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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-15
BONNER MURDER TRIAL,
A NUMBER OF WITNESSES INTRO
DUCED BY THE STATE.
David Credle, the Defendant Who Con-
fessed, Will be Put on the
Stand To-Day.

Washington, n. C., Jan. 14.-(Spe-
ciaD The Bonner Murder trial was re-
sumed this morning, and the evidence
for the State was begun. A motion
was made to separate the States wit
nesses, but it was oyerruled by the
Judge.
The first witness testified to the find
ing of Bonner's hat the morning of the
murder, also leather belt The Sec
ond witness, e. G. Bryan, testified that
he found the body of Bonner between
and o'clock, in high weeds in field
forty or fifty yards from Bonner's
gate and about ten fet from the fence.
He was laying with his legs under him.
The two top rails on the fence were
broken. The weeds were broken down
between the body and the fence.
Dr, ID. L. Tayloe and DIR. Joshua
Tayloe, the Coroner, who held q post
mortem examination, testified that the
body had three wounds. The one on
upper lip was made by some hard sub
stance. The second was a pistol shot
just over the left eye, end of ball enter
ing the skull and fiattening to the size
of a twenty-five cent piece. The pistol
was SO near that the wound was as
large as silver dollar and the flesh
was charred, but this would not have
produced death. The third wound was
a pistol ball entering the left side near
the ninth rib, and going through the
lower part of both lungs. This pro-
duced hemorrhage and indirectly
death. The balls were 32-calibre, and
we're exhibited.
Counsel for defense objected to
Brantley's being examined as a wit
ness.
4 map OF Aurora was introduced
and explained. The distance from w.
a. Thompson's store, where the de-
fense will attempt to locate the posi-
tion Of Uriah Bell, to where he would
have gone to give the signal that il
was Bonner, was about two hundred
yards. 1t was shown by number OF
witnesses that Uriah Bell was going
from place to place before the murder
that evening The State showed that
he was at j. b. Whitehursts store
while Bonner was in there; that he
left just after Bonner; that he was in
Bonner's store just before the murder
while Bonner was in there, and that he
was in w. A. Thompson's store when
Bonner passed on his way home, and
that he went out just after Bonner
passed.
A witness testified that he heard
peculiar whistles about S O'clock, and
that in a few minutes or so he heard
two pistol reports near together. Wit
ness lived at Brantley's house. He
went Immediately there, that in
few minutes he heard Brantley and
his wife talking in their sitting room.
lie did not hear Brantley come in or
any one else.
The State win put on David Creole,
the defendant who confessed, to-mor-
row morning the first thing, and it is
looked forward to with much interest.
Then the State will put on corrobora-
tive evidence.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-15
PENSIONS WE'RE DISCUSSED.
Republicans in the House Favor Liberal
Appropriations.

Washington. Jan. 14.-The House
spent to-day in further debate upon the
pension appropriation bill. The
speakers with a single exception were
all Republicans, and all favored liber-
al administration of the pension laws,
and the adoption of the changes in the
existing law proposed by the bill.
Among the speakers to-day was Gen.
John A. Walker, who served with dis
tinction in the Confederate army from
Manassas to Appomattox. He is the
only Republican representative from
Virginia. His assurance of the good
feeling that existed in the South
toward the Union soldier, and the lack
Of hostility toward the pension sys-
tenn, was warmly received on both
sides of the House.
Mr.. Walker replied particularly to a
remark by Mr.. Henry to the effect
that when a Republican again took
his place in the White House, no man
from the South should preside over the
Pension Office. General Walker de-
clared there was a misapprehension of
the feeling and the sentiment of the
Southern people, and the Southern
soldiers toward pensions for the mau
who fought for the Union. There was
no sentiment against the pension
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-15
WINSTON BANK ELEC TiONS.
Augusta Seminary in Davie Burned by
lncendiaries.


