The News and Observer. Me lamest omcjiatii if m i« mma mu *”* *“ J . - --■ in i - - mi ■■■■inm—i ii ■m i— i him ii «i i i hiiimi——■■■! in ll——■■■ ii i VOL XXXIX. NO. *O4. IN STATE CONVENTION THE MJRTH CAROLINA HAP TISI'S WILL MEET I'O.iUV IN (IREKSSIIOKO URGE STTEXDiNCE IS EXPECTED Great Preparation* I»> ins H«'i * >v t* l '' Ifsspatanle Peop'e for its Fatei ain ment—Se«sii»ns a ■*! h J Maid in the Baptist Charch--I>r. Marsh Gives a Shaft Sketch of the Couventim , aud the Work of the Deuoaiiiiatioa i.i the State During the f'a*t Year. GREENSBORO. N. < Dec. 4.- (Spe cial.)— The Baptist State Convention meets here to-morrow. Great prepara tions are being made for its entertain ment. all the jfeople throwing open their homes to entertain the guests who are coming. A large attendance is exjiected. I 1 1 ** sessions of the ( on vention will he held in the Baptist ■church, which is within two squares of the depot and the principal hotels and hoarding houses. The presiding officer of the Conven tion is .Rev. Robert M. Marsh. I). I)., of Oxford. He is one o1 the most popular men in the denomination wise, safe and prudent. He lias been successive ly re-elected president of the Conven tion since 1891. Tins is a compliment of the highest character that his breth ren have given him, and is the best proof of his position as a leader in his strong and grow ing church. Mr. Marsh is a native of Chatham county, and graduated at the University of North Carolina in 185 s. He received his theo logical training at the Southern Bap tist Theological Seminary. He has re sided in Oxford thirty years, and been -pastor of one church twenty-seven vears. His degree of D. it. came from Wake Forest College, of which he is a trustee and strong pillar. Dr. Marsh is a quiet, reserved and well-educated man; a thoughtful, ac complished and popular preacher; en joys the confidence not only of his ow n denomination, but of all Christians; Dr li. U. Marsh, President Baptist Mate Convemiun. and is as good a tyjn* as the State can produce of the well-balanced, eonserv-j ative and all-round useful preacher. By request, Dr. Marsh has furnished the following interesting facts in rcla- ' lion to the Convention and its work: “There are two general organiza tions among the Baptists in North Car olina—the Western Convention and the State Convention. These are sepa rated by the Bine Ridge, and are inde pendent bodies, harmoniously doing missionary and educational work. In Both ( omentions there arc about 900 ministers, 1,500 churches and 100,000 members. ‘Tin- Baptist State Come:,t cm vuh organized in Creenville in ls;:o, and meets annually. 'l’his year's session opens at (ireensboro, beginning on Thursday night of this week, immedi ately after the introductory sermon by Rev. Dr. A. .M. Simms, of Baleigh. “The primary objects ot the Conven tion shall i>e to encourage and support Wake Forest College; to educate young men called of Cod to the ministry, and npproted by the churches to which they Udong; to encourage education among all the people of the State; to support the gospel in all destitute sec tions of the State and of the Southern Baptist Convention; to send the gospel to the nations who hate it not: to en courage the distribution and study of ■» +he Bible ami a sound religious litera ture; to assist Baptist churches in t erection of suitable houses of worship to encourage the proper care of :ndi gent orphan children and oi:ih< u Baptist Convention „ tv\ as fie !>.. (| in isr,, by t lit* union of i.'+itate organizations in the South, and 1 -tlincc that, time the North Carolina ehnvei Con has conducted, through it, It* Home ant! Foreign Missions. Bap conventions are not. legislative or judicial, but simply co-operative in matters of general heneticence. They are composed of assoeiational repre sentatives and delegates who repre sent their re pcet ive local churches, on a mot ■ ?< dlut - . 1 1 1 tb. ndi ;t of mis- Maaary and educational enterprises. Tlio execution of the j»lans and in fetf'Ucti :,!■ ~i ill • convention is ell trusted to boards and committees, who report their.doings to each annual ses sion of the convention. In anticipation of these reports the work of the year can only be approximated. ■State mission work is done by this convention exclusively and only with in State bounds. This was the special work of the lamented Durham. Dur ing the past, year nearly one hundred missionaries have been employed at about. 400 stations and mission churches at a cost of about $15,000. As a part of “State Missions,” since last April eleven houses of worship have been dedicated and some .forty more are nearing completion. In the foreign field tin* Southern Baptists contributed last year over $1.40,000. This was the best ever done by them in a single year, and betokens increased effort and interest. In this field there are S 3 churches, with a membership of .'>,405 ssl additional.