ESTABLISHED 1867.
WILMINGTON, N. C, TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1894.
PRICE 5 CENTS.
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.:
Dr. T. II. Prit-hard preached thejbac
"calaureato sermon at the Salem female
college Sund-iy. Monday night was
"Soriior's First Nijiht." wlien essays were
read by the gnuiuaUs. The Comp
troller of the Currency has declared a
dividend of 10 jnr cent, on the claims
against the First National bank of Wil
mington, N. C, making 50 per cent, in
all. The Republican leaders in the
Senate are-contemplating holding a cau
cus to determine what action to take on
the sugar schedule of the Tariff bill.
They believe if they choose a suitable
time they can carry a motion to put
sugar on the free list. The President
issues an order closing the executive de
partments on Federal decoration day.
- A successful reorganization of the
Kk-hmond Terminal company is prac
tically assured.- The two Coffins and
P. I?. Reed are convicted in the Federal
court at Indianapol s for wrecking the
Indianapolis National bank. The two
Coftins are found guilty on forty-seven
counts and Reed on nine. The strike
situation at Birmingham, grows worse
daily. The concentrating of troops does
not intimidate the miners at all. John
Kane, of Palatka, Fla., i3 shot by an
American Protective association - man
named Wolffe, who is in jail. Excite
ment is running, high. The Southern
Presbyterian assembly decides that Dr.
VVoodrow is a member of the presbytery
from which he was dismissed until re
ceived by the one to which he decides to
go. It also decides to remain.in the Pan
Presbyterian alliance. The Colorado
striking miners insist on a day of eight
hours and that the union be recognized.
They are guarding the hills and search-
in 2 all vehicles for arms, An Ohio
mob of striking miners was expected to
attack the Camden mines in West Vir
ginia last night. ; Governor Carr ap
points delegates to the United States
urisoii congress. Governor Carr and
; kmimissioner of Agriculture Robinsen
leaVf? lor tne vugusia congress. o uuge
Walter Clark leaves for Antietam battle
"round, he being one of the commission
ers from this State. The Governor of
l 1V11 V - .
lynched the two negroes at Clinton, Sat-
airday.- At Tampi, Fla., Stevenson
and McNeill are convicted of the murder
of Marshal Whitehurst. Their necks are
wived bv the lury recommending tnem
to mercy. -4 On a train near Deland,
Fla. Deputy Sheriff Keutz kills Marshal
Smith, of Titusville. The Brooklyn
court dismisses the charge against Dwyer
of running a lottery on the Brooklyn
Jockev club's grounds. The judge says
his arrest was unwarranted The Lon-
. Inn hoard of trade will be asked to try
to put a stop to racing between trans-
Atlantic steamers. The Topolobampo
Co-operative colony has been abandoned,
and the 250 people there now will have
Xo look out for themselves. The So
cialist labor party of Boston nominates a
State ticket. Col. Breckinridge loses
'--his right of appeal in the Pollard suit by
.lplavine- till too late to serve his bill of
v ' V 0
exceptions on the plaintiff .The Sen
ate committee investigating the Sugar
trust matter have turned their attention
from the main i-sue to the prosecution
of the newspaper men for not answering
' questions as to their authority for their
statement. -
THE PRISON CONGRESS.
Delegate; Appointed From This State
l Off lor Augusta The Antietam
3 Commission.
Special to the Messenger.
R.vLEJOii, May 28. Governor Carr ap
points the following delegates to repre
sent North Carolina at the annual ses
sion of the United States prison congress
at St. Paul, June 16th: A Leazar, W.
J. Hick's; C. B. Denson, T. W. Patton,
nntrv. P. II. Allen.' J. B. Stick-
nev. Warren Johnson, A. M. McCauley,
t. Tvino- V. E. Moore. T. H,
llaigler.
John Robinson, Commissioner of Agri
culture left to-nisrht for Augusta, Ga., to
:ittend the immigration convention.
iJbvernbr Carr leaves to-morrow.
Jud to Walter Clark and other mem
bers of the commission to locate posi
tions of North Carolina troops at Antie
tam. left for there to-night. Twelve
Dersonswill be present out of twenty
.appointed. ;
HOW DID RANSOM VOTE?
J arris Was "Affin" the Negro Taylor,
Maybe Jlansom did not Vote at All.
stickler for the excutive
wm-rpt nf the Senate than Senator Ran
cm,, c..v thn Washington reporter for
d Dispatch, it would be
.iiffiMiH. tn fine among the members of
"that ancient and aueust body. He even
ral lengths ahead of Senator
whose, strictness in this regard
waasnnw time aero alluded to in the
Ih'snateh correspondence. The latter,
told that it is understood he
thia or that wav on a nomination.
3i:i a hahit of dilatine on the wonderful
ntorrri,j nf the newsDaters. and of
casuallv remarkine that it i3 fine weather,
takinc care not to eive away what hap
pens behind those big doors when they
are closed.
