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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-30

NEW YORK. Nov. 29-The trading
in cotton to-day started at decline OF
five points, cables being unsatisfactory
and speculation on the part OF out
siders the smallest seen in this market
for many days. Notwithstanding the
fact that interior receipts looked like
100000 bales, against 242,609 last year,
and the report from the South of small
spot offerings, the local traders were
inclined to sell. In the afternoon they
hammered the active months vigor-
ously. The market showed some re-
sistance on the basis of covering by
cautious shorts with Houston receipts
estimated from 1000 to 5000 to-mor-
row and New Orleans estimated at
$4,000 to $4,000. The market was a
narrow one, working within a range of
10 to. - points and closing 203 points
above the lowest figures, steady.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, November 29.-Cotton-Spot
closed dull; middlin9 uplands SO; mid
ding gulf So; sales ,075 bales.
Futures opened easy: sales 5,400 bales.
Futures closed steady: sales 1877, 500 bales.
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w.oRLEANs

NEW & RLEANs, La, Nov 29-Futures
Mat 9 nd steady. Sc Ias Al 2ll bales
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-21
THE QUARRELING ELKS
fractional Fight in the Order Now Before
the Courts

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 20.-The
factional fight in the Order of B. O.
Elks, was brought up for hearing in the
United States Court today before Judge
Hammond of Tennessee. The jamestown
faction was represented by A. c. Wade
of Jamestown, A. j. Wolfe of Youngs-
town, Thomas Turner OF Canton, Robert
Murray OF Youngstown. Allen o. Meyers
of Cincinnati and Harry Robe OF Buffalo.
For the Atlantic City faction there
were present Z. B. Hay Grand Exalted
Ruler, of Washington; George A. Reyn-
Odds, Grand secretary, Of Saginaw, Mich.
Leroy Andrus of Buffalo, and NJ. A.
Foran OF this city.
Last year one faction held its meeting
in jamestown, \. Y, while the other
party met in Atlantic City, both sides
claiming to be the legally authorized dele
gates to the annual convention.
The legal contest is to determine which
faction is entitled to the books and rec
ords of the order, which are now in the
hands OF the jamestown faction. A the
trial today it was evident from the start
that the jamestown faction was relying
on technicalitieS to prevent the Atlantic
City party from getting the books. They
first raised the question of Jurisdiction
and apparently hesitated about attacking
the merits of the case.
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GRANDDAUGHTER Discovered

SAN FRANCISCO, March 2O.-The Ex-
aminer announces the discovery of a
granddaughter of James G. Fair, who
may play an important part in the litiga-
ton over the late millonaire's estate.
The child is about 5 years old and is the
daughter OF James Fair. the ex-senator S
Oldest son and Mary Ellen Lampmann
who, it is asserted, was probably married
to young Fair in 1888. The child was
left at an orphan asylum on Golden Gate
avenue and was adopted by Mrs Charles
Gregory. She says the child is undonbt-
eddy the daughter of young James Fair
and Miss Lampmann. AS both parents
are now dead, she Is averse to having tn 9
child dragged into the Fair case. Mrs.
Gregory says although Miss Lampmann
never bore Fairs name, she was I'M
doubtedly married to him secretly.
1t is believed that the knowledge that
this child was in existence impelled the
ex-senator to insert in his will provis-
ion relative to the claims of illegitimate
children, or legitimate but not recog
nized children OF his sons.
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RAIN MADE A HEAVY TRACK
Lucky Dog and Contribution Were the
Winning Favorites
Some Notable Work Done on Very Slow
Track-Races at other
Points

