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The Weather Today: |™*o2F™j Fair; Cooler. The News and Observer. VOL. LIII. NO. 64. • 1— f() £. r ' —• [LtsaoiD® ®DD KteipttOti ©®D°®DBonai [Pacpocps Bod UkrttffD Kl®ws ®uuuu"'©oD°©(ioDfflftß®Dn ALL NOPE OF EARLY SETTLEMENT DIES Result of Protest by Indepen* dent Operators, THE MINERS’ CAUSE WEAK So They Declare and Demand That the Matter go Back to the Commission —Nego- tiations at Washington are Called off. (By the Associated Press.) New York. Nov. 25.—A serious hitch occurred today in the plans for a settle ment o fthe coal controversy by confer ence between the coal operators and the miners’ union, and it is now almost cer tain that the final adjustment of the points at issue will be referred againt to the Coal Strike Commission. At a meeting- between the presidents of the coal roads and a large Dumber ot Independent operators a strong protect was entered by the latter against treat ing directly with the miners. An in vitation to meet Mr. Mitchell at Scran ton on Friday was declined peremptorily and it was agreed unanimously that in the judgment of the operators it was best, for the present, to go on with the hearing before the commission. The meeting of the independent ooera tors and railroad officials lasted about an hour, and at its close President Fow ler. of the New York. Ontario and West ern, said that President Baer, of the Reading, was preparing a statement. Later, the statement was issued and Mr. Baer left at once for Philadelphia. After mentioning at the outset the names of the “private” operators present, the statement given out by Mr. Baer says: ‘‘They (the private operators) met the coal presidents who had signed the re quest to the President of United States. “Thy presented a protest against any adjustment being made at this time, in sisting that the principles involved were so serious and affected so many interests that it was necessary now to have the commission hear all the facts aud pass its judgment upon the whole contro versy. Mr. Simpson, as chairman, read a expressing their views and other gentlement expressed decided opinions. ‘‘ln the midst of the conference, the request came from Washington to the operators of both classes to meet Mr. Mitchell and his associates next Friday morn Inf; at 10 o'clock. The parties present, without dissent, instructed Mr. Baer to make the following answer: “ ‘The conditions are such that no sub stantial progress can be made by the suggested meeting. The general judg ment of the operators is that it will be best, for the present, to go on with the hearing.’ ” 9 - - - Action of Independent Operators. (By the Associated Press.) New York. Nov. 25.—The independent coal operators protested today to the coal-carrying railroads against the pro posed plan to settle differences with the Mine Workers’ Union. The nature of their protest appears in the following state ment which was given out this after noon by C. D. Simpson, representing the independent operators: Scranton, Nov. 22, 1902. To Messrs. Baer, Thomas, Truesdale, Olyphant, Fowler and Walter, Presi dents. Gentlemen - —The undersigned individ ual coal operators whose product is car ried over one or the other of your re spective railroads, having learned that efforts are being made to effect a set tlement of the questions now before the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission of which the individual coal operators have been made a party at the request, of the Commission, and a number of your cor porations, beg leave respectfully to en ter their vigorous protest against any such settlement to be made at this time and set forth the following among many reasons: 1. We believe that such a settlement at this time and upon the basis suggested would forever establish the power and perpetuate the injustice perpetrated by the United Mine Workers. 2. That such settlement would be, in the eyes of the public, a confession that we have heretofore been guilty of all the offenses charged against us Dy the said mine workers. 2. That we have, and believe that you have, such a perfect and complete de fense to the allegations made by the complainants before the commission, that any money award the commission would rendir would be far less than the amount we understand that it is proposed to concede, especially to miners and their laborers. 4. That aside from any mouey consid erations, "his commission, composed as we believe of men that are absolutely fair, unbiased, and of unusual experience and good judgment in their findings will make such declaration as will for many years put a ban upon unlawful practices, oppression of non-union men. unjustifi able demands and other grievances that we have been suffering under since 1900. when the union first took possession of our property. If. on the other hand, this settlement be made now, when not a single witness has been called on our part or on your behalf, it will be an absolute and distinct surrender to the miners’ union and the trouble above re ferred to will not only be continued, but RALEIGH. NCRTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 26. 