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Subscription : $8.00 a Year.
CEARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 26, 1896.
Price 5 Cents.
UROK CAPITAL REQUISITE FOB
F.VeRT. ICCE8FCI. INSTJBANCK
COMPANY.
The Wachovia Loan AJTrost Company, of
WlDf,toa N.C. has & (Mrfd up capital of 200.
000 and aa aa(bortZ"d capital of 11. QC0.00O.
Large capital Is aeces-mry, flrt to glveir
tbe stability of financial responsibility, and
second, to render it able to carry oat its un
dertakings. Men will not confide Important
affairs to it unless they feel aured it has
tbeae qua'ltles. Courts will not confide to It
Important duties unless they know that tbe
iatereata entrusted are tally protected from
loss.
it will be called on to mike large advance
to save tbe estates of persons or corpora
tions, or to secure th grratest rearms to
creditors. Hence a large capital is required,
which fs not only a wall of nrorectlon in it
self, but also a guaranty tbal the selfish in
terest Involved by tout means to beoeflt It
self will see tbat its business is done effl
clentlv. Tbi bandlins; of this capital and
tb. funds which come to tbe rrust Company
rom its trusts and deposits necessitate iu
pecocd or banking department without
which Its trcst department coo d not be. It
leods on real estate or approved collaterals
as security and usually for a longer time
than a bank does, and its loans are not lim
ited in gmwni.
LEE'S
HEADACHE
REMEDY
Has mi eiual as a cure for t
headache.
Burwell & Dunn Co.,
Wholesale and Retail Drue-gists.
A Phonograph for One Dollar
Wou'd hp a huTuwu that every one would
snap i. Tiie I'riunuarajjh, while a use
ful .ind i m por.'ati t in veniion, will never
take the p ace .if piper fi,r the trans-
missi'in f wo.": s
and pa ers. and
b J t want l i t!:
lion I o our
Ivv.I.
Now ihrre are papers
we have maDy kinds,
yur pn ri ic ula r atten-
I.Vris a I'uiind.
I cr on the market for the
Thf t.-si p
m .j n e y
stoxi: ,i
Ho k. Slat!'
22 S
RINGER,
1
nery and Art More,
Trvrm street
OCEAN VIEW HOTEL,
( cean View, Va.
The Favorite Health arid Pleasure
Resort of the Virginia Coast.
The Hoiel will open M y 1st fr tbe recep
tion of iiiiesti. ilo-an v, w Is one of the
moat delightful resort on tbe Atlunt c
i-oar. I'hf hatblng - -erfect and wlibout
danger.
An iitenl place for ladles and children.
The hotel has been enlarged, newly and
hauclxomeiy furnisbed. and will be cna-tlni-tt
.1 in he r--t manner.
An Hhundant supply of Ban, crabs and
o stera, f v- h from t he bav and ocean, wil 1
be snpDller! it all times.
Musi'1 by -ro Jenkins Orchestra after
noon anl pvf tiinj;.
Kor term-, boot lets and fu rtber particu
lars 8d(1r'
KnwAKi) It. Tin'itNTON, Prop'r
Trains li and from N'orfol k via t h e N'r r
folk 4 Ocean View H. K. every mlunte".
BUFORD HOTEL
M
N T
H K I M 0
A N N E X
'NDKR NEW M ANA(iKMENT.
House Completely Over
hauled, Papered and Paint
ed. New Dining Room on
Parlor Floor Handsomest
in the State.
E v e r v t h i ng First-C l as s .
Popular Prices.
Eccles anl Bryan.
John R. Irwin 4 C. A. Misenheimer,
Physicians and Sureeons.
OiHr,. No. 3 North
Trvon S5t
The Commercial National Bank
F i'HAKLoTTE, N. C.
'omparauve sia' emem s are
i OS and l list rue ' i ve.
l n lerest
LOOK AT THIS:
A pn! 1 . 'M
Loans.. S152.0O0
Oeposiis, 300 00
Mirphis, 15i,()00
Apr 1. !lr Apr. 1 . "O.
$49.Vi00 JMjiii.tsK)
:U l.CXKt 4"l,tt0
im ooo is ,ooo
We merely want our ?hare of the
prowinff busir ess of Charlotte, and to
this end we solicit the accounts of mer
chants, manufacturers, capitalists, pro
fessional men and others.
DR. GEO. W. GRAHAM,
OFFICE, 7 WE8T TRADE ST.
Practice limited to eye, ear,
nnsp and throHt
CHAS. C. HOOK,
ARCHITECT,
CHARLOTTE.
City Tax Returns.!
NOTICE This is to notify all per
sons residin in the city of Charlotte,
who own or have control of taxable
property in the city on the 1st of June,
1S90. to return to me on or before the
last day of June (i. e. during the month
of June) a list of their taxable property
in said city, and also to make return of
all taxa-le noils.
By authority of the amended charier
Of i he City of Charlotte, Section 30
FRED NASH,
C'erk nod Treasurer.
ladex tm Tbto arormlss Ad vertlaementa
Th Bhaw-HoweU Harness Co. carry
Urg) line of DttHam-priM bicycles of all
makas, and wast agent for several coan-
ta in North. Carolina.
X- C Belgle Co.'s bigeaah sale still oon-
tlonea, and they are in a position to give
yon more cools for a dollar than any other
bouts In tbe city.
Go to the Wnseler Wall Paper Co. for
room mooldinga. They will open op over
7,000 feet to day.
If yoa want fresh, new and seasonable
goods at and below cost, go to D. H. Ba
roch's, J. C. Paiamoantatn has a nice line of
emblem buttons and pins, and in many de
signs, .
Go to Faaoaeht'a for the best home-made
bread; alao lee cream In abandanee.
A Do oean M. Osborne haa two houses for
rant one on Bast Fifth street, and one on
the corner of Sixth and Caldwell.
LOCAL WEATHKB KSTOKT.
ti. L.
Doswbk. Observer
OHAKLOTTB, May 25. 1884.
A HOST,
8O.0A
JII
t 7
1 fUTHR. I FRaCrPITAT'F
- Clear. I
0.00
Maximum, 8; rnlnimnm, ea.
OorraapontUBSI date Jaat year:
Maximnm, M; minimum, tA.
WIATBKB rOBSOAiiT.
For- - North CsmUna-Generally fair;
probably local shower in extreme eastern
portion ; easterly to southerly winds.
to Oenta sv Line, Six Wonti to the Line.
