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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-05
THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OF AMY NORTH CAROLINA DAILY

dressed to the head of that depart
ment to appear in person before the
committee and give the facts desired,
or even reply by written commune
cation would be promptly met, and
would suffice.
Messrs. Sherman, Gray and Gordon,
supported Mr.. Hill in this position,
the former reading the statute pro-
viding that any committee of the
House or Senate, might call upon the
Secretary of the Treasury for any
data he might have as to the business
of the Treasury department, or even
might call on him to appear in per-
son.
Mr.. Nelson, (Rep., Minn.) made an
effort to secure the passage of a pri-
vate bill, for which purpose Mr.. Hill
yielded, but an objection from Mr..
PETER prevented action
Mr.. Hill took this incident as a text
for further discussion stating that
now everything was revolving about
this great bond investigation. ''Appro-
priation bills" he said, ''were thrust
aside, private bills were obstructed all
to allow this combination to throw
1iltA eb bAlte anu slb tie
same time make an effort to vindicate
itself"
1t became apparent that Mr.. Hill
was. speaking mainly to consume time
and the galleries became thinned and
but few Senators remained in their
seats.
While the Republican side was
deserted, Mr.. Mills unexpectedly re-
quested Mr. Hill to allow him to move
an adjournment, stating that Ee be-
lieved Mr.. Hill to be quite tired, after
having spoken for two hours.
Mr.. Hill acquiesced and the motion
carried.
Messrs. Lodge and Chandler and 9th
er Republicans hurriedly entered from
the cloak rooms and made an effort
to defeat the motion, by a call for q
quorum and aye and nay vote. Both
were refused, and on division the
motion stood 13 to IL, in favor Of adj
iournment, and then at D. M, the
Senate adjourned until tomorrow.
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THE SETTLERS CONVENTION.
a Great Crowd Already at Southern
Pines to Attend II.

Southern Pines, N. c., Nav 4-(Spe-
cfal) To-day opened bright, bracing
and balmy, and the weather, so far. for
the Settlers convention, could not have
been improved upon If the manage
nent had given the weather bureau a
special order. The rains on SATURDAY.
and Sunday have done away with the
dust, cooled the breezes and made trav-
cling comfortable and pleasant. 1T
has frightened up everything In and
Ground the Pines, and thepeople are all
ready coming from every direction. If
yetesrday and to-day's arrivals are an
Indication, tomorrow and Wedne-
days crowds are going to be immense.
| notice on the register of the Piney
Woods Inn already people from seven
States business and professional men,
who are meeting together, not as a
matter Of curiosity, but to think and
talk over Southern progress and South
eln prospects.
Among those already here are John
4. Dillon and H. ~ ColIingwood. etli-
tors and owners of the Rural New
Yorker; A. B. Farllsworth, New York;
Il, j. Anderson and George t. Rhodes.
Norfolk; Nathan Warren, Waltham.
Mass; George I'll. Chaplin and y. Strong.
Boston; g. Fl. Ashnan and wife. Phil.
adelphia; Joseph Miller, Salem, N. j.;
+. r. Dawley, Fayetteville, New York:
3. Peacock, J. A. Keitz and Miss Keitz,
Joseph R. Chansen, John g. Setz and
wife, Philadelphia; E. j. Walker and
". g. Gum, Atlanta; Eulrich Straus-
burg, Pennsylvania; Rair A. Parke,
Washington, ID. C.; w. A. Smith and
q. A. Smith, Concord, N. O.; George Al
len, a. +. Massey and VIM. Cram, of
Raleigh; Capt. V. o.. McBee and Mai
e. Berkeley; Arthur Arlington, Rocky
Mount; Maj. VIM. Scott and wife, and
General ,. r. Lewis, of Atlanta, and
dozens of others.
Every train since Saturday has been
bringing in delegates and visitors, and
the convention is going to be a great
success.
The visitors to-day are dividing their
time between the orchards, vineyards
and sitting in groups on hotel verandas
enjoying the breezes that come laden
cd with the ozone of the pines Tele-
grams are coming in from many points
to the hotels asking that rooms be re-
served. The parties that have arrived
to-day, many of them, bring their wives
and daughters and the ladies are going
TO be here in great numbers to-mor-
row.
Everybody praises the beautiful lit
tie city, its splendid hotels, its broad
streets, its beautiful homes, its charm
ing surroundings, its wonderful
growth, and most of all its natchless
climate.
Among the afternoon arrivals at
the Piney Woods Inn are S. T.. Patter-
son, Thomas Pescud, w. III. Worth and
wife, w. b. Snow, John Nichols. j. II.
Chamberlain, ID. T. Fort, a. B. Andrews,
Jr., II. w. Aver, III. b. Battle, f. A. Olds,
Raleigh; J. w. Coners. A g. Derdolff,
Melliott, Mass; A f. Miller, Enuthill;
G. w. Munge, Washington; s. r. Col
bin and wife, Norfolk; d. T. Rider, Lit
Teton; B. Won Hel,f, New York; c. Fl.
Warwick, Richmond, and others.
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GUILFoRD COLLEGE NOTES.

