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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-27
NEW CHURCH FOR WINSTON.
The Marriage OF Miss Sallie ThoTnbuIg |
and Mr.. j. A. Mcmillan.

WINSTON, n. c., Nov. 26.-(SpeciaI
The Methodists here will go forward
at once in the erection of new house
of worship in West Winston. A build
ing committee has already been APP
pointed. T. l.. Vaughan is chairman;
j. b. Vaughan, treasurer; and X. r.
Dalton, secretary Bishop Duncan was
requested to supply Centenary church
with two pastors next year, the junior
thereof to have special care of the in
terests of the proposed new church.
Centenary church has 903 members,
and raised for all purposes this year
S1.441.0S.
A pretty marriage was celebrated at
Centenary Methodist Church at 4:30
this afternoon, the contracting parties
being two of Winston's popular young
people, Miss Sallie Thornburg and Mr..
T. A. Mcmillan. The church was hand
someIy decorated, and the ceremony
was performed with a ring by Pastor
Turrentine, assisted by Pastor Cald-
well, of the First Presbyterian church.
Mr.. j. NJ. Lentz was best man, while
little Miss Kathleen Smith, eight years
old, niece of the bride, acted the part
of maid of honor. The newly welded
couple left on the evening train for a
bridal trip to Beaverton, Canada, for
merly the home of the groom.
Bishop w. w. Duncan left here to-
day for Reidsville. He will preside
over the Western North Carolina Con-
ference, which opens there tomorrow.
A report received here to-day said
that man named Raper, living on
Baxter Shemwell's farm, Davidson
county. while intoxicated, beat his
wife to death last Saturday.
The II: j. Reynolds Tobacco Com
pany, of this city, is awarded the prize
for the best tobacco exhibit at the At
lanta Exposition.
The Methodist Protestant Confer
ence, which closed it's session at
Greensboro last night, raised SO 900
toward the erection of $1,000 build
ing in Greensboro, to be used for
Methodist Protestant publishing
house. Delegates were elected to the
General Conference, which meets at
Kansas City next May
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-27
NO LYNCHING YESTERDAY.
Bat They Came Near Having One "a
AbbeviyVe, =. e.

ABBEVILLE,S. c., Nov. 26.-An un.
successful attempt was made this
morning by mob of thirty or forty
men to lynch the prisoners now in jail
here charged with the murder OF Mar
cissa Bagwell, the young white woman
whose body was almost cremated in
the building burned near Hodges.
Thursday night.
The mob came to the Jail and aroused
the jailor, saying they had a prisoner
under commitment. The jailor, sus-
pecting all was NOT well, Immediately
left the Jail through the back door and
notified the sheriff, who summoned
the Abbeville Rifles, who promptly re
sponded.
The tread of the soldiers and the
voice of Sheriff Nance were too much
for the boys who were thirsting for
blood, and they quietly went away.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-27
SHORT COURT IN HALIFAX,
1t Met ard Adjourned Without Trying
single Case.

SCOTLAND, NECK, n. C.,Noy 90
Especial. Halifax Superior Court
met and adjourned yesterday, Judge
Boykin promptly opened court, charg-
ed the jury, and in the afternoon dis
charged all jurors for the week. The
calendar was soon cleared without
trying a single case. Such a short
court has not been known in Halifax
in many years, if ever in the history of
the county
The criminal court will be held next
week with Judge Meares on the bench.
and there will be more work than was
found on the civil docket.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-27
To Elect Mabone's Successor.

PETERSBURG, Va, Nov. ga
meeting of the Virginia State Republi-
can Committee will be held in this city
tomorrow night. A chairman win be
elected and a man named for the Ma
tional Republican Committee. Both
of these Offices were made vacant by
the death of Gen. William Malone.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-27
French Mission Destroyed hy Chinese.

LONDON, Nov. 26.--A special dis
patch from Shanghai says that the
French mission at Luihsiang have been
destroyed by the natives of that vicin-
ity, during the absence of the French
ganboat which is usually stationed in
those waters.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-27
Spain SEEDS Recruits to Cnba

HAVANA, Nov. 26.-The steamship
Alfonso XII arrived here to-day from
Spain with battalion of marines, con-
sisting of thirty-eight officers and $50
men. The steamship also had on
board five hundred recruits for the diff
ferent battalions ON the field. Upon
landing, the newly arrived troops were
reviewed by Gen. Arderius, the militia
ry commander here The ceremony
was witnessed by large and enthusi-
astic crowd. reception followed the
review.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-27
CuBA's AUTONOMY DEMANDED.
Policy of pain Condemned by Re-
publican Mass Meeting.

