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VOL. XXIII.
ELIZABETH CITY, N. C, FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 1895.
NO. 43
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The Offioial t Papei
-or THl
COUNTIES OF
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ah ot
ELIZABETH CITY.
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CHAPTER JCXL
chub's littu Besc
"It Is p'afn tho Monks have been mis
led by the paper they found on Dan's
person. They think be has committed
an offense or compromised himself in
some manner.
-That's likely," said the sheriff.
"Now, to fay he was trading wltb
Counterfeiters would mislead."
"Precisely, Miss. That was what they
did it for."
"But it can be proved by a dozen wit
nesses that this same gang tried to kill
him at the Corners when he came here
first,' or shortly after he hid come here."
"You're knowing to the facts, I sup
pose, ".sa'd tho Sheriff.
Chtib blushed,
"I happened there just in tiroo to fc
them after they had rushed on him foui
6r five on one man."
"Sheriff, "said Dan, shortly, "I wouldn'1
be alive now if it was not for the prompt
Interference of Belle, hero. She cam.
on us when they were trying to murde
me. She brought the crowd to time witb
her rifle."
I've heard tell of Chub Dawson's
rifle" said the sheriff, glancing admiringly
at Chub.
"It's a pretty sure rifle in Chub's
hands," said her father, proudly.
"There's Eli Potts and his wife wi'l
swear they wanted to kill him. I'll swear
it, too and a good many more will
swear it."-
"That's important. "
"lean prove it by one of their own gang
he has already confessed it in the Dres
ence of score , that ho was oae of a
party that waylaid Mr. Ross to kill him. f
"Ah, you can swear it, too."
"Why, she saved my life that time,
too, sheriff. It was the same day they
attacked me at the Corners1," said Dan.
"So that it will not be so difficult to
prove they are lying, if it is necessary
to do so. "
"I reckon it will be, Miss."
"Now, here is my plan," said Chub.
"You take Ban to prison; take him at
least whore' they can see him in custody
a little whi'e. Half an hour or so.
Then take him out of prison, to examine
him, as it wcrp.
"Then let them discover accidentally
by keepers or attendants whispering to
eah other that everybody is surprised
because Dan has confessed ho haidea't
in counterfeit money but not in or near
Pine County." I
"I'm listening," said the sheriff.
"Have somebody near each Monk;
Give them opportunity to com
municate with each other. Let them
think Dan's transactions were with a
member of their gang who is either out
of the country, in prison serving his
term, or dead. " . I
"You have a wonderful head, Mif s "
"They will put all tho guilt on the
missing or dead man, until
made a clean oreast of ina ao ngs or t"ie
grang for years, then the Monk,
breathed fire and vongeance, alternated
w.th statements that were instantly
taken down in shorthand to be used
aga'nst them.
Suffice it to say, the cr'm'nat'on? and
recriminat'ons were so lav'sh that little
more was ; left for the lawyers to do
when they were placed on tr'al than to
prove out of their own mouths the
things that warranted the r imprison
ment The r own confession, the too's
found In their cabin beside the big rock,
and the testimony of one or two victims,
such as Eli Pott, was a'l that was re
quired to sat'sfy the jury.
Their trial came off a few days aftei
the supposed arrest of Dan Boss foi
complicity In their crimes.
They were one and all sentenced t
the State", prison for twenty years.
Two counts were considered by" the
Judge In imposing the sentence.
Should any of the gang outlive th
term for which they have been Impris
oned, they are liable to Imprisonment on
other counts.
When tho trial was progressing, Si
Sloan and Hi Perkins were told th
truth by tho sheriff, who laughed at
them immoderately. As thfl story was
told in tho presence of Dan Boss and
his father-in-law that would soon be,
the directors turned to them for con
firmatiom i
"If Chub was here she'd explain it all
better than lean," said Hank Dawson.
"Then it's true, what the Sherifl
say?"
Si Sloan was disgusted.
"I've a notion to go out and kick my
self," he said. "Perkins, you and me'i
made jackasses of ourselves, and all thi
country-'ll be laughing at us."
"They've alright to," said Perkins.
"Same time. Si. I'll ras 11 any man a?
savs it"
"111 jump on the first man that throwi
it up to me," sa d Si. i
"O. there's not many knows, of is like
ly ever to kuow the truth," said th
theriff.
"Does tay, now Sheriff dons Ton
Biggors know it?" Sloan asked earnestly
"les, Tom Walker, let us know th
worst at once. Does Tom Big?ers know
the ins and outs of it? He's been her
at the trial three hull days from th
beginning."
"No," said the Sheriff solemnly. ;
"Sheriff, we have lost confidence in
you. You'll never catch us again."
Sloan turned to Dan Ross and Perkins
to Hank Dawson.
"Nobody knows it but the lawyers and
us' thro3 Chub, Dan and me," sa-'-S
Hank Dawson. I
"That's a re'.ief, 51," said 1 erkins.
"Yes: If Tcm Biggers knew i it, ii
would be the death of us two, Hiram,"
said Si Sloan
Then, as the trial was a most ended,
tho directors adjourned to refresh their
inner man, and congratu'ate themselves
upon the fact that Tom Biggers -aian t
know what darned coots they'd been all
along. "
The wealth, intelligence and brawn of j
Pine County was there and the teanty.
There were none there, however, that
did not accord the paint to Belle, other'
wise known to ail her friends as Chub
Dawson. The light-footed, quick
banded, roguish mountain beauty in her
wedding dress was royal in her ease and
beauty.
Dan," said his sisters to the bride
groom, "you're fortunate. Belle will
make a decided rensation at Newport.
