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SOUTH POUT, X. TlICltSDAY. JULY 23.'' 1891.'
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WASHINGTON NEWS.
GATHERED BY THE M LEADEB'S '
SPECIAL COMtESPONDEHT.
Washington.' D. C July 20. The
contest for the Speakership of the next
i louse is getting warm and consequent.
v interesting. The popular idea of
t'l,e positions of' the candidates has
undergone a change, and now Repre
Hutativc Crisp is thought to have
taken ihe lead from M r. Mills, conse
quently the friends of the other can
didates luve begun to talk of "anything
U) bc-at CrispV ssrs. Mjlls, Crisp
and' McMillanarejiow in the city and
neither of them shows the , slightest
disposition' to consider the fight won
hv anybody. When Mr. Mills was
thought to be in the lead it was at his
head that all the adverse criticism was
burled, and now it is at Mr. Crisp,
lie is charged with being a prohibi
tionist and also with being the lobby
ist candidatc,and yet the active canvass
may 'be said to have just begun. What
it will be a' little later on no man can
t.av, further than that it will be ex
tremely lively, and that it is likely to
occupy considerable space in the news-
i;iR-rS.
The manner in which some of the
more prominent democrats now here
and .others' who have been here since
the meeting ok the Ohio democratic
convention, treat the free coinage
ik in the platform adopted by that
f v. tiHon, has brought forward the
i Us which were trecly expressed
v. liil' iin democrats were ostensibly
i utiL:i for free coinage in the Senate
Ust winier, as to whether the demo
cratic leaders were really in favor of
five coinage. At that time there were
many shrewd observers who expressed
the belief, founded laigely upon the
.previously expressed opinions of dem
ocratic -Senators, that they would not
have supported the bill if they had
supiMised it to have even a reasonable
chance, of Incoming a law, and now
from what has been said by democrats,
many believe that the plank-was only
inserted in the Ohio platform as a bid
for Alliance votes, and in the hope
that it would prevent the nomination
of a third State ticket. Such suspi
cions may be entirely unjust, but they
naturally arise from the many tricks
which the professional pjlitician has
in the past played upon the people.
There is a general feeling of regret
among fair-minded, broad guage peo
ple that Indian Commissioner Morgan
should have severed the relations
which have so long existed between
the Indian bureau and the Catholic
Bureau of Missions by declining to
make further contracts with that
bureau for the conduct of Indian
schools. This is the culmination of a
controversy which began with the ap-
iRjintment of Commissioner Morgan,
iqon whoso confirmation by the Senate
such a hard and long fight was made;
the Catholics have maintained that
Commissioner Morgan has constantly
discriminated agaiustthem on account
of religious prejudice, while Mr. Mor
gan has contended that the Catholics
have thrown every possible obstacle
jn the way of his making reforms in
the Indian service. .lie claims that
his action in refusing to make any
more contracts with the Mission bureau
the head of which is located here, will
not interfere with any of the Catholic
schools on the reservations, a he will
make contracts with those who conduct
the schools. The other side could uot
be obtained because the officials of
the Mission bureau, declined to discuss
the matter for publication at this time,
Secretary Tracy is the only member
pf the Cabinet in town to day, but Mr.
Wanamaker is expected at his office
to morrow,
Secretary Foster will go this week
to see Mr. Harrison, but nobody seems
able to say authontively whether it is
a social or an official visit. It is prob
ably a combination of both,.
A bulletin issued by the Census
Office gives the production of gold and
silver ' in the United States for the
calendar year 1889 as, gold 1,380,869
minces, and silver 51,334,831 ounces,
that being about 28 ''per cent of the
entire world's production of gold and
41 per cent of silver. ,
The negotiations for the arbitration !
of the disputed point m the Be firing
Sea matter are not making much pro
gress just at present, although every
day or two Sir Julian Pauncefote, the
British minister, goes down to the
State Department and has a, confer
ence with Assistant Secretary Moore,
who is in charge during Mr. Blaine's
absence. The fact of the matter is
that both sides are awaiting the report
of the commission which has been sent
to the Seal Islands for the purpose of
making a thorough investigation; as
both countries" have appointed com
mission, and although they are both
on the same errand they will work en
tirely independent of each other, each
commission making its report to its
own government. When these reports
are submitted, if they agree as to the
Annriitinn nf thinrr. U will 1 t,lin I
sailing to arrange the details of the
proposed arbitration; but should they
disagree there will be a very trouble
some hitch, which may in the end up
set everything.
