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The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-01-22
IMPORTANT ADDRESS
To the Sunday School Workers of
North Carolina.

BRETHREN: The executive COM
mittee of the Sunday school associa-
tion of North Carolina. issues this
call for its eleventh annual State
convention to be he'd In Newbern
on the 29th, Goth and 3lst days of
March next. The convention will
be attended by Mr.. VIM. Reynolds,
of Peoria, ILL.,, late President of the
international. Sunday School Asso-
citation and now superintendent of
organization of that association
(the most prominen. Sunday school
convention worker in the country
and by Prof. II. Nj. Hamill, super
intendent of the normal work of the
Illinois Sunday school association.
The representation in the con-
vention will consist of members of
the State executive committee, all
speakers named in the programme
Of the convention, and five delegates
from each county.
Greatly reduced round-trip rates
Of fare will be obtained from all
railroads. If arrangements can be
effected, a special train will be run
from Salisbury or Greensboro to
Newbern. An outline programme
and information concerning railroad
facilities will be published as soon
as practicable.
All counties which have not held
conventions since last March, are
earnestly requested and urged to
take immediate action, hold conven-
tions and elect delegates to the State
Convention. A full representation
from every county in the State is
greatly desired.
We appeal to the ministers, SUI
perintenden;s and every lover ofthe
Sunday School cause throughout the
State, to bestir themselves and see
that county conventions are held in
counties where none have been held
during the year.
The press of North Carolina,
ever willing to do its part in every
good work, can be used, and we ap-
peal to each worker in the cause to
see for himself that call for a
County Convention is issued at
once.
' Let it be no longer delayed. Any
Sunday school worker is com.
missioned to arouse the bret hren to
D.. the issuance of the call.
A profitable and pleasant tine
j. may be expected. Let no County
d fail to be represented.
J. By order Of the Executive Com
If mittee.
n GEO. w. WATTS, Chm'n.
!. H. II. Snow, Sect'y.
DURHAM, N. c., Jan. 20, '92.
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100000 Fire in Norfolk.
BY United Press.

NORFOLK, Va, Jan. 2l. A de-
structive fire occurred here about
2 O'Clock this morning in the cotton
district, including the buildings oc-
cupied by Jones, Lee & Co.. j. 3.
Harrell & Co., Harrell Bros, and
the American Peanut Co, at the
foot of Commerce street. The loss
is estimated at 100000; insurance
about $4,000.
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WASHINGTON DUKE,
He Offers to increase his
Donation to Trinity
College.
TO SI2O.OOO.
The Largest Amount Giirea to Edu-
cation by a .Southerner Since
the Var.
TO SI2O.OOO.
Special t. ,3TATg CHRONICLE

Special tc 3TATg CHRONICLE
DURHAM, Jan. 2l. At a meet
ing OF the executive committee Cfthe
board of trustees Of Trinity College
to-day Mr.. Washington Duke offers
to increase his gift of eighty-ive
thousand dollars to the college.
which he has paid, to vne hundred
thousand cash and property valued
at twenty thousand dollars, the porvi-
dedMethodist church Of \ orth Carroll.
ia raise an additional endowment
of fifty thousand and equip the main
building now nearly completed. His
generous offer vas accepted with
hearty expressions of gratitude and
fulfil lnent OF the condition pledged.
This donation from the large-heart.
ed old gentleman Gin all one hun
dred and twenty thousand dollars
is the largest ever made to the cause
OF education by Southern man
since the war.
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Price Five Cents.
MILLS RESIGNS
The Ohairmauship of the Committee
on Commerce.
Ey Unit "a Press.

on commerce.
By United Press.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2l. In Con-
gresham Mills letter to Speaker
Crisp in which he resigns the
craftsmanship of the committee on
Interstate ana foreign commerce
he says that he prefers to hold no
craftsmanship in the present Con-
gress, as he believes that he can do
better work on the floor than i'm a
position that is uncongenial to him.
The real cause for his action how
ever is understood TO be his de-
termination 10 canvass actively for
the Texas Senatorship and he does
not care &c spend very much time
in the House while the canvass is
going on.
The resignation of chairmanship
of the House committee on inter-
state and foreign commerce by rep
resentative Mills, of Texas, which
was handed in to-day, will promote
to that position. Representative
Wise, of Virginia, whose name fol-
lows that of Mr.. Mills on the COM
mittee. His position on the COM
mittee does not necessitate making
him chairman. but Speaker Crisp
has decided to give him the appoint
| Uuent.
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Gibson Elected Senator.
By the United Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md. Jan. 2l. Hon.
Chas. II. Gibson was today elected
United States Senator in joint con-
vention of the general assembly of
Maryland to fill unexpired term
about years, in place ofthe Hon.
E. X. Wilson.
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Raleigh, N. C., Friday Morning, January 22 1902

