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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-04-26
Increase in New York,s Business.

New York. April 24.-fhe fact that
much more than one-half of the foreign
commerce of this country passed in and
out Of the port of New York is not
brought out distinctly in the review of
the worlds commerce The secretary CT
the Chamber OF Commerce, however, has
compiled these figures: The total foreign
commerce of the port of New York for
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1896,
amounted to 81, 039, 1854. 2l6, an increase
over the preceding year Of S10s.n7G, eOs
The aggregate foreign commerce at all
ports Ct tho country for tie fiscal year of
1896 was 81, S97, $50. is9. an increaas
over the preceding year of $1S7, III, GA.
New York's proportion Of the entire in
crease therefore was more than six-tenths
circumstance which marks an encour-
aging advance over precading years. The
aggregate amount of foreign commerce
passing in and out of the port Of New
York in Am erioarl vessels in the fiscal
year 1895 90 was sl59, or, 900. or a little
less than the total foreign commerce.
At other ports than New York in this
country, there are only $50, coo, COO OF for
elgn commerce carried In American YES
sels.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-04-26
Fatal Accident to a BIcyclist.

Bridgewater, April 24.-Miss Annie
M. Wells, teacher in the kindergarten
department. of the state normal school
here, met with an accident this fore
noon, which will probably prove fatal.
She was riding her bicycle along Cen
trail square, and attempted to turn 'ut
for pile of stone which we're placsd ct
the side Of the street. She evidently did
not notice heavily loaded team which
was coming and she fell directly in
front of it. Two of the wheels passed
over her body and she was terribly
bruised and the bones of Der arm broken.
She was picked VII in an unconscious
condition and removed to her home on
summer street, where Dr. Calvin Pratt
was summoned. He was of the opinion
mat internal injuries have resulted and
that recovery is improbable.
MISS Wells was one of the most popu-
lar teachers at the normal school and
nus hosts of friends in the town.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-04-26

Mrs. Samuel Stamm of Loganton, Pa.
bore her thirty-four years of suffering
with courage and fortitude. Her trouble
was rheumatism in the knee. In conse-
quence her limb had become so stiff that
she could hardly walk. Mr.. Stamm is a
well-to-do merchant t., and and. had spared no
little success, until one night when it
grew SO painful that she could hardly
endure it, he persuaded her to try Cham
berlain's Pain Balm. The effect was
magical. The first application relieved
the pain, and its continued use has re-
moved all stiffness and given her the free
use of her limb once more. If you have
friends who are troubled with rheuma-
tism insist on their giving this remedy a
trial. You can do them no greater favor.
as it is sure to give prompt relief. and if
they are little patient it will effect a
cure. For sale at 25 and so cents per
bottle at H. P. S. Gould's drug store. ST.
Congress street, Portland, and bv 4. S
Raymond, Cumbeland Mills.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-04-26
Lost in a Swollen Stream.


Phoenix, Ariz., April 24.-Three more
victims have been taken by Salt river,
making seven within a month. The
stream is swollen by melting SHOWS,
yet the fords are occasionally attemp pied
by reckless persons. and usually with
disaster.
John Shelton left the city accompanied
by a woman named McMurray, and An
unknown man. MI bound for Silver
City, N. NJ, where Shelton has kilns.
They were in a light spring wagon,
which was taken up by the current in
the centre of the stream. All three
were thrown from their seats and disap-
peared beneath the muddy waters. The
bodies did not riss.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-04-26
EAST MAINE CONFERENCE.
Saturdays Proceedings of the Methodists
at Calais.

