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I1 - f : y 1 !- - - - j . . 7 y u ' . , . - J. 7 : ,? . ESTABLISHED 867 l V j WILMINGTON, N. C. FUIOA Y. DECEMBER 28, 1894. J X PKICE 5 CENTS. 1 f ( X The justices cf the Supreme court Rand downa number of decisions Governor CJarr appoints t e representa-' tives of this 6tale to the Cc tton. Groweig Protective associat;on contention, 'Which meets in Jackson, Miss., January 2ad next Vaee3 attho Carnegie I steel works at Braddock are l educed-j At Chicago a man named Blake is arrfestedj charged with being the leader of the gvng -who have-been robl ing so jnany We3tern postofficcs An old family feud in Tenne3:ee result3 in an im promptu duel in which pne party is fata'dy wounded -iC-The C hincse otBcials , at Shanghai are ina Statd of panic- The Chinese armv under Gen. Sune' has been defeated and is in full retreit The 6ttanier Oswald with Li lo9t off the Scotch coast all on board -At the re- qufrstof China1; lion, goes to Yokohama to John meet W. poster the reprc- .eentatives of China and Japan, and aid in the negotiations for . pekce, Hej goes as a piivato person and not as a repre-l-The sentative of the United States- evndicate w!ikh took thq recent j Gov- eminent bonds having be pome dissatis- fied with the action' of tl e administra-i tion On the , currfney muefcUon,! nas . 4. 1 : ! . 1 elissolyed and no more o will fce put on the market those bondH -The tandj some residence of Mr. John Beattyi near Ashevilld, r3 burned Tlje old building at Atlanta is burned- -Our cruiser M&chias leaves Malta for SToko-- hama. The Detroit will follow? her uni ffnTi Natjlc a in a dav or two r-Au known schooner - goes ljown in Tior.. ennnd. and all on "toard are lot board are Llob" at At- -In erasing the "mea lantic 6ity,a f uueral partjl is caught by a high tide. Th-y took ref lige on top of the carriages and were finally rescued in life boats The storm" 0 weanes-aay night was very severe at Camden, j N. J ti a r-v u n-ithfiufc electric lights A colored clerk iathe Savarinah t mj i r posofhee? is arretted for robbing lett ton and Summerville, S. rs C. -Charles-arel now connected by telephone -More incen diary fires occur at Barnvllle, S. C. The Ustimony before mitiee yesterday was thd Lexowi com- quike sensational. . Inspector Williams was put through a rijild cross examination named Street testified to and two men paying &l,OlQ to Anthony Comstock dictmenti distmesec- fjr having in t Rev. pavid TVo3p: ,f Virsrinia.-a Pre3 byterianj min- ister, who ofSoiated at the funeral of President William Henry Harrison, has just died Two negroes un d nr sen te nc f death at Macon, Ga i iry to commit euTcide' by taking "poisAn -At, Fort , Mill. S. C.a fight occurs betweejn po licemen and acrowdfnegroe3 in Which 0 r,f tlm fnrmpr ia woiaded and one ol the latter killed Sicily suffers from more earthquake shocks Much damage is done- The de ad body of a jnegro ri ohnk thrnncrh the heaa. is found in 1 borerr.cn of the Knabil o Atlanta -Indiana col eges prlohibit e foot ball games rro- . fg&sor lIasseyannounce3 .rosocute to tho fullest -law the'authorr of the - thath will extent 6fthe against himself Tbipshoutj the Torth and Northwest the ;old is iritense; witlr heavy enow storms i a many places, blocking railway traffic The storm of Ypdnes-dav nieht-did much damage in rv, forth Atlantic States Col. Breck inridge lectured in Cirxirjnati la8tnigr.t. The' door receipts w re ktached bya notary public for fee for taking a depo sition in the Pollard case. Supreme Court U cisions oecial to the MesAeiijrer.J T?iT.rTiH. Bi. U.. U?C 411 me Qi4ir""J court files the following opinions: sstaw ' . . rt. , vs. Scrusres. apptal diamifesed; Stern v? r en nr. prmr: &tate VB iwwwud, uu frror: State vs. Norwood J no error; Wil miiia va. Randleman -coiion mill, affirmed: defendants' appeal satae case, judgment modified; Sprague trial; coinmissiorjjers of vs. Bond, new reversed; UurKe vs. ijuuiuci- ji --, Bank vs. Newton cotuin mills modified: Propst vs. Mathis, nev w tiiai; State vs. Adams, error; dureton vp Gar. Urm. no prror: Jenkins vs cotton! miliar trial; Summers vs. Moore, petition 10 tievy rehear Hi.miwed: Gilhepie vs. aihhoii - . . , , Mcs, no error jrer-i 10 error; tiasseiu vo guson vs. Wright, no ertor Lindsey & T?rirn vs. Bank. alUrmea; Brendle vs Beevesappeal dismissed; State vs Mc raiVl affirmed ; State vs Sherman, no affirmeel; State rror: State vs. Mclntyre vs. Suttle, affirmed., pelegates tO ttJR t. OljlK" vpiv.--" rSnMial to the Messenger Kl mmnn; Dec, ST.-Gvernor Carr ap points the following delegates to. repre sent North Carol at the Cotton Grow ers' Protective asscciatioli convention at Jackson, Miss, January 2nd; i J.