and that is the best money which
will do this directly and not by first
converting it into another kind Of
money OF an unequal quantity and
the Using that money in the settle
ment of obligations. In conclusion
he said the loaning of money on
real estate need excite no alarm or
be thought a new Or strange thing.
1t is being done now by banks
in every State of the Union.
This bill merely suggests
that the government shall do direct
ly what has so long been done in
directly; that it shall fulfill it's obli-
cations by furnishing The people at
low rate Of interest with that
which is indispensable to their pros
perity and happiness-money, the
best medium OF exchange"
Mr.. PETER addressed the
Senate in favor of the bill.
At the close of Mr.. PETERS re-
marks, Mr.. Stanford's bill was
again laid on the table. The dis
cussion of the La Abra case was re-
sumed and continued until adjourn
ment. At 4:35 the Senate went
into executive session and at 4:4O
adjourned until Monday.
HOUSE.
WAsHINGTON, Jan. 21. The an
nouncement that the Chilian corre-
spondence would not be sent to
Congress to-day served to reduce
the attendance Of spectators at the
proceedings of the House and the
buzzing of consultation noticeable
on the floors previous to the con-
vening of the House on other morn
inGs of the week was missing
Mr.. Davis of Kansas. introduced
joint resolution providing for an
investigation of the recent disaster
at Krebs, Indian Territory, by a
commission to be appointed by the
resident. The proposed code Of
rules for the Fifty.second Congress
was presented by Mr.. Catchings
and will be taken up for consid
Grafton Monday. At two o'clock
the portraits of FIX. Speakers Galu.
sha Crow and Samuel J. Randall
painted for the State Of Pennsyl
vania, were presented to the
, House by Representatives. Sew
eral speeches were made, afte
which the portraits were formal.
+ accepted.
r While Mr.. Holman was speakin!
q Mr.. Ex-SpeakerCrow was conducte
. to the chair by Mr.. Springer at tn
( request of Speaker pro tenn. NcMi]
y lin. One who created a ripple
4 applause among persons pres
h ent and was peculiarly intereste
! in the incident was ex-Congressma
q Barclay, Of Pennsylvania, who wa
!, member of the House years ag(
:, He is now almost ninety years ole
! Another interested spectator We
- Mr.. Greaves, the artist who painte
"a the portraits. Mr.. Catchings move
~ that when the House adjourned
"a be until Monday, and the Hou'
~ then, at 4:15, adjourned.
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all the wounded were removed to
the cruiser. But despite the efforts
of the physicians, Turnbull died two
days later of blood poisoning, re-
sulting from the impertection of his
treatment at the hospital. Jr. Still
says positively that there was no
other reason why Turnbull could
not have recovered.
THE HERALD's DISPATCH.
New YORK, Jan. II. The Her.
alas Valparaiso special dispatch
this morning says that President
Montt told an official high in the
Chilian service Tuesday that there
was not the slightest doubt but
what ali matters at present in dis
pute between the United States and
Chill would be amicably settled
within short time. The Chilian
wardships Esmeralda, Huascar and
Cochrane and two torpedo boat:
have sailed on practice cruise.
The ships are under-manned. On
their Southern cruise they will en-.
deavor to obtain recruits. The sen
timenS of all classes of the Chiliar
people is in favor of amicable rela
lations with the United States.
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fIAT0R Stan FORD
=. on His Bill Be-
t,+p a Mere Handful
Of Senator'S.

