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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-10-24
"LIBERTR AND FREEDOM
EVENLY BESTOWED"

Mormon Elders Have the Right to
Preach, Says Solicitor POu, But
Citizens Also Have the Right TO Re-
spectfuIIy Protest.
Solicitor Pou arrived in the city yes
terday, on business connected with the
court. A reporter soon found him, and
interviewed him regarding bis probable
action in connection with the protest
presented the other day by the four
Mormon elders to Governor Carr. Mr..
Pou said he had only read the account
contained in the News AND OBSERVER of
Tuesday; that he had so tar received no
communication either from the Governor
or from Judge Coble. From the state
ment contained in the paper he said
he presumed the matter would be re-
ferred to him.
The solicitor said further that unless
the Mormon brethrel could show that
a conspiracy has been formed to force
them to leave the community, he could
not see how the signers of the protest
could be prosecuted.
''ln this great country of ours" said
the Solicitor, ''liberty and freedom are
evenly bestowed, like the rain and the
dew. AS long as the Mormon elders
obey the law they are entitled TO preach
their doctrine, but at the same time any
number of citizens may respectfully pro-
estagainst such preaching and may even
60 so far as to request the brethren to
quit the community and bestow the
blessings of their doctrine upon some
other community and yet not violate
the law. | have read the paper
presented to the Governor and | fail to
perceive any threat therein and l note
that it is signed by several we'll known
gentlemen, some of them ministers of
the gospel, who would perhaps be as far
from violating the law as the Mormon
brethren, even. feel that so far as the
State is concerned there is nothing to be
done at present. If there shall be any
conspiracy formed, or any injury done
the Mormon brethren, | promise them
that SO far as lies in me, they shall have
the same protection as any citizen of the
county of Wake"
Mr. Pou thinks the Mormops are un-
duly sensitive and suggests ths st. Paul
would have hardly taken fright at so
slight proyocation.
"Since that protest was written" he
said, 1.-TWO of the Mormons, Elder Carter
and Elder Smith, have struck my town,
Smithfeld, and they appear to have been
we'll ted and well cared for in Wake
county, from which they had just come.
There have been gentle hints at Smith
field that these elders might find more
attractive fields of labor elsewhere, but
the citizens of Johnston have not yet
gone so far as to make a formal request
to them to leave the county"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-10-24
OLD COUNTIES GOOD ENOUGH
The Constitutional Convention Dis
misses the Matter.

COLUMBIA, S. c., Oct. % The Con-
stltutional Convention to-day dismissed
the new county matter and decided that
the old counties should not be reduced
below 500 square miles area, and that
new counties should not have over 400
miles area. Both the new and old coun-
ties are to have taxable property to the
amount of $2,0O0,O00
To night the convention was enlivened
by hot war of words between Senator
Tillman and Mr. Frank B. Gary, dele.
gate from Abbeville, during which the
lie was passed and it was expected that
the two men would come to blows imDe-
diately after adjournment which took
place at midnight.
Senator Tillman is a firm advocate of
forming new counties, while Mr. Gary
is not. Senator Tillman has been taunt-
ing Mr.. Gary with forming unholy
alliances, politically, to defeat new
counties, though he never said exactly
what they were.
After the Convention both gentlemen
met, and mutual explanations were
made. Mr.. Gary misinterpreted some
remarks Tillman made yesterday, and
that led him to call the Senator to task
with the wordy war as the outcome. Mr..
Gary is a cousin of Governor Evans, who
was quite active in bringil g about a
reconciliation.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-10-24
OLNEY WILL NOT RESIGN.
Relations Between Him and the Presi-
dent are Most COrtiaI.

WAsHINGToN, Oct % The published
intimation that Secretary Olney intends
to resign because he has not been sup
ported by the President in his foreign
policy is emphatically discredi ed here,
and persons close to the Secretary insist
that the relations between him and the
President are of the most cordial and in
innate nature, aud have been such since
Mr.. Olney assumed the administration
of the State Department.
His visit to Boston is said to have been
required by pressing private business,
and he was enabled to plead an excuse
for his absence from the Atlanta party,
on the ground that he would be expected
to accompany a number of dil lomats
from Washington to Atlanta later on,
to be present there on diplomatic day.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-10-24
THE TESTIMONY NOW ALL IN,
And Arguments in the Durrant Case
viii Begin To-day.

FAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Oct. 23.-After a
bitter legal struggle, lasting three months,
the testimony in the trial of Theodore
Durrant is all in, and to morrow the
arguments will begin. When court ad-
journed this afternoon District Attorney
Barnes announced that he would not for
mally close the case for the people, but
he would undoubtedly do so the first
thing to morrow. Mr.. Barnes notified
the attorneys for the defense that he
would have but one more witness, whose
examination would last but a few min
utes.
The case would have ended in a pyro-
technic display of sensation to day If the
testimony that was introduced had not
been printed so often before that it was
familiar to everybody. Miss Carrie Gun,
ningham, a newspaper reporter who visit
ed DGrrant at the prison frequently,
testified that Durrant told her he saw
Blanche Lamont on the second floor
of the belfry where she was murdered,
while engaged in fixing a sun burner
Miss Cunningham said, he told her,
he heard a suspicious noise In
the belfry which attracted his attention.
He crept along the ceiling of the church
until he came to the belfry casing, where
he looked through crack and saw Miss
Lamont
Miss Cunninghsm's testimony was OBJ
tanned only after great number of OBJ
jections made by the defence hsd been
argued and ruled upon. An effort was
also made to secure statements from the
witness with regard to an alleged CON
fession by Durra1t, but the court sus-
tanned an objection to the question. She
said she promised Durrant she would not
publish anything he told her, and kept
her word.
Only two witnesses besides Miss Cum
ningham were examined to-day. Both
were physicians. Their testimony was
important from the fact that it showed
that Durrant did not have the appear
ance of one who had been partly
asphyxiated when he met Organist King
in the church on the afternoon of April
3. XII G testified tn Durrant was pale
and trembling when he saw him. When
on the stand, the prisoner corroborated
Kings testimony.
Doctors May and Rosenstein, who
were examined, testified that the first
effect of gas was to flush the face and
lips and infame the eyes. Durrant, ac-
cOrding to his own statement, had not
had the symptoms. Physicians also tes-
titled that man who for five minutes
had been subjected to fumes of escaping
gas from twenty four jets would be in
sauSihla
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-10-24
THE BIG FIGHT is OFF
PRIZE FIGHT LAW SUSTAINED
BY THE SUPREME
COURT.
CORBETT AGAIN UNDER ARREST

Judge Leatherman Criticised for his
Decision i'm the Habeas Corpus Case
1.-THE supreme Court SAYS There was
No Ground for his Ruling. Fitzsim-
mons Manager Says he Wants to
Fight COrbett and is willing to Meet
His Privately i'm Dallas.
LITTLE Rock, Ark , Oct. E3 The
Supreme Court to day rendered it's decls
ion in the Corbett case. Judge Leaf er
mans decision was reversed and the
prize fight law sustained. Coroett was
remanded to the custody of the sheriff of
Garland county. Chief Justice Bum in
delivering the opinion severely critic zed
Chancellor Leatherman, saying he had
no authority for his action in the habeas
corpus case.
Willing to Fight in Private.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark Oct 23 Martin
Julian, manager for FitZ3immons, was
seen Immediately after the news OF the
Supreme Courts adverse decision reached
this city:
"Now that we are barred out of Ar
kansas by the decision of the Supreme
Court, Fltzsimmons is prepared to &C
cept Mr.. Brady's offer made in Dallas,
that we fight in private. We will
go anywhere on earth in order to
to get fight out of Corbett on Novem
er 1. We intend to hold the Florida
Athletic Club to the terms of its contract
and for failure to pull off the fight. This
goes. Fitzsimmons wants to fight Cor
bett for the side wager of $4,000. Any
place will suit US. We will go to London
and fight Oorbett for the 5000 pound
purse offer by the Mirror of Life. Or
bett has repeatedly stated that he would
fight Fltzsimmons in a room, in a
balloon or in barrel, and We are per-
fectly willing to meet him under any of
these conditions. "
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-10-24
Welded AT HIGH NOON.
Marriage of Mr.. Thos. ~. Battle and
Miss Sally DOrtch HYmaR.
% the News and Observer.
HENDERSON N @. Oct

