The Weather To-day: FAIR; WARMER.
The News and Observer.
VOL. XLVI. NO. «4.
UEADB ALL IIITO CAROLINA SUES il lEfS 111 GIRCULM ION.
BATTLING AGAIN
111 PHILIPPINES
Insurgents Reoccupy Coun
try and Harrass Troops.
MAJOR BELL’S VICTORY
GENERAL LAWTON HAS ARRIV
ED AT MALOLOS.
GEN. FUNSTON HEADSAWINNING CHARGE
Five of Our Men Drowned by the Sinking of a
Raft at Pasig Ferry. Spanish Newspa
per Suppressed for Sedi
tious Editorials,
Maniln, May 24. —(5:25 p. m.—Two com
panies of the Third infantry and two
companies of the Twenty-Second infan
try, forming General Lawton’s rear
guard, returning from San Miguel to Ba
lking yesterday, escorting a signal party
which was picking up wire laid with
General Lawton’s expedition, found that
the insurgents had reoccupied the coun
try, and hard lighting followed from
daylight uptil the Americans camped at
night. But the troops completed their
work .though harrassed by the enemy.
One American was killed and fourteen
were wounded. The troops captured
twenty prisoners and thirty rides.
It developed today that live men, in
stead of one, were drowned by the sink
ing of a raft loaded with soldiers of the
Fourteenth regiment at the Pasig ferry.
Twenty insurgents were killed and
forty were wounded in the engagement
with Major Bell, a reconnoiteriug party,
consisting of two companies of the
Fourth cavalry, in the vicinity of Santa
Arita yesterday.
General Lawton, with most of his
troops, has a rived at Malolos. Ilis ex
pedition marched 120 miles in twenty
days, and had twenty-two fights, captur
ed twenty-eight towns, destroyed 300,000
hushels of rice and only lost six men
killed and thirty-one wounded. On the
other hand, General Lawton estimates
that his troops killed four hundred insur
gents and wounded double that number.
The Oregon and Minnesota regiments
are returning to Manila.
The Spanish newspaper Oceania has
been suppressed for publishing seditions
editorials.
The United States Commissioners and
many American officers celebrated Queen
Victoria’s birthday today on board the
British tirst-class cruiser Powerful.
FILIPINOS PUT TO ROUT.
Manila, May 24.—8 p. m.—Generals
MacArthur and Funston, with the Kan
sas and Montana regiments and the Utah
battery, have dispersed eight hundred
insurgents who were entrenched on the
railroad lieyond San Fernando, near
Santa Arita.
The American scouts were fired upon
from the trenches 'unexpectedly and
withdrew. The firing was heard at Sail
Fernando, and General MacArthur as
sembled his troops and marched quickly
after the scouts. The Montana regi
ment Hanked the trenches on the left
and the Kansas regiment attacked the
enemy’s right Hank, General Funston
leading the charge at the double quick.
The insurgent loss was heavy, many
prisoners were captured and it is report
ed twenty Americans were wounded.
EVANS AN ANNEXATIONIST.
The Cuban Army Lacking in Patriotism
—Unfit to Govern.
Washington. May 24.—Ex-Governor
John Gary Evans, of South Carolina,
who, as a member of General Ludlow’s
staff at one time had charge of the
city of Havana. called at the White
House today. He returned from Cuba
about three weeks ago. His aoeouaits of
Cilhau conditions are most interesting.
He is a firm lieliever in annexation.
“If you could have seen the army that
marched into Havana*" behind Gomez,
you would have acknowledged the im-
IHsssiibility of decent self-government on
that island. Os all the heterogeneous
assemblages ever gathered, this was the
worst. Coxey’s army was a company
of aristocratic gentlemen by comparison.
AM this talk about the patriotism of the
Cuban army is a myth. They were
largely actuated by a desire for plunder
and for office. They now want to rule
th«> island because they see their chances
of looting the treasury will not Ik 1 good
so long as it remains under American
control. To turn the island over to the
Cubans would be a worse crime against
civilization than to have allowed the
Spanish to rule it.”
