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ROBBED By ITS OFFICERS.
The President and Cashier Plumber North
Carolina Bank of About $340,000

RALEIGH, N. c., March 27-The chairman OF
the board or directors of the State National
Bank publishes the following this morning:
1.-THE directors Of the State National Bank,
having reason to believe that the president and
cashier of the bank have absconded with large
amount of assets, have determined to close up
the doors and turn over all affairs to the proper
officers of the United States government We
glad to be able TO assure the public that the
other banks of the city are not affected by this
defacation. By order of the directors.
e Il. STAMPS, Chairman pro tenn"
The officers of the other banks in the city an.
nounce officially that the suspension does not
affect their institutions, and there has been
nothing whatever in the nature OF run on
them. Confidence in their soundness seems to
be absolute The broken bank has remained
closed to-day, awaiting the coming of the bank
examiner. who is expected tonight or to-mor-
row morning. The amount of the dsfacation is
variously estimated at from $780, coo to $340 900.
The cash carried off is supposed to be about
$4,000, including $4,000 in gold, to
bear which the absconders took along the
colored porter of thu bank. The trio
are believed to be now in Canada, having left
via Greensboro. Ten days ago Samuel c. White
the cashier, stopped at. the National Union
Bank OF this city, and asked for the discount
of $4,000 of planters paper 1t was not looked
upon as safe, and was refused.
The State National Bank. of Raleigh,
started by wealthy man named Williams with
a capital of 100000, Williams assigned shares
to his sons-in-lAw, and they with him. became
the directors. After the death of Williams his
widow became president of the bank, and acted
as such until two three years ago. when she
retired, and her son-in-law, Cross. was elected
president The circulation of the closed bank
is said TO be not over $25, ,000 which is secured.
but the deposits said to be about $040, 900.
tor which the stockholders are responsible
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Harrison Endorsed.

Special TO the 1ndl&nADoIlR Journal.
HILLsBoRo, March 27-The Republicans of
Cain township met at this place to-day for the
purpose of nominating candidates to be voted
for at the spring election. and selecting delegates
to the various conventions The meeting was
largely attended, and was very harmonious
throughout Jacob Hesler was nominated for
trustee by acclamation. Frank L. Weidman
introduced the following resolution, which was
adopted without dissenting voice:
Resolved, That believing the nomination of Hon
Benjamin Harrison as a candidate for President
would be to the best interests of the Republican
party, and conducive to the prosperity of the Ma
ton, request delegates to the national conven
ton at Chicago to cast their votes and their best
efforts to secure his nomination.
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THE IRISH LAND COURTS.

Lord Churchill Urges the Adoption of a
Measure Simplifying the Business.
LONDON, March 2I-The debate on Mr.. Bal
four's bill to expedite business in the Irish land
courts, By appointing assessors to assist the
judges, was resumed in the House of Commons
tonight Lord Randolph Churchill urged the
government to substitute for Mr.. Balfours bill
larger measure. bringing the machinery of
land litigation in Ireland under one body; to be
actuated by one policy and managed by one
staff, which should deal both with the purchase
aud valuation of lands and the subject
OF rents. The present machinery
was complicated and expensive and was
characterized by insanity and unreason. [Cries
of Hear" ''hear."l There were three separate
tribunals in Ireland for the administration or
land laws. and in some respects they were an
tagonistic to each other There was the old
landed estates court, the land commission Of
1881, and the purchase commission of 1885, The
joint result of the labor OF the commissions had
bean the reduction of rents in ireland by e. 000,-
900 yearly, while the total cost of the COM
missions had been no less than 45OO 900. The
commissions had unwittingly neutralized each
other for the more work the purchase commits
sion did the less the land commission had to do
Why not revise the whole system without de-
layf If the government did not deal quickly
with the settlement of the claims of the tenants
the land troubles would increase greatly
Mr.. Z. w. Russell said Lord Randolph
Churchilfs speech would produce an effect in
Ireland. The block in the land courts was i'm
mense, and the tenants kept importunine the
members to bring the question before the
House. Mr.. Balfours new bill would compel
the tenants to 20 before sort of committee of
selection. The tenants would consider the pro-
posals as . desperate effort of the government
to IN do the work of the commissioners who
had been fixing rents at fair figure, and unless
the measure withdrawn Parliament would
hear about it loudly and strongly. [Psrnellite
cheers.
Dir. Balfour contended that the bill would en-
able tho land courts TO deal more rapidly with
the pending arrears. and would give greater
elasticity TO the work of the courts. The pro-
rosals were designed TO meet the views of the
opposition. IL they did not meet with approval
he would withdraw them; but he thought the
best course would be TO allow the bill to be read
the first time.
Mr. Gladstone approved the introduction of
the bill without pledging his ultimate approval
of the measure.
The bill was then read the first time, and the
House adjourned until April 5.
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EMPEROR FREDERICK.
He Is Able tn Eat solid Food, and Will Tr.
the Massaga Treatment.

