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BURNED TO DEATH.


Kerosene stove.
Lynn, Mass, Sept. 13.-Two maiden
sisters, Harried c. Sheldon, So years of
age, and Matilda Sheldon, SO, were
burned to death yesterday forenoon at
their home. The old ladies, who lived in
house by themselves, were engaged in
cooking with kerosene stove, when the
latter tipped over and the oil ran out and
ignited. The burning oil communicated
10 Matilda g clothes and they were quick
ly ablaze. Harriet made desperate at
tempt to extinguish the fire, and her
clothing also caught.
The old ladies were both infirm and
were unable to fight the flames as
younger persons could have done, ard
they could do little but scream for as
sistance. Charles Peabody, who lives in
an adjoining house, heard their cries,
and looking from his window saw their
terrible predicament. Before he could
reach them, Matilda had run through
the house into the front room, and
thrown herself into an easy chair with
her clothing af1ame and herself almost
roasted to death, and when Mr.. Peabody
finally got to her side the poor woman
was dead
On the floor in the kitchen lay the other
sister, suffering terribly from her burns.
The neighbors eXtinguished the flames
in very short time, and the woman was
removed to the hospital, but her con-
dition was extremely critical, and she
died during the afternoon The chair in
which Matilda was found caught fire
from her burning garments and was de-
StrOVed but this WAS the OnlV damage
to the house or its furniture from fire.
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w Near the Lung.
Alleged Confession.

New York, Sept. ia special to The
World from Bridgeport, Conn, says
Charles Boinay, one of the alleged muir
derers of Marcus Nichols of Nichols
farms, made a full confession to his wife
to the effect that he and David Weeks
did the killing. Boinay told the details
of the nights crime TO his wife before
he fed from this vicinity.
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breath From soorchland.

Boston, Sept. lL-Reports received in
this city indicate the prevalence-of mid
summer heat throughout New England
1t is especially severe in Maine, Water
Vile announcing a temperature of 1O1 de-
grees yesterday afternoon and Augusta
lO4
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LIVE STOCK MARKET


Northern and Eastern Beef Cattle
While the supply was not large there
was a larger number of good cattle On
offer than for some weeks. One load
of Maine cattle averaged about 1900 and
were in the right condition for export.
They were bought by a shipper for a
trif1e better than 512 cents.
Mich Cows and Springers-The de-
mand was better and prices were higher
than for several weeks There is a
scarcity of milk, and milkmen and near
by farmers all seem to be wanting COWS,
and are willing to pay good price for
choice. Sales were made readily at
prices ranging form $f5 to $55.
Veal CalVeS-There was a large sup
ply, but drovers found no difficulty in
making a clearance at somewhat bet
ter figures than they obtained last week.
Sheep and Lambs-The supply was
good. The drOvers asked rather stiff
prices, bat when it was explained to
them that Western and Buffalo lambs
could be laid down at 5A G51a cents they
transacted business on that basis.
Western Ceef Cattle-The receipts
were all for export account. While the
British markets are holding up well,
shippers claim that they are hardly
coming out even. owing to the high cost
of cattle in the West
SWine-A few Northern and Eastern
hogs changed hands on the basis of about
4A cents, dressed weight, but the trad
Ing was small and unimportant The
Western hogs went direct to the abat-
tOirs.
BOSTON PRODUCE MARKET.
Pork-Pork and lard are easier except
that lean ends are advanced: Barrel pork
SlS SO; light backs. l. so; lean ends $16;
fresh ribs, &c; corned and fresh shout
ders. Sc; smoked shoulders, size: hams,
9lsa1015c; skinned B hams 10I5c: ba-
con, 9l5Ql0l5 .; sausa ges. 7d7lac: Frank
furt sausages. SIC: pressed ham, 10Ikc:
lard. &c; in pals. 615G7c.
Apples-Apples are about steady. with
quotations at: Gravensteins. S26S 80 per
hbl; duchess. 80 75G3 25; pippins. S10
l 70; western southern, S162 so; golden
sweet, $1d2 Is; jobbing prices, 5OG75c
higher.
Beef-Beef is generally very quiet in
demand but the market west is reported
very firm: Best steers, S15GS2c; good,
SIC: best kinds. 11isGl2c: best fores, 5Ib =,
a5%c; Pumps and loins, 1SGl5c; loins, Is
DISC.
Oats-Oats are in quiet demand though
fairly steady in price: Track fancy
clipped 29lkG3Oc: No. ,, 2Sa4 929c; No. 8,
2sA 62S1sc; rejected, 2SQ2SAe: no grade,
FIX Q2Sc.
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brought to an End.

