North Carolina Newspapers

n ii DAILY Vol I. No. 1 0. RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 21, 1897. f 00 ft Year. 5 CeDt ft Copjr. I i - r ' .. . ' " fill 1 democrats Unite With Republicans in Demon t strations of Approval. t i 'S ;he RESULT SHOULD NOT AFFECT CO-OPERATION. enator Pritchard's Election Has National Significance Death j Blow to Sectionalism Splits the Solid South. jeclul u TmeTkiucsf. 'Washington, D. C, Jan. 20. Sena jr rnicnaja s election was Duneunea lily this afternoon in the press gal- ry by the Southern Associated Press. he news spread quickly throughout :e capitol, act! though expected, there ere enthusiastic demonstrations of ap .-oval on the part of Democrat) and epubiicans. The Tucker Yost contested election je wes pending when Pritchard's sction went speeding through the : onse. Yost, in an impassioned ecb, was describing the manner in hich Democratic election officials 'ocked the negro's way to the polls. Those who rob men on the highway !' their purses," said he, "are not '. :s culpable than these Virginians ho assaulted the weak and robbed tlsm of their birthright." Martin was the single North Carolina re presentative in Washington. He had r nticipated the result, and the news f zned to make no impression on I J. Asked for an opinion : out the action of the Pjpulists who l ,3ed Butler's dog-whip, he sa d: "It : rather a delicnte matter but sup : :sed they actf d from a sense of deep nvictiou." He does not see why the liance between Republicans and Pupu .13 in S ate matters should be aflected the. result. There was just the .adow of a doubt about yesterday's illot aid Senatorial expression was mewbat restrained on that account, oday's confirmation removed the nsioa and expressions of hearty Station were heard from all sources, jnator Butler has taken the seat im ed ately next to Tillman on the Demo ratic side where he will Gad more con- jnial surroundings. It is the opinion ! some Democratic leaders Lere that atler will hereafter act openly with le Democrats. It is not certain iat be will get a warm reception a rst, but the Democratic pirty has langed somewhat. Col. Bill Beasley, leaking today of the Democratic -atus in the State, said it reminded Im "cf the Irishman who jumped om the second story wudaw of aming house. In the hurry of his exit 9 got h:s trousers reversed. Helped rom the pavement he was asked if lie as hurt. 'No,' he said, looking at him If, "net hurt, but d d badly twisted.' easley says the party is badly twisted, 3d there is a chance under the clear, igortu leadership of Pritchard tha ae Republican party will have, in the ;ar future, some valuable accessions rom the ranks of the Democratic pirty 1 the State. There is an a'arm :g amount cf quiet talk, he sayt, ) this effect. Senator Pritchard's elec on has national importance. It will robably bring about a reorgan'z ition I the Senate. Its greater significance, Dwtver, is the assurance it gives of rompttarjT legislation. A Uriff bill l now being matured. It will be ready ;r consideration at the opening of the ( the extra session cf Congress early 1 March. Politically it is a death-blow j sectionalism, when Senator Pritch rd succeeded the lamented Vance two lars ago. State Stnitor Moody cf Hay ood witnessed the induction ceremony, "e then made the prophetic observa Da, "That is the wedge that splits the lid South. Considered from any-one ' thrt-e standpoints Pritchaid's triumph a proud aobievement. I SENTENCES OF IRISH PRISONERS icJcr Consideration In Parliament Yes terday. London. Jan. 20. The business of -e Houte of Commons today was the jbate on the address in reply to the ech from the thione. Mr. Patrick 'Bhen, member for Kilkenny City, .ovtd amendment to reconsider the :ntences cf the Irish prisoners who id been condemned to imprisorment pon charges of treason. The amend lent was seconded by Mr. J. C. FlynD, :ember for North Cork. Death of Delgado. Washington, D. a, Jan, 10 Consul eneral Lee cabled the State Depart ent today that Henry Delgado died last ght. Dvlgado was a New York news per correspondent under treatment In Spanish hospital, upon whom an op Uon was performed a few weeks ago t an effort to tave hia life. SEIiTin OPINION TOO MUCH FOR HIM. A Naval Engineer Collapsed Under Strain of Overwork. Washington, D. C., Jan. 20 The disastrous policy of maintaining a naval organization witn an insula ;ient corps of naval engineers has again been pre sented by the prostration of fleet engi neer Bnrnap, of the Olympia, the ng ship of the Asiatic fquadron. A veteran of the cival