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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-09
M'kINLEY AGENTS AT ST. LOUIS.
They Are Promptly on the Ground and
Hanna Will Shortly Follow.

st. Louis, June SIP to date there
are fully five times as many out-of-
town newspaper correspondents in St.
Louis, who have come to the National
convention, as politicians. Less than
half dozen politicians of National
repute have put in an appearance. 1t
is not expected there will be much
real activity in a political way until
the arrival of NJ. A. Hanna, Mai. Nc
knley's manager, with his forces. He
IS expected Tuesday, as also is the
Hon. Thomas c. Platt, who is coming
to look after the interests of Levi p.
Morton. 1t is also said that ex-Goy.
Gear, of Iowa, will put in an appear
ance before the middle of the week.
with large corps of assistants, to en-
gage in the preliminary skirmish in
behalf of Senator William b. Allison.
The bill-posting brigade of the Hawk
eye State candidate was here to-day.
and as a result lithograph portraits
of Senator Allison have been hung in
shop windows and posted upon the
dead walls of the town. The National
committeeman will all be here before
the close of the week.
The Gavel that will be used bv per-
manent chairman of the Republican
National convention was received at
the headquarters of the committee to-
day. 1t will be presented to the chair
man by Senator Berry, one of the Illi-
nols delegates. The gayel is an excel
lent piece of wood carving done by
w. IL. Bartels, of Carthage, ILL.,, who is
reported one of the most artistic car
vers in the country. Mr.. Bartels select
ed the wood-a hickory log taken from
the log cabin occupied by President
Lincoln at New Salem, ILL.,, in 1882.
There are panels on either side which
are filled in with suitably inscribed
plates of gold and silver.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-09
THE HOUSE HARD AT WORK.
Considerable Progress Made Toware
Adjournment.

Washington, June SIN order to
guard against the failure of a quorum
in the closing hours of the session, the
House to-day revoked all leaves of alb
sence and ordered the Sergeant-at-
Arms to telegraph absentees to re-
turn forthwith. 1t is expected that
this order will at least hold those who
are at present in the city until adj
journment, which is expected to occur
on Wednesday.
BY continuing the legislative day of
Saturday, which, by a special order,
was made a suspension day." the
House was enabled to transact a good
deal of business to-day. The final con-
ference report on the Postoffice Appro-
priation bill was agreed to. This left
four appropriation bills still in con
ference.
The compromise relative to the old
settlers claim in the Indian bill was
also agreed to, leaving only the sec
tartan school question in this bill open
Bills and joint resolutions were
passed calling on the Secretary of the
Treasury for information as to the
steps taken to procure a settlement
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-09
And Twenty-One Are Dying
and Eighteen Injured.
BY A BOMB EXPLOSION
Barcelona Struck With Terror
and Martial Law Declared.
A CORPUS CHRISTI PROCESSION
b. The Accident Occurred Near the An
cient Church of Santa Maria
del Mar in the Heart
of the City.

Barcelona, June S.--A bomb was
thrown into the crowd during the Cor
pus Christi procession Sunday, and it's
explosion resultedin the killing of eight
persons, twenty-one dying and the in-
jury of eighteen. The perpetrator OF
the deed is as yet unknown, and his
motive is equally a mystery.
Martial law has been declared here.
The police are busy in the search for
the culprit, and hope to discover him.
The impression is general that an
archists did it as a result of a wide
spread anarchistic plot. The police are
working on this theory, and have ar
rested twenty-five men known to en-
tertain anarchistic sympathy. They
secured many documents which may
give a clue to the plot. These docu-
1Gents indicate that the centre of the
terrorist agitation is in Paris, and
more, it is directed with the purpose of
Urecipitating a number of anarchistic
demonstrations accom- panied by acts of
violence at different points sjmultane-
ously, or following close upon each
ether, so as to create a reign of terror
in the different European governments.
Yesterdays outrage was accompa-
MED by features of peculiar atrocity.
1t was while the people, both those in
the procession and those looking on.
were devoutly kneeling, that the bomb
was Thrown hg the unknown assassin.
Whether by design or not, it did its
deadliest work among the Innocent
and harmless. Those of them who
were not killed outright, were horri-
bly, mutilated and subjected to excru-
Grating torture by their injuries. 1t
IS believed that the outrage was imme-
diately directed against General Deshu-
Jols, one of the dignitaries of the city
who was carrying the banner at the
head of the religious procession. Other
city officials also took part in the pro-
cession.
The news of the throwing of the
bomb into the procession of Corpus
Christi spread like wildfire over the
city and caused a panic among the
great crowds drawn to the streets by
the religious festival and the Sunday
usual to the city. The
story grew as it travelled and added
to the fright and horror of those who
heard it.
The explosion occurred Just as the
Corpus Christi procession was enter
ing the beautiful and ancient church
of Santa Maria del Mar, which is the
grandest, after the cathedral, in BARGE
Iona. This is the heart of the old city.
not far from the water front and the
quay, and almost looking upon the
Plaza del Palacio, one of the most
thickly populated quarters of the
populous city. The sound of the ex-
plosion and the distressed cries of the
injured and the friends of the killed
created an indescribable panic among
the great crowd in the procession.
They were terror-stricken with the
dread of other bombs being thrown,
and it was with difficulty that they
were restrained from crushing each
other to death in the stampede.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-09
NATIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE.
Summaries of Yesterdays Games ir
Various League Cities.

