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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-28
NATIONAL AFFAIRS.

\ terrific rain and wind storm IN
the Northwestern States Sunday
caused loss of life and great destruc-
tion of property
Democrats and Populists in Kansas
will fuse on State ticket.
Doc. Jones. colored, sentenced to be
hanged at Petersburg, Va, July 81, for
wife murder, has been respited to Au-
gust 27th.
The National Silver party will notify
Bryan of his nomination in Baltimore
Immediately after the Democrats
notify him in New York.
Rate war between the Southern Rail-
way and Seaboard Air Line grows
warmer, and it IS possible that all pas
senger associas toHs in the country will
be drawn into <.
William Henry Smith, the veteran
editor, died at his home at Lake Forest,
ILL.,, yesterday, aged 60.
General Manager Bailey, of the Ia
wares. Atlantic and Gulf Railroad, was
shot by the prosecuting attorney OF
Lake county, Fla. in a political quar-
rel.
The National Republican campaign
to be officially opened at Columbus,
Ohio, August II.
Senator Pett;grew, a silver Republi-
can, has resigned as a member of the
Republican Congressional committee.
William Cuykendall drowned in APP
pomattox river at Petersburg, Va, be-
lieved to have been a suicide.
Senator Mantle and Congressman
Hartman, silver Republicans, think
Watson will withdraw as a Presiden-
tial candidate.
The State Department has called for
the designations of United States Con-
suls Thatcher, at Windsor, Ontario.
and Henry C. Smith, at Santos, Brazil.
The strike at Cleveland, Ohio, which
was inaugurated nine weeks ago, and
has resulted in several bloody riots, is
at an end, unsatisfactory ysettlementhav
ing been effected.
Frank Pierson, of Iowa Falls, Iowa.
in fit of insanity, cut the throats of
his aged parents, and then tried to kill
himself.
Miss Jane Scofeld, one of the faculty
of the Normal College ait San Antonio,
Texas, dropped dead of heart disease
yesterday while delivering a lecture on
Physiology before the class.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-28
ROOFS LIFTED BY A CYCLONE.
Five Farm Houses Laid in the Path of q
Michigan Windstorm.

Detroit, Mich, July 27.-A disastrous
tornado swept through the southern
part of the State Sunday evening.
Most alarming reports come from
Homer, Calhoun county, where great
damage was done to farming property.
Farm houses are reported overturned
and wrecked, and all crops laid low.
The wind and rain following the storm
was so severe, that it has interfered
with both telegraph and telephone ser
vice, and it is practically impossible to
obtain "details. The storm in this
vicinity was very severe. Fully two
inches of rain fell inside of three min
utes, doing considerable damage by
flooding Easements of business houses.
To-day's report shows that the elect
trical storms extended all over uhe
southern part of Michigan. Doc Mark
ham, farmer near MARSHALL, was fa-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-28
NORTH CAROLINA.

The Watson Mason Campaign club
at Winston, mas bought handsome
$40 banner.
Hon. C. b. Watson to speak at Went
worth, Rockingham county, Nednes-
day.
harrington murder trial at Durham
ended by committing the accused,
Fannie Wilson, Charles Baine and
Charles Manley, TO jail
A miner shot in cold blood al Cum
mock coal mine, by a man named Davis,
boss of the hands
At Flat Rock. N. c., yesterday Judge
Simonton issued a temporary order en-
joinoing the Seaboard and Southern
from making aud reduction whatever
in rates.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-28
FROM A BRITISH POINT OF VIEW

London, July 27.-The Globe this
afternoon publishes a long article
headed american communism" and
concludes as follows: 'There is a clear
issue between the gold standard allied
to extreme protection and free coinage
coupled with confscatory socialism.
Whether Mckinley or Bryan is elected,
British interests are bound to suffer.
While the victory of Mckinley is GER
tain to harass our trade with the Uni
ted States, that of Bryan could not fail
to produce a financial convulsion
which might shake the old world to
its very foundation"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-28
NATIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE.
Summaries of Yesterdays Games in
Various League Cities.

