The News and Obse~ v<i r.
VOL. XXXVIII. NO. 91.
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AT ONE FELL STROKE
SOUTH CAROLINA’S REGISTRA
TION LAWS ARE DECLARED
VOID.
THE BALLOT BOX OPEN TO ALL.
AND TILLMAN’S DISPENSARY
SYSTEM IS PRACTICALLY
KILLED.
The injunction Is iron Clad.
But Governor Evans Defies the Conrt
aud is Going Ahead with the Seizures
of Liquor—The Situation In Regard
to the Registration Laws a Grave
One aud the State is in a Ferment of
Excitement--Judges Simouton and
Goff Render the Decisions.
Columbia, S. C., May 8. —The State is
in a ferment to-night. The United
States Circuit Court has come with its
strong arm and dealt the government of
the State of South Carolina two terrif
flc blows.
Many have looked lightly upon the is
sues that have been pending in the
court during the past week, but those
issues have been as momentous as any
that ever arose in the old Palmetto State,
and it is not within the power of a
prophet or the son of a prophet to fore
cast the consequential events which will
follow in the next six months.
At one fell stroke the registration
laws of the State have been knocked into
a cocked hat, throwing open the ballot
box to everybody to vote without a reg
istration certificate, something that is
likely to cause a struggle in the election
of delegates to the constitutional con
vention, something that revolutionizes
the voting system of the State, for the
Governor declares that he will not
call the Legislature together to enact
a new law; and the dispensary
system has been practically killed, the
law being nullified in so far as the vitally
important inter state commerce feature
is concerned, it now being allowed any
one to bring liquors into the State from
wheresoever he pleases, and be protect
ed in the possession thereof.
These are the two matters that con
front the present State administration
and they are grave ones.
Notwithstanding this, Governor Evans
is declaring that he is going ahead with
the seizures of liquors to get the liquor
case in the United States Court. The
question of every hour now might lie
said to be, “What next?” And of far
greater importance than anything else
Is the mandate of the court in the regis
tration cases, though perhaps the prac
tical nullification of the dispensary law
is of more general interest to the people
of the State itself than those outside
the State.
Judge Goff rendered the decision in
the registration case. The court-room
was packed so that standing room could
not be found. Scores of negroes present
as were no end of liquor men. The
negroes, when Judge Goff ended,
murmured their appioval and order had
to be restored.
After recounting the provisions of the
law and the acts bearing thereon,
together with the facts of the case he
traced the negro's career from the time
of slavery, gave the history of the pass
age of the 14th, and 15th amendments;
proceeded to show that these rights
could not be abridged, held that the law
in this respect was unconstitutional and
3aid the provisions of the registration
laws seemed to him almost incredible,
yet he thought them correct.
“The statement this complainant
makes is appalling, the outrage stupend
ous, the result close on the border land
that divides outrage from crime.'’
The Constitutional Convention act
cured no defects. The State frankly ad
mitted that the object was to disfranchise
as many negroes as possible. He held that
the laws were unconstitutional in toto;
that the court had jurisdiction, etc. He
held that certificates of registration
could not be demanded; that no
official of any State was above the law.
He remarked that inclination was mingled
with duty in this matter. He was very
severe on the position of the State in re
garding the court as a foreign jurisdic
tion. This position was as strange and
wonderful to h’m as the story he had
just heard in this case. He passed an
order, as prayed for, restraining and en
joining the supervisor of registration as
an official and individually from the
performance of any of the acts men
tioned and complained of. The injunc
tion is perpetual.
Governor Evans declares that he will
not call an extra session of the legisla
ture. He says the fight will have to
come on a free ballot and regards the
situation as a grave crisis. To-night he
said “you can say that I am wrought up
with indignation and that we will take
the decree, read it carefully and put our
reflections to the people of the State in
due seasion. It is the greatest question
that ever confronted us, and the people
may rest assurred that we will take no
action without mature deliberation. The
time has come now to act and at the pro
per time I will act.in a manner that no
true South Carolinian can fail to uphold.
