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RALEIGH, IN. C, FRIDAY EVENING, I ECEMliER 20, 1895.
$3.00 PER YEAIm
I RAIN I T
I "No
SITOR
Found So Far-Work of lies
cue Progressing Rapidly.
IT IS AN AWFUL SKiHT
Buperlntcmlent Thinks the Kplo
ft Ion was due to Dynamite Miner
Hay it wa(as llodiea Charred.
(SUIT Correspomlt'iiee.)
The disaster at tbe Langdun Ilenszey
Coal mini! yesterday In an event, over
shadowed only by the Venezuelan affair
in news circlta. Tbe first report
which stated that the killed numbered
38 ia likely to bt increaBed. Tbe ofB
ciala atill hold to that number, bnt 85
bodies have already been recovered
and several are still missing. A list
lessness and helplessness prevails at
the Beetle of yesterday's catastrophe,
which impresses every visitor. The
people of the community who are at
tracted to the spot, through nothing
else than morbid curiosity, are a dis
grace to the people.
The pitiful supplications of the wo
men, the urgent request of Superin
tendent Cant and the pleadings of the
miners failed to enlist their sympathy
to the extent that they would enter the
haft and assist in the search.
"Yon haven't a heart in you as big
as a psa. Won't help r.iiBe your own
dead? IT cowardice," remarked J.
F. Nnttall. one of the 1-adlng min
ers and the first to enter the mine and
begin tbe work oi rescue, j
Superintendent Cant, while appeal-1
ing to a crowd, asked them as men if
they would not undertake the work
for a while.
An old inhabitant blated out, 1
would'nt go down iu that mine for
$10,000."
"It's a shame that you dont," re
marked the superintendent.
Such was Borne of the conversation
engaged in last night in the attempt to
get men to enter the shaft and assist in
the work of rescue. These are the facts
that represent one of the worst fea
tures of the entire disaster.
When the eiplosion occurred yes
terday, there were 60 miners la the
mines. Seven of these eatered the
haft that morning with light hearts,
for today they anticipated leaving
Cumnock on a visit to their old home In
Pennsylvania.
Tbe miners were bjsy picking coal
when the' explosion came. Those in
division No 1, solyed the greatest mys
tery that ever paxiled man without a
trnggle. Bvery miner In this division
was killed and death must have, revolt
ed almost instantaneously. Ij divis
ion No. 2 only two men were killed In
the other corridors it is thought the
dead number four.
J. F. Budd, who was in division No.
3, tells of the accident this way:
"I heard a rumbling sound, a kind
of eoncassion which jarred the drums
ia my ears. I had been in mine ex
plosions before and I was certain tliat
an accident occurred.
"Our light bad gone out. I called
"to my partner who was in thi rear of
me. I told him to go to division No. 1.
He was driven back by sftsr damp,
but was quite certain that all were
killed there. We pressed onward,
groping against the coal walls in the
darkness. I conld hardly realize where
we were, for my senses bad almost left
me. We found others who had es
eaped and werejitriving for the shift
The groans and prayers of tbe dying
were almost horrifying.
"When we were near the shaft we
could see our comrades, some lying
dead and others in a kneeling posture.
I called to John Williams who was
kneeling and put my hand on his head,
bat ill be did was to utter a low mut
tering sound. The mine foreman heard
the explosion and met us at the shaft.
He harried us to the surface to escape
after damp which was becoming op
pressive."
Joe Smith ia a courageous man. He
bae a noble heart, though he is a plain
simple miner. Joe was not hurt by
tbe explosion, lie had a boy, an only
on. In the mine, whi was bnrt and
that seriously. Tbe father heard his
ion's voice calling for help. Old Joe
Smith rushed forward In the darkness
nntll he reached his boy's side. He
found him, pat htm on his shoulder
and carried him to the tap, when be
fell from exhaustion. Many deeds of
bravery will go unrecorded in that
noble battle for life.
Tbe news' was soon abroad and then
tbere was witnessed a seen whloh will
aevei be wiped from the memory of
those who were eye witnesses. Picture
In yoar mind the wives, mothers, sisters
and ehlldren of those so dearly loved
who) gathered at the surface of the
mine awaiting tidings from the body
of the earth. , Moat of the wives were
young women and mothers. Their
pitiful pleadings end supplications ap-
. pealed, to the .Innermost shords of
en's aeartaT Crying for their loved
ones whose fats they awaited, the rela-
. tire wire overcome with snilety. The
aeene at thf mine beggars description.
"archlag parties attempted to eater
the mine early yesterday morning, l ot
they were repulsed by after damp.
Later in the evening the search began
and was continued throughont the
night Searchers Mould test three
hours and renew labor later.
Tbe fatality ocrassioned by the ex
plosion is most remarkable. Over
fifty per cent, of those who entered
themines are desd. Five men lay on
their backs, with charred faces and
hands and their lives in tbe balance.
