The News and Observer.
VOL. XXXIX. NO. 35.
TOOE [UiIMESTT ®O(B(BtU)IU\TrO®N! (DF AOT O&AifcJDILBWA IMDILY.
DUMPY MR DUHRAVEN
VALKYRIE MERELY CHOKED
THE STARTING LINE AM) ' il KN
RETIRED IN THE SI LKS.
DEFENDER WENT, SPINNAKER SET
The Freakish Ear! I’lainit‘d to be Sa?if
fied W ill* the Decision o! Tuesday’s
Race, Bat 'I hat lii* Beat Was
Crowded by the Excur-i , Fleet,
Which, However, Was •! hi a Mile
Away—Close IVit'.ohcrs s -id she llad
Had no Intention o'. Baci.is.
New Yobk, S.-pf 12 —T‘;° interLa
tional race bet we. 1 a L>efetid o r azd Yaly
rie for the America's cup is ended. On
the whole it has been an extraordinary
series and while the result is saii-taetory
to the American, two at leas! of to- con
tests that went to make np the rrvttch
were not. Defender won in a clean race
on Saturday: Tuesday last she crossed
the line behind the English boat, but
was awarded the race on a fou’ ;to day alk
had a wa k over. And to day*soccurrence
was all the more unfortunate, not only
because a great crowd had gathered to
witness the straggle, but because the
weather conditions were such as to lead
many to suppose that of all days Valky
rie would be in her element. Lord Dun
raven had said last night, and he said if
most emphatically, that he would with
draw his boat on the morrow, if an ab
solutely clear course was not provided.
He claimed that during the pre
vious race his boat had been great
ly interfered with as everything
depended upon the outcome£of the third
of the series. He adhered to that decis
ion so closely that Valkyrie merely
crossed the starting line and then re
tired from the contest. Defender, who
was well in advance when the starting
gun was fired, continued on her journey
and went over her course well within the
time limit. By her three straight vie
tories, Defender retains the historical
cup for America.
The race scheduled for to-day promts
ed to be a more exciting one than either
of the two previous, for it was to be ex
pected that every effort would be made
by Dunraven, after Tuesday’s disappoint
ment to score a victory with the boat he
had brought so far. Yesterday Valky
rie had been tuned up to the highest
Sitch in anticipation of to day’s contest.
everal alterations had been made and
those upon whom her sailing qualities
depended moot largely were prepared to
expend every ounce of muscle and skill
to bring her over the a victor.
Lord Dunraven had expressed himself
as apparently satisfied with the* decision
rendered by the cup committee on the
fouling of Defender by his boat, and the
matter had seemingly been settled so
amicably that it was a question in the
minds of the general public if Tuesday’s
race would not be re sailed. And the
passing outward in the early hours
of the morning observed afar off De
fender standing high up on her way to
the lightship and not far astern Valky
rie, moving slowly but apparently
bent ou business. Tnis was a sign
that pleased the hearts of all.
Last night the observer at Sandy
Hock had reported an 18 knot breez°,
and although the bretze this morning,
Eing out through the narrow?, was
Lly up to thi?. yet it was one calcu-
to bring happiness to yachtsmen
and the promise ot a speedy run. But
there was disappointment even in the
winds. When the Hook reached
there was scarcely a breath stirring, aud
there was no improvement at the light
ship. Tae course marked up was fifteen
miles to leeward and return, starting
from the light ship. There was some
fittle delay, aud while the racers
were circling sluggishly arouud, it
was noticed that Valkyrie was lack
ing a topsail aud was simply sailing
uwder mainsail and jib. At first this
caused no wonderment, but as the start
ing hour drew ut-ar, the strange action
Os the Britisher came in for considerable
discussion and not a few bdlieved that
the race would not be sailed alter all. A
great of steamboats and yachts
had drawn up to witness the start and
ih the desire to meet Dmnraven’s wishes
as nearly as possible, a score of patrol
boats were sent om to drive back the
knes. The preparatory' gun was not lived
until about 20 minutes after the fixed
time la the meanwhile, a gun was
fired from the committee boat and a
sig: al sent up denoting that a delay
would takj place. The announcement
was made from the patrol boat that
Lord Dunraven had refused to race un
less a clear coarse was guaranteed by
the committee bo far as the committee
was concerned it seemed impossible to
secure mo:e open water than it had
already dor e, for when the preparatory
gun was fired, the nearest boat to the
racers was fully half a mile way, and
the great majority of the excursion
steamers and other craft were much far