Senator Ransom is giyen to humor, u
not chafing, at times in his conversations
itvitli newsoaner correspondents, and
. tften in k iokine: war. when appealed to
Scr niiir insists that he subscribes to
papers, so that news may be furnished
him. instead oC being appealed to daily
vo furnish news, .-Vs a come-back, it was
gently suggested that he could give a
very "interesting piece ,cf news' if he
would only release "it and on his promptly
asking what was its nature he was jn-f,,rm.-d
that it would be well to let the
people Oi North Carolina know just bow
hf -cniA the aue&tion of confirming
the Kansas nekfo, Taylor, for recorder
of deeds of the jistrici oi vhuuhiuh.
"Ido not think we have any right to
talk of what happens in executive ses
sion," was the reply or Lreneii &uauui.
"The ihlp demand that nothing should
he diviiltr and T nver tell how I votea,
or how any one else voted. The result is
always announced officially by the Sen
ate, and that ought to satisfy the people.
Here is just where the honorable Sena
tors make a mistake, even if they regard
the doings in executive session as being
bo sacred, for most persons have asserted
since the vote was taken on Taylor that
Senator Ransom yoted in favor . of h;s
confirmation, and that Senator Jarvis
was opposed, and it was known the very
Jay the case was disposed of that both
Spnapo raT,iQi anA TTnnton voted
against saddling this man on the city of
W ashingtoa. Now it may be that Sen
ator Eansom'waa really against Taylor,
or possibly he did not vote at all for the
vote was only 34 to 15, and all of the
Senators were not paired.--C7(i rlotte
A ROMANTIC WEDDING.
SECRET MARRIAGE OF
PEACE INSTITUTE GIRL.
New Cotton Factory Stock at a Pre
mium Contribution lie Vance
Monument Fund SiuokeStack
of the Ram Albemarle in
Our Museum Inquiries .
From the West From
Would-be Settlers.
Messenger Bureau, i
Raleigh. May 2s. I
Day after to morrow sixty convicts
will be sent from the penitentiary to
Weldon to work on the Great Falls canal.
They will be employed there at least four
months. It is said that there is a break
in the canal. The construction of the
canal was by convicts. : :
The Capital City Cycle club has been
organized here. T. B. Wo mack, Esq., is
president.
Thus far over $30,000 of stock in the
Melrose cotton mills here has been taken.
To day a well knowg gentleman asked
the directors to allow him to take $10,
000 of the stock. The matter has not
yet been acted on.
Cards were received here to-day an
nouncing that on the 23d instant Mr.
FredH. Stith, of Thomas ville, and Mips
Elizabeth lc. Carter, of Nornini Hill,
Va., were married.
Governor Carr to day received from
Mrs. J. M. Manning:, of Henderson. 50
for the Vance Monument fund. It was
realized at a performance of "Esther"
given by the Vance county association.
uosepn a. isrannen, of Baltimore, is
appointed a commissioner of deeds for
this State, and J. McD. Whitson. of
Asheville; W. H. Cowell. of Snowden.
Currituck county, and Crawford J.
Cooper, of Oxford, notaries public.
inebtate museum has received the
smokestack of the famous ram "Albe-
marie," and it wilbeprominently shown
tnere. it is roughly made and is rid
dled with holes, many of them made by
8 and 10-inch shot. The Albemarfe was
built by Mr. Peter E. Smith at Hill's
Ferry, on the Roanoke river, near Scot
land Neck. For some years the smoke
stack had been on exhibition at St.
Louis, where it was taken f rom the New
Orleans exposition in 1885.
Adit.-ljren. Cameron will represent
Governor Carr at Richmond on the 30th.
Capt. Alfred Williams, of the Governor's
Guard, will represent that organization.
The weather crop report, issued to
day, says that the past week has been
unfavorable on account of continued
cool weather. There have been abundant
rains and very few places are suffering
for lack of rain. Mail storms occuned
at a large number of places on the 23rd, !
with considerable damage at some
places. A few days of warmer weather
will place crops in a very satisfactory
condition. The weather is now warmer.
The weather crop rerjort for the East
ern district says: Benefical rains have
occurred, but the weather has been too
cool for plants to grow much. Tne
nights especially have been cool. Corn '
and potatoes are suffering still from bugs
and worms. Rain brought up corn and
cotton, which could not grow on account
of drought. Peanuts are coming nicely.
The week was favorable for setting out
sweet potatoes. Cotton chopping is
generally finished. The stand of cotton
18 good. Mail on tne sdra greatly
damaged cotton at a few places. Beans
and potatoes are being shipped. "Wih
warmer weather crops will he in ex
cellent condition. Rains reported are:
Gatesville 0.46 inch, Pantego 0.50, Nash
ville 0.50, Floral College 0 95, Teacheys
6 50, Willard 1.00, Rocky Point 0.50,
.Wilmington 1.18, Southport 0.50. Scot
land Neck 0 83, Clarkton 2.70, Saratoga
2.00, Hookerton 1.00, Spring Mope 1.8o,
Jacksonville 0.75, Stades ville 2.00, Colum
bia 2.50, Tillery 0.75.
