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THE ROME TRIBUNE VOL. VI. NO. 1.948 THE TYPE-SETTER. Exhibition of The Tribune's Wonderful Machine. VISITORS ENTHUSIASTIC. A New Erain Rome Journalism —Description of the Great Thorne Machine. The Tribune’s type-setting machine drew a large and enthusiastic crowd yes terday afternoon. Shortly after 4 o’clock the people began to drop in, and toward 5 they came in a steady stream. , The situation of the machine is firstrate. A composing room, some distance for ward of the old one, had been fitted up especially for the type-setter, and the ceiling and wainscoting had been paint ed a pearl-white, so’ as to give the best light. The machine stands near a win dow. which gives a north light, and two electric lights in front and behind bring out every part of the machine with sharp distinctness. About 3 o’clock the electric current was turned on at the power house, and at 3:30 the motor in The Tribune build ing was started. It struck up a cheerful hum, very much like the song of the Aeolian harp. and the belts transferred the motion over several pulleys of vari ous sizes, to the type-machine. A batch of copy large enough to give several printers a day's work,was turned over to Foreman Willingham, and by him handed to an expert operator, Miss West of Hartford. Instead of being di vided into short takes, as usual with printers, a whole article was put on the copy holder at one time, thus keeping the context before the operator, and re ducing the chances of error. The young lady’s fingers began to move over the keys, not with any apparent haste, but with precision and despatch. Some times, as in the words “and,” “the,” and in the syllables “con,” “ing,” etc., she would strike three keys apparently at the same instant, bringing three let ters down together. An infinitesimal period of time was allowed between some of these letters, in order to get the first down foremost, but it was practically one stroke for three letters. This facili ty gives the machine a higher spaed than the typewriter, on which every letter must be struck separately. The speed of the operator depends largely on fa cility in making these combinations. Care has to be taken to avoid striking letters in the wrong order. For in stance, “a” and “z” struck together would come down “az,” but “z” and “a” struck at the same instant would also come down “az.” The combina tion is good one way, but not the other. Thus, certain combinations can be made and others cannot, and the ready knowl edge of this Jonhs a good part or the skill. Manual dexterity, however, is a great deal, and for this reason, ladies excel as operators. The “justifier” works not by faith, but by sight. This young lady, Miss Dresser, also of Hartford, had a task to keep up with the operator, but’ it was almost an even race all the way through. The operator sets type by the yard or half-yard, and the justifier cuts it up into short lines exactly long enough to go into a neswpaper column. Rapid spacing requires great dexterity and a quick eye. Mr. Andrews was kept busy explain ing the working of the machine. Every visitor pronounced it a wonderful piece of mechanism, and all went away en thusiastic. Deputy Sheriff Dallas Tur ner, who had just become ex-officio man ager of a sawmill, came in and gave the machine a close scrutiny. “I have two saw mills,” said he, “and I need a news paper to complete my layout. I must keep up with all modern improvements.” Sheriff Moore came in examined the machine carefully to see if it was loaded, and expressed himself as satisfied. Among the visitors were Mayor King, Manager E. E. Bawsel of the telephone exchange, Manager Adkins of the Postal Telegraph company, Prof. R. J. Gwalt ney, Janies D. Gwaltney, Manager Woodruff of the Western Union, E. A. Johnson, C. S. Wright, Paul Reece, John Reece, George Harris, W_. W. Vandiver, Walter Harris, Esq., H. C. Wood, Cap tain John Reece, Major R. T. Fouche, E. T. McGhee, President J. H. Reynolds of the First National bank, Captain R. G. Clark, Rev. Geo. T. Goetchius, John Lundbom, Walter Walters, W.B. Camp bell, T. O. Hand, J. E. Dean, E. E. Ma gil, Chas. Warner, and several ladies. About a hundred in all were present,but in the constant movement of the crowd many of the names were overlooked. Mr. W. H. Adkins of the Postal Tele graph company, made an important sug gestion, to the effect that a telegraph operator could take press dispatches