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The News and Observer. _ - (> r fi YOL.XXXYIIL NO. 106. TGDE [LAMEST GBOOBSMILMTOKI ASST MGOT (BAMUMA ©AOOf. AT GUILFORD COLLEGE INTERESTING JCOMMENCEMENT EXERCISES DURING THE PAST WEEK. CLOSED WITHmUMNI BANQUET. A Great Crowd Present on Commence ment Day Proper—-The Graduating Class Composed of Eight Yonng Men and Fonr Yonng Women-—A Bril liant Address by Mr. Wood, of New York, and a Strong Sermon by Dr. fJone«, of Haverford College. Special to the News and Observer. Guilford College, N. C., May 24. An account of the exercises of Friday and Saturday has already been published. On Sunday, May 19th, the annual ser mon was preached by Rufus M. Jones, Professor of Philosophy in Haverford College, Va.. and editor of the “Ameri can Friend.” The prayer of Paul for the Ephesians, that he would “grant you according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might by His spirit in the inner man; that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith,” Eph. 111, 16, and fol lowing verses were lucidly and power fully set forth as the basic experience in Christian life. In the evening, the usual time for the young people’s Sunday evening prayer meeting, he also gave a highly appre ciated address. The hall was filled with a large and attentive audience. On Monday before noon were given the graduating exercises of the Senior Preparatory Class, interspersed with music by Miss Craven’s music pupils. The certificate awarded those who have oompleted the preparatory course admits the holders to the Freshman class of the college without examination. Such cer tificate is given only to those who have finished the prescribed studies of the preparatory course under the supervision of the principal of the preparatory de partment of the oollege, and tested by an examination on which the pupil must get at least seventy-five per cent, on the questions asked. The afternoon and evening of the same day were given up to the alumni of the college. In the afternoon they held their busi ness meeting. At this meeting the young alumni showed their appreciation of their Alma Mater and their interest in the cause of education by founding an alumni scholarship for the college de partment, to be supported by annual # fees from their members. In the evening was held the public meeting of the Alumni Association, be fore which the annual address was de livered by John T. Benbow, of East Bend, Yadkin county, of the class of 1890. The oration was one of much thought fulness and earnestness, and was re ceived with universal commendation. Mr. Benbow, since graduating at Guil ford Oollege, has tanght a successful school in his native town for two years, and since has taken a course of law at the University of North Carolina and been admitted to the bar. Commencement Day proper dawned bright and pleasant, and brought to the college a host of friends so that all avail able space in the great auditorium was utilized in seating the visitors, and still many were left standing about the doors and hallways. The devotional exercises of the day were conducted by Rev. James Jones, of Greensboro. After a few words of welcome, Presi dent Hobbs presented to the audience the members of the Senior class, consist ing of eight young men and fonr young women. In order to bring all the exer cises of the day into one session, and give more time for the address from the distinguished visitor who was present, the class had selected of their own num ber two yonng men and two young women as orators for the day, as char acteristic of the equal rights and privi leges that the sexes enjoy in the college, the others cheerfully resigning then places on the program. The vast au dience then listened without the least sign of impatience to fonr well delivered and thoughtful orations in the following order : 1. Influence of Puritanism on Ameri can Institutions, Ottis E. Mendenhall, Lexington. 2. The Land of the Mikado, Cornelia Roberson, Guilford Oollege. 3. Our Commercial Tendency, G. Ray mond Allen. Greensboro. 