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3.nd Obs~~' 7 cr. * - I til 3Hil Ho 1 CW.It L !• '<J - • ii t I '* t ! *1 ,</f i » / t 5 • YOL. XXXVIII. MO. 84. TTKIE [LAMESUF ©DIBtgMILMTOK] JBF ROCffiEETTBa (MIfStMLDIiM BDAOIUf. NICARAGUA " WILL PAY BIT SHE ASKS FIFTEEN DAYS’ TIME IN WHICH TO SETTLE THE CLAIM. „ <(*i ' • ” h TROOPS MUST BE WITHDRAWN. Qri'ftt Britain’s Answer Has NatiVet Been Given to this Proposition—The Situation Discussed Yesterday in a Cabinet jMeetinf-eWW Vessels Were Sent to Corinto to Protect Ameri can Interests in the Nicaraguan Canal—All Now Quiet. London, April 30.— Managua, Nicar agua, advices , stated that President Zelaya and bis cabinet will agree to pay the #77,500 smart money demanded by Great Britain in London within fifteen days, but ask as a further condition that the British ships be ( first taken out ,of the : harbor of Gorinta This preliminery is strongly insisted upon cm account of the condition Qf feeling in the oountry which otherwise might render compliance with the ulti matum, even in its modified form, im possible. Great Britain’s answer to the request has not been given, i . . Situation .Discussed by the Cabiuet. Washington, D. C., April 30.—The action of Secretary Herbert in ordering the Alert and the Atlanta to Nicaragua posts was based, as stated by Mr. Herbert yesterday, 1 on the' reports in thejiews-i papers of civil sttife over the Britthh oc cupation of Corinto, but it should'be added that Hon. Warner Miller, presi dent of the Nicaragua Canal Company, wap mainly instrumental 'in causing such 1 positive ’steps 'td be' taken. Mr. Miller impressed on Secretary 'Gresham ' arid Secretary 1 ‘ * Herbert the danger that existed to the canal property in the event of a revolution, and no delay was lost in sending tele graphic orders to the two naval vessels after Mr. Miller had thoroughly ex plained hie view of the situation. In the eveht that the expected revolu tion should occur and should centre in the vicinity of the canal, marines and blue jackets will be landed from the United States ships to give protection to the property. This course has been de cided on and. was frankly admitted by official. •* There is no direct treaty stipulation permitting the United States to land troops on Nicaraguan soil, although the Clayton-Bukner treaty allows Great Britain and this country to act in that regard through mutual consent, but the principle has been established, by this government, and it has nevcir been ’questioned that American troops can be landed on Nicaraguan territory to protect the interests of American citizens in the canal property. In this connec tion, it is interesting to uote that instruc tions will be sent the commander of the Montgomery, which will convey the canal commission from Mobile to Grey town, to send a guard with the commis sioners when they go ashore in pursu ance of their duty. Prior to going to the cabinet meeting to-day Secretary Gresham did not see the Nicaraguan minister or any other person concerned in the present trouble at Corinto. To-day’s cabinet meeting lasted an hour and a half. All the cabi net officers were present except Secre tary Smith. Among the matters discussed were the instructions to the Bering Sea fleet. Thq instructions, were presented by Secretary Carlisle. They will be telegraphed to Capt Cooper, of the, revenue cutter Rush, the commander of the patrol fleet. COLLECTOR CARTER VERY ILL. Trial ot Jesse Sumner for a Doable, Murder Postponed. Special to the News and Observer. Asheville, N. 0., April 30. In the Circuit Criminal Court to-day, after refusing a motion for removal, Judge Jones granted a continuance to Jnly term of the case against Jesse Sum ner, indicted for the murder of Ernest Somber anyl Charlie West. ' Collector Carter, who is suffering from heart froublp induced.by overwork, though lightly better this evefliflg, is an exceedingly sick man, Drs. J. A. Wat son and S. Westray Battle are attending? him. i The Odd Fellows held their anniver sary celebration to night,* Hon. John F. Bruton, of Wilson, delivered the address. The Fusionists, in a meeting com posed mostly of Republicans, to-night nominated a citizen’s ticket to be voted for next Monday. John W. Starnes was named for mayor, and Jas L. Wagnor, Wiley B. Brown, Dr. D. T. Millard and Gay Green for aldermen. COLORED PREACHER KILLED. He was Found Dead on the Railroad About a 1(H) Yards from his House. Special to the News and Observer. Rociur Mount, N. C., April 29. Guilford Pittman, a colored preacher, was murdered Saturday nighthy William Mitchell, colored, who is also said so be a preacher. Nothing was known of it till Sunday morning, when Pittman was found on the Nashville Railroad, several hundred yards from the station. Mrs. Pembleton, of Norfolk, is visit ing her daughter, Mrs. W. C. Divine. A Two-Masted Schooner Ashore. Cape Charles, Va., April 30.