Thirty eight are dead and the num
bor may be more
Karly yesterday ruorning the Are
boss inspected the miue for gas and
reported the atmosphere all right.
As late as 8 a. iu , the same report
was made to .Superintendent O.Dt by
tbe mine foreman.
Just whit cmsed the eiplosion is
not definitely known. It seems cer
tain that it was a gas explosion, that
is, the miners Bay so. There was 250
pounds of dynamite in a closet in the
mine and the mice officials say that it
caused the explosion. The mioere
think that one of their number care
lessly iguitod a garb pile with
candle, thus causing the eiplosion.
There are several theories
Thirty-live Uoclics Found.
This m irning at 3 o'clock twenty
five bodies which bad been gathered
together iu the shaft were ! r ugbt to
tbe surface:
The engine room w.ie constructed
into au ill-pro ise j morgue aod tbe
bodies plscei there. Common cotton
sheets covered tbe jcharred and dis
figured features of the corpses from
view. At 9.30 the day force repoited
that they had collected 10 in re bodies,
making in all thirty-five f ..und no
far.
TLere was a rat couhast between
the scenes at the mine yesterday and
today. 1 be women were there yes
terday, excited and overwhelmed with
anxiety, hoping for the best. To
day all hope had disappeared; beloved
ones were mourned silently and many
anxious little widows sat at their cot
tage windows watching for .the ap
proach of a litter bearing their dead.
Not fi woman was at the mines today.
Such was tbe differeuce.
Work of identification progreaned
slowly. The dead as they lay lined up
in the engine room were reviewed by
those who had lost dear ones. Tbe
horribly mutilated bodies of the dead
made the strong turn away. It was an
awful picture to Bee those black, cbar
red, disfigured bodiis as they lay cold
in death. Three brothers in trying to
identify their lost brother thought
they had secured the right biJr; it
turued out to be a negro.
After the bodies were identified they
were shrouded at the mine. Theicm
pany will pay burial expenses. But
what is this to the widows and orphans
who have been made helpless and de
pendent. It is a sad day iu Cumnock.
The following is a list of tbe (lend:
Married Men.
tieorge Andrews, William Baldwin,
John Obie, John (router, George Mon
roe and son Thomas, Harry Morris
and Bon Handoph, Wiight Ty.n u, Lu
cian Ilullingj and son Kdwanl (sged
18), Frank McKoy, Iveuson Sinel,
Joseph W. White, Louis White aud
Arthur White, colored, (three broth
ers). Joseph Thompsjn, colored, Wil
liam Jenkins, colored, Charles Poe,
Jerry Lambert aud Gaston Lambert,
colored, (brothers), John Shemburg,
Fisher Heave', colored. Clay Haris,
colored, and a Pole name unknown.
Most of these leave dependent fatulies.
Unmarried Men.
Walter Horton, colored, Lewis Hpur
kle, colored, John Mclver, Jim Keeves,
colored, John Norwood aud four Poles
who arrived at the mine only a week
ago.
The Injured.
Joseph Miller, John William', Wil
liam Smith, Dempsey Halsey, colored,
and Jack Johnson.
The Cnmnot'k Mine.
What is now known as the Cumnock
mine was until a few months ago tbe
Kgypt mines. The name Cumnock is
that of the greatest mine in Scotland.
Tbe Egypt mine was opened about
60 years ago. Just before the war an
ordinance board made a favorable re
port on it as a site for a great ordinance
foundry. During tbe war a good deal
of the coal was used in the Confederate
arsenal atFsyetteville, and some was
sent to Wilmington for use on steamers
engaged in Tunning the blockade, in
case their supplies of Knglish coal
ran short. The Egypt coal made a
good deal of amoke and as a result
two or three vessels a'lng it were cap
tured by the blockading fleet. Tbe
new company which owns the miue is
composed of Pennsylvanians, and in
the past two ytarshas spent nearly a
quarter of a million dollirs in improv
ing tbe plant.
The mine is 600 feet deep. There
are two shafts. There are four levels
or galleries, from which the eoal is
minel. These "levels" are rarely nit
level aa they follow the eoal "seams"
or "leads." The mine ia operated day
and night, there being two gangs, tbe
"day shift" and the "night shift."
The output of eoal recently bas been
150 tons dally There is a contract to
furnish 800 tons dally to the 8 A. L.
and within the past few days some coal
bss been sent to the new "chutes" at
Wilmington from whence it Is shipped
to vessels. Tbe quality of the eoal has
greatly Improved as the mlns has been
worked. The length of she longest
level" le about 1,000 feet.
Under
ENGLISH SAY,
MINGO,"
While ItuHNla Hopes lor Peace War
I ever Sllll Haging-Hays He'll
Halne Ten Thousand.
Hy Telegraph to The Pukss Visitor.
