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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-03-12
Wars and aumors q Wars. !"

From the Good Book we learn
that there shall be wars and ru.
mors Of wars.
Since the gray dawn of the
worlds history almost every gen.
Grafton has seen the desperate
struggle of war-tribes and ma.
tons Of people settling their dis.
putea with brute force and strength
and might-the stronger trainpl-
ing down the weak. Nations
have been born and persisted in a
single day. Thousands and hun
dreds Of thousands Of battle fields
have run red with the life blood
of millions of human beings for
sake Of honor--for the sake Of
right.
All this has been foretold BY
the prophets Of old and will
continue until time il no more.
Even now, there are "wars and
rumors Of wars" in almost every
land on earth. People are being
stirred by the patriotic speeches Of
statesmen; weaker nations are be.
ing oppressed and borne down by
the CALLING yoke Of tyrant. Cuba
is struggling for her freedom and
her patriots are being butchered
on every side; Italyand Abyssinia
are in each others embrace trying
10 crush ont the fatal spark 81
life: the republic Of Nicaragua, in
South America, is actively en-.
gagged in trying 10 put down o
a rebellion that is grasping at It's
throat; the forward" policy Of
England has caused a quarrel be.
tween that country and Venezu.
Ella, and the United States have
been drawn into the fuss; because
this country asked Spain not 10.
butcher the Cuban's like 80 many
hogs, she il now on her head
shaking her fist and making all
kind Of wild faces az Uncle Sam,
while England is gently oncour.
aging her and saying "go ahead. ;"
And this, too, at the closing
days Of The nineteenth century.
Il Is a sad picture, but il will con.
tinue until the Angel Of time
Gabriel--shall announce that all
worldliness shall cease, and that
forever.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-03-12

HARRISBURG. Pa, March g.
The date for the execution Of
III. II. Holmes, the convicted
murderer Of Benjamin r. PET
eel, and the alleged murderer Of
twenty.one others, was fixed BY
Gov. Hastings today. The de-.
cision Of the supreme court
affirming the judgment Of the
lower was received at the exc.
cutiye department this after.
noon, and Immediately laid be.
fore the governor. The Cover.
nor thought Holmes should
have somp days in which 10
prepare for death, and selected
the time accordingly. The death
warrant was AZ once forwarded
to Sheriff Clewent at PhiladeI-
phiar.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-03-12
Barber Shop Raided.

Sunday morning, about 10 O'Clock,
Officer W. G. Crabtree raided the barber
shop at Hotel Carolina, run by Charles
Hines and Bob Martin, eolored, and
captured the two proprietors-both of
whom we're busy at work removing the
growth Of hair on two gentlemen's faces.
Their trial was to have come up before
Mayor Peay Monday morning, but was
continued until today. The 6ne for
having barbershop open on Sunday is
$40. .-..-s:
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-03-12

IT was appropriate that the Gu
ban resolutions should have been
formed BY congressman named
HitL lie "hit' the bull.6gbting,
murderous Dons q straight lick
from the shoulder that caused
them To raise . howl. The name
Of Congressman Hit will long
live as a benefactcr Of justice and
humanity.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-03-12
$50. 900, 900 In Jewels.

Of all the sovereigns Of the
world, the Shah of Persia is
said to possess the largest treas
ure in jewels and gold orna-
ments, it being valued at $50.
100000. The chief object of
value is the old crown Of Persian
rulers, in the form Of a pot
flower, which is surmounted by
an uncut ruby the size Of a hens
egg. The diamonds in another
symbol Of his rank are said to
weigh almost twenty pounds
There is also a jewelled sabre,
valued at 81, 100000. Another
thing that the Shah prizes is a
silver vase ornamented with 100
emeralds, whose equa's, IL is
said, are not 10 be found in the
world. In the collection there
Is a cube of amber which trad.
ton says fell from heaven in the
days Of Mahomet. and insures
the possessor against bodily
harm.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-03-12

There was . small sized cutting scraps
IN Moth Durham ~ n lay m' rniBg.
wesley Ray and VIM. Manson. both
eolored, could not get along we'll to,
R,thef and get into q fuss when Ray
whipped cut bis knife and ~ q very
vicious msnBsr proceeded to carve up
his enemy. No damage was done sx.
espt 20 an ovsfcoat that Manson was
Wearing, which vas cut on the right
sleeve. Officer Y. s. rsrthing arrest.
ed Ray last night end locked him up.
lie " Q given a hearing "a ssday.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-03-12
Death Of Mrs. c. Euiiss.