as easily on the type machine as he could on a typewriter, and could thus turn them into type immediately. THE THORNE MACHINE. The machine consists of two upright cylinders about fifteen inches in diame ter, and thirty inches high. These cyl linders are mounted, one above the other, on a base, and to them is attached the keyboard and justifying apparatus. Each cylinder is divided by ninety equi-distant channels,running the whole length of the cylinders vertically. The channels of the upper cylinder contain only a spring in each, under which the “dead” type is loaded, and this cylinder is called the “distributor.” The. chan nels of the lower cylinder each have at the top a series of “wards” arranged in combinations like the. wards of a Yale lock, and one particular letter is nicked t > match the combinations of wards of one channel, only. The “dead” type—or type that has been used to print from and is now ready to be distributed and set over again, is loaded by an ingenious “loader into the channels of the upper clyinder. This clyinder is now rotated, step by step, by its mechanism, which brings the channels of the upper cylinder into exact coincidence with those of the lower cylinder, presenting at each step 90 type to the wards in the channels of the cyl inder. And where the nicks of a letter match the wards of the channel over which it pauses, every such letter drops into the channel below. Thus all the letters “a” go into one channel, and the letters “b” into another, etc., until all the capitals, small letters and figures are assorted each in its proper channel. Simultaneously the operator, setting from “copy” before her, touches the keys on the board, and causes such let ters as she desires to be ejected from the bottom of the lines of type in the lower cylinder. The letters are, thrown on a revolving disc,which carries them to one side of the cylinder, delivering them on a rapidly running belt, which in turn carries them to the “packer” immediate ly in front of the operator. The “pack er” forms the letters into words and the words into a continuous line, which passes over the keyboard to the “justi fier,” who divides this long line into short ones of the desired length. The “justifier” having spaced out a line, touches a lever and this line is pushed down into the galley, and the apparatus is ready for another line. All this pro ceeds with the greatest rapidity. Expert operators can readily set and distribute simultaneously on one machine, as much type as six or seven men can set alone in the same time; the hand men having afterward to distribute their type one letter at a time into their cases,ready for another day’s} work, while the ma chine can go on indefinitely, its capacity being only limited by the amount of type in the office. The Thorne machines are in use on several of the largest New York dailies, as well as on dailies, weeklies and mag azines in many of the cities of this coun try and Europe. In fact, the Thornes are used on every continent except Asia, and do the composition on the finest publications as readily as newspaper work. AT HIS VICTIM’S GRAVE. When He Returned He Was Caught, Tried and Convicted. Greensboro, N. C,, Feb. 9.—An enormous crowd assembled on the out skirts of Winston to witness the execu tion of Peter DeGraff for the murder of his sweetheart, Ellen Smith. DeGraff was taken to the place of execution, winch was about three miles from the city, by Sheriff McArthur and a force of deputies. On the scaffold he made a long speech, confessing the crime and leaving the usual warning to others to avoid bad women and liquor. Hitherto DeGraff has strenuously de nied his guilt, and it was supposed that he would die with his lips sealed. After his speech he joined in singing a hymn. The executed man was a tough case and during his confinement gave the officers of the law much trouble. The murder for which DeGraff paid the penalty occurred over a year ago. The murdered wormti; was es a.