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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-31
NATIONAL AFFAIRS.

The Seaboard Airline will with
draw its 20 per cent cut after August
s pending the decision of Judge Simon
tons injunction.
President Cleveland issues another
proclamation commanding observance
of the neutrality laws in regard to
Cuba.
A two-masted schooner, the Wanda
liza. sunk in a collision with the steamer
Massachusetts, on Long Island Sound,
during dense fog.
The Treasury department has issued
a circular dealing entirely with the
questions of coinage and finance.
The Republican convention of the
Sixth Virginia district nominated j.
Hampton Hoge, of Roanoke, for Con
gress without opposition.
Sewall declares in an interview that
he has no idea OF retiring in favor OF
Tom Watson.
The Mckinley and Hobart Club, OF
Knoxville, Pa, yesterday called ON Nc
Kinley al his home in Canton.
About 100 persons either killed OF
injured in horrible railroad accident
on the Pennsylvania railroad between
Philadelphia and Atlantic City.
Democrats of tine Fifth Virginia
district have nominated Hon. G. A.
Swanson 10 represent them in Con-
gress.
"a hailstoIm Yesterday passed over
part of Virginia, doing considerable
damage to property.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-31
NORTH CAROLINA.

Judge Russell refuses to meet Cy.
Watson in joint debate during the
coming campaign.
Sales of this seasons cure of tobacco
began in Louisburg yesterday.
The Moore brothers are now ON trial
at Louisburg before Judge Timberlake
for killing a negro near Franklinton.
Democrats of Johnston county yes
terday held an enthusiastic convention
and nominated county officers.
Andrew Harris, alias Henry Forrest
alias Nady Harris, sentenced to the
penitentiary for attempted murder in
Rowan county.
The Democratic Executive commit
tee, at its meeting in Raleigh last
night elected Clement Manly, of Win
ston, chairman to succeed Jas. III. Pou
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-31
A FISHING SCHOONER SUNK.
.-~- q ssr4sr E n -

New York July 30.-TIhe steamer
Massachusetts, of the Providence line,
ran into and sunk the two-masted
schooner Vandalia, near Cornfield
Shoals, Long Island Sound, at o'clock
this morning. The Vandalia crew;
numbering ten persons, We're picked
up by the Massachusetts and brought
to this city At the time of the col
lision there was a dense fog on the
sound, and those on board the Van
dalia say abey blew their horn but
We're not heard. The schooner sank
within seven minutes after the collis-
ion. The Massachusetts, was unin-
jured, and none of the passengers on
board were aroused by the collision.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-31
AN ITALIAN WARsHTP SUNK.

Rome, July 30.-The italian armored
warship, Roma, of about $500 tons
displacement was struck by lightning
yesterday and caught fire. The flames
spread rapidly, threatening to reach
the magazine, and it was found neces-
sar.y to sink the ship by discharging
torpedoes at her. She was built in 1865.
was of 3 1000 horsepower, 262 feet long,
had speed of about 13 knots and car
ried two 23-centimetreg guns and a dozen
rapid firing guns of different callbres.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-31
THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OF AMY NORTH CAROLINA DAILY

ner went to Or. Willon, the present
incumbent. For county commissioners
the following gentlemen were nomin-
ated:
Jesse d. Morgan, w. s. Massingill,
and Aquilla Price.
The convention was a love feast,
there were no chickering's, no petty
strifes, or jealousies, no turmoil, no
seeming impatience or irritation, ev-
erybody seemed perfectly satisfied
and every man you met, said you may
look for two thousand Democratic
majority from old Johnston, the ban
ner county, this year. The vote for
Ed. w. Pou for Congress from the
Fourth district will be almost unani-
nous.
Il b ARENDEIIL
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-31
FINANCIAL.

Favorable weather and heavy re-
.ceipts caused decline in wheat; pro-
visions and corn were weak.
The cotton market was feyerish, but
higher generally on stronger cables,
the close was points lower to points
higher.
Stock speculation reflected little
improvement and manipulation by
powerful banking interests was in eVi-
dence.
The receipts from all sources of in
ternal revenue in the United States for
the past year aggregated $146,s30,615
The gold Withdrawals yesterday
were $249,6O0 in coin and $4,000 in
bars; receipts were $4,000 in coin,
aeaving a balance of S108, ,216.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-31
VIRGINIA LEAGUE
HARRITY DIDN'T SAY TT.

