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X 1 SALISBURY. N. 0. THURSDAY. JUNES, 1893. NO. a.r. VOL. VI. x M,J. ' JL.l'lb JnLJOi '''' IE J01II IDS And lis BbJj o! tie Conleieracj's m. r i t J Ti a P.mPflAlll I.JlIn If! KPST i I III llll I II I II III! 111 m mm ii as w ww IN UflllYUJnnn PPMFTFRY 1 AT HISTORIC RICHMOND. Incidents of the Journey from New Orleans. L0V1TI0 TRIBUTE PAID THE OLD HERO BY A LOYAL PEOPLE. Impress! re Ceremonies at Places Alon; the Route of the Faneral Train. An immense crowd was in waiting at Gainesville for the train. All the bells in the city were tolled, and when it arrived a great shout went up from the waiting hundreds. The train made a halt of only five minutes. OVEB IN BOUTH CABOLINA. Seneca, South Carolina, was the first place passed over the Georgia line, and although it was midnight when the train sped through a great crowd was there to testify their love for, the dead hero by volleys of musketry and booming of cannon. O reen ville was reached at two o'clock Tuesday morning. Two companies of soldiers were there, behind them be ing fully a thousand people, half ladies and children. At every town along the way people were up and at nearly every South Carolina town, salutes were,1 fired. Governor Tillman boarded the train at Greenville to go on to Richmond, INTO NORTH CAROLINA. Charlotte was reached at half past five and a thousand people were there to greet the illustrious' dead and the loved daughter of the Confederacy with booming guns. Miss Winnie re ceived quite an ovation at Salisbury where she held an informal receptv' and at Greensboro the entire Py-rfy on the train ws terdered a kaicakfast bv jrXHcranB anucitizens. y At Charlotte the Hornet's Nest Ri flesand Queen City Rifles fired three Volleys as the train drew in. A body of Confederate Veterans was drawn up in front of the line, with battle flag furled and draped in crape. By this timo the funeral car was loaded with flowers. They were heap ed and piled at the head of the casket for four feet out, and on the side had to be arranged to allow pasBOge. AT RALKIOH. Raleigh was reached a few minutes after 1 o'clock, and it seemed as if the whole of the city's population had turned out to do honor to the distin guished dead. The mayor of Raleigh and the adjutant general of the state received the train at the depot and welcomed the escort. The casket was placed upon the funeral car. This was an elaborate affair. A caisson fitted with a platform, above which, sup ported on four pillars, was a dome shaped canopy. Thfo whole structure was covered with black cloth trimmed with white fringe, and at each corner of tbo platform below the casket snt a bright-faced, golden-haired girl, dreKsed in white and holding in her hand a confederate flag, its folds gath ered up with crepe. Six black horses drew the car, driven by James Jones, formerly a servant of the Divis family. The exercises at the eapitol wtre deeply impressive. A choir of seventy five voices sang Playel's hymn, "How Sleep the Brave. Chaplain Marshall offered "prayer, and the choir sang j O'llara's ttirring ode. As tho casket j was placed upon the catafalque under the great dome of the rotunda a quar tet choir standing above sang "Asleep I in Jesus" in a remarkably impressive manner. This ended, the doors were ; opened and a steady stream of people flowed through tho building for nearly two honrs. It was 3:30 o'clock when the casket was taken from the eapitol to the sta tion, escorted as before. On the de parture from the eapitol a chant and ode were sung by a choir. On the ar rival at the station Miss Davis and Mrs, Hayes gave several hundreds of persons the pleasure of hand clasps and kind words as they stood on the platform of their car. A private car, containing Governor Carr and staff was attached to the train, which left at 3:45. os to DAjmms. "When the cortege left Raleigh the train retraced its course to Greensboro and thence to Danville, a change in me original programme navmg Deen made to allow a brief stop in that city. Beidsville was reached next, the last stopping point in North Carolina. Two thousand people were assembled. Two extra cars were added to the train, one for Governor McKinney and his staff and one for the Richmond Light In fantry Blues, who came on as an hon orary escort. Fully six thoueand peo ple were at tho station, and a proces sion was formed, headed by the gov ernor and staff. After leaving Dan ville Miss "Winnie, accompanied by her sister and others, visited the funeral car, where they closely inspected the