WisiiiNOToN, D. C, Dec. 30. All
interest in the Venezuelan crisis cen
tered today in the Senate. The proba
bility of some decided action by that
bod" was awaited with tbe keenest
expectation. The Senate Committee
on Foreign Affairs held a session io
the morning and Informally discussed
the bill. If a decision is reached
the committee will be ready to make a
report this afternoon, when the bill
will be formally referred to it.
The House took a recess nntll two
o'clock to await tbe action of the Sen
ate. Wheu the Senate convened, Al
len, Populist, was considering whether
to allow the bill to go on third read
iug. It is thought to be tbe object to
carry the carry the bill over until to
morrow .
ItiiNhla Wants Peace.
Sr. I'KTKKBlirito, Dec 30, Russian
newspapers generally, which discuss
Venezuelan question, cipreBB tbe be
lief that it will have a spaeiflo issne.
''Novos'i considers that tbe matter
has met with interest iu the whol-i of
Kurope; that mediation is certain by
tbe Kun pean powers and that a new
and peaieful settlement will therefore
be opportune.
KihIonck Cleveland.
Kmi'obia, Kan, Dec. 90 Major
General Ilrjwar', retired, heartily en
dorses the positVo of President Cleve
land.
Worth Something, This Man.
L'hicacio, Dec. 20. Richard Powers,
President of the National Seamen's
Union, says if war is declared, he will
recruit ten thousand men in thirty
days, the majority bold soldiers.
Knjrlaml Hays "Jingo."
London, Dec. 20 Newspapers con
tinue to spring long editorials on what
they call the apparent subsidence of
tbe "jingo" fever in America and
upon the coolness displayed in the
Senate over the discusslou of the mat
ter. OHIO WILSON ON THE "WAR."
Nu) That it In a Political "Illuff,"
Hut Would he a Uood Thing.
Railroad Commissioner Otho Wil
son talked long to a reporter yester
day on the "war" with England and
matters c f a po ilical nature genei
ally. "It's all f joliatinest) to talk about
war," said tbe Commissioner. Cleve
Uuil is just working a big political
stroke. He bas tbe advantage of be
iug tbe first man to cry war, wbioh
is always a popular appeal."
"When tbe national conventions
coiiio iliuig, though, you are going to
see both old parties, and possibly the
1'opuliat party, too, have this Mon
roe doctrine iu their platforms. The
Democrats can't get any distinctive
issue out of that."
Mr. Wilson expressed the belief
that bjlli tbe old parties would not
declare for gold and stated that if
they did the I'ojulistsjwould carry
the country with a silver platform.
As to State matters, he said that he
was not sure but that the Republican
State convention would not ignore
silver. "Iu that case tbe Populists
will go it alone, and will win in a
walk."
"If we do have war, it will be the
very best tiling that oould happen,
because it would enflate tbe cur
rency." SUGUKSTIVK OK PANIC.
A Uig Failure in New York and a
Heavy Decline in Stocks.
By Teleiirapb to Uie Press-Visitor.
Nitw Yokk, Dec 20. The failure
of 8ande it Co. is announced on the
Stuck Exchange. Tne full force of
the war talk is felt in general and
therd is a warded decline amid
heavy selling. There will be aa ex
port of five million i of gold tomot
row. Higher rates for money pre
vail. The belling movement con
tinued tbia afternoon, carrying
prices si ill lower, the deoiine in
many s'ocks being suggestive of
panic.
The Strike Drags Ob.
By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor.
Philadelphia, Dee. 90. The situs
ation of the conductors' and motor
mens' strike is unohanged. The fourth
day opened with the company running
a few ears on the prinolpal thorough
fares, under polios guard. Mayor
Warwick is pleased with the decrease
of lawlessness.
Dig New York Failare.
By Tstsgrapk to the Psass Viarroa,
Niw Tons- D.a 9Q..NIehola. fc-roik. 1
Ingbsai A Co., eM established broker,
Appropriation Bill
Consideration.
"VANCE DAY."
Pretty Exercises at Bf etrepolltan
Hall Yesterday Afternoon.
At Metropolitan Ball yesterday af
ternoon the "Vanoe Day" exercUe
were held. The hall was filled with
bright-faced children from the city
schools.
At 3 o'clock Supt. Howell oalled
the assemblage to order Then tbe
exercises commenced.
There were dialogues and songs by
the children. They had been thor
oughly coached and tbere was no
stumbling, fhe exercises were of
the greatest interest and value, as a
teacher of important State history
and State patriotism. Oue obild
would ask a question about Vance
and another would answer it.
After tbe exercises an ode to Vauoe,
prepared especially for the occasion
was sung. Then Mr. R. 8. Battle,
once private secretary to the great
war governor, delivered his addresp.
He spoke feelingly and interestingly.
His talk was brightened by many in
cidents. General Rouse r, who last evening
delivered an address, wis then intro
duced and made a few remarks.