-shady character, but DeGraff seemed to be greatly attached to her. After the mur der the guilty man fled to Mount Airy, but returned to the scene of the tragedy and visited the grave of the woman he murdered. GORDON’S LECTURE. He Was Introduced by General Evans. The Lecture a Success. Atlanta, Feb. 9—lt was a large and appreciative audience that greeted Gen eral John B. Gordon at The Grand to hear his lecture on the Last Days of the Confederacy. As usual, the general was eloquent and entertaining. He looked every inch a soldier, and apparently the same as when he followed Lee in the closing days of the confederacy. As General Clement A. Evans stepped to the front for the purpose of intro ducing the speaker of the evening he was greeted with a storm of applause which fairly shook the building. It was several minutes before he was permitted to proceed. The lecture was an eminent success in every way. Its word painting was fer vid and picturesque, its eloquence mas terly and dignified. As the old veter ans listened they seemed to live again in the past, and the occasion was to them, at least, a feast of the most delightful enjoyment. THE CASE OF PURVIS. Governor Stone Snvs that He Can Do Nothing. Jackson, Miss., Feb. 9.—Governor Stone has not received any notification of the miscarriage of justice in the case of Will Purvis. Until privately in formed otherwise, he, as every one else here, believed the sentence had been car ried out. This is the first time in the history of the state, so far as known,where a crim inal sentenced to death escaped the same by interference of outsiders. A press correspondent called on the governor and asked him what he intended doing in the premises. After stating that he had re ceived no information from the sheriff, he said there was nothing he could do; that Purvis would have to be arraigned at the next term of court, and resen tenced without, of course, any further trial. Bob Marler Hanged. Pineville, Ky., Feb. 9.—Dob Mar ler was hanged at 10:05 a. m. Thirteen minutes later he was pronounced deal The condemned man talked for 10 min utes on the scaffold, but did not confess Weather Forecast. Washington, Feb. 9.—Forecast till b p. m., Saturday—For North Carolina— fair Saturday, colder by Saturday even ing, brisk high southerly winds. South Carolina and Georgia—generally fair, westerly winds. Eastern Florida—fair, southerly winds. Western Florida, Ala bama and Mississippi—fair, cooler, wes terly winds. home. iiA,. Saturday mokning, febhuakyio. LIQUOR LICENSE Candidates for Aidermen Are Interviewed. THEY ARE OF ONE MIND. Whatever Party is Put Into Of fice, the License Will Re main as It Is. There has been some concern to know how the candidates for municipal honors stand on the question of high or low license, and the Tribune determined to find out by going directly to the parties themselves and putting the question di rectly. Their answers thus become a matter of public record. It will be seen from the following answers that the candidates for aidermen are all opposed to a change. Three gentlemen, Messrs. Harvey, Neel and McCaffrey, were or not to be found. We understand that they agree with the others. WHAT THEY SAY. Mr. A. B. McArver says: I am for high license and good protection. The present license is all right,and if it takes my vote to change, it it would stay like it is. Mr. J. A. Gamon: I think the license is neither too high or too low,and should stay as it is. Mr. J. H. Hoskinson: As far as the question of liquor license is concerned, I think Rome has done better under the present license than ever before. If the license was reduced, more saloons would necessarily be opened, and we can't afford to raise it. If my party is elected I shall do my best to keep it just as it is. Mr. H. S. Lausdell: If my ticket is elected I shall vote to keep it where it is, when the question is brought up, which will not be for a little over a year. Mr. Lausdell was a member of the council when the present license of SI,OOO was adopted, and voted for the present ordi nance. Mr. Henry Stoffregen: The license, acording to my views, is all right, and I would not like to see it changed. Mr. Joe Johnson: The liquor license is just as it should be. Rome has had less trouble with its whiskey at the pre sent figure than ever before. I want to see it stay where it is. Mr. Walter Harris : Itbifk the license is all right—will not be changed for a long time. Everything has gone on smoothly as it is, so let “good enough alone.” BELIEVES T HE BILL WILL PASS- Senator Quay Expects the the Wi’son Meas* uie Will Go Through the Senate. Pittsburg, Pa., Feb.7.—When Senator Quay passed through Pittsburg on his way.to jV’eh'mffouo.uJdouday, he was asked by a friend if he thought the Wil son bill would pass. “The democrats are in power and are. able to; pass the bill, and it will be passed,” Mr. Quay replied. STORM IN ENGLAND. Vessels Compelled to Seek Shelter—Build ings Blown Down. London, Feb. 9.