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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-08
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

QUEEN VICTORIA is something Of = hyPo-
chOndriac.
FRED. DOUGLASS for twenty-onr years a
slave, left 900 600
The Sultan Of Turkey has sent fin" Da-
mascus blade to Emperor William fo- pre-
ent.
SAMUEL DAN HoRrox. the distinguished
writer on financial topics. died. few day"
since in a hospital at Washington. d. C..
THE late NJ de Gicrs. Russian Minister for
Foreign Affairs, WAS Lutheran. ani va Dc
scended from Swedish family settled in PO-
land. His public service extended over i
period of fifty years.
Dr.. SCHwENINGER alvi4eI Primo" Bismarck
to receive only Few deputations on April /.
his birthday. and TO meet the "th@rs On Sub
sequent days.
The Duchess Of DeyOnshire i mistress pf
eight magnificent country seats and town
houses in England. chateau in France. Il
villa In the Riviera, and has daughter mar
ried to a man who bears three dukrdOm--
Hamilton. Brandon and Chateiherault. She
herself has been twice led to the altar by "A
Duke Her ducaE record is thus quite unique.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-08
Insanity in Connecticut.

The report of the Connecticut Hospital for
the Insane just issued contains memoranda
of the first quarter-century of the existence
of the institution, from which can be de-
duced striking indications of the increase of
insanity in the State. A report of leSisla-
tive commission in the year 1865 showed that
in that year there were 706 insane persons in
the State, of whom 202 We're in a private re-
treat at Hartford 204 in the almshouses and
800 outside of both. At that time the popu-
lation Of the State was approximately 498.-
800. Now, with a population in the State Of
approximately 10000, there are 1880 pa
tients in the State Hospital alone. During
the last fifteen years, while the population of
the State has risen from 500, 700 to about
790, 900, the number of patients in the hospi-
tai has risen from COS to 1880, and it is now
greatly overcrowded.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-08
Representatives l.
ht, of PennsylVal
HOuk, of Ohio.
In the House.
The entire session

GID DAy.-The eutire session was devoted
to the consideration of the General De-
flciency Appropriation bill for the cur.
rent year. The Hou-, i'll Committee OF
as psy to whfs }Se amo"n notSa t2 Of aBon gS sT
900 to clerks and secratartez. An
amendment was agreed to. directing the
payment of $500, 900 of Indian depreciation
claims allowed by the Court OF Claims. -
Without completing the consideration OF the
bill the House devoted the rest Of tn" 9es-
sion to the delivery of eulogies upon the late
Senator z. B. Vance. of North Carolina
69D DAY.-Thc General Deficiency Appro-
priation bill was passed without the provision
for paying S425, 900 damages to alleged Brit
ish and Canadian SealerS.
GATH DAY.-The day was devoted to labor
legislation. and bill providing for the arbl-
tration Of differences between common car
riers and their employees was passed.
65TH DAY.-Tne House spent most of the
day discussing the Printing bill and the pur-
chase of the Malone site for the Government
Printing Office reports on the
Pension and PostOff1ce Appropriation bills
were agreed tO-The Senate amendment
to the House Joint resolution suSpendlng the
transfer In bond through the United States of
articles destined for the Mexican free zone
was cOncurred in
66TH DAY.-Thc House took another vUt"
on the Hawaiian cable appropriations and by
a vote Of $50 ayes to 115 nays decided to insist
once more upon a refusal to allow the appro-
priation to stay in the hiIl. Another confer
ence was asked for a message from the
President IVES read vetOinS the bill Tor the
relief Of Catherine OFT. a soldiers widow,
on the ground that it was not so favor
able to her as the general law. 1t was
referred to the Committee on Pensions. ----
Senate bill providing for the ascertanment
of the net tonnage of vessels was passed. -
The bill to protect forest reservations. for
which the Senate substituted an entire new
measure, was referred. .--Several District
of Columbia bills Of minor Importance were
passed.
9th DAY.-Thc House passed a bill au-
thOrizing the determination OF the seals un-
less neighboring Nations shall agree to unite
with us in properly protecting them. -
Senate bill to suppress traffic in lottery tick
cts between the several States and with
foreign countries was passed.-The House
bill directing the Secretary OF the
Treasury to pay to the State of West Virginia
the balance of the direct tax voted to it In
1891-about 5154.000 was passed, l57 t.
72.-An evening session was held for the
consideration Of private pension bills.
The House decided to send the General De
ficiency ADprOpriatiOn bill to conferences.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-08
THREE MEN HANGED.
Executions of Murderers at Fairbnrn, Ga,
Frankfort, KY, and Plattsmouth, Ne5.