- H U.iamson.W.G.UpcJ W. lteia.oaui , TT Rand. L. T. C Powell, John S. CUningham, ix. . Grier. T. uiiririo nndJimeg : aii. iiiii 'i i David Teese. ura'" --- -- i t-. ,. LyXCHBUKO ,Vm r . . - J i. niinister. aiea av leese. t j - 4. . a mn nlace" in ia "rir,.f. ,m Wednesday, agea ovi and years-. iA his childhood came to w - uAnffif.iatedat the rison. A Bank: IiObted ..-t. Dec. 27. -The private bank Li. J. Wright and CJ V. Stevens Somonauk was i a exnerts last W8B, Mr-n nr.en and all ts contents taken, abou ami f 1.0 P in dimonda. nignt. A1":r ohnr, 8.000 in money The oanK ns a fljirolus iof f Xo' aiAxAl or so,w - Atea'TA, Vrl wis foundidead in Harper.acegrog rl. ws i the basemen ot the "P . . h bead morning. - W mUrdert,d. indicated that CI,, ceed Charles Simmons. ""Tjr fa hotel was arreb; ght that ho ebot tr-rirfMl- It IS thoU the girl ia a jea'ou rage. i n Iot Ttis under etooa uias rrr inquiry termmeato oraer -au , ANNUAL MEETING OF SXTPBINTENDENTS OF CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. All the Reports Satisfactory The wiimlnjct. n schools Last iMeet- ingif Prewnt Sapreme Opurt The Question Among Fu- . Biontsts of iho Division of Spoils MrJ Sea well's Letter. Messenger BtJREAtJ, Raleigh. Dec) 27. The annual session of i the State associ ation of the. superintendents of city pub lic schools is being held j here, John J. Blair, of Winston, presiding and! C. W. Toms, of Durham, acting as secretary. Other superintendents presents are E. P. Moises of Raleigh, M. C. S. Noblei of Wil mington, G. A. Grimsley of Greensboro, G. W. Connor of Wilson,; R. M. Davis of Tai-boro and J. D.Eggleston of Ashe ville. The annual address by. president Blair was excellent. He stated that there are1 over 13 000 pupils j in the public schools represented by superintendents present. The superintendents made brief reports. In Wilmington the attendance is greater and so is the public interest in the schools. All the reports were highly sat!-factory: Brief addresses were, upon invitation, made by Professor Winston, of the State university, i and Professor Ulaxtoa. of the Normal and Industrial school.. j i The Supreme court met to-day in order to (file opinions. It was the last meeting of jthe present court,1 three of whose members are, to the deep regret bf Dem ocrats idl over the State, retired to private life?. Thenumber of opinions filed was very large. x ' ,1 H " ! V C er Kenan, of this court, is not yet sufficiently well to be i in bi office, thdiugh he is nov able to leave his bed. The Capital clubNvill next jMonday give itsjiuliday germah;and reception A number of young ladks. of social prominence will January 2ndj give a bill poudre,' which is to ba made a verv stvlish affair. i ! ' f Deputy Revenue Collector W. C- Troy- repotts tpeCseizure of twp illicit distiller ies!, in Moore county, one near Carthage and one near Sanfor. Ihe latter was in Nat Clarke's smoke-house, j Deputy Troy al found in the ' house of Ed. York property stolen from thewarehoude at John M. Sloan's registered distillery. YOrk was amsttjJ. but,; later, made his escape from the officers. He Was shot at J but was not hit. York had buried btolen whiskey near his house. J Mr. E. D. Haynes, one or Baieigti s oldest re?ident8, died this morning of unl'-umonia after a few day s 6icknes3. 7 Mr. John Robinson, commissioner of agricu tare, says that the outlook for the fafmer: is bid, owing to tne low prices of products, but vec the farmers are going ahead and making great prepara tioins for 1895." He says he never saw a Cotton croD nicked cleaner than the present one. The number of hogs to be slaughtered this season will ,be the largest in twenty-five years, he declares. ' The cotulioa cluo or tms city gave lis holiday german at Briggs hall last even ink - - ! I I : It is at last elecided tnat-ine renra oi stalls rin the market shall be reduced ETier since the market I was repccupiea the asritation lor a reduction nas oaen ia nioarress - Aconvict iromi vuuiora'j arnveu at the nenitentiarv yCsterdav ai- ternoon. , ::- Ed. Chambers Smith.! Eqa imember Of !the State board of public improve ments, is making an ! inspection of the Atllantierand North Carolina railway." For the past six days thei e ta s peen less Tinlliticaltalk than at any time since the election. It is said by 'some people lature to get the Senatorial matter out of hie way as ppeeony as yossiuie. xueio are intimations that some Republicans will rieaire to make the divisions of cm Ces something to oe umpubeu ui uciuio r , . jt i 1 r thU SnatorshiD matter: is handiea.xas thev think it will give them ..more of leverage. ine railway cominisbioiier- ship ia apium which both ropuusts ano Rfpubucanwani to pics, Thfl. Legislature meets January yth tJi Rhowthat it is the early bird which rJnnnnpa tt trv to catch the Sjenatoria Klr . ii-. .1.. it n hrm. it mav De Biaveu oKaiu wi -u.. vj Fiiarnrf. will be here December idlst and busines8X Meuibers! of the Legislature haye received letters or mes sges irOmxne rtepuoiu;.uu fwt mo . 