4. The Rossettis, Henryanna C. Hack ney, Gnildford College. President Hobbs then addressed the class in a brief and appropriate speech, after which he presented the diplomas, conferring the degrees. Five of the class haviDg completed the classical course received the degree of A. B. The re maining seven having taken only the Latin Scientific, or Scientific, had con ferred upon them the degree of B. S. The Baccalaureate address, then fol lowed, which was given by James Wood of New York. To give even an outline of this valuable address would lead us too far, the gist of it, however, may be given iD a few words. Our faculties are God given for the good of ourselves and our fellow men, and for the glory of God. They are instruments or means to an end. We fail, therefore, and are ac countable, if we do not have our facul ties in the best condition to do the best possible work. This is the statement of the theme; but the whole address which was delivered extemporaneously, was given with aui mation and good effect, and was pro nounced by every one to be a great suc cess. The day closed with an alumni ban quet at which there was a “feast of rea son and flow of soul” as well as a feast of the good things that satisfy the appe tite of the natural man. The occasion was presided over by George W. Wilson, of the cliss of 1892, with admirable effect. THE METHODIS'D CONFERENCE. Encouraging Reports From all the Churches and Pastors. Special to the News and Observer. Scotland Neck, N. C., May 24. The work of the Methodist Conference here yesterday was quite interesting. The enquiries from the different charges were continued. From almost every charge the report was encouraging. Pastors reported their fields in good con dition both as regards the condition of the churches and the growth in member ship. Missionary Societies, Bright Jew els, Epworth Leagues, were all reported on, and the reports showed considerable increase in this work. The reports of the pastors showed that Sunday schools are flourishing all over the District, and the financial condition of the churches is fair. No new church houses were reported, but a committee was appointed to take steps towards the building of a new church at Roanoke Rapids, which prom ises soon to be a thriving manufactur ing town. Contributions were also taken for building a new church at Roxobel, where there is no Methodist church. The Conference discussed the condition of the convicts on the State farms, and Rev. R P. Troy, of Weldon, offered the following resolution: “Resolved , That it is the sense and unanimous desire of this District Con ference that the convicts on the State farms and other public works ought to have the gospel and religious instruc tion and counsel, and w r e most respectfully appeal to the Hon. A. Leazar, the Superintendent of the State Penitentiary, to bring the matter to the attention of the authori ties, and, if possible, secure a chaplain for the same.” There are four local preachers in the Conference and they made report of their work N. F. Miller and J. H Garris were applicants for license to act as local preachers. The licenses were granted. One who had been acting as local preacher before, Rev. Mr. Piland, was admitted into the number of traveling ministers. Rev. W. L. Grissom, of the North Car olina Christian Advocate, was present. Also Rev. T. J. Gattis, who has charge of colportage work for the State, was present. Revs. Mr. Lee, of Tar boro, and Underwood, of Rocky Mount, were visitors to the Conference. There were applications from Enfield, Henderson, Windsor, Scotland Neck and Jackson for the next conference. Scot land Neck was ruled out by reason of the present session being heid here, and the conference voted to go to Jackson next year. Presiding Elder Black asked the sense of the conference as to what time it ought to be held. It was the sense of the conference that the last of May is a good season. Revs. J. A. Homaday, of Ridgeway; M. D. Hix, of Henderson, P. L. Herman, of Warrenton, and J. R. Sawyer, of Wil liamston, have preached special sermons during the conference, and the preach ing has been of a h : gh order and has greatly pleased the large congregations that have all the while attended. The conference held a short session this morning. Resolutions of thanks were passed for the beautiful hospitality of the people of the town, and especially to the Baptists for the use of their church and for the royal entertainment given them while here. The session was entirely harmonious and the best of feel ing prevailed throughout. The