North Carolina Newspapers

III The World to Be Taken for - Mahomet ABDUL HAMID'S IDEA 7 ' " ' ' ' Missionaries to Be Sent Everywhere to Combat the Spread of Christianity Pil grimage to Constantinople ' T. in. lull. Alr'-: 1.". A dispatch : ha.s interest religious circles will ir-ni!y . lir-iHr!1""1 !l" ! the work of those li.-a! re in reading the faith of ; Mar- ime:. - ' T'. t',.i!-!;intill'!'I' dispatch says that whose attention rereuu.i uua voted to religious uiai- !. ,. .i".' :,-.,t .,r Uohninmedauisni, aifih iui if- " w ,,.i n (.rtr. w hi uie -i 1 ' . , i,:"i-'in:i-''. wmeii is n i- viumutu u i I. - . . 1... ...m.li-i.l-ori lln. icr IN'1 I ' ; 1 1 i i -1 -i 'I"" i..ivu...p.- .k., i urlCI-U U" t'l iiim-ui, nvm '"';. . . . . ......1 ..rtnimnm. Mo-ifUl commies aim u... in A-i i. Africa and Europe. ; The iult'Uis are- emu, m v.v"i""""f" xh-u plans are perfected, ana are 10 -almo Al"l!i! n.niHKi :is me mic r-uv,- ,Kir Hi .i.ihiuet. I-ile. this ure;it movement for the III t'l lHOil"ililll I'l i711i..- , ,-;1,.it:u. tii' Moiiaiiiuieuans, uu- are to move- ,..,: in cx'.-nsive nroseiyting lilt'Ut HI i't'llMH Ol lllf.ir iutu ;"v.u '" -ill.- a . i . . ! . . -. . . , . . J ii.li i) o exlfiKl into nil countries. xue re i;'ion of Mahomet, it is announced, is iut fo bf l-read I'.v the aid of the sword, lUt l,v niissionaries. after-the fashion f tk 'Christian denominations; Hun ini of missioiiaiies will be sent into all pans of the Orient to answer anu .,.,... tin1 arguments. of the Christian misswnanes. It is s.ii.1 that this general niovenient :r the spread of the .Moslem faith has mt inspiml . hy the inroads of Chris aaitr on the Oriental peoples, and that ( most ih-teriniiied effort will be made by ,he 8uh;iaM"ud his followers to counter- xt their intiuenee and put a stop to niavcrsii'iis liy the representatives of the fw:d Christ ian denominations. T!i- sjitliiTins of the devotees of Ma j'nuot i;i the Turkish capital is expected iln' a im-niorable event in tha religious iistury nf the East, and the Sultan is ui'l to lie uiiwt enthusiastic in his efforts :'or the' revival of interest in his faith. The dispatch from Constantinople says aisn that an alliance is to be continued IrtR-wn Tnrkev. Persia- and Afghanistan ! T mutual defence against the eucroach ucnts nf the Christian iowers. and it not hi'lieved here that this alliance is 'o be formed tt a purelv peaceful basis. : i I ASURPRISE APPOINTMENT An Anti-Bryan Democrat Rec ognized by Administration 4 fliisliiiigion. Aiuil .". The appoiut- iifiit of .jolm a. (inters to be district attorney of S.muIi Carolina .'will be a rcat .-uriiise to some people in that wat fur suiiie time. Alrj Capers will Al.ial Latliiop, the' nresent dis- in'r attoriu-y for Sonili v :u-olin:!. Mr. L'aj,..s ;,t present an attorney 1U "e J i:ii t intent 'of Justice in this in tms y- - He has Keen in tlio department come here eight j ears, havmu aroiina during the Cleve- JUi, iiiinistr.nioii. In 18.M he would "l SIlin,i-t I",.,. an for president and rainst the Democratic He has never alisrued aHin worked ;I; "H'U Hilly Axith th Kepublican party i'l Ins apiiointmciit is understood to be vni Seiiaior M.-I line 'Hve l.lliti-:d ill.. M- :.. Ws oi'.Sen.iiur ...cLaurin. is well v' l IS f'TI ...! . ... . . . If tii. - j l,mr tut- leiiueremp " H I I' II ii'lcnt element tnat is be- '"iiilll SO 'loiiiMient in tho Stutn fimtr i,v Ul tue nignest Millies 111 the S...tn II--:.. . .. .. 1k1, '.. iie is a sou oi h'n-i '. ," 1 apers or sou -wii r i.t. i' .. . - Caro- ...H,t y(..lrs oM au(J hag iwu record -K ., t.,, a " in H-, FAVA RECALLED Wi!l Send a New Am bassador with a Long Name 'asllin.rt 4e Ir-.i;". April 15. Baron Fava. ambassador to the United has served here longer than "i' inUer of the diplomatic v,ii(i ii es. win, 8!y Other rns. i,.... recalled and Marquis a 1 icnrd.-mni.; . Jtair ,t, n", Argentine Piepublic, has 11 in his iilapp. . ' Thia forn; ippoii "Ulilll lh.. 'an:o to the Sifafn Tk,.... I I I. liitetl St'. u ;l dispatch from the ''U-.l.assy at Itome. No Fava's recall '.was "ispareh. There were ru-'n-'nths i". tii..