VOL. XXXIX. NO. 19.
MR. HENRY WALKS OUT
THE MAN OF VANCE WILL VOICE
HIS VIEWS IN SEVEN COL
UMNS THIS WEEK.
POURED OUT HIS SOUL.
Ami Wrung Out his Shops—Mr. llenry
Will Ask 24 Questions, ami Attack
Cleveland and Ransoni--llolds Down
liis Stomach With Dumb-Bells—He
Wants a “Short Cut to Free-Silver”—
He Will Stump the State, it the State
Lasts Through it—His Hair Removed
to Give his Ideas a Chance to Grow—
The Tobacco-Topped Tumbler of
Vance.
Mr. Walter R. Henry stands six feet
six in his socks—with his hair cut.
When his hair is well headed up, it
is different.
His hair is of terra jcotta shade,
and the shearing of it is worth 25 cents
of any barber’s money. But this aside.
Mr. Henry weighs 240 pounds,and holds
out 80 pounds in each hand, 81, the last
time, so he said last night. He once, in
a Washington gymnasium, put up 90
pounds, seven times, beating the record
by “four times, and all the gymnasts
looked at him, and were surprised.
But'this, also, aside.
Mr. Henry holds out 80 pounds dumb
bells every* day straight armed, so he
said last night—for his stomach’s sake
then takes a cold bath. Mr. Henry ex*
plained that he did not do this for the
purpose of keeping his muscles up, bnt
for the purpose of keeping his stomach
down. But like Banquo’s ghost, his
stomach will not down. Mr. Henry has
had two years training in boxing and is
a hard-hitter. His face is no less strik
ing than his arm. He wears his face
clean shaven, with forceful mouth and
teeth. His eyes are nearly the color
of General Ransom’s and seem to be
closeted with one another—almost close
enough together for fusion. The nose
inclines more to Grecian than Roman,but
holds its end up. Mr. Henry has a shape
ly head—he has views, and ex
presses them,—that is, he expresses
them. Mr. Henry has a picturesque fig
ure, weather boarded by a Prince Albert
coat below the knee, just why, the re
porter did not ask.
Bat about Mr Henry’s views. He
received the reporter of the News
and Observer very courteously last
night, and was asked as to his coming
address to the people in which he was re
ported to set forth his reasons for his late
defection from the Democratic ranks.
Mr. Henry said it would bes3vencol
umns in ler gth, four columns of which
had already been set up, and that the
whole paper would appear in the Cau
casian of this week.
Mr. Henry was asked as to a rumor
that he had promised the late Governor
Holden on his death bed to use bis ener
gies against the Democratic party.
“An infernal lie,” exclaimed Mr.
Henry, “everybody knows that Governor
Holden renounced both of the old par
ties before he died, and, moreover, I
spoke in the campaigns of ’92 and ’94
and Governor Holden died before ’92.
I poured my whole soul out for the
party, left my home, and made more
speeches than anybody except Ransom.
I spoke until the sweat run off me so
that you could wring water out of my
shoes; but now, I have lost all
faith in and hope and charity for
the Democratic party. I cannot quote
Maj. Hale, of Fayetteville, but his posi
tion would no doubt be that he, too, had
lost all hope in the Democratic party,
but that he wanted to purge it of what
was bad; I have given up hope of purging
it of what is bad in it.”
‘ When did you decide to go over to
the Populists ?”
“I have been thinking over the matter
for nearly three months, and concluded
not long ago to take the step.”
“On what grounds, Mr. Henry?”
“All that will be stated in my paper ”
but the main points were laid down by
Mr. Henry, which, however, fail even to
give a proper idea of Mr. Henry’s paper
in its fullness.
The points were three :
“First, I ask tbe Democratic party 24
questions, wh ch I ask it to answer.”
“Second, I assail Grover Cleveland
because of his tendency toward centrali
zation, because of his interference with
Congress, because of his association with
Wall street bankers in the matter of the
Sherman repeal.”
“Third, I assail Ransom and Ransom
ism.”
Mr. Henry was asked did he consider
the Democratic party of North Carolina
in sympathy with Cleveland.
“Just there,” said he “yes I know
that, but the record of the Democratic
party is made up, and it must stand
by it.”
“Do you think the record can be called
made up before ’96?”
Mr. Henry thought that the record
was sufficiently made up to identify the
party now with Mr. Cleveland and that
was his main reason, to which however,
was added this: “I take the Populist
party because I consider it the shortest
cut to free silver.”
