North Carolina Newspapers

r.ALi::aif, n. c, wedn : .V evening, December 0, im: r;::: y:: i. 1.1 Law Frr.iea". 17. ALLEN, tt Is Thought, Will be bis Successor, Though Governor Cw bas Wot Vet Takan An a,ft,m lit ';,' ; ; the Matter. J udo Edward T.Boykln tendered Lii i ' , c 1 ! : 1 y toGovernor Carr as Superior Court Judge to take effect December- thirty-first. Two years of his term remain un Jud0-3 Eoykia retires "from the L. i" h in order td devote his time entirely to tLe practice of law. ' : " v Ju;',a Eoykin is one of the ablest jar! ' " ,'tl bpnch and the an- liti ..at of Lis retirement will occasion general regret, ' ,' Governor Carr has not acted upon tLe resignation.' but it is whispered t' :.t he will appoint Ex-Judge W. R." Allen of GoIJoboro as Judge Boy kin's successor. .,' ,., .' - Ai;0TIIE3 SYNDICATE! - Rumors la Atlanta f a New Scsbosrd Air i 't . i Line Deal. , . the Atlanta Constitution of yes tcr.' y says : ' ' C. -no significance has been attri buted to the recent-visit to Atlanta by Mr, II. N. Eiginbotham, in com pany with Vice President St John, of the Seaboard Air-Line. It has hnnn RiifTcijlfif!' that' nerham Mr. , fcrj T Illginbotham was .considering! an investment in Seaboard and Roanoke stock. He is worth fifteen or twenty millions, and if he were to get into the Seaboard situation, there would be no more heard of It being bought by Mr. Ryan or anyone else. -It was given out that the Chicago mer chant prince was down simply on a pleasure trip with his old friend; Mr. t. John. They may have teen I cr alining a little business with the jlc ure trip. .'',.' -'..' Another significant visit to Atlan j , , i' i i r ir. nr.... ' C tif t" J r.H.i.wre and Ohio, who c .ye down about tan days ago with rre.iklentllofTmari and Vice Presi dent St. John. That was said to be a pleasure trip, too. Mr. . Mayer is also very , wealthy, and has strong financial connections. vl , i. i v If a few more millionaires come ' n ia Vice-President St,'. John's X , ivate car, the public will begin to sur-cct that there Is anew syndi cs in process of organization, and tL..t its purpose is to keep the Sea board independent and practically , in the hands of its present manage ' ment J i V' ;'-.f 'X j T: TliO Ealtimorcans estimate that Mr. Eyan did not have the money to take all the Btock in the pool, and that he was glad to get out of the deul, and doubly glad to get hia t"3,CJD back which he bad put up C3 a guarantee of good faith when he ciada his offer for the. whole issue of stock. The idea in Baltimore is tl at Mr. Ryan and ; his associates thought "they saw a chance to buy the Seaboard and sell it to either the Southern or the Louisville jmd Nashville. A hitch occurred some where, and the purchasers backed out, which left Mr. Ryan with the ba tj Loldw s .' Fair and Cooler. TL a storm in the north developed considerably in intensity and is now central over the St. Lawrence valley. 1" c ";of totumo cloudy all over l it) t, with moderate rains at "- v : " .".'"3. , '. I ' - ";-:."': " Id U.9 west the weather has i' aniitis sl!;U!y cooler. T : I 'b area has moved down t j T. " but without being accom l '. i Ly freezing weather. The i" condition is moving eost- V it! J. . . ' V!ilf tn - HJate For the Senate?" f ; - : cldct roRscll ."can i jLiVetho i . 'y outllaed V ,i ' "rv tow, pulIL!icd ;ln this , j t into C eri.i:.ii, he will .;::cr tJ 1 a t '. : i - "1 tuIUl t' o V t '. i . .1 l.uila ; .. C. !. Jr. O. V. A. M. 