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TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
The Ohio PepuJf State jepnvention
mWts at Columbus. The secretary of
the State Labor committee is made tem-
poafy secretary. Gen. Cpxey is present
and would be chosen to lead the State
tirket but for the fact that he is candi
date for Congress, -The stock yards
strike at Chicago is declared) off The
Farmers' Alliance of Georgia; has gone
to nieces.- It wasdecided at a meeting
at Dublin, to disband the ordjjr Presi-
it Cleveland is 6ufferine from an at
tack of maliaria, and has gone to Gray
liables for a few days. Before leaving
Washington .he took no action on the
Tar ilf bill, except to send it Ijo Secretary
( 'ai lisle for a report, as is usup.1 with rev
enue bUls-Mf-Japanese troops are pour
ing i uto Corea. Already 50,000 of their
Aliprs afei in that country The
1 'resident will have to be back in Wash
ington by Tuesday", as the resolution con
tinuing'-la-st. years appropriations ex
pires Monday and the new Sunday Civil
l .ill lias" not vet been signed.! The River
and Harbor bill also awaits his action.
There is much speculation ai to whether
l. will sien it or not The South Car-
oliua Reform Democratic
convention
nominates John Gary Evans for Governor
and Dr. Timmerman fori Lieutenant
Governor. Dr. 1'ope, another Reformer'
Mays Evans was nominated b$ a ring and
nu will hot abide 'the result.biit will go be
fore the people at the primaries in. Sep-
tfinber -The impression ati Covington,
a., now that Conductoi1 Goodman
will le acquitted or there will be a hung
nirvv: -The State. Populist Executive
'Committee is in session in Rkleigh,- pre
paring an address to the people. It will
-hot take. Hon." II." (if. Connor's name from
. t ticket l-Imnorters are anakinar in-
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(juiry as to what duty goods j arriving in
this country the day the Tariff bill is
Mgned will pay. !-The Treasury Depart
ment answers theJque6tion r-The Ways
an( Means committee of the! House ap
proves the McMillih bihj correcting the
error in the Tarilf bill admitting free
si'nlml for the arts. The. Tfeasurv De
partment says the clause o the Tariff
bill on diamonds could be so construed
;m to admit them free. A jbill correct
ing tMs error will be introduced Let
ters from 200 bankers at the South to the
7h nuljctiivrs' Itecor! report, with only
one oi two exceptions, an unusually sat-
isfactbrv. outlook for the jagrieultural
and business interest, of- that section.
-They say that.Southern farniers owe less
money thani at any time since the war
and that their grain crops this year will
i.p rf immerbte value to theni It is re-
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ported that the King of Siam is dead.
. The war between China and Japan
is the iirst in which steel plated cruisers
have been used. 'Fdr-ihH reason it will
bo watched with great interest- The
.Governor of Formosa publishes a sched
ule- of'rewkrds for Chinese who capture
or ilewjfcroy Japanese ships and who cap
ture -or kill I Japanese soldiers or sailors
-It is said France and Russia haye
''understanding favoring Japan and
England and Germany pne favoring
Chind The President reached Jersey
City at 1 O'clock and took the lighthouse
tug John Rogers for Buzzards Bay
The Indian Government Ifas no intention
of opening the mints, to - free . coinage of
silver The Pope will mke Mgr. Sa
. .llt'i delee-ation to the Church in this
cotm try absolute. Then he will be sub-
' ject.tb the Pope" alone The strike. Bit
' uatioh at tliie rnines in West t'ennsylvania
sis becoming alarming- The death sen
lrtrt nf Edward T. Auanis formerly a
fitizen of San Antonio, lilaa been con
firmed by tlie Supreme court of Mexico,
'Jackson says he is willing, to fight
Coi-bett to a finish in Lond6n. He .'finds
ihnt ki i ch a fi cht ian be had there The
I emocrats of. Texas nominate Hon, Chas
A. ' i Culberson . for Governor The
Kaflirs ' continue to murdel women and
( hildren in ;the Transvaal The funeral
; tf Hon. J'dhri Quincy Adams was held
yei?rday afternoon Tlie Republicans
rf.f tlv Sixth Virerinia district nominate
Col. is. Hampton Hoge forijCongress
' The jWatanita h'on the yacht race jester
day.l The Britannia's only j effort was to
jockey the Vigilant out vf it Up to
: Jast levening Gen. Ezita w4s still cn the
J. gdn bbat Benningtonf outside the harbor
.of Sfin Franc isco." Federal officials have
.taken no action j-et in his case Con-
t;rcssman JleCreary, of Kentucky, is a
.a candidate for the Senate Silver yes-
- t-nlay rose 5-10d in London One
linJred thousand dollars bond has been
offered and refuse in the case of the
: sporting 3itor of the Gmaha Bee, impli
1 icated in the death of Pugilist Fletcher
dlol.l.ins The Idaho . Democrats nomi
nate E. A. Stevcnbfn for Governdr-
' Oyer 2,000j men have bee discharged by
the Union! Pacific road in consequence
of he recent strike.
PREPARING-AN ADDRESS.
The State lopu!5 t Executive Commit
' tee in Session Hon H. G. Connor's
Name not to be Taken Down.
