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The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-12-08


WASHINGTON, Dec. Isaac VI. Wise,
Jewish rabbi, from Cincinnati, made
TIE opening prayer.
After the journal had been read and
approved, indefinite leave of absence was
granted to Compton, of Maryland, and
Moses, of Georgia, on account OF ick-
ness.
The clerk called the standing and
select commit tts for reports.
senate bill, No. 139, terminating the
reduction IN the corps OF the navy, was
called up from the committee on naval
affairs aud Herbert explained its purpose.
1t provides that the reduction ordered by
the act of August 5, 1892, shall cease.
Holman SAID that this bill had been
carefully considered ten years ago and
the conditions had not since changed.
Herbert said that a refusal to pass this
ill would be to deliberately cripple the
navy Of the United States.
The vote on the passage of the bill
was II yeas, 60 nays,
Holman, moved the yeas and nays and
the speaker directed that the roll be
( called. The vote resulted 1876 yeas, 80
nays.
Holman changed his vote ana moved
to re consider the vote by which the bill
was passed.
Herbert moved to lay the motion to
re consider on the table.
Holman made the point of order that
the hour for its consideration had ex-
pired.
The speaker sustained the point of
order and held that the bill would
come up in the second morning hour
to morrow.
Richardson called up privileged bill,
being senate bill No. 1549, to provide
for the printing and distribution Of pub
lie documents. The object Of the bill
is to perfect uniform law to govern
public printing. 1t was decided that
the bill oe read by sections and they
should be considered as agreed to unless
. amendments were offered.
During general discussion on ccrtall
: sections of the public printing bll
$ O'Neil stated that notwithstanding tina
a the printing office of the Public Ledge
:, at Philadelphia, was last night ruined b.
i fire. the regular daily edition of tina
paper was to-day, as usual, laid upo
his desk He considered this remark
able illustration of newspaper enterprise
A number of amendments were oifere
q and lost and pending further considers
tion the house, at 425 p. m. adjourned
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Plan Of Reorganization.
Rv Telegraph to state Chronicle.

New YORK, Dec. Tn the matter of
the Central railroad and banking com
pany Of Georgia, full conferences having
been held between the committees ap-
pointed and the receiver and the council
for both sides, plan for re organiza-
ton of the system has been agreed upon,
the details of which Will be soon pub
lished. President Conner and the COM
mittee leave for home to night
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THE CAPITAL PRESS CLUB
NsLi. ssNrSH A EEKpUE EN.
TERRAIN EMF
Hiii" sntroduced Xesierday-Prepar-
ln@ 'he Urgent Deficiency Bill.
Proceedings Of the EsOuse
and Senate.

by telegraph to State Chronicle.
WASHINGTON, Dec. The national
ctpitol press club of this city, is to fur
nlSh something unique in the way of
special entertainment. 1t will occur at
Albaugh's opera house Friday, Decem
Der 10th. The performance will begin
at the hour of noon. Elk Speaker Reed
Is expected to deliver an address on
What know about newspaper men"
Private" John Allen, of Mississippi,
will talk about: "What | don't know
about newspaper men" An arrange
ment has been made whereby some
OF the noted theatrical artists
will be brought from New York,
Baltimore and Philadelphia. They
will be returned in time for their
respective evening performances. The
special train bearing them is expected to
beat all records ever made between New
York and Washington The services of
the marine band lave been rendered by
Secretary Tracey. The theatrical part
of the entertainment viii range from a
clever turn to emotional acting An
auction sale Of the boxes will occur at
the capitol and Col "Bill" Sterrett, of
Texas, is auctioneer. The patronesses
are thirty three in number and comprise
wives of foreign ministers, cabinet Off
GERS, senators and representatives.
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sEiIi Murphy Alive.