WORK AT POUT ROYAL.
\\ asihington. May 24.—Extensive work
on the Government naval station at Port
Itoyal, S. C., will now proceed after
it has been held up for some time by a
question raised as to the title of the wa
ter front betwen high tide and low tide.
Tiie Navy Department has not preceded
1 lending the controversy, but requested
the Attorney General for an opinion as
to tile Government’s rights.
Today the Navy Departinent received
Mr. Grigg’s opinion that the Government
title was secure, and in accordance with
it. work on tin* engineering shops and
other features of the plant will be pushed
at once.
HOT ON PERRY’S TRAIL.
Ilis Wife, the Cause of the Killing of
Frank Evans, Captured.
Oliver. Ga., May 24. —It now develops
that the tragedy which resulted in the
killing of Frank Evans and the wound
ing of .1. B. Proctor, who is not ex
pected to live, by Sam Perry, a notorious
negro, last night, near Cameron, was
the result of the impudence of Perry’s
wife, who was vilely abusing Mr. Proc
tor’s children, and cursing "white folks’’
in general.
Frank Evans, who heard the woman,
stepped up and offered resentment. As
he did so. Perry, the woman’s husband,
rushed out of tin* house with a drawn
revolver and began shooting at Evans.
Evans fell at the first shot, and died
without a groan. At this juncture, Mr.
Proctor appeared on tin* scene, and was
shot down in his tracks, two shots en
tering his body. Mr. Proctor's son was
also shot at, but not hit. Thomas Lee,
another prominent citizen, rushed toward
the negro, and was shot, hut not seri
ously.
Perry began to reload his pistol, but
before* he could do so Brown Evans, a
brother of the murdered man, appeared
and cried at the top of his voice: “He
has killed my only brother, and I will
kill him if it takes me a life time.”
The negro ran, and, though shot at by
the posse who had gathered, escaped to
the woods. The negro woman had al
ready escaped during the excitement.
The woman was captured this after
noon in a swamp near Haleyonville, and
it is not improbable that she Mill be
lynched. She was trying to join her hus
band when captured. He is sti.il at
large, but is being closely pursued by a
large posse, and if captured will be
lynched and probably burned.
WATER POWER OF OUR RIVERS.
An Important Book Recently Issued by
the IT.l T . S. Geological Survey.
Washington, May 24.—The • United
States Geological Survey has just issued
an important volume prepared by F. H.
Newell, relating to the use of water for
power, irrigation and other industrial
purposes, being the product of ten years
of exjierience and systematic measure
ment. It gives facts concerning rivers
in various localities from Maine to Cali
fornia and s'hows the greatest, least, and
average flow by months.
This report is made up of a number
of papers. The water powers on the
James river are pointed out and a pro
file given from tin* Clifton. Forge to
Richmond. The waiter powers of North
Carolina are also described by Prof. .1.
A. Holmes and possibility of future de
velopments shown. In the same way
the water resources of Georgia are ta
ken up as well as those of Northern
Alabama.
CONSOLIDATION JULY 1.
John Skelton Williams Intimates As
Much at •Savannah.
Savannah, Ga., May 24. —President
John Skelton Williams, of the Geor
gia and Alabama Railway, which has
recently purchased tin* Seaboard Air
Line and the Florida Central and Pe
ninsular Railroads, was here today ex
amining the progress being made on
the million dollar terminals in course
of construction on Hutchinson's Is
land. in an interview Mr. Williams
said:
“About July Ist there will be a more
intimate relationship established be
tween the Georgia and Alabama and
the Florida Central and Peninsular.”
This is taken to mean that the
consolidation of the three roads will
occur at the end of the current fiscal
year. The terminal work is well ad
vanced and Mr. Williams expressed
himself as well pleased.
DENIAL BY NORFOLK BLUES.
Color Question. Had Nothing to Do
With Refusal to Join in Parade.
Norfolk. Va., May 24.-The Norfolk
Light Artillery Blues emphatically deny
the statement published in a Washing
ton paper to the effect that they refused
to take part in the Jubilee military pa
rade ait the Nation’s Capital Tuesday
because preceded in the procession by
a negro battalion.
