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S ; f ,1 i n 511 fL in ers gtv VJU. Vol. VJJ. No. 775 FREE ! FREE ! ! V A R YARALLO L L 0 QBDD(BpG EVERY DAY AT LATTA PARK. AFTERNOON - AND - EVENING. HARDWARE AT COST ! I am selling Hammond & Justice's stock of Hardware, cutlery and farming imple ments, tools, guns and ammuai tlon, at and below manufactur ers' cost This is one of the best selected and newest hard ware stocks in North Carolina If you need hardware of any kind, come quick, before the best is taken. You will never again be able to buv it so cheap Merchants will do well to call E. B. SPRINGS, A ssignee. -IN 1393 THE- New York Life Insurance Company (la 313 working days o? 8 hours each) Paid to Its Policy-Hold ers $1.67 every second; $IOO 42 every minute; $6,025.02 every hour; $48,200.16 every day; $289,200 96 every week; $1,253,204. IS every month; $15,038,450.27 from January 1st to December y 1st. Any sgent can tell you how to get into this great company and bow to stay in it. J. D. UHLKUH, General Agent. Physicians' Opinion ol the City Water. C hahlotte, N. (J. May 11, 1S94 We, the undersigned, have carefully examined the analysis of the Charlotte Water Works Company's water, made by Dr. H. B. -Battle, State Chemist, cn April 19th, and pronounce it a good, wnolesome rrinking water. FT. M. Wilder, Supt. Health. I. GltAHAM. D O'DONOG II I E. Himmons B. Jones. J. P. Mc-Com us, M. D. I. W. Faison, M. D. E C. Rkoisteii. J. C. Montgomery. K. L. Gibbon. A. L. Petkee, M. D. C. A. M 18KMIEIMEU. . C- G. McManaway. A CERTAIN cure for Rheumatism is named in the following certilicate: Messrs. B. & D.: I heartily endorse your Dr. King's Compound Extract 8arsparilla and Queen's Delight with Iodide Potash as having cured me of a severe case of rheu matism. Respectfully, W. H. Todd, Derita, N. C. Prepared and sold by BUR WELL & TVUNN, URWELL & XUNN, Wholesale and Ratail Druggisi R WILMANN, Plumber and Steam Fittjr Call and eec our steol clad bath. Boms thinn entirely new in biths, neat, strictly suitary, and will net decay, rust or cir ioif; aleo porcelain, zinc and copper tubs. If you want to keep cool get one. Parties out of town in need of terra coltt pipe in car lots will do well t ) get pricee. Defec tive plumbing put in sani tary condition. THEY Swept the Boards ! In the opening event of the Mid winter Fair series of bicycle races. A pril 27th, at the new San Francisco track, all honors were won by Rambler riders, who defeated all of the ether fast men of the coast, some of whom had gained national reputations while riding Ram blers daring 1893. Such shrewd, good riders as Foster, Zeiqler, Bob Teb kill, Loxo, stuck to Copper Rimmere, and consequently did not relinquish their old habit of taking all the honors, including the fastest mile of the meet. . Mural Let ethers experiment you i'l ' the good old Rambler and tike pruoj. XXT E. CHAW. TV e E. Oi "HAW. ARE SELLING GOLD WATCHES bow cheaper than ever before. Come in and see teem. BOYNE & BADGER, Leading Jewelers. w E ARE in the market at ail times for the purchase of corn, oats, wheat, rye and barley. ran COCHBAJTB & BABKHABDT. PEOPLE'S GOimh ' 10 Cents a Line, Six Words to tbe Uo Cash in Advance Must to PAID for ADVERTISEMENTS in thU Voir urns. END TOUR orders, far pare Ice creami io . W. B. Taylor, 400 N. Graham street, by postal. T EMOVA L My f riends an customers w'U x now find me at 210 o. Tryon street, yi larger ana better quarters, v . a. uatea. "DtJSINEeS 13 improving with ub, but we -- always nave room tor one more customer. c c. Moore . 500 ( GALLONS pure blackberry wine, six years old. for fa!e. J. F. Brawler. unuuie nni, o. TilCTUREgyE AMERICA, from 1 to 14, are -a. now reaay tor delivery. A FIR9T CLA3S drug business is offered in ra. Greensboro for sale at a great bargain fJood reasons griven for selling. Address Lock Box 276, Greensboro, B. C TUB PAPER on which the Obsikvik is Jl printed is furnished by H. A. MurriE), Wholesale Paper Dealer, Charlotte, N.C. 1 QTH SER1 E3 of the Mutual Building & Loan lu Association still open: only $1.75 per share required to pay from the start. A. G. Brenizer, Treas. FOR RENT Large hall and 6cven rooms. Baxter Davidson. tt WANTED A young man to drive a delivery " wagon. ' Must write a good hand and have good recommendations. Address F, care Ob server. OPEN STILL Subscriptions are being re ceived to the new series of the Mutual Building Loan Association. Tall Saturday between 5 and p. m. I H. Phelan, Pre; A. G. Brenizer, Treas. FOR RENT- The Boyden cottsg-3 at Blow ing Rock: charmingly situated, furnished for housekeeping. Kitchen, servant's house, stable and carriage house, ii for rent f.r the season of 1114. For terms and particulars, address John A. Boyden, Salisbury, N. C, PARTS 0. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14, 15, Encyclopaedic L Dictionary will arrive about 17th last. I ) ARTd 14, 15. V), 17. 18, 19 and 20. Picturesque America win arrive aoout ltitn inst. NEW supply of parts 1. 2, 3, 4. 5. 6, 7 and 8 f Encyclopedic Dictionary ready for de iiveiy. OHARLOTTE HOTEL, $1 per day for tran KJ eient and low rates to permanent boatd ers. W. J. Moore, Prop. SPECIAL NOTICES KNIGHT'S OF PYTHIAS Regular meeting of Rathbone Lodge, No. 37, to-night M. P. Tec. KAM, Jr., C. C. W. C. Wilkinson, K of II and S. W E have some very pre'.ty iigured paper window shades .. that are cheap Wiieelek Wall Paper I o B MBOO EASELS just received, . at 503, 85c and 1.25. J. H. Van Hess & Son, Phctographerp. 1)OYAL Brand No. 2 Sugar Corn 10c X Pelysom & Humes' Salmons in fresh to day. 8a it it itt & Blakely. 