The News and Obser •>•*.
VOL. XXXIX. NO. 106.
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IT WILL BE WRIGHT
TH$ SUCC ESSOR OF TUB LATE
I*R. IXJRUAH WILL BE
CHOSEN TO-DAY.
THE BAPTIST FEMALE UNIVERSITY
Revs. Str us;fiel<l unci Edward* Making
Ringing Adrtrrss-* Tel « s <*f the
Work Tbcy Have Done—Rev. Hr.
liani ' M ikes Hep y to ct Remark of
Her. .1. E. While in W hich the Uni
versity is I’it eJ Asrin>i Wake For
rst--IVo Hi l» rue»s
GREENSBORO, N. Dee. 6. (Edi
torial Correspondence.)- if tlie pious
persecuted Baptists who appealed suc
cessfully to Thomas Jefferson to help
them get free from religious persecu
tion could be alive to-day and look in
• n the well-dressed, well-educated and
progressive body of men assembled,
they would see the fruits of their
planting in tears and sowing amid dif
ficulties. The opening roll-call showed
the presence of 203 delegates. There
were as many more \isitors. and all the
trains to-day brought in large num
bers until the delegates here; approxi
mate 500. It is doubtful if any previ
ous Convention has had so large an
attendance upon the opening day.
“it takes grit to invite' and entertain
a Baptist Convention.” said Editor
Oates last night. He meant by this, as
he explained, that now there are three
Conventions at the same time —the
Convention proper, the Young People’s
Associaton, and the Woman’s Mission
ary Society. The Baptist and all the
•tlier churches have learned to utilize
woman in the church, and while she is
seldom permitted to preach, she is no
longer told that she must keep silence.
She, talks in meetings with her sisters
at home and at the Convention, and
her zeal and interest are applauded. If
some of the old-time brethren could
see these Christian women in their
meetings, they would be shocked and
declare that it was not according to
St. Paul. But they would l>e mistaken.
These women are carrying on a branch
•f Christian work for which they are
peculiarly equipped, and will obtain
the praise of “She hath done what she
could.”
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In his address of welcome last night.
Pastor Johnson stated to the Conven
tion that since the roll of delegates
had been made up and homes assigned
to them, three of the delegates had
“passed over the river.” He paid a
warm tribute to the lat** C. Durham,
D. D.. and to the late George VY. Blount,
Esq., two of the leaders, one in the pul
pit and one in the jh-w. He also took
occasion to sjieak of the deuth of Rev.
C. T. Bailey. D. I)., editor of the Bibli
j. w. baFley^
, Editor Biblical Recorder.
cal Recorder, who had passed away
since the lust Convention. His allusion
to his services to the, denomination
and the fitness of his mantle’s falling
•li his son, to whose ability and worth
he paid a high compliment, was among
the happiest portions of a very happy
address. Not less felicitous, and much
■tore humorous, was the response of
Editor Oates. This young editor grad
uated at Wake Forest College last year,
aud during his junior and senior years
kept up with his course and edited his
paper. Either was enough to give an
•rdinurv man all he could accomplish.
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There stems not. a bil of doubt that
Rev. W. L. Wright, of Richmond, Ya.,
will be elected CorresjMiiidiiig .Secre
tary to succeed i>r. Durham. He is a
native of Montgomery county, North
Carolina, and before going to Rich
mond was the successful and popular
pastor of the Baptist church at Reids
ville. He is said to have achieved won
derful success in Richmond, where In
is held in the highest esteem. He would
be willing to return to North Carolina
as Corresponding Secretary la-eause. he
thinks the close confinement in Rich
mond will ultimately tell on his health,
lie is here, and made a short and pleas
ant talk to the Convention this morn
ing, saying that he was not a visitor,
but wuh only coining back home on a
visit. "And he has come to stay,” said
a prominent Baptist sitting near me.
If he should not be chosen the Conven
tion would like to have Prof. .!. B. Car
lisle, V B. Broughton or Rev. W. Y.
Savage. The last named gentleman is
unable to attend Ihe Convention, his
wife lieiig very ill.
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Yesterday afternoon, in the Young
People’s Meeting, there was a little
passage of arms between Rev l)r.
fume, the learned professor of Eng-
Uoh at the University, and Rev. J. K.
ffbite, of Edentou. In the course, of
ua eloquent talk (and lie is among the
most eloquent of the younger men),
Mr. Whit* said that any Baptist who
rseat bis son or daughter to any other
than a Baptist college was a traitor to
the denomination —or words- to that
effect.. When it came time for Dr.