FOREIGN NEWS.
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Itrief Mentioning of the Doing In 4h;
Old World.
Forty houses were destroyed by a
fire in Jadraque, Province of Guadala-
jjara, bpain, on bunday.
Russia is having four more war
vessels built for the Black Sea fleet.
Private letters just received at San j
Francisco say, that Kyrle Bellew and
Mis. James Brown Potter, have been
married in Hong Kong.
Rain in Bombay at present is greatly
assisting the crops.
The French Senate lias passed a bill
making tf u houis :i -day's work in all
factories, forbid uug night duty, and
prescribing one day of rest in every
seven.. -
Kloven men were killed and sevcial
hers injured last week, by the topp
oi
ling over of a trai.i into the Manches
ter ship canal.
The Rural Assembly of the province
of Kazan, Russia, has decided to make
an application to the Government for
a loan of 500,000 roubles for the ru'i d
of the suffering peasantry.
Parnell is said to have paid the costs
in the O'Sltea divorce case, amounting
to $3,000. This report, however, is
denied by O'Shea's solicitors.
A cable from Dublin, says that
blight has played great havoc with
the potato crop in the Skibberen dis
trict. The City of Santiago, Chile, was
visited last week with the worst fire
ever known in South America, the loss
being estimated at 2,000,000. The
British Legation, including all of the
archives and personal property of the
Minister, was entirely consumed.
Ex-Oueen .Natalie of hrvia, is
suing her husband, ex-King Milan, in
Pans, for 3,000,000 francs, part of
her personal fortune.
The Buenos Ayres Chamber of Do-
! puties is considering a reductiou of
duties on raw sugar, petroleum, tea,
rice and tallow.
Russia proposes that all foreigners
doing business in that country must
become citizens witlun nve years or
be expelled.
A fund is to be raised in England
to erect a memorial of Sir John Mac
donald in St. Paul's Cathedral.,
' Tho workmen of Portugal have
asked their Government to prevent
speculation in English gold.'
The railroad employes strike m
Paris has collapsed, and the men are
flocking back to work
The spread of cholera is increasing
at Mecca. There were 140 deaths on
Saturpay and 380 on Sunday last.
The deaths occurred chiefly among
Turkish pilgrims. The Khedive has
issued instructions that vigorous means
shall be taken to prevent the introduc
tion of the disease into Egypt.
A provisional liquidator has been
appointed to. take charge of the sus -
peuded English Bank of the River
J Platte,
WORLD'S FAIR NOTES.
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)UGHOUT EUROPE.
Chicago, 111., Jnly 18. During
the past week the Turkish World's
Fair Committee have been making
mqniry as to the best means of
securing adequate representation for
Turkey at the Columbian Exposition.
Persia having accepted the invita
tion to participate in the World's Fair,
has .named Spencer Pratt as her hon
orary commissioner. '
- The Pawrhambr of Commerce
recently urged French Manufacturers
to exhibit t the y Worlds Fair, and
asked the government to obtain addi
tional ' facilities from America for
exhibitors. ' :
It is said that $2,000,000 will be
ujm A.u,
$730,000 will be the first appropriation
but others will soon follow, until the
two million maximum is reached.
There is great enthusiasm in Mexico
concerning the Columbian Exposition.
World's Fair work progresses rap
idly in Texas. The State Association
has issued a circular letter to the col
ored people, calling on them to hold a
convention to formulate a plan for an
exhibit by their race at the Exposition.
A. E. Foitc, the noted mineralogist
of Philadelphia, wishes to exhibit his
collection of native gems, ornamental
stones and minerals. There are now
150 tons of specimens, and Mr. Foote
expects to make large additions to the
collection, before the Columbian Ex-
position opens.
The gasoline assa3ing outfit a process
determining the chaiacter and value
of ores, will be in ojeration in the
Mining -Department. While not re
quiring much space nor being a very
conspicuous exhibit, it will be an
attraction of icreat interest, and a val
uable instruction U all visitors of the
Kx posit ion who are concerned in
Minni" affairs.