* last year. The expense of managing this business, as reported I>y the treas urer. was only eight cents on the dollar contributed. The apportionment of North Carolina in this work is $9,000- besides having furnished a double fold portion of workers. In all North Caro lina has two dozen Baptist mission aries in foreign lands. The Home Mission Board has .under its care and supervision the Southern States, the Indians, and Cuba. The report of its operations for the. year ending May 15, 1805, is as follows: Number of missionaries 425, an in crease of 44 over last year. Baptized 5.021, an increase of 451 over last year. Cash receipts $88,640.20. an increase of $15,210.20 over last year. Os this amount North Carolina gave $5,557.95. Fn the work in Cuba may be found one of the marvels of modenEmissions. A young Cuban, Alberto Diaz, a pa triot. an exile from Cuba, stricken with what seemed a mortal disease in Brooklyn, strangely converted through the faithfulness of a pious lady in a boarding house, raised up to life,found his heart on fire with a new thought, ib- wanted Cuba to know Christ. Hav ’' on baptized in Brooklyn, he ■ •! n '' a-sina in 1883 with nothing oi id 1 ut his box of Bibles and faith in Cod. He was opposed and persecuted and thrown into prison. Our government interfered. Fie was released. A company of believers was gathered his own mother among the number, after slit* had refused to speak (o her son for six months be cause of his heresy. Jn'fifteen months. 500 souls hail broken with Romanism and were baptized. In 1880 there were re port-til twenty missionaries; twenty seven churches and stations: a total membership of 1.495. and in 1894 the meniltership was about 2,.500. From Wake College, a child of this convention, will go up a most encour aging report 252 students on hand and Royall Chair in sight. Out of 50 ministerial students >6 were aided by the Board of Education at a cost oi a bout SIOO apiece. The Orphanage atThoinasv ille comes in for a full share of the sympathy and support of the denomination. Last year there were over 150 children ex pens-s about $5 per month on eaeli child. The new su|M*rinlt*ndent is hopeful and hard at work. The walls of flit* splendid building of tin* Baptist Female University in Ral eigh will soon be finished up to and in cluding the second story, and there is much enthusiasm. ’ i: .Jons moot/, t'e colored peon! i! enlist much interest in the con ation. Hitherto but little has been tt. iopted in that direction. The time ,.ooo In improvements. Fourth ; i Hi- 1 Church at Durham organized no ;<■' .-ailed. Church organized and dedicated at Calls of Tar River. Cbm i organized at Patterson Sta- C * lev eland county. * h!n-< organized, “Webb’s ( impel,” near Shelby. Work of enlargement at Burlington, (‘a!. Crove, Pilot Mountain, dedi cated. House of worship ut Walkertown completed. Progre made at Washington. Church at Oxford nearing comple tion. Sevt ral other churches have In-eu or ganized. and a number of buildings begun last year have been completed. Also, a goodly number of churches have added improvements, etc. Work has commenced on the Baptist Female Univeisity, of which the second story is now rising. The corner-stone of the Miller building at our orphanage was laid. The young people’s annual meeting convened to-night. Rev. J. W. Millar 1 led devotional exercises. The attend anee was large and tlie work starts o f enthusiastically. I’rof. .T. Y. Joyner delivered the ad dress of welcome to which Re l ’. M l. Keslcr responded. Rev. R. \ unde*, ••ti ter was chosen chairman of the meet ing. Rev. 1). C. S. Blackwell, of l !i --zabeth City made a fine address on tie* college in the home and Rev. C. W. Blanchard followed with an excellent speech on the need for more associa tionnl academics. The young people w ill hold *i session to-morrow and will likeh > auize per manently. Four hundred ileleguf.es have been booked. This indicates an attendance of from six hundred to eight hundred upon the convention. S ill lIERN RAILW AY INDICTED. Charged With Running Freight Trains on Sunday. ASHEVILLE, N. €., Doc. 4. (Spe cial.) —The Southern Railway Com pany, defendant in Justice beaver’s court and charged with running freight trains on Sunday, was bound over to court in a bond of SI,OOO. Sev eral employees of the Company, charg ed with working on Sunday, filed a demurrer which was overruled and the defendants appealed. During November there were nine teen deaths in Asheville; fourteen of them were whip*, nine were non-resi dents. TOBACCO FACTORY BURNED. DANVILLE, Va.. Dee. 4.—The leaf tobacco factory of the Sutherl in- Meade Tobacco Company was burned here this afternoon. Loss on stock of tobacco $18,060; insurance $13,000. Building insured for $7,000 which will cover loss. Origin of tlie fire unknown. NO HAND IN THE FiGHT " POPULIRTS W ILL TAKE NO PAR T j IN RE-ORG ANIZ\TION OF THE SENATE. DID TARTIES MUST FIGHT IT OUT A* i.oi'i hat is What Mr. Ilutler Says the Populist Senators Decided Upon in Caucus—"f he Effort to Bet Silver Men of ah Parties to Come 1 ok* iher to Filed au Organization Proved a Failure —Tillman the Only Democrat in the Conference. WASHINGTON, 1 >«*<•. 