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VOL. XL. NO. 72 LAST EDITION. 4 O’CLOCK. A. M. THE NEWS THIS MORNING THE WEATHER. Forecast for Sunday—The United States Weather Bureau issues the fol lowing forecast for the next twenty four hours: For North Carolina, fair southeaster ly winds; generally fair. Yesterday—Maximum temperature, 75; minimum temperature, 52. Rain fall, 1.12 inches. . FOREIGN AFFAIRS. The oldest son of the Shah of Persia has succeeded to the throne. Sixty miners killed by an explosion in 'the Brunner colliery, near Welling ton, New Zealand. Gen. Weyler says the recognition of the Cuban insurgents by Congress has caused them to increase in number. A dispatch from Cairo, Egypt, says a hotly of 1,000 riflemen and a large body Off mounted Dervishes have been seen near Akasheh, and they appear to be concentrating for an attaek upon that place. NATIONAL AFFAIRS. Some 200 silver Democrats met at Roanoke. Ya., last night and organized i preparatory to sending delegates to ! State convention. Annual convention of the T. P. A. * met in convention in Richmond yes- I terday and elected officers. Annual convention of the T. P. A. met in convention at Richmond yester-! day and elected officers. Some 200 silver Democrats met at' Roanoke, Ya., alst night and organized 1 preparatory to sending delegates to' State convention. Lemuel Quigg, M. C., has retired j from the editorship of the New Yark j Press, his connection with the paper ceasing yesterday. Evrin Wardman,who has acted as managing editor of the | Press, succeeds Mr. Quigg as editor-in-; chief of the paper. President Cleveland will preside at the unveiling of the Hancock monu ment in Washington on May 12, and Senator Palmer, of Illinois, will be the orator. The remains of Walter Q. Gresham , laid at rest in Arlington cemetery, t Washington, yesterday. Yesterday was consumed by the Quadrennial M. E. Conference, in ses sion at Cleveland, Ohio, in hearing the Episcopal address and other reports, j The New Hampshire Insurance Com- j missioner refuses to allow the “Iron ! Hall” to do business in that State. | Republicans of St. Louis instruct ' delegates for McKinley. There was a cloud-burst at Chatta nooga, Tenn., yesterday. The schooner Viking, which left San Francisco Nov. 15 for the South seas, is one month over-due and fears of her safety are entertained. ! .Mrs. Booth-Tucker pronounced out of danger by her physician. A verdict in the case of Pokey j Barnes, on trial in Virginia for the murder of Mrs. Pollard, not expected I before Tuesday. CONGRESSIONAL. The Henderson Bankruptcy bill {passed by the House after five days debate. Rejiort of the Elections committee in favor of the contestant in case of Thorpe vs. McKinney from Virginia ( adopted in the House and Thorpe , sworn in. I The Naval Appropriation bill passed , by the Senate after a week’s debate. j FINANCIAL. The Treasury yesterday lost $135,000 . in gold coin and $109,000 in bars, which leaves the true amount of the gold reserve $123,836.91. Further decline in wheat, the market closing % cent below Friday’s quota tion. Business on stock exchange meagre and fluctuations trivial. The crop outlook continues favorable ' and the cotton situation remains un changed. Because of the decline of No. 1. foundry pig iron to $1.25 per ton, the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Com pany, Sloss Iron and Steel Company and Pioneer Mining and Manufactur ing Company, employing 10,000 coal miners, have reduced wages 2% per ton to a basis of 3 % cents. NORTH CAROLINA. Architect Bauer and Capt. C. II.; Norton dangerously, probably fatally, j injured in a railroad accident near Durham yesterday. Wake C ounty Republican convention broke up in a row, the Dockery men bolting. „ Orange county Republicans instruet eu for Boyd, l’ritehard, McKinley and Settle. ~ . Cumberland Kapuibiicans held two conventions and elected two serte of delegates—one for Dockery and one for Russell. Congressman Shaw's little daughter thought to l>e dying. Twin-City Pleasure Club preparing for its eleventh annual reception, May 26th. . Guilford Republicans instruct for Bovd, Settle, Pritchard and McKinley. Winston sold 1,763,834 pounds of leaf tobacco during April. Sales this year aggregate 11,270,830 pounds. A SPLIT IN CUMBERLAND. Favetteville, N. C.. May 2. -(Special)’ —Cumberland county Republican con vention here to-day split, sending