An interesting event took place m
Georgia the fourth of July. A large
concourse of women and girls, some
if them quite small children, and all
operatives in the great cotton and
woolen factories of the State assembled
to celebrate the fourth. Mrs. William
H. Feltou, lady manager for Georgia,
and temporary chairman of the lioard
of Lady Managers, as well as the most
prominent woman of the country, was
invited to address the assemblage. It
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was a magnificent" opportunity. to pre
sent the intentions of the Board to
those whom it particularly desires to
reach. Mrs. Feltou was equal to the
occasion, aud explained cieariy ana
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fully what the Board designed and
hoped to accomplish. She asked the
cooperation of her listeners in the
a
great work. A carriage wreatued in
flowers awaited the white-haired orator
and three hundred little girls escorted
her to the stand singiug a song of
welcome.
The Piesident of the Board of Lady
Managers was granted a private audi
ence on the 8th with Minister and
Madame Carnot in Paris, and suc
ceeded in iuteresting them in the work
of the Lady Managers of the Fair.
M. Roche, head of the French Colum
biau Commission has agreed to give
women official recognition.
The Delaware State Commissioners
have selected the site for their build
ing. The plan for tho building has
been accepted, and work upon it will
soon be begun.", The structure will be
prepared for erection in Deleware,
from material produced by the State,
and shipped to Chicago ready to put
together. It is decided that Del ware
will ask for an additional appropria
tion when its legislature convenes.
Thomas L. Williams, Commissioner
for Tennesc", has been appointed
alternate for Judge Lindsay upon the
Board of tkmtrol.
Massachusetts has appointed her
State Commission, and men and
women are given equai representation
upon it.
Mr. James Allison of Cincinnati has
1 been appoiuted Chief of the Depart-!
.j men t of Man ufactu res. 1 his selection
1 has met with universal ppnMitKii.
Wj
SI NEWS SUHHABY.
HAPPENINGS IN THIS COUNTRY
FOR THE PAST WEEK.
Thursday. July. 18.
Governor James E. Campbell has
been re-nominated by the Democrats
of Ohio, to run against Wm. McKinley.
Gen. Weaver and Col. L. L. Polk,
s; oke before a very enthusiastic gath
ering of the Farmers Alliance, at
Atlanta, Ga., on Wednesday.
The total cost of the building of the
main building for the World's Fair,
just contracted for, will be $278,492.
Fire .at Shaw.mut, Malne, yesterday,
destroyed a lanre pulp- mill. Loss
$250,000; insurance, $154,000.
The Howell Lumber Company, at
Omaha, , Xeb., is financially cmbar
rassed. A bill of sale was executed
yesterday, to C. L. Chaffee, of the
entire stock, book accounts and effects
for $112,555. This procedure was
immediately followed by an attach
metit.
Chief Ilastine. leader of the rcne-
gade band of Xavajos, who have been
creating so much trouble recently in
Arizona, was captured Saturday by
the ..sheriff's posse sent out for that
purpose.
Fire in a Sandusky ice house, yes
erday. caused a loss of $170,000.
Friday. July 17.
Sam. Small, the Evangelist will, it
is said, return to journalism. He lias
accepted the managing editorship of a
new paper, the Atlanta Herald, at
tlanta, Ga., with the question of pro
hibition a leading feature.
Secretary Tracy yesterday issued a
direct tax warrant for $20,217 in favor
of the Governor of North Carolina,
which makes good the error recently
reported. . .
The express car of the Pacific
Express, which left Texarkana, Ark.,
at 9.10 Wednesday evening, was
boarded as it left the yards at that
place and robbed of a small amount
of money and valuables. The messen
ger was kept quiet by the showing of
a revolver by the oue man who did
the job.
Three hundred armed free laborers
drove the convicts and guards from
the Tennesee Coal ami Mining Com
pany's in hie and Brier ville, Teim., on
Wednesday morning. Troops have
been dispatched to the scene of the
trouble.
A cyclone at West Superior, Wis.,
on Wednesday destroyed many build
ings aud killed aud wounded a number
of people.
Saturday, July IS.