conference adjourned and the ministers and delegates took the morn ing train for their homes and charges. Will Entertain the Newspaper Men. Special to the News and Observer. Asheville, N. C., May 24. Dave Sherrill, who was shot in Cripple Creek Wednesday by Jesse Clayton, died last night at Mission Hospital. Asheville is making arrangements to elaborately entertain the Washington correspondents who come here May 21st. A Negro Lynched in Kentucky. Henderson, Ky., May 24 —Claude Henderson, alias Kennedy, the negro who attempted to commit rape upon the 13-year old child, Mildred Gray, near Dekovel, yesterday morning, was taken from the Caseyville jail last night by a mob of 100 men, who conveyed him to the scene of his crime, where his lifeless body was left hanging to a tree. Small Pox Still Spreading. Washington, D. C,, May 24 —ln addi tion to the serious ontbreak of small pox in Staunton, Va., the Marine Hospital Service reports cases of small pox during the past two weeks at Bowling Green, Ky.; New Orleans, Memphis, Paducah, Ky., Vicksburg, Mississippi, and Wheel ing, W. Va. In most of the cities named the cases were sporadic. Two Killed and Five Wounded. Danville, Ky., May 24. —la a freight wreck on the Cincinnati Southern Rail road near here early this morning, two mea were killed and five others wounded. The injured men were all tramps, two being negroes. Killed: Stanly Davis, white, Chattanooga; D. R. Stocks; col ored. RALEIGH. N. C., SATURDAY. MAY 25. 1895. SILVER THE ISSUE. Republicans Badly Tora by Factions as Well as the Demacrats. Special to the News and Observer Washington, D. C., May 24. The politicians nere are talking very much about the declaration Chairman Carter, of the National Republican Ex ecutive committee, made to ex-President Harrison this week. He asked the ex- President if he was for free coinage. The answer he received was not satisfactory. “The Republican prospect West of the Mississippi,” he said “depends on how the party meets the silver question. The Western demand must be met in the na tional platform. Fifty-nine electoral votes depend on this. These votes will not go to any man not willing to pledge himself to sign the silver legislation sent to him by Congress. It would not be surprising if the House elected the Pres ident should the silver men put a third candidate in the field. 1 believe silver bills will be passed by both houses next winter.” Ike Hill is here, just from Ohio. He is certain that free silver will win in Ohio and be the great issue. “Os the eighty eight counties in Ohio,” said Col. Hill, “the Republicans are thoroughly disorganized in all but about twenty counties. The Republicans had a good laugh at the Democrats in the Fifty-third Congress over the fights of all sorts of factions, but just wait till next winter and we will see the laugh on the other side. The Republicans will be more badly torn by factions than were the Democrats.” “I came to Washington byway of Cincinnati,” continued Col. Hill, “and I talked with any number of Kentucky Democrats. Judging from the universal sentiment, I would advise every one to stake all his money on Blackburn. Car lisle will not be in the race, and what the administration sees fit to call ‘sound money’ does not affect the people out there in the least. Blackburu in a few days will have the greatest ovation that wasjever given a man in Kentucky. 4 ‘The Democrats out in Ohio think that Adlai Stevenson is about the best man in sight for the presidency, but they will wait awhile before showing their hands on that question.” * * ■* Hon. W. W. Fleming, who was seen at the Normandie last evening, used to be one of the leading lawyers of North Carolina and prominent* in politics of that State, but for some years he has been engaged in business in New York city,says to day’s Post. “I suppose,” said he, “that a man un consciously imbibes something of local sentiment, and therefore I tna.v have come to regard with favor the New York view in matters of finance and business. At all events, I do not think the South ern Democracy can afford to alienate their allies in the Eastern and Middle States by a radical stand on the silver question. New York New Jersey, Delaware, and Mary land have always been the friends of the South politically and it would be foolish to break