The News and Observer.
VOL. XXXYIII. MO. 95.
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FOB FOREIGN MISSIONS
THE SOU THERM B APTIST CON
VENTION WILL RAISE $150,-
000 FOR THE WORK.
NORTH CAROLINA TO RAISE $9,000
Within the Fifty Years of its Existence
the Convention Has Contributed sl,-
800,000 tor This Purpose—Work ot
the Home Mission' Board—Proposi
tion to Establish a Board to Take
“Charge of the W ork jofTl ii iI d iii g New
"Churches Rejected. _
Washington, D. C., May 13. —The
Southern Baptist Convention re-assem
bled to-day. President Haralson in the
chair.
Rev. I. T. Tiehenor, rising to a ques
tion of personal privilege, stated that
President Whitsitt, in his historical ser
mon on Sunday, in common with
the popular intelligence on the subject,
had totally misapprehended the purport
of certain resolutions proposed at a meet
ing held in Atlanta some years ago. The
general understanding was that those
resolutions looked to the disbanding of
the Southern Baptist Convention and its
consolidation with the Northern Society.
As the author ofj the resolutions, he
stated what he knew when he said that
the resolutions looked only to the ap
pointment of a committee to confer with
the representatives of the Northern
bodies, * with a view to co-operation in
work. They were intended to preserve
and not destroy the Southern Baptist
Convention.
No Church Building Board.
Rev. G. A. Nunnelly, of Memphis,
from the committee to whom had been
referred resolutions providing for the
appointment of a church building board,
reported, recommending the adoption of
the resolutions. Explaining the necessity
for the existence of the board, Mr.
Nunnelly stated that there were 3,000
organized churches without houses of
worship and that, owing to the lack of
system in providing places of worship for
new organizations, this number of home
less churches is constantly increasing.
Until a church was provided with a per
manent shelter of its own it was not
only not a contributor to the funds of
the* convention, but a pensioner upon
the bounty of the more fortunate orga
nizations.
Rev. I. T. Tiehenor, Secretary of the
Board of Home Missions, said the adop
tion of the report made by Mr. Nunnelly
meant the dismemberment of the Home
Mission Board to which the convention
years ago committed the work of ex
tending churches in securing houses of
worship.
The report, which carried with it the
creation of a new board to take charge
of the work of providing houses for
homeless churches, was rejected—ayes
80, noes 155.
Rev. A. J. Rowland, Secretary of the
American Baptist Publication Society,
and Rev. A. C. Wilkms, Secretary of the
Baptist Young People’s Union of Amer
ica, made short speeches. The former
recalled the fact that the Publication So
ciety had its origin in Washington
seventy-one years ago, at the residence
of Mr. George Wood, and for a period
had its headquarters here, its affairs
being conducted by Noah K. Davis,
father of the distinguished professor of
the same name in the University of Vir
ginia. He stated that the society had
just agreed to enter upon the work of
publishing the Baptist edition of the
Chinese Bible.
General John Eaton, President of the
American Society of Religious Educa
tion, ex Commissioner of Education,
was also introduced to the Convention
and briefly addressed it upon the work
of his society.
Foreign Mission Work.
J. J. Taylor, of Mobile, submitted the
report of the committee on the financial
policy of the Foreign Missions Board,
recommending that the sum of $150,-
00J) be raised for the work next year,
apportioned as follows:
Alabama, $10,800; Arkansas, $2,400;
Western Arkansas and Indian Territory,
$600; District of Columbia, $1,200;
Florida, $1,800; Georgia, $18,000; Ken
tucky, $18,000; Louisiana, $2,400; Mary
land, $13,200; Mississippi, $6,000; Mis
souri. $9,000; North Carolina, $9,000;
South Carolina, $13,800; Tennessee $7,-
200; Texas, $15,000; Virginia, $21,000;
other States S6OO.
The needs of the work were presented
by li. J. WUlingham, corresponding sec
retary of the board, after which the re
port was adopted.