0 HOI0E emoked tangues at Hall's CALIFJRNIA Apricots, the tett on the market. H. C. Irwin. H AND;OME sterling silver ' bslt bucklee. J. C. Pai.amountain. RESH Fish. Willis has a nice freeh line of fish this evening. Send your orders. TRAWBERRIES ' at 8i cents per quart st Betui neiSc White's. PEPPERMINT Candy, Pepper mint Drops, Lemon and aioiaeses candy tt Fasnacht's. ARE You wishing t invest in a home? Investigate the C-room two story dwelling East Sixth ntar College. The price will iuterest you. W. 8. Alexander. ONE hundred barrels of fine flour All kinds swett and sour pickles Large plums cheap. J. G. SnANNONIIOUSE, Agt- O TRAWBERRIES Fresh every morning from the farm. Bonney & Van Ness. COR PAINTING 1- furniture, bric-a-brac, glass, etc., PIC-RON Is the best ai t icle ottiinable. We have it in a variety of shades, aard 'tis only ten cents a bottle. ' RH. JORDAN & 0., H. fJ ORDAN & VO., The Retail Druggists. TWO DAYS, MONDAY and TUESDAY, MAY 21st and 22ml. Handsome prizes each day.. Brass Band, Superb Track, Splendid Accom modations. Everything First Class. Admission, 25 cents. F. RAM8EUR, Secretary. JECEIVED Another Invoice of Negligee Shirts, all new patterns. No last years chestnuts. Prices, $1 25. $1.50, $2.00 Pegram.Jb., Th Haberdasher, 10 South Tryon Street. Notice t! Contractors. The committee authorized to make the improvements on the First Presbyterian church, of Charlotte, are now ready t make contracts for lumber, granite, win ddw and door frames, and sash and doors for the building. Specifications furnished by the under signed upon application of bidder. Com mittee reserves the right to reject any or all bids. R. M. Miller. Sr. . Chairman. ATTEMPT TO BRIBE SENATORS TO TOTE AGAINST THE TARIFF BILL Senators Hun ton and Kyle Were Both Approached With Dishonorable Propo sition Kef om to Disclose the Kama of the Man, Bat Be la Believed to Be Fx Congressman Butts, ef Booth Carolina Washington, May 16 Senator Hnn ton, of Virginia, and Sent t tr Kyle, of South Dakota, (the latter through his clerk) this morning admitted the truth of the published stet meat thit they had been approached and offered money fcr their otts against the taiifl bill, aiticcgh both geiit'.emea declined to came the man who made the eff er. The story was published in full in a New York paper this morning, and, with the exception of a matter of detail, is tubttantially correct "Yts," said Sent tor Hunton, "the sto ry is correct, although I am sorry that it has been made public. It was net a mat ter f recent occurrence, however, for it happened more than a moi.ti ago and I then notified the managers of the bill on the floor cf the Senate and it is in their hands for such action as they may set to take. I do not care an j tiling for con greeBional invett'gation tut if tie raiat gers of the bill thick it is the best thing to do, I will assht them all in my power. Tbo offer was not mide t) me personal ly, but through my son, the tnax t) n paid being fixed at $25,000 by the man who attempted the bribe. No, I cannot give the cams of the man who sought to get my vote." Senator Kyle io cut o the ciiy but Mr. Hunton said he knew that the same man had approached him and this was corrob orated by Mr. MacFarlane, Mr. Kyle's cierfe Mr. Hunton went so far as to' say that the man who had attempted to con duct the negotiations for these volts ws rormeny connected with the cirpet !:a government of South Carolina and thaT, he had subsequently gone t") North D.v kotawhtre he resided for a number of years. Recently, he said, he had been about the capitol in the role of a lobbyist. A pertinent query in connection with the case i3, who is the man. The piiuri pals in the bribing episode decline &b -lutfcly to say anything sbout the ni'ii;';: identity. A prominent Democratic tie: a -tor, however, told a reporter that he knew the man well and he uaaied C. W. Batiz, er member of Ccngns' from South Carolina, during the cri. d of rtc jnftruc'.ior. Extent of the Boston Fire. Eoston, Mho?., Miy 16 By yett r da 's fire, 137 buildings were totally dt: t-oyed, 22 partly burned, 4G7 fami lies burned oot and 2,300 persons home less. This is the report of the district lire chief, after a poll of the district. L.ss abvut half a million. THE CUT WATER A CaM FKUM MAYOR BRfcVARD. To the Editor of ths Obsekveu: 1 . was in November, 1 think certainly soma time during last fall that the board of aldermen condemned thit strip of land which hbs fcicce become celebrated as the "Cherokee Strip," and it became my official duty to have the land assessed as prescribed by law. A few months Kter a gentleman came to me and in formed me lint M'. Ransom Gray Lad shown him some uiglt soil on the Wt.tjr Bhad, and had tried to hire him to attack the water company, saying, among other things, that it he could dj nothing else he could put the company to much ex pense by forcing them to e-xtend their pipes further up the creek. This was the first intimation I had of the fact that night soil in any quantities wa3 bticg used on the fchec?. Whtt w&s uecetsrv to bo done was djce. A specimen of the wttir had been ser.t for analysis. No water was used Trom that source ULt'l after a satisfactory repoit had been re ceived, and no more of the suspicious matter was placed on the shed. J f .er the analysis was received I handed it to the majority of our most comptleut phy sicians (several 1 laiiea t j CnJ) who care fully examined it and gave the etitemett you have seen. Perhaps it will be well fur me to say here, that at tueh times as they suggest, we will repeat the test, so that no danger can arise fremthis or any other cause. As t j the amount of n'g-t soil placed on the land, Mr. Hall says Mr. Gray's statement is misleading and u&truo, and that net more than one eigtta of the amount Mr. Gray asserts he has used was ever placed on his land and none at all in his creek bottom during both years cf which Mr. Gray speaks However, a few thousand barrels, more or less, wouid not matter 1 3 Mr. Gray whon his great object was a disinterested desire to serve the public I will briefly state that in nature there is no such thing as absolutely pure water and that there are elements in all waters, a given quantity of which indicsts either danger orsafe'yand the propoilion of thesa can only be determined by chemicil analysis. In the w; r piaLt here, even admitting for argument's sakethtt there was some deliterious matter on the shed, owing to the fiit that the streini is in: -mediately cut off when the rain comes and the creek: allowed to run until it be comes clear (which takes about three days after an ordinary seaso) any dan ger arising from this source would be mitiimizsa. Mr. Gray Beems