Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

i r> vvuit / V II /7\ THE PAULDING NEW ERA. VOLUME X. DALLAS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1892. NO CURE PAY Did You Ever See A ON IISCRIPT OP BO CBNTS W( WILL MAIL A BOX OF SPLENDID TETTERINE! , , THE ONLY INFALLIBLE CURE FOR Tettar, Gronnd Itch, Itchlnn Piles, Rian form and all Itching Slip DIsmms. Diva TETTER, It mattsrs not How tong N Hoa oxlatad, TETTERINE will to eortolnly ouro you aa you uaa it Harmless, Painless and Fragrant MONTY M«r«nilpaif youara dissatisfied IRyHul with Hie renulta—R«far»noe»— RontHnm Tlanl: of tlieHtntonf Georgia, Chat* h««» Stank, mid National Hank of Hava 1, T. SHUPTRINE& BRO. SAVANNAH, QA. SELF-CLOSING WASTf Great Fire Precaution A NECESSITY In tlio Factory, Kngino ltoom, Machine Shop, i lAimhcrii' mid Pointers' Shop*, and aav ywacc wnrro oily waato or olothao ar* uaod. :VV’V *»*■« ttoknowlcdgod by all to b« the bool tiling for tho purpnao aver Invented. RENO roil PRICES AT ONOB. Frank F, Fills M'f'g & Supply Co., *o«70 Pcirl Street, Bolton. EXCELLENT COFFEE of Cofloo to oho j>nrt of Fnil Seelig s Kaffee Thla ia tho boat, cheapest and most healthful ooOlio mixture. A DELICIOUS BEVERAGE TRY IT I Ask Your Grocer l<*r It. SAMPLE BY MAIL FREE. Address, Sole Agent, for U. S. Rosenstein Bros. 317 and 319 Groenwich Street, NEW YORK. WE SELL DIRECT TO CONSUMERS. •ki ** "hi h p Y Vt**i T* the" parsons ■raT'oo. BB A TO a. CANAL ST., CHICAGO, ILU YOU WANT ONE? I bit.. BDtfrom US, without ONE CENT -• . V..W v. uu. 94S.00 Bicycles, to advertlao •ur goods. Ail you have to do Is t little talking. For particulars oond your name and address plainly written to JERSEY MANUFACTURING CO. 10 WABASH AVE., - - CHICAGO. FOR THE MOST Artistic Job Printing call AT THU OVVIOfi- GILBERT LOGGING ENGINE For all duties. On bogging and Mining Tramwaja UNEQUALED n either engine < n N , Toads, heavy grades, 'Tand short curreit. Built any gauge, for imy M-rvIco, to burn coal or wood and _ ,* or either wood or Iron rail*. Runs rail, saves repairs, glvos satisfaction under conditions Send for Illustrated Catalogue of Tramway Locomotives, Cars, etc. DUNKIRK ENGINEERING CO., Dunkirk, N. Y. YEARS, 1 **a SUCCESSFUL EXPERIENCE I In tho Use of CURA. ^ I we Alone own^ I for all Dls-j ^TIVE METHODS,that I k and Control, I orders ofl ■ , - -.1BN - . I who have weak orUN-m | DEVELOPED, or diseasedi I orgaiui, who arc aufTcr-l I ing from en none of youth I and any I.io MEN , „ ■ Af hOQtf!Ner.V0U3aih\ /M. E mt-OTiH t. the ocon : of thei*'l guarantee to C the; metdotj and afford a CUitli 1 FOR A LIMITED TIME FREE y companions, loath. ^>Ihope m YOU] XClll&iVO 1 JCO will L - There iu, then, C Don't brood over your condition, nor givo up in despair ! f -aaands of the Worafc Coacj t*73 ylvl&d to our JJnatP E jmSTuSi£ P«K. pja, f/izj tat a Us-JSHi t&jmrj£rnm-Oti. urf MLCTi- 2,IN isfsrsssss, Nsas tMs ptpr wtws yen writs NATIONAL CAPITAL. tint is Being Dene In Congresslonil Hails for the Country’s Welfare. PnOCEKDINUK FROM DAY TO DAY IIRIRFLY TOLD—lUU.3 AM) MKAfil ItKS UNDER CONSIDERATION —OTHER NOTES. TUB 1IOU8K. Wednesday.—In tho house, Wodnes- day, Mr. O’Neill, of Missouri, from the committee on inter-state and foreign commerce, reported the senato bill fixing the compensation of keepers ami crews of life-saving stations. Conunittco of the whole. Tho senato bill fixing the salary of keepers at $000 per annum, nnd crow at $05 per month. The house committee, on motion of Mr. O'Neill, has been amended so as to mnko keepers’ salary $1,000 and that of crow $75 per month. Tho house then went into a committee as u whole, Hichnrdsen, of Tenucsceo, ia tho chair. On the District of Columbia appropriation bill Dockery, of Missouri, in chnrgo of tho measure, mado a brief explanation as to tho roiuctioas of tho appropriations proposed. Tiiuusday.