Discussion of the report of the com
raittee on pagan fields, which was the
subject of Saturday night’s session, was
resumed Rev. R. H. Graves, 40 years
the missionary of the convention in Can
ton, China, came with the message of
Joshua and Caleb upon their return
from an inaction of the Promised land,
that the church should “go up at once
and occupy the land, for we are able to
possess it.” This was the time to extend
the work of missions in that country; a
fatal mistake would be made by the
church if it let the present opportunity
go by. He bad taken possession, he
said, of the province of Umehow for
Christ, baptizing two converts, the first
in its history.
Secretary Willingham announced that
in the 50 years of the existence of the
Southern Baptist Convention its constit
uency had contributed $1,800,000 to the
cause of foreign missions, and the board
had sent 310 missionaries into the field.
T. C. Britton, a missionary at Foo
Chow, China, from North Carolina,
gave a few words of greeting to the con
vention.
'The report of the committee was
agreed to.
. Dr. Kerfoot, of the Theological Semi
nary, reported that a reply, by direction
of the Convention, had been prepared
to the communication of the general
Convention of Disciples and sent to that
body during its session at Richmond.
No reply had been received and the com
mittee had been unofficially informed
that action had been postponed by the
Convention.
Home Mission Board.
The report of the committee on that
part of the report of the Home Mission
Board relating to foreign population,
read by Rev. J. T. Christian, of Louis
ville, Kentucky, quoted the commis
sioner of immigrotion to the effect
that the influx of foreigners to our
shores is again greatly on the increase.
The report further stated that five cities
of the United States contained one-sixth
of its intire population; that they were
dominated by foreign born population,
and that Rum and Romanism dominated
the foreign population. The committee
recommended increased efforts among
the foreigners and Indians of the United
States. Work in Cuba, owing to the ex
isting war there, will have to be post
poned until a more propitious time.
The report was discussed by Dr. Chris
tian, by Rev. Wm. Richmond, of Balti
more, who said it paid to convert Ger
mans—that there were no anarchists
among converted Germans, nor Socialists,
nor “Higher critics” (laughter); and by
A. J. Diaz, a native Baptist missionary
in Cuba. The au horities, he said, had
closed the churches outside of the city
of Havana, giving the pastors but a few
hours in which to leave. But in Havana
the work was going on successfully.
Speaking of the necessity of laboring
among the Cubans, he said Catholicism
there was worse than paganism. Among
the agencies that aid in the work of the
churches were the hospital and regular
cross band.
The convention then adjourned until
7:30 o’clock this evening. This after
noon the delegates from Georgia and
their friends were taken to Mount Ver
non by Secretary Hoke Smith.
Secretary Smith was to have pre
sented the delegates of the convention
to the President to-day, but owing to
official businesss the President was una
ble to meet them, but will do so to mor
row morning.
North Carolina Honored.
At the meeting of the Women’s Mis
sionary Union of the Southern Baptist
Convention to-day, the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year :
President, Miss Fannie Heck, of North
Carolina; Miss Annie W. Armstrong,
Baltimore, Corresponding Secretary;
Miss Martine, of Baltimore, Recording
Secretary; Mrs. Lowndes, Baltimore,
Treasurer. All these elections were
unanimous.
Vice-Presidents were elected as fol
lows : Mrs. George Eager, Alabama;
Mrs. E. Longley, Arkansas; Mrs. B. B.
Chipley, Florida; Miss M. E. Wright,
Georgia; Miss E. S. Broadus, Kentucky;
Mrs. W. J. Brown, Maryland; Mrs. Aven,
Mississippi; Mrs. W. F. Elliot,
Missouri; Mrs. James A. Briggs,
North Carolina; Mrs. A. C. S. Jackson,
Tennessee; Miss M. L. Coker, North
Carolina; Mrs. A. M. Gwathney, Vir
ginia; Mrs. F. B. Davis, Texas; Miss
Comprere, Indian Terr" :y; Mrs. Tuck
er, North Carolina.
The recommendation of the Sunday
School board, that the missionary day
in the Sunday Schools, which proved so
successful last year, and which brought
into the treasuries of the Home and
Foreign Boards so large a sum of money,
be made a subject of special attention ou
the part of the Women’s Missionary So
cieties this year, was adopted.
Had Nothing to do with Politics.