The death messenger visited house
hold in West Durham Monday morn.
ing and carried off the queen Of the
bonneville and mother.
Mrs. Euiiss. wife Of c. n. Euliss,
manager Of the West Durham Store
Company, who had been critically III
fog some time, left this world OF sin and
s$rrow yesterday morning and her
ypirit winged is fight to fair-r chime.
Her death occurred al S:4s O'Clock and
was caused from a complication Of de.
seases and consumption.
The Uuneri services wee conducted
from the West Durham Methodist
c uf:h MoBds, ! utr~ n .ats o'clock aud
the Temsins wtfe tsken 10 Graham on
the 10 O'Clock train this morning for in.
termeut. The beTeaysd family and re-.
Is,ives have the sympa,bies Of their host
Of frispdA,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-03-12
Two Gone North.

W. S. Poindexter. Durham's new
clothing man, left Sunday for the north
ern markets TO purchase his stock Of
sf:;-g and summer goods. Mrs. POin.
dexter, VINO had been here on visit &C.
eompsnied him as far as their home in
Lynehburg. Mr.. Poindexter said he
was going to purchase a tremendous
stock Of goods and that when he return.
ed You could iook out for something Ia
drop-prices in particular.
T. ]. Lambe, another Of Durham's
popular clothing men, left last Monday
for the north 10 lay in his stock for the
spring trade. lie will be gone several
dava
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-03-12
lRLSSIoNARY CONFERENCE.

MLSsIoNdRY CONFERENCE.
The Missionary Conference,
which was in session at Main
Street and Trinity Methodist
churches Wednesday and yester-
day was a very interesting meet
ing and was well attended. From
a small leafet, prepared BY DR.,
Walter R. Lambuth, one of the
missionary secretaries, Of Nash,
vile, Tenn, who was in atten-
dance at the meeting, we make the
following extracts, which will be
Of interest to our readers.
"Our foreign mission fields are
China, Brazil, Japan and Mexico.
q
We also have work for Germans,
Indians and Cubans; in addition.
small appropriations are made to-
a few weaker conferences in the
northwest, Preaching the gospel
teaching in day and boarding
schools, in Sunday schools; dipers-
ing medicine; house-to-house visi-
tation BY Bible women, and the
dissemination Of Christian litera-
ture covers the work done in the
field.
CHINA MISSION.
"0pened in 1s4S by Drs. Tay-
Tor and Jenkins. In this, the
greatest and most difficult Of all
mission fields, a half century Of
sowing is now to be follow by a
century Of reaping.
Bishop Hendrix, on his recent
visit, found a larger increase for
1895 than was the entire mem
bership twenty years ago
CUBAN MISSION.
"The Board of Missions appro-
PIRATES $4,000 annually to the
Florida Conference for work
among the Cubans.
"In the city of Tampa there are
over 10000 Cubans. The Wo-
mans Parsonage and Home Mis-
sion Society is doing a valuable
work among them, having estab-
lished two day schools for Cuban
children. The ladies who teach
these schools, by visiting the
homes and by Sunday schools, are
steadily winning the children and
their parents to Christ.
SUMMARY.
''In our four foreign fields we
have: missionaries. including
wives, 105; native travelling
preachers, 113, native helpers,
155; members, Z 1888; schools (day
and boarding., II; pupils, 2,OS1;
Sunday schools, 247; Sunday
school scholars, 6,s62; Epworth
Leagues, 10; members, 5s7; hos
pitals, /; dispensaries, 3; patients
treated in 1895, 1905; property
valued at s45s, 4O6; salaries paid
missionaries (single man or wo.
man), $500; married men, 81 900;
allowance for each child, 800.
HOW THE MONEY Is SPENT.
"Some who have no vital inter.
est in foreign missions, and seek
an excuse for not contributing,
assert that it requires two dollars
to send one dollar to the foreign
field. The truth is the only ex.
pepse in sending funds is the let.
ter postage. As to the use Of funds
90 cents in every dollar is applied
TO the work in the mission fields.
while the remaining 7 cents must
be made TO cover the expense Of
collection, disbursement, and adj.
ministration, which includes sal.
aries Of secretaries, and treasurer;
clerical help, the publication of
two monthly periodicals, the
printing Of leaflets, mailing of
circulars, dissemination Of litera.
ture, aud a large correspondence,
which brings the expediture for
postage alone up TO nearly $1,000
n vearD
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-03-12