Ft
. P. gas engine, now In
D," this omce.
qse. Address
TJiRBERSHOPFOR SALE
A good bus-
It In ess for one man.
H. Too'e. uavia
son, N. C.
We.
j oa want tbebestprlntlng at tbe
est prices, leave your oraer at the
Observer Printing House.
TH E great French preservlug process for
fruits, vegetables, meats, eggs, etc.. as
exhibited at the World's Fair, Is now being
Introduced In onr city. No oooklng or
stemming, but an entirely cold method. No
suetr, alcohol, acids or chemicals used,
fruit retal s Its natural flavor and aroma
for years; little time, trouble or expense
Endorsed by physicians and boards of
health. Patented In the United States and
Canada; family, ooanty and mate rights
for sale. Call and see samples at the drag
store of Woodall 4 Sheppard. A.Cornwell
4 Co.. Charlotte. N. C
IilOS RENT New 9-room house on South
J Brevard street, near Trade: gas and
water; ready for occupancy June 1st P. M.
Brown.
AtrK guarantee
to give jou first-class
TV prmtlni
money back.
ITANTED Two first-class solicitors for
W fraternal association, (jood pay to
right men. Address "H." Oberver.
iITRlTE to the Observer Printing House.
VY Charlotte. N. C. for samples and prices
of printed atatlooery.
REWARD-For return of man's bicycle,
rented by Harris Sprloes colored, from
W. F. Dowd, Saturday, May isth. Color of
wheel, da-k red; name, Essex; number of
heel, S. US- Bicycle dea'ers and police
authorities look out for it W. 8. Orr, chief
of police.
llfHEN yr.u
visit Ashevllle. N. C, come
TT to Western Hotel.
court square; best
fl day house in the State R. Mclnturff,
proprietor.
FOR mlll-stooes, engine beds, window and
door sills, curbing, good work, low-at
prices, addres B. A. Fesperman A Co., P'alth,
N. C. Correspondence solicited.
SALE Low down, my steam
J mill outfit; foressb or Iocs' ttaie.
ssit-Rob-C.
ert L. Aberneihy Mountain Island. N
VVERY cheao and delightful home for
summer; fine mineral spring Addrers
Mrs. J. M . Richardson. WoodB'de, uear Lln
colulon, N" C.
C
ALEXANDER,
DENTIST,
8, South Tryon Street
Charlotte, N. C.
No.
BEAUTIFUL Emblem Buttons
and Pins;
many designs
J C. Pai.amotn tain.
THE best people in Charlotte are
using Fasnacht's home-made bread.
Try it if you want the best. Ice Cream
in abundance.
FOR RENT 15 room house, :!
Fifth; city water and well:
10 Eist
7-room
two-story house, corner of Sixth and
Cildwell, only a few months built.
A. DONCAN M. SBOKNB
OVER 7,000 feet of
Room Mouldings
will be opened up by us to-day
Whekler Wai.i, Pai'kkI'o
TN VEST
Charlotte real estate.
X Ha
Have several properties from 8750
to $5,000, paying from 10 n Io per cent,
on purchase price. W. S. Alexander.
D
R E. P KEERANS,
DENTIST,
7 West Trade Street,
Charlotte, N. C.
7K an
V Hot
re sun rcceivmc thf. . ouutv
me strawberries morning and
even i ng
finest 'in
They are undoubtedly the
this market
Ronney it Van Ness,
2H N. Trvon. 'Phone ti's.
FRESH Beans, peas, tomatoes, on
ions, squashes, beets, cabbage, as
paragus, new potatoes, strawberries.
J. W. Todd.
FOR diarrhea and flux use the ereat
Pep o-tssh; it is a cure, not an ex
periment It has stood the test against
all attempted rivals for ten years. All
druggists have it. Wholesaleand relail
by S C Co . 33 S. Trvjn St., next to
Buford, and Burwell fc uUoo Co.. and
wholesale only John M Scott & Co
Charlotte.
The Greatest
deanser of the Age is
PERSOLINE.
Removes aoy kind of
spot from Silk or Woolen
goods and undressed Kid
Gloves.
Don't fail to see it.,
R. H Jordan & Company,
Prescription lata.
Phoo 7
C HARLOTTE COLLEGE
V of flUSIC AND ART,
18 8outh Tryon street. Charlotte, N. C.
offers superior advantages in all depart
ments. Voice culture a specialty. For
catalogues and oarticalara apply to
S. GAERTNER
OR, W, II, WAKEFIELD
Will be In bis offle all of May ex
oeept 21, S2, ti, S8, and .1Kb.
His practice Is limited to
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat.
PEOPLE S COLUMN
SPECIAL NOTICES.!
A VETO FOR THE HARBOR BILL
BDILEB WILL 8PEsK AT ODILFOBO.
He ia to Make tba-Coarth of July Oration
There His Bond Bill Gave Way to tbe
Deficiency Bill Ltnney Asked Some
Qaeationa io the Hodm In the Free Alro
bol Ilscnslon Tbe FertlUser Cum Not
Decided On The Last Day of the Term
Tillman and Chandler Chat Appli
cants for Burlington Postmastership.
Special to the Observer.
Washlngtojj, May 23 The President,
according to gentlemen who have been
to the White House to-day, will not send
another message on finance. He will.
it is believed, veto the river and harbor
bill.
Col. R. M. Douglass is here to assisyji
getting ibe House to pass tbe Guilford
Battle Ground bill. He will remain two
or three days. Marshall L. Molt is also
here. He saw Senator Pritchard and
as a'sj at toe House to-day.
Representative Shaw returned home
Saturday night.
Representative Linney asked a num
ber of questions to-day showing opposi
tion to tbe bill to repeal the free alco
hol io manufacture provision on the
tariff act, which was debated in the
House.
About the hour of adjournment the
majority report of the second elections
committee in favor of Martin in the
Martin-Lockhart case was made to the
House. It was ordered to be printed.
The fertilizer cases were no; decided
to-day, the last day for decisions at this
term of the Supreme Court, and they
will therefore go over to the October
term.
Robert W Hayes was to-day appoint
ed postmaster at Adair, Gates county.
The Court of Clai ms has recom mend
ed to Congress the payment of letter
carrier claims as follows : Raleigh,
$1,004.78; Wilmington. S4.2S0 05.