The occasion closed with the sing
ing of the "Old North State "
COTTON DOWN NI.NK POINTS
In Liverpool the Market Closed
Stronger than Yesterday.
By Telegraph to the Press Visitor.
Niw York, Dec. 20 Liverpool
opened abont unchanged, improved
1-64, lost 1 2-ei and closed Orm 1 2-04
better than yesterday. Spot sales,
10,000 bales, of which 9.000 bales
American, 600 bales for export and
speculation ; middling, 4 19-31.
New York opened steidy 3 points
lower, became weak aod lost 13 more
points. Later on the market rallied,
olosing steady 9 points lower than
yesterday.
The decline Is due to the stringency
in the money market, considerable de
cline in railroad shares, political com
plications, heavy eiport i f gold.
The Improvement towards tbe close
was caused by large buying for a local
operator. The weaker bull interest has
evidently been eliminated
Interior receipts are very light
Port receipts today are estimated at
39,000 bales, sgiinst 49,000 bales last
year. Tomorrow we shall have to com
pare w ith 68,000 bales last year and on
Monday with 76,000 bales.
Options closed aa follows:
December, 7 08 to 7 09; January,
7.99 to ; February, 8 05 to 8 06 i
March, 8.11 to 8. ; April, 8 15. to
8.18 i May, 8 20 to 8. ; June, 8 23 to
8.36 ; July, 8.24 to 8. ; August 8 25
to 8 .
Chicago Grain Market.
Chicago, Dee. 20. Grain quotations
elosed today as follows:
Wheat December, SI 1-2 ; May,
67 1-2 to 67 6-8.
Corn December, 85; May, 27 7-8.
1UK BILL AGHKKI) UPON.
The Commission to Find the Facts,
Not to Fix the Itouudary.
By Telegraph to tne Press-Visitor.
Washington, D. C, Deo 20 Thi
Foreign relations committee of the
Senate adjourned at eleven thirty
virtually reaching an agreement that
the bill with some amendments
should pass. The time limit sug
gesid by Mr. Lodge will not be ac
ceptable and will not be pressel.
The amendment having f ir its effdot
the confirmation of the commission
era by the Senate will be agreed 1 1
and aooepted by tha bouse. The
amendment will also ba mads ttut
the investigation shll be to asoer
tain the faots, and not to determine
the boundary line as tbe bill now
provides.
The Water Works Improvements.
The old pond of the Water Works
Company is no more. The great gap
where stood the dam, and tbe steep
banks that once slid down grace
fully in tbe cool depths of a twelve
foot pood stare out gloomily at the
passer y. There is something mel
ancholy in the sight.
The tearing down of the dam ne
cessitated the purchase of new ma
chinery to foroj a sufficient supply
of water into the oity. At the pond
site new boiler house is nearly
oompleted It will hold a two mil
lion gallon boiler, with a capacity ot
one hundred borgi piwr. Mr. M .
Pheeters said tid ty tint this boiler
was daily expected.
No Compromise Made.
Dr. Lash and Dr. Benbox say that
thsrs is no truth In the report regard
ing a compromise between the securi
ties of the North State Improvement
Company and their creditors. Dr
Benbow admits, howsver that sn
effort was made to adjust matters, but
there were no creditors present eicept
those who claimed priority of their
debts.
Tbs eases sgsinst Dr. Lash snd
Be show were to bate been tried at the
present term of Guilford leourt, but
owing to the erowded condition of the
criminal docket it will doabless be
postponed.
Tee-display now on sihlbltion it C
A. Sherwood's look like Christmas Is
1 tke air tars) oaf k. last take a
I2lStSSSffJSZ
hold m:i:k mi: ki:i i iiom.
Allen Mitchell Slari(l the Itaiclii
the Muyoi Court.
BThesida alksami th'. s:ret-U' n,,t
on b ith sides, pack ri tiftfif-ely w iih i
rapid moving mms of oheei ing, v.x
oittd humanity that -pmng fmn
nobody kuows where; a narrow lam
down Kayelteville street between
the cru.-h of peoplt; tbo dai K. guilty
figure of a bow-legged negro man,
flying with long strides a'o g ti c
edge of the crow'-; two p licenmn
running t.i.le by Hrtn 'iko : . , ii net I
beables, ttieir clous s ving in; by
their etrav.il.
Tuc.t was the night tint a ie u ter
saw at lw.iu tins umrni'g,io .ig up
Fayettevillo sires' lnn the c irnt-r
of Martin. And t!i..t w. s u e sptou
cular p .1 1 oi Alien M iluLdU's break
from Mnyi r Kuss curt for libjrly.