Columbus, o., Sept. 13.-The great
miners strike which was declared on
July was brought to an end Saturday
evening, 80 far at least as western Penn
syIvania, Ohio, Indiana and West Vir-
gin!a are concerned, by the action of the
interstate convention of miners. After
a day of voting and wrangling, the con-
vention adopted a resolution accepting
the proposition of the Pittsburg opera
tors. The vote was 495 for and 81 against
accepting the terms of settlement; II
votes we're not cast. The delegates from
Illinois, who had $50 votes, were unani-
mously against q settlement. Indiana
and West Virginia voted solidly TO accept
the operators proposition, but there were
scattering votes among the Ohio and
Pittsburg delegates against it.
u, Near the Lung.
Northboro, Mass, Sept 15.-About 2:3O
yesterday afternoon Charles Rose, en-
ployed by tn metropolitan waterworks,
entered the aqueduct where John
O'Conneli, plastereT, was at work, and
was for some reason elected by the lat
ter He returned in a short time with an
open knife and attacked O'Connell
stabbing the latter under the right
shoulder blade. Rose then escaped on
an electric car to Marlboro. where he
was later arrested. He was taken to
Clinton, charged with intent to kill
OConnell was taken to the Clinton hos
pital, where the doctors desided that the
wound would probably not prove fatal,
although the cut was dangerously near
the lung.
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massachusetts
Rhode Island.

Corn has matured rapidly on dry land,
and is being cut, or is nearly ready for
cutting; the yield will likely be small on
wet land. Melon, squash and cucumber
vines are dying, and light yields are re-
ported. There Is complaint of potatoes
rotting in the cellars. Fall seeding in
progress
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a very good week for harvesting. Corn
has done we'll and one week more of good
warm weather will fit most of it for cut
ting. In fac t, some corn is already har-
vested. Potatoes are turning out poorly,
as in other sections. Rowen is heavy
crop, and much grain has been secured
in fine cond ton. Pastures are dying.
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Connect lieut..

for family use. Peaches are so plentiful
as TO overstOck local markets. Feed il
pastures abundant. Grapes will fal
short of an average crop. Apples ripen
ing early and dropping badly. Red va
rieties are coloring well. Wells an
streams are lower than at any tim
since mid July.
j. w. Smith,
Section Director.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-11
BANK STATEN ENT.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

New York, April 10.-There was II
quite IL marked undertone OF firmness on
the stock exchange to-day, but the mar
ket felt the reflected depression Of the
London market on account of the out
break of hostilities on the Graeco-Turk-
ish frontier The opening was at a
somewhat higher range than the cur
rent prices at London and there were
sales for foreign account of the interna-
tional shares. The prices of these were
brought down to the London level soon
after the opening.
The condition of business in the stock
market is closely parallel to that which
prevailed previous to the announcement
of the Lake Shore refunding operation
early in March and the notable buying Of
railroad stocks which followed.
Transactions in bonds were largely con-
tracted and the market displayed little
feature. Values generally moved in SYM
pathy with the share speculation and OPP
erations were mainly in the speculative
issues Comparative prices are mainly
below last weeks final prices, but the
recessions are trifling. The amount Of
the sales were $685., 900.
Government bonds moved steadily up
ward ON light purchases with the new
As attaining the top level The sales
were $4,000. tt
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Notice by Executor.

Having qualified as executor of the last
will ana testament of Thomas NJ Holt de
ceased, late of Alamance county, NJ o. /
hereby notify all persons having claims
against the estate OF said Thomas NJ. Holt, to
p1esent the same to me on or before the 27th
day of February. 1898, or this notice will be
plead in bar of their recovery. This is also
to notify all persons indebted to said estate
to make prompt payment to me.
A. w. HAYWOOD
Esesnter Of the last will and testament Of
Thomas II. Holt, deceased.
Haw River, II. c, Feb. ~. 1891
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NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.