BERCELONA, Spain, Nov. ga
sensation has been caused here by the
action of the Republican leaders who
have decided to call a great mass meet
ing for the purpose of condemning the
policy of the government in Cuba. 1t
is proposed to issue a manifesto de
manding autonomy for Cuba as a sure
means of concluding the war on the
island.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-27

HOUSTON, Tex, Nov. 26--Born at
Houston to Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Fitz-
simmons, boy.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-27
CARTRIDGE FACTORY HORROR
Seven Corpses Already RecOverf d
From th he Ruins.

MADRID, Nov. 26.-Sixty-t bodies
of which thirty-two were the remains
of women, have already been recover
Ell from the ruins of the Cartridge fac
tory at Palma, Island of Majorca,
which was blown up yesterday. 1t is
said that the explosion was caused by
a workman who had been dismissed.
1t was officially announced this even
ing that seventy corpses has been re-
covered from the ruins at Palma and
that out of the twenty-four injured
persons taken to the hospital the ma
jority are expected to die as result of
their injuries.
The queen regent has sent ten thou
sand pesetas to be distributed among
the families of the victims of the dis
aster.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-27

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-The rev.
enue cutters Woodbury., Dallas, Dex-
ter, Hamilton, Crawford and Colfax
have been designated by the President
to patrol the coasts of the United States
during the season of severe weather
to render service to vessels in distress.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-27

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Nov. 26.-Last
nights storm of wind and rain was
followed by a cold wave, with light
snow and a drop in the temperature
from SO degrees to 80. No damage of
moment was done bY the storm.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-27
Light Snow in Tennessee.

The property loss will be heavy. \
one was killed, so far as known.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-27

AKRON, o., Nov. 26.-The severest
gale in the history of this city ragged
here from midnight until o'clock this
morning. The wind had a frightfuI
velocity, and many persons sought
safety in cellars. Many residences and
factories were demolished or unroofed.
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body. When it arrived at Rio Janeiro,
however, it was in bad condition.
There was great excitement in Rio ia
metro, and groups of the friends Of Peix-
OTTO and the late Admiral Saldanha Da
Cana gathered in force in the streets,
showing a decidedly angry spirit. These
groups were finally dispersed by the po-
lice. The clubs and theaters We're closed
and I'LL flags were placed at half-mast.
One of the leading papers in Rio Janeiro
deeply laments the death of PeiXoto. 9th
ers content themselves with notices Of
the death, adding that it will certainly
end the spirit of opposition to President
Moraes, as there is now no leader in the
party of which Peixoto was the head.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11

Grafton commemorative of the life and
public services of the great emancipator
being delivered by Richard j.. Oglesby.
President Grant also spoke briefly on that
occasion and a poem was read by James
JudsOn Lord. The monument was built
after the accepted designs of Larkin G..
Meade, of Florence, Italy, and stands
upon an eminence in Oak Ridge Gene
terry. occupying about six acres of ground.
Ground was broken on the site Sept. 10,
1860, in the presence of 5000 persons.
The capstone was placed in position on
May 30, 1871. and on Sept. 10, 1871, the
remains of Lincoln were removed from the
temporary tomb and placed in the crypt
under the monument. In the other crypt
reposes the remains of Eddie, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Lincoln, who died in infancy,
and of Thomas TAD, their youngest sol
who died in Chicago July Is, 1871.
The monument is built of brick and
Quincy granite, the latter material only
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11

ernor and pleaded for her husbands life,
though her grief almost prevented her
from speaking. Governor Morton was
plainly overcome by the woman's pleading,
and tears stood in his eyes as he lifted her
to her feet and told her that he could not
grant her request.
The crime for which the condemned
man suffered the death penalty was the
alleged poisoning of his wife in 1893. He
married Miss Annie Bruce Patterson in
Halifax, N. s., about ten years ago. By
her he had a daughter, who is now living.
In 1890 DR.. Buchanan got a divorce and
soon after he married Anna B. Suther-
land, Of Newark, N. J.. She made a will
devising all of her property to him. With
in six months she died and the doctors
said she had been poisoned. Then fol-
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11