—A violent hurricane Is prevailing along the coasts most sf the countries bordering on the North Sea. Many casualties have been reported. Some have occurred even in the generally safe harbor of Hamburg. In Great Britain a gale is blowing, ac companied in some places by heavy rain. Reports from Inverness and Perth shire, Scotland, state that floods have Occurred there. Dispatches received here show that the gale swept over all the coasts of Great Britain, and that considerable damage was done. Tua sea dikes along the Straits of Dover, betwean Dungeness and Dymchurch, were damaged by the heavy seas that pounded against them. At Appledore, Devonshire, the lowlands were flooded for a distance of eight miles from the sea. The immense embankment that was built to protect Romney Marsh, Kent, against the incursions of the sea did not avail to keep the place from being Hood ed. The Romney Marsh parish church was surrounded by deep water. Two hundred vessels were compelled to seek refuge from the storm at East Bay, Dungeness. Several cottages at Sheffield, York shire, were blown down, and at Llan dudno, Wales, a new Baptist chapel was wrecked. The Scarborough Peak railway station was completely destroyed by the wind. So heavy was the gale (hat the waiting rooms and the station master’s office were blown over a wall Into a field. WITH CLOSED DOORS. Farmers Hold a Convention in Kansas. Several Warm Debates. Topeka, Kan., Feb. 9.—The Nation al Council of Farmers' alliance did not conclude its session Thursday evening, as had been expected, and it is doubtful if the closing session be held before Satur day. At the morning session, held be hind closed doors, there were several warm debates, and the meeting was so interesting that adjournment for dinner was not taken until 1 o’clock. The fight over endorsement of woman's suffrage occupied most of the day. Reports show 3,000 members of the Alliance in Kan pß. Tennessee shows only 2,000 mem bers. The Flood Could Not Stop It. Murphy, N. C., Feb. 9.—A rathei strange and novel marriage ceremony was performed at Marble, this county, recently. The Valley river was swollen out of its banks by the continued heavy rains and Mr. John T. Wall and Mis.t Elber Raxter wishing to marry, Esquire Joe Parker stood on one side of the rivet and joined the happy couple on the othti aids for life. THE DANGER LINE. The Cumberland River Has Overflowed Its Banks. THE PESTHOUSES FLOODED Smallpox Patients Removed to Other Quarters—Hundreds of Families Moving Out. NAgpviLLE, Feb. 9.—The Cumber land river is booming, and has already reached the danger line. During the past 24 hours nearly three inches of water fell. The lowlands around the city are flooded and hundreds of families are moving their effects tu higher ground. The water has invaded the county pest house and a number of smallpox patients are being carried to new quar ters. The danger line is 40 feet and the weathbr bureau officials predict that the water will roach 45 feet by sundown. | Tangle in the House. Washington, Feb. 9. A tangle growing out of an error in an important roll call by which the house went into a'i committee of the whole on the Bland' bill opened the proceedings in the house.*' Mr. Babcock, of Wisconsin, ex plained that he had not voted upon that roll call, and Mr. Tracey and Mr. Reed attempted to make the point that this broke a quorum, and subsequent pro ceedings were vitiated. They discovered, however, that Mr. Marshall, of Vir ginia, Und Mr. Shell, of South Carolina, were recorded as not voting and as their votes would complete the quorum, no further objections to the approval of the journal were made. At 12:27 Mr. Bland moved that the house go into coyimittee of the whole to consider the silver seignorage bill, and it was agreed to without division. Zeal of the Finance Committee. Washington, Feb. 9. —The sub-com mittee of the senate committee on finance are displaying commendable zeal in pushing its labors to the utmost,' ap preciating the fact that earnest util ization of time is necessary to reach any conclusions so that the rough draft o? the bill may he laid before the Democratic members of the com mittee when it meets Tuesday Three members of the subcommittee were at the capital bright and early, but they’ put in a part of their time in the room of Mr. Mills, which is situated in the old part of the building on the lower floor, and away from