away from them on the extremely dubious chance of a combina tion with the West. When it comes to the finish I expect that the South will adopt this view and continue to main tain her old-time friendly relations with the section that has been her staunchest friend in the hour of need. The East is naturally conservative on the money ques tion, and as the South develops more it will come to entertain pretty nearly the same views as to the necessity of main taining a currency that shail be abso lutely sound.” Heard on the Train. Staff Correspondence News and Observev. “I have never heard or read anything better than the oration of Col. Waddell in Ralcigb on the 20th,” said Rev. H. M. Blair, editor of the Christian Advo cate. “It is very seldom we can find space for anything baside religious inis cellany and religious news in the Advo cate, but Col. Waddell’s oration was such an able and eloquent defense of the Southern position, that I wili make room for some extracts in the next issue of the paper.” “The school could suffer no greater loss in its directive force than it will in the retirement of Dr. J. M. Spainhour and Mr. B. F. Aycock as trustees,” said a great friend of the Normal and Indus trial School to-day. Dr. Spainhour and Mr. Aycock have been with the school since its commencement and have been active in every effort to add to its suc cess. They give way to Fusionists. “If it is true,” said a bright man to day “that Hezekiah Gudger has joined the Republican party, it is another Buck Kitchen case. Buck wanted an SB.OO a day place. He got a $6 00 a day place and got mad and quit the party. Heze kiah wanted a $4,500 place. He got a $2,400 place. It will turn a man against his party quicker to give him a smaller loaf than he thinks he deserves than to let him go hungry. As th* 1 Governor and other tirominent visitors entered the Colored A. and M. College, in Greensboro on Wednesday, a negro student was observed to be deeply absorbed in “Coin.” They all read it. There is a story that Capt. Bill Day, an ardent silverite, after reading “Coin,” said that it ha t made him a gold bug. The tea given last evening to Mr. Victor H. Boyden, by the Beta Tan Chapter of the Fraternity of Sigma Nu, was a grand success. The chapter halls were elaborately decorated with flowers and evergreens. At 11 o’clock the danc ing and card playing ceased and the guests were ushered into the dining hall where an elegant repast was served. FORFEITED BY LAW ALDERMEN “1»AT” STEWART AND C. E. KING OUSTED BY TIIE BOARD AT THE MEETING LAST EVENING. THEY MADE NO STATEMENTS Os Moneys Expended lor Campaign Purposes Until After the Time Al lowed by Law — 44 Pat” Stewart Is Again Eloquent in His Rage—Messrs. John A. Mills and F. W. Hiinnicutt Elected—A Working Democratic Ma jority-Business Transacted. At the meeting of the board of aider men. held last evening in the mayor’s office, aldermen “Pat” Stewart and O. E. King were ousted by the board as mem bers of that body. Messrs. John A. Mills and F. W. Hunnieutt were elected to fill their vacant seats. The grounds on which they were de clared to be no longer members of the board, was the fact that they had failed to file an itemized account of their ex penditures while making a campaign for election as members of the Board of Aldermen. This is required by a law passed by the last legislature which says that every candidate for office elected in the State shall fPe with the clerk an itemized statement of moneys contrib uted or expended by him in aid of his election. And that this statement shall be filed within ten days after his election. The penalty for failure to comply with this law is the forfeiture of the office. The time set for the meeting of the board was half past eight o’clock, and long before that hour the Mayor’s office was filled to overflowing; the meeting was an important one, as many city of fleers were to be elected, and the people had read of the slip up of the Republi can Aldermen in regard to filing their itemized statements of election expenses. A sensation was expected; and it came. Before the hour of meeting had arrived the six Republican Aldermen were in their seats on the left side of the office. On the end was “Pat” Stewart, and then came White, Hoover, Robinson, King and James Baker As they club bed