Bill iurphy, the noted desperado,
lays the D.nbury Reporter, Is sill alive
IN TIE NanIan Il a mountains and has not
been shot - death As was reported. He
Is terrorizing me people and compelling
them 10 pay tribute for the support Of
himself and his gang.
Bill mas led long life Of outlawry,
beginning by shooting his Own brother.
George, - prevent MS marriage 10 girl
he himself wanted, and also the girls
brother who objected TO such proceed
ings.
Defiance If the laws seems 10 De hered
itary In Bill. His father was al out
law.
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EIkree Wen Lynched.
" telegram to State Chronicle.

BY TeItgTapH 90 SraI6 Z HTOHIcIe.
WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. Dec. 7-One white
man and two negroes were lynched this
morning by MOB from Jelico, Tenn.
The men were taken from the custody
of the sheriff and hanged to trees They
had outraged ard brutally murdered a
young white girl near Jeliico. They cut
her throat ard threw her body into q
culvert where it was found.
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Fatally shot by a sheriff.

BY Telegraph to state Chronicle.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala Dec. TN. Y.
Sherrell, farmer, residing near Moore's
bridge, in Tuscaloosa county, was to day
shot and instantly killed by Deputy
Sheriff Miller Findley. The deputy had
q warrant for Shorrin's arrest on charge
Of seduction ani when he served it Sher-
rill shot At IN. Sheriff Findley re-
turned the shae With fatal effect.
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The Story a Fake.

BY Telegraph to State Chronicle.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Dec. 7.-Chief of
Police Caster says there is absolutely
nothing in the story of William c Saw
yer. who confessed IN Denver to partici
pating in the killing of Chief Hennes' y
by the malta. He thinks the man is un-
balanced mentally or that the story is a
fake
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Newspaper Change at Winston


WINSTON, n. O., Dec. THE Peo
ple's Press, which has been published at
Salem, \. c., for sixty FIVE years, was
to-day sold to William F. Burbank, Of
Winston, n c., who will merge 1t with
the Winston Sentinel. This effects a
consolidation Of two of the Oldest news
papers in North Carolina.
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Nero Murderer Hanged.

MERIDIAN, Miss, Dec. Ito day a
crowd of five thousand people witnessed
the hanging of john Wright, negro,
who murdered James Logan, another
negro. It was horrible scene, and
many women tainted. Wright had con
fessed to being a member of gang of
robbers and to having killed three men,
one at New Orleans, one at Lake Charles
and another at Lake Providence, La.
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~s~s~

| suffered from acute Inflammation
in my nose and head-for week at a
time | could not see. | used Ely's
Cream B aim and in few days l was
cured. 1t is wonderful how quick it
helped me.-Mrs. George 5. Judson,
Hartford, Conn.
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BY Telegraph to State Chronicle.
WASHINGTON, Dec. THE postoitice
department has issued an order reducing
the fee for registering mail matter from
10 to cents 70 take effect January lst
next
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Atlanta short Line.

BY Telegraph 10 state Chronicle.
MACON, Ca, Dec. THE Macon and
Atlantic railroad which was lately bought
in at auction by bondholders and credi-
tors will be organized under the name of
the Atlanta Short line.
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rF-stsferred Fer Safe X eepfn3.

BY Telegraph to state Chronicle.
ROME, Ga, Dec. ITO day Chester
Scott and the other train robbers who
have been confined at Calhoun were tax
en- 10 Adaigsville for preliminary trial
and from there were tranferred to Car
tersville for safe keeping.
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Received d by the President.

By Telegraph to State Chronicle
WASHINGTON, Dec. THE members
of the conference of the union American
Hebrews now in session here were re-
ceived by President Harrison at the ex-
ecutive mansion at p. m. to-day.
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Died From Typhoid Fever.

BY Telegraph to State Chronicle
SAVANNAH, Ca. Dec. THE wife Of
Captain Oberlin NJ. Carter, in charge of
the United States engineers office here,
died this morning after short illness Of
typhoid fever
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Committee on Judiciary.