war, and a man closely ap proachmg the compulsory naval age of retirement, he has collapsed ucdr the strain of looking out for the 17.000 horse-power machinery of the Olympia, while at the same time enercising the general duties of fliet engineer of the tqoadron. As a result of undermannioe the en- gine room, it is claimed that the heavily powered ships cannot hereafter be depended upon for continuous duty, and the cost of mamtenatca and re pairs to the machinery is progressively "pressing. HARBOR DEFENCE CONVENTION. Twenty-Two States Represented by 250 Delegates. Tampa, Fla., Jan. 20. The Atlantic and Gulf States Harbor Defence and Improvement Convention met today in the Tampa Bay Hotel with 250 dele gates, representing 22 States present. J. H. Fessenden, President of the Tampa Board of Trade, called the con vention to order. E R.'Gunby an nounced that a large number of dele gates could not reach here until later, and moved a recess until three o'clock rhe motion was carried. , Mr. Fessen- den will be temporary chairman and Gen. J. M. Schofield will probably be permanent chairman. The convention will be in session four days. COLLAPSE OF THE PROSECUTION IN THE IVORY CASE. No Evidence to Convict The Prisoners Discharged Cautioned for the Future. London, Jan. 20 The trial of Ed ward J. Ivory, the alleged dynamite conspirator, which began on Monday, suddenly come to an end to lay by the complete collapse of the government's case and the d scharge of the prisorer. When Justice Hawkins tcok his seat on the bench in the Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey, this morning, Sir R. B. Findlay, Solfc'.tor General, who has been conducting the prosecution, addressed the court, saying that the prosecuting authorities in the case had made the discovery that the explosives rhirb wpta fnnnd in Antwprn were were purchosed after the date of the alleged conspiracy as far as Ivery was concerned therein, ai.d there was no ev."drca to show that he - was concerned in the purchase of the explosives. Therefore, h& said, that portion of the case could not be sustained and it was not customary to proceed with the trial of a case upon minor charges after the principal charge had been withdrawn. - Justice Hawkins concurred in the re marks of the Solicitor General and di rected the jury to find a verdict of not guilty, which was done. The Judge, continuing the remarks, commended the police for their able and impartial conduct in connection with the case and the prisoner having been formally dis charged left the dock a free man and j )ined his friends. In discharging Ivory, Justice Haw kins said to him: "Keep no more doubt ful company. It might bring yon into grave trouble. Look to your future." Heavy Loss by Ft re. Dallas, Texas, Jan. 20 News comes from Waxahachie, about twenty miles south of Dallas, that a big fire stirted there this morninsr. and at noon the en tire west side of the public square hfd been destroved. Teiepnone ana leie- graph wires are burned, and wire com munication cut off, but it is known that the loss will reach, if it does not exceed, one hundred thousand dollars. An Honor to Dr. Dabney. Washington, D. Q, Jan. 20 Under provision oi tne act oi uongress cju- cerning the Tennessee centennial, cele bration. President Cleveland today de signated Charles W. Dabney, Jr., as cheirman of the government board of the Centennial Eposition. Mr. Dibney is the assistant Secretary of Agriculture, and was chairman of the Government at the Atlanta Exposition. Death of Mrs. Senator Harris. Washington.-D. C Jan. 20 News has been received her that Mrs. Harris, wife of veteran Senator Harris, from Tennessee, died near Paris, Tenn., last night, and will be interred at Mempnis. Senator Harris, himself an invalid, left Washington a few days ago to be at the bedside of his dying wife. , Arrival of Minister Willis' Remains. & San Francisco, CaL, Jin. 20 The remains of the late United States Min ister Willis arrived from Honolulu on the steamer Australia at 9 o'clock this moraine. The body, which was ao companied by Mrs. Willis and her son. will be taken to tne nome ox ue iamuy BREATHES FREEDOM at Louisville, Ky. ' I Elected Yesterday on Joint Ballot. El fl No Pairing Allowed on Senatorial Question. 