- Ti,.i ason'.r.")r 'Jts sew; ton F, "vel;tio ., r v. r.ul.l ; recall P..i Vw.e ' dissatisf action, but no ia over anneared fmm "JUomniti.. I, --"10)- : a ! 1 vc ''"a '81-oh ! lie soiir,-t. me to Washinarton' .i '"'"isu-r in 1S.S1 In 188.', diplomatic its ,i oeau c'f the corps Queen Victoria appointed Sir Ju lian Pauncefote her ambassador, thus giving nim. higher rank than minister. Through this seniority of rank Sir Ju lian (now) Lord Pauncefote, displaced Baron Fa va as deau. Baron Fava is the second ranking ambassador, liaving been received by the president in that capacity June 14, 1803, two months af ter Sir Julian was received. " , .. .,. s Presidential Appointments Washington. April 15. The President today made the fol'own appointments: Justice John G. Capers of South Car olina, to lie attorney of the United States for the district of Southem Carolina. . War Edgar Itussell, to be signal offi cer of volunteers with the rank of major; to be surgeons of volunteers with rank of major. Abram L. Haines, Eernest K. Johnstone.. ' r" v - Mrs. Nation Hustled Out Kansas City, April- 13. Mrs." Carrie Nation, arrested yesterday charged with obstructing the "street, was arraigned before Police Judge McAuley this morn ing, tined $."00 and gtven until G o'clock this evening to leave the city. The judge warned Mrs. Nation that if she was found in the city after that hour she would be arrested and placed in jail. She agreed to leave the town and in fifteen minutes later boarded a street car for Kansas City, Kan. . . A Murdered Woman's Jewels - Phoenix. Ariz., April 15. The death here of Mrs. ICobin lhos reveals that .alone - and unguarded , in her house she had great wealth in jewels aud precious stones. The husband of the woman is in jail awaiting trial for insanity and the sheriff has taken charge of the jew elry, the estimated value of which is not less than $50,0W. Mrs. Ihoe has a sis ter in Birmingham, the wife of a great coal operator. .' ""' ; - fc : - , Rodenberg in Office Washington, April .". A. Iioden herg, who was appointed to membership on the civil sen-ice commission to till the vacancy caused by . the - death of Mark S. Brewer, entered upon the duties of his new office today. The usual for mality of presenting the official force to the incoming commissioners was ob served. ' 3 n A Benefactor of Education v Washington. April lo.-r-Mdnsignor Joseph McMahou died tii(s morning at the Catholic University after an illness of about four weeks. lie had reached the advanced "age of 84 ami his death was due to the weakness of old age. . Ar rangements for the funeral will be made upon the return to the city of Rev. Mr. Sonaty, rector of the University. Mgr. McMahou had large property interests and gave liberally to the. university, fur nishing the funds himself for the erec tion of McMahon Hall, the second priu-' cipal building or the university. This gift alone represented JR-SO.OtM). On ac count of his benefactions he was shown special honors by the Pope. His wealth was reported to be very large, and he had considerable property interests in this city. WORLD WIDE WAR ON RATS PROPOSED Chicago, April 15. A world-wide war on rats is to be proposed by Japan. The nation has been conducting an exhaus- Ttve investigation and the conclusion has been reached that rodents are a menace to mankind. Consequently, says Ur. N. Nagusha, who is a visitor in Chicago, and who has been studying the bubonic plague in Hong Kong, Bombay aud Ja pan, the Mikado's government is to ap peal to civilization . to exterminate the doments. It is declared that, rats spread all sorts of contagion to an extent even that bac teriologists fail to realize, while hun dreds of thousands of dollars worth of property are destreyed by rodents each year. The plague, says Dr. Nagusha, would lose half ' its terrors should the rats of the world cese to exist. His re port will soon be published by the Jap anese government with a request for all mankind to join in a war on rats. WON'T TAKE PAY Commissioner Kasson Wants No Sinecure in His Washington, v April 15. Mr. John A. Kasson of Iowa, special reciprocity com missioner of the United States, declines to accept any compensation from the government on