Hume to speak, he alluded with some
words of compliment to Mr. White's
address, commending some portions of
it. Alluding to the question of wheth
er failure to send children to a denomi
national college made a Baptist a trai
tor to his church, Dr. Hume made no
answer except to deliver one of the
most eloquent eulogies ever heard of
the late John A. Broad bus, closing
with the statement that this most gift
ed of divines, most pious of men, most
popular of accomplished gentlemen re
ceived all the training that made him
the power he was at the University of
Virginia, having never attended a de
nominational college. This was all.
There was no controversy and no bit
terness —just a statement of convic
tion against conviction.
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This Convention is notable for the
number of distinguished visitors pre
sent. Among them were Rev. T. P.
Bell, of Nashville, Tenn.,Secretary Sun
day School Board; Dr. E. ('. Dargan, of
the Southern Baptist Theological Sem
inary; Rev. L. X. Chappell, a native of
Wake county, who is a missionary to
China; Dr. ('. C. Bitting, of Philadel
phia, Secretary American Baptist Pub
lication Society; Dr. A. E. Dickinson,
of Richmond, editor of the Religious
Herald; Rev. T. C. Britton, missionary
from China, who is at home on a visit;
Rev. E. Y. Mullens, of Richmond. As
sistant Secretary of Foreign Mission
Board; Rev. I. E. Tiehnor, of Atlanta,
Secretary Home Mission Board; Dr. 11.
M. Moorhouse, of New York, represent
ing the Home Mission Board, who is
here to talk about the education and
evangelization of the negro; Ke\. A. T.
S. Thomas, editor Baptist Courier, of
Greenville. S. C.; Rev. J. W. Booth, and
Rev. A. MePittnian, South Carolina;
Mr. J. R. Hunter, professor of Chemis
try in Richmond College, and others.
In all this is a goodly company of big
brained men. I may write to-morrow
something of the big North Carolinians
here.
TO- I)A Y'S ITUX ’E E DING S.
Saturday’s session was opened with
religious exercises, conducted by Rev.
Junius Millard, of Heudeison. He is
one of the most talented ot tlie young
er men of the denomination ei jquent.
studious, popular, consecrated. Rev.
W. B. Oliver, of Wilmington, pastor of
the chief city of the State, who is ac
counted worthy to stand among the
foremost; Rev. J. H. Yernon, one of
the strong country preachers; Dr. E.
(Dargan, of the Theological Semi
nary ; Rev. M. A. Adams, of Asheville,
recently called from lieidsville; Rev.
C. W. Scarborough, Rev. T. J. Taylor,
Rev. Dr. Carter, assisted in prayer and
short talks.
Editor Thomas, of the Baptist
Courier caine lo bring greetings and
read the resolutions adopted by the
South Carolina convention in honor of
Dr. Durham, and gave a glowing trib
ute to his memory.
Dr. Felix, of Asheville, spoke most
pleasantly; pleasing and entertaining
the convention, bringing greetings
from the Western convention.
Dr. Ticlyiier, of the Home Mission
Board: Dr. Moorehoii.se. of the Bap
tist Publieatiou Soeiefv: Dr. Dicker
son, of the Richmond Religious Her
ald, vv ho in Ihe < -of his remarks,
brought a message Horn Dr. Brough
ton; Dr. Bitting, of the ilnotist Publi
cation Society; Dr. Mescivc. of the
Shaw University : Rev. W. i„ Wright,
of Richmond. Ya., formcrllv pastor at
Reulsville; Prof. Hunter, an alumnus
of Wake Forest College. in>v professor
of Richmond College; Rev. Gibson and
Dayman J. Williams, of Henderson
ville; Rev. .1. M. Root}), of South < aro
lina, and others made short talks.
SUNDAY SCHOOL LITERATURE.