SAN FRANCISCO, March 2O.-Rain
made the track heavy today and the time
was consequently slow. The racing was
notable for the ease with which the first
horses won. In every instance they came
in from ten to twenty lengths ahead. The
and Lucky Dog.
Five furlongs, maidens-My Sweetheart
won, Bravura second, Pronto third time,
1:05N.
Five furlongs, maidens-Arctic won,
Eva s, colt, second, Kingsley third; time,
1:04H.
One mile selling-Arno won. Roma
second, Mowitz third time, 1:48A
Five furlongs, selling-Red Bird won,
Adigo second, Annette third; time,
1:04%.
Mile and sixteenth, handicap-Lucky
Dog won, Gussie second, Duke Stevens
third time, l :51.
Five furlongs, selling-Contribu
won, Sir Richard second; Mainstay third ;
time l :031a.
NEW ORLEANS, March 2o.-six fur
longs-Johnnv McHale won, Finish Sec
ond, DR.. Work third; time :16A.
Four furlongs-Learman won, Sister
Rosalind second, Uncle Lew third time
.50I5.
six furlongs-Henry Jenkins won,
Kingcraft second, Panini third; time 1 is
Seven furlongs-Molie B. won, Miss
Gallop second, Florence B. third; time
80.
Six furlongs-Gold Dust won, Saint
Croix second, Foxhall third; time / :16.
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KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet.
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to Its presenting
in the form most acceptable, and pleas.
ant to the TASTE the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties Of a perfect lax.
alive; effectually cleansing the system
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession because it acts on the Kid.
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
.ning them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug.
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is name
ufactrred by the California Fig Syrup
Co only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs
Ind being we'll informed, you will not
ccept any substitute if offered.
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METROPOLITAN Turf Club

The following are the entries and
weights for the San Francisco races today,
as furnished by the Metropolitan Turf
Commission room, 1876 West Second street,
Durkee & Fitzgerald, proprietors, where a
book is made daily on the above events:
First race. selling, eleven-sixteenths of a
mile-Carmel 95, Harry Lewis 81, Sir Berinold
lO2, Vulcan 100, san Lucas %, Chaquiti 80,
Comrade 1O2. May McCarty 88, Remus, 10Y.
Boreas 95.
second race. Jour and hall iurlongs. 2-year-
olds-Veva ll5, Pensy Ill, Clara Johnson 1903,
Ferris Hartman l15, DonCarlotta 112. Midlo
lib, Idalia colt 107 City Girl III.
Third race, selling, eleven sixteenths of a
mile-Grandee 80, Mahogany 80. May Day 1Ol,
Boss 80, Charles A. A. 1917, Conde SO. Advance
Fourth race, selling, one mile-Realization
1O4, Florence Dickey IS, Grandee 1O4. Mary s.
1903 Trlx 81, Ingomar 1O5 Duchess Milpitas 81,
Fifth race, selling steeplechase short course
Currency 100, Nero 1885, King Sam 100. Wild
oats l35. Prince las, wicklow 135, Day e
Douglas 1885,
Sixth race, one mile-Polaski 81, Rey Alison
so 1Ol, Flashlight 81, Lucky Dog ll5, White
stone 100. Clear pleasant; track heavy.
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LOTS OF WORK IN SIGHT
The Indian Appropriation Treasure Makes
Work for the Agents

WASHINGTON, March 20.-The Indian
office under the direction and supervision
of Secretary Smith will find considerable
work provided for in the Indian appropria-
ton bill, which will keep it quite busy
during the coming season. Among the
other things authorized in the bill is the
appointment of a commission to negotiate
with the Belknap Indians for the sale to
the United States of a portion of the res
ervtion in the north central portion of
the state of Montana; also to negotiate
with the Biackfeet Indians for the sale of
portion of their reservation in the
northwest portion of the same state. An
appropriation of $500 has been made for
this purpose and as the sum is SO small
it is quite possible that the commission
will consist of employees of the Interior
Department. Secretary Smith has said to
all of the visiting delegations of Indians,
no matter from what portion OF the coun-
try they came that if they have no desire
to sell their lands the department has no
purpose to urge them to do So he prefers
they should keep their lands where they
can make use Of them. To one delegation
he recently said he thought it would be a
good thing if they would divide their
reservation tracts among themselves IN
some equitable manner and farm such
portions as they could and lease the re-
mainder to farmers who would pay them
reasonable sum for the privilege In
J the case of the Belknap and Blackfeet
Indians it may be found ad outrageous to
the Indians to dispose OF a part OF their
lands as the area is considered much
larger than they can handle judlcously.
Probably some difficulty will arise when
the secretary comes to carry out the por-
ton of the law providing for decrease
OF twenty per cent in the number of con-
| tract schools. He is not allowed to make
| contracts with more than eighty per cent
of the contract schools with which con-
tracts were made for the present fiscal
year To decide just what schools shall
be given up will cause some trouble, as
all will probably desire to be retained.
The secretary is also authorized to nego-
uiate with the San Carlos Indians for the
sale of the coal lands on their reservation
III Montana. He will also appoint COM
mission for which $4,000 is provided to
secure the consent of the Southern Ute
Indians and pay the expenses of their
removal according to the terms OF the law
pa ssed at the last session.
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THE WOOL TRADE
Reported Strength Of the narket Abroad Does
Not Affect This Side