1902. so magnified as to be absolutely unbear able. The hearings before the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission present the first opportunity that the coal operators ever have had of presenting their case before the general public who are really'an im portant third party, since abstracts at least of these proceedings are published all over the United States, and it is a duty that we owe to ourselves as well as to them to prove that the continued and repeated charges of injustice, bar barity and extortion are absolutely un founded; all of which the individual oper ators at least, propose to do. The case as presented already shows such weakness that we believe they were almost disheartened when these sugges- 1 tions for a compromise was made. We believe that any surrender on our part which would be practically what this compromise would amount to, would be by far the most serious mistake ever made in the anthracite coal business. A Stunning Surprise. (By the Associated Tress.) Washington, D. t\. Nov. 25.—A1l pros pects for an understanding between the United Mine Workers and the coal opera continued on Pago Five.) IS RE GUILTLESS? Science Seems to be Lifting aCloud of Suspicion From Rydzewski. (By the Associated Press.) Paris, Nov. 25.—1 n spite of the rigid secrecy which has been maintained by the officials and by the commission of American doctors concerning the result of the autopsy conducted by the latter on the body of Mrs. Ellen Gore today, it ii learned from an authoritative source that the doctors tend individually to the acceptance of the theory of an accident and the probabilities are that their offi cial report will strongly incline to that theory, if it does not positively assert it, thus bringing the French and American doctors into agreement and relieving the case of any international significance. After the post mortem examination, the American doctors arranged to have a consultation later in the day in order to determine upon thei official report, but this conference was postponed, owing to the indisposition of one of the gentle men. Meanwhile, the doctors were in terviewed by the representative of the Associated Press, but they positively de clined to make any statements as to the results of the examination. It is clear, however, that the American doctors are impressed by the thoroughness with which the French surgeons investigated the case and they are not inclined to raise a professional issue. At least two of the American doctors hold an outright accident theory and they will seek to have that view incorporated in the official report. The grounds for this conclusion are the following: The French experts exhibited at the morgue this morning a gemoetrical de sign in which one line showed the direc tion of the bullet from the revolver as it struck the floor and another line showed the victim in a leaning posture sitting at the foot of the bed, as has been described by De Rydzewski. The angle of the bullet wound tallied exactly with the geometrical design based on De Rydzewski’s statement, and the Ameri can doctors, verified this. The fact that the direction of the wound was almost parallel with the earth is accounted for by the leaning posture of the victim. The doctors regard this design as almost < qulvalent to a mathematical demonstra tion. The four American doctors, A. J. Mag nin, Edmund L. Gross, Turner and Whit man, were present at the examination as was also Dr. Sosquet, at the request of the IJfench officials, and M. Pacquet, representing Mr. Gowdy. The body was brought into the amphi theatre used for demonstrations before students. Dr. Socquet explained the course of the first autopsy and the Ameri can doctors carefully made their own inspection, but they made no new inci sions. The skull had been sawed into two parts along the course of the wound, which permitted the Americans to make measurements, which served to establish the range of the bullet. It was obvious that the range was not greatly upwards as at first announced, but was almost parallel with the earth. The provisional release of De Rydzewski yesterday is considered as etablishing the view of the French au thorities of the innocence of the Rus sian, but he still is under surveillance, and if he attempts to leave the city he will be liable to arrest as a fugitive from justice. The American officials do not expect that De Rydzewski will be further actively prosecuted, although he probably will be arraigned later on the minor charge of having pdssession of a revolver ,and of carelessly participating in the circumstances which caused the death of Miss Gore. * WARM SHOWS, THESE Effort to Establish Music Halls of a Question able Character iu This Btate. (Special to News and Observer.) Washington, N. C., Nov. 25.