Calais, April 24.-After the reading OF
the minutes of Fridays session the East
ern Maine conference Saturday morning
continued the hearing of the committee
reports and the advancement of ministers
to higher class.
S. A. Plummer, chairman of the COM
mittee OF conference relations, introduced
the following report on Mr.. McElliney
After carefully reviewing the case of G.
H. McElliney, we find that though be
has failed in limited measure to comply
with strict interpretation of the law OF
suspension, having preached several times
and attended six or seven funerals, yet
the conditions of so doing were such tina,
we do not find disciplinary reason to re-
port adversely upon his case, therefore
we recommend the passage of his charact
or.
Two constitutional questions were pre-
ssnteG to the conference for considera-
tion. The vote on the eligibility of
women for admission to the general con-
ference stood SO in favor to IS opposed.
1t was also voted, 81 to IS, that laymen
should have an equal representation with
the clergy IN the general conference.
D. K. Tribou, chaplin, U. S. N, chair
man of the committee on sociology and
Christian citizenship, in his report very
earnestly urged the church to take a
frmer stand for purity in politics.
DR.. W. A. Spenser of Philadelphia ad-
dressed the conference on church extern
sion.
The reports this week have contained
much interesting information. In speak
ing of the situation at North Lubeo, Rev.
81. W. Norton, the presiding elder, re-
marked: "There is but little, il any.
opportunity to preach the gospel in re-
gions beyond you, in this district for the
localities not serveu by Methods,
preacher are looked after by Other
branches of the Christian church.
After careful observation Of the
work accomplished in some of these
fields, we are conceited enough to believe
that If some of our sister denominations
who supply the work for three months
in year and then leave them the re.
naming nine months without any spir,
ltual leader-could yield the field to us
we could meet the needs of the people
better than they are now met and greater
work for God and humanity be accom-.
plished.
"The above may seem like bigotry tt
some, but it is our firm conviction aftel
o careful consideration of the NATTER
Mr.. Norton reported conversions in al
most every church in the district and al
addition of two churches and one parson
age during the year, besides many i'm
proven,snts on other property. The Ba
Harbor church reports between 80 and A
conversions and 20 received into tit
church.
Rev. ". W. Oaier of the Rock1and dis
trict reported that the work was hinderet
by the business depression, and said tina
unless business improves he sees no wa,
to prevent cut-down in salaries.
Church property has received it's shar'
Of attention. Improvements have teel
made at Bristol Mills, South Newcastl
and Damariscotta Mills. A PRACTICAL,
new church has been built at Washing
ton. Work has already begun Oh TIN
church at Friendship.
Nearly every pastor has reported re
vivals.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-04-26

hold preliminary conference tomorrow.
The other toasts were as follows: Sound
Currency" John u. Carlisle: Tariff
Reform" VIM. Il. wilson; "Munioipal
Administration, Edward M. Shepard;
"I be New South, !" Donelson Cafery;
National Democracy, "Wm. u. Bynum;
"I'he Political Outlook" Henry y. LUZ
ner. and "Andrsw jackson and the Res
toration of the Gold Currency" Josiah
pattarann.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-04-26
COLLEGE ATHLETES.
The Grand intercollegiate Meet at
Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, April a4.-The great in
ter-ccllesiate and inter-scholastic relay
races, which the college world has been
anticipating from so long. were run at
franklin field today under the auspices
OF the University of Pennsylvania. The
track was four laps to the mile. While
but one record was broken, the inter-col-
legiate one mile walk, the events wero
most successful, both in attendance and
good heavy work on the part of the con-
testants. Thirty eight college teams and
forty-one preparatory school quartettes
were entered and in addition to this three
championship events between the big
colleges were decided. Pennsylvania car
ried off the honors in two of these de-
feating Brown university in the two mile
championship relay and Yale In the four
mile championship relay. In the former
Yale was scheduled to take part. but
withdrew, while in the four mile the
Carlisle Indians and Georgetown were
scratched, leaving Pennsylvania and
Yale the only contestants.
Disappointment was expressed at Yale
not entering the two mile race, which
Brown nobly contested, but this was
moro than paid for when the blue Of
Yale and the red and blue OF Pennsylva-
MIA tied the SCORE at the beginning Of the
four mile event. H. NJ. Poynter took
the i1rst mile for Yale and with Quick
sail for Pennsy lvania cantered easily for
the first three laps of the mile. keeping
close together. On the final lap OF the
first mile Poynter spurted slightly and
crossed the tare six yards in advance of
the Pennsylvania man. E. 4. Lewis re-
lieved Poynter and A. Graft succeeded
Quicksall. Half way around on the sec
ond lap of tbs second mile Pennsylvania
passed Yale and kept the lead through
out the other laps of this mile but cross
ing the line only very few inches in
front of the blue. Yale's third relay, B.
b. Hinckley, followed close after the
Pennsylvania relay, A. H. Meschling,
and q short distance around the first lap
of the third mile took the lead. Then
followed n most beautiful race, Pennsyl-
yania being at Yale's heels until the last
lap of the mile when Meechling spurted.
Hinckley responded and 5etn men cane
mn tho strotc, ~ r.,,d ala ah,aaa. -
oaoh o,hox porl,,;
third nila with scarcely tatr bo,raao
tho r,n,ors caoraa Cr.a +o,to.,
Maacbliny md bonrdad ar 81 rho fn.I
Nil, y p,or;nh. ,,,;o, Ill
.''-i'' ~ = Dus - ." - - . i.'AoA'
icy ana was AFTER spe ehy o!oon III q
flash. lie OVERLOOK anl parsed lin half
wny around runninr n tire fcr.n az.
- a,e'..
'oii k'au ouliy ciseu Sh9 Eu9 rare
was ahead m tie rst lar md ircreassd
the lea:l On the 81 aond G.. s ina two feet
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-04-26
Shah of Persia Ill.

