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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-17
"Gross Neglect OF Manifest Duty

"Gross Neglect OF Manifest Duty"
Whatever the present con.
gress may do, 1t cannot eyade
responsibility or shirk its duty
on the assurance that an extra
session of the next congress will
be called to its work. That
duty is plainly to provide reve-
nues to meet all expenses au-
thorized by it, and to take steps
toward the permanent Settle
ment of the revenue and tariff
questions upon lines clearly in
dicated bo the people in their
sovereign capacity. The talk Of
an extra session at this time,
and particularly any prepara-
tion for one, is mischieyous and
uncalled for. 1t can serve no
better purpose than to divide
the responsibility, Of the Fifty
fourth Congress for gross neg
lect of its manifest duty.-Pitts-
burg Dispatch.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-17
THE TURKS PROTEST..

1t is now stated that the Tur.
kish government is ON theil
"head" about what President
Cleveland had to say in regard
to the Armenian massacres, and
that there is trouble ahead.
A telegram sent out from
Washington says: president
Cleveland has been called to &C
count by the Sultan of Turkey.
An emphatic protest was made
yesterday by the Turkish gov.
ernment against the language
used in the presidents message
to congress respecting the mas
sacre of the Armenians, and the
general conduct of the govern
ment toward the Christians in
the empire"
"The situation is said to threat
ell the rupture of diplomatic rela-
tions between the United States
and Turkey.
"Mustapha Bcy, the Turkish
it is rumored at the State
Department, has intimated that
if sone amends is not made by
the president, he will be obliged
to ask for his papers, and will re-
turn to constantinople.
"The deep displeasure of the
Sultan was made known to Secre.
tary C.aey on Thursday by Mus
tapha Boy in accordance with a
cablegram received by him on
Wednesday from his home gov
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-17
Heavy Failure AT Norfolk.

NosfoLg, Va, Dec. it.-=Johu X.
Stauchncr. a contractor and builder, Of
Rochester, N. T., made an assignment
here today for the bcncht Of creditors.
His liabilities are about $4,000, while
the assets will amount TO fully siso,ooo.
Inability to realize on outstanding claims
caused his assignment. He built the
big Consumers Brewery here, among
tile assets are included Sc, 600 Of its paid
stock. The company, however, i moi
affected in any way BY the assignment,
The creditors are principally banks i.
Baltimore, Washington, Chicago, and
New York. There arc preferences.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-17
DEATH or ANTONIO MacEo.

Antonio Maceo, the brave Gu.
ban leader, il thought now to be
dead. H's ply sician now COM
firms the report Of his death and
says he was killed while attempt
ing 10 cross the Mafiel.Artemisa
trocha on December Z.
Maceo's death Is a sad blow to
the cause Of Cuba. He was the
last efsix brothers, all Of whom
died fighting for Cuba's indcpend'
ence. That be was recognized BY
the Spaniards as their most for
midable antagonist was apparent
IRON the hcrculean efforts made
BY Weylcr to accomplish his dc.
feat.
While II is a sad blow to tho
patriots who are seeking To free
themselves, the great struggle will
20 ON until their independence Il
gained. Some one will rise up 10
take Gen. Maceos place. Spain can
never again get possession Of the
island. Cuba's independence and
freedom Is mol far distant.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-17
Young Woman Outraged.

COLUMBUS, Ga, Dec. H.
From Searight, Ala, comes the
details Of a shocking assault upon
Miss Minnie Martin, of this city,
while visiting near that place.
The assault was committed by
George Dunston, a livery stable
man at Searight. Dunstan was
employed to convey the young
lady in Searight, where she was
to take the Mobile and Girard
train TO return home. While OH
the way she says Dunston over
powered her. This section of the
country is sparsely populated.
More than once he is said to have
carried out his diabolical purpos-
es. When he finally agreed 70
CARRY her into the town, she was
forced to make a promise not to
tell what had taken place and g.
allow him TO come TO het ,'oom at
the hotel. When the hotel was
reached, the proprietor, Mr.. John
Rule, discovered there was some-
thing wrong aud when the girl
was on the ground she told all.
"A roc VI was assigned TO her
Duns' 4 attempted to enter ii aud
when the proprietor interfercd he
was badly beaten over the head,
after which Dunstou left. The
report of the outrage spread rapid
ly aud there was much talk ol
lynching, but the we'll known
desperate aud dangerous charactei
of the man who was charged will
the crime prevented the carrying
out of the threat. lie was knowr
to be we'll armed and succeeded ii
escaping.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-17
RDvE THEM FROM THE STATE.
The May Davenport Burlesone