two sets of delegates, one for Dockery and the other for Russell. Waddell, chair man, ran this gag law- on the Dockery men, unseating five of Dockery’s town ships. Two chairmen were then elec ted and held conventions in the same hall at one time. Os the regular dele gates Dockery men claim 32 to Rus sell's 24. Waddell's rulings were arbi trary and generally condemned. The convention was <uhe stormiest. the “savages” ever held here. Slocumb was endorsed for Congress in the Fourth district. The News and Observer. TIHSE LARGEST OMHMTII OF » NORTM CAROLINA OILY. TILLMAN AND HILL Their Giant Tussle in the Senate Friday. THE PITCHFORK IN USE Both Are Flinty and so the Sparks Flew. THESOU TH CAROLINIAN’S POWER It is the Fact that He Represents the Working Man and is Upheld by the Great Heart-Throb of the People. News and Observer Bureau, Metropolitan Hotel, Washington, D. C., May 2. Quite unannounced, Senator Tillman arose yesterday —the same strange, rough figure clad in smooth clerical black. Nobody knew that he was coining with his pietth-fork—but he came all the same. In his last speech he threatened (to pay his respects later to Senator Hill. Yesterday he did it. And this brought these two men face to lace for the first time—within a few feet of one another. They are both flinty, and so the sparks flew. The antagonistic points were en dorsation of the nominee of the Demo cratic convention and a refusal to say any word against free silver or against a declaration to bolt any gold nomination at the Chicago convention and a threat that more bonds might l>e met with bloodshed and repudia tion. The man Tillman has power. Why? I met Senator Kyle on his way from the Sgnate and asked him “why?” He replied: “It is the element of justice in the man—the element of justice that sticks out all the way through!” Senator George said it was an inter tadning debate; Senator Hawley turn ed up his nose at it, and Senator Vest, strange, after his utterance, said: “It was a disreputable business.” Bug Senator Vest was a close listener, and seemed to enjoy everything that 'Pill man said; so that it is hard to believe that his words had any strong mean ing behind them. The Senate, galleries and Press Gal lery filled full in half an hour. Till-1 man had warmed up and the picture I was sensational. He walked up and 1 down behind his seat, sometimes with j his hands clasped behind his head; j and his voice, always the same, was j strident with unpleasant suggestion. I And his face had a brutal tightness of; pugnacious lineament, and there was j scarcely anything in the exterior of the man to invite good will. But there i was just something indefinable—which , did invite, and which always holds the i {teopk* when he takes the floor. Can anybody tell what it is? Is Senator Kyle right? I have met many people who give this answer: “He spoke the truth!” And yet. it may be that, he speaks many things which are notlrrue, and the two elements mingled in a man of strong will force make him a dangerous man or a great man. From what 1 have seen of Tillman, I believe bis* {>ower lies in his honesty, low estate, with desperate will and intel ligence enough. Without endorsing all he says, It is well enogh to say that he is partly right. He represents, if not the exact remedy called for in the present crisis, at least a revolt against that social oppression which jicems nowadays to give certain peo ple an asseflted right to lord it over the middle classes, because forsooth these great, great grand-daddies were con stables in the colonies. This gag has, no doubt, been worked in South Caro lina for all it is worth, and aristoeaey is beeoinming to l>e a word of sneer almost, on the lips of working men. And Tillman represents working men —if he does nothing more. He speaks with confidence, because be is upheld by an undertow of the heart-throb of (the common people—the people that are; to furnish the grist for the work ing out of God Almighty’s great prob lem. Men know this, and hence men listened to Tillman yesterday pro foundly when he said: “I represent a State —arid I can sjreak for w hat the State of South Carolina will do and that is more than you can do!” (and here he pointed his finder sneeringly at Hill, and Hill winced under it.) Hill was not in the chamber when Tillman began. But his friends soon summoned him. He entered from the cloak-room, somewhat white, and