This, in substanco, is Mr. Henry’s
grievance: he knows, he says, that he
will be a sailed as a disgruntled office
seeker, out that will cut no figure. As
to the plans of the Populists, Mr. Henry
says that the Populists, he would think,
he was not posted, were practically say
ing, “if you Democrats don’t come to
us, we will do anything to beat you,
even fuse.
Panoplied with such convictions
and with his Prince Albert girdled
about his loins, Mr. Henry will
go forth. lie will speak from
West to East, with the wind, and the
ieport of his utterance will not be beard
for several minutes after it strikes the
outer edge of the great crowds that will
hear him. He used to speak three hours,
but he will start in early so as not to be
limited. Mr. Henry will speak with no
uncertain sound. The woods will be full
of his opinions from Hanging Dog to New
Hanover. Hewill start fresh. As to whether
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he will finish- that is another matter. It
would not be surprising if his edain of
reasoning would be an endless one, and
the people will hear, unless they are
deaf.
If lie hurls Pop. shells
Like he twirls dumb-bells,
This raging cyclone in pants,
The wildwoods will quiver
And the old parties shiver
When thunders this Storm-cloud of Vance.
Farewell, Mr. Henry ! If you should
have, during the campaign, a rush of
thoughts to the head, chase the blood
out of the brain to the feet with the
cracked ice treatment; wring out your
shoes, as you did in the Democratic
party, and may you live through it
and may your hearers live through it!
RANSOM IS CONFIDENT.
He Contradicts the Report That He
Failed to See the President.
Special to the News and Observei - .
Washington, D. 0., Aug. 24.
’ Hon. M. W. Ransom arrived in the
city this morning from Blowing Rock.
He telegraphed here last night contra
dicting the statement that he had been
to Gray Gables and had been refused a
conference by the President. He said he
did not fail to see the President. Mr.
Ransom visited the State Department
this morning and had a confer
ence with acting Secretary Adee.
He did not wish to discuss the question
of his reappointment and was reticeut
about matters pertaining to Mexican
affairs. He still seems confident that
the matter will be arranged satisfacto
rily.
While Mr. Ransom declined to dis
cuss the probabilities of bis re appoint
ment as Minister, his friends express
the utmost confidence that the place will
again be tendered him. It is understood
among them that Secretary Olney is in
terested in his cause.
Mr. Ransom takes no exeeepition to
the ruling of the Treasury Department
and the decision of the Attorney
General declaring his office vacant
and appears to be really more
concerned over the recent report that
he had cast reflections upon Mexican
officials in connection with the subject of
the extradition of criminals, tUan over
his re-appointment, and again took oc
casion to deny this report in the most
emphatic terms.
Arrivals.
G. O. Smith, J. F. Smith, G. T. Mur
dock, Greensboro; P. F. Smith, Winston.
THE ROCKY MOUNT MARKET.
An Eleven Thousand, Six Hundred
and Seven Dollar Break.
Special to the News and Observer.
Rocky Mount, N. C., Aug. 24.
Although the farmers have been sell
ing their present crop of tobacco on this
market for several weeks, yesterday cul
minated in the biggest break of the season
so far; the sales amounting to $11,607.
The warehousemen on this market
seem to be the most modest and least
boastful of their brotherhood; for while
they sell more tobacco, and at the high
est figures, than any of the East Caro
lina markets, yet they never blow their
own horns.
The floors of Davis, Gravely’s A Jes
frey’s warehousemen filled with bright
leaf and six counties were represented.
The average price was a fraction over
fourteen dollars.
The fourth warehouse will be com
pleted early next week and will be run
by C. C. Cooper, one of the oldest
tobacco men on the marke'. The build
ing is most eligibly located with refer
ence to the group of warehouses and is
100x200 feet—perhaps the largest in the
State.
The Rocky Mount Fair company has
completed the grading of their race track
and it is claimed to be now the fastest
in the South.
Boom has been a synonym for burst
with most towns, but Rocky Mount has
nejoyed a continuous progressive move,
the population having doubled in five
years and building never having ceased
for an instant.
TARBORO’S TOBACCO MARKET.
It will be Opened September 4—A New'
Cotton Factory to be Built Soon.
Special to the News and Observer.
Tarhoro, N. C., Aug. 24, 1895.