—Iu the homo Thursday morning, Mr. Watson, of Georgia, rising to u question of personal privilege, seat to the clerk’s desk and had read a special disputch to the Atlanta Constitution from Washington, criticising his voto on tho Crsig-Stewart contested election case. Tho dispatch stated ns a fact that Mr. Watson had bcou a democrat, a third partyite, and now plays in tho role of a republican; thnt tie voted tquareiy with the republicans ngnimt seating tho dem ocratic contestant, who was fairly elected. That lie was pi tying into the hands of the republicans in order that he might secure financial aid from them iu his next campaign for congress. It fur ther stated, us nn opinion based on the fact and expressions of members, that democrats could placo but one construc tion upou Mr. Watson’s vote, and that was ho was playing to the republican party. These accusations Mr. Watson do- nouuccd as base and infamous falsehoods. On tho other hand the Constitution’s col respondent reiterates his previous stntcm nts, nnd thus the matter stands. After th q little breeze tho house dis cussed the district appropriation bill. Aftor tho expiration of the morning hour, a proposition to allow railroad companies to grant special rates to commercial trav elers was discussed until adjournment. Friday.—Mr. Mitchlor, of Pennsyl vania, from the committee on appropria tions, reported tho invalid pension appro priation bill, nnd it was referred to the committco of tho whole. Thu honso then went into tho committee of the whole (Mr. Hatch, of Missouri, in tho chair) on the private cnlendur. Satuuday.—Tho urgent deficiency np- ptopriation bill was taken up in the house Saturday. Mr. Hatch, of Missouri, called up the bill appropriating (as a deficiency) $150,000 for carrying on the work of tho buroa of nnnunl industry nnd $10,000 for tho production cf sugar. Mr, I (oilman opposed tho bill on the ground tint the c'linmittcc on agriculture Dad no juris diction over the matter nnd that it prop erly came under the jurisdiction of tho committco on appropriations. This led to a spirited delmto between Hatch and Holman. The tilt occasioned much mer riment for the houso. Tho bill was thon paticd without amendment. THE SENATE. Wednesday.—In the senate, Wednes day, the Idaho election case was tnkou up nnd Mr. George statod the reasons which would control his own notion iu casting his vote for the contestant. Tho question, he mid, was a very interesting one, nnd its decision was of great mo ment, not only to tho state of Idaho, but to tho whole country. Tluro was no room in the case for personal prejudices or for considerations of party advantages either now or in tho future. 'Iho senato’s solemn duty and its sworn obligation was to consider the question impartially, without being swayed by any considera tion whatever, except a desire to do right. The action of the senate should Ik* purely judicial. It was the business of tho senate, on this question, not to make law, but to ascertain the law and facts, and to decide iu accordance witli them. Thursday.—In tho senate Thursday the right of Dubois to retain his scat was nfiiintcd by a vote of 55 to 5. Senator Hill votod cm the different propositions in favor of Dubois. Mr. Call gave no tice that although he had intended to address the senate during the dny upon a resolution introduced by him relative to tho interference of railways in the Florida senatorial elections, iu doferenco to the pending order, he would postpone the delivery of his speech until next Monday. The Paddock i urc-food bill consumed the rest of the day. Friday.