J.E. Owens left yesterday for Smith.
Geld On trip Of pleasure aud business
combined.
Evening star., 1896-01-11

Of winter but Supt. Blackburn has supple
mented her kindly Offices with straw-lined
dens and snug retreats. The bears, the
wolves. the foxes and other quadrupeds
have grown thicker fur for the occasion,
and being accustomed to outdoor life, spend
the greater portion of their time In their
enclosures, or the open parts of their
cages.
At the upper end of the Zoo the elks,
those antlered monarchs of northern
CLINE, seem to enjoy the cold weather and
exercise freely within their inclosure They
don't mind blizzard as long as the food
holds out and they never have to go hungry
kera. In the leafless branches of great
cak tree the raccoons curl themselves up
Ike round balls of fur during the daytime
and retire to the privacy of their hollow
log stuffed with straw at night. The bears
nave straw-lired dens attached to their
cages and spend a good deal of their time
sleeping away the long winter.
A pitiful object at the Zoo is a monster
grizzly bear, who is totally blind He is
rifle claws, a veritable mountain Of strength,
but passes his days immured in a narrow
cage, and shut out even from sight of the
great world about him. The cages of the
eagles, hawks and outdoor birds are thatch-
ed with straw and snug nests made for
their shelter from the cutting winds. A
couple of South African ostriches have
been added to the Zoo and live adjoining
the ks=nsaroos in temperature made tor
rid by steam heat and stoves.
Evening star., 1896-01-11

1863 Emerson street. The front will be of
pressed brick.
A permit has been issued the Pintsch
Comprising Company to erect a two-story
brick and iron gas plant at the corner of
1312 and c streets southwest r. NJ. Dixon
Will draw the plans. The building will
front 81 feet on 1874 street by a depth of
30 feet.
Permits have been issued to T. F. Hod-
gen for the erection of two dwellings at
Nos 800 and 9a2 East Capitol street G.
w. Flather, architect and builder has pre-
pared plans for the structures, which viii
be each three stories in height, with cellar
bay windows and towers and oriel and
mansard roof, tiled. with bulge windows.
The frcnts will be of light brick, with stone
trimmings and the Interior finish is to be
in hard wood. Electric bells, cabinet man.
tells and all modern couveniences will be
provided.
A syndicate is about to erect five dwell
ing Fouses at the corner of S street and
Phelps place, at a cost Of SI5.30n, and plaEs
have been prepared by Joseph L. johnson,
architect. These houses will each have a
depth of 80 feet, and three of them will
front 20 feet, one So feet and one A feet.
They will be three stories high, with cellar,
and buff brick and Indiana limestone will be
used in the construction Of the fronts They
Will have Spanish tile mansard roofs and
square and octagon bays and a corner
tower. Each house will contain eleven
rooms. Hard wood will be used in the IN
terror finish, the parlors being in white and
gold. Steam heat will he employed
Evening star., 1896-01-11
A FLOWER CLOCK.
Recording the Progress of Time in
Floral Terms.

Floral Terms.
From Harper's Round Table.
An English journal contains the following
ingenious hint to the little gardeners We
have not tested the scheme ourselves, but il
reads plausibly, as follows:
1t Is quite possible to so arrange flowers
in a garden that all the purposes of a clock
viii be answered. In the time of Pliny
forty-six flowers were known to open and
shut at certain hours of the day, and this
number has since been largely increased.
For instance. bed Of common dandelions
would show when it was $50 in the morn
ing and $50 a. night, respectively, for those
flowers open and shut at the times named
frequently to the minute. The common
hawk-weed opens at in the morning, and
may be depended upon to close within a few
minutes of in the afternoon. The yellow
goats beard shuts at II o'clock noon abso-
lutely to the minute, sidereal time-that is,
when the sun attains its highest altitude.
Our clocks do not follow the sun, but are
cording to the longitude of the place where
they are. The goats beard, however, is
true time all the world over The SOW
thistle opens at am. and closes at LIP
am. The white lily opens at am and
closes at pm. the pink opens at am
and closes at $50 pm. In the towns few
people know about such details as these:
nor are the flower clocks often seen any,
where, though they have been constructed
farm servants often take their dinner hour
from the sun, or, failing that, from the yell
low goats beard, which is never mistaken
whether 1t can see the sun or not.
Evening star., 1896-01-11
MORE
SERIOUS
LOOKING
The Cuban Revolutionists Considering Re
taliatory Measures.
Recent Information From the Insur-
gents In the Troubled
Island.