Of Senators. |
THE HOUSE.
= IL, DuN Session Testerdoy.-
| n, Presentation of Portraits.
The New Rules.
By United Press.
SENATE.
Washington, Jan. 2l. At no
H. during the day were there
=. than thirty Senators present,
1s,t perhaps for a brief period
r,ios Mr.. Stanford's speech in
=, Of his land loan scheme, and
!. Senate went into executive ses-
r. and adjourned to Monday with
[roely six Senator'S in at attendance
The La Abra case still holds the
\, and bids fair to continue to do
throughout the coming week.
,frer routine business Mr.. Stan
,l5rought up his bill for debate
ID in presenting it said.
.The bill under consideration
ncically provides for the direct
,,n otmoney upon a material un-
n,sd in quantity, lis value based
non a Standard or measurement
|ivA may be 20 many grains OF
Dl Or silver or any convenlen
tnnolity and the good faith and
leNtoia civilized nation of 65,.
(N,G0O Of people with per capita
oTG Of production unequalled by
by ether country in the world. A
auparlSOn between this coun'
Y Of oars to~aay al,
sNHu1er Louis XIV, or France
l1ss, when she was fighting
between GnOw and the colonie,
Pld the struggling for the ascend
(lcN Or 5etween this country ant
ne Argentine Republic, seems alb
r@ yet the committees argument
ceased upon such comparisons
lH committee, in it's allusion t,
y Allur9 OF the Mississippi
'l'nT, fails to fully de
@lN that stupendous bubble. |
'NSa immense amount of pape
'@l"ped but omits to mention tn
''41'ly upon which the issue wa
At' -. The security of stoc
l' mississippi trading compan
~" !, acquire vast tracts of Ian
I.1, W mississippi valley, trade wit
'laalals and work supposed gol,
r., ,,a ana copper mines along tn
n i" !, Ines that had no existenc,
\ \, 'as MS was in l717, before the 1,
~ 'S,s a'lSs IS had been extinguishe'
n ' y Damel Boone had gor
10 kentucky. 1t is 0 Il
'uP''l'on of a shade
s.'rsI;a substance. The Argen III
vb,s s'"V issue OF cedulas is aneth,
sn- ,.-' to which the commit,
N.Y.. lga'es the bill. The two prop
Mo-, a. "a! ore radically dissimilar. III
i, ~, 'VjVct which the bill now u
i. s'nSlderation 'l seeks to attain
d, 4'tease Re Of money in circul
,c,..,* 'uV : Argentine cedulas f
o,nns wy VI , money. In this bill
sirs 'Pn'sa f~' that the government 7
crt,." "O Per cent. interest on t
i oTs's IS 1t issues direct]
\, gov.,u Argentine Republ
eopeS2 Sj;ernmenf !. guarantees t
qtbs h la.5 return for the mortga
&s lsndna lanas' Mvrever the Arge
qoe us NY: We're not assessed at t6,
ldplap prior sa" to the passage of t
sssnaD, 1"'.ment but on a fresh
u cnn. ,,' made after the enactme
taafordI sequence q was fraud. \
y ana,ce confr0verted the report
Snla';nlce alce committee that g,
NoniT,' ,'S :, value Of paper currer
NtibIitvD.s Ds Maintained by its c,
IN Of y into specie at
@.l,a @ld '1e ne. holder" He c
honey 'i@s ji"s :. the real va
VS. eeua1is. a'is in its ability to
y the 'iis'aI,1s ssos,b balances and fac
0Achange of comnoa;+
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-01-29
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIEs,

Thomas Thompson, oolored, was hanged
at Ohts.erto6r, hid OF $50 this mornius
for the murder, en- the night OF August 22d,
1891, OF William Adams, also colored. This
II the frat hanging isre sInce 1851.
The third of the missing New York
sco~s was recovered by the tug Edgar
Lnckenback yesterday 80 miles southea t
OF Sandy Hook. Tue Luckenbach has gone
ont again to look for the fourth soow aud
f,r the tug Webster. Thsre are 10 msn on
the two boats sill missing.
The London commit zee Of the English
shareholders 10 the OHIO and Mississippi
Railroad Company has appoir ted Vim.
Bull, Edwayd 8. Bell, John Davis and Ed
gar Wsllea, of New YORK, and James VII.
GOD. OF Wi!miDgt 70, to cooperate with the
London committfe In carrying cut the az.
rengements attloriz.d by the Eaeish
shareholders at the meeting held In London
Oos. IA. The proposed plan Ia to place the
Ohio and Mississippi road Ia O condition
equal to Its rivals, and to a. 1t to take IL
position 10 0 great and important through
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-01-29
Execution CT q Murderer.

LITCEF1ELD, Conn.,, Jan. 29.-Andrew
Bo,jsssen VISA executed here to-day fer
the murder OF his swestlesrs, Emma An
dersou, in August 1890. Boiasssn and
Emma, who wefs plasmates in Swedish,
came to this county and secured work on
farms near New Milford. Emma shortly
afterwards insisted that their engagement
should be broken. Andrew persisted Ia bis
auit bat t1s gill was obdurate. On she
night before the murder Andrew drank
heavily and abou. 2 o. q. ID 10, the
farm ofEmua's employer, walking through
terrible storm. Arriving sc the house be
climbed into the wn1ow, attacked tie
sleeping girl aud slaahsd with his keen
knife until the victims head was nearly
severed and her body was gsshed Ia q hor-
ribie manner.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-01-29
EENa OF TIE DAY.

