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The News and Observer. VOL. XXXVIII. NO. 125. TTDQEE UfcDBffIESTT GBDOWQJ&TOK] ®\F AIROIT MOSTFK] (MOSGDtLO&M DDAOILX THE LAW RESPECTED NO FILIBUSTERING EXPEDITION NOW LEAVES THE COA!ST OF FLORIDA. REPORT OF CAPTAIN MERRILL. The Cruiser Raleigh has Stopped all Serious Attempts to Violate the Neu trality Laws—The Spanish Minister Thinks that the Press Dispatches From Cuba are Doctored—Has Re ceived no Official lulorination ol the Recent Disaster to Spanish Arms. Washington, D. C., June 27.—Secre tary Herbert has furnished the State Department with a copy of the first official report made by Capt. Merill Mil ler, commanding the Raleigh, since that vessel reached Florida under orders to prevent by force, if necessary, any eva sions or violations of the neutrality Under date of Key West, June 22nd, Captain Miller says he has finished coal ing, and proposed to cruise at sea to the westward probably as far a Tampa Bay. Matters at Key West were very quiet, and the conditions were such as to make it very improbable that any serious at tempts to violate the neutrality laws would be made. The report continues: “In case there are any Cubans here who desire to go to Cuba at this time, and who have de termination enough to attempt it, the movement would of necessity be confined to small parties and the transportation to some of the small craft capable of navigating the reefs. Such vessels would be able to accomodate small parties only. ‘‘The revenue cutter MeLane which has light draft and can navigate the passages inside the reef and among the keys is well adapted for service here and since our arrival she has made a c uise to the eastward as far as Fowey Rocks inside the reefs and among the keys. She returned this morning, and the captain informs me that he has not seen any thing of a suspicious nature. “The fact seems to be well established now that the party which left here on the 6th numbered between fifteen and twenty only, and they were taken from the north end of the island by a small sailing vessel and probably transferred to some other vessel near the Bahamas. The weather is unusually hot for this season of the year.” Untrustworthy Cuban News. “I am inclined to think,” said the Spanish Minister, Mr. Dupuy DeLome, this morning, “that since the pubiica tion of my statement the other day, that Cuban news byway of Tampa and Key West eouid alwajs be discredited, that the people who have been writing those dispa ches may have adopted the experi ment of dating their inventions at Ha vana.” Mr. DeLome’s suggestion which was made in a jocular manner, was apropos of the published despatches from Havana this morning, which state that the in surgents have recently completed two garrisons containing Spanish troops in the province of Puerto Principe. The Minister has received no information ooncerning such a disaster to the Spanish arms, and he does not believe that such events have occurred. Should the report prove true, however, that a garrison of twenty five Spanish soldiers under Lieutenant Romero, had surrendered to the Insurgents, it would not, in the minister’s opinion, be re markable, when according to the dis patches the enemy numbered one hun dred. The despatches state that the Spanish troops were quartered in a guano house, of which there are many such in Cuba and the tropics. These houses are con structed partly of palms and afford no more defence than a hut of straw. A Pleasure Party iu Limbo. New Orleans. June 27.—A cablegram has been received from Hava a from Mr. W. A. Gordon saying that the well known cruising yacht Nepthena, ot this glace was overhauled yesterday evening y a Spanish warship and was towed into Havana and the party aboard of the boat is now id Spanish limbo. The Nepthena is well known to all members of the Southern Yacht Club The boat left a few weeks ago for au ex tended cruise, having taken on board the owners, Messrs. Agar and Dudley, to gether with a small party of kindred spirits from the cotton exchange mem bers. The object of the trip was distinctly pleasure and the suspicion of action with any filibustering expedition is consider ed ridiculous by the friends of the party, and not to be worth a single moments serious eomtemplation. The presence of the yacht about Spanish territory has been made the ground work for w hat undoubtedly will be exposed to a most unwarranted seizure and a gross outrage upon a party of American citi zens. Charges Against Permter Crispi. Rome. June 27.—Deputy Cavalotti has deposited in the office of the public pro secutor a statement of his charges against Premier Crispi. Cavetlotti’s ac tion is ascribed to the failure of his charges in the Chamber of deputies. Behring Sea Bill A Law. London, Juno 27.