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The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-09-05
Government Very Shaky.

LONDON. Aug. 3l.-A dispatch to
The Chronicle from Rome, says that
private letters just received from Con.
s%taEtinople state that the Turkish gov.
eminent is or the eve of being over.
turned. and that a provisional govern
ment VIII be appointed,
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-09-05
BesseIner Gives Nobly.

BEssEMER, Mich, Aug. 81. The citi
zen Of Bessemer sent a carload Of pro.
visions and clothing and $3.50 cash &c
the fire suff rers at Ont0nagon
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-09-05

lam j. Bryan III which he states that he
will give a speech in Duluth and prob.
ably another in the Sixth district. The
second speech is likely to take place at
St Cloud. and Bryan will be here some
time in October
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-09-05
BlOOdshed Continues.

CoNsTANT1NoPLE. Aug. Silt is i'm
possible to tell the number of victims of
the rioting. Fifty bodies were counted
in the street between D~olmebagtebe and
Tophans, which looked like a battle.
field. The city is q%uieter, but firing is
proceeding. Houses Of Armenians
have been pillaged. Shops are closed
and few venture out.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-09-05
Intoxicated HoOdlumS in Con-
troll at Ontonagcn and Con-
fusion ReignS.
Citizens Discuss the Situation
and Appeal to the Cover
nor for Aid.
Fires Raging in the Vicinity and
the Town Of Rockland Is
Threatened,

LTLwACErE. Aua. 81-Dispatchcs re.
ceiveG from lutona~ou. Mich, state
that fire, broke ou, daring the after
noon and, famed by high winds
threatened to destroy the temporary
buildings and tents as we'll Is the few
structures that escaped the conflagra-
ton of Tuesday night. Several men
battled with the flames for several
hours and finally fought them back.
The situation at O%ntonagon, outside Of
the restitution and suffering, is de.
scribed as serious. In digging in the
ruins Of burned saloons large quantities
of LIQUOR was found and scores Of men
became intoxicated This element has
ruled affairs with a high hand, and
other citizens are in terror Of life and
property. The hoodlum element has
interfered with the
Distribution of Relief Supplies
and so serious has the situation become
that the relief committee determined on
calling IL the governor for troops to Go
guard duty. The confusion is so great
that there is no possibility that the dis
game local aulnOfltleS can restore
order or guarantee protection to the
thousands who are homeless and unpro.
tected.
A. later telegram says that Rockland
the village south Of Cntonagon from
which relief work at the burned town
has been directed. is threatened with
destruction by forest fires, The woods
are in flames near the town, and. driven
by a high wind are approaching the
suburbs. a large force Of men is fight.
ing the fire.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-09-05
DrappeG ThrCuph the Streets.

MADRID Aug. 3l.-The Spanish min.
lister at Constantinople reports that the
Mussulmans killed hosts of Armenians
during the rioting of Wednesday, and
dragged their bodies through the streets.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-09-05
Sanctioned the Scheme of the Powers

PARIS. Aug. 3l,-A dispatch received
here from Constantinople says that the
sultan has sanctioned the scheme of the
powers for the settlement of the Cretan
question.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-09-05
New worlds Record.

BRIDGEPORT. Conn. Aug. 31.-Arthur
Gardiner distinguished himself by max.
inc a worlds record III the l-mile.
SINGLE paced, covering the distance il
80 2.5
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-09-05
Soaking ShoDs in Crete.

CASEA. Island Of Crete. Aug. 81
The widest excitement prevails at
Retimo. where famisned crowds are
sacklng the provision shops.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-09-05
Bryan Will Aid TOwne.

DULUTH. Aug g: ~ Congressman
Towue has received a letter from Win.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-12
ANOTHER FIRE Ar eREENwLLE.
Caused a Loss of $4,000 and Threw
65 Men Out of Employment.

