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OL. XXXI. NO. i.
WILMINGTON, N. C, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 189S.
1.00 PKR YEAR.
PENITENTIARY REFORMS
SUPI MEWBOOUNE'S VIEWS ON
THE MATTER
Officer of the Soldiers' Home Reelected.
Special Agent at the Internal Kerenne
Office Otho Wilton a Candidate for the
Raleigh Postofflee Russell Advice
to the President Amain Repnhllcans
Russell's YlndlctlTeneM Against the
Southern
' Messenger Bureau,
! Raleigh, N. C January 29.
Your correspondent had a special in
terview today with J. M. Mewboorne,
the new penitentiary superintendent,
regarding the policy as to convicts,
the state farms, etc. Mewboorne said:
"I think, perhaps, we can carry out
the law and make the penitentiary
self-sustaining. It requires $130,000
to $140,000 a year to operate the peni
tenitiary. We will make it if we can.
Maybe we will do it. There is a con
siderable falling off in the number of
convicts. A few years ago it was over
1,400, now it is only 1,068. Convicts
arc going on the county gangs. As to
( the phosphate mine and farm at Castle
Haynes we don't intend to buy it.
We can't go into the phosphate busi
ness. It would require a vast deal of
machinery and cost much for repairs.
It is rather too much of a commercial
transaction. We would have to find
a market for the phosphate. We
might find one and we might not. We
would have to put out drummers in
the field and we have enough business
on our hands without that. Of course
if the buyer of the mines wants us to
furnish convicts for digging phosphate
we would do that. It is too risky for
us to try to do anything ourselves.
We might be legislated out of it in six
months. I have been to the Anson
county farm. That farm ought never
to have been leased at the high figure
of $2,500 a year. It has been magnifi
cently improved. Supervisor Rein
hardt has done a, wonderful
amount of work there. It is a beauti
fully located upland farm, with 1,500
acres in cultivation. There are 900
acres In timber, which we are cutting.
As to the farms on the Roanoke river,
the Halifax farm is far too dangerous.
Its lease has only two years more to
run and then it will be surrendered.
The Northampton farm is far superi
or. Its lease has four years to run.
The Caledonia farms (really they are
one) are the finest I have ever seen.
But about half of it is subject to over
flow. There is always the element of
risk. We have made a good lease for
the Tillery farm on the Roanoke.
Tillery furnishes thirty ploughs, and
half the fertilizer. -He furnishes all
save the labor. We furnish the con
victs, clothing, feeding and guarding
them. It is a fair contract. Now as
to the plants. .1 am determined to
plant enough of food crops to. supply
all the people and the criminals em
ployed on all the farms. We will
make plenty of corn and wheat and
oats and peas and will have also ample
gardens to yield a great supply of veg
etables. We will have plenty of hogs
and cattle; not too many hogs as I
fear cholera when they are in large
droves. But, remember that the first
thought will be of ample food crops.
All the women on the farms were
brought to the penitentiary today, and.
practically all of them will be employ
ed in the shirt factory there."
The old officers of the Soldiers
Home are all re-elected for the year.
The new superintendent, R. H. Brooks,
takes charge Monday. Captain Fuller,
the retiring superintendent, who by
his fall is disabled for life, goes to his
old home at Kittrell Monday.
Wolcott Lay, a'special agent of the
United States treasury, arrived today
to surperrise the transfer of the rev
enue office from T. M. Simmons to E.
C. Duncan. Lay says the transfer will
be made by Monday evening.he thinks,
but possibly it may take two days
longer.
There are, by reason of lack of
means, only six inmates of the negro
consumptives' sanitarium at Southern
Pines, but there are no less than fifty
one applicants for admission. Alfred
Impey, the South African prince who
is now there, has consumption, as a
bacteriological examination clearly
shows. It is incipent. He was per
fectly well when he arrived here last
October.
Otho Wilson is the latest candidate
for postmaster at Raleigh. This news
causes quite a laugh here. James H.