—The two-masted schooner, Henry Parker, in ballast from New York to Norfolk, went ashore this afternoon four miles south west of Smith Island. No prospect of getting her off. A crew of six men were saved by the life saving service. 1 THE CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR. I > *« t 1 d.d; New Officers Chosen and Colors Se lected for State Badges. Special to the News And, Observer. Winston, N. €., April 30, The first Christian Endeavor - State Convention, Which Closed here Sunday night* proved to be a delightful gather ing of Christian Workers, and the vari ous sessions were marked with enthusi asm and earnestness. The convention gave evidence that the ycung people of North Carolina are moving forward in religious work, and that they are banding themselves together for “Christ and the Church.}* The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Rev. A.D. Tbteler, of Winston; Secretary, Mrs. K. L. Hendricks, of Salem; Vice- Presidents, Dr.F.R. Harris, of Henderson; Mr. Laura P. Fields, of Greensboro; H. A. Pfohl, of Salem: Rev. O. T. Varddl, of Newbern. Directors: J. Norman Wills* of Greensboro; K<jv. % M. John son, of Henderson: R. IA- Spaughj of Salem; Rev. James R. Jones, of Greens boro; J. §. MeCuhbiq?, Jr., of Salisbury; Prof. George W. White, of Guilford Col lege. )11 ’) * 1? D) The committee of ladies appointed to select colors for State badges, recom mended the adoption of the following, which was accepted: Green apd white, “Afth grist! lettMfi^—the gWen to’signify /growth; white, purity, and gold iorßun 'ihe pface arid’ date ior 1 holdiiig the second annual convention,: was > left in the hands of the executive committee. During the convention 331 delegates were registered. Os these 119 were from other towns and cities. The delegates left Winst-nsingiDg, f God be with }’ ou tili'we meet again.” 1 Mr. IL Taylor Goddin. who has had charge of Dun & Co.’s office in this city, for several years, left last night to take charge of the office at Lynchbtirg, Va. His family will refaiam here until about the first of June. ;The{ Winet#n :office "wul be in charge of Mr. W. J. Roberts, late of the Lynchburg office. Mr. J. C. Buxton, attorney for the North State Improvement Company, says that it will realize from #200,000) to #250,0,00 as a result of the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Railroad compromise in Baltimore, last week. A final decision is expected bifore Judge Simonton on June 12th, at the Federal Oourt, held either at Greensboro or Asheville. Mr. C. I. Tis#, a highly esteemed young* man, died here Sunday night. Over three years ago he received a kick from a horse which broke his skull so badly that part of the bone had to be re moved. Two operations, one in Winston, and the others in were per formed, but they were not permanently successful. He died with a succession of severe spasms. Before and; after the kick he was threatened with the loss of his eye sight, being totally blind for six week at one time. Sheriff McArthur was called to Critz, Va., yesterday to attend the burial of his father, P. M. McArthur, Sr., who died quite suddenly yesterday morning. Sl’N’S COTTON REPORT. A’Vnf] .(/*-'• 1 A Heavy Decline in Prices Due to a Number ol Causes. ji New York, APjil 30. —Cotton fpll 11 to X 2 .points .‘arid closed * bardly steady, wjth sales of 152,300 bales. 4 iLivenxxfi declined on the spot, with sales of 10,000 bales, and also fell 3 points for future delivery. New Or leans declined 9to 11 points. Bpot cot ton here was dull and unchanged, with sales of 5<7 bales for spinning and 200 delivered on contract. In Manchester yarns and cloth were dull. The New Orleans receipts to-morrow are estimated at 500 bales against 2,671 last Wednesday and 649 last year. The Southern spot markets were generally quiet and ..unchanged., Mpbile declined 1-1&> ednts.