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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-05
PROPOSED LUMBER COMBINE.

Savannah, Ga, Dec. 4.-Fifteen large
mill owners of the west arrived here to-
day on a tour of inspection Of the South
in company with members of the South
ern Pine Company. In the party arc
Hugh Bells, London capitalist; Presi-
dent Wyer Housser, of the Missouri
Lodding Company of st. Louis, and his
son, Charles Weyer HOusser; o. I'll.
Ingram, of Eau Claire, Wiss., president of
the Empier Lumber Company, and his
son, Charles Ingram j. I. Barber, Of
Eau Claire, Wis, vice-president Of the
Northwestern Lumber Company; III. III.
Hayden, prominent attorney of Eau
Claire: w. J. Young, of Clinton, Iowa
J. B. White, Of Granden Mo. president
Of the Missouri Lumber and Milling
Company, and w. III. Laird, of Winona.
Mimi, president of the Laird Norton
Lumber Company, Of Winona. The
others are largely interested in the lum-
Der business. The object of the visit
is to pave the way, if possible, for a
combine between the lumber mill owners
Of this section and those of the west and
northwest. Whatever steps were taken
to this end to-day have been kept secret.
The party left tonight for a tour Of
Ge0rgia's lumber belt.
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NOTORIOUS OUTLAW KILLED.

New Kirk, Okla, Dec 4.-Dynamite
Dick, the notorious territory outlaw, over
whose head is a reward OF $4,000, was
shot and killed in a fight with a number
of deputy sheriffs sixteen miles west Of
this city. Ben Cravens member of
Dicks band and for whose arrest re-
ward Of $500 is out, was badly wounded
and captured The wounded bandit and
the body of Dick will be brought here.
The gang was reported to be in this city
Wednesday and since then a posse Of
seven, headed by Deputy Sheriff Cox,
has been on their trail. The posse came
upon the outlaws at p. m, and fierce
interchange Of bullets Immediately be-
gan. None Of the deputies were hurt.
The remainder Of the gang escaped
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DELAYED VESSELS.

New York, Dec. 4.-SeveraI steamers
due at this port are from "a to 4S hours
behind their regular schedule time and
they have no doubt encountered the hur-
rieane weather predicted by the weather
bureau a few days ago.
Among the vessls that have been de
layed are the Columbia line steamer
Finance, from Colon; the Norwegian
steamer, Yumuri, from Hayti, and the
Clyde line steamer, Seminole, from Jack
sonville due to arrive here on Wednes-
day, the second, and the Morgan line
steamer, Excelsior, from New Orleans,
the Savannah line steamer, Tallahassee,
from Savannah, and that Clyde line
steamer Cherokee from Charleston, due
to arrive here yesterday. No anxiety
is felt for the delayed steamers and their
arrival is looked for at any moment.
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WHOLESALE POISONING.
Five Hundred People Poisoned by Ar
senic in Flour-Arrests to be Made.

Five Hundred People Poisoned by Ar
senic in Flour-Arrests to be Made.
Milwaukee, Dec 4.-What is thought
to be an attempt at Wholesale poisoning
and in a large measure successful, was
reported to the health department to-day,
when information was given Of the
sudden and serious illness of about one
hundred families, numbering between
500 and 600 persons, living in the north
western part of the city. The cause Of
the sickness was traced to bread sold
at a bakery, owned by Otto Figlesthaler,
which has a very large trade. Tonight
an analysis of the bread showed that
it contained arsenic. The persons poison
ed are living, but large number Of cases
are considered serious, if not critical
Mrs. Figlesthaler, the wife of the
baker, stated to-day that she thought
that some one had deliberately put
poison into the box containing the -four
from which the bread was made
The police are convinced from the
investigation tonight that arsenic was
placed in the bread with intent to cause
the death or serious illness of the Figles-
thaler customers, with the object Of
running his business. Arrests will be
made tomorrow.
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over the kidneys. He bled profusely and
lost a quantity Of blood and is now, of
couse, very weak The physicians say
his condition is very critical indeed, with
the chances slightly in his favor. His
life hangs by a mere thread.
A. c. Avery, Jr, is a son of Hon. A. G.
Avery, of North Carolina Supreme
Court bench. Judge Avery and his
daughter, Mrs. Tom McBee will be here
tonight ON the Norfolk train. Young
Avery thinks the assault was premedi-
tated on account of his having knocked
down brother of one of his assailants
during election week.
The negroes George Bristol and John
Perkins, are among the worst characters
in this county. The negro Bristol has
Just finished serving a sentence of man
slaughter in the Tennessee penitentiary.
The negroes escaped but the officers are
after them with good chances of cap
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COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS.