Bnt they may rest assured that while
superemacy in the South Carolina will
be maintained.”
Judge Simonton rendered the decision
in the dispensary case, which created a
profound sensation. It was in the case
from Charleston. After reviewing the
case and holding that the court had
jurisdiction he said:
“The dispensary law now here declares
that the use and consumption of
alcoholic liquors in themselves are in
jurious to the morals, good health
and safety of the State, or of her peo
ple. On the contrary, the dispen
sary law makes the most ample provision
for the purchase of alcoholic liquors in
this State and elsewhere, for their dis
tribution in convenient packages within
the reach of nearly every person through
out all portions of the State for the use
aud consumption by the people of the
State, and in every way it encourages such
use aud consumption. Even in localities
in w r hich the majority of the inhabitants
refuse to have a dispensary, provision is
made for the procurment of alcoholic
liquor by these persons within the locali
ty who desire to use it. Alcoholic liquor
is declared to be conti aband aud against
the morals, good health and safety of
the State only when it is not imported
by the dispenser, or is not in his
hands, or in the hands of some one with
his permission. Alcoholic liquors im
ported into this State and declared con
traband, and injurious to the good
health, morals and safety of the State,
and so subject to seizure, just as soon as
they are seized and passed in the hands
of the dispenser, lose their injurious
qualities, are put into the chaunels of
distribution and are sold to the people of
the State for their use and consumption.
“It is not necessary to go into a min
ute and detailed examination into all
the provisions of the dispensary law, nor
to determine whether all these pro
visions are or are not in the exercise of
the police power. It is sufficent for the
purpose of this case to say: That in so
far as the dispensary law forbids a citi
zen to purchase in other States, and to
import intojthis State alcoholic liquors
for his own use and consumption, it
discriminates against the product of
other States. Such discrimination
cannot be made under the guise of
the police power. Andfurther, in
so far as this act permits the
chief dispenser to purchase in other States
alcoholic liquors and to import them
into this State for the purpose of selling
them, for use and consumption at retail
within the State and forbids all other
persons from so purchasing and import
ing for their individual use aud con
sumption it discriminates against
all other citizens of the State.
It also makes a discrimination
against all persons in the trade in other
States who are not patronized by the
State dispenser, forbidding them to seek
customers within the State, and to enjoy
a commercial intercourse secured to
others in this State.
“These conclusions rest on this dis
crimination, if At did not exist, and if
all alcoholic liquors were excluded from
the State or if all persons were forbidden
to import alcoholic liquors, or if the laws
of South Carolina had declared that all
alcoholic liquors were of such poisonous
and detrimental character, and that
their use and consumption as a beverage
were against the morals, good health
and safety of the State, other and dif
ferent questions would arise.”
The injunction is an iron clad one, the
meat of it being in the following: “Or
dered, adjudged and decreed that a
writ of injunction be awarded and do
issue out of this court commanding and
enjoining and restraining the defend
ants, M. T. Holley, Sr., as chief con
stable, of the State of South
Carolina and all other State constables
of the State of Seuth Carolina and offi
cers and other persons acting under him,
and their successors in office, and also
the defendants J. M. Scott, R. M. Gard
ner and E. C. Beach and all other State
constables of the State of South Carolina,
and all county sheriffs and their deputies
and all municipal officers, chiefs of po
lice and policemen.and all other officers of
the State of South Carolina or of any
county, city or town of said State of South
Carolina and all persons, whomsoever
acting or claiming to act under the ai*
thority of the act of the General Assembly
of the State of South Carolina approved
Jan. 2, 1895, or under any warrant issued
by or under authority thereof from
seizing or attempt to seize in
transit or otherwise, both before aud
after arrival in the State of South Caro
lina or at any place in the State of South
Carolina, take or, carry away or confis
cate any packages whatsoever of ales,
wines, beers or spirituous liquors, or
any intoxicating liquors, the product of
any other State or foreign country
imported into, or brought into the
State of South Carolina by any means of
transportation whatsoever, by the com
plainant James Donald, or any other
person whomsoever for his own use and
consumption, and from entering forcibly
or searching or attempting to search the
premises or dwelling of the complainant,
James Donald or any other person
in the State of South Carolina or any
depot, railroad cars, or steamboat, or
sailing vessel, or other vehicle of inter
state commerce, or any vehicle whatso
ever, within this State for such
intoxicating liquors as aforesaid
imported or brought into this
State for his use or consumption, or
from hindering and preventing by any
means whatsoever the complainant,
James Donald, or any other person in the
State of South Carolina as importer and
consumer of the ales, beers, wines and
spiritous liquors of other States and
foreign countries from importing, hold
ing, possessing, using and consuming the
said intoxicating liquors as aforesaid so
imported for his use and consumption.”
