The News and Observer.
VOL. XXXVIII. NO. 85.
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PROPER OBSERVANCE
OF MAY 10.
ZEB VANCE CAWP OF VETERANS.
It was Organized With Col. J. M. Rav
Commandant and Wm. E. Ilreese
Adjutant-—The Lindley Training
School Opened—Gold Mining to Be
gin in Burke County on an Extensive
Scale—Collector Carter Slightly Bet
ter—Dr. Felix Accepts the Call.
Special to the News and Observer.
Asheville, N. C., May 1.
At a meeting of the Confederate vete
rans here to day the Zebulon Vanee
Camp of United Confederate Veterans
was organized with Col. Jas. M. Ray
commandant and Wm. E. Breese adju
tant pro tem. A committee was ap
pointed to prepare for a proper observ
ance of Confederate memorial day. May
10th. Part of the celebration will con
sist; of exercises at the First Baptist
Church.
Lindley Training School, an institu
tion for the reformation of fallen women,
was formally opened yesterday. The
home is situated a few miles west of the
city and cost ten thousand dollars.
Rev. Dr. J. S. Felix, of Lynchburg, Va.,
has accepted a call recently extended by
the Asheville First Baptist Church and
will be here to take charge Sunday.
Prof. Wm. E Hidden, American man
ager of the Piedmont Mineral Company
is here purchasing machinery with
which to begin gold mining on the com
pany's property in Burke county. The
property is to be fully developed. Prof.
Hidden will spend one week each month
here.
Collector Carter is thought to be
slightly better to-night.
THE LUTHERAN SYNOD.
It Meet* at Troutman, Iredell County,
To-day—A Minister to Be Tried.
Special to the News and Observer.
Winston-Salem, May 1.
Rev. W. A. Lutz and two delegates
from the Lutheran church here left this
morning for Troutman, Iredell county,
to attend the Lutheran Synod, which
opens there at 10 a. m. to-morrow. The
most important business to come up at
this session of the Synod is the trial of
Rev. W. D. Michael, the former pastor
of Troutman church. He stands eharged
with improper conduct, before his mar
riage to Miss Lelia Troutman, who was a
member of his church. lam told that
the Lutheran preacher, who was dis
missed, pending his trial, will be de
fended by Rev. Mr. Dawson, a Meth
odist divine.
Revenue officers Causey, Hoard and
others captured a large blockade dis
tillery four miles west of Mocksville
Monday night. They found the still in
operation. Twenty gallons of whiskey
and several thousand gallons of beer
were taken by the officers. The owner
of the business, Joseph Atwood, wa3 also
captured. He was brought to Winston
and placed in jail. He will be given a
preliminary trial Saturday before United
States Commissioner Bessent.
Memorial Day Exercises.
The Confederate veterans of Forsyth
are preparing for a grand rally here on
Memorial Day, May 10th. Dr. Henry
T. Bahnson, of Salem, will deliver the
address. His subject will be ‘‘Actual
Scenes and Experiences during the last
seven days of the War.” The graves of
the Confederate soldiers at the cemetery
will be decorated by the ladies of Win
ston-Salem. They will also serve a lunch
to the old veterans at the armory of the
Forsyth Riflemen. The Davis School
Cadets will act as escort during the day.
Maj. T. J. Brown is commander of the
Norfleet Camp, No. 436, United Con
federate Veterans, and Major 8. H.
Smith is Adjutant.
Miss Emma Lineback, of Salem, a
talented and highly cultured vocalist is
a member of the Greensboro Concert
Company which will make a tour of the
State during the summer.
The Winston aldermen will be asked
next Monday night to grant a right of
way through the streets fora dummy car
line to be run to Marrianbad Mineral
Springs, three and a half miles west of
Winston. Mr. T. B. Crawford and as
sociates, of this city, are interested in
the enterprise, which is assured if the
right of way can be secured. The build
ing and equipment of the road will cost
about $4,000 per mile.
Messrs Thomas Farrow and Harrison
Miller, of Winston, have been granted a
patent on an invention which they term
a "Workmen’s Time Record, or Auto
matic Piece Work Register.”