He Is Able To Eat solid Food, and Will Try
tho Massage Treatment.
Special to the Indianapolis Journaas
LONDON March 27.-The mass of cartilage
just removed from the larynx of Emperor Fred
erick, il is now learned, was found wholly dis
connected from the part Of the throat upon
which it grew, and required surgical opera
ton to enable the doctors TO secure it. It's sepa-
ration, as we'll as its appearance, is believed to
indicate that nature is making curative effort
entirely independent of the physicians. which
belief is strengthened by the fact that similar
voluntary expulsion is unknown to the physi-
clans in their experience in the treatment of can
cerous diseases. The circumstance is also held
to furnish incontrovertible evidence of the cor
rectness of Dr. Mackenzies persistent conten-
tion that the disease is not cancer.
The report recently put in circulation that the
Emperor is able to take only liquid food is
untrue. He eats solid food with imperative
ease, and experiences no difficulty whatever in
drinking. He Is much thinner than he was
when he went to San Reno. but looks much
better than he is commonly represented as ap-
pearing
The Emperors sleep was almost unbroken last
night. He is to receive massage treatment as
substitute for walking, which bad weather for
bids.
Empress Victoria. replying to an address pre-
she is a patyoness, says her foremost and most
sacred duty will be the Of her suffering
husband. She is conscious or the task de-
volvine upon her as Queen and Empress, and
will accomplish it to the best of her ability. At
the same time she is reminded that she has
other social duties The moral and intellectual
education of women, the sanitary condition of
the laboring classes, and the Improvement of
the facilities by which women may earn liveli-
hood will constantly be before her. The noblest
vocation of princess, she says. is an untirIng
activity in the work of ameliorating the suffer-
ing OF the poorer classes. Owing to the diff
Guilty of her task she is doubtful whether she
will succeed well as her heart desires.
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Flva Children Poi.onnd.

Houston. Tex, March 27.-Sheriff Ellis was
notlhed yesterday that five children had been
poisoned at the home OF Mrs. John Sessums
wife OF drummer. The sheriff found the chill
oren, the Oldest aged about twelve years. lying
upon oed suffering from the effects OF poison
administered few minutes before. Doctors
OF danger. Mrs. Sessums said that she and her
nusoAna had not been living together for over a
year 4 ssterday morning. before breakfast, he
came 20 ene mouse, and accused her of having a
man concealed in her room and started 10
enter the apartment Before entering the room
oessnn,s. Il IS said. passed through the kitchen.
ana uFopped something into the coffee pot AS
soon the children drank tha enffea fhav
showed symptoms Of having been poisoned.
One OF the children Is dying. Sesanms ana his
wife were both arrested and placed in jail
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BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY.
Business of the Past Year-The Recent Su-
preme Court DecisiOn-Long-Line Service.