The Blues say that the color question
had nothing whatever to do with their
refusal and was not even considered.
They were only 24 strong, and feeling
that their command would appear insig
nificant in the parade, in comparison
with full or larger commands, decided
not to enter it.
THE GEORGIA NAVAL MILITIA.
Washington. May 24.—Lieutenant
Southerland, in charge of the naval
militia has received a preliminary report
on the work done by the Georgia Naval
Militia during the recent cruise of tin*
Prairie, which inaugurated the scheme
jof summer cruises along the coast. It
shows that the work of tin* reserves
was particularly good in view of the fact
they Iliad never Ik*fore been to sea or
had the use of a Government ship.
That their gunnery was good is shown
by their smashing one of the targets.
The technical report of the board of
officers apiKmited to pass on the work
in detail is that it was “fair.” which
is said to be a good showing for a first
cruise.
The Prairie is now out with tin* North
Carolina naval reserves, and on her
return will takeout the Virginia militia,
sailing June lith.
CALL TO STATE COMMITTEE.
Richmond, Va., May 24.—State Demo
cratic Chairman Ellyson has called the
State Committee to meet here June 13th
to receive the* <*ominunieationis the rep
resentatives of the May conference de
sire to lay before the committee with
reference to calling a State convention
to nominate a United States Sena
tor. The executive committee will moot
'with the State committee.
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 2.1. 1899.
I UNDER THE FLAGS
OF THREE NATIONS
The Celebration of Victoria’s
Birthday at Port Tampa.
THE TOWN IN GALA DRESS
AMERICAN. BRITISH AND GER
MAN FLAGS ENTWINED.
UNVEILING OF VICTORIA’S PORTRAIT
The Drpp-.ry Fal's at Touch of Butlon by Gov.
Rocsevelt at Albany, Wh le American
and British Marines Clasp
Hards Before Portrait.
Port Tampa, la.. May 24.—The great
est day in the history of Port Tampa,
tbait of the* celebration of Queen Victo
ria’s eightieth birthday, opened bright
and warm. As the sun apjieared on the
horizon salutes were fired from the* Brit
ish and American war vessels lying in
tlie harbor, and from then on events
crowded rapidly on each other. The
shipping in the harbor was gay with
its dressing of flags and pennants and
throughout tire town was a liberal dis
play of flags, burning and floral decora
tions. Tlie flags of the two nations
taking part in the ceremonies, the* Brit
ish and the American were floated from
every point of vantage and among them,
showing conspicuously, were many Ger
man flags. The most striking feature
of the decorations was a triumphal arch
displaying the British Mon and tlie
American flag eagle. In one paw the*
lion grasped an American flag and in
one claw the eagle waved tlie British
colors, the entire arch being twined
with American, British and German
flags.
Two hundred marines from the* Intre
pid and Pearl, the* two British cruisers
sent to take part in the* celebration land
ed at S o’clock in the morning and were
escorted up the* long dock by the Port
Tampa division of the Florida naval re
serve's, tlie Englishmen. playing the
American national airs and the Ameri
cans responding with the British an
thems. Arms were presented as they
passed under tin* arch, the shipping in
the li aid tor rent the air with its steam
whistles and gongs and the spectators
cheered themselves horse.
The most dramatic- incident of the* day
wats the unveiling of a large portrait
of Queen Victoria. The portrait draped
in the* flags of the* two countries stood
upon a small balcony of The Inn and
before it stood a crowd of expectant
watchers. At noon precisely in the
capital at Albany, X. Y., Governor
Theodore* Roosevelt touched an electric
button, the* covering fell from the* face*
and two marines, English and American,
standing on either side of the portrait,
clasped each others hands in token of
tlie amity of the two great nations.
The people c heered wildly and off in the*
harbor was heard the heavy guns of the
warships, firing the Queen’s salute.