The Forsyth Riflemen will probably
attend the unveiling of the Confederate
monument at Raleigh on May the 20th.
Rev. S. B. Turrentine, pastor of Cen
tenary Methodist church, Winston, went
to Durham to-day to attend a director’s
meeting of Trinity College of which be
is a member.
Heavy Tobacco Shipments.
Winston shipped 990,0121-2 pounds
of manufactured tobacco during April.
The stamp revenue collections aggrega
ted $59,760.75 The shipments last
month were an increase of 153,083
pounds over April, 1894. The stamp
collections for April, 1895, were also
$9,216.20 more than during the same
month last year.
Mrs. Stewart, mother of the State
Printers, met with a painful accident
yesterday afternoon. While walking
out in the yard she stumbled and fell,
running a small stick into the roof of
her mouth, inflicting an ugly wound.
Prof. S. G. Atkins, principal of Win
ston’s colored graded school, and one of
the leading educators of his race in the
State, has accepted an invitation to de
liver the address next Tuesday, May 7th,
at the first annual commencement of the
High Point Normal and Industrial
School, established and conducted by
the Friends denomination.
Principal Clewell, of the Salem
Academy, went to Reidsville yesterday
where he organized a local Alumna? As
sociation, composed of former graduates
of that well known and popular educa
tional institution.
TIIE GRANT-MURPHY WEDDING.
The Surronndings far Eclipsed any
Similar Event ol the Season.
Special to the News and Observer
Washington, I>. C., May 1.
The marriage of Mr. Hugh J. Grant,
ex Mayor of New York, to Miss Julia
Murphy, daughter of Senator Murphy,
of the Empire State, was one of the
most brilliant affairs of the year. This
is a union of two great Democratic
families, both having plenty of money.
Archbishop Corrigan performed the cere
mony, Cardinal Gibbons having given a
special dispensation for the ceremony to
take place at home instead of in church,
as is ordinarily the custom when two
Catholics are married, because of the
wish of the bride to avoid the publicity
that would necessarily follow a church
ceremony. For the same reason the
usual calling of the bans in church
previous to the marriage was
omitted. Excepting the fact that the
company present at the event was lim
ited in number the surroundings of the
wedding far eclipsed any recent similar
event in this city this spring. The prep
arations were as elaborate as if hun
dreds were expected to view them. The
spacious house was superbly decorated
with flowers. All the halls, the break
fast room and the white and gold dining
room were decked with white lilacs and
trailing garlands of asparagus. The re
sult was very tasteful, and as a prepara
tion for the really beautiful effect made
by the transformation of the north par
lor into a chapel, completed a picture
worthy of remembrance. The archways
in the front parlors and the entrance from
the breakfast room were similarly
draped with curtains of asparagus spray
ed over with bunches of white lilacs
draped from love knots of white ribbons
and prettily caught back with bows and
ends of the same. At the extreme end
of the norto parlor the altar was erected.
The walls back of it and on each side
were draped with bob net, traced with
asparagus vines. At intervals this back
ground was studded with great bunches
of lilies tied with white ribbons, which
were continued in festoons, from
one to the other. In front the
curtains of asparagus were tied back
with bunches of white orchids. Tall
clumps of palms with white
plants in front of them framed the pict
ure on either side. Within this bower
of fragrant beauty was the little altar,
which was richly draped with white satin
and lace and decorated with vases of
white orchids and lillies of the valley.
Tapers burned in the candlesticks. A
white rug and a prie-dieu, also covered
in white satin, were in front of the altar,
upon which the couple knelt during the
blessing at the conclusion of the cere
mony.
The bride was gowned in rich white
satin, youthfully and prettily trimmed
with lace and chiffon. The superb tiara
which held her tulle veil in place and
the other diamond ornaments which
flashed on her corsage were the gifts of
the groom. Her bouquet was of white
orchids and valley lillies, and the groom
wore a boutonniere of the same flowers.