,f - (Special to the Messeiger3
Raijeioh. N. C, Aug.lQ. The State
Populist Executive committee is in ses
sioji here..! i It is to night; preparing an
address, the main feature qf which will
lv an appeal for a fair election. The
committee took no action as to putting
on its Supreme court ticket any one in
place of Hon. II. G. Connor, who has de
clared he Would not be any party's can
didate. The committee jsays it sees
nothing in his card to justify it to take
down his name, but that he will be voted
f:r to carry out the Populist idea of a
ion-partisan judiciary. j
Base Ball.
".Brooklyn. Aug. 16. Brooklyn, 1;
Chica'iro. !' 3. Batteries McLeod and
,Dailev; Grifiithand Schriver.
I New-York, Aug. 16r-fNew 'ork, 13;
St. -fcouis, 3.- . Batteries Meekjn
farrell: Uawlev and Miller.1
and
j Boston. Aue. 16. Boston. 6; Pitts
burg, 4. Batteries Staley j and Tenny
Menefee and Mack. 1
-P4iiLA Delphi a , Aug. 10; Philadel-
" thia, 17 ; Louisville, i. Batteries Wey
lor and Buckley; Nicol and Grim.
I . Baltimore, Aug. 16. Baltimore, 15
i Cincinnati, b. ; liatteries llawke and
Robinson; Parrott and Murphy.
; Washington, Aug. 16. Washington
.45; v Cleveland 2. Batteries Maul and
g .McGuire;; Young andZimmer.
PIGEON-HOLED.
THE! TARIFF .BIIiLS SUiN x 'I U
COMMITTEE 0N FINANCE. '
The Senate Passes! the Bill for Depor
tation and Exclusion "of Anar
chistsWhat it Takes to Run
Our Government Compar- .
ati ve Statement of Ap
propriations Slim
Attendance in the
- House.
: :!j ': , - SENATE. .
WismxciT- ;. Aug. 16 As soon as
he reading . i yesterday's journal was
finished the Senate bill for the exclusion
and deportation of alien Anarchists was,
on motion of Senator Hill.takenfrom the
calendar for consideration'. . :
After a brief discussion the bill was
passed without a division. :
Senator Dolph gave " notice' of an
amendment to the Free Sugar bill, for
the restoration of the McKinley duties
on wool. i
At the close of the morning hour the
unfinished business, peing the Free Sugar
bill, was laid before the ! Senu, the
pending question being on Senate Har
ris' motion to refer the bill to the Com
mittee on Finance.! Notices of amend
ments were given as follows:
By; Senator Aldrich, . adding a new
section to repeal the Tariff bill just
passed. - j
By Senator Manderson, to continue tne
sugar bounty until July 1, 1905.
Senator lierry callea tor tne yeas ana
nays on the motion to refer.
After one or two names were called
Senator Vest rose j and addressed the
Chair; but there were calls of "Too
Late i from the Republican side and
Senator Vest resumed his seat.
The vote resulted as follows yeas, 33;
nays, 17. so tneree sugar Dili, to
gether with the proposedVamendments to
it, was referred to the rrnance com
mittee. !
The i? ree coal' Dm was then tafcenjip
and Senator Harris moved to refer it
the Finance committee. Agreed to
yeas, do; nays, 17. .
1 he next was the pill ror free iron ore,
and the like motion to refer it to the
Finance committee was made and agreed
to yeas, 37; nays, 17. !
The next bill was the Barbed Wire bill
and that was referred to the Finance
committee without division.
The Senate then, by unanimous con
sent, took up the pension bills on the cal
endar and passed all of them eighteen
in number as""well as the House bill
empowering fourth class postmasters to
administer oaths to pensioners.
After a brief executive session the
Senate at 3:40 o'clock adjourneduntil
to-morrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The large unoccupied spaces on the
floor of the hall of the House of Repre
sentatives to-day demonstrated more
clearly than any other, fact could, proba
bly, that the end of the session is near at
hand, i The attendance was about the
same as on Friday night pension sessions,
and the presence of a quorum, it is be
lieved, could not have been obtained.
All business transacted from this time
forward will have to be done by unani
mous consent. A number of Representa
tives were granted leave of absence for
an inaennite period, on account oi
sickness.' An epidemic seems to have
broken out among members since the
Tariff bill was disposed of. . !
Most of the day was spent m discuss
ing the item in the general Deficiency
Appropriation bill, added by the Senate,
providing for the" payment of a judg
ment in favor of the Sou t h -rn Pacific
Railroad company for the transporta
tion of troops, mails and merchandise
for the United States. The payment of
the money was bitterly opposed by
numerous Representatives and strongly
urge,d by others, and by a vote of 90 to
41 the House refused to concur in the
amendment. A few minutes later, how-,
ever, on recommendation of the con
ferees it was agreed to pass the bill with
a reduction of the amount of this item
to $1,275,000.
An effort was made to secure immedi
ate consideration for the bill to prohibit
the immigration of Anarchists into the
United States, passed to-day by the Sen
ate, but objection was made by Messrs
Tracey, ! Warner and others, "and the
measure was referred to the Committee
on the Judici&ry.