* < s J 1 > To-day’s FeaWres. Lower prices earn® as, ; a, .national re sult <sr a' dhcnn'e lh Liverpool, less favor able advices from Manchester/ a fall in silver; some Lmfavbrable drop 1 reports • from 'growing out ol the treaty between China and Japan, .and finally considerable realiziqg for |ocal, Southern, and Euro pean adedunt. The receipts at the ports, moreover,, were larger, but, on the other hand, the receipts at Philadelphia of 5,028 bales to-day may take just, as much, off the overland movemqnf, and in (any event, the exports from the ports were double the receipts. The bulls look upon the day’s decline as merely a natural reac tion. The pace has been very rapid, the speculation excited for some time past, and a temporary slowing down would not be at all unnatural. But they continue to predict much higher prices ultimately. The Liverpool news has considerable influence on the market hero just now, however. In fact, it is the foreign rather than the Southern situation which moves quotations backward or forward at the moment. The Atlantic States, however, are haviug too much rain, it is contended, and it is believed, that in Texas, where the weather has cleared up, considerable more rain would be benefi cial. Income Tax Case Postponed. Chicago, Iks.', April 30.— The income tax injunction of Sieget, Cooper & Co., which was to have been argued before Judge Showaiter in the Federal Court this morning has indefinitely post poned. The re-orbing the income tax issue by the Supreme Court was the cause of the postpdn’emeht. RALEIGH. N. C., WEDNESDAY. MAY 1. 1895. .(*p\ r. ; ' i7»v - v. i■■ 1 J I . . . HE KILLED THEM BOTH AN INJURED HUSBAND SHOOTS IIIS FAITHLESS WIFE AND A 1 i HER PARAMOUR. r THE GUILTY COUPLE SURPRISED. . I I •'l : ! y - ’ All the Parties Belong to Prominent Families—The Dead Man is the Son and Private Secretary ol Governor Brown, and His Slayer is Fulton Gordon—Y'ounst Brown had bat Re cently Been Divorced from His Own Wife on Account of Mrs. Gordon. Louisville, Ky., April 30.— Archie Brown, the Governor’s son and secre tary, paid with his life for a liason with another man’s wife. The latter shared the fate of her paramour, the wronged husband shooting them to death in the room in which he had Surprised them in their guilt. Fnltdn Gordon is the name of the man who so terribly avenged his domestic dishonor. The tragedy is one of the most sensa tional in the history of the State on ac count of the prominence of the persons involved and the circumstaces surround ing the case. It occurred at 12:35 o’clock in an evil resort kept by a colored woman at 1025 West Madison street. Brown was killed in the room and Mrs. Gordon was shot as she was fleeing from the place. At noon Brown, with Gordon’s wife, knocked at tbe front door of Lucie B. Smith’s Madison street house. They were admitted and immediately repaired to the upstairs front room, which had been previously engaged. Thirty minutes later a tall, dark haired man knocked at tbe door of the house and was admitted. He engaged the front lower room saying that the woman would join him there shortly. The man closed all the doors, and a few minutes later a commotion was heard above followed by a succession qf pistol shots. Then there was a hurried move ment down stairs as Mrs. G( rdpn fled from the scene. A few more shots rang out, and she fell dead on tie porch m the rear yard. Gordon left the house immediately. A few moments later Brown’s corpse was found in tbe upstairs room. The following telegram was taken from his pocket: “Louisville, Ky., April 28. Archie Dt Brown, Governor’s Private Secretary, Frankfort, Ky. Don’t write any more. Gome Tuesday. Meet me at Sloa. m —P. M.” It was pursuant to this telegram that Brovrn met Mrs. Gordon this morning. It was a brief but sanguinary battle that was fought in the front room of the sec ond flour of Lucie Smith’s house. As soon as Gordon gained admittance a duel to the death evidently l began. Brown had a 88-calibre revolver which was found empty after the tragedy. Six bul lets pierced Brownes body and three more in the body of Mrs. Gordon. Nine shots were exchanged, Brown firing four. Gordon, as