—Among tho bills reported from committees and plnccd on the sen ate caleuder Friday were the following: To authorize the Norfolk and Western if ail road company, of Virginia, to extend its line of road into the District of Co lumbia; to authorize the saloof the site of Ft. Francis barrncks, Florida, and to pro vide for a new site aud construction of suitable buildings thereon; to ostybliih lineal promotion through several lines of artillery, cavalry nnd infantry of the army. Mr. Stanford introduced a hill directing tho purchase of silver bullion and coinage thereof. Referred to tho finance committee. Mr. Walthall offered a resolution, which was agreed to, di recting the committee on privileges ano elections to Inquire anil consider whether further legislation is not necessary to put at rest such questions as have from time to time niiicn out of tho construction of the existing law regulat ing the time and manner of holding elec tions for United Sta es aerators. The pure food bill was then taken up and Mr. Vest stated at some length his position in regard to it and to such legislation in general. He y elded for a moment to have the house District of Columbia ap propriation bill presented and referred to the committee on appropriations. Monday.—The pure food bill was the main topic before the senate Monday. A vote on the motion to stiike out sec tion i and 8 disc osed tho absence of a quorum, and the senato adjourned. NOTES. In the senate, Friday, Gen. Gordon offered q resolution for tho payment to the estate of Alexander II. Strplions, of Georgia, of tho expenses incurred by him in prosecuting his claim to a seat in tho senato (in the reconstruction period). A statement, prepared by tho commis sioner of imehisl icvonuu in regard to the sugar bounty, shows thnt 2,525 claims for bounty, amounting to $9,914,034, have been received, aud that 026 claims amounting to $3,052,020 havo been paid. Tho Mate department, on Tuesday, re ceived n list of the verified claims of sail ors of the Baltimore, against tho Chilian government for injuries alleged to have been received during tho riots in Valpa- also, amounting to $0,005,000. Tho third party platform has been printed for circulat on. Tho copies sent to southern mon in Washington have tho plank about pnjing pensions stricken out. The third pally loaders know that plank could never bo endorsed by south ern men, hut they think it will go in tho west. Senator Stanford, of California, lias put nn cud to the talk of his being the tiiiid pr ty nominee for the presi dency. A Washington dispatch of Sat urday quotes him ns saying, in response to nn Inquiry regarding the matter: “I am a republican. I would not dcoltno a nomination from the republican party, hut I would not affiliate with any other. Thcro 1ms been a great deal of objection raised in recuut year* by coastwise vessel owners to paying compulsory pilotngo to stato pilots whenever their vessels enter or loavo any of tho porta along the At lnntic coast, for the roason that in almost every instance tho vessel's pilot is thor oughly capable of pllotlug his own ship. To remedy this ana tnako tho law general a bill lias been introduced in congress to abolish compulsory pilotage feos. In tho sennto tho puro food bill is tho pending order. Thcro are signs that thu measuto is about to encounter a consider able dogree of opposition in ndditiou to the attacks already made upou it, nnd this may take tho shape ol nn iuterjoction into tho regular course of huninnisof long speeches and debates on other matters in tho expectation that some of the regular appropriation bills will finally bo brought forward to di-placo tho puro food bill. Tho business of this congress is ahead of that of any congress for several years. Bpcnkcr Crisp at tho opening, stated thnt it should bo n congress of busincs -, nnd ho is making it such already. Three reg ular appropriation bills have boon passed and a fourth ia ready for adoption. Tho bills adopted nnd sent to tho senate are tho military academy, and tho Indian appropriation, nnd the District of Co lumbia, whilo tho pension appropriation bill has beun pissed upon and will be finally adopted. Besides these, throe urgency dificLncy appropriation hills have been passed. Several other regular appropriation bills havo been reported, nnd will bu pushed through very soon. In