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Huntsville gazette., 1892-06-18

FINALLY, out OF the confusion, Maj Mckinley
got silence for minups to say that there were
states which wanted still to cast their votes
and to cast them in the direction of his motion.
That's the whole point. cried delegate.
II therefore Withdraw my motion" said
MAJ Mckinley, and returned to the platform,
and amid confusion which made the call ex-
tremely difficult the clerk agan called Texas.
delegate made an effort to challenge the vote
OF Texas and another the vote of Washington
but in the confusion their demands were not
needed
When Iowa cast 10 votes for Harrison, SONS
Kissing was heard.
When the call had been completed the muir
mur of conversation filed the air while the
clerks at their desk went over the figures and
cast up the vote.
At 4:32 the chairman struck the table with
his ga vel and asked fol quiet while, by unani-
mcus consent, he announced change in the
vote of Washington. The change was from
Blaine votes to the following: Blaine, &; Har
rison, l; Mckinley, l.
The noise Of fconversation again filed the air
At 4:@ the chairman raped for order and
said that Senator ingalls, had sent to the desk
resolution. 1t WIS read by unanimous consent
and adopted. It provided that the secretary of
the convention shall prepare full report Of
the proceedings of the national conventions of
1855, 1850, 1864 and of the present convention
and cause them to be sold at the cost of print
ing. Carried.
There were cries of vote" and comparative
quiet followed
Mr. Depew got the floor ard moved that
when the convention adjourn it be to o'clock
to night.
No attention was paid to the motion and two
minutes later the chairman announced that
the official vote was ready.
There was silence as the secretary sail.
Whole number Of votes cast, 90fls; necessary
to choice, 453 Benjamin Harrison, received
535 l-6; James g. Blaine, received 1872 l-6 VIM
Mckinley, 1S2; Robert 7. Lincoln, i; Thomas
B. Reed. T."
The chairman said: President BENJAMIN
Harrison, having received majority cf the
votes cast has receivei the nomination OF this
convention. Shall it be made unanimous.
loud cries of yes'I. The nomination is
made unanimous"
A motion to take a recess till D. m. was
Immediately offered and agreed to, and the
heated and excited assemblage dispersed.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-12-15
CIVIL SER VICE
The Report of the Commission for ii g
Past Year.

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-The report
of the civil service commission for
the past year shows it has examined
in all 1886 persons, of whom II, ,160
were found competent. Of'the II, 160
found competent 1851 ureceived ap
pOintmentS, decrease of /, ,434 from
the record of the previous year. The
proportion of women appointed is
found to be increasing, and the num-
Der of women promoted for efficiency
increases. The extension of the class
fled service subject to competitive
examinations is warmly urged. Near
all the officials ct Washington, in
the nayy-yards, in the internal reve-
nue. service, custom-houses and free
delivery pOStOfficeS ought, 1t is said,
to be brought under ciyil-service
rules.
Great space is given to the efforts
made by the commission during the
Presidential campaign to prevent Re-
publican candidates and campaign
committees from forcing the employees
of the government to contribute to
campaign funds. There were very
many ssuch attempts, and some of
them wete detected and perhaps foil
ed. All over the country Office-hold
ers were called upon to disgorge rart
of their salaries to aid the Grand Old
Party. PostmasterS were called upon
to do party service. The commission
| notified employees that they were not
obliged contribute. Special pains
were taken to relieve their minds of
| fear of decapitation if the local boss
were displeascd. A number of cases
| of violation of the civil-Seryice law
| against political assessments were re-
| ported to t!.t, sttorney-General, who
! took no action while the election was
pending and has taken none since. To
| prevent future solicitation of this sort
it is recommended that it be made a
| penal offense for any one to solicit
| political contribution from govern
| ment employe in any place whatever.
| Employees would then not be asked to
| contribute, but could do so if they
/ wished
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-12-15
TIE BAPTIST CONVENTION.
An Interesting Discussion on the Mis-
sion Subject.
The REPORT OF The MISSION BOARD

