sunset. One of the negroes on the boat, Gerrard Whitehead, was arrested Saturday night at the house of David Bryant by Ser geant J. R. Grist. A negro named Thomas Bonner is be lieved to have been the instigator of the riot. He is a desperado and the same man who resisted arrest in Washington, N. C , two years ago. He is considered the worst negro in the county. Chief of Police Fowler and a posse went out Sun day to find him but failed. Upon an affidavit of town officer T. C. Paul a proclamation of outlawry, signed by Justices J. S. Marsh and T. B. Clay ton against Thomas Bonner, has been posted. Upon hearing of this Bonner is reported as declaring that he would kill any man who attempts to arrest him, and he would not be taken alive. Bath is a village of about 250 inhabi tants. founded in 1706, and has had a varied and interesting history. For many years it was the capitol of the colony and the home of the Governor, who was said to be in collusion with the famous pirate Teach, or Black Beard, who made his rendezvous there, and shared in his spoils from the sea. A church in go d condition, built of brick sent from England in Queen Anus’s time, is still occupied as a place of wor ship. Teaeh’s caldron, where he re paired boats can still be seen. In 1722, on that memorable September 12tb. when a wholesale massacre of whites at Elizabeth City, Edenton and Wilmington by the Indians was planned, every white person in Bath was slain. Never since that fearful carnage, has such excitement and terror taken posses sion of the staid old town. But all is quiet to-night, though the people still fear that the aitaek may be renewed at any time. DH. TAYLOR IN CHICAGO. A New Turn in Athletics—Keats In the Literary Club—Another Marriage. Special to the News and Observer. Wake Forest, N. C., April 22. President W. R. Harper of the Uni versity of Chicago gave President C. E. Taylor a invitation to attend a meeting of Baptist College Presidents in Chicago on this date. Dr. Taylor ac cepted the invitation and on Wednesday last left Wake Forest for that city. He has a number of engagements to make the annual address at schools in this State, the first being at Gold Mine Acade my, Nash county. May 3rd. Professionalism in College athletics is just at this time below par at Wake Forest. The baseball team was dissolved immediately after its return from Nor folk and Durham, and the gentlemen from abroad who assisted scattered, save Mr. Smith, whose engagement will ex pire after next Wednesday’s game in Raleigh. I hear that a new team com posed exclusively of sure enough “bona fide” college men is in process of or ganization, and that they will arrange dates with several college teams. In the class games here the Freshmen have beaten the So phomores and the Juniors have beaten the Freshmen so far. The Seniors play the Juniors next Monday. The ladies of the Hill will present a handsome pennant to the winning class in these games. The Literary Club met Friday night at the home of Rev. Mr. Gwaltney. In ad dition io the shorter poems of Keats read, including the “Ode to a Nightin gale” and the “Ode to a Grecian Urn,’’ some study was given to the long poem, “Lamia.” Prof. Carlyle outlined the myihs involved and Dr. Gorrell read ex tracts with comment. The club will read now Sheliey, being occupied with him probably until the close of the session. The infant son of Mr Robert E. Royal 1 is quite ill. Dr. Royster, of Raleigh, was out to see him Friday. The well supplying the water-works in the college buildings, for a time a ittle scant, now furnishes an ample quantity of water. The campus has made a brave begin ning in decking itself for the summer’s pageant. It grows more beautiful every year. The events of the coming week are the marriage es Mr. O. K. Homing and Miss Lanneau on the evening of the 25th and “Field Day” on the 26th. Fell From a Railroad Bridge. Special to the News and Observer. Weldon, N. C., April 22. Norfiett Allen, a worthy colored man, fell from the Seaboard Air Lije bridge here to-day and was almost instantly killed. He was employed by the bridge company who are making repairs on the bridge. Fine weather prevails and our farmers are busy at work. The Atlantic Coast Line authorities are having their portion ot‘ the railroad Bhed removed. Goldsboro’s Next Mayor. Special to the News and Observer. Goldsboro, N, C., April 22. At the Democratic mass meeting h* Id at the opera house to-night Mr. John H. Hill was nominated for mayor. RALEIGH, N. C., TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1895. TO FIGHT FREE SILVER DEMOCRATIC LEADERS WILL TAKE THE STUMP IN OP POSITION TO IT. FEDERAL OFFICERS TO ORGANIZE. The Contest Will be Conducted Along the Lines Laid Down in the Presi dent’s Letter to the Business Men of Chicago—Nearly All the Cabinet Of ficers to Take the Stump lor One or More Speeches—Cleveland Thor oughly in Earnest About the Matter. Washington, D. C., April 22.