tho lift oth and fifty-first congress not nioro thun one appropriation bill lmd boon patsod at this time. In tho tariff and other important legislation this congress is even further ahead than all previous ones. The tariff bills havo been reported and will bo taken up for dohatu at once, an l before the end of this month cer tainly they nnd perhaps several others will have been passed and sent to tho icnuto. NEWS IN GENERAL. of the Diy Colled from Oor Telegraphic and Cable Dispatches. VIIAT I* TIIANSIMIHNn THROUGHOUT OUR OWN COUNTRY, AND NOTES OK INTER EST FROM FORRION LANDS. FREE BAGGING BILL. Fire in Bast Liverpool, O., Thursday tilled in a loss of $150,00 I. Nicholas church, in Valencia, was blown up Thursday by an- St. LUMBERMEN IN SESSION. The Report in Its Favor as Prepared by Mr. Turner, of Georgia. Following is tho report of Mr. Turner, of Gcorgin.from tho ways and means com mittee, iu favor of tho hill to admit free of duty bagging for cotton, mao!dn6ry for manufacturing bagging, cotton tic-* and cotton gins: Tho bill proposes nn act of tardy justice to those who contribute tho chief item of our export trade;. We sent abroad dur ing twelve mouths ended Docombcr 51. 1891, 5,027,852 hales of cotton, of the a K8 rt: g ate of $227,058,511. Tho concession which tins meusuro contem plates is coincident with tho greatest de pression which thu producers of cotton nave suffered in a generation. The time is ripe forsomo mitigation of their bur dens. Cotton, when sold in thu markets of Europe, is subjected to a tare, or deduction, for bagging nnd ties. Tho American price is fixed relatively to tho price paid for cotton abroad. Tho cost, therefore, of covering and tics, which itieloso lint, is a sacrifice inflicted on tho cotton grower in both foreign and home markets. The argument which inveighs ngainst tho ex emption of ties from duty, whilo the band, iron or steel, from which they aro made is still subject to duty, is without forco under these circum- srances. The principle of tho drawback applies here in full force; bug ging is covered by tho snino sort of equity. The right to resort to hpportod bagging and tics will it is confidently believed, protect farmers and laborers engaged in tho production of cotton agninst corners and combinations among those who, tinder the present tariff, con trol tho supply of those indispensable or tides. Thu exemption of machinery used in the manufacture of hugging, is pro posed iu this bill for tho benefit of Amer ican bagging factories. They already ha/e their raw materials free. An additional reason is suggested by the fact that, if these very simple ma chines can be imported free, the farmers themselves can join in the production of bagging. They will thus havo in their own hands a final defenso ngainst trusts and monopolies. They are still smarting from ibc oppression which a very recent combination imposed, the raising of the price of bagging marly 100 per cent. Tho effect of tho McKinley rates upon bagging and ties lias not yet been fully enveloped. Tho first result lias been to cut off the importations of these articles. The next step will bo an augmentation of price. Trust is ulwuys a possible sup plement to pr tcction. archill A sugar and coffee firm in Antwerp Belgium, failed Thursday for 3,000,000 frnuc*. A hut t ic . tie which passed over tho Portuguese const Sunday did much dam- ago to property. A succession of entfhquakes wore felt nt Messina and in Lyarl Island, Italy, Monday. No damage was done. J. B. Pyorsen & Go.’a tapestry estab lishment in Philadelphia was destroyed by fire Thursday. Loss, $150,000. Tho Goldwutcr, Mich., hank was rob- bed of $20,000 Wednesday night. The job was a complete ploco of work. Thu English houso of lords, on Thurs day, pasted n hill allowing church courts to dismiss immoral clergymen from their livings. Experts who lmvo examined tho books of ox Auditor Lnvillo, of Washington, Ind., find him