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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-23
A SERIES OF FLEET DRILLS.

Washington, May 22.-Admiral
Bunce has been engaged for some time
in preparing for series of fleet drills
outside of Sandy Hook, and within
the next few days he will leave Tomp-
kinsville with his flagship, New York,
and the cruisers Cincinnati, Raleigh
and Montgomery to begin the summer
campaign The drill will take place
in the triangle bounded north and
south by the steamer lanes and east
ward by line running north and
south, about a hundred miles in
length. In this space it is expected
that the movements of the war vessels
will be almost free from interference
by merchant vessels. and certainly so
from steamships and so may practice
turning evolutions and fire off their
big guns with freedom without alarm
ing merchantmen. The plan is for the
fleet TO go out from Sandy Hook for
short runs of two or three days at a
time, each run out to be with a differ
ent object in view. This programme
would be underway already, but for
the prevalence of thick weather out
side the Hook.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-23
WEEKLY COTTON STATEMENT.

New Orleans, La, May 22.-Secreta-
ry Hester's weekly New Orleans cot
ton exchange statement to-day shows
an increase for the week over last
year of 5000 bales, over year before
last 10000.
For twenty two days of May, in
crease of last year $4,000, over year be-
fore last Al, 900. For season elapsed the
aggregate is behind last year 2,845,0OO
year before last 45S,OOO. Amount
brought into sight past week 2s,9S5
bales against 23,097, last year 1870.
year before last, and for % days of
May 224,4 ,468, against 99,554 last year,
83,596 year before last. The move
ment from September l, shows re-
ceipts at United States ports 5,O93,S45,
against 7,S45,644, last year, and $685.
no year before last.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-23
NATIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE.
Summaries of Yesterdays Games in
Various League Cities.

Louisville, Ky, May 22.-The Colo.
nels again downed the Champions in
most exciting game. With The score
tie, the Orioles scored two runs in
the first half of the ninth. but the
home team won out i'm the last half on
four singles, BrOdie's error and Robin
sons passed ball. Hill was struck on
the ankle by a liner from Hofrers bat
in the ninth and Smith was substituted.
Attendance, 1900. Score:
Louisville, 0 0 0 . . / 0 0 3-6 10 3
Baltimore, 0 OOO OO112-5 ;
Batteries; Hill, Smith and Miller;
Hotfer and Robinson. Umpire, Hurst.
ST. LOUIS, 9; BROOKLYN, 8.
St Louis, Mo, May 22.-The Browns
won to-day's game from the Bride
grooms because of their better work
at the bat and in the field. Gumbert
was batted out of the box in the sixth
for Daub,whO succeeded him and letthe
home team make two more runs Off
his delivery. The grounds were very
wet and sloppy and this caused the
poor fielding. Attendance, $40. Score:
St Louis, 2 90 0 , x-6 II 2
Brooklyn, o 0 O 0 0 0 1-3 4
Batteries: Hart and Mcfarland;
Gumbert, Daub and Grim. Umpire,
Lynch.
PHILADELPHIA, 10; PTTTSBURG, 6.
Pittsburg. Pa, May 22.-The Pitts
burgs had the game well i'm hand until
the ninth inning, when Hawley lost
control Of the ball, and the visitors
made six runs. Attendance, 2.20O.
Score:
Pittsburg, ) 0 0 1 90 0 0 o. 6 10 /
Phil'phia, 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 G--10 10 6
Batteries: Hawley. Hughey and
Merritt; Taylor and Clements. Um-
| pire, Emslie.
NEW YORK, 4; CINCINNATI, /.
Cincinnati. O.. May 22.-The Reds
could not hit Clarke, and by punching
their errors, gave New York enough
runs to win. Attendance, $500. Score:
Cin'nati, ] 0 0 0 0 0-1 5 4
New York. / 3 0 o. 10 2
Batteries: Fisher and Peitz; Clarke
and Wilson. Umpire, Keefe
BOSTON, 10; CLEVELAND, 8.
Cleveland, May 22.-Superior work
with the stick is what won for Boston.
Attendance, $500. Score:
Cleveland. 0 0 0 / o. s II l
Boston,. 5 0 2 2O1 2 0 x-1O ii /
Batteries: Wilson, Cuppy and O'Con-
nor; Mains, Sullivan and Bergen. UNI
pire, Weidman
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-23
CONGRESSIONAL

Resolution introduced in the House
providing for the calling of an interna-
tional monetary conference by the
President.
Following bills for public buildings
were favorably reported yesterday to
the House: Fort Monroe, Va, $4,000;
Portsmouth, Va, 100000.
Butler Bond bill discussed IN the
Senate Yesterday, being vigorously de-
nouneed by the gold Senators.
The Phillips Labor Commission bill
again crowded out from consideration
in the House by conference reports
ON the River and Harbor and Sundry
Civil bills
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-23
GREENSBORO GRADED SCHOOLS.