Dr. J. B. Hawthone, of Atlanta, Ga.,
addressed the convention. He referred
to the separation between the Northern
and Southern sections of the church and
said there were still some people, both
in the Southern and Northern parts of
the Baptist Church, who insisted upon
trying to recognize dead issues and in
tended them to exist as a sort of monu
ment to the defeated party. This con
vention, however, he said, had nothing
to do with Southern politics.
He spoke of the history of the board
and said the first missionary work the
Southern States had done was to aid the
struggling city churches in the North,
and that the first church in Washington
had its start in life with funds from the
missionary board of the Southern con- ,
vention. The Southern Baptist ministers ,
were most of them rich planters and did ,
not need or receive salary. Fifty years
ago, he added, they looked upon city 1
churches as the worst field to which Bap
tist preachers could be sent. Southern
churches had then relieved the struggling
Northern churches in their poverty and
they now rejoiced in their magnificent 1
success. 1
He touched on the development of the i
South, which, he contended, was not the 1
outgrowth of outside influences, as some
people pretended to believe, but was the
work of Southern effort and Southern
heart, and all they needed was capital <
and technical skill, and there they were
getting as much as they could from the
best brains and blood of the New Eug- 1
land States and the boundless North- 1
west.
The Negro Question.
As to the negro question, he claimed
there was but one certainty and that .
was, that if the white Christians of the i
Southern States did not save the negroes I
they would destroy the whites. He said
if the negroes were allowed to relapse <
into barbarism, as many of them showed 1
a tendency to do, the white people would !
RALEIGH, N. C., TUESDAY, MAY 14, 1895.
be driven to barbaric methods in pro
tecting themselves.
He then referred to the new woman
and of the women divines, and said that
the blizzards of last winter would be
hut a summarization in comparison with
the Baptist minister who so far faltered
from the accepted teach lags of the
church, and the teachings of Paul, in
order to win a smile from a woman who
had arrayed herself in the cast off habit
of her subjugated husband.
B. H. Carroll, of Waco, Texas, spoke
of the glorious religious history of Texas.
He said that out of 2,500 churches, 1,-
500 had no places for holding services,
and of these 2,500, there were scarcely
100 which could support a minister the
whole year round. There were seventy
two counties in the State (which together
would form a State as large as Pennsyl
vania), in which there were not a single
Baptist minister. Os the 560,000 ne
groes in the State, he was proud to say
that one-fourth were Baptists. lie then
exhorted the convention to give aid to
the ministers of his State to continue
missionary work in Texas.
Dr. A. J. Diaz, of Cuba, followed with
a short address, in which he also asked
for missionary aid in his country, but
stated that before anything fruitful
could be hoped for a closer acquaintance
with the natives of Cuba would have to
be formed.
The convention then adjourned until
to morrow morning. It is understood
that the next convention will be held at
Chattanooga, Teun., but the question
did not come before the convention to
day.
BURK AT THE UNIVERSITY.
Reviewing for Final Examinations is
the Order ot the Day.
Special to the News and Observer.
Chapel Hill, N. C., May 13.
Prof. C. R. Harding, Professor of
Greek at Davidscn College, on invita
tion of the University Young Men’s
Christian Association, delivered an ad
dress last night, which was spiritual,
earnest, practical and helpful. His topic,
the “Power of Influence,” was clearly
set forth and enforced by living exam
ples, illustrations from history, litera
ture and nature. Surely no man liveth
unto himself. The pastors and congre
gations united in this pleasant service.
The Y. M. C. A. building fund has
reached $6,000 and over just among the
students and faculty. The building com
mittee is beginning to send an earnest
letter to the alumni and friends of the
University to help in reaching the $20,-
000 mark when a handsome building
for the association’s use in its grand
work will be erected.
Delegates are being selected by the Y.
M. C. A. to attend the Knoxville Sum
mer School for Christian students in
June.
Interest is growing in the champion
ship base-ball game between the Vir
ginia and North Carolina Universities at
Greensboro Saturday. A special train
will probably be run.
Final examinations will be held May
21st to 31st. Reviewing is in order.
The rhododendron is fine this year, but
will not last many years at the reckless
rate the branches are being broken.
