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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-18
TO FIGHT COTTON TRUSTS.

Chaitonoc"q, Term. Nov. IA sne-
o'al r. tho Times from Columria s. c..
saws that r"cn1rations are hong nnle
e." no holding Of the convention of the
COTTON growers Of the Southern States
IN Atlanta on December 18Th The con-
vertiou hae hcen called Nv those In
e"r~"p Of the recent convention held in
ibis citv. in consequence of the action
fnt"n NJ that time Permanent nrGani
~ i"u viii W Effected for the purpose OF
coptrol'ing the production md sale Of
cotton IN Tho South and 10 fight trusts
th"t seek TO lower the price of this
stock
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Norfolk, Va, Nov. lit is stated
here on what is considered good au-
thority, that keg OF % pounds Of
blasting powder was found by the coal
tr:mmers OF the Amphtrite. while that
vessel was cOaling at Lambert's Point
Monday. The key. it seems. passed
down into the hunkers and was there
discovered by the men who took it on
deck and tested it. It's presence in the
coal is a mystery. hut the most plausi-
bic theory is that it was left in the car
at the mines and brought here beneath
the coal.
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The HANGING OF PURVS.
BlACK@tll'S MURDERER PAYS DEATH
PENALTY AT ELLINGTON.
He Confessed lIontentionlI Murder, and With
cut -motcn Vas Hung IN Presence of a
crowd Of Two lhous nd People.

crowd Of Two IhouS nd People.
Dunn. y. c.. Nov. 1T.-(Special)-El-
gar iurvis. the murderer Of Flagman
Blackwell! was hanged at Ellington to-
day at $40 p. NJ, in the presence OF
two thousand people. The execution WAS
pubic and tie condemned man talked
without emotion for thirty minutes. lie
confessed that he murdered Blackwell,
but said that il was unintentiOnal, AMI
corroborated the testimony brought out
in the trial He declared that he WAS
ready tn die and showed no signs OF
nervousness or emotion. He spoke
briefly of his career and sad that the
best part OF his l:fc had been spent in
gambling and drunkenness.
His neck was not broken In the fall
and he died from straagu' on. The
body will be sent to tt2 University.
Purvis, since his conviction has been
confined in Cumberland county jail, AMI
was brought to Ellington last night.
He broke down in Cumberland Jail on
Monday night for the first time since his
sentence and falling on his face in his
cell he wept bitterly. He declared that
all he wanted now was to see his mother
and make peace with God. He has slept
but little during the last two nights,
md has eaten but little, but on the
sca fold to-day he was calm and stood
the terrible ordeal with scarcely q
tremOr
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COLOSSAL LUMBER FAILURE.

Henry Sherry, Wisconsin's Big Dealer,
Throws up the Sponge to Mckinley for
$1,000,000.
Oshkosh, Wis, Nov. 17.-Henry Sher-
ry, one of the greatest lumber operators
and manufacturers Wisconsin ever
knew, gave up the fight against business
m:sfortunes and the shrinkage of assets
and credit due to hard times and as
signed all his vast properties to-day for
the benefit OF his creditors.
The assignee is James w. Cameron, OF
Milwaukee, formerly associated with Mr.
Sherry at Vesper, Wisconsin.
Mr.. Sherry estimates his debts and
those of associate companies as less than
S1,O00,000. He estimates that his as.
sets and those of the associate compa.
MES are sufficient to pay all the liabili.
ties if judiciously handled. He expects
to pay dollar for dollar.
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COTTON GIN BURNED.

1t was stated in Tuesday mornings
News and Observer that about 2 O'Clock
that morning fire was seen in the di-
rection of Wake Forest, but 1t was not
known just where it was. 1t turns out
that it was the cotton gin of NJ. NJ.
Perry, three miles north OF the city. near
Crabtree. The loss is estimated at So
900. The insurance on the property
amounted to 500. The gin building.
three gins, six bales of cotton and other
cotton were consumed. The origin of
the fire is unknown.
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November Is. 1897
THE PRICE OF COTTON.