HENDERSON N. O., Oct. %.
At the Church of the Holy Jnnocents
TO day at high noon, Rev. f. Ingle,
the rector officiating, Mr.. Thos. Hall
Battle, Of Rocky Mount, and Miss Sally
Dortch Hyman, of Winston, were united
IN holy matrimony. Long before the hour
named for the ceremony the church was
filled to OverfiOwiDg with the many
friends of the popular young people.
Promptly at i2 o'clock the strains of
the beautiful wedding march from the
deep-toned organ, rendered by Miss
Daisy Stephens, with violin obligato by
Mr.. Edward S ephens, announced the
approach of the bridal party in the fol-
lowing order:
Ushers: Messrs. 4. @. Z1llicoffer, J.
r Young, j. D. Rose and N. B. Strause
Attendants: Miss Della Speight, of
Talboro, with Mr.. J. Hi Parham; Miss
Leila Tucker, with Mr.. j. Fl. Sherrod, of
Rocky Mount; Miss Annie Robards, with
Mr.. Lucius Bassett, of Rocky Mount; !;
Miss Pattie Lou Jones, with Mr.. H L
Hyman, of Winston, brother CT the bride;
Miss Jennie Lamb, OF Williamson, with
Mr.. Julian Ingle, Jr.; Miss Edna O'Neil,
with Mr.. L. B. Gregory, of Rocky Mount.
Miss Marie Conrad, of Winston. was
maid of honor, aad little Miss Olivia
Lamb, niece of the bride, second maid
of honor.
Miss Hyman, attired in a becoming
going away gown, entered leaning upon
the arm of her brother in-law, Mr.. G O.
Lamb and was met at the chancel by the
groom with his best man, Mr.. J. 81.
Ruffin, of Rocky Mount. Then by the
beautiful services of the Episcopal
Church, the happ! couple were made man
and wife.
Seldom have two young people united
their fortunes under happier auspices.
The bride is the only daughter of Mrs.
Mary Fl. Hyman, of Winston, and
wherever known is admired for her many
graces of mind and person.
Mr.. Battle is son of Dr. K. P. Battle,
professor of Historical Science at the
State University. He is president of the
Rocky Mount cotton mills, president of
the Back of Rocky Mount, and leading
member of the bar of that place.
The couple were the recipients of many
handsome and costly mementoes of the
occasion.
Among the guests present were Dr. K.
p Battl-, of Chapel Hill, father of the
groom; Drs. Kemp and Herbert Battle,
of Raleigh, his brothers, and Mrs. Hill
aud Mrs. Muse, of Rocky Mount.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-10-24
MURDERED NEAR TARBORO.
A Water-tank Keeper Killed and Rob-
bed by a Negro Boy.
Special to the News and Observer.
News and Observer.


TARBORO, N. O., Oct. %
Charles Neville, a respectable white
man, keeper OF the water-tank near Tar
boro, was foully murdered this morning
by an unknown person.
Neville had just been paid off, and as
he was entering the engine house was
shot, the bullet passing through his head
He was found at 10 o'clock.
The railway authorities at once sent
for three bloodhounds from the State
farm. They, with their keeper, arrived
this afternoon and are in hot pursuit.
The keeper says he will catch the
murderer before morning. 1t was a
dastardly affair, and the whole commu
nifty is very much excited.
LATER The murderer has been cap
tured. He was negro boy that lived in
town. He had the dead mans money,
watch and knife in his possession.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-10-24
THE CROWNS BESTOWED. :

The Queen of Love and the Maids of
Honor Receive the Trophies of tie
Knights.
Shortly after eleven last night the
leader of the German at the Capital
Club raped for silence and Major S.
F, Telfair announced the order of the
evening apropos of the Coronation Cere-
mony.
The successful Knights gathered about
Mr.. Ed. Chambers Smith, the orator,
who delivered chaste and exquisite lit
tie speech of presentation, tracing the
origin of 1nightly offerings to the chosen
fair ones of the days of chivalry
and valor. At the conclusion of his
remarks, he presented the crowns to the
successful knights, who in turn placed
them upon the brows of those whose
modest acceptance of them was an honor
additional to those already won. Most
enthusiastic applause followed upon
each bestowal. The german which fol-
lowed was participated in by nearly a
hundred couples, and was one of the
most brilliant ever given in the State.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-10-24
The Pope. is Growing Weaker.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Oct. 23.-The
Gazette De Lausanne says that although
it is not true that the Pope is dying, it
is learned that his strength has rapidly
declined during the last few months.
His entourage is of the opinion that he
will not survive the winter, and it is
added that all his vitality seems to be
centered in his brain.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-10-24
The Alliance Executive Committee
Meets to Fix Site for the Shoe Fac

The Alliance Executive Committee
Meets to Fix Site for the Shoe Fac
tory.
Yesterday morning the executive COM
miutee of the State Farmers Alliance
met in this city. All three of the men,
bers, A. L. Hileman, of Cabarrus, chair
man; J. NJ. Mewborne, of Lenoir, and N.
O. English, of Randolph, were present,
and later in the day, DR.. Cyrus Thomp-
son, president of tie Alliance, net with
tle committee.
The object of this meeting is to fix
upon location for the Aliance shoe
factory, which, since the Gary affair, has
not had a fixed habitation. Seventeen
different towns ask that the factory be
located in their borders. Some of these
offer to raise part of the stock, and
Thomasville offers to donate factory
building to the Alliance. Until evening
the committee considered propositions.
They decided not to fix the site for the
factory until they had visited number
of the most available places and seen
'the lay of the land"
AT $50 o'clock this morning the COM
mittee meets again.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-10-24
THE REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE.
1t is Called to Meet In Washington City
on December 10.