Senator Butler, after trying to get an
arrangement for further discussion on
the bond bill either to-day or Wednes
day yielded to the deficiency bill. 8ena
tor Pritchard holds the floor for a
speech. Senator Butler receives an in
vitation to deliver a Fourth of July ad
dress t Guilf jrd lUttle Ground. The
invitation acknowledges his and Sena
tor Pritchard's services to the Battle
Groucd.
Representative Strowd has letters and
petitions for Benj. I). Guthrie and
Jame9 A. Turreniine, of Burlicgton,
both Democrats, to be postmaster there.
Guthrie's has 200 signatures.
Senator Tillman returned to-day. He
and his chum, Chandler, sat for a while
coversing on a sofa. Tillman and
silver pitchforks impaling on each of
tne three prones Cleveland, Carlisle
anrt Shtrman respectively, as literal
gold buss, so labelled, are freely circu
lated as campaign badges.
Arrived; Thos S. Kenan, Raleigh;
James Xorflud, Tarboro; J. B Flora, J.
B. Brocketi, Elizabeth City; H. G. Bir
bee, Durham: T. U Walton. C K. But
ters. S. W Finch, Millan Clspp. E J.
iiims, k i'. urav.
BASEBALL YESTERDAY.
The Quakers I feat the Botton Team.
PniLADKi.PBiA. May 23 The Phila-
delptiians re-appeared on the home
grounds this afternoon after an unsuc
cessful trip and defeated B-iston. Both
teams made costly errors, miss-plavs in
the seventh iDning bv Harrington," Ber
gen and Long resulting iu as many runs
and giving Philadelphia the lead.
Score:
Boston 0 2 0 0 1 0 (i 0 (i 8
Philadelphia. .1 u 0 1 0 0 8 1 0
Hase hits Boston. 7: Pallauelphia. 8. Er
rorsBoston 4; Philad-lpbl. . Batteries -Nichols
and B-rtjen; Taylor and Clements.
Doheny Was Wild and Woolly.
Baitimoke. May 2o Doheny gave
the champions four bases on balls to
dsy io the first inmnsr, which with two
singles and a couple of long Hies netted
them four runs and the game. During
the remainder of the contest he pitched
in championship form and held the
locals down to five mis.
good Score:
Baltimore 4 1 0 0
New York 0 1 (I 0
Base hl's-Baltimore 7'
Krrors Baltimore, 1; Xew
ter:e6 E-per and RoblnsoD
Wilson.
Attendance
o o o o 6
0 0 0 2 03
New York. 6
Yo'k, 1. Bat-
; l). heney and
SOlTBKliN LKAGl'K.
Atlanta Wins a Long Drawn Out Game,
Atlanta. May 25 Nearly eight
hundred people greeted the Atlantas
this afternoon and saw them win with
ease irom ooiumous The game was
slow aod somewhat
absolutely devoid of
tiresome, and was
features, the
long
first
home run hit of McFadden in the
inning excepted. Score:
Atlanta o 2 2 o 0 t 0 010
Lolumbus. 100020100
Base hits Atlanta, 14; Columbns, 7. Kr
rors Atlanta, 6: Columbus, 4 Retteries -Norton
atid Fields; Williamson and
Wright.
Now Orleans Plays Good Ball.
Mobile. Ala , May 25 The New Or
leans team bunched their hits in the
first inniue and won by making several
r.uus. xneieaiures or tne zame were
Fisher's home runs and the errorless
fielding of the visitors:
Mobile. 1 0020003 0 rf
New Orleans 7 0 0 0 1 0 :i 11
Rise hits Mobile. 11; New Orleans, 11
krrors Mobile. 6; New Orleans 0. Batteries
Bcr.mWt. Brookfleld and Kisber: Hmlib
ana tucaiog.
Bluebirds Defeat Montgomery
BiitMr.vr.nAM, May 25 Birmingham's
Bluebirds defeated Montzomery to-day
Dy the timely hitting and nrst-class field
work 1 he game was a snappy one and
a lanre crowd was present.
Birmingham 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 07
Montgomery . . 01010002 0 4
Base Hits Birmingham, H; Montgomery,
io errors BirmingDam. z; Montgomery,
1. Batteries McDonald and Kappold ; Kel
lum, Saeehan and wlley.
MET DKATH WITH A SMILE
An IS Year-Old Martyr to Cuba Libre A
Negro Tortured to Hake litin Ttll tbe
Rebels' Bldloa; Place.
Key West, Fia., May 25 Private ad
vices received in this city Saturday
night by the steamer Mascotte tell of
the execution of Manuel Martinez Or
tega, at the Cabanas prison the morn
ing of the 15th, charged with rebelling
against the Spanish government. Or
tega was a youth of 18 years. He was
taken out of his cell on the evening of
the 14' h and the death sentence read to
him. He was then placed in a room
called the chapel where he remained
until 7 o'clock on the morning of the
l"th, when he was led oat to his death.
He was placed in a kneeling position
with his back to his executioners. The
first volley failed to kill and the second
was necessary. He met death smiling.
On the 15th, Francisco Boca Landro,
74 years of age and owner of a farm in
the Guara district, and his three color
ed servants, were put in the Cabanas
prison. Boca Landro is charged with
failing to obey Weyler's crders requir
ing citizens to reside in fortified towns.
Boca Landro is quite deaf, entirely!
crippled and almost bliod. One of his
servants was accused of knowing of the
whereabouts of the insurgents and to
compel him to talk, they placed a rope
around his bead above his temples and
twisted it until the scalp was cut all
around his head.
Warren E. Criswell and Tom Shaw
were put on trial at Jefferson ville, Ga.,
yesterday for the wrecking of a South
ern Rrilwav freight and passenger train
at Stone Creek, Ga.., February 29, kill
ing theee men. The cases were severed
and Criswell was put on trial first,
has confessed, and. expects to fcacs.
He j
OA FT. BTDKR I CONCORD.
Hia Presence Stirs Up the Bail road Want
era Concord Mas 6,300 People A Bap
tist Revival.
Special to tbe Observer.
Concord, Mav 25. Capt. W. B. Uy1-
der's presence In the city this morning
again stirred up the railroad fever
among our citizens and they, say that
with the determined effort now on fool
a connection will be made from this
point to one somewhere on the Sea
board Air Line. The idea of a town
the size of Concord having only one rail
road outlet, and a grasping one at that
is too much for the people of yabarrus
The freight paid at the Southern depot
here would pay annually the entire cost
of tbe rental for the much discussed
North Carolina railroad a total of
$240,000. This is a better-shipping
point than any larger town in the State
Just what Capt. Kyder 8 mission was
could not "be ascertained.