aggrieved that we have not as yet sued him for malicious slan der. He should be more patient. For tnree months we have very Datientlv borne, net his statement of facts, as wen are aiways grateiui ior any information relating to the water supply, bet the scurrilous and obscene epithets he has continually applied to the water. If he will emulate the example we have shown in frhis respect, and if it seems worth onr while a little later, we will endeavor t a meet his wishes. And now, Mr. Editor, I will close, dislike exceedingly to have been forced to write at all. I will suggest that your readers consult their physicians as ti this matter, for despite Mr. Gray'n fling at them, I am sure they will agre: witi and honest. I have not felt free to die- ( cuss this matter bafore, but as the matter has come up I would euggest that tnty inquire as to the relative cumber of cases of typhoid fever they have bad from thooo drinking city water eirxciu sively and of those who drink from welle. I shall now allow your readers ,o form their opinions based upon the j udgment of those physicians whose ramies ap peared in Bunday's paper, ,t whether they will eet them as . do and fjaso their judgment upon the tcioai.Kjg 5t tmett of tntt unprejudiced ge xikman," lUt wise aavant, and prof or sanitarian M'. Hansom Gray. R. J. Bkkvabd. Charlotte, North Carolina, BK8T UISA inos j,ocrH. MAAcrASUK:la!? jt-w. Water Powers rL y for Low; miliary. Min- "''""'" n Hotel and City Besidenoe ' onUin EetsUs Orange Grove, Truck sir 4tf pntaUons and Bonds. Lu HOTCHKIS8 CHARf.OTTE, N. C, THURSDAY JAIL- DELIVERY IN RALEIGH IIN OF THE PRISON KBS KSOAPi'. Amonx the Number is Orange Page, Col ored, the Murderer The Democratic State Committee Called to Meet Jane 13 The Sentiment or the Central Com mlttee was for a Late Conveatloa i. Bepobllcaa on Fusion Farther of tbe Arrangements f?r tbe CorBer-Stose Laying. Special to tbe Observer. Raleigh, May 16 Raleigh was treated to a genuine eeDsation this morning when tee fact was discovered that ten prisoners had made their cecipc from the conty jail, which is in the heart of the city, and tiree blocks from the capitol, and two from the et&tion house. The chief pmoner was Orange Page, the murderer, who was under sentence to be hanged June 1st, and whose death sen tence Governor Carr yesterday refused to c:mmct?. ihe other prisoners who esciped were Garner Dupree, Robert F:etchtr, Thomas Holmes, KonrooLyon And Isaiah Shaw, charged with larceny; Jha Forsythe and Charles Faucett, car rying concealed weapons; Charles Dun Eton, accused of shooting Ham Jones, a young white man, cf Forestville; Isaac Gunter, & United fctUes prisoner, charged w.th illicit distilling. All are negroes. They occupied three cells on the ground floor of the jail. The doors of these cells were open so that all the prisoners could use a water closet of which there is only one t3 each three cells. In one csli was a wrought iron bedstead, the eide pieces of which were seven feet long, rivit;d and of great strength. During the night the prisoners, no doubt led by Page, a desperate man and an ex convict, broke up this bed, and ujing the side pieces as levers, broke four cross bars of th cells or csgt). It required grtt-t leverage to di this, but this they were easily able to oV tin. They mido a tniill opening right &. the floor, easily breaking the steel bars of the cell, wnich was built by the Puly Company, of 8t Louis, in 1883. One bar, it is now found, was not riveted. They then ued tie same levers in breaking away the bnck under a window immedi a'.ely in front of the opening in the cell. Tcin wall of the j Ail opens directly on a street in front of a livery stable. The jailer, a one-legged veteran named Leary, sep5 in the front room cf tae jv.i, but eays he heard no noise, i'te prisoners sang loudly, but this they usoa;ly dj It was 5 o'clock this morn ing when Leary discovered that the Ion rriLn were gone and that tho jail wa3 LOirly empty. There were left iniJe three white men, on the upper tier, and t''u negro men and two beys on tho tame floor as the escaped men and in aa adjoining tier. One of these men says hu heard no noise. No death-wstoh was stt upon Page, and an official says it is not the custom here to set a w&tch upon a condemned prisoner until the night before his execution. At the same time fie public impression was fiat a cor dimned murderer was'always kept in a separate cell. The jailor does net enter the cell divisions ft night, and no rounds are made. The truth is that the steel cells were thought to b-j u&breaksb'e The officials r..w knw by dear ex perienc3 thai they urc not, if the use of iron bedtteads io i eraiitted. In most oi the cells himmi-css are used. Tele grams were sent iu all directions, giving notice of the flight of the prisoners Orange Page, :t will be remem bered, was captured, after two months search, in E Jgtcombe county, at the house of his wife. Two negro detectives ran him down and gtt the $200 reward which Governor Carr offered for him and Mary SuLt'j, his accomplice. Page was work ing in a field. He ran seven miles and was found in the house of his wife, in bed, with a mattrass on top of him, on which his wife and two children were lying. A police ctflcer was told last eight about midnight taat the prisoners wero i breaking oui of jai!. He wetched there nearly an hour but only heard their danc ing acd tinging, which wero continu ous ualil 3 o'clock. Evidert y all Bant:. some danced, and others w.i:ked. About 11 o'clock this morning t k.rf loafeo left in search of the men, particularly I'ige. It is tho belief that he did u jI go far, as he would naturally wa r una night He said while ia jii rcr Lt'.y that ho had one desire, and mat wa- io bill Mary Smith, whose evidence convicted him and who is in the peniten tiiiry f jt life. A reward of 100 will be raid for any information leading to the cip'ure of Page, or $150 for his delivery to Sheriff M. W. Page here. Page, the murderer, is -15 yearB old, 5 feet 61 itches high, and weighs 170 pounds. He has brown eyes, black hair, is pock-marked in the fce He was in 1885 sent to the peniten; iiiry from