Greenville, m. G., May 11.-(SpeciaT
About noon to-day brick dry-lxiln
filled with lumber at the Greenyille
Lumber Company's plant was discov-
cred on fire, the town fire department
turned out and after haitian hours hard
fight it was thought the fire could be
kept confined to the kiln and the plant
saved, suddenly the stream from the
fire engine ceased, when it was found
That the suction hose had burst, dis
abling the engine. As soon as the wa
ter stopped the fire made rapid head
way and totally destroyed the entire
plant, every pile of lumber on the yard
and a storage warehouse near by, be-
longing to Henry Sheppard. The to-
tai loss approxinates $4,000. There
was only $10,500 insurance. The heat
from the fire was so intense as to cause
several people to faint This fire real
ly occasions a more serious blow to
Greenville than the big February fire
in which so much of the business por-
tion OF the town was destroyed While
the aggregate loss by the former fire
was much larger it was divided among
a number of people and as soon as in
surance adjustments were made re-
building commenced, but in this fire
to-day, the loss is all on one company.
and swept the plant so clean that
there is no prospect of rebuilding.
This fire also throws 65 men out of
employment and cuts off the source
for lumber upon which the town
largely depended to keep up its build
ing operations.
Last night as the congregation at
the Methodist church was dispensing
after service, Mrs. j. j. Dancy suffered
a severe stroke of apoplexy Just as
she was passing out the door friends
noticed her tottering and caught her
in time to prevent her falling. She was
taken to her home and fingered in an
condition until five o'clock
this morning when she passed away.
Mrs. Dancy was So years old, and one
of the best beloved women of the town
She had been married 46 years and
leaves an aged husband.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-12
THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OF AMY NORTH CAROLINA 0AlY
PERSONAL FEELING AROUSED.
Debate in the Senate on the California
Deep Water Harbor Project.

Washington, May 1.-THE California
deep water harbor project was before
the Senate most of the day. 1t Is sell
dom that local improvement arouses
so much feeling among Senators, mani
Testing itself in a debate of unusual
animation and of considerable personal
feelings.
Mr.. Berry, of Arkansas, began the
debate to-day, declaring that this pro.
posed expenditure of three millions
was against the public interest and in
the private interest of G. j. Hunting
ton, of the Southern Pacific. Mr.. Berry
declared that if the Santa Monica
amendment was forced on the bill, it
would probably defeat the bill for this
session. The Senator reviewed the rec
ommendatiOn of army boards in favor
of San Pedro as the proper place for
the Pacific coast harbor, and spoke Of
the action of the Commerce committee
in setting aside these rep lrts and ac-
cepting the judgment of the chairman
of the committee (Frye) who had vis-
tied Santa Monica.
''It would be better TO dunno this
three millions into the Pacific ocean,
exclaimed Mr.. Berry, rather than that
the country should know that this Sem
ate is ready to override its army en-
gineers, override public sentiment, in
the interest of private greed and pri-
yate gain.
Mr.. Berry said that the evidence
showed that the Southern Pacific
Railroad could dictate terms for an en-
trance to Santa Monica. He did not
believe that there is 4 man in the Unit
cd States-saye and except G. p Hunt
ington-who, in the face of the repre-
sentations of army engineers, would
come and ask Congress to give him
three millions to build a brealcwater.' .
Mr.. Caffery, in opposing the amend
ment, said he did not consider the con
nection of MIR. Huntington with the
Santa Monica project as preiudicial to
it, but he did consider that the repre-
sentations of the two California Sena-
tors, the army engineers, local com
mercial bodies, etc, should be conclu-
sive as between these points. He would
follow the lead of the reports of the
locality on such an improvement.
After Mr.. Vest had spoken against
the amendment, Mr. Frye, the chair
man of the Commerce committee, re-
piled to the structures upon the propo-
sition and vehemently characterized
the criticisms of Mr.. Huntington as
''savoring of the slogan of the sand
lots" Mr.. Frye viii go on tomorrow.
Mr. German gave notice of an amend
ment 10 the pending bill directing the
Secretary Of War to limit the contracts
for river and harbor work to 10000, 900
for any one year.
The Senate then turned its attention
to a number of pension bills, but when
Mr.. Allen called for the yeas and nays
on the defeat of an amendment, Mr.
Gailinger, chairman of the Pension
committee, moved an adjournment, as
quorum was not present, and, at 5:32
p. m, the Senate adjourned.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-12
A Terrible Disaster on the Mis-
sissippi River.
EXPLOSION TOW BOAT
Wrecked Vessel Sank in Less
than Five Minutes.
SIX ARE HURT AND TWO MISSING
AS IT Was Dark and the Engineer Was
Killed No One Knows Anything
as to the Cause of the
Accident.