Executions of Murderers at Fairburn, Ga,
Frankfort KY, and P1attsmouth, Ne3.
At Fairburn. Ga.. if required two hanging5
to execute Joe Dean. the cOlpred murderer.
The trigger of the scaffold was worked with
cord. Sheriff Camp pulled the trigger him
self. He said he haI no deputies and
never shirked his duty. When tn" party
reached the gallOws. it was found the crowd
in its eagernesS for public hanging had
broken the enclosure d )wn. Amid the pray
ing and singing Of q thOuean nj excited cOl"red
people the moose was placed around Dean :
neck. When he fell the rope broke. The
unconscious man clatrEed at his clOthe. and
almost tore them off entirely. Tho coiOrcd
spectators ran off in all directions. Dean
was carried back to the gallOwS. where
stOuter rope was placed around his neck and
the trap was sprung the second time. He
died in'fOurteen minutes
At Frank fort, KY. George Mage, cpIorea,
was hanged In the jail yard for the murder
of Charles Thomas q fellow convict. Uagee
was brave to the last. He WaS only nineteen
years old.
At Platt-mo outh. Neb. Harry Hill. the mur
derer of Matt AkeaoI, was executed at
. clock a. N,
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-08
TRAIN ROBBERS IN TEXAS.
Fifteen Armed Men Plunder an Express
Car and Then Escape.

Al o'clock r. m. fifteen armed mon held
up tho Houston and Texas Central north
bound express at the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas crossing, on tho outskirts OF Dallas,
Texas.
The engineer and fireman were mRdH to-
leave tn" locomotive. Then the robbers cut
loose the Wells Fargo express and tn"
baggage cars, made the engineer S't back on
the engine. pulled tho throttl" op"n.
and ran norhwari. leaving tho
rest Of the train behind. Tn" "ngin"'
was made {" run I" plar" near
White Rock Greek Bottoms about hv" miles
north of Dallas union station. There tho
robbers stopped the train and compelled tn"
express messenger To- open tn" express car
and admit them. He was also mad" TO open
the safe and the rohl "-s plundered IL.
They tore up large number OF packages.
After they had finished with tho express car
they shot out the headlight and other light.
The robbers then scattered to the timber 81
White Rock Greek Bottoms. Railroad and
express officials and employees d"clar" that
the robbers secured no money The belief is
general, however. that Il large sum OF money
was secured.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-08
BISSELL HAS RESIGNED.
The Postmaster-GeneraI RetireS From
President Ceveiand's Cabinet.
TO RESUME HIS LAW PRACTICE.

1t is the First Freak in the Administra-
tons Family OF Advisers---He Leaves
the Cabinet With Regret, but His Pro-
fessional Work Demands His Atten-
uon---The Presidents Explanation.
Postmaster-General Wilson S. Bisseil set at
rest all doubts as to his purpose of remain
ing N the Cabinet by rendering his rcsigna
ton to President Cleveland. This action
was not taken hastily. As far back
as the early autumn Mr.. Bissell felt that
his law practice at Buffalo. n. Y, required
his personal attention. and at that time he
Notified the President that sooner or later he
would be compelled to retire to private life
Nothing further was said on the subject until
ten days ago. when Mr.. Bissell again assured
the President that he must soon resign his
rIfOliO.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-08

The entire business district Of Bath Beach,
the summer resort on Gravesend Bay. Brook
lyn consisting of two blocks OF frame build
ings, is a huge pile OF smoking ruins. FirN
swept away eighteen buildings and, famed
10y the strong winds that cam" across Grav'N-
end Bay. ragged two and IA half hours. before
il was put out. Tho loss is said 10 amount 10
more than 800, 600
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-08
The Fatal Trolley.

Gustave Garrison, tw elve years old; Frank
Dumbeton, twenty years old, and Stephen
Gill. twelve years old. were killed during on
day, each in separate accident. by trolley
cars in Brooklyn. These deaths increase the
total number OF persons killed by trolley cars
in Brooklyn to 1C2
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-08
JapaneSe Placards in PekiD.