short in his nccounta over $1,800. Tho grand jury in London has found n true hill against Mrs. Florunco Osborne, clnrgod with stealing jewelry from Mrs. Hargrcnvos. A cablegram of Thursday slates that tho nmplro of Germany has confiscated tho Frunkfu ten Zoitung for criticising his Brandenburg speech. Tho democratic convention of tho tlx* teenth congressional district of Illinois, on Thursday, renominated, by acclama tion, Congressman Fittrian. A wreck on tho ' York mail train,” on the Baltimore nnd Lehigh, Thursday, re sulted in thu death of Engineer lloah and the wounding of many passongors. Tho Bdtiinoro Methodist conforonco on Thursday voted 50 against and 57 for the clligihility of females ns delegates to tho general conferences. At 1 o’clock Thurs Iny morning fire destroyed tho oil works of tho Kansas City White Lead and Linseed Oil Com pany. Loss, $75,000; partially insured. Firo Inst Wednesday night at Hsrr's- burg, Pa., partially destroyed tho shoo factory of Monoghnm, Hay A Co., entail ing a Io;s of $40,000. Throe hundred employes are thrown out of work. The firm of J. B. A B. F. Johnson, of Monroe county, doing business at Clar endon, Ark., failed Thursdny. Tho firm was oi.o of tho largest in eastern Arkan sas. Liabilities $79,000; assets un known. A cablegram of Bundny from Paris is to Ihn effect that Eticnno Arago, tho French writer, dramatist and statesman, is dead. IIm was horn in 1803 nnd was tlie last surviving brother of the illustri ous FranciH Arago, the nstronomor. A cablegram of Wednesday says: It is staled in insurance circles nt London that Mr. Boss, claim settler of tho National Marino 'nsuranen Company, 1m* been unpointed British arbiter in the dis pute between Great Britain nnd tho United Htatos regarding Bobiing sea. A London cablegram of Monday sayA: Charles Foster, secretary of tho Unitod Hiatus treasury, and Georgo J. Goschon, chancellor of tho exchequer, havo had two interviews, but nothing has boon settled concerning tl* holdingo r i mono- t ry conference. This matter deponds entirely upon future negotiations. \ dispatch of Thursday says: The friends of Congressman Hpringer aro fear ful as to tho result of his illness. They are evidently prepared for tho worst, and there is fear that erysipolas, heretofore c nllnid to his face, lias gone to ids brain. Thu physicians concede thnt this being the case, the result is almost in evitably fatal. A five story brick building in Detroit, Mich., occupied by William Beid, wliolo- >alu dealer iu stuined and plate glns<, paints and oils, nnd the Detroit fruit, tablet nnd confectionary company was burned Thursday night. Tho neighbor ing buildings w> re also somewhat dam aged. The entire loss is nearly $300,000; $141,000 insurance. A dispatch of Bundny discloses the fact that tho hoard of health of Now York City is much agitated over tho typhus fever situation in tho city. A case which was diagnosed us prohnhly typhus was found in n crowded ward of Bcllevuo hospital. Much excitement was occas ioned on tho discovery that it was a gen uine case. E even denths have so for occurred as a result of the typhus infec tion in the city. Mrs. Varinn J< fferson Davis commenced suit in tiie 1'nitcd Motes court in Now Yo k City Monday ngiinst Robert lid- ford and the Belford Company. Mrs Davis, who Is tho widow of tho cx-prcsi- dent of the confederacy, a I legos a breach of contract on tho defendants’ pnrt. On March 4 1890, she contracted with Rob ert Be ford for tho sale of her memoirs of her husband. Royalties to thu amount of $4,000 wore due her in Hcpteinbcr last, hut were not pui I. They Protest Against tka Removal •t Duty on Lnmber. The lumbermen’s convention bald in Washington Wodneaday, by unanimous vote, adopted the report of the com- mitten on resolutions. It is addreracd to tho house of representatives, and after showing that tho convention represent* the itrerrsts of tho lumber manufacturers nnd wholeaalo