BOSTON, March 27.-The report of the directors
iof the American Bell Telephone Company shows
that the business OF the company for the year
1887 was, the whole. satisfactory, that the
receipts for royalties show reasonable increase
and that the licensed companies, with but few
exceptions. have improved aud extended their
plants. The nuLaber Of exchanges is 163; total
miles of wire 145, 1872, of which 5000 are under
ground The number Of subscribers were 1885,
1872 The number of instruments in the
hands Of licensees under rental is $780, PIT. an in
crease Of 26759 over last year. The number of
exchange connections daily in the United States
is estimated at l.0I1.5I The average number
of calls per subscriber shows an increase of 9
per cent The treasurer's statement shows that
earnings from all sources were $3 453. OFF, 20 and
expenses 81, ,242, ,430 49, The dividends paid
during the year were l6 per cent. on the capital
os5. " '4' 80 = 80 10 @-'O-''
Concerning the Supreme Court decision, the
report says
'tAll the cases on all points are determined in
favor OF thu company. The scope of the patent
for which we have contended was sustained by
'tho court Mr.. Justice Bradley in behalf OF him
self and Justices Field and Harlan expressed an
oral dissent on the question OF fact concerning
DrawbauRhs priority of invention Otherwise
the opinion expressed the unanimous opinion of
all the members Of it"
It appears that bills for the regulation of tels-
phone rates have again been introduced, but the
result of the Indiana legislation has been so I'M
satisfactory TO subscribers that the directors
hope that no such measure will be adopted
Inc Longtime service which has already been
EXTENDED from New York to Albany ana to Bos-
ton, total Of $50 miles of pole line and 10000
mules OF wire, is to be still further increased by
the eonstrueuon or lines westward from Albany
to Buffalo, and from Chicago to Milwaukee. at
an estimated cost of 81. .000, ,OOO
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a Warm Time In the COMMITTEES.

To the Western Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, March 27-In the House CON-
mittee agriculture, this morning, Hon. Ash
er Caruth. of Kentucky. presented protest Of
pork-packers of Louisville, KY. against the tes-
timony of W. G. Bartle. and it was placed on
dle
In reply to question by the chairman, Mr..
Caruth stated that he had general knowledge
of the reputation Of farmers throughout Ken
tucky.
The Chairman-Do you believe in the sweep.
ing charge made before this committee that
farmers are IN the habit Of sending diseased
hogs to marketa
Mr. Caruth-If believed that of Kentucky
farmers | would cease to be resident Of that
State.
Mr.. Funston, of Kansas, member of tho
COMMITTEES. in the name of the farmers of Kan
sas, protested against the charges of Mr.. Bartle.
He then asked Mr. Caruth what ne character
lied hypothetical question, as follows:
''If witness, before this COMMITTEES. should
state that for eighteen years he Lad followed thG
business of purchasing or siaughtsring piggy
sows, staes, boars and cholera hogs. running
them into bacon and selling them to the people
that at the age of sixty-one mis- conscience hurt
him and 10 quit business; that afterwards he en-
deavored TO purchase property to put his sor
into the same business-if you were a memhek
of this committee, would you consider him toe
big villain and scoundral TO DO believed, even
under oath7r
Mr.. Caruth-well, that in rather sweeping
question. would hate TO believe that such
things that exist
Carl Drier of Chicago resumed his testimony
and stated that the food adulreration laws Of
England had in way fnterfered with the sale
of American refined lard Ia that country. There
had been no fault found with refined lard in
England.
Mr.. Funston inquired whether the witness
charged that packers mixed unwashed CUTS with
lard.
The witness replied that when the manu-
facture or lard was done in q slipsh0d fashion
these Questionable parts would slip in.
Mr.. Funston inquired how the witness knew
this fact The witness replied that he had seen
insufhcientiy washed CUTS mixed with lard.
Mr. Funston called upon the witness to give
the names of the packers which he had seon do
ing this The witness declined TO answer and
Mr.. Funston repeated the question.
Mr.. Laird objected TO the question, which. he
stated, violated the rules of evidences. it was
not based upon anything eieited in the direct
examination The committee raising the
devil with the industries OF the country because IL
was following false scents. collateral TO the main
issue. II the committee into secret Res-
sion, excluded the press and opened mp the blast
and let out the filth. he would submit 20 IT, but
1t was not in the decent order of procedure that
it should be done now The consequences or
the violations OF tho rules by the COMMITTEES fail
upon men who could III endure them- II was hy
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Attempts 70 Dsfr.ud Insurance. Companies