“As to the dispensary,” said Governor
Evans tonight, “it will continue its op
erations as heretofore, and the case will
l>e pushed to the Supreme Court of the
United States as speedily as possible. It
is an absurdity to argue that Congress has
the right to pass a law giving to the
State the right to absolutely control
whiskey brought into the borders of the
State as though it were manufactured
RALEIGH, N. C., THURSDAY. MAY 9. 1895.
in the State, aud yet powerless, if, per
chance, a perjured bar-keeper may main
tain it is for his own use and consump
tion. Judge Simonton’s utter disregard
for the Wilson act or the original pack
age decision, and of his own decision
heretofore rendered shows the extent to
which these people are willing to carry
their animosity to this law of the peo
ple. The dispensary law is here to
stay, and will stay, and I am confi
dent that the Supreme Court of the
United States will not stultify itself
by such utter disregard of the
acts of Congress and its own decisions.
At auy rate, they will be given an
opportunity of passing upon it. Further
developments may be expected. The
constabulary will continue to make
seizures; that’s the way we have to get
the court. The only way to get to the
Supreme Court is by contempt proceed
ings.”
Judge Goff returned to West Virginia
this evening and Judge Simon on
to Charleston. Orders for liquors are
flying everywhere. A constable claim
ing full knowledge of the mandate of
the court has already made a seizure of
liquor.
The contempt cases against Commis
sioner Hixson and the constables were
dismissed in view of the disclaimers and
apologies made.
A STREET RAILWAY WAR.
An Effort to Prevent the Building of a
Dummy Car Line In Winston.
Special to the News and Observer.
Winston, N. C., May 8.
The Winston Aldermen have granted
a franchise to the Marianbad Springs
Railway Company to build a dummy car
line from near the centre of the city to
the Eastern part of Winston, thence to
the Northern limit, thence West to the
Marianbad Springs three and a half
miles west of Winston. The Company
began making a survey of the route to
day, and will begin excavation work
next week. The road equipped will cost
$4,000 per mile. The Winston-Salem
Street Railway Company have tiled
papers protesting against the building of
any road or dummy line on the streets
of Winston, claiming that all rights of
way and the exclusive privilege had
already been granted to the latter com
pany.
The aldermen have also granted a
franchise to the Inter-State Telephone
and Telegraph Company, which pro
poses to put in a plant here at an early
date.
Sheriff McArthur received a telegram
last evening, announcing that his brother
John McArthur, was killed by lightning
at 11 o’clock yesterday at Pass Christian,
Mississippi. The deceased was thirty
four years old, and was engaged to be
married shortly.
Dr. N. S. Siewers’ new residence, in
Salem, has just been completed. The
doctor will move in next week. It is a
model home in every particular, and
cost something like $75,000. It is built
of Indiana stone. The interior is highly
artistic, being finished in the finest
woods, and handsomely decorated. It
is decidedly the most attractive and
costly residence in either Winston or
Salem.
George Parrish, a farmer of Summer
field, Guilford county is in jail here. He
stands charged with stealing $35 from
another fanner named Joseph Inman, of
Surry county. The theft was committed
in Winston.