1 SEMI'S ACKNOWLEDGMENTS GOVERNOR RUSSELL AND COLONEL SKINNER RESPOND TO CALLS. The Joint Session Listens to Re marks on National and State ' Politics, Past, Present and Future All Over In Two Hours. The great Senatorial battle, waged so vigorously the past several days, is fought, the cause of good government has triumphed, and Jeter C. Pritchard succeeds himself as Senator from North Carolina for six years, beginning March 4th. The struggle in yesterday's joint ses sion of the General Assembly was short and decisive, the ballot resulting as fol lows: Pritchard, 88; Thompson, 43; Dough ton, 33. The balloting was, of course, by roll- call, and the vote of each body was as follows: Senate Pritchard, 24; Thompson, 17; Doughton, 7. House Pritchard, C4; Thompson, 26; Doughton, 20. The hands of the clock in Representative's hall indicated exactly 12 m. when the door keeper announced that the members of the Se ate were without ready to enter for the joint session to elect a United States Senator. The doors were at once thrown open and Lieutenant-Governor Reynolds was escorted to a seat on the Speaker's stand, where he "assumed the duties of presidine officer. The Senators were seated in chairs placed in the aisles. Col. Sutton of Cumberland made a motion that the roll of both houses be called to as certain if there was a quorum in attendance. On reflection. . however, he withdrew the motion, inasmuch as the roll call for ballot ing w'ould show the attendance of a quorum. The chief clerks of both Senate and House read those sections of the previous day's journal pertaining to the Sena-orial election. On motion of .Mr. Dockery, of the House, amended and seconded by Mr. Sutton, of Cumberland, speeches in ex planation of votes were limited to two minutes. By request of Senator Parker, of Ala mance, President Reynolds announced that each member would be required to rise at nia scat wnen ne announces nis vote. Senator McCaskey asked that he be al lowed to armounce a pair with Senator Parker, of Randolph, when his name should be called. Permission to explain their votes was granted to Messrs. Pearson. Hodges and Rav. The balloting by roll call was then entered upon with the following result: For Pritchard Senators Anderson, Ash burn, Barker, Cannon, Dickson, Early, Grant, Henderson, Hyatt, Maultsbv, Mc Carthy. McNeill. Newsome, Odom, Person, Ramsay, Rollins, Sharpe of Wilson, Sharpe of Iredell, Smathers, Wakeneld, Whedbee, Yeagar. Representatives Abernathy.Adams, AiKen, Alien, Aiexanuer, Aneuge, mug ton, Babbitt, Bailey, Bingbam, Blackburn, Brown, Brower, Bryan of Chatham, Bryan of Edgecombe. Bryan of Wilkes, Burgess, Candler, Chapin, Chilcutt, Cook, Crews, Currie. Dancy, Daniel?, Deyton, Deweese, Duncan, Elliott, Ensley, Freeman, Green, Grubbs, Hancock, Hare, Harris of Halifax, Harris, of Hyde, Hodges, Howe Lusk, McCrary, Meares, Ormsby, Parker of Per quimans, Peace, Petree, Pinnix, -Pool, Rawls, Roberts, Rountree, Sorners, Spruill, Sutton . of Cumberland, Sutton of New Han over, Wemyss, White, of Alamance, White of Randolph, Wrenn, Yarborough, Young. S8. For Thompson Senators Alexander, Atwater, BuHer, Clark, Geddie, nardi son, Lyon, Maxwell, Mitchell, Moye, Merritt, McCaskev, Patterson, Robeon, Shaw, Utley and Walker, Speaker Hile man and Representatives Barrow, Car ter, Cathey, Chapman, Craven, Crum pler, Dixon c f Green, Drew, Fagan, Fer rell, Foster, Hauser, Holmes, Johnson, King, McBryde, Morton, Person of Wayne, Purgerson, Person of Wilson, Plott, Price, Schulken, Ward, White ncr 43. For Doughton Senators Abell, An thony, Barringer, Justice, Parker, Ray, Scales, and Representatives Bunch, Con ley, Creech, Cunningham, Dixon of Cleveland, Duffy, Eddens, Ferguson, Gallop, Hartness, Lawhon. Leek, Lvle, McKenrie, McLelland, McPheeters, Mur phy, Nelson, Parker of Wayne, Pearson, Ransom, Reid, Smith, Walters, Watts, Wilson -S3. INCIDENTS OF THE BOLL CALL. When the name of Mr. Hodges (Popu I GESSOR U by the Legislature list) was called, he arose and explained his vote. He said that in voting for Pritchard he felt that he was fulfilling an honest pledge made to the Republi cans in ity4, and renewed at .Ldenton, J. U., in lb'JG; and he believed that the best interests of North Carolina would be -promoted by Jeter C. Pritchard's re-election to the United States Senate The call of Sir. Pearson's name also brought out an explanation. He declar ed that he cast his vote for R. A. Dough j ton, but if he thought that he could strengthen the cause of free silver bv ; voting lor Dr. uy. lhompson he would most gladly do so. When the name of Senator McCaskey was called, he announced that he was paired with Dr. D. Reid Parker. Senator from Randolph; that if he voted, he would vote for Thompson, and that Par ker, if present, would vote for Pritchard. When the roll call was completed the question was raised whether the rules of the Legislature authorized pairing on a ballot for United States Senator. The Chair ruled that it was permissible, whereupon an appeal was taken from the decision of the Chair. On a ' viva voce vote the Chair was unable to decide whether the dee sion was sustained or reversed. A motion was then made to table-the appeal: A beautiful parliamentary tan gle was becoming more and more inter A 1 f . . 