The Department of Agriculture is in
recipt of many letters from persons in
California who wish to settle in this
State. . Nebraska parties will also buy
lands.' .
Saturday afternoon the negro who
outraged Miss Mary Phillips at Burling
ton was arrested in uaBweu county, tie
was taken to Burlington yesterday morn-
ine and made a confession. Me begged
the people not to burn him but to hang
him. Excitement was intense ana it
was openly said he would be lynched
last night. Solicitor Parker addressed
the people urging them to obey the law.
The negro was taken to Graham last
night and was safe there to-day. At
least 1.000 people were at Burlington
yesterday from the country and it ap
peared certain that the scoundrel would
be lynched.
There was quite a romantic marriage
here at 11:30 o'clock this morning. Mr.
H. A. Wilkinson, press operator at the
New a Observer -Chronicle office, was mar
ried to Miss Mamie Allcott, daughter ot
Mr. Wayne AUcott.of Raleigh. Rev. M.M.
Tuttle performed the ceremony. The
matter was kept very quiet as the Driae
graduated at Peace Institute this even
ing. By Special Dispatch
Yesterday the president of Peace in
stitute received an anonymous letter
saying that Miss Allcott was to be mar
ried to-night and sent tni3 note to ner
father. This made a change ot plan
necessary and so the marriage occurred
this morning. This afternoon Mr. Alloott
heard that his daughter, who had re
turned home, was to be married during
the dav. He determined to prevent this
and went in search of Wilkinson. While
he w&s away his daughter left the house
, j i J : i 1 1 W
and Was raptuiy U riven w uer uuauauu n
hoardinsr house, and there the angry
father found them. He was ebown the
marriage certificate and departed. U
was another . case wnere lovea tri
umphed.
Southern Presbytetfiin' Assembly.
Nashville, Tenn., May 28. The gen
eral assembly of the Southern Presby
terian Church reassembled to day. The
report of the committee on bills and
overtures on the question sent up from
the Autrusta presbytery as to the stand
ing of Dr. Wood row was adopted. The
reoort was to the effect that the minister
was a member of and had all the rights
and nrivileeres of the presbytery from
which-he was dismissed until received
bv the presbytery to which he decided to
crn ana Lllcib Ulo luiuiai iwuu ui vuv
-
etter was nts neuwssarv.
The general ajisembly decided to re
,o(y, tha ' Pan-Presbvcerian alliance.
The question ef ejecting delegates -oJUe
next alliance meeting yras referred Jo
the next eeneral assembly. Tfce recom
mendation in the report of the committee
on home mission was adopted. It name
tha folio wine as members of the execu-
rive oo&i&iuee for the next year: urs.
C. B. Strickler. E. H. Bamett, t M.
A. Chandler, L A. Beatty, W. A". Pdwetf,
j. m. jsorKpatricK and a. k. Moiaerby.
Jostiftabta) pomicidr.
Jacksonville. Fla., Ma-- 2. A
special to the Times-Union from Deland.
Fla.. save; Deputy Sheriff Kurtz, of this
place, shot and kiljed Marshal Smith, of
Titus ville. to-day. The shooting occur
red on a train. Smith was drunk and
creatlnsr a disturbance. When asked to
be quiet Smith cursed Kurtz and tried to
shoot. His pistol failed to fire and Kurtz
shot him three times. The coroner's
jury returned a verdict ot juswnawe
- ; COMMERCIAL KLWS.
Stocks and Bonds in New York The
Grain and Provision Markets
of Chicago
New York, May 28. There was" a
heavy falling off in business at the stock
exchange to-day, . the sales of stocks
amounting to 144,000 shares and of rail
way and miscellaneous bonds $690,000.
No further explanation of the profes
sional character of the dealings is needed.
At the opening Sugar was in demand,
rising $ per cent, to 101$, while Rock
Island receded $ to 68. The changes
otherwise were confined within a narrow
limit. The stubborness of the market in
the face of the bituminous coal strike and
the damage it is working to. railway in
terests and the additional shipment of
gold was much commented upon. Lake
Shore. Lead, Chicago Gas and Louisville
and Nashville and New York Central dis
played considerable strength at this time,
and. in fact, the three first named held
strong throughout, and were the only
active stocks on the list that showed a
net gain for the day. Sugar after its
early rise, dropped to 98, rallied to 100
andjclosed at 99$. There was more dis
position to sell the stocks than for some
time on rumors of unfavorable develop
ment at Washington. In the afternoon
the market at times was at a standstill,
but just previous to the close, the bears
made another feeble effort against the
list and in the absence of support they
succeeded in bringing about a lower
range of prices. Atchison, St. Louis,
Rock Island, . Burlington and Quincy,
Louisville and Nashville, Missouri
Pacific, Western Union, and Manhattan,
all sold at the lowest of the day. Atchi
son was depressed "on fears of a heavy
assessment on the stjek. The market
closed i to i per cent, lower for the day.
