The News and Observer
VOL. XXXVIII. NO. 1-V.
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THE EPWORTH LEAGUE
SKRTCH OF ITS ORGANIZATION—
Ui OF ITS NAME AND ITS
I RULE-FOLD OBJECT.
IN SESSION nr CHSTTSNOO'uN.
Three Thousand People Attend the
Sunrise Prayer Meeting on Lookout
Mountain-— Chattanooga Thronged
With the Followers of Whiskey-
Rev. Mr. Turrentiue, of Winton,
Pleads for Sacred Instead of Secular
Song* By Godless Choirs.
Chattanooga, Term., June 29. —Three
thousand people attended the sunrise
prayer meeting held on Lookout Moun
tain this morning. Every train on both
roads from 2 a. m. till day light was
crowded. The devotions were led by
Col. Fran* A. Hardin, of Freeport, Ills.
Hie Illinois delegation at a meeting to
day unanimously elected Dr. S. A. Stell,
General Secretary of the Southern
Branch, a member of the Illinois Con
ference of the League.
Rev. W. B. Murrah, of Jackson, Miss.,
presided over the assembly meeting in
the tent this morning. Rev. H. L Kin
dig, of Lebeon, Ind., leading the devo
tions. Rev. Chas. Stuart, of Chicago,
spoke first on “Spirit of Methodistism,”
followed by S. B. Turrentme, of Win
ston, N. C , in line with a strong under
current against classical music. The lat
ter speaker said: “We must guard
against the use of secular hymns as sung
by a Godless chorus. ” The Park sisters,
Cornelists. of Boston, are favorites with
the conference. “Methodist fervor,”
was ably discussed by C. A. Littlefield,
of Watertown, Mass , who furnished an
apt illustration of his subject. Gen.
Secretary, S. V. Crews, of Canada, spoke
of “Catholicity,” taking the place of N.
W. Boswell, who was absent, while Rev.
G. W. Kirby, of Toronto, closed with a
solo. Toronto Canada, and Seattle,
Washington, are represented by strong
delegations, pulling for the next place of
meeting.
The afternoon tent service was pre
sided over by Rev. John H. Coleman, of
Albany, N. Y. An interesting devo
tional programme was carried out.
At 7:30 p. ip. came the junior league—
The children's hour. President, Rev. W.
H. Mickle, of Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
The report of the committee on resolu
tions and present by the secretary. This
committee is composed of Bishop I. W.
Joyce, Bishop C. B. Galloway, Rev. R.
N. Burns, Rev. Jesse Bowman Young,
Rev. J. W. Newman, Rev. Geo. Bond,
Rev. J. E. Price, J. R. Pepper and N. W.
Powell The resolutions as follows were
adopted section by section, in order
read: In section I—we recommend that
the next biennial session of the Interna
tional Conference of the Ep worth Lea
gue be held in the city of Toronto
Canada. After the election of the
meeting place had been ratified
with great demonstrativeness by
the conference Rev. 8. V. Crew, League
Secretary for Canada, arose and thank
ing the conference for its consideration
lauded the claims of Toronto to the
skies. But one other city made a bid
for the convention that was Seattle,
Washington. A strong delegation from
the coast town came with a guarantee
from the city council of SIO,OOO towards
expenses of the meeting and railroad
fare beyond the Missouri river.
Sec. 2. Resolved, that the conference
rejoices at the friendship and brotherly
love that has prevailed throughout this
conference.
Sec. 3 Resolved, that we are unal
terably committed to the prohibition of
the liquor traffic, and that we are de
termined to fight the saloon until this
deadly foe is destroyed in the land.
This resolution was adopted standing,
amid th° waving of handkerchiefs.
Sec. 4.—We exhort our young people
to c ultivate their eva gelistic gifts and
to co-operate with their pastors in the
work of bringing sinners to repentance.
Let us not neglect this duty of saving
the lost.
Sec. 5 We believe that uniform prayer
meeting topics and uniform Bible topics
ought to be used by the three gnat
leagues represented in th : s conference.
Sec. 6. We urge the Epworth leaguers
to make large use of their denominations,
theological literature.
Sec 7. We exhort our young people to
study the questions of government and
to do everything in their power to expe
dite the cause of good citizenship.