—1 n the House of fiords to-day Royal assent was given to the Behring Sea bill and it thus became a law. SOUTHERN PINES FRUIT. A Carload a Day is Being Shipped from its Orchards. Special to the News and Observer. Southern Pines, N. C., June 27. I stopped over at Southern Pines a few hours this morning and found everybody in the community busy gathering, pack ing and shipping fruit, peaches, plums and berries. Mr. E. B. Hodgin, manager of the J. Van Lindley Orchard Company, shipped to New York on Monday 200 crates of early peaches which brought from $2.50 to $3 25 per crate. He tried Washing ton City with 30 crates which sold at $3 per crate. This is from 50 cents tosl per crate higher than other peaches are selling for in these markets, and the Southern Pines variety is making a dis tinctive name all over the cr untry. The Van Lindley orchard uow com prises 350 acres. One hundred acres more will be cleared and planted this w inter. The company owns 1,100 acres of laud all in one body which they pro pose to make one grand peach orchard. “New Florida,” is the name of Mr. James W. Tuft’s new town, which will be built on the lands recently bought from the Pages. Mr. Tuft already has a force of hands surveying, clearing, grading and im proving the land. His scheme is not a charity scheme as has been stated. It has in it, however, a feature of philan thropy in the fact that it contemplates furnishing to industrious people of limit ed means the opportunity for profitable development. The whole pine section is forging ahead, and just now, w T hen broad fields are almost groaning under the weight of ripening fruit, it is peculiarly attractive and interesting All the fruit, or nearly all of it, is be ing shipped in refrigerator cars, fitted op at the ice plant of T. L. Eberhardt & Co., of Raleigh. AT THE TEACHERS’ ASSEMBLY. The Annual Election ol Officers Will be Held To-Day. Special to the News and Observer. Morehead City, N. C., June 27. In the entire history of the Teachers’ Assembly there have been no better, no move forceful, nor more useful papers read than those to day by Misses Scott, Dinwiddle, and Royster on “Woman’s Work in the Schools.” In scope of treat ment, depth of thought and philosophy of view they were masterpieces. £*By a unanimous vote of the audience the papers will be published. To-night Prof. Joyner delivered an able address on English which was well received. The election comes off to mor row and the Assembly closes. n Manprominent politicians are here and others come in by every train. HALIFAX FOR FREE SILVER. Polk Miller’s Concert Wednesday Evening at Scotland Neck. Spe.ial to the News and Observer. Scotland Neck, N. C., June 27. An observing gentleman said here yes terday that North Carolina will be almost solid for tree silver in the next campaign. Others say that there are more gold men than is now supposed, and after awhile they will speak up. Polk Miller gave his entertainment here last night under the auspices of the Temperance Association. A good au dience greeted him. The entertainment was highly enjoyable and quite a nice little sum was realized for the Temper ance Association. OFF FOR THE: OLD COUNTRY. Three North Carolina Brothers Will See Europe on Bicycles. Special to the News and Observer. Greensboro, N. 0., June 27. Dr. H. L. Smith, of Davidson College; Rev. Dr. Egbert Smith, of the First Presbyterian Church of this city, and Dr. Alphonzo Smith, of the University of Louisiana, left last night for New York, where, on Saturday, they will take passage on the City of Rome for Europe, to be gone'about three months. These young men are brothers, and will travel after their arrival at their destination on bicycles. THERE MUST BE A SETTLEMENT Senator Vest says KltherGold or Silver Must Be Determined Upon. Sweet Springs, Md., June 27.—Sena tor Vest, who is stopping at his cottage near here, had this to say on the money question in its relation to the country as a whole and especially to Missouri: “There must be asettlementof the sil ver question without equivocation. We must determine to adopt the gold stand ard permanently, retire the greenbacks, and perpetuate the national banks with their paper based exclusively on gold, or we must open our mints to silver. “I believe in real bimetallism, the use of both gold and silver as standard money, but if we must have one metal or the other, I would take silver, for we would then at least be independent in-Y stead of being the tail of the English i kite and the helpless victim of the Roths- ! chiids syndicate.” AMtdgtunent in Kicltmond. Richmond, Va., June 27. —Mr. Roseu dorf, dealer in liquor’s and cigars, assign ed here to-day naming Sol L. Bloombery as trustee. The deed conveys the stock, store, and office furniture and fixtures, machinery, horses and wagons owned by Roeendorf. The principal creditor is the firm of Mahalevitch, Fletcher and Company of Cincinnati, Ohio, $2,856 62. Liabilities and assets not given. RALEIGH, N. C.. FRIDAY. JUNE 28. 