London. April PA despatch to the
Exchange Telegraph company from
Paris, says That the Shah of Persia,
Muzafer-ed-D is alarmingly i'll.
Muzafer-ed-Di was born March IS,
S53, and gu ccesded his father who was
assassinated on May l, 1896.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-04-26
A Murderer Shot.

Guadalajara, Mex, April 24.-Jose
s. CUTTER has been shot here for the
murder of his brother-in-law, Jose
Bodadilla, millionaire merchant of this
city. The crime was committed three
years ago aud created a stir throughout
Mexico.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-04-26
Irons, 23; Fort Prebles, 8.

The Irons met and defeated the Fort
Prebles in one-sided game of ball Sat
urday ct L1gonia. The Irons played a
strong game, SO the soldiers were out OF
it. The features Of the game were the
star playing of Sawyer Mt third base and
the work Of Murphy and Allen who had
the soldiers at their mercy. This score
by innings:
Fort PEBBLES, 1.O2 o O 0 o o. 8
A Baseball Parody.
Bangor, April 24.-The bell game in
Orono today between the University Of
Maine team and the team representing
the Maine Central Institute was parody
on the national game and resulted in a
victory for the University of Maine by a
score IF 10 to O. The score;
L. of NJ, 9 90 All O Q Gle
NJ. G. l., o o o Q Q o. 0
Base hits-University OF Maine, 49,;
University of Maine, /: Maine Central
Institute. 49,
Bates, IL; Murphy RaIsam,5
Lewiston, April "a. bates college de-
feated the Murphy Ralsam team of Port
land this afternoon 10 to S. The SCORE:
Murphy, 0 o 0 ! o 3 > O. s
Batteries-Slattery and purington !;
Hodgdon and Edgar.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-04-26

=: u was run over by lumber wagon.
va not expect to live. Was terribly
~ uioated. My friends bathed ME with DR..
W. unomas' Electric Oil, and l was cured.
we have great faith in Thomas Electric
I'll Mrs. VIM. f. Babcock, Norvell,
jackson County, Mich.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1897-08-12

GOV. RUSSELL ON LINCHlNG.