ADth THEM FIkOM THE STATE.
The May Davenport Burlesque
Co., which has given perform
ances at several places in this
state, are Catching it, or all
sides.
From reports the company is
a disgrace to any opera house in
which they show and the citi.
zens of North Carolina would
do nothing but right if they
we're to drive them from the
bounds Of the state and let the
miserable, paintud-faced, speci
men Of women which they have
80 back to the dens and dives
from which they undoubtedly
came.
We were told that their show
in Oxford (and in all probabil-
ity it was the same elsewhere)I
was a lot of yulgarlty and rot
tenness from beginning to end.
No such cattle are wanted in
Durham and it is we'll for the
company that they skipped here.
A thick coat of tar and feathers
would bea good thing to remind
them that North Carolina does
not want any such a show of
lewdness in her borders.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-17

ministration of the affairs of the
college, and the hope that it will
be continued along the same
lines, has been the main infiu~
ence in encouraging me to make
this offer.
"Congratulating you on the
work you are doing, and the
success with which your un~
selfish efforts in behalf of the
college has been crowned, etc."
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-17

TURNER'S n. c. Almanac for
1897 Is upon our table. For oyer
half u century this old reliable
Almanac has annually visited
the homes Of our people and is
always a welcome visitor. Its
great popularity is due to its re
liability, and hence 1t Is known
as the "Old Reliable" There is
no other to compare with IT..
at Is the Standard The Al
manac for 1897 is larger and
better than ever. We do not
know what We would do with.
out Turner's N. g. Almanac.
There are Almanacs and Alma.
macs, but there is but on > Staad>
ard State Almanac and that Is
Turner's Almanac which al
ways has the State capitol on Its
first page, BE sure you get
Turner's Almanac. Ii can be
had Of merchants, booksellers,
druggists and postmasters, or OF
the Publisher, jus. ii. Enniss,
Raleigh, N. 9. Price, single
copy 10 cents, sent postpaid.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-17
Australia Short of Wheat.

VANCOUVER, B. c., Dec. 10
]. S. Larke, the Canadian COM
missioner in Australia. has fur
nished the Vancouver board Of
trade with a statement as to the
condition of the Australian crops.
He states that the country will
have to import over 100000
bushels of wheat this year owing
to the failure of the Australian
harvest. He says that the bulk
will come from America.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-17
cor nICn AND DIED.

An Ohio exchange in speaking
OF the death Of q leading citizen,
said. "He was q good collector
and possessed the faculty for
making money. II he was ever
reckless In his expenditures or
liberal TO q fault In his donation
70 charitable purposes, or public
enterprise, the tact has not be.
come generally known. He got
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-17
WILL light no THE END.

4
Hon. Thomas Estrada Palma,
delegate Of the Cuban Republic to
the United States, with head.
quarters in New York, says that
the patriots in Cuba ire in the
fight 70 stay and will fight to the
end.
lie takes q very hopeful view
Of President Cleve!and's message
and says he thinks it must be
very Oppressive to Spain as an
Independent nation. In speaking
Of autonomy Of Cuba as a colo
ny Of Spain, which was suggest
ed in The message he says;
1T is an idle talking to speak
Of autonomy to the Cuban people.
They have framed a constitution
for . sovereign nation; they have
brayely fought for about two
years to maintain their independ.
ence, shed their blood in torrents,
lost their dearest relatives and
friends, and forfeited their pos
sessions to that just and noble
end.
'In the mean time the hatred
Of the Cubans, which the Spanish
officers and the Spanish govern
ment have entertained as evirced
by the shooting in cold blood of
prisoners Of war, in defiance to the |
laws Of civilization and humanity. |
BY the massacres Of defenseless
people, including women and
children, by the overcrowding
with suspects Of the jails and dun,
geons, and the deportation ofl
thousands of them TO the murder
ous penal colonies Of Africa-aiI
this, q policy Of terror, approved
BY the Queen Regent, a woman,
and . lady who processes TO be
eminently Christian and Catholic,
has deepened 10 such an extent
the political abyss rent between
Cuba and Spain, that ii is abso.
lntely impossible to fill it up with
another sort Of scheme which does
not affirm the absolute independ-
ence Of the Cuban people.
Scuba has decided to get rid
forever Of the Spanish rule, and
her people count neither their
enemies nor The many patriots
which daily succumb to the strug-
gle. They 90 on, confident in
the Justice Of their ! use, the firm
ness Of their resolution, aud the
protection Of God. They realize,
Of course, that they are, in the
very center Of free America, left
alone % themselves, without a
hand outstretched TO them; but
far from being discouraged, they
feel convinced Of their ultimate
success
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-17
THEY TAKE THE pREmUa.