Winston, N. c., Jan. 14.-(SpeciaD
To-day was the date for the annual
meeting of the stockholders of Win
ston's three National banks. The Wa
chovia elected its former board OF di-
rectors and officers. The People s
made several changes in it's directors,
viz: J. w. Fries, of the firm of +. &
Ii. Fries was elected president; w. A.
Blair, vice-president, and Thomas viii
son, cashier. Directors, j. w. Fries,
w. A. Blair, J. h. Vaughan, w. T.
Brown, Joe Jacobs, A. II. Eller, ]. j.
Bailey. Owing to unavoidable absence
of Mr.. Duke, of Durham, and w. s.
Forbes, of Richmond, the first National
deferred election of directors and Off
GERS until the 2sth instant.
Incendiaries destroyed Augusta
Seminary, perhaps the best school
building in Davie county, after pour
ing oil on the building. The guilty
parties stuck a torch to it.
Several Of Winston's tobacco manu-
facturers will attend the meeting in
Danville tomorrow, called to organize
Southern Tobacco Manufacturers
Association.
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NEW BANK FOR GREENSBORO.
A National Bank 10 be Organized With
100000 Capital.

Washington, Jan. 14.-(Speeial.) -
Authority has been granted for the or
ganization of the Greensboro National
Bank of Greensboro, N. G., with "a
capital of 100000,
Mr. shuford. of North Carolina, In
troduced in the House of Representa-
tives to-day a bin to amend the con-
stitution so as TO provide for, taxes on
all incomes regardless Of the source
from which derived.
The following postmasters IN North
Carolina were appointed to-day:
Brewers Mills. +. +. Richardson
vice II. 4. Brewer resigned; Andella
Aveline Messer, vice Il. NJ. Demsey re
signed
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-15
A Gloucester Fishing Schooner
Sunk at Sea.
COLLIDED WITH A STEAMER
The Night Was Dark and a
Lumpy Sea Running.
FOURTEEN OF THE CREW SAVED
The Schooner Saw the Steamers Light
but Having Right of Way Did not
Change her Course Till
it Was Too Late.

Boston, Jan. 1.-THE Gloucester
fishing schooner Fortuna was sunk in
a collision with the Boston Fruit Co. IS
fruit steamer Barnstable, off High
land Light last night Nine of the For
tuna's crew were drowned and four
teen saved. Those lost are:
WILLIAM ACKMAN
ROBERT CHILDS.
HARRY M'FEE
THOMAS STEWART.
CRAWFORD MINACH
HARVEY EMENEAU.
SIMON DEVAN.
JOHN CLARK
WILLIAM TOBIN
The first news of the disaster reach
ed the city on the arrival of the Barns
table to-day with the fourteen sur
yiyors of the Fortuna's crew on board.
From these men it was learned that
the collision occurred at about 7:30
p. M. when the vessels were about
four miles off Highland Light. The
night was extremely dark and a lumpy
sea was running.
The Fortuna was bound for the
Georges, carrying a crew of twenty
three men. including the captain,
John w. Greenlaw. The schooner was
on the starboard tack going at good
rate. The Barnstable's lights were
seen, but knowing she had the right
of way, the schooner's course was not
altered until too late.
The steamer struck her well for
ward, cutting a deep hole, and the
schooner began TO settle Immediately.
Before the Goats coli..,ca .;a eaa cleared she
went down and the crew were left
struggling in the water until fourteen
of them were picked up by the Barns
tables boats. The others had gone
down.
The rescued men were properly car
ed for on board the Barnstable and
Immediately upon their arrival, this
morning, were sent TO their homes in
Gloucester by train. The lostasailors
all shipped from Gloucester.
The Fortuna was a vessel Of about
f16 tons and was insured In the Bos-
ton Marine Insurance Company Cap
tain Greenlaw was part-owner. The
other owners all reside in Gloucester.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-15
DEATH or A GOOD WOMAN

Louisburg, N. c., Jan. IL (speciaD
Died at her home near Ransom's
Bridge in Warren county, N. c., on
Sunday, Jan. 10. 1896, Mrs. Emily M.
Burt, in her 8Sth year of her age. She
was a woman of great piety and her
means enabled her to do much for the
needy in her community. She will
be much missed by her church and the
community.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-15
GEN. HARRISON WILL MARRY

New York, Jan. 1.-THE Statement
was given out tonight by a close
friend of General Harrison's that it
was true that the ex-President was to
marry Mrs. Dimmick, but that the
marriage would not take place before
Lent, and formal announcement of
the engagement would be made before
that time
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-15
A MOTHERS TERRIBLE DEED.
Poisons Her Eight Children and Then
Hangs Herself.