Young, colored, says Senator Pritch-ard-promised
him his endorsement.
Republicans her are laughing at
Governor Russell's message to the
president through Marshall Mott; that
it Senator Pritchard were not elimina
ted from republican politics North
Carolina would be irreparably lost.
The most Influential republicans say
that of all republicans in this state
not one has less influence than the
governor; that his party casts him out
and spurns him, and that Senator
Pritchard has more influence in a min
ute than Russell in a year.
Joseph J. Woods is dropped as su
pervisor of the Castle Haynes farm
and State Senator Cannon, of Bruns
wick, succeeds him. It seems that
the state will occupy this farm but a
little while longer.
It is asserted that good progress is
now being made in the construction
of the Richmond, Petersburg and
Ridgeway railway, and that by early
autumn the Seaboard Air Line will be
running trains over it as a "short cut."
There are severe attacks upon Judge
Robinson,, of the superior court, for
his slighting remarks from the bench.
The Durham'people are now angry be
cause of his disparaging remarks
about a preacher here.
E. C. Duncan has been to Washing
ton three times, making efforts to se
cure some kind of a modification of
the civil service rules. The main
pressure is to get the democratic
deputy collectors ousted. The appli
cants for places call on Duncan to
kick the democrats out and then rely
upon the government to back him.
Duncan doesn't want to get in trouble.
Oti Wilson in his paper today says
it is the certain expectation of Rus
sell and Butler to form a new party.
The state charters the Alpha Min
ing Company, of Rockford, Surry
county, with $25,000 capital. Three
of the five stockholders are North Car
olinians, the two others being George
B. McLane of Alexandria, Va., and L.
Mclane, of Stover, Pa.
A widely known Edgecombe county
democrat when asked what wa3 the
attitude of the populists in that sec
tion replied that those who talk
freely say they are sufficiently amused
with their republican allies. But the
great masses are silent and these he
thinks may abstain from voting at all.
The eight suits against Vice Presi
dent Andrews, of the Southern, which
were reported last night as having
been brought by Governor Russell, are
for $5,000 each. They are against him
personally, and are for the full penal
ty. It is well understood her that the
governor's plan to have Andrews jail
ed or heavily fined for refusal to an
swer incriminating questions of the
railway commission has failed. Now
in his anger the governor brings these
suits in the superior court here. It
sets out that the failure was to make
reports, but really it is for not an
swering the commission's questions.
The aggregate amount sued for Is $40
000. The governor's entire attack is
directed upon the Southern and A. B.
Andrews in particular. By day and
by night it seems to be his one
thought. It was midnight last night
before Chairman Caldwell, of the com
mission returned from the governor's
mansion with the complaints in tne
eight suits, to which he certified. The
rush was to get Caldwell to swear to
them before he left at 2 o'clock this
morning.
The new rate on fertilizer freights
go into effect February 10th.
, IHK GU1D1KON CLUB
It Give Its Thirteenth 'Annual Dinner.
Some Features Peculiar to This Occasion
Washington, January 29. The Grid
iron club gave its thirteenth! annual
dinner tonight, and 'as has 1een its
custom in the past, furnished one of
the mot unique entertainments of the
season. Distinguished g-uesfcs were
present from all parts of the world, as
well as men. -prominent in public life
from every section cf the United
States. The larg'e banquet Trail at the
Arlington hotel was superbly dewra't
ed and the ta'ble was a bed of riclh and
fragrant flowers.
The features were spectacular and
brilliant and of a kind peculiar to
those dinners. The initiation of Mr.
Charles A. Boyntion, superintendent of
the Southern division of the Associated
Press, and (Mr. 'ATber Miller, of The
Kansas City Star, afforded an occasion
for the publication of the pension roll.