- A strong and vigorous fight against the free and unlimited coinage of silver in dependent of the international agree ment, is to be made by the administra tion. With that end in view, officers in the various executive departments, appointed under the present administration, are being charged to organize systematically for the purpose of conducting the con test along the lines laid down in the President’s message. Many of the higher officials who enjoy reputations as stump-speakers will probably take the field early in the summer and others are even now engaged in writing letters to their local papers or personal friends, impressing upon them the importance of sustaining the administration in the po sition it has outlined. Federal officers in the several States will be organized as a nucleus about which all who uphold the administration or rather who are opposed to the free and unlimited coinage of silver, will be expected to rally. There are nearly 200,- 000 government officers, postmasters, in ternal revenue officers, customs officers, district attorneys, and innumerable con tractors scattered throughout the coun try. These will be expected to do the aggressive fighting in the field and will be amply furnished with documents and the necessary sinews of war from Wash ington Nearly all of the cabinet officers will take the stump for one or more speeches. Secretary Carlisle wiil certainly make two or more speeches in the Kentucky campaign. Secretary Morton will de liver an address in Chicago and perhaps one in St. Louis. Secretary Herbert and Congressman Clarke will probably speak in Alabama. Postmaster General Wil son is being urged to go West and speak in Illinois and Indiana and may find time to do so late in the summer. The President is reported as being thoroughly in earnest in the proposed crusade against the free aud unlimited coinage of silver, and will leave no stone unturned to prevent the free silver sen timent from gaining headway and to crush it out if possible. As tariff reform was the test of party fealty in his campaign for the Presidential nomii ation, active support of his demand for the repeal of the Sherman purchasing clause the test of party fealty in ’94, so in 1895 the test of party fealty will be uncom promising opposition to the free and un limited coinage of silver by the United States independent of international agreement. Perfected State organizations with this end in view, are now being formed ami these organizations will be extended to the countries and even into the districts. The President and Morton’s Interview. Washington, D. C., April 22—The President, when asked this evening whether Secretary Morton’s interview of s ime days ago on the monetary question might be regarded as representing his views, replied: “I am in no manner responsible for Mr. Morton’s interview and knew noth ing of it until I read it in the news papers. “When I have seen fit to say anything to the people on the money question or any other subject, I have thus far found it quite easy to do so directly and on my own account. DEATH OF JUDGE M Eli AN E. Short Sketch of His Life and Public Career. Special to the News and Observer. Madison, N. C., April 22. Judge W. N. Mebane died at his resi dence in Madison at 5 o’clock this morn ing. He had been suffering for six or eight months with general debility. On Saturday the 20th he had an attack of congestion of thp intestines from which he never rallied. William N. Mebane was born in Rock ingham county in 1813, and was there fore 52 years of age. He was the son of a Presbyterian minister, Rev. Wm. N. Mebane. His father died in 1859, leav ing a wife and four small children to be supposed by the 16 year old son. At the age of fifteen young Mebane joined the Fri shman class at Davidson College Two years later he was a mem ber ot the Sophomore class attheUni versity and one of the first in his class. But his education was interrupted by war and before he was 18 years old he joined the army in Virginia as a private und fought through the entire war, be ing in every fight except the battle of | the Wilderness. Mr. Mebane first en- i listed in Company H. 3rd North Carolina Volunteers, but was afterwards trans ferred to 13th North Carolina Troops, which company was commanded by the late Governor Scales and the regiment by the late General Pender. In 1862 Mr. Mebane was appointed Ordnance Sergeant of the 13th North Caro lina Troops, and later to the same posi tion on the staff of General John O. Cooke. He was with General Lee when the latter surrendered at Appomattox, being among the few officers who brought his train safely from Petersburg to Ap pomattox, and on the morning of the 9th of April he issued to some of Gor don's corps ammunition shortly before the surrender, probably the last