In his inaugural address last Janu-
airy Gov. Russell said: "When this
legislature adjourns the word should
90 out 10 the world that the crimes
called lynchings must stop in North
Carolina. The way 10 end It IS PLAIN.
Remove The excuse tJr Il. II IS no
Justification to SAY, what Is not de-
MED, thai III many cases the victims
deserve what they gel. Barbarian
brutes who commit nameless crimes
must be killed and killed qntckly.
But It must be done under the forms
of law. Let there be none OF the law 5
delay. Give The executive power TO
call court In>ianter. Order udgt
by telegraph 10 the county OF the
crime. Try the criminal. 1t proper
for an app-aI convene the appellate
count on the shortest possible notice,
hand down the judgment and Instant
" perform its mandates. Scarcely
case OF mob murder Of a guilty culprt
has occurred wherein he would not
have been convicted by Judge ana
jury"
Up to this date there has not been
lynchlng III North Carol ma IN ~
years, and there has never been
lynchjng IN Raleigh. Not that the
people are dertlICt in their ideas Of
justice in cases of TINS character, but
they prefer that the law should lake
lis course al d retrlbutlon should
come through the regular channel.-
Press II5ltOr.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1897-08-12
A Letter From Chase City.

CHASE CITY, NA.,- August 10, 1897.
EDITOR GOLD LEAF:-It may appear
strange to people in Henderson, Oxford
and LOuisburg that this market is selling
considerable new tobacco as early as
this, but it is. The offerings are primings
OF course. 1t may also interest tobacco
growers and buyers to know that it j.
bringing about double what it did last
yrar-from 81 90 to $50.
North Carolina has had good contin-
gent here since June. La fact, the Tar
Heels have had Il good majority all the
time, and among them some most Won
deriu and quick cures have resulted
1t is strange though to me, and every
body else save the stock holders why the
Mineral Water Co. who are men of
means, do not build more modern and
cOmmodious quarters, and why they do
not let the world know, through the
press of the country, the almost Inirncu-
lou- cures that have been effected by the
use OF these chloride calcium waters
cannot better describe the situation than
to apply old Col. Eaton ; remark about
his overseer-th"y ''may do for 'poSsumS,
but are too slow for coOns.' With u
fortune flowing freely at their feet, they
take no note of time save from its pas
sage nor seem to care Wheth her the poor
afflicted ever hear OF the panacea that is
so easily obtained.
Seasons have been good around this
section and crops are the best in the
memory of man, particularly OF corn
and tobacco. Those who are in a posi-
ton to know, say that corn will not
bring over ! i 90 per barrel this fall
Politics muchIv mixed here-almOst, as
many complications as exist in the old
North State-cOmplicatlon whchendan-
ger the success of the Democratic party
in this the black district.
4. HArcutTT.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1897-08-12
4 StA\UAIOi'SCOt'RT.

The Wilmington Messenger draws
a shocking picture of the proceedings
Of the Criminal Court of New Han
over county, which adjourned last
week. The jurles, 1t says, severe
disgrace to civilized community,
having been composed largely OF the
most undesirable class of negroes and
seven white men. The petit jurles.
it says, '.have been a mixture Of the
ignorance Of both Coiors, seemingly
actuated by prejudice and narrow
mindness along the color line. There
have been several Outrageous acqul'als
of clearly guilty defendants and SIX
mlstrIalS IN cases that would not re
qulre an intelligent, patriotic, hon
est minded jnry five minutes to con
slider"
We quote further:
The '.professional Juror" has Sen
bane to the court. Court after court
the same crowd assemblies in the hall
of Justice and when tales Jurors are
called for they are singled out and put
into the box. Their faces have grown
50 familiar that the members of the
bar in the nightmares of their disturb
ed slumbers must see their eXpectaut
countenances. Some of the fellows
are so afraid that the deputy sheriff
will overlook them that they turn up
their wsttul faces, move around, stand
up, or ambIe from one place to anoth-
er. These "prOfesslOnas' are both
white and colored, and the pres iding
judge has even remarked that the thing
| is a fragrant imposition and menace
to the public good. \ member Of
the bar went SO far yesterday as to say
some OF this class of jurors are con-
troIled by the lawyers and they can
| count on them to stand by their cause
when once they get into jury room.
50 manifest was this evil of profess
slonal jurors, and 50 conspicuous the
mlScarrlages OF justice, 1t appears, that
| Judge Sutton was constrained to make
statement to the effect that the better
element of the community, much o:
which IS now excused from jury duty,
should consent to discharge this duty
to the end that Justice may be admin
lstered IN the court.
The Messenger openly charges that
verdlcts of jurles were rendered &C
Cordlng to the color line and makes
good It's charge.
1t Is 4 bad day for people when pol
tics gets into their jury boxes. 1t
conupts the very fountain of justice
Not since reconstruction days and the
days Immediately following recon
struction have we had anything like
this in North Carolina. The New
Hanover case is an extreme one but
not solitary one. Lawyers in Yves
tern North Carolina could tell of in
stances in which juries have been
swayed by political considerations to
render verdcts against the law and the
testimony. This is, as above suggest
ed, development Of recent years, and
1t has come along with the new po-
ItlCal conditions under which the
hand of the white man has been turned
against his ighbor.-Charlotte o.
| SE1T'fj.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1897-08-12
Our Lady Readers