walked around the South Carolinian, and took his seat a few feet. away. He had his hands full the rest of the time. Not. It hat Hill did not say what was essentially sound: it seems to me he did. He said he would endorse the nominee of the Democratic party, and he would not l>e drawn into any op position to silver. But somehow the jreople do not altogether believe in many expressions of many Senators. And ninny hail Tillman as a man out of the rest. As I said, if he is not right he is partly right. “As far h s I have observed,”, he be gan, “I would say that the navy was suffering more from red-tape-bureau craev-offieial drv-not than anything else.” Speaking of the issuing of bonds Mr. Tillman said: “This is a hellish pro gress towards bankruptcy and uni versal ruin.” And then he added: “Is there any law which will give the Pres ident a right to do by indirection what he cannot do by direction. it is a hocus-pocus, bamboozle and foll-a bout.” At 11)if; moment he picked up Tlill’s speech from his desk, and a little after Hill entered. Then the Senators’ faces were all focused toward Tillman as if they had been blown that way by a sweep of wind. And the sofas were filled with Representatives and other distinguished personages. The Sen ate chamber was simply an eager thousand of ears. “And the Senator from New York s{>eaks of necessity in issuing these bonds! It is the. tyrant’s plea of neces sity!” exclaimed the South Carolinian. “The President overrides all decency—• he overrides his own party and ueeom- RALEIGH, K. C., SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 18<W. >4 ; X use This Top-Wot, Pore] YVjTh Jo PjL'L op Thc ^ 7 " )/{! i o, * ” /T/ V?, / SCENE AND CHARACTER SKETCHES OF THE RADICAL POW-WOW, AT RALEIGH, YESTERDAY. plishe* by indirection w hat he had no authority to do otheru ise.” Continuing about the issue of bonds and still reading from Hill’s speech he exclaimed: “And he (Hill) went on to catalogue me with a coterie of four farmers, and with syircnsm referred to the Senator from Kansas (Peflfer) and said: “We the tailors of Tooley Street are opposed to the Democratic party. I deny his right to pass upon the nomenclature of my party. Then saying he represented South Carolina, as quoted above, Tillman ex claimed: “The people are desperate!” “That is very evident,” retorted Hill. Tillman proceeded much stung by the last barb of Hill and took a deme gogue’s trick to wreak his vengeance. “It is pitiful,” he screamed, “£s>r a President by a veto to take money, pension money, out of the hands of some poor devil, and turn over $10,000,- 000, to a Jew!” Then proceeding: “Grover Cleveland is the tool and instrument of the Re publican party: he has had no policy eve opt that of the Senator from Ohio. If he dares run again, he can wear on his brow a certificate of the Senator from Ohio. Grover Cleveland and John Sherman and John Carlisle arc* a trin ity and you can’t separate them.” During this portion of his speech he dramatically called upon Sherman to answer a question. Sherman sat icily silent during the pause. Tillman had a great chance here but did not take it. “If anybody,” he continued, “will just take Sherman and Carlisle as syn onymous except that one is honest and consistent and the other is treach erous, he will have if right,” Then he ridiculed the idea that Carlisle spoke to any labor meeting out west: lie said he had letters saying that thc; labor men had nothing to do with the ambition of Carlisle. And now* Tillman pranced up and j down, with his hands clasped behind ! his head, a.s above noted, and sneered at the New Yorker who, he said* had urged that the Republicans and Demo crats should combine against this co terie of farmers. “The rottenness of party that now hangs around the neck of the people,” exclaimed the* speaker, “is like Sinbad’s old man!” Referring to the “silver cranks,” he said: “Yes, silver cranks, lunatics, wild eyed people from the West, ain’t it time for people to be wild-eyed when they support the whole country?” One of the most striking portion* of Tillman’s speech was an illustration, taking a gold, silver and pit per dollar and burning them ail up. He said the paper dollar went up in smoke: the other two melted. “Then,” he said, with force, the gold dollar can go to the mint and get on a new frock and l>e called a dollar: if silver could go and get on a new frock, it, too, would