Mr. HT M. Goodman closed bis can
vass of the city this afternoon and,
with a rough calculation, finds thai
there is 6,300 population, an increase of
1,100 since the census of 1894. Thia,
of oourse, doesn't include any of tbe
suburban homes and families.
Rev. J. J. Payseur is conducting a
successful revival at the Baptist church,
Rev. Pruett, of Charlotte, is assisting
him.
Miss Claude Fisher severely injured
a finger Saturday by running a machine
needle through it several times.
Misses Annie Clarke, of Mecklenburg,
and Lillian Wyche. of Statesville, two
Normal School students from Greens
boro, who were visiting in the city, re
turned to their respective homes to-day.
Prof. R. L. Keesler, music teacher at
the graded school, is preparing his
class for a grand concert on the nighi
of June 9th.
At a meeting of the Confederate vete
rans Saturday, 25 of the survivors
signified their intention of attending
the reunion in Richmond next month
Many more will go who have not yet
given in their names.
TO KEI'K AL TH K REBATE L1W
A Warm fight In Progress In the House
Over the Tariff Section Respecting Alco
hol for Fine Arts The Martin-Lockhart
Report Ordered Printed.
Washington, May 25. To day's ses
sion of the House, under the rules, was
devoted to District of Columbia atfairs
The calendar was soon cleared, how
ever, and the remainder of the spssion
was spent in committee of the whole.
considering the bill to repeal that sec
tion of the present tariff law providing
for a rebate on alcohol used in the arts
and in medicinal compounds. Mr.
Evans, of Kentucky, on behalf of the
ways and means committee, offered an
amendment providing for the appoint
ment of a committee of three Senators
and three Representatives to consider
the question relating to the use of alco
hol in the arts and manufactures, free of
taxes, and report to the next session of
Congress In advocating the passage of
the bill Mr. Evans stated that the sec
tion had been found so faulty that no
regulations could be framed by the
Treasury Department as the language
of the section directed that would
protect the government, and that the
zoveroment stood to lose between 825,
000 and S 5,000 in claims every day
since it was enacted. The repeal of
the section was vigorously opposed by
Messrs. Russell and Hill, Republicans,
of Connecticut, on the ground that it
would be a reversal of one of the princi
ples of the Republican party in the
matter of protection, the latter giving
notice that he would move to strike out
the repeal clause and insert instead the
amendment for a committee of investi
gation. The biii was not disposed of
when, at 5 o'clock, the committee rose
and the House adjourned.
The report of election committee No.
3, in the case of MartiD, Populist, vs
Lockhart. Democrat, from the sixth
district of North Carolina, in favor of
Martin, was ordered printed.
H KAY Y RAIN AT MONROE.
The School Book Question Worrying
Commlnlonera Oresham A Jam
the
TOO
to Cater to tbe Wake Forest Alumni.
Special to the Observer.
Monhoe. May 25 The heavy rain
here Saturday nipht was one of the
hardest down-pours which even the
oldest inhabitant remembers. Lands
were badly washed and a good deal of
damage done to crops.
The commissioners of hls county,
like those of other counties of the State,
are in the throes of the school book
question. The rival agents have for
some time been beseiging them at their
homes and the thing will reach the cli
max next Monday when the books for
the county schools are adopted.
The new schxol law is proving one of
the most unpopular measures that the
last Legislature enacted.
Messrs. Gresham & Jamison, of the
Seaboard eating house here, have not
been doing their good feeding without
extending their reputation. They will
serve the alumni banquet at Wake For
est College on Wednesday. The con
Tact was taken over the competition of
Raleigh caterers
The news of the death of Dr. T. II.
Pritchard, brought by the Observer of
yesterday, was received here with pro
found regret. He will be greatly missed
here.
Mr. J. R. Bivens has gone to States
ville to accept a position as pharmacist.
Mr. J. M. Barrett, of Charlotte, was
here yesterday.
THE UCEIIMO AT HOPKWK1.L.
A Great Religious Awakening Amongst
the People.
Correspondence of the Observer.
A meeting of great and wide-spread
interest has just been concluded at this
old historic church. The pastor, Rev.
R D Stinson, had the assistance of
Rev. Wm. Black, the evangelist of the
Synod of North Carolina, who preached
for eight days, holding two services
daily, and most faithfully and with
great power was the truth presented
Large congregations attended; the
church members were thoroughly
aroused, and many renewed their alle
giance to Christ. Back-sliders were re
claimed, and nearly a hundred pro
fessed faith in the Lord Jesus Christ as
their Savior. "Sixty-one were received
into the church on profession of their
faith. Seldom, if ever, has Hopewell
witnessed such a meeting. It was truly
a great revival aoa a gracious outpour
ing of the Holy Spwit. Oa the last day
the crowds were immense, and at the
last service a large number came for
ward and professed their faith in Christ.
IKEUKLLCUDRl dlJJOUKNS.
Docket Left Unfinished Epworth
Tbe
League Meeting at Stateayflle Thursday
Personals.
Special to tbe Observer.
Statesville, May 25. C urt ad-
j. turned Saturday and Judge Hoke left
for home this morning. There was
some disappointment that he did not
continue two weeks and clean up the
docket.
I learn there will be 250 delegates at
tending tbe Epworth League meeting
beginning here May 28th.
Li. a. Bristol and J. L. Sloan left for
western North Carolina to-dar. Miss
Ray Whitlock, of New York, arrived
here to day to visit her sister, Mrs. Wm.
Wallace. Hiss Gertrude Bobbins
Miss Mattie Scales and Miaa M rt'
cooper are attending 8alero commence-
meet,
ONLY 70 MOONSHINE CASES
GINN STARTED TBE TRUST RUMORS.
Antl-Olnn School Book A gent a Say They
Rave Hot Gone in With Ginn and Formed
a Pool A Shooting Affair at Cary Tbe
Cost of the Gift to the Cruiser Raleigh
Effort Toward a North Carolina Exhibit
at Chicago He borne for Fusion But
Says it Looks Like No Fusion A Oolds
boro Populist After Mewboraa Why
Didn't Loge Second Sheriff Smith's Sil
ver Reaolntion in the Republican Con
venttM? Observes Bureau, Pare Hotel,
.4. Raleigh, May 25. )
ThaiFederal, Circuit and District
Courts began a term hereto-day, Jadge
Seymour presiding. It is not likely any
other judge will sit, as it has been a
number of years since another has been
here. There are DO cases on the crimi
nal docket, 93 on the warrant docket, 46
sci. fa. cases on tbe civil docket, 14 on
the equity docket. 15 United States civil
oases and 5 on the lihel docket. There
are a lot of cases from Carteret county
in which the people charged with ob
taining what is known as "graveyard
insurance" sued the insurance compa
nies, but all these cases will be non
suited, as the bottom fell out of them.