Breakfast was served in the white and
gold dining room, where in the midst of
many beautiful floral effects, the table
was set. Three round plates of white
lilacs and orchids were down the center,
and the tapers in the low silver candel
abras burned under orange blossom
shades.
The boxes of wedding cake were of
white satin, with the initials of the bride
and groom stamped in silver on either
end of the cover. A lengthy breakfast
was served and the guests sat at the table
nearly two hours. The wedding cake
had a small table all to itself, and was
wreathed in natural orange blossoms and
valley lilies.
I give a full an account condensed
from the Star, because I know the lady
readers will be interested in it.
THE HONEST MONEY LEAGUE.
It Dsues An Address to the Democrats
of Cook County.
Chicago, Ills., May I.—An address
relative to the called convention of Dean -
crats of Illinois and the monetary ques
tion was issued to-day by the honest
money league of Illinois to the Demo
crats of Cook county.
JJThe address declares it to be "unwise
m policy and dangerous to the financial
and commercial interests of the country
to establish or even advocate the free
and unlimited coinage of silver without
international co-operation at the ratio of
16 to 1.”
It declares the calling of the State
Convention to be wholly unwarranted
and contrary to all party precedents as
well as calculated to destroy the national
character and influence of the party. It
closes by a proclamation to all honest
men to ignore the State and county con
ventions.
London, May 1. —Llewellyn Malcom
Wynne, the absconding head of the
bankrupt Arm of Wynne & Son, Solici
tors, has been arrested at Capetown.
RALEIGH. N. C.. THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1895.
FLAT TOP MINE STRIKE
MORE THAN FIFTEEN THOUSAND
PEOPLE OUT IN THE POCA
HONTAS FIELD.
EVERYTHING IS NOW QUIET.
But Guards are Watching the Railroad
Property and Troops are Being Held
in Readiness for Service at a Mo
ment’s Notice—The Strike is to Force
the Norfolk *V Western to Better
Terms—An Immense Meeting to bs
Held at Pocahontas Sunday.
Roanoke, Va., May I.—A special from
Pocahontas says: No new developments
in the field to-day. Everything is per
fectly quiet and the probability is that
nothing of interest will take place before
Sunday. All of the West Virginia miners
of the Flat Top mines are out. The
Southwest Company and the Browning
mines at this place being the only ones
in operation in the field.
"A committee of strikers will make an
appeal to the miners here by printed cir
culars asking them to stand by the strik
ers by stopping work and thus prevent
the reduction of 20 per cent, pasted by
the operators. The Southwest company
is preparing to open the West mine
which has teen closed down for a year
or two and to work it along w,th the
East mine.
Soon after the Norfolk & Western went
into the hands of receivers, the Poca
hontas Coal Company was succeeded as
agents for the Flat Top operators by
Castner & Curran, and a new adjust
ment of the by which the
coal was handled was made necessary.
At a meeting of the operators held in
Bramwell, it was decided to accept the
proposition offered. This, the operators
claim, made it necessary to make the 20
per cent, reduction in the rate for min
ing. A great part of the traffic of the
Norfolk & Western is the shipping of
coal, and the strike, which has practically
suspended operations in the Flat Top
regions, will seriously effect the traffic of
the road if it is kept up.
The Norfolk and Western officials are
not apprehensive of serious trouble and
express the belief that the matter will
be adjusted in a short time. In the
meantime precautions are being taken
for the protection of the property of the
road, and but few empty coal ears are
being returned to the mines. James B.
Stevenson, of the Roanoke Coal aiyl
Coke Company, denies the report in last
night’s dispatches that the operators are
in sympathy with the strikers.
Three Thousand Miners Meet.
Lynchburg, Va., May I.—A special
from Elkhorn, West Virginia, says:
At Keystone to-day fully three thous
and miners met. They were addressed
by J. W. Lawless, of the Mine Workers
Union: Mcßryde, failed to appear as ex
pected. He was reported poisoned at a
hotel while on his way here. Nine hun
dred new men entered the union at Key
stone last night.