1 Th l IT A n n.4nnnta for the Sfinaiorsmp. w latter are by no means hiding their light under a bushel. - V J .!. Mr. J. M. Monie of this city, who was a. memner or tne estate s oeiivtsourK SJiarpsurg commlsoiorrs, wasj married vesurday to Miss rannie aiiuer; also o; Rileieh. They have jgone td Florida and uba. it X . Herbert F. Seawell, fusion nominee for so'icitiir in the Seventh Judicial dis trict, to whom Governor Carr tendered the appointment after N, A. McLean had declined to accept the commission, Writes the Governor the following letter: "I fully appreciate your Excellency's de sire that the person j who was fairly elected to this office by the people shall be permitted to srve i them, j notwith slandine the certificate; of election was awarded to Iny honorable competitor through a clerical error which pe chair man of the b.ard of canvassers! of Cqmr berland county corrected by jfiling an aimended return, but which the State board of canvassers under their construc tion of the law felt constrained to ignore. You are aware that while w;p elected fKr the term of four years, your appoint- ,Wrfc vrould extend lenly to the next rJonpral election. As ii have !no doubt about the action oi iue ujuiwju iuj r fi tv.. T orrkiiln be; dome mvselt an ;-,iatifie if I should accept th0 appoint ! i i. inH cia rrt tonnpr The. I beg therefore resbectf ufiy to de cline it." X:1 1- . ' From the Eastern War. LOKDOK, Dec. 27. A despatch to the Wflira strenovl savs the Chinese! Vcull ( ia -f w x j army under Gen. SSung, naving oeen ue- feated at Kung wa ei, reireate.i Wow Chwanz. There they were joined by the troops under command of uen Ma and the combined force rereaieu Tien Chon Ta; the town of New Chwang beine completely evacuawu. uo a t- 'l aa i-ia.Ti I .it'll ic dimv their front and increasing w the banners in or-1er to mase jne CTJ;Kia H.onlav nf Btreneth. Japan horn King Chow have reached Tas Ilan n- fKioia nt Rhanehai and lilt) UttLi?u vjjv - ' m Ning o are in a complete stafa? of panic. ieariDK ",i"ui'" . r ChaSg Chi Tung, the new viceroy It ? incnoKiinir thft forts OD. the i 'rr. TTiono- and Conomisssoner f. -TLa ,-a QnHin? new Eurrioean drill CSr toaagTto Eang forts Under ine viueiuj a u....-. . to a n-ndsome Residence Borned. fa C J Dec. 27 John brv eieant residence,, the . Bunga- Kw. tour miles west of AshenUe, was i -j oTiinri.laat niliht. It IS - r. i unrv S Tvea difid in. &Ai for t7 000. to i "J" f-mifv left yesterday OeSblJr "5f . , - - Floria; - ' ! ' 1 - ' I " -.t . " 7 S COMMERCIAL NEWS Stooka and Bonds in New York The - Gram and ProvUion Itf arketa of Chicago. 1 New York, Deo. 27. There were some very important developments in the financial world to-Jay, but it seems utterly impossible o revive speculative interest in the stock market. In any thing like normal times a a big Government bond dissolution of syndicate, ac- companied by severe criticisms of the financial policy of the administration and the declaration of the -usual dividend by a great railroad company like the New York Central aftep reports for months that the regularyijate could not be maintained, would hlyecreated a big market. To day, howjever, these de velopments were accepted Jwith a languid interest and less than 10tiU)00 Bhares of stocky were traded in during the entire sei-siba. At the opening the market was heavy, but when the NewlYork Central declared its "regular dividend for the quarter, prices moved up f to li per cent. the Central , naturally leading. The statement of the (company . for the six months ended Decem ber 31, 1891, ' shows f earnings of 2 53 per cent, on the-stock against 2 81 per cent, in load. There were a few weak spots, notably Distillers, Reading and Jersey City. ' Distillel-s fell lj-'pvr cent, to 9i on realizations. Reading Isold down nearly 2 points to 14, on an UDConhrmed rumor that the plan will be amended and the assessment on the junior securities materially increased Jersey Central weakened pn reports that the November statement! will be un favorable. Sugar closed practically un changed on the day. fThe Cordage stocks were higher, at one-time on a rumor that the statement to be presented at the annual meeting on January next will be more favorable than expected. The early rise in these stocks was equal i . Ck . t- 1 -Ll - .1 m t to & per cent., out sposequenuy a reaction of i to 1$ per cnt. took place The market closed irreguljar, but in the main hrm. Net changes show grains of 4- to i per cent in the gpnefal list Sagar 4ost