sEO'Y e. A. sCHELL. subject, by Rev. W.
q. Ray, of Macon, Ga. Rev. w. e. Nc
Cleman, of Berwyn, ILL.,, delivered an ad-
dress along this line, emphasizing the idea
Of what to read, under the head of "Edu.
cational Opportunities"
Biggest in the South.
It Is declared to have been the largest
convention ever held in the South. 1t
was certainly one of the most remarkable
in its character as well as in the numbers
in attendance. Nearly 10000 delegates
were present. And they came from every
part of the country-North and South,
East and West. 1t was an intersectional,
international convention of the Methodist
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11
Peculiar Mining.

81 saw some curious mining opera
tons neal Pealuma a few days ago."
remarked Attorney w. w. McNair, last
night. "An old dairyman up there had
q flume fifty yards long built from a
creek, and was washing dirt for all he
was worth, but you couldn't guess
what he was washing out"
"Rolls Of butter" suggested one.
young veal"
"Swiss cheese"
"Goose eggs"
"Washing his rail fence out from IN
der a landslide"
"Just cleaning his stable in the Her
culean way"
You're all wrong" declared McNair.
GIVE it up. What vas it,"
"Twenty-dollar pieces"
81 suppose if he keeps on digging and
washing he will finally strike the mint
thai coins them, ehE"
at happened this way" said McNair,
who saw that a speedy explanation
was necessary to maintain his reputa-
ton for ~veracity. THE rancher sold a
piece Of land for about $1,000, and he
had a few dollars saved besides. He
was one of those kind Of men who
wont trust Il bank, and finally invest in
gold bricks, so he put his money in an
old fruit can and buried it in one corner
of the pig-pen When he went to look
for it he found that the pigs had rooted
it up and scattered the money in every
direction. Not a piece was in sight. AT
ter digging about for a while he found
enough to satisfy him that it hadn't
been stolen, so he built his fume and
sluice box and went tONwork ON his gold
mine"
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appearing in view. 1t consists of a
square base 72k feet on each side, and
Is feet 10 inches high. At the north side
Of the base is a semi-circular projection,
the interior of which has a radius Of IL
feet. It is the vestibule Of the catacomb,
and gives access TO view the crypts in
which are placed the bodies of Lincoln and
his sons. On the south side Of the base is
another semi-circular projection of the
same size, but this is continued into the
base so as to produce a of elliptical
ahape, which is called Memorial Hall.
Thus the base measures, including these
two projections, 1912 rect from north to
south and 7211a feet from east to west. In
the angles formed by the addition Of these
two projections are handsome flights Of
stone steps, two on each end. These steps
are protected by granite balustrades,
which extend completely around the top
of the base, which forms a terrace. From
the plane of this terrace rises the obelisk,
or die, which is % feet / inches high from
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11

tie in the clouds" on BISHOP
Lookout Mountain thirty-two years ago.
Az has been we'll said, sectional and sec
tartan lines are best obliterated by the
feet of those who cross them.
The Epworth League is an organization,
sta rted only a few years ago, for the nat
ural development of the religious, educa-
tional and social life of young people, and
has already over a million members. The
convention at Chattanooga was for Meth
odists North and South alike. From this
warm-hearted and enthusiastic mingling
of so many representatives from all parts
of the country, North and South, as well
as East and West. there is reason to ex-
pect a very considerable development Of
the finest sentiment of patriotic fellow.
shin.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11

Cardinal Gibbons has had his farewell
audience with the pope.
Denmark intends to construct Il great
naval port on the island of Bornholm.
Many inhabitants and 100 horses at
Vishner-Volotchok, Russia, persisted by
fire.
Official dispatches received at Berlin
deny the existence of a Franco-Russian
written alliance.
The family residence of the Duke and
Duchess of Fife, Mar lodge, Braemer. has
been destroyed by fire.
A fire in the Victoria warehouse, Berlin,
destroyed the buildings and their contents,
involving a loss og 1,4OO, 900 marks.
The Spanish Chamber of Deputies re.
iected by a vote of 80 to SO a proposal to
abolish the export duty on grain.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11
History of the Shaft.