At leant that was what the general
public Ba;v
AlOlliui til J N V i.i ia l ..jnif r
went the negro, shooting quickly
around the ec-tt taring crowd, massed
tiere. liut at Salisbury iirt ho
Tin into a pe; teot p eke' of hum v
ity. Anil th-i pursuing ;xlicet:.iugit
and put the band iuH'i on a in n
who had been stopped simply be
cause he couldn't pnih t ii r oi 1 1 a
orowd, twenty !nel deep
This morning Dinie! lir iwn, a
colored lad wuli w.de, staring eyes
and plaintive voice was arrested i n
the charge of stealing a pair of nh ie.i
He stated that be h -.uglit tli-m from
Allen Mitchell. ! '.he UUe: ,u i a
Witness, named by lirown, were
sum moi ied
The trial lud no r rimirtiiced
Cuiuf llearlt Dad commenced hi.-i . x.
amitia'inti M iichell, stand me; w?ih
in the rail heaid iw.i questions. I e
t imed slowly arout.d at II: . Then
his eye trave'ed fro u Mayor !tus to
the police, from tln-in t . the d or.
Taen came tbe bound; the Mayor's
office door slammed in ihu fioo of
the tolice; Mitchell, with (.Hioeis Up
churc'i and Creigliton in pursuit,
h'df rushed, ha f fell down th- mar
ket hnuie steps At the do ir the no
gro, c.iindng likeac union ban, struck
a bystander Thenvin went down.
Another got in 'he way of tins lov-ir
of freedom A f iJby!l balftuck
Qould not havo gone fver opposing
man any more nick if.
But at Salisbury litrert'. the: e were
too many to run over, s i, panting
and lirnpin?, so painfully that you
would never have thonM n much
speed was tntho-ie lg-1, MitC'e I was
marched t.) jail.
In live minutes Kayettevilie street
was so timet tb it a s ilk uv sparrow
oh'rp soiitid.'d loud and si ri'l
To Keeelve f 1 Unmade.
The Hupreme '"ourt bas rende red its
opinion confirming the verdiet of the
jury in the case of W. K. Daniel, ad-
minirtrator of Hee m tbe IVIersWirg
Kailread t'ouipnuy, in wbicb tbe pbiin
tiff was awarded 12,)Ot) da'iiae.
The suit wbh brought bv Mr. W. K.
Din el a admiiistrati-r against tbe
Petersburg Railroad ti.nip.iLy for
$20,000 damages for Ihi killing of
Chari-q I. Kee, at Oarysburr, by
Johu F Lifney, He. e uLer 9:b, 1893,
while tbe Utt'T a depot ag-u' for
tbe defendant i-wnpnuy. The ratie
was tried three tiuii-s iu ih- .Superior
Court before a verdn-t ciiild he ren-hed
by a jury. The two llrst trials resulted
in hung juriee, and at the last trial
the jury broubt iu a verdict for $13.-
000. Tbe railroad n-iiiiia uy app-ali-d
to the Sup -erne Court and that t rib ill al
rendered their opinii.n as above stated.
The rreslilent'H Itupld Work.
Wasmi.noton. lie,-. 18 The mess
age of 1 reeuient Cleveland uu tbe
Venezuelan bonudary dispute, whii h
ia deHtiued to be one of the mont im
portant of our State papers, was pre
pared with r-uiaikable rapidity, con
sidering tbe length of the document
snd the importance of the s'lbjecta
treated. The 1'reeident wrote every
line of it without having recourse to
dictation. Returning to Washington
Sunday atternoon, be bad a conference
with Secretary Olney and Secretary
Lamont ibat night, aud then, sitting
down to hia task, he worked unremit
tingly nntil nearly 4 o'clock Monday
morning. Tbe result was fifteen
pagea of manuscript iu the President's
peculiarly small hand, and it as all
in print Detore 11 o clock th.it same
morning, and was on its way to Con
gress shortly after m on.
Mysterious llsappearaiiee.
The Wilmington Star aaya: A gen lb -
man arriving here frm Sou.hport
yesterday said that Mr. Sam S Drew
ei-register of deeds of Brunswick
county snd a member of tbe firm .if
E. F. Davis Sl Drew, merchants, had
mysteriously disappeared and his
whereabouts were unknown. He con
veyed his property to Mr. Fred Uar
per aa- nr. a. r. uavis, Dnt It was
found that tbe property was already
mortgaged for full value, to a gentle
man la tbe country. Mr. Drew left
home on the 10th inst., to eome to
Wilmington, snd has not been heard
rom sl aee.
Tbe 8pree, Stack Fast.
By Cable to the Press-Visitor.
BotrtBAaPTos, Dee. 90. Sii toss
mad sverj effort to float tha Spree
wtthoat avail last night. Tb boat
was raaaiag twalrs kaots vhsa ska
Humors of an English Money
Panic niuil.
TO I NLOAli SK( I 1UTIES.
1 1 1 1 1 I ol rmliiccN j
leilerale Arm)
III I lie I
Hill lo .Hake Co
Vrlm u iin Mill; i llli1
. S. A mi)' .
