The News and Observe***, VOL. XXXIX. NO. 38 TTDOE GJaEffiESTT ®OIMBQS[LOTO®KI ®F AOT KEtFirDO ©AMMOM (MDUf,, THEY MAY NOT MEET THE STOCKHOLDERS of TilE N. C. K. R, WILL NOT G<> IN TO DAY, BLINDFOLDED. WILL NOT SURRENDER EXEMPTION Unless the State’s !»roxy Comes Au thoriz'd to Make Terms W tth Them, the Stockholders Will Resist the Surrender With all Their Power—No Meeting to he lle*d Except With the Understanding That the Question of Exemption Bhall Not be Brought Up. Special to the News and Observer. Greensboro, N. 0., Sept 16. The North Carolina Railroad directors are here, the State’s proxy is here, and a large amount of the private stock is rep resented, all in obedience to the call for a meetii g tomorrow. The air is full of rumors, the principal question ,being whether tax exemption shall bo surrendered. Tnis will not be done,and no meeting will be held except with an understanding that this ques tion shall not be brought up. Whether the State proxy has the authority from the Governor to enter into such agree ment is not known, but if he has not, there will be no meeting. The private stock holders are determined to resist the surrender with all their power. There are rumors of an injunction against the lease to the Southern; and while they are only rumors, yet they are creating a little breeze. F. B. Arendell. Broke into a Store and Stole £6O Worth of Goods. Special to the News and Observer.. Lexington, N.C.,Sept. 16. Mr. S. Goodman’s store was broken into last Saturday night and about |6O worth of goods stolen. The thieves took watches, razors, shqcs and clothing. They were evidently very ignorant fot' they took great pair s to get two bills of Confederate money that Mr. Goodman had pasted on the inside of his show •ase T' ere is no clue as to wfio com mitted the crime. Promising Rise-Crop Reports. New York, Sept. 16 Dan. Talmadge ions issued the following bulletin to-day: Reports from the rice-growing sections are of most promising character, harvesting generaly under way and one half of the crop beyond the range of disaster. Carolinas and Georgia-River or fine and good yields expected. Upland acreage less, but promised outcome near ly up to average. Total yield averages 30 per cent ahead of last year. In Louisiana unfavorable reports from river parisr.es on early rice, but later planting filling well, ripening slowly and promising heavy yield. In the south west (Calcasieu) exceptional complaints that the outcome will be reduced because of deficient rainfall and light ravages )jsr insect. 1 ; at base of head. As a rule, heads rs early crop are long, well filled and thresher disclosing high aver age and in many and instances phenom: sal vield. plan ings growing rap idly'and bid fair to rival the early ones. As harvesting will not be completed be fore November continences taay yet arise to seriously impair both quality and quantity. With favoring conditions crop will exceed all previous estimated ancLbe the largest ever raised. Thi# Time, The Sons of Veteran*. Knoxville, Tenn , Sept. 16 —The ninth encampment of the Sons of Veter ans assembled at Knoxville to day. Commander in-Chief W. E. Bundy, of Cincinnati, presided. Every state di vision wish the exception of California, Colorado and Oregon are represented. Three thousand vhi tors are in attendant, Mauy of thi m are men offoational impor tance. The city is one mass of fl oks, of Lenoir county, N. C, who holds a position iu the Treasury Department, has been taken to the hospital by Dr. Sterling Ruffin. It is feared he has typhoid fever. OF CHI JJt AM AUG AS VISITORS. Lieutenant-General Schofield and Staff, Secretary* Herbert and Hoke Smith and tttorney-General Harmon NY ill Attend. Secretary Herbert will Probably Speak. Washington, Sept. 16.—Secretary Herbert has accepted an invitation to at tend the dedication of the Chickam auga National Park. He was a parti cipant in the historic battle at that place and probably will be called upon to de liver an address. Attorney-General Harmon also will attend the cele bration and he will la? accom panied by Secretary Smith and probably Postmaster General Wilson. Lieutenant-General Schofield uod iis entire staff, including Col. J. I*. Sanger, of the Inspector General’s department, and Maj. Ohailes B. Schofield, 2d Cav alry, and Maj. T 11. Bliss, of the sub sistence department, also will be present, leaving Washington this evening for Cin cinnati to attend the reunion