Among the bills passed by the Illinois
Legislature which became laws on the
first of July is one providing for the trans
fer of the Lincoln monument from the
Monument Association to the State. The
law makes appropriations for the repair
Oh the monument, the pay of a custodian,
and the erection of a custodian's lodge,
or house. 1t also provides that the Gov.
einor, State Treasurer and Superintendent
OF Public instruction shall be trustees Of
the State to have the care and custody of
tie monument.
The monument was dedicated Oct. Is,
1874, the occasion being ~signalized by a
tremendous outpouring of the people, the
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11

PRESIDENT PATTEN. committee. Flo.
quent addresses of welcome were delivered
by Mayor George Ochs, representing the
city of Chattanooga, and Rev. j. 2. Nc
Ferrin, representing the Methodism Of
that city. Fraternal responses were given
by Bishop Hendricks of Kansas City, rep
resenting the NJ. e. Church South of that
city; Bishop Merrill of Chicago, for the
NJ. L. Church, and Rev. DR.. John Potts
of Canada, for the Canadian delegates.
Following these speeches the conference
was formally turned over to DR.. Steele,
chairman of the general committee.
Sacrament to 1000 People.
At night Bishop l. w. Joyce presided
and Bishop Galloway delivered the con-
ference sermon. A feature never before
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11

IuB q SUHT DC PTUvCT
meeting above the clouds, on the east
brow of the mountain directly in front OF
Lookout Inn. When the sun appeared
above the neighboring ranges it's rays fell
upon the faces of more than $500 dele
gates, who had congregated in front of
Lookout Inn to begin the day with prayer.
The services were led by Rev. George r.
Stewart, who is associated with Sam
Jones, the evangelist. Following the
prayer service there was a wonderful ex-
perience meeting and several of the dele.
gates were so enthused by the fervor of
the occasion that they shouted vigorously.
The topic of the day was "Methodism,
It's Life and Mode of Expression" The
conference assembled at 9:3O O'clock, with
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11
.A~azR,}z1as e !''':,g

The novel which S. r. Crockett is
writing has for hero a Highlander ex-
lied In Holland, and Is to be called
"Lochinvar."
Mrs. Wards "Marcella" Is in its
twelfth edition in London, which
means that the twentieth thousand is
now N sale.
A volume Of verse by Frederick Ten
nyson, the surviving brother of the
poet laureate, will be issued soon, with
the tale, Poems Of the Day and
Year"
A novel Of adventure that is steadily
growing in popularity is 'The Jewel Of
Ynys Gallon" by Owen Rhoscomyl. 1t
is a pirate" story, and has many
thrilling scenes.
Lady Gwndolen Cecil, daughter Of
Lord Salisbury, is said to be the author
Of that strange novel, "The Curse Of
Intellect" The lady has heretofore
written tales for B~lackwood's.
Anne Thackeray Richie, we are told,
has said of Mrs. Burton Harrison's
story. Sweet Bells Out Of Tune" that
it is the best representation Of English
that has been made by an
alien.
Eugene Field lately expressed in
print the opinion that G. d. Gibson was
much more caricaturlst than %illustra-
tor, and cited the artists drawings for
a recently published society novel as
evidence.
Imbert de Saint Armand, the author
of an endless series Of semi-historical
books on the queens Of France, is
writing a sensational book on the his
tory of the Second Empire on informa-
ton furnished by the Empress Eu-
genie.
What Mr.. Gorge Meredith thinks Of
himself is admirably shown by the fol-
lowing letter, lately sold at auction In
London: 81 must thank you for the
compliment implied in your letter to
me. But 1t must be a predisposition Of
yours in my favor that ranks mi among
celebrities, for l am not one; and, let
me add, 1 entertain a dread Of the honor
Detailing same. They, however, have
the consciousness Of worth, which en-
ables them to support their head. In
my case there would not be such sus-
tainment. Believe me that l do ap-
p~reciate your kind intentions"
The New York Critic declares that
"Mr. Astor has won distinction as the
first man to discontinue the publication
Of a successful paper" This view Of
the decease of the Pail Mall Budget Is
merely a reflection Of what has been
stated in certain English journals, and
Is entirly A London cores
pondent told the facts about Mr.. AStOr's
weekly some weeks g in the Illus
trated London News, c. X. Shorter
says: "The Pail Mall Budget never
approached within sight Of success I'M
der its late proprietor; it's circulation
was only about seventeen thousand,
and 1 should not be surprised to hear
that MI. Astor lost ten thousand a year
over It. Why a capitalist may not dis
continue the luxury Of losing ten thous-
and a year without exciting unfriendly
comment, it is not easy to understand"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11