st. Joseph, Mo-, Jan. 14.--A terrible
tragedy is reported here tonight as
having occurred at Marysville, Kan. On
farm six miles south of Marysyjile
lives Joseph Hiidebrant, his wife and
family of eight children, the latter
ranging from two 10 fourteen years
Of age. Hildebrant is at Kansas City,
being treated in "a hospital.
His wife becoming despondent adj
ministered poison 10 the children and
seven have died. The other is not ex-
Dected to live. Then. she completed
the work of destruction by hanging
herself to rafter. The cause OF the
tragedy was poverty. Mrs. Hide
brant had become respondent ON ac-
count of the ailment of her husband
and it is supposed her mind became
affected An inquest ts being held
tonight.
SOUTH CAROLINA. LEGISLATuRE.
Columbia. S. G., Jan. td.-Soutlt
Carolina's General Assembly met at
noon. The Governors message dealt
only with State affairs. He recon-
mended that in the passage OF the eiec-
| ton laws adjusted to the new constitu-
| ton, the famous eight-boH ballot law
| be allowed to remain IN force as a
| brealzwater against negro votes in
| case the Federal Courts should I'M
| validate the suffrage clause of the new
constitution. He recommended pro-
vision for State exhibit at Chicago
| cotton exposition.
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The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-25
Rich Find of Chrysoprase.

San Francisco, Feb. 24.--A rich lode of chrysorrase, a rare variety of chalce- dony of great value, has been discover ed by Curator Wilcomb of the Park museum in Tulare county.
 Chrysoprase in its perfect state has hitherto been found only in Siberia, and there only in small quantities. An in ferior grade is found in Vermont.
 Recently man by the name of Braverman discovered some beautiful specimens of the gem in Tulare county and forwarded them to the Tiffanys of New York
 The jewellers promptly notified him to send on all he could secure, as the specimens received were of the finest quality, and when cut for mounting would bring from $50 to s100 each.
 Mir Bravernan disclosed his find to Curator Wilcomb, who visited the spot and together they unearthed rich vein of the stone.
 Should it turn out as anticipated ii will result in the development of a new industry in California mineralogy.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-25
Half a RnsheI nf Onals Stolen.

Fort Worth, Tex, Feb. 24-The police authorities were advised by telegraph yesterday Of the theft Of a quantity of opals and were requested to arrest the Texas and Pacific train butcher upon the arrival of the east-bound through train. The butcher, Montague, was ar rested and an old-tilne confidence man, George Farrell alias Morgan, ali as Milsap, alias Rattlesnake Jack, who was with him, was also arrested. The latter had a few opals which he had bought, he said in Fl Paso. No other opais were found. Farrell said the quantity stolen was about 8 half bush el, but they had been sent north from Fl Paso.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-25
Jameson aud Wis omcers.

London, Feb. 24. The Globe publishes a dispatch from the Exchange Tele- graph company saying that Dr. Jame- son and his officers, who were brought to Davenport by the troopship Victoria, have been arrested.
 Captain Heany, the American officer under Jameson who started from South Africa with the others on board the Victoria, was released from custody at Port Said
 A representative of the United Press obtained to-day an interview with one of Jameson's troopers who arrived at Plymouth from Port Natal yesterday morning. The man, whose name was O'Dea, said that he had spent eight months il Matabeleland as a member of the mounted police.
 About the end of the month of De- cember he was in state of convales- cence from a violent attack of fever, lis temperature having at one time been as high as 105 He had been al- most without food or water for week, and was lying in his tent In greatly debilitated condition, when sergeant came to him and asked him if he wanted to lose his place in the mounted troop. O'Dea replied in the negative. where upon the sergeant ordered him to ap- pear on parade with his comrades i'm mediately, which he did.
 Prior to the start of Jameson and his followers for the Transvaal, which took place at night, ODea did not hear pr. Jameson read letter, as he is alleged to have read one, but says he gath cred that the purpose of the expedition was to protect the women and chill dren of Johannesburg. O'Dea belonged to the advance troop.
 Davenport, Feb. 24--The steamship Victoria, with Dr. Jameson and his off, cers on board, sailed for Southampton or London this morning. The strict est secrecy was observed in regard to the prisoners and nobody was allowed to board the ship.
 The officers of the regiment say that Dr. Jameson and his companions arc all in the second-class cabin. During the voyage they were allowed to sec the officers of the Lancaster regiment but only in their own quarters.
 UNLUCKY JOHANNESBURG.
 Johannesburg, Feb. 24.-The large drapery establishment of Store Broth. CTS in this city has been destroyed by fire. The loss is e75000.
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THE SHINING METAL.
Grent nush for Gold Fields.