The Salisbury World id speak
ing of the performance of the May
Davenport Company IN that city
says: "For brazen effrontery,
cheeky assumption Ind bold pre-.
sumption May Davenport takes
the premium. For utter worth
lessness and pure rottenness May
Davenport's company takes anoth-
er premium"
This is the same company the
HERALD alluded to yesterday and
from reports is of the lowest order
of common, vulgar variety shows.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-17

Mr., S. NJ. SAyFoRD, college
evangelist, has recently visited
the following institutions in
North Carolina: Trinity Col
lege, University of North Caro-
lima, Davidson College, Agricul-
tural & Mechanical College and
Wake Forest College Although
his stay at each institution was
very short, the Christian men
were very greatly helped I'd
many students entered into a
covenant to move forward in
their christian life. Mr.. Sanford
is in a unique position;represent-
ing no organization or move.
ment. He has for the past nine
years devoted all his time, and
strength to christian work
among the colleges, during
which time he has visited more
than 800 institutions. God has
wonderfully blessed him in this
work.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-17

THE twelfth annual issue of
the Columbia Pad Calendar has
made its appearance in more
pleasing form than ever before,
having scattered through its
daily leaves many charming IL
lustrations, with an appropriate
thought or verse for each day in
the year. Among the topics are
bicycling, outdoor life, and good
roads. Tho cycling fraternity,
to say nothing of the general
public, has acquired a decidedly
friendly feeling for the Oolum.
bia Calendar, and its annual
advent is always looked forward
to with interest and pleasure.
The calendar can be obtained
for five two cent stamps by ad~
dressing the Calendar Depart~
ment Of the Pope Manufactur.
ing Company at Hartford, Conn.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-17

THE twenty. first Annual State
Convention of the Young Mems
Christian Association, will meet
at Winston Salem, Feb. 1922
Messrs. W. g. Dowd, Chas W.
Tillett, ]. N. Rogers and Geo.
B. Hanna, were appointed a
committee to arrange a pro
gram which will be one of the
strongest ever presented. Del,
egates from all the Young Mems
:hristiaD Associations IN North
Carolina, and all Christian
workers will be welcome. All
Ip 'rscns interested should cor
respond with Mr.. II. p. Turner,
State Secretary, Charlotte, n. @.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-17

Low prices will tell and In another
column r. j. Lambc, one Of our enter.
prising ciothiers, tell what low prices
have done for him. His trade has In.
creased wonderfully and be says the sale
Il still on.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-17
A COLLEGE FOR WOMEN.

| A COLLEGE, FOR WOMEN.
The magnificent gift of one
hundred thousand dollars to
Trinity College BY Mr. w. Duke
has placed that inetitution ON a
better financial basis than ever
heretofore.
But the Methodists of North
Carolina should not let the mat
ter stop here but should only
use this gift as a "nest egg'
and many thorsand dollars more
should be added inside the next
year. 1t has already been sug-
gested that another one hundred
thousand dollars be raised at
once and added to the endow.
ment fund.
The terms of the gift are such
that women will be allowed in
the college in the future and
placed ON the same footing with
the men.
AS a matter of especial inter
est &c our Methodist subscribers
and of general interest to every
Durhamite we publish below the
letter of Mr.. Duke to DIR. ]. c,
Kilgo, president of Trinity Col
lege, setting forth the terms of
the gift, etc. The letter is as
follows.
"MY. DEAR SIR:-I am much
disappointed thai the Metho-
dist and friends of Trinity Col.
lege in North Care lima have
failed to respond to my condi-
tlonal offer of a year ago to a Id
$4,000 to the e. lowment of
that institution, provided $75.-
900 were raised frcm other
sources for a like purpose.
"Realizing the need of the
college in this respect, | hereby
agree to place at the disposal,of
the proper authorities of the
college, at such time or times
during the year 1897 as will be
convenient to me, the sum of
500, 900, either in cash or such
stocks or other securities as |
may choose to turn over; said
amount to be added to the per-
manent endowment of the in.
stitution, and to be used for no
other purpose; provided, how
ever, that such changes in the
laws, rules and regulations gov
erning the college shall be made
by those having authority to do
so, before the close Of 1897, as
will open its doors to women,
placing them in the future on
an equal footing with men, en-
abling them to enjoy all of the
rights, privileges and advant-
ages Of the college now enjoyed
or to be hereafter enjoyed by
men; otherwise this offer shall
be null and void.
II ann very much pleased with
the wise and progressive man
ner in which the college is now
conducted. You have a most
excsllent faculty, composed Of
strong, well equipped nen Of
the highest moral and religious
character, and too, the student
hody Is deysering Of the highest
commendation for their extras
ordinary good behavior and the
part they are taking to bring the
college up the very highest
standard.
"And | feel quite sure, IL the
present policy is continued. the
| institution will succeed in U
much larger measure in the fu'
ture than 1t has in the past.
~ say 70 you frankly the con
lfidence | have in the present ad
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-17
Americans on for War.