By Telegraph to State Chronicle.
WAsA1NGToN, Dec. IA meeting of
the house committee on judiciary will be
held to morrow and the investigation of
the Pinkerton detective agency, which
was conducted during last session by
sub committee of the judiciary, may be
considered. Oates. of Alabama, chair
mau of the sub committee, drew up re-
port, but the sub committee refused to
agree to it and the matter has remained
in statue quo ever since.
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Urgent Deficiency Bill.
oioorarh tn Stafa oh rnnipia

WASHINGTON, Dec. 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 esti-
mates of probable 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 com
ing fiscal year. These estimates are also
desired that the committee may begin at
once the preparation of its urgent deic-
iency bill and it is probable that the bill
will be submitted to the house next
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Ceueral ROsecrans ImprOyed.

By Telegraph to state Chronicle.
WAsHINGToN, Dec. AT midnight
so.night General Rosecrans' condition
was slightly improved.
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House Bills and Revolutions.

By Telegraph to State Chronicle.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Among the
bills and resolutions introduced in the
house to day were the following:
By Caruth, of Kentucky, supplement
tary to the several acts relating to pen
sions. 1t provides that no pensioner,
now or hereafter in the service of the
United States shall be entitled to draw a
pension for any period of time during
which he is or shall be entitled to the
full pay or salary which an able bodied
person dischsrging like duties to the
government, is allowed by law.
By Cox, of Tennessee, a bill to repeal
the revised statutes relating to the ap
pointment, qualifications, power, duties
and compensation of commissioners of
election and special duties, and also OF
title crimes.
By Harter, of Ohio: A bill providing
that on and after February 1, 1898, a
uniform tariff tax or custom duties of
] of per cent. per pound, be levied and
collected on all grades of sugar imported
into the United States from any part OF
the world; also that the payment of all
bounties to producers of sugar in the
United States shall cease finally and alb
solutely on February /, 1898.
By Miller, Of Wisconsin, joint reso
luton directing the president of the sen
ate and the speaker of the house to ap
point committee to consist of three
senators and five representatives, whos'
duty it shall be to investigate as to tbs
propriety of making changes in the reve
nue. laws and report the result of theil
inquiry to the next congress.
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Fred Leslie Dead.

By Cable to Chronicle.
LONDON, Dec. Fired Leslie, the
we'll known burlesque actor, is dead.
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Senator Gibson Nearing the End.

BY Telegraph to State Chronicle.
HoT SPRINGS, Ark. Dec. 7.-United
States Senator Gibson still continues to
hover between life aud death. To day
there was no decided change in his con-
dition and it is regarded bat question
of time to the end.
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English silver Views.

-
LONDON, Dec. Under fear Of a
suspension by the American government
Of the Sherman act and a sudden change
in the financial policy of British India,
forward business in the silver market
here has virtually ceased. The dealings
are confined to spot silver. Leading
eastern bankers do not believe that any
preci oitate action will be taken by either
America or India, but they are fortifying
themselves against surprise.
The Financial News suggests that a
compromise On the silver question in the
United States will take the form of a re-
turn to the Bland act.
The silver market is so unsettled that
dealers refuse to give quotations. All
silver securities are down. Repee paper
has declined ?, Mexican 6's 2 4,
Mexican railway lists and second
preferred 3 4
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NEUROLOGICAL.
Death of Wilson g. Hunt, the Capi-
IAiiAt.
,v Telegraph to Static Chronlole.

By TtIeSTHpH 10 olttIt NHi OIIINIc
NEW York, Dec. 7.-Wilson G. Hunt,
the wealthy capitalist, died after mid
night this morning at the Clarendon
hotel, this city, aged 80 years. The
causes of death were cerebral apcplexy
and senile debility, following d long
illness
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3Spital Land ).

J st day Of Deem
LII, or the ptemi-
ority given by the
county a1 October
r9ct Of twenty i've
= ltbWestern part Of
LnOWu rs the "heS
ty Eill sell the sdme IL
lrpu-es for cDt third
,l inotalmeuJs AZ siX
With interest from
cent per aunum. A
ha present 81 the safe
comm0dious dwell-
J ii HOSPITAL,
salrie. 4 ha:~rlan.
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Richmond and DanyfIle officers.