noon as Brown fell, shot his-wife. The bed on which Brown and Mrs. Gordon lay was covered with blood, showing that one or both had been shot while there, or in the straggle one or inore of the wounded had fallen there. Just what part, if any, Mrs. Gordon took in the fatal encounter only her hus band is alive to say. The walls of the room are smeared with blood and filled witbbuHet holes. i , The slayer of his wife and her para mour was arrested by officers Reily and Lapaille while getting into his buggy. He exclaimed: “I shot both them. I Sought them m the act. They are both eaa. Conic With me and I’ll show you where they are.” Gbrdcrn said to officer Lapaille on the way to the jail that he had Suspected the ccmple 1 for some time, and about a week ago he found that his suspicions were correct. He went to the house this morning and found them in the same bed. He drew his pistol and fired five .shots at Brown, by which time the Governor’s son had - his own pistol in play. Brown . fired two shots at Gordon. Then the latter grappled with him and took his pistol away from him and shot at him with his own weapon. After shooting at Brown he shot at his wife as she was going down the steps, striking her just as she reached the bottom. She fell dead out side the door. Brown’s body lay on the floor of the room in which he was killed until 2 o’clock when it was removed by Undertaker King. The body presented a horrible ap pearance, oeing covered with blood from head to foot. There was no clothing on the body except a pair of drawers and socks. There were three gun shot wounds in the breast, one of them being over the region of the heart, two wounds in the head, one being in the centre of the forehead. There was another in the centre of the stomach, and another in the right arm. Mrs. Gordon was lying on a cellar door in the yard, face downward. She was clothed only in a chemise and skirt and was in her stocking feet. Her hair was loose and was hanging in a tangling mass. Mattie MattiDgly, the colored woman, says that Brown and Mrs. Gordon bad been accustomed to visit the house on Sunday of each week for some time. The guilty couple were completely takeu by surprise but Brown had pre pared hinjself for such a visit?. 1 Gordon was not injured although he was cov ered with blood and was thought to have been shot. He is, however, in convul sions. Mrs. Gordon was Miss Nellie Bush, of this city. Her family is one of the most prominent in this State; her mother was once State Librarian and her grandfather was Judge Zachariah Wheat, Chief Jnstice of the Court of Appeals of Kentucky. Ftilton Gordon at the time of his mar riage was one of the best known men about town. He was then clerk at the Galt House of this city and had ac quaintances in every portion of the country. They eloped about ten years ago. Shortly afterwards they moved to Frankford where he became proprietor of the Kenyon Hotel. This he continued to run until the World’s Fair began, when he sold out his establish ment and moved to Chicago where he became manager of tbe Turkish baths in the Palmer House. Young Brown was recently divorced from his wife. When the divorce was published, although no woman's name was mentioned, it is understood that the reason for the divbrce lay in Brown’s in timacy with Mrs. Gordon.’ Ofi aoeount of the high connections the murder has caused a great sensation. : THE WILpE-TAYLQR TRIAL. Charge of Conspiracy Withdrawn and the Defendants Put on the Stand. , London, April 30.— At the opening of the day’s sitting of the trial of Oscar Wilde and Alfred Taylor, Counsellor C. F. Gill intimated that the prosecution withdrew the charges of conspiracy. Sir Edward Clark, on behalf of Wilde, said that if these charges had been with drawn at the outset he would have made application to have the prisoners tried separately. The coprt said that aftqrtjpe evidence which had been given ino ebunts ebarg rng conspiracy were *ll eedleas. ''Sir Edward Clark’: “Then I ( ask fora verdict of not guilty on those cOuhts.” The court refused to, consent tq such a verdict, saying that he would simply accede to tbe application of Mr. Gill to have the charges of conspiracy with drawn. ; , Sir Edward. 