Manhattan lost 2. Chicago Gas, Lead
and Lake Shore, however, scored gains
of i to f per cent. -. United States
Leather preferred? fell f and consoli
dated gas rose 2 per cent, to 137.
Chicago, May 28. Crop damage re
ported from Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa
and Mississippi, frosts in Wisconsin and
upper Michigan, and the weather bureau
indications of additional ones for Ohio,
Indiana. Kentucky, lower Michigan and
Western Pennsylvania, carried tbe day
in wheat. Not that the advantage
gained was particularly an important
one, for the indisposition to trade was
very marked , and prices were, untii very
near the close, confined to restricted
limits by the action of people who held
privileges, and especially those who
owned calls. July wheat opened exactly
where it closed Saturday at 56f to 56c,
and ranged between 5&$ and 59i to 56f c,
closing at the extreme outside point of
the day, with a strong undertone. The
net gain over Saturday was If c.
The frosts, material and prospective,
helped corn quite as much as wheat.
Everything, in fact, excepting the cables
ana to-morrow s estimated receipts, was
calculated to enhance values,
The range
on July was between 88jc and 37Jc and
the close 38J to 38ic-rshowed a gain of
to i c over Saturday. Cash corn was
in good demand. Prices were c higher,
closing steady.
Oats were influenced by the same con
ditions that governed wheat and corn.
The crop damage was the main feature
of the news. Nebraska complains louder
than other States. The market closed
with July to f c higher than Saturday.
Cash oats were in good demand and c
higher.
Provisions obtained the ability to re
cover from a weak opening from the
strength which appeared in the markets
for wheat, corn and oats. There was no
E articular importance attaching to the
usiness and the prices did not go beyond
a very restricted range. The opening
was easy on a large run of live hogs at
the stockyards, and a decline in their
price. The close was 10c higher for July
pork and 10c higher for July ribs, whilst
July lard gained but 2Jc over Saturday.
Convictedjon Forty-Seven Counts
Indianapolis, Ind., May 28. The
Federal Court room was packed at 9
o'cJockthis morning to hear the verdict
in the case of F. A. Coffin, P. B. Coffin,
and A. S. Reed, charged, as officers of
the Indianapolis Cabinet company, with
aiding and abetting Theodore P.
Haughey, President of the wrecked In
dianapolis National bank, in looting that
institution. The verdict - finds the two
Coffiin'8 guilty on all of the forty -seven
counts in the indictment, charging the
aiding and abetting of President
Haughey in misappropriating the funds
of the bank to the extent of $375,000, of
making deposits of worthless paper,
against which enormous sums of money
was drawn, and of making a deposit
of 144,000 of fictitious paper in May
,1893, just prior to the bank's failure, in
order to cover up an over orait and de
ceive the Government bank examiner.
A. S. Reed is convicted on counts thirty-
seven to forty-six. which charge that he
aided in making false entries on the
books of the bank. The Coffins are
Erominent young men here and had
uilt up a concern that did business all
over the known world, the plant in thrs
city being worth 500000. The defend
ants displayed no emotion on hearing
the verdict. Their honds were increased
and they will go free pending the out
come of a motion for a new trial or an
appeal to the United States Supreme
court. Theo if. Maugney, tne aged
president of the defunct bank, has al
ready pleaded guilty and will be sent
enced m the near future. His condition
is pitiful and as he will scarcely get less
than fiye years it is not thought that he
win Survive me uummiuya nu uis
grace. The SitnationSGrowlngiWorse.
Washington, May 28. A special from.
Birmingham, Ala., says: The strike
situation seems to grow worse day by
day. Miners show no signs of weaken
ing and are now making a mighty effort
to get railroad men to boycott non
union and convict coal. Some favor
this, but po action has been taken by
their union yet. It is said that threaten
ing letters have been received by many
engineers, warning them if they con
tinued to burn non-union coal dynamite
1 "I - X t 1 1 A. 1 '
wpl be piacea m n po diow up me loco
motives. The Presence or hi teen com
panies of State troops at JSsniey, near
the Pratt mines, has pqt had the effect
of intjnaidating the strikers. It
is reported that several hundred idle
mechanics and other laborers in Bir
mingham contemplate going to the Pratt
mines and encamping there so as to be
on hand and aid the miners in case of a
Conflict with the troops. t '
Corcoral Alsey Clements, of the war
ren Guards." oi Tuscaloosa, comingfrom
tfje military campi iub uitjr uu a uuu
this morning piit hjs head put of a car
window when it was stuck dt super
structure of the bridge across Village
creek. His skull was fractured and he
cannot live.
Successful Re6raniatiOf Assured.