The McMillin bill to aaiend the Tariff
bill so as to take alcohol for use in the
ants off the free list was reported from
the Committee on Ways and Means, and
after a brief debate passed 145 to 6.
.Mr. Savers, chairman of the Commit
tee on Appropriations made the follow
ing statement of the appropriation bills
for the maiority of the committee: The
appropriations made at the present and
extraordinary sessions - ott Mngress, in
eluding regular annual appropriations
and permanent annual appropriations,
amount to 490.Eea,369. They are
less than the estimates submitted by
$29.994.471:le8s than the appropriations
made at the last session of the last Con
gress by $28,835,989; less than the appro
priations made the nrst session ot last
Congress by $16,931,918; less than
the amoronriations at the last
session of the Fifty-first ; Congress by
$50,555,481; less than the appropriations
made at the first session of the Fifty-first
Congress by S3,7S7,S7y.
The Speaker announced the enrollment
and signing of the Sundry Civil i appro
priation bill and the House at 4:45 o'clock
adjourned until Monday.
China and .Japan Well Matched.
Victoria, B. CV, Aug. 1& Oriental
nanprs vs:KyU were ovcrcuui tuo
Tfnma vesterd&v differ as to the rela-
Utfa etrpnath nf .lattan ana ; Lnina, out
tho nninions nrevail that, all considered.
thev n.r on tolerablv eaual terms. The
war will be watched with interest as the
first occasion when steel armored vessels
mni Ka in rvmflict.. English oaDers in
Japan ridicule the claims of Japan to a
great naval victory in mw ure engage
ment, as the vessels engagea were in no
wav eaual.
Thfl Kiner of Siam was reportea w da
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Wd wbpn the Tacoma left ana her
Majesty '8 steamship Rattler had gone
into Siamese waters. "'
That the Western world knows more
ftHniu. thpi rVirfian situation than can be
learned either in Hong Kong or Yoko
hama was the verdict of passengers on
the Tacoma after looking over the late
despatches in local papers.
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South Carolina lielorm Democratic
Nominees.
Columbia, S. Cm Aug. 6. The Re
form Democratic convention to-,aay
nominated John Garv Evans for Gov
ernor and Dr. Timmerman for lieuten
ant Governor. This is equivalent to
election, as the Conservative Democrats
are having nothing to do with the elec
tion. The rest of the ticket will be
nominated at a primary to be held
August 28th.: Dr. JPope, another re
former, charges that Evans was nomi
nated by a rjns hd will not abide by
the result of the convention, but will go
before the people in the primary. The
convention adopted the Ocala platform
a ita nrmciDles. i -
' onlv 31 years old, is the
author of the Dispensary law j anda poli
tician of the TyUman
SOUTHERN PROSPERITY.
The Farmers ia Better Condition
Than Since the War Crops Fine
Everywhere Great Value ot
i Grain Crops.
Baltimore, Aug. 16. Letters , from
nearly 200 Southern bankers, scattered
all the way from Maryland to Texas, in
regard to the . crop prospects and busi
ness conditions in the South, are pub
lished in this week's issue of the Manu
facturers' Record. With but one or two
exceptions, these letters report
an un
usually satisfactory outlook for the agri
cultural and 'great business interests ok
the entire South. The decline in the
price of cotton two or three years ago
forced Southern farmers, who could not
continue to borrow money in advance on
their crops as freely as before, to pay
more attention to the raising of their own
food supplies. The result has been
a steady decrease in the indebtedness of
Southern farmers, brought about by the
forced economy of the last two years,
and, almost without exception, the rer
porta from the bankers say that Southern
farmers owe less money than at any
time since ..the war. Added .to these
favorable conditions,- they have the
prospect ofjthe largest aggregate cropp,
taking the grain, cotton, fruits and all
else, ever produced in the South. While
the drought: in the West has cut short
the corn crop of that section, unusually
favorable conditions have given to the
South the largest corn crop that it has
ever produced. Even should the cotton
yield from 8,000,000 to 9,000,000 bales
as it will probably do, provided the sea
son continues favorable from now on,
the value of the grain crop, owing to the
large production of corn, will exceed the
value of the South s cotton crop.
sentiment"w"th goodman:
His Case Greatly Strengthened Afr
quittal or a Hans Jury Now Pre
; dieted The Argument Begun.
Richmond; Va., Aug. 16. A special
from Covington, Va., says: There can be
no! doubt of -the fact that Conductor
Goodman's case is in a much better con
dition than; , it was two days ago. At
that time murder in the second degree
seemed probable. This morning there
are those vho believe that acquittal is
probable,; andxothers that the jury will
hang. A large majority believe that at
the wofsthe sentence will bejight, even
if there is a verdict. The large number
of reputable witnesses who testifiedso
readily to the fact that they would be
lieve the prisoner on oath, notwithstand
ing that his life was in the balance, un
questionably made a most favorable im
pression upon the jury; and if Good
man's story is believed by them his aq
quittal is inevitable. Apart from this, the
one thing in the testimony of yesterday
that most helped the prisoner's case, was
the statement of Engineer Fisher that
Col. Bryant's character for truth and
veracity was questionable and that he'
had heard on that very day a railroad
man say that he would not believe him
on oath. The fact that this was brought
out by a. question from one of the attor
ney s for the prosecution gave it - addi
tional weight. - That statement not only
practically f removes one of the "most
damaging bits of evidence against the
prisoner, but tends to strengthen his story
in general, for he himself was positive
when on the stand that he never used the
heartless words that "hehad collared Par
sons and given him all he had," and he af
firmed with feeling that he would not have
said such a thing, had he slam a brute.