i, Jelsey Central i. Distillers 1: and Reading 1. sales of listed, stocks ag gregated 78,000 shares: uhlisted 16,000. The bond market was himer. Chicago. Dec. 27 Another bull dis appointment was recordecf in wheat to day.. Starting in with a fractional gain over yesterday, prices diet well during the larger portion of thet ession.the busi ness still bearing a holiday appearance, with outsiders sending in tveryfew or ders on either side.. Everything seemed favoring holders, but the jdiffiderice ex hibited by speculators in taking hold of the buying side was disappointing, and when, within ten minutes; of the close, a prominent iew xomer senc in iioerai sellingordera, the marketiwas foundto : t T T T i i - l;i 1 have no support whateverand prices if 11 away a full cent in a twinkling. Long wheat came out freely in tne last half hour, final quotations beiqig only a frao' tion above the inside for the day. Cash wheat sold 4c per bu-divl higher, but closed nominally weak withthe futures Prices of corn were at m and meher on their own conditions but lost what they had gained early, simply fjrom sympathy with wheat in the final minutes of tT&d- lng. ,fJash corn sold i to 3c better than yesterday, but after trading in that branch of the market was over, prices reflected the, weakness of Futures. Oats advanced with wheat and corn early v and declined with them later. Trade was very moderate. Gash oats sold higher than yesterday, stronger grain markets and a nrm nog market were for values in product early and the packers against them. A slight appreciation was noted in prices at the opening, but it soon disappeared under the weight of offerings. I A portit n of what was lost was recovered before the Bession ended. May plrk closed 7c under yesterday, May lard 2Jc higher, and May ribs a slight fraction higher, The Administration Censured by the Bond Syndicate, New York. Dec. v 27.- -The banking firm in charge of the Government bond syndicate has sent out the following notice to the members: The action of the Unied States treasT ury on currency questions had stopped Droeress in the sale of bonds for the ac count of the 5 per cent, bond syndicate, and the period of thirty days mention d in the notice of November 2nd having expired, the syndicate is dissolved, Ths agitation about currency reform and the number of peculiar , suggestions made by certain Government officials and members of Congress, it is said, has weakened the market ffr Government bonds generally, and tht price for the new o-'s has in conpequtence been de prs?ed below the syndicate figure. The (rynoicate disposed of 85 per cent, of the issue and the remammg Uo per cent, was divided amone the members. Vice President Garlana. cf the First National bank, this morping confirmed the news that the bondt syndicate had been dissolved. It has been x di"58olved to-day by mu tual rnnsent said Mr. Garland, "the parties to the agreemept having only asreed to hold the binds for a month. The question of continuing the syndicate was not even considered.! ine aissomn of the syndicate will not cause any break in tne mice, me umtku. uut u" . , " FT' 1 1 I come. There will not be any further change in- the price. In dissolving the syndicate, the parties toit iook into consideration the unsstflemenK of the market for bonds by the Iff ei ing to Con cress of the currency plan of Secretary Carlisle, which, by Its ptonsjons would have compelled the rJataonai banKS to disDose of at least 300.0!j0.00a in bonds on or before Jul? 1. 18951 With such Dossibie block of bonds t& come on the market the questic n of agreement to hold the even thought 6f,"?J Mr. Garland said that continuing the jnda was not e amount qi bonds which the syndic te intended to dispose of to the public nd which are still unsold aggregated I about 20,000, uuu. More Redaction f Wages. Pittsburg, Pa , Deo. 127. The wage scale for the Ed gar Thomson steel works, of the Carnegie Steel company, at Brad- dock, has been presented to the worfc- njen. Tne new scale mafies a general reduction la all departnlents, including the common laborers. tfee only excep tions are employes of tkf foundries and the builders. The redudtiop, in the blast furnance department arnounts to 15 per cent. In other departnlents the reduc tions are the same that were imposed at the Homestead plant. - : Georgia's Old Cspfrol Bnrned. Ati4Jsta, Dec. 27. The old Capitol building, corner forsyth and Marietta streets, was burned tmai morning. ine building was five stories, and : of bribk, belong to yenable Brothers, who paid 25.100 for it a few days ago.. It was occuDied oy nrtv or more omces. jx was an historic building. The Legislature met there about twenty years. Georgia's I . . ... I i - 1 u last constitutional wuveuwon wtu neiu there.