'Tit '1 " 'iC' J. O. U. A. ., : . f.'l L , t.f t itb ; . . j i ..a Crowed the Troche to Join . Gomes. c f - , 'i By Telegraph to the Press-Vinitor. i . Kew York, Deo. 9. A Herald special from Jacksonville,' Florida, says: - , , . ' : , .: : A dispatch has been received from Havana, which states that Antonio Maceo has crossed the trocba with a large force. It is reported, accord ing to the , dispatch,, that Captain Geueral TVeyler has been wounded at the front ' All news from the scene of the engagement , Is' sup pressed 'by theofficlals at the palace. The Herald, commenting s on the foregoing dispatch, says: The report that Maceo has crossed the trocha is inline with the expectation of Cuban junta in this city.. Since General Maceo, by order of General loraez, and defiance of QehcraJ iT7eyler In vaded the province of Tinar del Rio in March'. 1 st " Spanish ti well as Cuban reports have- reported him again and again as having crossed the trocha , constructed by Genera Weyler to keep him from rejoining I; The Spaniards ' have reported his crossing , the line In disguise as his way of getting out of the trap in to which, according to them ha bad entered, v The Cubans, on the other hand, however, had him crossing in defiance, of , the , alleged security1 of the Spanish trocba , ';. t? :;-''; , Macoo has from time to time stated ,to those supposed to be in ..close comm unication ' with him that he would cross the line when It should be time for him to meet. General Go- mex again in Havana or Matanias pr6vinc:':;l;i''C;,;'1'j:; According .to. recent dispatches,' General Gomes iw Jn.' Santa Clara" province, bear, Matauzas, ; with his extreme van guard ; already ' near Havana itself.- Some of his men are said to have participated In the raid on Guanabacoa, just across the bay from Havana, on. pecepiber 1st. 'f ? sf I Under such circumstances jtwould seem - that the moment had 'dome when;' Gopae and f Maceo1' would J naturally wish to cpmbiue'their forces for a strong , attack on the Spanish wmf.Kf'tK'':ii'i A large crowd gathered to bear Bishop naid'a lecture last night, and those who heard it pronounce it 4 splendid discourse, : The question box was a source of much interest and a sometimes CofK amusements Through it much information is dis pensed. -f.",. : . " ; ;v';;.;"'" tV At the mission . service . in , the Catholic church this morning, the bishop eulogixed the lata very Rev. M. S. Gross, and presented several points of his life for imitation, The Rt. Rev Bishop will preach at the Catnolio church tonight and lectures again at Metropolitan. Hall on Thursday and Friday nights. The subject of his lecture Thursday night will be ''Christianity and Hu man Suffering.'.'-; On Friday night he will , lecture upon "Christianity and Labor." "4-" ' :. v St.. Laka'a ClreU-,; On Thursday Deo, 10th the St; Luke's Circle , will ' please meet at Mr. Bates' on East Morgan street at 4 p, m.' All members are earnestly requested to be present, as matters of Importance must be attended too.. Requested by Leader. . it The Board of Directors will meet Monday.. Dec. 13th at "St.: Luke's Home" at 3 p. m. promptly. - MrrPlott does on the Stage.' , Mr. R S. Pigott, of Atlanta, the clever baritone who has been a fre quent visitor to Raleigh : and is so favorably known" here has decided to go on the stage; Mr. Pigott has joined the "Lost, Strayed or Stolen" company, which is playing in Phila delphia and had a such a success ful run in "New York. ? By the way, pretty petite Georgia Caine, who is pleasantly remem bered in Raleigh, as Mataya in VTan for the past two seasons is lending lady in ''Lost, Strayed or Stolen."-: : " V- V': ' Only to Lubrioote their Wheel Works, llrotheri T Soma months B0, upon petition of certain Christian people of Ei.lcigh, t'.o n-,rd of Aldermen of this city : ;eJ an ordinance closing t..e s ! h at e'ovci: o'clock at n' ht, to ; 1 .' ( ' t J: ry 1, 1 . 7. At t'.e 1, t r ...'.,'? of t' "AUerR.cn the t Cf t. -i ( "... iii j v i t- - ,1 u.;'l I'aivh 1st; .This was ! ', it U t'l . "d, ::.. the I,- ' HI te in f ' m ia I" ' " i f,-. i J.:-.;uary until I " Ur ..' -y oil Hi I... t II ,:c-rdcr. L0L30N And His Excellent Companv the N'eit At ; traction at the Aeademv-." ' Stuart Robson, one of the greatest comedians on the stage, is the next attraction at the Academy of Music, With Mr. Robson is Madame Janu. schek, the great tragedienne and an all-star cast The appearance of this great combination . here promi ses to be a leading social event. . 