Guildford College, N. c., May A.
(Special) Last Saturday night was
given the annual oratorical contest Of
the Young NVonlan's Literary Socie-
ty. On the evenings May 8th and 9th
respectively viii be given the Henry
Clay and Websterian contests.
For the Clays Col. James E. Boyd
viii deliver the orators prize and A.
NJ. Scales, Esq, win present the I'M
provement medal. The Webs have
secured for like services Judge By
mum, Il. M. Swink, Esq.
May 17th., Baccalaureate sermon,
TT Rev. Edward Rondthaler. May 20,
Alumni Day. At 7:30 p. M, DIR. D. III.
Tuttle will deliver the annual address
before the societies
May 21st, 10 a. M, commencement
with address by Dr. George Barton, of
Philadelphia, 1880 p m., Alumni ban
quet.
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NATIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE.
Summaries of Yesterdays Games IN
ss=@ Various League Cities.

-~~-1~N @aAt@Ns
Cincinnati, May A volley Of hits
attef two men were out in the inninp
scored six runs of the victors for Gin
cinnati. The Bostonians could NOT
hit Ehret, and one of their two runs
was scored on McPeeser. Attendapee.
$500. Score;
Cincinnati, 6 O. 900 2 o 0-s14
Boston, o 0 0 % 6
Batteries: Ehret and yaugbn
Nichols and Ryan. Umpire, Emsiie.
NEW YORK, 10; LOUISVILLE. 2
Louisville, Ky, May 4.-The Colo
nels played like school boys to-day and
the Giants were easy winners. CIau.
sen pitched the first three innings and
the Giants took SO kindly TO his curves
that McDermott was substituted. Can
tain O'Brien had the middle finger Of
his left hand broken by a thrown ball
ln the eighth inning, and retired in
favor OF Miller. Attendance, 5000.
Score:
Louisville, 0 100000 3-7l2 Q
New York / 2 2 90 O41 2-12 Is 3
Batteries: CIausen, McDermott and
Warner; Meekin and Farrell. Umpire.
Sheridan.
BALTIMORE, 5; PITTSBURG, a.
Pittsburg, May 4.--Hawley met his
hoo-doo to-day i'm the Baltimores; his
wild pitching and poor throwing were
responsible for the home teams de
feat. Doyle's first base play was
feature. Attendance, 1900 Score:
Pittsb'g O o000202 o. o 8
Balti., 001 100 D 1-5 13 o
Batteries: Hawley and Merritt: Es-
per and Robinson. Umpire, Lynch.
CLEVELAND, 10; WASHINGTON. 10.
Cleveland, May The Senators could
not hit Wilson to-day, while Boyd was
hit hard. Attendance 5000. Score:
Clevel'nd, 4 100 0 2 3 x-13 10
Washi't'n, 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 / o. 5 10 5
Batteries: Wilson and O'Connor;
Boyd and Mcclure. Umpire, Hurst.
CHICAGO. ?; BROOKLYN, /.
Chicago, May 4.-The Colts won to.
day in the last inning, after a most in
teresting and exciting game Shindle
was hit by a pitched ball'in the fourth
and scored the visitors only one run.
Stems kept the locals down to four
hits, scattered through eight innings.
but was found by Lange and Ryan for
singles in the ninth, when Uncle Anson
came to the rescue and scored both on
a smashig hit in right field. Attend
ance $500. Score:
Chicago, 0000012 300 3 10 3
Brooklyn, 0 0 o 600 0 0-1 2
Batteries: Griffith and Kittredge:
Stein and Grim. Umpire, Weidman.
PHILADELPHIA, A; ST. LOUIS, 8.
st. Louis, May 4-In a well and close
~ played game, the Philhes to-day de-
feated the Browns. Attendance 1000
Score:
ST. Louis, oo0oO12O O. 8 10 3
rhilade'ia, 2 0 OO00 1 o. 2
Batteries: Breteinstein and McFar-
land; Orth and Grady. Umpire, Keefe.
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BOUGHT OUT BY THE TRUST.