Sec 8 We urge Epworth leaguers
every where to do all in their power to
maintain the sacredness of the Sabbath
* day.
\ See. 9 Took the form of a message of
i fraternal greeting to the International
convention of the society of Christian
Endeavor in session in Boston, from the
15,000 Epworthians assembled in Chat
tanooga.
tr*
Ju Rev. J. N. Cole, pastor of Edenton
p street Methodist Church, Raleigh, wl e
is in Chattanooga attending the annual
. meeting of the Epworth League, writes
a that it is a great occasion—full of iater-
t H est and profit. A copy of the Chatta
1 , nooga Times sent by him is handsomely
' ‘ and profusely illustrated with pictures of
1 the leading delegates in attendanoe. The
leading BisYops of the Northern and
Southern churches are in attendance and
ten thousand |>eople were present at the
first service. There is in the Southern
Methodist church alone more than 10(1,-
000 members of the Epworth League
aipl there are many limes more in the
Northern and Canadian Methodist
ohurehes.
The hast steps towards the o 'gau ar
fciou of the young people of the Southern
church were made at the geUeral confer
ence of the year 1890, when the Sundav
school board was authorized to orgat J
ize young people’s socities. The general
conference of 1894 erected this branch
of Sunday school work into a distinct
department of church work. From the
very first the movement leaped into
favor, and under the arrangement of
last year the power and influence of the
societies were greatly extended.
The societies are under the direction
of a board of management known as
“the Epworth League Board,” of which
Bishop R. K. Hargrove is president. The
Bishop has always manifested a lively
interest in the young people. To him is
largely due the rapid increase of interest
in the league work in the South.
“The name “Epworth” links the
leagues of modern Methodism to the
home of the founder of Methodism, John
Wesley, who was born in the old £p
worth rectory, England. The designa
tion, “League,” recalls the saying of
John Wesley, “I desire a league offensive
and defensive with every soldier of Jesus
Christ.” This name was assigned to the
organization by the board of control, and
immediately it met with favor.
The object of the organization is three
fold—to develop personal piety, to pro
mote works of charity and to cultivate
studious habits. Is a word the object .’s
to promote loyalty to God, church and
the State. The promoters of the league
feel that the young people of the church
are kept Lom the ways of sin better by
directing and encouraging them in rigl t
doing than by merely forbidding the
wrong way They feel that to get the
best results in dealing with the young
that the profoundest motive must be set
forth—a death to shun and a life to gain.
To this end the course of reading in
cludes biography, history and revelation,
the best available. The social, as well as
the Intellectual, is attended to. Also the
broadest opportunity is given for the
exercises of the charitable turn.
THE TREASURY DEFICIT.
Had me House Bill Passed it Would
Have Been $3,000,000.
Washington, D. 0., June 29.—The
fiscal year 1894-5 ended today and from
officsal and semi official figures obtained
at the Treasury Department which will
not vary more than $250,000 either way
from the figures finally announced, the
government revenues and receipts for the
fiscal year can be stated.
The receipts are as follows: 1894-5,
$312,500,000; 1893-4, $297,722,019;
1892-3, $385,819,628.
The expenditures for the same year
were as follows : 1894 5, $356,000,000;
1893 4, $367,525,279; 1892-3, $383,477,-
954.
The deficit for the past two ficial
years were as follows: 1894-5, $43,-
500,000; 1893-4, $63,803,260.
For the year 1892-3, the receipts over
revenue amounted to only $2,394,674
Prior to that year there had been an
excess in receipts over expenditures for
every fiscal year since 1865, the lowest
excess in all these years up to 1892-3
having been in the year 1874, when the
receipts exceeded the expenditures by
only $2,344,882.
For tire present fiscal year ending to
day, Secretary Carlisle on December 3d,
1894, estimated that the deficiency would
$20,000,000. As shown the official
figures this estimate was more than $23,-
000,000 out of be way, due largely to
the elimination of the income tax trora
revenue. Had the House bill with sugar,
iron and coal, placed on the free list, be
come a law, the actual deficit for the
present fiscal year, instead ot being over
$43,000,000, would have been over $33,-
000,000.