If the Chinese newspapers speak truth, the
japanese have plastered Pekin with posters
implying that they will be there in a jifTy.
but do not intend to hurt or modest any
peaceful citizens. One would expect the
Pekin policememen to pull down the posters.
But the japanese have appended a notice
offering reward for information that will
lead to the detection of anyone destroying
them. And the Pekin police Judge it wiser
t. let the posters remain where they are.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-08
Newsy t.lcaniugH

PARIS theatres took in - 800, 900 in 1891
VIRGINIA had seven snow-storms in two
weeks.
OLIVE crops havo failed both in France and
Spain.
SALMON Is selling for s1.25 per pound in
London.
GOLD is being withdrawn from tho banks
in San Francisco.
WAsHINGToN City has n soup kitchen which
is feeding som" 2000 poor day.
The movement for Southern cotton fnr-
tories has at last spread to Florida. An cf-
fort Is being made in Pensacola to get up
capital t. tn" amount Of FOO 900 for the pur-
pOHo of building n factory.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-08
FIFTY.THlRO CONGRESS.
In the Senate.

57TH DAM. wolcott introduced an
amendment TO the Sundry Civil bill which
authorizes the President. on the invita-
ton Of any of the Governments of Europe,
to appoint Commissioners to None
tary Conference to be held with view to
secure International BimetalhSm The
Agricultural kppropr iation bill was passed.
a motion to take up the Rail-
roah Pooling hill was defeated. The
Indian Appropriation bill was passed.
Mr. Pettigrew offered a resolution permit
ting the remains Of Frederick Douglass to liz
in state in the rotuuda Of tn" Capitol and h"
asked for its immediate consideration. Mr..
German objected and the resolution went
oyer-The DAYS session was closed with
the delivery Of culogies Oh the late Repre-
sentative Shaw. of Wisconsir.
5SrH DAY-The Sundry Civil Appropria-
ton bill was disposed of, excepting the Cor
man amendment providing for three per
cent. Treasury debt certificates.
59TH DAY.-Thc Senate agreed to amend
ments to the Sundrv Civil bill appropriatinG
950. 900 for commencing work on the pater-
son On. j. y public building. and 500, $50 ad-
ditional for the Troy n. y public building.
The Senate adopted the sugar bounty
amendment to the Suudrv Civil Appropria-
tion bill. The amendment to the Sundry
Civil bill creating "a retired list for the
revenue marine was passed.
GOTH DAY.-After spirited debate grow
ing out of opposition to the 0OoOo.OoO
certificate ampniment to the SundrN civil
bill. Mr.. German withdrew the amendment.
G1sT DAY.-The Sundry Civil Appropriation
bill was passed. its consideration having O"-
cupied the larger share Of four Legislative
days. An amendment apprOprlating $500
900 for seed to be distributed to the people
inhabiting the arid region whose crops We're
destroyed by drought last summer
was agreed to-yeaS. 50: nay-. II.
The amendment appropriating 9125.OOO L"
aid the exposition at Nashville. Tenn. IN
commemoration Of the hundroltb year Of its
Statehood agreed % --W When the night
session opened at p. n. there was not many
Senators present. but the galleries
were crowded with spectators. The
reading of the Legislative bill was proceeded
with. Mr.. Chandler made bitter attack on
Senators Martin and Roach. declaring they
We're not elected honestly, which was de-
n0unced by Mr.. Hill a. mean and contempti-
BILE and hyena-.ikc. M. Martin wa called
to order for his comments on Mr. Chandler :
speech The Legislative. Executive and
Judicial Appropriation bill was passed at
1890 and the Senate adjourned.
GID DAY.-The General Deficiency bill
occupied the attention of the Senate.
It appropriates 81 sos, $50 to pay a
Judgment in favor of the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company and 1900, 900
to pay part OF the French Spoiation
Claims The amendment for the acqusi-
ton Of the Malone lot was also agreed to.
The Bering Sea indemnity was defeated.
At 7.35 p. M. the bill was passed ---Thh re-
mainder Of the session was giY"u - privat"
pension bills and to the delivery of culoEies
on tho late Representatives Lisle, of Ken
tucky; Wright, of Pennsylvania Post, OF
Illinois, and Houk, of Ohio.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-08

A. Phillips, n logger, about thirty tlvo years
of age, shot and killed his wife at ChehRlis,
Wash. and then blew out his swn brains.
Boeh died within an hour. The affair grow
out OF Phillipss jealousy OF his wife.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-08
THE MARKE rs.