Winston, n. c., May 4.-(Special. -
A gentleman from Reidsville tells me
sc is generally believed in that town
that the American Tobacco Company
has bought two brands of their plug
cut, III not the entire plant, Of A. III.
Motley Tobacco Company. The report
is being talked freely in Redisville
without denial. w. w. Fuller, at
torney for the Tobacco Trust, was in
Reidsville last week, comforting with
the Motley people. This is considered
pretty good evidence that trade has
been consummated.
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FIVE SENTENCED FOR ARSON.

Lenoir, n. c., May .-(Special)--
The case Of Wagners and Waycaster
for burning w I. Bryan's store, resi-
dence and barn, at Boone, was on trial
four days Of last week. The jury this
morning returned verdict Of guilty
and Judge Brown sentenced Marion
Waycaster to twenty years as princi-
pal; james Connell, who was States
witness, to five years; Lloyd Wagner,
Judson Wagner and Mack Wagner,
who hired Waycaster and Connell to
burn the building, ten years each, all
at hard labor in the penitentiary.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-05
CONGREsSIONA

Senator PETER called up his bond in
quiry resolution in the House again
Yesterday and Senator Hill spoke on
it till the Senate adjourned to kill
time.
A skirmish in the House over the
Senate amendment reducing the num-
Der of battleships provided for in the
Naval Appropriation BILL
Congressman Shaw unanimously
granted his seat by the Elections COM
mittee, and Congressman Lockhart
unanimously unseated.
Al resolution introduced by Senator
Butler appropriating $4,000 for a
monument to Gems. Davidson and
Nash, of North Carolina.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-05
FINANCIAL.

The wheat market yesterday lacked
support and declined ssc.
The COTTON market in the hands of
the bulls advanced 0 to 20 points and
closed steady.
The continued gold exports caused d
contraction OF business on the stock
market without any important change
in price.
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HOW THE CLUBS STAND.

WHERE THEY PLAY TO-DAY.
Washington at Cleveland.
New York at Louisville.
Brooklyn at Chicago.
Baltimore at Pittsburg.
Philadelphia at st. Louis.
Boston at Cincinnati.
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LAST EDITION.
O'CLOCK. A. M.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING
THE WEATHER.