R. G. Dun k. Go's weekly review
of trade says: Business clearly grows
somewhat more active, though the
midsummer dullness is still the rule.
Imports -at New Ycrk have sharply
declined since July 1st, about 18 per
cent, less than for the same weeks last
year while exports for the same period
show v an increase of 33 per cent.
Business failures for the week 274,
against 247 last week.
Owing to a heavy run made upon it,
the First National Bank, - of Palatka,
Flar, suspended payment yesterday.
The liabilities are understood to be
about $200,000, with assets sufficient
to more than cover that amount.
The U. S. steamship, Marion, Lieut.
Commander Bartlett in command, has
received ordors to proceed at once to
Bering Sea to join tho patroL
Five men were killed and about ten
others badly injured yesterday, at
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est Miperior, Y is., y tneiauingf ;
. ilm arreUl in tho City of Mexi
jf "ow hotel building during a severe
storm. Several small buildings in
West Duluth were unroofed.
Tlo coal mines at. Springfield, I1L,
some of which have been idle since
May last, will tesutne work at once,
j the strike 'having been settled in
j accordance with Uie striking miners
- , demands.
Sunday. July 19.
Th death of Samn-I G. Tupper, at
Charleston, S. C, is reported. He was
seventy-four years of age, was a promi
nent insurance man and for many
years president of the Chamber of
Commerce of that city.
New York banks now hold $IS,-
489,675 in excess of the requirements
of the 25 per cent rule. Imports of
specie during the week, $24,439 in
gold aud $211,939 in silver. Exports
of specie from New York this week,
were $319,400 in gold and $2S2,387
in silver.
The late Secretary Windotn's estate
foots up a grand total of nearly
200.000. ; ; .
J. tiVfionnell & Co.; afireral;tirtmarc!i
oi printers ink. at New York, have
laueu. i ueu uaomwes crcu w,-
000. The .principal creditors are
among tne oanics. .
Three miles of snow sheds, of the
Central Pacific, near the summit; were
burned Friday, hparks from a loco -
motive originated the fire. Freight
traffic will probably be delayed for a I
day or two. .
The Georgia Legislature has passed
a bill which disqualifies drunken doc-
tors from practicing. Upon conviction
of drunkenness the accused is made
subject to a heavy penalty if he should mise, agreol to vote tho sum of twenty
attempt to practice again, five thousand dollars, to be laid out of
Monday. July 20.
Crops on many farms m Middlesex
countv. New Jersev. have been dc-
stroved bv trrasshonpers. Manv farm-
ersiiavclost in the neighborhood of
$250. At the poorhouse farm the hay
and notato cron have been destroved.
and the insects are now attacking the
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corn.
The Norwich, Conn. Bulletin says
that the fishing schooner, Mattie and
Lena returned from a fishing cruise
Saturday with twenty sword-fish as
the result of the trip. The boat was
absent from port but six days. Her
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crew consisted of but three men.
There is great excitement over ma;-
nificent gold hnds near Mlensburg,
Wash, tine nuggets and dust are
found daily i and the gold is of a fine
quality-
The village of Sawycrville, Mich.,
was entirely destroyed by fire on Sat-
urday night. The village consisted of
thirty houses, one general store, one
large saw and shingle mill and lumber
yard. The loss will amount to betwecu
$250,000 aud $300,000.
Tuesday Julr 21.
The (Vntral Bank, of Kansas Citv.
Kansas, failetl vesterdav. Liabilities
$35,000; assets $05,000.
tormeu oy vvnucrson isarr, uie
contractors for the construction of the
lighthouse on Diamond Shoal, off Cape
iiaiieras, e uiai, notwunsuuiumg uie
great loss they have sustained in the
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loss oi tneir caisson, tney win mwe
another endeavor, next year, to secure
a solid foundation on the dangerous
reei.
arc detained at the Bargo office, New
York, awaiting the decision of the
superintendent of immigration. They
will probably be sent back, as they
have been assiste!.
Fort Worth, Texas, by a vote of the
directors, closed iU doors, arid Iiank
Examiner Spaulding was placed in
charge. The bank's liabilities foot tip
about $500,000, and amts $1,200,000.
Wadsxasday Jnlr S2.