Greensboro, N. c., May 22.-(SpeciaI)
The graduating exercises at the
graded schools in this city took place
to-day. Nineteen students received di-
plomas. Mr.. A. NJ. Scales, of this city,
presented the diplomas and Prof. j. Y.
Joyner presented the five medals. DR..
Harry Jones Smith, of Davidson, made
the annual address, taking for his
subject the unusual advantages en-
joyed by the young people of this
generation. His speech was an ex-
ceedingly appropriate one, and ii was
pronounced an unusually fine effort.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-23
HOUSE CONFERENCE REPORTS
River and Harbor and Sundry Civil
Bills Taken Up Again.

Washington, May 22.-The Phillips
Labor Commission bill which was to
have come to a vote in the House to-
day under the special order was COM
pletely crowded out by the conference
reports on the River and Harbor and
Sundry Civil bills. The bill will now
go over until next week.
The conference report on the River
and Harbor bill, which reported an
agreement on. all the items save that
relating to the Santa Monica and
San Pedro harbors, California, was made
san Pedro Habors California was made
the basis of a very bitter attack on
the bill by Messrs. Hepburn. (Rep.-
Ia.), and Dockery, (Dem., Mo-, who
described the $75,000,000 it carried in
direct and Indirect appropriations as
''riotous extravaganza" but both adj
mitted that the combination behind
it7 was so strong that it could not
be defeated Mr.. Hooker, chairman
of the River and Harbor committee,
challenged it's opponents to cite an
item not justified by the engineer
corps. The report was adopted 1887.
The conference report on the Sundry
Civil bill was defeated.
AT the night session of the House
Mr.. Cummings (Dem., New York; made
a stirring speech, appealing, to his
Democratic friends not to stand in the
way of meritorious pension bills.
Twelve bills were fayorably acted
upon. One was to pension at $50 per
month the widow of the late Col. Silas
C.. Adams, who was member of the
last Congress, and whose death oc-
oaar.rnd lAs nNenlS
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-23
TO INVESTIGATE BOND ISSUES.

Washington, May 22.-The sub-com-
mittee of the Senate committee on
Finance appointed to conduct the in
vestigation of the recent bond issues
under the PETER resolution held its
first meeting to-day but transacted no
business beyond directing that a let
ter be written to Secretary Carlisle
reminding him that the committee
was now prepared to proceed with the
investigation and would be pleased to
receive the statement in writing which
he had signified a willingness to furn-
ish. No time was set for the next
meeting and probably none will be
called until Mr.. Carlisle's statement
is received.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-23
FINANCIAL.

The true amount of gold reserve is
now Sill, 1,110,736.
Though business failures have fallen
off sharply, many mills in New Eng
land are shutting down and general
trade is in condition of almost stag
nation.
On good crop reports and other
bearish influences the cotton market
declined to Is points.
Sugar, Tobacco and Manhattan
were dealt in on large scale yesterday
on the stock market.
Small exports caused decline of
&c in the wheat market.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-23
FOR A MONETARY CONFERENCE

Washington, May 22.-In the House
to-day Mr.. Tracey, of Missouri, intro
duced resolution providing that if
no invitation be received by the Uni
ted States within six months to send
representatives to an International
Congress to consider bl-metal-
lism, then the President is to extend
an invitation on behalf of this country
to other nation to send delegates to a
Congress to be held here.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-23
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

Another bomb exploded near the
palace in Madrid, Spain.
The steamship Larauda, which left
New York, May 4, has landed her men
and arms on the coast of Cuba.
The insurgent leader Romero cap
tured by the Spanish, after being bad
ly wounded, and shot.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-23
LAST EDITION.
O'CLOCK. A. M.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING
THE WEATHER.

Forecast for Saturday-The United
States Weather Bureau issues the fol-
lowing forecast for the next twenty
four hours:
For North Carolina-Partly cloudy
weather, with local showers; souther-
ly winds.
Yesterday: Maximum temperature,
s5; minimum temperature, 65; rain
fall, 0.10 inch.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-23
TRADE is DISAPPOINTING
Orders and Contracts Have
Been Deferred.
A FALLING OFF IN FAILURES
A Waiting Condition in Trade Prevails
Almost Everywhere With a Re-
dictionary Tendency
in Prices.