Reported Strength Of the 1arket Abroad Does
Not Affect This Side
BOSTON, March 20.-The American
Wool and Cotton Reporter will say to-
morrow of the wool trade:
The reported strength of the market
abroad has not yet been reflected in any
appreciable way here. Prices, though
not quotably higher certainly are stead
Ter. and although trade has ruled very
quiet; manufacturers have found it impos-
sible to obtain concessions in value from
those current a week ago. Wool is low
in comparison with other staple articles
and it is lower here than anywhere else.
Stocks of domestic wool here are not
large, and yet there appears to be enough
to meet the demand which in itself is
not urgent. The business of the past
week has been of retail character, very
few good lots having been moved. The
aggregate of transactions, in fact, is even
less than that OF the past week. Holders
of wool are in some quarters quite firm in
their views, and a case is cited where a
manufacturer came into the market and
made some offers, none OF which were
accepted by the dealers. 1t was believed
even by those who had been looking for a
further decline in values that wool has
got to point where the bottom can be
felt and that any further change in val
ues will be upward rather than down
ward in direction.
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Mo Decrease in Pensions

WASHINGTON, March 2O.-Commis-
soner of Pensions Lochren estimates
that there will not be any decrease in the
amount appropriated for pensions during
the next three years after 1895. The
amount appropriated for the fiscal year OF
1896 in round numbers is $40, 900, 900. For
the present year the amount was $780,
900, 900. The reason for the absence OF
any perceptible decrease is that the falling
off owing to deaths and other causes is
about counterbalanced by first payments
in pensions allowed. After three. years,
when il is expected the majority of claims
will be adiudicated and there will be few
remaining first payments, COMMISSIONS
Lochren expects there will be rapid fall
ing off in pensions.
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THE VALLEY RAILROAD LINE
Ten Thousand Tons of Steel Rails
Already Ordered
The Board OF Directors Open Bids for
Supplies at a Meeting Held in
San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO, March 20.-Bids
were opened today and contracts awarded
by the directors of the San Joaquin Valley
road for steel rails, angle plates. spikes
bolts and nuts. Holbrook, Merrill e.
Stetson were awarded the contract for
rails and plates; Miller, Sloss & Scott that
for spikes, and the Durham, Carrigan &
Hayden Company that for bolts and nuts
Neither the amount of the bills nor the
figures OF the contracts were made public,
but the gross amount of the awards is not
far from $50, 900. The contracts call for
ten thousand tons of steel rails, 720, 600
pounds of spikes, %, 900 angle plates and
loo, 600 track bolts. The rail order will be
placed in New York and most of the
other materials will be brought from the
East. Subscriptions to the road are on
the increase. Among new ones reported
are $25, 900 by John Spreckels, in trust and
another for $40, GOO.
SAN JOSE, March 2O.-G. s. Mont
gomery and George NJ. Bowman one of
the committees appointed to canvass for
the valley railway fund, received very
fattering encouragement in canvass to-
day. They received number of SUBJ
scriptions amounting to $50 $50, which
brings the total up to the 800, 600 mark.
The canyassers were confident that with
energetic work on the part of all the COM
mittees the fund can be increased to $3.50,
600. The canvass ofithe committees that
We're just appointed will be prosecuted
vigorously. Besides a subscription of
81, 600, c. II. Phillips today made an offer
of free right of way through the San
Martin and Morgan Hill ranches.
OAKLAND, March 20.-Ex- Mayor W.
R. Davis states that the oakland sub
scriptions to the San Joaquin Valley Rail-
road have reached $500 600
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HE POSED AS A PREACHER RIOT IN THE CRESCENT CITY
Story of Alexander Smith at Fifteen Indictments Returned by
Sacramento the Grand Jury
LEFT MANY UNPAID BILLS TROUBLES ON THE LEVEE
What Letter Quentin Twenyeit Men Charged
Saws of the Man Committing Murder
Fifteen Indictments Returned by
the Grand Jury
TROUBLES ON THE LEvEE
Twenty.eight Men Are Charged With
Committing Murder
All the indictments Contain a Special Clause
leaving Room for Numerous John
Does and Richard Roes