the ground that the fail ure of Congress to act on recent reciproc ity treaties with foreign governments has. practically made it impossible 'for him to render any service to the government. He was appointed to office immediately after the passage of the Dingley tariff law,-aiid negotiated commercial treaties .with France Great BritainArgentina, Nicaragua, Ecuador and other countries, for which he has been ;oulPenated at the rate of $10,000 a year. The failure of Congress to act on any of the trea ties induced him to tender his resigna tion goine time ago. The President, how--vr, declined to accept it, and at his personal request Mr. Jvasson has remain ed in office. v There is comparatively lit tle or Nothing for him to do. and he does not feel that he can conscientiously ac cept any remuneration. ; He has express ed his willingness, however, to resume htsMuties in connection with the. reei-prcK-ity treaties in the event that there is any prtspect of favorable, actionat the next session of the Senate, ill . (".. - American Troops : Favorably Impress the Chinese EARL LI'S REQUEST 'Vik! Detachment of - Chaffee' s Command Desired v as a Guard for the' Chinese City. Afraid to Trust Foreigners London, April 15. The American troops at Pekiu have made' a Itood impression on the Chinese, and high compliment has been paid to General Chaffee and his men by Li Hung Chang, the Celestial plenipotentiary, who ha.s leen engaged in the peace confereneeat the capital. A dispatch from Pekin says that Earl Li harr' applied to General Chaffee for a detachment of American soldiers to police the Chinese' city after the de parture of the American commander. Earl I,i(has asked that Captain Tillson and a sufficient force of men be left to guard that portion of the. capital, and he ha.s made the request at the ear nest solicitation of the Chinese. They declare that they are safer under the guard of the American troops than they would be under ether foreigners, and they have become '.greatly alarmed over the prospective departure of General Chaffee's men. The Celestials-say they fear that loot ing will occur after the Americans leave, i i ... .. .i i t.v..:i i : ..-..-. i.:.. miu . ufiiire ak.fu i.;iii iji iu urtr ma. ..., , . r ti. best efforts to secure the retention of,the imian canal treaty, but. Mr. Hay an American guaril The foreigners in Pekin are still ex-;to ercised over the persistent reports that General Tung Fu Hsiang is leading a rebellion in Mongolia and that his ranks are being steadily increased' by recruits who are ready to desperately resist the prospective encroachments of foreigners in , the Celestial empire. v ' j A dispatch from Pekin. sent under yes- terdav's date.' says that Prince Ching, ' one of the Chinese peace envoys, states that he does not believe the reports of the missionaries concerning the lung t u Hsiaug revolutionary movement. THE POPE'S COMPLAINT Outbreak of, Hostility to the ' Church in Europe Faris, April 15. A dispatch received here from Rome says that the pope at today's consistory expressed great sor row at the simultaneous revival in sev eral parts of Europe of hostilities against the church.- He also spoke of his sadness at the law against religious associations in. France, which had not deserved such a calamity. The pontiff also dwelt on the inconsistency of a country which proclaims liberty for all while refusing eve,n the existence of as sociations whose members made a pro fession of practicing the precepts of the Gospel. He spoke of the recent tumul tuous demonstrations in Spain and Por tugal, which had aroused apprehensions that even worse events were, in store for Italy. 