Vicksburg, Miss, May 11.-One of the
most terrible river disasters of recent
years occurred last night about 25
miles below this city. The tow-boat,
Harry Brown, of Pittsburg, upward
bound fom New CLEANS, exploded at II
o'clock last night. The boat was COM
plete week, and sank in five minutes.
Eleven lives are known to be lost,
including Pilot Norman D'Ravo, G. w.
Bardsley, steersman; W. Dougherty,
chief engineer; Miss Annie Hess, Cham
Der maid; Tom Judge, fireman; Vim.
Wilson, fireman; first-mate William
Fitzsimmons; second-nnate Pat Car
niff: VIM, Kelly, lamp trimmer. Frank
A. Drian, Cincinnati, and John Wagner,
Louisville, are missing.
The survivors, also the wounded,
were brought to this city ON the Hon
shell. Six of the officers and crew of
the Brown are in the Marine ward Of
Vicksburg hospital, as follows: Capt.
John Kline, hip seriously injured; VIM.
Grimne, carpenter, leg broken; John
Hardy, fireman, badly scalded, and 9th
erWise seriously injured; Dennis Lo-
mcy, second engineer, badly scalded
and injured internally, will probably
die; two unknown deck hands.
The tow-boat Honshell was near the
scene when the explosion occurred, and
her yawls were lowered at once, and
were promptly manned and saved
many lives that would have been lost
if it had not been for their prompt SER
vice.
Captain Kline, the master of the
Brown, although seriously injured, re-
manned on the after part of the cabin
roof of the Brown, where he had been
blown by the explosion. He was seen
this morning by a reporter and said:
The after part of the cabin fioated
off from the hull and as it sank TO the
bottom Of the river, I directed the eff
forts Of the men who were at work
.rescuing the boats crew
Myself and Pilot Dan Kane were on
the Browns pilot house when heexplo-
sion occurred. 1T would be impossi-
BILE for any one to tell how the seven
boilers exploded as the darkness pre-
vented any one seeing anything. lit
seemed that the hull went down in
less than minute. / have no blame
to attach to any one as the cause
of the explosion will never be known
as the Chief Engineer VIM. Dougher-
ty, who was on watch, was lost"
The officers and boats crew de-
serve greatest praise. Captain Kline
expects to send the crew of the Brown
to their homes by rail rs soon as he
receives instructions from Pittsburg.
The coroner here held an inquest on
the dead bodies and returned verdict
Of accidental death.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-12
NATIONAL AFFAIRS.

The fire at L'Anse, Mich, destroyed
S750.000 of property and rendered 800
persons homeless.
TT. C. Bunner, editor Of Puck, died
at his home in Nutley, n. j., yesterday,
aged Al.
Forty persons injured and one hurt
by the wrecking of an excursion train
in Georgia.
The new cruiser Brooklyn, in her
unofficial trial trip yesterday, made
more than knot an hour above the
speed called for in the contract.
George Marshall, a section boss on
the Southern Railway, killed by a
train near Washington yesterday.
Convention of Supreme Council of
the A. p A. meets in Washington to-
day.
Argument in the Pearl Bryan MUIR
der case, on trial at Newport, KY, was
begun yesterday.
At a meeting in ST. Louis yesterday
it was decided to form federation of
Order of Railway Conductors, Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, Broth
erhood of Railway TraiDlnen, Order of
Railway Telegraphers, Switchmen's S
Union and Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen.
Eleven persons killed and six injur-
ed, with two others missing, by the
explosion of a tow boat on the Mis-
sissippi river near Vicksburg.
Irving Ford, who assaulted and MUIR
dered Elsie Kreglo, near Washington,
to be tried for his crime next Monday.
Five hundred carpenters, of Detroit,
Mich, struck yesterday for an increase
in wages from 20 to 25 cents per hour.
Thousands of acres of tiInbered
land being destroyed IN New Jersey
by forest fires.
Governor Morton signed the Greater
New York bill yesterday.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-12
FOREIGN AFFAIRs.

DIR. Salmon, the oldest Free Mason IN
the world, died yesterday in London
aged 100 years. !,
A temporary stay of sentence will
be granted the Competitor captlVes,
condemned to die by a court martial
in Havana, pending an investigation by
the United States.
In addition to the two infantry regi-
ments ordered from India to Sualsim,
for garrison duty, a regiment OF cav
airy, mountain battery and detch-
ment of engineers will proceed as soon
as possible to Africa.
A train loaded with troops destined
for the Island of Madagascar collided
yesterday between Adelia and Nesoll-
be-Iman, with another train, killing
five officers.
8Iustapha Rey, Under Secretary in
the foreign ministry of Turkey, has
been appointed Turkish Minister at
Washington.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-12
THE STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY.
To Meet in It's Forty-Third Annual
Session at Winston TO-DAY.

