The News and Obser , r ?r.
VOL. XXXYIII. NO. 81.
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WILL NOT INTERFERE
NICARAGUA ALONE MUST SET
TLE HER TROUBLE*WITH
GREAT BRITAIN.
UNCLE sum REFUSES TO HELP.
The President Thinks There Is No Pre
text Upon Which the United States
Could Interfere According to the Pre
cedents Established by this Govern
ment—But Nicaragua’s Independ
ence Will Be Preserved at All Cost-
No Troops Have Yet Been Landed.
Special to the News and Observer.
Washington, D. C., April 16.
Tbe Nicaragua affair commands all
attention here. There are two opinions.
One is that the President is not moving
in the matter in away consistent with
the proper enforcement of the Monroe
doctrine His friends say that the Mon
roe doctrine is not involved, and that the
President has acted wisely in securing
from England a pledge that it will not
attempt to obtain possession of any por
tion of Nicaragua without the threat of
war, and that this course was wisest.
The Washington correspondent of the
New York Sun, one of the best corre
spondents here, says:
“Mr. Gresham’s cares ully outlined pro
gramme was to prevent the landing of
troops, seizure of the custom houses and
cession of any land which Nicaragua
might be willing to transfer to Great
Britain in payment of the indemnity.
The President, however, had decided
that so long as England makes no direct
attempt to annex any part of Nicaragua,
this country will not interfere with her
purpose to receive prompt reparation for
Hatch's expulsion.”
The President’s Position.
“Lord Kimberley’s disavowal of any
intention on Great Britain’s part to ex
tend territorial jurisdiction over any
part of Nicaragua has satisfied the Pres
ident that she has every right to adopt
what method she may please to insist on
the payment, and while this assurance
was only of a verbal nature, and given
to Ambassador Bayard at the time of
the landing of British sailors on the
Mosquito strip, some months ago, there
is a general feeling that if once Great
Britain lands troops on Nicaraguan soil
they will most probably remain there for
a longer time than the President dreams
of/'
EnglttMPs
Commenting on this alone, to day’s
Post says:
“Much longer, we imagine, if we are
to estimate England’s future actions by
what she has uniformily done in the
past. Many years have flown since Eng
land took possession of Egypt ‘tempor
arily,’ of course, and for the avowed
purpose of consummating certain defi
uite and very simple ends. To-dajf
British domination in Egypt is as much
a permanency as her control of the
British isles, and we hear of her “sphere
of influence” in the remote regions of
the basin of the Nile discussed as com
placently as though it had been acquired
from the Ptolemies and held inviolate
ever since. Does any intelligent student
of history—does any rational human
being outside the charmed circle of the
administration—believe that British oc
cupation of Corinto, once perfected, will
prove to be a thing of brief duration ?
Does any one imagine that the landing
of these British forces and the seizure of
Corinto, no matter under what specious
pretext the thing is done, mean anything
less than the virtual subjection of Nica
ragua and a contemptuous defiance of
the Monroe doctrine ?
‘ The situation, however, is complete.
By this time Capt. Frederick Percival
French, of the British Navy, is “Govern
or of the port,” on American soil, the
British flag waves over an American
custom house, and British soldiers garri
son an American town. How do the
American people like the tubleau ?”
NICARAGUA’S INDEPENDENCE.
The Uuited States Will Preserve it at
All Cost.
Washington, D. C., April 26.—An in
timate friend of the President, one enti
tled to speak with authority and who
has talked with the President about the
present crisis in Nicaragua, says this
government, while fully alive to the ne
cessity of maintaining the autonomy of
American States against foreign en
croachments, can find no warrant for
interfering to prevent Great Britain or
any other country securing reparation
for an offense similar to that charged
against Nicaragua.
He declared that in the Mosquito af
fair of a year ago the United States had
fully demonstrated its determination not
to permit the sovereignty and integrity
of Nicaragua to be assailed when Amer
ican war ships were stationed at Blue
fields and when the energy of Mr. Bay
ard, our Ambassador to England, under
instructions from this government suc
ceeded in deterring England from exert
ing her long claimed right to exercise a
protectorate over any nations of this
continent.