'Clarke then began his opening address to the jiiry fur the de fence. He intended, he said* toputWilde in witness box, .where he w.Qfild pmke an unqualified denial of the charges against him. He cited Wildes’ literary Mjorks and argued, that in, no instance had his client written anything that would lead any one to'suppose him guilty of the practices alleged. Sir Edward ex plained the ending pf the Queensberry trlaf, saying that' Wilde’s counsel Ifere entirely respoqßible for its abrupt hoshki, that tnr jhty'frbuld not convict Lord Queensberry, and he therefore, advised Wilde to accept a ver dict against himself. Wilde was called to the witness stand. He swore that the (evidence he had given at the Queensberry trial was absolutely true. He repeated this testimioiiy upon cross-examination, wilhoiitfvprifltaon. Wilde, continuing this testimony, said he had nothing to do with: publishing Alfred Douglass’ poems riot jfead he had anything to do with * fye, on of his ‘articles in the Chameleon (Maga zine). Asked to define Lord Alfred’s expression: “I am the love that dare not speak (to Wilde said he thought it meant spiritual lov- 1 as pure as it was perfect, Wilde proceeded to enlarge upon the Subject and became so eloquent as to evoke a burst of applause, causing the judge, to threaten to clear the court until silence was observed. Alfred Taylor,, op-defendant with Wilde tri the "stand and told of his earner? He was educated at Marl borough 'College, he said, and became an offider of the militia, but abandoned military npon coming into an inheritance of £45,600. He absolutely denied the charges against him, , m i sso ujjti Vqr rjaife silver. The Democrats of the Legislature so > •"* a Declare in Caucus. ’ l i! 1,1 • ■> i : t Jefferson Citt, Mo,, April 80.—-Last night 35 of the 58 Democratic tpembers of the lioiase pet in caucus and adopted the follow is g resolution: “Resolvyl, THat w&, the Democratic members of the House of Representa tives, Thirty-eighth General Assembly, favor the free coinage of silver at a ratio of 16 to I.)’ The vote on the resolution stood ayes 22, nays 9. Not voting, 4. An effort was made to hare the body adjourn as a caucus and vote as an as sembly of individual Demdterats, but they who had caused the caucus to be assembled voted the resolution down and bound the members to the caucus action. The whole trend of the caucus was to precipitate a discussion which will prob ably result in a State convention. The caucus was intensely exciting and much bitter feeling was shown by the partici pants. DURANT’S TRIAL RESUMED. Dr. Barrett Testifies that Minnie Wil liams had Been Outraged. San Francisco, Cal., April 30. —Dur- ant’s examination on the charge of mur dering Minnie Williams was resumed in the Police court this morning. The prisoner did not look as well as he did last week. Dr. Barrett, the autopsy physician, was called to the stand and the court room ordered cleared of ladies. He testified that the murdered girl had been outrag ed prior to the murder and that her death was caused by suffocation and hemmorrhage. In his opinion the wounds on her body were ante mortem. HOKE SMITH FOR GOLD SAYS FREE COINAGE AT PRES ENT RATIO MEANS SILVER MONOMETALLISM. THE POOR WOULD SUFFER MOST. The Secretary o# the Interior Uan See No Benefit to Come From the Change —lt Would Give a Standard Worth One-llall the Present Standard and Reduce its Commercial Value—The Next President Will Oppose Unlim ited Coinage at a Ratio ot 16 to 1. Macon, Ga., April 30.—Secretary Hoke Smith, of the Interior Department, was interviewed here to-day by a represen tative of the Telegraph on the financial question and defined the differences of opinion on the currency question exist ing in the country at present. He thought that during the next twelve months a thorough discussion of the money question will be presented all over the country. This discussion will be limiied, he thought to tbe proposition for the unlimited coinage of silver, at a ratio of 16 to 1. The Secretary divided the people into three classes—gold monometallists, sil ver monometallists and bi-metallists. He did not think that the gold monometal lists were strong enough to become a fac tor in the campaign, bnt that the'issue would be for and against silver mono metallism. He thought that the free and unlimited coinage of silver at the present ratio by this country alone