-- ' . - - I : "Another Incendiary Fire. Charleston. S. C.I Dec. 27. The Newa and Courier $ Barnville, S. C special says: The fctore and stock of F M Jenny uo , ana tne postomoe at - . Arm m a i i m Millevs. in this county, tten miles from ine the.courthouse, were Durnea last nignt M. (tunnosed to be the work of an incen for diary. " The loss is between $3,500, and f 4.QW. ; , ' WILMINGTON, N'. C; FU1DAY. DJSCK.nBliR 2&, WEDNESDAY'S 8 ORM GENERAL OVER ?, NORTHERN PART OP THE COUNTRY. Much Damage by High Wind on the North Atlantic Coast Sadden Fallen Temperature Kytreme Cold in the Northwest Heavy Fall of Snow- Kail way Traffic ii Blocked, j 1 Washington, Dec. 27. Last night's storm prevailed with varying intensity over the entire country. It was most seyere along the North Atlantic coast and in the region of the Great lakes. 8 inches to 2 feet of snow : is re- From 1 ported from Northern Pennsylvania and Central and Northern New York. A,t York, Penn.. the storm is described as a blizzard and i one man was found frozen to death this' morning. At Lock Haven, I Penn. j , with twenty, inches of snow on a level, travel of all kind is practically suspended. At t Hazletpn, j Penh" ireight traffic on the railroads' has been suspended and passenger trains are delayed!. All colliers are suspended, throwing 20,000 men into idleness. A train on the Lehigh road this morning ran into a snow bank at Penn Haven junction, derailing the train and wreck ing the engine, y I ; Auburn, N. Y., reports several passen ger trains stalled in snow drifts and the passengers fed by farmers until released. Country highways are impassable. Oswego and Watertown, NJ Y.Jreport the storm a blizzard with the wind at fifty -two miles an hour, twenty inches of snow On a level and drifts of enormous proportions. Travel is practically sus pended y i x' ' I1 At Portland. Maine, it was a gale with snow and hail. No vessels were arriving or departing, y . y- At Boston six inches of snow fell, with the wind fifty-two miles an hour, but with the temperature srcely above freezing andthe snow turning to rain. At Montreal the street car tracks were blocked and traffic suspended. I x Along the eastern part of New j ersey, about six inches of snow fell, mixed with' ram, greatly impeding travel. Nearly evfery town along the Jersey j coast re ports vessels in distress along the shore. At (Jape May, the schooner ,ltodman K. Nickerson, is ashore. Seven of the crew were rescued by the life' savers and the cook drowned. ' " M . X At Atlantic City nearly all the j bath ing houses were destroyed and much other damage done.! j ) ! i ... At r ar Kockaway, N. Y., an unknown bark was ashore with the life savers un able to reach her. T 1 . f!- I l -. ChicIgo, Dec. 27. Towards evening the train service on ! the Northern and Western roads improved rapidly, and to night the postoffice officials report mails from most sections of the country ar riving "about on time. On the Eastern roads, however, the situation is not bo favorable. All trains from that direc tion haye been from one to three ; hours late and one train is reported as leaving Cleveland for Chicago seven hours late. In some sections of x the Chicago suburbs the mail deliveries x for the afternoon were abandoned. V I I! Sioux City. Ia., Dec. 27. Intense cold has prevailed here i sinceyesterday .morn-' log, the mercury dropping from 60 de gives above to 12 below, V St. Paul, Dec. 27, This was the cold est oay of the winter in Minnesota, the temperature ranging from 14 degrees be low zero at 7 o'clock a m to 4 below at 9 o'clock! p m. Out in the State the, range was from 25 below at Grand I Rapids to 20 below at Stillwater, but it s moderat ing rapidly, v; Rochester, N. Y.,Dec 27. The storm that has been raging throughout We-tem New York for the past twenty four hours is one of the most severe and disastrous known! in this decade. The snow is pilel up from two to five fe t in depth. Every line of railway entering this city has been blocked throughout the 'day and all trains are from two to eight hours late. On the! Central Hudson many passenger trains were abandoned and freight traffic is at a standstill. The storm down the Geneseje valley has not been as severe as about his city. The blizzard came so unexpectedly that cattle haye suffered rroni exposure ana country roads are wel nigh impassably. ij - Quebec, Dec. 27 A hurricane, which has bern raging here all day, reached its ht-ight about 8 o'clock this evening; Very few ventured our of dobrsv : as the streets are, blocked with snow, i j Tree- and fepeps were, blown down in jail di rections and considerable damage was done jto property. Telegraphic and telephpnic connection, are demoralized, and thejeity is in darkness to night, elec tric light wires having become mixed up with the other wires. At miqnight the storin is gradually subsiding. r; Camden, N. J., Dec. 27.