Si .i In III. rri si :n1nr
u A.-Hl.vuTnN, l-r ail - uch a wave
of entL iMias! ic trni'lnui as bas
greeted ' reside'' l. Ili-veland's message
notify)!. tirear Itiitaiu tbat tbe Mon
roe doctrine is not a bystorical myth
but a tauKltile onlicv that tbe United
Hiates is p'epared ti maintain by
force m' arms, liai nut It-en seen by
the present 'eiioistii ii. The White
House t.-i- li.eu (I uded with messages
by wire and m ill fiom all sectiontl of
tbe c'lmi'i'V, ci ntaining not only con
grat ula iiiii", liu I i Ifers of volunteers
by thousand! fr m orau izat lous of
ic'eiaus. h.ith lruinn and Confederate
Congress forg it its pa't antagonism
towards tbe I'resideLl and gave bim
tb- autburit) t appoint a commission
to in i est inle and r port tin true
bmudsry be'weeu Venezuela and
British (J linua au l appropriated tile
money ti. piy its eij enses, and to
show lireHl Ibii.'tiu that no Muff was
beiio made, a toil ha been introduced
iu b-.tli brandies ut Congress appro
priating .ilnoOOO, t be iuime
diaicly avail.itil , fr strengthening
tbe military armament on our sea coast
and tbe Canadian frontier. Congresp,
like the l'resideut, fully recognizes
(he tendency of Kuropean govern
ments to make light of the Monroe
doctriue, aud is determined to let
them learn differently, if it taken a
war to teach tbetn the lesson.
Secretary Olney is also gettiog high
cemmendation from all quarters. His
masterly communication to Lord Salis
bury is justly regarded as tbe best
interpretation of tbe Mocroe doctrine
ever printed, one which should be
used as a text book in every school in
the United States It has placed him
at one bound iu the front rank of
American statesmen, aud was never
eicelled by anythiug written by his
great predecessor iu the office of Sec
retary of Slate, Daniel Webster. Il
has also caused bis name to be very
frequently raeotieued as tbe Demo
cratic Candida's for President next
year.
Humors have already reached Wash
ington of the intention of Knghsb
financiers t frighten the administra
tion bv ait inptnig t ' bring on a money
punc by unloading A'llericau securi
ties held by then;. Those rumors causa
UIleMlies hef ; Sllcll action Would
be iure costlv to the British than a
war w.iui.l Le I b - silver uieu iu
ultihis inil 1 ele ime such a move
tbe part of ihe Hriti-b, as '.bey be-
lievi it would i-i-Hnlt iu tbe United
Males selling np au independent
financial pol'cy of its own This
country bas too many resources which
its patriotic litiz ns would place a
the dispose o" ihe government to be
frightened y sm b rumors.
Senator Hill has introduced a bill in
tbe Senate to repeal the law which
prohibits tb ise ulin served in tbe
Confederate army and navy from hold
ing commissions hi tbe United states
army or n y, and he will push it when
Congress rea isembles, January 3rd,
after luc bo iday reees' .
On tbe KepuUiea u side of the House
there are some new ulowns, hut hou-
telle, of Maine, easily bolde bis own
at tbe clown business. He attempted
to rescue Cauu-'n, of Illinois from the
drubbing be was getting at tbe bauds
of Hi Speaker Crisp, in connection
with the Republican plan of baviug
three election committees, ho as to
railroad the coutejtejl election cases,
and not only failed to help Cannon
any but got himself jeered at by the
entire House. To make his failure to
help Cannon more eonspioious Hou
telle asked, after having been shut up
on the election question by Mr. Crisp,
for five minntes to make a speech on
the Hawaiian question. He got a
laugh instead. The question is often
a ked after one of Boutelle's exhibi
tions of himself, "How does he get to
Congresa from a prohibition State?"
By the way, Boutelle made another
eibibltion of himself by denouncing
those Republicans who joined tbe
Democrats in applauding the Presi
dent's Monroe doctrine message.
Democratic Senators were not greatly
surprised when they learned that tha
Repnblicsn caucus had treated the
Populist Senators much better than
tha Democratic Senators in tbe distri
bution of the chairmanships of com
mittees which it is customary to allot
to the minority in the Senate. They
suspected some time ago that the Re
publicans had made a deal with tbs
Populists; now they know it. The
Populists all yet chairmsnshlpe, sithsr
of a standing or a select eommittee,
whit the Democrats with a msmbsV
ship ot only Its Ism than half ol tha
8eiat only get.twslvs ehktraanahipa.
fir of standing soinaulttes and versa
Ifif I'l'IUILItlee, al fl'ell 1 1 ill . trt
Before adjourutng the Sei a e adop
ted Senator Call's reso utii-n i'--r au in
vestigation of the part taken iu the
election of Uleuitere ol CoijgrehH by
corporation'; also iif by Senator Davis
asking the President fo, information
and c irrespondence relating to British
eDcronobunents in Alaska.