The representatives of the Cuban republic
who are now in Washington were not at
oil surprised at the published announce
nlent that Gen. Campos had issued Or
der providing that all enemies of the Span
ish government in Cuba might be tried,
when captured, by the heads of the various
columns of the Spanish army, and punished
according to the rules of court-martial
without delay. The news of this action on
the part of the Spanish commander had
been received here in a cipher letter from
Havana several days ago. the communica-
ton stating that the order had been pub
lished in the official gazette in Havana.
Cuban sympathizers hers not officially
connected with the revolutionary commit
tee also received similar information, and
they declare that the order means nothing
more nor less than the summary execution
of every Cuban found with arms or who is
even suspected of harboring animosity
against Spanish rule. From the same un-
official source it is learned that the Spanish
officials in Havana are in great dread over
a possible attack on Havana, despite their
public protestations to the contrary sent
abroad, and that the residents of Havana
haVe already been Informed of the signal
that will notify then, when the city is at
tackled, which will be five cannon shots fol-
lowing each other in quick succession. 1t
is also said that the people in Havana who
are loyal to the Spanish government are
indignant at the manner in which the
Spanish troops are held in the city, in
stead of going out and driving back the
rrvolutionists, who are within less than a
days march of the Cuban metropolis in
three directions, and of whom advance
parties are only few miles from the city.
1t is believed that Gomez will Immediate
ly take retaliatory measures to meet the
order of Gen. Campos, and that he will give
orders to his men to destroy the grinding
On hn 10 1fo
tiCns, where heretofore only the cane has
been destroyed. This machinery is exceed
ingly costly, and if it is destroyed it will
take years to replace it.
Information also comes from Havana
that the Cuban sympathizers in that city
are well organ ed despite the efforts of
the Spanish officials to prevent such
thing, and are prepared to rise and precipi-
tate outbreak at a moments notice.
Evening star., 1896-01-11
A FRAID OF OLNEY
Giving the Credit of the Venezuelan
Policy to Gresham
Administration Democrats Think Mr..
Olncy fs Becoming Too
Important.

A lively controversy seems to be develop
ing over the question of who is to be given
the credit for the Venezuelan policy of the
administration. 1t does not appear that the
friends of Mr.. Olney have made statements
on the subject, but the history of the case,
as known, has made it seem clear that Mr..
Olney was :he author of the policy. 1t is
known that for a long time before the let
ter to Salisbury was writtel he was study
iLg the question with great attention, and
that he dictated the letter in May, before
the death of Secretary Gresham. More
over, the policy was such a wide departure
from what Mr.. Gresham's was understood
to be that there was little doubt in any
bcdy's mind that Olney was entirely re-
sponsibie for it. 1t was stated, also. that
Mr.. Gresham knew nothing Of the matter,
icing very i'll at the time it came up.
The Olney Boom.
Now, Mr.. Olney's responsibility for the
policy is being contested in a way to excite
the suspicion that there is fear that it
may give him too much prominence with
his party. Among democrats in Congress
II ere has been considerable talk of Olney
a suitable nominee for the presidency
should all turn out well in the Venezuelan
matter.
1t appears now that this is resented in
SCIue quarters, anu interpretation COM
monty put upon this resentment is that
Mr.. Cleveiands friends expected the Vene-
zuelan affair to make him again the cam
didate of mis- party, and that they are not
satisfied that Olney should get the benefit
of it.
Mr.. Gresham Responsible.
Mr.. Lands, formerly the private secre-
tary OF Mr.. Gresham, who a few days ago
was sent for TO come to Washington from
Chicago in connection with this matter, is
authority for the claim that Mr.. Gresham
was responsible for the Venezuelan matter,
and that Mr.. Olney was simply called in to
take charge of the matter because of Gres-
hams i'll health, and finally inherited the
respon sibility by Greshams death. The
newspaper owned by one of the cabinet
officers states practically the same thing
and member Of the cabinet, who is un-
derstood to be in favor of Mr.. Cleveland
for a third term, is given as authority for
the statement that Mr.. Olney does not de-
serve all the credit which is being given
him, but that the policy was already decid-
ed on wher he was called in consultation
as Attorney General some time in March
lest. He is given credit in this statement
orly for the able character of his brief Of
the case, and the precision of statement in
his letter.
Evening star., 1896-01-11
New Workers in Earnest.
A Bad Dream.