The Wonderful Increase of the Bap.
lists in This County-Lonisviile
Theological Students Send Fra
ternal Message-Rey. III. A. Brown,
of Winston. Conducted the Services.
Rev. III. A. Brown, of Winston, con-
Quoted divine service Friday morn
ing.
The following officers were reported
for the next year: President, r. III.
Marsh, Oxford; vice-presidents, II. A.
Brown, Winston; I. M. Pittman,
Henderson,; r. Z. Vann, Scotland
Neck; recording secretaries, N. B.
Broughton, n. B.. Cobb, Raleigh:
auditor, W. n. Jones, Raleigh; cor
responding secretary, G. Durham, Ra-
leigh.
Seventeen North Carolina students
sent a telegram of greeting from Lou
isville, KY, Theological Seminary.
Rev. j. j. Hall, of the Raleigh Bap-
tist Tabernacle, welcomed the dele
gates and was responded to by e. X.
Proctor of Lumberton.
DR.. G. Durham read the report of
the Board of Missions which showed
that the Conventional year of Colds
boro was entered with s., 600 indebted
ness on the State mission department
and an obligation, voluntarily as
Sumed at former convention to pay
s, 900 on the Havana House," thus
requiring the sum of $1,000 additional
to that needed in the regular work OF
the year, it was hardly expected, even
under the most favorable circum-
stances, that the board would be able
tosenlarge it's work and come to this
session without debt.
There are over eighty church houses
being erected by the Baptists of the
State this time: more than fifteen
theological Institutes have been held
in different parts of the State, con-
Quoted by the more cultivated color
ed pastors, assisted by white pastors
in the different communities, cOntri-
buttons of the convention have been
doubled for each year for several
years: the growth of the Baptist
church in this country for the last
twenty years has been greater than
the growth of the population; the
Baptists have more than doubled
during the past twenty years; in 1872
the total number of Baptists in the
United States was about 1 ,4S9, 600
now it is $500, 900; then the Baptists
had one-twenty-sixth of the popula-
tion, while now they have one in
twenty.
Rev. DR.. II: A. Tupper, of Rich
mond; Rev. Mr.. Bagby, Rev. DR.. @. e.
Taylor, Rev. d. B Herring and 9th
ers spoke on mission work
The report on missionary education
showed 40 young men studying for the
ministry and over 1900 spent on this
work last year.
Rev. Drs. Hatcher, of Virginia, and
A. Il. Robertson, of Kentucky, made
powerful addresses on missions, at the
close of which ST, 900 was given to
ministerial education
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-12-15
wINsTON-sALEM N. c., THURSDAY. DECEMBER Is 1892
A REMARKABLE FACT
Something That Will Live in the His
tory Of Medicine

tOry Oh N1cu1cIn0.
About two weeks ago VIM. Tillman,
colored, was shot and mortally woun-
ded by Ben Huskins in Charlotte.
''The post mortem examination, ;"
says the Charlotte Observer" )" revealed
the remarkable fact that the bullet a
(32 calibre) passed through the heart
Notwithstanding which Tillman lived
from Friday night to Tuesday af-
ternoon. The bullet, DIR. Wilder says,
passed through the right ventricle of
the heart. From the point of en-
trance to the exit was two inches. The
bullet did not pass directly through
the centre of the ventricle, but rather
in an Oblique direction. The track of
the ball from the entrance of the ven
tricle to its exit was three-quarters of
an inch. The post mortem was held
by DR.. III. M. Wilder, assisted by Drs.
Faison and Montgomery. The as
tonishing fact revealed by it was an
interesting theme of discussion yester-
day amongst the medical fraternity
Such an occurrence has been known in
medical science but rarely-never be-
fore in this country. The negro was
up and walking about the morning
after he was shot.
''Dr. Paul Barringer, of the Univer-
sity of Virginia, who is at present in
the city, says there is no record of
such remarkable wound occurring
on either side during the late war-it
IS the first instance he has ever known
of man being snOt through the
heart and living for any period of
time over few minutes. DR.. Barrin-
ger will take the heart to the Univer-
sity of Virginia to be placed with the
specimens in the medical department. -
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-12-15
THE WINSTON MARKET.
The Tobacco Journals Review of the
Past Week.