'Mr. Robsort is playing this week ai the La Fayette Square Opera House; Washington, J. C m Here is what the Washington Times said of the appearance of bis company Mon- -oay nigbt in tne capital city ; "Stuart Robson and Madame Ja- nausckek drew a large audience ai the Lafayetto Square- Theatre last night,, where they presented , their new play, "Mrs " Ponder bury 's Past" - fjS. .-r -j, . "Madame fanauBchok.asIr' PonderburyJ the" better balfwho wanted to be the whole, played and looked the "part1 to "perfection, nd the1 approval oi the'audience lowlier work became sn ovation, of applause" worthy orherMd-timeiBucejslesgi I i Miss Kathryn . Osterman, as the unrsgenersta. music , hall , singer, whose charms, incite such a rebellion ip the bosom of Mr Ponderburv, was so' excellent in her -parf ' that she1 fairly divided the honors of" the eve-r ning with, the principals tf the cast It would be hard to .excel the, com edy or the acting in the scene of her ylslt to Mr.::P6nctef bUr'y in the last actjJt j too drolV-lor-idescrJptipi) and convulsed the sndience in up roarious lAuehteft xK('i(-bw.t THE COMMISSIONERS! Still In Su(on---Mr. tteMaekia not to be The county, eommissioners did lii- tie business today; outside of the regular routin6,C Thei iVbpndsjiof seyerali Mnstawslra' jnoceptei while others were 'held; for xami? I The board Wilrot 9a. able to "com plete its work before tpmpri;pw,jirf': Mr, McMajkia the road commisr sioner will notj.be; dlstarHd, His term of office does not expire for s year and the board realizes that it will be difficult to get a capable per, son to flu his position.; siti ; we jioara oi uouniy commission ers last evening elected. Mr.. Chas, B; Ray Superiut0nc(etbf the county Institutions, fnf place T.ot, ."Wilt AUen,"the -.'Very . f tnciont Superln tendent; who has served so" accept ably for a - number .of years.,'. Mft Allen will not transfer the office un l J4knuary.;jtrt fe;: s Peter "Cobb, Jim-Young;' man, Friday and ths priaijf member of Jim's applauding machine- daring the- late ; canvass ' wal " appointed Jaintor of the Court Bouse. Peter succeeds Mr. Booker who has so long served in the capacity M Jani tor with satisfaction to alU' Mr. Booker is a crippled soldier, still suffering from a wound received during the 'Sheriff Jones has appointed Mrl King f-Cary. keeper of tha jail, a; Sheriff Jones willoccnpy the room east oi the sheriff's office until after the Xmas holidays.-. C He has tendered : v Sheriff ? 'Page - the Use of the sheriff's-' office, , so that the latter may - conveniently collect the taxes for the year i ; Chief Clerk Rivers, who is a magistrate,' will re sign the latter office to keep from violatlngt the double office holding law '.tfj'"" , ff - Caucasian favors the estab lishment of astata reformatory.. , , .The edltot of? tfePencTefSter has received "a box of ery fine straw berries fresh from the patch of Mn Bruce Taylor, of Magnolia." They would have sold for about 12 in New v.t i ft r fit lit -a at 1 v f' f r 9. . A .- Mr- B, Bv . JJouidin, foxme.rly ,',o this city and recently revenue agent at Lynchburg, has been appointed revenue agent of accounts with head quarters at Washington, D. C Miss Mary Shipp yesterday gave an elegant luncheon to a number of her friends, complimentary to'Miss McGill, of Petersburg, who is ' the guest of Miss Mary Turren ."The V.'J Zx,z Circle '4will meet at the home Of the Leader, on Thursday at 3:30 p. m. ' Members are earnestly requested to be pres ent. Business of importance. : - II. V.. ITin0, the priucipal clerk of tha last f . r-.' , is a candidate , for re-fcteclhm. II r. King has the'' en dorsement cf Di. Dr, Cyrus Thomp son. J, L.LX of New Hanover, is" a p7u!" r-dUTat? tor door-ke- ' . STUART Li- His Eeported Jath a Pare CUBA IN ' CONGRESS. Three 'Bills Introduced In' the Saste Todaj Favorable t the. lasnr-.