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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-05-14
CONDENSED rELEoRAMs.

Snow fell at Rushville, Neb., on the
sth to depth of 16inches. II will be
severe on cattle in 4Ae sHndhills and
will retard farm work.
BUFFALO GNATs are causing great loss
in Western Kentucky. 1t is estimated
that 1000 horses have been killed by
them.
NEWS from the famine district of Rus
sia is very gloomy. Scurvy has fol-
lowed the epidemic of typhus and small
pox which has swept over the afflicted
provinces.
The Richmond cotton factory, ten
miles from Augusta, Ga, has failed with
liabilities of $4,000. The company was
organized two years ago with a capital
of S1OO, 900.
REPRESENTATIVE MEREDITH, of Vir-
ginia, has prepared, and will, At his first
opportunity, introduce bill providing
that all patent medicine manufacturers
shall submit the recipes for prepara>
tions to board of examiners to be ap-
pointed blythe Secretary of the Treasury.
AT Marion, KY, on the 9th, general
fight occurred at funeral. Both men
and women, all colored, took hand.
The fight grew out Of dispute between
John Crow and Will TaylG over who
should drive the hearse.
BUSINESS failures during ihe last seven
days number for the United States1 1855,
for Canada %: total 200, as compared
with 211 last week and POI the week
previous to the last and 242 for tbs cor
responding week last year.
A LOCOMOTIVE and six cars of cote fell
through the Memphis q Chateston
railroad bridge across the Tennessee
river at Florence, Ala, on the oh, and
killed one man and seriously injured
two others.
The Secretary Of State has ssued a
warrant for the surrender to tie Cana
dian authorities of G. G. HAe, alias
Charles Phalling, now in custdy at St.
Paul, Mimi, on charging otnttering
forged paper in Canada.
A2-YEAR-oLp infant, the % Of John
Britsch, living at Newrose Ind, was
literally devoured by the lrge house
dog Of the family on the 6tF The dog
sprang upon him, fastene its sharp |
teeth in his neck, tore off ne flesh till |
the bones became bare ad then de-
youred 1t greediiy.
The Michigan Salt Coipany has re-
duced the price Of salt 1Ccents per BAR
rel ct ell Western agenies, including
Chicago, Milwaukae "a St. Louis.
This cut Is made to NEE New York aRd
ohie oempNtStlor,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-05-14
GONE WRONG
A New York Bank President charged with
Embezziins sTO,OOO Of the Banks Funds
Indicted and Arrested.

n 4NGW AWEA HtAnA EEG9AuGnE ONI4EL ga HIN8Nl
Embszziing S7O,O0O Of the Banks Funds
Indicted and Arrested.
New YORK, May 7.-Charles H. Pink
ham, Jr., former president Of the Bank
of Harlem, was arrested yesterday after
noon on an indictment charging him
with misappropriating $40, 900 Of the
funds of that bank.
The discovery of President PinlSham's
alleged defalcation was made when a
plan of consolidation of the Harlem
with the Hamilton bank was put into
execution. Charles B. Fordick, Of the
Hide and Leather bank, and w. P. st.
John, of the Mercantile National bank,
were appointed committee to look in
to the affairs of the Bank of Harlem
and they discovered shortage. Super
intendent Preston, of the state banking
department, appeared before the grand
jury and the indictment followed.
David E. Poston, successor to Pink
ham, as president of the bank of Har-
lem, said: "Mr. Pinkham was one of
the organizers of the Bank of Harlem
in 1888. He has wife and five or six
children. He lived in good style. We
do not know what he did with the
money. He borrowed of the bank for
himself on securities which we have
found to be worthless. So far as we
know he was not gambler nor a fast
man. The son of an ex-aldernan
seems to have profited by these trans
actions and am free to say that were
he in this country we should have him
indicted, too"
The condition of the Bank of Harlem
after all the losses have been allowed
for, and some of them will undoubtedly
be recovered, the committee asserts
shows unusual strength. There is
s470,OOO on hand, as against total de-
posits of 1895, 900. Furthermore, the
Hamilton bank is already the protector
of the situation.
Mr. Pinkham, after his arrest, said
that he was too much perturbed to make
a statement. He stated, however, that
it appeared strange to him that after
two years the bank should take such
action against him. They had known
the circumstances all along. He ad-
mitted that there was deficit in the
banks accounts which the board of di-
rectors, he said, had been acquainted
with right along.
Mr.. Pinkham said he did not care for
his arrest much on his own account, but
felt bad on account of his wife and six
children.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-05-14
THE MIssIssIPPI RISING.
Reports From KeOkulS, Ia., and GreenvIll,
NiSa Tn That Efack

