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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-08
EIGHTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT.
Convention Met at Newbern Yesterday
and Made Nominations.

Newbern, y. c., Aug. 7.-(Special)
The Eighth district Senatorial con-
vention met here at noon to-day in
the court house. Col. S. B. Taylor, of
Onslow county, was made chairman,
and VIM. L. Arendell, of Morehead
City, secretary. James A. Bryan, in
opening the convention, made fine
address of an hour in length. d. L.
Ward, of Newbern, and Frank Thomp-
son, of Jacksonville, were nominated
unanimously by acclamation. Both
are excellent selections. Ward made
short but telling speech. Thompson
was not present. Hon. f. NJ Simmons
was called for and made lengthy and
eloquent speech. He praised the work
of this convention, and highly extoll
ed the National and State Democratic
nominees and platform. 1t was good
days work for free silver and Demo
,cracy.
The 8th district is composed of the
following counties: Craven, Carteret,
Jones, Onslow, Lenoir and Greene.
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NATIONAL AFFAIRS.

H.<Clav Evans positively declines to
be a candidate for Republican nomlna-
tion for Governor of Tennessee.
The coroner's curry in the Atlantic
CITY railroad disaster place the respon-
sibility for the wreck on Engineer
Farr. who was killed.
A strong pooling arrangement mas
been effected by the railroads west OF
Chicago.
A fusion ticket agreed upon by the
Democrats and Populists in Kansas
and nominated by both conventions.
The Texas Populists have put out d
middle-of- the-road electoral ticket.
The Georgia Populists nominated
Seaborn Wright, of Rome, for Govern
or on a prohibition platform.
The Bryan trip through the East TO
the notification in New York began
yesterday at 2 o'clock.
President Cleveland denies over his
own signature that he has given any
advice concerning the proposed third
ticket project.
One man killed outright, two fatally
injured and five others severely hurt
at a fire at Swift's Packing plant In
Kansas City.
Four tramps killed and a number
of cars demolished by freight wreck
on the Des Moines railroad in Iowa.
The provisional committee of the
gold standard Democrats met in In
dianapolis yesterday, 35 States being
represented.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-08
A BIG RAILROAD POOL.

Chicago. Aug President Stick
ney, of the Chicago Great Western
railroad, when called before the Inter
State Commission to-day ,substantiated
the report OF a strong pooling arrange
uent among the roads west of Chi
cago. He said that he had refused to
become party to it or turn over his
surplus traffic for the benefit of the
combine, and charged the railroads in
the pool with instigating the present
inquiry for the purpose of proving him
guilty of cutting rates as a penalty for
his refusal to join the association. Mr..
Stickney said that the pool officers mad
imnortiIned, bullied and threatened
him in order to get his road into the
deal He said that the pool method of
fixing rates made anarchists for the
reason that high rates were charged
the farmers, and low secret cut rates
given the rich grain merchants.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-08
STILL IN MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.
Texas Pcpuists Put Out a Full Eiec-
toral Ticket.

Galveston, Texas, Aug. The Popu-
list convention this morning nomi-
mated Z. o. Meotsen, of Bosque, for
Comptroller. Harry Tracey, Barnett
Gibbs, and Stump Ashby, the com
mittee appointed to formulate answers
10 telegrams, sprung the following
kilograms for the endorsement of the
st. Louis convention:
Reply to Louisiana Populist conyeu-
ton:
Texas provides a fun electoral tick
ct, and declares for Watson, but not
for Bryan"
Reply to Kansas Populist conven-
ton:
Texas returns greetings, and viii
put middle-of-the-road electoral tick
ct in the field"
Reply to Georgia Populist conven-
ton:
Texas unanimously endorses Tom
Watson OF the mddle-of-the-road
ticket"
c. II. jenkins, OF Brown county, OPP
posed sending the kilograms, and said
they were firebrands to cause the de-
feat of the Populist party; let the
Democrats have Sewall if they want
him. The Populists can go ahead and
vote their ticket.
After nominating S. 0. Dawes for
Treasurer, a recess was taken until
2 p. m.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-08
NORTH CAROLINA.