Philadelphia, July 30:.-W. F. Har-
rity, cX-chaiman of the Democratic
National committee. when questioned
this morning about rumors circulated
in New York that he had declared that
Bryan's election was impossible, which
statement, coming from Mr.. Iar'rity
was regarded as benefcially infuen-
cling the stock market, said: II never
authorized such a statement to be
made. / have not yet seen the inter
view itself, and have never even seen
the alleged interviewer"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-31
LAST EDITION.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING
THE WEATHER.
: O'CLOCK. =. nj

Forecast for Friday-The United
States Weather Bureau Issues the fol-
lowing forecast for the next twenty
four hours:
For North Carolina-Generally fair;
possible showers on the coast in the
afternoon or night; westerly winds.
esterday-Maximum temperature,
"a; minimum temperature, rs; rain
fall, 0.01 inch.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-31
TWO MEN FATALLY BURNED.

New York, July 30.-Two men were
fatally burned and three others Sc
verely burned by the explosion of a
tank at the Standard Oil Company's
works at Caven's Point, Jersey City,
to-day The works We're set on fire by
the explosion, but the flames were ex-
tinguished before much damage had
been done
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-31

Savannah, Ca, July 3O.-A number
of prostrations from the extreme heat
were reported to-day of which two were
fatal. The thermometer at the wealth
er bureau recorded 1907 this after
noon. In private offices and stores the
record was as high as 104.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-31

Frankfort, Ind, July 30.-J. b. Chea-
ley was nominated for Congress by
the Democrats of the Ninth district
to-day. He was formerly a Republican
member of Congress. He is for free
silver and will receive endorsement of
the Populists.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-17
PETITIONER FOR RECEIVER FOR
THE BAY STATE GAS COMPANY
ARRESTED.
MANY MILLIONS AT STAKE.
THE CORPORATION INVOLVES $50
100000 WORTH OF PROPERTY
-RECEIVERS NAMED
PROOF OFFERED OF soLvENcY.
1t Is Charged That the Petitioner
Conspired to Ruin the Company
by His Action.

NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-Wm. Bu-
chanan, Of New York, who petitioned
In Delaware for receiver for the Ray
state Gas company, was tonight served
with an order to appear in the police
court on Monday next to answer to a,
criminal charge made against him by
Camille Weidenfield, OF the firm Of
Lawson & Weidenfie1d, of Boston and
New York
The depositions set forth among
other things that Buchanan has cir
culated, contrary to the statutes Of the
state of New York, false statements,
rumors and intelligence concerning the
Bay State Gas company, of Delaware,
stating that it was insolvent and bank
rupt, and that the president had di-
verted millions Of dollars of it's cap
1tal stock to his own use
An affidavit was filed by the treas
urer' of the Bay State Gas company.
setting out under oath that the cor
poration was not insolvent or bank
rupt; that on the contrary during the
present year he paid off all its indebt-
edness, at one time amounting to over
81 600, and that at the present time
1t has only a small amount of current
debt, and has cash on hand to a con-
siderable amount; that the president
has not appropris ted any of the stock,
and, so far as the new issue is con-
cerned, he has not received or owned
a single share of It, The president is
Mr.. Addicks, who became famousb
his campaign for United States sen.
ator.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-17
CARLISLE TO WORKERS.
The Secretary Urges a Delegation
to Vote Against Free silver.

WASHINGTON, Oct. ia delega-
ton Of about 300 from the Wage
Farmers Patriotic League of Maryland,
called on Secretary Carlisle at the
treasury department this afternoon
and invited him to make an address
before the wage earners of Baltimore,
at his earliest convenience. HI. K. L..
Johnson, president of the league, in
addressing the secretary said that
while the league is a nonpartisan body,
the delegates here today are Democrats.
After three cheers had been given
for the secretary, he mounted small
platform and expressing his regrets
that he could not accept, spoke substan-
TALLY as follows:
II am very much obliged to you for
your kind invitation, and very sorry
that it is not in my power to comply
with your request. My reasons are
well understood. My business has been
so arranged that can make the sew
eral speeches in my own state, but 1T
is not possible to go elsewhere. But
there are one or two things suggested
by your spokesman, which / would
like to say to you"
TELL the truth" shouted a voice.
"I'H try to- replied Mr.. Carlisle. If
there is any laboring man in the
United States" he proceeded, who
really believes the money he receives
for his toll is too good, that 1t will buy
too much food and clothing for him.
self and family, or pay rent for better
house than he should have, then 1t Is
his duty to vote for free and unlimited
coinage at the ratio of 16 to 1. If there
is any laboring man who has saved
money out of his earnings and has de-
posted it in a savings bank or build
ing and loan association, or g. life in
surance policy for the protection of
his family, and he desires to have the
proceeds of that investment returned
to him in dollars worth half as much
as those which he paid, he also should
vote for free coinage of silver at 16
to /, but on the other hand, every man
in the United States, whether he works
for wages or not, If he desires to pre-
serve what he has accumulated, or
what may hereafter accumulate. he
ought to vote against silver at 16 to
/, and for the maintenance Of sound
and stable currency"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-17
MILLIONS INvoL WE'D.
The Bay State Gas Company In the
Hands of Receivers