We never would have dreamed such a
beauty could be found here."
What did you think of ray judgment
then?" Dan whispered. "Did you think
I had I lost my appreciation of the finest
things In the world? Wait, girls, when
she drops her mountain chaff and talks
of the things she has read and the
things she likes then you'll discover
why I was attracted by Chub' Dawson.
Hr rare good, sense her accomplish
mentscharmed me fully as much as
her sp'endid beauty."
"The music we had up to Chub Daw
son's wedding was a leetle just a lectle
mite ahead of anything lever heard, and
I've been to operas and theayters, too,"
said Tom Walker, tho sheriff of Pine
county4 to a crowd of listeners, when ho
returned to the county town.
"There were sixteen musicians half
played at ono time. When they tired tho
others began. Everybody was there.
Upwards of four hundred, by actual
count. We began dancing at 1 o'clock,
kept it up till 5; then the preacher got
up, married them in shprt order didn't
take more than ten minutes then wo
sat down to a lectle the best dinner ever
spread out of doors; the preacher cut
tho grace short, and when wo got up,
there was a beautiful concert instru
mental music with it, lo s of cigars,
oceans to drink, and at out half past
7 the dancing began in earnest
Lord! The county treasurer danced
every set and round dance everything
till plum 4 o'clock the next morning. I
danced a few myse'f. Feel like as it I
can't catch up again for a week. And
there never was a jollier, happier man,
In my opinion, than just Hank Dawson.
Hanged if he didn't appear to bo as
happy as
Chub, ok the Missing Bridegroom."
the end.
other.
il. B. SWINDELL,
Dentist,
Waler St., aiZiBETH CITY, H. C
J-
h: white, d. d. s.,
l ELIZABETH CITY. N C. ,
Offers his professional services to' th
public in all the branches of Dbstistry
Can be found at office at all timet. I
jSjTOmee in Kramer Blqck, on Main
treat, between Poindexter and Water, t
Tha Meth Iron Works.
CHAS. W. PETTIT, Proprietor.
280 to 28S Water SL, K0BF0LX, VA.
HUrOFlOTVUB OF
Engines, Boilers,
Forgings and Castings.
Vaofclnlst aad UQ Bapjlie. at lwlrae.
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iiSiit UeUL
ESTABLISHED ltf
FRED. H. ZEIGLER,
(Buccttmr JOHN B. ZJUOLXA)
Kinds or
rtof Spain Nearly Wiped Oat By a Greai
Fire Estimated Los3 4,000,003.
A despatch from Tort of Spain, Trinidad,
says:
Tbiacity narrowly m's?ed total destruc
tion Ly a great Are which will cause a loss c f
$4,000,000, the cbief Uistoess s e.ion having
been the centre of the confiagra'.ion. Nt-arly
21.000 people would have been homeles3 if
It bad not been for the asI-tanc9 given by
the sailoM from th -traiteiS ta teT N rth At
lantic Sq-iadron and H. M. S. Buzzari in ex
tinguishing the flames.
Soon after the flames began to get h ad
way in the town Rear Admiral Meade sig
naled from the New York to the Raleigh and
the Cincinnatti to land as many men as
oould be spared, and simultaneous'y vthe
flagship's boats went into the water. There
- UvaW rv,ilrv amontr the men from
each ship to reach the scene of the fire first,
especially as the British cruiser Buzz irl,
haviog a nearer anchorage, was also bes ir
ring herseU to land a par y. From the Unit
ed States vessels mire than 103 men were
sent aihore, waile the Buzz vrJ ian lad about
flftr. .
Each boat's crew wa3 supplied with fire
bucke.s, axes and ropes; chains of bucket
paw?rs were formed and a steady stream of
water was thus conveyel to the lee side of
tWfira to prevent its spread as much as p-si-le
Several of the American seamen had nar
row escpw. Everything la la confu-ion
and it will take several days to determine
whether there will Le any lo of life amon
i.aniwn Th blow to the city is over
whelming, and it wiil ba many jears before
!t recovers from It- .
WAR IN ViN ZUL A.
GovernmBnt Masuag Troops on tho Frontier
1 ; ' Against British Ajgression.
Itls known tbM in obelienceto instruc
tion from London the Government of Briti-b
Guiana Is massing troop on the fron'l n
Ths Government, fearing an afack on
U:uani, U te .ding tr-ops there la great
haste. ,
I: Is reportol that Tre ident Crespo he
ake 1 for be moral support of the othei
fou b American country in hi stand a3a nst
BritL-h aggte sion.
THE
NEW!
It"
Dealer In all
Undertakers'
Supplies,
Fran th. cheapest to the beat. All felegrmau
promptly attended to. j f
5 CRAPES AND COOLING BOARDS
when duired. Th. finest Heuw la this
lection. Rosewood, walnut, cloth-covered
tod metalic casket, a specialty. At th. old
Itand on EhrisghauM street Thanklul fof
past patronage.
JX1 all kJsd ef C.Viart Work. !
afflM tm Motfcer.
Are yon disturbed at night and broken of
your rest by a sick child .ufferlng and crying
With pain of cutting teh! ,"Sa?4r!2
one ad get a bottle of MRS. WltfSLOVPB
BOOTHINQ SYHUP, for Childrkic Tkth
nra. It value te incalculable. It wlU re
lieve the pool little sufferer immediately.
Depend upon it, mother, there i.no mistake
about it curing dysentary and diarrhcercy
nlatee the stomach and bowels, carte wina
colic, .often, the gums, reduces bon
andfgivee ton. and energy to the
mrmZsm. Mks. Wikslow'8 iSoOTHnro wraor
nsCEltDUK TaTHrao i. pleasant to toe
taste.and is the prescription of ne of the
oldest and beet female nurse, and pbycit
In the United Btate. d i. for Jebj B
elroggteto throogheut the world. Pnoe S3
eentaa bettle. .