Moreover, Young Cooper, the only other
man who was in the office at the time,
testified that Goodman did not use these
words. Nobody: believes that Col.
Bryant, who holds a position with the
Chesapeake and Ohio, has purposely
fold an untruth. The gossip about the
court green is that he is an extravagant
talker, who sometimes hits, wide of the
facts with no intention to do so. He is
said to be an honest man. with a kind
heart in his bosom. j
The day was consumed in argument
on instructions to the jury, which were
voluminous; to the giving these instruc
tions and to the opening of the argu
ment in the case byMr. Craig for the
prosecution. j
The following one of the - instructions
prayed by the defence was not allowed:
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"li me jury Relieve irom me eviaenue
that the prisoner upon a sudden and
violent provocation, without malice, and
in a transport of passion, killed the
deceased; they are further instructed
that they cannot find the prisoner guilty
of any greater offense than voluntary
manslaughter."
Messrs. Anderson, Grump and Par-
rish will speak in the order named for
the prisoner. Mr. Allen closes for the
State.
Sun's Cotton Review.
NewJYork, Aug 16. The Sun's cotton
review) say siCotton declined 3 to j5
points and closed steady.' Liverpool de
clined !l-32d on the spotand 1 to li
points for future delivery, closings quiet
but steady. Spot sales were 10,000
bales. I In Manchester yarns were quiet
but steady. The prders for clo'.h were
at low limit. The Bombay receipts for
the week were 8,000 bales, against 6,000
bales for the same week last year; total
thus j far this year, 1,533,000 bales,
agajnst 1,508,C00 during the 'pame
time last year. Pjombay shipments
since January 1st were 42,000
bales i to Great Britian against 37,
000 , for the same time last year and
733,000 for the Continent, against 723,000
for a like period of 18U3. JNew Urleans
was 8 points higher for August, but other
months declined 2 to 4 points. The port
receipts were 433 bales, against 1,120 this
day last week and 1,530 last year. Ex-j
ports from the ports were 1,400 bales to
Great Britain, against 5,475 to the UontiH
nent. Spot cotton here was weak but
without quotable change. Sales were
1,470 bales for exports and 865 for spin-;
ning. The Southern spot markets were
quiet and unchanged. ;
A: Victory for Col. Breclcinridice.
Lexington. Ky., Aug. 16. The dead
lock in the election of a chairman for the
Fayette posnty ,jjemocrauc convention
was broken here yesterday and a Breck
inridge man got the place. John C.
Scott, who had formerly voted with the
Owens men deserted to Breckinridge and
the result was a victory for Welsh. Minor
P. P. Johnson, also, a Breckinridge man,
was elected chairman of the county ex
ecutive committee.
ThelstockfYards Strike Oyer.
Chicago. Aug. 16. The strike at the
stock yards was declared o this morn
ing, ihe men agree to return to wore
at farmer wages. Out ot z,uuu men wno
asked for work only fifty were accom
modated.
,! Hampton B.ogo Nominated.
Lynchburg,! Va., Aug. 16. The Re
publican Congressional convention for
me Sixth Virginia district met here to
day and on the twenty-fifth ballot nomi-
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nated Col. Jonn jtiampwn xioge xor jon
gress. . . '
Weak, nursing mothers gain strength
and flesh using Johnson s Compound
Cod Liver OiL Rich in fat food, pleas
ant to take and easily digested, giving
strength to mother and child. J. Hicks
Bunting and J. 11. naming, Wilming
ton, N. C. ' '
GONE TO GRAY GABLES.
THE PRESIDENT TAKES A SHORT
! HOLIDAY. j l
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He is Suffering From an Attack of
( Malaria The Tariff BUI Sent to ,
Treasury Department for a lie- "
port Error in the Tariff t
Bill Admits Diamonds
Free Gold Reserve I
Increasing. ; j - -
j Washington, Aug, 16. President
Cleveland left the city early this morn
ing. Private Secretary" Thurber makes
me public the following statement in re
gard to the President's departure; ! .
! The President left this morning for a
few days' absence under advice, of his
physician, in the hope of shaking off an
attack of malaria, from which he has
been suffering for several days. Yester
day the attack culminated in fever, but
which was under control this morning.
Dr. O'Reilly , his physician, "expressed! nc.
doubt that a few days of salt air would
recuperate the President sufficiently to
enable him to renew his official duties,
and he will return to Washington by the
middle of next week. He has gone to
Gray Gables and is accompanied by Dr.