This weeks issue Of Bradstreet's con-
tains an article on report of the 5.
Blaisden, Jr., Company, of Chicopee,
Mass. showing the price of cotton every
year for the last fifty-twO years. and the
A;ghest and lowest prices Of each year.
The following table shows the high
est and the lowest prices for the last
&xvo
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In 1897, the price paid for cotton on
the first of September was liz
cents. and now it has gone below five
cents, the lowest point it has reached in
the history of what we once called
King Cotton. The crop will be smaller
than was estimated September 1st AMI
yet the price continues to go lower and
lower. 1t is more than a coincidence
the gold standard and the highest tariff
on record and the lowest price Of cotton
occur in the same year.
From the report it seems that it was
1880 before the cotton crop reached one
million bales. In 1922 the crop WAS
only $4,000 bales. In 1oJ9-G0 the crop
was 4.S61 900. the largest crop ever
made before the var. ile Va, =:
course, stopped the production of cotton
and it was thirteen years after the
close of the war. in 1878. that the crop
was as large as in 1S50-G0.
In 1880, the crop exceeded G.000000
bales: in 1887 it was more than 1000
w. bales: IN 1891 it reached 0.000000.
and in 1894 it almost reached the a.
100000 mark.
The report gives the prices in the va
rious years. In 1925 the price was II
cents: it declined after that year until
it fell ms low as cents in 1881 80: in
1895 il rose TO IL cents: in 1S43-l-a Il
averaged ) cents; it went higher
until 1913. when it touched cents
again. but afterwards it went M under
the beneficient Influences Of the Walker
tariff and il was not as low as i cents
thereafter except in the year 1870.
The war stopped cultivation so gen
orally that cotton went up as high rs
81 90 a pound on the New York market.
If the farmers could get that pric" now
It would enable them to pay the in
creased prices which the Dngley bill
imposes on everything they have 10 hny
In 1870 the highest price WAS 21HI
cents. BY 1880 it had dropped 70 1874
cents as the top notch; in 1890 I'll"
highest price was 1924 cents: in 1897
the highest price was 1914 cents: in
1895 the highest price was 93s cents.
The increase in population and the in
crease in cotton mills ought to warrant
a demand for cotton at least as mucF
as last year. and yet in the face OF
these things the price continues TO drop
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THE NEWTON DOG RACES.

Charlotte. n. c.. Nov. IA special
from Newton to the Observer tonight
says:
The first series of the al-age stake in
the field sports was concluded this
morning, only ten dogs being run in
this race yesterday, leaving three braces
this morning. The remainder Of the
day was occupied in running the second
series of the all-age. which is not yet
concluded. The weather is cool.
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GEN. CLINGMAN'S REMAINS.
They will be Removed to Asheville with
Appropriate HonorS.

Appropriate Honors.
Chattanooga, Tenn, Nov. ia src.
cial to the Times from Asheville. n. c..
says:
The remains of the late General
Thomas Lanier Clingman, exhibited
States Senator, which were taken from
Morganton. where he died ut the State
Hospital, to Concord, n. c., and inferred
there, will be brought from that place
and re-interred in the cemetery here
with appropriate honors by the Confed-
crate veterans of Western North Caro-
lima on Tuesday, December 18th.
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econ REPORT FROM MOBILE.
MONTGOMERY SAFE.

Montgomery, Ala, Nov. li.-Ihe
Lo.lu Of l.eaith met today and report
ca no new cases OF fever and no death.
ne Ntath>r TUNED cold last night and
has continued SO up to the present time.
NO itar is 1elt Ct a further spread or the
disease.
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YELLOW FEVER GONE.
Railroad Traffic Begins tn Assume Its
Normal Condition.

Jacksonville. Fla. Nov. 1.-THE end
of all interference with railroad traffic
nv yellow fever restrictions has prac-
ticnlly been reached. Matters are now
virtually in normal condition. The
quarantine regulations i'll Florida have
leen so far modified as to permit pass
engrrs from all northern points enter
iug thc State without trouble or am
noyance.
FEVER DYING OUT.
New Orleans. La. Nov. 1I.-Thcre
wee seven eases and thrCe deaths from
fever to-aay. Tao Weather cont nues
cold and fever j. expected to de out
complete in the next few days. Shreve-
p,,f, A.uic and Jackson, Miss. were
the plmcipal points 10 lift puarantncs
u-day, relieving TIE commercial ANA
rail- Dad situation considerably. Cove
rlnnr Foster has issued proclamation
ca, az on Lon Siana towns To raise
guarantees.
GUOD REPORT FROM MOBILE.
H.olie. Aa.. NOV. 1.-THE Board OF
ltaltn mas removed tne local quarantine
AGAIN; al local LcrsonS ANA goods tN-
cent baggage ANA household goods nom
injected l.ac,s. T.ere Is good prospects
,r It HcaVy fost tomorrow morning.
There were three new cases today, one
~ ,.>.l ..av- Ag cOAuactSd the disease
- donation. NO deaths since last Fiji
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Governor Rnssell's explanation that
Judge Robinson nsed free pass "a an
ex-bank official and not rs Judge is
little If any better than the Governor
excusing himself because Judge Simon
ton rides on q free pass.
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Senator Lindsay. OF Kentucky. has
not resigned the Senatorsh:p yet. The
chances are that instead of doing 50 he
will combine with the Republicans next
year and try to secure reelection.
That's the way most gold men, calling
themselves Democrats. do.
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pARDoNED BY THE PRESIDENT.