together, as though to strengthen their minority, so did the crowd. On the left, behind “Pat” and his comrades, hung a black cloud of spectators; on the right, behind the Democratic chairs, the throng was lighter in'color. Back in the Clerk’s office the Demo cratic aldermen, with Mayor Russ were iu caucus. They had caucus id Tht#i 4ay night and yesterday afternoon on city officers and other matters, and many rumots as to their action had been going the rounds. Great was the inter est manifested in their coming. At 8:52 o’clock Mayor Russ and Aider men Johnson, Stronach, Ferrall, Drewry, Ivey and Boushall came in; at four minutes of nine the board was called to order. Matters started off smoothly, quietly, but it was the calm before a coming storm. On motion of Alderman Ferral the board went into the election of city offi cers, and Alderman Boushall Dominated tor Assistant Chief of the Fire Department, Walter Woolleott. Alderman Hoover seconded the nomination and the gen tleman was elected by acclamation. Dr. James McKee was nominated by Alderman Boushall, who made all demo cratic nominations, for Superintendent of Health. He was elected by acclama tion. T. W. Blake was elected keeper of the city clock, and then the election of city policemen was gone into. Two addi tional policemen were added, by motion, to the force. There was much specula tion as to what action the caucus had taken on this matter. Many rumors had been started yesterday The election shows that the caucus had dropped from the present force policemen John D. Thompson. Mart. Thompson, Bashford and Alderson. J. M. Beasley was elected, by Mayor Russ’ deciding vote, over Haywood Branch, the Republican nominee; L. S. Ellison was elected over Fagan Clemens; G. C. Upchurch, R. J. Conrad, A. H. Haynes, W. A. Woodall, Chas. Craigh ton, W. H. Weatherspoon, Henry Hun ■icutt, J. A. Cates, J. M. Jones, A. C. Yates, Belvin and Jones were elected by acclamation. P. C. Hardy and Marion Johnson, were elected as Turnkeys, with S4O a month salary by a unanimous vote. W. A. Howell was elected Superinten dent of the City Park by acclamation. W. Z. Blake was nominated for Street Commissioner. “Pat” Stewart rose like a jumpmg jack and croaked joyfully: “I’m glad to see you’ve come over to our side.” Mr. Blake was elected by ac clamation. Ou motion of Mr. Boushall, the com missions given to the city tax collector for collection of moneys were reduced from three to two and one-half per cent. The sanitary officer was instructed to take immediate charge of the removal of garbage from the street until perma nent arrangements could be made. The following committees were elected over the vigorously-worded opposition of talkative “Pat,” who said that the Re publicans ought to have at least one member on each committee. “But we are in the power of the majority,” he said. The first named on each is chair man: Finance, Boushall, Johnson and Ivey; Streets, Drewry, Ferrall and Boushall; Police, Ferrall, Johnson and Drewry; Light Committee, Boushall, Ivey and Hoover; Market, Johnson, Ivey and White; Buildings, Drewry, Ferrall and Baker; Public Schools, Boushall, Ivey and Hoover; Park, Ivey, Ferrall and Drewry; Water, Ferrall, Johnson and Ivey; Sewer, Drewry, Ferrall and Boush all; Fire, Johnson, Ferrall and Baker; Cemetery, Ivey, Boushall and Baker. As members of the important Board of Equalization, provided for in the new city charter, Messrs. O. B. Root, W. J. Hicks and W. S. Primrose, were elected by acclamation an excellent committee. A communication was read from the North Carolina Insane Asylum request ing that the city allow the institution to connect with the city fire alarm system. It is desired to put in a new box and all expense is to be born by the asylum. This was referred to the fire committee with power to act. Then Alderman Chas. E. Johnson set the sensational ball to rolling with the request of Clerk Ham. Smith to state if the law requiring the itemizing of election accounts had been complied with. “Al dermen Johnson, Boushall, Ivey, Drewry, Stronach and Ferrall have filed their ac counts with me,” he said: “None of the other Aldermen have done so.” The crowd pricked up its ears; they watched for fun was coming; the Demo crats smiled and there was a sudden lull-like silence for a moment among the