On February 2, 1895, Secretary Car
lisle, in an estimate furnished to Con
gress, stated that for the calendar year,
1895, the surplus revenue over expendi
tures, would amount to $22,563,023.
Six mouths of this period have now
passed, and the deficit for this six
months is $16,750,000.
Assistant Secretary Curtis, in a pub
lished statement, estimated that the
deficit up to December Ist, 1895, would
be $35,000,000.
This estimate was made after the in
come tax had been declared unconstitu
tional by the United States Supreme
Court. It was based upon the increased
appropriations made by the last Con
gress, which goes into effect July Ist,
aud which iuclude five million dollars
for the sugar bounty, and increase in
teract charges on account of the several
1 ond issues aggregating $162.400,C00.
For this month of July which begins
Monday it is estimated by the Treasury,
if receipts continue normal, that the
expenditures will exceed the re
ceipts by about 12,000,000 or 13.000.000
dollars, July being an interest paying
month, and the payments on account of
pensions being also especially heavy.
For the month of June just ended the
receipts have exceeded the expenditures
by nearly $2,000,000, the first month
since last August, when this has been
the case.
1 ELI GRAPHIC BRIEF#.
The quarantine against Bau iton, V>.J
was raised yesterday.
Treasury balances: Coin, $104,947,-
936; currency, $87,074,000.
Gen. Green Olay Smith died at 1
o’clock yesterday in Washington, D. O.
Congressman H. St. George Tucker, of
Virginia, is the father of twins, a boy
and a girl.
The Newport News shipyard has just
closed a contract to build a $500,000
steamship for the C omwell Liue.
Advices Lave been roaaivod *rom
Havana stating that the insurgent leader
Maceo has been captured and is now in
prison.
BALEXH, N C., SUNDAY, JUNE 30, 1895.
NATIONAL NEWS
RAILWAY POSTAL CLERKS
W ANT THE SERVICE RE
CLASSIFIED.
TO TURN ON MORE LIGHT.
The Treasury Department Pi paring
tor More Lights for Ocean Wayfarers
one to Light the Diamond Shoal Near
Hatteras—-Uncle Wants a
Dairyman, He Must Speak French.
German and Other Cow Languages,
Washington, D. C., June 29.
The Railway Postal Clerks of the
United Btates are again to ask Congress
to provide for a re classification of
service and to prescribe salaries of em
ployees. Not since 1882 has there been
any legislation in regard to the Railway
Mail Service, while the Service has more
than doubled in importance and magni
tude since 1882, and as the Service was
graded to the then existing conditions,
it is wholly inadequate to present re
quirements. The Postoffice Department
has annually recommended this legisla
tiou (since 1888) under both Democratic
and Republican administrations, while
the P. O. and P. R. committees of the
50th, 51st, 52nd and 53rd Congresses unan
imously approved the measure and it has
twice passed the Senate. The existing
law should be modified, as the service
would be improved.
* * *
Cost ot the U. 8. Weather Bureau.
Ia view of the fact that the four years
of civilian administration of the U. 8.
Weather Bureau are so nearly ended that
it is practicable to give a close estimate
as to expenditures and amouut of growth
in the interval, the following facts are
presented :
1. The average annual expense of the
Signal Service for ten yeais (1882 to
1891) under the military organization
was $920,660.77. Under four jears
(1892 to (1895) of civil organization
$849,522.55. Leaving an annual bal
ance in favor of civil organization of
$75,133.22.
2. Moreover, while the military ad
ministration had generally to apply for a
deficiency, on each year’s disbursements
the civil administration had an aver
age surplus of about $58,700, each year.
3. During these four years (1892 to
1895) the worth of the Bureau has been
very greatly increased. Perhaps the
best index of the increase is the number
of weather maps and crop bulletins
issued, which is as follows:
Average number issued by the Signal
Service )1887 to 1891) 753,300 per year.
Average number issued by the Weather
Bureau (1892 to 1895; 2,979,250 per
year, an increase of 295 per cent.
* * *
The Treasury Department is prepar
ing plans for the construction of light
houses authorized by the last Congress,
and soon after July 1 will ask for bids
for their construction.