—A Norfolk newspaper man writing to your corre spondent says that J. M. Barton, ho runs two low class music halls in Nor folk and one in Newport News, is going to establish a chain of similar houses in <. arolina, provided he can get the licenses. Washington and Elizabeth I City are put down as probable places of location. This will mean more work for the local pulpit. CONFERENCE CLOSES Appointments of Methodist Protestant Preachers. Resolution Recognizing Favorable Attitude of United Brethren and Primitive Methodists to Unite With M. P. Church. (Special to News and Observer.) Asheboro, N. C., Nov. 25. —The Meth odist Protestant Conference closed last night at 11:30 o'clock. Yeterday was a busy day. The new president. Rev. T. M. John son, turned off business at a rapid rate. Quite a warm discussion was provoked by the report of a committee on ‘‘The Work of the President this Year.” The amount of travel was left to the discre tion of the president. The appropriation for church extension is $3,000. The subscriptions to the college enter prise amount to $36,000. The Board of Church Extension is composed of C. L Whitaker, G. B. Harris, T. T. Hicks, T. M. Johnson, E. C. Harris, of Granville county, addressed the conference on the special work the Endeavorers have un dertaken, viz: Educating a young man for the ministry. The Endeavor Societies will take spe cial interest this year in the district C. E. Conventions. A resolution was adopted recognizing the favorable attitude on the part of the United Brethren and the Primitive Methodists to unite with the Methodist Protestant church. There are in the United States 18.5,000 Methodist Protestants; 285,000 United Brethren: 15,000 Primitive Methodists. A total of 485,000. The following is the Stationery Com mittee’s report: APPOINTMENT OF PREACHERS. Alamance, J. N. Garrett. Albemarle, C. E. Forlines. Anderson, W. R. Lowderwillc. Asheboro, W. A. Bunch. Buncombe. E. G. Iyowdermilk. Burlington, G, F. Millaway. Broad River, It. L. Melton. Caldwell, H. D. Garmot. Chatham, unsupplied. Cleveland, Unsupplied. Concord, unsupplied. Davidson, .1 (I. W. Holloway. Flat Rock. W. F. Konnett. Forsyth, G. H. Austin. Gastonia, unsupplied. Gibsonville, N. G. Bethea. Granville, C. L. Whitaker. Guilford, G. L. Reynolds. Greensboro, Grace Church, R. M. An drews. Greenville, O. P. Routh. Halifax, C. H. Whitaker. Haw River, J. H. Stowe. Henderson Station, J. S. Williams. High Point, ,Wm. Porter. Ivey, D. A. Braswell. La Grange, W. C. Konnett. Lebanon, C. A. Cecil. Liberty, W. F. Ashburn. Lincoln, unsupplied. Littleton, H. L. Powell. Mocksville, R. L. Clinton. Mecklenburg, P. C. Battle. Mt. Hermon, W. E. Swain. Monroe, unsuppiied. Oak Ridge, C. E. Raner. Orange, W. D. Fogleman. Pinnacle and Mt. Zion, A. L. Hunter. Plymouth and Eclenton, C. J. Edwards. Randleman, S. E. Lucas. Randolph, J. R. Hutton. Richland, W. C. Hammer. Roanoke. Geo. W. Holmes. Rocky Mount, A. G. Dixon. Saxapahaw, J. H. Bowman. Spring Church, O. P. Routh. Stanley, H. S. B. Thompson. Surry, J. L. Giles'”. Tabernacle, W. M. Tike. Uwharrie, E. Suits. Vance, J. E. Hartsell. Winston Circuit, J. D. Waton. Winston Station, J. D. Williams. Why Not, W. C. Lassiter. Yarborough Chapel, W. B. Lowdermilk. S. Simpson, Supernumery, Flat Rock Circuit. G. W. Bowman, Supernumery, Liberty Circuit. D. A. Fishel, Supernumery, Littleton Circuit. T. T. Ferree, Supernumery, Asheboro Station. W. F. McDowell, Supernumery, Rich land Circuit. D. A. Highfill, Supernumery, Chatham Circuit. J. W. Heath, Superannuated. J. N. Garrett, Superannuated. E. A. Plyler, Superannuated. Most of the visitors left for their homes and fields of labor this morning. All are lavish in their praise of the hospitality of Asheboro. THREE SKIFFS CAPSIZED All the Occupants Saved Except one Man, a < Negro. (Special to the News and Observer.) Morehead City, N. C., Nov. 25.—Three oyster skiffs were capsized by a severe southwest squall at 3 o’clock this even ing. All Jhe occupants were saved ex cept Dan Henson (colored), who was drowned within fifty yards of the rail road depot here. The body has not yet been recovered. The Holiness Convention. (Special to the News and Observer.) LaGrange, N. C.. Nov. 25.—The Holi ness State convention convenes here to morrow at 11 a. m. The session will con tinue until Sunday inclusive. The de nomination has thirty churches in this State. HINGED JR RIPE The Negro Calvin Elliott Ex ecuted at Lincolnton. He Confesses his Crime and Says Liquor and Bad Company Made him a Criminal. (Special to News and Observer.) Lincolnton, N. C., Nov. 25.