Edgecombe county, for larc-iiy, and was released last September. In the item seLt you yesterday about the grand charge of tae 8:xf.h North Carolina Infantiy t Gettysburg, your correspondent was led into a slight ia accuracy. i hht gallant soldier, Col Isaac E. Avery, commanding the rtgi ment, was shot in the charge, before ;ne regiment reached the heights, andtheD i; was that Lieutenant Colonel 8. McD. Tate took command. t. H. Buchanan, of Moore county, who ia prominently spoken of in connection w;t'a the Republican nomination for Congress from tie third district, was here to-day. He says he is bitterly op posed tD fusion with the Populists and thfct his party will not adopt the fusion plan. The execctive committee of the insane asylum directors adjourned to-day. It Will try and get the new building or wing in readiness for occupancy. In July it will meet to accept this wing. Day before yesterday a very severe I hailstorm prevailed north of here in the Wake Forest section, covering the ground, and cut all crops to pieces. Rev. N. M. Jurney was here to-day on his way home from Memphis. He says the Methodist General Conference will elect one bishop and will transfer to the North Carolina Conference the North Carolina counties now in the Virginia Conference. Invitations are out to the marriage of sir. Thomas Ashe Hall to Miss Lida Drane, at Savannah, Ga., June 5. Miss Drane has many relatives and friends in this State. The committees which have in charge the arrangements, etc., at the corner ttDne laying, all met yesterday, Governor Carr presiding. A committee was raised to conduct a bureau of information, and this will get the addresses of all persons here who will open their bouses on that day. All the veterans who come will bs the city's guetts and will be entertained a, the Soldiers' Home. The veterans from the Home will be escoited to the capitol by the Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry, and will meet there the other procession which will march over a short route, ending at the monument. All the county vice presidents of the ladies' monumental association will be here and will be entertained and in carri ages ia the precession. All the troops wno come will be entertained also. Mention was made a day or two ago of tho purchase by a dealer in second-hand goods here, named Ray, of a lot of prop erty stolen from Bishop Lyman's rsi dence. Ry proved his Innocence i a the matter, and also his good character, s.c-: the case against him. is dismissed. The central committee of the Demo cxatic SUte executive coinmiilce in t t j day, Chairmaa F. SL Simmons presiding, and called the State committee to meet MORNING, MAY 17, J894 here June 12th at 8 p. m The sentiment of t ie members of tbe central committee is FtrontC agsiaft an early convention. Thsy say they desire tbe convention held not'earlier than the last cf July or lat?r than August 1st. Sheriff Kearney, of Franklin, brought a convict to tbe penitentiary to-day. Mr. John C. Scarborough, State Super intendent of Public Instruction, left this afternoon for Stanly county, to at teed the closing of the Palmerville school. He will then go to Greensboro. THE MISSOURI DIMOCBATB. Their Platform and Ticket A Conserva tive and Sensible Sliver Plank Adopted Almost Unanimously. Kansas City, Mo., May 16 The Democratic State convention remained in session until 2:15 a. m., and adjonrced without disposing of the platform ques tion uttil 10 o'clock this morning It was 10:45,however, before the convention was called to order. The silver question was the bone of contention. Th8 majority report of the plat form committee, as it was originally presented, was finally adopted, all efforts to amend it having failed. It contains a declaration for tariff for revenue only, denounces the McKinley bill and favors an income tix as proposed by the Wil son bill. The following is the silver plank. "Whereas, The contf.tution of fie Ucited irtitea provides that Congress shall have power to coin money, regulate the value thereof and of foreign coins, and also provides that no Sta'e shall coin money or make anything but gold aud silver coin a tender in payment of debts, hence we declare it to bs a duty enjoined upon Congress by the constitution to coin bjth gold ana silver money for the u:e cf the people of the Statef; that Congress has no rightful power to refuse coiuage of either metal. "We, therefore, demand the free- b -mtUllic coinage of both gold aud silver, and fje restoration of tie bimetallic standard as it existed under our laws for over 80 years prior to the demontt'z tti.m of the standard silver dollar in 1873, and should it become necessary, ia order to maintain tbe two metals in circaU tion, to re-adjust the ratio, i: tn aid, be determined whither gold has rhea or silver has fallen, and whether mere should be a change of the g-ijd Collar or of the silver dollar, or of b. th, to the end that whatever ratio is adopted, the rights of both creditor and debtor shall be prejeived alike, having in vie the demands cf the people for an adequate circuit tiDg medium. "We declare that we are not in favor of gold mono meUiiism or silver mono metallism, but that both shoukl ba coined at such ratio as will maintain the two metals in circulation. "We insist upon the Democratic doc trine of Jackson and Benton that ail money issued by the authority of Con gress shall te issued and its value maia tiaed by the government. That we are opposed t ) Tinning out t ) national banks the right to issue circulating ni-t.