At 1 o’clock a banquet was tendered
the* officers of the British warships and
other distinguished guests, at which the
speeches ivere marked by a cordial fra
ternity of spirit and interchange of good
feeling between tin* representatives of
her Brittanie Majesty and those of the
Republic. The* Queen’s health and that
of the President Mere drunk M-ith enthu
siasm, and toasts to the* Brit ! sh and
American navies Mere received with
cheers. President H. B. Plant, of tin*
Plant System of railroads, was the sub
ject of especial felicitation on tkc* near
approach of his eightieth birthday.
Governor Roosevelt sent a message of
congratulation to Colonel Wright.
A" cable greeting also came from Ixml
Tennyson. 'Governor General of NeM’
South Wales.
The British marines were* not permit
ted to land under arms today, and a tre
mendous sensation Mas the* result. Last
Meek the War Department was asked
to give permission to allow two hundred
men from the British men-ol'-war to land
to participate in the celebration. This
permission Mas granted by Mite*. This
morning the permission Mas revoked by
wire, stating that as the request was not
customary, permission would be? with
held. In view of the fact that two years
ago such permission was granted for the
men of the Pallas to land and partici
pate in the ceremonies and the fact that
in February last permission was granted
the cadets from Toronto to cross into the
United States and remain here a week
under arms, the refusal of the War De
partment Mas rather unexpected. It Mas
all the more so after the permission bad
been granted.
CELEBRATION IN LONDON.
Queen Vic’s Eightieth Birthday Dawns
In Flood of Rain.
London, May 24.—Torrents of rain
ushered in Queen Victoria's eightieth
birthday today.
At Windsor, where a general holiday
is being observed, the town was deco
rated with flags and the church bells
were rung at 7 o’clock in the morn
ing.
The weather cleared at about il
o’clock and a serenade by th* Wind
sor and Eton Amateur Choral Socie
ties was given in the grand quadra ugl 1
of Windsor Castle. The sun then
shone brilliantly. The serenade was
listened to by the Queen and the mem
bers of tlie Royal family.
The Eton college volunteer cadets
marched into the Castle grounds,
headed by a band of music and took
up a position in the rear of the choir.
Behind the cadets were drawn up the
rest of the Eton boys and the military
knights of Windsor. The Mayor and
j corporation of Windsor, in their full
| robes of offices, and the borough mag
istrates were also present.
The scene was extremely pictures
que. They all sang the national an
them and then the choir gave the
program. Finally, the Eton boys gave
three lusty cheers in honor of Her
Majesty.
The Queen herself, looking to be in
excellent health, came for war l and
bowed repeatedly.
Sir Walter Parratt and the Mayor
of Windsor were introduced to the
Queen and handed her a beautiful
floral harp. Her Majesty afterwards
knighted the Mayor, J. T. Soundvy.
Although the official birthday cel
ebrations in London were postponed
until June 3d, all public buildings,
many business houses and a great
many private residences arc decorat
ed. In fact, more flags were flying
than at any time since the Queen's
Jubilee.
A great congrega on assembled in
St. Paul’s cathedral this morning,
where thanksgiving setvioes were
he hi.
The Lord Mayor of Loud * i and all
the other functionaries, in their robes
of stale, attended. The Archbishop
of Canterbury, the Most Rev. Freder
ick Temple, 1). D., officiated and
preached the sermon.
Birthday celebrations occurred
throughout the provinces, the ships
in the different ports were ’ dressed”
for the occasion and the warships were
covered with bunting.
At Portsmouth there were reviews
of the regular troops, volunteers and
naval brigades, and the same ceremo
nies occurred at various arsenals and
garrison towns.
A telegram from Simla, the summer
capital of British India, records that
impressive Queen's birthday services
there were attended by the Viceroy of
India, Lord Curzon Kedleston, and •'lie
Indian and military forces in full
dress. Royal salutes were fired.
During the afternoon the Queen
planted an oak sapling on the east
lawn of Windsor Castle. She was as
sisted in tlie planting by the Duke
of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. All (he
members of the Royal family wit
nessed the ceremony.