To-morrow a special will carry the
operators of this region to Roanoke to
confer with railroad officials. It is real
ly a strike against the Norfolk & Western
for tetter shipping rates. Opposition is
developing against the introduction of
machines into the mines. Guards are
watching the trestles and tunnels on the
road and tipples and rift moutainson the
works.
While there has teen no violence ru
mors afloat that cause apprehension.
There was much drinking in the meet
ing at Keystone to-day that was not con
ducive to peace.
To day there are threats to tie up the
railroad. All the empty cars were taken
out to-day. Sunday is set for an im
mense meeting at Pocahontas.
Vessels Have Stopped Loading.
Norfolk, Va., May I.— The strike
now on in the mines of the Flat Top
region, has put a stop to the loading of
vessels at Lambert’s Point with coal,
thus causing about 200 men to be thrown
out of work at the piers and a delay in
the loading of the thirteen schooners at
anchor near that point, which are al
ready chartered. Some of these ves* r I
may cancel their charters and setk cur
goes at other ports.
Bitter Feeling Among the Miners.
Roanoke, Va., May I.—A prominent
Flat Top operator was here to-day and
in an interview said that there are
not more than ten thousand miners on
a strike in that region. The five mines
at work employ small forces and use
electrical machinery w’dch is a great
labor savor. There is bitter feeling
among the miners because of the
introduction of this machinery. The
operator said that under the "present
freight agreement they get only 55 cents
per ton above the freight out of which
to pay all the expense of mining.
Col William Lamb, of the Norfolk
and Western stockholders, here to-day,
said in an interview that the reduction
of the tariff on coal is the cause of the
strike.
Military Held in Readiness.
Richmond, Va., May I. —Arrange
rmnts have teen made by which the
military here can be gotten under arms
immediately should their services be
needed in the Flat Top Coal region. There
is no information to the effect that they
will be needed, but precautionary steps
have teen nevertheless taken. An un
derstanding is said to exist by which
Virginia and West Virginia can co-oper
ate if necessary.
New York, May I. —Gen. John New
ton, President of the Panama Railroad,
died to-day.
VOORHEES IN THE FIGHT.
No Better Time Than This tor a Deci
sive Free Silver Conflict, He Says.
Indianapolis, May I.—United States
Senator D. W. Voorhees has made the
following statements of his views in re
gard to the free coinage of silver :
"No better time than now will ever be
found for the settlement of the silver
question.
"It must be definitely settled whether
the laboring, producing people of this
country can be bullied out of one-half
of their debt-paying money, or whether
they will stand up like freemen and de
mand the money named and provided in
the Constitution—gold and silver both—
on terms and conditions of absolute
equality.
"The tariff will not return to plague
us again for years to come It has teen
so wisely and equitably adjusted that no
attempt at a general revision is now in
contemplation in any quarter. No great
national question is at this time in the
way of a full, free, fair discussion of
money, currency, precious metals, ratios
and standards of value. No cowardly
makeshifts or insincere shams can any
longer darken discussion or betray honest
counsels.
"The Sherman act, which was con
ceived in rancorous hostility to silver
and which was made a law by an in
iquitous betrayal of silver free coinage,
has been buried in an unhonored grave.
No clumsy, half-way compromise piece
of patchwook was put in its place to
cumber and embarrass free action in
the future. The decks of ihe free-coin
age silver ship have been cleared for a
decisive and final conflict.
"I have never been willing to admit
that our system of currency should be
dictated by England and other foreign
countries, and I repel that idea now.
The law, as it was amended in the Sen
ate, and as it then passed both Houses
of Congress and was approved by the
President, commits the legislative and
executive branches of this Government
unequivocally to the same coinage of sil
ver that is provided for gold, and to the
establishment of bimetallism by our
selves if other nations do not join us.
"Let the fight, therefore, go on, and
to a finish. Let us find out w'ho governs
in this country, whether the plain, hon
est millions who toil, or the money
changers and bloodsuckers who thrive
on the misfortunes and indebtedness of
the people.
"The real and vital issue now present
ed to the American people is the propos
ed elimination of silver from our curren
cy, its total overthrow and destruction
as a money metal, and the use of gold
alone.