CHICAGO. March 27--Bills have been filed by
the Supreme Lodge of Protection. Knights and
Ladies Of Honor and the Supreme Lodge of the
Knights of Pythas, against Elizabeth Zawistow-
ski to annul and set aside judgments held by her
against those organizations for insurance upon
the life of her husband. John A. 6. Zawistowski
The was described some time ago in these
dispatches, and attracted q good deal of atten-
tion on account Of its novelty. The supposed
dead man is not dead at all. but is convict in
the penitentiary at Saltwater. Mimi. where he
goes by the name of August Towsky. Zawis-
towski insured himself in the companies and
then pretended TO commit suicide, aud bis wife
identified body his. He afterward married
Lena c. Luedloff and was sent to the penitenti-
ary for attempting TO murder her, having first
insured her life for 81 900.
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KANSAS Cry, Mo-, March 2z-The disin-
tegration of the bluff between Sixth and Ninth
streets continues, although the worst has ap-
parentiy happened. Another large bowlder fell
from the verge OF the bluff at Eighth street at
an early hour this morning. and during the en-
tire day there we're small masses of earth and
shale giving way. The frame shanties on the
edge of the rock above the entrance to the tun-
mel are In a dilapidated condition, while the
the small frame enRine-house is nearly buried
beneath inmense mass of earth and stone.
There was also landslide at the corner of
Second street. and Broad way at 2:30 o'clock this
afternoon. Patrick Mehan, who was at work
in the brick-yard into which the bank fell, was
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GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.

Growing Anxiety Over the Failure To Re-
ceive News from Explorer Stanley.
LONDON, March 27-News received from the
Congo country. to-day, bearing date Jan. 81,
while full OK details regarding the state OF the
country. makes mention of Stanlsy's pre-
sumed fate or whereabouts. The opinion is ex-
pressed, however. that the first news of him
will reach Eutope by the way of Zanzibar The
continued absence of even rumors concerning
the explorer increases the anxiety felt both in
England and on the continent, and the belief is
growing stronger daily that he has succumbed
of the dark continent or the attacks of the
savage tribes that must have swarmed about his
path.
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Cahla Noraa

The Sultan of Zanzibar is dead.
The Pope has created Mr.. Laubat, of New
York. a Roman Count.
It is reported that the Queen OF England will
witness review of Italian and English men.of-
war at Leehorn.
The banks of the Elbe are flooded for dis
tance of many miles, Hundreds OF villages are
submerged. An enormous amount of damage
has been done, and many lives have been lost
Prince Bismarck celebrated the jubilee of his
donnng a military uniform on Monday by a
quiet dinner, at which Count Won Moltke Gen
Schellendorf, Gen. Aibedyll and others were
present.
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treasurer Tate,s Successor.

LOUISVILLE, March 27.-Judge S n. Sharp,
chairman of the Democratic State executive
committee, was TO day nominated aad confirmed
Treasurer pro TEN. of the State of Kentucky
by the Senate at Frankfort
Two hundred barrels of whisky have besn
attached the property of the absconding
Treasurer. and il is thought more will be found.
The investigating committee are proceeding
slowly. and the private papers of Tate have not
Yet been examined The objections. of the
bondsmen retard the work OF the committee
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workmen speedily dug him out His right leg
was broken and he received internal injuries
Several slides of earth have occurred from the
bluff through which the Grand-avenue Gable
Company's tracks run between First and Second
streets. but thus far the running of the trains
has not been interfered with. 1t Is thought
that the present cool, dry weather will put q
stop to the breaking loose of portions of the
bluffs around the city.
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E. Dwyer Grav.

DUBLIN, March 27.--Edmund Dwysr Gray, a
distinguished member of the Irish parlia-
mentary party. died in this city tonight. of
heart disease. Mr.. Gray was Lord Mayor of
Dublin in 1880, and was chairman of the Dublin
Mansion House committee which, in that year,
collected f1S00 600 for the relief of distress in
Ireland. At the time of his death he represented
the St Stephens Green division of Dublin in
Parliament. He represented Tipperary for sew
eral years, and afterwards sat for Carlow coun-
ty. He was proprietor of the Freeman's Jour
nal and the Belfast Morning News. Mr.. Gray
was born in Dublin in IS45.
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A Good Bargain for Union Pacific.