Capt. D. P. Mast, and Mr. A. F. Hanes
have established a branch office here of
the North Carolina Abstract and Guar
antee company. They are now making
copies of deeds, mortgages, and in fact
everything pertaining to titles of real es
tate recorded in Forsyth.
Mrs. Emma Clark, an estimable widow
lady died here yesterday, at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Edward Kearns,
at the age of 53 years. The deceased re
ceived a second stroke of paralysis last
Saturday. The remains were sent to
Farmington, Davie county, to day for
interment.
Mr. Powell Roger died a few days ago
at his home near Cana, Davie county.
He was the father of thirteen children,
nearly all of whom, with his second wife,
survive him.
The Forsyth veterans are anticipating
a pleasant celebration of memorial day
to-morrow. A number of ex-Confeder
ates throughout the county have prom
ised to be in attendance.
Mr. James E. Ogburn, father of
Messrs. S. A. aud Chas. J. Ogburn, two
of Winston’s prominent citizens, died
Monday, at the age ot 86 years.
The storehouse of Messrs. Sink and
Knouse in Salem was broken into a few
nights ago and robbed of hoes and other
farming utensils. The firm had consid
erable money in the safe, the knob of
which was broken, but entrance was not
effected.
The Wachovia Loan and Trust Com
pany to day qualified as the administra
tor of the estate of J. L. Tyler. This is
the thirteenth trust estate that has come
into this institution since its organiza
tion less than two years ago.
Gov. Turney’s Inauguration.
Nashville, Tenn., May B.—The last
step in the contested Governorship of
this State was taken to-day w’hen Gov
ernor Peter Turney took the oath of of
fice to serve another two years. The
inauguration took place at noon and
was witnessed by a large crowd. The
Republican members of the Legislature
declined to attend the inauguration and
instead took the morning train for Chat
tanooga to be entertained by Hon. H.
Clay Evans, the defeated candidate.
THE ARGUMENT ENDED
MR. CIIOATE CONCLUDES HIS
SPEECH AGAINST THE IN
COME TAX LAW.
“A TAX ON LABOR OF THE LAND."
Devotes Himself to Consideration of
Certain Questions Asked by the At
torney General—Contended that Per
sonal Property Was Entitled to Same
Consideration as Real Estate—Feat
ures Already Declared Unconstitu
tional Invalidate Rest ol the Law.
Washington, D. C., May B. —Almost
immediately upon the assembling of the
Supreme Court of the United States at
noon to-day, the chamber being filled
with spectators, Mr. Joseph 11. Choate
resumed the closing argument in the in
come tax cases.
There remained to Mr. Choate about
two hours of the five allotted for the pre
sentation of his side of the case, and he
entered upon his task in excellent form
for the work. He had just begun when
the court rose yesterday, to speak of the
claim by himself and associates as to
what had been decided by the court in
its judgment of April Bth, upon the sub
ject of th tax on ran ts.
Prior to the resumption of proceed
ings, Mr. Samuel Shellabarger, of coun
sel for John G. Moore, in his suit for an
injunction against Internal Revenue
Commissioner Miller, in the District
courts, asked leave to make a brief oral
argument at the close of Mr. Choates’
remarks, to be largely devoted to the
question of uniformity, but the Chief
Justice stated that it would be impossi
ble to grant the application at this time.
Mr. Choate, in opening, said that he
would not proceed on the line laid down
yesterday, but devote himself to the con
sideration of certain questions asked
yesterday by the Attorney-General in
his address.
The Attorney General had contended
among other things, that if the construc
tion of the Constitution set up by the
contestants of the tax were maintained
it would seriously impair the resources
and power of the government in times of
emergency.