DENVER, Col, Zee 10.-Charles
#. Grell and Albert II. West,
members Of the National Guard
of Colorado, have obtained leave
of absence, aud intend to start for
Cuba next Sunday with 200 vol
unteers, all of whom have had
training to enlist in the
insurgent army. Grell says that
two hundred men have also been
enrolled at Butte.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-17
FIRST COURT HERE.

Governor Carr has appointed
o. Il. Alien, of Kinston, to sue
coed Judge L. I. Boykin, who
resigned his seat on the bench a
few days ago. Mr.. Allen is a
young man about IS years of
age and has many friends
throughout the entire state who
will be glad to hear of his ap-
pointment, which goes into eff
feet January /. He is a brother
of Ex.Judge w. r. Allen and
graduated at Trinity College.
His first court will be held here
in Durham beginning Jan. II
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-17
General News.

The New York City Aquarium.
which occupies the old Castle
Garden building in Battery Park,
was thrown open to the public
yesterday after numberless post
ponements.
The committee Of the New
York Senate Iinquiring into the
operation Of the Raines law is
giving hearings at Buffalo to rep.
resentatives Of the drug trade who
ask a reduction Of the tax.
The employees Of the Pacific
Rolling Mills, at San Francisco,
numbering 125 men, are on a
strike because Of a reduction in
wages. The business of the mills
has been poor for some months.
George Thomas, a merchant of
Grand Junction, Colo, brought
on an attack Of nose bleeding
three weeks ago by lifting a sack
Of -four. The bleeding continued
at intervals in spite Of all that the
could do for him, and
be has just died in a hospital. His
weight had become reduced from
$50 to about 100 pounds.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-17
pr. ralmage 500 % I,e sIarrIetI.

Dr. Tainage Not 10 Bc aiarrtcu.
New YORK, Dec. 9.--Rev. +.
De Witt Talmage today form.
ally denied the report that he is
to marry Miss Susie Mangam,
of Sing Sing. He said: "Some~
times people guess right and at
other times people guess wrong,
but on this particular occasion
the guet ing is wrong and the
story IL untrue" .<-
At the Mangum residence In
Sing Sing emphatic denial was
made Of the statement that Miss
Susie Mangam is engaged TO
DIR. Talmage.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-17
rnrcw a Tumbrer at An Attorney.

LowvILLE, N. V, Dec. o.
John Hoch, the condemned
murderer of Minnie Inge soil at
Martinsburg in July, 1895, hav-
ing beon refused q new trial by
the Court of Appeals, was
brought to Lowville todav nom
Auburn prison for resentence b..
Justice Scripture. He was SEN
fenced to be electrocuted at
Auburn prison within the week
commencing January II. As
soon as the sentence had been
pronounced Hoch seized a heavy
tumbler from the judges bench
aud hurled it with great force
at District Attorney Jacot,
striking him over the left eye,
making a bad bruise, but not
seriously injuring him.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-17
Tobacco Factory Destroyed.

WINSTON, Dec. 9.-The tobac.
co manufacturing plant of the
Brown Brothers Tobacco Com
pany, one of Winston's oldest
Arms, was destroyed by fire at .
O'Clock this morning, entailing
a los Of $3.50, 900, with sSs 100
insurance. Besides the factory
and machinery. $50, 900 pounds
of manufactured tobacco and
100000 pounds of leaf were con-
sumed by tie flames. The origin
Of the fire is not known. The
firm owns three other large fac.
tories and will resume business
as soon as machinery can be
purchased and put in operation.
Two other factories were saved
from destruction only by the
efficient work Of the fire de.
partment.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-17
escapihg.