Among the light-house stations which
are to be undertaken in one off Cape
Hatteras to mark the Diamond shoal,
about the feasibility of which eminent
engineers have had some doubt. This
great project, however, is to be under
taken by the government, as it is not be
lieved any contractor would be willing to
subject himself to the enormous loss
which a failure to build the structure
would entail.
The appropriation for the light amou its
to $350,000, while it is estimated that
about $1,003,000 will have to be expend
ed before the light shines. Congress,
however, will be depended upon to make
good the deficiency as the work progres
sea. The feat, if successfully accomplish
ed, will mark the high-water mark of
light-house building in this country, and
as an engineering scheme will far out
class in importai ce the difficulties over
come in the erection of the famous light
of Eddystone, England.
Plans for the structure contemplate a
light ou the screw pile somewhat
similar to the Seven foot Kuoli light iu
the Pataiwco now, only on a much larger
scale. This offers but little resistance
to wind and water, and is capable of
great tensile strength structurally. The
location of the proposed light has been
indicated by a temporary structure,
which now stands seven miles off shore,
and which during the past winter has
withstood manfully the poundings of the
seas. As the season for work off Hat
teras is limited it is not expected that
any great progress will be made toward
the light until next spring, when the
weather is most seasonable.
* ¥ *
Highly Educated Dairyman Wanted.
The Civil Service Commission will hold
an examination commencing at 9 a. m ,
July 13, to fill a vacancy in the position
of assistant chief of the dairy division,
Bureau of Animal Industry, Depart
ment of Agriculture, the salary of which
is $1 ,800 per annum. The subjects of
the examination are French (translation
of the chemical technique), German
(translation of chemical technique),
chemistry of the dairy, adulterations
and imitations of dairy products, prac
tical dairying, organizations and litera
ture, and tabulation and interpretation
of agricultural data aud statistics
A New Use for Sleeve*.
Greensboro Christian Advocate*
The extra goods iu the sleeve# of oar
good sisters, if devoted to the Lord,
would solve the problem of raomßjr for
the missionary treasury. But thi# money
will be as hard to turn into the treasury
as the tobacco and cigar money of the
men.
A STRANGE COPARTNERSHIP
Two Winston Mash Irate* will Dis
pense Justic Together.
Special to the News and Observer.
Winston, N. 0.. June 29.
Mr. 0. F. Tomlinson, of Archdale, N.
0., has been elected principal of the
North Winston Graded School. He is a
son of A. J. Tomlinson, E q , who for
many years was one of the very best
Jeachers iu the State. He is a graduate
r °f Guilford College and the State Uni
versity, and is a nephew of the late J.
L. Tomlinson, the first Superintendent
of the Winston Public school.
A handsome two story residence be
longing to Mr. P. R. Johnson, mail agent
on the N. and W. road, between Win
ston and Roanoke, was destroyed by fire
Wednesday night, at Shoals, Yadkin
Minty. All of the household property
uelongihg to a Mr. Marler was bnrned,
The Odd Fellows of Winston-Sahm
will give a big picnic dinner at south
side park on July fourth. The proceeds
will go to the Odd Fellows Orphanage
at Goldsboro.
Messrs Stewart Bros., the State prin
ters, say they have notified the authori
ties at Raleigh that they expect to receive
pay for all work in their line no matter
what printing firm the contracts are
given to.
Two of Winston’s magistrates have
formed a partnership for the dispensa
tion ot justice. This perhaps is the first
partnership of the kind on record.
Rev. W. J. Wright, the noted Western
Evangelist, and Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Fill
more, are in the city. They will begin
a protracted meeting at the Opera House
here tomorrow, under the auspices of
tne Christian Church.
It was learned here today that all of
the stock has been taken for the estab
lishment of a big cotton factory on the
Dan river near Madison. Winston
Salem, and Roanoke capitalists are in
terred in the enterprise. The water
power at this point is very flue.
Mrs. Judge Manly aud two daughters,
Mimics Mary and Sarah Manly, of New
Bern, are visiting Mr. Clement Manly,
in this city.
Rev. L. E Stacy, of the Western North
Carolina Conference, and pastor of
Weaverville Circuit, Buncombe county,
was married to Miss Maggie Atkinson, a
beautiful young lady of Davie county,
early Thursday morning. The ceremony
was performed at the residence of the
bride’s fath r by Rev. H. M. Blair, edi
tor of the North Carolina Advocate.