be a dollar.” Then came a hot denunciation of the money-power, “I don’t want to be swallowed by degrees,” said thc* Sena tor, “if we have got to lie swallowed, I prefer to go in at once like Jonah in the whale.” And then he counselled that if the people chose to follow* false leaders, who would sell them out, then let them fry. He then saw ahead bloodshed or repudiation of bonds. “I can see,” he said: “I may be one of those Cassandra* who can see evils that no body else can see and weep over over them.Belshaz/zar saw nothing. The only hope I have is that there is a God in heaven who cares something for this country and is bringing about all this unrest for greater purposes, * * * Who will finally tie the tyrants and thieves who now govern.” Pausing a moment, Tillman said, “for the benefit of the Seriator from New York whom I dearly love (and here he pranced up and dow n and smil ed demonically), who is labelled, ‘I am a Democrat,’ I say to the gentleman from New York, 1 am a Democrat after the manner of JeiYerson and Jackson, lie* prates, ‘sound money.” I cry, ‘hard money!’ “Cleveland, Carlisle and Sherman on the one hand —1 Jefferson, Jackson and Lincoln on the other —there they stand!” Mr. Tillman said he would bolt the Chicago convention, if it went for a gold nominee. “1 don’t know where I’ll go,” he exclaimed, I w ill not go to Populism. Populism is an explosion of disgruntled Democrats and Repub lican* at the rottenness of both. But Populism has done too much and spat tered itself on the floor.” ‘‘lf there lie any Southern men that go to the convention otherwise, they are liars before they go.” Then turning to Hill and pointing his index-finger straight at his faee Tillman shouted: “I march under the banner on which is inscribed: ‘Ameri ca for American, to Hell with Britain and her Tories!’ If we cannot beat oils and the Tories! If we cannot beat you in 1896, I serve notice on you now that we will interest you in 1900!” This was the end. Except that Hill followed. The sen sation had not been surpassed in years. The people took a long breath. Then there was an hour and a half of spicy interchange. If Tillman be three-fourths wrong, he at least stands for the middle class who stand for the working out of the world's problems—and against the fiendish snarling, dyspeptic so-call ed aristocracy who would thwart them by slavery greater than that of the negro. Tillman, if he is a product of infernal social oppression, should be welcomed. Wade Hampton and M. C. Butler are no better than the men that Tillman represents, and this fact needs to be driven down hard in the South first now, for the greatest good of the “poor white trash,” v >o, nevertheless, fought the battles a.s privates, and have for thirty years ploughed the Southern fields, with little kindly re coin jH*nse. Collector Simmons returned home to night. Judge Russell returned this after noon. Dr. Mott is expected to return home to-night. Congressman Shaw was summoned home this afternoon by the illness of his little four-year-old girl. The child is said to be dying. W. E. CHRISTIAN. NATIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE. Summaries of Yesterday’s Games in j Various League Cities. Philadelphia, Pa., May 2.—The New York Giants broke their long list of defeat:? to-day by a victory over the home team. It was a game marked by hard hitting and wretched pitching. Carsey, who has not. pitched a full game this season, was put in to do the twirling for the Phillies, but after the game had been lost, he was taken out of the box and Taylor substituted. Carsey gave seven bases on balls, while Doheny gave six liases on balls and bit one batter. Gleason played a nice game, besides leading his team at the bat, making five singles out of six times at bat. Score: New York. 01 0 06042 2—15 17 2 Phil’phia.. 5012 00 2 0 o—lo 15 2 ! Batteries: Doheny and Farrell; Car sey, Taylor and Grady. Umpire, Hen derson. Attendance, 8,650. WASHINGTON, 4; BROOKLYN, 3. Brooklyn, N. 5’., May 2.—McCalily’s timely hit for four liases when Cart wright was on first in the sixth in ning, combined with Sellbaek’s phe nomenal running catch in the ninth inning won to-day’s game for Wash ington. The Brooklyns had things pretty much their own way during the first stages of the contest. Mercer pitched a phenomenal game. He kept the home team’s hits well scattered, and his work in the field was superb. Kennedy was hit hard after the fourth inning. Catcher Con Dailey has been released by the Brooklyns. Attend ance, 5,000. Score: Brooklyn... 