Ir Germany' should incrt-asj the expew'
bounty on fcugar France will adpt reia ia -miunni
to protect her owo .uar
Ktowers.
"We put It on one of themselves," said
the sheriff. j
"Exactly. I see you catch my moan
ing, " said Chub. "You must surpriss
them a few hours later by telling them
plainly one of the paity in prison haa
made a complete breast of it."
"Then it'll be pull Dick, pull devil, for
which can shirk the most of it. "
"In that way, they wH reveal all you
want to know, and they wiil very soon
acquit Dan of all complicity, while tan
gling themselves up in a snarl that wil)
land them all in prison."
"That's a splendid plan. I'll follow
your instructions to the letter, Miss
Dawson."
"Do." said Chub.
"Mak-o their own sillv lio twist 'em o0
theiir feet-'' said Hank.
"That will be Doetic justice," said
Dan.
"That crowd s going to get justice, oi
else thero aint any justice ontap in Pine
County," said the sheriff, "but I reethci
think there is, and the Monks' get the t
full sheer."
The sheriff laughed softly now, and
seemed in great good humor. "You'll be
a willing prisoner now."
"I'll do anything to help place the
scoundrels where they will not moesl
honest people," said Dan Ross.
"Yes, jest so ;"est so. That's me, ev
ery time. Give us your hand, Mr. Ross.
I'm proud to make your acquaintance."
So it was planned as Chub's keen wit
suggested. "
The Sheriff gave out, as he took Dan
with him, that he was charged by the
Monks with being in the same business
they were said to bo in.
To keep up the Illusion, Hank Daw
son and his daughter drove to the town
In another and roundabout direction.
TiAfnm nightfall it was known all
through the district that something very
mjsterious was afloat. Dan Bash was
arrested for dealing in counterfeit money,
and the Monks were ready to prove he
did, because he wanted to get some from
them, but the little he had was not ob
tained from them, for they had none.
The news seemed to spread to the jail
on the wind. Ten minutes after Dan
was placed in jail, the Monk gang were
discussing the story, giving det ils of his
dealings with counterfeited
Everything proved the wisdom of
Chub. The removal of Dan from the
jail, after he was in it half an hour, had
the desired el'ect
When they learned that he had con
fessed his guilt, they were surprised at
first, then they pretcnuea n was jus
what they anticipated all along.
Just here I will remark, what was
greatly to their credit, that the moment
Si Sloan and Hi Perkins, the school di
bflard the Sheriff had arrested
Dan, they hastened into town, and made
a great ado. They were ready to light
for Dan, and were exceeding wroth with
tho jailer, the attendants, and especially
with the Sheriff for not immediately set
ting Dan at large when they were pre
pared to go on Dan's bond. -
The Sheriff kept the farce up finely.
He was the devoted instrument the arm
and embodiment ot law.
SI Sloan hinted that h6 could sling the
Sheriff half way to the moon in a wrest
ling match. .
Hi Perkins said he conld jump over all
the Walkers they could put in a lino in
Pine County- ,
The Sheriff solemnly rebuked them.
He dkl more. ....
By giving them admission to the jail,
their frothing and fanlt-finding informed
the Monk gang of every step in tnc pioi
to mislead them. ' . . .
In'iino, Chub's plot worked to a charm.
When the Monks were informed by sun
dry winks and whispers, and the grum
bling that Sloan and Perkins kept tip
that Squatty had told all and more
that he knew, and that on other, whose
name was not mentioned at first until
th. anger of th. loader, was exclteO. bad
CHAPTER XX It.
A' NOTEWORTHY EVENT.
When the trial that consumed thre
days was concluded, and Dan Ross, one
ngurFmThoSuWfCtfinL1 gt . w . crnei
tiinony was listened to brealutcsSr.tf
turned to Hank Pawsons to "boon hand
for the wedding this time," as Tom Big
gers and tho school directors laughingly
said, Pine County had but one subject
to talk about. !
The events of the past week were
published throughout tho length and
breadth of the land. . .
The newspapers were nnea witn uie
sayings and doings of the Monks, Their
nefarious practices, long suspected but
never fully understood by the people ol
the counties where they operated, were
fully exposed their method of mak
ing and circulating tho counterfeit money
laid baro to the public gazo.
Very naturally, the Government de
tective, Dan Bash, figured in all the ac
counts. His shrewdness and decision,
his tact and courage, were the theme of
tho hour.
Tho peculiar characteristics of Hank
Dawson were described at length, until
Hank asked Eli Potts in confidence "if
he wasu't enough of a public character
now to run for President?"
v.u Pnt.ts said he thought they some
times got worse material on Presidential
tickets "
But the public gaze turned with ten
fold more curiosity upon tho ; young
man whose extraordinary experiences
and adventures made him the romantic
figure in the trial. Dan Ross his ath
letic exhibitions at the plowing match,
his endurance when lying a'one on the
mountain side, his courage when in the
v.onHanf t.hn ruffians who had decreed
i,-, Hoath tliAsn were the things that
the public talked of unceasingly.
