*>♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ the weather today, t for North Carolina: ♦ t FAIR. I ♦ 5 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ VOL. LI I. NO. 48. Leads all North Carolina Bailies in lews and CiFenlation FORTY THOUSAND PEOPLE DIE UNDER A RAIN OF FIRE St. Pierre Overwhelmed by a Volcanic Eruption Which Sweeps Homes and Inhabitants From the Face of the Earth. THIRTY SUPPOSED TO HAVE ESCAPED Eighteen Vessels in the Harbor Burned and Sunk With All on Board. FOUR AMERICAN SHIPS WERE AMONG THEM The United States Consul and Family Are Reported Among the Lost The Eruption Continues. Washington Has Been Asked to Send a Warship at Oi.ce to Martinique to Afford Re lief and the Matter is Now Under Coasideration. (By the Associated Press.) St. Thomas, D. W. 1., May 0. —it is now estimated that 40,C00 persons perished as a result of the volcanic eruption in the Island of Martinique. Eighteen Vessels Burned and Suuk. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, May 9. —The following ca blegram has just been received at the Plate Department: ‘Uoint-a-Pitre, May 9th. “Secretary of State, Washington, D. C. “At 7 o’clock a. m. on the Sth inst., r. storm of stor.i... .: ' <-) and lire enveloped th > city and road .cad ’of St. Pierre, de stroying every house in the city and community. Net more than twenty per sons escaped with their lives. Eighteen vessels were burned and sunk with all on board, i hiding four American vessel* rid a strainer from Quebec, name 1 Ro- K-inin. Tie United States Consul and family are reported among the victims. \ war vessel lias ronio to Quad* lope for l iovi-io'.s and will leave at 5 tomorrow. “AYME, “Consul.’’ The State Department has been re <oivinug dispatches from commercial houses in New York asking that a war ship be sent at once to Martinique to . fiord relief. The matter is under con sideration. Only Thirty Souls Escopa (By the Associated Press.) Paris, May 9.—The commander of the French cruiser Suchet has telegraphed to the Minister of Murine, M. Deianeasan, from Fort de France, Island of Martini que, under date of Thursday, May Sth, at 10 p. m., as follows: Have just returned from St. Pierre, which has been completely destroyed by an immense mass of tire, which fell on the town at about eight in the morn ing. Tiie entire population (about 25,000 souls) is supposed to have perished. T have brought back the few survivors, about thirty. All the shipping in the harbor has been destroyed by fire. The eruption continues.’’ The Colonial Minister, M. DeCrais, re w ivod at six o’clock this evening two ruble messages from the Secretary Gen eral of the Government of Martinique, j. E. G. L’Huerre, sent respectively at j p. m. and 10:30 p. ni. yesterday. The . rThe News and Observe- ♦— ! earlier cable reported that the wires ; were broken between Fort do France and St. Pierre, but it was added in view of j the reports that the eruption of Mont , Price - had wiped out the town of St. Pierre, all the boats available at Port | de France were dispatched to ’ the as sistauce of the inhabitimts of that place. ! The second dispatch confirmed the re port of the destruction of St. Pierre and its environs and shipping by a rain of : fire, and said it was supposed that the whole population had been annihilated j with the exception of a few injured per { seas rescued by the cruiser Suchet. Immediately after the receipt of the above dispatches the flag over the Colonial office was draped with crepe and i hoisted at half mast. The commander of the French cruiser i Suchet, recently at Fort de France, has been ordered to return to St. Pierre, Mar tinique, with all the speed possible and ; to forward details of the disaster to the French Government. It Is feared that I M. L. Moutt, the Governor of Martinique | has perished. He telegraphed that he I was proceeding to St. Pierre. Senator | Knight is also supposed to have been at ! St. Pierre. THOMASVILLF ’O JS-UE SIO.OOO WORTH OF BONDS Thu People Vote the Finds For the Graded School Unanimously. Flection of 'J own Cfficers (Special to News and Observer.) Thomr.sville, X. C., May 9.