F,ance hss ccnc'u ded commercial treats 9
With ell toe European powers except Spain.
Commissioners OF Pensions Baum recon-.
mends that SAG CSC 900 be appropriated ior
pensions fer The f9cai year of 1898.
The sgents OF the ccal. producing com-
panies have decided to advance prices
twenty-five ceats per ten On all grades.
There is a ramon that Mr.. Egsn will De
recalled from Chill snd sert to China So q
reward for his diplomacy and as g salvs for
Chill, while Minister Mont il said to be
likely t. be recalled.
The po,ity Of he democrat tic rasj ,rity OF
the House wi regard to tbs tariff and sil-
ser questions will be determined, 1t Is said,
efIer the adoption OF new yule5 by q caucus
of tie democratic members.
The caucus OF the democratic members OF
the General Asssmb'y OF Maryland nomi'
mated Mr. Scenes. G. Jones for State iress
urer yesieid sy. Mr.. T lson II. Sch7sver
was nominated for police commissioner.
IL appointing Cardinal Ladochowesi pre-.
feet OF the propaganda. to succeed Cardinal
Simeoni, the Pope sslso:ed the most power
ful Of the churchnep. and one who rules
With an iron hand. The appointment !ssaid
TO De waning to ltaiy.
It is report tbtt tie louisville, New
Albany ard Caicsgo Railroad Ia preparing
to handle the Chicago business of the Rich-
mord Terminal. srd toss the Chesapeake
AID OHIO is ebctt t. close neg otietions foi
| so alliance In toe san direction.
The House CT Repr' ssnta!iVes commit g
ca the library yesterday agreed TO repo
iavorably bills spproprift pg $50 OO0 to pur
chaae cestsin msnuscriu papers srd CORES
pondence OF Thomas Jefferson end s25 600 fol
the preservation of the grave Of Gen. Darl5l
Morgan at Winche,t'r.
Fiftaeu Hungarian miners employed 10
coal stripping, operated By Dick and Mepiz
at Hcneybrook, Pa, we're sitting around
he stove 10 the workmen's ehanty eating
their lnucaeE yesterday wien several eiicki
of dualin. which bsd been placed near tbs
steve. exploded. blowing the shan'g t. freq
msnts and see eilrg the inuatea 10 all di
rect ons TEE shock OF The explosion rs:
heard f7s mica away Adam Bornick aod
JOHN avitski 9ers instantly killed. OF tai
othe: tairieen nos one escaped ipjlfiss.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-01-29
FROM WaSHIAQT0A.
fs1scssl 0osrssYoaasnoe Of he Alosaadria aaacas

sspssasl Oosresroadssce Of he Alesaadria Gasctts
wAsHtSs coE. n. @. Jan g. 1893
Congressman jerry slnpson ID talk With
q newspaper correspondent this morning
said that t tbs conference to be held 10 s.
Ionic next mouth, It would bs det Uni oed
+, organize q third parry. President Polk
ne sail. i, TO favor OF spch q party. BE also
said the Pre- ldenelai ticket OF that party
would carry he Starss of North and South
Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and Minnesota,
and from present indications Californis also
He bad rot. he said, strong hopes OF break
log the solid South, but thought there was
probability Of carrying North Carolina and
Gsorgis.
The Cleveland men In Congress are very
sore over the now undenisd fact that the
east msio,ity Ct the democrats Of New YORK
ara for Senator Hill f5r President, and are
making as much fu;s sb,ut i. ae they are
capable OF.
Ths democratic ms;ortty Of the Ways and
Means COMMITTEES this morning adopted the
sDringsr policy and decided 60 sit ick the
Mckinley high tariff bill By various sepa-
rata bills. Upon this policy the democratic
rnemb ers of the committee decided to act as
a uuit, though the three old members OF tie
committee, Messrs. McMillin Turner and
Wilson voted against 1t.
Representative barter, OF Ohio, argued
before the House banking and currency
COMMITTEES te.day In favor Of his bill TO Pre-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-01-29
Mr Aliens Speech,