Everybody In town should have a liz.
lie Giant Meat Gutter. Come, let Us
sell you one a, Lloyd's Hardware Store.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-12-17
rich and he died. He was ere.

rich and he died. He was ere.
mated"
On the above the Washington
Post commented as follows:aWe
ihfer from these touching re-.
marks that the remains of the
deceased were incinerated. We
also gather the netion from the
creamasory reflections of the
editor that the departed was
not 9 paid in advance subscriber
OF this particular newsraper. !"
Is Ireland Ceasing to be Irish?
II is said that in the leading
papers Of Dublin there are more
mares that are not Irish than
those that are; that Dublin has
become a cosmopolitan city like
many Of those in the United
States; that Welsh, Scotch, cpan-
ish, French, German, and Italians
jostle each other in the streets and
shops. in the professions there
are as many whose names suggest
foreign parentage as those of Celtic
origin, and in the manufacturing
districts the Irish people are be-
ing crowded out by laborers from
other countries. The Irish tom
que is spoken in only a few places
u Ireland, and the children are
being taught English to the ex-
'lusion of the mother tongue,
This condition of affairs is sure to
'ring about great changes in the
nature of the Irish question. If|
Ireland is not to be for the Irish
here will be no continuation ofI
he demand for the separation of
reland from Great Britain
Sioux City Journal.
The Newtown bee., 1896-01-17
LYONS PLAINS.
PERSONAL CHAT.

Mrs James 4. Smith was visited by her cousin, Mrs Clarence Bradley of Green field, recently.
 On Sunday F. E. Sillimsn, wife and son, H. c. Godfrey and wife, of Bridge port were guests of Leigh R. Hoyt and wife; also W. O, Hoyt of Danbury. Mrs James 4. Smith and son and Mrs H. B. Coley have visited this week at the residence of David Coley in Norfield.
 Mrs Henry Patchen has been suffering for the past week with rheumatism.
 Mrs James A. Smith and Mrs Phebe A. Fanton attended the funeral of Edward L. keeler, in North Wilton on Thursday.
 Dr Frank Gorham, who has been a sufferer from grip, is again able to re- spond to his many calls.
 The Misses Nettie and Alice Merwin, who are employed in Norwslk, spent Sum- day with their mother, Mrs NJ. A. Mer- win.
 Frank TreAdwell, who has pneumonia, is slowly improving.
 Mrs Harriet B. Coley entertained on Wednesday, Mrs Hewitt and daughter of StoningtoD, and Miss Louisa Coley of Norfeld.
The Newtown bee., 1896-01-17

hating industry. The factories are nearly all running on short time every day. There are various rum"rs on the street in referrncs to 5 new firm being started in Baird &5 Cos factory.
 s. H. Hickok is CD the road tskipg or ders for Judd & CD. F. H. Judd starts on the road, Monday, wits line of Sarn- ples for Cole &5 Ambler.
 What if good sleighing and bright moon should form a partnership to give Us some perfect nights, next week! One of the things which number of Bethel people woule be sure 10 do is to take a drive to Newtown on Thursday eveaing, Jannary 2G, and hear Rev Lyman Al : bolt, D. D., lecture On "Our Homes and Their Enemies" We think Bethel can we'll afford to doff the cap to Newtown out of respect to her good fcrtune in se- curing a lecture from so distinguished a man. Perhaps some Bethel folks will drive over, sleighing or no.
 The family of Edgar T. Andrews have all been suffering with the grip. "Ed' didn't get left. He only staid in the house few days, however.
 Mrs Emily Clark has beautiful cac- tus which has had an endless numbsr of blossoms on it for the past month.
 Repairs have been made on the resi-. dence of w. J. Horton, which was dam aged by fire, last week.
 Miss Mary Short, a teacher in Room No. 3, in Center district school has not recovered from her late illness. Her po- sition IS being filled by Mrs Frank Trow- bridge.
 The trolley car used ou the east side of the track is chained up nights and left on Center street.
 Mrs Emily J. Pulford died, last week, after a long illness. Funeral attended from the house on Thursday at ? 30. The deceased was 62 years of age and was the wife of Hobart Pulford of Main street
 The following officers were elected by the ''Old Putt club: B. A. Hough, pres ident; F. A, Judd, vice president; W. 4. Braun, secretary and treasurer; G. M. Cole, trustee for five years, W. A. Leon- ard for four years. The meeting was ad- jsurned until next week to make rules and regulate fishing.