bher off in the distance. The stalling
gun went at the appointed time, ai.<l al
most at the same instant the Defender
crossed the line. Valkyrie’s commander
had so m nouevred her that she was
still a long way off. and jus! a moment
before the handicap gun was fired she
too cros ed the line. It was evident to
fhose who had been watching the Eng
lish boat that she had no intention of
ucing,and so it proved,for no sooner was
she line crossed than she hauled to on
the starboard tack, instead of following
her rival out, and passed under the stern
of the light ship. This action on the
pait of the English boat was not an
a? mial surprise for events had led up to
it. and her owner’s deterufuation not to
I race w a strange and wonderful freak
| on the } !•! of the English seaman,
j A score cr more of steamers started
! At once ror Valkyrie, while half a
I Hundred steamed in the direction
! »est nder had take a. The American boat
was making go;:d headway with her
spinnaker set, m;d aber starting at 11:
20:24 •ou::d;:d the first rn * ; at 1:26:58,
and P ashed at 4:0136 lathe light
breezj this w s a particuLriy good per
f-rmauce, a ' :be:e-t f a windward was
much faster th.-.u had b en anticipated,
for during uue part of that journey the
very light breeze seemed to die out hl
- entirely. But even in th Qf , De
fender made good headway and when
she crossed the home line, ' j winner of
the race and the winner the series,
Dcf nder, in fact, as v.< h aj in name,
was greeted with a ro-r of whistles,
tbiicerepc.; 1 .IV, 0. idling of can
non aud the > ->f th usands.
G neral ivgyc; ■ pressed that the
series for the ,n>v *• - Cup, begun so
au-p’cions'y an l ;au ising such rare
cjutests, had ended so disastrously, for
while the question which was made as
to the v of the second race might
ha"? be n passed i v Unheeded had a
sth h’g contest taken place today, the
withdrawal of Lord Dunraven in the
third and perhaps deciding -event, has
necessarily had a depressing effect upon
all those identified with the great match
and will probably have a mote serious
effect in regard to future international
races.
All during the Defender’s beat home
the wind increased in power and as the
champion lay over, sometimes with lee
scuppers under she presented a sight
that made the on-lookers cheer. As she
was approaching the finish Mr. Iselin
yelled through a megaphone to the com
mittee boat, “Do you wish me to cross
the line?” He received no answer, and
he repeated the inquiry. Again no an
swer came and so Defender went over at
4:04:30. She was greeted with another
most enthusiastic salute as she did so.
The time as taken by the committee
represented that she went over the course
in 4h, 44ra, 12s. With the 29 seconds
time allowance her corrected time was
4h, 43m, 435.
Late in the afternoon an attempt was
made to see Lord Dunraven. He was
invisible. H:s friend and adviser. Rear
Commodore Glennie was seen on the
City of Bridgeport, the Valkyries tender.
Mr. Glennie said that his Lordship had
gone away into the country apmewhere,
he did not known where. In answer
to a question whether or not Dunraven
would sail in a race or a series of races
at Newport or Marblehead, away from the
maddening crowd of New York, for a
cup, Mr. Glennie replied that he thought
it very unlikely. He hardly believed
that his Lordship would again sail Val
kyrie on this side of the water, though be
could not state what would be done w-ith
Vaik; rie in the immediate future. Mr.
Glennie said he intended to return to
England very shortly and he had au idea
that Valkyrie would do the same When
r was proposed that Defender might go
across next year and race in English
water. Mr. Glennie made no reply, but
turned on his heel and bade thß reporter
goiod night.
Lord Dunraven tc-night made the fol
lowing explanation of his views to an
interviewer:
‘T am quite satisfied that I cannot, off
New York, sail a race for the America’s
Oup under satisfactory conditions. The
situation is thL: Ido not believe th 11
have a superior boat.
“I do uot believe that I should be sub
jected to aa insult from the Regatta
Committee or from the representative of
ar y challenging syndicate. It w-a rot
my way; I was forced to it.
“There is no difference of opinion
aboard our boat. It is a simple matter
of refusal to sail under existing condi
tions aud rules.
“I know- that I cannot get a show. I
saw Haff put up his helm —or thought
that I saw it I have no criticism to
make upon Watson. He turned cut a
good boat. She crossed the Atlantic
ocean, and if she could not win it is not
the fault of Watson Watson is not re
sponsible and of course you know it from
my actions. Valkyrie is my yacht.”