Secretary of the Interior Hoke Smith
and family at Lincolnton, \. G.
The Baptist State Sunday School
Chautauqua met at ALorehead City
Tuesday night and viii remain in seS-
sion till Sunday night.
The Eighth district Senatorial con-
vention met at Newbern yesterday and
nominated Frank Thompson, of Ons-
low county, and d. L. Ward, of Craven.
The Wilson county Populists will
hold their nominating convention to-
day.
Colored .Firemen's Association to
meet in Wilson Aug. IL, 13 and IA.
A forsaken baby found in an old
house at Durham; it was in a valise
with a good supply of clothing.
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crystallized in favor of che Hon. Sea-
born Wright, of Rome.
When the chairman declared the
convention ready to undertake the
nomination of'a candidate for Govern
or Mr.. Wright was placed in nomina-
tion by Judge j. X. Hines. No other
name was presented, and Wright was
nominated by acclamation. The NOM
inee is a young man of high standing
and famous throughout the State as a
fiery and eloquent orator. He is pos
sessed of large means and is expected
to make an active and aggressive can
yass of the State.
The ticket was completed by the
nomination of DIR. j. A. Parsons, of
Milton, for Secretary of State, Zaborn
Bell of Burke, for Comptroller Gener-
al: Donald ]. Clark, of Chatham, for
Attorney General; w. c. Sibley, of
Augusta, for Treasurer, and w. E.
Smith. of Decatur, for Commissioner
of Agriculture.
The platform indorses the St. Louis
platform; declares against bar-rooms;
calls for the abolition of the present
convict system; demands the improv-
ing and extending of the public school
system: condemns the acceptance OF
passes and telegraph franks by State
officials; condemns lynching; demands
the election of all public officers by
the people; denounces the present fee
system and favors a continuance of
pensions to Confederate soldiers and
their widows.
The bar room plank, the most i'm
portant feature of the platform, is as
follows:
Civilization, to say nothing of relf-
gion, has entered up judgment of con-
demnation against bar-roOms. The
public conscience revolts at the license
system, which fosters the saloon and
generates its manifold evils in consid-
Grafton of revenue that pays less than
a tithe of the public burdens it en-
tails. Tt is non-American, monopolis-
tic and essentially immoral.
"We therefore, declare for an anti
bar-room law which shall make secure
the local prohibition already obtain
ed, abolish the beverage sale of intox-
icating liquors and provide for the
sale for other purposes under public
control"
The convention fulfilled the predic-
tfou DIS 10 ItS dctlOn on Une National
ticket made by Thomas E. Watson in
his address last night by unanimously
adopting a resolution presented by
the platform committee authorizing
the State Executive committee at anv
time that Arthur Sewall should be
Withdrawn from the Democratic tick
ct to withdraw six Populist electors
and place six Democrats in their stead.
This done the convention adjourned
sine die.
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FUSION COMPLETE IN KANSAS.
The Same Ticket Nominated by the
Popuists and Democrats.

Abilene, Kans., Aug. THE Popu-
list convention adjourned sine die at
) o'clock this morning after con
tinuous session which began at s
o'clock last night.
During the night session, the
following nominations were ac-
complished: l.. c. Boyle, At
torney-General; W. f. Rush,
Secretary Of State; d. y. Hef-
fenbower, Treasurer; w. H. Norris,
Auditor; w. d. Stryker, Superintend-
ent of Public Education.
1t has been a session of tiresome
talk, and it was after o'clock when
the last nomination was made, and
the selection of the chairman of the
State Central committee was taken up.
There was a big fight on the re-elec-
tion of a chairman. and the question
was left for the State Central com
mittee to decide.
ENDORSED By THE DEMOCRATS.
Hutchinson, Kans., Aug. IA dozen
men, representing the remnant of the
Kansas State Democratic convention,
assembled at $50 o'clock this morn
ing TO perform the formal duty of
nominating the State ticket selected
at the Populist convention at Abilene.
When the names were read from a
telegram, they were taken down by
the secretary, and at once declared the
nominees of the Democrats without
discussion or remarks. Thus was the
Democratic part of the fusion agree
ment fully carried out.
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GEORGIA PoPULlsrs NOMINATE
Seaborn Wright Named for Governor
on Prohibition Platform.