The new tobacco warehouse is about
completed. This will give Tarboro
three tobacco warehouses to be opened
on September 4 There is a great deal
of hustliDg and hard work going on so
as to have all things ready for the open
ing day.
Two hardware firms here have sold
over 700 sets of flues for barns this year,
and it is estimated that not less than
2,000 acres have been planted, in Edge
combe county, in tobacco. Those who
have been traveling around through the
country say that the grades cured, so
far, are very fine.
Mr. J Me H. Peters from Lynchburg,
Va., will have chaige of the Edgecombe
house, Mr. George Hughes from Louis
burg will manage the Central and Mr. J.
O. Jeffries from Chase City, Va., will
run the Pioneer. The Tarboro people
say they mean business so far as estab
lishiug a first class market is concerned.
A new cotton mill is being talke about
and it is rumored that it will certainly
be built.
Stock has all been subscribed to organ
ize a telephone company, and; work will
begin early in September. The outlook
for a good fall trade here is very bright.
H. B. H.
INMTON’S TELEPHONE WAR.
Citizens Requested Not to Make New
Contracts With the Hell Company.
Special to the News and Observer.
Winston, N. C., Aug. 24.
The Winston-Salem Merchants’ and
Traders’ Union publishes a card this
afternoon endorsing the action taken by
the Chamber of Commerce in requesting
all the citizens not to make contracts
with the Bell Telephone Company for a
longer period than three mouths, until
the character of the service given by the
new Inter-State company is fully tested.
Winston shipped over 250,000 pounds
of manufactured tobacco this week.
FAST FUTURITY WORK
REQUITAL WINS IN ONE MINUTE
ELEVEN AND TW O-FIFTHS
SECONDS.
THE STAKE WAS WORTH $70,000
Crescendo Was Second and Silver IF.
Was Third, llandsprlng’Was Fourth,
Hastings Filth and Applegate Sixth—
This Makes the Third Furity Won
by Ilorses of David Gideon and the
Second in Succession—lloiv the Smal
ler Stakes Were Divided.
New York, Aug. 24 —The great crowd
at the Futurity race to-day watched the
first three races with impatience, al
though they were interesting, and when
the Futurity was run every seat in the
grand stand was filled and there were
few vacant spots on the lawn, while the
roof was filled, for there the best places
could be found to watch the contest.
It was 4:45 o’clock when the bugle
called the horses to the post, and twenty
of them paraded up the stretch past the
grand stand. They seemed to be in good
temper and condition, with the exception
of Axiom, who played badly, and in one
of her jumps injured handspring. He
was badly cut in the hock, but ran a
great, race in spite of it.
After a long delay at the post,in which
there were several breakaways, the flag
of starter Rowe swished through the
air and there was a dull roar from the
crowd. Taral was alert and first to show
on Peep O’Day. Then came Requital,
followed by Formal, Crescendo, Silver II
and the others close up, to an excellent
start. They did not vary much in posi
tion in the run to the eighth pole, but
when they reached the quarter, Cres
cendo had the lead, only a head in front
of x\xiom, who was a head in front of
Requital, who was leading Formal.
A blanket would have covered all four
horses, but as early as that, it could be
seen that Requital was strongest. Silver
II was running well in the fifth place.
Handspring was sixth in spite of his in
jured leg. but he was not striding true
and was far from being the great colt
who disposed of his opponents so easily
in the spring. Applegate cane next. So
close together were the twenty that it
looked like a charge of cavalry in parti
colored uniforms.
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ANDREW J. JOYNER,
Head-Trainer of the Belmont Stables,
is a North Carolinian.
As they flashed past the three-eighths’
pole, with nearly half the distance ran,
Crescendo had increased his lead over
Axiom to half a length.
The half-mile pole, where the Futurity
course comes into the main track, is
the spot where the faltering usually
comes and there it was that the fleet
filly, Axiom, had got enough. Crescendo
was still leading by half a length and
Requital still hung on. Handspring’s
white nose was not far behind in fourth
place. Formal was there, too, and Sil
ver 11., Hastings and Applegete hung
on like grim death.
The squadron straightened out for the
short quarter mile dash for the home
wire, but it was badly disordered. With
each stride the leaders widened the gap
between them and the mam body. The
five eights pole was close at hand as
the dark blue jacket of Griffin went
past Carr like a whirlwind, and Re
quital in first place. Then Carr began
to flog Crescendo.