Chicago, Ills, July 27.-The Colts
won to-day in the first inning. Haw-
ley started to pitch for the Jonahs, but,
after giving a base on balls, hitting
batsman and being pounded for a dou-
bic and single, four runs resulting,
gave way to Hastings Everett, Pef-
fer's Badden did unusually pretty work
in the field. Attendance, 200. Score:
Chicago 49,. COL O0020x- Q 0
Pittsburg 00001O02- o 5
Batteries: Friend and Donohue;
Hawley, Hastings and Merritt. Umpire
Emslie.
CINCINNATI 3; CLEVELAND 2.
Cincinnati, o., July 27.-The Reds
batted out the victory in the ninth in
ming after having been unable to score
a run up to that time. Cleveland earn
ed two of their runs. The Reds made
a like number in the eighth, but a bril-
liant double play cut short their
chances. Fisher replaced Rhines in the
seventh. The latter pitched his first
game since his finger was broken. At
tendance 5000. Score:
Cincinnati -. O0000O003- S 3
Cleveland -. 02000-2 1
Batteries: Rhines, Fisher and PETIT;
Cuppy, Blake and Zimmer Umpire
Lally.
ST. LOUIS, 6; LOUISVILLE, 3.
St Louis, July 27.-The Colonels'
fielding was almost perfect to-day.
Attendance, 1,500. Score:
st. Louis . 3O01x-6 3
Louisville ...... O200-3 1
Batteries: Kissinger and Murphy;
Frazer and Dexter. Umpire, Belts.
VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
At Lynchburg:
Lynchburg :. 230O4510-16 30 4
Petersburg :. 400203040-13 16 Z
Batteries: Brown, Mcfarland and
Schabel; Reed and Vetter. Umpire
Turner.
At Norfolk:
Roanoke . 04000101 2-10 II 3
Richmond -. 10002110 B. 8 13 Z
Batteries: Leah and Fields; Clausen
and Boland.
At Roanoke:
Roanoke ~ 4000101 2-10 II 3
Portsmouth,. 5000003 o. Is
Batteries: Coons, Kimble and Will
liams; Lampe, Brandt and Rieman.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-28
FINANCIAL.

After an irregular day, due to con-
ficting crop reports, cotton closed at
a net advance of to points.
Movement of prices in the stock mar
ket was irregular and heavy in tone,
the principal influences being the
Treasury gold reserve situation and
the railroad rate war
Unfavorable crop reports caused
wheat to make sharp advance, though
it closed unchanged; corn was decided
ly weak, and provisions declined 10
cents.
The Treasury gold reserve was yes
terday swelled by the addition of ST.
$4,000 in coin deposited by bankers.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-28
HEAVY DAMAGE IN MICHIGAN.
Great Destruction of Property Report
ed, but NO Loss of Life.

Homer, Mich, July 27.-A terrific
windstorm struck this village yester-
day evening. Roofs were lifted, houses
partly blown away, larns tippea over,
and owe" half Of the fine maple trees
about the town were blown over. The
plate glass windows i'll Linn & Co.'S
store were blown in.
The worst part of the cyclone seemed
to have passed a little to the north
west of the town, and many of the
finest farm )us IS y this vicinity lay
in its path. There were several mar
row escapes of persons caught ont in
the storm, but as yet no one is repor-
ted injured.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-28
GOES TO ELIZABETH CITY.

Mr.. Thomas H. Briggs, of this city,
who is now studying law at Wake
Forest, will go to Elizabeth City in
September to take the professorship
of Latin and English in the Atlantic
Collegiate Institute.
Mr.. Briggs graduated at Wake For
est this year with high honors, and
is a young man not only popular, but
of fine mental parts.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-28
THE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN.

Chicago, Ills, July 27.-Charles A..
Kurtz, National committeeman from
Ohio, is authority for the statement
that the Republican campaign will be
officially opened at Columbus, Ohio,
on August 12. On that date great rat
ification meeting will be held. and it
is expected that Maj. Mckinley will
be present to make the first speech of
the campaign.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-28
A DOZEN LABoRERs ENToMBED.