WILMINGTON, Del, Oct. 16.-An Or
der was granted in the United States
court here this morning for the an
pointment of two receivers for the Bay
State Gas company.
The complaint upon which the applt-
catlon was based is made by VIM
Buchanan. of New York, a holder of
bay State Gas stock to the extent of
$lOO.0OO. The complaint Is very long.
but in brief 1T charges that the com
pany has not paid interest since April.
1883; that the capital stock was raised.
from S3,000000 and that the majority
OF this was retained by one Addicks
and his agents without just considera-
ton and fraudulently
BOSTON, Mass. Oct. 16.-The Bay
State Gas Co., of New. Jersey was in
sscoTporated in 1889. principally for the
purpose OF consolidating the fourteen
gas companies then supplying the city
OF Boston. This company, in addition
to obtaining control of all the Boston
gas companies, subsequently absorbed
the BroOkline Gas Co., at a cost of
about $125,0O0 The financial statement
OF January l. 1885, is as follows: Capt.
tai stock S15,000,000; total stock and
bonds issued $29 900, 900. The authorized
issue under the mortgage Of 1889 issued
$4,000 900, Of which $7,000,000 Is secured
by the Mercantile Trust Co., trustee
of nearly all the stock Of the Boston.
NOulu DOSlOu, flOXDuTy ana Bay state
(of Massachusetts, Gas Light Co. of
Boston, the reported cost of which to
the company was So 900, 900. Of the
balance $5,000000, 81, ,OO0, 600 were re-
served for betterments and improve
ments and 900 to acquire control
of other gas companies. An annual
sinking fund Of one per cent of the en-
tire issue was provided for and bonds
can be drawn at 100. All bonds issued
are deposited with the Mercantile
Trust Co, New York, which issued its
Boston Gas Trust certificates.
That the financial affairs of the Bav State
Gas company in an excellent condition is
shown by the report filed recently with the
gas commissioners, covering the fiscal year
ending June 30 and including the operations
of the Bay State Boston, Roxbury Dorches-
ter and South Boston companies.
The balance sheets of the several companies
are also fled The Bay State company has
assets of 81, 2,305,S59; liabilities SILL 547, and
profit and loss balance of $193, ,S09.
The Boston Gas Light company's assets are
81. .627 203 liabilities $3 241, ,773; profit and loss
balance, $4, 3S5, $50.
The RoxbGry Eas company's assets are
81, 122 SS6; liabilitSea. $60S 754; profit and loss
balances, $129, 1872.
1853. .039; profit and loss balance s235 22i. and
South Boston assets, 1888, ,654: liabilities $463-
267; profit and loss balance (defcit), $170SS7.
The report OF the Brookline Gas company
has not yet been filed, but 1t is known to have
q floating debt Of about 81 COO 000
About 5000 shares OF Bay State Gas were
traded in today at the local board A bid Of
"A per cent to call the stock at 6 any time to-
day was made at one time.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-17
TO DISCIPLINE THE "wART."
Buffers Proxies Are Going to Shut
Tom Watson Up.