New York, May 22.-R. G. Dun 65
Co.'S. Weekly Review of Trade which
issues tomorrow will say:
The waiting condition which seems
to some people nothing better than
stagnation, still continues. But there
is difference. Thousands of orders
and contracts are merely deferred be-
cause they can more safely be given
a little later.
There is nothing exciting in the spec
ulative market for exportable pro-
ducts, and stories about damage to
wheat have been circulated. The west
ern receipts continue larger-for three
weeks 5,S1S,625 against 4, 362,537 bush
els last year-while Atlantic exports,
flour included, have been only 3I9S,-
903 bushel for the same weeks. against
4,749, GA last year. The home mar
ket fails entirely to respond to short
crop stories, for it is known that west
ern reports indicate a crop exceeding
last years. Cotton speculation lift
ed the price a fraction for a day or
two, but it declined again and such
movements are always easy at this
season when stocks can be easily con-
trolled. The European and Ameri-
can mill supplies, with commercial
stocks, still exceed maximum con-
sumption for the crop year and the
promise for the coming crop is decid-
edly good.
The textile manufactures are still
waiting as they have been for months
past, and the extensive curtailment
of production does not strengthen
prices in the least. Some large cot
ton mills have discontinued production
this week, but the only change in rep
resentative quotations is an eighth
decline in brown sheetings. The mar
ket for woolens is exceedingly dull,
Notwithstanding the stopping of many
mills
Failures for the week have been 227,
in the United States, against 207 last
year, and IS in Canada against 23 last
year.
BRADSTREET'S REPORT.
New York, May -Bradstreet's
tomorrow viii say:
The re-actionary tendency in prices,
shrinkages in railroad earnings, the
falling off i'm bank clearngs. and the
fact that the present constitutes the be-
ginning of the betWeen-seasons, in
clude the more conspicuous features
of the general business situation. On
the other hand, business failures have
fallen off sharply.
General trade throughout the CEN
trail west has not me5 anticipations.
Clothing orders have dropped off two
weeks earlier than usual at Chicago,
and the run of orders for dry goods
there is light A relatively more fa-
yorable report comes from 81. Louis
that dry goods clothing, hardware and
groceries are being sold in increasing
quantities for fall delivery.
The most favorable report comes
from Kansas City, where the move
1nent of merchandise continues rela-
lively quite active; mercantile collec-
tions are fair, and trade prospects
were never better. Improvements is
also noted on the Pacific coast, which
is bettering the crop outlook
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-23

Wilmington, N. c., May 22.-The
steamship Horsa left Southport at
noon to-day for New York under her
own steam and under command of
Capt. Mcintosh. Mr.. J. Mcintyre, of
New York, one of the owners, who ar
rived here last night, was aboard when
she sailed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-23
HOW THE CLUBS STAND.
WHERE THEY PLAY TO-DAY.

WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY. e.
Boston at Cleveland.
New York at Cincinnati.
Philadelphia at Pittsburg.
Baltimore at Louisville.
Washington at Chicago.
Brooklyn at ST. Louis.
VIRGINIA LEAGUE. .t
At Richmond:
Richmond e. 0 0 % 12 4
Lynchburg. 0 0 4 o. 9 4
Batteries: GilpatriclI and Boland;
Boland and Fear.
At Roanoke:
Roanoke, 2OOO2O 2-6 I'll 2
Norfolk, 1OO10O3 0 p 13 2
Batteries: Coons and Williams;
Blankenship and Ballentyne. Umpire,
Cline.
At Portsmouth,:
Portsmouth, 3 0 O. 1 2 0 50 III 3
Petersburg, 90 5000 Alb 4
Batteries: Brandt and Rollins;
Packard, Armstrong and Stanhope.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Montgomery, Ala, May 22.-Mont-
gomery, IA; birmingham, 5.
Columbus, Ga, May 22.-Columbus,
3; Atlanta, 3.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-06-03
DISASTERS ON THE RIVER.
Over Hundred Lives Lost by Over
turned Steamers.