The attitude of the United States on
this question was now as firm as it ever
was, but this government could not un
dertake to shoulder every quarrel of the
Spanish - American republics, whose
faculty for getting into hot water seemed
in some measure attributable to their ex
cessive reliance on this country’s help as
well as to their impetuous tempera
ments and their frequently irre
sponsible and autocratic rulers.
If the United States were compelled
to take up all such quarrels as the pres
ent one, it would have no time to devote
to the greater questions arising, such as
the Venezuelan boundary dispute. It
was his understanding that Nicaragua’s
difficulty with England would be
promptly settled and all the more quickly
because of our position in the matter.
He declared, however, that the deter
mination of this government to preserve
Nicaragua’s independence and her un
disturbed control over her territory, was
unchanged, and that the United States
would forcibly,’if necessary, resent any
attempt on the part of any European
government to establish itself on this
continent.
Tlie Time Expired Last Night.
London, April 36.—The Westminster
Gazette asserts that enforcement of the
British demands upon Nicaragua will
not be put into effect by Rear Admiral
Stephenson, commanding the British
warships at Corinto, until midnight to:
night. No confirmation of this state
ment, however can be obtained at the
foreign office.
No Marines have Yet Landed.
Corinto, Nicaragua. April 26. —All is
quiet here this morning. No English
marines have yet been landed.
MARRIAGE AT WAKE FOREST.
The Holding-Lanueau Wedding Sol
emnized Amid Scenes ot Brilliancy.
Special to the News and Observer.
Wake Forest, N. C., April 26.
The marriage of Mr. Otho K. Holding
and Miss Hannah R. Lanneau, both of
Wake Forest, was solemnized last even
ing, at 8:30 o’clock, in the presence of a
company of friends and well-wishers,
which almost filled Memorial Hall. Rev.
Mr. W. R. Gwaltney, assisted by Dr. W.
B. Royall, performed the ceremony. It
was the ring ceremony, and struck all
present with its simple beauty and im
pressiveness. The bride wore white,
with veil and orange blossoms, and car
ried in her hand a cluster of bride roses.
The decorations of the hall, under the
direction of Mrs. Johnson and Poteat,
were of cedar, pine and ivy, and in their
graceful simplicity were iu pleasing har
mony with all the suggestions of the
occasion.
The attendants were the following:
Mr. S. P. Holding and Miss Susie Lan
neau; Roy Powell, of Savannah, and
Miss Sophie Lanneau; John Mills, of
Franklin, Ya., and Miss Mattie Gwalt
ney: Will Royall and Miss Julia Brewer,
of Murfreesboro; Dr. W. W. Robertson,
of Pittsvlvania county, Va., afrd Miss
Zua Pac«, of Falls of Neuse, together
mth two couples of little children.
Henry and Louise Lanneau, Hubert and
Louie Poteat. The ushers weie Messrs.
Tom Pace, of Knoxville, Sam Buxton,
Rob Powell and Carey Newton. Miss
Lena Allen presided at the organ, whose
subdued melodies throughout the cere
mony formed a delightful background to
the distinct utterance of the ministers on
the rostrum, and, when it was ended,
passed into the strong, glad strains of
the wedding march of Mendelssohn
while the beautiful cortege filed out of
the hall.
A large number of friends greeted the
bride and groom at the home of Prof.
Lanoean, and those immediately con
nected with the ceremony remained and
partook at 1:30 of refreshments most
tastefully served. The delights of the
evening were enhanced by instrumental
music by Miss Allen and particularly by
a duet—“O Wert thou in the Cold
Blast”—sung by the bride and her
grandmother, Mrs. Cox, followed by a
solo by the latter, “Love’s old Sweet
Song,” and then by a hymn in which the
bride, her mother, and her grandmother
participated.
The bridal presents were numerous
and elegant. One of special interest
must be mentioned—a handsome silver
ladle which was first a bridal present to
the bride’s great grandmother in 1791,
and afterward in succession to the
j grandmother and the mother. It bore
1 with initials the dates 1791, 1826, 1869
j and 1895.