From the Mscnn tGaD Telegraph.
An old negro man in East Macon had six
toes burned off a DAY or two ago, two on
one foot and four on the other. They were
literally charred to pieces. The old man
had gone home and found his wife "in de
silks" She refused to cook his supper.
He make up a hoecake, put it in the oven.
sliced a piece of meat put 1t on the Goals
and proceeded to rest his weary limbs in
front Of the fireplace while the supper was
cooking. His wife sat in the corner, with
her face to the wall The old man began
to dream that he was a restless horse in q
barn, and as he paved around at the side
of the house he gradually approached the
ccals On the hearth. Finally his stocking
foot touched one of the live embers. He
thought his horses foot had struck a nail,
and the wound was very painful. He shook
1t about and rubbed the other foot against
1t, and the pain was communicated from
one foot to the other. When the suffering
became so great he couldn't stand IT any
longer, he awoke and six Of his toes had
been burned off
Evening star., 1896-01-11
FOREIGN ORDNANCE.
China Found That Purchased to Be
Inferior In QuulitY.

Inferior In Quality.
The Department of State is in receipt of a
dispatch from our minister in China trans
mitting a memorial addressed to the en-
peror by the princes who are joint presi-
dents of the board of foreign affairs, in
which attention is called to the inferior
quality of the foreign ordnance purchased
by the Chinese government during the re-
cent war with Japan, and suggesting plans
for improving government arsenals and gun
foundries. The memorial is as follows:
A memorial from Prince Kung and Prince
Ching requesting a decree for their guild
ance.
When China was engaged last year in
naval warfare, she sought out and bought
foreign guns and cannon. The price paid
for these was several times the usual value
thereof, they were in bad condition, and the
number delivered did not come up to the
number paid for. These frauds could not be
avoided.
Memorialists, warned by previous Losses,
have carefully examined as to what people
in the arsenais of the various provinces are
themselves able to make quick-firing guns
and cannon. They have ascertained that
Liu Chi-hsiang, an expectant taotai of
kiangsu, has been for years director of the
Shanghai arsenal. He is thoroughly familiar
with the forging of steel and the manufac-
ture of ammunition, which field he is able to
open to Chinese artisans
In the eighth moon (September-October)
of this year this official came to Picking, in
obedience to imperial decree, and memorial
lists had several interviews with him They
compared quick-fring guns made by him
with the most perfect foreign guns lately
produced, and found them equal thereto in
point of strength and rapidly, while the
cost was much less.
Memorialists are united in the opinion that
at this time, when men of ability are urgent
ly needed, when able men are found they
should be rewarded, in order that thew NAV
exert themselves to the utmost We re-
quest that a decree be issued ordering LIN
Chi-hsiang to take sole charge of the bust
ness of the Shanghai arsenal The funds
and plant Of this establishment should he
increased as it's needs require The guns
and cannon there made will be examined by
memorialists as they are produced REPORTS
of disbursements should be made directly to
the superintendent of military affairs, who
should write the proper board to provide
therefor. If shortcomings become mani
fest, the above-named taotai shall alone be
responsible. This procedure will have far
reaching effects, and it will facilitate the
labor of investigation
We humbly request the imperial pleasure
as to this proposal.
The above memorial was made public the
7th of November; decree making the an
pointment requested was made the 5th of
November.
Evening star., 1896-01-11

From the New 1OrK 11mcS.
I am Informed by a man who ought to
know that there is in the whole country only
one drug store, and that is in 9th avenue,
New York. No patent medicines, no pro-
prietary articles Of any description are kept
for sale there. 1t is simply and purely a
prescription drug store. Ten prescription
clerks are employed and kept busy. On the
second floor are some of the finest micro
scopes in the world, and these are in con-
slant use. The leading physicians of the
city are the patrons of the place, and all
their analyzing is done there. The annual
income of the proprietor from prescriptions
and analyses alone is over s25 600
Evening star., 1896-01-11

cant failed no less than four times, and
may try again. It has happened that when
an applicant failed to pass. he would go
over in Virginia or Maryland, find some
court where the examination was not so
rigid and difficult, secure an admission to
the bar there, and then return to the Dis
ber Of the bar Of a sister jurisdiction.
The rules OF the Court of Appeals provide
that to practice before it an attorney
shall be 4 member Of the bar of the District
supreme Court or Of the United States Su-
preme Court, and IAN admission fee of 81
is charged. To be: eligible to practice be-
fore, the Supr eme Court of the United States
one must be member of the bar Of some
competent court.