Kkw York. Mav 28. The successful I
ni-ranizAtionirf the Richmond TermU
nus system is practically assured, and all
the committee are now waiting for is the
foreclosure of the property, which will
take place in "June. 1 Duringthe past two
weeks the committee have reduced the
floating debt of the company very mate
rially by paying off three large notes, as
well as a number of smaller ones. It is
the intention of the committee to continue
tips course until all the floating: debt is
A REPUBLICAN MOVE.
AN ATTEMPT TO PUT SUGAR
ON THE FEEE LIST.
The Senators to Canons on" This Mat
ter Convinced That They Can
Succeed Treasury Changes
Departments to Close-Gold
Reserve Decreasing Af
ter the Recalcitrant -
, " Witnesses.
-Washington, , May 28.-The Comp
troller of the Currency has declared div
dends in favor of creditors of insolvent
National banks as follows: ; Second divi
dends of 50 per cent, in favor of. credit
ors of the Alabama National bank, of
Mobile, Ala., making in all 100 per cent,
on claims proved amounting to $68,699;
fourth dividend of 10 per cent, of the
First National bank, of Wilmington, N.
C, making in all 50 per cent, on claims
proved amountin g to $55 1 ,329.
Treasury changes were announced to
day as follows: Appointed J. A. R,
Verner, Lexington, Va., Chinese in
spector; removed Patrick O'Sullivan,
inspector of boilers of steam vessels,
iForfolk, Va.; James F. Milh'gan, inspec
tor of hulls of steam vessels, Norfolk, Va.
The following executive order was
published to-day:-
"It is hereby ordered that the several
executive departments and the Govern
ment printing office be closed on Wed
nesday the 30th inst., to enable the em
ployes to participate in the decoration of
the graves of the soldiers and sailors
who fell in defense of the Union during
the late war. "
(Signed) Gkover Cleveland."
Senators Hale, Aldrich, Lodge and a
few other Republicans met in Senator
Hale's committee room for the purpose
of discussing the situation and consider
ing the advisability of calling a caucus
within the next few days for a discus
sion of the line of campaign to be pur
sued in the debate and final action on the
sugar schedule. The Republicans be
lieve they have it in their power to con
trol the Senate on this subject. If a
proposition to maintain the present
bounty is voted down, as it undoubtedly
will be, the minority will, according to
their present programme, move to put
sugar on the free list. In this they ex
pect to haye the assistance of a few
Democrats and at least one of the Popu
lists. 11 the motion is made by a Repub
lican it will be done at a time when the
Republicans believe they have the votes
to defeat the committee proposition, and
the motion will not be made until this
vote is assured. The motion may come
in a very short time, or it may be de
layed for some davs. When it does
come, if made by a Republican, a battle
royahwill be inaugurated. The Republi
cans believe that if they can succeed in
doing this they can defeat the bill, and
every move made by them during the
debate on this particular schedule will
be fraught with interest.
The engagement of a further 1,000,
000 in gold for shipment to-morrow re
duces the treasury gold to slightly less
than $79,000,000.
The Senate has confirmed the nomina
tions of Charles D. Wolcott, of New
York, to be director of the geological
survey and Wm. Mickler to be collector
of customs for the district of St. Augus
tine, Fla.
"If the subjects treated in - tbe report
which the Senate committee now en
gaged in investigating the sugar ques
tion will make to the Senate to-morrow
may be taken as a basis for judgment, it
looks as if the committee had lost sight
of the main issue and were trying the
case of the three newspaper men with
the ultimate object in view of ascertain
ing how far their authority extends in
compelling newspaper men to tell the
source of information upon which their
news matter is founded.
The committee in its report will re
commend a change in the existing law,
for the reason that they believe the
present statute lame and not sufficient to
cover ail cases, ihey wm also urge
that the amendment to the statute be
passed at once so tney can proceed in a
satisfactory manner in the examination
of witnesses. Under Sec. 104 of the Re
vised Statutes the committee will report
the failure of these witnesses to testify
and it will become the duty of
the President of the Senate to
at once certify this .fact to the district
attorney, who must proceed before the
rand jury. The witnesses will not be
called before the bar of the Senate. All
of these witnesses will remain firm in
their determination not to answer the
question. Judge Dittenhoef er said to
night before any proceedings were taken
uhder indictment he would raise the
question of jurisdiction and fight the
case on that line from court to courtas
he has before the committee.
Convicted of Murder.
Jacksonville, Fla., May 28. A
special to the Times-Union from Tampa
Fla., says: Constantine Stevenson and
John McNeill were convicted to-day of
the murder of MarshaWhitehurst of
Tarpon springs, ine case has been on
trial for about ten days and, owing to
the prominence of the parties has ex
cited great interest. The killing was the
result of a family feud. The jury re
commended the defendants to mercy
and this saves them from the gallows.,
At one time during the trial the friends
of Whitehurst, the murdered man,
thought aa' acquittal would result and
they attempted to Storm the jail in
oid?r to lynch the defendants.