The painting of the wood work of the
buildings, which was much needed, is
going forward. Everything is pushing
to get ready for the ’ great centennial
commencement. The Baccalaureate ser
mon will be preached by Rev. Alex Phil
lips, of Alabama., (a son of the Univer
sity, or rather a grandson). He follows
in distinguished ability and earnestness
in the footsteps of his beloved and hon
ored ancestors, Revs. Charles and James
Phillips, his father and grandfather re
spectively.
Mrs. Charles Phillips is here, the
guest of Dr. Battle.
The King’s Daughters will give a straw
berry festival to-morrow night.
Dr. Winston has sufficiently recovered
from his illness to take a trip North.
KILLED BY HIS MISTRESS.
A State Senator Shot while Asleep by
a Jealous Woman.
St. Louis, Mo., May 13.-— State Sena
tor Peter R. Morrissey was murdered
while asleep in bed this morning by
Maud Lewis, at her home. She sent a
bullet through Morrissey’s brain, placing
the pistol against the sleeping man’s left
eye aud pulling the trigger. She also
shot; him in the mouth.
The deceased was a single man, 32
years of age, and had been living with
the woman who was of a jealous nature.
It is supposed the killing was the result
of a quarrel. The woman is half crazed
over her deed and is strapped to a cot in
a cell at the city hospital.
CA RUSE’S MONEY CAMPAIGN.
f hi; Secretary B ill Leave Bashington
Next Sunday Afternoon.
Washington, D. C , May 13. - Secre
tary Carlisle announces the following
dates upon which he will deliver
speeches on the financial question : At
Covington, Ky., Monday, May 20th; be
fore the Memphis “Sound Money Con
vention,” Thursday. May 23rd; at Bow
ling Green, Ky., Saturday, May 25th;
at Louisville, Tuesday, May 28.
The Secretary will leave Washington
next Sunday afternoon, going direct to
Covington. All the addresses will be
delivered in the evening except that at
Memphis, which will be delivered in the
afternoon.
Columbus, Ohio, May 13.—Mrs. Hen
rietta J. Moore, of Springfield, was to
day chosen temporary chairman of the
State prohibition convention, which
meets at Springfield on the Bth and 9th
of June. This will lie the first time m
Ohio that a woman has presided over a
State political convention.
ROGERS IS COLLECTOR
j THE CHIEF DEPUTY APPOINTED
yesterday to succeed
CAPT. CARTER.
WAS HE HOPE ELIAS’ CHOICE?
North Carolina Honored By the South
ern Baptist Convention--Miss Fannie
Heck, of Raleigh, Elected President
of the Woman’s Baptist Missionary
Union—Mrs. Gwaltney Addresses
the Ladies’ Auxiliary—lion. Carroll
D. W right Coming to the Unveiling.
Special to the News and Observer.
Washington, D. C., May 13.
Samuel L. Rogers, Chief Deputy Col :
lector, has been appointed to succeed
Hon. Melvil E. Carter, deceased. It is
understood that the telegraph wires
between Franklin, Macon county, and
this city were used to some extent by
the President and Kope Elias.
Mrs. Dr. Gwaltney, of Wake Forest,
addressed the Ladies’ Auxiliary of the
Southern Baptist church to-day. She is
the only North Carolinian who has de
livered an address before any branch of
the Convention. No Carolina minister
has made aDy speech.
The Woman’s Baptist Missionary
Union held its last day’s session to-day
and elected Miss Fannie E. Heck, of
Raleigh, President. This is great honor
and was deserved, as she has been one
of the hardest workers in the Union.
There was some opposition in the Bap
tist Convention to the adoption of the
report in favor of the system of tithing.
But it was adopted, and all good mem
bers will hereafter be expected to give
one tenth to the Lord.
Secretary Hoke Smith chartered the
steamer River Queen today and took all
the delegates to Mt. Vernon.
Miss Fannie Heck, of Raleigh, spoke
to the intermediate class at Calvary Bap
tist Church Sunday morniDg. Miss Heck
also took part in the discussion of mis
sion work at Woman’s Union on Satur
day.
Mr. Bright, of North Carolina, speaks
to the people to-night at the Independ
ent Order of Mechanic’s Hall.
The Convention to-day made its as
sessment on the different States for
missionary purposes. North Carolina
was assessed $9,000.
