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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-12-27
HOME WEDDING AT WINSTON.
Fine Team of Mules Drowned in the
Yadkin River.

WINSTON, y. c., Dec. 26.-(SpeciaD
"A pretty home wedding was celebrat-
ed here this afternoon, the contracting
parties being Miss Lula Stafford and
Mr.. j, II. Dingelholf, member of the
mercantile firm of Dingelholf and Bis
singer. The ceremony was performed
in the presence of a happy company of
friends and relatives by the brides
step-father, Rev. w. a. Lutz, at whose
residence the marriage took place. Mr..
and Mrs. Dingelholf left on to-night's
train for the Atlanta Exposition. &
A team of mules belonging to Kelly
Woods were drowned to-day at w. A.
Bailey's ferry, on the Yadkin river in
Davie county. The animals took
fright from the owner calling for the
ferryman. They dashed into the river
and were drowned in a few minutes.
During big festival at Advance,
Davie county, last night, a difficulty
originated between two white men,
Joe Crews and Richard Bailey, which
came near ending in q riot. Bailey
shot Crews three times and then made
his escape TIE wounded man is not
expected to live. Bailey is kinsman
of eNSheritf Bailey, of Davie county.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-12-27

Republican embers of The House
Hold Caucus

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-Republi-
can members of the House who are OPP
posed to the bond bill to be voted on
tomorrow met in caucus tonight at
tine Ebbitt house TO mature plans for
opposition. Forty members represent
ing twenty three States were present.
While the Western and Southern States
were most largely in attendance there
were also members from the East and
North. 1t was claimed bv the leaders
that not more than half of the Repub-
licans who antagonize the bond bill at
tended the caucus and that they have
enough votes to defeat the bill unlessit
enough votes to defeat the bill unless it
is modified.
The sentiment of the caucus. as it
was voiced in numerous speeches, was
in opposition to the issue Of bonds in
time Of peace and that the greenbacls
ought not to be retired at least IN the
manner proposed by the bill. There
was no little talk to the effect that
the Committee on Rules should give
the rank and file of the party oppor-
tunity to express their opinions on
proposed legislation before it was
adopted as party policy.
The caucus chose a comittee OF
seven to confer with the Speaker and
the Committee on Rules tomorrow
and ask for an extension of the debate
on the bond bill TO two or three DAYS.
Proposals were made that it should be
attempted to secure party caucus,
but it was decided to be too late for
such step.
The members of the committee of
seven are :Broderick, Kansas; Baker,
New Hampshire; Bowers, California;
Cannon, Utah: Pickler, South Da
kota; Mines, Michigan; Burton,
Missouri.
They will urge upon the committee
on rules that there is no eXigency de-
mand in the immediate passage of the
bond BILL and that if one has existed
the revenue bill passed the House to-
day should suffice to meet it. They
will also ask to have the rule for de-
batting the bond bill amended so that
there viii be opportunity TO offer
amendments to the bill.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-12-27
ROW AT A NEGRO FESTIVAL.
One Killed and Another Wounded by a
COlOTed Bully.

MEBANE, n. c., Dec -(SpeciaD
Charles Holt, a colored man living
near Mebane had party at his house
Tuesday night \ negro man, named
Bill Vincent, was at the party and
acting very badly, Holt put Vincent
out of his house. Vincent turned on
Holt and fired ON him three times,
wounding him slightly in the side, and
killing "A negro, Nash Lovian, shoot
ing him through the head. Vincent
escaped and has not been arrested
Tuesday evening a young man, Will
liam Iseley, of Haw River, was acci-
dentally killed by the discharge of
gun in the hands of a friend. Iseley
lived about one hour. He was an oper-
atiye in a cotton mill at Haw River.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-12-27
SETTLE TURNS PROPHET.
He Says the Proposed Bond Bill VIII
Certainly Pass Today.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-(Spcciall
Congressman Settle said Christmas
night, seemingly with authority, that
Withoutdoubt the tariff bill would pass
the House to-day, the bond bill on
Friday. lie says that is the slate, and
it will certainly be carried out. His
prediction has been verified to-day as to
the tariff bill-as TO the bond bill
well, We'll see what we shall see.
Messages were going out all day
yesterday to members to be in their
places promptly this morning. Settle
says he sent two messages himself TO
Massachusetts members. and else
where
Mr.. Shuford, from the Seventh Dis
trict, introduced a bill Tuesday to
abolish clerks for members. He is
the only Member from North Carolina
who has not employed a clerk.
Mr.. i. IL. Ilastin, late editor of the
Lenoir Topic, has secured Il position in
the Government Printing Office, and
has gone to work. He stood the ex-
animation. ordered by the Civil Ser
vice Commission i'm Asheyille last Sep
tember
On the reported rule this morning
shutting off amendments to the tariff
bill, and forcing vote at five o'clock,
Linney and Skinner and Stroud voted
with the Democrats, Pearson not vot-
ing. On the bill the whole delegation
voted aye, except Shaw and Woodland
and Stroud, they voting no. Lock
hart, who is detained at home by the
sickness of his child, was paired against
the bill with Leisenring.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-12-27
BIG FIRE IN BALTIMORE.