To Stop Trans-Atlantic Kacinff .
London, May 28. The attention of
the board of trade has been' called to the
alleged racing across the Atlantic be
tween theWhite StarLine steamship
Maiestic and the American .Liner Pans.
In consequence, Mr James Bryce, tbe
new president of the board will be' in
vited to adopt measures to prevent' any
further racing between trans-Atlantic
steamers.
? Telegraphic Sparks.
Roanoke, Va.. May 23. -The board of
commissioners, discovering a discrep
ancy in the vote of the third (almost
solid Republican) ward threw that ward s
vote but, thereby declaring the election
of the full Democratic ticket.
Washington, May 28. The class of
naval graduates, thirty-five in number,
who have just completed the six years'
course and passed the final examination
subseauent to their two years' cruise,
have been detached from the Naval
academy and given two months' leave,
preliminary to commencing regular
service.
'
Highest of all in Leavening
THE STRIKING- MINERS.
The Colorado Miners Inststgon a Day
of Eight Hours StrlkersGnard
inj? ItheT Hills RiotingJAntici
pated in 1 West; Virginia. '
J ripple Creek, Col., May 28. The
miners held a meeting this morning and
decided to stand for eight hours for a
day's work, leaving the question of
wages as between $2.75 and $3 to a board
of arbitration. They further demand
that the union be recognized in the em
ployment of miners. They are still
keeping close watch of the hills, examin
ing the stages for , firearms, holding up
all pedestrians and sending them out of
the hills, and acting in general with all
the tactics of an army in a strange coun
try. The mine owners have not yet
agreed to appoint a committee to arbi
trate, but it is understood that they will
never agree to any proposition that in
volves the recognition of the union. The
Colorado Springs peace committee has
returned.
' The report that the miners had threat
ened the lives of the prisoners in their
possession if those in charge of the
deputies were not exchanged, is untrue.
The miners asked an exchange before
arbitration could be considered and the
request was granted.
PAJWRprjRO, W. Va., May 28. Orders
have been received here by hardware
merchants to send all the available arms
and ammunition to Spillman. where the
Camden company is operating their
mines. 'The company anticipates an at
tack from rioting Ohio miners to night
or to-morrow.
POLEARD-BRECKINRIDGE.
The Defendant In. This Case Loses His
Right of Appeal by Delay in Serv
ing: His Bill of Exceptions on
the Plaintiff.
Washington, May 28. Shortly after
3 o'clock this afternoon CoL Breckin
ridge, by his attorneys, Maj. John
Shelby and Hon. Benjamin Butterworth
presented to Judge Bradley of the Dis
trict Circuit court, the bill of exceptions
which Col. Breckinridge himself had
prepared, to the recent decision against
him in the Pollard-Breckinridge breach
of promise suit. Calderon Carlisle and
Judge Jere Wilson represented Miss
Pollard. ; Col. Breckinridge has de
posited the bond of $100 required to
carry an appeal of his case to the Dis
trict Court of Appeals, and Judge
Bradley's approval of the bill would
have been all that was .-necessary to
enter the matter on the appellate court's
books. ' 1
Judge Bradley, when asked to sign the
bill, refused to approve it, as under the
rules of the court the other side should
have been furnished a copy of it by last
Thursday, while as a matter of fact,
the v did not receive one until after 4
o'clock p. m. Friday, which Mr. Carlisle
had refused to acknowledge service of .
Maj Shelby stated that he had thought
his side would have until to-day to notify
Miss Pollard s counsel, but the court said
the rules governing the matter were
mandatory and could not be overlooked.
Maj. Shelby argued the points of law at
some length and asked the court to be
lenient, but he was overruled in every
instance. Maj. Butterworth and Mr.
Shelby then prepared a certificate of the
fact that they had presented the bill of
exceptions and this was hied in the
clerk s ofhee.
Mr. Butterworth says that he does not
know what is the next step the counsel
should take in the matter. '
Ball.
Boston, May 28. Boston, 18; Wash
ington, 12. Batteries:! Staley and Con
naughton; Petty and McGnirey
Pittsburg, May 26. 1st game Pitts
burg, 4; Louisville, 2. Batteries Cumbert
and Mack ; Menfee and Grimm. Umpire
Emslie. 2d game Pittsburg. 11: Louis
ville, 6. Batteries: Killen and Mack;
Kilroy, Strattoh, Menfee and Earle.
New York, May 28. (4 innings) New
York, 0; Brooklyn, 0. Called end, 4th
inning rain.
Philadelphia, May 28. Philadelphia
Baltimore game postponed rain.
Cleveland, May 28. Cleveland, no
game ram.
New Haven, May 28. Georgetown, 3;
Yale, 4. Batteries: Dowd and Sullivan;
Carter, Trudau and Greenway.
Providence, R. I., May 28. It took
11 innings to decide the day's game be
tween Brown University and the Univer
sity of Pensylvania. From7 the time
when the first run came in in the ninth,
till long after the game was over the field
was a scene of tremendous enthusiasm.