The following pulpits were occupied
yesterday by North Carolinians by as
signment: Fifth Baptist, J. H. Mundy;
Westminster Presbyterian, W. C. Tyree;
Sixth Presbyterian, Thos. E. Skinner;
First Baptist, in Richmond, Dr. Pritch
ard, of Charlotte.
♦ * +
The Washington correspondent of the
Charleston News and Courier on Sunday
night telegraphed his paper that Justice
Jackson was thought to have thrown his
vote to sustain the constitutionality of
the income tax. The decision is expec
ted March 20th.
* * *
Cadet Worth Bagley, who was recom
mended to be dropped by the Annapolis
Medical Board for heart trouble, was
given a re-examination on Saturday by
the Surgeon General. To day Secretary
Herbert approved the becision of the
Washington Board to hold him over for
final examination after two years’ course.
He will graduate on the 7th of June,
and will be assigned to duty on the
Montgomery on the Atlantic Squadron.
* * *
Marriage license was granted today
to James Deal, of Fayetteville, and Susan
Jackson, of Washington.
* * *
Carroll D. Wright said today that he
looked forward with pleasure to seeing
the monument unveiling and having an
other chance to decorate Confederate
graves. He had several relations in the
Confederate army.
* * *
Thomas Wilder and sister, of Louis
burg, are visiting their sister, Mrs. J. S.
Tomlinson.
MURDER AND MARRIAGE.
A Lover Kills his Sweetheart’s Father
and Then Marries Her.
Covington, Ga., May 13.—A tragedy
occurred near Newbern in this county
yesterday afternoon that has woven into
its startling plot love, romance, ven
geance, murder and marriage.
In Morgan county, just over the Hue
from Newton, there lives the family of
a rich and well known planter, J. T.
Estes. He had a daughter and she had
a lover named Green.
The family of the young lady objected
to the marriage of the young people aud
they determined to take matters into
their own hands. Yesterday afternoon
Will Green met Miss Estes by appoint
ment and the two proceeded in a buggy
to the residence of Rev. Mr. Harwell,
who was to perform the ceremony.
Just as the couple were getting from
the buggy they saw Mr. Estes and his
son coming rapidly towards them. Green
quickly pulled a revolver and fired at
Mr. Estes, the ball entering near the
heart, killing him instantly. Green
then fired two shots at young Estes, but
without effect.
Leaving her father dead in the road,
and shot to death by her lover, and her
brother bending over the inanimate
form, Miss Estes went on with her lover
to Broughton ville, where they were
married.
The sheriff of Newton county has re
ceived a telegram stating that a reward
of $250 has been offered for the capture
of Green.
WORK OF THE COLD WAVE.
Crops Damaged by Frost and Snow in
Many Sections.
Monticello, N. Y., May 13.—A cold
wave struck this section last night. The
thermometer dropped 45 degrees in
almost as many minutes. Ice formed
during the night and in some sections of
Sullivan and Delaware counties the fruit
blossoms are badly frozen. At 7 o’clock
snow was falling at Livingston, Manor
and Liberty and also in most of the up
towns of the New York, Ontario and
Western Railroad.
Watertown, N. Y., May 43. —North-
ern New York points experienced a drop
of 40 degrees in the themometer in 15
hours, the change taking place from 2
p. m. Saturday to Sunday morning.
Thousands ot Dollars Damage.
Lockport, N. Y., May 13.— The ther
mometer registered as low as 28 last
night. Fruit and vegetables suffered in
Niagara county, and although the ex
tent of the damage is not yet ascer
tained, it will reach thousands of dol
lars.
Nyach, N. Y., May 13.—The cold
weather this morning made thin ice in
this place and vicinity, and a contin
uance of the low temperature, it is be
lieved, will injure the fruit prospects.
Snow Storm in Michigan.
Detroit. Mich.. May 13.—Frederick,
Michigan, reports 9 to 10 inches of snow;
Ossinike 3 inches and still snowing;
Lewiston 8 inches and still snowing;
Menominee 4”mches with all gardens
and many fruit and shade trees ruined,
and Manistee 2 inches. The frost did
no damage to fruit trees at Grand Ha
ven, and it can be possible that gener
ally throughout the State fruit has es
caped serious injury.