floral tributes. Miss Davis broke down and hurriedly turned away. E5D by THE JOUBXKT. The journey of the funeral car from Kow Orleans to Richmond 'came to . an end at 3 o'clock Wednesday morn ing. At that hour the train rolled into Richmond; and the historic old city was again in the hands of the coa- leorates. - The veterans1 of Georgia. g: i - ...... ooutn Carolina, .North Carolina, Yir- j gima, wefct Virginia. Aiaoama, xen- j ' nessee, Mississippi and Louisiana were jonco again in control of the city. They f were there not on a war-like mission, I bnt to pay their tribute to the illustri- I nna AiA vhn urns Tmir IphApt in (Iava ESZL!Z5ZiIZ Is "Snt upon the bosom of tne tree- fringed bridee spanning the river, as the train rambled over the historic W stream. At the depot two thousand people, many veterans and ladies, to- getter with a large number of sol- of the dead. Many of them had been I up all night, as the train was expected After considerable delay a hearse drawn by four white horses was drawn up close to the funeral car, and the -cabinet was transferred to it. To the muffled tap of the drum the procession started on its way to the eapitol through the silent streets of the old capital of the confederacy. As the 8teep hill leading to the government building was reached, the silent air as stirred by -sweetest strains of music from the band. REMAINS OrVEX TO BICHMOXTJ. In the uncertain light of the coming day the grand procession swept into the eapitol grounds, and the hearse halted for a moment beneath the Wash ington monument, on the base of which the bronze figure of Patrick Henry stood with outstretched' arms above the hearse as if pronouncing a benediction upon the dead chieftain. Col. R. E. Pollard, of Camp R. E. Lee Veterans, made a short speech, thank ing General Glynn and the escort for having cared so well for the casket; and then General Glynn replied, turn ing the sacred dust over to the veteran followers of Bob Lee. The casket was borne inside the eapitol, where it was placed in the rotunda, surrounded by a veteran guard,while a detachment of young soldiers stood guard on the out side. WAGON LOADS OF FLOWERS. From daylight till 8 o'clock, hun dreds of strangers and city people passed through the eapitol and viewed the casket wich was almost enveloped in floral tributes of the various designs from the nor;$i as well as from the south. Ptween the hours of 9 and 11 o'clock y-about five thousand public Bchcj-y children passed by the bier, ..MaH one dropping flowers as a tribute of affection, until the huge mass had assumed the proportions equal" to sev eral wagon loads. , Mrs. Davis arrived from New York Tuesday night and was joined at the Exchange hotel by Miss Winnie and Mrs. Hayes. The preesurem and out of the build ing by the . ever streaming crowds was almost frightful. Men, women and children, rich, poor, white and black, poured in a great river of hu manity through the building all the forenoon. At 1 o'clock the procession began to form. , THE PROCESSION MOVES. The time set for the procession to move was 3 o'clock, but there wasa short delay in starting. First came General John B. Gordon, cheif mar shal and staff of some fifty prominen confederate veterans. Then the in fantry headed the line and was followed by the artillery with three batteries, under command of Major W. E. Sin monds. Four troops of cavalry fol lowed, commanded by Colonel W. F. - Wickham. They were the Hors Guards, Ashby Light Horse Guards Henrico, Chesterfield and Albemarle troops. These were followed immediately by the catafalque, beyond which came carriages in which were seated Mrs. Jefferton Davis and Governor McKin ney, Miss "Winnie Davis and Mayor Elyson and Mr. and Mrs. Hayes. These were followed by the honorary pall bearers in carriages. They were Governors Tillman, of South Carolina ; Carr, of North Caro lina; Brown, of Maryland; Turney, of Tennessee ; W. E. McCorkle, of West . Virginia ; j Jones, of Alabama ; i Generals J. A. t Early, D. H. Maury, ! William H. Payde, M. C. Laws, L. S. Baker, Stephen D. Lee, Harry Heth, George H, Stevart, Major John W. Daniels, Senator E. C. Walthall; Messrs. Moses, Milhiser. M. A. Allen, Hugh Blair, John Purcell, P. P. Win ston, A. S. Buford, Colonel John T. Weed, John B. McCaw, Colonel E. P. Reeve, F. T. Glascow. Other carriages contained distin-. guished persons, among them Bishop H. H. Thomason, Senator Vest and wife, Mrs. General George C. Pickett, Mrs. General A. L. Long. Colonel John Goode, the members of the Jef ferson Davis Monument association, officers