BALTIMORE, Md. Dee %. The
four-story iron front building at num-
bers and z West Baltimore street
owned by the A. S. Abel estate, and oc-
cupied by the firm of Oehm and Com
pany, as a clothing store was totally
destroyed by fire, shortly after mid
night, tonight.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-12-27
A oUADRUPLE ALLIANCE.

LONDON, Dec. 26.-The Vienna cor
respondent of the Daily News says
that Spain has already notified the
British government of its opposition
TO President Cleveland, and it is be
lieved that the four States, Great Brit
ain, France, Spain, and Holland will
form a quadruple alliance to protect
their American possessions against
the United States.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-12-27
LAST NIGHTS WIND STORM.
1t Was Most Severe in the Southern
and W Western States.

NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-A storm of
wind and rain sprang up unexpectedly
in this city tonight. a stiff breeze
began to blow at o'clock which
freshened into gale that had reached
a velocity of 90 miles an hour at IL
o'clock. Heavy rainfall was accompa-
MED by a continuously falling baro-
meter. The wind blew down tele-
graph and telephone wires, and made
communication with the suburban
and other places outside the city diff
ticult. No accidents to life or limb
have been reported. The night mana
ger of the Western Union Telegraph
Company said in an interview: "The
storm is most severe in the South and
along the Jersey coast, high winds
prevailing, and communication with
Washington, Baltimore, and all the
Southern cities is very badly inter-
rupted."
FIRE AND ACCIDENTAL DEATH,
HENDERSON, n. c., Dec. 26.-(Spe-
cai)-A small fire was started here
last night by fire works, right in the
centre of the town, but was put out
by the promptness and efficiency of
the fire department-only a small
frame building being burnt.
Mr.. James Ellington, n respectable
farmer. living near town, was found
in an open well on the Burgwyn fac
tory lot in the rear Of the electric
light plant this morning. He was
dead and had evidently been killed in
the fall. He was last seen about 1880
a. m. He leaves a wife and several
children.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-12-27
TWO NEW BATTLESHTPS.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Secretary
Herbert to-day formally awarded to
the Newport News Company, of Vir-
ginia, the contract for building both Of
the new battleships at cost of s2,25o,
600 each.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-12-27
FRANK THORNTON ASSIGNS.
Failure of Fayetteville's Largest Dry
Goods Merchant.

FAYETTEVILLE, n. c., Dec. 20
(SpeciaD-No event which has ever
happened in Fayetteville is more gen
orally regretted than the assignment
this evening of Frank Thornton.
For years Mr.. Thornton has been
the leading dry goods merchant in the
State. He has always carried heavy
stock, and has employed regularly a
bout thirty-five lady and gentlemen
clerks. While Mr.. Thornton has al
ways looked very closely after his own
business, he had found time to look
after the interests OF the town as well.
He is strictly a public-spirited man,
and the same push and energy, which
has characterized him as a merchant,
he has always displayed as the worthy
and generous citizen. lie has done
more to build up the town than any
man who ever lived in it, and now in
his misfortune there is but one express
sion upon the lips of all classes of peo-
pie, and that is sympathy.
Mr.. Thornton's liabilities are not
heavy and it is thought that his credi-
tors viii lose only a small part of their
claims. II. NJ Nimock is assignee.
Assets and liabilities are unknown at
fhic
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-12-27
FAILURE AT GOLDSBORO.