—Prompily at 10:30 a. m. the drop fell and the soul cf Calvin Elliott was wafted into etern ity to answer - the crime of rape on the person of Mrs. Caleb Brown about two months ago. In 17 minutes and 50 setonds he was dead, and at 11:30 a. m. he was cut down and turned over to his family for burial. Elliott confessed his guilt as proven in court and stated that he was only re viving justice. He made a profession of religion and was baptised yesterday. He ascribes his fate to the use of liquor and bail company and warned his friends to abstain from both. THE WILSON POSTMASIER'HiP. Pritchard’s Political Future to be Determined by His Fight for Vick’s Removal (Special to the News and Observer ) Asheville, N. C., Nov. 25. —It is learned on good authority that a movement is to be made in the near future that will define pretly thoroughly the position in which the President and Pritchard stand. The crisis of the breach will be in the contest over the postoffice at Wilson, now in charge of the negro, 11. S. Vick. Senator Pritchard will return to Wash ington in a few days, and it is stated that he will at once reeomnjend the re moval of Vick, the only negro now in office in the east, and request the ap pointment of a white man. This will lie probably the supreme test. The negroes generally, including Booker Washim en, are demanding Vick’s retention in office, while Senator Pritchard is demanding his (removal. There are no charges of official unfitness against Vick, the issue being his color alone. The President has often declare 1 that fitness alone is to determine in the mat tep of filling appointments, and it is difficult to see how Senator Pritchard to compass Vick’s removal. It will readily be understood, however, that should he succeed it will be regarded as a great personal victory and may again establish his supremacy in Southern Re publican political matters. Another is sue in this connection is the fight for colored men of influence are making againts District Attorney Harry Skinner and Collector Duncan, of the Eastern District. These, of course, Pritchard will have to defend. The fight, it is claimed, is being made through Jno. S. Clarkson.The charge against Harry Skinner is his speech urging the repeal of the Fifteenth Amendment, which was made several years ago. The opposition to Collector Duncan is based on the claim that four of his deputies threatened bodily harm to four negro delegates at the Republi can State convention at Greensboro if they refused to leave the hall. CRUSADE BEGUN TO BREAK UP DISORDERLY HOUSES The Police Round up a Disreputable Party of Eight Who Now Reside Within Prison Walls (Special to News and Observer.) Greensboro, N. C., Nov. 25.—There is a crusade on to break up disorderly houses iu the city, and the city authorities are receiving substantial encouragement in their efforts to weed out the super abundance of such breeders of disturbance in certain sections of the town. This sadly needed' reform was precipi tated Sunday night, when the report of a murder in a disreputable portion of the city caused Chief Scott, Officer Patterson and the patrol wagon to hasten to the scene. No murder had been committed, but there had been a free-for-all fight and the officers proceeded to raid some of the establishments in the neighbor hood. On the first trip back to the sta tion they brought Florence Sides, Walter Hagy, Branch Shankle and T. M. Garrett. On the next trip they brought Texie May Causey, Lei a Webb, Ed. Smith and E. R. Startling. The party of eight took sup per in the calaboose. Yesterday two more raids were made and Annie Smith, Lillie Ferrell, Grace Williams and Hattie Murphy were captured. Mayor Osborn had a prolonged session to his court yesterday afternoon, and it was away after nightfall before he emerged from the judgment seat. His work was the result of the raids on a number of disorderly houses located on what is known as ‘‘Long Branch,” an eastern surburb of Greensboro. Eight de fendants were placed in jail in default of bond for appearance at the next term of the Superior court, one only being able to give the required security. Another venerated, or venerable land markess in jail, is Aunt Lvdia Thomp son, an old colored woman weighing probably three hundred pounds. For thirty, years it is said she has lived in the shadow of the court house, the city hall, the city jail, and just across the street from the county jail. For that length of time too, it is alleged, she has been dispensing surreptitious doses of spirits frumenti to select customers, con trary to Federal, State and Divine law. And it was as Aunt Lydia often said ‘‘Day hadn't never coteht her, bekase she knowed who ter fool wid an’ day didn't.” But Chief of Police Scott, hir, wonderful detective faculty sharpened by search ' and study to ferret out the whereabouts of Green McAdoo, “kotcht” her yesterday