 Marcus. Wash, Feb. 24.-Thousands of prospectors, some with provisions for a long siege, others with nothing to withstand the terrors of the re- mainder of the winter, are encamped on the borders of the Ceville Indian reser- vation. They are awaiting the procla- nation of the president opening the mineral lands to settlement, The rush is unprecedented At few times in the history of this country has there been such an influx into new mining camp as is now coming into Marcus, a place hardly known on the map.
 For half a century Marcus has been frontier trading post, with less than l0G inhabitants. It was so until last Wednesday. On Tuesday a select few prospectors dropped off the Spokane and Northern train here, ostensibly bound for the British Columbia fields, and they scattered into the woods across the Columbia river They at tracted no attention. On Wednesday there were more than 100 on the train, many of them with no supplies and no means of getting into the woods or of staying there once they had crossed the river. They had heard of the few of the day before and had dropped everything at Spokane and made a rush.
 The number had increased on Satur- day to 1000, and the country about Marcus is now crowded with half-starv- ed and frozen prospectors waiting for the document that will open the cov- eted lands.
 They are five feet of snow over all the mineral lands in the reservation, and there is no possibility of prospect ing until spring, while great hardships must benendured by the men in wait ing. Accommodations at hotels and boarding houses were not to be had af- ter Wednesday night at any price, and the scenes enacted at Cripple Creek are repeating,
 The town is the only telegraph station [ for 100 miles along the boundary, and from it the reserve can be reached most quickly. Every river craft to be had ill many miles has been engaged by those who were early on the ground, and the remainder, or such of them as can beg, buy or steal timber and material, are busy building boats. AL ready many are in the reserve and the | locations known to be valuable are guarded by armed men.
 The Colville reservation is the size of Rhode Island and is rich in minerals. In the past two weeks over 200 loca- tions have been filed on lands in the ceded portions, and the notices claim gold, silver cinnabar copper, iron, mica, galena, coal and other minerals. l If one-tenth of the records of these claims are true, the undeveloped wealth is very great. The reserve is in the upper hills of the Cascade range and has few streams of importance. the Ket- tie river, which enters it twice, being ! the largest
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BOYS BADLY TREA TED. !
Former Inmates of the Westclester Testify
 to Cruel ii stat Iii erit

Former Inmates Of the NeStchesteF Iestify
 to Cruel ireat tInent. 4
 White Plains. Feb. 24.-After lapse of two weeks the investigation into the Westchester Temporary Home for Des- titute and Homeless Children was con- tinued by Referee Daniel Goumsey in the supreme court room in this village to-day.
 The prosecution has not yet finished it's side of the case, and Lawyer Harry DylSman says some strong evidence will be produced against Superintendent James Pierce before the prosecution case is rested.
 ExJudge Mills, the counsel for the home, says that thus far the testimony not use force except when it was abso- lutely necessary to do so
 Before the session commenced there was a big crowd of spectators outside the court room, all anxious to be the first inside in order to obtain good seats. Many witnesses were on hand, ready to testify.
 Superintendent Pierce was at the home early. Feeling here is strongly against him on account of the cruelties which he is alleged to have practiced and which were testified to at the in- vestigation It is said that if he is not suspended by the board of trustees when the investigation is concluded a big effort will be made by the residents of the village to have him indicted by the Westchester county grand jury for assault.
 The first witness called to-day was William Bogart of Yonl1ers. He testi- fled to being committed to the home seven years ago for truancy. He said that he was whipped by Superintendent Pierce on numerous occasion. Some times for no reason whatever he said, he was beaten with a. cat O nine tails. He said that chains had been used in punishing him and that they were tied about his wrists and around bis ankles. He was in the home three months and was chained nearly all the time, he said.
 Thomas Owen of Brewsters, brake man on the Harlem division of the New York Central road. was the next wit ness called. He said that he was twen- l ty-seven years Of age, and at the age of twelve was committed to the home for playing truant. He said that he 1 had been beaten by Superintendent 1 Pierce on the slightest offence, and that on one occasion he was struck across the hand with the butt end of 9, horse whip. He said that the blow broke one of the bones in his little finger. He tes- txN @f 4 AI,~ s,,,, fcc 1 beaten by the superintendent, and said that Pierce paid no attention to the | cries for mercy of his victims. l Hattie Gilbert. who worked in the
 home five years ago, was the next wit
 ness. She told of seeing Pierce beat inmates of the house, and said that Pierce was very severe in his treatment ! O. the inmates.
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Rescued at Sen.