The score ,was Brown, 9, Pennsylvania,7
7 Batteries, White andTenney; Schoen-
hut and Coosan.
Pensaoola, Fla. May 28. Exhibition
game-MDharlestonll, Mobile, 9.-
Arbitrary Power Versos Gambling.
Brooklyn, May 28. Justice Gayner
ofithe Supreme court, this afternoon
handed down his decision in the DeLacey-
Dwyer horse racing case. Dwyer was
arrested on a charge of conducting a lot
tery on the grounds of the Brooklyn
Jockey club, and Petey DeLacey.the New
York city pool room man, was tne com
plainant. Arguments by counsel were
heard a few davs ago. and in his opinion
to-dav Justice Gayner holds tnat tne lot
tery law has nothing to do with horse
racing. In concluding his opinion the
justice says: "Racing horses for stakes
may oe Dao, duc uniawiui arresra are
worse. The arrest and detention of the
defendant was unwarranted. It was an
exerciseof arbitrary power and history
teaches that we have more to fear from
arbitrary power than from all species of
ambling combined, me prisoner is
lischarged."
A Catholic Shot by an A. P. A. man.
J ACKSONVHXE,Fla. , May 28. A sp - cial
to the Times-Union from Palatka, Fla.,
says: John Kane, the Catholic who was
shot yesterday by Hjrnest Wolffe, an
American Proteptiye association man, is
resting comfortably and may recover.
Wolffe 13 still in jaiL it is feared 11 he
is hailed an attempt will be made to
avenge the shooting of Kane. The feel
ing of Catholics against the few Ameri
can Jrropectxve association men in in is
Elace is very bitter. A rash word would
ring on a bloody collision at any time.
Conservative "citizens deplore the state
of affairs and are doing all they can to
prevent further trouble.
;FooIed the Judge.
Lord Hannen, the eminent English
judge, recently deceased, is said never
to have been fooled but once. He ex
cused a juror on the plea that the latter
wished to attend a funeraL The juror
proved to be an undertaker.
Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
n
CONGRESS.
NO PROCEEDINGS 6W INTER
EST IN EITHP;R HOUSE.
Senator Kile's Hawaiian Kes lnl n
up for a Pew Moments The Lum
ber Schedule of the TanfT Bill
Causes a Lone Political Dis
cussion in the Sena
District of Columbia
Day in the House.
senate
Washington, May 28. A motion by
senator Kyle to proceed to the conside
ration of the resolution offered by him
last week in relation to Hawaii was
agreed to yeas. 36; nays. 11; but as
twenty-five minutes had been consumed
in the effort to obtain a quorum, there
were only a few minutes left before the
time for taking up the Tariff bilL With
in those few minutes Senator Blackburn
expressed the conviction that no conclu
sion could be reached on the subject
within the morning hour or unless a
time was fixed by the Senate for its con
sideration, and Senator Sherman gave it '
as his opinion that the resolution re
ported from the Committee on Foreign
Relations was unobjectiouoble and ought
to be adopted.
The matter was cut off bv the Vice
President laying the Tariff bill before
the Senate.
The lumber schedule having been
reached before adjournment on Satur
day, Senator Hale offered an amendment
to insert as the first paragraph of that
schedule the provision of the existing
law, putting a duty of $1.00 per 1,000
feet on sawed boards and on sawed lum-$-3
00 per 1,000 feet, etc.
The amendment initiated the political
debate that has been the usual prelimi
nary to any action upon the bill each
day since it came before the Senate.
Senator Walsh took the floor and ad
dressed the Senate in a carefully pre
pared speech in defence of the Tariff bill,
and of the Democratic position on the
subject of tariff. While he was discuss
ing the income tax, Senator Hill rose to
put a question to him, but Senator Walsh
asked to be excused, "as this was his
first speech in this august body," and he
preferred not to be interrupted.
At the conclusion of Senator Walsh's
speech, an amendment to Senator Hale's
amendment was offered by Senator Pef
fer, to put dressed lumber bn the free
list, and to impose a duty of 25 cents per
1 ,000 feet for each side planed or finished;
5u cents when tongued and grooved, and
75 cents when planed on both sides and
tongued and grooved.
The debate went on UDtil 5:45 o'clock,
and then the Tariff bill went over with
out action on either of the pending
amendments.
The Senate, after a brief executive 80S
sion, adjourned until to-morrow at 10
o'clock a. m.
The lumber paragraph as reported by
the Finance committee is lumber of 'any
sort, planed or finished, for each side
planed or finished, 50 cents per 1,000
feet, board measure; and if planed on
one side and tongued and grooved, $1,00
per 1,000 feet,, board measure; and if
planed on two Bides and tongued and
grooved, $1.50 per 1,000; feet, board
measure; and in estimating board meas
ure under , this schedule no deduction
shall be made on board measure on ac
count of planing, tonguing and groov
ing, (sawed boards, plank, deals .and
other lumber, free.)
house of representatives
This was District of Columbia day in
the House and after the morninar busi
ness had been .concluded the committee
on the District of Columbia, took charge
of the proceedings, the House being in
vyommutee or tne whole.