GOLDSBORO, n. G.. Dec 26.-(Spe-
cial)-The store of c. +. Griffin dealer
in groceries and confectioneries, was
closed by the sheriff to-day under exc
cutions amounting to $738.90. AA as
signment followed, with T.. w. Cox as
trustee; liabilities $1,000.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-12-27
REVENUE BILL PASSED
THE REPUBLICAN RESPONSE 10
THE PRESIDENTS LAST
MESSAGE.
VOTE IN THE HOUSE 227 TO 81

The TeYt of the New Tariff Bill as it
Passed the HOuse--A DUTY on
weoI. Lumber and Number OF
August 1, 1885, Democrats Given no
Time to Prepare Minority Report
and One Dav itOwed for Debate.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10
AWFUL CATASTROPHE.
Thousands Of People Dashed Into q Pit
at q Church Dedication 10 Ohio
One Killed, Ten Fatally and
Forty Others Badly Hurt.

Lorraine, O., Oct. While q great
crowd of people was assembled tins
afternoon to witness the laying OF the
corner stone of the new st. Mary .
Catholic church, a temporary floor on
which many of the people were stand
ing, suddenly gave way, precipitating
many men, women and children into
the basement. One was killed out
right, 10 were fatally injured and be-
tween 80 and 40 others We're badly
hurt. The work of rescue was begun
at once, and all were finally taken
from the house.
The services were just about to be-
gin when the accident happened. Full
ly 5000 persons were assembled on
and around the platform. which had
been constructed across the founda-
ton of the edifice. The boards form
ing the temporary floor had been laid
across the joists, which were support
ed in the middle by upright posts.
These supports broke and the floor
went down with crash. Fully 300
persons were thrown into the pit
formed by the sagging in the middle
of the floor.
For a moment everybody was para
lyzed by the calamity, but soon there
was rush forward by those willing te
lend assistance to the crushed and
struggling people. This made matters
worse, for so more persons were
crowded forward into the hole upor
those who went down with the floor
When the confusion had subsided
somewhat many of those who were
able to extricate themselves did SO by
walking and crawling over their less
fortunate companions.
The accident was due to defective
timbers. The contractor was told yes
terday that the platform was insecure
but he said it would hold all the peo
pie that could be crowded upon it
There were between $4,000 and {, ,00'
on it when it gave way. Despite thu
accident the services were continued
and the laying of the corner stone wa
completed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10
CoRBETT'S TRAINERS ARRESTED
Taken to Austin to Answer Charge
of Conspiracy.

SAN ANTONIO, TEX, Oct. s.-Deputy
Sheriff Napierre appeared at Corbett's
training quarters this afternoon and
served attachments on Delaney, Joe
Corbett and Donaldson, to appear be-
fore the Grand Jury of Travis county
in Austin tomorrow. The party left
tonight for Austin in custody of the
officer. The purpose is supposed to
be an attampt on the part of the au-
thorities to make out against Stuart
and the principals in the fight cases OF
conspiracy to violate the law. Corbeti
was not alarmed in the least by this
turn of affairs.
"Supposing," said he, "that it is an
attempt to make out case of con-
spiracy, I don't see how they car
make such charge against us, for, as
soon as they passed law against
prize fighting, we at once abandoned
the idea of having the meeting in this
state" What seemed to worry Cor
bett most was that the absence of his
trainers for several days would inter
rupt his course of training.
eff Fitzsimmons is really eager to
meet me-" continued Corbett, "he
could almost insure meeting by
agreeing to referee now and giving
him the power to name a battle
ground in the event of Stuart's failure
to pull off the fight. It's not 80 very
difficult to pull off fight that way.
OF course, a crowd could not be pres
ent, but we could be brought togeth-
err
Corbett received a telegram from
Brady at Dallas to-day saying that the
prospects now favored New Mexico
or Hot Springs as the battle grounds
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10
POPULISTS IN THE FIELD.
They Talk of Naming Their National
Ticket on Washington's Birthday.

Topeka, KAN, Oct. 3.-The leading
Populists of Kansas have started an
agitation for an early National Con-
vention, and will urge Atlanta, Ga, as
the place and Feb. 21 as the time, so
that the nomination can be made ON
Feb. %, Washington's birthday. Sem
ator PETER, Jerry Simpson, Chairman
Breidenthal and others will urge this
date and place on the National Com
mitteemen in the several states. This
is done to force the free silver fight
early, as they say both old parties
are advocating short campaign in
order to sidetrack the financial issue.
DEs MONIES, Ia, Oct. 3.-The Pop
ulists of central Iowa will open the
state campaign by rally at Runnells
on Saturday, at which Ex-Governor
Waite, of Colorado, will be the chief
speaker. They expect large gather
ing. The Populists say they will cast
100, 900 votes this fall, three times that
of two years ago, and that they will
draw largely from the free silver Dem
ocrats, who are dissatisfied with the
sound money declarations of their
party.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10
MISSOURI PENITENTIARY FIRE.
Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars Worth
Of Property Destroyed With Sixty
Thousand Insurance Con-
victs Quiet - Origin of
Fire Unknown.