The Atlantic Yacht Club contemplates
an attempt to arrange a race, or a series,
between Valkyrie arid Defender lor a
special cup, to cost about $2,000. The
members of the club will propose cither
one race or two out of three,
and several of them are anxious to wager
Dunraven from $5,000 to $20,000 that
the cup will ba won by the Defender.
Dunraven will be allowed to arrange de
tails if the plan materializes, to choose
the waters between bandy Hook and
Marblehead, and the date within the
limit of October 1; to arrange that the
public be kept in ignorance of the dates
and to select rules of either the New
York, Atlantic or Larehmont Club, the
throe leading clubs of the country to
govern the race.
London, Sept. 12 —Reuters News
Agency this evening, sent a request by
eable to the Earl of Dunraven for a state
ment of the reasons for his action in
withdrawing from the third race for the
America’s cup to-day. The following re
ply has been received from New York:
‘ Owing to the excessive crowding by
steamers at the first two races, and
especially at the start of and on the last
tin miles of the second race, I notified
the cup committee ou the tenth instant,
requesting that the letter be not opened
until after a decision had been rendered
with regard to the foul at the start of
the second race, that owing to the
danger of a serious accident by collision
with the exeuision steamers aud other
wise, ami owing to the absolute absurdity
of carrying on races under such condi
j tions, 1 decline to start unless some
(CONTINUED ON FOURTH PAGE.)
RALEIGH, N. C.. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13. 1895.
THE TAR-HEEL LOST
ROBERT J. HON THE HONOR?,
BUT WON THEM HARDLY
FROM PATCHEN.
GENTRY SECOND, THE FIRST HEAT
Ten Thousand People See the Great
Contest of the Pacers—A Bright Nnn
and a Fast Track, Vlitli the New
Record of 2:0 1 1-2 for the Fourth
Heat— Pate he it Went Into the Air
Within Forty Yards of the W ire-
Robert J. Dead Steady.
Loitsville, Ky\, Sept. 12.—Not only
the grand stand, but standing room ca
pacity of the Louisville Driving Fair
Association was taxed this afternoon. A
fast track and a bright sunshine favored
the great pacing race in which Robert J
John R. Gentry and Joe Patchen were to
battle for supremacy. As early as
10 o’clock this morning the street car
line leading to the track had an
abundance of cars literally filled to
overflowing, At 2:20 o’clock, when
the three horses scored for the
opening heat, it is estimated nearly 10,-
000 people were on the grounds. * Rob
ert J , the great son of Hartford, came
off victorious. But for the fact that Jce
Patchen went into the air when within
40 yards of the w ire in the fourth heat
there might have been another ending.
Robert J , how’ever, was as steady as a
clock and not once during the four heat
did he get off his feet.
The fourth heat which was paced in
2:04 12, establishes a new record, being
the fiist fourth heat ever trotted by any
horse in that time.
Summaries:
Free-for-all pace; purse $5,000.
Robert J , b. g . by Hartford Geral
dine by Jay Gould (Ed Geers) 12 11.
Joe Patchen, blk. h., by Patchen,
Wilkes-Josephine Young by Jo Young
(Curry) 3 12 2.
John R. Gentry, b. s , by Ashland
Wilkes, Da newood bv Wedge wood (Mc-
Henry) 2 3 3 3.
A NEGRO ROBBER KILLED.
Mr* Neighbors Fired Buckshot Into
Him. Reception to Governor Carr.
The Man Whom Dixon Struck W ith
a Bat Died Last Night. Dixon at
Large.
Special to the News and Observer.
Ashevlle, N. G., Sept. 12. .
John J. Neighbors, who lives on the
old Zeb Vance place on Smith’s Moun
tain, went into the yard to day to watch
for a hawk and carried his gun loaded
with buckshot. He saw a negro man
going through the house, and going to
the window, saw the negro robbing his
trunk. He commanded the negro
to surrender, but he disregarded him.
The negro dropped the "trunk-tray and
ran through the door and down the hill.
Neighbors fired, and the negro was in
stantly killed. Up to to night, nobody
has been able to identify the dead. The
coroner’s jury returned a verdict of jus
tifiable homicide, and Neighbors, who
had surrendered, was discharged.
John Deck, colored, the victim of as
sault at the hands of John Dixon, col
ored, with a baseball bat a week ago, is
dead. He never became conscious after
the blow was struck. Dixon is still at
large.