Reports From KeOkuk, Ia., and Greenvllle,
Miss, to That Eject.
KEoKUK, Ia, May THE Mississippi
river has been rapidly rising for the
past two days, approaching the ex-
treme high water mark Last night It
stood 1874 feet.
The lowlands are submerged; crops
ruined; farmers have taken their stock
and families to high ground for protec-
ton. The small levees along the Des
Moines and Fox rivers have broken, and
large tracts of land are submerged. The
main lcvee protecting 11,OO0 acres, is
yet safe.
Alexandria, Mo-, is surrounded by
water, and travel and traffic is conduct
ed by sliffs. The railroad tracks are
submerged in places, but the roadbeds
are safe. Should the rise continue
much longer it will be repetition of
the disastrous floods of four years ago.
GREENvMLE, Miss, May THE Mis-
sissippi river passed the high water
mark of 'O1 Thursday and the high
water mark of 1890 was reached yester-
day morning, and last night the gauge
read 49, feet, higher than any previ-
GUS record, and is still rising at the rate
of half an inch in twenty-four hours.
TALLULAH, La, May 7.-All the
levees in East Carroll, Madison and
Tensas parishes are in splendid condi-
ton. and holding well. The river is
rising about one-tenth every twenty
four hours. No trouble apprehended
from the water.
LAKE Providence, La, May IA
rise Of six inches since Thursday even
ing made the gauge last evening read
forty-two feet. The levees are being
built up with sacks of sand wherever
necessary and active watch is being
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-05-14
SOCIAL soIENoE GLUE.
Composed Of Members From Kansas and
Western decentralization of Officers.

Composed Of Members From Kansas and
Western decentralization of Omcers.
FORT ScoTT, Kan, May THE Social
Science club of Kansas and western
Missouri closed the twelfth annual
meeting of the club in this city last
night. The meeting has been eminently
successful and largely attended. The
following officers for the ensuing year
were elected yesterday: President, Mrs.
Laura e. .Scammon, Kansas City, Mo, vice
presidents, first, Mrs. Eugene Ware,
Fort Scott; second, Mrs. Judge Honk,
Hutchinson; third, Mrs. D. E. Cornell,
Kansas City; fourth, Mrs. M. L. Ward,
Ottawa; fifth, Mrs. DIR. Roby, Topeka;
sixth, Mrs. George Winants, junction
City; seventh, Mrs. G. H. Gushing, Leav-
enworth; secretary, G. Wilder, Manhat-
tan; treasurer, Mrs. II. S. Turner, Pao-
la; auditor, Mrs. George Kingsley, Pao-
10. The session closed last night with
a BANQUET
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-05-14
Cattle On me Chsrokee strlp.

GUTHRIE, Ok, May IA prominent
gentleman who is just in from the
Cherokee strip states that there are
fully $4,000 cattle on the strip and
the government seems to be maxi
ing no effort to remove them. The
cowboys have established themselves in
permanent camps and are prepared TO
stay all summer. A large number Of
cattle have wandered up near the Kan
sas line, near Hunnewell, and the farm
ers are very much incensed, as thev
fear their cattle will take the Texas
fever. They are organizing and say Il
the government does not act soeu tbav
viii shoot The cattle
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-05-14

CANON CRY, Col, May Thomas
Lawton was legally hanged inside the
penitentiary walls at 1920 o'clock last
night, there being present only those
persons allowed by the law The time
set for the execution was not gem
orally known. as in compliance
with the Colorado laws the hanging
was private. An hour or more delay
was caused by Lawton breaking down
completely and being unable to mount
the seaffold Time was granted him to
gain his eomposure and then the hang
ing was proceeded with without any
other demonstration. He was hanged
~ killing Jehn HemmiHg.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-05-14
The Rampant Kaw.

KANSAS CITY, Kan, May7.-The Kaw
river rose to an alarming extent yester-
day. Some damage was done in Argen-
tine and Armourdale. At Argentine
the electric light power house was sur
rounded by water and boats had to be
used in going to and from the building.
Several houses in North Argentine were
inundated and families were forced to
move out.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-05-14
a Half NIillLon Dollar FIrs

NEW York, May 7.-At . o'clock this
morning flames were discovered in the
packing house of Swartzchild & Sulz-
berger, covering two blocks from
Forty-ffth to Forty-seventh street,
from First avenue to the river, and in
addition having a large new building
on the river front. At 2 o'clock the fire
was under control. Loss probably $780,
600. There was strike of about
twenty-five employees last evening, but
it is not believed that the strikers are
in any way to blame for the fire.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-05-14
Rewards for Kanaag Outlaws.