lumber dealers of the United States, slates that tho convention w-ns called to consider tho hill introduced by Mr. Bynum, of Nebraska, placing lumber on the freo lint. Tho following resolution was adopted: “That wo respectfully and earnestly pro- *.t at against thu removal of tho present July on lumber.” A committee to formulate a plan of organization was finally appointed with instructions to report to a subsequent meeting Tho following oflloers were elected: President, O. W. Goodyear, of New York; vice presidents, II. M. Loud, of Michigan: W. B. Dickerson, Alabama; II. G Fitr.gcrdd, V.rui'nt; George W. Lisson, New York; F. Wvorhnuiur, Illi nois; ,1. B. Wnitu, Missouri; A. J. Niumyor, Aik.tnsas; C. C. Mcingi-I, Jr., Kentucky; Henry Lutchcr, Tennes see; P. 1). Norton, Washington; M. F. Amoruus, Georgia, and U. F. Nel son, Minnesota. A RACE CLASH. A Row Between Whites and Blacks, la Which Four of the Latter are Killed. A telegram from Edmonton, Ky , gives particulars of a bloody light which took place nt Clark’s cross roads, live miles cast of that placo botweeu a party of twolvo wagoners, white, on ono aide nnd oluvun negro fnrm hands on the other, in which four m grocn wero killod and three or four wouudod nnd ono of tho Wagoners seriously hurt. Thu wagoners, who haul lumber for a saw mill, while on thor way to tholr homes they inot a negro farm hand who ia em ployed on tho farm of John Anderson. In passing, ono of the wagoners struck him with Ids whip, to which tho m-gro remarked that ho would sen him again. Tho negro then went to tho houso of An derson, who employs n large number of negroes, and in company with tun others started tor Max-y’s distillery, a short dis tance beyond, where thu wagoners made a business of stopping. When they arrived at tho distillory all of the wagoners were itisldo the housi purchasing whlaky except two. Those tho negroes n*sanltcd with rooks and clubs, mid would havo mado short work ot them hut for the timely nppuaranco of thu ton otiiots, who sprang among thon and In n short limn shot nnd killod four and w unded throe or four othors, two of whom, it is said, cannot rec<»v« r. A TRUST IN TROUBLE. NUMBER THE SOUTH IN BRIEF Th Iin of H«r Progress Portrayed ii Pithy isd Pointed Paragraphs ARD A COMPLRTP. KI'ITOMK OF HAFl'RX- 1NOS OF OBRRnAL INTKRP.HT FIIOM DAY TO DAT WITHIN ItSn IIQllDP.UN. Mrs. Annie E. Homme*, widow of the late Admiral Raphael Bcmmca, com mander of the confederate cruiser Ala bama. died at her home in Mobile, Ala., Monday, in her seventy-fourth year. A Savannah dispatch says -. Thu Ocean house, the Bench houso and nearly all of the oottoges on tho north ond of Tybcd Island wero burned Sunday night. Tho Are broke out In tho Beach house, which Mveral attempts havo boon mado to burn within the last few weeks. The Mississippi house of represents- Wednes* * - “Sho may bo well educated, ns you say, hut she uses very singular expres sions." “Sho does?” “Yes. Yesterday, for instance, sho spoko of a musical concert." “Wasn't that correct?” “Certainly not. It wasn’t necessary to say musical in speaking of n concert. A concert must he musical.” “Must, eh? Well, I've been at some that wero not.”—IN.ew York Press. SEEKING LOWER RATES. Furnace Men Want Cheaper Freight Kates on Their IHg Iron. Thomas C. P alt, president of the Ten nessee (''nil. Iron nnd Railroad Company; Nathaniel Baxter, Jr., of Nxshville, lint vice president of the same corn puny of Ahibama, and 'I homim H'-ddon. pr< sident of the HIOis Iron and Hteel Company of Birmingham, had a conference Hiturday with the officers of tho Richmond and Danville, tho Louisville and Nashville, the Cincinnati Southern and the Eist Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia railroads ot which they asked the railroads to make an average reduction of ten per cent on freight rates on pig iron from Alabama and Tonm steo to eastern and western markets. The railroad officers