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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-07-31
TME LARGEST GDRGWGAT0@N OF GAROl0NA DAILY

Oliver H. Dockery, Speaker Zebulon
Vance Walser, Colonel James E. Boyd
and Colonel r. M. Douglas, of Greens
boro; Colonel V. s. Lusk, of Asheville,
who was candidate before the last
Legislature for almost every Office in the
gift of that body, and got left every
time; James Fl. Young (colored)' who Is
the real leader of the colored voters;
Colonel D. O. Pearson, of Morganton;
Julius B. Fortune, of Shelby, and per-
haps others.
With the protests of these gentlemen
and their friends before him, it is not
believed that Senator Pritchard will
carry out his bargain with Grant. There
is no doubt that Pritchard made this
promise to Grant believing that, If he
did not make it, Grant and his friends
would vote against him in caucus. This
kind of highwaymanism in the politics of
this State is regarded as not at all nice,
Congressman Settle and Chairman
Holton and their friends are looking with
much complacency on this muddle,
which in any event must prove a source
of weakness to Pritchard, and hope the
outcome will be of advantage to the
Reed Settle Holton combination. Settle
is determined to defeat Pritchard for re-
election, but he has not yet made known
his candidate. Whether he will take up
Holton again is not known, 1t is be
lieyed that Settle desires to be the fusion
candidate for Governor, and that he pro
poses to press Holton again against
Pritchard for the Senatorship. Ex-Judge
Daniel L. Russell, of Wilmington, is un-
derstood to be Pritchard's candidate for
Governor in case this Office shall be as
signed to the Republicans next year, in
the arrangement of the fusion ticket.
If Settle shall not be the candidate Of
the Reed forces for Governor, it is diff
cult to prophesy who will be. 1t is not
certain that the Populists will conoede
the Governorship to the Republicans,
but it is believed that, having the long
term Senatorship, they will do so. Of
course, in order to cement fusion,
plank will be put in the Republican plat
form declaring for free silver at 16 to /,
and the electoral ticket will be divided
equally between the Republicans and the
Populists.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-07-31
MARYLAND DEMOCRATS.
Hayes or Jones Will Probably be the
Nominee for Governor.

BALTIMORE, Md, July 3O.-The lob
bies of the Carrollton Hotel were crowd
ed all the afternoon and evening with
enthusiastic Democrats from all sections
of the State to attend the convention
which will tomorrow nominate State
officers.
Never in the history of the State has
there been waged a more spirited con-
test At first the revolt against the So
called German RUG assumed such pro-
portions that many experienced politi-
clans predicted that an anti-Gorman can
didate for Governor would be named,
but as the fight progressed it became
evident that the sGorman forces were
again in the saddle and on the eve of
convention it is conceded that whoever
the Senator elects for the nominee will
be chosen with but little opposition.
Among the most prominent candidates
are ex-State Senator Hayes, State Treas
urer Jones, Colonel Walter Smith and
John r, Hurst, all close friends of Cor
man, and Judge Fisher who has large
independent following. At midnight
the indications point to either Hayes or
Jones as probable nominees.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-07-31
OPPOSED TO THE RELEASE.
A Number of Long Distance Tele-
phones Soon to be Put In.
! News and Observer.
WINSTON, n. q, JuIy

WINSTON, N. c., July 30.
a majority of Winston Salem people
appear to be opposed to release OF the
North Carolina Railroad to the Southern
Railway, especially just at this time. A
well known railroad man said to me TO-
day that he thought the State should
operate the road in connection with the
Atlantic & North Carolina Road. He
expressed the opinion that the State and
other stockholders would realize more
money by operating it than from lease
to any company. 1t appears to be no
secret that if the Southern fails to secure
the road, it will make its main line via
Winston -Salem-running by Mocksville
and extending the road from the latter
place to Charlotte, via Mooresville.
A letter received here announces the
death, in Jacksonville, Fla, of Mr.. H.
N. Lash, native of Salem, who has re-
sided in Florida for the past thirty
years. He leaves one daughter, Mrs. @.
2. Norfeet, Of Salem, besides number
of other friends aud relatives in this
State.
: Manager Sutton tells me that the Bel
Company will soon begin putting in long
distance telephones, connecting Win
ston Salem with Greensboro, DanyilIe,
Lynchburg, Roanoke, Charlotte and
many other cities and towns. The wires
are to be run ON the Western Union Tel
egraph poles. The managers of the
Inter State Telephone Company say they
expect to have their system in operation
here within the next sixty days.
Revenue officers are getting in their
work in Stokes county. Hardly a day
passes but what "moonshiner" is cap
tured and either sent to jail or bound
over to the Federal Court.
Mr.. David Margin and two Ohio min
eral men are in Stokes county this week
looking for iron and mica properties.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-07-31
THE TILLmANITEs CONTROL.
Result of Yesterdays Democratic Pri-
maries in South Carolina.