Special Dispatch to the Ledger.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Oct. "a
serious fire occurred at the peniten-
tiary this morning. The Straus sad
die, harness and collar plant was burn
ed to the ground about noon. The
companies loss is $4,000 and the in
surance about $4,000. The buildings
belonged to the state and are total
loss amounting to $4,000. The JEFF
ferson and the Standard Shoe Com
panies sustained about $1,000 losses
through damage by water. The prison
hospital and offices narrowly escaped
destruction. There was no trouble
with the the convicts and their assist
ance was valuable in saving property
and controlling the fire. The origin
of the fire is unknown. 1t was unde1
control at noon --4.----~----.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10

Boston Shoe Store.
j. BicK, Proprietor.
Restore the Whipping Post.

=
In Washington City the Grand Jury
has submitted to the court a recon-
mendation that is quite astonishing. 1t
reads as follows: awe, the under
signed, members of the Grand Jury of
the District of Columbia, after discus
sion of the various crimes and offens-
es brought to our attention, believe
that until some other methods of pun
ishment for such offenses as petty lar
ceny and wife-beating than those
which now prevail in the District of
Columbia are adopted, that the COM
mission of said crimes and offenses
will continue to increase. We, there
fore, after serious consideration, do
most earnestly recommend to the
honorable Judges of the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia that
they take such steps to institute a
whipping post as will cause the same
to be established, believing that the
same would result in the decrease OF
crime in the District of Columbia and
lessen the expenditures of the crimi-
nal courts in said District" 1t ap-
pears, however, that the courts could
not establish the whipping post, Con-
gress would have to do that, and it is
not at all likely to do SO.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10
THREE ACCESSIoNS.
Mysonheimer's Revival Sermon Last
Night Was Brief, But to the
Point-A Big. Attendance.

Evangelist Mysonheimer's sermon
at the M. E. Church last night was on
ETERNITY" 1t only took about twenty
minutes to deliver it, but it was GER
tainly to the point and very impress
sive. The latter part of the discus.
sion was question for the unsaved-
9 AEi.ers will you spend eternity?''
Inc ehurcr-,~.-~ssfsi lied and the audi
ence gave the preacher the closest
attention. At the conclusion of the
sermon three young ladies united with
the church. There will be services
tonight at the usual hour. The
meeting may close tonight. If il
does it is to be hoped those who are
under conviction will not let the last
opportunity of these services pass and
leave them in the power of satan.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10
WANTS GOOD COMPANY.
Henry Grafford Takes a Friend to Jail
With Him.

Sheriff Stephens would be delighted
if all the prisoners who are sent to jail
would pay for good company. He
would not object if they brought their
wives and families along so they paid
their board.
Henry Grafford, of this county, who
was fined $500 in the Justice of the
Peace Court for slandering Hiss Hill,
of the west part OF the county, plead
guilty in the Circuit Court and asked
to have thirty days in Jail instead of
paying 5000 fine. On going to Jail he
threw up his hands and objected to
the company he found there. At the
same time he didn't want to pay the
$500. Mr.. Grafford finally concluded
that he would pay to have some good
company while in jail, so he employed
a young man named Fouts at 81 a day
and board in Jail, which is 80 cents a
day, to stay with him; so instead OF
paying $500 he pays s45 in cash for
good company and serves thirty days
in jail. We persume this term in jail
will prove good lesson for young
Grafford. II he is as fond of good
company as he says, he will in the fu-
ture try to keep out of jail.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10
Support the Candidate.