agret d to call a rate meeting, to bo held in Atlanta, at wh'ch the request will be considered. WliUky Men Arrested for Violation of tho Low. Treasurer William II. Hobart and Di rector L. R. Greene, of thu cattle fosdlng and diatdllng company wero nominally arrested at Cincinnati Monday, bv being requ sted to appear before Commissioner Hooper. Tho wnrrant requires their ap peal unco at Boston forthwith. Hobart says some dualora in Boston who handled some of tho rebate havo also been in- dieted. The iudiotmont is of an omni bus oharooter, making its oharges against thu officers nnd diroators In a body. District Attorney Allen stated that in dictments had beou foaud, charging ott- oers of tho trust wRh violation of the Sherman anti-trust law. Mr. Allen also added his belief that nover in the history of thu courts had there been a case pre sented where so much prossure was brought to hear upou a district attorney not to prosecute, as in this particular la- ■tam/o. MILEAGE TICKETS May Probably Withdrawn from Southern Territory. A Ht. Augustine, Fla., dispatch says: Tho application of thu travelers’ associa tion for a two ceut rate has been referred to Assistant Commissioner Hlniighter for rcnly. Thu following resolution was nuopted by the Butt horn Passenger As sociation rate cominitto nt Its meeting Friday: Whereas, Wo consider mllongo tickets to he unprofitable in view of tho reduc tion from the local tariff rates at which thoy are a dd, in connection with the ubtiNu to which they are subioct by rea son of fraudulent uso and the agitation for lower rate* their continued sale in vites; therefore, be it Resolved, That wo submit to our re spective managements tho advisability of their early withdrawal from nalo, and the commissioners he instructed to tako this matter up with them nt once. SPRINGR IS WORSE, reading, by a vote of 70 to 33, a joint resolution seeking to amood tho constitu tion, so as to maxo judges and chancel lors elective by the people, instead of being appointed by tho governor. A Mlddlesborc, Ky., dispatch of* Sat urday says i Because of the high tariff rate* charged by the East Teoneesee, Virginia and Georgia railway the Ralle- ton mines have been forced to abut down. The suspension is ooly temporary, as ne gotiations are uow pending, and will •oon be consummated, giving right of way to tha mines over tho Knoxvillo Southern. Several hundred men are thrown out ot employment. A dispatch of Thursday says: Tho merehaoU of Talladega, Ala., which does a large advancing business to far mers la that and several adjoining coun ties, are advancing supplies only on con dition that the ootton crop of this year he greatly curtailed. This lead will probably be followed by other merchants In that section, the very low prloo of cotton for the put fow seasons making It necessary for their own protection. The farmera ore promising compliance. The North Carolina democratic state executive committee met at Raleigh Wodneaday, end called the etate commit tee at Raleigh, May 18th, This will ohoooe delegatee to the national conven tion and will nomlnato candidates for state officers. The political outlook waa discussed, and it wu agreed that there Is danger ahead unless the party placed it self upon record u determined to relief to the people and present candi dates who enjoy the confldoaco of all. A dispatch ot Thursday from Italeigh stye: E. O. Deddenfleld, delegate to the St. Louis c •nvi-ntiou says tho report that the North Carolina delegation left tho convention in a body is not correct. Sumo leftu soon u the third-party movement wu made, but a few remained out of curiosity. Marion Butler, president of the state alliance, who was put on a com mittee, declined to serve, saying tho North Caroline delegates were not there to go into politics. Uoddenfleld says Polk wu not present during the third- party meeting. The Cochran cotton seed oil mill and fertilizer works nt Rick Hill, 