-s. That we are opposed to any fur ther increase of the inteiest-bearing debt of the governmett "We endorse the action ef President Cleveland and the Democratic Congress in the repeal of the infamous Ftueral election laws, by the partisan adminis tration of which by the Republican party when in power, the will of the majority and the rights of the States have been trampled upon with impunity." The vote was 34.2 to 10. The an nouncement of tho vote caused pande monium, the cheering lasting fuby one minct?. Tne band struck up ' Dixie" and Mr. Bland's face was wreathed in smiles. Bell's resolution denunciatory of the A. P. A. was referred to a committee, under the rules. When it got back to the convention it was not rtcognizeable, all mention of the A. P. A. having been ttricken out. The following nominations were made: Judge Francis M B ack, judge of the Supreme Court; W. T. Cjriiagton, Su perintendent of tcnools, and Joseph H. Fink for Railroad Commissi, ner. A KAISER OF POSTAL MOTES Elevates Seventeen cf Them from 10c. to $1.10. Jacksonville, Fis , My 1G. Last Stturdsy a young man appeared at the postcftlje in Fernandina and purchased seventeen postal notes, each for 10 cpi t?. The notes were numbered from 137G4 to 13780, inclusive. The young man prob ably spent Sunday in raising the notes from lOce.ti to $4 10, for on Monday morning a well known merchant of this city presented one of tie notes i jr pay ment at the Jacasouvllls pofclcflice. The clerk called his attention the fact that the strips dentticg dollars on t-ie side of the note Lad been torn cfl, but as the merchant was known, and as postmasters some times make mistakes in tearing off strips, the note was paid, conditionally that the merchant should refund the money ir tne note was a fraud. PoLtmwter Clark wrote the Fer nandina postmaster who telegraphed im mediately that the notes had been drawn for 10 cents, and thtt seventeen of them had been issued to one party. After the merchant presented his note, two others came in fcr payment one of them from a lady and another from a well-known bank. The merchant who presetted the firtt note said That on Monday a stranger appeared in his store and asked him to cash a postal uote, say ing that he did not have time to go o the postofflce, as he was in a hurry to catch a train. Said the strangei: "The mt3 is for $ 4 10; just give me $4 and keep the ten cents for ycur trouble." The young man has disappeared and has left no trace save a number of swindled people . ' KEFOB3I" METHODS IN AS BE VI I. LB. Tbe Citizen in tbe Sheriff's Hands on What is Altered to fie a Mallcloos Bolt. Special to the Observer. Abbeville, May 16. The office of te Citizsn, including the plant of the Randolph-Kerr job office, was in the hands of the sheriff from late last even ing to this afternoon, because of a su.t brought by A T. Summey, trustee, on a deed cf trust given to T. W. Pattoa two years ago, when the present owners of the paptr, J. P. Kerr, F. E Robinson and W. F. Randolph purchased Patton's interest. In February last, when one of the notes to Patton fell due, i; was not met at once, but was subsequently paid in fall. The Citizen in the last municipal campaign supported the Democratic as against the Reform ticket, which was headed by Patton, and there were rumoi s to the effect that i'atton would close otit the paper, bet didn't want to do any thing before the election, because it might make capital for tbe Democratic ticket. Latt Saturday Patton's attorney made formal demand for absolute possession of the office, which was of course re fused, and the present suit followed. The suit will come up at the August term of the Superior Court, and the Citizen this afternoon gave bond in the sum of $10,000 to retain possession of the office until the court meets. Tne b icd was made up by several of the most prominent business men of the city, one of them being chairman, of the Reform executive committee in tbe last contest. The whole case seems to be one mainly of spite because of the Citizen's opposi tion to Patton. There is almost uni versal unfavorable comment ou Patton's action in the mitttr. The Citizen was not delayed, and came out this afternoon with at lone recital cf the rlain f acts la the case. - ' THE SECOND DAY OF TBE HA'ih A 8 MALI. CKOWD AND POOK rPo,. Judge VoorhtM Give tbo Book-afakera a Had "Half Boar Several of tbo Talent Arrested and Bsond Over to Court. New Tobk, My 18. There was con siderable suppressed excitement at the Graveeend race-trace to-day owing to the stand Peter De Lacy, the pool -seller, has takes against the Brooklyn Jockey Club. After the sixth race, Thomas F. Egan, who has charge of the betting nog, and three book-makers, were placed under arrest and taken before Judge Voorfcees. who admitted them to bail in $1,000 each. Sheriff L ut tling ard a squad of deputies ap peared at the track at about half past 4 o'clock and immediately went to the judge's tt tad where they informed Col. Simmons, Clarence McDowell and Victor Smith that they were under arrest for aiding and abttM'nga lottery. John Hun ter, chairman of the stewards, was also placed under arrest. A warrant has also been issued for J. G. K Lawrence, presi dent of the Coney Island Jockey Club, who is also one of the acting ttewards of the Brooklyn Jockey Club's meeting, but he was not at the track to-day. Car riages were procured outside the track and the party proceeded to the town hall, where Justice Voorhees held each ia $2,000 bail. Justice Voorhees, upon ad mitting the men to bail, stt t ed that if they were brought before him again he would hold them in $3,000 bonds. President Philip Dwyer, when in formed of the arrests of the judges and steward, did not appear to be at all die turbed. He said thst the arrest would give the jockey club a chance to adopt a certain line of action but what action will be taken he would not state. He further fltated that tbe association would ftind by the bonk-makers and others who have been piaedd under arrest; that eminent counsel would be employed, and that ia all probbilities General Benj.m'B F. Tracey would direct the affairs of the turfmen. The weather was not so pleasant to day as yesterday, and the attendance was not very large. The event of the day wsb the fourth race for the Myrtle ttafcea for three year-oldi and upwards. It was a rather tame affair, and was won easily by Count, who followed the Daly tictxa succesffully He went to the front at fUg fall and setting a pica to suit himself won galloping by two lengths Emm Bey, alter a long, vicious drive, succeeded in beating Racelaud by neck for ths place. Long Beach fin ished at his t iroat latch. Nowornever collapsed utterly in the final sixteenth The following are the results: First race, 6weepttikes for