3.nd Obs~~' 7 cr. * - I til 3Hil Ho 1 CW.It L !• ' *« 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 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 •"* 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.