CHICAGO. Oct. 16.-Messrs Wash
burn and Reed, of the Populist nation
al committee, leave at $50 tonight for
Thompson, Ca, where they are to meet
Mr.. Watson. Mr.. Washburn said that
owing to the necessity of Senator But
ler's presence in Washington, he would
not be present at the meeting.
WASHINGTON, Oct 16.-Chairman
Butler at noon stated that he had not
yet received Mr.. Watson's letter of ac-
ceptance, which the latter is quoted
as saying he had mailed to the senator
on Monday. Mr. Butler declined to-
discuss the probable character of the
letter, or to say whether he would give
out the letter when received. Senator
Butler and the national committee are
represented by subcommittee con-
sisting of Vice Chairman Washburn
and Mr.. Reed, the Georgia member,
who are now on their way to Georgia.
to confer with the vice presidential
candidate, and they will be joined by
other members of the general commit
tee, in case there is any call for their
presence at the conference. The pur-.
pose of the visit is understood to be to
prevail upon Mr.. Watson to accept
with good grace the general committee
address issued from Chicago as the
proper policy for the party to leave
the detail of party management to the
committee and to cease his public
criticisms Of the committees course.
1t is stated to be a mistake to con-
clude as appears to have been done
in certain quarters, that the visiting
committee will make an effort to Sc
cure Mr.. Watson's withdrawal from
the contest. or that the national com
mittee is desirous of accomplishing this
result On the contrary, it is their
earnest desire to keep Mr.. Watson's
name on the ticket as being in the best
interests Of Mr.. Bryan and the Popu-
list marty
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-17
M,LEAN. IPsE DIxIT.
And He Might Have Had If He Had
Lived In Maine.

CINCINNATI. o., Oct 16.-John r.
Mclean, proprietor of the Enquirer.
publishes a signed article today in
which he argues at length for Bryan
and free silver. concluding thus:
Boilers from the Democratic party
are in a bad shape politically. After
the election they will have nowhere
to go. Mark the organization. the
machinery is all in the hands of the
silver men. Look at New York where
the gold men were strongest, how the
followers of Bryan have taken posses
sion of all the party machinery. 1t is
well enough for Cleveland and his
cabinet officers to go for Palmer and
Buckner; well enough for some of the
very rich men of the East and West.
but for the ordinary man in politics 1t
is the greatest folly. The Democratic
office-holders. with the exception of
members of the cabinet, would be great
fools to become boilers. With Bryan's
election they could either retain their
offices or hold over for a tfme-not to
be dismissed like menials. It is we'll
enough to preach to men in office how
fine it is to be bold, Independent and
fearless, but that kind of talk does
not put a dollar in the office-holder's $
pocket or enable the men under him to
earn a dollar.
IT see the regular 'three-weeks-
fore-the-electfon' scare has taken
hold of the Republicans That is work
ed up; that finds it's way into the
newspapers so that the capitalist and
the money men, who have been prop
erly scared. will surrender their money
to the politicians. That is an old job.
However, suppose it will work as we'll
this year as it always has. The Re-
publican pilots are busy telling in the
press of the danger places that con-
front them. A million or more dol
lars must be had to buy the election.
One thing is sure: the country will sur
vive whether gold or silver succeeds in
this election, but silver would, in my
opinion, break up the existing stagna-
ton and bring prosperity"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-17
TWENTY SEVEN SPEECHES WAS
THE SILVER CANDIDATES.
TOTAL.
1T WAS A RECORD BREAKER.
SPEECHES WE'RE DELIVERED AT
~ EVERY STOP MADE BY THE
TRAIN.
MRS. BRYAN HAD SOME APPLAUSE
Immense Crowds Out ut jackson and
Lansing and the Candidate En-
dangered at Former Place.

LANSING. Mich, Oct 16-Michigan
outdid itself today in welcoming Will
liam Jennings Bryan, and the nominee
returned the compliment by breaking
his own as we'll as other campaign re-
cords. He spoke to twenty three meet
ings, beginning at 7 o'clock this morn
ing at Muskegon and ending at Lans-
ing close to midnight The aggregate
number of his hearers probably sur
passed all previous figures considering
the size Of the cities where he spoke
Except in one or two minor instances
the enthusiasm was marked. Most Of
the candidates hearers today belonged
to the farming class and at nearly every
town the vehicles which had carried
them in lined the side streets for
blocks.
Mrs. Bryan accompanied her husband
to every platform from which he spoke
and when his addresses were made
from the rear of the car she stood by
his side. Floral tributes were liter
ally showered upon her and one end
of the private car was nearly filled with
the fragrant offerings. At many sta
tons she gratified the crowd by dis
tributing posies from the rear of the
car. Lansing was reached at 7:3O
o'clock, and a torohlight procession was
in waiting. Excursion trains from ad-
jacent districts had been carrying visi-
tors into the city nearly all afternoon
and the principal streets were almost
impossible.
Three meetings lad been arranged
here, cne in a large clothing establish
ment to an audience of women; the
second in the Star theater, and the
third on the stand in front of the cap
ftol building. AT the meeting at the
Capitol square Mr.. Bryan addressed
the largest crowd of the evening He
went into an elaborate discussion Of
how the bond deals are manipulated,
as he claims, and gave in substance
the same arguments as were given in
his Milwaukee speeches.
In the address from the balcony of
the Downey house Mr.. Bryan said that
be recognized the right of each citizen
to act for himself politically, and he
addressed the public that it might act
With greater intelligence by under
standing the arguments which he ad-
yanced. Mr.. Bryan was followed by
Senator Stewart, Of Nevada. He left
Lansing at 1890. and the car in which
he will rest will be side-tracked at st,
Johns.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-17
xious to know what Indiana would do