tWc -year-olds, half mile Gctham 112, Lamley, 2 to 5, wen; Bate an tan second; Herkimer third. Time, 0:49 Second race, sweepstakes for three year olds n-1 upwards, one mile Don Alotzo 122, fcimms, 4 to 5, won; La Misere second; Hornpipe third. Time, 1:42. Third race, sweepstakes for tbre year olds, six furlongs Will Fonso 110, Dogget 7 to 2, won ; Dollie Colt second, Trevalyn third. Time l:15f Fouiti race, the Myrtle stakes for three-year-olds and upward?, ne mile and a sixteenth Court 101. Keefs 20 to 1, won ; Emin second, Raceiand third. Time 1:51 i. Fif.h race, sweepstakes for two-year-olds, sellin, five, furlongs Yum Yum Colt 93, Griffin 13 t 10, won; Second At tempt stcond, Motquito third. Timo 1:03 In this race Mrtyr fell, broke his leg and will have to be shot. H. Taylor, his jockey, also broke his leg. Sixth race, handicap sweepstaKes ior threc-Fcar-olds and upward, one mile and sixteenth Stoaway 104, Llaeiton 0 to 1, wod; Pickpocket second; Hammie third. Time 1:49. TBE EPISCOPAL CONTENTION. Tbe Opening Yesterday Dr. Marshall Presloout Hoi Cominnnlon and Ser mon Pi ograiume for tbe Week. Special to tho Observer. Winston-, May 16. The Episcopal Convention of the Diocese of North Carol: o a assembled in St. Paul's church at 9 30 o'clock this morning. The Con vention was organized at 10 o'clock, BiBhop Cheshire in the chair. After the roll-call, Rev. Dr. Marshall, cf Raleigh, was eletted president of the convention and Rsv. Mr. Ingle, of Hen derson, secretary A motion was made that all clergy men present, cot members of the con vention, be invited t jtake sest3 as hon orary members of the convention. Un der mis mi tion the rector of the parish was admitted Bishop Rendthaler was alsoinv.tad to be an tor. orary member. The convention then adjourned to the church to the celebration of the Holy Communion, Bishop Cheshire being cele brant. The sermon was preached by Rev. Mr. Wingate, of Wilson, from the text: "As the Father knoweth me, and I know the Father." Sr. John 10:15. "He knew what was in man." The discourse was an able setting forth of the relation of the Christian religion to man's phys ical as well sb spiritual want. The com munion service was then proceeded with and was partaken of by the clergy and laity. At the conclusion of this service the convention was called to order for the transaction of routine busineis This evening there were services in the church at 8 o'clock, and a sermon by Rev. Stewait McQueen, of St. Phillip's church, Durham. Thursday alternoon there will be a meeting ot the order of the Daughters of the King in the school-room of the churcD. Thursday evening at 8 o'clock there will be a meeting in the church in the in tereit of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew, at which sf e:cbe3 are expected from Mr. Silas McBee and others. Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock a meet ing will be held in tbe school-room under the church, of tie diocesan branch cf the woman's auxiliary to the board of missions, at which repo-U will be made and die cussed. Miss Emery, of New York, the general secretary of the woman's auxiliary, will be present and will giye some account of the condition and needs of the work. Friday evening at 8 o'clock in the church will be held a meeting in the in terest of missions, at which speeches are expected from Rev. Dr. Murdoch, Rev. Mr. Dea), Mr. Chas. M. Buabee and others. Tbe East Tennessee to Be Bold July 7tb. Washington, May 16 A special from Knoxville, Tenn., says: "Special Master Caldwell, appointed by the United States Court to conduct the sale of the Est Tennessee Railroad, to day issued au order fixing July 7 as the day for the sale Tho sale will be at the road's de pot in this city. The property must bring $1 500.000, with $150,000 cash bonus. Too i e organization committee, as agents and bondholders, will be the only bid der?, and the sew owners will be operat ing the system Within 60 days." A gsTsaash Merchant Murdered. Savannah, Ga, May 16 John A. Jackson, one of tbe most prosperous youce merchants of this place, was bru tally murdered in bed here last night with B'dedgd hammer stolen from Colston's bucssmt'.h shop. Kight men have been armtji on suspicion A storm Tuesday afternoon did dam age to the amount or bail a million dot lars in Minnesota and western Wisson sin. The rain was terrific. The detth list includes seven, ot which six vera drowned and one struck dj ugnimng. I OATES CARKIKU AL411 k. 11 A Xomber of Conn Her, Anions Other. senator P vgh V. Endorse tbe President and tils Ad sain 1st ration. Montgomkby, Ala , May 16 Con ventions in ; 63 counties to-day ana primaries la three have settled the question of the Demccrtt'c nomination i for Governor. Up to this hour (li p m) cfficlal reports give Oat es 243 and Johnston 215. This leaves 46 votes to hear from in tbe counties of Baldwin, Bibb, Coffee, Geneva, Monroe, Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Washington and Winston, of which Oites ia nre of 27,. This would make his vote 270. He may possibly get I more. There is now no question of Oatea' nomination. The resolutions or a large number cf counties enthusiastically endorse Mr. Cleveland, his administration and polR cy The State convention will do like wise by an overwhelming majority. Among the counties which t o day enthu siastically endorsed Cleveland and his policy are Montgomery, the capital of the State, and Barbour, the home of Senator Pugh. Liter 11:80 p. m Reports now givo Oilea 255; Johnston 215. Necessary to nominate, 253. A ppears to Be Beyond Doubt, Bat Close. Kostsomhbt, Als., Msy 16 At mid night the Advertiser has official returns from Democratic conventiors in every county ia the State except Bibb, Bald win, Geneva, Monroe. Pickens and Tub caloosa. which have 35 delegates. These official figures give Oatea 254; Johnston 213. The convex tion contains C04 dele- f&tes, and 253 are necessary to a choice, 'his eelt'es Oates' nomination beyond dispute. He will get probably 16 cut of the counties, net repotted, running him up to 270 delegates, or 30 more thau Johnston. The foregoing figures giva Hill's nine votes to Johostor;, though notice cf contest has been li d b.