of the Hollywood and Hebrew memorial associations. Brigades then came as follows : First .Brigade Brigadier General Theo S. Garnett, commanding, and Staff; Stonewall Brigade Band, R. E. Lee Drum Corps, R. E. Lee Camp No. I, Maury Camp, Pickett-Buchanan Camp, Stonewall Camp, R, E. Leo Camp No. 2, George E". Pickett Camp, John R. Cook Camp, John Bowie Strange Camp. Second Brigade--Brigadier General Micajah Woods, commanding, and staff; Fourth Regiment Band, Drum Corps, A. P. Hill Camp, J. B. Stewart Camp, Magruder Ewell Camp, Stone-, wall Jackion Camp, Louisiana Camp, Page Puller Camp. Third Brigade Colonel Thomas H. Carter, commanding, and staff; S. W. Traverse Band, Howitzer Associa tion, Parker Band Association. Society of the Army and Navy, Confederate Survivors of Maryland, Beneficial Association of Maryland, , the Confederate Veterans Association of the District of Columbia, Rowanna Company Veterans Association, Sum ter Camp Survivors Association, South AIwms keep posted on all pulic mat ters '9 bls to do this suWcribe now. Carolina bearing palm branches, Cabell Urove Camp, Danville ; Confederate Survivors Association of Augusta, Richmond Light Infantry Blues As sociation, Person Company, North Carolina Veterans, Sons of Veterans, R, T. W. Camp andR. J. Chew Camp, Sons of Veterans. Cavalrv Division General Fitz Lee, Commanding, and staff; mounted vet- j erans. No canopy of any description cover ed the casket. It stood out in full view on the top of the caisson with the sun shining brightly on the pol ished and glittering brass. On arriving at Hollywood cemetery the distinguished guests, the Louisi ana escort and staff, the Texas, Missis sippi, North Carolina,' South -Carolina and Georgia delegations, which came on with the funeral cortege, descend ed from their carriages and formed a circle which contains the grave. A feature was the large gathering of con federate veterans. '-Most every camp had a battle flag and " fife and drum corps. The display of veterans was undoubtedly much greater than at the unveiling of the Lee monument, and never since the war have so many confederate soldiers been seen in one body in Richmond. They marched in fours, headed by the mounted officers, and swiftly and steadily assuming the places assigned to them, seemed "to come in endless succession. Except for the absence of muskets and Iwords, it was as if the confederate armies were on the march once more. As the veterans poured by the car riage in which Miss Winnie sat, on6 fife and drum corps after another softly played a dead march. But when the Maryland men came up, their band gave "Nearer My God to Thee," and the daughter of the confederacy burst into tears and hid her face in her handkerchief. When the militia move ment was completed, the open grave and the family were surrounded by three solid walla of men. Outside the circle was a dense crowd of thousands upon thousands. A broad and massive color of polish ed oak for the lower vault lay by the side of the grave and across was stretched eight or ten lines of new webbing of red and white. Four car riages held the floral offerings and everything of this kind, which had been received from New Orleans and Richmond. As everything was in readi ness the Stonewall band played a fun eral song. Rev. Dr. W. W. Landrum then read the hymn "How Firm a Foundation," which was sung by the crowd. .At the close of the hymn Dr. Hoge stepped forward and said: "Let us pray," nearly every head in the vast assemblage was bowed. The prayer was eloquent and touching. After the prayer was concluded Rev. Dr. O. S."' Barten, of Norfolk, pronouced the benediction. Mrs. Davis was led to the grave by Governor McKinney and looied down at thet oaken casket until her eyes filled with tears and forgetful of all the thousands about her she seemed lost in fervent prayer. Her two daughters, Miss Winnie and Mrs. Hayes, were at her side. They, too, bowed their heads conquered by the grief of the moment. . Then the bosom of old Vir ginia closed on Davis forever. After the benediction the casket was lowered into the grave. After the bu gle signal came "taps," and the infan try fired a salute, which announced that the services were over. The column then moved to Gettys burg hill, where the annual memorial services of the Ladies' Hollywood asso ciation took place, which consisted' of the decorations of the graves of 16,000 confederate soldiers. Thus closed the most memorable day Richmond has known since the shells were . bursting amid the carnage and the fury of war over the hills that brow the