H I K 1 1 KO PT Ii: A M I, K 'T V 1 1 K.
(iciif rul ltoserTalks of War anil (tie
Souili and Its Ijeudere.
General Thoma,s I. Itoiser, of
irnura, lectured last evening at
Metrop.iliun Hall on the '"war be
tween the Mntes. Ills he'ure
which lnistled with the eloquence
and vivid description possible only
to a man who was uu scor iu the
war, was highly sppreoiated by
those present.
The lecture was illustrate! by
stereoptican views of mn and ilius
trated incidents t f the war. The
portraits rang (t from John Urown,
of "sour apple tree" fam to (4iuer-
al Kolit rt K I. ;e.
l'ho lecture prooer was Introduced
by a sufoint and highly interesting;
narrative nl tbe causes that had up
to the late civil war.
I'he old Confederates of the-Sil-
diers home were present in a b niy.
The iuulienj.) was a fairly laitfe one.
General Ilosser told aftr the lec
ture t!ie plan of establishing ft "Bat
tle Alihy." The piojeeds last even.
ins were devoled U the fund Iwini?
raised to mark the irravei i f the
C m federate dead at Winchester.
An l'p-lo-late ilolt-l.
Tbe New 8t. Charles Hotel, In New
Orleans, has been completed bv tbe
coiitrac'ors aud turned over to Ihe
owners. It is undoubtedly one of the
fittest hotel buildings in tbe country
and up to date in all respects. Some
idea of its great dze may be formed
when i- is staled that it bas 390
bambeisfi r guests, 79 parlors and
106 bath rooms. The building will be
lighted wilb 4.500 incandescent lights,
lyuainore being a part of the equip-
meul. rifty thouasud dollars repre
sents tbe value of tie marble used o
tbe inteii r and ten varieties were
used. The old rft Charles c oitained
ituada ad bir which was u ted
its size aud elegance, but tbe ro-
tuuda of the St. Charles fai surpassea
lu this rotunda there is a surces
siou of arches, delicately white in
their covering of plaster; sqoareand
nnssive columns of Italian imrb!", or-
ainented with caiitals of tbe purest
riutbian ti pe, and a bewildering
mai- I architect oral oi nan eut atii n.
A striking feature of lb" rotunda aod
various eutiauces is Ihe generous
use ol marble, iu the lonuer alone
less than five beautiful foruis of
this mat-rial baiebeen used, altb- ugh
the prevailing tone is white.
AN ATIII.KTIC ASSOCIA 1 ll).
i lie Orgaiil.ell Tonight nl I ho
Muj or s OttU e.
There is a strong, move e il on
fiKit 10 organize in Kileuhan a h
letic as-iociation for the p i: po.e of
establishing a 'lase hall puk sxd
athletic around in which wi I lea
quaitet mile bicye'e trans, four
tennis c. urts and other athlenc at
tractions For this purpose a msss-
meelinif of the leading c:i' . -ns of
KaleiKh will be he'd tonight at the
Mayoi's Offi :e and our must i rrrai
nent and public spirited men have
been invited and wiii be tire e'lt.
Much interest has been aroti-ed in
the matter and a lare inee in is ex
pected. The iu iveme it dtvs. rves
hearty emto .ragement and miii mrt
and all are invited to attend
A I'ert I nent tnestl.in.
A notice iu Wednesday's I'hss.
Vl.-iiToii says that Miss Bessie Hender
son of Halisbury has forwarded to
Mr. C. L. ftevens of Sonthport for the
Leader Popular Fund $31. That being
the case Ihe fnnd has increased "over
$100 this week. It is quite a perti
nent question this paper asks "What
is Raleigh doing?" What bas become
of the enthusiastic committee from
he Chamber of Commerce?
Thonght it Was all Settled. .
Oue of Wake couuty'a leading cot
ton planters was here today expect
ing; sell some cotton, but after pick
ing up a copy of the Pbkss-Visit. r
and reading the interview with a
prominent gentleman from England
he decided to hold his cotton for
higher prices. He stated that hia
reason for doiDg this was that tbe
complications would now be settled
and that cotton would go up.
"E. PlurlDus Unum."
The following from a well known
gentleman is a sample of the way many
Istters in the Press-Visitor null read
these days: "Enclosed Hod sheek for
my subseription. Can't do without It
now that its enlarged and bettor tbsn
svsr in svexy particular. Be sura and
mail every eopy."
I A Gracioas Gift.
It Is reported that ft millionaire V
ths asms of Palmsr, of Nsw Tork, has
given Klon College donation of WOO,.
000. Hit said Mr. Palmar hat been
thinking for soma tins of making ths
nll hat ! ttaat friaaila
J bad no Idea the gift would ba no larjs.
of .
aut.