Atlanta, Ca, Aug THE delegates
to the Populist State convention hav-
ing perfected the organization yester-
day and listened to Thomas e. Wat
sons address last night, settled
promptly down to business at this
mornings session. The discovery that
on account of his not having resided
in the State long enough. Gen. J. B.
Gambrell was ineligible for the Gov
ernorship, having removed him from
the field. the sentiment this morning
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-08
NATIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE.
Summaries of Yesterdays Games lr
Various League Cities,

Cleveland, Ohio, August 7.-To-day's
game was close and exsiting and was
a battle between the pitchers. Score:
Cleveland :. O2OOs 10OOO-3 10 5
Pittsbug e.. 1OOO-3 10 5
Batteries: Cuppy and thinner; Kill
len and Merritt. Umpire, Emslie.
A FREE SILVER GAME.
Baltimore, Nd, August 7.-To-day's
game was one-sided and featureless
affair. Meekin was knocked out of the
box and Citing took his place. The
score tells the rest. Attendance, 1851.
Score:
Baltimore .. e21O337Ox-16 10 /
New York 80. 00OOO1OOO-1 z 2
Batteries: Hemming and Clark:
Meekin, Citing and Warner. Umpire,
Sheridan.
WASHINGTON, 4; BOSTON, 3.
Boston, August THE home team
made the Senators present of to-day's
game by miserable work in the eighth,
the only inning in which the visitors
were allowed to score. Stivetts pitch
ed remarkable game, but in the
eighth he gave two bases, and aided
by errors in the infeld, Washington
cored twice. Attendance, 1850. Score:
Washington 80. O0OOOO4O= 5 l
Boston ...... O1OOO101O-3 10 3
Batteries: German and Mcclure;
Stivetts, Sullivan and Cancel. Umpire.
Lynch.
GAME POSTPONED.
Brooklyn, n. Y, August THE
Philadelphia-Brooklyn game was call
ed at the end of the second inning on
account OF rain. The score stood to 0.
VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
At Lynchburg:
-. 23O30125 25-16 20 2
Roanoke ... 10O1O1003- 10 3
Batteries: Stultz and Fear; Coons
and Lynch.
At Richmond:
n rsItlilnoi'u '''''''''''.........13 16 0
'''''..'.' ''........ b ,
Batteries: Mularkey and Foster;
Hallman and Netters.
At Norfolk:
Norfolk 3OO16OO01-1t - r
Portsmouth, 0000OOO1O- "a
Batteries: Clansen and Fields:
Lampe and Wilson.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-08

Washington, Aug. Secretary
Hoke Smith has gone to Lincolnton,
in Western North Carolina. His
family has preceded him there from
Georgia, and the Secretary will be
away about ten days.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-08
THE LARGEST CIRCULATION of AMY MORTH GAROl2 DAILY
LAs's' EDITION.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING
THE WEATHER.
4 pss;AOGk. A. NJ

Forecast for Saturday-The United
States Weather bureau issues the fol
lowing forecast for the next twenty
four hours:
For North Carolina-Fair; southerly
winds.
Yesterday: Maximum temperature,
s5: minimum temperature, ".
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-08

Berlin, August THE Neuesten
Nachrichten announces that Prince
Hohenlohe, the Imperial Chancellor,
has resigned and that he has left Ber-
lin for Kassel. 1t is added that fur
ther changes are impending in the min
istry of finance.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-12
A Change Is Made in the Day
for Holding the Church
Elections.
THE FOUR NEW B1sHopR1cs.
An All.Absor bing Topic-Speculations
as to Candidates-Talk of
Dark Horses.