1 esung as one mem.Der alter anotner rais ed points ruling by theJChair Finally some one calJed the attention of the Chair to the language of the statute gov erning the election of Senators. Where upon he declared that the pair couli not be recognized. Senator McCaskey then announced his vote for lhompson. . mt. .aicivinzie oi itowan was anxious thRt Representative Jones of Alleghany, who was said to be somewhere in the vacinity of the capitol, should be sent for and required to vote. Mr." Lusk"of Buncombe suggested than Mr. McKinzie loan the sergeant at-arms a pair of (long distance glasses with which to make the hunt for Mr. Jones. Mr. McKinzie's motion was declared out of order. THE SENATOR ELECT APPEARS. Representative Blackburn.' of Ashe. moved that the presiding officers appoint a committee to notify Senator Pritchard of hia election and invite him before the joint session. President Reynolds ap pointed Mr. Smathers on the part of the Senate and speaker Hileman selected Col. Lusk for the House. These were the gentleman who made the nominating speeches for Mr. Pritchard in the Senate and Hourse on Tuesday. This committee retired at once and soon returned accompanied, not only by Senator rntchard but by Governor Rus sell and Col. Harry Skinner as well. A perfect storm of applause greeted the appearance of the trio of distin guished statesmen, all of whom were especially active in the Senatorial strug gle just closed. There were loud calls for the Senator ttr address the assembly He was escorted to the Speaker's stand and made a brief but telling talk. Ihis is a partial report of what he said: ' MR. PRITCHARD'S SPEECH. "Mr. President and members of the General Assembly: It is under peculiar circumstances tbat I appear before you on this occasion. I have gone through this contest with great strain, both upon my mental and physical powers, I thank you for this, the highest honor in t the gift of the people, except the Jrresi dency of the United States. "Populists, you will never regret having voted for me on this occasion. 1 have been misrepresented, maligned and slandered, and there has been every effort to undermine me in this contest; but I stand where I did two years ago. "To the Republicans I would say that so long as I lead the Republican party its banner shall never trail in the dust. "I have tried to be frank and will try to always fulfill every pledge made to the people. have always contended that to open the factories and mills and the adoption of salutary measures as to finance will assure peace and prosperity to this American people. "I have no unkind feelings .towards anyone who hasopposed me in this fight. I believe they have been actuated purely by a mistaken sense of duty. I snail, in the discharge of my duties, pursue such a course as will redound to the greatest cood to the -grand old State of North Carolina." - Senator Pritchard concluded his speech with appropriate thanks for a boquet of very handsome flowers which had been sent forward when he ascended the plat form. THE GOVERNOR SPEAKS. When S nator Pritchard had conclud ed, there were loud calls for Governor Russell, who reluctantly responded. He said that he had -not supposed that he would be called uoon to address the ... 11 . , . . . 1 joint session,and he would only say that n-ki'U than KoH tinon a Kiftoi" nfl irt AC 1 while there had to ' the Senatorial matter between the two parties who have redeemed North Carolina,1ic did not believe there would be any disastrious result as to the enact ment of those measures of State policy which the needs of the State demanded. He declared that he believed the memo bers of the General Assembly would g back to the people with a record which would prove them true to the great body of the people of North Caxol na. SPEECH BX COL. SKCTNEE., . Russell's talk had subsided, there were persistent calls for CoL Harry Skinner, who, with apparent reluctance.responded. tie thanked the Assembly for the com pliment and applause tendered him; but declared the proceedings not orderly. He thought that as eoon as the, business of the session was concluded, they should adjourn to their respective halls" for