Topeka, Kan, May 7.-Gov. Hum
phrey has offered a reward Of 800
for the arrest of Dave, alias Jack,
Sprague, the. notorious horse thief who
has three times broken Jail at McPher-
son, and a similar reward for the ar
rest of Noah Hosfelt, who also escaped
from the Mcpherson county Jail.
Sprague is under sentence of eight years
in the penitentiary for horse stealing
and Hosfelt for two years for passing
counterfeit money.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-05-14
Kansas Homeopathic Onlcers

WICHITA, Kan, May THE State
Society of Homeopathists elected the
following officers: DIR. E. R. Tuttle, of
Salina, president; DIR. E. K. Thompson,
of Mcpherson, vice-president; DIR. A. j.
Boutin, of Abilene, recording secretary;
DIR. G. A. Bozarth, of Herington, corre-
spending secretary; DIR. D. P. Cook, of
Clay Center, treasurer
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-05-14
vermont Domooretic Nom,Doa.

MoNTFELmR, Vt, May THE demo-
Gratis of Vermont in convention yester-
day unanimously nominated Bradley B.
Smalley, of Burling ton, forgovernor
and George M. Dearborn for lieutenant
governor A national convention dele.
satian WIS QAosea but not instructed
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-05-14
AEIsCELLANEOUu.


MILES upon miles of valuable crops
put in upon the Illinois bottoms for
twenty miles on either side of Ottawa
have been under water, involving loss
of $4,000 to farmers. The Kickapoo
and other bridges went and Allen Park,
Ottawa and all of the lower islands were
flooded.
SECRETARY NOBLE has decided the
case of the townsite of Hennessy in the
Kingisher, Ok, land district. The
case came before the department on an
appeal of John w. Creech from the de-
eision of the commissioner of the gen.
eral land Office, cancelling his home
stead entry. The secretary sustains the
action of the commissioner and directs
that the .townsite board be permitted to
perfect title to the land on behalf of the
townsite
THE Yorkshire Post says that it is re-
ported in clubland that the mysterious
opponent of Harry Vane Milbank in the
recent duel in Belgium was one Of the
best known of the English dukes.
EVIDENCE of the commission of foul
murder was discovered at Davenport,
La. The body of a well dressed man
with the letters s'H. N. H." sewed upon
his clothing was found lodged against
raft in the Mississippi river. An in
Vestigation showed that the man had
been shot through the head, beaten
with some blunt instrument until his
skull was fractured, his neck and nose
broken and then cast into the river.
By the giving way of bridge on the
Santa Fe, near Revere, Mo-, the train
was precipitated into the roaring cur
rent and seven persons were killed and
thirty-eight injured.
Two reports from the Judiciary COM
mittee on the joint resolution proposing
an amendment to the constitution to
provide uniform laws on the subject of
marriage and divorce have been made
TO the house. The majority report adj
verse to the resolution was made by
Representatives Oates and representative
Ray presented the minority report
The chamber of commerce of Man
chester England, has by vote Of 1874
to 1856, declared itself in favor of bimeta-
lism.
CHARLES ii. PMKHAM, JR., ex-presi-
dent of The bank Of Harlem. has beer
arrested for appropriation Of the
banks gunda
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-05-14
sELEcTINa 4 oANplpArE.
A Question for An Democrats, North and
o,wts,

= WI-IGI01I TOT m I777IUI7I--7 NIT|N l7I
South.
The great preponderance Of democrat
ic votes is at the north, feature Of the
electoral vote lost 70 sight, because the
electoral votes Of the democratic party
come in the main from the other sec
tion. It's well at this time TO elabo-
rate this point. The vote cast for
Cleveland in 1883 aggregated 5,58s, 600.
OF these the southern states cast but
1,920,244. There are in round numbers
a million and half more democrats in
the north than in the south. Their dis
tribution by states, those not voting in
1888 included, is as follows:
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-06-18
OHIO FOR CLEVELAND.
He Can Garry New York II ITS Del
egates Will support Him.