Chicago, H.. July 27-A dozen la
borers engaged in clearing up the
wreckage of the recent fire at the Dia-
mond Match Company's building were
buried in the debris early this morn
ing. The men were working on the
second floor, when, without warning,
the roof and second floor fell, carrying
the men to the first floor and burying
them in a mass of water-soaked
matches and smouldering timbers. All
of the men were eXtricated alive,
though more or less seriously injured.
None of them will die.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-28
A TORNADO IN IOWA.
Serious Damage Done to All Kinds of
Property

Dubuque, Iowa, July 27-A fierce
rain storm swept this section last
night, the fall being 4.82 inches The
streets were full to the curbs, while
those up the hills were torn out and
the debris carried down and lodged on
the street railway tracks, blockading
the roads for hours. The Illinois Cen
tral has not had train in since mid
night,
At Durango, on the Chicago Great
Western, where five persons were
drowned during the flood last May,
the creek was again at food height and
the bridge that stood the tide then
was swept away.
\ bridge on the Milwaukee line at
Catfish creek, south of the city, is
gone.
Reports from all points in this sec
ton are of serious damage to railroad
property and county bridges, but no
loss Of life has yet been reported.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-28
A TERRIFIC WIND STORM.

Cleveland, Ohio, July 27.-Much
damage was done last night by the
terrific wind storm. At Beulah Park,
just east of the city, eight or nine
houses were completely destroyed and
a large tabernacle blown down. The
loss is estimated at many thousands
of dollars The wind reached veloc-
ity of sixty-four miles an hour.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-28
WRECK OF 'DRUMMoND CASTLE"

London, July 27.-The board of
trade has decided that the loss of the
steamship Drummond Castle off
Ushant, June 10th, resulting in the
drowning of about $50 persons, only
one passenger and two seamen being
saved, was due to the fact that she was
not navigated with proper seamanlike
care in view of the prevailing condi-
tions.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-28
M'LAURIN TO SPEAK FOR BRYAN.

Roanoke, Va, July 27.-Congress-
man j. T.. McLaurin, of South Carolina,
passed through this city to-day en-
route to Carlyle, Ohio, in response to
a telegram from the National Demo
cratic committee, where he will open
the campaign for Bryan in opposition
to Roswell p. Horr, of Michigan,
who will espouse the Mckinley cause.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-28
TALK OF WITHDRAWING BRYAN

Jefferson City, Mo, July 27-Chair-
man Jones, of the Democratic Ma
tional committee, arrived here this af-
ternoon and sent for Governor Stone
They were in conference several hours,
and it is reported they considered the
matter of Withdrawing Bryan's name
from the Populist ticket.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-28
IAS'f' EDITION.
O'CLOCK. A. NJ.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING
THE WEATHER.

Forecast for Tuesday-The United
States Weather Bureau issues the fol-
lowing forecast for the next twenty
four hours:
For North Carolina-Generally fair;
southwesterly winds.
sterday-Maximum temperature,
%; minimum temperature, II.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-28
THE LARGEST GRCULATI0M OF AMY M0RTH CAROLINA DAILY.

tally injured by having his barn blown
down on top of him.
The loss of fruit blown down from
the trees in the Western Michigan
fruit beBt, is immense, many frame
buildings in that part of the State were
destroyed. Heavy damage from light
ming is reported, burt no loss Of life.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-28
NORTHERN PACIFIC LANDS SOLD

Mandan, N. D., July 27-The North
ern Pacific lands, west of the Missouri
river, were sold to-day at public sale by
Special Master Carey. They were all
bought by President Winter for the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company,
for the sums aggregating 100000.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-28
NEW YORK SWEPT BY YTHE STORM
One Person Was Killed and Much
Property DESTROYED.

New York, July 27.-A storm swept
over this city this evening, accompa-
MED by heavy thunder and brilliant
display of lightning. The maximum
velocity of the wind was fifty miles,
but this only lasted for five minutes
Rain fell for three hours, the total pre-
cinftation being one-third of an inch.
y house on the Harlem river i'm which
the SWITCH board of ahe Western Union
Telegraph Companys wires which run
under Harlem river, was struck by
lightning, and all wires east and west
were rendered useless The storm be-
tween here and Philadelphia cut off
many of the Southern wires, and for a
few minutes communication with the
outside world was much hampered.
Charles f. Siegle, a clerk, was killed in
Eleventh street by a tree being blown
down and crushing his skull.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-28
MORE GOLD FOR UNCLE SAM.
The Bankers Are Now Reversing the
Bond Issue Scheme.