The happy company remained together
until 1:30 a. m., when Mr. Holding and
bride, accompanied by Mrs. Cox, took
! the Atlanta special for Washington,
: where they will spend some day’s with
the bride’s great-grandmother.
No marriage here has elicited more
general interest.
HOLLAND WILL BE CAUGHT.
The Defaulter’s Whereabout- Now
Know n to the Officers,
Special to the News and Observer.
Charlotte, N. C., April 26.
It is learned from an inside authorita
tive source to-night that the where
abouts of defaulter Holland are Known,
and that he will be in hand in 36 hours.
The same informant says that he believes
him to be in this city, but from other
reasons this seems doubtful.
The bank examiner tells me to-night
that the loss has climbed up to SBO,OOO,
the latest figure on the quitting work
this afternoon.
SIBLEY’S SILVER CAMPAIGN. /
He Leaves To-day for the Pacific Coast
to Make a Number ot Addresses.
Washington, D. C., April 26.- Ex-
Representative Sibley will leave his home
in Pennsylvania to-morrow for California
to open his campaign as the nominee of
the new silver party for the Presidency.
Extensive preparations have been made
for his reception, and he will address
meetings at a number of places along
the Pacific coast.
Senator Stewart is arranging his busi
ness affairs so that he can join Mr. Sib
ley without delay.
RALEIGH, N. C.. SATUBDAY. APRIL 27. 1895.
THE MYSTERY GROWS
MOKE STARTLING EVIDENCE
BROUGHT TO LIGHT IN TIIE
or rant case.
STORIES ABOUT REV. DR. GIBSON.
The Police Investigating nis Record
and an Attempt Will be Made to Con
nect Him With the Horrible Murders
Committed in his Church—The Police
Believe Him Innocent—Two Other
Witnesses Examined—Durant Will
be Held lor the Crime.
San Francisco, Cal., April 26.— There
was as large a crowd as ever at the Dur
rant examination this morning. The de
fense apparently have no hope of pre
venting the prisoner being held and are
devoting their efforts to obtaining infor
mation for use at the trial.
Elmer Wolfe was the first witness this
morning. He repeated the story that he
told at the inquest of his being present at
Dr. Vogel’s on the night of the murder,
of Durrant arriving about 9:30, leaving
the house with Durrant and several
young ladies, of accompanying Miss Low
home and about midnight seeing a man
who resembled the accused near the
church.
During Wolfe’s cross-examination he
was requested to take off his coat, but
refused to do so. Counsel for tbe de
fense appealed to the court, and Wolfe
finally removed the garment. He then
admitted to counsel that it bore a re
semblance to the one worn by Durrant.
On the night in question witness wore a
dark coat and vest and light trousers,
which were now at the ranch where he
was employed and could be secured at
any time.
George R. King, organist of the
church, was then called for the first
time. He had been organist for two
years, was secretary of the Sunday
School and had helped to arrange the
Sunday School library in company with
Durrant, who was superintendent of the
Sunday School. He had no key to the
side door of the church but had one to
the library! He put the new lock on the
library door, being assisted by Durrant
who was the only one other than himself
who had a key to it.
The lock (which was produced; caused
a great deal of discussion among coun
sel. It was apparent that the defense
would maintain that Durrant, having a
key, could have unlocked the door, and
that in his case there was no need why
he shouid break the door. The prose
cution, on tbe other hand, is of the opin
ion that as only he and King had keys
to the room, he knew that to have un
locked the door would have pointed to
one of them immediately.
Chief of Police Crowley is of the opin
ion that there is not a single fact that
points other than to Durrant. “Mr.
Gibson has a perfeet alibi,” heljaid to
day. “We have studied him very care
fully and have spared no pains to ascer
tain the truth or falsity of his state
ments. It is evident that Mr. Gibson
arrived at Dr. Vogels’ house at 7:30
Good Friday night. He took part in the
business meeting of the Young People’s
Society of Christian Endeavor and re
mained in the house until 11:30.