Rev. J. P. Bell, of Nashville, Tenn.,
representing the Sunday S'-hool Board,
pressed the value of all the Sunday
schools using the literature authorized
by the convention. He gave four
reasons why it should be used: Ist. I»
is ours. We should foster what we are
trying to build up. North Carolinians
ought to advance what is their*. Every
Baptist ought to send to Wake Forest
and the preachers ought to go to our
Theological Seminary. 2nd. The work
in these periodicals is done b.v our own
men, and therefore beconu a reflection
of the orthodoxy of tin- Southern Bap
tists. 3rd. It has been a well managed
business for the Southern Baptist con
vention, and last year had an actual
income of $53,000, and has expended
fifteen or sixteen thousand dollars in
developing Sunday school work in the
State, starting without, capital. 1 sug
gested to the Baptists in the mountains
we would pay half of the expenses for
a Sunday school organizer and it suc
ceeded well. tth. The Sunday School
Board has not only helped Sunday
schools but has helped along in all
other church work. it has been a
missionary to stir up interest in mis
sions. There are men who would spend
S3O to entertain preachers from whom
you couldn’t squeeze $3 for missions
by a cotton compress. There is as
much obligation to give the gospel as
to receive it.,
DR. DURHAM’S SUCCESSOR.
On motion of Ilev R. T. Nairn the
matter of electing a Corresponding
Secretary, which was tabled Thursday
night, was taken from the table. Rev.
I)r. Simms made an earnest plea for
voluntary prayer for the guidance of
the Holy Spirit. Short prayer liy Dr.
Simms, Dr. Pritchard, Dr. Skinner,
Rev. (’. A. G. Thomas and others were
offered for the guidance of the Holy
Spirit in selecting a successor to Dr.
Durham. There was much dicussion.
Rev. C. A. G. Thomas moved to go into
an election at once. Dr. Carter favor
ed an informal ballot for information.
Finally the motion of Rev. J. B. Rich
ardson, to refer the matter to a com
mittee eouq>osed of Dr. (’has. E. Tay-
RALEIGH, N. C.. SATURDAY. DEC. 7, '895.
lor and one from each association, was
adopted.
On motion of Prof. J. W. Gore, the
| president was authorized to appoint
j all committees, including one on obit
uaries.
On motion of J, C. Scarborough, a
committee was appointed to consider
the work of education and evangelistic
work among the negroes.
Rev. J. E. White read the report of
the State Board of Missions, recom
mending that SIB,OOO be raised next
year.
Mr. J. I). Boushall, treasurer, report
ed that .SII,OOO was raised for missions
this year, and believed that the stakes
ought not to be put too high. We have
never yet raised $15,000. We are out
of debt. Let us appropriate and raise
$15,000, and not say we will raise $lB,-
000 and then come up with a debt.
Dr. Hufliam quoted I>r. Durham in
saying that it, would lie well to leave
the matter of assessment to the board.
Mr. White withdrew' his resolution,
and upon Rev. 0. S. Black well’s sug
gestion it was dec hired “that we make
no backward but forward movement,”
and the figure for next year for State
Missions was placed at $15,000.
STATE MISSION BOARD’S WORK.
Discussing the State Mission report,
there was very great interest. Mr.
Jno. (’. Scarborough, who had finished
Dr. Durham's report, spoke briefly. A
unique speech by Rev. F. M. Jordan, of
the Western convention, was full of in
terest and anecdote, lie told of a sister
who had been baptized by sprinkling
and who became dissatisfied w ith her
baptism, and thought of being im
mersed. She was deterred by her an
tagonism to turn coats. "I told her that
1 didn’t like turn-coats. But if you
find that you have got your coat on
wrong-side out. are you going to keep
wearing it with the lining showing, or
art* you going to take it off and put it
on right? That night she dreamed
about wearing a coat with tlie lining
out, and saw her duty."
Rev. A. G. W ilcox, of Halifax county,
told of his experience in building a
church. He had borrowed $750, and ap
ja-aled for help. He spoke of the need
of providing a church for operatives in
a knitting mill.
Rev J. <L Pulliam, of Smitlifield, was
moved to sjn-ak. and said we make a
great deal of factory towns. Jhey are
no* everything. Blit above factories
and mills, there must stand agricul
ture. We are an agricultural State,
'['hat is the reason we are free from the
social ills that afflict other sections.
Farmers build houses, they till the
soil, they are here to stay. Factory
folks must l>e helped, but we ought
not to neglect others for them. The
people first to lx* helped are the stead
fast farmers who make up most of our
populat ion.
BAPTIST FEMALE UNIYEKSITY.