NEW YORK, Oct. 23.- Senator Thomas
Fl. Carter, of Montana, Chairman of the
Republican National Committee to night
issued the following call.
"The Republican National Committee
is hereby called to meet at the Arlington
Hotel, Washington d O., at Q o'clock
p. m, December 10, 1895, to designate
TIM and place for the meeting of the
National Convention in 1896, and to
transact sucn other business as may de-
mand consideration.
(Signed) "THOs. Fl. CARTER,
81. Fl. MANLEY, Chairman"
Secretary"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-10-24
Carlisle Goes Home to Register.

WASHINGTON, D. O., Oct 90. -Secre-
tary Carlisle will leave here Sunday for
Covington, KY, to register, and will re-
main there only long enough to put his
name on the list, returning to Washing
ton Monday evening He will again
visit Covington on November 5th for the
purpose of casting his vote for Hardin
and the entire Democratic ticket.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-10-24
Japan will Evacuate Corea.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 23.-The
Japanese legation has received no dis
patches, contirmatory or otherwise, OF
the repo, is from st. Petersburg that
Japan had decided to evacuate Corea
and give her entire energies to the sub
jugation of Formosa. The legation
officials view the report with some dis
trust.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-10-24
Wrecked by q Herd OF Cattle.

EAST RADFoRD, Va, Oct 23 A fast
through freight on the Norfolk and
Western Railroad was wrecked by herd
of cattle three miles west of Meadows at
8 o'clock this afternoon, Engineer
O'Neil, Fireman Lindamood, front
brakeman Ed. Houston, all of Bristol,
Tenn, were instantly killed. Conduo-
tor Lewis Moore and two other brake
men were seriously injured.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-10-24
DIR. Taimage Installed.

WASHINGTON, Oct 23.--Jn the pres
ence of gathering that filed the edifce
Rev. T. De Witt Talmage was to night
installed as co pastor of the First Pres
byterian church of this city, to which
he had recently been called.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-10-24
An Alabama Lynckirg.

VINEGAR BEND, Ala Oct. 23.--Jack
Henderson,, farm labarer. .hG ATTEMPTED
to outrage th9 wife of bis employer,
James Allen, wasfound banging 10 tree
to day. Tie corpse was riddled with
bullets.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-10-24

The international Association, esti-
mat the production of sugar for 1896
SO in Germany, Austria, France, Bel
GUM, Holland and Russia, at 1850, O23
tons, falling off of 854, 600 tons from
the total of the previous year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-18

cxccration as the foes of labor, as "souless iiio
nopolists' who would make their workh'e"
slaves: and those denunciationS nave peen "
heated ten thousand times since ana re-echoeu
around the world Within month, in the Ger
man Parliament, Socialist orator has rc1erreu
10 Homestead as an example OF the utter inquiry
of conital. We have not heard that the fierce
words Of three years ago have ever been WITH
drawn or that the attitude Of the company
toward its employees has in any wise changed
the responsible officers of the corporation have
steadily adhered to the principle to which they
chung in 1892. that it is the business of managers
TO manage. The open hostilitics Of three years
ago have subsidized, but there is no reason to sup
pose that organized aborf opinion of the com
many is a whit more favorable than 1t was.
Now. however, the company announces an in
crease of wages Of 10 per cent all around. 1here
is no strike. and no threat Of any. The men have
not asked for an increase They signed ar the
beginning Of the year IN agreement WIN the
company to work during the year ut stipulated
rate of wages 1t does not appear that they nave
EXPRESSED any desire for reopenng or modlii-
cation of that agreement. They did not expect
any change In the scale OF wages Tor seven
months to come. The company, therefore, WAS
under no physical or legal or moral colnpuisioh
TO make the increase. save such "a arose from
its knowledge that business was beginning TO
improve 1t acted voluntarily. TO quote It's own
words. II decided that the present business out
look would Justify higher rates" and so it grant
,J Them OF course, Il cynic may say there Is
som. scI0sh Interior motive Nothing Is easier
mr. cheoper than rynicism; and nothing. as rule,
more unjust But until such motive Is shown
and proven we are bound to accept the act at
tie face value 1t Is not a great piece OF disin-
tercstcd brnevolencc or anything of that sort
II IS an act and Il voluntary act, OF justice that
extends far beyond the mere letter, an act OF
moral instead Of simply legal justice, done by a
CORPORATION that. of all corporations. has been
denounced as most unjust, most selfish ana most
wicked The example Is valuable one, TO all
employers Of labor. 1t should be still more vaii-
able TO organized labor itself
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-18
HmnscMents.