the transaction of regular business. This, he said, had been a wonderful cam paign, waged on his part for ihe Populist pa ty and the best interests of silver at th!e ratio of 16 to 1. The importance of this Senatorial contest, he thought, had been over estimated. The fieht 'had een waired as though hnmanitv must live of d e by the selection of this United States Senator. Air. Skinner declared that no party oueht to live which did not keep faith in its con tracts, and that tio jast cause could ever prosper tor any- save strictly honorable methods. He disclaimed any personal obli gation to Senator Pritchard except the best interests of the PopuUst party in the fulfil ment of an obligation made by them to the ivepuoncan party. Now, said Mr. Skinner, that the Re publican party is in power, no obstacle must be put in their way so impede leg islation. Let them have every oppor tunity to oring prosperity, and if they do not doso.then we must put them down like the Democratic party is now. Mr. Skinner paid a high compliment to Senator Pritchard, declaring that he believed ho would always be true to his avowed con victions. . When Mr Skinner concluded his speech, the joint session immediately ad- ournea. it was pa9t twi o clock before the Senators had' all repaired to their chamber, and the House resumed routine business. ARBITRATION TREATY UNDER CONSIDER ATION IN COMMITTEE. The Treaty Not Entirely Satisfactory "to the Foreign Relations committee Amendments Will Be Proposed. Washington, D. G , Jan. 20. The Sen ate Committee on Foreign Relations lis tened to Secretary Olney for more than an hour this morning. The Secretary, who drew the general treaty of arbitra. tion between this government and Great Britain, made an elaborate argument in favor of the ratification of the treaty as sent to the Senate. Much of the ta'k about the committee table was of an in terlocutory character, and several Sen ators, notably Messrs. Morgan and Davis, asked numerous questions of the Secre tary, intended to gather from that official his idea of the scope of the treaty. The questions propounded indicated quite plainly an antagonism to the text of the convention and the intention of Senators to insist upon it amendments beJore re porting the instrument to the Senate. Mr. Olney was questioned closely as to the general ecope of the treaty, and slated that it did not include the. arbi tration of the Monroe doctrine, and was so understood by this government and Great Britain. The matters in dispute that would come under the provisions of the convention were such as might grow out of treaty rights or under inter national law. At the conclusion of Mr. Olney's argu ment, he was asked what objection there could be to the insertion of a clause rela tive to the Monroe doctrine, if both gov ernmeiits understood the subject alike; but to 'this subject it is understood JVIr Olney gave no specific answer. No action was taken and it was inti mated that action cannot -possibly be had for some weeks to ceme. DAUNTLESS CASE CONTINUED. Trial Postponedon Account of Officer wh o Seized the Vessel. Savannah, G a., Jan. 20. The trial of the Dauntless case, in which the steam er Dauntless, of filibustering fame, is charged with violating the navigation laws by being on a foreign voyage witn- out being property registered, came up in the United States Court today by Judge Emery Speer. O jnng to the absecca of collector or Customs. Limtt,' of Brunswick, through whose office the steamer was seized, by reason of illness, the case went over until April 1st. The steamers owner denies an charges of violation of. law, and denies that the steamer ever went to Cuba witn . a cargo oi arms ana men., auoui twenty-five witnesses were brought here for the trial, eight of whom are from Philadelphia. The witness fees and mileage root up $1,000. Illness of Justice Shlras. Washington, D. C, Jan. 20. the Sen tA trulav rflnfirmftrt the nomination OI John C. Jones, postmaster at Titus vine, Florida. Owinir to the illness of Mr. Justice Shiras of the Supreme Court, wno is confined to his home by an attack of the DC f LAMA VIHVK " thig weet nave been post ornn CPVPra I raKPS W IllLll iiju utwa d. - ... ! . :! they shall be heard by a full bench. Two of them are inter-State commerce cases from Alabama involving the practical existence of the statute under which the commission is working. Big Sale of Timber Land. Marquette, Mich., Jan. 20 A tract of white and Norway pine near Kenton, Mir.h.. embracine sixty million feet of timberihaajust been sold by the Cleve land Saw