No names except those of guests were
found on this roll and they were sub
jected to comment's of a witty charac
ter to fit each peirson mentioned. A
tribe of Indians in (full war dress,
swooped in and scalped George H. Dan
iels and George W. Boyd, who have
'been active in (presenting the ami
scalping bill, before congress. The civil
service questton was settled in a
spirited contest in which Senator Lodge
and 'ReDresentatlve Grosvenor were
personated by athletic young men, the
result being that the reformer got ihe
"best of the spoilsman.
An eloquent tribute was paid to the
deceased mem berg of the club, th.3
late Moses P. Handy, Fred. D. Mussey,
Jacoh J. Noah and George Y. Coffin.
The features and speeches were in
terspersed with sdlos and songs by the
quartette which added to the brilliancy
of the occasion. There were 175 covers
and among the guests were the fol
lowing: The president of Hawaii, Hon.
San ford B. Dole ; the German Ambassa
dor, Mr. Von HolTeben; the French am
bassador, M. Cambon; the Hawaiian
minister, Mr. Hatch; the Japanese min
ister, 'Mr. Toru Hoshi; the Chinese
minister, Mr. Wu Ting-Fang; the apos
tolic delegate. 'Momsignor MarttoelTi;
Mr. Justice "Brewer, Senators Aldrich,
of Rhode Island; Gorman, of Mary
land; 'Foraker and Hanna, of Ohio;
Piatt, of Connecticut; Jones, of Ar
kansas: Sboup, of Idaho; Mitchell, of
Wisconsin; Warren, of Wyoming, and
Senator-Select McComas, of Maryland;
ex-Senator Hill, of New York; Speaker
Reed and many other prominent men.
To Change Commander of the Tlzcara
Madrid. January 29. It is announc
ed that the cruiser Vizcaya which the
government has decided to send to the
United States will not be commanded
by Captain Concas y Pulan, but by
Captain Eubate.
This change in the command of the
Vizcaya is believed to be due to the
feeling produced by an address de
livered in 1896 before the Madrid
Geographical Society by Captain Con
cas y Pulan, who commanded the ca
ravel Santa Maria, sent over by Spain
to the Columbian exposition, giving
his impression of the United States in
such a manner as to call forth from
Hannis Taylor, then the United States
minister to Spain, a curt note to the
Spanish government demanding an
explanation. w
THE LION GETS HIS SHARE
ENGLAND VICTORIOUS IN HER
FOREIGN NEGOTIATIONS
To Secure, all Dr Demand In the East
West Africa and Upper Nile Germany
Come Around to Her Side and Kassla
and France Became Lss Ob.tinate-Pou
Ing Forward to the Upper Nile Deplor
able Condition of the Spanish Nary
London, January 29. After an un
usually prolonged period of extreme
tension, all indications point to an
early improvement in, if not a com-
hlpfp unbitfnn tliA flt-lrn iiirna-
tional political problems agitating the
nerves of Great Britain. The foreign
and colonial offices are beginning to
see day light through the darkness
which has long been enveloping the
far east, west Africa, the upper Nile
and India, and unless signs fail and
information from the best informed
circles is faulty, the marquis of Salis
bury, and Mr. Jos. Chamberlain, sec
retary of state for the colonies, will
divide honors and Great Britain will
secure about all she asks. So far as
China is concerned, this view, in con
nection with the speech of Mr. Curzon,
the parliamentary secretary for the
foreign office, at Bolton on Tuesday,
and the reported acceptance of the
British loan, is generally regarded as
correct. Mr. Curzon foreshadowed
the probable success of the loan nego
tiations, the achievement of Great
Britain's purpose in keeping the ports
free to the whole world and the main
tenance of treaty rights Whereby
"speeches of influence are rendered
impossible."
The Russian proposal of a loan to
China on the same terms as Great
Britain was not taken seriously. It is
understood that she has not the money
herself without drawing upon her war
reserve funds.
Paris is daily showing less inclina
tion to burn its fingers in a game in
which, even if successful.Russia would
be the only gainer, while Germany ap
pears to have come completely around
to the British side. Throughout, the
situation has never been so alarming
as sensationalists attempted to paint
it. Hence, the Czar's peaceful assur
ances and Lord -George Hamilton's
statement In his speech on Tuesday
that relations with Russia were en
tirely satisfactory, will not surprise
America.