The Lutherans will hold the first ser
vice in their handsome new church next
Sunday week. The dedicatory exercises
will be held one week later.
The contract has been let for the
erection of a handsome brick church in
wer Salem, to be known as Christ
Chajfc.., Maravian denomination.
The Winston Salem Y. M. C. A. is
preparing a splendid program for one ot
its famous receptions to be given on
Tuesday, July 9:h. It will be a farewell
reception to State Secretary Coulter, who
wilt then visit the association here the
last time. The musical, literary and re
freshment featuns will be of the finest
character.
DIST. CONFERENCE IN SESSION.
Rev. Dr. Kilgo's Able Address on
Christian Education.
Special to the News and Observer.
Lumberton, N. C., June 29.
The District Conference of Rocking
ham district in session here since Thurs
day last adjourned this afternoon.
This morning Rev. Dr. Kilgo, of Trin
ity College, delivered his address on
Curistian Education before a large audi
ence in the Methodist church. To say
it fully met all public expectations Ls to
say it was a success equal to the speak
er's best efforts. For an hour and a half
he held the people fascinated under his
eloquence amused by his recitation,
charmed and convinced by his very
strong argument. The brethren are al
together well pleased with the maa ar d
believe that the cause of Trinity ia in
exceptionally able hand 4.
The following lay delegates to the next
annual conference to meet in Elizabeth
City on December 11, Bishop Wilson
presiding, were elected just before ad
journment, C B. Towusend, R. D. Phil
lips, W. B. Harker, H. O. Wall Alern
at.-s, R. N. Page, J. S. Betts.
The conference decided by a uninau
mous vote to hold the next district con
ference for this district next summer at
Mt. Gilead, Montgomery county.
KILLED ~B*~LIGIITNING.
School Interests iu Halifax Countv Ex
ceptionally Good.
Special to the News and Observer.
Scotland Neck, N. 0., Jun.e 29
Near Palmyra Mr. Joshua Bell started
to the hands in the field just after a
thunderstorm, and before he reached
there he was struck and killed by light
ning. He was a well to do farmer, about
65 years old.
Rev. Levi Branson, who is here gather
iug material for the revised edition of
his North Carolina Directory, says that
the school interest in Halifax county is
much better than in most of the ooun
tioe in Extern Carolina.
LARGEST IN ITS HISTORY.
Winston Shipped Over h Million
Founds of Tobucno in lane.
Winstgm, N. O , Jane 29.
Winston shipped over a million pounds
of manufactured tobacco during ,e
Tae revenue coileetlons here f<w the fls
cal year ending to night are the larged
in the history of the office.
Frauk Mat.hes, colored, died in this
conaty Thursday, at the age of 108
years. He saw George Washington
when he paaaed ttiromgh Salem, May 31,
1791.
POLITICS IN ENGLAND
UNIONISTS WILL MAKE HEAVY
GAINS IN THE APPROACH
ING ELECTIONS.
FAREWELL TO HOME RULE.
Mr. Gladstone will Inane a Manifesto,
but Declines to Take any Active Per
sonal Interest in the Elections»Mrs.
Gladstone Doing the Talking—The
Few Parnellltes that will Sit in the
Next Parliament will be Lonesome if
uov Lost.
London, Juue 29. —The political char
acter of the new Parliament as deter
mined by an imperial forecast gives the
Unionists a solid majority. The most
sanguine liberal estimate as published
by the Westminister Gazette admits
that the Unionists will gaiu 32
seats, which means 64 votos on a
division and entails a steady majority
in Parliament of 24. A thoroughly
non-partisan view assigns to the Union
ists a majority of 80, but Cock-a Hoop
conservatives predict a majority of 120,
but the latter figures are ridiculous. Any
how the Liberals enter the lists with a
feeling of despondency and a conviction
that they will meet such a defeat as will
establish a Unionist government in
power for the next seven years.
“We have not a ghost of a chance,”
said Sir Charles Dilke in an interview
to-day;“ the Unionists are certain to
secure a solid vote which will keep them
in power for a long time to come.”