"That movement means the destruc
tion of one-half of the debt-paying
money of the United States and the
world. If it should be successful it will
double the burdens of every debtor and
multiply the gains and income of every
creditor wherever the sun shine3.’’
LOOKS BAD FOR DURRANT.
Mrs. NoDle’s Testimony at Blanche
Lamont’s Inquest.
San Francilco, Cal., May I.—The
coroner’s inquest in the case of Blanche
Lamont, one of the girls found murdered
in Emanuel Baptist Church, was com
menced this morning.
Mrs. C. J. Noble, aunt of the dead
girl, was the first witness. She testified
that on the night of the murder she
attended prayer meeting at the church.
Durrant was there and asked her
if Miss Lamont would be present. She
told him no. Durrant stated that he had
met her niece on the car that morning
and promised her a copy of "The New
comes” which she asked for. He called
at the house Friday morning following
and left a copy of the book. Durrant
had once accompanied Blanche to the
park. In the early part of January
Blanche had heard that Durrant was en
gaged to another girl. Durrant denied
if when spoken to about it.
The rings sent Mrs. Noble by mail were
shown to her, and she identified them as
ha--ing been on Blanche’s Angers on the
day of her disappearance. Just before
Ch'istmas, the witness said, Blanche
tol l her that Durrant had proposed to
her, and she thought that he did not
mean > a.- .she had known him so short
a i ime. As she thought he was joking
she mumbled an affirmative reply in jest.
When she learned that he was engaged
si e told him she would not marry him.
ALLISON ON THE ISSUE.
BiiuetHlliMH Ini possible and Free Coin
age a National Calamity.
Chicago, April 30. —Senator Allison,
of lowa, being interviewed here on the
currency question, said:
"The silver men claim that we demon
etized silver. How can we when we
place it in circulation and pass it current
with gold? The opening of the mints
of the country for the free coinage of
silver would immediately entail a regu
lar deluge of silver dollars, which would
become a national calamity.
"It might be well enough to have a
silver standard if the remaining nations
of the world could be induced to accept
the same, but in my opinion international
bimetallism is about as impossible as the
discovery of the North Pole. No one
country is strong enough alone to take
up and hold up the silver staudard.”
City Politics Hot in Greensboro.
Special to the News and Observer.
Greensboro, N. C., May 1.
At the citizens meeting last night the
present incumbent, J. E. Boyd, was
nominated A very scanty attendance
of Democrats was noticeable. Discus
sion of politics is rampant Not for years
has excitement teen high er.
WILDE STILL IN PRISON
AFTER THREE AND A HALF
HOURS’ DELIBERATION THE
JURY FAIL TO AGREE.
TAYLOR SHARES THE SAME FATE.
The Judge Refused to Accept Hail for
Either of Them—They Were Ac
quitted of the Charge of Conspiracy
—The {Case Will be Tried Again at
the Next Session—Wilde’s Confine
ment Telling on Him Terribly, Tay
lor Maintains His Air of Unconcern.
London, May I.—Old Bailey Court
room was crowded at the opening of the
Wilde trial this morning. There was a
good deal of speculation as to what
course the judge would pursue in his
charge to the jury and the consensus of
opinion seemed to be that the result of
the trial depended more upon the charge
of the court than upon the view? taken
by the jurors.
Wilde looked careworn and anxious,
but Taylor maintained the air of uncon
cern which has characterized him
throughout.
Judge Charles, in the beginning of his
charge, said that the evidence had not
sustained the charge of conspiracy and
he, therefore, directed the jury to acquit
the prisoners of those charges.
The judge then proceeded to analyze
the evidence, solely referring to Wilde,
and begged the jury to dismiss from
their minds all press comments and
other outside explanations or opinions
upon the case. It was a wholesome rule,
he said, to refuse to accept the uncor
roborated testimony of the accomplice.