“Figures will not lie,” it had been
said, remarked Mr. Choate, “but it was
equally well known that they would con
vey entirely different meanings accord
ing as they might be handled. Upon
that point, said Mr. Choate, their brief
filed in the case presented some state
me-ti s and figures which demon
strated the unsoundness of the At
torney General’s claim. The rights
of citizens) that document stated, cannot
be affected by examination of the impor
tance to the government of the questions
now involved. The only previous income
tax known in the country’s history arose
from the necessties of the civil war. Up
to the close of 1866 is computed that the
government had expended for war pur
poses more than $4,000,000,000, yet
only $26,082,845 came from this income
tax. This shows how insignificant a part
that tax played in supplying the country’s
requirements at the time of this greatest
necessity. What saved the country was its
high financial credit and the patriotic
attachment of its citizens to the
system of government guaranteed by its
constitution. The resources, it is earn
estly submitted, will be most surely pre
served by faithful administration of its
fundamental law; not by efforts to frit
ter away the bulwarks of private rights
and private property which were estab
lished thereby as conditions of the
country’s existence.”
Mr. Choate addressed himself directly
to the discussion of the matters left in
dispute by the decision of the court, in
the light of the declarations in that de
cision. The first related to the tax on
personal property, and his contention
was that the corpus of the personal prop
erty was entitled to the same protection
as real estate and that a tax on the in
come derived therefrom was a direct
tax as much as a tax on rents.
Touching upon the suggestion of coun
sel that if th<* present income tax be
overthrown a demand might be made
for refund of the income tax of war
times, Mr. Choate asked what kind of
political morality was involved in the
suggestion of the Attorney Gen
eral; that because the Government
had in the past illegally collected taxes,
it must be permitted to go on
in the future illegally collecting other
taxes. “But your honors need have no
fear on that score. The former income
tax was paid willingly, and if any of
them or their descendants should de
mand its return they would be the sub
jects of general shame and general con
tempt. And further, there is noth
ing in the history or attitude
of the government to warrant
the belief if all who had paid the tax
should altogether demand its return,
they would ever get a dollar of it back.
No, that suggestion can be safely dis
missed.”
Mr. Choate returned to the points
made with respect to lack of uniformity,
and of illegal and unjust exceptions.
The exception of incomes of $4,000
and less from the operation of the law,
Mr. Choate said, was even less defensible
or excusible than that in relation to
mutual insurance companies. Its object
was to make the law applicable only to
a very small proportion of the people,
largely residing in a few of the States,
the old Seaboard States, who gave up so
much in the compromise that resulted
in the adoption of theUonstitution.
Mr. Choate said there remained then
but the one other question to be con
sidered: did the unconstitutional features
of the law, already so declared by the
court, invalidate the rest of the law '
“We say that it does, that this man
gled and mutilated corpse has been too
long unburied. Too long has it shocked
the sensibilities of the people of
the United States. The court had
already taken out of its treasury
operation the incomes derived from real
estate and State and municipal bonds;
when it had, as he believed it would in
response to the prayer of the complain
ants, taken away the income from per
sonal property, what will be left ?” he
asked. “We will be lett—the bone,
sinew, brawn and brain of the land.”
(Laughter),
“Instead of being a tax on laud own
ers and bondholders, it becomes a tax
only upon the labor of the land.”
Mr. Choate finished at two minutes to
two o’clock and the Chief Justice directed
the crier to adjourn court until Monday,
May 20th.
CRISP WILL SPEAK MAY 10.
The Washington Newspaper Men to he
Feasted at Asheville.
Special to the News and Observer.
Ashville, N. C., May 8.
lion. Charles F. Crisp has accepted an
invitation to make an address at the
Memorial Day exercises m the First Bap
tist Church Friday.
Charles N. Vance and N. B. Carter
are among those mentioned for the col
lectorship.
The late Captain M. E. Carter had
$65,600 insurance on his life.
George W. Vanderbilt and mother and
several friends have arrived at Bilt
more.
The office of the Register, a Republi
can weekly newspaper here, has been
declared unfair by the Typographical
Union, and closed to union labor.
The Washington correspondents stop
in Asheville on their return from At
lanta, and they will be given a banquet
at the Battery Park Hotel.
SUN’S COTTON REPORT.
Operators Awaiting the Bureau Re
port to be Published Friday.