Most of the United States civil suits are
on postmasters' bonds. Two revenue
officers who sued in the State Courts for
assault on persons they arrested, have
moved their cases to the District Court.
There -are two suits by New York bro
kers against the Governor and Treasu
rer to make them pay not only the in
terest on coupons but also the accrued
interest on bonds. There are only TO
Cases against moonshiners, against 240 a
year ago.
The weather yesterday and to-day
was cool and cloudy, which the farmers
say is beneficial to the cotton, as hot.
bright sunshine would have done dam
asre after a rainy week, fur it rained
every afternoon last week. The smaller
streams have ben quite high. Some
lowlands have been overflowed in this
section. Cotton is getting quite grassy.
Mr. Patrick Linebank, for 40 years a
resident here, died this morning, of
cholera morbus. He owned large gran
ite and brownstone quarries and was
widely known as a contractor. His age
was 72.
The school book agents who are in
the anti-Ginn fight say they have not
gone in with Ginn and formed a pool.
and they declare it is Ginn who has
started these rumors of a gigantic trust.
At Cary. about 6 o clock p. m , yes
terday, Robert J. Harrison, a citizen of
that village, was shot by Rufus H
remrleton. the postmaster. It appears
there was a quarrel growing out of local
politics. It is said Templeton was
drinking yesterday; that he and Harri
son had parted, apparently in a friendly
way, early in the afternoon; tnat lem-
pleton went to his ottice and got his pis
tol and returned to Harrison's house;
that the latter was standing in his
yard, near his front gate talking to a
young lady who was on the sidewalk;
that the first thing he knew lempieion
vas aiming the pistol at him; that he
threw up his arm as Templeton fired,
and that the bullet shattered the bones
of the forearm. Templeton has given
heavy bond for h-is appearance on the
charge of deadly assault.
The Caucasian this week prints a long
editorial fr m the Philadelphia Item
com mending VV. A. Guthrie's article in
favor c f N'.nh Carolina's making the
Japanese yen and Mexican dollar legal
lender in X rtli Carolina. The Item
asserts that this will make North Caro
lina '"the most prosperous State in the
Union "
It seems tint Sh-ritf Smith, of Rich
mond ci'uoiy, reslly did try to get his
silver resolution before the Republican
State convention, but that it was over
slaughed He c .uldn't even get a sec
ond to it Where was J.C.L. Harris about
that time'.' If he had been nearhe could
have gMtn in his work.
Thorn is R Purnell says of- the Re
public. ns: ' The bovs are all being
whipp- d into line. We will not start
our campaign until sometime after all
the national conventions.
Mr T. C. Robertson, a well known
and prosperous farmer of this county,
dipil this morning at his home near
Neuse.
The Supreme Court will adjourn for
the term next Thursday, it is now un
derstood. V. A. Hege, who is such an expert
pjultry breeder, is now selling chick
ens eight weeks old. and weighing 2J
pounds, which were hatched in an incu
bator. The cost of the gift to the United
States cruiser Raleieh is $680.
The Board of Agriculture meets next
month. An eifort wili then be made
to induce it, if possible, to make some
sort of an exhibit at the Southern States
Exposition at Chicago. The odds are
said to be aeainst its doing anything,
as unfortunately no funds appear to be
available It seems that whatever is
done must be by private subscription.
Julian S Carr gives $."00 on condition
that 19 others contribute a like sum.
T. K. Bruner, who has been placed in
charge of the entire tobacco exhibit,
has made requisition on the managers
of the exposition for 2.500 feet of space
and $10,000 to meet the expenses Ii is
said that New Orleans people are fight
ing this exposition on the ground that
it will cause Chicago to get a lot of busi
ness away from them.
Mr. William Simpson, of this city,
president of the National Pharmaceu
tical Association, decides to take a class
in pharmacy, the course of two months
to embrace the theory of pharmacy and
chemistry and the materia medica of
the pharm&copo'ia.
State Senator Mewborne was here to
day. He says he is for fusion with the
Republicans on the basis of 1894. He
says it looks like the no-fusion idea will
prevail, but he fears a mistake has been
made. This moves the Progressiva
Farmer to'say: "We trust that the
Senator is the wrong guesser this time,
and we believe he is." Albert L Simp
son, a Populist, of Goldsboro, is
right after Mewborne, and in the
Progressive Farmer to-day says: "A
crowd who like the Republicans refus
ed to reciprocate with us upon a fair
and reasonable proposition of principle,
after we put them on their feet, as we
did by reciprocation in 1894, and turn
on their best political friends in the
way they have, are not to be trusted by
Populists in 1896 to the extent of as
suming the responsibility of their run
ning North Carolina till 1900."
Mr. W. H. Davis, of Vance county,
announces in the following unique way
that he wants a nomination: "I hereby
offer my name as candidate for nomi
nation as State Senator to all the people
of Vance and Warren counties, regard
less of race, color, or previous condi
tion of party servitude. I have no
office itch; I bow the knee to none but
God and the will of the people. Uy
politics are Jeffersonian Democrtcy,
Abraham Lincoln Republicanism and
L. L Polk Populism concentrated. My
finance is legal tender greenbacks, sil
ver and gold; the silver dollar as the unit
of value; abolition of national banks;
allow no gold contracts; equal justice
to all. United we stand, devided the
many go down, the few go up. May
God a4d the good people save our
country."
Governor Carr appoints tbe follow
ing as delegates to the national con
vention of charities and correction at
Grand Rapids. Mich , June 4th: O. B.
Denson, Rev. Robert Strange, Thomas
W. PattOP, A- J. Tomnnsoo, Rey. f; H.
John son j O. H. Allen, John T. Pullen,
W. F. Craie and Dr. Charles Daffy.
W. F. Williams ia appointed superin
tendent f telegraph for the Seaboard
Air Lineaystem. ,
Geo. R. F. Hoke is elected president
of the North . Carolina Car Company, of
Raleigh-! ,
There are to be 1.000 delegates to the
Democratic Stale convention. .