Mayor Davidson to night gave a recep
tion to Governor Carr at his home on
Liberty street.
HORSE AND BUGGY FOUND.
Tramps Took a Twenty Mile Ride—
The Timber is All Going Out.
Special to the Sews and Observer.
Scotland Neck, N. C m Sept. 12.
Mr. W. E. Smith’s horse and buggy
which’were stolen here from the church
Sunday nightheveturned up at Hassell,
about twenty miles away. A gentleman
there wrote the Democrat that a horse
and buggy had been found in an old
field. There was a note in the buggy,
saying that the borse and buggy were
taken at Scotland Neck Sunday night to
carry away a sick man. After the letter
was received here it was remembered
tnat two tramps were s«en here Sunday,
aud it was pretty well settled that they
took the horse.
Mr. Smith went for his horse and
buggy and returned with them yester
day.
The infant sou of Dr. J. R Pope was
buried here yrsterday. ,It died Tuesday.
The immense amount of timber shipped
from this county and other parts of
Eastern Carolina to jfg' mills across the
Siate line is the sulj ct of much regret.
Many are begiuning to wish for same
legislation against it.
AFTER THE WICKED OF WIN
STON.
Sam Junes Fires His First Gun, nnd
Will Hold Four Service* a Day
Special to tlie News and Observer.
WINST N, N. O , Sept. 12
Evangelist Sam Jones and "George
Stuart” began au eight day’s meeting
here to day. The introductory sermon
was preached by Mr. Jones at 12 o’clock
to a large congregat'd!. Mr Stuart
conducted the afternoon service, and
Mr. Joues preached to night. Four ser
vices will be held each day—B and 11 a.
in , 3 aud 7:30 p. m. The meeting is the
talk of the town.
The Virginia oyster gunboats have
just captured thirty nine vessels engaged
in illegal dredging in James River for
oysters. The captains were fined turns
aggregating $560.
TWENTY MORE HURT
THE G. A. R, ENC AMPMENT HAS
A PLATFORM IIREAK-DOWN
THIS TIME.
HENRI MAKES ANOTHER STAR-HAUL
He Makes the Words Twinkle Again—
You Came Then and We Resisted,
You Come Now, and we Greet You—
Your Veteran Leaders Look Down
From the Happy Stars—Many Pros
trations From Heat—Gov. Thayer
not Hooted From the Stage.
Louisville, Ky., Sept. 12.—The thir
tieth national encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic will be held in St.
Paul, in 1896, with Col. I. N. Walker, of
Indianapolis, as commander-in-chief.
The demonstrations in the line of pa
rade being over, the 29 national encamp
ment began its business session at 10 a.
m. to day; also the Woman’s Relief
Corps and the Ladies’ Circle of the
G. A. R.
These meetings were attended only by
delegate?. Meantime, the veterans met
in corps,brigade and regimental reunions
all over the city. The camp fires, with
fireworks and other demonstrations, con
tinue every night during the week, elab
orate programmes, with music and recita
tions, being announced up to Saturday
night.
There were eighteen marehiDg veter
ans and dozens of others prostrated by
the heat yesterday. All are now report
ed as being well, but it waS hotter than
ever to day. Instead of the visitors
leaving to day, they still come.
As many go from here to the encamp
ment of the Sons of Veterans at Knox
ville, the dedications of the monuments
and the National Park at Chattanooga
and Chickamauga, and to the Atlanta
Exposition, the tide will move further
south next week instead of northward.
The Woman’s Relief Corps met tc-day
at Library Hall, Mrs. President Wallace
presiding. The exercises were opened
with salutes, flag drills and tableaux in
the curriculum of patriotic teachings
The opening session was devoted to wel
come addresses, responses and to the
hearing of the annual reports of the na
tional officers.
Gen. Lawler, the Commander-in-
Chief, called the meeting to order.
He said that as this was the first
national meeting of the Grand Aimy
o* the Republic south of the Ohio
river, tte executive committee had
changed the usual programme. The
citieens of Louisville desired, he said, to
give expression to their pleasure in hav
ing the honor of entertaing the boys in
blue.
“You will be glad to kaow that,” he
continued, “the man who is to give the
addiess of welcome is no other than the
Hon. Henry Wattersor, editor of the
Louisville Courier-Journal.”