Forecast for Tuesday-Tke United
States Weather Bureau issues the fol-
lowing forecast for the next twenty
four hours:
For North Carolina-Fair; warmer
in the interior; southerly winds.
Yesterday: Maximum temperature,
so; minimum temperature, SO.
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West, at the rate of $50 per month, and
to authorize south Dakota to select the
Fort Sully Military reservation ais part
OF the lands granted to that State.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-05

Wilson. NJ O., May -(Special) -
To-day in Spring Hill township, near
here, George i. Boyette shot himself
through the head with pistol, eaus-
ing almost instant death. No cause
Is assigned for the act and il is be-
lieved that it was accidental, as he
was man of good character and hab-
its. g
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COLLEGE GAMES.

Charlottesville, Va, May 4.-The
University of Virginia defeated ST.
Albans this afternoon in a close game
by the score of A to 3. Collier, late of
the University of North Carolina,
pitched fine ball for st. Adams.
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THE SOUTHERN LEAGUE.

Birmingham, Ala, May .--Birming-
ham, 8; New Orleans, 4.
Columbus, Ga, May 4.-Columbus, 8
Mobile, 6.
Montgomery, Ala, May 4-Mont-
gomery, s; Atlanta, l.
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THE VIRGINIA LEAGUE.

At Roanoke:
Roanoke. 200 0 0 0 0 0--3 10 A
Portsm'th.. 0 01 3 x-7 IL 4
Mcnamara and Rollins. Umpire, Con-
ner
At Norfolk:
Norfolk -. 90 2 90 2 O-7144
Petersburg. 0000 900 3 O-3 6 5
Batteries: Pfanmiller and Arm
strong; Kane and Quinn. Umpire.
Wood.
At Lynchburg:
Lynchburg. 040130 1-9 12 5
Richmond. 011OO 0 o. 81
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-07
HEADLIGHT FLASHES.

1t is claimed that Joseph Bell, who died
was the first railway engineer In that
country. having had charge of Stephen
sons 'Iiockst"
AS Il result of the recent contract en-
tered into by the Pacific mail steamship
company and the Panama Railroad COM
pany, the latter has been compelled Ia
withdraw from the carrying trade 10
and from points On the Pacific coast
Forth of San Francisco.
The work of raising Contractor Smiths
barge on which was the pile driver and
machinery from the bottom of Galveston
bay progressed all day yesterday and by
tonight II is expected to have the outfit
ahoat. During the storm last Saturday
the barge sunk near the draw OF the
Galveston. La Porte and Houston bridge.
Enoch Robinson, who died recently, and
who was for many years superintendent
of the Old Colony works at East Taun-
ton, Mass. is said TO have supervised the
construction of the aXles OF the first cars
run in AmerIca--those run from the tuin-
cy quarrios to the coast. He was at the
time foreman OF the forging department
of the Rridgewater Iron works.
1t Is reported that the compressed cir
locomotives In use on the New Orleans
and Western at Fort Chalmette are CIV
ing entire satisfaction. This systcm OF
handling cotton and other freight at ter
minals was introduced few weeks ago.
as already mentioned In The Post, by
the above road and the ofheials are
highly pleased with Its successful cper-
suou.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-07
AMONG RAILWAY MEN.