- Monday was bond election day in Tliomasville. It was the greatest success and possibly j means mcie for the future progress of Tliomasville than any day in the history jof the town. Every vote polled or the sehot 1 question was for bonds. The I money received for the bonds is to be | expended for school Lull lings and their equipment. The bonds are to run thirty | years, and bear 5 per cent interest. The town also elected the following officers for the ensuing year: J. W. i Lambeth, mayor; E. W. Catos. Geo. A. i Thompson, C. E. Godwin, J. T. Cramer , , and J. A. Green, commissioners. They I met Tuesday night, took the oath of office organized and pasod a resolution to | place the whole of the SIO,OOO worth of 1 bonds on the market at once, and will receive Lids for some until 12 in... May . Slst. There will be lots of improvements ] made in our beautiful town in the next twelve months. New brick buildings will take the place of many of the burned ones. THE CONFEDERATE MUNUMfcN T Extensive Preparations For Its Unveiling at Fayetteville Today. (Special to News and Observer.) Fayetteville, X. May 9.—Extensive ! preparations are being made for the j unveiling of the Confederate monument hero tomorrow. It stands in the centre of the old court house square, and the finishing touches upon it were completed yesterday. Services will be held both around the old and the new monument. After the unveiling and ihe chief oration by Major E. J. Hale, the school children and the military will march to the old monument in the Soldiers square at the I old Cress Creek cemetery. The children - will inarch by and deposit their floral i tributes, the military will fire the usual j salute, “taps” will be sounded by the company bugler, and then—the sighing pines alone will be heard about this “bivouac of the dead.” The old beard of aldermen held their final meeting in the city hall last night. Mayor-elect C. B. MacMillan, and his new board were elected without opposi tion. Chairman Simmons has designated I). T. Oates, of Fayetteville, to call the committee of the now Seventh Judicial district together. The convention will have little before it. Solocitor C. C. Lyon of Bladen, it is said, will be nomi nated without oposition. Total Bank < ]carings New York, May 9.—Tot H bank clearings week ended May Sth, $2,952,007,811, de crease 13.3 per cent outside of New York 878,039,227, iiu rease 7.4 per cent. i I WAKF.’S TAXES AGGREGATE $140,750 27 Sheriff Page Betties in Full All State and County Taxes. At this week’s meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of Wake coun ty, Malt us W. Page, our efficient sheriff male a full and final settlement of HI taxes due the State and county for the year 1901. He paid the following amounts to the different funds: State tax $ 35,158.51 School tax 32,432.86 County general tax .. 33,884.92 School bond tax 794.03 Graded school tax 15,974.2 S ‘ Road tax 8,666.97 Schedule “B and C" taxes School fund 4,950.00 | County general fund 4,908.70 Making a total of $140,750.27 This is a record which any one may be proud of, and goes to show what a fine officer Wake county has in Capt. M. W.* Page as sheriff. Sheriff Page informs us that there were 4.832 white polls and 2.911 colored po! listed for taxes in 1901, and that there are only 589 white men in Wake county who have not paid their poll lax av‘ -.504 negroes who have failed to pay. Out of the whites not paid there are about 165 Democrats and 424 Republicans and Populists. Comparative Cotton Statement (Special to News and Observer.) New York, May 9.—For the week end ing Friday, May 9th: Net receipts at all United States ports during week 60,967; net receipts at all United States ports during same week last year 75.0. r - total receipts to this date 7,282,458; total re ceipts to same date last year 6.576.910; j exports for the week 63.368; exports for j same week last year 100,513; total ex ports to this date 6,000,071; total exports to same late last year 5.597.101; stock at all United States poits 537.920; stock at all United States poits same time last year 542,261; stock at all interior towns 221,111 stock at all interior towns same Lime l;is« year 441,613: stock at iverpool ’.1,632,00i; stock at Liverpool same time last year 