Grayling, Mich., May 13. —A terrific
snow storm set in yesterday and this
morning the snow is twelve inches deep
on the level. It is still snowing and
drifting badly.
Heavy Frost in West Virginia.
Charleston, W. Va., May 13.— There
was a heavy frost throughout this sec
tion this morning, but owing to the dry
weather no damage of any importance
was done. The thermometer to-night is
54 and falling, with a cold rain.
Grapes Killed in Pennsylvania.
Erie, Pa., May 13.—A killing frost
fell from midnight last night and did
very extensive damage in the grape belt.
Crops Injured in Ohio.
Cleveland, Ohio, May 13.—A heavy
and killing frost visited the Northern
and Eastern portions of the State last
night. In some places ice was frozen a
quarter of an inch thick. Frnit of all
kinds was destroyed. Along the lake
shore grape growers kept fires burning
all night in their vineyards, but the
damage done to the vines is very great
and the loss will amount to many thou
sands of dollars. Wheat, which had
commenced heading, is badly injured.
Garden truck is ruined and young corn
frozen in the ground.
Heavy Frost in Virginia.
Lexington, Va., May 13.—This sec
tion was visited by a heavy frost last
night and in one locality there was ice.
The fruit and gardens were very slightly
damaged. The temperature is 50 de
grees and falling slowly. Wind South
and indications point to rain.
BASEBALL YESTERDAY.
At Chicago:
Chicago—New York, game postponed on
account of a snow storm.
At Cleveland:
Cleveland—Boston game postponed on
account of cold weather and rain.
At Cincinnati:
Cincinnati—Baltimore game postponed
on account of rain.
At Louisville:
Louisville —Washington game postponed
on account of wet grounds.
At St. Louis:
St. Louis, 02410041 o—l 2
Brooklyn, 20042320 o—l 3
Batteries: Breitenstein and Miller;
Gumbert and Dailey.
At Pittsburg:
Pittsburg, 3000100000 o—4
Philadelphia, 3000010000 4—B
(11 inning?) Batteries: Killen and Sug
den; McGill and Buckley.
At Norfolk:
Norfolk, 01010000 2—4
Portsmouth. 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 x—6
Batteries: McCreery. Purcell and
Geier; Tiraudt and Vetter.
At Atlanta:
Atlanta, 4022 2 060 o—l 6
Nashville, 1 6 0 0 0 0 3 3 o—l 2
Batteries: Schmidt, Callehan and
Wilson; Herman and Trost.
At Roanoke:
Roanoke, 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2
Richmond, 21000000x-3
Batteries: Gaffney and Ganzell; Flynn
and Foster.
ADMIRAL MEADE’S SUCCESSOR.
W ill Not be Appointed Till Alter the
Kiel Canal Celebration.
Washington, D. C., May 13.—The an
nouncement is made that Rear Admiral
Meade’s successor as commander-in-chief
of the North Atlantic squadron will
probably not be appointed until after the
Kiel canal celebration.
Secretary Herbert intimated this morn
ing that no urgent necessity for filling ;
the command existed just at present and
as the fleet was widely scattered, most
of them being under repairs at navy ,
yards or on detached duty, squadron or- <
ganization had no advantages. ,
Os the seven vessels which were nomi
nally under Admiral Meade’s command,
practically every one has been detached. J
The New York and Columbia will leave 1
for Europe next Monday under orders to
return before July Ist.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
SUN’S COTTON REPORT.
Speculation Slightly Influenced by Cold
Weather in the South.
New York, May 13.—-Cotton rose 3
to 4 points but lost this and declined 2
to 3 points, closing easy, with sales of
68,500 bales. Liverpool advanced 11-2
points, closing quiet and steady, with
prices 1 to 1 1-2 points higher than at
the close on Saturday. The spot sales
were only 8,000 bales. New Orleans
advanced 2 points but lost this and
dropped 4 points.
Spot cotton here was dull and un
changed; sales of 84 for spinning and
2,300 delivered on contract. The New
Orleans receipts to-morrow are estimated
at 1,500 against 4,061 last Tuesday and
605 last year. In Manchester yarns and
cloths were dull. The Bombay half
weekly receipts were 37,000 against 22,-
000 last year. The Southern spot mar
kets were quiet and unchanged. Port
receipt were 5,535 against 8,863 this day
last week and 4,704 last year. Port ex
ports were 9,791,m05t1y to the continent.