NEW YORK, April 10. Money ON call
easy at lh9lA per cent; last loan - per
camille paper 3ka4 per nt.Sterling exchange
steady, with actual business in bankers bills
at 87a4.S7 for demand and e51 a4.S6 for
sixty days. Posted rates 4.s6x and 4 8Sa4.s8k.
Commercial bills, 4S5 Mexican dollars 4S2s.
Silver certificates -. Bar silver 61B. Gov
ernment bonds firm. State bonds dull. Rail
road bonds firm.
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Mobile quiet, I, 298 bales.
Memphis, firm, Z, 81 bales
Augusta, steady, ~, 27S pales.
Charlesto''. firm, Z. rs bales.
fincinnati steady, tx, i83 bales
Louisville, ''rm, ~, - bales.
st. Louis, steady, Z, 3R bales;
Houston, steady, lid, 2.li6 bales.
New York, steady .-,6, - bales.
RALEIGH COTTON MARKET.
RALEIGH, N. c., April 10
Cotton selling to-day at6x47.
Receipts 8S bales.
Market firm.
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NEW ORLEANS, La, April 10.--Cotton
futures quiet; sales 1890 bales.
OTHER MARKETS.

Galveston, steady, ~, l.ll5 bales.
Norfolk, firm, IA, 1913 bales.
Baltimore, dull, ~, - bales.
Boston. firm, Z 7-l6, 217 bales.
Wilmington, firm, 7, 3 bales
Philadelphia, firm, ll-l6, 100 bales
Savannah, firm, Z, 4t4 bales.
New Orleans steady. n, l,I1l bales
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LOCAL STOCkMARK Ell.
GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

Chicago, April 10.-Wheat to-day ex-
ecuted another of the somersaults which
have characterized that market of late,
the May option closing strong at Us
advance. The war-like turn to affairs
at the Greek frontier scared shorts and
their covering made very strong mar
ket Corn, oats and provisions were sim
ilarly affected. Corn advancing IS, oats
p cent and provisions 712M15.
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NOTICE.

Having qualified as administrator Of
the estate Of Seth Penny, late Of Wake
cunty, this is to notify all persons hav-
ing Claims against said estate to present
them to me ON or before February LIST,
1898, or this notice viii plead in bar Of
their recovery, and all persons indebted
to said estate will please make payment.
M. 9. PENNY, Admir-.
Garner, N. G.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-04
CLASH OF AUTHORITIES.
Federal Judge Suspends the Laws of
Kansas.

Kansas City, Aug. "a special to
the Times from Topeka, Kan, says:
The federal authorities and the state
of Kansas will clash. Last week a
federal judge from Arkansas, Judge
Williams, held court at Manitou, Colo,
and issued a sweeping Injunction in
behalf of the Mutual Life Insurance
company of New York, restraining In
surance Superintendent Webb McNall
from enforcing the state laws regulat-
ing insurance companies, and also en-
joining Attorney Boyle or any other
lawyer on behalf of the state from
bringing any criminal or civil suit
against the company. 1t is believed
that Governor Leedy and the state ad-
ministration propose to contest.
It is stated tonight on good author
ity that Governor Leedy is preparing
a circular letter of great Importance,
which he will send TO the prosecuting
attorneys of the state, appealing 10
their patriotism to uphold the criminal
laws of Kansas agaicSth be Interior
ence of the federal authorities. To be
brief, he wants them to prosecute every
agent doing business in Kansas tor
every insurance company to whom a
license has been denied or whose IL
cense is revoked. Governor Leedy is
quoted as saying:
IF Judge Williams or any other sed-
eral judge seeks to restrain this state
from enforcing its criminal laws we
will dispute his right to do So
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Constantinople Aug. IA dispatch
from the Dardanelles late today an
nounces that the second naval division
of the Turkish feet, consisting of seven
warships, commanded by Hari Pasha,
has sailed for the Island of Crete.
Fears are expressed here that the
departure of the Turkish naval divi-
sion may lead to collision with the
interna tional fleet in Cretan waters, in
view of the announcement of the for
eign admirals that they have decided
to oppose by force the landing of Turk
isih reinforcements on the Island Of
Crete.
1t has been reported for sometime
that the Turkish government was con-
templating landing additional Turkish
troops in Crete and on Thursday last
admiTals in command of the foreign
fleets in Cretan waters held a confer
ence to oppose by force the landing of
Turkish reinforcements. They notified
Ismael Bey, the Turkish governor, of
the decision arrived al, but the Turkish
governor replied that he could not ac-
cept such a decision. apparently taking
the ground that the porte would per-
sist in its intention TO reinforce the
Turkish garrison.
The peace conference was in session
three hours today and expected prog
ress was made with the negotiations.
1t is said that everything has been ar
ranged, except the question of evacua-
ton of Thessaly, which is to be con-
sidered tomorrow. 1t is hoped that
of the whole difficulty is now
imminent.
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TERROR REIGNs IN PORTUGAL.
Government Has Set the Constitution
at Defiance.