of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee, and proceeding thence to Chattanooga. CAN’T DO IT YOI KNOW. Oxford and Cambridge Tried to Lead the University of Pennsylvania at Cricket, But Got Lost hv 100 Run*. Philadelphia, Pa , Sept. 16-The University of Pennsylvania “past and present” to-day won a most conspicuous victory over Oxford aud Cambridge ‘ pist and present” in the first inter national inter collegiate cricket match playtd in this country, winning by an even hundred runs. The match began on Friday last and was finished to day, the grand totals being 345 for the Englishmen and 445 for the University of Pennsylvania. ON 1118 WAY TO MEXICO. Miuister Kan*om Passed Through San Antonio,en Route, and Incidentally Declined to Talk Politics. San Antonio, Texas, Sept. 16. —Hon. M. W\ Ransom, of North Carolina, L'nited States Minister to Mexico, passed through this city to-day en route to his post of duty. Mr. Ransom declined to say anything on politics either of this country or Mexico. The Mexicans in this vicinity are very generally celebrating independence day. A CRISP DENIAL. The Speaker ol the House S* ys He Has Expressed No Preference for. Any Presidential Candidate. St. Loms, Mo , Sept 16 —A telegram from Athens, Ga., to the Republic, says that Speaker Crisp denies having de clared for Whitney as the Democratic nominee for the presidency, and says he has not expressed preference for anyone for that office. Another Army in Motion. Cincinnati o.,Sept. 16- The twenty seventh annual session of the Society of the Army of Tennessee, began here at 10 a. m. with an unusua ly large attend ance Over one hundred officers of high rank were registered. The morning ses sion was devoted to reports and routine business. Iu the afternoon the distin guished vi iters arid their ladies attended a reception at Fort Thomas,in Kentucky, tendered by commandant Cochrane and other army cffi.i rs. The battalion drill was followed by luncheon, at which many ladies from Cincinnati, Newport and Covington assisted. Gen. D. B. Henderson reported $94,000 secured for the Sherman monument at Washington, and $2,000 promised by G. A. R. RALEIGH, N. C., TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 17. 1895 WHY GOLD GOES OUT COMPTROLLER ECKELS SENDS DM FELLOW-CITIZENS SOME REASONS FROM ABROAD. THE RESERVE $5,000,000 SHORT Assistant Treasurer Conrad W. Jordan says he has not been a Party in Formal Conference, Advising a Bond-issue, and Believes Pierpont Morgan and other Bankers to be Against It—The Comptroller Makes a Vicious Lunge at Congress. [Copyrighted by the Associated Press.] London, Sept. 16. — The Hon. James H. Eckels, Comptroller of the United States Treasury, made the following statement to day ou the request of a representative of the Associated Press: “Being thus far away from New York and not knowing the exact local conditions prevailing there which are producing the shipments of gold abroad, I feel that I can say nothing upon that subject that will benefit the public. Generally spe-king, these gold shipments come about trom the fact that the American people are buying a great deal ab oad and not selling sufficient of their own produce to equalize things, thus nectssitating a settlement of the balauce due in gold We iraintain a fiuan cial system which makes the United States Treasury a general market supply for those requiring gold. Con equently, more or less embarrassment comes to the administration of the Treasury Department when these balances r quire to be settled. However the Treasury has always managed to main tain unquestioned tiie payment in gold of its obligations, and always will do so The system under which it is forced :o operate makes it sometimes expensive to do so, but art ioug as representatives in Congress refuse to change that sys tem, and as long as the voters tolerate them, the people have no right to com plain ot the expense.” Washington, D. C., Sept. 16- The true amount of the gold reserve at tbe close of business to day was $95 348,642 Bince the recent heavy shipments of goid set in, the government has received a number of offers of goid in exchange for notes. This is practically true of banks in the north west where small notes are in active demand in moving the grain crop. Other banks, apparent ly disinterested, have offered geld ia exchange for silver certificates. Seve ral of the banks offered gold suspected of being a little under weigh', as it was stipulated that it be received at its face value. Some other conditions imposed by W t «terr banks could not be accepted, but in all eases where the government consistently could do so, the offers have been accepted. New York, Sept. 16.