the crowds that usually throng the corridors and the men who have been endeavoring to ac complish, by personal interviews, what a formal designation of hearings. To Prevent Pelagic Sealing. Washington, Feb. 9. - Secretary Her bert has about completed the list of naval vessels he will order to the BeLring Sea this season on patrol duty. The fleet will be the largest yet sent to prevent pelagic sealing and will leave San Fran cisco the latter part of April. Affairs in Brazil make it uncertain when any ships will be detached from the south Atlantic station and sent to the Pacific in time to join the fleet, but the secre tary has decided to detach the Charles ton and the Detroit as soon as tteit ser vices at Rio can be dispensed with and to assign them to Behr.ng Sea service. The Charleston will, in all probability, become the flagship. The other vessels in the squadron will be the Yorktown, the Bennington, the Mohican, the Alert, the Marion, the Ranger and three reve nue cutturs. Carlisle Tali cm a Vacation. Washington, Feb. 9. Lighthouse tender, Maple will leave here 11 a. m. for Fort Monroe, Va. She will carry as guests Secretary and Mrs. < ’arlise, As sistant Secretary Hamlin, and his sister, Miss Hamlin, Miss Berry, daughter of Representative Berry, of Kentucky, and Logan Carlisle, chief clerk of the treas ury. The party expect to return Tues day or Wednesday. Secretary Carlisle, who is worn out from overwork, pre fers taking this trip to a longer one to recuperate his health. Gohl Reserve Intact. Washington, Feb. 9.—The gold re serve in the treasury is again intact. It reached that condition when the gold received from the recent bond issue swelled the gold beyond the $100,000,000 mark Friday. On Aug. 10, last, the gold in the treasury stood at $103,000,000, since which date it has gradually de clined, reaching its lowest point of $04,- 000,000 on Tuesday last, when the gold received for the sale of bonds was trans ferred into treasury cash. KOLB FOR GOVERNOR. He Is Nominated by Independent Demo* crats and Populists. Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 9.—The Jef fersonian and Populist delegates locked arms and nominated Captain Kolb and his ticket. As predicted the Republi cans stayed out of the pot and started a sideshow of their own. The following are some of the more important planks of the new coalition platform: We demand the free coinage of gold and silver on the basis oi 16 to 1. We demand the expansion of the culating medium to $59 per capita. We demand a tariff for revenue, and that the revenue necessary to meet the expenses of the government be raised so far as possible by a tariff on importa tions, and that this tariff be so levied as to protect the laborer in the mines, the mills, the shops and on the farms an I their products against the labor of for eign countries. We demand a national graduated in- come tax ou salaries or incomes iu ex cess of reasonable expenditures of the comforts and necessaries of life. We demand that the convicts shall be removed from the mines. We demand that the present lien laws be so amen.led as to egive miners the same benefits accorded to other labor ers, and the enactment of such laws as will secure to them payments of wages in lawful money semi-monthly. x We favor the creation of the office of state inspector of weights and measures, the election of mine inspectors, and the inhibition of working children under 13 years of age in the mines. KISSED A KEY TO HIM. Prisoners* Plot to Escape Disclosed by One of the Party. Chattanooga, Feb. 9.—A dastardly plot has just been disclosed, which, if successful, would have resulted in a double murder and the Release of all the prisoners in the Hamilton county jail. The plan was for three prisoners, name ly, Dan Gilyard and Henry Pace, col ored, and C. W. Love, white, to place themselves in front and be handcuffed together when High Warden Joe Turney came to take them to the state peniten tiary at Nashville. Then Gilyard was to unlock the handcuffs with a key which his wife had conveyed to him from her mouth while kissing him good bye. The man with the razor would then cut Sheriff Skilleron’s throat and also Captain Turney’s as he came from the jail corridor into the office, and finally release all the prisoners on the office floor through the still unlocked stile gate. The key was smuggled to Gilyard, but George Bennett gave the snap away at the critical point. The prisoners were carried to the pen some days ago, though the story has just leaked out, as it was not (hen believed, but the razor has been found. SILVER Tn LONDON. English Papers Say the Price Cannot Be Artificially Maintained. London, Feb. 9.