CLEVELAND, o., May 1.-THE Metho-
dist General Conference put itself on record
on the race question this morning by
adopting resolution introduced by DR..
Monroe, endorsing the treatment that the
Cleveland hotels had accorded to all dele
gates regardless of color, and demanding
that wherever it was decided to hold the
conference in future, guarantee be OBJ
tanned of equal treatment.
The committee on fraternity and union
of the Methodist church. appointed four
years ago, was required to report at once
The fact that the standing committees had
not reported yet almost brought the con.
ference to stop, and recess was taken.
During the recess DR.. Graw and DR..
Lanahan hatched up scheme to have the
elections occur this week. Accordingly
Graw moved TO reconsider the vote of last
week by which May Is was fixed as eIec-
tion day. 1t was finally decided to begin
the elections on Thursday.
An attempt to deal blow at DR.. Buck
ley of New York, who is a candidate for
the episcopate, was made by the Rev. DR..
William Knight of California, asking that
all that part OF the speech of DR.. Buckley
which referred to the lack of enough spir-
itual backbone in the conference delegates
to properly spend Sunday if the elections
were held on Monday be stricken from the
record. The conference almost unani-
mously tabled the resolution.
The all-absorbing topic after the confer
ence adjourned was the four new bishop
RIGS which it is proposed to FORM The
change of the date of voting has made the
campaign lively one. The change, which
DR.. Buckley supported, comes with the
announcement that the doctor has decided
not to allow his name to be presented to
the conference as a candidate.
Four years go at Omaha Earl Cranston
of the Western Book Concern was asked
by a committee if he would wit hdraw from
the book concern with view to being
elected Bishop.
AT that time he refused, but now he is
of another mind. He would accept the
elevation to the episcopacy with aiacrity
and it must be admitted that he has con-
siderable strength.
Chaplain G. G. McCabe is another posi-
bility who has developed considerable
strength within the last forty-eight hours
The chaplain is popular and his strength
lies among the friends of every candidate
before the conference.
In regard to DR.. J. W. e. Bowen, the
colored candidate, the situation is still un-
changed and probably will remain so.
But there are two men whose names
have not yet appeared in public in con-
nection with the elections whose chances
compare favorably with any of the avowed
candidates. They are DR.. John Hamilton of
New England, secretary of the Freedman's
Aid Society, and DR.. H. ]. Jackson of
Chicago. 1t is the old case of the bringing
forward of a dark horse, and Jackson is
the dark horse around whom the Western
and Central States will rally.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-12
FOR TRUESDELL'S PARDON
A Quiet but Earnest Movement
to Influence the Governor
of Kansas.
The Names of Many Californians Are
Looked For to Swell the
Petition.

WICHITA, KANs.. May IA quiet
but determined movement is going on to
obtain pardon for Frank H. TruesdelI,
who was convicted of passing forged checks
on San Francisco and Pasadena banks,
and who is now serving a term in the State
prison. a petition in Truesdells behalf is
to be presented to the Governor of Kansas
at an early date. After his conviction
Truesdell stated that he expected that his
late associates in the California Midwintar
Exposition would exercise influence to
obtain his freedom. This expectation has
not been realized up to the present time
and unless the names on the petition soon
to be forwarded prove to be those of
Calfornians it will be developed that the
unfortunate prisoner is relying on friends
outside of the Pacific Coast to obtain his
absolution from punishment decreed by
the trial court
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-12

day. The only contest was between the
old-line Republicans and the American
Protective Association, the latter making
light against the Endorsement of Sena-
tors Mantle and Carter and Congress man
Harter, because OF their views on the In
dian appropriation bill. The test vote
came motion to seat the contesting anti
A. P. A. delegation from Granite and the
A. P. A. men were defeated by vote of
1877 to 104, showing a majority of SO against
the secret political organization.
Resolutions were then adopted COM
mending the action of Senators Teller,
Dubois, Cannon, Mantle and Carter on the
silver question ana demanding the res
toration of silver to its ancient money
function as means of equalizing the diff
ference in wages and the cost of living"
Bimetallism, protection and reciprocity
were the three cardinal principles of Re-
publican faith, and a declaration was made
for the free coinage of gold and silver at a
ratio of 16 to Independently by the United
States.
The Democratic administration was de-
nounced for its efforts to foist upon the
country its twin factors of cheapness-fre
trade and the geld standard-and for dis
honoring the Nations flag in Hawaii, re-
fusing to recognize Cuba and incurring q
National debt. Efforts were made to in
struct the National delegates to walk out
of the convention in case free silver was
not recognized. Mckinley's name was
very coldly received, and the delegates
will go to st. Louis uninstructed.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-12
AN IRISH BAR0~s FUNERAL.
So Thoroughly American That He Never
Wore His Title, Prefernng to Be
Called Plain "Mr. Tqhe."

NEW YORK, n. Y, May 1.-THE first
funeral in many years that has taken
place from a house in Union square was
held Saturday from the residence of the
late Senator Richard Tighe The only
dwelling-house left in the famous square is
No. 32, where Sir Richard Tighe. or Mr..
Tighe, as he insisted on being called, had
lived alone for years. The funeral was
strictly private and only few friends
were present.
Richard Tighe was a son of an Irish
Baronet. He was born in Ireland in 1906
and was educated at Trinity College,
Dublin. He came to America when so
years old, and after going into business,
married Miss Caroline Chesebrough, who
died in 1891. He was brother-in-law of
the late Robert Chesebrough, Nicholas
Stuyvesant and Phillip Kearney.
Tighe was director in the Manhattan
Fire Insurance Company for many wears.
When he passed his eightieth year he re-
tired from active business and lived q
quiet, unostentatious life in the old
fashioned red brick house at East Six.
teenth street and Fourth avenue. His figure
was a welLknown one in the neighbor-
hood. When he became i'll last Wednes-
day there was little hope that he would
recover, as he was 80 years old.
Tighe had lived so long in this country
and his sympathies were so thoroughly
American that when the title came to him
at his elder brothers. death it had little
meaning, and he preferred to be known
simply as "Mr. Tighe."
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-12
SCOTT JACKSON'S TRIAL.
Scathing Arrangement of the
Prisoner by the Prosecuting
Attorney.
The Courts Instructions to the Jury
Construed to Be Against the
Defendant.