At the last pole, with only a furlong
to go, Requital had a length the best of
it and going easily. Crescendo was no
longer dangerous, but Silver II was com
ing fast out of the bunch while Hand
spring was fourth with a good bit of life
left. Hastings had climbed up into fifth
place, while Formal was sixth,rapidly los
ing ground to Applegate. The squadron
of cavalry had become an irregular body
strung out over a sixteenth of a mile
with Requital gallopiDg easily at the
head and Crescendo laboring along a
length and a half behind. Then came
Silver 11, Handspring, Hastings and Ap
plegate with no daylight between them;
the rest strung out with Axiom at the
tail end of the procession.
Still Griffin steadied Requital, and iu
one minute eleven and two fifth seconds
after the fall of the lltg he crossed the
line amid the cheers of 15,000 spectators,
a length ahead, although he could have
made it much more had he chosen.
Crescendo was flogged into second place.
Four lengths in front of the next horse
was Silver 11., which only beat Hand
spring by a neck, with the high priced
Hastings fifth, and Applegate sixth.
Thus Griffin won his fourth consecu
live race of the day and was hoisted
into the jockey’s chair while the crowd
cheered. By this ride he made $53,75
for David Gideon, who, by the aid of
John Hyland, one of the best trainers
in America, landed, his third Futurity
and the second in succession, the
Butterflies being the winner a year
ago, and His Highness in 1891.
For running second Crescendo got
$5,333, and Silver II received $2,667 as
third money. The Brookdale stud gets
HALEIGH, M. C.. SUNDAY. AUGUST 25. 1895.
SI,OOO for breeding the winner, $2,500
goes to the breeder of Crescendo, and
SI,OOO to the breeder of Silver IT.
Andrew J. Joyner, or “Jack,” as his
friends and associates call him, is a na
tive of Weldcn, this State. He is a
brother of Mr. Will Joyner of Garvs
burg, and a nephew of Mrs. R. C. Bad
ger, of this city. He always had
a foulness for horses, and at four
teen years of age ran away from
home, went to Washington, D. 0., and
found employment, curryiug horses in a
livery stable, at $5 a week. He has
worked himself up us Til to day he is the
head trainer for Augiut Belmont, New
York, at a salary ot $10,090 a year, and
10 per cent of the wmuiugsof the sta
ble. The New York World classes him
as one of five of the leading horst
trainers in America. He sent Hastings
into yesterday’s futurity race, and has a
stable full of flyers for other great cam
paigns.
A CITY EDITOR UNDER ARREST.
31r. Meaclmin, of the Dispatch, Sur
rendered by hisSurities.
Special to the News and Observer.
Wilmington, N. C., Aug. 24.
The surities on the bond of J. W.
Meacham, city editor of the Eevening
Dispatch, notified the Sheriff of this conn
ty yesterday of t heir withdrawal from
the bond given for his appearance at the
next term of the Superior court, where
upon he was arrested by the Sheriff and
held in custody. It will be remembered
that Mayor Fishblate instituted proceed
ings against Meacham a short time since
for criminal libel and he was placed un
der a bond of SI,OOO f >r his appearance
at the Sep eml»er term of the Superior
court. The seeuri’i* son this bond were
Mr. R A. Price and Mrs. L. P. Mc-
Clammy, who each justified in the sum
of SSOO.
Mr. C W. MeClammy, of this city,
father of Mr. R. P. McClammy, one of
the membersoi the “Dispatch Publishing
C 0.,” says tin 1 1 hecompany knewoothing
of the surrender of Mr. Meachan by his
sureties until after he had been placed
in jail. Application will be made to
Judge O. P. Meares, immediately on
his return from Robeson Court, for a
writ cf habeas corpus, and this will be
followed with an application for release
on a reduced bond.
Mr. Meacham’s Statemen;.
Wilmington, N. 0., Auj. 24.
To the Editor of the New s and Observer.
No reason has been assigned up to
date for the withdrawal of my boidsmen.
I will be out of the sheriff’s hands to
night. Have not been locked up but
kept in the jailor's private office.
J. W. Meacham.
THOUGHT IT WAS QUIN7NE.
I A Negro Woman Kills Her Two Chil
dren by Giving Them Strychnine.
Special to the News and Observer.
Newbeun, N. C., Aug. 24.
Hattie Outlaw 7 , colored, of this city,
killed her two little children, age three
and eight years, girl and boy, respect
ively, This morning, by administering a
dose ot strychnine by mistake for quin
ine.