COLUMBIA, S. c., July 3O.-A Demo
cratic primary was held in the various
counties of South Carolina, for the nomi-
nation of candidates to be voted for by
the Democrats in the election of August
goth for, members of the Constitutional
Convention.
Many of the Conservative Democrats
refused togo into the primary, which
was controlled by the Reform faction
of the Democracy. Of the one hundred
and sixty delegates nominated to day,
about 1870 are Reformers. In several
counties the conservative Democrats will
run independent tickets in the regular
election, where the negroes vote. The
Reformers will inevitably have major
ity of at least sixty in the convention.
Senators Tlllman and Irby, Governor
Evans, ex Governor Sheppard, Congress
men Stokes and Talbert Lieut.. Governor
Zimmerman and ex-Congressman Geo.
Tillman were among the candidates nom
mated to-day. The vote was light.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-07-31
WAS MRS. GARDINER KILLED I?
Mysterious Disappearance OF a Chris
tian EndeavOr Delegate in Boston.

Boston, Mass, July 30. mysteri
GUS affair connected with the recent
Christian Endeavor Convention here has
just come to light. Mrs. E. T. Gardi-
ner, of Arcadia, Neb., who came here
as a delegate to the convention, has not
yet returned to her home and her hus-
band and child, and the report of her
death here is not supported by the re-
cords of the Health Department or by
any known facts.
Mrs. Gardiner is thirty Ave years old.
She had always been apparently healthy,
and when her husband received letter
from her July IS, stating that she was
about to die, he was astounded. Fol
lowing that letter came another, signed
"Mr J. Brown, of South Boston,, who
neither Mr.. Gardiner nor anyone else
knows, stating that the woman was dead,
and that in the interest of economy her
body would be buried here. The death
registers bears no record of any such
death, and detectives, employed by Mr..
Gardiner, have failed to find trace of
Mrs. Gardiner.
1t is feared by some of those interested
in the case that Mrs. Gardiner has been
spirited away by thieves who were at
traeted by the large sum of money and
valuable jewelry she carried, while some
believe she died and that her body was
secured for dissection purposes.
When Mrs. Gardiner was in Boston
she did not stay with the rest of the
Nebraska delegation at the regular head
quarters, but with some friends, who can
not now be found.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-07-31
MILL MEN COMING SOUTH.
New England Cotton Manufacturers
will Visit Atlanta Exposition.