— Assistant Treas urer Conrad N. Jordan says in relation to the printed story about a probable issue of government bonds: “I have been a party to no discuslon on the subject with either Mr. Curiis or any one else, except in an informal and gossipy way. and have not attended any formal conference. “Mr. Curtis will confirm this state meat. A great many of our leading financiers, including, I believe, Mr. J. P. Morgan, do not eonsider a new govern ment loan advisable at the present time. At all events, I cannot confirm a single hue of any of the statements contained in the printed story referred to.” ALL SIX WERE KILLED. South-bound Express, No. 35, ot the Southern Railway, Near Lynchburg, Struck a Vehicle Containing Joseph Callahan, Two W o wen, a Young Girl and Two Children, Lynchburg, Va., Sept. 16. —Six per sons were killed as a result of a railroad crossing accident at Lawyers Station, eleven miles below here, at 4:20 this as ternoon. A vehicle containing six per sons, supposed to be Jos Callahan, of Rutsburg, Campbell county, Va., two women, a girl of about 16, and two small children, was crossing the tracks of the Southern Railway when it was struck by the engine of No. 35 south bound passenger train. Five of the occu pants of the vehicle were killed outright and the young girl was so severely injured that she died shortly afterwards. The parties were unknown in the vicinity of the accident and it was only with diffi culty and some uncertainty that they were identified as the family of Mr. Callahan, of Rustburg. The railroad officials are at a loss to understand how the accident occurred at the place named as they Bay the track is visible for a dis tance of two hundred yards or more and the occupants of the vehicle should have been able to learn of the approaching train. Six Passengers Burned at Sea. London, Sept. 16 — Fire broke out on board the steamer lona, from Edinburgh to London, to day. The flames spread with so much rapidity that before aid reached the vessel six of the pa eengers aud the stewardess of the lona were burned to death The fire was put out after four hours’ struggle. It haying been reported that the Chi ncee officii is at Ru Cheng are not push ing the ii.quiry into the massacre of mis sionaries on August 1 with the zeal that tbe occasion demauds, two foreign gun boats are said to have been despatched up the river to stir up the officials to greater activity. THE SOVEREIGN GRAND LODGE. Meeting of the Odd Fellows and Read ing of the Reports of the Grand Sec retary and Grand Treasurer. Atlantic City, N. J , Sept. 16 -The Sovereign Grand Lodge of Independent Order of Odd Fellows assembled at McShea’s Pier, this city, this morning. Dr. W. 11. Izard, of Camden, acted as master of ceremonies. Mayor Franklin E. Spoy delivered the address of welcome on behalf of the city, and John 11. Griffith on behalf of the L O. O. F. of the State of New Jersey. The address of welcome on behalf of the Grand Encampment of New Jersey was delivered by Grand Patriarch James McMahon. Mrs. Sarah Dutcher, president of the Rebecca State Association, a branch of the order, delivered the address of wel come on behalf of this branch. Grand Sire C. W. Stebbins replied to tbe address of welcome. The Grand Sire then delivered his annual report and the lodge went into secret session. The re ports of the Grand Secretary and Grand Treasurer were read at the afternoon session. The Grand Lodge adjourned early this afternoon to attend a ciam-bake at Long port, given by the local committee of Odd Fellows. Before adjournment, re ports were received from the Grand Secretary and Grand Treasurer. The Grand Secretary’s report shows the fol lowing state of the order for the past year: Total number of grand lodges 56, a gain of one; total number of grand en c .mpments 50; total subordinate odges 10,592, a gam of 297; subordinate en campments 2,610, a gain of 53; Rebekah lodges 3,627, a gain of 335; lodge initia tions 63,845; encampment initiations 9,- 407; total lodge members 790,795;encamp ment members 134,330;Kebekah members 225,189; relief paid by lodges in North America, $2,993,457.69; relief paid by encampments, $284,540 23; by Rebekah lodges, $45,313 94; total relief paid, $3,- 323,311.96; revenue received by lodges in North