Turning to West Africa, an of
ficial of the colonial office in
forms the Associated Press that
the impossibility of securing wit
nesses from the west coast
earlier ia the reason for tne delay in
the Paris negotiations. Thus far, all
the British demands have been con
ceded nominally and "provisionally,"
pending the result of the convention.
But Mr. Chamberlain is perfectly sat
isfied that tlte British claims are up
held and that the French will be con
fined westward of a line prolonged
from the present Lagos-Dahomey
frontier to the Niger, and along the
bank of the Niger to Say. In the
meantime, he does not propose to risk
being caught napping by a possible
adverse decision of the convention, so
he is pushing troops and supplies to
the front as rapidly as possible.
In regard to he upper Nile the in
teresting news which Mr. Curzon
dropped Tuesday to the effect that the
ratifications of the treaty between
Great Britain and King Menelik, of
Abyssinia, have been exchanged and
that the government hopes shortly to
accredit a direct representative at the
Abyssinian court, has given the great
est satisfaction, as helping to solve
the question of the upper Nile.
In the meanwhile, Young Henry
Cavendish, a distant relative of the
Duke of Devonshire, is preparing to
start again for equatorial Africa, ac
companied by Lieutenant Andrews,
eight British officers and Mr. Dodson,
who was the companion of Mr. Don
aldson Smith, the American explorer.
Mr. Cavendish will take with him 400
armed men and a number of rapid fire
guns. As his objective is the junction
of the White Nile and' the Sobat river
at Sobat, the purpose of the expedi
tion, it will readily be seen, is to cut
off the French from reaching Fashoda,
which is only a short distance north
of Sobat.
The news from Christiania on Fri
day last, that the committee appointed
to draw up proposals for the better
regulations between Norway and
Sweden has bee"n unable to reach an
agreement, indicates that the tension
between Sweden and Norway is fast
approaching the snapping point.
The Correro, organ of the Carlists,
discussing the visit of the United
States battleship Maine to Havana, ex
presses the belief that che Spanish
public is justifiably alarmed, adding:
"As a fact, it is the government itself
which is seriously alarmed, though
every effort is made to disguise it, in
spite of the official statement of Ad
miral Cervaras, the admiral of .the
fleet, on Tuesday last, (at a conference
with the minister of marine, when he
asserted that the recent evolutions
had demonstrated the perfect condi
tion of the Spanish fleet). Admiral
Cervaras in reality reported that
there was not a ship ready for service;
Jthat the vesseU net actually in dry
dock ought to be there, that many of
the boilers wero defective, that some
ships were not yet armed and that
most of the vessels require cleaning.
I In view of the perfidy of the Unitei
States it Is not surpiising that such
neglect and helplessness create alarm."
Accoring to the same paper, great
Importance Is attached to the confer
ence between M. Patenctre, the French
minister to Spain, and Senor Gul!oii,
the Spanish minister for foreign af
fairs, who it is said discussed the ac
tion of the United States, "as it is well
known that there Is great alarm In
France at the course of events. The
fact that M. Patenotre is intimately
conversant with United Stajtes affairs
lends additional importance to the
matter."
A FATAIj affray
A Fight at a Store In "Wilson County Re
mit in one Person Being Kll'ed an
two Injured, one Perhaps Fatally
(Special to The Messenger.)
Wilson, N. C, January 28. A hor
rible affray took place Friday night at
about 7:30 o'clock at Lamm's store,
about six miles from Wilson. T. R.
Lamm and Pearson Eatman got into
a difficulty over a settlement, and
soon fighting took place. Lamm was
shot with a pistol by Eatman in the
right side and may die. Eatman was
killed by either T. R. Lamm or his
son Chas. Lamm, being fearfully beat
en on the face and his head was 'split
open, his brains running out on the
ground. Stephen Eatman, a young
son of Pearson, was' horribly beaten
with a stick on the face and head, but
will probably recover. Feeling in the
neighborhood seems to be with the
Eatmans.