And beside this figure of a brave, ac
complished, highly educated young man
demonstrating his strength and energy,
the public placed another Chub, the
rich blacksmith's daughter
The men could not find words strong
enough to voice their admiration of Belle
Dawson; the women were enthusiastic
when they spoke of the bearing of Dan
Ross, "The Missing Bridegroom," who
iivd to turn tho tab'.es upon his cow
ardly captors and to enjoy the surprise
he gave his most intimate friends when
)iAV dicr-nvpred in Dan Bash, the miss
ing bridegroom and schoolmaster, who
Koroma thft nhiect of the wrath ot a
rnff of counterfeiters, their old school
follow linn Ross, who was the most
accomplished athlete among five hundred
The citizens of Pine County deemed it
inrnmhont unon them to demonstrate
Kii- crrat.itndA to Chub Dawson and to
the schoolmaster, who had been largely
instrumental in bringing a gang of ruf
finns to instice.
This was the drift of public sentiment
when the blacksmith of the Corners is
nurd anew the invitations to his daugh
tor's wAddinir. an d nrenared to celebrate
tho ovont. in n. manner unnaralleled in
vvv-aaw w " m.
that part of the State.
-Most nponlft onlv eet married once
said Hank Dawson. "I'm able to aff rd
it. and inst because Dan Rc S3 was caught
tK.dnr a tree, and then fell into that
gang's hands, and the marriage couldn t
take place, that's just the reason I'm
irnine to make it more enjoyable, and
try to give everybody a chance to have a
bigger time."
The pnnrmous Quantity of, things that
came to the Corners in boxes, barrels
eirc coomod in thfl wnnderinz eei
ef t ha. nponle who freouented tho Cor
ners sufficient to stock a large grocery.
Thfl nntea of nrenaratlon for the mar-
riaee echoed over three counties.
But now. when the truth was known
to Dan Ross' relatives and friends, the
occasion was to ba graced by the pres
ence of bis mother and sisters and two
vouneer brothers, who. with several of
Dan's collesrc mates, repa'red ! to Pino
County in due scascn. t
When th afternoon arrived that was
to seo Belle Dawson married to Dan
Ross, the Corners wore an appearance
similar to that presented by a lively vil-
lac a on a eala dav. The crowd that
gathered there, and at the house, and on
the trronnds around .Hank Dawson's
farm house, was one of the Jolliest
eatherinff. that conld "be conceived.
State, county and township official.-
and tbr batte halve w orownt.
Good Fruit Prospects.
After such a famine year for fruit as
It was the lot of this country to suffer
under last year, it is comforting to get
these honoful words from the Minneapo-
lis Nortliwe8t Trad':: Reports from fiuit
crnwinir centers this soring are mtica
more favorable to a largo crop than last
vcar at this time. Indeed, California,
Southern Illinois, Michigan, New York,
Maryland and the Peninsula give fairly
flattering indications of a uretty good
harvest unlass climatic conditions slould
change in an unexpected and unusual
way.
In Delaware especially the farmers
and fruit growers who have recently
visited Philadelphia are reported by tho
Rczord of that town to say that they
have prospects of 7,000,(0) baskets of
peaches this year. In all the o chards
the trees are loaded with buds, in a good
healthy condition, and not too far ad
vanced to ,be injured by any ordinary
frost .ST" i takes considerable
energy to knock them off. Old p?ach
growers like cx-Gov. Biggs, tho Cum
minses. John P. R. Polk, and Col. Wm H.
n,,-;tr innk for one of the largest
r in in vwj
crops, -from present appearances
'thorn has been on tho
years. . .
In any event it now seems quite lm
twiViartln that there could be such a
dearth of fruit as in the season of 1890.
that
Peninsula for
English and American physicians,
years ago, made tight-lacing unfashion
able. ; But the mania for small waists is
now so violent as to provoke tho London
Times to protest against (the barbarous
fashion:
Ah! vou cro in for waists, I for ng-
nr eald a ladv of truly artistic taste
in n frip.nd who tizht-laced. When will
the ladies learn that small waists have in
ihAm no beautv? The nuraper oi uo
formed-looking girls and women is a sor
rnwf 111 sisrht for the artist or the doctor.
The odiou3 custom appears to be more
oinnt than ever: and what Is gained
by cruel torture and the loss of health?
Certainly not beauty. Some of theso
silly barbarians are young enough to be
under the authority of parents.
Surely parents who care ior ineir cuu-
dren's lives shouia perempunuy iurum
tight-lacing. The corset is in us-eu a
perfec ly neeaiess arucie oi apyaici
straight and strong girls. You might as
well brace' a young poplar in a coat of
mail, j .
The Word Sho Know.
The other day as a joke-loving young
irnTnan WS OPlnf? CSCOritU lUrOUgll fcllO
Barge Office by Col. Weber she insisted
on conversing with every one of the im
migrants or whatever nationality, xma
was somewhat of a tax on the gallant
Colonel's linguTstic powers. At last they
came to a great, hulking gin, to wnom
the lady wished to talk.
"But this is a Russian gin, taiu ui.
Weber. "I can't tain to ner.
Oh, I know one Russian wora,. mu
the young woman, "just say -uusuunaa
to her " ... 3 ,
So the obliging Co onet icanea over
and said "Dushcnka."
The girl flushed scarlet, put. one uugur
In her mouth ana laugnea a luousu,
sheepish laugh.
"What does tnai worn mraui '
the Colonel suspiciously.
-Tt means 'darling,' " coolly rcpiica
his companion. New York Recorder.
The row Mu! Co.
Several counties in Michigan have
voted a bounty th;s spring on e.ery
. i a i V . Vaw -.on ill
CrOW Wnicn in urmci a i-vj
Let them consult Audubon, anciucy
will discover that every crow Deneun
the farmer 8 5 worth where he takes one
for his keep. A row!ess country nas
always been noted oy ianu-;ooKurs a.
poor district lor agricu iuro.