Receipts of leaf tobacco for the past
week ending Saturday were moderately
large. On several days the ware
houses were crowded and their yicin-
ity presented the usual lively appear
ance, incident to heavy sales. On
other days, however, the receipts
were smaller in accordance with the
weather dictates, but upon the whole
the weeks transactions were quite
satisfactory.
Z A good deal of the stock offered
during the week was of a sweet but
nondescript character and hardly up
to the usual standard in quality.
Some fine working lots were sold,
however, with a considerable portion
of smokers
Prices ruled high most of the week,
though there were occasional weak
ening of short duration. Filters were
in active demand generally and wrap
pers. whenever offered, were taken at
outside prices. All other grades show
ed about the same strength as last
week and the market closed firm with
strong demand fOr all working to-
baccos
Manufacturing business is quiet,
orders coming in slowly, though col
lections are good and the general out
look favorable Manufacturers look
forward tosgood trade with the open
ing of the new year, the reports from
trade in the South being quite good.
The following stamp sales show fair
ShiDmentS for the week:
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-12-15
FOR A PUBLIC BUILDING.
Senator Ransom has Introduced Bill
for One.

Senator Ransom has Introduced Bill
for One.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-Senator
Ransom introduced in the Senate yes
terday bill to provide for the erec-
tion of public building in the twin
cities of Winston-Salem, N. c., to
cost $500, 600. 1t was referred.
Senator Ransom in an interview
secure the building for Winston-Sa-
lem. If secured it will probably be
located in Winston.
The towns in North Carolina which
now have government buildings are
Wilmington, New Bern, Raleigh, Char
lotte, Statesyille, Greensboro and
Asheville. ReidSville received an ap-
preparation of S25, 900 for one last year.
Senator Vest, of Missouri, from the
committee on commerce, has reported
favOrably Senate bill authorizing
the Southern Bridge and Railroad
Company, of New Orleans, to con-
struct and maintain bridge over
the. Mississippi river above New Or
lean, of three unbroden spans, to be at
least 900 feet in length and with but
two piers in the river and the height
to be not less than IS feet above high
| water, this bridge to be constructed
under the direction of the Secretary
of War, and to be available for any
of the railroads desiring its use to
cross the Mississippi river, and also
| for postroads and telegraph and other
| purposes. The bridge is to be COM
| pleted within five years of the passage
of the act. The bill was unanimously
| passed.
The Senate, in executive session,
has ratified the treaty with Chile pro-
yiding for the appointment of COM
mission to settle the claims of citi-
zens of the United States against
Chile, negotiated by Minister Egan, in
Santiago. The commission is to meet
| in Washington, within six months
after ratification of the treaty.
| The two resolutions introduced by
representatis Wilson. Of West Vir-
gilia, and Dockery, of Missouri, pro
Yiding for an inquiry into the f1nan.
ciaI condition of the Treasury will
probably be merged into one.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-12-15
JAY GOULD'S WILL.
A Five Million Dollar Bequest to His
Son George.

NEW YORK, Dec. S.-Judge John f.
Dillon, counsel for the executors of
Jay Gould's will, makes public an ex-
tract from the will. The principal
bequests is So, 900, 900 to his son George.
His eldest daughter is given his Fifth
Avenue house, and he also gives her
the use of his residence at Irving I'M
til his younge>t child becomes of age.
To his grandson, the son of George
Gould, half million dollars is left in
trusts.
To his daughter, Helen, is given,
$4,000 per month, under the presump-
tion that the minor children will re-
side with her until their majority. To
his brother, sister and niece he gives
specific bequests of S25, 900 each and
annuities of s., 900 ueach. All the
property not covered by specific be-
quests is left in trust equally to his
six children.
He appoints as executors his sons
George, Edwin and Howard, and his
daughter Helen. Vacancies among
the executors are to be filed from his
other children as they reach majority.
George and Helen Gould are appoint
ed guardians of the minor children.
The five million bequest to George
Gould is stated to be as compensation
for his services in managing the faith
er's business during the past eleven
years.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-12-15
STATE NEWS.
Tar Heel Happenings Which Are
TerseIy Told.