A pretty incident was the presenta
tion to the Queen this morning by
each of her grand and great-grand
children now at the Castle of a tiry
bouquet of flowers.
Joseph IT. Choate, the United States
Ambassador, telegraphed his congrat
ulations to the Queen and Her Majes
ty sent a graciously worded reply.
Mc-KIN-LEY TO VICTORIA.
Washington. May 24. —The President
addressed tlie following message to
Queen Victoria oil the occasion of the
anniversary of her birthday:
“Executive Mam-don, Washington,
May 24th. 1800.
“Her Majesty. The Queen, Windsor
•Castle, England.
"Madam: It gives me great pleasure
to convey on this happy anniversary the
expression of the sentiments of regard
and affection which the American, peo
ple cherish towards Your Majesty, and
to add the assurance of my own cordial
respect and esteem. May God grant
to Your Majesty and to the countries
under your Government many years of
happiness and prosperity.
(Signed!
“WILLIAM MdxIXLY.”
OTIS WILL FORCE A PEACE.
Washington. May 24. —The general
tone of President Schurmau’s dispatch
received by Secretary Hay from Manila
last night is optimistic, indicating a be
lief that the Filipino Commissioners will
succeed in prevailing upon their people
to accept the terms held out in the Presi
dent’s instructions, touching + he form of
Government for tin* islands. Tt is fully
expected that the campaign will he push
ed by General Otis regardless of season
or condition all through the summer if
need he, unless by submission to the
terms described, the insurgents terminate
hostilities.
SMALL POX AT HICKORY.
Hickory, X. C., May 24.—(Special.)—
Dr. Long, of Statesville, has examined
Simon Wilson, colored, who is quaran
tined here under suspicion of having
small pox. It Mas found to be a genuine
ease. The negro contracted the disease
in Morgan ton. Prompt and vigorous
measures have been taken by the au
thorities to prevent its spread. Wilson
has Ih'cii removed to the iK*st house and
all those who have been exposed, rigidly
quarantined. In rendering liis report to
the board of aldermen, Dr. Long gave
an interesting lecture on the best meth
ods of preventing and handling small
pox.
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.
Colonel E. W. Cole, of Nashville,
Tenn., dropped dead in NeM - York last
night.
The silver service and the silver bells
secured by the citizens of New Orleans
were presented '•» the cruiser New Or
leans yesterday.
Naval orders assign Captain J. B.
Coghlan to duty as commandant of the
Puget Sound Naval Station June 30th
by which time the Raleigh w ; ll lie out
of commission.
The Assembly of the Northern
Branch of tin* Presbyterian Church
of the United States have sent
a message of congratulation to Vic
toria on the occasion of her birthday.
The Southern Assembly have replied in
the same spirit to tin* fraternal greet
ing sent them by the Northern body.
You can nearly always judge a man’s
character by what he thinks laughable.
RALLYING CRY
OF DEMOCRATS
Anti-Trust, Anti-Imperialism
and Sixteen to One.
PROGRAM AT ST. LOUIS
HOW TO CONDUCT NEXT PRESI
DENTIAL CAMPAIGN.
DEMOCRAT! J CONFERENCE OPENS TC-DAY
If a Quorum is Secured it Will be Made a Meet
ing of the Na ional Cemocratic Com
mittee and Definite Action
Will be Taken.
St. Louis, Mo., May 24.—Ways,
means and methods of conducting' the
next Presidential campaign will 'be
considered by tlie Democratic con
ference at the Planters’ Hotel tomor
row.
Ex-Governor Stone, of Missouri,
who issued the call for tlie meeting,
lias received twenty-eight favorable
replies. Two of these have been with
drawn and proxies forwarded. If a
quorum —twenty-three—is secured it
is altogether likely, according to Com
mitteeman Gahan, of Illinois, that the
meeting will be resolved into a formal
session of the National Committee,
and some definite action taken.
It is generally understood that “:tn
ti-trlist” will be the rallying cry for
the Democracy, with "anti-imperial
ism” a closely second and "J(> to 1”
not entirely discarded, but kept in
third place. As one of the leaders of
the party expressed it “anti-trust and
anti-imperialistm” will be the salt and
pepper with which we will flavor “16
to 1.”