--The storm in this vicinity was the most severe sir ce the cychme of 1886. Electric wires of all kinds were torn from their fastenings and piilep were blown down by the hih winds Market sweet, one oi tne pnnci pal thoroughfares,' was literally filled with debris until late in pne oay. ine dangei- of ftrfi and loe of Ufe from the wires was so great mas ine eieciric ngnt ing nlant was closed down abd the city is dependent upon gas, oil and candles for light to night, x Several houses were unroofed and partially destroyed, trees bv thei score unrooted ana many , peopie injured by flying debrfa. : j .J; . NeWxYork. Dec. 27 TheBevere storm which overtook this city early last even ing arid continued I until this afternoon -11 it 3i n 1- AH i laTri win leave iu luaiKo ut umuj ajo w come. I From the battery to the Harlem river the avenues or xramc were neavny COVtrea WHO 8UOWr lUliuwau. uj a nwoai4.j down nour of rain, i 1 1 1 When the bud, which throughout the rnercurv followedv suit, falling rapidljf. xThe lakes and rivulets novpred with ice and the slush became of the pavement gaye piaue laj iiau, wwi-. masgeS of snow, wnTcn maue uiimuuii; iuo work bf cleanins the streets,- The cable cars, despite the frequent use of; snow ploughs, were often stalled. doubled. The shipment of freight was heavily delayed, Ihe temeyature at midnight was 14 degrees and the , wind was blowing from the northwest at a zo nule rate.- .1 . I 1 - h ' Murdered in Cold Blood. X- KnOxville, Tenn., Dec; 27.-A terri ble traeedy is- reported from Bickley's Va in which J. W. WilJiams shot and killed Baeg Bickley. Bickley told him he wanted to talk to him. As they started off Williams shot Bickley twice, killing him: instantly. The mur derer j has not been captured but he can not make his f scape for ttaeye ig j a large posse pursuing him. Williams is a low, heavy set man with candy hair and must acne, ana js anout iiQ years oia. lie' formerly resided at Marion, N. C. ; Five Deaths Over a .Game of Crap. t i xiKLKJiA, atk , uec zi. f wtols." euns ana Knives were used in a nght over a game' of crap at Hill house. Louis Allen killed .- two negroes instantly, mortally wounded two others and. being i shot by another of the. party, fell dead on the bodies of his victims. Allen's father brought ths body here to-day for burial. HON. JOHN W. POSTER To Act as Advisor to China in the Peace NegotiationsThe Machlas Off on Her Long Journey. Washikqtox, Dec. 27. Mr. John W. Foster has been requested by the Chi nese Government to. go to Japan and meet the plenipotentiaries of the former Government to aid them in their nego- tions for peace. He has accepted the invitation and expects to leave Washing ton within a day or two, sailing from Vancouver for Yokohama on January Uh, unless informed of a delay in'j the departure of the plenipotentiary. The Japanese Government has been advised of the appointment and itsx Minister in this city nss expressed has satisfaction with it. Mr. Foster desires to have it understood thtt he goes to Japan purely in a private capacity as an adviser of the Chinese p enipmentiary. He has no authority to representor speak for lithe Governtment of the United tates. A The Machias left Malta this morhinsr for Port Said.- on her wav to China. The Detroit is. expected to leave Naples in a day or two, with theintention , of joining the Machia3 in , the Suez canal, ana continuing in nr company as far as - Mong Kong. Yokohama is 9,000 mues jrom maua oy the course Machias will steer. "I m m . i the RACE RIOT. Conflfct Between Policemen and1 Ne- groes One of the 1 attr Killed x and an Officer Wounded. Columbia, S. C, Dec. 27. A special to the State from Ft. Mill. S. C. savs: A race riot occurred last night on Fac tory hill, growing out of an attempt of four policemen to put an end to a negro festiyal which was held on tho' hill in an empty store room, and-which was dis turbing the people in that vicinity The negroes became obstreperous and it is said that one of their number fired the farst shot and then the fusilade began. rorty or ntty snots were hred and the re sult was pne npgro was killed almost in stantly and William Johnston, an officer. wounded m the arm. Gret excitement Was' caused ;by the affair and more trouble has been expected. An inquest was held over the body of the dead man to-day, and the coroat-r rendered a ver dict that he came to his death by un known parties. The Sun's Cotton Review. New York, Dec. 27 The Sun's co' ton review says: Cotton advanced 6 to 7 points and closed eteady at a net im. provement of 5 to 6 points, with sales of 190,000 bales. Liverpool advanced 1 to 2 points andv closed steady: spot eales were 10,000 bale3. In Manchester yarns were steady and cloths quiet. Spot cot ton was quiet and unchanged. New Orleans advanced 5 to 6 points for March. Bombay receipts for the week were 23,01)0 bales, against 38,000 for the same week last year: total since January. 