New York, July 27.-The committee
of seven appointed at the recent meet
ing of exchange bankers to devise a
plan for the prevention of gold exports
during the next ninety days, to-day
presented complete report to the full
body at a meeting held at the Offices
of j. Z. Morgan g. Co.
The plan was pronounced effective
and unanimously adopted and the
committee discharged. The plan will
take effect Immediately.
A member of the firm of ]. 2. Nor
gan & Co said that no public state
ment could be made at his time. De-
posits by local banks at the sub
Treasury foot up $415,000 and swell
the grand aggregate to $18,115,000.
The Brooklyn banks are beginning
to tender gold to the United States
Treasury through Mr.. Tappan in ex-
change for legal tender notes. The
Peoples bank of Brooklyn to-day of
fered to deposit $4,000 and the First
National bank and others in that city
and the Queens county bank, of Long
Island City. also will give up proper
tionate amount of their gold for the
Treasury.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-28
OVER A MILLION DEPOSITED.

Washington, July 27.-The bankers
are making good their promises in the
matter of turning in gold to the Treas
ury and to-day the reserve was swelled
by the addition Of S1145,000 in coin.
100000 coming from Boston. $3.50, 900
York.
There was drawn out to-day
bars, LEAVING the reserve at the close
of business standing at $105,073,o19.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-28
4 YACHT PROBABLY LOST.

Cleveland, Ohio, July 27.-The
yacht Averset, owned by George o.
Campbell, of this city, with Mr.. Camp
bell and large party on board, left
here about noon Sunday, expecting to
be back this morning. Nothing has
been heard of her since four o'clock
p. IN. Sunday, when she was sighted
off Lorain by the captain of Priscilla.
Capt. Motley, of the life-saving sta
ton. says that there is great danger
of the yacht having been swamped
during the terrific gale of last night.
TWO STORMS IN WISCONSIN.
Milwaukee, Wis, July 27.-Two Sc
we're storms swept over the Eastern
portion of the State Sunday. Many
places were struck by lightning and
much damage has been done. There
was small cloud burst over this CITY
last night and the rain fell in such
quantities that the streets are filled
with water, and cellars in the down
town districts are flooded.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-01-24
FIRST BALLOT.
HUNTER FAILED TO PULL DOWN THE
PLUM ON THE FIRST ROUND.
Ten Votes Scattered, and Republican Hopes.
Not Soaring So High.

FRANKFORT, KY, Jan 22.-The
hopes and claims of the Republicans
went down together at noon to-day,
when the first joint ballot for the cleo
ton of United States Senator was
taken.
DR.. Hunter did not win, and his
strength was neither greater nor less
than has been credited to him since
the agreement not to remove any
member of the General Assembly be-
fore February 6. When Horace j..
Poore cast his vote for the Republic
can nominee it made the sum of their
strength sixty-eight, Senator Siege,
proving his honor and faithfulness to
a pledge by voting for Augustus E.
Wilson.
Mr.. w. ]. Edrington, the other
Populist member, who was never for,
moment doubted by the Democrats,
showed himself beyond the reach of
the Republicans by casting his vote
for Senator Blackburn.
Senator W. w. Stevenson, of Mer-
Ger county, nominated Mr.. Black
burn, and Senator William Henry
Jones placed DR.. Hunter in nominal
ton.
The roll was then called for the
first ballot, which resulted as follows:
Hunter, 6S votes; Blackburn, So; scat
tering, 10. No one having received a
majority vi the votes cast, it was an
nounced that there was no election.
The assembly then adjourned to meet
again tomorrow.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-01-24
Death of Hon, Oscar Turner.

Hon. Oscar Turner died at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. W. j.
Abram, in Louisville, Wednesday af-.
.ernoon, Of heart trouble, aged III
years. He was we'll known politii
clan and was elected to the State Sem
ate of Kentucky from the First Con-
gressional district as the nominee of
his party in 1867. He served for four
years. Later on he defeated Lynn,
Boyd for Congress, in race as indie.
pendent, and it was this race thats
first earned for him the title of "The,
Outlaw of the Purchase" His two
succeeding races for Congress were
won like the first one. The conven-
ton failed to nominate him and he.
nominated himself" as he al avs
put it. Judge Turner had lived at
Crescent Hill for Is years, but claim
ed his residence in Ballard county
and would return there and vote. He,
was a man of considerable means,
and landed interests, and leaves a.
wife and three children, Oscar Tur-,
ner, Jr., Mrs. W. j. Abram, and COL.
Henry S. Turner, of Ballard county.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-01-24
The Deadlock StiIl ON.