Ex-GeoeraltManaeer John C. Winder
sues President' Hoffman, of the Sea
board Air Line, for failure to pay his
salary as per agreement upon Winder's
retirement.
Tbe eighth weekly crop bulletin, for
the week ending last Saturday, says the
reports f correspondents indicate a
very favorable change nearly every
where. The first part of the week con
tinued very warm and dry, but com
mencing: the 19th favorable rains oc
curred nearly every day over large por
tions of the State. The drought, how
ever, continues to prevail in some of the
western counties, in southern portions
of the central district, and especially
over the southeastern and coast region.
The temperature was above normal
every day during the week, and where
sufficient rain fell crops made rapid
growtn.
A HANDSOME TRIBUTE.
Rev. Dr. Brown Speaks Feellncl of Bis
friend. -Dr. Pritchard Winston Public
Schools Closed.
Special to the Observer.
Winston, May 25. At the First
Baptist church here last night the
pastor, liev. Dr. Brown, spoke most
tenderly of thelate Dr. Pritchard.
He referred to him as one of the few
men be dearly loved. He reviewed his
ife work most interestingly. Among
other periods of the deceased's notable
career which Dr. Brown mentioned.
were his Dresidencv of Wake Forest
college, his turbulent pastorate at Wil
mington, and then at Charlotte, which
he believed was the crowning work of
his li fe, He spoke of Dr. Pritchard's
last visit to Winston-Salem two years
ago when he delivered the baccalaure
ate sermon at Salem Academy com
mencement before the graduating class
of 1894. He told Dr. Brown on that
sit that he believed his race was near
ly run, and that he would scarcely live
two years longer.
Maj. T. J. Brown was in the audience,
and in response to an invitation from
the pastor, related some interesting per
sonal reminiscences of the deceased.
The major and Dr. Pritchard have been
life long and intimate friends.
The Winston city schools closed to
night with interesting commencement
exercises. The annual address was de
livered by President Kilgo, of Trinity
College. The presentation of diplomas
was happily made to the 22 graduates
by Hon. Clement Manley, of this city.
A chapter of orphans "sfrom the
Thomasviile orphanage gave"three en
tertainments in Winston yesterday.
The collections taken up for them ag
gregated $189 30. This amount will be
in-creased to 8200.
THE HCHBOLUT CASE KK.VEKSEU.
Allen's Sntt for a Drawback of TarltT was
Gained In the Lower But Lost In the
Supreme Court.
Washington', May 25 A customs
case of much importance was decided
in the Supreme Court of the United
Plates to-day. the opinion being read by
Mr. Justiee White, the effect of whioh
will be to protect the Treasury against
the withdrawal of a considerable sum.
Charles Allen, of the steamer Humboldt,
engaged in coastwise trade on the Pa
cific, sued the United States to recover
$94,000 claimed to be due him as draw
back on bituminous coal imported by
him and used on the Humboldt, under
the provisions of the tariff act of 188:5.
The government contended that the
drawback provision pleaded by Al en
was repealed by the act of 1830. (the
Mclvinley law) but the Circuit Court
and Court' of Appeals for the ninth cir
cuit district decided against the United
States. This was reversed by the Su
preme Coart of the United States and
tbe case remanded with instructions to
render judgment for the United States.
TELKGBAPHIC BBIKF8.
The Treasury gold reserve at the
ose of business yesterday stood at
$109,480,050. The day's withdrawals
were $1,635,300.
The filibustering steamer Laurada,
which had been lying at the quarantine
station at Charleston, b. C, for two
days, went to sea again yesterday after
noon.
Late yesterday afternoon the Zeigler
brothers, who have for seven months
defied thedetectives after them for mur
der, surrendered at Sylvania, Ga., and
were placed in jail.
It is almost certain from Washington
advices that the President will not sign
the river and harbor bill. He will
either veto it or allow it to become a
aw without his signature.
Taylor Dalk and his son, Tom Delk,
the two notorious Georgia murderers,
will be put on trial to-day for the mur
der of Sheriff Gwyno, whom they shot
while he was trying to arrest them.
The Southern. Railway reports for
April gross earnings of $1,373,097, a de
crease of $10,647; expenses and taxes of
$1,009,572, decrease ot $49,999, and net
earnings of $323,524, increase of $39,351.
The Supreme Council of the Royal
Arcanum at Savannah, Ga., yesterday
re-elected all" of its old officers with the
exception of Chas. li. Cox., of St. Louis,
whose place on a committee will be
filled by Isaac W. Caulfleld, of New
York.
The contract has been let for the
erection of five buildings of the Univer
sity of Virginia to the place of those
destroyed by fire last October. Charles
H. Langtry & Co., of Richmond, were
the successful bidders at a little under
$300,000
The Presbyterian General Assembly
at Saratoga, N. Y., yesterday in discus
sing various questions without coming
to a decision upon any of them except
one. The report of the committee on
Church unity, which has been before
the Assembly for several years, was laid
on the table indefinitely.
In the case of the Meyer brothers vs.
Walter Richards, from Louisiana, for
recovery of money paid for illegally re
issued State bonds, the Supreme Court
df the United States yesterday reversed
the verdict of the lower court and or
dered a judgment for the plaintiffs.
The bonds had been fraudulently sold
to Richards by A. E. Burke, formerly
Treasurer of Louisiana and were sold
by Richards to the Meyers.
Mr. Oreeham
to Build
House.
a Mew EatiDg
A great improvement is being agi
tated at the Southern station, and that
is a new eating house. By the change
ia the arrangments in the depot, the
dining room and kitchen are too
small and inconvenient. Mr. Bald
win and Mr. Gresham are now In
correspondence regarding a new
house. Mr, Baldwin says that theys
cannot build a house, but will give
Mr. Gresham the land, below the depot,
If he will build a house. It is thought
the proposition will be accepted, and if
so. Charlotte will atill be known far and
wide as having thn beat eat-'em-op
bonf 1 n the South
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GREAT WESTERN TORNADOES,
LARGE NUMBERS HATE BEKNKIIXBO
From All Sections of Iowa, Illinois and
Michigan Cornea tha Kews of Death aad
Destruction Galena, 111., Almost Inun
dated By a Clondbnrst Pis ties sins;
Scenes of Suffering- Great Trees. Blows
About Like Straws Barns aad Bona
Utterly Disappear Streets Transformed
Into G allies and Canals.