At the mention of Mr. Watterson’*
name there was an outburst of applause,
and when it had died away Mr. Walter
son stepped forward and spoke aa fol
lows :
“The promissory note, drawn the
city of Louisville, indorsed by me and
discounted by you in the city of Pitts
burg a year ago, has matured,
and I am come to pay it. Ex
cept that historic distinctions have
long been obliterated here, it might be
mentioned that I appear before you as
the representative alike of the people
who wore the blue and of vho*e who
wore the gray in rhat great sectional
combat, which, whatever else it did or
did not, left no shadow npon American
soldiership, no stain upon American
manhood.
“But, in Kentucky the war ended
thirty years ago. Here, at least, tl e
ksson has been taught and learned tlwff
“You can not chain tho eagle.
And you dare not harm the dove;
But every gate,
Ilate bars to hate
Will open wide to love.
“And the flag. God bleea tire flag!
Cara you doubt the loyal sincerity of
those who from house top and roof tree
have thrown it to the breeze ? Let some
sacriligeous hand be raised to haul it
down and see. These are honest flags,
with honest hearts behind. They are the
symbols of a nationality as precious to
us as to you.
“Aud, why < What is left for you and
me to oavil about far less to fight about ?
Slavery is gone. Secession is dead. The
union, with its system of statehood still
intact, survives. It is. therefore, with a
kind of exultation that I fling open the
gates of this gateway to the South; I bid
you weloome iu the name of the people
whose voice is the voice of God. You
came and we resisted you; you come and
we greet you; for tlm<« change and men
chauge with them. You will find here
scarcely a sign of the batik ; not a remin
iroence of its passions. ‘G*m-vis*ged
war has smoothed bis wrinkled front,’
and which ever way you tu«n, on either
side, you slwtll encounter as you pass
those molderiig heaps, which remind
you of your valor and travail, only tho
magnanimous spirit of dead heroes, with
Grant and Sherman, add Thomas and
Mc-Ph rson ard LYJfan looking down
from the happy stars as rs repeating the
words of the Master— '#hawty for all,
malice toward uoDa’ ”
Mr. Watterson was frequently ap
plauded throughout tie delivory of his
speech. Iu response to this address
Past Commander-in Chief, Wm. W’arner,
of Kansas City, Mo., spoke briefly. He
said the boys in blue would never forgel
the generous and loyal hospitality of the
good people of Louisville.
In begiuning his annual address, tho
! Commander in-Chi.f, Gen. Thomas G.
Lawler, of Rockford. 111., said:
“I take great pleasure in calling to
order the tventy-niath national encamp
ment of the Grand Army of the Repub
lic. We m.et for the first time South of
the Ohio River, in this beautiful city of
Louisville, not as we did thirty four
years ago then we were ordered here--
but now we c-'me because we are invited
by all its citizens to accept their hespi
tality and receive a royal and loyal
welcome to old Kentucky and the new
South. What memories of the past rise
before us as we stand here and think of
the great men born on Kentucky soil.
But the ore whose memory is honored
mod by the people of this great republic
is the name of him who, by a stroke of
his pen and the power of your bayonets,
struck the shackles from four millions
of slaves—Abraham Lincoln.”
The membership of the Grand Army,
June 30, 1894. was 371,550, and the gain
during the year was 43,040 from the fol
lowing sources:
By muster in, 14,672; by transfer, 5,-
554; by rc-installment, 13,471, and from
delinquent reports 9,343. those
gains there were losses of 56,956, from
the following sources:
By death, 7,368; honorable discharge,
1.437; transfer, 5,763; suspension, 33,-
589; dishonorable disch-rge. 140; delin
quent reports, 8,658. Members remain
ing in good standing Juue 30, 1895,
357,956; remaining suspended. 49,600.
Sensational reports have been sent out
about Gov. John M. Thayer, of Nebraska,
being hooted off the stage at the Phoenix
Hill camp-fire last night. Governor
Thayer complimented President Cleve
land for maintaining law and
order during the Chicago riot
and denounced Governor Altgeld
and Debs in very severe terms His de
nunciation of anarchists was very severe
and there were cries for McKinley and
others, when the interruption continued.
Congressman Evans dismissed the meet
ing as the programme was about com
pleted. Thayer was not hooted off the
platform, but he closed abruptly by say
ing: “I thank all the respectable people
in the audience for the polite attention
they have accorded me. For tho disre
spectful people I have nothing but con
tempt.”
THE GRAND-STAND W RECK.
It Gave Way Under 10,000 People-
List of Those lojured.