These facts Mr. Gibson can prove by
abundant testimony, and to me the facts
seem conclusive as to his innocence. I
believe the facts make a very strong case
against the prisoner, and though every
possible clew has been run down and
carefully investigated, we have not suc
ceeded in finding any facts upon which
a reasonable man could construct a the
ory consistent with the innocence of
Durrant.”
Speaking of the Lamont case, Chief
Crowley said the police department
would present, if possible, a stronger
■ham of circumstantial evidence than in
the ease of Minnie Williams.
“We shall follow Durrant's move
ments,” he said, “up to the time when
Miss Lamont met her death and his re
lations with her and all the circumstan
ces of the tragedy will be clearly brought
out. It seems to me that this case is
perfect, and if Durrant is innocent, as
his friends contend, I have only to say
that he is in a most unfortunate po
sition.”
Chief Crowley added that at this time
it would not be prudent for him to make
public all the evidence in the ease, but
he intimated that new witnesses would
be produced to show that Blanche La
mont was last seen alive with Durrant,
and in the vicinity of Emanuel church.
It is understood that District Attorney
Barnes will elect to try the Lamont case
in the Superior Court before taking up
the case of Minnie Williams.
The Durrant case was continued until
next Tuesday, it is said the defense at
that time will have Wolfe present,
dressed as he was on the Friday night
and see whether the witnesses who saw
the man near the church that night will
swear it was not Wolfe.
Investigating Dr. Gibson’s Record.
San Francisco, Cal., April 26— The
police are quietly investigating certain
rumors connecting Dr. Gibson with the
murders in the Emanuel Baptist church.
During the past few days some sensa
tional stories have reached the ears of
the police, which implicate the pastor.
While Chief Crowley still believes
Gibson innocent of any connection with
the horrible crimes he considers the ru
mors of sufficient importance to warrant
an investigation. He detailed several of
his best men yesterday to inquire into
the rumors with instruction to sift them
to the bottom. It is known that the de
sense will attempt to show that Gibson
murdered the unfortunate girl.
Durrant, while declaring his innocence,
frequently said that the pastor knew
more of the terrible crimes than he
cared to tell and rarely missed an oppor
tunity to direct suspicion towards his
spiritual advisor. The latter stoutly
maintains his innocence of any connec
tion with the murders and is apparently
anxious that a thorough investigatio’
be made.
Crazed by Reading of the Murde
San Diego, Cal., April 26. —J e- '
Smith, a ranch hand near D .ar, j
crazed by reading accounts of th< i. v u '■
uel Chur?h murders, in San r n ;o,
made a criminal and murdero
on Mrs. Hugh Frazer, the wilt,
employer, jesterday. She escapeu
gave the alarm. Constable Bladwo.
attempted to arrest Smith, but thelattei
made an attack on him with a huge dirk
and the officer shot and killed Smith in
self defence.
RANSOM IN MEXICO.
The Minister Fays a High Tribute to
Mexico and her Commerce.
Washington, D. C., April 26.—The
State Department has made public the
remarks exchanged between Minister
Ransom and President Diaz, when the
former presented his credentials re
cently. Mr. Ransom was fresh from the
atmosphere of the State Department and
apparently imbued with the policy of
this government toward other republics.
Among other things the minister de
clared that “the relations existing be
tween the two great republics, divided
by a conventional line extending across
the continent from the Gulf of Mexico to
the Pacific ocean, must ever be a subject
of serious interest to every patriotic citi
zen of both countries. No thoughtful
observer can cross the boundary and not
realize that every consideration of inter
est, every obligation of duty and every
sentiment of patriotism enjoin peace and
amity as the policy— I had almost said,
as the law—between them.
“The United States and Mexico recog
nize that justice between nations, as be
tween individuals, is the mother of
peace and the first law of human happi
ness.
“They regard national justice as na
tional honor- the greater the power of
the nation, the greater its sense of jus
tice. They both know that national dis
cords have been the most fruitful sources
of public calamity and that national
friendships have been almost universally
productive of public and personal wel
fare.