Late Wholesale Prices of Country Pro-
duce Quoted In New York.
. MILK AND CREAM.
A fairly good demand prevailed til" past
week and the market ruled generally active.
On Feb. 81 the Exchange pric" was lowered
to 2l4c. per quart net 10 tn" shipper.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-08
Two Emperors Embrace In Wen ma.

Emperor William, OF Germany. arrived on
a visit at Vienna. Austria. II" was received
with ELUSIVE oordalitv 10y Emperor Francis
Joseph, OF Austria, who embraced him twice.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-08
The Oil Output.

Pennsylvania produced 10000. 600 barrels
of oil last year, and the price was twenty
cents barrel better than it was in 1893.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-10
IN RAILWAY CIRCLES.
SPECIAL MASTERY IN CHANCERY
CORNISH FILES HIS REPORT
Upon the Report of the Receivers
Earnings of the Union Pacific
Northern Oklahoma Railroad
Company-GeneraI Notes.

Omaha, Neb,, Feb. Especial Master
in-Chancery Cornish, of the Union Pacific,
filed a report on the receivers report of
Nbusiness for the month of November and
December, 1893, and January, February,
March, April, May and June. of 1894, in
the Office of the clerk of the circuit court.
The report of the master has a saving
claus, wherein he explains that whereas,
the results of the operations as shown
by the statement of the receivers are a
correct accounting for the several months
reported upon, the method of distribu-
ton of various charges. deficits, etc, may
be so altered by subsequent DEGREES of
the court as to materially affect succeed
ing statements, such changes or aItera-
tons as necessarily appear in the later
accounting of the several properties.
The earnings of the Union raclnc com
pany, proper, the constituent lines and
miscellaneous companies, which gives an
idea of what business has been done for
eight months from November, 1898, is as
November, 1851, s2o.s8 surplus; decrease
$l29,e5O.25, deficit; January. Az 15S SO deficit
February, $12O, Sc deficit; March, S4G6.
SQ3 9S deficit; April, $165, SSo.92 surplus; May.
SIS, 467.74 surplus; June, SCI. 1908 surplus
These several items of deficit and sur
plus include the fixed charges, such as
taxes and interest paid during the months
reported upon.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-10

Sacramento. Gala, Feb. 9-The po.
lice believe that they have at last fixed
the Weber double murder upon the
guilty parties.
About two months ago. a wealthy
grocer, F. H. L. Weber and his Hife
were found dead, their skulls cru. Bed.
their apartment despatched with
blood and presenting unmistakable evil
dence of murder and robbery. The
authorities now accuse William H.
Sprout, his brother Joseph Sprout and
Harry Sands, each possessing several
aliases, Of the crime. George Sprout.
another brother, is now in Jail for an
other offense and although not accused
of completely in the murder, the others
are incriminated by Georges state
ment
According to this. Sands crushed the
Webbers' skull with an axe. One of
the Sprouts purchased a new pair, OF
boots on the day following the MIR
der leaving at the shop a pair of blood
stained shoes.
It is asserted that the three muir
derers were subsequently arrested at
San Francisco for drunkenness but Cd
New Years day We're liberated by the
San francisco police, who did not
search the prisoners. To this careless
ness IS ascribed their escape, for Mrs
Webber's watch was afterwards found
in the cell which had been occupied
by the murderous trio, for whom de-
tectiVes have since Vainly searched
throughout the state
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-10
ErREKA pEMocRAr1c NorEs.

Sowles s. Reed are working their
claims above the Sioux group and are
elatad with the prospects. The east
the gentlemen have the best unde-
veloped property in that section. They
have held on with bulldog tenacity,
having full faith in their ground, as
we'll they may, and we hope to sea
them build a mill and big one and
live to enjoy its product at least twice
as long as they have waited for re-
suits.
Our friend, Don Applewhite, of De
troit Springs. formerly of Silver city
was in town last week. He reports
everything lovely and lively in hit
section and sixty teams hauling ori
to Deseret from the Detroit mines
The ores are shipped from DesefeG to
bennington where they are worked ir
the new reduction plant.
Superintendent Hogan has started
work on the Grand Central, Iyirfg on
the Mammoth side of Eureka 4FlSk.
and the property of G. z. Loos@s Snd
others.
Z. G. O'Donnen, of Salt Lake. has
been in town two days this week on
mining business. Mr.. O'Donnell owns
the Missouri, lying northwest of the
Sacramento group, and it is to ba
hoped he may work this most promis-
ing property.
The projectors of the electric light
scheme are meeting with fair success.
All who have the welfare of Eureka
at heart should assist the enterprise
in every way they can.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-10