ATLANTA, Ga, July 30-The New
England Cotton Manufacturers Associa-
tion has accepted the invitation of the
Cotton States and International Exposi-
ton Company to visit Atlanta in October,
The party will consist of several hundred,
including the most prominent cotton mill
men in New England. Some of them
will bring their families,
The recent movement of cotton mills
southwark, and the building of large
cotton mills by local and New England
capital has stirred up great interest in
New England concerning Southern cot
ton industries, and they expect to see a
great deal of special interest to them in
the Georgia Manufacturers Building, in
which the best products of the cotton
mills of Georgia will be exhibited.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-07-31
NEGRO CoLoNIsTs IN LIBERIA.
Were Simply Dumped Ashore and are
Dying of Fever and Starvation.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July 30.-At the
Wayfarer's Lodge, Lombard street, home
sick and destitute are three negroes, of
Arkansas, who have returned from
Lite. ia, whittier they went as colonists
some months ago. Of nearly hundred
in the expedition, some are said to have
died of starvation, and others are eking
out a wretched existence in Africa.
The three men are Jefferson county, Ar
kansas, farmers. Frank Shelton
has wife and four children there. J.
R. Tucker has a family and Ebenezer
Russell is unmarried. They say the In
ternational Migration Society, of Bir-
mingham, Ala, offered % acres of land
to every colonist, and used as endorse
ment the name of Bishop Fl. M. Turner,
of Atlanta, Ga. The subscribers were
required to pay $41 in advance install
ments and their passage to Savannah.
In return, they were to be given their
passage, food and the land on arrival.
The ship sailed in March for Monrovia
with ninety colonists, who were in
the care of the Society's Secretary. The
men declore they were simply dumped
ashore, and allowed to shift for them
selves. A score of their comrades died
of climate fever and some, it was re-
ported, perished by starvation. Work
could not be secured, and the flesh of
dead animals and snakes was seized with
avidity for food. Shelton, and his two
neighbors, saw no hope for them in the
colony, and succeeded in obtaining pas
sage to Liverpool and thence to Phila,
delphia. They expect help from Arkan-
sas, which will enable them to return to
their homes.
COIOnists to Mexico Sick.
WASHINGTON, D. O., July 30.-The
Surgeon General Of the Army has re-
ceived telegram from Assistant Sur
geon Teneyck, detailed to look after the
sick negro colonists, returned to the
United States from Mexico, dated at
Eagle Pass, Texas, stating that nearly
200 of the colonists arrived at Eagle
Pass on the 28th. Eight of them were
i'll with variola, and have been closely
quarantined by the State Health author
tiles. The sick colonists at Torreau are
coming on well with one exception, and
are all well cared for.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-07-31
HEAVY STORM KANSAS.
Several Lives Lost and Many Families
Driven From Their Homes.

FOGT SCOTT, Kan, July 30.--An un-
precedented precipitation of rain in the
southeast corner of Kansas this morning
has again flooded the streams and
wrought destruction to lifeand property.
In seven hours 4 90 inches of water fell
in the city and this evening the entire
lower portion of the town is inundated.
Two fatalities have so far resulted
from the sudden rise. The Missouri
Pacific ra lroad shops are surrounded
and the train service has been partially
abandoned. Many families have been
driven from their homes by the trespass
ing river, which is still rising, and an
other storm is threatening.
The Marmation river, Mill Greek and
Buck Run have become one stream,
spreading over sections of land which
have not for years been submerged.
Walter Austin and Willie Gould, two
young boys were drowned this evening
on the principal streets, and o. Austin,
father Of one CT the boys, was carried
200 yards in the treacherous current, and
finally rescued from the top of a tree by
a boatman. Mr. Austin, accompanied
by the boys, attempted Ito cross Mill
Greek bridge, which was surrounded by
water, in wagon. They proceeded $50
feet through the water, when the wagon
and horses were swept away.
The Missouri Pacific passenger train
left for Topeka on time, but was COM
PEELED to return and all traffic on that
branch has been abandoned. The dam
age to property will exceed that of the
food Of the fifth inst, which was more
destructive than any for years. The
crops on bottom farms will suffer.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-07-31
Mr.. CIeveIaDd's Coa Gilman Buried.

WASHINGTON, D. O., July s0.-The
Presidents coachman, VIM. Willis was
buried to-day. Many White House EN-
ployes We're present and Sinclair, the
White House steward, came here from
Gray Gables to attend the funeral by
direction of the President and Mrs.
Cleveland. A large wreath of white
flowers and asparagus was sent to the
church by the President in memory OF
his faithful servant.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-07-31
Special to the News and Observer.
MOREHEAD CITY. N. G.. July