The last hope of the home rulers rested
upon an appeal to Mr. Gladstone. The
leading McCarthyites and several
staunch English adherents to home
rule privately approached Mr. Glad
stone beseeching him to issue
a manifesto, and also to engage in some
degree of active personal intervention
during the electoral period, but they got
negative replies in every ca»e,some times
directly from Mr. Gladstone, and some
times through Mrs. Gladstone, who de
clares that her husband must not be
troubled with reference to any
body connected with the political
situation. She is convinced that the
physical and mental disturbances
arising from political excitement would
seriously injure his health aud is deter
mined to keep him aloof from all politi
cal agitation. For this reason she will
will be overjoyed to get him back to
Hawarden.
It is Mr. Gladstone’s intention to issue
a valedictory address to his constituents,
which will probable be of a personal and
retrospective character.
Mr. Timothy Healy, in his speech in
Dublin last night, proclaimed a Lew de
parture for the anti-Parnellites. That
party will never again aid in putting a
Liberal government in office unless it is
distinctly understood on what terms it
will quit office. Mr. Healy supported a
proposal for the holding of a National
convention to consider the position
of the Irish Parliamentary party and to
try to reconcile the factions. His tone
was hopeful, but he ignored the facts.
The anti Parnellites are enfeebled
througbt lack of funds. The Parnellites
will b*} able to contest 22 seats, of which
number they are certain to carry 12. The
party will re appear in Parliament furth
er divided, to face a government major
ity so powerful and compact that the
Ministers will be able to treat the Irish
vote with indifference.
NEW YORK FINANCES.
The Iloud Syndicate Owes the Uauks
Eighteen Millions for Gold Advanced
New York, June 29.—The New York
Financier says this week:
The amount of surplus cash in the New
York banks was reduced $2,318,325 dur
ing the week ending June 29, the total
now standing $34,225,925. No better
illustration of the improved condition of
business is needed that to recall the fact
that the excess reserve tor the corre
sponding week last year was $74,794,325,
with total loans of $470,044,100. The
increase in loans, therefore, has been
$43 878,200 and the decrease in the re
g rve $40,378,200.
The present loan volume has exceeded
all previous records and a few weeks
continuance of st; tern mts such as have
been issued by the clearing house banks
la e’y, wound under normal conditions,
send up the money rate to a figure more
ii h; rmmy with ihe situation. Unfor
tunately for the banks however, such an
advance is impossible. Tho decrease of
$3,324,000 in specie and Legals for the
current week, coming in the face of the
fact that interior money is still being
a Idcd to the deposits of the New York
banks, was due to the bond syndicate,
which used over six milliou dollars in
completing its payments to the treasury.
Had it not been for that, the reserve
would have shown an increase.
Another circumsance which will
operate adversely on the money
rate is the fact that the bond syn
dicate owes the bauks some eighteen or
twenty million dollars for gold advanced,
and this is to be paid shortly. It is not
expected that the July dividend pay
ments, which will be unusually heavy
this month, will be large enough to
affect the market, under such conditions,
and the anomaly of record- breaking
loans and minimum rates of interest
will probably last for some time
Many of the host Cuban families are
leaviug Santiago because of the disturb
ed condition of the country. The insur
gents are so active in the vicinity of San
tiago that the Spanish authorities are
placing all of the inliabitaute under
strict gup?,*iH noe.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
BASEBALL Y ENTER DA V.
At Brooklyn ;
Brooklyn, 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
New York, 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Batteries: Kennedy and Dailey Clark
and Scriver.
Base hits : Brooklyn 3, New York 5.
Errors : Brooklyn 3, New York 3.
Called on account of rain.
At Philadelphia:
Philadelphia, 2003 1060 I—l 3
Boston, 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0— 6
Batteries : Taylor arid Clements; Sti
veets and Ganzell.
Base hits: Philadelphia 17, Boston 1.
Errors : Philadelphia 4, Boston 0.
At Baltimore:
Baltimore, 0 0 4 1 0 2 0 2 x—9
Washington, 00000000 I—l
Batteries: Hemming and Robinson;
Mercer, Mallarkey and McGuire.
Base hits: Baltimore, 15; Washington,
Errors: Baltimore, 1; Washington, 3.
At Pittsburg.