Condensed'and Put in a Read
able Form. " ' 11
FACTS AND GOSSIP.
Intrretitiiigly Told aa Picked Up SMI
l lie Streets anil Various Point -
Abontloivii, j ...
Mr. W. W. Jenkins, a prosalaent
citizen of Wake Forest, was ia thesity .
todsy. ,
UMuiUiik B. Athtstss wf IWIsjola
is hsre to spend the holidays with hit
daughter, Mrs. Tyndale Cobb.
Mr. T. B. Alderaon lata yesterday
afternoon received a telegram aa----nounclng
the sad death of his s!stsr-v
in-lsw Mrs. Chaa. A. Alderaon; of Bab"
timore.
Last Thursday at the residence of
the brides parents on East Davis strset
Miss Rose Ellis Smith was married to '
Mr. Fabiaa O'Neal. 'Squire Rarbe
officiated, and the newly wedded
couple left immediately for their hoBMr
in the country, twelve miles salt of ,
the cily. 4- ; ;
The new afternoon paper, tha Dally
Gall, made its appearance restsrda
with Mr. R. D. Wicker as editor aSd' ;
Messrs P. D. McQowan. W. A. ioaoa '
and K. J. Wicker as proprietors.','
It is five column folio, independent! .
politics, and the first Issue makes
neat and creditable appesranoe.
Rev. D U. Tuttle was last evening;
given by the members of his congregs- ' -tion
a thorough, old fashioned'ponnd-
ing." The entire Methodist ccngrega
tion gsthered in the church and thta '
msruhed in a body to the pareonagrY
where they soon filled the lsrdet and "
left much besides to their pastor,
Mr. il. Maxwell, who has for several '
years held a position with Mr. John,
U. Smith, will on January 1st take ' '
position with Mr. William MoCIara, '. '
who will conduct the place formsrly -
the "Central Cafe." It will be the
Bonanza" after the New Year. Mr.
Maiwell will be glad to sea his man
frieuds at the new plsee of business, i '
Mr. J. G. Harris, of tbe Harris' '
Lithis Springs, of Sooth Carolina,
Is in the city. This water la. largely '
used in Raleigh, and is largely apprs
elated by the drinkers of mineral
waters. The analysis shows this water
contsins abont one third more llthla .
than any other natural lithis watsr o '
the market.
The Pbess Visitok's special cor- '
respondent frnm the aeene of war
yesterday quoted Mr. Fellows, of
Raleigh, as saying that Lord Salis
bury was a "dom'd awse." Accord
ing to latest sdvices Lieutenant
Decker, of the English volunteers,
also made an anti-tory statsment.
Tbe fact that Mr. Decker is a lienten
snt in the army makes his remark sig
nificant. It is rumored that be wilt
resign, as there Is in Raleigh an at
traction which would make it exceed
ingly unpleasant for tbe gentleman to
go to England, and come back at OS
with filed bayonet. . .
mRii at the Schools.
At the Centennial and Marpbey
schools today some five hundred
children were made happy by Christ- " :
mas feasts given by Superintendent ' ,
Howell and the teachers.
At Centennial school tbe children
of the six primary grades were
gathered together in two charming- .
ly decorated rooms.
At Murphey school the children v .
were in one prettily decorated room.
At both schools exeroises were held
consisting if songs and reoitations
by tbe children, singly and oolleot- '
ively. Then the good things were ;
pissed around by two teaohera.
A reporter, with Superintendent
Howell, visited Murphey school.
Tbe exeroises were uearly over, bn -be
bad tbe pleasure of hearing the ;u
children sing several choruses, ftnd - '
also of hearing a song and oration "''
from "Col" Jim Thomae, at once
the brightest and most popular of
Murphey boys. J'
Scbool "let out" today for tbe '
hoi id ay f; the children entered on
their vacation with happy hearts. :
Keeps the Lead. '
As ususl ths PRsas-VisiTol loads
the procession. So far as bssrd from
it was ths only paper in - tha ,
8 ate which printed ths news yestar :
dsy afternoon of the awful dlaasUr at.
ths Cumnock Uins. Ths Pates Tist- -tor
was from twelve to f ftoen hoars
ahead of all Its soaUmporarias. -
Thoagbt it was War.
By TslSaTspk to Uis ftMiaTarroav .
Jsbsbt City, Deo. 30. Ths resi
dents on tbe heights were awakened
early this morning by s terrlSo ex
plosion, tfaoy rushed to street;
somethongbt war was already Is
olated, lares tlgation sbowe 1 t' '
CharlesQerhardt'ifireirr!: -t f
bad exploded. Fortti--1 t
was Trrw?nt Tte k -s .
otnssmsat tomorrow, I ttriak tha roeks. '.,.... '. . -v v .- J five el standing somsolttee aad as van J Btd n
S - i . "