"It is the most popular enterprise in
the State to-day,” said Mr. Stringfield
to me to-day, “and when its doors are
opened the institution will lie crowd
ed.” To-night’s session, the large con
gregation heard its claims presented.
MR. STRINGFIELD’S ADDRESS.
Rev. (). L. Stringfield, agent of the
Baptist Female University, who has
wrought a work that has won for him
the lasting gratitude of not only his
own denomination but of all friends of
education, reported that money suf
ficient had been raised to build up to
the second story, and hail in hand
pledges to the value of fifteen thous
and dollars. He was eloquent with
the eloquence of great earnestness and
great faith in the enterprise. In part
he said:
“The great demand of our young
women upon us at this time is that we
provide for their mental and moral
training an institution which shall be
under the fostering care of the Baptist
State Convention. The demand grows
out of the fact that the greatest rea
sons for their education at all pertain
to their worth, their real worth in the
kingdom, in society and in the home.
That they are to stand side by side
with men as fellow helpers to the
truth. To this work she was chosen
by the Ix>rd himself. The names of
these women are familiar household
words Elizabeth, Mary, Lydia. From
that day down to the present history
abounds with grand characters who
have proven themselves worthy factors
in our religious and social life.
”’Tis the smallest reason for her ed
ucation, that she may be better able to
make a living. VVe men are going to
make the living for her. The truth is
so far as a living is concerned 1 have
known even uneducated people to live
quite as well as educated ones. We
educate our young men to think for
themselves and to lie leaders in
thought. Wc are called upon to edu
cate our young women, not only to
think for themselves but for a genera
tion who look up in their faces with
confidence unable to Ihink for them
selves.
“Now, the great work upon us is the
establishment of a school that shall
answer the demands of the Baptist
State Convention for our young women
as Wake Forest does for our young
men. We need not discuss the desira
bility for such a school when it is the
most popular enterprise ever before
our people. Can it lie done? Blessed
l>e the name of the Ix>rd. It is being
done the walls are going up, and the
work w ill be carried on as our jveople
furnish the money. We believe the
Lord has his men ami women who will
send the money along.”
WAKE FOREST COLLEGE.
The following report of the condi
tion of Wake Forest College and the
bright outlook before it will gratify
all friends of education in the State. It
is the report of a committee appointed
to give the convention the status at the
college. It is in full as follows:
“Since the last meeting of the Con
vention, four Trustees have died. These
are C. T. Bailey, W. CL Upchurch,, C.
Durham, ami W Ts. ISlonnt. Thev*all
loved the College ijod served it well.
“At the annual meeting of the Board
in June existing vacancies were filled
by the election of X. B. Broughton, J.
B. Boone, and W. U. Dowd.
"The number of students enrolled
during the whole of tlie last session
was 221. The registration for the pre
sent session up to date is 243. Os these
i-4 are preparing to preach the gospel.
There is reason to hope that others will
entt r ti.>- college within the next sixty
days.
"At no time in the history of the Col
lege has the health of the faculty and
student body be< i better than during
the last twelve mouths.
“All the chairs in the institution are
now filled und regular work is carried
on in every department. At the an
nual meeting of the Trustees in June,
J. H. Gorrell, I’h. 1 >., was mu - full
professor and placed in churg of t ic
school of Modern Languages. v. i.
Gully, M. A. was made a full professor
and placed in charge of the school of
Law and Politeal Science. R. W. Hay
wood, M. A., was made assistant pro
fessor and work in the schools of Latin
and Greek was assigned him.
"The success of the school of Law
hits ltecn very marked and has even
succeeded the expectations of its most
sanguine friends. And there is good
reason to believe that this is but the
earnest of larger tilings in the near
future.
The great majority of the students
are working with assiduty and success,
and are conducting themselves with
perfect decorum. The number of those
who are neglecting their opportunities
and are disposed to be mischievous is
small and will probably soon be small
er.
Many of the friends of the College
have heartily endorsed the action of
the facility in prohibiting all games of
foot ban except on the athletic grounds
of the institution.
In the absence of a regular instruc
tor in Bibie studies. Prof. W. L. Potent
has done a most valualrie and faithful
work in organizing and guiding a vol
untary movement among the students
in this direction. Prof. VV. B. Royal is
expecting to do some special and retru
lar work during the spring term with
the large number of young ministers.