issued. After the war Mr. Mebane taught school and thereby supported himself, mother and other children. He studied law at night, and in June, 1867, obtained court license from the Supreme Court. He was licensed in the same class with Senator Jarvis and Chief Justice Shep herd. In June, 1868, the degree of A. B. was conferred on him by the Univer sity of North Carolina, “causa honoris .” As a lawyer he came rapidly to the front and soon had a large and lucrative prac tice. In October, ’7l he married Miss Lettie W. Carter, of Eagle Falls, Rock ingham county, and has a family of seven children, five sons and two daughters. In 1874 and 1876 Mr. Mebane repre sented Rockingham county in the Legis lature. He canvassed his native county for the constitutional question and has been actively engaged in politics ever since, having served one term as Judge of the Superior Court. Ee was pronounced by such men as Judge Dillard, of Greensboro, as be ing one of the best lawyers in the State. Mr. Mebane was re-nominated as Judge ot the Superior Court of tffe Ninth Judi cial District at the Democratic conven tion, held at W T ilkesboro, July 24’h, but was defeated by Judge Henry R Star buck. A GERMAN AT OXFORD. It Was Given Complimentary to Mr. and Mrs. Washington Dorsey Lynch. Special to the News and Observer. Oxford, N. C , April 22. The opening german given Friday evening in Armory Hall by the Friday German Club of this place, complimen tary to Mr. and Mrs. Washington Dor sey Lynch,was very largely attended and proved to be a brilliant affair. About twenty-five couples participated. Mr. J. Crawford Biggs led with Miss Mary E Gregory. Among tho. ; e present and daucing were: Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Lynch. Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Booth, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Smith, Mr. and Mi's. J. Sidney Hunt, Mr. and Mrs L. W. Stark, Mr. aud Mrs. Gowan Dusenberry. H. L. Skinner with Miss Whitaker, of | Littleton, E. G. Landis with Miss Fran j cis, of Baltimore, E. R. Graves, of | Richmond, with Miss Hughes, Bruce j Crump with Miss Skinner, H. P. Bnell with Miis Willie Skinner, Harry Wil ! liams * <;h Miss Watts, of Portsmouth, Cameron H. Easton with Miss Booth, Oscar Gregory with Miss Lulu Biggs, Thomas Horner with Miss Fannie Landis, T. Lanier with Miss M. B. Gregory. J. H. Davis w ith Miss Fannie Gregory, P. C. Graham with Miss Newland, of Charlotte, C. J. Gregory with Miss Grimesley, Wade Bortt with Miss Wil liams, Richard Gregory with Miss Bortt Among the stags were: Messrs. Foote, j iDgle and Cheek, of Heuderson; Reed, of Richmond; Saunders, of Raleigh; South- I erland, of Wilmington; Crews, Taylor, ! Landis and Booth, of Oxford; Shepard, ! of Suffolk, and Perry, of Virginia. | Besides those dancing there were pres ent: Mrs. Dusenberry, of Oxford; Mrs. j Skinner, Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Baskerville, Mrs. Gregory, Mis. Shaw, Mis. Taylor, and many others. BANK ROBBERY AT BOXBOKO. Tlie Vault Probably Opened and Rob bed by an Expert. Special to the News and Observer. RoxbgEO, N. C., April 22. Between Saturday afternoon aud this morning the Farmers’ Bank was robbed of all the money on hand. The robbers en i tered through a window, opened a safe, : took the money and then closed it as it had been before. There is no clue wliat i ever, but the general impression is that i it was done by some expert. Unfortunately the safe did not have a time lock and access by an expert would S have been easy. So far as I can h-aru no reward has , been offered nor any steps taken to ap I prebend the guilty parties. There were eighty pounds of silver in the vault. The robbery has caused great excite ment and much comment, it is one of the most daring deeds ever c r mrnit ted in this section. STRUCK ON HOWARD’S REEF. The Schooner William 11. Hill and Its Cargo a Total Lo»s. Special to News ard Observer. Newbern, N. C., April 22. Schooner Addle Henry. Capt. Wm. II Hill, ot JSewbern, struct on Howard’s reef, near Hatteras, at midnight on the night of the thirteenth. The vessel, with its cat go, is a total loss. The vessel is valued at SI,OOO aud its cargo of lumber at S6OO. It was owned by Mrs. Caroline Hill, of this city. The crew of five was saved. They reached Newbern by schooner Annie Wahab. A Church Treasurer a Defaulter. Chicago, Ills., April 22.—The recent examination of the books of the Second Baptist church, of which Alonzo Snider is book-ket per and collector, shows an apparent deficiency of $7,600. Snider, who is 60 years old, admits a shortage of $3,000. The church will not prose cute him. Snider has been living at the rate of SI,BOO a year, w hile his salary has been less than SI,OOO. GIVES GOOD COUNSEL EMPEROR OF JAPAN ISSUES V PEASE PROCLAMATION TO HIS PEOPLE. WARMLY PRAISES THEIR VALOR. But Warns Them Against Vanity and Conceit Over the Glorious Result of the War--Every Endeavor Should be Made now to Live in Peace W illi the Nations ol Earth—They Should Seek to Promote Education and Refine ment but Shun Effeminacy. London, April 22.