758.090, stock of American afloat for Great Britain 82 0"0- u American afloat for Great Britain name time last year 120.000. Notal Net Rac ipts New York, May 9. —Following are the total net receipts of cotton at all poits since September Ist, 1901: Galveston, 1,999,060; New Orleans, 2,- 160,349; 'Mobile, 150,671; Savannah, 1,- 089.178; Charleston, 262,502; Wilmington, 274.551; Norfolk, 438.405; Baltimore, .87,- 931; New York. 155,400; Boston, 177,19"; Newport News, 21.305; Philadelphia, 29,- 585; Vancouver, 24,554’; Brunswick, 117,- 030; Fernandina, 4,950; Pensacola, 170,- 592; Port Arthur, 48,476; Port Townsend, 107.967: San Francisco, 23,773; Portland, Ore., 10.612; El Paso, 1,390; Tagle Pass, 2,250; Laredo, 6.730. Total 7.282,458 bales. Suffering With Appendicitis. (Special to News and Observer.) High Point, N. C., May 9.—Dr. Stokes. | of Salisbury, was called here today to j see Mr. R. C. Charles, cashier of the ; Commercial National Bank, who has ap pendicitis. Mr. Charles was carried to the sanitorium in Salisbury tonight, where ar. operation will be performed. He is suffering intensely from the growth. Second District Convention, (Special to News and Observer.) Tarboro, N. C., May 9. —The executive committee of the Second Congressional ! district met here today and called the convention to meet at this place July 2nd at 2:30 p. m. J. W. Grainger, of Kinston, was elected chairman. Hon. ; Claude Kitchin was present. H<* will be ! nominated by acclamation. The Katteras Stuck in the Sand. (Special to News a:ul Observer.) Washington. N C., May 9 There was a dense fog on Pamlico river last night, and the Old Dominion Liner Hatteras lost her bearings and today lies on the sand flats off Rodman’s Creek, (’ant. David Hill* is in command. The liner Albemarle of the same company went down to pull her off, but the water was 1 too shallow and she came near ground ing herself, The Hatteras is still on the flats with tugs trying to pull her olf. N*:ir Evanston, Wyo., yesterday the 1 iei yoar old daughter of George Haw kins was assaulted bv a negro tramp. Last night a large body of citizens were searching for the negro with the inten tion of lynching him. RALEIGH. NORTH CAROLINA. SATURDAY MORNING. MAY 10. 1902. TRUE BILL AGAINST NELSON For Killing Shoffaer at a Speak Easy. Kelson Still at Large. (Special to News and Observer.) Greensboro, N. C., May 9.—The crimi nal docket hehs had 187 cases on it when court began Mgjnday morning Last night Solicitor BroolLs announced that all jail cases hud been disposed of, and nearly all other old”cases. There have been only two acquittals. Mr. Brooks is a niodcl prosecuting officer, and is ably seconded here by the business-like man ner Judge Neal displays in accelerating the work of dealing out even-handed and inexpensive justice. A true bill for murder has been found against Willis Nelson for killing a white man, Shoffner, at a speak-easv in Green township, sometime ago. Nelson has not been found. John Hubbard, his wife and son were convicted in six cases each for retailing without license, and the screws put to them. Hubbard kept the speak easy where Shoffner was killed and it is thought was implicated In in the homi cide, but evidence sufficient to convict could not be secured, so the charge was voile prossed. Hubbard is a negro who is said to havh grown rich disposing of the fiery and unlawful fluid. The new company. The Gate Gitv Guards, will make their first public ap pearance in tomorrow's Memorial parade. The company has just re ceived handsome uniforms, anti has been diligently practicing the manual for two weeks. James S. Manning. Chairman Citizens Executive Committee of this Judicial dis trict. has notified Col. J. A. Barringer, member for Guilford county, of a meet ing of the District Committee at Dur ham on May 20, to consider a date and place for calling the convention to nomi nate a solicitor for the district. The present solicitor Brooks, has made a most, excellent officer I understand, and there wil be no opposition whatever to his re-nomination. Trains going through are full of preach ers and delegates bound for the Southern Baptist convention Among those noted today were Revs. Josiah