4. (Special) lt has been believed until this morn ing that the Populists would vote w ith the Republicans in the re-organiza tion of the Senate, or at least enough to give the Republicans control. This morning it was made known that the Populists would not co-opt*rate with the Republicans. Senator Duller was seen to-night at his residence 1711. Q Street, N. \Y., and in speaking of the attitude of the Pop ulists, he said: "The Populist. Senators will not co operate with the Republicans in the re-organization of the Senate. We are now and have always been in favor of uniting with the silver members of both parties; and to that effect :m ad dress was issued inviting the silver Senators, or those elected as such, to meet the Populists in the Marble room of the capital last Monday morning. The invitation was signed by Senators Stewart, IVffer, Allen and myself. Sen ators Jones and Kyle arrived Sunday and endorsed the call. “Some responded to the call, -Sena tors Pritchard, Teller, Mantle, (Repub licans); and Tillman, of South Caro lina, (Democrat), but said they were not ready to co-operate with ns along independent lines to re-organize the Semite. “The six Populists held their caucus and decided that, since the silver men of the other two parties will not co operate with us, we will not help eith er party to organize as a party, but will nominate and vote for our own officers when the time for re-organization comes up. That is tin* Populists will make a straight fight and east our six votes for our ow n nominees. “The Populists will not attempt to filibuster. It, is very probable that al ter balloting Veveial times we will leave the field to the two old parties to tight it out.” “If the Populists stop voting will it not give the organization to the Re publicans since they have a plurali ty?” was asked. “That w ill depend entirely upon the Democrats. If the Populists refuse to vote after balloting several times, that will leave the Republicans entire ly in the hands of the Democrats.’’ "fn what way?” "It is very plain,” Mr. Butler re pl"* 1. *‘t’ it the Democrats by refusing to u break a quorum and thus hold the organization of the Senate through the remainder of the session, if they so desire. “The People’s Party v ill not direct ly or indirectly assist the Republicans to reorganize, neither will vve assist the Democrats in any manner to hold the organization as it is. There are gold bugs on both sides ami vve have no choice between them. “Senator Jones this morning was in vited to attend the Republican caucus, but declined the imitation. Senator Jones’ example will fie followed by the other Populists, for we intend to stand firm." * -» Vr Mr. Joe M. Gould, who has been spending his vacation in Wilson and at Atlanta attending the Exposition, has returned to his duties in the Pa tent Office. Mr. If. G. Lucas, who holds a posi tion in the War Department, left last night for his home in Hyde county, to remain until the first of January. Mrs. Dr. R. L. Allen, of North Caro lina. is visiting her parents at 1003, 23d street, N. W. Mrs. Senator Vance has moved to Washington for the winter. She will be joined by her son, Harry Morton, and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Blau ford Hears t, of L streoi, left tiiis morning for Asheville, where they will spend several months lor benefit of Mrs. Hearst’s health. Charles R. McKenney, of North St. Paul, Minn., has F>eon appointed En rolling Clerk of the House of Repre sentatives. Mr. McKenney occupied a similar position in the Fifty-first (V ingress. Mr. Daniel (’button. of the Pension Office, was promoted this week from S9OO to SI,OOO. The appointment of Mr. Walter E. Faison as Solicitor of the State Depart ment was sent by the President- to the Senate this morning for confirmation. * # ■* Some rare birds come to Congress. They tell a story now of a new West ern Senator who got a friend to intro duce him to the old Senators, when this dialogue ensued: “This is Air. Gorman, Mr. Jones,” said the gentleman in charge of the new member. “I didn’t catch the name," said Mr. Jones. “Gorman,” replied the distinguished Marylander. “Memtier of the House?” inquired the new member. “No, sir; Senate." “Oh. yes; Senator Gorman; f see,” replied the new member. "Let me see, from what State, Mr. Gorman?” “Maryland,” said Senator Gorman, who, by this time, was somewhat irri tated by his newly made acquaint ance's ignorance. “Oh, yes,” replied Mr. New Member. “Democrat or Republican?” The last question was more than the Democratic leader <>f the Senate could stand, and, with a look of disgust on ! his face he turned on his heei and ! walked