O'Reilly. j
The President has never fully recov
ered from the attack of malaria which
caused him to make the two trips in the
light-house tender Violet down Chesa
peake bay and outside the Capes Anxi
ety over the tariff situation is supposed
to have aggravated his indisposition,
id when the matter was ended bv the
actid:nf4he House in passing the Tariff
bill, the relaxation came and made a
change of air necessary. He left by the
v:iu tram over the Pennsylvania road
He took no action upon the Tariff bill
before his departure, beyond sending it
to the Secretary of the Treasury for a
report, as is customary' with revenue
bills. . !:.-... - . j ; j ;
It will be necessary for the President
to be back in Washington by Tuesday
next. The resolution continuing appro
priations expires Monday, but the Sundry
Civil bill has not been signed and all ap
propriations carried by it from last year
will cease on Monday unless the Presi:
dent returns and gives the bill for the
current year his approval. The River
and Harbor bill also awaits the
action of the President, and there is
much speculation as to whether he will
approveitor not. Many of the appro
priations carriecLbyjt will cease if iris
not approved by Tuesday. j
Doubt still exist in the minds of many
importers as to the assessment of duty on
goods arriving in this country prior to or
on the day the Tariff bill becomes effec
tive, but not formally entered until after
the bill has become a law. In reference
to this confusion it is explained at the
Treasury Department that the j bill will
not go into effect until the day after the
President's signature is affixed or the law
becomes operative through the expira
tion of the ten days' limit. In other
words, if the bill were signed to day,
Tuesday, August 16th, it would become
operative one secona alter midnight,! or
at the beginning of Friday, August 17th.
Therefore. as the Jaw does not
become operative until the day follow
ing its approval or the last day of the
limitation, i goods reaching a United
States port on-the day of the signature
are subject to assessments under ! the
McKinley tariff, and it will not avail the
importers anything by waiting until the
following day to make entry. In cases,
however, where goods arrive on the day.
preceding the date of effect and are as
sessed under the McKinley law, refunds
of any " duly over the Senate law will
almost certainly be made. i
lhe hrst meeting for several weeks of
the House Ways and Means committee
was held this afternoon. Mr. Wilson, the
chairman of the committee, came back
from West Virginia in order to be present.
The purpose of the meeting was to con
sider the bill introduced yesterday by
Mr. McMillin, of Tennessee, j to correct
the paragraph of the Tariff bill which
makes free, alcohol used' in the arts and
medicinal compounds. It was ordered
to be reported favorably without division
Mr. Tarsney, of Missouri, then called
up a bill introduced by him on Monday
lastwhich provides that lead ore,' in
which the component of chief value is
silver shall be -declared silver ore and
permitted to enter free of duty. ThRe
publicans opposed the bill and it was de
feated by a strict party vote, 6 to 5.
Before the ! meeting adjourned Chair
man Wilson! announced that he had
been informed by the officials of the
Treasury Department that the paragraph
in the Tariff bill relating to diamonds
could be so construed as to permit the
free entrance of those articles, and said
that at a subsequent meeting a bill cor
recting the paragraph would be called
up. This led Mr. Reed, of Maine, to re
mark sarcastically that poor (people of
the county ought not to be denied the
privilege of free diamonds if they wanted
them. This observation caused a gen
eral laughter, which was followed imme
diately By the adjournment of the com
mittee. .- ' '1 i ! -
The gold reserve continues to grow.
Yesterday it was $52,075,000 and to-day
it is $53,112,902, a gain of more than
$l,uoo,uou within a few days.
Ohio Populist 8.
(JOLUMgus, Ohio, Aug. 16, There arp
probably 2,500 people including dels-
gates and visitors at the Populist State
convention in Nelson grove near the city
to-day. The representation is sectional
rather than general, however, and "a
! number of Congressional districts are not
presented at all. C. K. Martin, who was
chosen secretary of the McBride State
Labor committee, was made temporary
secretary, indicating that a fusion will be
made. J. S. Coxey arrived this morning
and is the central figure in the conven
tion. If he were not a candidate j for
Congress, he would no doubt be chosen
to lead the State ticket. The work of the
morning session was preliminary for the
most part. "'"-" i
' Telegraphic Sparks.
Rome, Aug. 16. It is reported that
the Pope will shortly make Archbishop
Satolli's delegation to the Church in the
United States absolute and sovereign
Archbishop Satolli would then be sub
ject to the Pope alone. I
Jebsey dry, N. J., Aug. 16. Presi
dent Cleveland's train arrived at 1 o'clock
twelve minutes ahead of time. He em
barked on the lighthouse tug John
Rogers, which immediately steamed
down the the bay. No one was allowed
to speak to the President.
D allas, Texas, Aug. 16. The Demo
cratic" State Convention to-day nomi
nated Chas. A. Culberson for Governo?
on the first ballot. McCall and lanham
withdrew,
Pretoria, South African Republic.
Aug. 16. The Kaffir rebels at Zoutpans
berg and in that district 1 haye murdered
large numbers of women and children.
The Boer forces of the Transvaal Gov
ment will attack the rebels to-day.
Richmond, Va., Aug. 16. The Demo
crats of the Tenth Congressional district
to-day nominated Hon. H. St. G. Tucker
for re-election by acclamation.
Nashville, Tenn,. Aujr. 16. G. N.
Guthrie, Democrat, ex-Mayor of Galla
tin, announces himself a candidate for
Congress against Benton McMillin, in
the Fourth district.