Not in Kentucky, nor in Maryland
nor in Iowa, nor in the Eighteenth
Illinois District, nor in any state OF
other political division, should Demo
Gratis forget that the result of this
years elections will be used to en-
courage or confound the National
Democratic party in organizing TO,
next years battle,
Some Kentucky Democrats are ap-
preached with appeals to bolt because
the candidate is extreme on one side
of the silver question. Some in Iowa
are told that the candidate leans over
much to the other side of that ques-
ton. In Maryland it is held against
the nominees that they have Gorman's
support.
Such differences cannot be settled
by boiling. A Democratic defeat en-
tails Democratic weakness. Defeat a
candidate by boiling or staying at
home and his friends will consider
that revenge hereafter will be the just
imitation of the precedent. Thus the
seeds of dissension are sown for sue
cession of Democratic defeats.
The places for contests within the
party are the primaries and the con-
ventions. After they are over, sup
port the candidate that he may sup
port you when you defeat him in the
next convention.
Republicans, when elected by DEM
ocratic discords, will not help us to
compose any of our party troubles or
carry out any of our individual wishes.
They will use all their power to grind
in the dust our party's principles and
pour obloquy upon its name.
Support the Democratic candidates
and prepare to manfully argue and
fight for supremacy within the party
next year Let the majority rule all
the time and the minority be loyal Il
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10

Tontine policies that have reached
their dividend paying period have in
no case paid less than so per cent
dividends, and in some cases more
than 100 per cent, it would perhaps
explain why "insurers" prefer the
Equitable to all other companies.
Mr.. Howell says: "If life insurance
is sold and treated as an investment
then insurers should buy insurance of
companies paying the largest divi-
dends." In 1874 the Connecticut Mu-
tual had insurance in force amounting
to $1S5, 5,O00, 900. At the same date the
Equitable had S1s1, 100000. Twenty
years later the Connecticut Mutual
has in force s156, ZOO, 900, the Equitable
$913, ,OO0, ,00Oa> The Connecticut Mutual
has lost $29, ,Ooo, 900, the Equitable has
gained S732, ,000,000. Evidently Sin
surers'' know what they are about
when they select the Equitable in
stead of the Connecticut Mutual, and
1 shall not fear that my neighbors in
Audrain county will not continue to
be as discriminating as the people of
the world have been during the past
twenty years.
did not attempt in my advertise
ment in your paper to make all the
comparisons possible. There are still
others that can be made showing the
Equitable to be the best.
The figures used in comparisons
made are from the official reports oi
each company. l am not responsible
for the figures, and if they hurt dc
not see that am to blame.
G. G. VOORHEES,,
Agent Equitable Life Assr. Society.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10

THE Louisville Courier Dem. says:
Senator Vest (Dem., Mo- would be
willing to accept 20 to / ratio. But
IL the 16 to ratio is to be surrendered
by the free silverites, why pitch upon
20 TO I? II a lot of crossroads poll
ticians can get together at Washing
ton and simply because they call
themselves q Congress pass a law
which has the magic power to make
20 ounces of silver the equal of ounce
of gold, whereas two seconds before
80 ounces of silver were not equal to
1 ounce of gold, why not draw up that
law so as to make one ounce of silver
equal to one ounce of gold? If parity
can be created by the mere "Be it
enacted" OF Congress, let us have a
pnrivy taasss IN s-asitv---silver equal to
gold, pound for pound, ounce for
ounce, grain for grain, no favors
asked and no discrimination shown.
This would be bimetallism sure enough.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10
Sat Up In Her Coffin.

LoGANsPoRT, Ind, October s.-Mrs.
Mary Kunze, a prominent resident
who for several years has been suf-
ferer from dropsy, apparently died
Saturday and her body was robed in
n shroud and prepared for burial.
Last night while Mrs. Ida Moorman
was sitting by the bier the supposed
corpse suddenly raised up and re-
quested a drink of water.
Mrs. Moorman was frightened into
spasms and scene of great excite
ment greeted members of the family
as they came rushing into the room.
Mrs. Kunze was to have been buried
this afternoon. She will probably re-
cover.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-10
TO MAKE ANTI-ToxINE.
State University Authorities to Manu-
facture 1t at the Cost of

COLUMBIA, Mo-, October 5.-The
university authorities have decided to
begin at once the manufacture of
anti-toxine. Now that the diphtheria
scare is raging in Missouri, there is a
great demand for this remedy, and in
order to prevent some syndicate get
ting corner on the market, as il
were, the university will manufacture
it for sale at the actual cost of pro-
duction. DIR. Graham, professor oi
bacteriology, will have charge of the
work. The university is now equipp-
ing meteorological laboratory, 81, SOC
having been appropriated for the
purpose. DIR. John w. Connoway,
who has just returned from Johns
Hopkins University to fill the impor-
tant chair of physiology, viii have
charge of branch of the work. The
anti-toxine will be manufactured and
distributed under the supervision of
the State Board of Health.