Depression in Iron.-Not Much Change in
Cotton.-Failures Greater than last year.
New York, Dee. 4.-R. G.. Dunn & Com
pauy's Weekly Review of Trade tO-mor-
row will say:
The classified failures for November
| show gratifying reductions as compared
with October, and are especially import
ant as showing that the peculiar disturb
ance during the Presidential campaign,
which swelled failures $36,000,000 in
August and September, did not prevent
quick return to a monthly aggregate
scarcely less than that of May.
Ground for confidence is also found in
the abandonment of two of the largest
combinations by which the iron industry
has been retarded and the possibility that
two others will be abandoned Such a
state of things within a month after the
election suggest that these organizations,
formed when depressed business failed
to support all the works in existence, are
not expected to survive a general revival
aud ample demands for products. The
immediate effect of breaking prices is to
check large buying of iron and steel pro-
where prices are to range
In the cotton manufacture there is lit
tie change, though goods are selling bet
ter, but with many added works produc-
ton exceeds present demand.
The market for raw cotton is weak,
with middling uplands an eighth lower
With over 4,750,000 bales in sight by De-
cember, when the crop is usually about
half in sight current estimates would
leave only 100000 more to come for
ward in nine months and the large con
sumption in the mills does not advance
prices. Other product markets have been
weaker.
Failures for the week have been $40
in the United States against 374 last year.
and 90 in Canada against 80 last year.
TRADE GENERAL DULL.
New York, Dec. 4.-Bradstreets to-
morrow will say:
General trade continues in moderate
volume, jobbers and wholesalers being
agreed there will be no business revival
this year. There is some activity in hol-
iday goods. Rains and stormy weather
South and cold and severe weather West
and northwest, have checked traffic on
interior country roads and otherwise in
terfered with the distribution Of mer-
chandise, except at some northwestern
centres, where more seasonable weather
has stimulated the demand for heavy
textiles, clothing and shoes. Through
out the central Mississippi Valley there
has been no increase in demand in whole
sale lines and at the South trade is char
acterized as dull.
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EASILY SWINDLED.
Put not Your Trust in Sweet Mouthed
Strangers-Ten Thousand Dollars
Worth Of Diamonds Lost Thereby

New Orleans, La, Dec. 4.-George p.
Gail, jeweler, official time inspector Of
the Illinois Central railroad, was swim
died out $4,000 worth Of diamonds bv
three Italian strangers, one Of whom had
formed the acquaintance of Mr.. Gail n
bout eight days ago He went into Mr..
Calls place of business to have q emf
BUTTON mended claimed to be a rich man
and in few days had won Mr.. Calls
confidence. He said that he had n sister
In convent in Rome and that he wish
ed to buy $4,000 worth Of diamonds to
present a diamond cross to Pope in order
that he might secure from him
permission to remove his sister from the
convent.
Mr.. Gail was thoroughly convinced Of
the sincerity Of the Italian and obtain
ed $4,000 worth OF diamonds from
Adolph Peabody, a diamond importer of
p and 20 Maiden Lane, New York city
The Italian brought friend along with
him to make the deal and they had a
bank box to put the jewels in. The lew
els and the $4,000 were placed in the box
before Mr.. Calls eyes and he was asked
to keep the box until they returned an
hour later, claiming that they had busi-
ness that would take them out for that
length Of time.
Mr. Gail took the box in which ne had
just seen the money and diamonds plac-
ed. 1t had been securely locked in his
presence, After two or three hours had
elapsed, the Italians did not return, and
becoming suspicious, Mr. Gail broke open
the box and found instead Of the dia-
monds and money, two dollar bill and a
silk handkerchief.
Two thousand dollars have been offered
as a reward for the capture of the men
who fimped Gail and the recovery Of the
precious stones.
Mr.. Peabody and the victimized Jew
eler were in each others company the
greater part Of yesterday and their busi-
ness was in relation to the settlement
for the gems. Mr.. Gail being the owner
of much valuable real estate, had no fear
about securing the amount to make good
the loss and an agreement was reached
by which Mr.. Peabody win receive pay
ment for his property. Mr. Gail says
that since he has collected his senses he
cannot understand well how he was dup
ed, though the men were so nice
and looked gentlemanly every inch of
them. Detectives arrested two Italians
who claimed that they were from New
York. The officers learned that they
were slipping in boarding house on 81
Charles Avenue. While in part thi
answered Mr.. Calls descriptions,
said that neither of the men were
friends"
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BAD NAVAL ARMOR.