- tne delegation headed by ex-Go v. Seay. There is no noiice of any contest from Lec, but Cites will have a majority out s!d) of these counties. Enough Nominees Instructed for Mor gan to Be-Klect Him. Birmingham, Ala., 16 Jtfferson county convention to-dav adopted strong resolutions endorsing t oe Nicara gua Canal bill and Senator Morgan and instructing the Senators and six Rep resentatives to vote for Morgan's ic eleclion as long as his name is before tbo Legislature. Returns from the counties show thst enough nominees are in tt ucted for Moigin to make his re elec tion an absolute certainty JONKj WOODS DE9TKOYED. A Famous Old Pleasure Grounds Yield to a Singularly Fierce Firs Fifty Horses Burned. Nkw Yobk, May 16 The Empire City Coioseum and Washington Park, better known as Jones Woods, was total ly dittroyed by firo tt 4 oclock this murning. Beside it lie the ruins of one of the lagest it one works in the city, fifteen stables and thrice as many shanties, and among the ashes are the charred skelttms of fifty horses. During the conflagration the screams of the unfoituukt 3 beasts as the flames en veloped them aroused t oe whole neigh borhood. The fire spread to the stabics so quickly that It was impossible t lit erate the horses and they perished in their stalls. Tho ruins extended over four blocks. A strong wind blew the fiimes from Washington Park on Sixtv- ninth street, northward to Seveety-fitst ttrett, and southward to Sixty seventh street, and half an hour after tae firs; spark had been seen the whole space be tween Avenue A and the East river, within the boundaries of these streets, was a sea of flimes. B igine 39 at woik on Sixty-nitth street, was caught ia the av&iaucue of fire and had to b i aban doned. The engine horses were with difficu ty saved as tae fire spread so rapidly that the firemen were compelled to run for their lives, la the shanties among ine staotcs uorm ana south of the park the steeping occupinta were dragged from their Deas cy tne po lice and firemen and stood shivering in their nighl-clothis on tho edge of the fire lines as their names ana nousenoiu goods vanished before their eyes. The police ettimaiea tne loss at saji,- 000, of which $131,000 was done to prop erty outside the park. John SchultbeU, manager of the pleasure gardens, how ever, placed his loss at $300,000 The people who saw the fire, agree that it was one of tbe fiercest conflagrations that has occurred in the city for years. Jones Woods was a sort oi para ana pleasure ground, prettily wooded and fenced in bv hien white palsading Ever since the early sixties the woods and park have been noted pleasure grounds, fittd up with wooden dancing pavil ions, shooting galleries, and restau rant and covered promenade and every old New Yorker knows them as ancient lanamaras oi tne o.a regime. jsacu corner oi tae garaens contained a huge wooden tower, and old wooden buildings extended an over tne dace, forming a mass of influamabie material which made a veritable tinder box. The fire started in one of these towers, situated at the corner of Sixty eighth street and the East river. The cause of the fire is a mystery. CLEVELAND RESOLUTIONS TABLED In a Tennessee Democratic Congressional Convention Snodgrass' Struggle for Be Nomination. Chattanooga, Tenn., May 16. The Democratic convention of the third con gressional district of Tennessee, at Cleve land to dav. adopted resolutions favoring the free and unlimited coinage of silver, the Wilson bill, the repeal of the 10 per cent, tax on State banks, and taoied reso lutions endorsing the present admin istration, but adopted resolutions endorsing tho course of Sena tors Harris and isate. liinoiing commenced tt 12 o'clock tc-day and at 9 ). m. 320 ballots had been tiken result -dp as did the first ballot. 104 for re-nom ination of Congressman Saodgraas and 67 for Frtzler It takes 114 for & choice. Snod grass had 81 and Frazler 67 with three contested counties omitted. When the convention assembled, the Snodgrass people seated all their delegates from the contested countier. The remarkable fea ture of thd contest is that five of tho Snod grass leaders and those most determined in opposition t the present administra tion are appointees of Cleveland The cfficc-holders are in control of the con vention. :It is said the Snodgrass peo ple are determined thst no recess shall be taken until a , nomination ia made. The convention will probably be in set -sion all night. Confirmations. Washington. Mav 16. The Senate to day confirmed the nomination of the fol io win z postmasters: Virginia James M. Neal, at Danville; Woita L-arouna -rv m. tr. u unman, at Hickory; South Carolina Wm. F. Mctts, at Greenyi!!; Alabama Wm B. Gere, at Bessemer. The Gold Reserve Diminishing Washington, May 16. The Treas ury Department was aovisea late tuts afternoo that $2,500,000 had been n- irseed at tbe New York sub Treasury u- day for txp--rt to Europe. This, reduce tbe gold reserve Dalow j3,ww,uw In consequence of the coal strikes ia tb TTnititd Rttf several Scotch coat owners were yesterday asked to tender a number of ship lends of coal1 for New x via. . m PiacB Five Cent THE METHODIST CONFERENCE. - j' I...-.- - THE MISSIONS COM.SUTTM BKPOUT j' ' y Kxelted Ue Most Interest and Discussion Testerday-Dr. Swindell In thm Fray Members of the Mtslon Kteoted The K'port on Temper an oe Adopted. Memi-his, Tenn , May 16. -Th Con frrencewas opened this morning T5!l Bishon Granberrv in the chair. Dr J. . Kennedy,! of the Holatou Conference, conducted the morning devotional ex- eicises. Tho assemblage men xncn m prayer, after which thq regular sesMon of business was taken up. Hccrmry Denny read the minute! of last nignt a .iv,..rAnnrnTed.' Bishop Grsnberry then retired and Bishop Har grove took the chair. . The call for special commlHsea was ordered to be taken upJ The report -of the committee on missions was read. Dr. Swindell moved that the rules roe suspended and i the paper adopted. The motion to suspend waa put and carried. At a previous session a resolu tion asking fori a united jHetnoaist i'Vn.i. in Timh Wsb rvfVflred. The