NEW YORK. March PA member of the
grand jury of last November wrote President
Adams, of the Union Pacific railway asking if
the So. 600. 600 Denver Pacific stock converted
into Union Pacific stock in 1880 is held By the
Union Pacific asset Dir. Adams replied
that tina Denver Pacific stock was converted to
Union Pacific stock and the Denver Pacific
stock was then Cancelled. The Union Pacific
stock w&s 4hen issued. TO Mr. Gould in exchange
for other securities which were put IN the
treasury of the Union Pacific, and are, in part,
still there. Mr.. Adams adds that the result of
the transaction extremely profitable to the
present Union Pacific Company
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stance that the Empsror's proclamation and let
ter TO the Chancsilor signed Frederick
ILL., ut has caused just surprise that the i'm
perlal signature under his Majestys publication
In the special edition of the Reichsanzieger of
the 18th inst. had the number III attached to it,
as the addition of the number in signatures is
foreign to monarehic traditions. This error was
due to the circumstance that in the copy taken
from his Majestys autograph for the printer.
the concluding strokes after the Emperors
name which form the initials I. R. (Impera.or
Rex were taken for the three strokes of . Ron-
IN ahraar
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Boulaneer Placed on 1he Retlred List.

PARIS. March 27-On the proposal of the
Minister of War. President Carnot. acting on the
unanimous advice of the officers who conducted
the court-martial, has signed decree placing
General Boulanger on the retired list of the
army. The proposal had previously been con-
sidered By the council of Ministers.
The decree retiring the General still leaves
him under the orders of the War Minister for
i've years. if the latter wishes to reappoint him.
Crowds round the Generals hotel tonight
singing and shouting ''vive Bonianger."
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PHILADELPHIA. Pa, March 27.-Felix o. C.
Darley. the celebrated designer and illustrator.
died suddenly at his home at Claymont. Del,
this afternoon. presumably of heart disease.
He was sixty-six years old, and was one of the
try. He was . native of Philadelphia
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workmen BIovn TO Atom.

DoBBs FERRY, n. Y, March GA very
severe explosion felt throughout West
chester county this morning, between 1910 and
S:23 o'clock. Doors and windows and houses
were ratified. and the people thought they had
experienced shock of earthquake. Informa-
large quantity of powder exploded in Stickney's
powder factory, near Ashford. at the spot
where the mills stood there is now a hole big
ssnougn 70 onry house Two workmen were
near the works.
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Another Bruce Carr Club.
Special to the Indianapolis journal


ROCKVILLE, March 2I-The colored men or
gsnized their third Bruce Carr Club. at Bloom
ingdals, last night with membership of TWEEN
ty Republicans. Messrs. Z. FL. johnson. W. II.
Jones, W. +. Sellers and Noah Thompson, of
the cub at this place, initiated the Blooming
dale club. Speeches were made by Col. A. A.
Jones. of the State Auditors Office. and ". F..
Sellers. of Rockville. The Bloomin gdale officers
are: c. S. Jones. president; Thos. Hill, vice.
president; Henry Chavis secretary
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John Patterson.
special to the IndianaDoIiI

BDeclaI 70 the InulanApoIIs JOurnaE.
SHELBYvILLE, March 27-John Patterson. for
many years q leading Democrat. died to-day
from pneumonia. aged forty-ons years He was
secretary of the Democratic county committee
and in 1882 was a prominens candidate for clerk
but did not secure the nomination.
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Township Nomtn ations.

special to the indianapolis Journal
SHELBYvILLE. March 27-The Republicans
of Jackson township have nominated the follow
ing ticket Trustee. Martin Kelly; justices of
the peace, Edward j. Fields and Peter Winter
rowd; constables, Charles Winders aud Joseph
MathawR
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An Imperial Typoersphioai Error.

Berlin letter in london Times.
at the head of its first column the Reichsan-
zeiger shia evening gives the following Official
explanation OF the rather surprising circum-
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AYERS Sarsapariila cures blood Diseases Grad.
seatea impurities and reneWs The vital forces.