~ ANAScio " Ntdte 1nIOulCit.
RICHMOND. Dec. THE annual
meeting OF the stockholders of the Rich
nlond and Danville railroad was held in
I.ichmond to day The Richmond
Terminal Company voted on 40, 7S3
shares and outside stockholders voted
eighteen shares Mr.. W. G. Oakman
was reelected president and the follow
ing board of directors was elected:
William P. Clyde, George J. Gould, r.
). Hayes, T P Howell, J. c.
Maben, John c. Moore, James B.
Pace. John A. Rutherford, Thomas
F. Ryan, George E Stone, William
+. Strong and Samuel Thomas. All are
New Workers, except Howell, of Atlanta,
and Pace, of Richmond The vice
president stated on behalf Of the com
pany that owing 10 the pressure of busi-
ness on account of the receivership hav-
ing such a vast amount of court work
to look after the auditors had not yet
had time to prepare the annual report
which Mr. Rutherford assured would
so0n-tse completed and made public.
The meeting adjourned, subject to the
call OF the chairman
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Senate.


WASHINGTON, Dec. IA most unusual
incident in the opening proceed
ings of the senate to day was
the Offering of the opening
prayer by Jewish rabbi. Chaplain
Butler introduced to the vice president
Rev DR.. Joseph Silyerman, rabbi of the
Temple Emanuel of New York, one of
the distinguished attendants at the rabbis'
convention now in progress in this city,
aud DR. Silverman then delivered the
opening invocation. He did not follow
the custom of the so called orthodox Jews
NJ covering his head but stood bare
headed during the proceeding. On the
occasion Of the death of Senator Barbour,
of Virginia, funeral services were held in
5he senate by bishops and priests of the
Catholic church, but this was the first
occasion on which a Jewish prelate had
been invited to conduct religious exer-
cises in that body
Hillintroduced a bill 70 repeal the Sher
man silver purchase act. Referred tc
the committee on finance
The resolution offered yesterday by
Vest for an investigation by the census
committee OF alleged irregularities by
sensus officials in Missouri aud New
York was referred at Hale's suggestion
to the committee on contingent expenses
Vest addressed the senate on his reso
/ iutial cfe-,1 yesterday to appoint
commission Of three to negotiate with
the FIVE civilized tribes OF Indians for tht
cession of their remaining lands to thu
United States He said the ii ne hat
come when the United States could n
longer tolerate the condition of thing
existing in the Indian territory. Th
Indian territory is menace to civiliza
ion Crime IS rampant there and col
ruption rife. The courts Of the Ia
dian territory were the most eXpensiv
IN tie Unlted States The territory is
rendezvous for crime There are III, 90
white men in that territory, who coul
not be dlslodged or 43 600 more tba
the entire Indian population of the tiv
tribes Monstrou5 as it sounded, th
notorious Dalton brothers, the despers
does who had recently been partially eS
terminated, had worn the badge {
United States deputy maishals in tn
Indian territory. At the recent sessio
Of the United States court at Paris, Texas
there were 1.1OO witnesses Ia attendanc
from the Indian territory. The hangma
at Fort Smith, Ark, boasted that b
had hanged ninety seven Indians an
hoped to live until he had hanged hui
dre1 II hc Lad lived in the MadiHv'
ages lie would have been entitled
knighthood. The resolution was lai
over.
! Al 1:15 p m. the senate adjourne
: until to morrow, out Of respect to lat
C1ngre ssman Edward f. Mcdonald,
New jersey.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. THE confer
ence of democratic senators this after
noon lasted for two hours, and was at
tended by every member in the city. An
order of business for the session was dis
cussed and it was decided to continue
the steering committee' of last session
with Senator German at the head to ar
range schedule with the republicans
managers, when the time came for the
subject to receive serious consi deration.
Senator Morgan announced that owing
to his expected absence from the country
as one of the Behring sea arbitrators, he
deemed 1t best to retire from the com
mittee on public land and Senator Villas.
Of Wisconsin, was selected to fill the
vacancy.
The election of senators from the
northwestern states, Montana and Wyo.
ming, where the standing of the legisla-
ture was in doubt, was the principal
topic under discussion. 1t was deter
mined to do all that could be done to aid
in bringing about the choice ofdemocratic
senators from those states and Chairman
German was authorized to appoint a
committee of three senators to act in an
advisory capacity to the legislature of
those states In the conduct of the con-
tests and elections of senator's.
1t was reported that the conference
had decided to advise Senator Wash
burn to let the consideration of the anti
option bill go over till Monday next, but
this could not be confirmed.
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ysIeDER IN WAt,REN
County Affairs aud orher Inter..ttr.
News Igem~