1895. THE CASE PRESENTED THE FOURTH DAY’S PROCEED INGS IN THE MASSEY-PILOT LIBEL SUIT. EXTRACTS FROM THE PILOT READ. Charter ot the American Book Com pany and Virginia’s Contract With the Company Offered as Evidence-- M assey Charged W'ith Swindling the j State and Defrauding Personal Cred itors—Gov. O’Ferrall and Other Dis tinguished Spectators in Court. Norfolk, Va., June 27.—There were a great many new faces in the court room to-day, when the fouth day’s session of the now famous 1 suit of John F. Massey, Superintendent of Education, vs. The Pilot Publishing Company and others, was begun. There was a breeze of comtneftt in the audience when ex Governor McKinney and Attorney General Scott entered, and were given seats on the left of the Judge. Virginia’s distinguished Governor, Hon. Charles T. O’Ferrall, accompanied by Secretary of the Commonwealth, Jos. T. Lawless, Managing editor Chesterman of the Dispatch and editor Copeland of the State arrived at 12:20, and were given accommodations on the bench back of the Judge. The learned and dignified Richard Walke, counsel for plaintiff, who up to to day had done none of the talking, engaged the attention of the court, jury and audience nearly all of today’s ses sion. As soon as the court was ready for business, Mr. Walke arose and said: “We will begin, if it may please your Honor, and gentleman of the jury, by submitting as a part of the plaintiff’s testimony the charter of the defendant’s company”. He then read the date of the granting of the charter and the names of the di rectors and their duties. He offered next a copy of the oath taken by Mr. Massey in 1890 as Superintendent of Education, also the oath taken in 1894. Mr. Walke then submitted the charter of the American Book Company which he read, showing its business and entire capital of $5,000,009 The minutes of the Board of Educa cation for the meeting of March 25th, 1890, were read, showing the list of the books adopted at that meeting. Also fox the meetings held subsequently during that year. Also the minutes of the board for March, 1894. At this meet ing the board declined to hear oral ar guments from the publishers or their agents, and adopted books for the pub lic schools of the State. He submitted also the regulations ot the board in re gard to the adoption, sale and price of books. Mr. Walke also offered as evidence Virginia’s contract with the American Book Company. From a number of copies of the Pilot, Mr. Walke selected the one containing the article making the attack upon Mr. Massey and the Board of Education. It was about 11:20 when Mr Walke began reading. He commenced at the display headlines. It contained a de scription of the American Book Com pany, its alleged manner and methods of doing business, its capital and its agencies, detailing its alleged operations in Virginia and the various States. Mr. Massey was treated as a citizen, official and politician, his alleged acts public and private were held up to the public gaze. In this article he is charged with swindling the State as au official and defrauding bis personal creditors. As a matter of fact, all that the counsel for the defense have said during the trial derogatory of Mr. Massey, is found in this article. Articles from the Pilot subs quent to the alleged libelous article were then read in one of which it was stated that the Pilot company was thoroughly re sponsible and composed of some of the wealthiest men in Norfolk; that for that reason the Pilot had been sure of the facts (n regard to the Massey Book Company article;. Mr. Walke emphasized significantly this language. He also read a number of editorials pub lished during the months of January, February and March touching the libel suit, in which severe language was used in regard to Mr. Massey as a private «it lzen and an officer. The reading of these various articles consumed about two hours. At this point Mr. Wise, for the de fense, objected to the articles that were presented subsequent to the alleged libel ous article ol December 23rd. He con tended that the counsel bad failed to lay the foundation for this evidence. He said he could not see why it was desired to get in these articles to eon nect the directors of the Pilot with the responsibility. He held that the directors were iu no way responsible for any of the articles published, as they had no control over the editorial depart ment of the paper and the editors aud oomposers of au article are not the agents of the directors, but of the com pany. He asked if they are the agents ot the directors, what becomes of the Pilot Company. Mr. Walke quoted authority to show that repetition of a slander, or the sell ing of a paper subsequent to the slander would show malice. The subsequent articles showed the spirit in which the original articles were written. Mr. Neely then