( : cents -Weyter'a. Reported I ". '1,: " 'p .. '' ' ;...'. By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor,' : WAsncrrojf, Deo. . 9. Spanish Minister DeLome' has received as BUrabceS that.: the reported death of Maceo is' untrue. He' also hs de nial of;Weyler being injured. , - Nkw Yobr, Pec. 9.- Local Cuban agents give little credence to the re ports of the; death rf Maceov . The present - contradictory reports' are given as the chief reason of doubts. vWashixoton, B. O.f Deo. flth," '96, fSenatoPTTall introduced a resolu tion in Congress today Asking for the recognition of the independence of Cuba,; It will lie on the table un til Senator Call can make a speech favorlsgH"? Senator Cameron intr duced a Cuban Independence reso lution, which was referred to the foreign affairs committee. ' Senator Mills introduced a joint resolution directing the president to seize Cuba and hold ituntil the Cubans can or. AN'3; TOUR , i-l-.t-Ht.'' mm WU1 $nbraee Fifty Prinolpal Cities -W1U Paj Win Over $80,000. 'V . iij Telaph to tie PrWs-Visitor, ; i Atlaa, 'Iec.-rhef itene rary forvthei leeture-, tour of ' Hon. William J, Bryan, though not posi- tively flxed,'is practically arranged. jyMr;iexauder4;kvomstooki who has entire charge of arranging the tour, has spent a b'usy week of it at SiS ' headquarters' in the Kimball nou8e.?t f?s.3- ;- iv-ispA hfCc? It has Jbeed. definitely decided to begin the tour from this city..; At lanta has the honor of bearing Mr. Bryan's Initial lecture It is prob able that the tabernacle will ba used Lfor the purpose though this bas not been decided hpon definitely; ;hnpsnnj HwW"m 0red hers on: the night of January I 5tKf:Mrt'B'wllJcome:'o: At lanta direct, from his home in "Lin coln, Noti; f$lsE - From Atlanta Me. ! Bryan will go to Nashville, and then, in all prob ability, to the following oities, un less there is some unexpected change n le arrangement. s ttim-fi, Memphis, Little , Bock, . Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, Houston; New Orleans, Mobile, ; Birmingham, Jacksonville, sayannah, (Jnarleston, Angusia:iCtumbiaRicnnn Louisville, Evansville, St Louis In dianapolis, v, Cincinnati, Columbus, Wheeling, Pittsburg," Washington, Baltimore, Albany, Buffalo, Cleve land, Detroit, Chicago Milwaukee, St Paul, Des Moines, Omahaj" Kan sas City, Denver, Salt Lake City, Butte, Portland, San Francisco and Los-Angeles., f-v ' ? : To?questionS regarding , the re muneration that Mr.. Bryan was to receive, Mr Comstock declined to reply, saying that the terms of the contract were private; but, from re liable sources, it is learned that the much heralded press' report of $50, 000 for fifty lectures, is below the mark- Mr. Bryan gets more than thls The- figure is' such haqd some One that Mr. Bryan's' many disappointed admirers may ! take some consolation In the fact that be fore the dawn of the coming Inau ral day their defeated but not van quished champion will have earned an amount almost equal to the yearly salary of the president of the United States. This amount will place Mr, Bryan, who is now a poor man,- in sufficiently independent circumstan ces to enable him to devote his time and labor to the cherished cause of bimetallism. -: v Southern Ksllwav'a Now York and Florida Limited Train. - "7 ' 'Oa January 18th, 1897, the South em Railway Company' will resume operation of its magnificent "New York and Florida Limited.