—The Daily News says: “A full trial has just been given in the United States, under the most favorable auspices, to attempt to sup port the price of silver by artificial means. The failure has been so abso lute that it is difficult to believe that other governments or a combination of governments should seriously undertake the task.” The Times, commenting on the extra ordinary low price of silver, says that Indian exchange now sympathizes with silver to some extent, but not wholly, for if the mints of India had not been closed the rupee would be worth about 11 pence one farthing, whereas it is ac tually worth above one shilling, two pence and one farthing. The Standard says: “The fall that has already occured in the value of silvi r does not promise to bo the worst.” It adds’tTfat the question of reopening the mints in India is being freely discussed. The Telegraph, in an article on the same subject, declares that the fall in silver will revive the discussion in favor of bimetallism, but, it adds. England is not likely to recede from the position she took at the late Brussels Monetary conference. The fact is, the paper further says, the collapse is due to over production. ■ The lower price is likely to check this, though some mines, it is said, are able to clear a profit with sil ver at 18 per ounce or even less. SAYS SHE IS MARRIED. Zella Produces a License Which Ought to Settle It. > Chicago. Feb. 9.—Zella Nicolaus and Guardian A. Ruhman have arrived here and registered at the Victoria hotel as “R. A. King and wife.” The woman was recognized by some men in the lob by. To th hotel officials they admitted their identity, and declared that they had been legally married. But the hotel manager took no chances, and in vited them to repack their belongings and go. To a reporter Zella said: “I have secured a divorce from Nico laus in Joliet. Three days ago Mr. Ruh man and myself were married in Cin cinnati by a justice of the peace.” Zella has the marriage license, the certificate of the justice and a Cincin nati paper containing an account of the ceremony. “Now,” continued Zella, “this is the last move we will make. I will not tell you to what hotel we intend to go, but we will stay in Chicago. We are mar ried and win tell the proprietor just who we are, and shall expect his hospitality and his protection.” Bright Prospects for Gadsden. Gadsden, Ala., Feb. 9.—The pros pects for a prosperous year in Gadsden are fast materializing. The large plant of the Kyle Lumber company in this city, with its numerous logging camps up and down the Coosa river, employing agout 300 men, has been put in active operation again with orders to run them for the entire year. Several capitalists are here for the purpose of leasing the two large furnaces and putting them in operation, giving employment to 800 laborers. The furnace at Round moun tain, 10 miles from Gadsden, is being overhauled and will be put in blast next week. The Elliott Car works are in creasing their force of hands also. Busi ness generally is recovering, and pros pects are very promising for a good year. Princess Colonna Not Coining Yet. London, Feb. 9.—Mrs. John W. Mackay has returned to London from Paris. An intimate friend of the family says the Princess Colonna, daughter of Mrs. Mackay, has not gone to the United States, as was reported, but is in France with her children. She keeps her where abouts secret, because she fears her chil dren may be abducted. It is a serted that the princes is not likely to g" > the United States until the decision the French courts is announced. price mve CENTS. A SAD ACCIDENT. Mr. Seaborn Wright’s Son Painfully Hurt BY A SHETLAND PONY. Struck Over the Ear By the Pony’s Hoof His Condition. Wednesday afternoon Mr. Seab Wright’s little boys, Max, Barry and Graham, hitched their little Shetland pony to a cart of their own manuufac ture, and were riding up and down the road in front of their father’s house. Suddenly and without warning, one of the front wheels came off. throwing the front of the cart against the pony’s heels. The pony became frightened and started to run. Barry, who was driving, was caught in the lines and dragged sev eral yards over the rough macadam road, teaming