TEAIN WR5CXED IN GE0BGIA.
The Order cf the Comrades of the Battle
fields will bold ha annual meeting at tbe
Chickamatiga Pr. oa i ep ember 19 the
time of the dedication. lue tbree-mas'ed
schooner Joe-LShepird, of East Brain
tree, Ma?s t which ha I b en glTen op for
lost, was to weil Into New Yaik har.xr In a
bad condition, and mith her crew exhausted.
W. A. Snyder and Harry Stone were ar
rested at Br'adJocW. tPa.1 lor - swlodltng la
borers', for whom they advertised to go to
work in gold mines. Rev. Dr. Parkhurst
will engage in Sunday reform work In St.
Louis. Joha 'i Heinz, j- aired twenty-oce
years, fired three shots at Moll e TJnold, aged
nineteen years, on a crowded Wtreet In New
York elty. The con pie had been living t o
gether at tbe home of tbe girl', mother. - The
young woman's right breast wa. pierced by
a ballet -Mtss MolIie Cnrrutbow, of Box
ton, Texas, gave her three children large
doses of morphia, killing tbe two younger
ones.- J. E. Elmer, a real estate -dealer of
Ban Diego, CaL,.was arrested, charged with
attempting to sell some property, which bo
did not own, by means of a iorged deed. Bo
was admitted to ball and committed tulclde
by taking strychnin.
The oil aad cMl fllds in Mex'oo wl'.l he
worked by the international Oil Refining
Company o: Chicago. An upheaval of the
earth in the Fac.fld Ocean March 2nd, was
reported by vessel, at San Francisco. At
San Jose, Calf the Barron will contest
for the two million dollar estate of Ed
ward ! Birron ;was dosed wiih, a ver
dict hi favor of -the contestee, ! George
Barron, who was tfislaherlted b.y his father,
the property being ' bequeathed to El ward
Barron's second Wife, Eva Rse Barron.
The four-s'.ory building at 255 Sou:h Sec nd
street, Philadelphia, occupied by G. Walker
Killy anl Co., "furaLure agent,, and Al
Z jgsmlth, manufacturer of jewelry boxe,
was by fire lo3S; about $11,0)0. -It
is ru nored that Dr, Oito va Mu Jller, for
merly of Kansas City, h is murdered hi wife
at Croe)W, Poland, and has been arrested.
Smallpox prevails in par s of Missouri
and Ken ucky. -ttev. Jfiitjan lei.er was
torn to piec s. by wild animals in Logtia
county, W. Va. . JL O. Sullivan, a postal
c'.ork, was arrested lu Philadelphia, charged
with rifling letters.
At Nashville the Supreme Court sentenced
Matthew Call waVt colored, to be hanged on
Ai.ril 20th. at Columbia, for the murder ot
James Waters, coloied. Mary Wat r., wif
of he victim, wbo wa - inlictedon the charge
of aiding and abutting in the crime, was sou-
tenced to impr sonment for jife. -At Mala
mnr. o, Mich., Lieutenant Governor Miloe
was nominated by itr Republicans to succ ei
in tiio House of Representative.! Ju ius C-
Currows, lately elected to the United State,
Senile. Three firemen were fatally .injured
by a train at pbroit; Mrs. E'ii Cowen
and ber three ciildrep, of Northfleld, O..
were poisoned b; eating fried' beef. -M. E.
JKaldowho was sa?hlerpf.the Popple's Bank
was arrested, charged with being short $3,
000 in his ace junta. Fire broke out on the
Un ted Eta'es transport Fein, off Cape C d
at night. Within a few f et of the fire wjsre
stored four hundred pound of nnoke.es
powder. Tho hero o efforts of the crew, how
ever, saved the ship. Th Ice? sena orial
contest in Idaho finally trra'nated in the re
flection of Senator George L. Shoup. Near
Beverly. W. Va-; Cbarjea Slav.'n shot and
killel Ham Collins in a fiijtit. The steam
ship Itrian arrivod at ewport News frcm
Bermuda, alter a rough voyage. At Lcx-
inrtnn Va the Wand iury indictel CM.
Flg.itt, late cashier ot the Bank of Lexing
ton, for embezzlement, an 1 a'so R. K. Good
win, Look keeper, for making fa'se entries,
and C. W. Irvine for receiving money, know
ing his bank accoilnt t be overdue. 1
Tho Rw. J. Hoff nan Bitten', publisher of
reli;riou3 paper in Asbury Park, was1 ar
es ed on the charge ot libeling tho mayor of
. i i f
the town. - O. 1. mucins, rt-ieaswi
dayi ago from the Mmneiota penitentiary,
and Charles W. Crawford,.a youth of nine-
een years, entered the State B ink at , Adeh
To a hut s M. T.Bacn. tbe casnier. securea
i a few' hua lred dollars and escaped from the
I town, pursued Sy a crowd. Wilkins took
refuge in a barn.i whloh was fired. He was
forced out and a Cght followed in which he
was shot dead. ;lThe other robber was cap.
tured. Several men were wounded. Mrs.
B illington Bootl,: of the Salvation Army,:
wa granted permits on by Judg Ferris, of
Cincinnati, to perform the marriage cere
mony. The trial of Perry Coffey at W nstob,
N. C., for the murdor of his brother, was pott
i.oned bt cause Joseph Roberts, the most im
portant witness for the State, was fouad dead.