Ihe first debate was a 7 renewal of the
hght over the use of the Overhead-trollev.
an amendment having been offered to a
bill explicitly excluding that method of
propulsion from the list that the compa
ny may select from in the equipment of
its line. After three hours' debate the
bill was withdrawn, a point of no quo
rum having been made upon a vote on
tne amendment.
One bill passed, amending the act in
corporating the Washington and Great
r alls naectnc railway.
Ihe next bill introduced was that
amending the charter of the District of
Columbia suburban railway. Upon this
a controversy arose which IfLnted until 5
o'clock and the House adjourned, the net
result of the day's legislative proceedings
uemg one dui passed.
Fennell, Fore & Co.
It Bodes Well for Future Magnificent
Achievement.
rpHAT IS THE WAY WE FEEL TO- 1
wards the recent immense increase of
business at 22 North Front street. Prices,
values, bargains are no less certain in
drawing the trading public than is the
influence of the pole on the needle, so
says our experience. We have pros
,peredby this rule; we have no other.
We buy our goods down, discount our
bills and we sell them lowest. This lat
ter clause was never more unerringly
made clear than will be done this week,
not a fraction of a fib, fabrication, false
hood or fiction gets into our advertise
ments. Truth is the quickest convincer.
By this time the whole town knows
what is proceeding here. We are sellina
Dry Goods.Notions, &c.,that are sightly,
stylish and serviceable at prices that
have never been paralleled in this city
for absolute, downright and unapproach
able cheapness. Bargains are sought
for now. None of us have money to
spend carelessly or extravagantly. Right
beneath this roof for this week we will
give all purchasers for cash 5 per cent.
discount on all of our Fashionable Dresa
Goods, Notions, &c, that amounts to tl
or upwards, all of our goods are marked
in plain figures, and you can gee we are
doing the square thing.' Matting at 5
per cent less than New York cost. We
haven't the room to handle it, and we
propose to close it out for less than other
merchants here can buy it. Our goods
represent peerless values, Come while
they have the grace of novelty, the bloom
01 freshness and the charm of economy.
Fennell, Fore & Co.
FRONT STREET,
Next Door Sortn of Pnrcell House.
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will add the time interest to tbe cash price, andielfon
100.00 Porchiwe, ftao.OO
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50.00 " 10.00
25. OO 5.00
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And satisfactory arrangements tor larger and smaller purchases and monthly ptTmenta
To tontractors and Builders we hare added to our stock a fall and complete line of Fine and
Medium Wood Mantels.
No. 16 South
ST The Cheapest Furniture House in
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SUITS MADE
- AT A GREAT SAVING TO THE PURCHASER.
S. H. FISHBLATE,
KING CLOTHIER.
OUR :: ELEGANT :: LINE
OF-
-tieieid sats
WILL BE CLOSED
Greatly : Reduced : Prices.
DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY
flnotner Lou ot New Sailor Hat's Mi Received.
If you are interested in PARASOLS and UMBRELLAS call and see our
New Styles in Summer Goods, in
WHITE CHIFFON,
Fashionable Millinery Store,
No. Ill Market Street.
Did You Ever Notice
Ducks ! Printed
I THEYJARE THE STYLISH WASH FABRIC. WE HAVE THEM IN BLUE. PINK.
Cream, White, and other colors. A new lot of Jaconet Duchesse which are very
neat and stylish, you ought to see them. How about Percale at 10c a yard, regular
price 12ic per yard. Did you ever see the De Beige that we offer at 10c per yard ? It
iain gray and tan, very light weight and about half wool, which really would be
good value
JX 15c PER
We are offering Linen Table Cloth at 30c
at 45c per yard.
One lot of Remnants to be aold at 3, 4 and 5c per yard, consisting 01 uaucoes and
Wool Goods. 100 dozen Ladies' Vests to be sold at 5c, they are sold elsewhere at 8c a piec e.
8PECIAL. One lot of Gents' Laundned Negligee Shirts on sale at 49c.
20 dozen Genta' Balbriggan Shirts, regular 35c, to be sold at 25c a piece.
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Front St.
North Carolina.
The Latest
Shapes
in
Dunlap
Hats,
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AND A LARGE LINE OF
Soft and Straw Goods.
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GREAT INDUCEMENTS
ARE BEING OFFERED IN
SPRING GOODS
Which vere Bought at Unloading .
Prices.
TO ORDER
OUT THIS WEEK AT-
FOR SPLENDID BARGAINS.
COLORED SILK, &c.
Ducks ! Well,
per yard, unbleached, would be good value
CORMiR FROMT AMD MARKET STREETS,
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