1 -. ' The pope then alluded' to the painful position in which the papacy was kept, and referred particularly to the divorce bill which will probably be submitted to parliament. Deaths at Hish Point High.. Point, N, C. April l5.Spe ciah At his home, in Hamilton street, Mr. J. J. Ivorkman, in.his'Ttith year, died this morning from weakness due to old age. H.e was one of the pioneer set tlers of this place, and was respected by everv one. A wife, seven sous and three 'daughters survive him. Most of them reside here. Deceased was a member, of the Masonic order. The funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon at two O'clock, from the Methodist . Episcopal church. ? This afternoon Mrs. B. C. Lambeth, died of pneumonia at her home in the western- part of town. Funeral tomor row momiiiR frorui the house, conducted by Rev. J. B. Richardson, pastor of the Baptist church. of which deceased was a member. f , 5- - . Cashier's Accounts Short .Vergennes, Vermont, April 15-Cashier D. ,H. Lewis, of , the Farmers' Na tional Bank, of this city, was arrested today on a charge of misappropriating the funds of the institution. The bank did not open for business this morning Bank Examiner Fish. M ho Was in charge of the bank, explained that it' could not. be told whether the doors would ( be opened or not until Receiver Sullivan of Washi,,, shah", reach here., Mr. Lewis was taken into cus tody at the home of his married daught er, i"i. .. ne jiwu iu apartments owr the bank. Mr Lewis expressed some surprise when the marsHall an nounced his errand, hut was of the opin ion that he could sfVure bondsmen 'read ily.; His accounts are .tK,(KK short. China's Poverty Shanghai. April ir, (4:4i n m ) The V1Hiv ,f th "thwn provinces .are activelj engaged m the work of mvesti gating the amount -received iu .revenues from the salt tax and the likin. - This is being done for tJie purpose of getting a general idfea of the-siini that will be uecesary to pay the yearly installments to the various powers on account of the indemnity claim. The general feeling among the southern viceroys is that China will not be able to pay any large indemnity .unless she - sell some "of , her territory. - ' . , . -. , ...-. . $ ' " - Down on Back Doors ; Pa torson, N. J., April 15. Dean Mc Xulty, the oldest priest in the city, has declared war' against ' alU saloons with back rooms that harbor women. lie has raided five places himself. The dean says he will ask the license committee of al dermen to pass an ordinance revoking the license w-here the saloon men have back rooms or sell to women. . . r- 4 - - Washington Notes , Washington, April 15. Special. The First National Bank of Baltimore has been approved as reserve agent for the First National Bank of Weldon, N. C. These contracts have .been awarded: Wilmington, N. C, court house and post office Fuel: J. A. Springer & Co. Ice: William E. Worth & , Co. Custom House Fuel: J.. A. .Springer & Co.; Pensions granted Axam Canady. La Grange. $lli; Alexander Kemp, Win ston, $8. ' - . . A new post office has teen ' established at Eelor, McDowell bounty, with,. Marion M. Sisk as postmaster..- . W. D. Hilton has been Appointed post: master at Turner's, Polk county vice Jennie Hilton, dead; J. M" Rodgei-soii, at Vajighan. Warren couuty, nee Neal, removetl. HAY'S LATEST IDEA ' ... j . :- Principle of Neutrality Not Negatived by the Senate. " : - T --;--" Washington, April 15 Seiators Lodge and Foraker, members of 'the Foreign Kelations Committee, 'had! long inter views with Secretary Hay.oday. They did not come uy appointment to discuss the isthmian canal treaty, but4 Mr. Hay j naturally took advantage of their visits further talk oyer, the chances of ne gotiating a convention that-would meet with the approval of the Senate. When it app'eared that there would be an extra session of Congress Senafof Lodge drew up a resolution' provhlingj fqr the ab rogation of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, which he intended to present during the extra session and have-referred 'to the Committee on Foreign Relations. lie had aJsa outlined a report in favor of -tha ... whlr-h in&4Hl to ak theForeign Kelations - Committee 'to adopt. ' " There has been no chang.in the diplo matic situation. No negotiations for a new treaty, have been initiated -either in London or Washington. It became known today that the State Department holds that the- Senate did not reject the principle of ; neutrality in amending the Hay-Pa uncefote treaty, and the inference to be drawn from statements made at the State juepart nient is that if-any new treaty is nego tiated it will contain' a neutrality -elans. The