— The Central News correspondent in Tokio telegraphs a summary of an imperial proclamation is sued to day to the Japanese people. The Emperor says he is convinced that the peace concluded at Shimonoseki will promote the national prosperity, which has ever been his highest aim. The glorious result of the war had been achieved by the harmonious effects of the whole nation. The ministers, the army, the navy, and peoples’ representatives in the diet had done every thing in their power to make Japan strong and ready to realize the Emperor’s aspirations. They had omit ted nothing in perfecting the plans of national defence. The soldiers aud sailors of the Empire had won ever lasting glory by their behavior abroad They had advanced and fought unmindful of winter’s bitter cold cr summer’s blazing hta% and they had tri umphed everywhere. They had earned a world-wide reputation for discipline and humanity. No praise was too high for their loyalty aud valor and the glory both had added to the empire. At the same time, much remained to be done in the march toward civilization. It was to be hoped that; the people of the empire would guard against the dangers of vanity and conceit. They should culti vate a spirit of modesty aud humility aud strive to perfect their military defences, although without going to the extremes of national armament. They should pro mote education and seek to know the r- finements—but not the effeminacy—of life. Tae Emperor rebukes sharply those who, in the intoxication of victory, seem inclined to insult friendly powers and complicate the empire’s foreign relations. Now that the breaches of faith had been repented, the exchange of the treaty ratifications should inaugurate a period of forgiveness and friendship. Every endeavor should be made to live in peace and good will with the nations of the earth. The emperor closes the proclamation with the statement that strict obedience to his wishes, as indi cated in this document, will be exacted from all his subjects. The Treaty Not a Selfish One London, April 22.—A dispatch from Tokio to the Ceutral News says that in view of the various European mis state ments and misrepresentations in re gard to the China Japan treaty of peace, the government atlirms that the commercial concessions obtained by Japan were not exclusive, but extends to all treaty powers. Japan secured these privileges for the general good of all countries and therefore expects her efforts to meet w ith friendly apprccia tion. China Borrows From Germany, Berlin, April 22.—The Cologne Ga zette says that the Chinese loan of 30,- 000,000 marks, at six per cent., which has been concluded with a syndicate of German bankers, is mere’y a provincial transaction which was arranged some time ago by the Viceroy of Nankin. The Chinese government has opened negotiations for an indemity loan of £25,000,000 sterling with a syndicate of British, German and French bankers. Other Nations Protest. Berlin, April 22.—The Koeluische Zeitung says that the German, French and Russian ministers in Tokio have ad dressed iccidental notes to the Japanese government protesting in a friendly but energetic manner a gaiust the terms of peace. SAYS NEGROES MUST VOTE. Jmlue Goff Issues Injunction Against State Authorities of South Carolina. Columbia, S. 0., April 22.—Auother sensation was created to-day by the pub lieation iu the State of the fact that Judge Goff, of the United States Circuit Court, had issued another in junction against the State authori ties on the ground that the registra tion act of 1892 was unconstitutional; that there was sufficient fraud at the polls in the election last fall to violate the calling of the Constitutional Con vention; that there was thenaconspir acy between Tillman, Evans and others to commit frauds; that the a'reemeit between Tillman,Evans, Barnwell, Hemp hill, and others, was a conspira< y to de fraud the negro out ot his right of stiff rage that Evans as Governor, had sought to carry out these conspiracies by remov ing notaries,tor taking affidavits from ne groes; that the illegal acts of supervisors of registration were part of the same conspiracy, etc. The important portion of the order reads as follows: “It is ordered that tie defendants John Gary Evans, Governor of the State of South Carolina; and I*. Butler Mc- Coy, a comm isioner of elections, in the said State and all other persons, charged under the law of the said State with the duty of bolding or managing elections for delegates to a convention to be held on the second Tuesday in the month of September, 189f>, for the purpose of re PRICE FIVE CENTS. vising, amending or changing the elec