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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1897-08-12
Items From Dabney.

DAHNEY, y. e., August ! | S97.
Let's quit yelling hard times and do
more to make them better.
Mr.. o. ii. Parharn, OF Carlton, WAS here
yesterday
Mrs. +. &. Butler went down to Hen
derson Monday
Mr.. +. y. Crews was in town Monday
last.
Mr.. c. X. Williams returned from Hills
bOrO last week.
The election passed off quietly yester-
day. 1t seems as if it was one sided
affair. All in favor OF mo more tax
Revival services were held at Poplar
Creek church, near here, last week. 1t
resulted in "a splendid meeting and many
sinners We're converted to God.
\ story is going the rounds to the
effect that our surgical physician CDR
Bob recently chased Il squirrel that had
twenty yards the start of him, caught it
by the tail, and beat its brains out on n
log This is fast running, but not quite
SC fast as one of our tOwnsmen did last
week; who, it is said, caught wild tur-
key while it was flying in mid air.
Vance county has long had the reputa-
ton of producing more politics and more
Office seekers to the square inch than any
satisfied with that and not try to excel
in the number OF brutalities.
Every town and every community is
stocked with people who are freighted
| with such a large supply of meanncss
| that all the grace that could be pounded
into them by forty revivals of religion
| couldn cover it enough to prevent its
cropping out at frequent intervals.
| Among these are the so-called honest
| people-sO honest, SO ready to give ad-
| vice, and so virtuOus, that YOU can
| hardly see how butter would melt in
| their mouths. And yet they would try
| to move heaven and earth to do you a
| wiIlful I'M ury, and will crawl out at the
| midnight hour to do it if they think they
! have a sufficient Grudge treasured UP
| against you. al
Then there are those who are hunting
| for subterfuge by which to get out of
doing their plain dmty.. 1t Keeps !, the
whole neghborhood busy trying to
placate them. They will secede from The
| synagogue if things don't go exactly to
suit them and will not help support the
church nor attend upon its services if
| the deacon does not bring his corn to
| their mill to grind.
And then there is that sneaking kind,
| OF which this Community Is not entirely
bereft. They "taIk behind your back
sit back in their dens and ego for every
man in their community in a sneaking
manner whenever opportunity offers.
There are those again who occupy the
front seats at the Sunday meetings and
cry "Amen!' "Amen!' and try all the
week to see how they can keep from full
| filling their honest promises.
| ~ harp hn
sermon they hear to somebody else when
| Then there are many other kinds oil
peculiar people too numerous to men,
ton just now. Reader, don't you know
some OF them? DO they live near your
home? While you are praying for the
conversion OF the heather, think of those
right here in our own midst.
| Dixie BOY.