The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-02-03
TELEGRAPHIC RREVITIES.


The senatorial contest in North Dakota or
Montana.
BIRMLNGHAM, Ala.-Sam Smith, a col
ored boy, 1S years old, was hanged here
to-day for the murder of Isaac Burger. q
Jewish Peddler.
LINCOLN, Neb.-The Joint ballot for
United States Senator to day resulted :.
Thurston 81, Greene Sc, Boyd 8, others
scattering. Thurston received the full
republican vote, but no others.
CHEYNNE, Wyoming.-After long
stormy caucus last night. the Democrats
selected four names, New, Holiday
Beck and Corn, for Senator. subject to
the approval of the Populists.
COLUMBUS .-Stahlemann &
Stars trunk factory burned to-day.
The building was full of men and girls.
many OF whom jumped from the win.
dows and suffered severely. Hattie
Hamilton, II years old, afraid to lump.
was burned to death.
MARsEILLEs.-Bread riots occurred
mere again to-day and military and
police had their hands full to protect
the bakeries from pillage. A new ar
rangement as to the price of bread and
wages Of the journeymen bakers will 90
INTO effect to morrow, when work will
be resumed
WEST NEWTON, Pa.-Last night Fire
Boss John Gettings, at the Port Royal
Coal and Coke company's works, near
this place, entered the mine to repair the
air pipes. 1t is supposed that his lamp
ignlted gas, causing an explosion, which
set fire to the coal. The mine is now
burning. Nothing is known of Get
tings.
LINCOLN, Neb-The populist leaders
held meeting last night and John Pow
ers was roundly scored for not giving
Greene his support. 1t is announce d
that thirteen democrats will to day vote
for Greene. If true he will lack but
three votes and with the power of Pow
ers to give him those three votes.
MEMPHIS, Tenn-The planters com.
press boilers, at Vicksburg, Miss, ex
pioded at IL 80 o'clock to day. The
compress was torn to pieces. Three men
so far have been taken out dead. Ten
people are still in the ruins; seven have
been taken out more or less injured. The
1re engines are at work to keep the cot
ton from burning
PARIS, Tex.-Everything is quiet here
to-day. Al who participated in the
horrible torture of the negro Smith yes-
terday boldly proclaim the part they
took IN the affair a1d say that they have
no fear of arrest. The ashes of the
funeral pyre were raked over to-day and
many persons carried away buttons and
bones, etc, as relics of the affair.
AUGUSTA, Gs-The board of directors
OF the Augusta Exposition company to-
day determined to hold an interstate ex-
position In Augusta next fall from Octo.
Der 18th to November 18th. The last
exposition, which was national in its
proportions, proved great industrial
and financial success. President Cleve-
land and his cabinet will be invited to
attend the Augusta exposition.
PITTsBURa, Pa-The verdict of
''guilty as indicted" was rendered this
morning in the case of Robert J
Beatty, charged with completely in the
poisoning at Homestead. 1t was lust
nine minutes from the time the jury re-
tired till they reported their verdict
ready. When the verdict was rendered
Beatty was taken back to Jail. He looked
very much worried, the very noticeable
change In his countenance indicating his
great disappointment.
PORT Royal, S. C-The pneumatic
guns of the Vesuvius were given a breath.
ing spell to day while the board and the
ships officers were busy ca.aloguing the
results OF experiments already made
The relation OF value settings to the
range curves as checked by the results
of the last two days tests will be traced.
The result will be partially a new range
curve which it is believed will be prac
tlcally accurate. To morrow the Vesu.
vius VIII probably go down to Pot
Royal sound and begin preparations for
trials of the guns while the vessel is in
motion.
PHILADELPmA,-The bulletin of the
American Iron and Steel Association
presents complete statistics Of the pro.
ductlor of bessemer steel ingots and Of
bessemer steel rails of all weights and
sections in the United States in 1882
except comparatively small quantity Of
rails made by other manufacturers from
purchased blooms. The total produc
ton of steel ingots for 1892 was 4. 16O.-
972 gross tons; for 1891, 3,249,417 gross
tons. TIE total production of bessemer
steel ingots in 1890, the year of larges.
production prior to 1892, was 3 6ss s7I
gross tons which Was 472 10l tons less
than In 1892. The total production of
bes2emer steel rails in 1892. with the
exception of the above noted. was
I455, 143 gross tons, an increase of 2I9.
800 gross tons over the production in
1891.