New York, May B.— Cotton rose 2 to
3 points, then reacted and closed quiet
and steady at a net advance of 1 point,
with sales of 38,000 bales. Liverpool
advanced 1 2to 1 point, closing quiet
and steady, with spot sales of 8,000.
Spot cotton was quiet and unchanged,
with sales of 776 for spinning, 200 for
export and 3,100 delivered on contract.
Silver advanced 1 4d in London. A New
Orleans despatch says that there will be
a decrease in the acreage in Louisiana,
Arkansas, Mississippi and Alabama and
a large diminution in the use of fertiliz
ers, and that recent rains have been bad
tor the crop.
The New Orleans receipts to-morrow
are estimated at 2,000 to 3,000 against
2,821 last Thursday, and 757 last year.
The port receipts to-day were 4,199
against 6,199 last week and 3,694 last
year; thus far this week 29,995, against
42,204 thus far last week. In Manches
ter yarns were dull and cloths quiet.
The Southern spot markets were quiet
and unchanged.
The exports from the ports were 4,543
to Great Britain. Memphis received
122 bales, against 147 last week and 57
last year, and Houston 407, against 876
last week and 534 last year. The ex
ports of yarn from Great Britain in
April were 32,000,000 pounds, against
19,378,100 in the same month last year,
and thus far this season 88,255,500
pounds, against 75,997,100 last year; ex
ports of cloth were 40,200,000 in April,
against 41,917,820 last year, and thus
far this season 1,682,889,100, against
1,820,662,600 thus far last season.
To-day’s Features.
There was an undertone of strength in
cotton to-day m spite of the fact that
Liverpool was dull, that Manchester was
rather blue, that the weekly government
report on the whole was favorable, and
there was an absence of life in the spec
ulation here. But some unfavorable pri
vate crop reports were received from
various sections of the cotton belt and
dry weather is undoubtedly needed in
Central Texas. Silver was higher and it
was believed that the dispute between
Russia and Japan has been practically
settled.
Although there was no large buying
for long accounts and the speculation
was anything but animated, there was
more or less nervousness noticeable
among the bears, and their covering
caused a slight advance. Most opera
tors, however, are holding aloof await
ing the bureau report to be published on
Friday. The bureau report is expected
by many to be bullish. Quite a number
of operators are inclined to the opinion
that it will report a decrease in the
acreage of 15 per cent.
DEFAULTING BANK OFFICIALS.
One Gets Four Years and the Other
. M ill Be Tried To-Day.
Lexington, Va., May B.—R. K. God
win, bookkeeper of the defunct bank of
Lexington, was found guilty by the jury
under the first indictment for which
he was being tried for making false en
try as clerk. The jury returned a ver
dict after being out only thirty minutes
and fixed the penalty to be four years in
the State penitentiary.
The verdict meets with the approval
of many, while many expected an ac
quittal. Godwin was under six similar
indictments which were quashed by
agreement of counsel for both sides and
the verdict was accepted without an ap
peal.
The trial of C. W. Irvine comes up to
morrow. He is under three indictments
for receiving money from absconding
cashier Figgatt, knowing the same to
have been embezzled and stolen.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
THE SCOTLAND NECK MILLS.
Anniml Meeting ol Stockholders of the
Kuitting Mills.
Special to the News and Observer.
Scotland Neck, N. 0., May 8.
The sixth annual meeting of the stock
holders in the Scotland Neck Knitting
Mills was held here this week. The
board of directors finished up their work
yesterday. All the stock was repre
sented. The report of the secretary and
treasurer showed the mills in good con
dition, and the outlook better than ever
before. The output of the mills since
the last annual meeting has been about
SBO,OOO. The capacity of the hosiery
department has been doubled, and the
underwear department has been in
creased 20 j>er cent.
There are 175 operatives at work in
the mills now, and there are plans ahead
for putting in more machinery. Secre
tary McDowell desires to make the mills
the most complete in the country, and
so proposes to put in more new’ machinery
until they are equipped second to none.