Great ingenuity is displayed by the
Chinese in the manufacture of kites.
Kites of the angular shape common
among ourselves are never seen, the de-
signers representing at their own sweet
Will, flowers. birds, ashland in tact,
anything that may be found on the earth
or in the waters under the earth. Many
of them are extremely beautiful ana 40
infinite credit to the artistic tastes OF the
people Human figures, representing his
torical or mythical events, are very COM
monty used, while emblems such as the
double fish. and characters Of felicitous
import, such, for example, as shou dong
evity) and chi (good fortune) are favor
tie subjects.
On some of them musical strings are
so arranged that they emit sounds of
melody as they fly alOft. The first ones
so constructed are said to have been IN
strumental in saving an army when in
dire distress. The general commanding
this unfortunate force, being hemmed in
by the enemy, resorted to the strataSem
of flying in the dead of night number
of kites with musical strings so arranged
as to emit sounds resembling the words,
"BeWare of Han" Like the SyrtanS, at
the noise of the chariot wheels, the con-
tending host took flight at the SQUAD,
and were destroyed horse, foot, sd
dragOOns.-GOOd News.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-10
SEVEN DAYS OVERDUE.
La GASCOGNE HAS UNDOUBTEDLY
GONE DOWN.
She Fought Il Hard Fight From the
Moment She Left HaVre-She
Must Have Been Out of Coal Long
Ere This-AII New York Excited.

New York, Feb. 10, a. m.-Hopes that
the White Star steamer Teutonic would
bring some news of the La Gascogne were
dashed to the earth when the officer of
the Teutonic reported he neither saw nor
heard of the missing ship.
La Gascogne left Havre on Saturday,
January 26. With an ordinary speed pass
age, she should have tied up at pier
No. az, North river, last Sunday morning.
She is seven days overdue, and the last
seven days on the Atlantic have been
marked by the most violent storms, gales
and hurricanes, by snow and hail, low
temperature and winds that shifted their
direction frequently but seldom lessened
their speed. More than this, La Gascogne,
from all reports that other vessels have
brought in and from the data of the
weather bureau, was buffeted by cyclonic
gales with the wind blowing at from
sixty to one hundred miles an hour al
most from her first day out Not one of
the ships which have put into port here
or that have touched at any foreign port
has seen La Gascogne.
From Bermuda and the Azores, from
Queenstown and HaVre the storm is the
same.
the agents that La Gascogne had been
temporarily disabled through a break
in the machinery and was making for the
Azores or perhaps some of her own ports
under greatly reduced speed. Yesterday,
a bran new element was introduced into
the mass OF conJectures and speculation
concerning her movements or her fate.
La GaScogne is out of coal. The sugges-
ton that perhaps all this time La Gas
cogne has been fighting a hard fight in
the teeth of terrific gales that other ships
avoided by choosing a path twenty or
thirty miles south, brought some COM
fort TO the French line manager. e B.
Dunn, signal officer, said he was of the
opinion that she had drawn so deeply on
her coal supply that when she finally gave
up the contest with blizzard and headed
for the Azores, her speed had to be kept
down to perhaps half a dozen knots an
hour.
Mr.. Forget was inclined to insist that
the ship had coal enough for any emer-
Eency, but he was greatly interested in
the story of the storm.
Tonight several rumors were afoat to
! the effect that the La Gascogne had been
| sighted. but investigation has, in each
case, proven such stories without founda-
/ ton.
| At 11:5O o. m. a steamship was sighted
off Fire Island, bound in At first it was
! thought this might be the long-looked for
| FRENCH liner, but as she proceeded with
! out displaying any signals, the Thought
| fell fiat 1t is customary with captains
| of overdue steamers to display signals
continually when near port III order to re-
| lfeve anxiety of relatives ard friends
The weather is rough in the outer bav
tonight and it Will take from two to three
hours for the vessel to reach Sandy
Hook.
a. NAT this hour no news has hean
received of the La Gascogne and Rhine
land.