Republicans. Then “Pat” Stewart, rage setting his tongue going at a clipping pace and at the same time making his words disconnected, jumped to his feet and howled forth his disgruntled wail: “The first notice that was served on me in this matter was on the 17th. I took it for granted that it was the sworn duty of Mr. Holding to give proper in structions to all the aldermen, he being city attorney. It seems that he notified only Democrats, I had no means of knowing about the law—within three minutes after I found out, I had filed my account. (Here Stewart was asked if he had employed Mr. Holding before the election and who told him of the law. Several Democrats spoke up and said Mr. Holding had told them nothing) I was notified by Mr. Young. The law says the accounts must be filed with the clerk of the court. I thought it was with in ten days or as quick as possible. I hastened to the office and rendered my account.” Then Mr. Boushall offered the follow ing resolution, which was adopted by Mayor Russ’ deciding vote, over the six six tie vote of the aldermen: “Whereas, Patrick M. Stewart, who was a candidate for and was elected to, the office of alderman of the city of Raleigh at the election held in said city an May, 6, 1885 failed to file a statement of money contributed or expended by him in aid of his said election, as when where, and within the time required by law.' Be it resolved by this board that said P. M. Stewart has forfieted his said office, and that the same is hereby de clared to be vacant. Then Alderman “Pat” got up and loudly did he snort. He predicted dire political damnation to the party which, he said, had done him a great injustice and ended his harangue with his favorite ex pression: “A time will come when the Honest Yeomanry of Raleigh will rise up and pluck the plume of majonty from the Democrats.” Picking up his hat, he thumped in rage from the room. And Pat’s seat was vacant. Mr. John A. Mills was elected to fill the aeheing void, and took the oath of office. Mr. Blake was instructed to open streets on the land of Mr. Grimes. Mr* Stronach presented a petition for reduction of the market rents from stalls, and Mr. Hubbard addressed the board forcibly and well in behalf of the renters. “I can’t make my bread and pay rent,” he concluded. The petition was referred to the market committee, with power to act. Then Mr. Boushall shot iu a second resolution, identical with the first, and Alderman C. E King smiled grimly and walked away, after Mr. F. W. Hunicutt had been elected to take his place. The time of the board’s regular meet ings was fixed for the first Friday night in each month at half past eight o’clock. And then the board adjourned. Pat’s seat was occupied by the sub stantial Democracy of Mr. Mills. In the case of Raleigh’s Fusion Aider men, their downfall was wrought by the law passed by their own people in the last Legislature. The Democratic Aider men filed their statements with both Clerk Young and City Clerk Smith on the 16th day of May, just ten ten days after their election; the Republicans filed their’s on the 17th, just a day too late. The statements filed by the Democratic Aldermen and officers are as follows: W. B. Hutchings, paid J. N. Holding for campaign expenses SSO; John C. Drewry, paid J. N. Holding for cam paign expenses $5; J. D. Boushall, paid J. N. Holding for campaign expenses $2.50; W. M. Russ, paid J. N. Hold ing for campaign expenses $79.50; H. M. Ivey paid J. N. Holding, for cam paign expenses, $5; O. E. Johnson paid J. N. Holding, for campaign expenses, $5; J. R. Ferrall paid J. N. Holding, for campaign expenses, $10; Frank Stronach paid J. N. Holding, for campaign ex grases, $5; Hamden F. Smith paid J. N. olding, for campaign expenses, SSO. The expense statement, as furnished by the Republican Aldermen, were as follows : B. J. Johnson : Paid W. S. Barnes for tickets, 50 Paid M. Upperman for carriage hire, $1 Oo $1 50 C. W. Hoover: Paid W. S. Barnes for tickets, 35 Paid Frank Killibrew for looking after registration of voters, 35 Paid Isaiah Crossan, for looking PHiCE FIVE CENTS. after registration of voters, 50 $1 20 James Baker: Paid E. A. Johnson, fur carriage hire, tickets, &c., $3 33 O. E. King : Paid L. N. White, for carriage hire, $1 45 L. N. White : Prid Isaiah Crossan, for getting registration, 35 Paid W. 8. Barnes, for tickets, 35 Paid Solomon Alston, for getting registration, 50 $1 20 P. M. Stewart: Paid M. Upperman for carriage hire, $"1 00 Paid W. 8. Barnes, for tickets, 5$ BASEBALL YESTERDAY. Pittsburg Defeats Boston After a Hard-Fought Battle of 13 Innings. Pittsburg, Pa., May 24.