Winston, N. c., May 11.-(SpeciaD
The forty-third annual meeting of the
North Carolina Medical Society opens
here tomorrow and win not adjourn
until Thursday afternoon. These
session will be held daily.
The examining board composed Of
seven physicians, met to-day and be-
gan an examination of sixty-fye APP
plicants.
DR.. r. L. Payne, formerly of Lexing-
ton, now Of Norfolk, Va, is president
of the State society.
The convention will be called to or
der tomorrow by DR.. r. +. Gray,
chairman of the local committee of ar
rangements. Hon. Clement Manly, a
member of Winston's bar, will deliver
the address of welcome. DIR. George
W. Long will make the response.
The committee on entertainments has
for a omplimentary concert
in the Twin City Clubs rooms, fol-
lowed by a dance and reception to-
morrow night. A grand recital will
be given Wednesday night in honor of
the society by the Salem Female Col
lege. Thursday afternoon the visitors
and other invited guests will be given
an excursion to Pilot Mountain.
Many physicians arrived to-day and
tonight to attend the convention,
which promises to be one of the most
successful of any yet held.
No less than seventy-fiye Forsyth
will attend the grand reunion
Of Confederate soldiers at Richmond
the latter part of this month.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-12
NORTH CAROLINA.

Mrs. J. J. Dancy, of Greenville, died
suddenly from a stroke of apoplexy.
Mr. Ola Forbes reelected mayor of
Greenville by the new board of town
council-men.
The plant of the Greenville Lumber
Company totally destroyed by fire,
causing a loss of $4,000 and throwing
65 men out of work; the insurance
only $4,000.
Memorial Day was generally observ-
ed throughout the State yesterday.
a lively time over the election of
bishops in the General Conference of
the A. NJ. E. church, now in session
in Wilmington.
The first portrait of Senator Vance
purchased by any student body in the
State unveiled at Guilford College.
Death of Mrs. II. A. Alderman. at
her home in Chapel Hill.
The crops on the Roanoke State
farms very fine and promising.
A brakeman killed at Rocky Mount;
his foot caught in q switch and a
train of cars backed over him.
Caldwell Republicans in convention
at Lenoir yesterday endorsed McISin-
ley, Pritchard and Linney.
ForDy-third annual meeting of the
North Carolina Medical Society opens
at Winston to-day and viii remain in
session till Thursday afternoon.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-12
DISTRICT DAY IN THE HOUSE.
Conference Report on Indian Appro-
priation Bill Agreed To.

Washington, May 1.-THE session Of
the House to-day was almost entirely
devoted TO the consideration Of Dis
trict Of Columbia business.
Bills were passed to authorize the
Secretary of the Treasury to detail
revenue cutters to enforce regulations
at regattas; to grant the Denver.
Cripple Creek and South Western rail-
road a right of way through the South
Platte and Plum Creek forest reserva-
tioDs; to grant pipe lines right of way
over the public domain in Colorado
and Montana; to grant the Flagstaff
and Canlon railroad a right of way
through the Grand Canyon and to
extend the charter Of the Dennison and
Northern railroad.
A preliminary conference report on
the Indian Appropriation bill was
agreed to, and the title of Mr.. Maddox,
Of Georgia, to his seat was confirmed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-12
TT Is MAYOR NICHOLSON.

Washington, m. G., May 11.-(Spe-
cia) )-The board of town commissions
ers, five Democrats and two Republic
cans, have organized, electing DIR. s..
i. Nicholson as Mayor. DIR. Nicholson
is one of the most eminent physicians,
and the most public spirited man in
town-as physician his success has
been phenominal and, as business
man, he has no superior Beginning in
small way he has rapidly climbed
the ladder of fortune, until he is our
second largest property owner. He
built Hotel Nicholson, founded Nichol-
sonyille, a thrifty suburb, owns the fair
grounds and race track, q handsome
home, and much other property. He
says the town must have good streets,
electric lights and water works.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-12
Stay OF Execution Granted for
Competitor Captives.
CASE TO BE CONSIDERED
United States Will Investigate
It's Treaty Rights.
SENTENCES SENT TO MADRID
All of the Condemned Men Claim to
Be Americans and Their Trial
Will be Most Thoroughly
investigated.