TO RUSH THK RESOLUTION
Leaden of the House Decide to Take up,
Discuss and Tote on the Teller Resolu
tion at Tomorrow's Session of That Body
Washington .January 29. The de
termination was reached by leaders
in the house of representatives that
the Teller resolution for the payment
of bonds in silver, passed by the sen
ate last night, should be disposed of
by the house on "Monday, in order that
the attitude of that branch of con
gress might be placed before the
country immediately. This conclusion
was reached after numerous confer
ferences between Speaker Reed, Chair
man Dingiey, of the ways and means
committee, Messrs. Dalzell and Hen
derson, of the rules committee and
other influential members of the
house.
Late in the day the resolution which
had come over from the senate was
referred by the speaker to the Ways
and Means committe and Chairman
Dingiey at once gave notice of a
special meeting of the committee at
10:30 o'clock Monday morning. At
the same time ne notified democratic
members of the committee what his
general purpose was, substantially as
follows:
The bill will be considered by the
committee on Monday and an adverse
report made on it. No amendment or
change in the phraseology will be
made, but the adverse report will be
on the resolution as it stands. This
will be submitted to the house when it
convenes on Monday, and plans made
to dispose of the matter before the
day's session closes. As to the pro
cedure on the floor, Mr. Dingiey made
no prediction, beyond saying that it
was proposed to dispose of the subject
on Monday. This will doubtless re
quire a special rule as to t the debate.
A basis for such a rule was presented
today by Mr. Dalzell, a member of the
rules committee, in the form of a res
olution providing that the subject be
considered immediately after the re
port of the ways and means commit
tee. The committee will probably be
ready to report by 12 o'clock, so that
under the Dalzell resolution the debate
would begin shortly afternoon. It is
probable that before the house assem
bles the Dalzell resolution will be so
shaped as to fix the hours of debate
and set a time for a vote.
A Mother and Daughter Murdered
Burlington, Iowa, January 29. The
dead bodies of Mrs. Fanny Rathburn
and her 12-year-old daughter, Mary,
were found this afternoon in pools of
blood at their lonely home west of this
city. The woman had been struck in
the head with an axe, which was found
leaning against a nearby well. Her
head was split open. The body of the
child was found in a bedroom off the
kitchen with the throat cut from ear
to ear. Evidences of a terrible strug
gle were present on all sides. Evi
dently the young girl had been as
saulted by the murderer, who then cut
her throat. The girl's hand showing
cuts where she had attempted to de
fend hercelf. The body of the woman
was found to be badly eaten by rats.
Several- arrests have been made and
the police are actively engaged in
running down clues. It is believed
the crime was committed Sunday
night. The woman was a widow of
good repute though quite poor, and no
motive but the outrage of the daught
er can be supposed. The officers re
fuse to give the names of the persons
under arrest.
McKinley's Birthday
Washington, January 29. Today
was the anniversary of the president's
birthday. He was born In 1843. There
was no special observation of the day
at the White house save the presenta
tion to the president of a large bunch
of cut flowers. ... :lWs
POLITICAL DEBATES
CONTINUED ON APPROPRIATION
BILLS IN TnE HOUSE
The Question as to Whether Prosperity
naa Arrived the Subject ofIIot or the
Discussion of YesterdayThe Debate Ac
rimonious at Tlmes-A Resolution to Pro
Tide S5O,O0O for Properly Fitting Up the
While Ilonse for Senator llaona Mr. Al
len Enlivens the Debate
Washington, January 9. There
seems to be no prospect of an abate
ment of the political debates which
has been in progress In the house dur
ing the consideration of the appropri
ation bills. Again today almost the
entire session was consumed in the
discussion of political topics. The
controverted question as to whether
prosperity has arrived attracted the
most attention and interest, and tes
timony pro and con was offered
throughout the day. At times con
siderable acrimony was displayed,
but as a rule the debate was good
natured, both sides seeming to recog
nize that it a struggle to score politi
cal advantage. Only a few pages of
the district appropriation bill were
disposed of. The clerk of the sen
ate transmitted the Teller resolution,
which passed the senate last night.