| Washington, June SIP to the
ninth inning it looked like a shut-out
for Chicago, but Capt. Anson, with
two men out, and Everett on third,
| saved whitewash with a base hit.
Mercer went in the box for Washing
ton, but a hot liner took him off his
feet and at the end of the inning he
was replaced by King. Mcfarland,
who was wild, was succeeded by
Parker. The change brought no adj
vantage to the visitors. Attendance,
/ 100. Score:
Washington. 202260000-12 Is 1
Chicago. .... 000000001- ?
Batteries: Mercer, Kingand Nc
Guire: Parker, Mcfarland and Dona-
hue. Umpires, Keefe and Weidman.
PITTSBURG, 9; BROOKLYN, o.
Brooklyn, n. Y, June SIT was
Pittsburg's time to shut out the Brook
lyns this afternoon. The Pirates
played fast ball from start to finish,
taking every possible chance for runs
after they had hit the ball. The
Brooklyns put up a very weak game.
Kennedy was batted out in the fourth
inning. Payne finished the game and
prevented further run-getting. At
tendance, 2,00O Score:
Brooklyn. 0000O000O-O IA
Pittsburg. 49,. 02700O0O-9 13 o
batteries: Kennedy, Payne and Bur
rell; Killen and Sugden. Umpire,
Emslie.
CINCINNATI, 6: NEW YORK, 3.
New York, June S.-The Davises-
George and Harry-lost to-day's game
for the New Yorks. They made the
orr = hot n1I L. II
four runs in the opening innings.
Both Ehret and Clark pitched good
ball. Ewing and Burke were well re-
ceived. Attendance, 3,700. Score:
Cincinnati. ....... 211OO02OO-6 %
New York. .... 02O0010O-3 IA
Batteries: Ehret and Vaughn; W. III.
Clark and Farrell. Umpire, Hender-
son.
CLEVELAND, 8: PHILADELPHIA. z.
Philadelphia, Pa, June 8.-The Phil
lies dropped an exciting ten-inning
game to Cleveland to-day. Sullivan's
sleepy play in centre was largely the
cause of the defeat. The Spiders play
ed a marvellous fielding game, and
Burkett's hitting was also a feature.
Attendance, S,058. Score:
Cleveland. -. 90 320011-S l3 o
Philadelphia. 00000501O-T 16 )
Batteries: Young, O'Connor and Zim-
mer; Taylor and Grady. Umpire,
Hurst.
BALTIMORE-LOUISVILLE.
Baltimore, June S.-BaItimore-Louis-
vile game postponed; rain.
BOSTON-ST. LOUIS.
Boston, June 8.-Boston-St. Louis
game postponed-rain.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-09
THE WORK VETO BE DONE
Democrats May Let Republicans Fur
nish Their Own Quorum.