He was of the opinion, however,that there
was corroboration in the testimony of all
the witness in the sense that the law re
quired. It did not, it was true, amount
to seeing the actual act, but it showed
the relations and general conduct of the
parties. The young men who had teen
called to the witness stand were not
only accomplices, but Parker, Wood and
Atkins were properly described as black
mailers. Furthermore Atkins had
told deliberate falsehoods within the
hearing of the jury. In weighing the
details of the evidence of these witnes
ses the jury could not over look the fact
that they were persons of the character
which they themselves bad asserted.
The judge then proceeded to trace the
history of the Queensterry trial. In re
gard to Wilde’s literature, he did not
think that in a criminal case the jury
ought to base an unfavorable inference
upon Wilde's authorship of "Dergan
Grey.” As regarded the story of the
priest and acolite in the Chameleon
(magazine) he thought it would
be absurd to impute blame to Wilde.
The sonnets of Lord Alfred Douglas
which Wilde had approved were much
more material, as were also Wilde’s let
ters which Mr. Carson, in the Queens
terry trial, had described as horribly in
decent. These letters were couched in
the language of passionate love, but
Wilde denial that there was anything in
them to be ashamed of.
The jury, he said, must exercise their
own judgment in regard to the letters.
He then proceeded to deal at length with
the case of the young man Shelly, who,
he said, was not tainted with blackmail.
Shelley’s letters showed that his mind
had become excited. In regard to the evi
dence of the Hotel servants and other per
sons in simple positions, the judge
said that what they saw was only seen
when they answered a tell call from
Wilde. An instance of this was shown
in the testimony of the chambermaid,
who swore to having seen a boy in the
room, but admitted that Wilde had
asked the boy to come to the room and
light the fire.
The Judge, in concluding his charge,
said the case was of great importance to
the community. If the jury believed
that the charges against the prisoners
were true they should say so fearlessly.
The jury retired at 1:30 o’clock p. m.
After deliberating three and a half
hours the jury returned to the court
room and announced that they had
failed to agree upon a verdict. They
were thereupon discharged and the pri
soners were remanded for a new trial.
Application was made for the admis
sion of Wilde and Taylor to bail, but
the judge refused to accept bail for
either of them.
The jury acquitted Wilde of the
charges against him in connection with
Atkins and reported to the court that it
was impossible for them to agree in re
gard to the other charges. , They, how
ever, acquitted him of the charges of
conspiracy.
Sir Edward Clarke asked that Wilde
be admitted to bail, but the court refus
ed the request.
Mr. Gill for the prosecution, said that
the case would undoubtedly be tried at
the next session.
Wilde and Taylor were returned to
Holloway jail.
Fulton Gordon Allowed Kail.
Louisville, Ky., May I.—Upon the
application of Fulton Gordon's attorneys
police Judge Thompson this afternoon
reversed the action of special Judge
Smith in refusing to release the slayer of
his wife and Arch Brown on bail. J udge
Thompson fixed the bond at $3,000 in
each case, which was promptly furnished
and Gordon was released.
London, May I.—The authorities cf
the foreign office and admirably say, in
reply to questions on the subject, that
the situation in Nicaragua is absolutely
unchanged.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
KASEBALL YESTERDAY.
At Brooklyn .
Baltimore, 0000 2 400 o—6
Brooklyn, 200 0 11 0 1 2—7
Batteries: Hemming and Robinson;
Gumbert and Grim.
At New York:
Philadelphia, 2000000 2 o—4
New York, 42300000 x —9
Batteries: Weyhing and Smith and
Clements and Buckley; Rusie and Far
rell.
At Pittsburg:
Cincinnati 00000 1 0 0 o—l
Pittsburg, 00 3 00000 1-4
Batteries: Parrott and Merritt; Hart
and Sugden.
At Cleveland:
St. Louis, 303000 0 0 o—60 —6
Cleveland, 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 I—7
Batteries: Ehret and Peitz; Young and
Cuppy and Zimmer.
At Washington:
Boston-Washington game postponed;
wet grounds.
In the South.
At New Orleans:
New Orleans, 10010010 o—3
Montgomery, 00010000 o—l
Batteries: Carl and Gonding; Neal
and Rappold. Umpire, Craig.