Newport News, Va, Dec NAVAL
constructor, J. J. Woodward, when in
terviewed tonight, refused to give out
any statement regarding the defective
armor plates that had been sent by the
Carnegie Steel Company, of Pittsburg,
to be used in the construction of the
battleships Kentucky and Kearsarge.
IF you want any information" said
he, ''you must get it from the Navy De-
partment"
So closely was the discovery guarded
that right here in Newport News, where
the battleships are building, the public
has been intotal ignorance Of the defects.
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JAMES WELToN CoNFEssEs

Cincinnati, Ohio, Dec 4-The mystery
Of the killing Of Thomas Joy last Mon
day has been explained by a confession
from James Welton, a park policeman.
He confessed to the coroner that he and
Joy were together at Muldoon's saloon,
on the sidewalk, and that both had been
drinking. They became engaged in Il
scufIle over a revolver when it was ac-
cidently discharged. This confession re-
moves suspicion from Muldoon and Far
rell, who have been under arrest charged
with the murder.
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WOMEN DELEGATES.

Chicago, H., Dec. 4.-The National w.
@. L. u, has appointed these fraternal
delegates to represent the organization
at the conference in the anti-saloon
league to be held in Washington, d. O.,
Dec s to 10. 1896:
Mrs Margaret b. Platt, District OF
Columbia; Miss r. O. Marrow, West
Virginia; Mrs. r. Ell. Jones, Virginia;
Mrs. Emma @. Bourne, Delaware, and
Mrs, Anna @. Harmer, Pennsylvania.
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HAMBURG STRIKE ON.

Hamburg. Dec AT a meeting Of the
central strike committee here to-day it
was decided to declare a general strike,
and a pamphlet was issued calling upon
all quay laborers, engineers, bargemen,
Jumpers and car men to quit work in
order to bring the business Of the port to
a complete stand-still The majority Of
the quay laborers have obeyed the call,
and the remainder will probably follow.
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GEORGIA ASSIGNMENT.

Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 4.-Peacock, Dun
woody and Hough, retail dry goods deal
ers, doing business on Whitehall street,
this city, made an assignment this morn
ing to Willis e. Ragan. Liabilities $685.
600: assets, $4,000.
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HAS SMALL POX.

New York, Dec. 4.-One Of the Chinese
of the Ward line steamer Vigi-
lancia, which arrived to-day from Hava-
ma, was removed to North Brothers island
suffering with small pox. The steamer
will be thoroughly disinfected, and the
and crew vaccinated.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-05
WIFE BEATER KILLED.

Washington, Dec. 4.-London Shears,
a negro preacher of this city was shot
and instantly killed by policeman Ed
ward Curry, in South Washington this
afternoon. Shears had been beating his
wife and when the officer interferred, he
wrested the baton and began beating the
officer, who thereupon shot him.
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RECORD BROKEN AGAIN.

Boston, Dec. 4.-The Cunard steamer
Servia has again broke the record for
fast steaming from Europe to Boston.
The big vessel arrived off Boston light
house last night, having completed the
run from Daunts in six days, fourteen
hours and eight minutes The time from
Liverpool was seven days, eight hours and
twenty-four minutes.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-05
CAN MAKE GOLD CONTRACTS.