Washington, June S.-Both Senator
Allison, chairman of the Appropria-
tions committee of the Senate and Mr..
Cannon, chairman of the Appropria-
tions committee of the House agreed
tonight that the situation indicated
final adjournment on Wednesday.
The House agreed to the final confer
ence on the Post Office Appropriation
bill as it came from the House. This
leaves of the great supply bills still
at issue, the Indian, the Naval, and the
Sundry Civil appropriation bills. AL
though neither House has yet acted
on the report, the conferees on the
Naval bill have agreed onareportwhic
1T is thought will prove acceptable to
both Houses. 1t compromises the
question of the number of battleships
by authorizing three instead of four,
as the bill passed the House and two
as it passed the Senate. The question
of the maximum cost of armor plate.
fixed by the House at $425 per ton and
by the Senate at 1920 per ton, is post
poned until the next session of Con-
gress. In the Sundry Civil bill, the
public building items are still the bone
of contention and in the District of
Columbia and the Indian bills, the
question of sectarian charities and
sectarian schools respectively are the
only items at issue. The leaders of
both Houses expected an agreement on
these controverted questions in time
for an adjournment on Wednesday,
The fact that the Republicans of
the House have insisted upon taking
up a contested election case in the
closing hours of the session has irri-
tated the Democrats very much and
they may force the majority to furnish
their own quorum to unsettle another
Democrat. AS the Republicans have
not quorum of their own in the city
this furnishes the main cause for alarm
so far as the House is concerned.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-09

Fifteen Ohio Conventions Declare for
Free Coinage.

Cincinnati, Ohio, June S.-The re.
suits of Democratic county conventions
held i'm Ohio Saturday show that il
there had been any do - of the out
come of the State conven&1 on the
money question none now remains. II
Is now conceded by all that the State
convention to be held in Columbus.
june %, will declare for free and nm
limited coinage of silver at 10 to l. The
gold men have given up the fight and
Will make NO contest. Word reached
here that Brice has surrendered. and
while he will attend the convention.
he Will make no effort for gold. Fif-
teen county conventions We're held Sat
urday, and every one declared for sill
YER.
At Canton, McKinIey's home. the
Dehloonatic central committee met and
decided to submit to the voters next
saturday the financial question. This
committe then declared unoualifedlv
lof Tree silver, and this, with similar
aeclaratlon OF the other Democratic
factlon, already made, makes Stark
couh0y Overwhelmingly for free silver.
Wyandot Democrats, at Upper San
dusky, admonished the government
10 cease ITS puerile efforts to provide
money for the world, and to open our
Ihlnts TO free coinage ait 16 to L."
soma free silver delegation was select
Ell to the Stae convention.
1uscarawas county, at New Phila-
delphla, chose a solid free silver dele
gatlon and ignored all reference to the
Cleveland administration. Wayne
county, at Wooster, elected a solid sill
yer delegation. Lorain county Demo-
Gratis, at Elyria, selected a delegation
instructed to vote for free COINAGE
Morrow county Democrats elected one
gold and six silver men. Jefferson
county declared for free and unlimited
coinage. Preble county Democrats held
a mass meeting, and out of 500 votes
polled but two men for gold. A solid
silver delegation was selected. and the
following resolution adopted: ''We de-
clare for free silver at 16 to /, and only
for silver candidates for all offices. We
will jump with both feet upon anv at
tempt to dodge or straddle the free
coinage question"
Fully 500 Van Vert county farmers
left their plows to attend the Demo-
cratic mass convention at Van Vert.
The convention unanimously proclaim
ed for free and unlimited coinage of sill
yer at 16 to 1, without regard for anv
other nation on earth. Knox county
Democrats, at Mount Vernon. decIar-
ed unanimously for free silver, sin
dependent of the action OF any other
The delegation was in /.
structed for free silver and the unit
rule adopted. Monroe county Demo-
eratS selected a. delegation which
stands 5 to for free coinage. Marion
county, which was regarded as an inn
oregnable gold county, held the larg-
,st Democratic convention in her his
lory, and selected a solid delegation.
The Ashland county Democratic pri-
naries resulted in silver victory.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-09
TGE LARGEST CIRCULATION OF AMY u0RTM GHKWlJWA nAlY