The first annua' meeting or the National
Wholesa'e Lumber . Dealer's Asociation, was
hell in Philadelphia -A strike lovo ving
from twelve to seventeen thousand miners is
on in the Pittsburg district, the ' operate-:,
having refuse 1 the sixty-nine cent rato de
manded by the men. -
The bill to grant woman suffrage ia Matsn
chusetts was d4 cated in the lower I nous
of tbe e .islature. Ten thousand railroad
miners in the Ilf.s'jurg dUtrlct struck tor aa
advancjof fourteen cents an hour. Fire,
d stroy d tho J. B. Watham & Co. s aisti.iery
at LoulsTii:e, Ky. Loss, 7&,ujj.-j uy
..loion of natural gat ia Anderson,
a block of tu-int-'s houses valued at 73,
destroved-i- An incendiary
MK OF CO MESS
Tie Controlling Issues of its
Three Sessions.
SILYIR, TARIFF, FINANCES.
A Summary of the Work Accom
plished Since August, 1893. when
the President Called the Mem
ber. In Extraordinary
Sessions.
NOMINATIONS FAILED,
Hot
an
Iud.,
0)
fire at
Othei 3
A Mother and DauTbter a.uiea, anu
Hurt -The
F orlde ve tlbu e train goiig south at
the rate of flity ml es an hour s rue a tam
pered s ta'a and wa? wrecked at Scotland,
Ga. Th train conste i oi wrei xui..u-
, A-s aUai mail A (
c ira. nrjt aaa s jcoji-cus i"
express cir. Ever,- oneot nese waueraiieu.
. a I M'eiaa
T o Pdllm in and nrii aau
coac'a s were thrown on their si tea. uae i
th coac'uei wer occupied by the Bouni
Reed .heatrical company and the other nai a
I Jail c jmplem3nt of paie lgers.
Mrv C. W. Sabir, ot ficxjas, aii.. w u
ticket t Oiala. a , am n-jr urev""
dau ;htor w r3 killed, '
R an l Re sd naa nn ie sou
lis Miry Myer. Mew ior., wa bhoj
wrenched In the back and shoulder. N l.her
was severely hurt. j
B laii Reed d Irtlagn .h.l himtalf by re.
eulng, at a great risk, three of to. lailo. trom
tbe upturned ear.
lh. switch bad bwa taraid asd sailed
down by aakaewa par Iw.
. . it
Kins on. N. a,; destroyed tweaiy-nve uu..
ins, twelve being s orm. Loss, tWf000; in
surance, 10,00i List week Kingitoa had
a 200,T)00 fliej with- insurance of 190,000.
A distinct eartbqu ike .-hock lasting s-y-
eral seconds wa felt at Wilson, N. C. Build
ing were shaken but no damage done.
Wyatt Jiay erry. colored, went to cburcu .
snd locked his three, children up in tho
hou?e in Brea bam, Texas. The houe caught
Ore and the oldest child, aged even year,
.-ca rd by cdmbing out of the window. Tb
,wo young st! were burned to death.
Crawford Ml Kendrick and his bro-ber
Charles, who stood hi,'h in business circles
p St. Loui, got out of town, leaving many
dibts behind. b . . j
WRECKED BY.GAS.
Sapply FipsaCutiaaKaniai City Houie by
1 an Ineeadiary. 1
Aa explosion of . as, said to be d llberae
ly planned by'ai Inc mdl irv. wrecced tit
twotory brick budding of L-jwIs H Day, in
Lydia arenu E insas Oit v, aid caused tha
d-?a'.h ofthrei fl enen. Th3 exp'odoa wiv
caused by gas" pip? leading from tle base
ment t ng eat and letting ; the ga flJW
through the h ,m. which b.J apparently
been rt on fire. Boon after l h flrmn ar
i(m l ibe whol..!di of the h t-o tA
on: and tbei.malad.r e itfM'tttf b -
Tbe three seed nt of th. Fifty-third Con.
gres but expired, were dominated by three
sontrolllmr lasu a The first by the silver
question. The second by the tariff question.
The. third by the financial question.
On the 7th of A'gut, 1893. the Congress
convened in extraordlnarr session for tbe
avowed purpose of repealing the compulsory
diver purchase provision of the law ot 1890.
rhis was the silver session, j
Mr. W. L. Wilson, chairman of the Ways
and Mean. Committee, prepared a bill, i"
jonformlty to tbe reoommendatioas of the
President's me sage, and on' the 23th of
August, 1893, ibU measure passed the House.
The Senat , In the mean time had been pre
paring, through the Committee oa.FlBanie
i subetltu e bill, and on the 1st of November
this Senate substitute received tbe approval
of both House, and became law by the ap
proval of the President This meas ire, a id
tbe repeal of tbe remaining j vestige of tbe
reconstruction Federal e eo ion l.w, c osed
tb. important work ot the extra session.
Upon Its meeting in regular session, in De
cember, 1393. Congress entere 1 opoo the
consideration of tbe revision of the tariff. As
In the case of rhe silver question, but la a
much more pronounced manner, the Hou-e
propoied" and the Senate disposed.' The
'WlUon tariff bill, pasel by the IIoue Feb
ruary 1, 1831, waset asld- fjr th-J Jones
Gorman comproml e tarift bill, and adopted
by the Senate on the 3d of Jul, 1894, a'ter
four months' debate, anl the House a given
the blunt option ot the ' Senite bl.i or noth
ing." It took the Senate bill and ten it to
the Prt-sl leat on the 15th of Aujrus , 1894
NOT BIQ2CED BY THE PBESIDEXT.
President Cleveland eimit ed. the bill to
become a law without his approval, an I in
an Informal man nor communicated to Indi
vidual member of Congress h s diatls ao.
lion wltb the iaad quacy of the changes mado
in tbe tariff system.