QUAY CHARGES BRIBERY.
He Says His Opponents are OIL ring
to $3,000 for Votes.
Harrisburg, Pa., Aug. 24. Senator
Quay gave out the following statement
this evening :
“I have been hearing instances of at
tempted bribery of delegates friendly to
me all day. As the facts come to
light they fully justify ray warn
ings to my friends, telling them
that everything is over except
explanations. The combine is making a
last desperate charge all along the line.
They are offering sums ranging from
S7OO to $3,000 for delegate votes. This
is not true of any particular locality,
but applies to all parts of Pennsylvania.
A careful watch is being maintain
ed in every county by my friends and
I am promptly advised of whatever
occurs of this nature. No bribery can
be successfully consummated without
my full knowledge immediately, and
I shall make a full investigation
into each case and lay the facts
before the public. Delegates have
been met with offers of money in some
instances and positions in others. These
are not idle rumors, but are fully sub
stantiated facts and I desire to call the
attention of my friends to these pro
ceedings, feeling that I can rely upon
their co-operation in preventing them.”
IT MAY YET GO TO PIECES.
Dissolution ol the Southern States Pas
senger Association Threatened.
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 24.—The dissolu
tion of the Southern States Passenger
Association is threatened. The Western
and Atlantic, an old and conservative
member, has served notice of withdrawal
and the withdrawal of the Florida Cen
tral and Peninsula is rumored. Differ
ences have also arisen hetween Commis
sioner W. W Finley and the Southern
Railway, which ha» more lines in the
Association than it could afford to lose.
The announcement is made that Mr.
Henry S. Ilames, Vice-President of the
Plant system has been chosen Commis
sioner of the newly formed Southern
States Association at a salary of $15,000
a year. This was denied by a committee
on nominations at the recent meeting of
the association in New York. Mr. Haines’
election will be confirmed at the ad
journed meeting in New York next Tues
day.
Next Trial Yacht Race.
New York, Aug. 24 - The New York
Yacht Club has been notified by the
America’s Cup Committee that the next
trial race between the Defender and the
Vigilant will take place on Thursday
next. The race was originally scheduled
to come off on Tuesday, but has been
postponed because the new mast of the
Defender wll not be able to leave Bris
tol before Tuesday.
GOLD MEN ARE HAPPY
BALFOI R IS AGAINST AN INTER
NATIONAL MONETARY CON
FERENCE.
ENGLAND WILL NOT CO-OPERATE
la Securing the Free Coinage of Silver
By International Agreement-Blit the
Members ol tlie Bi-Metallic League
are by no Means Discouraged But
Say that the Statement of the Lord ol
the Treasury Gives them New Hope—
The Barns statue Unveiled.
[Copyrighted l»y the Associated Press.]
London, Aug. 24 There has not
been much in the world ot politics dur
ing the past week. The new members
ot Parliaments who have had the moral
courage to iemaiu in town when Lon
don is in a state of social collapse, have
been quietly settling themselves into
their seats, and the older members have
not been distinguishing themselves y
any great show of activity. The House
of Commons, as a rule, has presented
a dreary appearance and but little out
side of routine business has come up for
discussion.
An exception, however, should be no
ted in the case of the reply made on
Thursday last in the House, by the first
Lord of the Treasury, the Right Hon. A.
J. Balfour, to Sir John Leng, Liberal
member for Dundee, who asked whether
he would advise the government to in
vite an international monetary confer
ence. Mr. Balfour said:
“I am, and have always been in favor
of an international agreement; but 1
have not the right to pledge my col
leagues, and 1 do not believe that an in
ternationa! agreement would re ull from
an international conference.”
This reply caused much satisfaction
among the supporters of the gold cur
rency, especially in Berlin, and caused
the National Zeitung, to say: “lie has
burst the bubble which German bi-metal
list blew from the votes in the Reichstag
and Prussian Diet. Undoubtedly Mr.
Balfour’s statements will put an end to
the deliberations of the Federal govern
menton the question. Only noisy agi
tator believe that action is possible with
out England’s co-operation.”
The Daily News this morning says:“Mr.
Balfour’s answer disposes of bi-metal
lifcm so far as this government is con
cerned and we are heartily glad of it,
because we believe that bi metallism
spells ‘ruin’ for the great creditor conn
try of the world. Mr. Balfour has gone
further even than Sir William Harcourt,
who did not object to a conference, pro
vided the British delegates were in
structed to vote against debasing the
currency.”