Dcri1g the debate OF t 70 adoption OF the
rules 10 the House of Representatives yes.
terday Mr.. Aleo, OF Mississippi, effsred an
amendment Increasing the membership CT
the Committee on Foreign Aff.rs from thif-
teen to ssventy.fye. The great stralD, he
said, to which the membars Of that commit
tee had been subj scted for the past fifteen
days had prompt ID him to move ID Increase
the msm oership to seventy f7e. The House
had no right to impose such graz RESPONSE
bllities upon thirteen men. Thirteen wss
an unlucky number. and the country did
not want any unlucky thing about is when
dealing With foreign affsirs. Laughter.
Thht7 yeats ago he had gone t, var rather
hastily. Laughter Bis experience 10
that war bad nevsf daunted bis courage,
but IL had made him dieplay more caution.
Laughter He wasnot so familiar With Dip
tomato correspondence as Secretary Blaine
wss, but he knew the code OF honor thu t
governed gentlemen, having spent most OF
his life IN pracsing t1as code aud fighting
FOE II. Laughter 10 this cass With
Chill there had besn some precipit 'tion.
According to the code, If one gentleman
seat to another bis n;,imstum. and then
rushed LIT, print before ne bad time to re.
cs!ve reply, be- would DO persona iDgra'
ia. Laughter Among "ns Mississippi
duelists" It wfs not the proper thing. after
sn ultIna,um had been eent 60 an adVer.
sary for man t. rush into print and give
his side Of the CASE to the country before at
had heard the other eide. Lsugtt =
Mr.. Alien then referred 10 aad ridlcuied
tle interview wt1 e1 Speaker Keller. Sc
published lie the press that moroing, bear
ing upon the Presidents Chiiian meassge.
He laid special stress upon Mr.. Keifar's ~
tsrence that the Presidert 's Oh'iian mes.
cage "wss Issued jast In time" Laughter ]
Just eupposs that the President mad Taii-
ed little while longer. He might have
put stop to the drifs of republican esoi
meut alluded to By Mr. Keifer. The Pfes.
dert had refused to travel on Sunday. but.
according to the Washington Post, be bad a
lsrge number Of printers working al lat
Sunday to get bi, message In 'iast In tme.''
Laughter Tae amendment was rejaetad.
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YI2GIaIA EEWa

TIE graded school building at Aide, With
furniture, was entirely Consumed by fire en-
Tuesday.
NJ, a e. Conway, formerly CT Caroline,
dis d suddenly Of paralysis Wednesday st
his home 10 NeRpert News In the Cad year
OF his age.
l. is rumored that the Richmond end
Danviile road, eDd not the Ntrfo!k ard
Western. vii! probably ge. control OF tle
Is ncbh burg end Dorhsm.
Tee trial CT Dr. J. A. P. Baker for tbe
murder OF his wife by poison was postpone
ct Z hicgdon yesterday until the February
| term OF the court on account Of the illness
OF witness.
The tslal OF Charles Johnson for the XII.
ing Of Jaues F. Lols, whit, last September,
tsrmiusted in Stanton yesterday In yer
dh OF t:n years in the penitentiary, There
sre fVe other negroes to be tried for the
same tfsrss.
Gilbert Brook, white, aged 40, wPe sti uck
By the northbound Richmond ard Dan7ille
train pfar Lyrchburg yesterday afternoon
and instantly killed. H. vas thrown upon
the pilot Of the engine and carried half q
mile before The train was stopped.
Joseph Llat baueh, aged 20 yearF, and
Miss Adelaide Plant, eyed 10 yesre. both OF
Sirunton, took the early tsaiu yesterday
morning for HarIei's Ferry and we're mar
lied tbeye on the bridge. Young Lush
oauah and Miss Plsnt are still in school.
The Court OF Appasl, yesterday ersrtsd
the motion Of the e. tNney General for q
new hearing of the case OF Mary Miller, In
which the court q few weeks ego decided
tbs justices of the pace have no right to
convict peraoos charged Wit p,t,t larceny.
Mr. Ire LomaI Thomss died 10 Rich.
mond last week. eyed eighty-nins years.
WITH him psesed swey the last Of long
line OF Virginia planters, whose ancestor.
Robe. Thomas. took up lands q. Thomas
Neck or the .ppahanpock, in 1857, under
Charles II, Of England.
a j:int me x OF thu Senate and Houss
OJmnittse on Privileges AID Eett ons vas
hsld Wednesday to consider the bill pre-.
pared by the sab-com mi ie Reproducing
the etite FOR members OF Congress. l. was
decided not to change furry county from
the Second to tle Fouitl district. The
commit ees resolved to AK the Legislature
to hold caucus next Tuesday elght to CON.
slider the apo. onmett bill. The only
change proposed is the transfer OF B7tst nit
from the Sixth to the Tenth district.
hrs. Annie L. Smith, OF Danvile, Who
desires to practice lsw, scored victory In
t7e Senate committee for courts Of justice
yei terday. This lady at the last section hsd
bill Int .od uesd In the Senate allowing hsr to
er ter the profession # her choice. It wac,
however, defeated by an overwhelming
Vst, TIE committee yesterday By vote
Of five to four agreed to report ne bill 81
lowing Mrs Smith and any other woman
Who mtg desire to do 30 TO become mem
bars of the Der. The lady. who was accom-.
panied by hsr husband, mads Gne impree.
eiou upon her hearers.