A careful comparison, recently made,
reveals the very gratifying fact that, a
larger proporton of students than for
many years past are regular attend
ants on Sunday ,-ehool instruction. And
it may be doubted whether there is in
any college a more steady glow of mis
sionary zeal than is found at Wake
Forest.
The President of the college was ai
work in the field at large last session.
This session he has been almost con
stantly at the college. Since last July
till the agency work has devolved upon
Rev. C. S. Blanchard who lias been seek
ing to complete the endowment of the
Royal - air. Hopeful progress has
been made, ut much remains to be ac
complished. Than the completion of
this special endowment no more im
portant work is before the Baptists of
North Carolina. If our people only
knew the difficulties and financial em
barrassments under which the Trus
tees and Faculty tire seeking to do the
great work committed to them and if
they could realize the opj tort unities
now before the college, they would
speedily put at the disjiosal of the
Trustees such means that the latter
would tic unhampered in the adminis
tr.'rtion of this great trust.”
W. R. GVVALTNEY,
J I). HI'FIIAM,
U. K. TAYLOR.
Committee.
MR. EDVV ARDS’ ADDRESS.
Rev. J. Hartwell Edwards, who lias
been devoting all his time to travelling
in the interest of the Female Univer
sity, said: “Surely the Lord has given
us a goodly heritage in this fair land
of North Carolina. From the broad
sweep of the Atlantic on the east to the
towering mountain barriers of the
west, our fertile fields resjjond to the
toil of the husbandman, and our many
mills transform our raw material into
the fabrics of trade. There is a wealth
of timber on our shores and a wealth
of mineral deposits in the depths of
our mountains. . An equable climate
adds its charm to this goodly land.
“Here among a people, ninety-eight
per cent, of whom are native Ameri
cans. our lot is enst; a homogeneous
people, whose fresh life contains the
clement of greatness. Our people art
awaking like a giant from his sleep to
the noble possibilities of the future.
“Education is no more to be neglect
ed within our borders. 1 have been
specially impressed in a canvass of sev
eral months in the northeastern part
of the State w ith the number of hand
some and well-appointed academy
buildings that have sprung up like
magic in town and hamlet and coun
try.
“Now, in all this goodly land it has
pleased the Lord to multiply the Bap
tists of late years into it mighty host.
The fathers made no mistake when
they entrenched themselves strongly
in the country; that fresh ami bound
ing life is now pouring itself into our
towns.
“Now let us couple with rapid nu
merical growth of the Baptists an
other fact, that a new condition of
things is developing. This is a flay of
marvellous material and intellecteial
growth.
“The growth of the denomination,
to be permanent., must be not only ex
tensive, but intensive. We must in
crease not only in numbers, but also in
spiritual and intellectual power. 1 re
joice in the sinewy intellectual
strength, sturdy manhood and simple
piety of many Wake Forest graduates
whom I have met. To attain its high
est.value, this mental grow th must lie
encouraged in our young women as
well as our young men, and carries
with it the promise of generations yet
unborn.
“A necessity is laid upon us as a de
nomination to provide for the mental
training of our girls in an institution
j similar in character and endowment to
W ake Forest College.
"This necessity confronts us when
we pause to consider the intellectual
movement of our times in the direc
tion of female education. This move
ment is indicated
“J. In the establishment of endowed
institutions like A'assar College, the
first great endowed college for girls,
now only thirty-four years old. Also
in the provision which various States
are making in their normal schools for
the more thorough intellectual equip
ment of girls. These things admonish
us of the general awakening of our
times on the subject of female educa
tion.
“2. This movement is indicated,
again, in the unusual activity of vari
ous Christian denominations in our
State at this time, in the training of
girls. They are offering inducements
to our girls, and we cannot afford to
turn over their education to these in
stitutions any more than we can afford
to turn over to others the education of
our boys.
"The sooner we do this, the better,
for this is an epocli-viaking time and
girls are now at school who will make
a mighty impress on our times.
"3. This movement is indicated again
in the awakening of our own Baptist
people on this subject.
“The Baptist Female University is a
necessity for us. The walls are going
up. Our people long for its comple
tion: our girls are waiting and longing
for it. Let us, as a Convention, give
now a practical endorsement in a form
that will send a thrill to the hearts of
all our people and prove to every
friend disposed to help us that be can,
with utmost wisdom, do so, because
we intend, w ith divine help, to cany it
on to its high destiny.”