CHICAGO. June 17.-Scnator Bricc ap-
pearcd on the scene carly this morning
and appeared highly elated over his
success in dominating the Columbus
convention.
Reclining on a sofa in his room, with
his hands clasped behind his lconine
head, he talked at length respecting the
position of the Ohio delegation.
at has been said," he declared, chat
the Ohio delegation is anti-Cleveland,
and that we would not vote for Mr..
Cleveland in the event of his nomination
being favored by two-thirds of the con-
| vention. The Ohio delegation is pledged
| to no one, and will come here an0 look
over the situation before declaring any
preference. We are Just in this position.
THE question will first have to be de-
cided as to whether it is possible for Mr..
Cleveland to carry New York. Our
action viii depend in the main upon the
consensus of opinion of the democratic
leaders. If it should be decided affirma'
lively, Ohio will support Mr.. Cleveland
If the Judgment of the leaders is that he
cannot carry the Empire state, Ohio:
delegation will then be prepared to decide
upon some line of action"
as there any Hill sentiment i'll Ohio 2
ooh, suppose Mr.. Hill has tcV
friends, but | have never seriously con
sidered Hill as candidate. do no
believe that even Hills friends have re
gardcd him as prominently in the race.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-06-18
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A NEGRO HEIRESS.
Final Disposal of the Estate of a
wealthy VirGillian.

RICHMOND, Va, June 16.-A special
dispatch from Wythevile says: The Sill
premc court of appeals today decided the
celebrated Bette Lewis-Thomas case in
favor of the plaintiff. BY this action a
colored woman. who is a resident OF
Richmond, becomes the possessor of an
estate valued at about 100000.
Her father. w. Thomas. who was a
white man, died in 1889 at the home OF
his daughter, and left no will. The re-
latiyes of the deceased, as well as Bette
engaged some of the ablest legal talent in
the state and sought to obtain posses
sion of the property. The Chancery
court decided in favor of Bette and the
supreme court afiirms that decision.
The evidence showed that Thoma:
mad had nothing to do with his white
relatives for years; that he had been liv
ing at the home of his colorcd daughter
whom he had always acknowledged, ant
that it was his intention to amply pro
vide for her at his death. The decision
gives the hcir-at law real estate and casl
in bank amounting to almost $3.50, 900
leaving to Bette Lewis i'll mortgages
bonds and negotiable notes an estat
with accrued interest amounting t.
5000, 900.
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THE w. ~. &. TEACHERS.
Something About the Meeting
That Has Just Closed.

President John W. Starnes and wife,
Prof. d. d. Ellis and wife. Prof. p. p.
Claxton, Rev. ]. D. Arnold, and County
Superintendent Way returned to the city
yesterday from Waynesville, where they
had been attending the annual meeting
of the Western North Carolina teach
ers' association.
President Starnes tells THE CITIZEN
that the meeting was thorough sue
cess in every way. Buncombe was well
represented. In all, there were about
100 teachers in attendance. The discus
sions were of very great interest and the
addresses were all good and greatly en-
joyed.
As to next years meeting, Mr.. Starnc.
says the association, by majority vote
recommended WayHesville to the execu
tive committee. and that place vii
probably be selected. The people o
Waynesville, he said, showed every cour
tesy to the members, and gave then
every accommodation.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-06-18

The Ex-President Will be NOIpi
mated OH the First BaIlOt-A Con
ference Brings the Thing Down
to All But Certainty.
CHICAGO, June 1S.-"Cleveland will be
nominated on the first ballot"
So spoke the Hon. VIM. c. Whitney,
of New York, in very emphatic manner
as he emerged from the conference of the
Cleveland managers which had lasted
from o. clock last night till anearly hour
this morning in Whitney's private par
lors at the Richelicu. The gathering
was by long odds the most important
one that has been held since the political
hosts began to center in Chicago. 1t
was called for the express purpose OF
looking over the entire line of battle and
of determining any weak points if they
existed.
Foremost among the conlerees were
Whitney and Don. M. Dickinson.
1t was no ordinary gathering Of Cleve-
land enthusiasts. On the contrary, every
man who came represented section OF
the country from which the Cleveland
strength is to he drawn and each man
was leader of national prominence,
Adlai Stevenson, ,eX-assistant postmaster
general under Cleveland, and probably
temporary chairman of tho convention
was present.
The southern states were well repre-
sented.
What was done in the hours of earnest
conference is briefest told in the first
quoted statement Of ex.Secretary Whit
ney "Clcvcland will be nominated or
the first ballot" The strength of Cleve
land in every section of the country was
examined with minute detail. 81 have
thought from the first" said Mr.. Whit
ney, that Cleveland had majority ant
would be nominated, but it was no
until heard these reports from conserva
tive and thoroughly posted leaders iron
all over the country that | became alb
solutcly confident that Cleveland woult
be nominated on the first ballot
"Is this feeling of confidence based OF
figures?
"Ccrtainly, but We have no figure
/ to offer for publication as yet. In
word, however, they show that thcr
! will be only one ballot and that wi
: nominate Cleveland. The Whitne
conference before adjourning last nigh
S decided that those who took part in it
e deliberations should call upon the chair
= man of each delegation and get him t
+, make declaration as the way his deli
] cation intends to vote. After a studio
= estimate the conclusion was arrivid a
! that Cleveland had at lenst $50 vose'
! including those instructed and unil
I, structed delegates.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-06-18
The II, ans Moving DAY.