“To-day peace is the interest and duty
of all nations, but to the United States
and n Mexico—bound in territory to
gether by the ties of commerce, by the
sympathies of popular government and
by the time-honored experience of re
spect, amity and harmony promise the
most substantial beneficence.”
After paying this tribute to Mexico’s
improving commercial condition and re
ferring to Minister Gray’s death, Mr.
Ransom delivered his credentials. Presi
dent Diaz replied with reciprocal decla
rations of amity and admiration.
THE SEABOARD WINS AGAIN.
Free From Any Boycott Till the Su
preme Court Decides.
Atlanta, Ga., April 26.— The Sea
! board Air-Line has obtained an injune
j tion against the Nashville, Chattanooga
and St. Louis railroad and the Western
and Atlantic railroad restraining them
| from proceeding under the decision of
| Judge Lumpkin until the United States
I Supreme Court can decide the issues
which have been carried before it.
The order granted this morning had
| the effect of placing the status of the
| issue between the Seaboard and the
; Western and Atlantic about the same as
it was before the circular was issued by
| the Southern Railroad and Steamship
j Association boycotting the Seaboard and
refusing permission to its roads to grant
pro rating arrangements to the Sea
board.
I Under the restraining order, granted
| by Judge Lumpkin, the west is again
opened up to tbe Seaboard, and the Sea
board is virtually free from any boycott
j until the Supreme court decides the
! question involved in the case which was
j submitted to Judge Lumpkin.
Iu fact the restraining orders make
the Seaboard as free to pro rating ar
! rangements with other roads as if the
Southern Railway and Steamship Asso
ciation never existed until the Supreme
Court decides.
The Seaboard people express them
selves as confident of the issue before
the Supreme Court of the United States.
LYNCHED BY WHITE CAPS.
A Disreputable Negro Bully Hanged
Near Springfield, Kentucky.
St. Louis, Mo., April 26. —A special
from Springfield, Ky., says that George
Ray, a disreputable negro, was lynched
near Jensenton last night by White Caps.
The hanging took place about seven
miles from Springfield. Sometime ago Ray
was taken from his home and given a
thrashing for his conduct and also given
orders to leave the country. He per
sisted iu his lawlessness. Later he made
threats against a number of prominent
men whom he charged with having a
hand in the whipping.
The officers had been unable to get
hold of him until yesterday, when he
was arrested and brought to town and
placed under guard. The mob which
lynched Ray was composed of unknown
men.
Edinburg, April 26.—Au explosion of
fire damp took place in the colliery at
Denny, near Stirling, this afternoon
while 177 men were working in the pit.
Thirteen were killed and several injured.
OUTLOOK J TRADE
REVir li M . SPECULATIVE
A 11? 8 i’ MARKETS THE
WEEK.
HKCS JE A BIG FACTOR.
,ut ltet rages are Reported in a
Nittn! Establishments, Many of
Thei iuntarv—Productive liidus
tritr 5 tpidly Gaining and a Large
Nuin er of Factories Resuming Ope
rati .is—Money Market Active—Fail
ures During April.
New York, April 26. —D. G. Dun &
; ~'a weekly review of trade to-morrow
/ill say:
Neither the rising in speculative mar
kets nor the steady gain in industries
has ceased, and it is wholesome that
there are fewer signs of hesitation in the
productive industries than in specula
tive prices.
Strikes grow more numerous and cause
some trouble, and retail demand lags be
hind wholesales, and jobbing purchases
behind production in some branches,
but through many conflicting reports the
facts shines out that the industries are
gaining, not with a rush and a whirl,
but more safely.
It is less clear that railroads are in
creasing their earnings, or that over
production of cott in will be cured by the
advance of 1 3-8 cents in price, or that
cornering short sellers of wheat will
help to market the large surplus. But
revival of activity in all these directions,
if possibly excessive in some, helps con
fidence to take the throne so long held
by distrust.