addressed the court, saying that the plaintiff was not suing the directors as directors, but as wrong doers. He said that damage is asked, not alone on account of the written words, but on account of the spirit in which they were written. There was a slight passage between Judge Neely and Mr. Wise which was cut short by the court. Mr. Small, of the defense, contended that all of the editorials written prior or subsequent to the eppearance of the Massey-Book contract article, should be excluded, as they were in no way con nected with that article. At 3:45 p. m. the court adjourned till to-morrow morning, when Judge Prentis will probably render his decision on the points raised. WILL HE BE EXECUTED? Gov. Morton Will Hear no Further Appeals in Behalf of Dr. Buchanan. Albany, N. Y., June 27.—Private Sec retary Cole, this morning, under instruc tion from Gov. MortOD, informed Mrs. Annie Buchanan that the Governor must decline to hear any further appeals for clemency in behalf of Dr. Robert W. Buchanan, now under sentence of death at Sing Sing prison. Preparations for the Execution. Sing Sing, N. Y., June 27.— Warden Sage has returned from Albany and is busy to-day making preparations to put Dr. Buchanan to death during the week, beginning Monday next. For the fourth time invitations to the persons who will witness the execution are to be sent out to-night. The warden will not say just what time the execution is to take place, but it is generally believed that Buch anan will be ordered to the electric chair at 11 a. m. on Monday unless the court interferes. Appeal to the U. S. Supreme Court. New York, June 27.—Lawyer Arthur O. Butts appealed before Judge Lacombe of the United States Circuit court to day and applied for a writ of habeas corpus for Dr. Robert Buchanan who is in Sing Sing prison condemned to death on July Ist. Judge Lacombe denied the motion and lawyer Butts has made an appeal to the united States Supreme court which acts as a stay of the execution. FIRE IN SAN FRANCISCO, It is the Largest in 10 Years and a Number of Lives are Lost. San Francisco, Cal., June 27.—The largest fire here since the early fifties is now ragiDg. It has been beyond control for an hour and a half. Oakland and Ala meda have sent assistance. Firemen are now blowing up buildings to check the flames which threaten the southside of the city from 4th street to Bay. A number of lives are reported lost. Fire Under Control. At 9:45 fire was gotten under control. The high brick wall of the deserted Southern Pacific offices at 4th and Town send streets acted as a barrier over which the flames could not work. The water from the bay from the Oak land engines and the Southern Pacific pumps soon had the outer edge of the flames subdued. During the progress of the fire all sorts of rumors were current It was reported that when the powder exploded several persons had been killed, but this is hardly true. A hour 9 o’clock it was reported that several i ramps who had been seen to enter one of the big lumber yards early in the evening had been cremated. Several fire men were injured by failing timbers, but none are reported killed. Three fire men were overcome by the heat and taken to the hospital. THE FIGHT HILL COME OFF. Only a War with Mexico w'ill Stop the Cor belt-Fitzsimmons Contest. New York, June 27.—Joe Vendig became nervous at the rumored opposi tion that i he Dallas ministers had worked up against theOorbett Fitzsimmons fight, and wired to Stuart, the Manager of the Dallas Athletic Club, to know just what the opposition amounted to. He re ceived the following reply: “J. H. v entlig—Don’t worry about this end. Nothing outside of war with Mexico will stop the contest The au thorities are friendly. (Sigued) “Daniel A Stuart.” This answer so encouraged Vendig that, he at once offered a $7,500 purse for Dixon and Pliminer to battle for at Dallas during the week in which the Corbett-Fitzsimmons fight will take place. It is believed Dixon and Plimmer will accept the offer. Dixon wants to fight at 116 pounds, weigh-in at ringside, and a cable dispatch has ber n sent to Plimmer, who is in England asking him if he will fight at this weight. YALE WON THE RACE. Harvard was a Close Second and Co lumbia a Weak Third. New London. June 27 —Yale ’9B won the triangular Yale Harvard-Columbia freshmen race this morning by less than one length, Harvard finishing a close second aud Columbia a weak third. Columbia took the lead at the start. Harvard passed her less than one hun- 1 dred yards from the beginning of the race, and held the lead till just as the 1 mile post was passed. Yale then secured a slight lead, but Harvard apparently pulled up again a.d led till the last mile. 1 Then Yale made a heroic spurt and 1 finished a winner in the closest race ever rowed here and in the hardest freshman race known. The official time follows: Yale 10:28; Harvard 10:33; Columbia 11:18 1 2. ; Imprisoned For Duelling. Berlin, June 27—Lieberetcht Von Kotze aud Baron Von Schraeder, have each been sentenced to three months im prisonment in a fortress for duelling. IT WAS ALMOST A RIOT A SCENE OF THE WILDEST DIS ORDER IN THE KENTUCKY CONVENTION. RACE FOR SECRETARY OF STATE. Chairman Berry Accused ol liufair ness and Roundly Cursed by an En thusiastic Delegate -The Hardin Men Nomiuate Seven out of Nine of the State Officers—The Campaign to Open in a few' Days—Hardin will Visit Every County in the State. Louisville, Ky., June 27.