Crudup. Washington; C. L. Graves and wife, Reidsvllle: C. S. Blackwell. Wilmington; IT. A. Brown. Winston, and Messrs. A. T. Hanes, Winston; S. B. Wil son. Greensboro, also Rev. W. C. Newton, ard Mosdames N. J. Terry, Winston, and C. E. Holton, J. C. Murchison, this city. BUIT FOR FIFTEEN THOUSAND Fishermen Have an Exciting Mventure With an Alligator (Special to News and Observer.) Kinston, N. C., May 9. —Mr. W. B. Sim mons, of Dover, is suing the Goldsboro Lumber • Company for 815.000 damages, claimed In a lumber deal. Mr. T. C Wooten, of Kinston, is representing the lumber lonsparv. The case' came up for trial in New Born today. Rev. C. W. Blanchard is doing as; len did work for -Nor.se Association. He is building churc hes all over the field of the association. He has just completed and dedicated a nice church building in Greene county. The doctors now have more hope for the recovery of Mrs. Mvrtle Sutton, who was so terribly burned at her home ’n this county yesterday. A party of, Kinston fishermen had an exciting experience while fishing near Moreheod City yesterday. They were in small boats and had reached a bend in n little creek when a big alligator, about. 14 feet in length, was scon in shallow water near the shore, sunning. When the monster saw the boats and men H began to slowly move toward them—lts great mouth wide open. When within a few feet of the boats the alligator dar ted forward and swam under the boats and disappeared in‘deep water. Water was thrown in every direction, and such a churning and foaming the men had never seen Their boats were rocked to and fro and were almost capsized The fishermen were among Kinston s most prominent business men. Hester’s Cotton Statement (By the Associated Press.) New Orleans, La., May 9. —Secretary Hester’s statement of the world’s visible supply of cotton issued today shows the total visible to be 3,498,746 bales, against 3.650.452 bales las* week, and 3,556,071 bales last year. Os this the total of American cotton is 2.498,746, against 2.556.452 last week and 2.492 o7f bales last year and of all other kinds, including Egypt, Brazil, India, etc., 1,062,000 bales against 1,094,000 bales last week and 1,064,000 bales last year. Os the world’s visible supply of cotton there is now afloat and held in Great Britain and Continental Europe 1,962,000 bales, against 1.925,000 bales last year; in Egypt 147,000 bales, against 171,C00 bales last year: in India 589,000 bales, against. 555,000 bales last year, and in the United States 793,000 bales, against 1,005,000 tales last year. Secretary Hester’s weekly cotton state ment issued today shows for the nine days of May a decrease under last year of 4,000 bales, an increase over the same period year before last of 19,000 bales. Foreign exports for the week have been 66,936 bales, against 120.228 bales last year, making the total thus far for the season 6,012,468 bales, against 5,659,574 last year. The total takings of American mills, North and South and Canada thus far for the season have been 3.278,057 bales, against 2,929,640 bales last year. Stocks at the seaboard and the twenty nine leading Southern interior centres have decreased during the week 47,410 bales, against a decrease during the corresponding period last season of 102,- 998 bales. Including stocks left over at ports and interior towns from the last crop and the number of baks brought into sight thus far for the ne\V crop the supply to date is 10,607,705, against 9,576,847 for the same period last year. i INOf ONE oral YET m RALEIGH Pennant Winners Are 100 Much For Durham, VICTORY BY TEN TO SIX The Sea Gulls Were Victims to Kelly’s Greensboro Sluggers THE HORNETS WIN TROM NEW BERN The Interest in the State Leaeue Grows as the End of 'he First We» k of the Season A|)p*oiches With Raleigh Heading the List. The streak i.s unchanged. Victories continue to conic to the Pen nant Winners. Durham again got the worst of it in the content yesterday, the sr-ore being ten for Raleigh and six for Durham, The game was a very interesting one, though it would have been more so if the Durham pitcher had not delayed. He v.uS poky, and 2 hours, 5 minutes was the time record. Umpire Proud prodded