Recovery is not often mathematically
equitable. When the load of depression
is lifted, and men find that better things
have come to stay, there must be many
contradictory changes. Quite a number
of works have advanced wages during
the week, but strikes to compel an ad
vance, possible for some but not for
others, have grown much more numer
ous. Some shops are closing for want
of orders, but a large number are re
suming work.
Prices of shoes and cotton goods are
rising; wool and woolens are lower. It
would be a distinctly unnatural move
ment, inviting only distrust if it were
sympathetic and with equal step in all
branches.
Cotton mills are getting more money
for goods and have quite generally ad
vanced wages. Consumption of North
ern spinners, at the maximum would be
in eight months 1,350,000 bales, but they
have actually taken 1,950,000 and have
a profit on 600,000 bales controlled of
over $4,000,000. The consumption is
large, and advances seem to be war
ranted.
Iron production, stimulated because
ore, coke and oil were to be dearer is
retarded by shrinking demand for pro
ducts for on the whole new business is
said to be smaller than in February or
March. The structural demand for
buildings throughout the coun
try was never larger, the frenzy
in oil has started a large de
mand for pipe, and sheets slightly
advance. Rails are stagnant, though a
shade better at Chicago, wire for fencing,
for nails, and wire rods are so dull as to
be scarcely quoted, and bar though lifted
a shade, meets no increased demand.
Bessemer pig is lower, and sales of
Southern pig in Northern markets have
been large at 25 cents advance.
Money is coming hither from the in
terior and alarming demand for com
mercial loans appear, especially from
manufacturing towns in New England
and from importers.
Failures for eighteen days in April
showed liabilities of $5,975,592, of which
$2,632,770 were of manufacturing, and
$3,288,722 of trading concerns. The fail
ures for the week have been 230 in the
United States against 179 last year, and
37 in Canada against 26 last year.
Bradstreet’s Review.
New York, April 26.— Bradstreet’s
to morrow will say:
The feature of the week is the con
tinued strength of prices of staples after
the striking advances of preceding
weeks. There is a firmer undertone in
nearly all lines of trade, but at a num
ber of points gains in industrials are
more marked than in commercial lines.
The flurry in petroleum is succeeded by
a very dull market.
Woolen dress goods mills have secured
a number of orders for fall delivery,
which accounts for the moderate activity
in the market for wool.
Cotton goods are firm on the advance
in cotton and higher wages paid Eastern
mill operatives.
The number of strikes for higher wages
increases. About 25,000 people have
struck in April, most oi them for an ad
vance. The number o' voluntary ad
vances in wages reported is large.
During the past two weeks the
wages of 50,000 operatives, most
of them in textile lines, have been
advanced without strikes. As most of
those who struck received higher
wages, fully 75,000 industrial opera
tives appear to have had their wages ad
vanced since the beginning of April.
Among leading Southern cities, Nash
ville, Savannah and New Orleans, alone,
fail to announce improvement in feeling
or demand, and in several instances it
is pronounced.
Augusta, Ga., April 26.?- Hon. Char
les Estes, treasurer of the Aiken Manu
facturing Company has contracted for
machinery tor the new cotton mill at
Bath, S. 0., now in course of construc
tion. The mill w>’* start with 15,000
spindles and will _aake a fine grade of
goods.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
BASEBALL YESTERDAY.
At New York:
Boston, 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0-~ 3
New York, 16 2 00140 x—l 4
Batteries: Wilson, Dalen and Ryan;
Germah and Schriver.
At Baltimore:
Baltimore, 01000812 x—l 2
Brooklyn, 10030000 2—6
Batteries: Hoofer and Robinson;
Stein and Burrell.
At Washington:
Washington, 0 0 0 0 5 0 4 0 6—15
Philadelphia, 0110 411 0 o—B
Batteries: McGill, Buckley and Clem
ents; Mercer and McGuire.
At St. Louis:
Pittsburg, C 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0-6
St. Louis, 00000000 o—o
Batteries: Hawley and Sugden; Breit- ‘
enstein and Pietz.
At Louisville:
No game between Chicago and Louis
ville on account of rain.