The reform wave las reached Saratoga.
Gambling and other sports will, it is said,
be abolished this yea.
1.-THE Official Railway List" for 1895,
with its complete roter of American rail-
road officials, has just been issued.
A new trial of tn Hullet will case at
Duluth was denied nd the common law
wife of the millionaire will get the for
tune.
A posse had an encounter in the woods
with the Rainy LAX bank robbers. The
latter finally escape, across the Canada
border.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11

Judge Estes, Of
Memphis, presiding.
The great choir led
a 0 service Of
song, after which
the morning topics
were AIKEN up in ten.
minute speeches by
the delegates. Life
in the Local Church
intellectual D u
ties" was the first
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11
Notes of Current Events.

ba ''aoIter Tayior's parachute seems TO
"ane worked all right.
r,, condition of Representative Hit Is
'','r''d To he encouraging.
j., .' ana Lady Sholto Douglass are liv.
Alameda, Cal, hcognito.
81 d. Chamberlain, of Chicago, was
ci, resident of the National Asso.
in = 81 Elocutionists at the convention
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11

seen in a meeting of
This size occurred
in the a%dministra-
ton of the sacra-
ment Of the Lords
supper to fully 49,
600 people. At 2
o'clock + d a y
morning 5000 to 81
900 of the delegates
made a pilgrimage
to the top of Look
out Mountain for
the p of hold
- --.- $1,000
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11
Hare.

Hare Is a dish never seen OH a Span
ish table, because in Spain there Is a
superstition that hares in the night go
into churchyards and dig up the graves
and eat the dead bodies.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11

modatlng ten thou
sand. The huge
tent was crowded at
the opening service,
and an inspiring
song lead by a
chorus of 1000
voices started tho
grea t convention.
The opening remarks
were made by ]. A.
Patten, representing
t h e Chattanooga
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11

expected to leave his
home for Rio janet
70 when he was at
tackled with the ia
tai disease. a combi-
nation of Beri-B eri
fever and abscess of
the liver. He was
comatose until his
d e a t h Physicians
were at once sum-
moned from Rio ia
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11

u peoples or
CARNATIONS O
as the Epworth
Leagues. Whatever
be thought of its re-
ligious aspects, it
was a convention
which strikingly sig
nalizes the wonder
full change which has
come over our coun-
try since that bat
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11
KILLED IN THE CHAIR.
DR.. Buchanan, the Wife POisOner,
Dies by EIeCtrOCmtiOn at Sing Sing.

DR.. Robert w. Buchanan. the wife pois-
Oner. was electrocuted at Sing Sing. y. Y,
Monday afternoon. Mrs. Buchanan made
n last effort to induce Governor Morton
to commute the sentence to life imprison.
ment at 6 O'Clock in the morning. The
woman sank on her knees before the Gov.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11
PRAY ON A MOUNTAIN
BIG EPWORTH LEAGUE Sc RVlCE
ABOVE THE CLOUDS.

international Convention at Chatta-
nooga-Sacrament Is Administered
to 10000 People-Greet the Rising
Sun with Praise from Old Lookout.
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Ex-PRESIDENT PEixOTO'SDEATH

Will Allay the Opposition to Moraes'
Government.
Confirmation of the report Of the death
of ex-President PeiXoto, of Brazil, has
reached Rio Janeiro. The ex-President
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11

lowed the arrest of her husband, who
soon after her death had remarked his
first wife. Although the testimony against
him was very strong DR.. Buchanan al
ways protested his innocence. He was
about "a years old.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11

Life of Methodism Discussed.
The second international convention of
the Epworth League convened at Ohatta-
nOOga in the big tent, capable of accom-
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11
STATE TO CONTROLI TT.
TRANSFER OF THE LINCOLN
MONUMENT.

tribute to the Martyred President
Given Over to the State of Illinois
by the Monument Association-Law
Has Been Lately Passed.