COm- mittce on missions did Dot think it time for this tet Tne committee recom mended E. W Cole for president of the board ofji mission, with two seen taries. A minority report was of--tmA M r that ihrpn secretaries be elected for tae board of missions, but upon motion oi ior. auibw i w tabled. jBcvoral members protested action of the Con ference inehuttlngoff debate; they favor- ea tne minority report. wiru moved that the report bo Uken up Item by item, r Agreed to, Tbe first part of v. . rnAAmmAnpH that in A D3Era of missions consist of a president, a vice president, two secretaries mu ntui; five manager. Dr. 8Indcll moved an amendment that the word "two" r f..,in, tw aaorntiiriAsl ha eliminated ar.' the word mhrco" bo inserted in its plac. 1 . a ..a1. T" CS vl rr. Alexander movea to time onm- dell's subf ttlute. Dr. Swindell spoke the full length of time accorded him and on ly sat down when the secretary told hlra his time was up He faTored thetminorii tyreportj , , ' j Dr. wadawortn,aayw"s nority repost, also mae a lengvny He said the conference wished to suppress the minority. , " Dr. WhJt8neaa roeei tv y-Au der, saying the msjority Bad disclaimed the statement and the Conference had sustained them In if. I . , . rtv MctthAwn next sdoko. ue Biaieu . t. . C n,ntliMiritt rftnort from mab 11 u was iui ,uMu..-wi"i r - fie outset and said Mtthodist preachers were behind ine vimei ia iura and needed reinforcemett, and the sec retaries were the reinforcement they ..r r A,. i rtr ATt.hnws- wno is an atreu member 6f the body, convulsed all -who heard his speech- He good-naturedly lashed with his tjngue those persons who opposed the minority repor. Dr. Morton movea iu pionum iUOT tion and the motion prevailed. Ihe amendment was put K a vote ana ion. The item of the msjority report which had caused all the trouble waa then read, put to a 'vote and carried. The neat item of the report was read and adopted, v,a miliilii ftRins. the most. importatt of which was that which con tained the nominations for officers and -members of the mission board. They are as follows: B. W. Cole, president; J. W. Whisner, vice presidettj J . O. Branch, Thomas D. Fite, A. J. Lanier, Ji w Hill. Uoracexsisnop.it. it- rwu, t. D. Kirkland, R E. Hoss, J. H. Prltchett, C. G. Andrews, i James Atkins. V. D. Swindell. R. J. BrownJ W. B. Palmer, J. D. Hamilton, T. 8. Weaver. J. A; An- drews, 1. 1. weaxiy, a. a. ucuuch, u. P.Walker, warren janaier,w. ".ot ter, J. T. Smith, B. N. Sledd ana u. c, Christian. I . -4 Mr Rnnt pr moved mat tne name ot it. T. Bennett be struck out and that ol !J. H. Riggin be inserted, carried, ino adnnted aa a whole. thUB electing the ministers named above. The secretaries of tho mission board will bo elected to morrow, when It will bo tho special order to elect) connectlonal of ficers. L 1 '' ' . n Mnrrisnn moved to suspend tne rules and take up the report of tho com- m Ueo on Church extension wnicn re lates to tho election of assistant mission seorttuics. Carried. Dr. Tlgert moved that tnrt time allowed to each speaker do cut from fifteen to five; minutes. Adopted after discussion. i I R.nnrt No 5 of the temperance com mittee, was read by tho chairman, who afterward moved. suspension of tho rules to adopt the paper, uarriea ana the report adopted. I ' The committee oi vureo oyiM. .,n.t tVi, r.nmnsea cf the! "Peace tUTVD-tgn.w -- Congress," reported concurrence in tho movement. Upon motion the rulea wero suspended and tho report adopted. Dr.- ileiat reaa reuiunuu nuuu asked that a commission of three bo ap pointed to go through the calendar ao' bring before tho body the roott J. portant business. i - Dr. Carter onerea a resolution tua wo mission secretaries bo required , eBide at Nashville, or at the office of tu said board. Carried.! - i - Tho house then adjourned. . ) BASEBALLTXSTIBDAt. RATIONAL X.BAOUX. At PhiladclDtila: " Phiirl!nhia 4 d 0 0 8 0 0 8 110 New YoFk. ........ v0. 0 0U 0 0 10 0-1 hits rniiaaeipnia, io; new io, . les-Haddock and Clements; Meekia and lar reu; i : At Pittsburg: J I Pittsburg..... 00 8 0 0 0 0 0 x 8 ChlSVE - -0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 liase Cits nmuurj, i, vuiwibu, ti...v,... n. rhi..irr it. i H&t.tArtne Klltan X lllDUIg. V, " . SDd Mack; McGlUnnd Schriver. . At Cincinnati: I ClnclnnaU 8 0 J 0 1 0 0 .1 0 7 Iu:svlle mi a v v v m w v llase hlt ClncinnatJj 9; Louisville, 12. Er- rors niiuti, x , Miwuiiuv, ritrver and Con: Murphy. Hemming- and Grim. I At Tins ton: ' nostoni o 6 l o .i i a o s-io Base nits nosvon, u: jxuumure, ia. j&rruie Boston. 3: Baltimore. 7. Batteries Ivett and Oanzel; Mulls ao and Bobloson. At Cleveland: I . i'- i Cleveland 1.....0 8 8 1 0 0 0 0 O fl i . u . - - - - - , . t- - . ; - 8t. touis 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 85 Base hits Cleveland, 9; St. Louts, 5. Krrors Cleveland, 7: Kt. Louis, 0. Batteries Clark- sou ana UUUDUVfi ll W TO J , utwwu WM Buckley. , : . -.- 1 . ... At Brooklyn: i ! Brooklyn J 00 1 000000 18 Washington ...0 0 1 O 0 1 0 0 0 0 03 Base bits Brooklyn, 11; Washington, 7. Er rorsBrooklyn. 1; Washington, 8. Batteries Mercer and McOuire; Kennedy, Daub, Kina low and Lachanoe. socthXrk lkaodb. -At Atlanta; , ...:. Atlanta ..0 3 0 8 8 0 0 0 8-11 Savannah .....0 1 00004005 Base; hlU -Atlanta, 10; Havannah, 7. Errors Atlanta, 2; Savannah. 8. Batteries Chaxd and Boyle: Uamtay, Duke and Jantzen. At Macon: . ,-' i ' - Msooni,- .......0 0.0 0 0 0 7 119 Charleston -0'8 800101 17 . Base hits Macon. JO: Charleston, 9. Errors Msoon, 1; Charleston, 8. Batteries Uibbs and Hoover; Mcl'arland and Fields. At Nashville: ,. NashvUle ......1 0 003 0 4 00 S Memphis .4 003S00OO-9 Base hits NashviU 7; Memphis, 15. Frrora Nashville, 2; Memphis, 5. Batteries Wads worth; and Bolan; Borchera, fitaUings aud KlnsMw. GEOROETOW5 V8. miVXBSITr OF VIHOIStA. WAHiitOTOJ, " May 16, The Georg-otown Doivt-rsity and tbe University of Virginia plated here to-dsy for the ooHftre chamulon fbipot the South.1 The score was as follows: eorgetown.........O 8 0 5 3 0 5 1 l-Z) Virginia .........0 00000000-0 Batterlet Powd and Sullivan; Nelson and Coumbe, - ". - - - . i : . A i - ! t . - 1 1 r