beautiful waters of the James. LIZZIE BORDEN ON TRIAL- The Court Room Thronged with Inter ested Spectators- The iong-anticipated Borden mur der trial began at New Bedford, Mass., Monday evening. At an early hour every available shady spot on the coun try street near tne court nouse was preempted, and patiently the sitters andstanders waited until the bell on the courthouse tolled, signifying the opening of the court. At precise ly 10 :58 Miss Lizzie A. Borden, the prisoner, came slowly into the courtroom and was shown to her seat m the dock. She was at tired in a very becoming cos tume of black brocaded stuff and wore a pretty shade hat relieved by a touch here and there of blue. Every seat in the room was occupied by talesmen and newspaper men, no outsiders be ing admitted up to that time, and within the box inclosure were a few of the prominent men of the county, who had been accorded seats by courtesy. IN FAVOR OF DEFENDANTS. Termination of a Famous Harder Trial In Xasnville. The great murder trial that has oc cupied the attention of the federal court for several "weeks at Nashville ended Saturday, and as a result An drew Patrick, James Epps and Morgan Petty walked out of the oojirtrooxn freemen. Last October a party of revenue men were decoyed into Lincoln county. Term., by an anonymous letter and were fired on from ambush. Dep uty Collector S. D. Mather vras in stantly killed. Deputy Collector Creed F. Cardwell died in a few hours and Joseph L. Spurrier died after several days. Lifus Patrick, one of the as sassins, was killed by one of the reve nue men. Andrew Patrick, Morgan Petty and James Epps were charged with the murder, but the trial, as stated above, resulted in acquittal. TELEGRAPHIC GLEAMGS. ! Tie Hews of -tte Wcrli (Mensei Into Pithy ani Pointed Pararolis. Interesting: and Instructive to - All Classes of Header. Paul Schiff, banker, and the heaviest speculator on the Vienna bourse, died Sunday. The offices of the Western Mail (newspaper in Cardiff, England),burn ed Sunday. Loss $300,000. A Milwaukee special of Monday says: The failure of. Frank A. Lap- pen & Co. and the Plankinton bank will be investigated by the grand jury. A New York dispatch of Thursday says: The Southern Cotton Oil ( com pany has declared ;a quarterly divi "dend. of 2 1-2 per cent, payable June 15th to stockholders. ; The steamship Teutonic, which sail ed from New York for Liverpool Wed nesday carried a million and a quarter of gold. The Fuerst Bismarck which sailed Thursday carried $2,000,000. The American Straw Board Com pany's paper mills at Lima, O., were badly damaged by fire Friday night. The damage amounts to $10,000. Three hundred people are thrown out of work. The Iowa prohibition state conven tion in session at Detroit, Thursday morning, nominated for governor Cap tain K. W. Brown, of Ames ; lieuten ant governor, J. C. Reid, of Delta ; and a full state ticket. The Shoe and Leather bank at New York gave notice monday that it will not clear for the Canal Street bank. This will make it necessary for the Canal Street bank to go into liquida tion. Its deposits are about $450,000. It is again reported in railroad cir cles that the Louisville and Nash ville has secured control of the Newport News and Mississippi Val ley railroad. It is generally believed that the purchase price is put at $20, 000,000. A London cable dispatch of Thurs day says : Darkest Itussia, a monthly publication, announces that Russian expulsion of the Jews is extending to Poland. It says that 680 families have been expelled from the Ronda-Gen- zowski districfalone. A horrible catastrophe occurred at the Fuent coal mies, on the Mexican In ternational railway, Saturday in which twenty-one Mexican miners lost their lives. By some unaccountable means the mines took fire and the unfortu nate men were cut off from escape. Twenty-five hundred of the Stand ard Oil Company's men, who consti tute the entire working force at the company's plant at Whiting, Ind. , decided to strike, unless Ihe company accedes to their demand for a nine hour working day and ten hours pay. Five persons were burned to death at a fire in a five-story flat in New York City Saturday night. They were William Bente, twenty-three years old ; Louis Bente, his twenty-one-year-old wife ; Essie Bente, twenty-five, his sis ter"; Helen Wetmore Bief, six, his niece. Another body was found in the same flat. Mrs. James G. Blaine and Miss Blaine sailed from New York Satur day morning on the Paris for South hampton. Among the other passen gers were Thomas A. Bayard, ambas sador, from