his coat and jacket completetly offend bruising him considerably. Max, who was riding in front, fell for ward, and was kicked just over the left ear by the pony as he started to run, and fell to the road unconscious. Mr. Wright, who was Sitting in his library, saw the accident and hastened to his son’s assistance and bore him into the house. He at once sent for Dr. Ham omnd, who arrived in a short while and examined the injured boy’s wounds. All the left side of his face is fearfully swollen and it could not be learned whether the skull was fractured or not, but Dr. Hammond expresses as his opin ion that it is not. Concussion of tho brain set in, and everything that could be was done to alleviate his suffering. He rested very badly Wednesday night, but has been sleeping quietly since 11 o’clock yesterday. Max is a very bright little fellow of eight years, and a favorite with all who know him. Many hearts will be made sad to hear of bis painful accident. One Plan to Relieve Ireland. London, Feb. 9. —The Marquis of Londonderry, Conservative, in speaking in Greenwich, said that the Unionist ministry ought to settle the Irish land question. Steps should be taken to fa cilitate purchase and to enable the ten ant to become owner. The establish ment of a beard of agriculture and in struction would help develop Ireland's resources. These and a few other steps along the same line would stop the source of trouble in Ireland. Trade Between Kussia and America. Berlin, Feb. 9. It is reported that a great transatlantic steamship company is forming in St. Petersburg. The capi tal is said to be 3,090,000 rubles. Tho aim of tho founders is to improve trade between Russia and North America, especially betwAjeu the Blacl): Sea and. United States ports, which are to be brought into direct communication by a regular steamship service. The plan is said to have been made during tho Chi cago fair. For McKinley and Reed. Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 9.—At a meeting of Republicans here the follow ing resolution was adopted: Resolved, That in William McKinley, Jr., of Ohio.anil Thomasß. Reed of Maine, we recognize t woof our most distinguish ed fellow citizens, whose talents vve ad mire. whose patriotism we trust, and whose principles we sanction. Hon. Blakemore, of DeKalb, and oth ers, spoke. The meeting was entirely harmonious. Mrs. Erase Wins Iler Topeka, Feb. 9.—The supreme court has rendered a decision in the case of Mary Ellen Lease vs. Governor Lewel lyn. Tho decision of the court is that the governor is without authority to re move Mrs. Lease from her position as a member of the state charities board. Mrs. Lease will at once begin an inves tigation tour of the state elemosynary institutions. It is stated that Governor Lewellyn is satisfied with tho decision, as it relieves him from an embarrassing political situation. Good for Newport News. Baltimore, Feb. 9. —Among the rail road projects announced in the Manu facturers’ Record this week is a deal by which grain shipments from 3,500 miles of the Chicago and Northwestern rail road system will l.e sent to Europe on an extensive scale ver the new export line formed by the Newport News line of steamships, the Chesapeake and Ohio and the Big Four railroad lines. This business has in the past gone to Europe almost entirely byway of New York and northern ports. Populists in North Carolina. Raleigh, N. C., Feb. 9.—The Popu lists are thus early beginning to hold county meetings for the purpose of or ganizing clubs. At each meeting a let ter from Chairman Taubeneck, of the national executive committee, is read urging the immediate organization of clubs in each township. It is said these clubs are to meet publicly and have no sign or passwords, such as the Populists used in their organization two years ago, and that their motto will be an nonest government and a fair count. From ttfe Vatican. London, Feb. 9.—A news agency despatch from Rome says: “Columbia has sent to Cardinal Mocenni and Arch bishop Satolli richly chased crosses and letters of thanks in recognition of their recent services in diplomatic matters.” A despatch from Rome to a news agency says that the closing ceremony of the Pope's jubilee fetes will be a high mass that will be celebrated by his holiness in person. The services will be held in St. Peter's church in the Vatican and will be marked by th” greatest pomp. Sixty thonsand tickets of admission will i.u it.unll.