Louisville, Ky., Sept. 12. —While
100,000 people were watching the fire -
works along the river front at 10 o’clock
to-night, a portion of the grand stand
on which were seated at least 10,000
people, gave way, and many were in
jured. No fatalities were reported. As
far as known the injured were:
IIAKKIFIELD, Mrs, Xo. 32 K:»st Market
street, Louisville, foot crushed and leg
broken.
VBEBLAND, Mrs. W. J., Xo. 71.! Third av
nu>, Louisville, ankle crushed.
MORONE, Miss Mattie, Jeffersonville,
‘ Ind., foot crushed.
STARK, Miss Fedora, 1129 West Main st.,
foot crushed and ankle sprained.
BURKS, E. J., veteran from Springfield,
Mass., foot crushed; will have to be am
putated.
WILLIS, Miss Eva, Morning Sun, 0., foot
crushed.
SEXX, Miss Frieda, 912 West Jefferson st.,
ankle broken.
ADKINS, Miss Julia, 1212 West Chestnut
street, right foot sprained.
NOONESS, Mrs. W. C., wife of President
Xooness.of Kentucky Wagon Works, leg
and foot crushed.
FERRIS, Mts. Maggie,33 Portland avenue,
foot ami ankle crushed.
A twelve-year-old son of l>r. Peter Gun
thermar), Baxter avenue, foot crushed.
BENNETT, Miss, Evansville, Ind., foot
badly crushed.
PACKARD, Col. Jos., editor Eew Albany
Tribune, foot crushed and ankle badly
sprained.
GREGG, W. J., Bluffton, Ind., back
sprained, right leg broken.
DeLONG, George, Bluffton, Ind., foot
crushed.
MAYES, Minnie, daughter of Dr. John
Mayes, Louisville, left foot crushed,
STEVIN, Rider, Louisville, right knee
crushed.
OVERTON, F. D., Louisville, ankle
crushed.
II ART, Henry F., Louisville, leg broken.
MINES, Kate, daughter of Alderman
Mines, right leg broken.
The grand stand which ft-K was about
400 Let long and sixty f- et wide. That
no one was killed is a marvel. Had the
seals been elevated to any great dis
tance, many de tttis must have result
ed. As ft was ibe platform on
whicii the seats were placed,
swerved to the rear and then
settled to the ground with a crash. As
it careened, the planks of which the seats
were made were forced together and the
feet and legs of hundreds of the specta
tors were caught as in a huge trap. The
noise of th*3 exploding bombs and the
fireworks and the cheering of the crowd
was so great that only those ad
jacent to the grand stand it is h ar it.
Had it become generally known a panic
would have followed. The exact num
ber (It people injured will never be
known. Four policemen who were stand
ing at that part, of the stand say that
they saw from fifty to soventy-five per
sons taken away by friends in vehielfcs.
They assisted at least as many more
back of the stand. All the ambulances
and patrol wagons iu the city were sum
moued and those only slightly injured
were taken to the hotels at which they
wore stopping or to their homes. On
the portion of the gvand-stand which
fell there was a scene of horrifying con
fusion. Mr. Vreeland, assistant editor
of the Courier-Journal, was present when
{the accident occurred.
“It was awful,” said he. “I saw men
and women falling everywhere. Whether
thov were fainting from frigat or pain 1
could not say. Then a panic followed.
Those who escaped being caught in the
trap made a rush for entrance, tramp
ling over those who had fallen while those
who had been caught, screamed for aid.
Meantime, the vast multitude ou all
sides conti ued to cheer aud applaud the
grand fireworks that continued to ex
pJode ;md light up the sky.”
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Sneers nt Silver ns h Passing Humor
Doomed to Nullity nnd Disappoint
ment—lie W ould Like to Participate
Actively in the Controversy—-No
Power, He Thinks, Will he Able to
Overcome British Gold-Rugs.
London, Sept. 12. —Replying to au in
vitation extended to him by Mr. George
Peet, Secretary of the Gold Standard
Association and son of Viscount Peet,
formerly Speaker of the House of Com
mons, to express his views on the ques
tion of bi-metallism, Mr. Gladstone
writes that he has not altered the opin
ions which he expressed in Parliament
two and a half years ago. He adds that
he has also watched the passing humors,
doomed to nullity and disappointment. He
is convinced, he says, that if London stands
firm for the gold standard no power that
bi-metallism commands or is likely to
enlist will be able to overcome it. Mr.