At Memphis :
Memphis, 20100310 o—7
Little Rock, 00000000 2—2
Batteries: Burrell and Ogara; Morse
and Corcoran.
At Nashville:
Nashville, 001000 5 0 I—7
Evansville, 00000231 o—6
Batteries: Moran and Trest; Boylan
and Felds. Umpire, Kellar.
At Chattanooga, 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0- 4
Atlanta 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 x-6
Batteries: Schmidt and Armstrong;
Sechrist and Fischer.
SUN’S COTTON REPORT.
Heavy Pressure of Outside Cotton
Cause Prices to Give Way Rapidly.
New York, May I.—Cotton declined
14 to 18 points, and then rallied and
closed steady, at a net decline of 9 to 10
points, with sales of 272,400 bales. Liv
erpool declined 4 to 4 1-2 points for
future delivery and l-16d. on the spot,
closing quiet for futures, while the sales
on the spot were 12,600 bales.
New Orleans dropped 14 to 15 points
and then recovered 6 to 7 points of this.
The signal service reported only a very
light rainfall in the cotton belt for the
twenty four hours ending at 6 o’clock
last night. Silver in London and New
York was unchanged. The semi-weekly
interior receipts, as reported from New
Orleans, were 9,615, against 9,988 in
1892; shipments 16,000, against 17,000;
loss of stock 12,400, against 6,800 in
1392.
Private despatches reported a good
rain at Sherman, Texas, that it rained
last night at San Antonio, Texas, that it
rained heavily three hours last night at
Dallas, Texas, and that there was rain at
Honey Grove, last night.
Spot cotton here was quiet at 1 8 de
cline, with sales of 135 for spinning and
41,700 delivered on contract. In Man
chester cloths were dull and yarns in
buyer’s favor.
The receipts at New Orleans to-mor
row are estimated at 2,000 to 3,000
against 4.370 last week and 629 last
year. The port receipts were 6,199
against 8,527 last week and 3,452 last
year. Thus far this week there are 42,-
204 against 41,178 thus far last week.
The Southern spot markets were gener
ally quiet. New Gleans, Mobile and
Norfolk declined 1-16, and Wilmington
1-4 cent. New Orleans sold 2,000 bales.
Augusta received to-day 152 bales
against 33 last week, and 43 last year;
Memphis 147, against 149 last week, aud
59 last year; St. Louis 30, against 161
last week, and 150 last year, and Hous-
I ton 876, against 781 last week, aud 415
! last year.
To-Day’s Featnres.
There was a heavy pressure of outside
cotton to-day partly on stop orders and
prices gave way rapidly. Liverpool and
Manchester were depressed. Most of the
crop news from the South was favorable.
Japan was reported to be preparing for
war, presumably with Russia. Europe
sold quite freely here and local and
Southern operators were also free sel
lers. Bears became more confident on
this and hammered the market. Bulls
contend that to-day’s decline was merely
a reaction and predict higher prices be
fore long.
The downward movement was stayed
this afternoon by heavy buying by In
man, Swan & Co., who bought the new
crop months, but there was also consid
erable covering of shorts. Recent ex
periences have taught most of the bears
caution, and they covered quite freely
on the drop to day. The exports con
tinue pretty literal, rain is admittedly
needed in teuisiana and Texas, and
print cloths advanced to 2 7 8 in Fall
River. The foreign news, political and
commercial is the pivot on which the
market swings at the moment.
Cruiser Raleigh at Key West.
Washington, D. C., May I.—The
Cruiser Raleigh arrived at Key West this
morning alter a two days ' run from
Kingston. The Atlanta is still taking
coal at Key West preparatory to obeying
the orders which direct her to go to
Greytown for the protection of American
interests and the Inter-oceanic Canal
company’s property.
London, May I.—A despatch from
Tien Tsin to the Pall Mall Gazette, says
that Li Hung Chang has started for
Pekin in obedience to the summons of
the Emperor. It is new regarded as pro
bable that the Emperor will ratify the
treaty of peace.