America. $7,474,328.06; by en campments, $615,932.07; by Rebekah lodges, $337,640; total revenue, $8,427,- 870 53. The report then gives some inter esting statistics of the order from its in auguration in North America in 1830 up to December 31, 1894, including Germany, Denmark, Switzerland and Australia. Tbe initiations in subordinate lodges were 2,012,858; members relieved 1,902,- 562; widows and families relieved 216,- 178; members deceased in that time 184,- 894; total relief paid $67,828,670.47; to tal dues $176,786,202.60. The report of Isaac A Shepptrd, Grand Treasurer, shows receipts of $90,- 601.85; paid out for certificates No. 6268 to 6688, $62,083i balance in Treas ury $38,601.02. But one session of the Sovereign Grand Lodge will be held to morrow, because of the big parade wfiich begins at two o’clock in the afternoon under the com mand of Col. George Wales, of Camden, Department Commander of New Jersey. Trying Fannill for Embezzlement. Lynchburg, Va., Sept. 16.—The third trial of R. H. Pannill, chafed with aiding and abetting Teller Walker G. Hammer in embezzling the funds of the First National Bank, commenced to day in the United States Court. District Attorney Montague and his law partner, N. H. Massio, commonwealths attorney of Danville, oonducted the prosecution and Senator J. Daniel L. Lee and Ran dolph Harrison, appeared for the defense. The only witness* s examined was R. H. T. Adams, president of the bank, whose testimony was precisely the same as reported in the previous trials of the case. The case will not be concluded for several days. Susan II Anthony Had a Fit. Rochester, N. Y., Sept. 16,--Mi* Susan B. Anthony was seized with a fainting spell in a photograph gallery to day, and for a time those who were present were seriously alarmed. Miss Anthony was about to sit for a photo graph when the at ack began. Medical assistance was immediately procured, and after restoratives were administered Miss Anthony recovered consciousness and was taken to her home. llow They Hunt in Georgia. Savannah, Ga., Sept. 16.—This after noon the male members of the Brown and Stephens families, living near Mid ville, Emanuel county, among the most prominent people of that section of tbe State, and all well known throughout eastern Georgia, began a hunt for each other, armed with Winchesters. News of a bloody encounter and the probable killing of several of them is expected hourly. Talmage to Succeed Sunderland Washington, Sept. 16.—A local paper this afternoon prints a report to the effect that Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage of Brooklyn, may Ik? called to Washington, to succeed Rev. Byron Sunderland as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of this city. Startling Sea-Di.*a«ler Rumor. Brrlin, Sept. 16.—There is a vague report current here that a North Ger man Lloyd steamship has been sunk and one hundred and fifty persons drowned. The rumor does not state the name of the vessel (r the locality of the accident, but inquiries are being made. Win B Tinsely, a will known lawyer and a United States Commissioner in Judge Paul’s court, died at his borne in West Lynchburg yesterday. GREEK MEETS GREEK BEN TILLMAN AND BROTHER GEORGE BITTERLY ATTACK ONE ANOTHER. REGULATION SOUTH CAROLINA ROW But the Senator Won the Fight-- George, on Saturday Last, had had a New County Named Butler, but Ben had It Changed again to Saluda and Taunted Irby lor hi*Silence Sat urday—An All-Round Cat-and-dog Time of Unwonted Excitement. Columbia, S. C., Sept 16. — The pro ceedings of the Constitutional Conven tion to day were characterized by a most exciting tilt between Senator Tillman and his brother George D. Tillman on the questiou of naming a new ceunty. George D. Tillman on Saturday had suc c eded in getting the county named But ler. Senator Tillman was absent at the time aud returning to day, he moved to change the name to Saluda. In a passionate speech he charged Senator Butler with being a traitor to the party and said that to name a county after him was an insult to the reformers of the State. George D. Tillman in re ply taunted his brother with fighting a mau whom he had defeated and dramat ically striking his breast exclaimed: “Thank God there is no sentiment in my heart that won d make me stoop so low.” The scene became intensely exciting and the convention was in wild oonfnsion, which continued until adjournment at 4:10 p. m. Senator Tillman in his speech taunted Senator