Denver Col. Nov. IA special to
the Republican from Santa Fee. \. NJ.
says:
s. NJ. Folsom. former president Of the
Albuquerque National Bank. Scrv'n"
five years sentence in the territorial
rcnitcntiary for falsifv:ng the published
statements Of the hank has been grant
ed full pardon by the President. This
announcement Ivy the Attorney General
reached the pcnitcntiary today AMI Fol
som was released He had been in
prison sixteen months.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-18

New York. Nov. 1.-THE committee
on organization of The Citizens Union
NJ an orcn mectin. held Tonight. Iced
al unanimously Ia continnt The orcaniza-
ti,n as Il permanent political force III this
city.
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Entered ut the postoftice at Raleigh.
n. c., as second-class matter.
Evening star., 1897-04-14
RATS CAUSE A FIRE.
And the Inmates of D0wie's Lion Had
to Prepare for a Scare Exit.

And the Inmates of DOwfe's Lion Had
to Prepare for Scare Exit.
From the Chicago Tribune.
Birthstone flames ard sulphurous fumes
created CONSERVATION in DIR. Dowie's Zion
the other night. A fire broke out at $50
o'clock in the store room of the hotel at
Michigan avenue and 18th street, occupied
by the faith healer and his patients. DIR.
Dowie was the first to discover the fire, and
he at once called on his patients to retire
to their rooms and prepare to leave the
building, If necessary. Then he sent in a
call for the department, which soon arrived
and extinguished the flames, with a trifling
loss.
The fire was caused by hungry rats at
tempting 20 get a square meal from a box
of matches. In maSticating the matches
the rats caused them to ignite and set fire
TO the paper boxes which inclosed them
The flames spread to some dry wood near
by and then sprang up the wall. The room
was soon filled with smoke, which foated
into the passageway outside and then up
into the dining room overhead, where DR.
DoWle and fifty inmates of the Zion Sani-
tarium were discussing their evening re-
past.
DIR. Dowie first noticed a sulphurous smell
in the atmosphere. Then he saw smoke
" aft gently in at the door, while from down
in the basement came the cry of Fire"
The frightened inmates sprang from their
seats, and without waiting for wheel chairs
or anything else fled to their rooms and
made preparations to go out into the cold
winter night. All came down stairs carry
ing Bibles and hymn books. Then they
waited quietly in the office until the doctor
should give the word for their flight. While
the patients were putting warm hymn
books and comfortable lesson leaves about
themselves the doctor sent in an alarm. and
in a few minutes later the engines arrived.
One of the rats whose unnatural appetite
had caused all the trouble was running
blindly around the room hunting the ice
pitcher. He seemed to have a burning SEN
sation in his stomach. and so the firemen
The fire was extinguished in a few minutes
DR.. Dowie said he had instructed his en-
gineer. Hudson Carson. to keep only one
tox of matches at a time in the store room
but by some mistake he had four boxes
back on the shelf
Evening star., 1897-04-14
THE RETIRED BURGLAR.
Caught Through COntrfvance Made
for Another Purpose.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
why. say" said the retired burglar, II
got caught once in the very simplest sort
of way. 1 stepped over a door sill into
room one night. raising my foot rather
high, as I always did, whether 1 had rub
Der shoes or not. so not to scrape my
foot on the door sill. and set it down
smooth and easy inside. But the instant
bore my weight on that foot the floor un-
der it gave, just a little bit; but it was
plenty.
II don't suppose think any quicker than
electricity, but 1 certainly knew what was
coming before / heard the sound of the
bell. Still, the bell was in the next room.
and. OF course, Ii took little time, some
small fraction of a second for the sound
to get where l was. There was a broad
plate set into the floor just inside the door,
and covered with the carpet. Pressure on
that plate connected some electric wires
and set bell ringing.
We'll, L didn't stand there any longer
than | could help. / jumped back and
started along the hall on the way out. To
get out L had to go past the door of the
room where the bell was ringing Just as
1 got to ii there was a man came bouncing
out of that room, and. turning in my direc-
ton. he collared me: and we whanged and
banged around there in the hall for a
while. knocking down more or less plaster
and things. and finally I'm blest If he
didn't get the bulge on me. and get a few
turns OF clothes line round me. that some
of the rest of the folks had brought up.
'Of course, the most important thing
about all this was the time il cost me: but
it was interesting about the electrical ap-
paratus. You know. I'd been surprised
even then, to hear the bell ring in another
room instead of in the same room where
the plate was? 1 should have thought IL
anybody wanted contraption of that sort
in his own room he'd have wanted the bell
there, too. But Ii seems il wasn't a bur-
glar alarm at all. They had young son
there that was a somnambulist; used to
get up and walk around in his sleep nights.
and they didn't always hear him. and they
wanted to. So they put this plant In, SO
that he couldn't get out Of his room with
out ringing bell, and they put the bell in
the old mans ROOM"
Evening star., 1897-04-14