8. C., were destroyed by fire Sunday night. The nlaut is valued at $50,000. The Rock lliil Cotton Seed Oil Company, from ' whom tho Cochran company loaned the plunt, lose $85,000 of the above value, besides machinery. The Cochran com- i inny lose tho stock on hand, vnlued at 118,000. This latter loss include# 100 barrels of oil, 1,000 tons of seed, thirty hales of lint cotton, 1,000 bales of fibre, twenty-five tons of cake and tea tone of meal. Insurance $5*,000. A Raleigh di*patch of Friday aaya: The aggregsto value of the real and per sonal property in North Carolina at this date is shown to be, as listed for taxation, $303,707,000. This is divided as follows: Listed by white citizens, $384,100,000; by colored citizens, $8,018,000. Valoa of bank stock, $1,050,000; value of rail way property as assessed by Die railway commission, $18,730,000. This is tho first time that separ&to statements have been prepared showing the property ownod by tho blacks and whites. This is done in accordance with an act of tho lut legislature. A Richmond, Va., dispatch says: Under authority granted at a recent meeting of the stockholders of the Ches apeake and Ohio Railroad Compaoy, a gepersl mortgage deed on all iU. property wu on Monday recorded in the city of Lynchburg, from said company to the Central Trust Company, of New York, and Henry T. Wickham, of Hanover county, Virginia, trustees. It is to secure the payment of $70,000,- 000 4$ per cent gold mortgage bonds for the general uses of the corporation, re demption of bonds formerly made, etc., and additional bonds not to average over twenty-five thousand dollars, a mile for the purpose of doublo tracking tho Cheupeake and Ohio system, etc. Although Ills Physicians Have flopes that lie will Pull Through. A Washington dinpntch of Sunday states that Congressman Hpringer has suffered a rchpso, and his condition ia critical. Thoro is a recurrence of the virulent form of erysipelas, which had once almost disappeared, and now the li ft side of his face is badly swollen and tho eye nearly closed. Periods of mild delirium are also more frequent and there is a slight tendency to stupor, a new p inso in Ids condi ion, but one which Ilia physicians declare not to be particul irly til inning. DR. BAKER ACQUITTED. End of Virginia’s Sensational Wife Poisoning Case. A dispatch Monday from Abington, Vu., says: The jury ia tho Raker case returned a verdet of “not guilty.” When tho verliet was announced a cheer th it shook tho courthouse was i.eird, and a half hour was spent in congratulating the freo man. CHRISTIANIZED CHINAMEN. Five Followers of Caufactus Embraor Religion and are Baptised. Five Chinamen, who confos«ed Chris •j.inity, w«re baptlz.od and joined th* Central Chiistian church of Dallus, Tex. Tuesday night. A REAR END COLLISION Ia Which Seven People Lose Their Lives and Others Injured. The Watertown local train, due at Milwaukee, Wis., Tuesday afternoon, ran into and demolished tho ronr* end of a train loaded with employes of the West Milwaukee shops of tho Chicago. Mil waukee and Bt. Paul railroad, killing •even and injuring s-veral others. The traioa were moving in the «amo dir ction, the workmou’s train having jmt lefi the main track on a short switch and strung itself out on the track with the main line*. The switchman failed to turn the switch after the workmen’s train, aud tho locil, a moment after, pasned on the short •witch, and, in a minuto, had telescoped the rear car. The seven men killed were terribly manglod. HALF RATES For Delegates to Democratic National Convention at Chloago. A Chicago dispatch of Thursday says: The Central Traffic Association baa au thorized half rate* for tho democratic nation il convention at Chicago, tickets to he sold June 16th to 20th and good returning to July tth. For the republi can national convention the date of the ■ale has been cx'ended from June 2d to Otb with June 25th as the return limit.