Atlanta, Ga. Dec. 4.-The State Sen
ate yesterday, by vote of 21 to 10, re-
jected bill, introduced Senator Culver,
to declare null and void all obligations
and contracts which may be made pay
able in any specific character of money,
whether the same be coin or otherwise,
so fur as the General Assembly is con-
cerned; therefore gold contracts may
still be made in Georgia
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WOMEN'S COUNCIL.

Boston, Mass, Dec. AT the second
days session of the National Council Of
Women there was q large attendance.
The reports made were OF a most en-
tertaining nature and the greetings from
the several councils were encouraging
and enthusiastic,
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MAN AND BEAR TO FIGHT.

Ceredo, w. Va, Dec. A match for
$500 aside has been made for a fight
between Thomas Stevens, Of Catletts-
burg, KY, and a vicious ten-months-old
bear cub. Stevens is to be provided with
a hunting knife, with n four-inch blade.
The battle is to take place at Catletts-
bugr, Christmas evening in the opera
housp
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COTTON HOLIDAYS.

Liverpool, Dec. 4.-The cotton exchange
will observe the Christmas and new
year holidays by closing Friday, Decem-
Der 25 and Saturday, December 26 and
Friday, January LIST and Saturday, Jam
uary q.
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London, Dec 4.-Adyices received here
to-day from Liberia announce that the
president of that republic, Joseph James
Cheesman, died on Nov. II. Vice-Pres-
ident Coleman was inaugurated on No
yember 13.
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New York, Dec 4.-The directors Of
the Southern Railway, at special meet
ing held to-day, declared dividend of
/ per cent on the preferred stock.
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Two Negro Boys Try TO Kill
Young Mr.. A. G. Avery Jr.
WOUNDS ARE DANGEROUS
Negroes Said to Have Harbored
Revenge.
asIrAN ELECTION AFTERMATH?
Young MIR. Avery is Brave, Manly
Popular and Upright Young MAN.
The WouId-be Murderers Flee
--Great Indignation at MGR
q, nton and Through
out the State.

--Great indignation al MCF-
q, nton and Through
out the State.
Hon. A. c. Avery Associate Justice of
the Supreme Court, was called home yes
terday by telegram mannouncing the seri-
Gus condition of his son, Alphonso c.
Avery, Jr, in Morganton. A telegram
stated that on the night of December
.3rd, about eleven o'clock, as the young
man was going to his home, which is
about a quarter Of a mile from the busi-
ness part of the town, he was attacked
on the way by two negro boys md stab
bed in FIVE places. The wounds are said
to be dangerous if not fatal. The ne
,groes have fed, but vigorous efforts are
being made to capture them.
Justice Avery was stunned by the sud
den tragic intelligence, and the sympa-
.thy of the whole community went out
to him, coupled with the hope that later
intelligence will show that the wounds
are not as dangerous as at first indicated.
Young Mr.. Avery is well known and
greatly liked in Raleigh, having spent
some months here assisting his father in
some literary work last year. He is a
handsome, manly, upright and chival-
rous young man, just turned %. He
was licensed to practice law less than a
year ago.
There was rumor that the attempt
to kill the young man grew out of trou-
BILE in Morganton during election week,
but as nothing definite is known we for
bear to comment on the rumor.
The people Of the State will pray for
the recovery Of the brave and promising
young man.
MR.. A. c. AVERY, JR., STABBED.
He is Insulted and Dangerously Wound
ed by Two Negroes-The Attack Pre-
meditated- The Assailants Escaped.
Morganton, n c., Dec 4.-(speciaD-
"A. G. Avery, Jr., was assaulted here last
night by two negroes and probably fatal
ly wounded with knife. He was going
home, and when crossing a corner of
court square he was accosted by
1.-TWO young negroes. He answered them,
as he says, one of them insulted him,
whereupon he knocked one of them
down, the other seized him about the
waist and the negro whom he had knock
ed down, got up and began cutting him
with a knife. After stabbing him for
this, the negroes broke away from him.
Having no weapons Avery went at once
to the rooms of the Attacoa Club to get
a gun. In the meantime the negroes ran
off. Avery went to the club, but found
no gun. He took billiard cue and went
back to the corner, but the negroes had
gone. After looking for them for few
minutes Avery was taken back to the
club by some friends who saw that he
was dangerously wounded. His over
coat was literally cut all to pieces in the
hack and so was the balance of his cloth
ing. After removing his clothes it was
found that he was wounded in FIVE places.
he was taken at once to DR.. Laxton's,
who lives near the club, and his wounds
were dressed and he was put to bed there.
The most serious wound is on the left side
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Five Hundred Wounded Span
ish Soldiers in Havana.
MAcEO DEFEATS WEYLER
American War Correspondents
to be Deported.
AN APPEAL FOR sELLIGERANcY
Insurgents Attack Spanish Across the
Bay in Sight of the Capitol
General Killed on Both