New York, Feb, 24,-The Mallory line steamship Lampasas, Captain Burrows which arrived here this morning from Galveston brought in Captain $. R. Gardiner, Mrs. Gardiner, Mate D, B, Campbell, Cook J, Luirose and four sea men of the schooner Herman B. ogden, who were picked up from two small boats Saturday morning off Cape Look out
 Captain Gardiner said that he sailed from Lambert's Point on February 20 for Charleston, s. C., with SS0 tons of coal. On the following day strong north east winds were encountered, which increased to a hurricane and the schooner was run under bare poles for six hours. The weather moderated somewhat and Cape Lookout was made at D. m, when the vessel struck 8 shoal
 The wind veered to orth-northwest, and, making sail, an effort was made to get the vessel clear. She was free at l q. m, but it was found that there was eleven feet of water in the hold and the vessel began to settle by the head. Soundings were made which showed that the schooner was in sixteen fath- oms of water.
 Two boats were lowered an hour later and the vessel was abandoned. The boats were kept by the schooner until 1t was feared she would go down and swamp them, when they were hauled away The Ogden's forward deck was INv, fo,, A ~ all nfy in a morning a mast was rigged up on each boat and sail made. The steamship Lalnpasas was sighted to the southward soon afterward. She bore down on the boats and took their occupants aboard.
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M y

Nerves are weak, many people say, and yet they do not seem to know that they arc literally starving their nerves. Weak, pale, thin blood can- not give proper sustenance - that is why you are nervous, tired, exhausted. The cure for this condition is to purify, vitalize and enrich your blood. Take Hoods Sarsaparilla fairly and faithfully, and the rich, red blood, which it makes, will soon feed the nerves the elements of true strength they require; they will cease their agi- tation and will resume their proper place - being under the control in stead of controlling the brain and body. Read Miss Bartley's letter:
 1T want to express my gratitude for what Hoods Sarsaparilla has done for me. My health has been very poor for three years, due to trouble with my
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prnnnsea Ranking LAWS.

Washington, Feb. 24.-It was decided by the house committee on banking and currency this morning that at their next meeting they will consider three bills of more than ordinary importance One bill permits banks to issue circula- ton to the par value of their bonds, Another bill restricts the borrowing or a banks funds by the officers without the full knowledge of the directors while the third looks to the establish ment of an international bank, which was one of the recommendations of the late Pan-American congress.
 The bill first named will provoke the greatest discussion. The chairman or the committee, Mir Walker of Massa- chusetts, while not objecting to the measure so long as our present finan~ cial system is continued, opposes any legislation which in his opinion will not give relief to the treasury. At least half the members of the committee are either bankers or connected with bank | ing institutions, and these men, it Is
 understood, regard the proposition fa- vorably. The vote in the committee on reporting it, therefore, is expected to be close.
 It is predicted that the bill having reference to the borrowing of money from banks by it's officers will be de feated, as it is believed the publicity
 given to the condition of banks by the periodical reports made to the comp troller of the currency are sufficient
 safeguard to the institutions.
 | The committee looks with considera- able favor upon the bill establishing an | international bank in this country, but the question has been raised that such | a measure might be unconstitutional.