— For Gov ernor, P. Wat Hardin; For Lieutenant Governor, R. T. Tyler; For Treasurer, It. C. Ford; For Auditor, L. C. Norman; For Register of the Land Office, G. B. Swange; For Attorney General, W. J. Hendrick; For Secretary of State, Henry 8. Hale; For Superintendent of Public Instruction, Edward Porter Thompson; For Commissioner of Agriculture, lon B. Nall. The foregoing ticket was nominated by the Democratic State convention which came near ending in a riot this after noon. It was during the progress of the most bitterly contes ed race of the ses sion, to which the contest for Governor was comparatively a quiet affair —the race for Secretary of State. With the exception of Gov ernor, the office of Secretary of State is the best paying office in the gift of the convention, and there was rivalry between the four candidates for tne nom ination. Henry 8. Hale, the present in cumbent, John W. Headley, J. Stoddard Johnson and C. W. Metcalfe were the candidates. Each had a large following and four ballots were taken before there was any result. During the progress of the third bal lot, C. P. Taylor, of Mason county, rushed down the central aisle aud de nounced Chairman A. 8. Berry for alleged unfairness, winding up with a round cursing. This was the be ginning of a scene of wild dis order. Every delegate was on his feet and crowding toward the platform where the chairman sat, and, shoving their way through were Hale and Met calfe, two of the contestants. Both men leaped upon the stage, and a dozen others followed, and for a while fists were shaken and threats made on every side. Partial order was finally restored by the chairman to have another call of the roll for a fourth ballot before allow ing counties to change their votes. Hale was nominated. The other contests were uninteresting with the exception of that for Register of the land office, which took three bal lotsltodecide—H. B. Swange, the present holder of the office, being nominated. Ed. Porter Thompson, the Superin tendent of Public Instruction was nom inated again. * ♦ Auditor L. 0. Norman and Attorney General W. J. Hendricks were re-nomi nated by acclamation. A slate, made up by the Hardin men, was smashed in two instances, but seven out of nine offices were filled according to the dictates of those who nominated the free silver men for Governor. The committee on permanent organ ization made a bulky report. The only new thing recommended was that the State Central Committee consist of four teen men hereafter instead of one from each of eleven Congressional districts as heretofore. Os the three new men the chairman will be one, and the other two will be named by the committee at each convention. The convention was a continuous ses sion from 9:30 a. m to 7:30 p. m. and then adjourned sine die. Sandwiches and lemonade were brought in in place of dinner. In the last hours of the convention, some would-be humorous resolutions were presented, among them the follow ing: Resolved, That this convention adopt the rooster or chicken cock as the em blem or device of the Democratic party, for use at elections. Loud cries of approval greeted this resolution and it was passed by a unani mous vote. Gen P. Wat Hardin, the Democratic nominee for Governor, came iuto the convention hall this morning smiling and in au excellent humor. Gen. Har din was asked when he expected to open his campaign. “I haven’t had time to decide as yet,’ he replied. “I don’t know when or where I will open the canvass. 1 will want to r-st up a few days and theu 1 will be ready to make an active and vigorous campaign. I expect to visit every county in the State. 