In bi:metallic circles, however, an
other complexion is put on the matter.
The officials of the bi-metallic league es
pecially dwell on the fact that Mr. Bal
four’s remarks referred to an immediate
conference and it is claimed, that as a
matter of fact, his reply reveals the ex
pectance upon the part of the govern
ment that a successful conference can
subsequently beairanged. The bi-metal
lic league officials therefore declare
themse.ves pleased with the answer of
the first Lord of the treasury.
One of the most interesting events to
Americans which occurred on this side
of the Atlantic during the past week,
was the unveiling on Wednesday last, at
Ayr, Scotland, of the fourth and last
panel of the Burns statue at that place,
by Mr. Wallace Bruce, formerly United
States Consul at Edinburgh. The panel
wa3 subscribed for by American admirers
of the poet, and is the handiwork of
Mr. Geoige Bissell, of New 7 York, and
representing the parting of Burns
and Highland Mary. The ceremony
took place in the presence of a large
crowd of people, the town council and
members of tne Burns’ Club. Mr. Bruce
made a speech during the course of
which he said that he experienced great
delight at standing there, “a connecting
link between the lovers of Burns iu the
United States and Scotland.”
The Rev. Dr. David J. Burrell, of
New York, who presented the panel
upon the part of the donors to the Scot
tish people, remarked that he was “the
moutn piece of the expressions of the
Republic’s love for Burns.”
The panel, which was concealed by
the Ameiican and British flags, was
then unveiled amid loud cheers.
In the evening the Burns’ Club gave
a banquet to the American visitors, and
Mr. Bruce, replying to the toasts of
“the President of the United States,”
paid a patriotic tribute to the Chief
Magistrate of the United States, his re
rnaiks being warmly applauded.
The great topic of discussion in rail
road circles during the week has been
the railway races from London to Aber
deen by the East and W est routes. The
West Coast Companies took the initia
tive aud did the distance, 540 miles at
the rate of a mile a minute throughout.
These companies thus made a new
world’s record while completely smash
ing the record held for u.e past
three years by the Empire State Express,
from New York to Buffalo But, as
the Ea-t route companies improved
on chis time on Timisday eveniug, the
West U**aet did live hundred and forty
miles in 512 minutes. The train, how
ever, was on.y composed of an engine and
guards van aud two, passenger coaches.
The struggle ceased yesterday and the
rival companies resort to their ordinary
times. But the racing led to a question
being asked in the House of Commons
yesterday, b> Sir John Leng, member
from Dundee, as to whether the Board
of Trade could not prevent such prac
tices. But, the President of the Board
of Trade, Mr. Charles T. Ritchie, said
the Board had no power in the matter
aud intimated that the railroad compa
nies might be relied upon not to en
danger life in these trials of speed.
Ex Speaker Crisp has spent most of
lhe week iu Scotland. He will visit
Ireland previous to his return to this
city, where he will spend his last week
on this side of the Atlantic. Speaking
to a representative of the Associated
Press, ot the great amount of attention'
f Mr. W. C. Whitney is attracting as a
possible candidate for the Democratic
nomination for the Presidency. Mr.
Crisp said:
“Mr. Whitney seems to have succeeded
the late James G. Blaine as the ‘mag
netic man’ in American politics. I have
sometimes been asked questions by Eng
. lishmen concerning Mr. Whitney's per
; sonality and chances of obtaining the
nomination. He seems to have made
. the same great impression here as lie has
loDg made at home.
“Some of the officers of the British
1 Bi metallic League, who met Mr. Whit
ney last spring, were greatly impressed
with him. Secretary McNeill, of the
Bi-metallic League, regards Mr. Whitney
as one of the most charming and clear
hearted men he has met.”
Gen. Benjamin F. Tracy, ex Secretary
of the United States Navy, is visiting
Mr. Andrew Carnegie, in Scotland. He
will remain the latter’s guest for another
1 couple of weeks.
Til E G. A. R. ENCAM I’M ENT.
> The Official Programme for the W eek
, Announced.
Louisville, Ky., August 24 —The
i official programme for the G. A. R. en
campment has just been announced. In
outline it is as follows :
Monday, September 9- Iu the morn
ing the commander in chief received; al
night, dog watches.
Tuesday—Morning, naval veterans’
parade; afternoon, earn ge drive for
women; night, reception by ladies of the
G. A. R. and womans' relief corps to
the G. A. R.