the United States to Great Britain and his wife ; Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie ; and Mrs. J. W. Mackay. A New York special of Sunday says : Edwin Booth is worse; The following bulletin was posted during the day at the Players' club: "In regard to Mr. Booth's condition, it may be stated that he has gradually grown weaker during the past twenty-four hours, and that there is now very little hope of even a partial recovery." A Denver, CoL, special says: An awful accident occurred at the Busk end of the Busk-Ivanhoe railroad tun nel Thursday morning. It was caused by a heavy fall of dirt, which struck a gang of men while they were at work and completely buried them. A force of miners went at once to the rescue and after hard work uncovered the men. It was found that three of them were dead and three injured, one probably fatally. The Diamond Plate Glass company, of Kokomo, Ind., employing 800 men, closed Thursday for an indefinite pe riod. The same company's branch plant at Elwood also closed, throwing 600 men out of work. An official of the company states that they have more than $600,000 worth of glass on hand, and the market is utterly de moralized. The threatening financial situation has paralyzed new construc tion. A New York special of Wednesday says: Some of the Georgia Pacific bondholders who are dissatisfied with the Richmond Terminal reorganization plan threaten to withdraw the road from the Terminal system unless they get better terms. The six per cent, bonds of the company which sold at 112 at one time, and the holders are now asked to exchange them for ninety per cent, in new bonds and thirty per cent, in preferred stock. The Flankington bank, at Milwau kee, Wis., which stood a hard run two weeks ago when " it became known through the failure of Lappen & Co. that the bank had loaned $219,000 to that firm, closed its doors Thursday morning and made an assignment. A notice was placed on the door which stated that on account of the failure of efforts to reorganize the bank and the constant withdrawal of deposits it was thought best to close the bank. The Victoria' Cordage company at Cincinnati filed a deed of assignment Thursday afternoon to W. H. Billings. The liabilities are said to be $400,000, and the assets may reach $500,000. The plant is in Dayton, but the main business house is in Cincinnati. The company was leased by the National Company, but the lease wss not re corded. That failure, it is said, has caused this. It was always regarded as a money-making enterprise, but it was not able to realize upon its stock and material, and was threatened by creditors. , A cable dispatch f rOm Madrid states that despite the denials of the French local authorities, the Spanish consuls in France continue to report the spread of the cholera epidemic at sev eral ports. Four fresh cases, they say, developed Sunday in . Marseilles, two in Cette and one case in Toulouse. Between May 22d and June 1st there were fourteen cases and eleven deaths in Marseilles. The Spanish govern ment has ordered- that all vessels ar riving from Marseilles be detained seven days in quarantine. BUSINESS RATHER DULL. Ban k Go's Report of Trade for Past Week. the G. Dun fc. Co.'s review of trae for the past week says: More dis heartening conditions have prevailed ; during the past week and those who saw the beginning of a permanent re covery in the better tone a week ago are disappointed. The money mar kets have been closer, especially in the interior, and manufacturing and trade are more affected than before Some important failures have occurred, in cluding one bank at Milwaukee. Gold has gone out again in large amounts, the exports for the week be ing about $5,000,000 and the treasury gold reserve has been drawn down to, about $90,000,000. In nearly all the departments of trade the uncertainty about the future has a depressing influence, which is now clearly perceived in the decrease of new business, and while most of the manufacturing works are yet employed on full orders, as these run out the number of works that are closed has increased. Cotton and corn are moving liberal-, ly, but loans are curtailed to the mini mum and there is no market for local securities, save at the buyers prices. At Little Rock trade is dull, with col lections slow and at Knoxville not im proved. Atlanta reports fair trade, close money and slow collections. Augusta reports a slight improvement in trade, with improved farm pros pects, but tight money and slow col lections. Columbus, Ga., reports col lections less