M0REHEAD CITY, N. O., July 80.
The famous Beaufort life insurance
conspiracy trial opened in preliminary
hearing here to- day before Justice of the
Peace W. W. Willis and associated JUS
tice Mccain with an imposing array of
distinguished legal counsel on both sides.
The trial warrant was issued by JUS
tice Allen O. Davis but the defense
swore out removal of the case from be-
fore him and Justice Willis vas selected
to preside with Justice Joshua Dennis as
associate. The case was then stated by
the plaintiff and the charges specified
and the witnesses sworn in. At this
stage of the trial it developed that as
sociated Justice Dennis was the son-In-
law, fact that he adroitly withheld, of
the arch conspirator Hassell. This pre-
cipitated a lengthy and spirited argu-
but resulted finally in Dennis withdraw
ing under heavy fire and Mccain was
selected
The case was then opened de n0Uo and
the following charges alleged by the
plaintiff against the defendants. The
bar and court room were packed with
the large number of defendants, the
large number of witnesses and scores of
interested spectators. There are twenty
five cases of alleged fraudulent grave
yard insurance pending at this trial,
with as many individual defendants and
with O. r. Hassell and Noe Delemar &
Co., insurance agents, and Drs. T. B.
Delemar and Z. L. Perkins, examining
physicians, figuring as the arch conspir-
ators in every case.
The first case called was that involving
the policies issued on the life OF one
Charles Arthur, street beggar, now
deceased, who, in his application for
insurance through the above agencies
and in the examinations of the above
physicians, was represented to be man
of sound constitution, good health, and
splendid hereditary record, whereas, in
truth and in fact, as sworn to BY wit
nesses who knew him intimately and con-
stantly, he was a walking skeleton at
the time of said application and examina
tions, and had been for more
than two years previous afflicted
with bowel consumption constantly,
and of which complaint he died
within a month after the issuance of
said insurance policies, aggregating more
than nine thousand dollars, and of
which it is said he knew nothing, his ap
plications, signature and physical exam
nations being forgeries by the said
agents and physicians aforesaid, and
their co-conspirators necessary to the
required proofs Of death in order to Sc
cure payment of assured policies
At this stage of the trial, pending
spirited argument of counsel as to the
admissibility of certain evidence bearing
on the allegation ofconspiracy, the court
adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-07-31
Murder and Robbery.

WINSTON, N. c., July 3O.-News was
received here to- day of the robbery and
murder of man named Roberts, near
Piney Greek, Allegheny county. A
fellow named Cox is charged with the
crime, and has escaped. Roberts had
considerable money on his person.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-07-31
Race War in Alabama.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, July 3O.-A riot is
raging at Brookside, fourteen miles west,
between negroes and whites, over the
killing of deputy sheriff by a negro.
Four men are reported killed. Fifteen
deputy sheriffs left for the scene at II
o'clock.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-07-31

Priests Accused of Child Stealing.

LISBON, July 3O.--Serious street dis
turbances have occurred here in conse-
quence of rumors that priests have been
guilty of child stealing. In number of
instances priests have been attacked by
mobs, and few have been injured.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-07-31
A Murderer Confesses.

q, ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 3O.-Emmet Div
ers, the colored man who was brought
here several days ago from Hannibal,
Mo-, to escape lynching, for the outrage
and murder of Mrs. J. W. Cain, near
Fulton, last Tuesday, has made a con-
faSsiOn
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-07-31
viii Pay the Mora Claim.

MADRID, July 3O.-The Cabinet Coun-
Gil has accepted the amount which
America demands as payment for the
Mora indemnity.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-07-31

SERGEANT, KY, July 3O.-At Coburn,
Va, Samuel May, Deputy United States
Marshal shot and killed Mr.. Nash. The
Jail at Wise Court House is being guarded
to prevent lynching.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-07-31
PRITCHARD'S PROMISE
SECRETARYSHIP OF UNITED
STATES SENATE PLEDGED
To MAJ. GRANT
IN RETURN FOR HIS SUPPORT.

This High Office Has Been Promised
to Pritchard Upon Reorganization
OF the Senate--Butler Also Favors
Grant and so Told Pritchard Before
the Bargain Was Made--But There
are Other Republican Leaders Who
Want the Place and will Raise Row.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-07-31
THE TRIAL HAS BEGUN
BEAUFORT'S GRAVEYARD INSU-
RANCE SWINDLE BEING
INVESTIGATED.
TWENTY-FIVE CASES PENDING.