NEW ORLEANS, March 20.-The Grand
Jury came into the Criminal Court this
afternoon. After the usual formalities the
foreman presented fifteen indictments,
charging twenty-elght men with the MUIR
der committed on last Tuesday morning
in the levee troubles. True bills charging
murder We're presented against the fol-
lowing parties: George, alias Whisky
Doyle, Henry Haddy, John Murphy, W.
Lathe. j. d. Williams, Thomas Ryan,
John Prendergast, William Nelson, Dave
Williams, James, alias Red Cawkins,
Thomas, alias Suffering" Fay. jim
Fay, Robert kehoe, Nelson, alias Meyer"
Lightly Joe Casey, James Q Bren, Mar.
tin Owens, Ed McCue, for the murder of
John Payne; Tony Dowd. Phil Quartz
and Tom Prendergast, for the murder OF
Morris Mitchell; same for the murder OF
Ed Lopez; same for the murder OF Leon
ard Mallard.
Robert Brooks, Phil Mahoney and Mel
son Lightly, for the murder of Leonard
Mallard.
Same. for the murder of Fred Lopez.
Samesfor the murder of Morris Mitchell.
Same for the murder of Henry James.
William Gallaire, Dave Burke and John.
alias Red" Cullen. for the murder OF
John Payne.
John Furness, alias 'Dago," Tom Dew
lin, alias tom the Devil and Jack
Reed, for the murder OF John Payne.
These men were all arrested at various
times during the troubles and committed
for trial by the police justice.
All OF the indictments contain the
clause land other persons whose names
are as yet unknown to the grand jury,
being workmen and laborers in the occu-
patton of rolling, placing and slowing
compressed cotton on board of vessels at
the port of New Orleans"
Most of the men indicted have been I'M
der surveillance for several days and it
was an easy matter to locate them as soon
as the capiases were issued. The diff
culties which beset the governor in hand
ling the troubles have been further com
plicated by strong intmation from the
merchants that no further funds will be
contributed by them for the support of the
troops. They assert that more decided
action should have been adopted in deal
ing with the rioters and that the trouble
should have been finally quieted some
days ago. The governor is in consulta-
ton with his advisers striving to find
some means to provide for the support OF
the troops, the state militia fund being
altogether inadequate for that purpose.
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Story of Alexander Smith at
Sacramento
LEFT MANY UNPAID BILLS
What Letter From San Quentin Prison
+, Says of the Man
Was q Wolf in Sleeps Clothing, and All
That He Needed Was Little Time to
Swinde the Community

SACRAMENTO, March 20.-"Rever-
end" John Alexander Smith. who has at
various times occupied pulpits in some oil
the best churches of the city, is an ex-
convict, bigamist and an imposter, who
had never studied theology and who had
never taken orders So says the chaplain
at San Quentin prison.
Reverend" John Alexander Smith left
Sacramento some days ago. He also left
a number of unpaid bills for board and
lodging and forgot to repay sundry
snail loans obtained from members OF the
Y. M. c. A. Smith was glib of tongue
and theatrical in style, and his work was
along the revival lines.
Some of those who had been deceived
by Smith protested at first that the lat
ter's intentions were not to blk people,
but that he was a victim of circum-
stances. But the following letter received
in this city by l.. Hudson and I. M:
Odom, two of his victims. leaves no doubt
as to Smith being a fraud:
San Quentin. March Is.
Dear Sir: l noticed an article in the
Bee in regard to one calling himself Rev.
J. A. Smith, etc. He is not a reverend,
never was. has no credentials, never had,
was never priest, may have been q
"hactor" as he calls it carrying off dead
and wounded from the stage); but is an
all-round deadbeat, crook and imposter
and served a term in this prison for OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses NO.
10, 062) and was sent up from Santa Cruz
and served from August %, 1892. to April
%, 1894. He is, moreover, a bigamist.
having several wives living, with one OF
whom | am now corresponding.
OF course, you folks are altogether to
blame in taking up with man whom
you did not know and without creden-
tials. 1t would be good plan to follow
him up and warn people ahead. Infor-
nation can certainly be obtained from
the railroad offices. etc. Please write me
further in regard to him and keep me
posted, as | would like to learn his where
abouts. Yours,
A. Drahms
Chaplain States Priaon
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Tracy, the St. Louis Champion,
Badly Whipped
NO DECISION RENDERED
The Managers Were Fearful of Police
Interference
Some Hot Exchanges and Warm Work In the
Third Round Downed Three Times
in Round