favorable and money very tight, and at Macon trade is quiet, col lections slow and money close. Mobile finds trade reasonably good with larger shipments of vegetables and money easy. At New Orleans business is only fair, but building materials are very active and crop prospects, though backward, are promising. Jackson ville notes a little falling off aed at Charleston trade in dry goods and shoes is dull and in groceries fair, but jobbers are cautious in'selling. The uncertainty about freights, la bor, crops and finances make the iron trade gloomy. The prospect of trouble , with the amalga ted associa tion sustains the present demand for finished products, and higher freight rates raise the price of pig, not to the advantage of the seller. The structu ral mills are yet well employed, but at prices which return scanty profits. The export of products still fall be low last vear's in value and there is much withdrawal of money loaned in this country on foreign account. The laet tnat o,uuu,uuu oi sucn loans ma ture within the next week leads to the expectation of further exports of gold. Money on call at New York has some what advanced, but there is a strong complaint of the difficulty in getting commercial loans. The failures during the past week have been 238 in the United States against 175 last year, and 21 in Cana da, against 32 last year. BOON TO CONSUMPTIVES. A Wonderful Discovery by a Cincinnati Physician. The New York Recorder in its issue of Monday details the cure of severar consumptive patients at Ward's island under the direction of the city authori ties. As only charity patients in the last stage of consumption are admitted there, the Recorder claims that the cure, for which it awarded Dr. W. R. Amick, of Cincinnati, $1,000, has ac complished something almost miracu lous. It says also that the Cincinnati doctor has agreed to keep the hospital supplied with medicines sufficient for all consumptive cases at his own ex pense. As only the , third-stage cases are taken there no more severe test could be invited. While it is now generally . admitted that the Amick discovery is a certain spe cific in the earlier stages of consump tion. Dr. Amick has never heretofore claimed that it would cure more than 20 per cent of third-stage consump tives. In this test just made by the city three out of four were either cured or astonishingly benefited. It is easy enough for any sufferer from the disease to test the new discovery through their family physician, for A mirk sends medicines -for . the pur- pose free of cost and invites an impar tial test of it by the medical profession everywhera. A mEH living near Grand Island, Neb., was thrown from hit wagon bj the horses becoming unmanageable, ana caught one of his legs in the rear wheel. He saved himself from serious injury bj grasping the spokes of the wheel so aj to keep it from revolving, and sliding with it for a mile before the horses wert stopped by running through a barbed wire fence. WASHINGTON GOSSIP. HasicainTs from Dai ta Day in tte Hatoal Capital" Appointments in the Various Depart mentsOther Notes of Interest. The president, on Monday, ap- ? Dinted Charles W. Dsyton, of New or kand citytto be postmaster of that city. Charles H. Mansur, of Mis souri, to be second comptroller of the treasury. It is reported at the state depart ment that no steps looking to the rec ognition of the new government of Nicaragua will be taken till more defi nite advices are received from Minis ter Baker in regard to the terms upon which it is based. President Cleveland returned to Washington Sunday : morning from his short fishing trip at Cape Charles, Va. The brief respite from business has had the effect of refreshing him both mentally and physically. He has had good sport and is much pleas ed with his trip. ' Senator Manderson had an interview with Secretary Carlisle on Friday on the question of the Omaha public building. There has been some trou ble as to what class of material the bids call for. Senator Manderson wishes the building to be built of granite, and he will insist that this be used.