The announcement was greeted with
a terrible outburst of applause from
the democratic side of the house. No
motion was made at the time andThe
resolution remained on the table.
Mr. King, democratic Utah, raised
a laugh by offering $50,000 for the
improvement of the White house "to
make it a suitable abode for Hon.
Mark A. Hanna. The amendment was
ruled out on a point of order.
Mr. Simpson, populist, of Kansas,
commented upon President McKinley's
declaration at the manufacturers' din
ner in New York, declaring that the
attempt to make all the obligations
of the United States payable in the
dearest money in the world was "dress
coat anarchy."
Mr. Tongue, republican, of Oregon,
in a spirited reply, denounced the
populists and the democrats for being
responsible, through the passage of
the Wilson Tariff bill for the depres
sion and poverty of thf farming class
es. The discussion became very ani
mated when the topic of prosperity
w reached. Mr. Richardson, demo
crat, of Tennessee, precipitated it,
and Messrs. Grosvenor, republican, of
Ohio, Cochran, democrat, of Missouri;
Hopkins, republican of Illinois; Ma
hany, republican, of New York; and
Fitzgerald, democrat, of Massachu
setts took part. The latter again
brought up the New England cotton
strikes which have played a consid
erable part in the debate on previous
days.
Mr. Hepburn, republican, of Iowa,
created some enthusiasm on the re
publican side when he read the Dun
trade review as an answer to the
democratic critics of the effects of
the Dingiey law. Members of the
house, said he, no matter what their
politics, have no right, in attempting
to score a little cheap political capi
tal, to become the libellers and slan
derers of their cour.try. ,
Mr. Allen, democrat, of Mississippi,
enlivened the proceedings with one
of his witty speeches. He said ho
was tired of having Mr. Dingiey get
up every day and explain why his
bill had not met the expectations of
the country. It was very absurd, he
said, but it was with the same serious
solemn mien with which the Jewish
clothier explained to him how he
was able to sell goods below cost. Mr.
Allen said he had not met a business
man in Tupelo, Miss., or elsewhere
who bore testimony to any apprecia
ble improvement in business. In the
course of some remarks in a more
serious vein Mr. Allen aroused the
democrats to applause by quoting the
following from, a speech delivered by
President McKinley in the house in
1890, when the McKinley bill was
under consideration: "When mer
chandise is the cheapest the men are
the poorest and the most distressing
experiences in the history of our
country yea, in all human history
have been when everything was the
lowest and cheapest, measured by
gold, for everything was highest and
dearest measured by labor."
Mr. Walker, republican, of Massa
chusetts, who followed, denounced
Mr. Fitzgerald's statement that Bos
ton was not prosperous. He quoted the
old proverb 'li U an ill birJ that foul3
its own nest."
Mr. Fitzgerald asked him to yield to
a question.
"The gentleman's statement arc so
reckless," retorted Mr. Waller, ' that
I decline to yield to or recognize him."
After some further remarks on both
sides the house at 3 o'clock p. m., ad
journed. CItII Service Regulations Hold
(Special to The Messenger.)
Raleigh, N. C, January 29.-Reve-nue
Colector Duncan returned from
Washington at noon. When asked
if he had succeeded in getting the
civil service regulations modified he
replied: "Not a bit as yet."
If you feel weak, dull and discouraged
you will find a bottle of Hood's sarsap
ariUa will do you wonderful good. .
Royal makes the food pare,
wholesome and ddlcJeats-.
Absolutely Pur
L
VACCINATION ADVlSKt
By the Board of Health of Raleigh. Sr U w
Disappointed In Appointment of
road Commissioner
(Special to The Messenger.)