Washington, May 25. Among the
places where great damage to property
was done by the cyclone, but where
little or no loss of life occurred are
Burlington, Manchester, Marshalltown,
Dubuque and Lima, Iowa; Hagin,
Rockford, Galena and Mount Car
roll, Illinois, and Dulutb, Minn.
At Galena, 111 , the damage was very
great, chiefly from flood canted ap
parently ,0)y a cloudburst. Water
rushing in torrents from the bluffs
to the low ground together with
the sudden rise of the . Galena
river turned the down-town streets into
running rivers. Tow-boats did service
on Main and Commerce streets. Frank
lin street Is a scene of devastation. The
solid macadamizing of the street has
been gutted to a depth of ten feet in
soma places. Several bridges were
washed away. Several cellars oc Main
street are Inundated and places of busi
ness in some portions of the town are
abandoned. Walls of solid masonry
were torn out. buildings carried from
foundations and horses swept from float
ing barns down the deluged streets.
Several homes were wrecked, among
them that of J. P. Strickland, whose
wife was drowned in the flood.
At Durango, Ia., in the midst of the
storm, Mrs. Clark, station agent of the
Chicago fe Great Western Railway, was
called from her residence to the depot
nearby to get orders for a train which
had just arrived. She took her four
children with her and was at work
when the flood, sweeping down the
Maquotank valley, carried away her
residence and then the station, which
was carried down the stream about a
mile and a quarter.
The four children were drowned
Mrs. Clark clung to the roof and
rescued by trainmen. The loss of
but
was
her
children has dethroned her reason.
Fiftj Houses Wrecked.
Mocnt Clemens, Mich., May 25. A
cyclone passrd over this city this even
ing, wrecking about 50 houses and kill
ing six or eight persons and injuring
several others.
Two Villages Wiped Out.
Pontiac, Mich . May 25. Reports
from Ortonville, Oak wood, Oxford and
Thomas, which are located in Oakland
county, 15 to 20 miles north of here, say
that a cyclone swept these sections this
afternoon. Ortonville and Thomas were
nearly wiped out of existence. It is said
that fully a dozen people lost their lives
at Ortonville, while at Thomas four
were killed.
Lakevlew fellg-htly Touched Up.
Lakeview, Mich . May 25. A small
cyclone struck this place this evening
at 5 o'clock, destroying crops, trees ind
everything in its path. A large barn
owned by George Roberts, was demol
ished, and one owned by Fred Edgar
was moved from its foundation and
crushed. Heavy oak rails were car
ried across a ten-acre lot and splin
tered. A drenching rain followed.
Chicago Gets a Breath.
Chicago, May 25. A storm of wind,
rain, thunder and lightning struck Chi
cago at 2 o'clock this morning. The
wind at times attained the velocity of
hurricane and the lightning was inces
sant. Over an inch of water fell.
Illinois Wind-Swept, Too.
Rockford, 111., May 25 Several peo
ple were killed and many thousand dol
lars worth of property were destroyed
by a storm of wind, hail and rain which
swept over this region last night. Four
persons were injured, some fatally. The
storm was most severe southeast of the
city. At midnighta cyclone struck one
mile south of Egan City, wrecking the
residence of Mrs. Isora Bird and killing
her instantly. Other fatalities are re
ported. OKTOSV1LLK BARELY ESCAPES.
A Fath Half a Mile Wide and 12 Miles
1 oDg Completely Cleared of Houses.
OKToNvnxs, Mich., May 25. A cy
clone swept over the northern portion of
Oakland county this afternoon. The
storm passed about half a mile norjh of
this village. It came from tbe west.
The path of the cyclone was half a mile
wide. Every farmhouse in its path for
a distance of 12 miles was destroyed and
between 20 and 25 persons killed
and
nearly 30 injured, some of whom
will
die.
The names of some of the killed are:
Daniel Thompson and son, Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Mitchell and two children,
Mr. and Mrs. Abram Quick and three
children, Mrs. Henry Quick, John Por
rit, Mrs. Joseph Porrit, Mrs. T. J.
Heaton and two children of Mr. Howe.
Oakwood, the next village north of
here, is reported to have been com
pletely wiped out and many persons
killed and injured.
At Thomas, which is located a few
miles east of here, many buildings
were destroyed and five persons were
killed.
Matamora, a town a few miles north
of Thomas, on the line of the Michigan
Central Railroad, suffered severely and
several persons were killed.
PKOF KISKR KK-KLBCTKD.'
Miss Kdna Law to Teach In the Salisbury
Graded School White Sent Back to Al
bermarle. Special to the Observer.
Salisbury. May 25 Dr. Jas. White,
the Indian doctor, who is held for as
saulting a white woman in Stanly coun
ty and who was brought here for trial,
which was postponed, was this after
noon taken back to Albermarle jail to
await the August term of Rowan court.
The Salisbury jail is now empty.
The city school committee met this
afternoon and reelected Prof. R. G.
Kiser principal of the graded school for
tbe next school term. Prof. J. A. Gra
ham was elected assistant principal,
vice Miss Bessie Neely, and Miss Edna
Law, now teaching in Charlotte.' was
elected in place of Prof. Graham. All
the other teachers in the school were re
elected as follows: Miss S. 8. Rutledge,
Miss Sallie Sossamon, Miss Carrie Craw
ford and Miss Hattie Bringle. The re
election of tnis excellent corps of teach
ers is highly creditable to the commit
tee and will rive great satisfaction.
Rev. N. S. Jones came over from
Winston Saturday night and delivered
tbe annual sermon to the Royal Arca
num here in the Presbyterian church
last night. It is believed the largest
crowd ever packed ia the church was
present. The sermon was excellent and
and most appropriate for the occasion.
Good De bat Ins; Material.
The subject of debate at the C. M. L
closing exercises will be the suffrage:
property qualifications. Debaters af
firmative: Cadets Ran Preston and Tom
Osborne: negative: Cadets Walter Walsh
and J. W. 8i"mpscn.
A Card. -v -
To "Charlotte Blues." We hereby
challenge to play a match game of base
ball on next Saturday afternoon at 4:30
at Latta Park. - W. S. Dan eels
Manager "Colts."
Toe Democratic county convention at
Chicago to-day will undoubtedly declare
for free silver and Governor Altgsld's
re-DQmtn&tton. . ' y
The SOUTHERNPRESBYTERI AKS
A WARM DEBATE 0 A 'KIDUCTION.