because in an evil hour, she trusted Andy Bevell, a colored ingrato, who, when captured Sunday with two bottles of the contraband, squealed on the old lady to save himself from punishment. Aunt Lydie acknowledged tho corn before His Honor, and went to jail in default of bond. The Winston Journal, which had be come one of the brightest local morning dailies in the State under the manage ment of Messrs. Faweette & Fay, changes ownership today. Mr. F. W. H. Leslie, of New York, has purchased the property, assuming charge at once. Mr. Faweette will return to his former home in West Virginia, and Mr. Fay, it is learned, will remain as business manage/. The un derstanding here is that Mr. Leslie will enlarge to eight pages, and take the full press dispatches. He is an experienced newspaper man and has entered a splen did territory for development. Gibbs, the Inventor, Dies. (By the Associated Press.) Lexington, Va., Nov. 25.—James E. Gibbs, the inventor of the Wilcox and Gibbs sewing machine and other in ventions, died today at his home at Raphine, Rockbridge county. He was 73 years of age. to plamirginia The North Carolina Boys Will Leave for Richmond To-day. (Special to News and Observer.) Chapel Hill, N. C., Nov. 25.—The Uni versity football team will leave tomor row morning for Richmond, Va., where on Thursday afternoon it will struggle upon the gridion for supremacy with the stalwart warriors from the University of Virginia in the Southern champion ship game. The following boys will com pose the University football squad: Foust, Stewart, Fallow, Jones, Donnelly, Albright, Cox, Condon, Fisher, Holt, Engel, Mann, Newton, Jones, H.; Berk ley, Endicott, Jacocks, Can’ and Graves. The outcome of the game, according to the “College Topics,” a w'eekly paper published by the University of Virginia, is indeed a foregone conclusion. It states in substance that the question to consider is not whether Virginia will defeat Carolina, but how much. The “Tar Heels” do not entertain hope of victory so strongly as their Virginia friends, but will enter the game with such a . dogged determination as will cause a victory to be deservedly won. A comparison of scores will enable one to judge of the relative strength of the respective teams. Virginia ousted V. P. 1. by a core of 5 to 0 and Davidson suc cumbed to the orange and black by a score of 35 to 0, while Carolina played V. P. I. to a standstill, neither side scoring, and defeated Davidson by a score of 27 to 0, playing only seven min utes in the second half. This shows that both teams are evenly matched, and a hard and desperate struggle is con fidently expected by all. FOR MORE RURAL LIBRARIES. Generous Efforts in Orapge That are Crowned With Success. (Special to the News and Observer.) Hillsboro, N. C., Nov. 25.—The county superintendent of Orange is making a determined effort to put in several more rural libraries, and has sent out’scveral lettirs asking men of wealth of the , county to take the place of the State by giving ten dollars. In response to this appeal, Maj. Geo. P. Collins sent a check for ten dollars for a library for the Hillsboro school. The board of edu cation offered ten dollars, and when the offer was made to the school children, instead of raising the ten dollars asked for, they raised over S3O in one day. They have secured over fifty dollars worth of books for their school and it was made possible by the generosity of Maj. Collins. If other men of wealth of our county would respond in like manner a rural library could be placed within reach of every child in the county. The contract for building the new pub lic school house in Hillsboro has been awarded to James Nichols for 5769.95. The citizens of Hillsboro gave half this amount. The union Thanksgiving service will be held in the Presbyterian church this year. Rev- Chas. Maddy, pastor of the Baptist church, will preach the sermon. Sudden Death of Dr, Geo. W. Morton, / (Special to the News and Observer.) Kittrell, N. C.. Nov. 25.—This whole community has been plunged into sad ness by the sudden death of I)r. Geo. W. Morton, at the Old Dominion Hos pital. Richmond. The Doctor, scarcely thirty, was in tho most robust health up to about a week ago and went to Richmond only Sunday morning to un dergo an operation. Dr. Morton, a connection of the most prominent families in Granville county, saw service in the Spanish war, surviv ing an attack of yellow fever at San tiago. The w - ar over he studied medi cine, married Miss Scott, of Kcysville, and settled at Kittrell. His success from the start was phenomenal—almost unparalleled by a young physician. He had many of the qualities of a great physician, industry, enthusiasm, and a wonderful personal magnetism. The whole neighborhood mourns as if every family had lost a member and all hearts go out in sympathy to his devoted