Raleigh, N. C, January 23. Ralcifr
health board this afternoon met and
advised all citizens to submit to vaorl
natlon, but no compulsion is tr Jc
used.
William Miles fell dead on thn
street here today while unluadlR
wood.
Populist say there is evidence thai
Butler urged the governor to appoint
John Graham railway commlaiUmrx
instead of I C. Caldwell.
The cadets at the Agricultural ami
Mechanical college held a masR-mvx-ing
today to ask for better food in the
mess halls. The faculty will coiiKider
the complaint Monday.
Clerk Fortune of the United Stair
district court has gone to H nrkttt
upon news of the critical illness uf tiis
mother.
Better Than Klondike iiold
Is health and. strength trained lny
taking Hood's Sarsaixirilla, the fmi.
blood purifier. It fortifies tne
system and srlves you ancn strvnKtU
that nervous troubles cease, and -wnrrk.
which, seemed wearing: and httrimrv
becomes easy and is chwrfuiry per
formed. It has done this for other,
it will for yxu.
Hood's Pills are the best family ca
thartic and liver tonic. Geintle, relia
ble, sure.
Concentration of Spanish Fleet at flavnsmt
Washington, January 29. No offi
cial advices have been received hene
as yet to confirm the reported Intmu
tion of the Spanish government to
send a fleet of warships to Havana
The Spanish legation was Inforntotl
some time ago that the small gunboats
now engaged in patrolling the Cnbvtu
coast would be strengthened soon bjr
the addition of a number or tontc
boats, and it is this flotilla that la ex
pected to sail for Havana as sotm a
conditions permit. The boats are
said to be wanted particularly for ser
vice on the Canto river and in Ha
vana harbor. The coming of the ftne
cruiser Crystobel Colon, one of tlc
best ships in the Spanish navy, wftft
the torpedo boats, is said to be neces
sary to their safety, as these little
craft must have a convoy to come Lr
their relief in case of severe wrath-far
and to help out their coal supply
Even with this assistance, it is aldl
the boats will have a risky voyage.
To Bolld the Klchmoad-Rldceway UhtU.
Richmond, Va January 29. A very
important meeting of the board of di
rectors of the Richmond, Petersburg
and Carolina railroad was held this.
evening at Petersburg. Businem 4"
importance was transacted and ar
rangements . consummated for Urc
early building of the road from Itidb
mond, Va., to Ridgeway, N. C. JCo
doubt was expressed as to the abilrty
of the company to carry out all of the
contracts whether with the city ot
Petersburg or any one else. The cota
pany has, it was stated, strong finan
cial backing, and will have no UrodAtx
about getting pn advantageoii
all the funds necessary to build tna&
equip the line.
A
Tke Big Bicycle Race
Pittsburg, Pa., January 29. Tin
finish of the big 72 hour bicycle mem.
here was exciting and was a despcrats
effort of the two leaders. Waller snd
Elkes, to carry off the big end of Ike
purse. Elkes won by two yards hav
ing gone 1,322 miles, 6 laps and G
yards. The final score was: KHjck
1,322 miles, C laps, 60 yards; Waller..
1, 222 miles, 6 laps, 58 yards; Schtoeer
1,314 miles, C laps; Hall 1,311 mile.
laps; Walter 1,309 miles, 11 Upr;
Dench 1,129 miles, 5 laps; Cannon lJLlI
miles, 2 laps; Ruckel 1,101 miles; Ilea-
shaw 878 miles.
An Express Train Wrecked
Old Town, Me.. January 29. Tta
St. John Train No. 29 Known also mm.
the Provincial express, was wrecked! inj
the Cut-at-Orcno Basin mills at 2zA&
o'clock this afternoon and six care. In
cluding the smoker, were turned topsar
turvey into the ditch. One of the rsa
senger cars, in whf jh were a large
number of people was almost cntlrdty
demolished. Two persons were kllLoct
and more than a score injured, severaX
probably fatally. ii
HP
r. fell