Cor. 10 lie state Chronicle
WAREESTcN. y c. Dec. TIE
f.s- Monday in December the new board
OF county commissioners, consisting az
the following gentlemen: Messrs. r. {
twiity. VI. J. Hawkins. r. W. Aston.
J. u. Fam and ". b Fleming. with
the former elected chairman. we're duly
qualiiiec and ert red upon the riischgrse
II their official duties. Neither the newly
elected Sheriff Hunter ct Treasurer Rio
gans were ready to give their bonds ana
they were granted ten DAYS longer 10
secure the ssne The old Incumbent
Register of ID eds Mansfield Thornton.
recently re elected, presented his bond.
which was approved. and he again serves
the good people of Warren, with Nr
Thornton, Of Macon, his deputy.
Friday night, Dec. ~, murder wss
committed in Fork township, ten miles
from Warrenton, bv two men. unknown.
but supposed to be trgmps The party
murdered was negro, Ned Parker. Ii
Is believed that the parties intended 10
kill negro, Will Williams, whom they
learned had sod some cotton i'm Hendrr.
son during the dav ami had the money
about his person. Parker WAS mistaken
for Williams. He was halted with dc
mand for money. He said, and truth
fully too, that he hadn't any. whereupou
he was shot several times and left for
dead. He was taken to neighbor's
house, but only lived long enough 10
give the facts of his murder and describe
the murdcrers The murdeTers are
still at large
During the last month there were good
bfeaks Of tobacco, both warehouses hav
ing large sales every dag, and the high
prices Obtained. with the wonderful and
altogether unexpected advance in cotton,
has put new life IN this town and county
and it is Il rare thing to hear the com
| plaint of hard times no money and
many other foolish and silly expressions.
unbecoming a healthy. strong, in,eni
| gent, industrious and Christian people
Financial Trouble. In ufssi.sippi
| by Telegraph TO State Chronicle.
| GREENvILLE, Miss, Dec The firm
| IF l.. X \. Wiiezi 1ski collapsed yester
! day morning with liabilities eslimated p
/ $500. 900 The firm was established I'M
! loS: ana from the first of its existance
has done the largest banking and whole
sale merchandising business in Missis
sipppi valley. The cause of the disaster
lies in the fact that for the past three
years the great Mississippi delta has pro
duced but scant crops of cotton. Wher
every ner 'e was being strained to weathe
the filancial storm false rumor wa
started ard given wide circulation tha
the firm mad succumbed and had beer
attacked. The run started, which sooI
caused suspension. Besides the firm o
L. Il n. Wilzinski at Greeenvile. thcr,
is carried under 10y this failure the firm
of Wilezinski & Reiser, at Erwin. an,
Joe Wilezinski. large plante-.
O'her banks expecting run. com
PEELED depositors to give the statutor,
notice before Withdrawing deposits
Several other small firms were compellep
- make siGnments and there is posi-
bllity that more will follow.
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Suaocated by Coal Gas.

By Telegraph to the state Chronicle.
New PORT, Penn, Dec Capt b.
f. Miller and wife were found dead IN
their bed room this morning. They had
been sutfocated by coal gas during the
night A servant girl was also found
unconscious in her room but will recover.
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good second hand afe
III 3cx $50, city