London, Aug. A dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Madrid describes a
very grave state Of affairs in Portugal
According to this correspondent, the
Portuguese government is setting the
constitution at defiance and adopting
the most stringent reDressive meas
ures. The police, without legal war
rants, enter private dwellings at all
hours of the day or night, ransack
them, seize property. and march the
owners off to prison on the most
trifling or utterly unfounded charges.
A veritable reign OF terror is estab-
lished and it is popular belief that the
government contemplates passing its
obnoxious financial legislation by
means of coup d'etat. So severe are
the repressive measures adopted by the
government that in the opinion of the
Daily Nails correspondent one is likely
to occur.
A dispatch to the Daily Mail from
Rome says that King Humbert is in
daily correspondence with his sister,
the queen dowager of Portugal. on the
subject of the present disturbances,
and he has instructed the Italian min
lister at Lisbon, Count Gerbaix Deson-
naZ, to render all assistance in his
power to the royal family in case an
emergency should arise. The Italian
government has placed two men-of-war
under special orders to proceed to Lis
bon
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NEGROES FOR CANE FIELDS.
Laborers From United States to Sup
miami the Chinese.

Massillon, o., Aug. 3.-The Hawaiian
government decided on July % to issue
no more six months residence permits
to Chinese. This practical exclusion,
following the lines of American Iegis-
1ation, means much to American Ia
borers. The foregoing fact was cb-
tanned from ildisputable authority by
Watson H. Wyman and mailed 20 San
Francisco and was telegraphed to this
city tonight. Mr.. Wyman also sends
the following important and exclusive
information from Honolulu:
II am able TO state that thare is in
contemplation a plan for stocking the
islands with colored laborers from the
cane plantations of the United SlaTes.
No white labor can stand The cane
field work, nor the wet work in the
rice plantations, nor the humid climate
here. It speaks volumes for the Pa
triotism of the islands hat they are
ready to make d contract today, when
annexation is not even a certainly,
that viii result in the gradual diminu-
ton of japanese labor, for, of course, as
time progresses and existing contracts
expire, the laborerS low under con-
tract can be deDorted and their places
assumed by the overplus of Louisiana,
Texas and Mississippi.
I'VE are today advised that several
japanese vessels are under way here.
and have it from a most credible socrce
that our steamer brought instructions
TO those in authority mere thai if the
Japanese make movement, tie
American flag is to be raised instant
". It is fully felt here that this would
precipitate an uprising Of The 5000
japanese. who would be supplied with
arms from the Naniwa and then could
make it very unpleasant for the whites.
There are not too many of these, and
every man OF them would have to set
out and shoot"
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Corbett Wins a Race.

Asbury Park, N. j., Aug. 3.-Five
thousand persons attended the national
circuit meet at Asbury Park athletic
grounds today. More than usual inter-
est centered in the meet. because it was
the prelude to the match championship
races to be decided at Philadelphia this
week. II gave those who follow the
sport an idea of the relative merits of
the crack riders of the country.
The half mile match race between
James ]. Corbett, the prize fighter, and
Henry Maddox of Asoury Park. was
one of the principal events of the day.
Maddox gave Corbett about $50 yards
in a half mile dash. Corbett won amid
loud APPLAUSE. Time-1: 02 2-5.
The most exciting event was the one
mile open, professional. won 10y Bald,
with Butler close second. Summary:
Mile novice, final heat-Won by H. A.
Thiede. ]. S. Goodway second. F. Soren.
Chicago. third. Time-2:43 So.
Mile open, amateur final heat-Won
by G. H. Collett. c. NJ. Ertz second. l.
A. Powell third. Time-2:27 Is.
One-third mile dash. professional
Final heat won by Eddie Bald. Buffalo;
o. L. Stevens. Ottumwa. Ia, second. 0.
S. Kimble, Louisville. third. Time
:43 p.
One mile open, Drofessional-Fina
Cambridge, Mass. second, o. L. Stew
ems third F. c. Hoyt, Pittsburg. third.
Time-2:14 2-5.
Two mile handicap, professional
Final heat won by. Nat Butler. c. S.
Wells, San Francisco, second. F. S.
Goodan third. CIR. Newton fourth.
T>iY1e-4.-c
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A Bike Race, Not a smuggling Match,
This Time.
HALF MILE IN FAST TIME.
FIVE THOUSAND PEOPLE AT
AsBURY PARK RACES.
National Meet of the I. A. W. Will
Be Great success-Searchlight
Equals the Worlds Three-Y
Old Record at Sensational
Races at Columbus-Brady's Car
nival of Sport.