Over Hundred Lives Lost by Over
turned Steamers.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 2S.-As to loss
of life on the river, it is reported that
the magnificent steamer Grand Re-
public was sunk with all on board.
The steamer ID. H. Pike, with thirty
passengers on board, bound up the
river for Peoria, was blown bottom
side up.
The steamer Conger was blown
nearly across the river and sank at
point opposite Carondeiet, ten miles
below.
The steamer Dauphin. a pleasure
boat, containing twenty women pas
sengers and a crew of six men on
board, was blown against the middle
pier OF the Eads bridge and broken in
two. In some miraculous manner the
women and two of the crew managed
to cling to the stonework of the pier
aud were atterward rescued
The steamer Libbie Conger of the
Diamond Joe line, with Captain Sea-
man, his wife. and the crew of six
men, was sunk in the middle of the
river
Apart from the number of lives lost
here and on the east side of the river
the number drowned in the Mississippi
will aggregate hundreds.
Excursion steamers lying at the
levee and those running up and down
the river were sunk almost lmmedi-
ately, those on board having absolute
ly no opportunity to escape
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-06-03
NUMBER 3.
CAME WITHOUT WARNING
Hundreds OF People Caught Unawares ON
the Streets

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 2S.-The cy-
clone broke at fifteen minutes after )
o'clock. coming directly from the
West. destroying first in the city
proper, then crossing the Mississippi
to East ST. Louis and there, after
raging for half an hour, disappeared
in the direction of Alton.
There was little warning for the
helpless people in the streets, the
thousands on their way home from
work, or the inmates of the great
mercantile establishments of the city
who had not yet left their posts of
duty. Temporary hospitals abound in
every part of the city. The city au-
thorities at midnight were sending
mounted police through the city in an
effort to ascertain, If possible, what
the loss of life and the number of in
jured really is
1t was at first thought that scores
had been killed at the fair grounds in
the western part of the city, where
the roof of the grand stand was blown
OFF while the last race was in progress.
but it is now known that the people
At the track saw the storm coming
and rushing out of the grounds took
refuge in the adjacent fields.
At the time the storm struck the
town and created such havoc the ac-
companying noise was terrifying.
People were picked up on the streets
and dashed to the ground or against
the buildings as though they had been
the mereSt StrawS.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-06-03
EX-GOVERNOR ST. JOHN LEADS
TIE SILVER FORCES.
THE GOLD MEN ROUTED.
The Broad Gauge" Resolution Reported
by the Kansan Ordered to BE In
corporated in the Platform
The Free SiIverites Jub-
ilant-They Run the
Convention.

PITTsBURG, Pa, May 2G.-The free
silver or broad gauge faction in the
Prohibition national convention, after
a long and bitter fight yesterday
afternoon. elected c. w. Stewart of
Illinois permanent chairman over A.
A. Stevens of Pennsylvania, the gold
standard candidate. Then the con-
vention adjourned for the day, with
the silverites, led by Ex-Governor St.
John of Kansas. determined to have
their own way throughout and the
gold men equally bitter.
1t was 900 o'clock before the sec
ond days session of the convention
was called to order. The attendance
at that hour was light, as many of
the delegates had been laboring in
committees until the early morning
hour.
When comparative quiet had been
obtained the Rev Gideon p. Macklen
of Ohio offered PRAYER. A resolution
was then presented expressing SYM
pathy for the sufferers of the st.
Louis tornado. and it was adopted by
a standing vote.
After the consideration of some
routine matters a report from the
committee on platform was called Cor.
Chairman Funk stated that the mar
row. and broad guage" factions were
unable to agree, and that two reports
would be presented. He then read
the majority CT narrow gauge" re-
port. 1t contained no financial plank.
The minority report, which was
presented by Ex-Governor st. John of
Kansas on behalf of the broad gaug-
In 1,a III l.,o
the money question:
THAT all money should be issued by
the government only and without the
intervention of any banking associa.
ton. 1t should be based upon the
wealth, stability and integrity of the
nation, and should be a full legal ten
der for all debts, public and private,
! and should be of sufficient volume to
meet the demands of the legitimate
business interests of the country, and
for the purpose of honestly liquidat-
ing all our outstanding coin obliga-
tions, we demand the free and unlim
tied coinage of both silver and gold
at ratio of l6 to 1, without consult
ing any ether nation"
Mr.. st. John moved that the minor
ity report be made part of the ma
jority report, and that the whole
SnOulu De cOnSldered section by Sec
tion. molten to lay the minority re-
port on the table was then made, but
defeated by n vote of 492 to 80. This
was test vote, and was regarded as a
signal victory for the broad gaugers, y
or silver men.
The first seven planks, including the
one favoring woman suffrage. were
then taken up. and as they did not
differ materially in either report, were
adopted. The convention at 12:2O
o'clock then took n recess for dinner.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-06-03
A MOTHERS CRIME.
Mrs. Frost of Cass County, Mo. browns
Her Three Children and Suicides.