Irby with not replying to his brother, G. D. Tillman, on Saturday and Irby in a hot speech denounced Tillman for stirring up strife in the Convention and said it came with ill-grace from a man to hound his fallen foe, and de clared that. Butler, in patriotism, honesty and courage, was the equal of Tillman or any other man in the State. When a vote was finally obtained Senator Till man carried his point and the new county was named Saluda instead of Butler by a vote of 89 to 54. A new county has been formed out of Edgefield, from whmh many of South Carolina's most distinguished sons have come. TJbe naming of this county pre cipitated the hottest fight of the conven tion. As introduced the ordinance named the county Saluda, but Saturday, thiring the absence of Senator TiHman. ex-Congressman George Tillman had the name changed to Butler, in honor of the Butler family, whose name is in dissolubly linked with South Caro lina’s most glorious history. The chief living representative of that family is M. C. Bailer, who was defeat ed for re-election to the Senate after a bitter struggle. Butler after his defeat in the Democratic ranks backed Pope’s independent campaign for Governor aud brought a case before Judge Goff to'have overturned the registration laws which preserve white supremacy in South Carolina, under which he held twice offices. Today Ben Tillman led a successful fight to change the n ime baok to Saluda, the name desired by the people of the new county, who are a unit ki opposition honor ing an independent. He made a bitter speech, scoring his brother and ex- Senator Butler without mercy. He also attacked Senator Irby for not resenting George Tillman's speech Saturday. Irby replied in a sarcastic arraignment of Ben. Tillman as the man who prevened peace between the white factions. Congressman Wilson followed with a retort to Tillman, he being one of the reform Democrats who bad voted for the name Butler. Congressman Tal bert and State Senator Watson of Edge field took part in the war hi and per sonal debate. The audience was wound up to a high pitch of excitement and frequently broke out in loud cheering of the speeches of the giants of debate, which the president was utterly unable to repress. No more exciting scenes were ever witnessed in South Carolina’s Legislative halls, FROM CUBA’S PRESIDENT. St-nor Palma* Deule* that be i* En listing Men in America, and A*k* for Hi* Patriot* Only Gun* in Place ol Machete*. New Yobk, Sept. 16.—T. Estrada Palmas, president of the provisional gov ernment of Cuba, issues the following card : “It is reported in the newspapers that Senor Enrique Moreno, who. it is said, represents himself as an agent of the New York-Cuba Junt, is at St Louis, Mo., eulisting men for service in Cuba. Such report had no foundation in fact. Senor Moreno is not an agent of the New York Cuban Junta, nor do I know Who the gentleman is. “The Cuban Junta shall not know ingly violate the laws of the United States and it knows that enlisting men for military service is a violation of the law. Moreover, the Cuban revolution is in no need of men. What it needs is arms and ammunition for thousands of men who so far are supplied with no other weapon than the machete. Arras and ammunition the Junta can buy with in the law aud will do so without con cealment. “Respectfully, “T. Estrada Palmas,” The work of changing the rig of the Valkyrie was continued at Erin Basin yesterday. B>th masts for the yawl rig are in position and her eruising sails have been put, aboard. Her racing sails will be shipped l»y steamer. PRICE FIVE CENTS HI MS FOR THE TEMPLE-CUP GAMES. Eleven of Them—Club Finishing Sec ond Shall Have Hie Right to Chal lenge the Winner—shall be Seven Gaines in the Series, to Terminate When Either Club Shall Have won Four Games—Of Net.Receipt* W in ner to gel GO Per Cent and Loser 10 Per Cent. Washington, D. C., Sept. 16.