The Foreign Correspondence Committee
Wanted the Pan-Presbyterian Alliance
Annnal Appropriation Cot Down to
170-Dr. ;Vsm Make a Report-No '
Amendments to Be Made to the Book of
Church Order No Inherent Bigbt of
Deacons to Govern Their Church's Tem
poral Affairs Kxtsta, But Such Power
Hay Be Vested In Them Interesting
Talk Regarding Foreign Missions and
Their Working
Memphis, May .25. This morning
business at the General Assembly began
in earnest. The opening religious exer
cises were conducted by Rev. L N. Naff,
of Virginia, the oldest commissioner
preseut. - ; ,-:::--;--
The moderator, in a graceful speech,
reminded the Assembly of the prelimin
ary rules of order, -whioh he promised
should be strictly enforced.
A proposition to dispense with this
afternoon's session met with considers-,
ble opposition but was adopted. Several
reports and overtures were then read
and referred. Dr. Vass, chaplain of the
University of Virginia, rendered a re-,
port on theological seminaries. - It com
mended the progress made and approved
the election of Dr. Strickler and Dr.
Hall to chairs in Union and Columbia
seminaries. It was adopted. Dr. Rur
kitt's report from the foreign corres
pondence committee recommended $170
instead of f iSO as the annual appropria
tion for the Pan-Presbyterian Alliance.
It was hotly debated by Drs, Wood row,
Vance, Hemphill and others. Probably
the best speech of this hot debate was
made by Hon. W, M. Cor, a member of
the Mississippi Legislature, from Pren
tiss county, who opposed any decrease
in the appropriation.
It was finally settled that the dele
gates appointed last year to attend the
coming Glasgow meeting of the Alli
ance should ask for an investigation of
the basis of representations and assess
ments. The chaplain of the New Or
leans Seamen's Bethel, Rev. R.E.Steele,
then addressed the Assembly on the sub- -
ject of work among the seamen. Jue
spoke of the good work being done at
Mobile, Charleston,. Savannah, in on oik
and other Southern ports, as weir as at
New Orleans. His remarks were brief
and received close attention. A special
committee will be appointed to make a
report on this subject.
The moderator appointed tiev. r. f .
Brown and Elder E. S.- Upton a com
mittee on the Bethel , address. The
oommittee cn bills and -overtures
through the Churoh chairman, Dr.
Hemphill introduced a report asking
that the regular reports be ordered from
the churches regarding their Westmin
ster Leagues and hat the committee on
publication be ordered to furnish suita
ble blanks for this purpose; that the com
mittee recommend that the petition be
granted. Adopted. -
Dr. Hemphill further reported that
his committee recommend that over
ture from the same fresoytery, ask
ing the interpretation as to whether it
be lawful to elect as commissioner to
the General Assembly, a ruling elder in
active service in a church, unaer tne
jurisdiction of the Presbytery at the
time of election, be answered thus:
That it is competent for a Presbytery
to choose as their commissioner to the
General Assembly any ruling elder un
der its jurisdiction.. Adopted. - -
Tbe committee on Dins ana overtures
further reported . to the overtures
from tbe Presbytery of South Carolina
and of Enoree, asking that in tne lorm
of government tbe Assembly decline to
send down to the Presbyteries the pro
posed amendments to the Book of
Church Order. Adopted. .
The committee further reported as to ,
the overture of the Presbytery of Wils
mington asking the Assembly to so
amend the constitution as to make it
possible for two or more weak churohes
to combine under one pastoral govern
ment; that they were unable to form an -amendment
to meet the case which
would not be an infringement upon tbe
inherent Tights of the congregations.
The negative power of the committee
was adopted. - - --v- .
Several reports were then disposed of
without debate. As to the report of the
Presbytery of South Alabama asking
the Assembly to state whether the gov
ernment of -the temporal , affairs of.
the Church inheres to the dea
cons of the Church by virtue of their
ordination, or by special act of the
church session, the. committee recom
rdended that an answer be sent saying
that the administration of the temporal
affairs of the Church does not inhere to
the deacons by virtue of their ordi
nation, but may properly be commit--ted
to them. Dr. Praig suggested . the
defining of what was meant by tempo
ral affairs as an amendment, which has
been made to the committee's report.
Dr. Woodrow offered a substitute for
Dr. Hemphill's answer to the overture,
and this precipitated a lively little three
cornered fight between Dr.HemphilLDr.
Woodrow and Dr. L. C. Vass, in the
course of which there were two threat
ened appeals from the, moderator's de
cision, neither of which, however,
could get a seoond. There was evi
dently a little disposition to take ad
vantage of the extreme affability of
Moderator Mallard, but when he real
ized that the house was getting into a '
hopeless tangle through this debate on
points of order, he brought his strong
common sense to bear, brushing away
all the quibbles and summarsly check-
ing off further debate". Dr. Woodrow's
substitute was lost and the report of the
committee was adopted. It is under
stood, however, that this is not the end .
of the matter as one of the elders, Mr
Dean, of Opelika, Ala says he will
move for the appointment of a special
committee to whom this matter may
be referred and an , amendment to
the book prepared to be sent to
the Presbyteries for their approval -
After some unimportant announce
ments J.he Assembly took a recess at
12:40 until 8 p.m. -s
EVES ING SESSION.
The mass meeting in favor of foreign
missions was called to order promptly.
at 8 o'clock by Moderator Mallard, who
announced some changes in tbe com
mittees on account of the departure of
some or tbe commissioners. Kev. ur.
Fair, of Richmond, led the prayer.
The first speaker was Rev J. P. Smith,
D. D., who spoke feelingly of the mis- "
sionaries who have died during the
year. Dr. Smith is chairman of the
standing committee on foreign mis
sions and, was in charge of the meeting.
The next speaker was Rev. John L.
Stuart, a missionary, from China, who
described the work in that land. The
mission was inaugurated inlSG7. It now
has 11 stations, 58 missionaries and 235
converts. His address was very inter
esting. He was followed by Rev. H. P.
Price, of Japan, who spoke gratefully of
the kind treatment he and the other
missionaries have always received from
the Japanese people. There arenow on
hand 664 Protestant churches in Japan;
of these 75 are Presbyterian with 79 or
dained ministers. The influence of
Christianity is wonderful in that coun
try. In the first Parliament of Japan
there were 13 Christians, of whom a
Presbyterian was chosen Speaker. At
the conclusion of his remarks, short .
talks were made by Dr. Chester ant? ' til
ers. Much Interest was manifested in
this branch of the Church's work and
the closest .attention, was paid to each
speaker. -