the Durham players up once or twice. Once he called down Curran, who held the ball for 30im time, and again, when Pastor was at bat in the fourth inning and the Durham players passed the ball around he called three balls before Pitcher Brucktr woke up to the fact that he ought to be pitch ing. The game see-sawe<l for awhile', which made it of interest, and while Durham led by two runs there was life and spir’t scattered about. The Durham team had plenty of snap and ginger yesterday, some of it said to have been injected in large dcses by Captain Stocksdale, who de serves a first class team behind him. But for the nightmare of the fourth inning Durham would have done better. The bases were full, with one man just forced iu and two out, when Hook lifted a 44y in left field which Taylor inulfod. Three men peered or. this, and with toe one forced in made the four winning runs for Ralcigl*. Umpire Stroud is a most efficient man I agor of the game and his decisions on bases wore usually very good. On balls | and strikes he was off at times yester- , day and this against both clubs without favor. Barring this he is doing fine work and knows liow to keep the game going, j Durham did nothing in„its initial in ning, a pretty double winding up the second man who walke, Hoffle's splendid work starting it, Pastor and Leonard aiding. In Raleigh's half Pastor, first up, hit by the ball scored when Kain lifted a three bagger in on left over (he fenc«. Hooks’ clear hit in centre scored Kain, but Traeger farm J and j Smith was out pitcher 1o first. 11 Durham’s second two runs came, both Stocksdale and Walton singled and • o:i Pitcher Child's wild throw over first 1 both scored. Two flics and a strike out I (ante next. For Rilcigh with two men I clown a wild pitch on the thir-1 strike put j Childs or. first, and Pastor's three bag- j gei scored him, and Paster was caught 1 trying to make home. Nothing was scored in the third but in | (he fourth Durham got in three runs, j Stocksdale’s three bagger in centre, Wal- j ton's strike-out. Curran’s three bagger ) in left, Taylor’s free pass. Hook's fumble J of ball from Darby at third, Brucker’s j fiy caught by Kain and Darby caught at i borne doiry the work. In Raleigh's half five runs w'>re scored. Smith was hit by the ball. Sherman went ( cut shot to first, several fanned, Childs hit clean in centre, scoring Smith. Pas | tor reached his first on fourth balls. Sof | tic reached first cn Darby’s fumble-, Kain j walked, and forced on Childs Hook lifted ! a tly in left which was muffed and scored i throe rr.i n but was caught at third. In the fifth hits by Soffel, Dieters and | Walton scored Soffel and tn its half R il- I | oigh was blanked. After this Durham j j did nothing more in the way of run get- | j ting. In the sixth for Raleigh Pastor's 1 I tlv to centre was muffed and he finally scored when the second baseman fmn- I bled a ho* hall from Hook. Tn the seventh j Smith walked, advanced on Slmrman s I sacrifice, reached third on a wild pitch and scored on a hit hy Childs. In the eighth no run was scored but Durham j was four runs behind and never saw victory, as with Dieters safe on fust with a hit to his credit Stocksdale flew to Kain Walton walked and a double, I Pastor to Soffle to eonard ended I Meters and Logan. TABULATED SCORE. RALEIGH. AB. R. H. P.O. A. E. Pastor, s. s 3 3 11 5 0 Softie. 2b 4 1 0 8 3 0 Kain, I f 2 2 1 3 0 0 ; Hook, 3b 5 0 11 11 Traegar. c. f 4 0 0 0 0 0 Smith, c 1 2 0 5 1 ft ■Sherman, r. f 2 ft ft ft ft 0 j Leonard, lb 4 ft ft 8 ft ft ! Childs, p 4 2 2 11 3 Total 29 19 5 27 11 4 DURHAM. AR. R. 11. P.O. A. E. 1 Turner, c. f 5 ft ft ft 11 Softie, 3b 4 11 11 0 Deiters, 2b 4 ft 2 2 1 2 Stocksdale, lb 5 2 2 1! <» 0 Walton, r. f i 1 2 ft ft ft • Outran, e 3 11 6 2 ft j Lcgan, c ...2 0 ft 3 0 0 Taylor. 