BY viItue Of a decree of the Supreme Court of
No. 1881 tYoung VS. McCuiloughj. we viii sell. at
public auction in front of the respective pieces Of
On WEDNESDAY, tie TWENTY EIGHTH DAY
or APRIL. 1897. at HMFPAST -FOUR O'CLOCK
IN, lots numbered "a. 50. 81. 81, IS. 80. 60 and
81 in tie sIuare numbered 235, the said lots baT
Ing front of n feet on 'F0Irteenth'' street and
10 feet on W. street and being improved by
Ei5 w street. and by brick Office building
and arehoust; fronting on Foartsenth'' street.
dealer. 'p''u " "H 'N''A' -'H''e'
Also IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER. the lot
No III in SlcCul0ueh's subdivision of lots in said
sauare zs5. fronting -Fristoe'' court and the
alley in mediateiy OF the lots first described,
ALSO IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER. the lot
No in ]. Russell Bars subdivision of square
numbered a1e, on the north side of ST. near 10th
6N TTt I;sDAY. THE TwEyrY:NINTH DAY OF
bered l56. l51. I5s l59. 16o. 16i. 162. 163 1874.
16J. IG5 and l61 Of the subdivision made by
nam'i being improved by substantial brick ware
houses, fronting On North Capitol ST. and the
dwelling houses. Nos. II. 13. Is. II and 49, front
And oN FRIDAY. THE THiRTIErH DAY OF
APRIL Is31. at the same Eour, the east 20 feet
front By The depth thereof Of lot No. II and the
west . feet inches front by the depth thereof of
lot No Is, in the square No l2I. improved by 4
brick dwelling house, No. 1TI4 ST. NV;
Terms CT sale: Orc-thiri cash. ard the balance
of the purchase in equal instalimsnts at one and
two yeiis from the day Of sale, with interest at
siK per 1T per annum. payable annually: or
all cash. at she option OF the purchaser. The pur
cills t. maze reasonable deposit On each bid at
the time Of sale. and comply with the 10 rms OF
sale within thirty days thereafter by paying the
balAEce cash required and .xeeutins notes for the
deferred paymsntS: PROVIDED, however. that said
parts % lots II and Is. in square l2i. may be gold
for casa subject TO d'b: secured thereon by deed
of Il. -rbed in the bi in said equity cause
amounting To Sli.vo. aud bearing interest at the
rate Of Eve per cent per anBuM the purchaser
Thereof assume and pay said debit. All convey
anciHg AID recording 10 be NJ the purchasers cost
JOB BARNARD. Trustee,
$50 5th st. NV.
BENJAMIN p. SNYDER, Trustee,
18th and y. Y. ave. NV.
Adds b. BROWNE Trustee.
GA st. NV.
RAT'LIFFE, SUTTON & Co. Auctioneers.
api2dlSLS
Evening star., 1897-04-14
LEAKAGES IN HOUSEKEEPING.
The Old Story Of Little Drops of
Water and Little Grains of sand.