Insurance Agents Hassell and Deiemar
and Examining Physicians Delemar
and Perkins Figure as the Arch Com
spiTatOrs in Every Case--Tbe First
Case Called was That of Il Diseased
and Dying Street Beggar Who was
Insured for 90 900.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-21

John Gillespie, Il driver for A. Rude
wick. of South llcberton, found Hun
garian lying on the road between here
and Drifton on Saturday shortly after
noon. He placed him on the sleigh and
brought him to town. but none of his
countrymen would take the man in to
revive him. The Hun wAs unconscious
all the time and his appearance was that
of Il dead man. Finally he was placed
in charge of Burgess Mclaughlin, who
had him taken to the lookup, and after
considerable work he was brought back
to consciousness. He suffered severely
from his frozen limbs, hands and ears.
and was not able to leave the lookup
until yesterday morning, when he was
taken to his home at Sandy Run.
The man gave his name as John Lop-
chok, and had come to Freeland on
Saturday morning to attend the marri-
age of his friends, Mike Kaick and
Mary Payick, of Sandy Run, at the
Greek church. After the ceremony he
started for his home, but the cold, he
said, was too much for him, and he
began to rctrace his steps towards this
place, and finally wandered ON to the
Drifton road
Had he laid in the snow much longer
the man would have been beyond
recovery.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-21

The passengers ut the Church street
depot, Hazleton, were shocked on Fri
day by woman who made two desper-
ate efforts at suicide. Her name is Mrs.
Shaetfer. During the morning she was
seen in company with her husband at
the station. Shaeffer is blacksmith
lie has not lived with his wife for some
time and it seems she met him at the de-
pot and made an appeal for support,
which he refused. She therefore resolv-
ed to end her trouble by suicidi ng. Mrs.
Shaeiler was seen to walk toward the
train. A trainman followed her, and as
the train neared the end of the platform
the woman jumped in front of it. How
ever, by despera tie effort she was res
cued. The woman cried bitterly because
she had not been allowed to end her life.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-21
The Tracks Went Down.

A caycin of the railroad bed and track
occurred early on Friday morning at
Audenried, on the line of the Lehigh
Valley Railroad, when part of an engine
and train of freight cars were percipi-
tated into mine hole. 1t was less than
an hour previous to the cavein that an
accommodation train filed with passen-
gers had passed over the same spot. 1t
is believed that it was this train that
disturbed the remaining support and it
fell into the mine, leaving the train glide
safely across.
Conductor Shipe, Engineer Houck and
Fireman Cressley We're ON the engine
when the track began to sink beneath
them. To jump from the engine meant
almost certain death, and their only
hope of saving themselves was to cut
the engine loose from the train; but Just
as they We're in the act of doing this the
tender broke away from the engine and
the locomotive plunged forward and
gained solid ground.
The first thing to sink out of sight was
the engine tank. This was followed by
car of sugar and another of lumber.
No one was injured
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-21

One of the many balls held in Free
land annually, which can be relied upon
as success, is the one conducted by
the Tigers Athletic Club. The sixth an
nual ball of this organization takes place
this evening, and that it will equal any
thing heretofore held by the club is
shown by the extensive preparations
made for the event. As usual, the hall
will be decorated in the most artistic
style, and the committe having the af-
fair in charge assures the public that
the club will make the evening as pleas
ant as possible for all who attend.
DePierro's orchestra will supply the
dancing music, and well-arranged pro-
gramme of dances will be followed out.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-21
May BE Extended to FreeIand.
From the White Haven Journal

From the White Haven Journal.
Now that Calvin Pardec has assumed
the presidency of the Lehigh Coal and
Navigation Company, it will not be sur
prising to see the Jersey Central road
extended to Freeland and Hazleton.
The Upper Lehigh, or Drifton, branch
will probably go to Freeland, and the
Tresckow branch, already in operation
to Audenried, may be extended two miles
into Hazleton. A traffic arrangement
might also be made for the use of the d.
$. q S. tracks from Drfton to Hazleton,
and more central station built in the
latter town. Both the Central and Navi-
CATION companies have lost lots of money
by not running into Hazleton and Free
land, and the Journal is informed that an
effort may soon be made to get part of
this traffic.