-"- These trains will run solid between New York and Florida points, and will be composed exclusively of Pullman cars, on which the regular Pullman fares will be charged in addition to the railroad fare. . ,. Mrs. L. N. White left today for Baltimore, where she goes for medl cal treatment She was acconv panted by her sister Mrs. J. J.' Ber nard r d Dr. W II r ' bitt. - eA 4I Attended By targe Number People ' This Mocnlag, The funeral services the late Mai. W. W.. Vass weiV . -conducted this morning from the irst Baptist church, by the pastor Rev. Dr. J, W. Carter, assisted by Dr. Simms and Dr. Skinner. The church Was filled with friends and acquaintances of the deceased, i - - . At the conclusion of the services which were simple and impressive, Dr. Carter made a few remarks about the life of Major Vass. . The choir rendered, special 'music,. Including a solo by Miss Minnie Tucker, which was beautiful and touching. ... i At the grave the choir rendered several selections, . 1 ' The .floral offerings were among the most beautiful and elaborateever seen in the city. Especially notice able was a tribute from the Seaboard officials at Portsmouth in the shape of a cross covered with choicest eut flowers. From the cross hovered a pure white dove with wings ) out stretched, ' The following gentlemen acted as pall bearers!. A M MoPheeters, . J B ttatchelor, T D Hogg, A B Hawkins, R F Hoke, T H Briggs, Chas -E Johnson, J C Scarborough, 0 H Belrin, W N Jones, Spier Whitaker andR H Bai tle, . The following official notice of the funeral was rent out from the Sea board Air-Line offices at Portsmouth by Pice-President E. St. John. It is printed on a card with a black border and is addressed to officers sod employees of the Seaboard Air Line. ' '"'.VV, -It is with sincere sorrow that I announce to the officers and employes of the Seaboard Air Line, of which the Raleigh &. Gaston Railroad forms a part, the death of that company 's Secretary Major ' W. : W Vass, which occurred at Raleigh, N. C, this morning. "Major, Vass entered the service of the Rileigh A Gaston' Railroad com pany on January 1st, 4845, and has been continuously in its service since that date, having served in the capacity of ' Treasurer, Acti ng President gaud . finally ; Secretary, which position he was occupying at the date o( his death. t&, " I fs a mark of respect for our de- pftrted friend and associate, the vice president and general manager de sires that the officers and employes, who can so arrange, shall attend the services to be held at his late home in Raleigh on Wednesday, Decern-, ber 9th, 1896, at 10 a. m., and-that the shops and all other offices of the company,' in that city,' be closed on the day of the funeral. V -5 ''Superintendents will issue free transportation to such employes of the Raleigh fe Gaston railroad, as may desire to be present, and can be consistently spared from their other duties. ' ;. , E. St. John, .':, 5 " Vice-Pres. and Gen'. Man. A number of Seaboard officials ar rived here this morning in special Pullman car "Shawano" to attend the funeral of the late Major W. W. All departments are represented. Among the party are; ,( Messrs. John H. Sharp, treasurer; W. T. Reld, superintendent of mo tive power; J. M. Sherwood, audi tor receipts; C. T. Williams, chief clerk general superintendent 'soffice, C. L. Acklss, chief clerk passenger department; Geo. P. Johnson, su perintendent car service: J, B. Mar tin, general auditor W..F. Williams, superintendent telegraph; andCapt T. W. Whisnant, superintendent 1st division. ' J,., . , : Another Old Land Mark Gone. . It will be gratifying to the good people of Raleigh to know that the old Baptist college property on Blount street known as the Park Place has been bought by Mr. J. N Williamson, Sr., father of Mr.