CHICAGO, March 20.-Tommy Ryan of
Chicago had an easy job with Tom Tracy
of st. Louis tonight. No decision was
rendered. chiefly because the managers
of the affair were apprehensWe of police
interference at the Choynsk -Creedon
fight of tomorrow night if the affair Of
tonight was carried to the extreme, but
for all that Tracy was badly whipped.
He was fairly out in the seventh round,
but when Referee George Siler had counted
seven, and Tracy showed no sign of
rising, Siler was called to one side of the
ring and by the time he was ready to re-
sumo counting the gong sounded and
Tracy was saved. Ryan knocked him
down three times in the fifth and the
referee might have counted fifteen before
Tracy was on his feet the last time, but
he did not count at all, and when Tracy
was helped to his feet ''no decision was
announced.
The men came into the ring at 1880.
The first round was chiefly sparring
Tracy got in three light ones on Ryan 8
body, and received a hot one in the ribs
in return. The second round was all
Ryan's, he hitting Tracy repeatedly on
body.
The third round opened hot, and after
several warm exchanges Tracy knocked
Ryan to his knees. Ryan was up in an
instant and had the best of the round
after that.
kept his left busy in battering Tracy s
head, and the latter acted strictly on the
defensive.
In the sixth, Tracy's left eye was
closed and he bled profusely. Ryan then
smashed him on the nose and brought a
stream from that organ. Ryan battered
Tracy as he pleased, and knocked him
down with vicious left in the face.
Tracy was covered with blood as he went
to his corner.
Ryan after this had it very easy. He
knocked Tracy down in the seventh and,
but for the length of the delay, the latter
would have been out. He was on the
floor fully fifteen seconds.
In the last round Tracy was Knocked
into the ropes and when he left them
was sent to the floor. He came up after
the referee had counted nine and was at
once knocked down again. He tottered
to his feet and was knocked clearly out.
The mo decision" was announced after
he had bsen carried to his corner. Tracy
was in bao shape at the end being COW
cred with blood from his eye, nose and
cheek. Ryan did not have a scratch.
After the fight Referee Siler said:
In the seventh round when Tracy was
on the floor Parson Davies called some
thing to me. He was Ryan's manager
and l stepped to one side to hear what
he had to say He told me to call the con.
test because 1t was becoming too brutal
and in the next round | did so. Tracy
had no earthly show to win and | simply
did what Ryan's manager demanded"
Ryan was very angry after the fight, de-
claring that he had been robbed of the de-
cision he had fairly won.
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Death of a Pioneer Newspaper Man

SAN FRANCISCO, March 20.-Dayid
Williamson, one OF the pioneer newspaper
men of the state, is dead. He came to
California in 1853 and worked on the old
Herald, the Sun, and the Wild West. He
was Secretary of the State Senate for five
years and served as United States Consul
in Peru and Chile. In 1861 he was APP
pointed Regimental Quartermaster, Fourth
Infantry California Volunteers, and was
subsequently made Assistant Quarter
master United States Volunteers.
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AN EMBARGO ON MUTTON
The Governor of Colorado Issues a ProcIa-
nation Against Sheep

DENVER, March 20.A special to the
Republican from Helena, Mont, says
The Governor today Issued a proclama-
tion forbidding the importation into the
state without inspection of sheep from
Oregon, Nevada, California, Washington,
Idaho, Colorado, Utah, Oklahoma and
New Mexico, because OF danger of scab
and other diseases.
lmportations will be allowed upon GER
tllicate of a state veterinarian when sheep
nave been inspected and found free from
disease.
The proclamation does not forbid the
passage Of sheep through the state, but
While passing they must not be unloaded.
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Cutting Whisky Prices

NEW YORK, March 2O.-Richard B.
Hartshorn, chairman of the reorganiza-
ton committee of the Distilling and Cat
tie Feeding Company, said last night that
the reports of cutting whisky prices are
false. This applies, he said to the Whisky
Trust and the affiliated companies. If the
few remaining outside distilers are cut
ting prices they are doing it to their ow
injury, he said.