Supp om-ntoi t me passage of this tariff
law, the Senate entered upon the profltlen
and ino .ncli-s.ve lnvestatlou o.' rum-r that
Senat rs had bee i improperly i.iflienojd to
vote fci tho Senate sugar schedu e, aid Had
speculated In stjeks of he o-calld "Sugar
of the Fifty-third Congross, has been espec
ially marked bv the refu-al of bo h Hou-sto
put into legl lat'.veshae the recommenda
tions of the President for th allevlat.oa of
tbe strln rent flnamval sltu-i ion. The Preal
deut. in hi annual mesag,! oa led attention
to the cou lnual depletion o. the gold reserve,
and complained that though It wa "per eet
Jy and palpably p ain that the only w ly un
der the pre.'ent oonditi ns by which this re -"po.-ve,
when dangerously depleted, can be
replenished U through the iss 10 aod sale oi
hnnd ol the eovernment .or Kold. Conijros
ha not onlytbu lar declined to authorize
the Issue of bonds be it buited t such a pur
p jse, but thereseeras a diposi.io i In torn)
quarter to d any both the necessity and the
p ,wer for tbe Issue of bonds at all."
'lhe Banking and Currency Committee of
the House, w th the approval of the adminis
tration, submitted a financial measure which,
amon other provisions, materially modified
the nat onal banning iw uu rei
res -rictions on State bank circulation.
1 ADDITIONAL r.Eai8L4TIOJf DEMANDED.
' Th.s bill was defeated by six majority. It
was followed by a second message from tbe
"resident, received by both Houses ot Con
gress December 25, In which th- President
saldthat whatovar might have baen the merits
l .. l. rnnAlAll hv him he WAS
ol me orijjm'" f1 f'-i'--
"now convinced that Ua reception by Con
gres and our present advanced stane of
flnanoial perplexity necesitated additional
or different legislation."
He once again reoommended the passage
of a law authorizing the isu- of low inter
est bearing bond, to maintain the gold re
serve. Tbe Banking and Currency Cjmmli-
tee responded to this suggeition by onering
n the 1st of February, 1895, a bill to "au
thorize the Secietary ot the Trea-ary to Issue
bond, to maintain a sufficient gold reserve
and to redeem and retire United States
notes."
After only two hours' debate this bill wa
also defeated by a majority of 27.- On the
next day the Preslden: Informed Congres
that he had ne jotl.ted a conditional sale Ot
over 1 62,000,031 of 4 per cent coin ponos ic
a syndicate largely represented by forelgu
capitalists, having no resource left, became
of the "omission thus tar on th part of Cjn
gress to beneficially enlarge the power, ot
the Secretary bf the Treaury in the prem.
lieB This last message went to the Way
and Means Committee, wboe chairman, Mr.
Wilson, of West Virginia, jseren days after
it. oir.t. reported a resolution authorizing
the Issue of $65,116,275 ot gold 3 per cent,
bonds, as recommenled by the President.
The measure was called upon February lth
sod defeated the same day by forty-vea
majority, after a stormy debate.
THE BEVATX PUOOiM.
Thee three financial measure, with the
general appropriation blls, c nsumed the
greater part of the ee s on. Early in the
session tbe Deincc a ie caucus ft the Senate
agreed that tbe following matters should be
considered: A financial measure of some sort,
details not design d; the bankruptcy bill; the
.,..- .1,. ..imiulnn of 'New Mexico sal
Ar zonaj tbe Nicaraguant anal bill, and tbe
State B ink tax repeal bill.
Of all these measures, the Nicaraguan Ca
nal bill alone passd the Se$a e, after two
months' debate, and that oaly becauv Ibe
Republicans utilized It as a buffer to k-ep off
tbe bankruptcy bi:L It failed to receiv con
sideration in the Hbu-ei The bankruptiy
U 1 was made the unfinished business, but
wU ehoked by the aVproprlatloti blUa H.
nandal measnres were Hot acted upon by the
Senate, .nd nothing planned by the Senate
caucus resulted In legUlatlon. The so cal ed
"popgtmf tariff bill, sen? over oy tn. Mouse,
Twsy-on. AppolatmraU that W.r. .
Coaftrmsd by th. Semite.
Out o a to'.l Of uear y ao nomination
snt lothis session of C'oaitreas the Beast,
failed to act oa twen y on a follows:
Arthur P. Greely, of New Hampshire, and
John H. Br ckens la, ol Pcnnsylvaais, to be
principal exam nrs In the Patent Office.
David O. Br , to be ro leotor ot cus
tom for the dU.riot of Montaia and Idaho
a reee s appo'ntment.
Albert B Sterns, appra'ser of merchandise
for tho dUtric. ot B :oa and t'bat leston.
William L Marbury to be Ua t.l State
attorney for the' ills rlet ot Maryland. The
Senate failed to sot oa thl at the last sestoa,
and the nominee wa agiln appointed dur
to the 1-vst reeea
Joseph R. Herod, of Tadlani, now second
secretary- of legation la Japas, to be first
secretary.
Postmasters: PenasyU inia L K. Deck.
arJ, altddletown, and Thomas P. lie An.
drew, Whitehaven.
Maine 8ou-an G. Stephenson, Togu.
Massachusetts George W. Wa'.e, Rio-
dolph, Charles F. B ood jott, Htoneham; Au
ImI 1). Holt', Arlington; anl Taonta. 11
Mann, FitchUur.
Maryland Daniel E. K'ane, Cumberland.
Nevada Luther Clark, Eureka
N tbraska M. EaL Huok, Schuyler.
Minnesota Clinton C Tobey, tJ.uk Con
ter.
Kansas Robert Kennedy, Ple.issnton.