KOpe Elias, of Clay, is a candidate
for the Western District Attorney
ship.
J. A. Bixby has been succeeded by
w. L. Griffith as chief of tho Char
lotte fire department.
w. T. Dortch, the sheriff of Wayne
county, is the first to make full set
tlement of his State taxes.
Joe Thompson, of Lexington, fell
on some desks at Mt. Pleasant,
where he is attending school, and dis
located his back.
Miss Fannie Payne, of Lexington,
and 5. b. Sparrow, of Washington, N.
c., were married at the brides home,
Dec. lst.
Capt. Sylvester II. Gray, agent of
the Norfolk, New Bern and Washing
ton line Of steamers, died at his home
in New Bern yesterday.
Mrs. Simmons, the wife of Capt. N.
S. Simmons, of the Revenue Cutter,
Winona, died in Moore's, Pa, Dec. 4.
Mrs. Simmons was well-known in
New Bern.
Grand High Priest d. p Mast, Of
this city, has appointed II, III. Mum
son, of Wilmington, Grand Secretary
of Royal Arch MasOnS, vice IDonald
w. Balm, deceased.
Miss Ina Putnam, of Knoxville,
Tenn, and B. f. Putnam, formerly Of
Salem, Mass, but now of Charlotte,
were married, Dec. 7. The marriage
was so quiet that it caused universal
surprise.
The Senate stands AZ Democrats, 8
Gideonites and not a Republican. The
House appears to stand 93 Democrats,
IL GideOnites and 16 Republicans, Of
whom, as far as known, only William
son, of Caswell, is colOred.
State Chemist Battle and T. K.
Bruner, of the World's-Fair State
Board, have returned from Chi
cago. They say they secured after
much effort more space in the forest
ry division. The management very
kindly rearranged a number of exhib-
its in order to give this space.
There are prospects that Fishing
Creek will be cleaned out as far up as
Enfield, so that boats can pass up.
The county commissioners are con-
sidering the matter of putting draw
bridges over the creek at the different
crossings.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-12-15
WAS 1T MURDER?
a Strange Man Found on the c. f, &
Y. v. Track

News was received here last week
that an unknown man was run
over by the northbound train on
the c. f. s. Y. V. Railroad at
Julian, station ON the road, six
teen miles south of Greensboro. He
was lying with his head on the track
and was not seen by the engineer un-
til too late to stop the train. The
front wheels of the engine passed ov-
er him, severing his head and left
arm from the body. Two bottles of
whiSkey and an empty phial were
found in his pockets, but no papers
by which he could be Identified He
also had powder and shot TASKS with
him but no gun. There is some sus-
picion that the lnan was murdered
and placed on the track, as some who
assisted in putting his body in the
baggage car assert that the mans
legs were as cold as if he were dead
several hours. Several gentlemen
from that vicinity were on the train
but no one was able to identify the
dead man.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-12-15
REVENUE STATISTICS.
North Carolina as a Cigarette Manu-
featuring State.

WAsHINGTON, Dec. 10.-Details fur
nished by the commissioner of internal
revenue show that during the last f1s-
cal year there were 153tobacco factories
in Virginia, which consumed 4S,554,-
639 pounds of leaf tobacco, 743, ,S32
pounds of scraps, 15,S21 pounds of
stems, 3,379,651 pounds of licorice,
=, 449, 1862 pounds of sugar, and 2,O67,-
1917 of other material. In Virginia
there were 227 cigar and cigarette
factories operated, which consumed
for cigars 1,56S,000 pounds of tobacco
and for cigarettes ,655, ,646 pounds Of
tobacco. The total number of cigars
manufactured in Virginia was 1O4,-
771,522 and 547, ,07S, $50 cigarettes. In
North Carolina there were 81 factor
les, which consumed III, 464 pounds of
tobacco in the manufacture of cigars;
2,S47 ,5S2 pounds of tobacco for cigar
cites. The total number of cigars
manufactured was 6,4S3, ,415. and of
cigarettes, 758, ,S75, 600. In the produc-
tion of cigarettes North Carolina is
second only to New York.
Virginia produced IS, 729, 912 pounds
of plug tobacco, there is no record
given of fine cut 2910,O19 pounds of
smoking tobacco, and 976,3 1897 pounds
of snuff.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-12-15
TIL PUBLIC BUILDING.
Senator Ransom Has Done What He
Promised to do.