.11. Pope, theLouUvillecmlzz-
i ler. who disappeared some time ago
twitha largo amount of money, has
;ico.
The entire plant of the Pennsylvania
Stl Company, at Stoelton, Pa t has
shut down, owing to a dispute with
tho Amalgamated Association.
The thirtieth anniversary of the first
battle of Mannassas was celebrated
yesterday in Charleston, S. C-, by a
military demonstration and tlie1 un
veUingof a monument to the soldiers
of the Washington Light Infantrv ho
dil during th war, .
THE STATE CAPITAL.
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LEADING T0PIC3 OF THE
AT RALEIGH.
Raijcicu, X. IX, July 20. The first
shipment of grapes from this immedi
ate vicinity, was made yesterday, and
a largo consign moot sent to Boston.
As heretofore ttated, the crop does
not promise an abundant yield as for
years past, but stilUbe farmers expect
to realize handsome returns. . - v
Most intelligent readers of the State
papers are no doubt --well acouaicted
lhe aWpristJonrnlebTlheOrflerat
Assemblr 16 the World's Fair ' at
Chicago. It iswell known, that much
discussion ensued in both branch
relative to tho matttt,' and it was by,
what may be termed, a -hard-pinch
that it finally passed. In view of tho
demands upon the State Treasny, for
the ordinary expenses of the govern-
went, and for the support: of oar differ-
cut jenal and charitable institutions,
many members doubted tho' policy of
making anv appropriation at alt,r- It
was finally, as a sr'cics of compro-
the amount allowed the Suto as re-
lmuurscmeiu oi airect taxes. 1 ins
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clion WM lakcn. 0,1 the current sup
r"""t " tj--
Iunas wou,a noV called for by
claimant and would finally go into
tno bcral State funds. There u no
provision in the act, that If the amount
WKen 8"oulu ruy claim.
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ants, the same should bo iaid out of
the general fund. This would have
removed all dubious features of the
matter. Your correspondent has had
an interview recently with tho State
Treasurer, and he incidentally gave it
as hi3 opinion, ttyat, at leasl niiioty
Ier cent of the fund votd ly Congress
would be calleti for claimants. Tho
rilsh u.wn the Treasury during tho
past few bears out this opinion.
and: it may be well expected, that
Governor Holt will hesitate to carry
out the provisions of the Act of
J Assembly, il there be any prospective
danger of making inroads upon the
I peoples' money. The appropriation by
North Carolina to the "World's 'Fair,
I cannot be put down as a foregone
J conclusion under the circumstances
The County Commissioners will
meet tu this city, to-morrow. The
I "mui oojucioi uie moeiingis io auoru
an opportunity for all who are distal-
ueu wu" luo propeny,
wl , "uw.hii wiu.
Ibut; they will have another, aud, it
may be. a painful duty to perform.
This will consist in submitting to the
public, the total amount of theefiat
in the accounts of ex -Sheriff Rowan '
lloffcn, in l1lU mmlUr; it is but Iut
L gUl hlg muQ
i
rever8al of r,ab,ic opinio anJ, tfat
hat fMt wcck gp!Jcam to ,JlVe
Lnp. simple error, is now gener-
ut
Ian j wuwvn f ww bu HirwiinMi
shortage in the sheriff's account of
between $10,000 and $15,000.
The Register of Deeds of this
county, reports that there are fewer
number of Hen bonds being registered
thn for several vears oast, and that a
I-
majority of the croi given last year
re being jiaid off. f
there is no increase in me mom
perhip of the newly , created Uriff
league,- oi mu city, u remain an
organization mainly of hedcral oOco
holders, l esterday afternoon, , CoL
w c?i. nr..-. ' M
onaucr, ov jiuu-i, miuu
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tnu outers tcit iut uctiim-, uimutuu
the gathering of the clan in that place.
The summer exodus to tho suuhoro
and mountains still continues. All
who can conveniently do so, are taking
a recreation.
The Evening Mirror made its
apptaraoce yesterday afternoon. 1 1 is
a spicy little sheet, devoted almost en
tirely to local happenings. It is run
by three practical printers, who seem
to be sanguine of making it a success.
The trcw addition to the Yarboro
IIou; will be eofnpM-d by It of
Si-nilr, at frtlt't.
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