of the disputed question of the liabil-
ity of Virginia or West Virginia for
$40, 900 of bonds in which the Indian
funds are invested, for the establish
ment of a site for the erection of a
penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth,
kas.: for a scientific investigation of
the fur seal fisheries; to amend the
act for the protection of the salmon
fisheries of Alaska; to amend the laws
relating to American seamen and to
facilitate the reorganization of the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company.
just before the session closed, after
one unsuccessful attempt, the House
decided to take up the consideration
of the Aldrich-Underwood contested
election case from the Ninth Alabama
district.
This aroused the ire of the Demo-
Gratis. The question of consideration
was raised, but this time the House
decided-130 to 6S-to consider the
case. During the progress of the roll
call, many of the Democrats left the
hall. Mr.. McMillin Dem., Tennessee)
attempted to force division on the
conference report on the District Of
Columbia bill, as a means of develop
ing that no quorum was present, but
Mr.. Dalzell (Rep., Pennsylvania who
was temporarily in the chair, manipu-
lated the parliamentary situation so
as to prevent this and subsequently,
despite the warm protests Of Mr.
Terry (Dem., Arkansas) declined to
entertain an appeal from his decision.
The District of Columbia bill was
sent back to conference, and at 6
o'clock the House took a recess until
10 o'clock tomorrow.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-09
HE BLEW UP HIS RIVAL.

Lenoir, N. G., June 8.-(SpeciaD-
1he Coroner's jury returned verdict
that Walter Moore and Dallas Bowman
were khled by an explosion of dyna-
mite placed under the floor and bed,
and from circumstancial evidence
charged Simon Gragg with the crime.
tie was immediately arrested, and he
was hurried to Jail for fear that he
would be lynched. Gragg and Bowman
had courted the same woman. and
bowman had the best of it. Gragg.
to various persons, said he would Kill
bowman. The bodies had been terri
hiy mutilated and thrown across the
room. There is great indignation in
the community.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-09
OFF FOR THE CONVENTION.

Washington, June S.-The Washing
ton correspondents special train to
and from the Republican National con-
vention pulled out of the Pennsylvan-
ia Railroad station here at $3.50 o'clock
this afternoon for st. Louis, where it
will arrive at 7:10 o'clock tomorrow
evening. The train is a handsomely
equipped one, rendered the correspon-
dents by Mr.. Frank Thompson, First
Vice-President, in behalf of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company. Aboard
it were representatives of many of the
leading newspapers of the United
States who will form an advance-guard
of the army of newspaper men to ar
rive in st. Louis towards the latter
part of the week.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-09
CONGRESSIONAL.

The President has nominated Rich
ard NJ. Bartleman, of Massachusetts,,
to be Consul of the United States at
Malaga, Spain.
The President yesterday afternoon
sigIed the revised General Deficiency
Appropriation bill, which had been
amended to meet his objections.
The Senate made but little progress
yesterday toward final adjournment.
most of the time being taken up in a
discussion of Cuba and the Immigra-
tiOn bill.
The House transacted much business
yesterday preparatory to adjourning
Wednesday.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-09
FINANCIAL.

Owing to free liquidation, cotton
closed at decline of to points on
near months.
Wheat fuctuated wildly, making a
two-cent advance early and a three
cent drop later and closing at a loss
of 1 to 1s cents.
Speculation in the stock market de-
yeloped heayiness which was largely
influenced by liquidation in some of
the low-priced shares.
The United States Treasury yester-
day called on the depositary banks for
balance of their holdings of govern
ment money, amounting TO about S4,-
SOC, 900.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-09
NATIONAL AFFAIRS.

Frank Mayo, the veteran actor, died
at Grand Island, Nebraska, yesterday
of heart failure.
Captain. John g. Bourke. Third
Cavalry, T.. S. a.. died yesterday al
the Polytechnic hospital, Philadelphia,
where ne had been under treatment
for about three weeks.
A desperate character Bill oay,
hanged yesterday at Helena, Mont.'
for murder.
Assistant editor of the San Francisco
journal of Commerce, shot and killed
by a woman with whom he had been
living and who then committed sui
eide.
Many thousands of dollars damage
done 10 property in Illinois by storm.
A Special train of newspaper cores
pondehts left Washington for st. Louis
yesterday afternoon.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-09
A WOMAN'S DOUBLE CRIME
Killed the Man Whom She Loved Then
Committed Suicide.

San Francisco, Cal, June 8.-John
W. Hay, assistant editor of the Journal
of Commerce, was shot and killed late
last night by Mrs. Nina MacDougall,
who is said to be the wife of drum
mer for Chicago barbed wire COM
pany. The woman then shot herself
through the heart. Hay and the wo-
man had been living together for sew
eral days, when he announced that he
was going to leave her. Then she shot
him and killed herself
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-09
HAS'g, EDITION.
.ThE news iris MORNING
THE WEATHER.
ss'st4GCh. a. M /.