02001000 o—3 6 2 Washington. 0000 0 2 11 o—4 10 0 Batteries: Kennedy and Burrell; Mercer and McCauley. Umpire, Lynch. BOSTON, 10; BALTIMORE, 9. Bosi >n. May 2.—Boston defeated Bal timore again to-day in a ten inning game that abounded in good plays and errors. Both pitchers were batted hard and the game was undoubtedly lost by the taking IToffer out in the ninth inning. Long and Jennings made costly errors at short, the winning run being made on a wild throw by Jennings. In the fourth inning Reitz and Clarke each made a home run. In the tenth inning with two men out and the bases full, Jennings made a wild throw of Low’s hit and the two win ning i it;** came in. Score: Boston, 11 00 3100 2 2—lo 12 6 Baltimore 0 02200013 I—l 11 4 Batteries: Stivetts, Ryan and Ten ney; Hotter, Stock dole and Clarke. Um pire, Hu ret. Attendance, 6,000. CHICAGO, 15; ST. LOUIS, 8. Chicago, 111., May 2.—The Colts fell onto the mighty lire it eti,-stein. iIL start, pounding him all over the field and forcing him to retire at the end of the fourth. Parrott, who relieved him was given an equally hot recep tion in the sixth when he was hit for three singles, two doubles and a h jine run, which netted six runs. Thornton was invincible for six in nings, but did not exert himself after then with the game practically won. The decided feature was a lightning triple play by Reilly, Truby and Deck er. Decker had a hand badly injured in the senventh, giving way to Ander son who celebrated his return to the game, by muffing an easy pop up fly, his first chance, much to the amuse ment of the large crowd. Weather cloudy, but pleasant. Attendance, 11,- 000. Score: Chicago, 2 0 250600 x—ls 17 5 St. Louis, 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 0— 8 9 6 Batteries: Thornton and Kittredge; Breitenstein, Parrott and McFarland. Umpire, Weidman. PITTSBURG, 14; LOUISVILLE, 0. Louisville, Ky., May 2. —The Colo nels could not hit Killen to-day while the Pirates batted Weyhing at will, Killen, besides pitching great ball, bat ted in five runs and scored twice him self. Manager McCloskey to-day traded out-fielder Wright and catcher Boyle to the Pittsburg club, for third base man Clingman. Attendance, 1,500. Score: Louisville, 0 0000000 0— 0 5 5 Pittsburg, 03310020 5—14 20 2 Batteries: Weyhing and Miller; Kil len and Sugden. Umpire, Enislie. CLEVELAND, 2; CINCINNATI, 1. Cleveland, 0., May 2.—Tin; baseball season was finally opened here to-day, after two unsuccessful attempts on Thursday and Friday. The weather wits threatening to-day, but five thou sand people took the chances. The gamewas a pitcher’s battle, the home team winning by luck. The players were given a warm reception and the local favorites were remembered by their friends with gifts of flowers. Score: Cleveland, 1 0 0 1 00 0 0 x— 2 4 3 Cincinnati, 10000000 0— 1 5 1 Batteries: Young and Ziuimer; Rhines and Vaughn. Umpire, Sheridan. HOW THE CLUBS STAND. Clubs. W. L. P. C. Pittsburg 9 2 -81* Philadelphia 8 4 .067 Boston 8 4 .667 Chicago 7 5 .583 Washington 7 5 .583 Cincinnati 6 5 .545 Brooklyn 6 6 .500 St. Jjouis 6 6 .500 Cleveland 5 5 .500 Baltimore 5 7 .417 New York 2 10 .167 Louisville 1 11 -083 WHERE THEY PLAY TO-DAY. St, Louis at Chicago. Cincinnati at Louisville, WHERE THEY PLAY MONDAY. Philadelphia at St. Louis. Brooklyn at Chicago. New York at Louisville. Boston at Cincinnati. Washington at Cleveland. Baltimore at Pittsburg. THE SOUTHERN LEAGUE. Birmingham, Ala., May 2. —First game —Birmingham, 5; Columbus, 6. Second game —Birmingham, 6; Col umbus, 0. Montgomery, Ala., May 2.—Mont gomery, 4; Mobile, 0. THE VIRGINIA LEAGUE. At Richmond: Richmond. 4 0 1 4 1 0 0 2 I—l 3 12 3 Norfolk... 0 0 0 0 0 6 11 0— 8 16 8 Batteries: Tannehille and Boland; Gilroy, Hanford and Armstrong. At Portsmouth: Portsmouth 2 0 10 1 0 1 0 I—6 10 1 Roanoke 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 o—4 7 3 Batteries: Brandt and Rollins; Lipp and Williams. Umpire, Wood. Pete reburg-Lynch burg game post poned—rain. COLLEGE GAMES. Lexington, Vu., May 2. —St. John's College, Annapolis, Md., 8; Virginia Military Institute, 7. Columbia, S. C., May 2. —University of Georgia, 11; South Carolina Col lege, 10. Hillsboro, N. C., May 2.