1,188,000, against 1,764,000 for the same time last y ar. The Bombay shipments for the year thus far are 44,000 to Great Britain, against 47.000 for. the same time last year, and J 5,000 to the Conti nent, against 808.0CO for a like period in 1893. Port receipts x to-dy were 47,405 bales against 46,036 this day last week and 33,737 a year ago; total thus far this week 254,837, against 281,647 for the game time last week. Ex ports to-day from the ports were 6,742 bales to the Continent and 12,44'J to Great Britain. The New Orleans C-tton Exchange makes the per centage of this crop in sight December 21, 1893, 1833 and 1891, at 66.59 per cent , 66 76 per cent, at d bo ad per cc nt , respectively, on which basts this crop will be 9.500,000, 9,470,000 or 9 5i0,000 bales. Bombay ad vices to December 13ch, report that the weather has b?en unfavorable, but is now better. Crop prospects are fairly favorable. S nailer receipts at New Or leans, unexpectedly firm Liverpool ad vices and local Southern and Western buying caused higher prices in New ork to-day. - Meetings of Scientific Societies. Baltimore, Dec. 27. Tho annual meetings for 1894 of the Geological: So ciety of America, the American Society of Naturalists, the American Morpholog ical society, and the American Physio logical society began to-day at the 'Johns Hopkins university Ihe meetings are national - in character and their results are awaited with a great deal of interest in the world of science. Among the delegates to the various meetings are many of thexmost distin guished scientists n this country. There was a sprinkling of I female delegates and they apparently were as much at home with their mile orethren as their Bubj-cts, They were meeting them on equal grounds, intellectually as well as sjCially. . I A Funeral Party In Peril Atlantic City, N. J., pec. 7 In going accrosa the "meadows" this morn' ing a funeral bearing the body of a child was caught by the rapid rise of the ji tide and the mourners were compelled to abandon the hearsed In attempting to regain the roadthe horees bt came un manageable and had to be cut loose to prevent the carriages from being over turned, and the mourners were com pelled jto take to the tops of the" vehicles to get out of reach of the rising water. They s uffered actnely from the stinging cold ai id wind. A special train was sent to their assistance but had to return for lifeboats to reach the imperiled people, They were safely brought to this city Professor Masspy to Prosecute the ' . Pilot. ' j . Richmond, Va. , Dec. 27. Hon. John E. Massey , State superintendent of public Instruptio'rt, arrived in the city t'j day and to night held a conference with the Governor, the Attorney General and the other members of the board of educa tion, touching the charges of the Norf"!k Oi. la&i ne i uiassey) was bribed to put the books of the American Book com pany on the public school list, and 'that the Governor and Attorney General have been guilty of neglect of duty in permit ting a corrupt c mtract toxbe renewtd. The Governor and Attorney Genprtl will act together, and til" vr course will be announced in a day or two. Mr. Massey announces his purpose to presecute the author of the charges civilly and crimi nally to the full extent of the law. i v Highest of alt in Leavening Power Latest U. S. GUr Report. v " - ;- ,- i - I j ,yl 1894. THE BATTLE ROYAL BB.TWE8JN MR ItJOFff AND INSPECTOR; WILLIAMS. Wil'Iams Caught In His Story About Property in Japan He is Made to Expose His Own Misconduct m Office Anthony Comst cfc Charged Wiith Receiving Bribes to Have Indict ments Diemisfled. New-York, Dec. 27. The battle roval between Inquisitor John W. Goff and Police Inspector Alexander S. Williams wa3 1 resumed! thi3 morning Lawyer Goff suddenly asked: foil an adjournment last night just wbe.n j the examination was getting interesting. He has had a night to think over his plans. Inspector Williams was early n band. Inspector Williams resumed hia place on the stand, j "Tell me where in Japan" said Mr, Goff, ''you hold your property." "In the Northern part of Japan," "The Consul General bf Japan informs me that a foreigner could not hold prop- erty at the time you mention." "He must be mistaken, for I was there at the time.'' j. buppose mac mere 13 not a man on the force who has been charged with so many crimes as you?" j ; "I never heard I was charged." "You neverf heard you were accused of stealing stockings from a prostitute?" "It is a Jie sir," excitedly; "No man ever! accused me of stealing these thing." Mr. Goff then read an extract from the pobce deDartment records dated ttT Al L Ai 1 ' - March 29,. 