hurriedly away. The old method of calling pages in j the Mouse by clapping of hands and wild gesticulation has been suppressed hv a quieter one. On each member’s desk is an electric push button, which sounds an annunciator in one of the cloak rooms and Firings a page to the desk. The pages o< cup\ benches in the cloak room and answer calls by turn. The new method is designed to prevent confusion around the Speak er's desk, where the pages used to con gregate, anil to give rapid transit to members in need of messengers. MILL NOb IY A( F A TICKET. Poputist* H ill Stand < og -ther in Rc orgaoizatio i «l the Senate. WASHINGTON. Dee. 4. The Popu list members of the Senate have de cided to stand together in the reorgan ization of the Senate. This probably will prevent the reorganization of the as straight Populists,and also Senators Peifcr, Allen, Kyle ami Butler, ranked us straight Populists, and .also Senatos Jones and Stewart, of Nevada, upon whom some of the Republicans have counted for assistance in ease of an effort to organize, were all present. There was no dissent <>u the part of any one against a proposition to stand together on the question of organiza tion and to give no support to either of the old parties ju the election of officers of the Senate or in other party mat ters. They also decided to nominate their own candidates for the various offices in ease the other parties place candi dates in the tii I ] l l. Selections will lie deferred until action is made neces sary by the Republicans and Demo crats. In ease the Republicans initiate a movement in tiiis direction the Popu lists w ill place a full ticket in the field, and they agreed that with this step once taken they would stand by their candidates solidly to the end. The Republicans now lack thm a majority and will ask one of the I tab Senators to come in. ii 4 VF, * M F.> GIVES I : | S* » Ri'iiiibliftU! f'niu'i-s 5) «* Via * i-ou«» Heotgaii ZHtiuii WASHINGTON*. Dee. 4. The Repub lican Senatorial caucus was iu sessioi for about fifteen minutes to-day and flu* only business done was the adop tion of a resolution introduced by Senator Proctor authorizing Senator Sherman, as chairman of the ramus, to nominate the committee on com mittees and providing that the list se lected by him shall he submitted to the full caucus for confirmation. There is no reference to the nom ination of a president pro tempore or other officers of the Senate and the caucus adjourned subject to the call of the chairman. the message abroad. London !’a|nr* Ifivcuss its (Ttterat ces In Rcgai d to Venezuela LONDON, Dec. 4. Referring to Presi i • ;t Cleveland’s message to Congre. •>, the St. James Gazette this afternoon rays; “There i nothing whatever of th** jingo in Mr. ( lev eland’s message. In spite of all assertions *o -he con trary there is not the least probability that the United States will pul my • staele in the way of a proper settlement in Venezuela.” The Pail Mall Gazette remark o “So far as our relations with Vnien.n are concerned, the message is not likely to laise any unpleasant qties’icn.-; but, vv t- fail to see how Mr. Cleveland's de finition of Monioeism applies 1 i Vene zuela.” Flu* Globe say s: “There is nothing surprising in the fact tFiat the Monroe doctrine bull * rather largely in the message, nor in the hostile tone adopted towards England. Is not the Presidential election drawing nigh? Pulling tlic lion’s tail may look to the Old World a curious way* of trying to catch fish, but it has been found to an swer in the turgid waters of Ameri can politics.” ON 111 FIR WAY TO DIXIE V! art bird Going to the f x posit ion Neat ly 2,200 Strong BALTIMORE. Md., Dec. !. Tlic Maryland delegation to the Atlanta Exposition left Baltimore to-night over the Pennsylvania railroad and Seaboard Air-Line. The delegation, in cluding the military, numbers nearly 2,200 persons and is thoroughly rep resentative of the city's and State's interest. In addition there was a num ber of social organizations in the party and nearly one hundred ladies. The delegation is headed by Gov. Drown and stall'. Mayor Hooper and members of the city eosufeil of Baltimore. The imiiitiu comprising the Brigadier General, Colonels Willard Howard and Frank Markin* uiuHi diattlion of the Maryland Naval Reserve, with Com mander Isaac E. Emerson and staff also left to-night, going from here to Portsmouth, Ya.. by steamboat and thence by rail to Atlanta. The citizens’ party will reach At lanta to-morrow afternoon til 5 o'clock. The soldiers are scheduled to arrive * there early Friday morning. GONZALES SHOT \s A TRAITOR, i HAVANA. Dee. 4. Gil Gonzales, the j insurgent leader, after having been j tried by court martial and convicted ' of tailing up arms against the govern- j I ment, was shot to-day at Matanzas. PRICE FIVE CENTS. GEORGE WASHING f ON II ANGEO. An Immense Crowd W itne ml the F xeention. TAUBORO.N.C., Dec. 4. • (Special