Wednesday—Morning, gr ind parade;
night, concert by Mrs. Emily Davidson;
campfire at Pbteoix Hill; camp five at
Music Hall; camp sue at National Park;
concert at Court House; concert at
Boone's Square; concert at Baxter
Square.
I’huvsday—Morning aud afternoon,
horse show and general visitation; night,
fire works on river front; camp tire at
Phoenix Hill; camp fire at Music Hall;
camp fire at National Park; concert at
Court House; concert at Boone’s Square;
concert at Baxter Square.
Friday—Morning, barbecue; night,
ladies reception at Auditorium
Additional features will be provided
for Saturday.
OUR NEUTRALITY LAWS.
The Government C an Only Prevent
Armed Expeditions Leaving.
Washington, D. C., Aug. 24.—1 n re
ply to an inquiry as to what the United
States government could do in the mat
ter of Spanish protests that the United
States was harboring Cuban sym
pathizers in opposition to international
law, it was said at the State Department
that the statutes of the United States
provided that no aid should be given
revolutionists of belligerents by citizen?
of the United Stat* s It was intimated
that the courts of the United States
alone could determine whether the meet
ings of persons in various places in the
United States and the expression of
opinion in support of the Cuban cause,
were violations of the law. The im
pression was given that, so long as tie
Uaited Suites prevented armed expedi
tions and ftlibusterers leaving this coun
try and landing in Cuba, there is no ac
tion that the department of State can
take
TIIE SUGAR BOUNTY CASES.
The Comptroller Likely to Decide
Against Payment of the Bounty.
Washington, D. G., Aug. 24—Comp
troller of the Treasury Bowler to day
received the last of the briefs in the
sugar bounty eases, and bas begun work
on his decision, which will probably be
rendered in the course of a week.
He will first, however, have to render
a decision on ex-Senator Manderson’s
motion to remand the whole matter to
Secretary Carlisle, on the ground that
the peculiar language of the act takes
the disbursement out of the hands of the
regular accounting officers of the Treas
ury. There is a strong belief at the
Treasury D<partment that Mr. Bowler
will overrule Mr. Manderson’s motion,
and will decide against the payment of
the bounty.
The Letter Was Loaded.
Paris, Aug. 24.— A letter addressed
to Baron Alphonso De Rothschild ex
ploded yesterday evening when it was
opened by M. Zadkovitz, his confidential
clerk. The lattt r was dangerously
wounded in tfce right eye, which was
torn out and some of his fingers were
blown off.
New 7 Gun Boats Named
Washington, D. C., Aug 24 - Acting
Secretary McAdoo announced the names
of the gunboats heretofore known as
No’s. 7, 8 and 9, now building at New
port News. They are, the Nashville, for
Nashville, Tenn.; Wilmington, for Wil
mington, Del., and Helena, for Helena,
Montana. The tug boat at Mare Island
has been named Unadilla.
An Armenian Prisoner Released.
Constantinople, Aug. 24.—The rep
resentations which the U. 8. Minister, i
Mr. Alexander W. Terrell, has made to
the Turkish government have resulted >
in the release of the Armenian Arkiel- <
ian, a naturalized American citizen, who
has been in prison at Marsovan for sev
eral weeks past, under suspicion of be
longing to a revolutionary society.
Two Hotels Destroyed By Fire.
Toledo, 0., Aug. 24 —Air Line Junc
tion, the western suburb of Toledo, early
this morning suffered from a fire which
destroyed two small hotels and caused
the loss of one life, Daniel McCarthy,
aged thirty, a sawmill hand from White-
Haven, Mich.
Japanese Evacuating Port Arthur.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 24.— A dis
patch to the Novosti from Vladivostok,
says that the Japanese are evacuating
Port Arthur and dismantling the forti
fications.
PRICE FIVE CENTF.
BY A CRAZY CHINAMAN
AN AMERICAN MISSIONARY AT
TUNG-CHOW SEVERELY
INJURED.
AN OLD AND RESPECTED MINISTER
He Was Attacked l*y a Demented Car.
pettier and llis Brother aud Badly
mt-.-The Two Criminals are Now
in Jail—Minister Denby Thinks the
A flair W IlljCreate a Big Slirln China
—An Win iul Statement in Itegnrd to
Minister Denby’s Silence.
Washington, I). G., Aug. 24 Mr.