Forecast Tor Tuesday.-The United
States Vi Gather Bureau issues the fol-
lowing forecast for the next twenty
four .ouTs:
For North Carolina: Fair, except
local showers in western portion;
southerly winds.
Yesterday: Mamimum temperature,
SIS: minimum temperature, 6S.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-16
CABINET-MAKING AT CANTON
NO PORTFOLIO rendered TO 4
SINGLE PERSON AS YET.


Mrrk Hanna Has Not Even Decided
what lie VIII DO Himself as Yet.
Lieut.. GOV. saxtOn of New York
Says His state Has Not United on
Any One as Yet, But Plat VIII Go
10 the Sennte-Tbe situation In
Kentucky.
Canton, O.. Dec 15-The visit of Chair
man Hanna to Canton to-day has not in
any way changed the cabinet situation,
so far as the public knows. There is still
ample reason to believe that no portfolio
has been rendered to a single person.
Mr.. Hanna has not determined upon his
own course. He talked for an hour or
more with Maj Mckinley about his trip
TO the east and acquainted him with what
had been done in the way of arranging
for the inaugural ceremonies. Mr. Hanna
returned to Cleveland late this afternoon.
Charles G. Dawes of Chicago arrived
here this morning and will remain guest
at the Mckinley residence till tomorrow.
When Maj. Mckinley goes to Chicago the
last of the week he expects to spend at
least one day with Mr.. and Mrs. Dawes,
at their suburban home. at Evanston.
Lieut.. Gov. SaXton of New York lunched
with Maj Mckinley and had a conference
with him. The situation in New York was
discussed. Mr.. Saxton said later: There
is no doubt about the election of Mr. Platt
to the United States Senate. He will have
very large majority of the republican
votes in the legislature. l cannot say that
New York is united on any one for the
cabinet at present. There are a number
of men who would make excellent cabinet
officers. So far as l know there is no pop
ular movement in favor of any of them
Morton ie -
Brutus J. Clay discussed Kentucky pol
itics with Maj. Mckinley to-day. THE
trouble with Kentucky is that we have
too many good republicans who want to
go to the Senate to succeed Mr.. Black
burn" he said. Gov. Bradley ought to
go to the Senate, because he has, in my
opinion, done the most for the party, but
what is most important is that some re-
publican should go. Maj& Mckinley i'm
pressed upon me the idea that it would
not at ali do to lose that seat in the Sen
ate when we have so good chance to get it
His notion is that we ought to sink all
personal ambition and animosities for the
good of the party and country"
Dallas, Tex, Dec. 15.-Joseph P. Smith
who was state librarian of Ohio, under
Gov. Mckinley and who was also close
ly identified with McKinley's political in
terestS at Canton during the recent cam
Iaign, has recently been in Texas on a con-
fidential mission. He spent most of his
time in South Texas. 1t is reliably stated
that he is looking particularly into the
advisability of the appointment of N. w.
Quincy, the negro republican politician as
collector o. the port of Galveston in the
next administration.
Perry s. Heath, the well known republi-
can newspaper man and politician of Gin
cinnati, came quietly into Dallas two days
ago and departed for Sherman, Tex, yes
terday. Report has it that Mckinley has
sent Mr.. Heath to Texas to look into the
movement for a cabinet position for DR..
John Grant.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-16
PAYING THE DEPOsITORs.
The Merchants Bank of Atlanta Be
gins Settling Its Claims.


Atlanta Ca, Dec. 15.-The first payment
made by the defunct Merchants Bank to
its depositors since the assignment was
made to-day The installment amounted
to 80 per cent. of the claims, this having
been accepted by the creditors in the plan
of settlement. Other installments will be
made at stated intervals ranging over a
period of eighteen months, when deposit
ors will have received dollar for dollar,
with interest on the deferred payments
Certificates for these deferred payments
were issued by the receivers of the bank
to the depositors to-day under order of
the court. A large crowd of depositors
was gathered about the doors of the bank
at the hour for opening and all day there
was a constant stream of those who want
ed to get their money out. Some, however
did not claim the percentage, but allow
ed it TO remain in the hands of the bank
Out of $4,000, which is the amount of the
first 80 per cent. to be paid less than
$4,000 was claimed to-day The affairs
of the defunct bank have been so far
Strengthened out that there will be no fur
ther litigation between the creditors. All
those who had begun suit have agreed
to withdraw their actions and accept the
terms of settlement offered by the receiv-
ers