t- George Washington, Jr., was hanged here to-day. He was tried and con victed at the lasi term of flu* Edge combe Criminal court, for the murder of one Charles Neville, a pump man at the water tank of (he Atlantic ( oast Line Railway. The. murderer a young negro o! eigh teen years of age, and was raised in Tarboro. He has always been regard ed as a boy of exceedingly weak mind, easily led to do almost anything by anybody. His father states that tiis son has never been real bright, and at times, lit* becomes despondent and moody, when it is impossible to do anything with him. In this ease, the evidence of witness es and the boy 's ow n confessions were so conclusive and overwhelming, that no doubt whatever has ever been rais ed. as to his }.;»iiit. The murderer was taken from the jail this morning at twelve and car ried to the place of execution. He «*- vineed no signs of fear. From the day of his sentence, he has shown no evi dence of fright, but has from time to time referred to his execution in the most careless way possible. At the gallows was an immense crowd, composed for the most part of colored people. On the platform were till* sheriff' and a few others. A' few minifies after twelve, the cord, con nected with the trap-door was pulled and the murderer was dangling be tween heaven and earth. His death was from strangulation. Mi* neck was not broken. He was Imried tiiis afternoon. .V RE OTHERS INVOLVED? Some weeks ago George Washington, Jr., related how he came to commit this murder, tic said he was induce to do it. at the solicitation of a colorfw mail who lives near the depot. He said lie was met that morning by this man. on the railroad, who told him, that everything was ready, and that he had fixed the gun. that it could be found at Charles Allen's house. He al so stilted, that this man directed Fiim how to get to the pomp-house, undis covered. He was to go to the north of the railroad, and cross the creek at it spot where a cross mark had licen made, thence he was to proceed to a thick clump of bushes, to the west of the pump-house, not more than twen ty feet distant. There he was to secret, himself. He was told that Neville would be at the house, and that he must kill him just before the mail from Norfolk passed by. fl«* said, that la shot Neville, as In was entering the door to the pump-house and then came baeli to town, expecting to meet his accomplice to divide the money. lie was arrested that night -and has n<" er seen this man since. This is his statement. Whether it be true or not, no one will ever know. x UAIt.l RE IN IVI .BTO>. the t al *-f the Alleghany Lynch.is Again Postponed W INSTON, N. ( .. Dec. 4.- (Special.) Scott A’ Hudson, one of Winston’s to-day. naming W. M. Ilemlren trustee. Assets and liabilities are not known. Both members* of the firm think they will be able to re-op* n in a few days. Evangelist Oakes began his Bible reading lectures iu the Lutheran church here to-uiglit. An intoxicated farmer named Smith, from Stokes county, created considera ble excitement here last night by drawing a pistol and threatening to kill a show-man. The latter protected himself ivy knocking the farmer sense less with his fist. For some time it was thought Smith would die, but his friend - managed to get him out of tov. n early this morning. 1 he trial of the Alleghany lynchers, which was to come up here to-morrow has been postponed till the May term. Salem Philharmonic Society gave a highly meritorious musical concert in the Academy chapel to-night. Robert Watkins, a married man 27 years old, was found frozen to death in his wagon near llay Meadow, Wilkes county, yesterday* morning. He hail been over the mountains with a load of produce. When found lie was sit ting in the wagon, his feet on the double tree anil his head leaning against the side of the wagon. HEAVY FAILURE IN CHARLESTON. CHARLESTON, S. ('., Dee. 4.—Jacobs and Sons, one of the largest retail dry goods ami shoe firms in Charleston, running five stores, made an assign ment to-ilay for the benefit of its cred itors to be B. P. Gadsden. Liabilities and assets unknown. NEARLY 54 MILES AN HOUR. Bl FFALO, N. 5., Dee. 4. The Em pire State express reached Buffalo this afternoon at 4:40 p. m.. five minutes ahead of its new schedule time, huv ing made the run from New York in S hours and ten minutes, 440 miles in 449 ot* an average of nearly 51 miles tin hour. AMERICAN MISSIONARIES SAFE. WASHINGTON, Dee. 4. Alinistcr Terrell Inis cabled the State Depart ment tFuit till of tlie American mission aries in Turkey* are safe and” are pro perly* protected. THE VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE. j RICHMOND. Va., Dec. 4. The bi-en j nial session of the Virginia legslature j began to-day. The Senate organized j by electing William Lovenstein, presi ; dent pro tem and .Tos. Button, clerk. I Tlie House elected John F.Ryan. sjMMik : er and J. B. Bigger, clerk.