Philadelphia, Aug. 3.-Today's devel-
opments stamp the success of the 18th
national meet of the League of Ameri-
can Wheelmen beyond question. From
early this morning until late tonight
wheelmen. singly and in groups, have
been arriving in the city from every
state east of the Mississippi. and a
few west of it.
Delegations from New York. New
Jersey, Maryland, Indiana. Illinois,
Massachusetts and other states arrived
in rapid succession, and were met at
the depots by local reception commit
tees. Many Of those from New York
New Jersey and Maryland came in on
wheels OF all the cities thus far rep
resented, Indianapolis is making the
strongest bid for the 1895 meet. Mayor
Taggart and Postmaster Albert Sahm
are leading the movement
The meet proper does not begin until
tomorrow. when the tours and runs
committee will conduct runs TO a num-
Der of picturesque spots near the city.
In the meantime all the visitors are
enjoying open house at all the local
clubs. Thursday Will be the banner
day on runs, and the racing will begin
Friday morning.
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BRADY's NEVADA CARNIVAL.
Prize Fights, Horse Races and Other
Sports.

San Francisco, Aug. 3.-William A.
Brady is going to hold carnival of
sports in Nevada this fall While prize
fights will be the principal attraction,
there will be other events in the sport
ing line, such as horse and bicycle
races The carnival viii last several
days and will be pulled off probably in
the early part of October Reno and
Carson are expected TO be rival bidders
for the fights.
The main attraction is expected TO be
the SVharkey- Maher fight. Creedon and
Mccoy will be offered a purse of $780,
coo for a finish fight, as all at the
carnival will be TO a knockout.
If George Green wins in his fight with
Walcott he will be offered $1,000 to
meet Tommy Ryan at a satisfactory
weight.
George Dixon and Al Greenfield have
been rendered a $500 purse. Lavigne
and some man in his class, Eddie Con-
molly. Kid Mcfarland or the like, viii
meet for a $500 purse. Dave Sullivan
and Jimmy Barry will be the little fell
lows who viii meet for $1,000 purse.
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INTERNATIONAL TENNIS.
American Players Not as Successful
as Expected.

New York, Aug. 3.-There was bril-
liant tennis playing in the opening
matches of the international tcurna-
ment at Hoboken today. The English
sports arrived from Boston on Sunday.
America is represented by w. D..
Wrenn, champion of the United States;
George Wrenn, the old Massachusetts
champion, and w. A. Larned, fresh
from his laurels at Longwood.
The courts were I'M fine condition.
The American players were not as SUI
cessful as had been hoped, Larned be-
ing the only one to defeat his man.
Larned was drawn against NisSitt, the
youngest of the English trio, and
though the latter put up a clever game,
he was ultimately beaten by a score
of three sets 70 one. Larned won the
toss and closed the service, winning
the opening game in four straight
points. The American seemed in SPLEEN
did form and captured four straight
games before Nisbit could pull him
self together. The Englishman won
the two following games. Larned won
the set at 60.
Larned played less brilliantly in the
second set He took the fifth and sew
enth games, however, which finally
left the score CO in Nisbit's favor. In
the two following sets Larned fairly
surpassed nlInSell III SiHdSulHS anu
driving and his game had force and
confidence behind it.
The match between Mahoney and G..
L. Wrenn was decided on an adjoin-
ing court, Mafoney winning in three
strai9hts.
The match between Eaves and r. D.
Wrenn was intensely interesting. The
advantages swung back and forth dur
ing five long sets, and not until the
very last strokes were played was it
possible to predict the result. Wrenn
was finally beaten by score of three
sets IN two