ACHT RACE.
The Vigilant Forced to Sacrifice an
Aesured Victory by the Conduct
0 of the Britannia The Satan Ira
' - ' the Victor. ;'!:- " i;-
Ryde, Aug. 16. Whatever, chance the
Vigilant may have, had in .the race to
day for the Ryde town cup, valued at
$500 j she was forced to sacrifice it, jock
eying with the Britannia which clung to
her throughout the contest, occasionally
forcing her into shallows where, in wind
ward work, sho found it impossible to
use the full depth of her board, and thus
made leeway. Which was beneficial to
the Britannia. The object of the skipper
on the Prince's cutter seemed to be to
help the Satanita win the.race. j
; That, Capt Hank Haff declared in an
interyiew after the event, was undoubt
edly Capt. Carter's scheme. The Yankee
skipper says that after crossing the line,
the - Britannia , ran up on his port
or weather quarter, and blanketed him.
The jockeying, always forced, on the
Yankee skipper, continued until the two
boats were two miles off the course.
This enabled the Satanita to win, which
she -did by a handsome ..margin. She
vanquished thei Britannia by 6 minutes
and 23 seconds and the Vigilant by 7
minutes and 50 ! seconds. On corrected
time the Vigilant was beaten by the
Satanita 8 minutes and 2 seconds and by
the Britannia 3 minutes and 31 seconds.
The course was nearly all inside. The
start was made from an imaginary line
off Ryde, eastward to the Nab lightship,
thence to a mark boat off Snit fnrt.
thence to a mark boat off East Cowes
and to Ryde, twice around, a distance of
nuy nautical miles. There, was alight
north-northwest wind and a towering
sky portending equally weamer when
the trio .of giants came out to the start
ing point ready for battle. The wind
was on the port quarter, as thevachts
came from the line. The Satanita held
the weather berth and the Vigilant was
to leeward. They crossed the line thus:
Satanita, 10:00(04; Britannia, 10:00:07;
Vigilant, 10:00:09. - jf
The Vigilant! drew away from the
Britannia immediately after crossing.
The Prince's cutter headed eastward and
passed under her stern to take her wind.
The Vigilant
uffed ud and
the two
with the
yachts started
for south-sea
wind almost abeam, when, if thev had
kept their course, they would have had
a spinnaker breeze. The Satanita took
advantage of the private duel between
the Yankee sloop and the Britannia,
broke her outside sail and practically
won the race on the first six-mile run,'
She was 4 minutes and 5 seconds ahead
of the Britannia when she gybed around
the Nab lightship. n
- The Vigilant and Britannia had finally
given up their luff ing tactics, and, with
spinnakers set had gone down to the
Nab only SOsefconds "apart. The Vigi
lant permitted the Britannia to pass her
to windward rather than keep up the
profitless jockeying. In the beat of
about five miles to the Fort Soit. the
wind freshened and the Vigilant
crawled up.
Again ; she was intercepted by the
Britannia. Both were on the port tack
and they indulged in luffing, while the
Satanita; also
on the port tack, was
bounding in to
j'art Spit mark boat, i
The Vigilant
and the Britannia had
the port tack on ly a little while. There
they came about and the Britannia com
pelled the sloop, in self-defense, to enter
shoal water. ' !
The Britannia went about first. The
Vigilant . held 4n longer. The Satanita
was .4 minutes! and o seconds ahead of
the Vigilant at the Suit. ; The jYankee
sloop had gained twenty seconds on the
Satanita and thirty-three seconds on the
Britannia in the windward work. The
Vigilant ran through the Britannia's lee
and was 4b seconds ahead of her at the
mark boat. The Satanita had increased
her lead to 6 minutes and 9 seconds. ! j
The Britannia was 15 seconds astern of
the white sloop! at Ryde. Off No Man
the. Britannia -an under the Yankee's
stern and blanketed 'her. Capt. Haff
was eyidently losing interest in the Brit
ish system of racing. The Britannia got
the better of him by jockeying, and Ted
him by 1 minute and 12 seconds at the
JNab. Then thei Satanita was 3 minutes
and 52 seconds ahead of the Britannia.
The Satanita jlled by 7 minutes at the
Spit and the" Britannia was 2 minutes
and 10 seconds ahead of the Vigilant.1
As the : tusslers approached Cowes.
close hauled, a heavy rain squall lashed
up foam-topped seas and the yachts
heeled heavily uport. The Yigilant re
duced the lead of the Britannia to 1
minute and 2Q seconds, or fifty seconds
since leaving the Spit. She had made
the reach in ai strong -squally wind 9
minutes and 251 seconds faster than the
Satanita. " j
In the run home from Cowes the Vigi.
lant lost seven seconds to the Britannia,
and fifty-five seconds the Satanita.
Time at finish: Satanita, 3:36:00j Bri
tannia, 8:42:22; Vigilant, 3:43:50. I
The average strength of the wind dur
ing the race was less than ten knots.
Capt. Haff says the victory of thft
Satanita was a ?put up job." It is some
what doubtful, in this event, whether
'the Vigilant will enter the race to-mor
row for the Royal Victoria race around
the Isle of .Wight for the commodore s
cup, valued at $400 to go the winner,
and a prize of $200 for the second yacht.