Pittsburg, 5021 5 11 x—ls
St. Louis, 0200100 o—3
Batteries: Gardner and Merritt; Breit
enstein, Kissengerand Miller.
Base hits: Pittsburg, 11; St. Louis, 10.
Errors: Pittsburg, 2; St. Louis, 2.
Game called to allow St. Louis team to
catch the train. :
At Cincinnati:
Cincinnati, 021 0 11 2 2 x—9
Louisville, 20000031 2—B
Batteries: Dwyer, Parrott, Murphy
and Vaughan; Weyhing and Spies.
Base hits: Cincinnati 11; Louisville 3.
Errors: Cincinnati 10; Louisville 7.
At Cleveland:
Cleveland, 10240000 x—7
Chicago, 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 o—3
Batteries: Cuppy and Simmer; Grif
fith, Hutchinson and Kittridge.
Base hits: Cleveland 7; Chicago 1.
Errors: Cleveland 9; Chicago 3.
THE PILOT MASSEY SUIT.
Tb« Testimony of Businem* Manager
Gibbs Seem* to Involve Gina A Com
pany in the Investigation of the Often
*ive Article.
Norfolk, Va., Juue 29. —When Judge
Prentis called the court to order this
morning in the Massey-Pilot libel suit,
the crowd in attendance was not as large
as usual, but it gradually increased dur
ing the morning till the court .room was
jammed.
The first feature of the trial today was
the admission by Captain Wise, for the
purpose of this suit, that Mr. R. F.
Byrd of Winchester, vho is one of the
defendants of the suit, wrote the
alleged libelous article. Captain Wise’s
qualification of the above admission did
not seem to suit the plaintiff’s counsel,
who gaid they would take the admisj
sions unoer consideration.
Mr. Gibbs, business manager of the
Pilot, was then called to the witness
stand.
Witness admitted that Mr. Small’s
control of the Pilot was not such as
would have permitted him (Small) to
change the fixed policy of the Pilot.
Mr. Luther Sheldon testified that he is
President of the Pilot, and also a direc
tor; has not attended all the meetings of
the directors; may have attended a meet
ing of the directors about the time of
the publication of the article of Decem
ber 23rd; has been a reader of the
paper in • part daily; his first
knowledge of the character of said
article was the advance notice of its
publication; had no other knowledge of
its character; had not seen the manu
script and did not know of its strictures
on Mr. Massey; had consulted Mr. Small
before the publication to see if there was
anything in it that would bring trouble
oa the Pilot company. Mr. Small as
sured him there was not.
Witness said that Mr. Gibbs, of the
Pilot, had said on one or two occasions
that Ginn & Co., bookmen, of New York,
should contribute towards defending the
suit, his idea being that Mr. Gibbs
thought Ginn & Co. were behind the
article.
The following directors of the Com
pany were called to the stand in the
order named: S. Q Collins, 8. N. Brick
house, R. Y. Zachary, Jno. L. Roper, D.
Humphreys, Frank Duseh, Ira B. White,
O. W. Kellinger, J. W. Borum.
Mr. Collins said he was advertised as a
director, but that he was not. That he
owned none of the stock, had never
attene’e 1 any of the meet and read
none of the articles.
S. N. Brickhouse was a much inter
ested director. Said he did not object to
the publication of the articles; had con
fidence in Mr. Small, who said it was
not libelous.
Mr. Zachery discussed the matter with
Mr. Small. Thought it was all right.
Capt. John L. Roper had been a di
rector. Attended a few of the meetings,
but resigned several months ago. Took
no interest in the company and never
read the article.
D. Humphreys did not think the ar
ticle libelous. Worse things had been
said about Mr. Massey.
Frank Dusch said he owned SSOO
stock; attended one meeting and was
made a director against his wishes.
Ira B. White did not consider himself
a legal director.
J. W. Borum wax a director, but had
resign ed.
T. R McGilvary, Secretary of the
Board of Education, was on the stand
when court adjourned - until Monday
morning.
Gov. O’Ferrall left for Richmond to
night and will return next week.
Dr. Buchanan, who m in Sing Sing
prison awaiting the death penalty, sent
a telegram to the British Ambassador
urging him to interfere iu his case. Tho
Ambassador doelined to take any action.