At Richmond:
Richmond, 00001 2 10 o—4
Norfolk, 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2—3
Batteries: Dinsmore and Foster; Mc-
Donald and Geier.
At Petersburg.
Petersburg, 2001 1000 3—7
Lynchburg, 100 2 0001 I—s
In the South.
At Montgomery:
Montgomery, 1 2 000100 3—7
New Orleans, 00200000 o—2
Batteries: Bailey and Rappold; Ely
and Gonding.
At Atlanta:
Atlanta, 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 1 I—9
Chattanooga, 00223100 o—B
Batteries: Schmidt and Armstrong;
Becrist and Fisher.
At Portsmouth:
Portsmouth, 01001004 o—60 —6
Roanoke, 2000000 5 o—o
Batteries: Brandt and Veteer; Dunn,
Lloyd and Clark.
SUN’S COTTON REPORT.
Prices Were Strong and the Bulls were
in Their Glory.
New' York, April 26.—Cotton rose 3
to 4 points, lost this and fell 1 to 3 then
recovered this and advanced 9 to 11
points. The close was firm, with sales of
202,100 bales. Liverpool advanced l-82d
on the spot with sales of 15,000 bales;
futures advanced 4 points and then lost
most of this, closing quiet and half a point
higher than the last figures of yesterday.
In New Orleans May advanced 2 points
then dropped this and declined 2 points,
but August advanced 10 points. In
Manchester yarns were strong and cloth
in moderate demand. Spot cotton here
was easy, with sales of 100 for export
and 104 for spinning. The Southern spot
market j were generally quiet and un
changed. New Orleans and Norfolk de
clined 1-16 cent. New Orleans receipts
to-morrow are estimated at 4,000 to
5,000 against 1,457 last week, and 1,747
last year.
To-day’s Features.
There was a reaction at one time to
day owing to realizing and some reces
sion in Liverpool, bnt this was a mere
passing cloud, and if you care to so
designate it, the bullish sun was shining
most of the day. Prices in the main
were certainly strong, and they closed
at a substantial advance. The speculation
was larger, Liverpool was active early in
the day at a noteworthy advance. Man
chester was buoyant.* Fall River was
as cheerful as a cricket, and the rains in
Texas were quite moderate. But another
very important matter was the fact that
they May notices to the amount of about
45,000 bales were stopped, mostly by
Inman, Swann & Company. The liberal
May premium, it was foreseen, would
cause a large issue of notices, but
the very general belief among well
informed persons that they would
be promptly provided for was fully
vindicated. Liverpool and the continent
were buying quite freely and the local
and outside demand was good. There
was a general disinclination to sell, while
the shorts and operators who believe that
cotton is going to advance still further
showed considerable anxiety to buy.
Many consider the prospects very good
for the cotton trade.
THE INJUNCTION DISREGARDED
Gov. Evans’ Liquor Constables Still go
on Seizing the Stutt.
Columbia, S. 0., April 26.—Following
out his declaration of the intention to
disregard Judge Goff’s temporary in
junction restraining all State, county
and municipal officers from inter
fering with liquor shipped into this
State, while in transit and in
the hands of consignees until May
2nd, Governor Evans’ liquor constable
this afternoon seized a barrel of bottled
beer shipped by .express from Augusta,
Ga„ to D. Goble, this city. They broke
it open and conveyed its confiscated
contents to the State dispensary.
State Liquor Commissioner Mixsou
yesterday issued a circular to constables
commanding them to be particularly
vigilant in detecting and seizing liquors.
The further action of United States
Judges is awaited with the in
terest. ;
CAPE FEAR & YADKIN VALLEY.
A Settlement with North State Im
provement Company Reached.
Baltimore, Md., April 26.- The re
organization committee of the Cape
Fear and Yadkin Valley Railroad, Mr.
W. H. Blackford chairman, met to-day
and a settlement was reached with re
presentatives of the North State Improve
ment Company who were present.
This removes the only obstacle to the
re-organization of the road and the com
mittee hopes to secure a decree of fore
closure in June.