The Satanita, Britannia, Vigilaht.Carina,
Corsair find Namara have' been entered
in this race.
The Vigilant and Britannia will sail on
Saturday fifteen miles outside the Nee
dles and backj on the reverse for the
Wolvertpn cupj , 7 .j
. The Situation Alarming, i
PrrTSBUBO, Kug. 16. The Pittsburg
and Chicago Gas Goal company have
made application to Sheriff Rioharda for
a f oroe of deputies for duty at the Snow-
den mines, where it is claimed the
striking miners have been interfering
with the new men imported by the com
pany. Considerable disturbance : has
marked the attempt of the company to
break the strike at Gastonville, and the
situation is alarming. I V
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Jackson Ready to Fight Corbett.
NeW York. Aug. 16. Peter I Jackson
aid to-day he was willing to accept the
uixer oi tne ; xn acionai opruug j ciuu, oi
London, England, for a fight with J. J.
Corbett to a finish for 115,000.1 He did
not know until Ito-day that a fight: to a
finish could be had there, but now; that
he knows it, he is anxious to bring it off.
An American referee will be allowed,
Ocincy. Mass.. Aug. 16. The funeral
of Hon. John Uuincy Adams was neia
this afternoon from his late residence at
Mt Wollaston. The business part of the
city was in mourning and the flags on
all public and many private puuaings
were at half -staff all day, j
Highest "bf atHn Leavening F'ower.-i liatest U. S. Gov't Report
THE STATE UNIVERSITY.
Piys HUNDRED STUDENTS
EXPECTED NEXT TERM.
Conimendahle Course ot One of the
Stmdenta A Handsome Vestibule
TrainLadies on the Gountv
Boards of Charities New
Odd Fellows Quarters
More Moonshiners'
Occupation Gone.
f Messenger Bureau, -Raleigh.
Aog. 16. f
President Winston, of the; university.
who is here to day, tells me that over
500 students will be in attendance at the
next term. He says that he has received
thricn as many applications for admis
sion is ever before. The best student
last term has put in the time during the
vacation painting! the university build
ings. He gets $1.75 a day and is very
clever with the brush. With the monev
thus well earned and with a little help
from the Deems fund, he will pay his
expenses next term. He is bound to get
on in the world." He is studying for the
minif try and will become a Baptist
preacher. j
Eight car loads of excursionists, mainly
Masojis and their families, left here this
morning for Wilmington, Wrightsville
and Southport, on a two days' pilgrim
age. ' v' - : ;
inis morning the vestibuied train on
the Seaboard Air Line, the "Atlanta
Special," presented a yery haudsonle ap
pearance. All its pars save the Pullman
had been repainted most artistically at
the company's shops here. Business, on
this train is pickiog up all the while.
At a meeting last spring' of the - State
board of public charities it was decided
that on each of the coUnty boards there
should be two lady , members. Ladies of
high I character and social position are
taking these places. Capt. C. B. Denson,
secretary ;of the State board, tells me
that thus farover fifty haye (become
members of Various county boards. They
can do a. great deal of good and the pro
yision fos their becoming members was
indeed a happy idea. I
Deputy Revenue Collector Hurdle re
ports! the capture of a seventy-gallon il
licit distillery in Caswell county, and
also jf the two men who operated it
The moonshiners, who are a curse to the
State!, have had a lively time this year.
The officers have been very active. Do
they jfind half the moonshine "outfits?"
Messrs. George Allen and Victor Boy
den of this city have begun the publica
tion pt a bi-monthly paper, the - Illus
trated News and Record. It is an artis
tic publication, and will advertise both
Raleigh and the State. j.
The sheriffs deputies last night raided
a negro gambling den here and captured
the owner and one player, as well as a
poker layout and a lot of "crsips" dice.
The Odd Fellows of this city are look
ing forward quite eagerly jto the time
when they will occupy their! new Quar
ters in the Pullen building, which is aD-
proaching completion. The) building is
excremeiy ornate in style, and the 1. U
U. W. quarters will be spacious and
handsomely fitted up. : j
Mrj. Wiley i Rush is appointed by Mr.
James 11. 1 ou, Democratic
State chair-
mani to the position of
secretary to the
State eeecutive committee,
succeeding
Mr. ! R. II. Cowan. Mr. Rush is from
Randolph, and is a very active worker
as wii as a stirring speaker.
Quite a number of Alliahcemen were
here today on their way home from the
annual meeting of the State Alliance.
Theyj say the Alliance will hot suffer any
toss in numbers hereafter. Uf course.,
they
never expect it to' again haye 100,
000 members, i That was abnormal, and
they
know it.
JAPS, DEAD OR f ALIVE.
Rewards for Capture of Japanese
Vessels, Sailors and. Soldiers Un
(lerstandin&s Between Russia
and Prance and. Between
England and Germany.