Gladstone adds that he regrets that age
and disability prevent his active partici
pation in tho controversy.
GEN. SCHOFIELD TO CHATTA
NOOGA.
Accompanied by His Staff, he Will
Participate .in the Renuion ot the
Blue and the Gray at Atlanta.
Washington, D. C., Sept. 12.—Gen.
J. M. Schofield, lieutenant general of the
United States army, accompanied by his
his personal staff and a party of friends,
will leave Washington on Monday, Sep
tember 16th, for Cincinnati and from
there will go direct to Chattanooga, to
attend the dedication ceremonies of the
Chickamauga National Park, on Sep
tember 19th and 20th, and thence to
Atlanta, Ga., to participate in the re
union of the blue and the gnay at the
Cotton States and International Exposi
tion on September 21st.
Condition of Wheat,
Washington, D. 0., Sept, 12—Addi
tional reports to the Agricultural De
partment show that the average condition
of spring wheat September 1 was 94.9
per cent., and winter wheat 67.0. Wheat
conditions for States not previously re
ported are as follows:
Maine, 97; New Hampshire, 106; Ver
mont, 90; Massachusetts. 00; Rhode
Island, 00: Connecticut, 93; Naw York,
94; New Jersey, 8”; Pennsylvania, 85;
Delaware, 95; Maryland, 91; Virginia,
84; North Carolina, 89; South Carolina,
77; Georgia, 86; Florida, 00; Alabama,
92: Mississippi, 85; Louisiana, 00; Texas,
49; Arkansas, 74; Tennessee, 80; West
Virginia, 81; Kentucky, 82; Montana,
60; Wyoming, 00; Colorado, 96; New
Mexico, 110; Arizona, 100: Utah, 95;
Nevada, 00; Idaho, 73; Oklahoma, 00;
total, 75.4. *
BASER ILL YESTERDAY.
St. Louisj-Clevelnml game postponed.
At Washington: r. h. k.
Washington, 0004 01 0— 5 5 2
Philadelphia, 4 8 0 2 5 0 4—17 10 2
Batteries: Boyd, Gilroy, Malarky and
McGuire; Garsey and Buckley. Attendance.
1,«00.
At Baltimore: r. n. n.
Baltimore, 0 16 1 4 0 8 3 *—is 21 0
Brooklyn, 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0— 5 8 3
Batteries: Hoffer and Robinson; Abbey,
Gumbert and Burrill. Attendance, 5,000.
At New York r. h. b.
New York, 20011012 *— 7 U 3
Boston, 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 1— 1 5 6
Batteries: Rusie and Wilson; Stlvett* and
Gunzel. Attemiancc, 800.
At Louisville R. H. B.
Louisville, 00000 20 0— 2 0 2
Chicago, 0 0 0 0 0 2 00— 2 6 1
Batteries: Cunningham and Warner;
Friend and Donahue. Attendance, 2,500.
At Pittsburg, r. h. n.
Pittsburg, 2010000000—8 11 2
Cincinnati, 000200 100 0— 3 6 0
Batteries: Mawley and Merritt; Foreman
and Vaughn. Attendance, 800. Called on
account of darkness.
News From Wilkes Court.
Specdal to the News and Observer.
Wilkisbobo, N. 0., Sept. U).
Court will perhaps continue through
this week, as Judge Brown was late in
reaching here last week. No importttot
casts in this court.
The S’. C. Pin aud Bracket works have
been requested to send an enhibit to the
Southern Exposition. A nice collection
of the insulator pins, ship pins, cross
arm 3, and brackets wiPl be sent. A car
load of ship pins were shipped to Bath,
Me., tuis week.
Prof. Nieholsou has opened his school
again. It is very promising and the best
school Wiikesboro has had for many
years.
Rev. Mr. Schoolfield, of Virginia bo
gins a revival at North Wiikesboro next
Sunday.
CONDENSED TELHGRAMS.
Archbishop Satolli said to day that he
had absolutely no information or inti
mation concerning the report that he
was to be created a cardinal.
The committee of prominent southern
ers, appointed to invite the citiaens of
Chicago and the northwest to the Inter
national and Cotton States Exposition,
arrived there yesterday.
The case of Miss Elizabeth M. Flagler,
the society young woman, of Washing
ton, I). 0., who created a sensation a
month ago by shooting and killing a
negro boy uamad Green, for despoiling a
fruit free, will not be reached before
next mouth.