position tf the-department ap pears to be that the reservation in the Davis amendment of the rightT V)T the United States to defend the canal does not do away with its neutralization, JAJL BIRDS GET OUT Four Out of Six Make Good Their Escape St. Cloud, Minn., April 15. The most sensational jail delivery ever effected in this section of the State rwas success fullv accomplished in this city last night. At 10 o'clock Turnkey Frank Griven went into the jail corridor on hearing suspicious noises within. ' lie had no sooner opened the iron door than he was struck several times by six prisoners and felled to the , floor. The men jumped and rah through the offices of the jail and into the. street. The turnkey regained hisJeef, and, al though blood was flowing from the wounds in his head and shoulders, he ran to the door and fired five shots after the fugitives. He then gave chase and overtook one, and, assisted by another man. returned him to the jail. Ignatz G riven, father of the turnkey," captured another. The other four escaped and have thus far eluded capture. They had evidently had outside assistance, as jthey had secured tools and sawed off two bars of the steel. cage,-thus gaining entrance to the corridor, from which point they assaulted the turnkey. i . IN SELF DEFENSE Major Evans Statement in L Regard Jo Griffin Columbia, S. C, April 15. Major Bar nard B. Evans made a declaration to a friend who visited him in jail today that he killed Captain John J. Griffin in self-defense. He- has abandoned the claim of suicide. The stick used by Cap tain Griffin in walking, one leg having leen shattered in the Civil War, '-will X uruish the ground for this defense. Ex Congressman George J. Johnstone and Judge Andrew Crawford of this State, and Major -William J. Gary of" Augusta, Ga., all criminal lawyers of note, will defend Evans. '', ; ' "Prosecuting counsel will probably be retained by friends of Captain Griffin. Tenders to this effect" have been made ly telegraphy from different part of the count It- ' Rev. Father Fleming, at the funeral this afternoon, created a stir by his feel ing reference to the captain. Stockholm, Aprils 15.-Dr. Richard r Mnir, secretary of the American . lega- - tiou, has arrived her, -. "-'4 ,.'- ? Pen Will Not HSve. to Borrow Money 845,000 IN PEANUTS It ii Said that the Governor Desiresrthe- Election of Chairman Travis as Supt. Meeting Today The- board of directors of the peniten tiary! m?fc here again , today, when, the election of a superintendent of the insti- tion will be finally determined. Tliilre has been some - difference of opinion among members as to whether a member "of the board shouldSie given the Inties of superintendent or whether a siwerintendent should be elected who is not a director. It Is said to be GovjeruOr Ay cock's de sire fhat Chairman E. L. Travis, of the boa ill of directors, be placed at the head of tlie institution. The. Board is author-i izediby the act - of the; legislature to defiile tlie duties and the salary of the chailman.- ; Chairman- Travis hasr been in ' the city for Several days, and Mr. IV arren ot arrived in the city yesterday. AH members of the-' 'board will be pres- it the meeting today. ch ; has. been said about i the hnan condition of the Penitentiary, and reports have led ' the the. belief the institutkui had no available assets on hand and in fact that it liaa beeil brought downto the begging point Chairman Travis, the only in end ter of tresent board who 'served oh tbe old 1, was asked about this yesterday. tated- that all tlie-cotton had Iteen but that the prison had on hand K) bushels of peanuts. Tanuts of variety grown , by the-.peaitentiaryj ery much in demand anu are bring- H) cents a bushel. Mr. Travis thinks prison ean certainly, realize .