—(Special)— Orange county convention today endorsed McKinley for President;Boyd for Governor; Pritchard for Senator. Cheek had a majority of the delgates for Congress and withdrew in favor of Sett 14. It was strictly a McKinley and. BANKRUPTCY BILL PASSED. Henderson Bill Disposed of by the House Afier Five Days Debate. Washington, May 2.- The House to day after five days debate, passed the Henderson bill, to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy ,by a vote of 157 to 81. The majority in favor of the bill was greater than its friends anticipated, owing largely to the fact tihat quite a number of meml>ers, who desired only a voluntary bankrupt bill, after being defeated, voted for the measure as re ported. There were but two amend ments, one unimportant, the other making the non-payment of a note for thirty days an act of bankruptcy. Two substitutes for the bill, both elim inating the involuntary features, were defeated, one by a vote of 89 to 120. the other 112 to 128. The bill, as passed, is based upon the Torrey Bankruptcy bill, which has lx*en urged before Congress for several years ft provides for both voluntary and involuntary bankruptcy. Under its terms, there are eight acts for which a debtor can Ik* forced into in voluntary* bankruptcy, as follows: (1). If a person has concealed him self with intent to defeat his creditors for forty-eight hours. (2.) Failed for thirty days while in solvent to secure the release of any property levied upon for SSOO or over. (3.) Made a transfer of any of his property with intent to defeat his creditors. (4.) Made an assignment for the benefit of his creditors. (5). Made, while insolvent, a transfer of any of his property for the purpose of giving a preference. (6.) Procured or suffered a judgment to be entered against himself with in t*-nt to defeat his creditors, ai d suffer ed same to remain unpaid ten days. (7.) Secreted any* of his property to avoid its being levied upon under legal process nginst himself. (8.) Suffered, while insolvent, an ex ecution for SSOO or over, to be returned no property found. Just before adjournment the report in the contested election ease of Thorpe vs. McKinney, from the Fourth Virginia district, in favor of the con testant, was adopted without division, and Mr. Thorpe was sworn in. THE NAVAL BILL PASSED. It is Substantially as It Was Reported from the Committee. Washington,May 2.—After a week's debate, which has taken a wide range, tho Senate, to-day passed the Naval Appropriation bill. The entire day was given up to the subject. A large part of the time set apart for general debate was devoted to political ques tions, foreign to the immediate sub ject. This was participated in by Mr. Wolcott, who complained of an extrav agance in governmental expenditure, which would continue the issuance of bonds: by Mr. Gorman, who accus ed the administration of an undue in terest in the elections in Maryland last fall, and by Messrs. Lodge, Hawley and Vilas. The bill as it passed is subtantially as it was reported from the committee on Appropriations, except for the re duction of the battleships from four to two. The Senate refused to uqcept Mr. Chandler’s .amendment changing the number and the character of the torpedo boats.liut agreed to the change providing for the construction of three of these vessels on the Pacific coast. The Senate refused to decrease the number of new seamen authorized by the House bill. Mr. Hill succeeded in securing an amendment authorizing the detail of revenue cutters for the protection of persons attending re gettas. GUILFORD COUNTY FOR BOYD. Greensboro, N. C., May 2. (Special) —The C-ounty Republican convention held here to-day to select delegates to the State convention reauflited in a sweeping victory for the McKinley men. Guilford has been considered the stronghold off the opposition and the result was a great surprise to them. The delegates selected were Ctrl. R. M. Douglas, Senator Sturnback, Mr. Tyre Glenn, and Dr. Dellinger, ail of whom are pronounced McKinley apen. The convention bust mated o«*rdmlHuiinglu PRICE FIVE CENT? STRUCK HI ft TRAIN Architect A. G. Bauer a«d.Csapt~ Norton Injured. AT A DURHAM CROSSING The Sad Accident May Prov.fc Fatal to Both. BOTH ARE STILL UNCONSCIOUS Both Victims Are in the Watts Hospital and Their Physicians Are Hope ful and Say they May Recover. Durham. X. 0., May 2.