young wife. PRICE FIVE CENTS. CHANCES OP TREATY GROWING REMOTE Our Negotiations With Co lombia Halt Dead. THE CABINET CONVENES The Members Discuss the Proposed Canal and Cuban Rec : procit)—Representatives of Nicaragua Make no Effort to Negotiate With Us, (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Nov. 25. —The Cabinet meeting today was devoted almost ex clusively to the consideration of the status of reciprocity with Cuba and the canal treaty with Colombia. The hitches that have occurred iu the negotiations were discussed as were also the pros pects of settlement. Secretary Hay, while presenting the subject of the canal negotiations to the Cabinet, was not able to report that any progress had been made during the past week. In fact, it appears that the nego tiations have come to a dead stop, and while no such thins - as an ultimatum has passed, the precise situations may be described in the statement that the Colombian minister here, Concha, has distinctly informed the State Depart ment that lie cannot, ip behalf of his government, accept the last proposition of the United States as the basis of a canal treaty. The State Department al ready has let it be known that it has come to the end of its concessions, so the chances of a renewal of the nego tiations in the near future are not very bright. This state of affairs will stimulate the negotiations with Nicaragua and Costa Rita for the alternate route, but it now appears that the diplomatic representa tives of these countries are not disposed to allow themselves to be used to coerce Colombia anti they are, therefore de sirous of remaining in the background until it shall be clearly established that no treaty can be made between Colom bia and the United States. One of the statements of facts in con nection with the Panama route, which has been brought to the attention of the State Department is that the original canal concessions will .expire in 1904, and it has been suggested that the Colom bian government has that fact in mind and is disposed to refrain from making a treaty now in the expectation that tho franchise will lapse and it may thus be in a position to build the canal itself or sell a new concession. Such a course would raise a very serious question be tween the Colombian government, ti. Panama Canal Company, the French government, and the government of the United States as to whether or not a supplementary decree extending the con cession ton years from 1904 was valid. President Roosevelt laid before the Cabinet his annual message to Congress in complete form. It was sent to the printer today. H. & B. BEER’S COTTON LETTER. (Special to News and Observer.) New Orleans, La., Nov. 25. —Liverpool was' influenced unfavorably by the de cline in London silver and the poor spot demand. Our market in sympathy open ed from 9 to 10 points lower, but subse quently improved 7 to 8 points on the continuance of scattered rains in north ern Texas and the expectation of freez ing weather over night. The issuance of an 11,000,000 crop estimate by Messrs. Latham, Alexander & Co., of New York, about this time was construed bearishly, causing a break of 13 to 14 points from the top. Fresh buying near the close occasioned steadiness, making the net loss of 11 to 13 points on the day. Heavy rains have fallen over the central por tion of the cotton belt during the past twenty-four hours. It is predicted that generally fair weather will prevail throughout the entire district tonight and Wednesday the temperature will fall over the southeastern portion. Other wise changes will be slight. Frost is indicated for Oklahoma, northern Ar kansas and the extreme northern por tion of north Texas. Messrs. Latham, Alexander & Co.’s crop estimate of 11,000,000 had such a marked effect on the market, because they have always under-estimated the actual out turn. In 1800 their estimate was 3,700,000, and the actual crop was 1,400,000. In 1900 they estimated the crop at 9,767,000 and the crop was 10,- 400,000. Last year their estimate was 9,733,000 and the crop was 10,700,000. From the above it will be seen that their figures came from 600,000 to 1,000,- 000 under, consequently with such data the anticipation of a small estimate from the bureau has been offset to a considerable extent. The prespect of clearing and colder weather in Texas and the easier feeling together with the restricted demand for spots were also instrumental in assisting the decline. No disposition is shown to sell cotton pending the bureau, and sentiment con tinues very bullish. H. & B. BEER. Negro Poisoner Sentenced, (Special to News and Observer.) Oxford, N. C., Nov. 25.—The negro who attempted to poison the family of Mr. Yancey last summer by paris green in the food was convicted and sentenced to fifteen years in the penitentiary, to which place he was taken yesterday.