would mean nothing more or loss than silver mono metallism. for if under that system the price of silver bullion did not materially advance, no other metal would be pre sented at the mints for coinage. The real question, the Secretary thought, was whether or not the free and unlimited coinage of silver at a ratio of 16 to 1 would advance the price of silver bullion so that it would bear the relative value to gold of 16 to 1, which is the proposed ratio. If it would not, then the country would not have a bi metallic currency. The Secretary reviewed the history of the country’s currency and said that both Jefferson and Hamilton reeogolzed the fact that the ratio of coinage must be fixed upon the commercial value of the metals in the market In 1873, when free coinage was suspended by the United States, the silver in a dollar was worth more than the gold in a gold dol lar, but since that time, the demonetiza tion of silver by other countries has al lowed its value to drop to the price which it will bring for manufacturing purposes. The valne of an article must be con trolled by the demand for its use and the supply to be consumed. The facts show that the demand has practically ceased while the supply has almost trebled. This is true in spiteof the fact that, since 1874, the .United States has coined more silver than in the 80 years prior to that time. '';t : : ->i ' • any one,” asked the Secretary, “study these facts without concluding that if this enormous issue by. the Uni ted i States was insufficient to stop the fall of silver during the past twenty years, unlimited coinage by the United States akme would not be sufficient to restore ia bullion. t« i .a “ltd®, therefore, not offensive criti cism, but only a statement of a logical conclusion when I insist that unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 means silver monometal lism. c Under such a law, all the silver product of the world would turn to our mints, and then would come the silver heretofore manufactured into cheap ware. Again, silver mining would in crease, and the exhaustion of resources would be threatened by the exchange of silver dollars for the bullion. “With free coinage, we would virtu ally chaqgp our standard to , one worth only one half (he present standard and the commercial value of a dollar the world over would be only 56 cents. While commodities might sell for twice as many dollars, their real value would Remain unchanged. The entire country would be confused, until by accu-ate test, the true val ue of the new stands! d was ascertained. The result would be aces sation of trade and the cautions business man would involve himself in no con tracts. This uncertainty would create serious business troubles and the practi cal suspension of all enterprises. ” He could see no benefit from the change and none especially to those who worked for wages because they were always the last to be recognized in in creased wages under the use of a depre ciated currency. The proprietor of an enterprise would insist that employes should takethe risk. He did not believe the change would benefit the better class because so many loans have been made on the gold basis, and the debtor would be obliged to go intp the market and purchase gold with which 1o meet hisob ligations. As to other debts, if there were any danger of silver monometallism there would be no extensions possible. Reasoning on these lines, he could see no benefit even if the change were brought about. One class insisted that the benefit would be in the inability of the employes to exact double wages. To these selfish employers, some benefit might come but it would be found that at the final adjustment to the new condi tions prices would be nominally increased all around with no real benefit to any body. He doubted the position that other countries would fall into line to follow the action of this country. If that were true, the staudard would appreciate and debts contracted during the de PRICE FIVE CENTS. preeiation would increase a® the value of silver increased and £he class sought to be bonefitted would again be burdened. The Secretary thooght the agitation of the question was checking the return of prosperity, but he hoped the confidence that the question would be defeated would prevent serious injury. In