There have been countless rumors
floating to The effect that silver is to
be entirely discarded and that as far
:is Missouri is concerned, Bryan is to
be shelved in favor of William J.
Stone, of Missouri. This Mr. Stone
positively denied today, saying that
he would go into the next conven
tion to work for Bryan and that the
Missouri delegation would vote solid
ly for Mr. Bryan’s nomination.
If ihe conference should be resolved
into a formal meeting of the National
Committee tomorrow it is probable
that the resignations of Messrs. Tel
ler and Allen from the Ways and
Means Committee will be accepted.
Both are willing to get out and the
other members of the National Com
mittee are willing they should. It
is also reported that Chairman Jones
of the National Committee, will re
sign, but this is not confirmed.
The anti-trust banquet tomorrow
night promises to be a most successful
affair.
Among the speakers will be Hon. W.
•L Bryan, who will discuss “Monopo
lies;” Hon. D. D. DeArmond, "The
Trust and its Parents” and Hon.
Champ Clark.
TWO DEAD THROUGH JEALOUSY.
A Tragedy .Near Fair Bluff of Which
Few Details Are at Hand.
Charleston, S. C., May 24.- News
comes from the usually peaceable,
county of Horry, this ‘ State, of
tragedy in Floyd’s township, border
ing on North Carolina, last Saturday
night. Two young men named Ei
vington, sons of a widow lady, were
killed by young Rowell, son of V. T.
Rowell. Two other young men, Grain
ger and Williamson, are implicated in
the killing. No particulars have been
obtained. The scene of the killing is
thirty miles distant from Conway,
near Fair Bluff. N. C., and the parries
could easilj* escape. It is said that
jealousy was the cause of the trouble.
HEAVY LOSSES BY THE STORM
Americas, Ga.. May 24. —Reports re
ceived today from last night’s storm
indicate much damage throughout
Sumter county from rain, hail and
wind. Crops of all kinds are badly
damaged and much loss will result.
Barns were blown down in some
plantations and several colored
churches are levelled to the ground.
The rain in some sections reached tie*
proportions of a waterspout. The
losses to farmers will aggregate many
thousands of dollars.
ADVISED TO HOLD THEIR ARMS.
Havana, May 24.—11 a. in.—The Snn
gnilys, Laerct, Vidal Mayia Rodriguez,
and all the late members of the Cuban
Military Assembly, aided by tin* oppo
sition newspaers, are advising the Cuban
soldiers not to give up their arms —not
to sell tin* souvenirs of the heroic strug
gle for liberty—and not to part with
honor for $75. x
General Brooke, of course, will proceed
with his program without he***ling th* op
position.
DROWNED IN THE OHOOPEE.
Macon, Ga., May 24. —A special to
the Telegraph from Lovett, Ga., tells
of the drowning of Miss Radford and
Peb Hall, of that place, who were
picnieing on the Ohoopee River. They
with several others, were boat rid
ing and were capsized. They died
calling for help. Their bodies were re
covered in a decomposed state.
PRICE rv". CENTS.
HOW TC C >ll SMALLPOX.
Boards of *0 Discuss the Matter
in Richmond.
Richmond. Va.. May 24.-The National
Conference of State and Provincial
Boards of Health of North America,
which has been in session in this city
for the past two days, adjourned this
afternoon after discussing all the papers
which had been assigned to the various
physicians and electing officers for the
next twelve months. The question of a
time and place for the next meeting was
left to a committee.
'l’lu* hotly had a number of inqvortnut
papers before it for discussion, but prob
ably the most important discussions of
tin* body were on the subjects of how
best to transport dead bodies and how
to exterminate and cope with smallpox.
It was shown that during tin* last win
ter there was an epidemic of smallpox
throughout the country- North. South
and West —and tin* fear was expressed
that unless active and vigorous steps
were taken, the loathsome disease would
appear in more virulent form next win
ter.