—A two-bag ger, a sacrifice and a “fluke” passed ball, which did not get more than ten feet beyond the plate, but which struck the umpire and consequently advanced the runner, enabled Pittsburg to score in the thirteenth inning to-day and win a hard-fought game from Boston. It was a great up-hill fight for Pittsburg. Both Stivetts and Hart pitched magnificently. The game was replete with brilliant plays. Pittsburg, 000001021000 I—s Boston, 100210000000 o—4 Batteries: Hart and Sugden; Stivetts and Ryan. Philadelphia 11; Cincinnati 13. Cincinnati, May 24.—1 t was a slug ging match with lots of poor playing. Umpire McDonald came in for vigorous hissing in the fifth inning. With two men on bases Vaughn’s hit struck the first bag and the ball rolled to extreme right field. It was a home run and everybody had scored. McDonald, to the surprise of the spectators, called the ball a foul and ordered all the runners back. Cincinnati, 004030006 o—l 3 Philadelphia, 106105000 I—l 4 Batteries: Parrott and Vaughan; Mc- Gill and Buckley. Cleveland 13; New York 11. Cleveland, Ohio, May 24.—T0-day’s game with New York was a slugging match. Both sides played a loose field ing game, New York’s misplays being the more costly. Chims was taken sick early in the game and McGarr took his place. Cleveland. 35000032 x-13 New York, 201 2 11 1 0 3—ll Batteries: Sullivan, Wallace and O’Connor; Boswell, German and Wilson. Washington 8; St. Louis 4. St. Louis, Mo., May 24.— Miller’s five errors gave the game to Washington to day. Neither Maul nor Staley were effective, and the game was weak at every point. St. Louis, 00000030 1-4 Washington, 04001080 o—B How the Clubs Stand. clubs. Won. Lost. Pr. Ct. Pittsburg, 19 8 704 Cincinnati, 18 10 643 Chicago, 18 10 643 Cleveland. 17 10 630 Philadelphia, 13 11 542 Boston. 12 11 522 Baltimore, 10 10 500 New York, 12 12 500 St. Louis, 10 18 357 Brooklyn, 8 16 333 Washington, 8 16 333 Louisville, 5 18 217 TWO CHURCH MEETINGS. Woman’s Missionary Society and Epis copal Council in Session. Special to the News and Observer. Fayetteville, N. C., May 24. The Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society of the North Carolina Confer ence of the M. E. Church, South, met in annual session at Hay Street Church to day, MissL. A. Cunniggim, president, in the chair. The president read her an nual address, the meeting adjourned and a delightful entertainment was given by the ladies of the congregation, and was greatly enjoyed by the visitors and friends. The attendance of the delegates is larger than usual, and the reports from the district secretaries and delegates are very encouraging, showing that good work has been done in many sections of the Conference. The claims of the W. U. Advocate were well presented by Miss Blanche Fentriss. An excellent paper, “The Duties of Auxiliary Presidents,” was read by Miss J. L. Horn, and it was requested that this paper be pub lished. Miss Mary Pescud read her re port as Treasurer and Corresponding Secretary. Mrs. R. A. Willis read a paper by Mrs. L. W. Crawford, of Dur ham, “How to get more Missionary In formatipu in the Hands and Mipds of our Women.” Miss Lizzie Martin, missionary candi date from the Bible. Training Bchool,gave an account of that school in Kansas City. She will go to China, as a missiona ry with Miss Laui aHaygood in December next. The meeting closed for to-day. The Episcopal Council. The Episcopal Council of the Diocese of Eastern North Carolina began its business session to-day, Bishop Watson, presiding. Bishop Chesire of the diocese of Western North Carolina, is present and Bishop Capers, of South Carolina, is ex pected to morrow. The following clergy and laity are present: Drs. Huske and Drayn, Revs. Kirkland, Huske, Williams, George, Car* michael. Coming to-morrow: Strange, McQueen, Skinner, Greaves, Collins, Hughes, Wooten, Joiner, Jackson. Col ored : Messrs. Humphrey, Calder, Cutler, Smallbones, Green, Haskins, Abbott. Mr. Silas Mcßee, president Brotherhood St. Andrew, is present.