Havana, May lit was definitely
announced to-day that on the dav the
five men captured on board the Com
petitor We're tried, Friday last, Admir-
al Navarro, in conformity with the
petition of the prosecutor and the SEN
tence of the Naval tribunal, approved
and signed the sentences of death i'm
posed upon the fiIibusters Alfedo La
borde, DR.. Elias Bedia, VIM. Gildea.
John Milton and Theodore Mata. The
announcement is supplemented bv
the statement that in view of the high
state considerations, the cases of the
filibusterers have been referred for fin
al decision to the Supreme tribunal
of War and Marine.
Two alleged flibusterers, both citi-
zens of the United States, said to have
formed part of the Competitor expedi-
tion, have arrived here i'm custody
from Bahaia Honda. They were cap
tured by the local guerrillas of Palma,
sometime after landing.
The steamer Triton has brought here
small boat which was found abandon
ed on the coast by the Mayor of Ber-
races. The boat is believed to have
belonged to small expedition which
has landed in the vicinity of the spot
where the Competitor was sighted and
captured.
Washington, May lin the Com
petitor case it can be authoritatively
stated that at the request of the Uni
ted States, the Spanish government
viii postpone execution of the death
sentences upon American citizens un-
til the views of the United States res
pecting the application to their cases
of the treaty of 1895 and the protocol
of 1877 can be presented and consid-
cred. The announcement of the post
ponement of the executions means a
delay Of some weeks at least and that
the matter viii be taken up by the
diplomatic representatives of the Uni
ted State and of Spain and be made
the subject of the exchange of cor
respondence on the Interpretation to
be given the treaty provisions between
the two nations. Meanwhile the ef-
feet viii be to allay popular excite
ment both here and in Spain.
Madrid, May 1.-THE Spanish
premier, Senor Canovas del Castillo,
and the United States Minister to
Spain, Mr.. Hannis Taylor, had a con-
ference to-day, the result of which is
not known.
1t is reported that Captain General
Weyler has cabled the Spanish govern
ment that it is impossible for him to
proceed with the war as he should
as the Spanish authorities at every
moment are hampered by the ''irri-
tating meddling of Amerca in Cuban
affairs"
1t is understood that the United
States government has presented fresh
claims for heavy indemnities through
losses ON sugar plantations belonging
to Americans which have been burned
by the insurgents. Tt is expected that
these demands will lead to further
complications.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-12
EXCURSION TRAIN WRECKED.

Savannah, Ca, May 11.--An excllr-
sion train from Jacksonville, on the
Florida Central and Peninsular rail-
road, jumped the track at Anderson,
five miles from this, city this after
noon, The tender was first derailed,
dragging the three coaches aad bag
gage and mail cars with it. There
were about $50 passengers on the
train, about forty of whom were more
or less injured. The greater number.
being bruised or slightly cut. A young
child of Mrs. Z. Nathan's, of Bruins
wick, was killed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-12
GOVERNMENT COTTON REPORT
The Contemplated Acreage indicates
an Increase Over Last Year.

Washington, May 1.-THE cotton
report to the department Of Agricul-
ture for May relates 10 the progress
of planting and the proposed or con-
templated acreage. The proportion
of the contemplated erea already
planted on the first Of May, was 87.9
per cent which approximates very
closely the breadth usually planted at
that date, which IL estimated at s8.2
per cent. The estimates for the sever
al States are as follows: Virginia,
20; North Carolina, so; South Caro-
lima, 90; Georgia, 90; Florida, 100; Ala
bama, 93; Mississippi, 90; Louisiana,
95; Texas, s5; Arkansas, 81; Tennes-
see, rs.
The returns Of correspondents lin
regard to the contemplated acreage
Indicate considerable increase over.
the area planted last year. The per-
centages by States are as follows:
Virginia, 107; North Carolina, III;
South Carolina, III; Georgia, 113; Ala
bama, III; Louisiana, 100; Arkansas,
1913; Florida, 143; Mississippi, 10;
Tennessee, 1877; Indiana Territory,
159 and Missouri, 141. The average is
ia.
Planting has been earlier than us
ual in most of the cotton States but
much complaint is made of drought in
large area in North and South Car
olina, Georgia and Alabama, retard-
ing the termination Of the seeds. In
a few counties in Texas the Mexican
weevil is reported as doing considera-
bile damage. AS q. general thing the
plant is said to be in good condition
with favorable season.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-12
FINANCIAL.

Edward Conery, Jr., merchant and
President of Independent Oil Compa-
ny. New Orleans, has assigned for
s445, 900.
The treasury yesterday lost So, 1885,
800 in gold coin and $4,000 in bars,
leaving the true amount Of the gold
reserve S115,7s5.646. OF the amount
Withdrawn yesterday $2,050,000 was
for export.
The cotton market yesterday closed
steady at an advance of 2 to Q points.
On account of predictions Of rain
and the bearish government report
wheat declined "a cents.
Though the stock market was more
active than for several days previous
prices showed a general decline.