CINCINNATI, OHIO, May 11.-To-day's
feature of the trial of Scott Jackson was
the scathing arraignment of the prisoner
by Colonel Gibson of the prosecution.
Colonel Gilson's speech was bitter in de-
nunciations. He began with the story of
Pearl Bryan's birth and parentage, spoke
of the simplicity OF her surroundings and
her quiet country life. He then spoke of
her meeting with Jackson, whom he char
acterized as a much-traveled man of the
world. When he came to Jackson's meet
ing with the simple country girl and his
admissions on the stand, in the presence
of the dead girls mother and relatives,
that he had had improper relations with
her, he fairly fiayed the prisoner. and
pointing his finger at Jackson, while his
voice trembled and his frame shook with
pent-up passion, he exclaimed:
This man won that girl. She looked
upon him as a god for so lovers seem, but
he proved Demon"
The speaker recounted how Jackson
threw Pearl Bryan's trinkets into the
river. But that valise," cried Colonel
Gibson, as he shook the bloody satchel
within foot of Jackson's face, ''that
'dilSe uau an eleClIiC tOuCL, anu Ne cOulQ
not let go of it."
AT several points in his speech Colonel
ellison appealed to the jurors by name, and
twice put questions to Attorney Crawford.
He went into an analysis of the evidence,
scoring Witness Truest and others of the
defendants witnesses, making light of the
medical experts.
He concluded by declaring that the de-
fendant had been guilty of seduction, mur-
der, mutilation of a dead body and rob-
berry. He spoke for about five hours, and
at 5 o'clock the court adjourned until
Tuesday. Colonel Crawford will then
speak.
The instructions to the jury given by
the court this morning are very volum-
nous, and are generally construed to be
against the prisoner.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-12
LYNCHED IN GUATEMALA
Telegraph Operator Killed by a
Civil Engineer at Puerto
BarrioS.
American Railroad Workmen Take
the Slayer From Jail and Hang
Him to a Tree.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 11-Four DAYS
ago there were received in this CITY letters
announcing the hanging by a mob of
Europe Adrian Harper Dewitt of this
city at Puerto Barrios, Guatemala. They
were forwarded by W. j. Clark, who was
located at Montgomery, Ala, tonight.
His story of the affair is as follows:
''On the afternoon of the 28th l went to
the wharf to see about passage 10 New
Orleans. The Breakwater had just arrived
from New Orleans and Dewitt came ashore.
"He went with me to my lodging-house.
The next day we went into the telegraph
Office, where Dewitt became involved in q
quarrel with one Mcnamara, train
dispatcher on the Ferro Carril del Norte
Railroad. Mcnamara followed Dewitt out
OF the Office and struck him severe blow
in the face. I helped Dewitt up and took
him to the lodging-house, where he
changed his clothing. He told me he
would call his assailant to account"
Later in the day we returned to the
telegraph Office and the quarrel was re-
newed. Dewitt suddenly caught McNa-
mara by the collar, drew his pistol and
shot him through the head, killing him
instantly Dewitt surrendered himself to
the authorities, and shortly afterward q
crowd OF Americans, mostly mechanics
employed on the railroad. gathered for the
purpose of taking the law into their own
hands. They made an attempt on the
jail, but were repulsed.
II made my way on board the steamer
Nicaragua, which set sail in few hours.
When the Nicaragua reached Galveston
we telegraphed to Puerto Barrios and
learned that the mob had made a second
and successful attack on the prison and
Dewitt was taken out and hanged to tree."
Dewitt was related closely to the Har-
pers. publishers, of New York, has an
uncle of that name living at Washington,
and was civil engineer of National repu~
tation.