The stockholders elected the following
gentlemen as directors for the ensuing
year: Dr. T. O. Pugh, H. A.
J. C. Stoneburner, of Baltimore; John
N. Vaughan and C. W. Grandy, of Nor
folk, and N. Biggs, W. H. Kitchin, R.
C. Joley, R. E. Hancock and N. B. Jo
sey, of Scotland Neck. Mr. N. B. Josey
w T as re-elected President and Mr. A. Mc-
Dowell was re-elected Secretary and
Treasurer.
BASEBALL YESTERDAY. *
At Pittsburg:
Brooklyn, 00 0 02002 o—4
Pittsburg, 0 4 0 1 0 3 1 0 x—9
Batteries: Daub and Grim; Hawley
and Kinslow’.
At Cincinnati:
New York, 2 0 1 3 0 4 0 0 x—lo
Cincinnati, 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 o—3
Batteries: Rusie and Farrell; Phillips
and Vaughan.
At St Louis:
Boston, 2000 0 0 17 o—lo
St. Louis, 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 1— 7
Batteries: Sullivan and Warner; Ehret,
Breitenstein and Peitz.
At Louisville:
Philadelphia, 00103 2 21 x- 9
Louisville, 21000300 o—6
Batteries: McMillen and Buckley: Knel
and Zahner.
At Chicago:
Washington, 02000101 0-4
Chicago, 00010001 6—B
Battrries: Stockdale and McGuire;
Stratton and Moran.
At Cleveland—First game:
Baltimore, 10302000 o—6
Cleveland, 01 000001 o—2
Batteries: Esper and Robinson; Young
and O’Connor.
Second game: Baltimore vs. Cleve
land; second game called end of the first
inning on account of rain.
At New Orleans:
New Orleans, 00010200 o—3
Little Rock, 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0-4
Batteries; Fifield and Corcoran: Ely
and Gending.
At Roanoke:
Roanoke, 22000000 o—4
Portsmouth, 12011100 x—6
Batteries: Gaffney and Ganzell; leach,
Flynn and Vetter.
At Petersburg:
Petersburg, 40000021 I—B
Richmond* 00010301 o—s
Batteries: Dunkel and McClung;
Flynn and Foster.
Col. Alspaugh for Collector.
Special to the News and Observer.
Winston, N. 0., May 8.
Col. J. W. Alspaugh, of this city an
nounces himself a candidate for the col
lectorship of the Western North Carolina
Internal Revenue district. He has some
strong endorsements which were mailed
to President Cleveland to-night.
Texas and the Silver Question.
Dallas, Texas, May B.—Chairman
Dudley has called a meeting of the Ex
ecutive Committee of the Democratic
party of Texas to be held at Dallas,
May 27th, for the purpose of defining
the position of the party on silver. He
says the issue now must be met, and the
party united for action next year.
The New Y. M. C. A. President.
Mr. T. Henry Briggs has been chosen
President of the Y. M. C. A. for 1895.
Mr. Briggs stands high in the esteem
and confidence of the people, and is as
active as he is effective in pushing for
ward the great work of which he is now
the official head. No more healthful in
fluence enters into the life of young men
than the altruistic atmosphere of the Y.
M. C. A., and the executive ability of
Mr. Briggs is expected to focalize the
noble Intents of the Association toward
their desired end. f
Critical Illness of Judge Green.
Major William A. Guthrie was in the
city yesterday. He had started from
Durham to Chatham Court, but on the
way met Judge Womack returning.
Judge Green had adjourned the court
on account of a sudden and severe at
tack of his old trouble, asthma, and he
is reported to be lying in a critical con
dition.
A King’s Daughters’ Entertainment.
The Mission Circle of Kings Daugh
ters will give another of their delightful
entertainments this evening commencing
at 8 o’clock, at the residence of Mr. W.
A. Myatt, North Blount street. The
programme will consist of music, reci
tations, etc., and all the delicacies of
the season will be served. A pleasant
time is promised all who attend.