Elliston & 00., of Liverpool, estimate
the weekly consumption during April
the same as in previous months, Great
Britain 82,000 and Continent 98,000
bales of 400 pounds each, a total 180,000
bales, against 80,000 and 91,000, making
171,000 last year. The surplus mill
stocks on May Ist were: Great Britain
287,000 and Continent 773,000, a total
of 1,060,000, against 180,000 and 582,-
000, making 762,000 last year.
To-aay’s Features.
The speculation was a small local
affair. Early in the day there was a
rise owing to the cold weather in the
South. Later on, however, prices ‘re
ceded, mainly owing to a pediction by
the signal service of fair and warmer
weather at the South. Some of the Ger
man houses sold the distant months and
bought August this afternoon. Grain,
stocks and iron were stronger, and the
bull fever seems to be on, not only in
this country, but in Europe. Some
think cotton has had all the rise that it
is entitled, to but others and among them
not a few experienced operators and
prominent houses here, believe that 1895
is going to he a bull year in cotton.
IMPROVEMENT IN CROPS.
But a B'eek of Continuously Fair
B r eather is Needed Everywhere.
The reports of correspondents of the
Weekly Weather Crop Bulletin, issued
by the North Carolina State Weather
Service, for the week ending Monday,
May 13th, show some improvement over
conditions of the preceding week. The
rain-fall was apparently not much above
the normal generally, but the ground
was wet at beginning of the week from
rains of the last days of the preceding
week, so that plowing could not be done
during more than four days of the week
anywhere, and in some places hardly
any plowing was done. The temperature
was considerably above the normal until
the last two days, when a cold wave
prevailed. Vegetation has progressed
rapidly in nearly all sections. Wheat
and oats continue to look well. Truck
crops generally are reported fairly good.
Tobacco plants and sweet potatoes are
being set out. What is needed every
where is a week or ten days of contin
uous fair weather, which would enable
farmers to finish planting and get their
crops m good condition.
Eastern District.—The rain-fall was
unevenly distributed in this district. A
majority of correspondents report the
f ;round too wet for much plowing. A
arge portion of seeds planted just before
the wet spell rotted in the ground and
some farmers are plowing up and plant
ing corn over. About half of the re
ports say stand of corn and cotton is
poor, while the rest report fair stands.
In Pitt a hail storm damaged tobacco
beds on the 9th. Sweet potatoes and to
bacco plants are being set out. The
weather has been very warm until last
two days of the week, and while it was
not generally a good week for work, it
was favorable for growing crops. Cor
respondents in the following counties re
port the week favorable for growing
crops, viz: Columbus, Brunswick, New
Hanover, Onslow, Wayne, Craven, Car
teret, Pender, Northampton, Nash,
Robeson.
Central District.— The amount of rain
in this district was generally not above
the average, but the ground being so wet
from previous rains prevented far
mers in some of the counties
from doing much plowing. The
following counties seen to have suf
fered mont from the rains: Person,
Chatham, Orange, some parts of Johns
ton, some parts of Richmond, Randolph,
Alamance, parts of Anson, parts of
Cumberland, Montgomery and Guilford.
In a majority of the central counties the
week was a favorable one for woik and
for all growing crops. Light showers oc
curred but there was an average amount
of sunshine and temperature was high
during most of the week ; vegetation made
good progress. A week or ten days of
continuous fair weather would put crops
in good condition.
Western District. —There were fre
quent'showers in the west, which hindered
farm work in many localities; but a large
number of correspondents report the
week favorable for w T ork, and everything
that is up is growing rapidly. The tem
perature was high until last two or three
days, when a cool wave prevailed. Farm
work is still behind nearly everywhere.
A week of fair weather is what is need
ed. Crimson clover is about ready to
cut. Wheat is generally fine, and the
outlook for fruit continues good.
At Memphis:
Memphis, 5 0 1 3 9 5 2 0 0—25
Montgomery, 001301011- 7
Batteries: Burrell, Quigg and O’Meara;
Maloney and Kehoe.