xious to know what Indiana would do
at the coming election.
II must respectfully decline to make
any estimate of the result of the elec-
tion,' said Mr.. Gowdy. I'm fact. / am
not talking for the newspapers now.
/ shall have nothing to say concerning
majorities until after the election"
And further than this the Republican
chairman would say nothing. 1t is ap-
parent that he is saving wood.
Chairman Martin, of the Democratic
state committee. was not so modest.
H., dictated the following statement:
The information received at head
quarters leads us to believe that we
can safely count on gain of from
five to thirty votes to the precinct over
1892 without taking into consideration
the Populist vote, which was $4,000
two years ago. There are 5000 pre-
cincts in the state. The Republicans.
In order to overcome the Democratic
a gain of two to the precinct We con-
fidently expect to carry the state by
at least twenty thousand, and In this
estimate we leave out the Populist vote
entirely. From reliable information re-
ceived we expect to get at least 75 per
cent of the Populist vote of the state
for Bryan and Sewall without fusion.
There is no question in our minds that
the legislature will be in control of the
silver advocates on account of fusion
in legislative and senatorial districts,
which will insure the election of a
United States senator against the Re-
publicans. We will elect nine of the
thirteen congressman sure, with a good
fighting show to carry the other four.
III fact we confidently expect to elect
the entire congressional delegation =
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-17
loans his money anq uses his mortgage to

loans his money and uses his mortgage to
intimidate American citizens.
JACKSON, Mich, Oct. 16.-Instead
OF making a speech at Marshall the
candidate served as introducer. He
said:
MY friends. am not going to have time
10 talk to you, but simply want to make a
little speech In the Introduction of a famous
anarchist, who is going to speak after am
gone. Now want you, when he gets up to
talk to you. to take good look at him.
He Is a typical anarchist. You will probably
see his picture in Harpers Weekly next
week. His name is Hon. Albert Williams,
and he lives In Ionia, Mich, and he was in
troduced two years ago at IonIa by Mr.. Nc
Kinley as the only survivor of the sixteen
who met and adopted the first Republican
platform, and suggested the name of the Re-
publican party on July 6, 1854. under the
oaks at jackson. He must be an anarchist,
because he Is with us this year"
Jackson was reached at $40 o'clock
and the reception accorded the candi-
date there proved to be the greatest
Of the day. 4 multitude of people were
gathered about the station and the
streets wore holiday appearance.
Mr.. Bryan was to address two meet
ings here. When the carriage con-
veying the nominee got within two
blocks of the stand where he was to
address his first audience it was stop
ped by the dense crowd which surged
back and forth about the vehicle. The
enthusiasm was SO great that 1t was
dangerous, as it threatened to key the
admirers Of the triple candidate up to
such a pitch that they would not re-
spect his personal safety. So great was
the enthusiasm that not one-fourth of
the people heard the speech and the
others were abandoned, the people
seeming to have gone frantic.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-17
FIRE HORROR IN MONTREAL.
Three Firemen killed and Others
Injured in a Burning Building.

ee MONTREAL, Oct 49, Three fire
men were killed and six badly injured
at a stubborn fire this afternoon at
the chemical warehouse Of (Sil.nour &
Company. The dead f1remen are:
EDMUND SLAPORTE,
HARRY KING,
Is SILWAN CHARPENTIER.
The latter's body is still buried un-
DER the tons of debris. Kings remains
were recovered. OF the injured the
only one likely to die is Castian Ben
nett. The fire ragged with great fury
owing to the combustible nature of the
contents. The firemen fought the fire
courageously, and after an hours work
seemed to have had it under control.
At this stage tire flremen were distrib-
uted in all parts of the building, and
were drowning out the flames when,
with terrible crash, the second floor
gave way and fell to the foo. beneath.
The men who were. on top escaped
Ealf suffocated and nieedlng ftsm many
wounds, but the aaen bels,W were
crushed under tons of timber and
goods.