! Denby reports that on the 7th of July
! the Rev. L). Z. Sheffield, an old and
’ highly respected American missionary,
residing at Tung Chow, a city
about thirteen miles from Pekin,
was attacked by a crazy carpen
ter and his brother and was se
verely cut with a knite. The two crim
, inals wero immediately arrested and are
now in prison awaiting their trial. Mr.
Denby adds that matter “will create a
stir in China but it is absolutely without
foreign political significance. ”
Mr. Denhy’s Silence.
Washington, Aug. 24.—The follow
ing was given officially at, the State
"Department to-day:
“Upon Acting Secretary Adee’s atten
-1 tion being called to the statements in
yesterday’s papers that much dissatis
faction was felt at the S 7 ate Department
because Mr. Denby had not been heard
from for several days and that he was
supposed to have taken umbrage at In
structions lately cabled to him,
Mr. Adee said that he had au
thorized no expression of the
department’s opinion as to ♦he cause of
Mr. Denby’s silence for the simple reason
that no opinion had been formed or
could rationally be formed in the ab
sence of knowledge of the facts. The
promptness, good judgement, and energy
with which Col. Denby had acted upon
the instructions heretofere sent him
negative any. hasty conjucture that he
was now endeavoring with alacrity to
fulfill the duties impos d upon him by
the department’s telegrams of the past
week.
“It was to be remembered,” Mr. Adee
said, “that China is a country of slow
communicati ms, having practically no
speedy mail service and few telegraph
lines; that the problem of the fitting pro
tection of the lives and property inter
ests of our citizens scattered over a ter
ritory covering 1,500,000 square miles
or more, required constant conference
and co-operation between the
Admiral commanding, as well A trust
worthy information from th^nnsuls;
i- the pra tical government oTClj^^Jp*
cerned, is a cumbrous body to deal with,
its deliberations being often protracted
and the execution of its decisions de
pending on the donbtful zeal of the local
viceroys and provincial governments;
and that the necessity of bringing all of
these diverse factors into concurrent
working might well bailie Mr. Denby’s
natural desire to report to the depart
ment successfully action upon its in
structions.
“To rake the case of the Ku Cheug (or
as more properly written, Kutien,)
communication with the Consul at Foo
chow was obviously necessary to any
intelligent action, and Mr. Hixson ap
peared to have put himself beyond tele
graphic reach. , The need of communi
cating with him by personal message
perhaps explains the press reports that
Commander Newell, of the Detroit,
had gone to Kutien to see him, of
which, however, the State Department
has no confirmation. The telegraphs from
Saaug Hai and Hong Kong are to be
taken with some small allowance by
reason of the apparent dispostion in
some quarters to work up a prejudice
against the diplomat aud naval repre
sentation of the United States in China,
and dependence upon such reports,
might be more likely to complicate and
defeat than help fully aid the govern
ment in carrying out its practical pur
poses.”
CHOLERA IN JAPAN.
Tin! Total Number ol Deaths up to
July 111 was 4,000.
Washington, D. C., Aug. 24.—Consul
General Melver, of Kanagwa, Japan, in
a dispatch dated July 22nd., informs the
department that the total number of
deaths from cholera iu Japan during
1895, up to July 19th., was 4,080, the
total number of cases being 7,901. In the
previous year there were only 314 deaths.
Consul General Melver also states
that, owing to the unusual prevalence of
cholera at Nagasaki and Iliogo, a rigid
inspection of the stemship China was
made before she left Kanagwa, for San
Francisco A favorable ieport was
made by the physician who mspected
the vessel.
Killed a Cruel Husband.
Savannah, Ga., Aug. 24.—Louisa
Floyd, a young white woman, to-day
shot ami probably fatally wounded her
husband at their heme near BloomiDg
dale, in this county. Floyd had been
cruel to her.
The Fort Royal Dry Dock
Washington, D. 0., Aug. 24.—The
board designated to examine the dry
dock at Port Royal, S. 0., has reported
to the Navy Department that the dock
has not proven satisfactory, and recom
mend that it be not accepted by the de
partment. The contractor will be given
an opportunity to have it come up to the
requirements. I
Cardinal Gibbon Return?.
New York, Aug. 24.- After
seuce of fifteen weeks CardiualJ*pi
returned from Europe to
Campania. A large on the
more pries’s and laymen <w>n of Balti
last night in order to here
nal home. the Cardi-