Major r r. Baer. vice president of the
Galveston, Houston and Henderson, spent
yesterday In Galveston.
Travelling Auditor |. Lisk OF the katy
was in tho city yesterday on one of his
regular trips IN the interest of his de-
partment.
w. d. Lawson. travelling passenger rep.
resentative of the Katy" came In from
n tour of interior points and went to
La Porte yererday.
w. b. Groseclose, assistant general
freight agent of the Missouri. Kansas
and Texas. spent Sunday at home with
his family and went to Galveston yes
terday morning.
the Southern Pacific and Houston and
Texas Central. spent yesterday in Austin
interviewing the commission on traffic
matters affecting his lines.
William Bleakncy. operator In the train
dispatcher's office of the Houston aud
Texas Central. has returned 10 work
from two weeks vacation enjoying the
holidays and n weeks pleasure of camp
life.
Joseph II. Taylor, formerly and for sew
eral years connected with the Childress Il
TAYLOR insurance agency of this city, has
resigned and left yesterday for Galveston.
where he has accepted a position In the
offices of the International and Great
Northern.
Vice President l., l.. Foster of The We
lasco Terminal railway. spent yesterday
paying his respects to the officials In low
railway circles. His road made n good
showing for the past year. and he pre-
diets n very prosperous future for the
Terminal during the coming spring and
summer.
w. w. Edmonds. one of the popular
knights of the punch on the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas, arrived in the city
yesterday on his initial run after two
weeks battle with fever. He has fully re-
he some time before he regains the fifteen
pounds of flesh claimed by his Illness.
f. a. Hlrschhcld. travelling passenger
agent of the Fort Worth and Denver.
enjoyed days visit here yesterday In
out OF the wet with the passenger rep
resentatives In ticket row. He departed
for the North last night, wondering If he
would find other cities as lively as the
metropolis during "A damp January day.
j. II. Snow. travelling passenger agent
for the Mexican Central, arrived from
ts adquarters H. Fort Worth yesterday
and devoted several hours mingling with
passenger men and discussing the outlook
for heavy traffice showing this year.
He reports business as good and indca-
lions most iiatterng for n prosperous year
with the Mexican lines.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-07
cA1.NESToN NOTES.

Galveston, Texas, January "a. j. DaV-
idson, division superintendent OF me auhsa
ne AT Fort Worth, NJ. r. Pendell, train
master at Claiborne, ]. w. Dawson, divi-
sior sunerintendent at Temple, w. II.
srnattom trainmaster at Temple, and
SUPERINTENDENT T. p. Downs were today
At work on a new time table. The only
changes suggested affect freight trans
probable changes in the schedule OF pas
senger train will be very slight.
1 Waddy Tate, commercial agent Tor
the Cotton Belt route. is in the city from
Houston.
freight agent for the Missouri. Kansas
ard Texas railway at Houston. is here.
Major r. y. Baer. vice president of the
Galveston, Houston and Henderson rail-
way company. is in the city today.
w G. Crush, general passenger agent
of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas rail-
way In Texas, is here looking after mat
tiers connected with the fitting up OF the
new city office for his line.
T. II. Tayior arrived in the city today
from Houston and win take charge OF the
claim desk in the office of General
Freight and Passenger Agent Becker OF
the Galveston, Houston and Henderson
railway.
THE meeting OF the officials OF the Mis-
sc,;ri Kansas and Texas International
and Great Northern and the Galveston,
houston and Henderson railways, to eff
loot a permanent organization OF the last
mentioned line, will probably not be held
urtil about the middle OF the month,
ewing the Illness of Mr.. Rouse OF the
al
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-07
IN THE RAILWAY WORLD.
Galveston. La Porte and Houston in
the Hands Of Receiver.
APPLICATION TO Be MADE TOMORROW
Tho Joint Trsfic Associatiou-- Now Track
Built In Tcxas--Fast Schedule to
Mexico-- FInshes--Personai.