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ACADEMY OF MUsIC-o-sl5-The Faai ca'o'
AMERICAN THEATRE-2-s-A Temperance io''
BROADWAY Observation-Disclosures '''
RIJOIJ THEATRE-2-S-The Passport
coII-MBIA OvAI,-Footban.
COLUMBUS THEATRE-2.s :l5-Naudevhe
DAIY'S THEATRE-2-S:l5-A Gae'y ori'
EDEN MUSEE-2 :3o-s-VaudeviHe.
EMPIRE THEATRE-2-s :15-Sowing the "i"u.
FIFTH AVENUE TIIEATRE-2-S-His wires ra'"ei.
FINE arTs BUILDING. 57th-st.. near Broadway-Day
and STANDARDIZATION
GARDEN MISUNDERSTANDING
GARRICK THEATRE-2-Beau Brummei-s-Dr 'ek'"
and Mr. HYDE.
HARLEM OPERA HOUSE, Orient Express and
tragedy Rehearsed-s:15-A Night or.
HERALD SQUARE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. head Will
HOYT,s THEATRES 30-The Founding
ROSTER & BIAL's-2:15-s3 o-Vaudeville
MADisON SQUARE GARDEN p. m. to II p NJ
Sportsmen's Exposition
pAIMER's THEATRE-2-s:1 3-Little Christopher
PRof-TORS THEATRE-10:3o a. IN. TO IL p. m-Naude-
VILE.
STANDARD THEATRE-2-s:30-Too Much Johnson
STAR TIIEATRE-2-S-OverT Twist
TERRACE GARDEN-Der Obersteiger.
36G FIFTH AVE. a. TO $50 y. M and 10 III D. H.
AR Exhibition.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-18
,,solf and retain it, hold upon public confidence
or yield up its Independence ana commit dehp'
crate suicide.
CTVlRdL HARRISON.

II WAS scarcely necessary for General Harrison
70 ossure the reporters whom he cOurteously re-
oo;rsd soon after his arrival in NewYOrk that he
had NOT come hithcr on a political errand, and
that there were no mysterious. suberraneah
schemes Of any sort to be promoted during his
STAY in this city. But since every American
community contains Il considerable number or
ingenious and nqusitive citizens, 1t was just rs
VOL to reward their curiosity with good
naturcd answer to an easy conundr'im New
yorl, is an uncOmmOnly attractive place nj TINS
season Of tho year. and persons living elsewhere
who are able TO visit lis are only less fortunate
than its permanent inhabitants. Last week was
n little too hot. and this week Is little TOO colu
but next week. over which General IIarrison's
STAY will extend. will probably be Just about
RIGHT. And nobody is better entitled TO a hearty
welcome or more sure Of getting one Inc uucS
,icn Of what we shall do with our ex-Presidcnis
has frequently engaged the American people III
more or less improbable debate General llar-
rlson has not waited for others TO decide the
matter for him. hut has settled it for himself
in an exceedingly appropriate ana admIraplc
manner. He has resumed the practice Of his
profession in important ana interesting cases.
has Unmarried the fruits Of research and expert
10 students OF llP lullliH'Hlhi i''"' "i'''
retaining deep interest in politics without the
least admixturc Of prejudice or resentment ms
discharged all the obligations OF good cltizeh
since his retirement from Il great office.
General Harrison has served his county well
in many ways and not least uScfully by the EN-
ployment of his rare faculty for public speech
His response to the greeting Of the New-Jerscy
Historical Society at Newark on Thursday was
an excellent example Of his skill in occasional
oratory II was perfectly simple and unaiicc'ed
Iut # WAS also def, animated and fluent. dgn-
fed enough for any presence ana rs cullSlhs IL
Il was graceful Words without thoughts behind
them flow easily from many speakers "rheral
Harrison ALWAYS has something 10 say that Is
worth hearing and h. always says II III Such
way ~ 70 enhance It's value multitude or
rc,dcrs have shared the satisfaction of the few
who listened TO his Newark speech. ana would
he clad 10 have a knowledge Of their apprecia-
ton contribute to the enjoyment Of his Visit In
Now York