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
The action of the Baptist State
Convention this afternoon marked an
era in the history of missions to the
negroes. Ihe plans for the co-opera
tion with Northern Baptists in this
work were ratified without, a dissent
ing voice. Hereafter the American
Baptist Home. Mission Society, the
Southern Home Mission Board, t In-
Colored State Baptist Convention and
the \\ hite State Convention w ill co
operate. The first speaker was Dr. I. T.
Ticbenor, the veteran Baptist of At
lanta; then Secretary Moorehou.se. of
New A oik; President Crosby, of the
Colored A. and M. College; l’rof. ,1. \\.
Gore, of ( liajH-l Hill; l>r. J. S. Felix.
President Chas E. Taylor, of Wake
Forest College; Dr. H. R. Gwaltney;
President Aieserve, of Siiaw Univer
sity, ami Rev. N. B. Cobb, of Raleigh.
The Home Mission Board will raise
*IOO.OOO o* R North Caro
lina.
The committee !• u- ; succes
sor to Dr. Durham v. iii ivport to-mor
row.
The subject to-night was the Baptist
Female University at Raleigh. Dr. J.
\V. Carter, Rev. (). L. Stringfield. Rev."
J. 11. Edwards spoke, and $1,225 in sub
scriptions wnc raised. Tlie jepori on
i L* l Diversity is the most hopeful >.
the history' of the enterprise. Every
effort will be made to keep the work
going on.
The committee appointed to enter
tain the matter of recompensing the
family of Dr. Durham for money he
spent and the life insurance policy he
sacrificed in printing and distributing
the pamphlet against State aid, re
ported.
The miuistcral relief work occupied
the rest of the session. No action was
taken by the committee to nominate
a successor of Dr. Durham.
IHE TREASURER’S REPORT.
Treasurer Boushall’s rejiort showed
that a total of $131*5100.22 has been col
lected in the State during the year by
the Baptists for the various purposes,
as follows:
State Missions, $11,402.58; Foreign
Missions, $8,207.06; Home Missions,
$4,776.89; Education, $13,331.24; Or
phanage, $10,584.57; Ministerial Relief
Fund, $590.47; Sunday Schools and Col
portage, $5,399.47; Church Extension,
$85,000; Students’ Aid Fund (Louis
ville), $107.94.
The number of Associations in the
Convention the past year has been for
ty-live.
The number of missionaries in the
State, 106; sermons preached, 20,934;
addresses delivered, 21,303; missions
cluitcites supplied, 335; out stations
Mippiicd, 1,246; baptisms, 1,768; added
by letter, 1,263; new churches consti
tuted, 56; new Sunday-schools organ
ized, 187; pages of tracts and religious
literature distributed by Correspond
ing Secretary, 25,000.
The above figures make a very % .J
showing of work done by the mission
aries of the Convention.
The Women’s Missionary Union has
pressed forward with the work during
the past year with gratifying results.
Their report shows nearly $25,000
raised for Foreign Missions. Miss Fan
nit* K. Heck, of Raleigh, is its presi
dent.
'There are in the Baptist State ( on
vention 1,380 churches, 838 Sunday
schools, with 52,871 scholars.
R. R. SHOPS TO HE REOPENED.
11l RUNG TON, X. (’.. Dee. 6. (Spe
cial.) Iht people of this town art
jubilant over the prospect of begin
ning work here in the railroad shops.
It is believed here that the shops are to
be put in good condition, ami the
necessary changes made to work 350
machinists anti ear builders here. This
will mean an addition of 1,000, at least,
to Burlington’s population. Trains
will begin to run through to Norfolk
viu Greensboro, and Selma on the Ist
of January, and then there will be
quite as great need for work here as at
Manchester or Alexandria.
It is believed that Captain Isaac Bas- j
sett,, the venerable doorkeeper of the
Senate, is dying.
PRICE F.VE CENTS.
OUTRAGES !N ARMENIA
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INTRODUCED BY MR. WALKER
It W a* Referred to ihe Gcmmiftee on
t er« >gu ati nt's on * hj-ction to a
Motion to Pi nit ii in tlie Record--
the First t ommitiee A |>|oitul< d is
That oa Miuugc. »iknusa* and
Lom-irtna Cougr'-**tii<-ii Sworn in-.