- W. H. Williamson of the Pilot cotton mills, who contemplates at an early day removing the old buildings and erecting Instead handsome modern residences for the occupany of him self and other members of hisfamily, This will be quite an addition and ornament to (hat already beautiful street This transfer was made by the energetio real-estate firm of J M. Broughtoa A Co. j i ' -f I Died u - At the residence of her father, near Raleigh, Wednesday, Decern ber 9, Jennie Laurens Bledsoe, youngest daughter of Ed. M. and Annie M. Bledsoe, aged five years and ten months. tE CLIQUE I)RAMATIQUF, KalciKh Amateur to Liven tha' Hoard ;V , Ke Tnesday Night r Far into each nitrht,th lighted windows of the Academy of Music tell of the earnest work that Is being done in rehearsal by the "Clique Dramatic.: v The play 'Ou'r Boys" will be 1 produced next . Tuesday evening, . and in stage s setting, in costumesj in quick rendition of its itty lines will be -well nigh' pro fessional. . - The popular young ama teurs who will take" part have edu- cated . themselves to a point near enough to perfection to guarantee the statement that they will send their audiencca way, delighted with itself for coming and pardonably proud of Raleigh s dramatic organi sation, . The proceeds of 'this play will be given to : Rex Hospital, and those that will very probably folbw dur ing the winter will also be produced in aid of some worthy charity. The members of the club are in earnest in their undertaking; and, as a rather practically Inclined critic has declared, they will gLve to the peo ple who come to see them nlav. at lease one "deliciouspurple moment " 'Purple moments are all too rare in this life, as, by the way. are the amateurs such as the club has pro duced. And it is a rare chance that the people will have toseeandnjoy bright, clean play by home talent. They will take it TODAY'S MARKETS. Nsw York, Deo. 9. Market quotations furnished by E. B. Cuthbert & Co., 30 Broad street New York, and '305 Wilmington street, Raleigh, N. G., over their special wire: .. 4' MONTHS. OLOS INO January, 7 21 7 28 it 16 7 27 BBDruary, 1 zs i ao 1 24 7 35 March. 7 36 7 45 7 32 7 44- April, 7 42 7 60 1 7 42 7 49- May, 7 48 t7 65 7 43 765 June, , I 7 52 I 7 60 I 7 48 7 60 July, ' 7,55 7 63 7 55 7 63- August, 7 22 Sept'mb'r, October, novemb'r, Deoember. 1 10 7 22 1 1 10 7 22- Closed steady) sales 266,600 bales. The following were the dosing quotations on the New York Stock Exchange today: ' u Hew York Stook Market. Sugar , . U7f American Tobacco., 75i Burlington and Qulncy 78 Chicago Gas. 74f Des. and Ci t. Feed .h - General Electric..,.., 331 Louisville and Nashville 60 Manhattan......... 95 Rock Island 681 Southern Preferred 29 st Paul 751 Tennessee Coal nd Iror. 281 Western Union. . . , 86 Chleago Grata and Provision Market. , Thefollowing were the closingquo- tations on the ChicagoGrsin and Pro vision market today: Wheat Deoember, 751; May, 791. Corn Deoember, 221; May, 26. Oats Deoemberni; May 201. Pork January, 7.60; May, 7.92. Lard January3.85; May, 4.07. Clear Rib Sides January 3.87; May 4.02. , ' Liverpool Cotton Market. December. ;. . . 4.07 December-January 4.04 January-February 4.o4 February-March 4,o4 March-April...,'. 4.o4 April-May ,. 4.o4 May-June 4.04 b Closed steady be Lome Bean of Maeeo's Death. By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor. Washington, D. C, Dec9 Span ish Minister De Lome received Cablegram from the Havana line with press reports of the death of Maceo, the Cuban insurgent general and Francisco Uomex. The (Us patch Is lacking in details, having been sent before- the press reports. Thieves robbed three well laden pantries of three neighbors on East Hargett street last - night. ,: The Sufferers .were Mr,. ,Wm. B Mann, Mrs, House and Mr. W. J, Pittman. The thieves must have employed a wagon, as they carried away s great deal of provisions. ' Miss Bessie Upchurch, the young daughter of Mr, W. A, Upchurch is ill with pneumonia7 at Mr... Up church s home three miles, beyond the city - I -4 Hon. Francis D. Winston, of Ber tie is a visitor to the city..- -Mr, Winston is one of the cleverest men imaginable and his visits to Raleigh are aiways pleasurable to his many friends. - OPEN- HIGH- LOW ING. EST. ZST. 7 21 7 28 ? 