Lo:?don, Aug. 16. The Central News'
correspondence at Shanghai says the
Governor of Formosa j has published a
schetule of rewards j for Chinesewhoj
capti re or destroy Japanese ships, or
kill or capture Japanese soldiers or sail
ors. I The soldiers or' sailors may be
dead or alive. The Governor
6,00 taels or almost 2,000 for the
cuon oi a Dig Japanese warship.
he destruction! or the capture of a
warship he promises 4,000 taels or
1,200. One hundred taels will i be
paid for the ; head- of a Japanese pri
vate, j The Central tNews' correspondent
also says: , A fleet of eight vessels west
ward! bound was reported as passing
Cheef Foo on August 14th. Chinese
officers are leaving-the country in large
numbers to join the Chinese troops enter
ing Corea. The Jmerchant steamships
Takii and Smith have given up foreign
protection and have gone back to the
Chinese flag They left port yesterday
with troops and rice.- -
It lis reported jhere that France and
Russia haye an understanding favorable
to the Japanese and England and Ger-
marly one fsvprble to China.
An American Citizen Sentenced to be
Shot, : V - '
Sjlk AotonioJ Texas, Aug. 16. A pri
vate 'despatch from the City of Mexico
received here states that Edward T.
Adams, formerly prominent in society
in tfads city and who married into one of
the best families here, has had his sen
tence of death for murder confirmed by
the Supreme court of Mexico and will be
shot in a tew nays, .united states min
ister Gray has interested himself in the
case and will ask President Diaz to
commute the! sentence.
London, Aug. 16. In the House of
Commons, Henry Fowler, Secretary for
India, said that the Indian Government
had no intention of re-opening the mints
to toe free jcoinage of silver. The ex
periment ot Closing the mints would be
well tried before there would be any
thought of abandoning it. So far, there
has been no reason far alarm. The great
difficulty was die steady depreciation of
.la.'! .t . . " , .
.ioroa India to go oyer to the gold stand
ara.
M
Lqn;
NDON, Aug, 16. Arthur Zimmer
man won the international five mile race
at Leicester to-day in. 1151 2-5. Banker
was second and iua. wards third.
taken
offers
aestru
For t
small
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IN YOUR POCKETS.
REGARDLESS OF. COST OR ACTUAL VALUE, OUR ENTIRE STOCK -TILL THE
15th of September is at the mercy of the buyer. A SACRIFICE not of our choos
ing, but a necessity of which we make a virtue. !
. '. IN ANY ARTICLE OF DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, HOSIERY, &c. - ' '
WHY THIS REDUCTION? j
DRYOODS AnSTnIr? Ill ASnT P ?
September will be shipped to our Georgia
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STATEMENT
The National Bank of Wilmington,
WILMINGTON, IV. C i
At close of business July 28th, 1891, (condensed.) Began business June 21st, 1894. '
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RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts - - 8 42,433.39
V. 8. Bonds - - ' . 35,000.00
Premium . 4,500.00
Current Expenses - 576.84
One from Banks, 57,355.3)
Cash on Hand
93,673.30 J
1 8223,544.46
I certify the above statement to be correct. ' H :
j 1 ! L. L. JENKINS. Cashier.
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QUALITY, CRANE'S "KID FINISH" COMMON WEALTH BOND. Ail the
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BOX PAPER AND PADS, all the Latest Styles and Tints, Ruled and Unruled.
AUGUST.
;Clearing! Summer Fabrics.
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HIS IS THEk MONTH TO
RIALS. WE HAVE SPECIAL
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GAINS in
LOT 1
1 -! -
20c, now all marked' 7 c, 8c, 9c and 1 Oc per yard.
lot aJ.-
LOT 3-
Two Special Values in While Goods.
OnelinWof WHITE DOTTED MUSLINS, small designs, at 14c per -yard,
easy value at 25c The other, a line of WHITE LAWNS in Fancy
Open Effect Plaids and Stripes, at only 9c well worth 15c
Write for Samples at
Last
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firm. No GoodsChid ronTmL date'
FORE & CO.,
of Pnrcdl House, Wilmington, U. C.
Leaded. : J
TOO HEAVILY WITH SUMMER
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Goodsfor this season of the year, and our
aim j is to dispose of balance Ready
MadeClothing'and Furnishings prior ia
arrival of Fall Goods. ' la order to do so
have'loaded this diminutive representa
tive at a large size arsenal, kommonly
kalled a young gun, to j the neck with
bargains which will beij fired off every
time we get a bead on any one who has
a thorough appreciation of high grade
goods at very low prices. Are you in
ranges , ! 4
MUNSOlV & CO.
OF CONDITION
-OF-
ou Dusiness days.) "
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock, (paid in) ,
Circulation - " .- .
Beposits snbfect to Check
Due to Banks - -
Profits - . . ! ; .."
Cashier's Checks
8 60,000.00
22,500.00
127,929.99
11,607.40
732.01
775.06
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TABLE OF BLACK LAWNS IN 8TRIPES, CHECKS
AND. OPEN EFFECTS, prices did range ' from 10c to'
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TABLE OF PRINTED DIMITIES, PRINTED DOTTED
SWISSES, PRINTED INDIA LAWNS, &c , prices for
these did range from 15c to 35c, now all marked 10c
TABLE OF PRINTED BATISTES IN BLACK, NAVY !
and SEAL GROUNDS, CHINA I SILK ! PRINTINGS,
prices were 15c, now all marked 7c. ' I .
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