I he Senate i* t a M« cei>s.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. When Ihe
House met to-day the Messrs. Terry*
(Arkansas) and Boatner (Louisiana),
who were not present on the opening
day <>l t lie s< ssion.w ere formally sworn
in.
Tin- Speaker announced the appoint
ment of the following committee on
mileage: Mr. Wright (Massachusetts),
chairman; Mr. Barham (California),
Mr. Burrell (Illinois), and Mr. Pendle
ton (Texas.)
Mr. Walker (Massachusetts) offered
a resolution from the naturalized Ar
menians of the United States, nine
tenths of whom,he said.lived iu his'dis
trict, and requested that it la- printbd
in the Record.
“Whereas, There sire many natural
ized Armenians American citizens of
Armenian birth, now resident in the
United States, and
"Whereas, The 'Turkish government
continues forcibly to collect personal
taxes of such naturalized American
citizens by imprisoning and otherwise
oppressing their relatives, and
"Whereas, The Turkish government
neither pet niitssuch naturalized Amer
ican citizens to re-enter its territory or
to visit their families, nor on the other
hand allows these families to conn- to
this country, and
“Whereas, Such wives aud children
having the rights of American citizens,
by virtue of the naturalization of the
head of the family , have been and are
exjiosed to outrage and destruction in
the cities which have lately been given
over to massacre and plunder: there
fore
"Resolved, Thai the people of the
United States, through their represen
tatives in Congress assembled, hereby
express their deepest abhorrence and
condemnation of the outrages thus
committed on their American fellow
citizens, as well its on other Christian
subjects of Turkey.
"Resolved further, that this House,
coni|H>sed of the immediate represen
tatives of tiie American people, pledge
its support to the government in every
measure justified by international law
and a common humanity to vindicate
the rights of our fellow citizens of their
families in Turkey, and to hnder and
prevent, its fqr as practicable, .the con
tinuance of the outrages and massa
cres in that land.”
Mr. Turner, (Georgia) objected to
printing the petition on the record and
it was referred to the committee on
foreign affairs after which at 12:30 the
House adjourned until .Monday.
t ii 1 \\ I > KL» IHvilt HI Vim 8.
Bu-ines* is Still Mu t i-n snooD in
Volume.
NEW YORK, Dee. 6. R. G. Dun and
Company’s Weekly Review of Trade to
morrow will say:
Business is still sluggish, as if gorg
ed by excessive indulgence of the ap
[H-tjte for buying when prices were ad
vancing. in nearly every branch
stocks not yet. distributed to consum
ers stand in the way of new orders,and
competition, producing a supply large
ly exceeding the present demand, put*
down prices, that declines retarding
purchases yet more. After the holi
days men look for a larger demand.
For the present the springs of new
business are running low, but enough
is doing on old orders to keep most of
the works employed in part, sind a good
proportion fully. Financial influences
have not hindered and rarely has the
opening of a session of Congress af
fected business so little.
BRADSTREET’S WEEKLY REVIEW.
NEW YORK, Dee. 6. Bradstreet’*
to-morrow will say:
General trade continues tiie features
of preceding weeks smaller volume,
quiet in most lines, business being con
ducted conservatively', activity only a
inong dealers in woolens, clothing,
shoes and hardware, and new orders
generally of it filling in character. The
season has evidently been a late one,
prolonged mild weather having delay- *
ed orders until the Christmas demand
and the belated autumn request came
together.
Notwithstanding almost uniform re
ports of quiet and unchanged condi
tions it should be noted that Jackson
ville, Augusta and Birmingham, at the
South, Milwaukee, Kansas City and St.
Louis at the West prove exceptions to
the rule, by reporting gains in de
mand for wholesale staple goods com
pared with the preceding week.
Total !u si ness failures in tin- United
States, as reported to Bradstrcet’s this
week, number 315 against 288 laist
week, 322 in the first week of Decem
ber, 1894, 383 in 1893 and 265 in 1892.
CONI)ENSKI) TELEGRAM*S.
Aarifi I’asha. a member of the 'Turk
ish ministry, without portfolio, is
dead. »
The insurgent leader, Camilo Ruiz,
has been sentenced to imprisonment
for life.
Oklahoma will send a committee to
Washington to push her claims for
Statehood.
Hazard Freres will ship $1,560,(M)0 in
gold and L. Von Hoffman & Co., sl,-
100,600 in gold by to-day’s steamer.