ATLANTA. June 1S.-By another sun
Atlanta will not be headquarters of the
great Richmond and Danvilc railroad
system. General Manager W. II. Green,
Traffic Manager Sol Hass, Treasurer
Hall and Auditor Figg will transfer their
departments from the city to Washing.
ton. Huidekoper and Foster, receivers
want the chiet officers where they can bt
in touch and ordered the transfer.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-06-18
Lynched Four Italians.

SEATTLE. Wash, June 1S.-John A..
Nelson, foreman of Smith Brothers
camp, on the line OF the Monte Cristo
railway, acquired the i'll will of some
Italian laborers in his gang and four OF
them attacked Nelson. Three held him
while the fourth drove crowbar through
his body, killing him inst antly.
About sixty white men in the camp
captured the four murdercrs and strung
them up to tree without ceremony, ii
| the presence of fifteen Italians.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-06-18
M. {. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS mt.

The members Of the Ministering Child
rcn's league will give their annual enter
tainment at Battery Park, June 21, at
o'clock p. m.
There will be tableaux, recitations, and
the play "The Good They Did," Ad
mission 25 cents for grown people and
| 10 cents for children. Refreshments car
be bought after the exercises.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-06-18
Cleveland Can Garry Indiana.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, June 16.-Austin II.
Brown, cx-mcmbcr of the democratic ma,
tional committee from Indiana, said to-
night:
"lf Cleveland is nominated he car
carry Indiana by 5000 plurality over
Harrison. Why. right at Harrison''
own homc-Marion county-therc was
majority of $500 against the rcpubIl
cans recently"
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-06-18
A Pump EXPERT.

A. NJ. Foley, representing the Worth
ington pump company, New York, is i'll
the city. lie is pump expert, and will
60 the to pumping station with City En-
gineer Lee, to give advice that will aid
in preparing the specifications for the
new pump soon to be put in. City En-
gineer Lee tells THE CITIZEN that he has
the specifications for the pipe line ready
and has lessened the distance about
$500 feet as compared with the present
line. This, he says. will result i'll saw
| ing of near $4,000.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-06-18
GRANTS PHARMACY.

BUNCOMBE LIVER PILLS are mild,
vet efficient; do not cause pain or gripe,
and act upon the liver and bowels.
They are especially valuable as after
dinner pills, and readily cure constipa-
ton and costiveness, nausea, distress in
the stomach. etc.
They are purely vegetable and we be-
lieve they are the best family pill yet pre-
pared and offer them with perfect conf
dence, believing that whenever used it
will be with the happiest results.
Try them and Judge for yourself. Fol
sale only at
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-06-18
GRANTS PHARMACY.

In purchasing medicines don't try ex
periments--thc first and only consider
alton should be genuiness. Buncombe
Sarsaparilla has stood the test of several
years and today it is in greater demand
than ever. Over five hundred bottles
sold this spring, triumphant proof of
popular approval. For sale at
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-06-18
"nxnaInitev at v. M. c. A.

dynamite" will be the subject of Rev.
{. w. Byrd's address on tomorrow
afternoon at 4:3O. All men invited.
Boys meeting at $3.50 O'Clock Sunday
Subject: "Our duty to those over us. y
BOYS between II and II invited.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-06-18
Row to the Bridge!

L. II. Britt has closed the contract
with President Powell. of the Asheville
Loan, Construction and Improvement
company, for the extension of the Mont
ford avenue street railway line, to Pear.
sons bridge. Work will begin next
week.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-06-18
EN1MONS BLAINE DEAD.
He Had Been Ill several Days
From Blood Poisoning.

CHICAGO, Iune 1o.-EmmonS Blaine
son of James G. Blaine, is dying.
This statement was made today al
young Blaine's residence. He has beer
i'll several DAYS. His condition wa'
brought about by blood poisoning orig
mating in disorder of the bowels.
LArER-Young Blaine died at 11;t'