-k,wu the peanuts. He: pointed out that penitentiarv only required $50,000 rl-y it through the season last year, with three months of the present already gone, he thinks that the eds derived from the sale of the nt crop will easily maintain the in- tioii without even calling on the . This slrowing speaks well for the idministratiou. when Captain Day sn nei-intendentl-' ervthhig is " irt . readiness for the Being ' of crops on the. State farms new , management has already azreted on the size ; of the crop to be plaulted. There will, be little change in the cotton aereage. There will lte about 1.8(H) acres ofTthls staple. The corn crop will be about the same, 1,200 acrps. The Nor fhampton farm is no longer operated liy ilie State, .and with the discontinua tion of this" farm the acreage of permits AVill be decreased.- '1 he. peanut crop will not exceed 1.200 aVres.4H.lie bill that was introduced in the Legislature prNhibiting the jlprison from growing; peanuts failed to ri; 1SS. HOPING FOR PEACE London Hears Rumors of Re newed Negotiations - Uondon. April T13. There have been Stock Ex that peace ttertiisteut it rumors on the change-" today r to '. the effect lie; otiatious are being" conducted with the Boers and that the burghers would lay down their: arms the last of May.' It is impossible- to trace these" re poif s to. their source, and the War Office has remained sileut "on" the subject. If ncgptiations for ending the war are . in progress they are being secre'y conduct ed.) but . the reports are not generally creli ted "here. 7 J: - ' ' : (Jieneral iBothiOs refusal of the terms offeieI by" General 1 Kitchfejier recently wai regarded as final, and it is not be lieved that Great Britain as ready to offei- the.tmi'ghefs any better conditions tha it thoseT rejected. Considerable uneasiness was caused heffe for a time this morning by the re port that private parties had received advices to the" effect .that General French anil five httndred British troops had been caiiftured by the Boers. It was said that French's, forcexliod been surrounded in the mountains WJiile a' heavy mist pre- ed"nd had Iteen taken' before the; vaj eouM offer successful resistance. r ater the War pffioe "officially denied J the rumor of the capture. COMMISSION APPOINTED CubafisCorhing to See the President at Washington s , (f ... Ilavana,, April Jo. lhe constitutional Coifitention, a secret session, appoint- C a'C01KlllHI.?e - ur lllf . it:icfttn,t- li jitl to! AVashiUgton . to see President - McKin- aud Senor Probably JyUM,,l "' ; :hV tbere .is not a.-truug man 111 the v..... i i. mi . j mission, O lit US muueuce it.u lue twu- Hydf five ft eut ml rial I som that ley regarus .- sou of ihe hope that French commerci . ( ..:.:;. lflnft nmiw mnn T"l..-. .iilimittee consols x wiiru- irelw w6uJd appreciate this.novel d.!i Llorente, iemei. iapore.anu iego -t to aohieTe even more splen J'AniaVO. Beu"l - " 'r""" ivusiunru thU inW radical nieniber vention is concerned. .The. commission will : have no powers to treat with the American government. While it is ab sentee convention will probably take a recess. . - - - " . ' f The Discussion has publishtul an arti cle against General Wood in which it charges that he caused the tense situa tion" in Cuba. It states that the cdTP vention refuses' to deal with -Washington through General Wood. Some of the delegates say that this article -is ! merely an expression of the paper's de sire to belittle and besmudge Oeneral Wood. The Discnssion" has become the mouthpiece of outside parties Hir. de- sire to abuse and injure general at any cost. : the governor FLOATING EXPOSITION .-- -. - . -..' t - - "- ,,: A Valuable Suggestion Taking a Practical Turn. Washington, April 15. The sugges tion for a floating exposition to enable American manufacturers and exporters to exhibit their goods at the doors of the people to whom they desire to' sell them, recently made by the chief of the Bureau of : Statistics of the Treasury. De partment, is resulting in such discussion of the,subject not only throughout th LTnited States, but in other parts of the world. .Letters are being received from various countries in Europe and else where making inquiries regarding the proposed enterprise and many inquiries from manufacturers and merchants in the United States desiring to participate in an undertaking of this '.character. . The proposition , as originally present ed in the National Geographical Maga zine and before the National Board of Trade by the Chief of the Bureau tSf Statistics