Montana Willie E. Do well, Missoula.
Kentucky Frank W. Jopin, Elizabeth-
town. 1
Illinois John Beard, DanvilK A reoesi
appointment.
Tbe rejections were as follow:
W. M. Campb'll,.dltrlot attorney for ti
district of Minor. jta
A. Augustus Healy, oolleotor of internal
Revenue for the first ditrlot ot Now York.
H. P. Kitfleld, collector of oustoms for th
district of G.ouoester, Ma.
rotmatew-J. W. W. Wool ward, Con
terville, Sld.j James Walling, Victor, & Y.,
snd A. D. Tlnsley. Sioux, Kalb, 8. D. .
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A STEAMBOAT CRUSHED-
Th. Longfellow Strikes a Briigs at Cincinnati.
' Six Lives Lost
The steamer Long ellow, belonging to the
Cincinnati, Memphis snd New Orleans
Tacket Line Comfany, on her way to New
O lean, clashed against a pier of the Ch-s-apeake
and O ilo R illwsy bride and tank la
fire minutes. Six ersons are de id or roli-
laiKiie other twen'y-ilve pnsengsr and lbs
remainder of the crew were rescued by th
com any's harbor bmt, the Hercules Carrel,
which was near nt hand.
The stesmer was caught In the oross cur
rents and became unmanageable. The wind
blew tbe smoke Trom the smoketaok into the
iff fploi". .wrroAin' JrULnt frryn anninsf
ways alongside tho toilers. The steamer
hung to the pier while the curr n's, trlkln f
bow and B'ern, broke the vs-H In two, and
ia less t' au live minutes s c sank. k -
David Aldrl tge; ot Rome. N. Y., an eueny
man.wbo wa nco mpaoled ,by bis w fe snd
Mrs. Armstrong, t Jametown, N. Y., was
lame. He walked with a cane and oould not
make his way la time over the freight that
impeded tbe way toward' the stern, where
thi Carrol lay. HU wfe and Mrs. Arm
s'rong were saved.
Tne aged clerk of the boa Cup. J. I
Carter, comml t d the Indiscretion a'ter ones
getting aboard the Carrel of going biofc fof
somethngfrom bis offi-v. Reroro he oould
ro urn the veel wen under.
Qus Cha v', the bnrkeepor, p-rlshed In
an une fish effort to tave the aged clerk.
Thy were so n to go down together, as Chaa-i
vet was doing bis utmost to hurry h m back
to tbe C trrol. T
The Lonfollow was the ll U. P. Sohenok
transformed. Th's old vessel wa. lengthened
25 feet four )ear a .o and reuamed ths
LongMlow. Slje wa valued a 121,503 and
Insured for 1 15,00'. Hue was carrying 600
ton oi ireigm.
Mount Vebnon, Ind -The tteamer Rce
da'.esuokln theWatab near New H.veni
Illinois. One man was drowned. Sh. was
loaded with corn. The boat was valued .t
15,000. and was owned by the Hudnnf, of
Te'rre Haute ; fully insured,
THE AHTI-LOTTEY LAW.
Full Provisions of th. Lit Bill Signed by the
, Preiidsnt
The last maure sben by. -the . President
and one in which a groat deal of interest has
been taked, 1 the anil -lottery Wit. Tb. -mea-ure
Is a brief one of four sections, the
most Important of which Is the firs .
Tbls specifies tbat "any person who shall
caue to be brought wlthlu tho United State,
from abroad, for the purpose of disposing C
ths same, or deposited In or carried by th.
mails of the United States, or carried from
one state to another In tbe United States any
paper, oeMOea'e, or ins rum -nt purporting
to be or represent s ticket, chance, har. or
interest in or dependent upon the event
of a lo tery, so-called gift concert or slml ar
enterprise, offering pr:zs dependent Tipoa
lot or chance, or shall cause any adverttae
meat of suoh lottery, so-caUed gift ooncert
or .dtnllar en'erprUe. offering prices depen
dent upon lot or chance,' to be brought into
the United State or depolied In or' carried
by the m ill of the United States, or trans
ferred from on. State to another In the same,
shall be puni-h-d in the flrtOene dj m
i. nnt mn thantiwo rears or
IiUfvuiu'JJ. v
by a floe of not more than
tf, 0 or botn.
and In ths scend snd alter offend, by such
imprisonment only."
The other sections of the b 11 .pplf to th.
set all provisions o'- exlstioir law. for the f
toppreosion of ihe lo tery traffic In or elrcv j
lation of oVwne l ook, and extend the pow- j
rr conferred In section 2, chapter 908, of the
itatue of 1890 to all letters or other mattef
tent by ma L
WITH HIS BOOTS ON-
l iji.. v fme sw-rar.' free ooai ana iree
prviiws ---- " r
Iron wr not et.n honored by eor.ideratlon,
..a k. tMiiroad Doelios mu, one oi wt mosi
Impertiat neasare. passedt Vy tfce Lef
was ate .beirta.
A H.w York Farmer's Sequert Ooeysd at His
FuneraL
In accordance with Ll own directions
Charles EUworth, a walthy farmer; of Sara
toga, N. Y., who died at tLe aire Ot fcS, was
burled with bU boot ot ftnfl his own sieigu
ws used ss a Mearse. 5Tbe lelh used wa
a huge box affair, eri igh to holl ball a (
down co&ar, placed n.oa anoavypair it
bob., drawn by a pair ot targe, and spirited 1
horses, dilven by Jonn ki swono, wpn.w oi
tb. "deceased, As irqti tw ertymm
bistiatls's ir 0rtroat, p i gauawn.