The (loint which has so frequently b**en
raised by those opposed to vaccination,
that the virus was harmful to the sys
tem, was generally controverted, and tin*
speakers said that vaccination was not
dangerous, hut a preventive.
A section of the by-laws, providing that
the annual conferences should be hold
coincidentally with the sessions of tin*
American Public Health Association,
was vigorously opposed, and was laid
over for another year. The annual dues
of each State were increased from $5
each to $lO, and other minor changes
were made.
Following are the officers elected:
President—Dr. U. O. B. Wingate, of
Milwaukee, Wis.
Vice-president—Dr. Probst. of Ohio.
Secretary—Dr. J. N. Hurt.v, of In
dianapolis, Ind. (A re-election.)
Treasurer—Dr. Eleasiar Pelletier, of
Montreal. (A re-election.)
Program Committee —Drs, Brocken, of
Minnesota: Swarti, of Rhode Island, and
Fulton, of Maryland.
GERMAN BAPTISTS ADJOURN.
Bar Beer. Tobacco, Nockties, Instrumen
tal Music and Certain Representatives
Roanoke, Va., May 24.—The German
Baptist Association held a bus-inert* ses
sion today which was so orderly, and tin*
work so swiftly exec Hit ed that u sine die
adjournment was reached at the close of
the afternoon meeting. The day’s work
begun at S o'clock this morning. The
attendance was large. Tonight and to
morrow nearly all the visitors will leave
for their hounds. The Middle District
of Indiana was selected as tlie next
meeting place of the association. The
town was not named, but will la* se
lected later.
Women in good standing wore passed
upon as being eligible delegates to tin*
General Conference. Instrumental mu
sic was given a blow, tin* conference
decided that, it should not be taught
among the brotherhood. Neckties are
to be worn only as a matter of com
fort. Representatives of railroads and
land companies were debarred from
eligibility as members of the conference.
Rai'sers of tobacco were excluded from
membership in the district and annual
conferences. A vigorous protest was
made by tin* Virginians.
The petition that the publication of
the Landmark at Warrensburg, Mo.,
lie suppressed on the ground that it
was in competition with the Gospel Mes
senger, was inot granted, conference
taking tlie stand that the Landmark
was a religious paper and had not re
quested to be recognized as an organ
of the church.
NEW DEPOT FOR SOUTHERN.
It Will lie Built at a Cost of Sixty Thou
sand.
Richmond. Va., May 21.—1 tis given
out today that the Southern Railway
will erect a new passenger depot here.
Th** improvement will cost from slslt,tMH!
to $(55,000, and it is to lie completed by
th** 15th of September next.
INSURANCE MEN GATHER.
Norfolk, Va., May 24. —The Southeast
ern Tariff Association, composed of rep
resentatives of American and foreign in
surance companies, convened in its
eighth annual meeting at the Hotel
Chamberlain, Old Point Comfort this
morning. About 100 delegates and many
ladies are present.
The most important business of lie
opening session was the reading of ihe
president’s address by that officer. Mr.
Edward Oav. The address contained
several suggestions of great importance
and their consideration and the action
to he taken upon them will constitute
the bulk of the convention’s work. Trie
address alludes to the law in this State
known as the Wharton Anti-Compact
law, which has now been in effect al
most a year, and has. th** president
states, brought about such a condition of
affairs that the association has made
no effort whatsoever to maintain rates
in Virginia. In the matter of rate cut
ting by a system of rebates, which, it is
charged, is practiced by many com
panies represented by agents of associa
tion companies, it was recommended to
the convention that no such representa
tion shall hereafter be allowed under
penalty of expulsion.
BRYAN ADDRESSES THOUSANDS.
Pittsfield, 111., May 24. —Twenty thous
and persons gathered here today to lis
ten to William F. Bryan. On* hundred
guns were fired at sunrise in honor of
th** arrival of Mr. ami Mrs. Bryan. Mr.
Bryan’s speech ill tin* afternoon wns
along the usual ines.
Fly from the pleasure that bites to
morrow.—Spurgeon.