The citizens of Winston-Selem are
highly pleased over the introduction
of a bill in Congress, by Senator Ran
SON, asking for an appropriation of
100000 for the erection of public
building in the Twin-City.
While here during the campaign
Senator Ransom remarked that he
was surprised that such city as this,
that paid about twO-thirds of the in
ternal revenue collections in the dis
trict. didn't have Government build
ing already. He told several prominent
citizens that when Congress convened
again he would introduce a bill him
self for one. The Senator has kept his
word, and the business men of Win
stOn-Salem have the confidence in him
to believe that he can secure the pas
sage of the bill if he so deSireS-and
they earnestly hope he will.
OF course it is little premature to
talk about site for public building,
but from conversations with ma UNI
Der of business men, a SENTINFL re-
porter learns that the courthouse
square is generally regarded the most
suitable place that can be found. The
property, of course, would have to be
purchased from the county. In the
event that a trade could be made with
the county commissioners the city
would be doubly benefited, in that
we would get new courthouse as
well as a government building, both
of which are sadly needed.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-12-15
CALLING FOR ESTIMATES.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.-The House
committee on appropriations has
taken the initiative in the difficult
financial problem that confronts it.,
by calling on the Secretary of the
Treasury for all estimates of proba-
BILE deficiencies under the government,
so that the committee may be able to
ascertain the true condition of the
Treasury and be guided accordingly in
making it's appropriations for the
coming fiscal year. These estimates
are also desired that the committee
may begin at once the preparation of
it's urgent deficit bill and it is proba-
BILE that the bill will be submitted to
.he House next week.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-12-15
Y. VIC. A ORGANIZED
At the State Female Normal and In.
dustriaI School,

About seventy-flve students of the
State Normal and Industrial School,,
at Greensboro, have organized a
Young Women's Christian Associa-
tion by the election OF the following
officers for the next year:
President, Miss Bertha Lee; Vice
Presidents, Misses Annie Page, En-
ma Blair, Laura Newland, Lizzie
McIver and Lima McDonald: Record
ing Secretary, Miss Alice Green; Cor
responding Secretary, Miss Laura
King; Treasurer, Miss Carrie Mullins.
A constitution was drawn up and
adopted. A plan of work will be de-
cided upon at the next meeting.
President McIver has decided to
give the faculty and pupils weeks
holiday during Christmas.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-12-15
REV. JAMES e. HALL ELECTED
A Member of the Moravian Providen-
ciaI Elders Board.

The called meeting of the Southern
Synod Of the Moravian church was
called to order at 1920 a. M. Dec. 7th
in the Homeuchurch, Salem. Bishop
Rondthaler presided, and Rev. Mr..
Thaeler, of Calvary church, was chos
en- secretary.
There were forty-one members of
the Synod present. After announc-
ing the object of the meeting the cleo
tion of a successor to Rev. II. p. Line
back deceased, as member of the
Provincial Elders Board was taken
up.
The election resulted in the selec
tion of Rev. James q. Hall, of thi
Friedburg church, this county.
The Board is composed of three
members of which Bishop Rondthaler
is chairman.
After two hours session the Synod
adjourned sine die.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-12-15
To Secure Lecturers.
of the Sentinel, ]


CHAPEL HILL, Dec. 6.-At a recent
meeting of the Dialectic Society at
Chapel an appropriation was made
for defraying the expense of a series
of annual lectures to be delivered ev-
cry spring before the Student Body
and any from the outside State who
may desire to attend. These lectures
will be on leading subjects Of the day
and are intended to be of practical
benefit to the student. They will
also be free to all. The committee
appointed by the Society hopes to Sc
cure lectures by the following person
ages:
Henry Watterson, editor Louisville
Courier Journal.
Walter H. Page, editor of The
Forum.
Theodore Roosevelt, of New York, q
S. Civil Service Commissioner.
Amos p. Wilder, of New York,
journalist.
A. H. Hawley, Yale College.
w. Il. Harris, Washington, D. c.,
.. S. Commissioner of Education.
The committee appointed by the
Society to arrange for the lectures are
as follows: Victor III. Boyden, chair
man: w. p. Curry, Il. /. Walser, ]. G.
Cooper, Howard E. Rondthaler.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-12-15
Acquitted at Raleigh.

RALEIGH, Dec. 9.-In the United
States Circuit Court Zachariah
Rhodes deputy United States mar
shall, who has been ON trial for the
murder of John Edwards, a prisoner
arrested by him has been acquitted
Edwards was arrested for illicit distil-
ling. When near his his house he
broke loose, called his dogs and set
them on Marshal Rhodes and ran for
the swamp. Marshal Rhodes warned
him to stop, fired in the air first and
then at Edwards, killing him. Under
the charge of the judge the jury ac-
Quilted the prisoner.