1. f 3 1 0 1 0 1 Darby, s. s 3 ft 0 ft 4 1 Brueker, p 3 ft 0 0 5 0 Total 36 6 8 24 14 5 SCORE BY INNINGS. R. H. E. Raleigh 21050110 *—lft 5 4 Durham 02031000 0 — 6 8 5 Summary—Three base hits, Kain, Pastor, Curran, Stocksdale; double plays, Soffle t(A Pastor to Leonard, Pastor to Softie to Leonard; struck out, by Childs 4, by Brueker 9; bases on balls, off Childs 6, off Brueker 7; wild pitches, Brueker 3; hit by pitched ball, by Bruck er 2 (Pastor and Smith); left on bases, Raleigh 6, Durham 8. Time of game 2:05. Umpire, Geo. D. Proud. Attendance 500. The Sea Gulls Lose by One Run. (Special to News and Observer.) Wilmington, N. C., May 9. —Greensboro too the second game from Wilmington this afternoon in the prettiest game of the season. For the first four innings each team came to the bat and went out in quick, snappy order. In the fifth the visitors scored the first run on a pass to Poole, and a single into left, which Watson, a Wilmington amateur, let go through his legs, netting a run. The locals were unable to score until the last half of the eighth when singles by Domrnel, Fisher nnd Hutton’s life on error gave them the first run. While ff double, of Lattin’s hit to second was in progress, Hutton scored on Fisher’s de- I cision on McNamara, which caused Man ager Kelly,of Greensboro, to protest the game. So far as the result goes, how ever, the protest was useless, for the I visitors pulled themselves together, j Jones was out for patting out of his , order and a pass to Suggs was followed j by a single by Jones to centre, on which j Suggs managed to get home on an error of Wilmington’s third. Jones came home himself, on MeKernan’s single over short. I McNamara was dekcidedly favorable to the locals and all but robbed the visi tors of their wi ll earned laurels. Score: R. H. E. Greensboro Oft ft 010 0 0 2 —3 71 i Wilmington 0000 00 0 2 o—2 6 3 j Batteries: Conneen and Sullivan; Dunn and Fisher. Summary—Bases stolen, Fisher and McKernan; two base hits. Brown and Watson: double plays, Fox to McTeer, Brown, Lattin to Domniel; bases on balls, i off Dunn 3, off Conneen 6; struck out, by I Dunn 2, Conneen 2. Time 1:25. Umpire, ' McNamara. Attendance 400. New Bern Again Chews Grit. (Special to News and Observer.) New B< ra, N. C., May 9. —Charlotte won from the home team today by a score of 7 to 2. New Bern lost in the sixth inning by errors and wild throwing. Bishop was hit hard. Applegate pitched fine ball, while Leham and Sloanacre did excellent work behind the bat. Score: R. H. E. New Bern 10000000 I—2 5 6 Charlotte 0000 10 6 0 * —7 10 1 Batteries: Applegate and Sloanachre; Bishop and Lehman. Summary—Stiuck out, by Bishop 9, by Applegate 2. Umpire, Mace. Attend ance COO. Standing of the Cluba. Won. Lost. P. C. Raleigh 5 ft 1.G09 Charlotte 3 2 .600 Greensboro 2 2 .600 New Bern 2 3 .400 Durham l 4 .200 Wilmington 1 4 .200 Games Today. Durham at Raleigh. Charlotte at New Bern. Greensboro at Wilmington. National League Games (By the Associated Press.) At St. Louis— . R. H. E. St. Louis 0020 02 2 0 *—6 10 4 Philadelphia 10012001 o—s 10 2 At Cincinnati— R. H. E. Cincinnati.. ......o*o 001 01 0 I—3 10 4 Boston 0210 00 1 0 0-4 lft 1 At Pittsbui'fc - R. H. E. Pittsburg 0ft326 Ift ft *—l2 13 0 Brooklyn 0 0)0 0000 0— 1 S 1 At Chicago— r. u. r Chicago 20 ft 03ft ft 0 *—s 12 1 New York 0000 00 0 0 o—o 5 1 American League Games, (By the Associated Press.) At Boston — * r. H, r. Boston 0002 01 0 0 I—4 6 0 Washington 0002 30 0 0 o—s 11 0 At Cleveland— R. H. E. Cleveland .2 03000 300— 8 11 6 Chicago 0110 211 0 6—12 17 5 At Philadelphia— R. H. E. Baltimore 1232 10 3 1 o—l 3 14 3 Philadelphia .. ..0 101 400 00— 6 8 4 At Detroit— R. H. E. Detroit 00ftft 00 1 0 I—2 6 4 St. Louis 2000 10 0 00—3 10 1 Ea'' rn League Games. Newark 8: Toronto 7. Montreal 7; Jersey City 4. Buffalo 16; Worcester 9. Rochester G; Providence 5. 16 To 1. (Special to News and Observe:'-.) Greensboro, N. C., May 9.—The baseball t-am of St. Augustine, Raleigh, today de feated the team from Living-done Col lege by a score of 16 to 1. ♦ THE WEATHER TO-DAY.♦ ♦ For Raleigh: v t Fair. | PRICE FIVE CENTS THE COKVEN MIS OPEHEOBTIRTHEH Governor Fogle of Arkansas is Elected President !HE VO(E IS UNANIMOUS The Roll Call Shows a Thousand Delegates Present. WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION CONVr NTS Reverend McConnell of Atlanta Preaches the Convention Sum in. L. 0. Davidson Re elected Presid nt of tho B. Y. P. U. (Special to News and Observer.) A Asheville, N. C., May 9. — 1 lie Soulhcrnfl| Baptist Convention, Imposing in nmnliersy and personnel, convened Acre today, President Northern j residing. Dr. T. S. Dunne/, of Virginia, led to opening exercises. President Nortlien made a short address before order!nig the roll called. I>r. Lansing Burrow**, read the roll, showing that 1,000 of the V v 1,518 delegates appointed were present. The sixreen Southern States had the fol lowing representatives' Alabama, 74; Arkansa, 13; District of Columbia, 7; Florida, 10; Georgia, 03; Louisiana, 15; Indian Territory, none; Maryland, 19; Missouri. 