The troubles Of the Galveston, La Porte
and Houston Railway company have be.
gun at this early date and The Post is
reliably informed that an application for
the appointment Of receiver will be
made tomorrow.
The Galveston, La Porte and Houston
company was organized In this city on
February is. 1895. with the following Of.
ficers. who are the present incumbents;
J. Waldo, PRESIDENT T. w. Ford, first
vice president; Isaac Heffron, second vice
president; ]. II. Tenant, secretary; T.
]. Boyles, treasurer; ]. II. Taylor super
intendent; c. W. Nelson, auditor. general
freight and passenger agent. The present
directors are j. Waldo. T. w. Ford, DR.. T.
J. Boyles. NJ. r Jones, DR.. d. F.. Stuart
OF Houston; Walter Gresham and Isaac
Heffron of Galveston.
The new terminal line was created by
the consolidation Of the following lines
under traffic agreement and with the
consent of the court under which the
Magnolia Park road was being operated:
La Porte, Houston and Northern; Hous-
ton Belt and Magnolia Park railway:
North Galveston. Houston and Kansas
City; Galveston Western railway.
Immediately after organization the COM
pany commenced the building of the gaps
TO connect the above line, thus forming
a through road between Houston and
Galveston, via La Porte. he amount of
new track necessary to connect these
lines aggregates about thirty-seven miles
and the work is just about completed.
The company's new bridge across CAL
weston Bay is practically finished and the
erection of the steel draw is all that re-
mains to complete the road.
Owing to the late hour OF the reception
of the news last night none of the officers
of the company could be found, and an
effort to obtain statement from any of
the officials was without success. Further
than that an application would be made
for a receiver of the company nothing
else could be learned.
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Some OF tho roads have placed automatic
scales on the tracks leading to the stock
yards, by which they claim the exact
weight OF car can he licked on while
~ Is running at a speed Of five miles an
nonf, Other roads, notably the Missouri
tacihc. prefer to weigh the cars In the
old way, as the mechanism OF the auto
matte scales is so complicated that trouble
would ensue IL ever they should get ont
Concerning the new tariffs, the live stock
agent OF one OF the roads said yesterday
mat the shipper would pay no more
freight by having his cattle and hogs
weighed and charged by the hundred-
weight than he would by paying freight
AT so much per car load The only ship.
pers who would he affected would be those
VINO have been accustomed to overlooking
cars by crowding in 5000 pounds In a car
which should only carry 1900 pounds. The
agent admitted that the new system
would mean more revenue to the roads.
put IL would be at the expense of those
VINO nave heretofore overloaded the cars.
ihe new weighing rule does not apply to
shipments billed from today. and so little
chance was afforded today to commission
men TO pass Judgment on the working of
,ne pan The transportation bureau has
PROVIDED the commission men with COM
pant cards on which to record their OBJ
Jections to the now Weighing rule.
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ROLLING STOCK RETURNED.

The New Equipment Of the La Porte Road
Returned to the Builders.
Some twenty-five or twenty-six cars Of
the Galveston, La Porte and Houston rail-
way were strung out in line In the yards
of the International and Great Northern
road yesterday preparatory to their re-
turn to the st. Charles Car company shops
in st. Charles, Mo-, from whence they
came few months ago brand new. The
lot comprises passenger coaches. coal cars.
fiat and box cars and their recovery by
the company that built them is the result
of an understanding reached by the off,
GERS of the Galveston, La Porte and Hous-
ton and representative OF the st. Charles
Car company, whose mission here is for
the purpose of collecting and returning
the new equipment to the shops for safe
keeping until needed and paid for by the
railroad company.
The report of the collection of the new
terminal lines rolling stock created a
small sized sensation In local railway cir
cles and gave rise to all manner of ugly
rumors as to the whyfor and whereof
what many seemed pleased to term "seiz-
ure" of the company's new and handsome
equipment
A Post reporter called upon Judge T. w.
Ford. vice president and general counsel
of the Galveston, La Porte and Houston
Railway company. and from him learned
that the company had been somewhat de-
linquent in its payments on the new roll
ing stock and at the suggestion OF the
car company had agreed to return part or
the equipment until such time as 1t is
needed by the railroad. Judge Ford ex-
planned that tho company had ordered n
largo number of new cars in anticipation
of having the road in operation before
now. but that under the present circum-
stances they had no need for one-half OF
their equipment and 1t required all surplus
money in the construction Of the new road
fast nearing completion. I'VE have four or
FIVE coaches and enough freight cars to
handle our business for the present and
the return OF the other cars Will not In
terfere with our plans or the operation Oh
the road" remarked the Judge, AS we
need the cars we Will send Tor the'n anu
h,, the time the summer business is here
we will have enough fine equipments to
accommodate tho traffic.