The deadlock in the GAINESVILLE To-
bacco Board OF Trade remains unbro-
ken and the commission of ten buyers
aud ten warehousemen appointed to
elect inspectors have again adjourned,
this time until Feb. 3. About 20 bal.
lots were taken Monday, but the situa-
ton remained the same. One hun
dred and twenty ballots in all have
been taken and both sides seem de
termined and the outcome of the next
meeting will be awaited with much
interest by the Clarksvillians.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-01-24
CREAM OF NEWS.
IF IT Is NEW AND TRUE THIS COLUMN
HAS 1T.
Cut His Throat-wife-Beater Fined-Brake-
man MISUNDERSTANDING at Penn
broke-Change of r. r. Run-Tobac-
co News.
DIR. Phillips Leaves.

PEMBROKE, Jan. 23.-Rev. J. NJ.
Phillips, D. D., the pastor of the
Baptist church at this place, closes a
five years passionate on Sunday next,
February 2.
DR.. Phillips will remove at once to
Messy Creek, Tenn, where he has &C
copied a call to the care of the church
at that place. Messy Creek is thriv-
ing town of some 1000 inhabitants,
and is the educational centre for the
Baptists of East Tennessee, the seat
OF Carson, and Newman college, an
institution of which the whole State
is Justly proud.
The church is a strong body, num-
bering over 400 members, and fur
nishes one of the most inviting fields
of labor and influence to be found.
Mrs. Phillips has been recently
chosen to fill the position as teacher
of the school of English, work TO,
which she is eminently fitted. The
daughter, Miss Lucille, occupies the
position of art, elocution and vocal
music in the same institution.
The church at Pembroke give DR.
Phillips up with great regret and re-
luctance. He has bound his people
to him by the strongest ties of re.
spect and affection, and the good
wishes of host of friends follow hin
and his family to bis newly chosen
field of usefulness.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-01-24
Sued the Water Works Company

R. G. Bradley, of Mayfeld, has
fled suit against the water works
company of that place for Sl,7O0.
His residence was burned some weeks
since. and his claim for damages was
on the ground that that there was
not sufficient pressure of water for
the fire company to extinguish the
flames and that with a sufficient
pressure the burning of his house
could have been averted. The case
will be the first one of the kind ever
tried.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-01-24
About the Weed.

The sales of tobacco this week
were not very heavy, but that dis
posed of brought satisfactory figures.
There is good demand for the fine
oorts, and it will not be long before
higher prices will prevail. Tobacco
has been in good order for handling
during the past week and much of it
has been priced. Farmers have
been quite busy stripping and bulk
ing the crop and much of the '95 crop
will be ready for the market in the
next week. Receipts continue good
and are increasing every day. Loose
buyers are out in the field, but have
bought very little, as yet. The indica-
tions are that the warehouses will have
a larger break next week.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-01-24
He Was Not a True Kentuckian.

An ex-Kentuckian, writing from
Texas, says: "a few days after We
received news down here that Ken
lucky had gone Republican, met
an old friend who is great I'll kIer
for old parties and very proud of be-
ing born and raised in old Kentucky,
at all times and under all conditions
he extolled the old Corn1racker
state, the place of his birth. When L
asked him what he thought OF old
Kaintuck throwing off Democratic
rule for Republican, he said b. iJdn't,
give darn, that he wasn't Ken
tuckian anyhow, that he vs. rom
Arkansas"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-01-24
Tho Postel Appointment.

There is nothing new to report re-
garding the Postell matter. The ju.
dicial committee reported favorably
on all the Asylum appointments, ex-
cepting that of Postell. The report
was adopted and all of them
with the exception of the negro, were
confirmed. 1t is expected that some
disposition of the matter will be made
this week, but it is yet uncertain who
will be the lucky man.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-01-24
Fined For wife-Beating

Steve Avant, negro butcher al
Pembroke, had quarrel with his
wife one day this week, and the row
resulted in Avant striking her over
the head with large stick, cutting a
deep cash and laying open the scalp
for several inches. He was promptly
arrested by Marshal r. L. Moore,
and a fine of $40 and costs was reg
istered against him. He satisfied the
claim and is now free man.