Cincinnati, Ohio, Dec A special to
the Commercial Tribune, from Key West.
Florida, says:
Passengers by steamer from Havana to-
night say a train with 800 wounded
Spanish soldiers arrived there to-day. 1t
was said of them that they came from the
vicinity Of San Christobal and Candelaria.
No definite statement could be had as to
from what battlefield they came. Ru-
mOrs prevailed on the arrival that Weyler
had sustained another defeat. Counter
statements were also made that the van
guard of Maceo's army had been defeated.
Moreover it was announced that Weyler
is on the eve of attempting to storm some
hill-tOps where MaceO is entrenched, and
this has raised great expectations in Ha-
vana. This afternoon it was current on
the streets that another garrison of Span
iaTds had deserted over to MaCeO with
their arms, ammunition and stores. The
place was not given, though it is supposed
to be near Palacios Over 450 men were
in the garrison. Late in the afternoon
guerilla fighting was reported across the
bay from Havana. just beyond the line
Of of forts a small party of insurgents
made dash into the suburbs. They
succeeded in killing three Spanish sol
diers, capturing one captain and firing
several houses. They lost five men killed
Several American correspondents at Ha-
vana have had friendly warnings to the
effect that Weyler is contemplating de-
porting some Of the more outspoken ones
because their reports do not please him.
AN APPEAL TO CLEVELAND.
Louis, Dec. 4.-The following letter
en- sent to President Cleveland. 1t
signed by the committee appointed
the mass-meeting of Cuban sympa-
! thizers, held in this city November DIST:
''St. Louis, Dec 2. 1896.
ITO His ExceIlency, Grover Cleveland,
President, Washington, d. c.:
''Sir: The press reports that have been
published for months past, and are be-
ing daily published from the island of
Cuba, indicate that the war being waged
by the Cuban people for liberty, on the
one side and by the forces of the Spanish
government, for their subjugation on the
other. has degenerated into a bloody and
merciless system OF determination in
which the women, children, the aged and
inhrm, and other nOn-cOmbatants are
subjected to inhuman and harbarOus
treatment by the Spanish solidiery."
The letter then refers at length to the
previous rebellions and of their barbarous
character and concludes:
I'm a spirit Of christian charity, we ap-
peal to you in the name of humanity and
American civilization to make effective
the repeatedly expressed will of the vast
majority of your fellow citizens by grant
ing to the Cuban people the right of bel
ligerents which we believe viii at once
modify the horrors Of this war and tend
TO its speedy termination"
SYMPATHY FOR CUBA.
Chicago, H.. Dec 4-Congressman
Robert r Hit chairman of the House
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SYMPATHY FOR CUBA.

Chicago, H., Dec. 4-Congressman
Robert r. Hit, chairman of the House
committee on foreign affairs was en-
tanned this afternoon at the Union
League club at an informal luncheon. A
score and more prominent Republicans
were present. At the conclusion Of the
feast Mr. Hit said he was on his way
to Washington and that the object Of his
visit to the capital at this time was to
take some action on the Cuban question.
He assured his listeners that within a
month the President would issue pro-
clamation that would prove decisive. As
to his own position he said he always had
held to what seemed to be the prevailing
sentiment among Americans that is, that
he cordially sympathized with the Gu
bans. He even went so far as to say the
United States should give them material
assistance. Just what shape this should
take, however, he did not say he left
for Washington this afternoon.