tion of that State be, and they arc hereby, enjoined and restrained from any aid looking to the holding of such election or elections until the further order of this court. “It is further ordered that said defer/ dants do show cause why they, and each of them, should not bo perpetually en joined from ordering, holding to procur ing to be held in the said State, any election or elections for delegates to a convention for the purpose of revising or changing the constitution of said State of South Carolina. “Aud it is further ordered that the* said defendant, John Gary Evans, make full, true and perfect answer, under oath, to the interrogatories filed with the said bill, on or before the said sec ond day of May, 1895.” Gov. Evans hurls defiance at this or der in simliar language to that employed by him in referring to the injunction against the dispensary and declares that he will pay no attention to it. He made this statement to-day. “1 have not been served with any or der or any other paper from Judge Gosf r but from the published accounts it seeme that I have been enjouiDed as Governor of the State of South Carolina, and Mr. McCoy, as a commissioner of election of the State of South Carolina, and not as individuals. The State of South Carolina is still sovereign and in dependent, and it is my duty, under the constitution of the State, to execute the laws of the State. I shall continue to do* this w ithout fear of presumptive interfer ence of a United States Circuit Judge. I shall treat the proceeding with the con tempt it deserves. “We will, of course, act at the proper time in accordance with the respect due to the constitution of the United States, and at the same time all arrangement necessary for the carrying out es the will of the people in reference to the edu cation convention will be made, and all duties required of me by the constitu tion and by the statute laws of the State of South Carolina will be faithfully per formed. If lam in contempt of Judge Goff then he must make tne most of it.’’ BASEBA LL Y ESTEREA V . Rain Seriously Interferes Willi the Gaines Everywhere. Lynchburg, Va., April 22.—The great est game of ball ever played here was the opening contest to-day between Lynch burg and Richmond. At the start it looked like the the spectators were to be* treated to an exhibition of kicking simi lar to those for which Richmond was famous last season. Houseman of the visiting team made himself extremely offensive for the first two innings, until finally the umpire threatened to put b&n out and manager Wells admonished him to shat. np. For eight innings Richmond could not touch Orth nor begin to score a run. By the merest scratch they scored in the ninth, saving a shut out. Lynchburg’ hit Flynn with ease, and scored three runs. Both teams fielded brilliantly, particularly Groves and Wells for Rich mond. Score: Lynchburg, 0001006 i I—B Richmond 00 0 00000 I—}: Batteries, Orth and Schabel; Flynn and Fester. Norfolk l: Roanoke 2. Norfolk, Va., April 22.—Norfolk de seated Roanoke in a prettily played game by a score of 4 to 2. About 500 specta tors were present. Neither team scored, after the second inning. The features were the brilliant running catches of. Corcoran and Hager of Norfolks. Daly umpired aud gave entire satisfaction. Bcore: Roanoke, 2 0000000 o—2 Norfolk, 31000000 0-4 Batteries; Herr and Gier, Dun and Clark. Petersburg 5; Portsmouth 2. Petersburg, Va., April 22.—The first game of the Virginia League played in Petersburg this season was began this afternoon. The teams which crossed bats were the Petersburg and Ports mouths. Only three innings, however were played as the game had to becallul on account of raiu. The score then stood five to two in favor of the home team. There was a good deal of kicking and wrangling, especially on the part cf the visiting; club. Ijj'ive hundred people were pres ent. No National League Gantr s. Washington, D. C., April 22. —Rain postponed baseball at Washington with Boston, at Baltimore with Philadelphia, and at New York with Brooklyn. Nc others scheduled. Cut Through By a Saw. Saginaw, Mich., April 22.—At Wall and Webbers’ saw mill this morning, Frank J. Mavello, head sawyer, fell upon a circular saw and was cut through the shoulder, across the spinal column and in’o the lungs. lie lived an hour and a half in full consciousness. The Insurgent Lender SulcMfes. Santiago de Cuba, April 22.—1 tis ru men d that General Maeeo, the insurg ent leader, committed suicide because oi chagrin at the failure of bis expedition. A body has been found, which, whilo it has not been positively identified, is be litved to be his. Another Violent Earthquake. Vienna, April 22.—A violent earth quake, accompanied with thunder shook Laibaek this afternoon. Eight or ten buildings collapsed and the few families who had returned to their homes fletf back to the fields.