-. ' The patent office, on Friday, cele brated the issuance of a round half million of patents. Patent No. 500, 000 has been issued and the office has started with a good steadv gait toward the 1.000.000 milestone marking the- progress of invention. The man who re ceived patent No. 500,000 is Edward 6. Hyde, of Dubuque, Iowa. I Secretary Carlisle has dispensed with the services of eighteen inspect ors of rags stationed at ports in Eu rope and directed that the work per formed by these inspectors be hereaf ter discharged by United States con suls and United States marine hospi tal officers stationed at the several ports. , The total net gold in the treasury at the close of business Friday was $91,439,27L This did not take in the gold engaged for shipment from New York Saturday. Recause of the heavy shipments of gold from New York Secretary Carlisle has ordered gold shipped from three other subtreasu ries to New York to keep the supply there and this gold is now on the way to New York. The following changes were an nounced in the treasury departmentFri day : Appointments John D. Putnam, Wisconsin, captain of the watch, treas ury department : Anthony J. Eennar, Michigan, special inspector of cus toms. Resignations called for C. G. Heath, Michi gan, chief di vision,secr eta- and auditor's office ; Hiram S. Moke, Michigan, special inspector of cus toms. There is to be a change in the cabi- - net some time next fall. Justice Field, of the supreme court, has announced to his friends that he intends to re sign. He has likewise notified Mr. Cleveland of his intention, and the president has tendered the position when it becomes vacant to Secretary of State Gresham. It is a well-known fact that Mr. Gresham has aspired to L this for many years, and, of course. he will accept. Mmaggllng- John Chinaman. important disclosures as to a sys tematic underground railroad arrange ment for smuggling Chinese into the United States bv wav of Canada are contained in a report just made to the treasury department by Special Agent, C. J. Smith, stationed at-Boston, Mass. He report the arrest on the charge of fraudulently introducing Chi nese into the United States of five persons, named Charles L. Smith, Will Hopkins and Mrs. Will Hopkins, all of West Charleston, Vt China'Poy, of Lindenville, Vt., and Frank C. Park, of St. Johnsbury, Vt. The report says: "The two last named are Chinamen, and I beg to state that warrants have also been is sued for the arrest of A. F. Miles, of Stanshead, P. Q., and Frank Ross, of Charleston, Vt. the latter the father of Mrs. W. Hopkins on the same charge, but as yet these two parties have not been apprehended. Of latereat f Millers. The department of agriculture is ia formed that the exhibit of milled pro-' ducts to be held at Mainz, Germany, in August next, is a matter that will be of great interest to millers in this country. It is expected to bring to gether thousands of bakers from all parts of Germany and continental Eu rope. At the same time, the national association of bakers will meet there, of which three-fourths of the bakers in Germany are members, and Switzerland, Holland and Austria will be represented. An excel lent opportunity will be afforded American cereals, in view of the re cent modification by Germany of the discriminating . tariff imposed upon milled as compared with unmilled products, which was an almost effectual barrier to the introduction of Ameri can flour materials, etc, into that country. The duty is now the aame on cereals, whether milled or unmilled ; and this duty is consideraly less than that levied on Russian cereals. Before the reduction wa made, the tariff was about three time as great as it is at present. ' ; -:': The public debt statement Usned Friday, shows that there was a de crease of $739,425.99 during the month of May. Of this $637,175.50 was in the amount of the bonded indebted ness of the government and $32,250.49 was in the increase of the cash in tho treasury. The interest bearing debt increased $300; debt on which interest has ceased since maturity, decreased $37,480, and the debt bearing no in terest $619,695.50. The aggregate in terest and non-interest bearing debt Mav 31st was $961,750, $$& 63; on April 30th it was $962,407,764.13. The certificates and treasury notes offset by an equal amount of cash in thft treasury outstanding at the end of th month was $594,531,017, an increase of $1,485,604. The total cash in tba treasury as $754,121,9$2T87, the gold reserve $95,048,640, and the net cash balances $26,516,514,30. In the month there was a decrease of $5,74,749,32 in gold coin and bars, the total at the close being $196,518,609.76. Of silver there was an increase of $o, 173,8 1 4.48. Of the surplus there was in national bank depositories $11,649,142.54, against $11,270,696.69 at the end of the previous mqnth. Tr PreIdel Tlrwt, President Cleveland in reply to a direct question by a representative of the Associated Press Monday evening said that he intended to call an extra session of congress not