-- (Social) Mr. A. G. Bauer, the well-known Ral eigh architect, and Mr. C. If. Norton,, the Durham builder and eon true tor, were seriously injured in an accident, here at 10:20 o’clock this morning. At last accounts Mr. Bauer w as vest ing easily, and it is thought, he will recover. His injuries are mostly about the head, and their extent, cannot well be determined. He is at the Watts Hospital, and is receiving the best med ical attention. Mr. Norton’s injuries are not so seri ous ns Mr. Bauer’s but he was uncon scious, and is in a critical condition. The accident occurred tit the railroad crossing at the Durham and Northern depot.. Mr. Hauer and Mr. Norton were in an open buggy, ami attempted to cross the track there. A freight train was standing at theDurhamand North ern depot, and this obscured the view of the Southern Railroad tracks, and kept from them the sound of the on coming Southern mail. Although in the city limits the train was moving: rapidly. When they were almost di rectly in front it came upon them, suddenly. The engine struck the bug gy, and the vehicle was completely demolished. The vehicle and occu pants were carried nearly a, hundred feet down the track. Thg Buggy was in splinters, the horn* was so severe ly injured that it will have to be killed* and only through' a merciful Provi dence did the occupants escape with* their lives. The train was stopped aw soon as pos sible, and the victims of the unfortcra ate accident were carried to the hospi tal. The train was running at the rate of twenty miles an hour, and Uni colli sion was very sudden, the engine ing stopped as soon as possible. Mrs. Bauer was telegraphed for, anti this afternoon arrived, and is at her husband’s bedside. Mr. Bauer has been here for some time superintending the erection of several buildings of w hich Mr. Not ton* is the builder. He is very popular .here. Mr. Norton is one of Durham’s lead ing citizens. The sad affair calls forth the widest sympathy. In spite of the serious injuries, the physicians are hopeful for the recovery of both the victims of the accident. A telephone mesage was received from Dunham at 10 o’clock last night saying that Messrs Norton and Bauer were both resting quietly, and their friends hoped that the accident would not result fatally. LITTLE GIRL RUN OVER. At the same time a telephone mes sage was received saying that a later accident occurred in Durham that, came near resulting in the death of the little daughter of Ctipt. Geo. Renn, of the Durham and Northern Rail road. The little girl was playing on the street when a carriage from Cha[>el Hill turn ed tlie corner and, before she could get [•out of the way ftlhe team bad struck her and passed over her body, Mhe sutam ed only Slight injuries, but it. was al most a miracle that she was not seri ously injured. At 10 o’clock she was resting well. INSURGENTS GROWING STRONGER Madrid, May 2. —The Herald pub lished an interview with Captain Wey ler, in which he is quoted as say ing that the action of the Congress of: the United States in regard to recog nizing the belligerency of the Cuban insurgents, has served to increase** their number and in consequence it will lie necessary to post.{>one the in auguration of political reforms until the rebellion is crushed. General Wey ler is also said to have admitt ed that the financial situation in Cuba is seri nsis, but improving. SIXTY MINERS PERISHED. Victoria, B. C„ May 2. —The steamer Miowera brings the particulars of the •xplosion isl the Brunner colliery, near Wellington, New Zealand, on March 27th. Os the sixty entomlied. not one escaped death. If not killed by thc first explosion, they could not have* long stood the deadly gas. All. but •vvelve were married men, most of them with large families and by the death of the bread-w inners, 250 women anti children were left desolate. BEAUFORT FOR RUSSELL. Aurora, N. 0., May 2.—(Special)- At the Republican convention held in the town of WaslPngton, V. C , Hu* follow ing were mad* delegates' to the State convention to tfe held in Raleigh May the 14tli: John W. Chapin and John P. Jones, both Russell men. The con vention endorsed McKinley, Pritchard and Russell, mil fusion. THE NEW SHAH OF PERSIA. Tiflis, May 2.—lmmediately altar the death of the Shah, the heir appar ent (Vuliahad), Muzaf-Er-Ed-Diri, was proclaimed Shah. Russia, and Great Britain recognized Mnaaf-Er-Ed-FM,, us heir to the IWnn th,
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