suggested that it would be much easier to induce those whom we would make our customers-to examine our goods if carried to their doors than if the goods were sent up in an expo sition in the-middler of the L'nited States and the world invited to cross the oceans to examine them, and that great er proportionate .results jn' the enlarge ment of our foreign commerce would accrue from investments in exhibitions carried to the doors of the would-be customers rather than large expenditure in creating sufficiently great attractions to bring the would-be customers to our own doors. To this end it was suggest ed that an exposition association mrgTit be formed by - manuf aeturers and ex porters which could create a guarantee fund which would entitle the subscrib ers to a proportionate amount of space in the vessel ort vessels carrying the ex hibit, this exhibit when completed to pass from port to port along the.oast rof South America, thence to the priiici- phl cities s of Asia.-and Oceouia, Africa and Europe, and thence returning . to' the United States, occupying . perhaps two years in the trip and visiting the principal cities and countries - of the world. " --. " This question by the chief of the Bu reau of Statistics has been followed by the announcement that. a floating exhi bition to visit the cities bordering upon the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea has been organized at Buffalo and will be made ready during the summer and leave in the autumn of the present years for that field, and number of other enterprises of this character have been suggested.. The latest practical -bit of information on this subject, and one which will in terest allthose who have given the mat ter serious attention, has just reached the Bureau of Statistics in a statement published by the "Moniteur Officiel du Commerce," Paris, on March 2Sth, re garding a floating exposition, recently organized in Hamburg, Germany, as fol lows: "The earliest exhibition of this kind was organized about two year's ago, and it must be said that the results of the enterprise were in excess of the most sanguine expectations. Total ' value of transactions, 22,000.000 ' marks :' ($5,230.- 000) at a cost of about 800,000 marks. (or aout $100,000.) The details of oper ation are stated by the correspondent as follows:. "" 'The ' syndicate addresses to manu facturing and commercial firms circu lars, explaining the purpose of the ex hibition and the terms of participation. As, soon as the number of would-be par ticipants is large enough to permit the loading of a vessel, the exhibitors send their samples to the port of departure. These- samples are then mounted and e'xhibited, on board the vessel, especially fitted for this purpose. " 'Alongside of each exhibit there is an advertisement giving prices and terms of sale. Sales agents representing eith er-the syndicate or the individual ex hibitors furnish all desired information to the visitors at the various ports wbere the vessel stops. These sales agents are chosen from among the young men as well; as the young women .graduated :i ,.t j i Fom ,--"uiiuerc.w h-uuw aim. mwhkiur at iu ianKuiiKes. imerpreters are hired on the spot in each country of a new lancuase. The sales asents. be sides' seeing visitors aboard the ship, visit also with their samples the towns hi the interior of the country, In such. manner the cost of transportation lg greatly reduced. c - " 'The exhibitors pay to the syndi cate a commission to be-deducted from the Realized sales and in proportion t( the value of the product. In addition to this commission the participant pay a proportionate share of the cost of char tering and loading the vessel and the general expenditure of the undertaking, such as the hire of. clerks, interpreters, etc' .'. ;-- '"..' :- .: --'.-- "The report concludes with the expres a! idea did results Wasliinitou. Anril 15. Secretsirv Root . . ... - . - fjwldir . anrwillIWCfl 9 mnz lit nf 3anm. J nients of officers to jrxou regiment I r.-. - - l ..