EEOsb OF lass county, MO. DrOWn1
Her Three Children and Suicides.
HARRIsoNvILLE, Mo-, May 27.-
"Three children and a woman mur-
dered. Bring coroner and come quick"
This was the wording of a telegram
received here from Cleveland, in the
western part of this county, at 8
o'clock yesterday morning. and Deputy
Sheriff L. NJ. Woodbridge, acting sher-
iff in Sheriff Hatton's absence at JEFF
ferson City, Prosecuting Attorney A.
A. Whitsitt and Coroner Z. Z. Runne-
berger left for the scene.
When the officials arrived they
learned that Mrs. Frost, known to her
neighbors as Mart" and liked gem
orally, drowned her three children in
barrel of water Monday night and
cut ner throat. Her motive is un-
known and it is thought she must
have been temporarily demented.
Frost, the husband and father, is a
well-to-do farmer and owns 12O or 200
acres of land north of Cleveland VII
lage. He was absent in Kansas Citv
at the time of the occurrence.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-06-03
Bring ON the Doodle.

The campaign funds this year will
be very large and will be generously
distributed among the people in abou:
a half a dozen States.-Little Rock Ga
Zette.
Stick to the party, boys, We are going
to cut big watermelon pretty soon
The above editorial squib was proba-
bly, published to keep the boys quiet
Some of them are getting restless
and the promise that Dig campaign
Doodle is to be distributed bye and bye
will. it is hoped. make them little
more patient
All. well: poor fellows: that is the
only real pay they get for supporting
the. two old parties,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-06-03
IOWA'S TORNADO.

Six Towns and the Intervening Country
Visited-Twenty People Killed
DEs MONIES. Iowa, May 27.-Six
towns were partially destroyed by
the tornado which swept through this
section Sunday night They are
Bondurant, Valeria and Mingo, on the
line of the Chicago Great Western
railroad, northeast of Des Moines,
and Ankeny, Polk City, and Slater, on
another branch of the same railroad,
running north from Des Moines-
Bondurant, Ankeny and Polk City are
in Polk county, Valeria is on the line
between Polk and Jasper counties,
Mingo is in Jasper county and Slater
is in the southwestern corner of Story
county. Nineteen people were killed
and scores injured bv the tornado.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-06-03
For a Chicago Murder.

CHICAGO, May 30. Prank T.. Lowell,
cattle buyer of Carrollton, Mo, was
arrested yesterday afternoon in the
Office of the chief of police charged
with the murder of E. r. Hunter, a
commission merchant and business
rival at the stock yards, April Il. 1895.
Three others are said to be implicated
in the crime. OF these Jacob Gold
man was arrested two weeks ago and
John Bates is serving a sentence in
the Joliet penitentiary. Frank Will
ians, the fourth, is still at large.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-06-03
EAST ST. LOUIS DEAD, $50.
Judge FOulk of vandalia Said to BE
One OF the Victims.

Judge Foulk of vandalia Said to BE
One OF the Victims.
EAST ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May rs Here
the whole western portion of the city
suffered greatly. 1t is impossible to
even approximate the loss of life. 1t
is variously put at from so to 15G.
Judge Foul1 of Vandalia is said to be
among the dead.
The storm struck just north of the
East St Louis elevator and passed up
the levee in a northeasterly direction
along the same path as the memora BILE
cyclone of March 2. 1871. In its course
it struck the Big Four freight house
first, then the blocks in which the
stores front on the levee, destroying
all back to G. street. The Swath cut
was three blocks wide and four long
The top of the bridge was knocked
off as we'll as the big abutment Four
trains, including the wagons contents
and the horses were piled up on the
railway near the abutment Hun
dreds of cars are rolled from the
tracks on the South side and Broad
way is completely blocked up with
parts of houses.
The Martell house with all its
guests, was blown into Cahokia creek
and no one but Judge Hope of Alton
and Mr.. Martell were saved.
David A. Sage and his wife were
killed in Collinsville avenue. Burk S
hotel. the livery stable and other
places are filled with the injured The
physicians estimate $50 dead.
City Clerk Kahn cannot be found.
His house was blown down and de-
stroyed by fire. The water works
were destroyed and the city is without
water or light. 1t is believed that all
the people in Klipper's restaurant on
Missouri avenue are killed.