earlier than the 1st or later than the 15th of Sep tember, unless some unexpected con tingencies should necessitate an earlier meeting. He further said: "While there has been no mystery nor secrecy in regard to my intention in this mat ter,! think it not amiss that our people should be informed authoritatively that the time is at hand when their repre sentatives in congress will be called upon bp deal with a financial condition which is the only menace to the coun try 8 welfare and prosperity. It is well for the people to take up the sub ject for themselves and arrive at their own conclusions as to the merits of a financial policy which obliges, us to purchase idle silver bullion with gold taken from our reserve. One does not need the eye of a financier to see that this gold thus subtracted from the gov-, ernment's stock is eagerly seized by other nations for the purpose of strengthening their credit at our ex pense. It does not need the art of statesmanship to detect the danger that awaits upon the continuance of this action. Already the timidity of capital is painfully apparent, and none of us fail to see that fear and ap prehension in monetary circles will ultimately bring suffering to every humble home in our land. I think that between now and the meeting of congress much depends upon the ac tion of those engaged in financial operations and business en terprises. Our national re sources and national credit arc abundantly sufficient to justify them in the utmost faith and confidence. If, instead of being frightened, they are conservative and contribute their share of help and steadiness, they will perform a patriotic duty, and at the same time protect their own interests. The things just now needed are cool ness and calmness in ' financial circles and sturdy reflection among our ' peo ple," : ; ' - WIND AND FLAME. A Dual Visitation of 'be Elements Upon Omaha, Nebraka. Omaha, Nebraska, received a dual visitation from the elements Saturday evening. All day rain had fallen in termittingly, the storm blowing from the southeast. Shortly before dark the wind, went to the north, and in a few moments one of the most severe storms ever experienced broke upon the city. The rain was accompanied by a heavy clecrical display and high winds, and 'in the midst of the flood came a fire that entailed a low of near . ly a quarter of a million dollars, with the additional horror of four death and many persons injured. The dead known are George Coulter, IJ. J. Mor ris, Mr. Cox and Mr. Morriswy, all firemen. When the storm was at its height flames burst from the fifth floor of the building occupied by the Hhiv erick Furniture companyon Farnum street. In response to a general alarm all the comjmnies. of the city fire de partment responded, tmt tne nre wa beyond controL The loss will h fully $200,000. West of the Shiverick building was a structure occupied bjr Ed Maurer's saloon and restaursnt. On top of this building six firemen had gathered that they might better fight the flames. While they were there the west wall of the Shiverick block fell outward. - The firemen heard the cry of horror from the crowd and leaped from the building only to be buried by bricks on the sidewalk. The Shiv erick buiding is a complete wreck. The loss on the building and stock will reach $200,000, fully insured. Maurer loses on building and stock $25,000. He is also insured. The-damage from , the storm is distributed all over the citv. r - ' Mexican Corn Importation. A San Antonio special says : Gen eral Warren T. Sutter, consul general of the United States for north Mexico, has jtut completed his report, which shows that the importation of corn in to Mexico during the fourteen months jnding February 28,1893, were 353, 800,000 pounds, valued at $6,000, 000. Mr. Sutter states that but for the nearness of the United States and the unlimited supply, thousands of the very poor of Mexico muai have died for lack of food. As it was there was much severe suffering and the effect will be felt for years. The Homtitead Trials Ended. All of the charges of murder, etc., against H. C. Frick and others of the Carnegie Steel company officials, as well as the Pinkerton detectives, were dropped in court at Pittsburg, Pa., Saturday morning. In turn all the strikers who had been arrested and as yet untried, bavte been released on their own recognizance. This virtual ly ends all of the Homestead cases in connection with the big etrike of last year. , . V J r'. 1" ' 'V.
Salisbury Globe (Salisbury, N.C.)
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