1874. in which. Suoerinten- dent Walling tnade charges against In spector Williams of j stealing pocket handkerchiefs, a pistol, a velvet vest, a gold h- aded cane and a dozen and a half of stockings. I ask you again, will you deny on oath that these charges : were pending ?" "I will not deny on oath, but I have no recollection of them." (excitedlv.) "Do you remember appearing at head- quarters on April 2, 1875, and standing your trial oa; such charges made by Louisa Smith ?" "I don't remember1.' Mr. (Joff then read a lone list of "French' houses which- flourished on Gren street in Capt. William's time. lie also read from a report made by the the board of j education. Williams re ported to the ; board that eight y-ihree disorderly houses existed in the precinct near the Wooster Street school. Were these houses : ODen with the khowledge of the authorities ?" "JNot with the guilty knowledge." "Had you not the power to suDoress these eighty -three disorderly houses?" " "ij had the power." (hesitatingly.) "And it was your duty to f.uDDress them?" - i 'ji "Yes, sir, it was, and I went to the grand jury.";!! '- "JNo w we have it that you did not sun- press the eighty three disorderly houses." inaa no complaint against them. The inspector admitted he knew the names of the owners of ithe eighty three disorderly houses, j "Did you proceed against any of the ownem I think I did i tiiye me the names of one of . the owners you proceeded against, J. cannot now: 1 suppressed some of these houses though. ji "Hut you left eighty -three of them still open when yoti wentjbefore the board of education.";' - I i ? 'I made a great many arrests.'' "You were asked by the board to give the names Of the man Who , owned the house near the school and you refused. Why did you refuse?' I) s "On account of the Character of the men who were on the committee of the hoard of education." " What intereit had ou in protect- ing the owner of the house?" 1 had no interest." "Why did, you refuse then?" "I did'nt want his name to be pub lished; the inquiry was not an honest one." i i: In reply to Mr. GofE the inspector said that he did not think houses of ill-fame in the vicinity of schools had a bad effect on them or upon bbildren. And you. Inspector! Williams, "have the audacity to sy that Do you still take that stand ?" "Yes, sir, do." Then Mr. Goff sudden! changed his tone and said: ( i "Do you : remember being called , by the newspapers a uniformed bully j?' No sir.'? .-i . i Ii 1 1 y You remember also being called the champion clubber?" "Yer sir," (slowly.) yf Do you remember the charges made against you by Thomas WUd' Yes sir." y . 'Do yourremember saying to him mob ?" that one man in a place made a "No sir." 'JYqvl were fourid guilty on that Charge?" r. i 1 "I don t reeoJlect! V'But you were reprimanded. The inspector looked at his list and had admitted the fact. p Louis L. Street testified that he beett indicted for a felony iu connection with green goods, though he had noth ing bo do with that business, and that he had paid Anthony Comstock $1,000 to have the case dismissed. In this he "was corroborated by hii brother, Charleston's Long Distance Tele- Charleston. S.,Cj., Dec. 97. Charles ton wa3 connected with Summerville by lon& distance telephone this afternoon. Thediatahce is twenty-feix miles and the line works well. Summerville is Charles ton's great: winter resort for Northern visitors who are troubled, with pulmonary affections. Eminent physicians, North ern and European have pronounced the Dure pine atmosphere at Summerville an absolute cure f orj consumptionwhen the disease is not too far advanced An Imprompku Duel. , ASHViLLE. Tenn.. Dec. 27. A sensa tional shooting took place " about five miles from this city! yesterday, in which H. Clay EzeU. one of Ithe most promi- nent stock men ia the State, w; atallv- wounded by P, M- .1115, a farmer and neitbir of EzeU. (A.! taumber of shots were exchanged and both Ellis and his wife were slightly wounded. Ellis made his escape after the Bhooting, but officers are1 in close pursuit. The shooting was the result of an old feud between the two families. 1 I Mi ' I r s . Mrs. Van Denseivs Cake Molds. . - Jiv No Paper or Grease m tei these, Mold:;. Gok)kjrBoo.lc'.iJf P- with every Mold. ! f : : l f - .j;, :!;-; yl$y - ' : SQUARE LAYER. .. I ROUND layer. ': -; .--j :: - " j j ... . i lij;;'i owen f. ;;l.6ve :&4oX Qpposite The Ortan. ; ; j l 3 OXFORD, IV. 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