Mill and Lumber Com- pany to the Sagola Lumber Company for Jio.uw. ARGUMENT BY I A TRIPLE lllll Three Murderers Hanged and Riddled with Bullets. FIRES BUILT TO ROAST TKEM TWO OF THE VICTIMS FOUGHT FOR THE CROWD'S AMUSEMENT. Unusual Exhibitions of Atrocity by a Louisiana Alob Jailer Opened the Cell Doors for the Lynching Party. Amite City, La., Jan. '20. Yesterday evening it . became known that John Johnson and Arch Joiner, charged with the Cotton family murders, would be lynched. Small groups of Ptrangcr from every section of this and the adjoin ing parishes commenced to come in and hold low conversations on the street cor- . ners. The night was a" most miserable one, raining ana gloomy. At u o ciock - . there Were perhaps 250 people on the streets, when suddenly some 150 men hors.-s galloped up to the jail, and having found the deputy who had charge, forced him to open the jail door and also open the steel cages, and they took from the cages John Johnson and Arch Joiner and Gus Williams, tlie .-latter a negro charged with murderinc his wife last summer near Independence. The crowd, of men were very quiet and made no hostile demonstrations other than to get the three negroes. After procuring their men they had a short consultation and decided to hang Gus Williams to an oak tree near a ne gro church on the outer edge of the town. A rope was quickly adjusted over a large limb and one end around Williims' neck. Williams was made to , get ou a horse acd the h rse struck with' a whip, jumping from under. Williams. His neck was not broken and some men . caught hold of his body and Jerked him down. Williams disposed of.the crowd started on the long march to Joe Cotton's house, where the murders were committed. Johnson and Jojner walked a mile or 80 when a wagon was procured and ther rode the rest of the way. The distance traveled was twelve miles through a heavy rain. There were nearly two hun dred in the crowd during the march. Arch Joiner praved a great deal, but John Johnson did not seem to mind his fate, remaining quiet most of the way. After a ride of four fhours the Cotton residence was reached, and all dismount ed. Joiner made a break for liberty, but was captured before he had gone very far. Johnson and Joiner desired to fight and they were permitted to have a set- . to, after which they were taken into the house, separated, and efforts madeto get a confession from them. John Johnson stuck to his former statements that Arch Joiner was the man who did the deed. Joiner stoutly maintained his innocence for a while, but finally when brought face to face with John Johnson, con- fessed that he killed Mrs. John Cotton, Miss Agnes Miller and Miss Lizzie Miller. A discussion then arose as to the beet , way to dispose of the two self confessed murderers. Some were in favor of burn ing them, and fires were made for that purpose, and some say Johnson was act ually pushed in the fire and burnt. Cooler judgment prevailed and it was finally decided to hang them, which wa done and their bodies riddled with buck shot. It was Arch-Joiner's earnest re quest that he be shot to death, and this was determined upon, as was the mode of death which was to be meted out to Johnson, but at the last moment, after the fire had been started, it was urged that both be. hung as Gua Williams bad. been, and they were taken a quarter of a mile from the Cotton residence and ex ecuted as above stated. They both im-' plicated two other negroes, but said nothing about u white man. All is quiet nowi ' . . BIRMINGHAM WILL CELEBRATE. England Expects the Senate to Ratify the Arbitration Treaty. London, Jan. 20 A meeting was held in Birmingham today to perfect arrange ments for a suitable celebration of the the signing of the general arbitration treaty between the. United States and Great Britain. Among the speakers was. Mr. G. F. Parker, United States Consul, at Birmingham, who said that the treaty would undoubtedly be ratified by the United States Senate, and that the peo ple of both countries in the meantime must be patient. Mr. Parker said that he had recently made a tour of thirteen of the American States and had not, in the course of his travels, seen a single trace of anti-British feeling. Pick I e Manufacturing Company Assigns St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 20. The Dod-8on-Hill ' Manufacturing Company pickles and apices, filed a chattel deed of trust covering all ita property In,8t Louis and elsewhere this afternoon to BPcnrfl the Franklin Bank and 193 other creditors in amounts aggregating 86 633. K t