—Presi dent N. E, Young of the National League and President Byrne of the Brooklyn club, constituting a committee to formu late rales by which the contest for the Temple Cup shall be played, tc-day is sued the rules, eleven in number, for the contest. They are as follows: First—The club finishing second in the championship series shall have the right to challenge the club winning the cham pionship to a series of games for the pos session of the Temple cup. If the club finishing first fails to accept the chal lenge, then the third club shall have the right to challenge the second club. If the club finishing second declines to make the challenge, then the third club shall have the right to do so Second. The series shall consist of seven games and no more. The games must be arranged in scheduled order by the captains or managers of the contest ing teams ; three games must be played upon the grounds of the challenged club aiid three on the grounds of the chal lenging club (if six games are necessary), and the seventh (if such must be played to decide the series), on such grounds as may be mutually agreed upon by the two clubs. In case they cannot agree, this committee reserves the right to designate the grounds for the playing of such odd game, and in the event of either club failing to appear at the time and place designated, the club at fault shall forfeit such game. The series shall terminate when either club shall have won four games. The champion club shall have the right, if it so elects, to have the first three games played on its own grounds. All games must be played as scheduled The rules further provide that all games are to be played under the regulations and conditions which govern regular championship contests; the president of the league shall designate three umpires to officiate in the series of games, two if whom shall be assigned by him to act in each game; the management of the grounds on which tbe games are to be played are to donate the teams free of charge; no player shal be permitted to participate in any game who has not been under formal contract to the club playing him, at least thirty days prior to September 30th; the entire net receipts of all games to ba the sole property of the players of the contesti»g dubs; the net receipts shall ba divided between the contesting teams on the basis of sixty per centum to the winning team and forty per centum to the losing team. BASEBALL YESTERDAY* At Washington (first game): r. h. b. Washington, toot 1 100 *—lo 19 7 Brooklyn, ils :i 00 0 0 I—l*4 16 0 Batteries: Mercer anil McGuire; Keimeily and Grim. Attendance, 1,600. At Washington (second game): R. h. k. Washington, 1080 00— .1 0 > Brooklyn, 420 8 2 o—ll 8 1 Batteries: Malarky, Boswell, Anderson anil McGuire; Abbey and Glim. Attend ance, 2.000. At N*)w York: R. h. ». New York, 20000102—5.8 2 Philadelphia, 11 0 1 10- ofO l Batteries: Doljpcy and VVilstwi; Curacy und Clements. Attendance, 500. At Cleveland: r. h. v. Cleveland, 4002 0 0 1 0 »—7 It 2 Cincinnati, 000000 000— 0 t 1 Batteries: Ctippy and Zimmer; Parrott ami Vaughn. Attendance, I,Bo®. LouisvTlle-St. Louis game postponed; wet grounds, At llostort: *• h. *. Bo“on, 0 2 1000010—4 9 2 Baltimore, 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 1— 7 6 i Batteries: Reining and Robinson: s!ivetl*» and Gained. Attendance, 8;U00. Loudon Endorses Cleveland. London, Sept. 16.—The Times this morning, in the course of an editorial a column in length, says, speaking of Presidential possibilities; “After the Wilson tariff bill compro mise Mr. Cleveland was the most dis credited man in American public life, and the sweeping Republican victory in November appeared to seal his fate as a Democratic leader. Curiously enough the second difference in his party saved his reputation. He has been sound on the silver questiou all the time and the re sult of the courage anil tenacity he has displayed, has improved the prospects of his party in the coming Presidential campaign.” As regards ex-President Harrison, the most prominent Republican possibility, the Times, says: “His acts and speeches are those of an honest and earnest statesman." Atlanta’s Pigtail* Got in ns Actors, Wa*iington, D. 0., Sept. 16.-The two hundred Chinese admitted into this country at Ogdensburg, N. Y., before the Treasury Department’s instructions directing the collector not to allow them enter until the case could be investi gated, will not be lost sight of. An of ficer of the department will keep a sharp lookout for them at Atlanta and if it de velops that they or any of them are not afefors, etc. , as represented to the collec tor, they will be arrested and deported. Platt Will Control the Convention. Saratoga, N. Y., Sept. 16.—The Re publican State convention meets here to morrow to nominate State officers. It is generally conceded the present inaum bents will bo renominated. Interest is upon the probable action of the conven tion respecting the excise situation iu New York, Ex Senator Platt will un doubtedly control the conveu.ion.