33; Mississippi, 45; North Car olina, GO; South Carolina, GG; Tennessee, 53; Texas, 52; Kentucky, 130; Virginia, 120. Ex-Governor Eagle, of Arkansas, was unanimously elected president of the con vention. The vice-presidents elected were C. Yv. Stevens, Missouri; Joshua Levering, Maryland; Dr. R. IT. Marsh. North Carolina; Dr. C. C. Meador, Dis trict of Columbia, raising Burrows and 9. F Gregory were cloctod secretaries. Geo. Norton, treasurer, and Win. F. Har vey, auditor ) Dr. W. E. Hatcher announced that there were vacancies in the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary for the States of Virginia South Carolina, Geor gia. Kentucky and Tennessee, one from each State which the convention would nil. A committee was appointed to se lect men for the vacancies. Superintendent J H. Tucker, of Ashe ville, made an address of welcome and the or I'T of business was adopted. Tonight Rev. McConnell, of Atlanta, t reached the convention sermon, Kcretnry’s report of the Woman's Mis sionary Union, which convened today, shows good progress. The president, Mrs. Stakely, of Alabama, made an address, and Dr. McConnell, of Atlanta, also spoke. L. O. Davidson was last night re-cloet ul president of the Baptist Young Peo ple’s Union. H. & B BeeT’a Market Detter. New Orleans, La., May 9.—Early Liv erpool advices "were disappointing, owing to the liberal movement, bat our market, levertheless. opened 3 to 6 points higher lad improved G to 10 adcional points licrtly after on the old and 3 on the uc.w crors in consequence of fresh out ?ide buying. The heavy New Orleans es timate for tomorrow, subsequently •aused a break of 12 to 13 from the top on summer positions and 5 on new. About this time, however, the bullish visible supply statement was issued and vccasioncd a sharp reaction, making the act gain 5 to .8 points on old crop options and 2 to 3 on new. The amount brought into sight during the week was 9,000 under last year and 13,000 over year be fore la-d., The total marketed from Sep tember Ist to date is 9,711,000, against >,454,000 last year and 8,657,000 year be fore last, an increase of 257,000 r.ver last year and an excess of 1,054,000 over year before last. Therefore compared to last year the movement on its face •points to a crop of 10,640,000, and if com part'd with year before last it indicates a crop of 10,490,000. The leading in ferior towns during the week received 30,000, against 58,000 last year and 11,000 y>«r,r before and the aggregate stock hold by them is 228,000, against 428,(00 last year and 195,000 year before last. The total stock of American ashore and at Liverpool is 99,100, against 762,000 last year and 595,000 year before last. The visible supply of American during the .week decreased 128,000, against 99,000 last year and 9,400 year before last, the aggregate to date being 2,349,- 000 against 2,492,000 last year and 2,047,- 000 year before- last. Trading in the summer months is re st rioted as most operators believe in pursuing a conservative policy on the present basis. New crop months are becoming more active* as speculators are attracted to them in consequence of the heavy dis counts. Receipts and the demand for rpets will regulate the prices of sum mer months, whereas weather condi tions will influence the new. H. & B. BEER. Camp’s Saw Mill Burned. (Special to News and Observer.) Suffolk. Y'a., May 9—A saw mill plant six dry kilns and a quantity of manu factured lumber were burned , this uf teinoon .it Arringdale, Va. The proper ty was owned by the Camp Manufactur ing Company, of Franklin. Va. Loss * 153.000, insurance $37,200. The blaua stai tej in a boiler room-

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