1 have worked hard for the nomination and naturally feel proud of my selection. As any man under the same circumstances, I cannot find words to express my gratitude to the Democrats of Kentucky for the honor they have conferred upon me. I will have au op portunity later on to see them personally and then I will endeavor in my feeble way to convey my thanks.” Gen. Hardin says he expected to con suit with some of his fiiends to-night and then would be ready to arrange his plans for the future. “So you think you will win?” was asked. “Win? Why certainly. The Democrats are going to be united and there is no power on earth to prevent the entire 1 ticket going through.” Olay’s friends say they will work for i the ticket, but they do not conceal the i fact that the result was a bitter disap- i point ment to them and do not hesitate ] to say that the Republicans have a very PRICE FIVE CENTS. good chance to carry the State next No vember in the present state of affairs. Republicans Laving Flans. The Republicans think so and have already begun to lay their plans for the coming campaign. To a reporter Cas sius M. Clay, Jr., the defeated candidate for Governor, who left for his home in Bourbon county to day, said he was out of politics for good. “I am very thank ful to my friends,” he said, “for what they have done for me, but I will never again be a candidate for public office.” Nevertheless, Mr. Clay's friends say they will run him for Governor four years hence but those who are closest to him do not believe he will consent to be a candidate at that time. The ticket as made up distributes the patronage of the convention about equal geographically. The following resolution prepared by Mrs. James Bonnet, of Richmond, a prominent member of the Womans’ Club of Central Kentucky, was industriously circulated this monining, but was not presented to the convention for its formal consideration: Whereaß, the Supreme Court of the United States, declared in their Virginia miner decision of 1875, that women have always been citizens of the United States and entitled to all the privileges and im munities of citizens; therefore, Resolved , That we, the Democrats of Kentucky, in Convention assembled, do hereby instruct our Congressmen to pro tect white and black women equally with white aud black men in exer cising the right of citizens of the United State to vote for mem bers of Congress in the several States of the union by passing a declaratory act saying that sections 5508 and 5320 of the Revised Statutes of the United States shall be held by the courts to apply to white and black women as well as to white and black men. BASEBALL YESTERDAY. At Pittsburg: Pittsburg, 10 12 10 13 x—9 St. Louis, 11101000 o—4 Batteries: Hart, Sugden and Merritt; Staley and Miller. Basehits: Pittsburg, 13; St. Louis, 9. Errors: Pittsburg, 2; St. Louis, 1. At Cincinnati: Cincinnati, 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 x—4 Louisville, 00000120 o—3 Batteries: Foreman and Murphy; Cun ningham and Spies. Basehits: Cincinnati, 9; Louisville, 8. Errors: Cincinnati 3; St. Louis 2. At Cleveland: Cleveland, 001101010 x—4 Chicago, 002000000 o—2 Base hits: Cleveland 8; Chicago 4. Errors: Cleveland 1; Chicago 1. Batteries: Young and Zimmer, Hutch ison aud Donahue. At Brooklyn: Brooklyn-Washington postponed; wet grounds. At Baltimore: Baltimore-New York postponed; rain. At Boston: Boston-Philadelphia postponed; rain. llow the Clubs Stand. clubs. Won. Lost. PrCt. Boston, 32 17 653 Baltimore, 29 19 596 Pittsburg, 32 22 593 Cleveland, 32 22 593 Chicago, 33 24 579 Cincinnati, 28 23 549 Philadelphia, 27 24 529 Brooklyn, 27 24 529 New York, 26 26 500 Washington, 21 29 420 St. Louis, 17 37 315 Louisville, 7 43 140 NO MORE LIQUOR TO BE SEIZED, Judge Simon ton Refuses to Modify His Injunction Order. Charleston, 8. C., June 27.—Judge Simontou entered a formal order of record in the United States Circuit Court here to day in the Donald liquor case refusing to modify the injunction order in the Donald case and refusing to suspend it until hear ing an appeal by the Supreme Court of the United States and affirming th© former position of the court that all per sons in the State of South Carolina can now import into the State beers, ales, wines and spirituous liquors for their own use, and will be fully protected by the court in the exercise of this ad judged legal right to bring liquors into the State for their own use. Chief State constable Holley has filed au affidavit in the court iu which “he disclaims any intention to wilfully dis obey any order of the court or show con tempt for its authority and the court, has amply vindicated its authority by im prisoning three State constables for seiz ing liquors imported for personal use, and ordered all such liquors to be re turned to the owners. The Assistant Attorney General of the State, speaking for the Attorney Gen eral, has assured the bench and the pub lic iu open court that no liquor hereafter imported by any citizen into the State for personal use will be seized by the State constables. The citizens of the State may now continue to exercise this right without fear of any molestation or hindrance whatever. Di«tiugiil*hed Baptist Divine Dead. g Norfolk, Va., June 27.—Rev. Dr. Tiberius Gracchus Jones, for many years pastor of the Baptist church in this city and Nashville, Tenn., died in Richmond this morning while on a visit to his daughter. He was one of the most prominent Baptist divines in the South. He was about 72 years old.