conclusion Secretary Smith said: “I have no doubt that the next Presi dent of the United States will be opposed to the unlimited Coinage of silver at 16 to 1.” BASEBALL YESTERDAY. At Washington : Brooklyn vs. Washington, game post poned, wet grounds. At Baltimore : Boston vs. Baltimore, game postponed, 1 rain. At New York: Philadelphia vs. New York, game post poned, rain. No western games were scheduled. The Southern Leagne. At Chattanooga: ’ Chattanooga 0001 10000-2 Atlanta 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 x-5 Batteries: Wood and Wilson; Hill and Fisfier. At Nashville: Evansville, 0630 0 QlOl 5 Nashville, 000(10 0 301-4 Batteries: D- McFarland and Fields; Daniels and Trost. At Memphis: Memphis, 300,Q 0100 o—4 Little Rock, . 0130 10 1 0 0-5 Batteries: Quigg and Omeara.; Fifield and Concoran. , V LIVE WASHINGTON TOPIC'S. Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt has Resigned. Washington, April 30.— Civil Service Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt has tendered his resignation to the Presi dent, and it has been accepted. Just when the tender was made or the ac ceptance given, or when the resignation takes effect is shrouded in mystery, but when Mr. Roosevelt severs his connec tion with the commission he will become one of the police commissioners of New York City. It is conjectured that the change will take effect with the end of the month of April, i Mr. Roosevelt has been Civil Service Commissioner for about six years. He was appointed by President Harrison to sucoeed John H. lOberly, of Illinois. During his incum bency there have been a number of changes in the personnel of the Commis sion, he holding on while Commissioners Eaton, Oberly, Thompson, Edgerton and Johnson were retired. • Tbe Riel Canal Ceietortftlon. Secretary Herbert has decided not to attend the Kiel Canal celebration on June 16th, notwithstandirig the' special invitation which, it is understood, was extended to him by the German govern ment. Assignment of Army Officers. Secretary Lamont to-day made the fol lowing assignment of officers recently promoted: General Huger, to special duty at Washington. General Merritt, from St Paul to Chicago. | t l( General Brooks, from ,Omaha to St. Haul. , General Wheaton, from San Antonio to Denver. , , General Bliss, to gfan Antonio. General Coppinger, tio Omaha. Two Youthful Cuban, Sympathizers. ) The authority of the*. State. Depart ment wae invoked to-day to crush in em bryo, a desire/m the, part iof two young Virginiacs to aid the Cuban insurrec tionists? in their struggle for indepen dence. Robert T. Thomas, of Alexan dria, Va., the General Manager of a manufacturing - company located in Washington, called on Aoting Secretary Uhl at the State Department* and asked that some effort be made to apprehend his son, Gordon Thomas and Alexander Harmon, a young - man of -Staun ton, Va., who sailed from New York for Havana by the Ward line gteamer r Yumuri on April 27th. The ship will be due at Havana to-morrow, and at the request of Mr. Thomas, Mr. Uhl sent a telegraphic dis patch to Consul General Williams at that port, directing him to meet the boys on their arrival, and send them back to the United States by the next steamer. Mr. Uhl also succeeded in getting Senor Depuy de Lome, the new Spauish Minister, to telegraph Captain General Campos to give the young men a good reception, and see that they were wel cared for. The boys were nineteen years old. m ' HOLLAND GIVES BUND. His Friends Come Forward and Make :Up a Bond of #91,000. Charuytte, N. C., April 80.—Ex- Cashier Holland, who is in default to the Merchants’ and Farmers’ National Bank, of this city, to the amount of #BO,OOO or more, had a preliminary trial to-day, and in making up the bond the defaulter’s remarkable popularity was seen. District Attorney R. B. Glenn de manded a bond of #15,000. A score or more of Holland’s friends, among the best citizens of Charlotte, came forward and signified their wish to go on his bond. The signa tures for #IO,OOO each more than covered the amount of bail re quired, but when all who asked it bad been allowed to sign the bond, it footed up a graud total of #91,000. “The most remarkable bond I ever saw,” commented District Attorney Glenn.
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