16 7 2S 7 38 7 24 7 36 7 45 7 32 7 42 7 50 7 42 7 48 7 65 7 43 7 52 7 60 7 48 7.55 7 63 7 55 '116 If sali 16 BUTLER ALSO BLUfiiNU Says the Next Senator Must . be For Silver . OR NO ELECTION. The Ganeaalan States Plainly That a i Silver KepabUbaa May: be Elected ' --j Senator natter Talks Aboat ' ' Steneh of Comtptioe. ;"' TheSenatorial situation crows more interesting. The republicans have 1 already threatened to block all legis- slation in the legislature in order to secure the election of Senator Prltch- Now the populists have taken ud the bluff. The Caucasian says today: -'Either a man favorable to silver and financial reform will be elected, or there will be no election ' atall," - ; "Now,., if the expression of the popular will shall have its proper influence on the legislature in the matter of elantlno th TTnItA1 RtatM Senator, and we doubt not that such r influence will prevail, the propria- , ties will demand the election of silver republican aS the next Sena tor from North Carolina. Without having taken the pains to make any inquiry, we are of the- opinion that he populist members of the legisla ture will be more than willing to support such a candidate," - ; Senator Butler was recently inter viewed by the Boston Herald to whichipaper he made some Interest- ' ing statements. He stated that if ' the gold men held the balance of power in the Senate Cleveland's policy, would be approved; the greenbacks would be retired, snd -people might never be able to over- ( throw the rule of trust and monop bold the balance of power, they ' would not be adverse to certain . Tariff Legislation. " y,x Senator Butler saidHin regard to , , the possible re-election of Senator ' Prltchard: . ' - . I admit that if the gold men suc ceed in capturing the Legislature of KTnrth f!a.mlinA. t.haer wltl mvKaKl of every branch of the government. ' Mark Hanna and McKinley will, no doubt, promise Federal patronage, A and usie vcrv othnp mnni nf "imp. . suasion" to capture the Legislature ' of my Slate, as Cleveland did to get Democratic Congressmen and Sena- ' tors to vote against silver la the ex tra session of 1893. : But I do not believe there is a sinsle Peonies Party member of the Legislature that they can influence by such mAArift. Pnmiliata dn tint majlAAf , that kind of stuff. Our party was organized to condemn such corrupt methods, and to drive from power men who would sell their convic tions for spoils. Q. Then you do not think it pos sible for a gold Senator to bee'ected ; in your state T " ' A No, most postively, I do not A Populist member of the legisla ture who would vote for a gold Sen ator would smell so strondv of cor-A ruption that he could not live In the state and have the respect of any decent man. Tin Populists hold the balauce of power, and they will in their caucus declare for some man who is not only a straight sil ver man, but who is also for an In come tax, and who is opposed to the national banking system. I believe they will stand solidly for such man, and if there are not enough mam In tlin lnfYi ctat M1m tftlVWIA to their assistance to elect such a man, tnen tne legislature win oe deadlocked and no one will Jbe elect ed. If .this should happen, this would leave the United States Sen ate still ia the control of sliver men by one vote.' . " ' - ' Traaafei-ed to Caattaaoofe. ,. Mr. Benjamin Thompson, assist ant engineer of the Southern rail way, has been transferred to Chat tanooga from Salisbury . Be has been in charge of the construction of the Southern's new shop St Salisbury, which were built in less than eight months. Tbey will give employment to 800 mem Mr. Tomp son was formerly assistant city en gineer of Chattanooga. , n:,; .; r -', . v " Ca. nianeo Eeslfne. By Telegraph to tha Presi-Visltor. Madrid, Dec. 9. Gen, B;anco h.n resigned the governor-generalship of the Philippines.