- . ... , mil Senators Lose the First Game to Norfolk, COULDN'T BUNCH HITS Wilmington' and j- Richmond Tied in a 13-lnjiing Contest Games Played Elsewhere Yesterday. Norfolk, Va., April 15. Under "niier able weather conditions, With a liht rain falling, : some two hundred people saw Raleigh and Norfolk open the cham pionship season at League Park today. The 'Tar Heel nine showed up ia line form, the playing'of both the locals aud visitors being ' goodr ' Raleigh's inability to bunch hits tells the tale of. today's victory. Norfolk's fine fielding cheated Raleigh out of a number of .her hits. The visitors '"batted well, makinjr eight hits. Their fielding was good, but Bow den was wild in the box. The score: , ' ' ' It. II. E. Norfolk ...... .00031200x ; 7 ,1 lUleigh . . . '. :y"0 0 0 0110 0 02 8 2 Batteries Dannehower and Nelson; Bowden and LeGrande. ' GREAT GAME 1 RICII.TIOND TU Score Warn at Tie at the End of the . Thirteenth lnnius . V Richmond, April 15. One thousand people witnessed the opening of. the. 'Virginia-North Carolina-League here today. It was a royal battle in which neither Richmond or Wilmington won, although, 13 innings, Avere played. Tlie score: . , ' ;-' - ' , . . R. H. E. Richmond 4 9 3 .Wilmington'. . ... . . .... ...... 412 -4 ; Batteries Bishop and Manners; Stew ard and Thacker. " "". ..;"rfEWPORT"ww woji -"i. Defamted the. Portiionlh Team In a Clevtr Contest v ' . ; " Newport News, ,Va., Apiik. 15. The baseball season opened,very auspicious ly tliis afternoon, Newport News-Hampton winning from Portsmouth by a score, of 5 to 2. Mayor Moss of Newport ' News pitched the first ball, and Attor ney Fay S. Collier of Hampton made an, ineffectual' effort, to capture: it. The weather was. raw and cold, buMn spito of this about 500 of the faithful ven tured out to River iViey and witnessed ( a splendid contest. The feature of the game was tlie splendid work of both pitchers.' High of Newport - News Hampton was especially effectual at cwtical' times, retiring the side on two occasions after, t,he bases had been filled with no one out. s The score: ; ' ' Newport -News-HamptonN . .Ee tCeb N . News-Hampton . . ..30010010 x 5 Portsmouth ........ .0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 02 Batteries High and Foster; Marti! and Westlake. -.Umpire Mr. Davi Time of game 1:35.! - " 'VARSITY DEFEATS CORNELL A magnificent .Contest at Chapel 11111' Yesterday .''' t Chapel Hill. N. C.,, April 15. In a magnificent game of ball today, charac terized by heayy Jiittiug and brilliant, playing.by both teams, Carolina de feated Cornell by the score of ten to nine, - winning out in the ninth' inning. At no time was the game audi, but was full of excitement frouV start to' finish. The teams were nite evently matched, though the university had thp advantage up to the seventh inning". I. H. 13. Carolina .................. la ' 17 7 Cornell ......... 0 11 4 Struck out, by Cunningham 4, Har rington 3, Bristol 1. 1 The features of the game were th fielding of Carr and the catching of Graves and the batting of Smathers, ' Donnelly and, Carrf or Carolina, while . for the .visitors Robertson and Costello-' played tar ball. The .batteries for. Carolina were Cun-" ningham, Harrington and Graves, and for Cornell Bristol and Whinnery. Mr... Meade umpired. Carolina's next game'is.with the Uni versity of Virginia next , Saturday in Charlottesville, ,Va. - . ; t - . "r Prisoners Saw the Bars Wilmington. Del., April 15. Six: col ored men and two white' men, prisoners in the jail at Georgetown, Sussex county, escaped last night by sawing their way out of their cells and then scaling the prison wills by means of a rope made from some blankets. The sheriff and ia j large posse have been hunting for them , all 'day. Most of the prisoners were held ; ftr trial'. on various charges of theft. ; r Gen, Corbin ta Marry Washington. April. 15. Announcemen was uiude todav of the eusajrement ot Aiaj.-G n.' Harry C. Corbin, Adjutant (Jener;'.! fit' the Army, to Miss Edith Pat- ' ten of this city. General Corbin is a .' J 1 i . t.-f.i .. nmwrr iiuu u w-verai riviurtrn.; jiis jt Patten is a wealthy residiiat of Wah. ington an4 prominent in to ety circles, General Corbin is nearly sixt years old. Miss Pattea is about tllirto .... -. ,-.. , ( if 'I' ' v- - 7