The Old Story Of Little Drops of
Water and Little Grains of Sand.
The old adage that "a woman can throw
out of the window with a teaspoon more
| than a man can bring in on a shovel" con-
tains more truth than poetry. A large in
| come can be wasted with surprising celerity
by the continuance e. little leaks that seem
too insignificant to be noticed individually.
Many woman is ignorantly participant
In rearing and protecting these little foxes
that spoil the household vine. A very par
tiaE list of some of these little wastes are:
Wearing rubberS over new shoes there
by making the leather dry and hard and
easily cracked.
Pieces of lace and ribbon thrown away.
Making the sewing woman wait in the
house idle or doing fancy work because
you nave neglected to get materials before
her arrival.
Buying articles because they are cheap
and will come in some time.
Allowing whalebones to rub through the
waist, thereby running an elegant gown.
Wearing the same clothing each week as
it comes from the wash.
Leaving silk umbrella in a case, there
by causing it to split in the folds.
Turning skirts wrong side out when
hanging them up.
Failing to sew glove buttons on before
wearing, or mending them before cleaning
Sweeping the house in the usual morning
dress with the head uncovered.
Pieces of bread and cake allowed to dry
and mold, then thrown away.
Failing to dry box of soap for several
days before using it.
Dried fruits left uncovered and conse-
Quently allowed to become wormy.
Il, Dish towels used for holders
Sheets used for ironing table.
Napkins used for dish rags
Towels used for wash rags
The face Of fatiron used to crack nuts on
/ = Cold potatoes allowed to sour
Sour milk thrown away.
The kerosene can left open to evaporate
Cold fish thrown away.
Cheese permitted to mold.
Lemons left to dry.
Fat put in earthen dishes.
The mustard case remaining open to dry
Canned goods left exposed in cans
Bread pan left with dough sticking to it.
Leftover vegetables thrown away.
Rice and sugar wasted in the handling
Too much starch made and thrown out
Pals and washtubs left to dry to fall to
pieces.
The cogs Of the Dover egg beater allowed
to get wet.
Silver spoons and forks used in the
kitchen.
Tin dishes improperly dried when washed
Mops and brooms not hung up.
Tea and coffee pots neglected.
Corks left out of vinegar and mola sses
jugs.
Spices exposed to the air.
Preserves opened. forgotten and left to
sour.
Soap left in dishpans to dissolve and
waste.
Orange peel thrown away save them for
Bits OF meat thrown away.
Carpet brooms used to scrub with.
Throwing away tea leaves (save them fer
sweeping dark carpets: coarse table salt
should be used for light carpets).
Evening star., 1897-04-14
J0paneae MRfchca.

The competition Of Japanese matches ia
already severely felt in European markets.
After supplying the home market the Ian.
anese send 2. JOO, 600 OO0 boxes to the rest Of
the world. mostly. however, to Asia. This
has destroyed the European match trade in
India. China and Hong Kong, but so far It
has not affected the trade in America to
any extent. But that this country will
soon feel the effects of Japanese Industry
and enterprise, not only in the production
of matches. but in other manufacturing in
terests. there can hardly be much doubt.
AS evidence on this point 1t may be mem
toned that an American syndicate has al
ready secured the output of one Iarae
match factory at Osaka, the great man
niactur1ng center of Japan. That city
alone produced last year 200, ,O0O, 900 boxes
OF matches, employing 3,629 men and a.T1l
women, to say nothing of the innuInerable
children who earn few sen a day in the
work. One of the largest factories en-
ployS 2.JOO hands. The sticks are cut by
machinery. They are sifted into little
wooden boxes by women, and collected and
put in frames by tiny waits of children.
some of whom do not look to be over three
OF Tour years old, and the majority of
whom are under 10.
The sulphur and paraffin are put on by
hand presses and then dried by the sun.
The boxes are made and the labels put on
Dy utlIe girls, whose ungerS are Qimble
that the human eye is incapable of follow
ing their movements as the purple and yel-
low boxes drop, more than one a second,
INTO the huge baskets at their sides. Over
twelve hours day these little creatures
labor for wages which range from / cent
to cents Of our money. Here the wonder
fUlly cheerful temperament of the Japanese
IS seen to perfection. They sing ami chat
ter and laugh and eat their tiffin, consist
ing of rice and fish, from tiny boxes with
chopsticks. which they handle with as
much dexterity as they do the matches
Here they sit the twelve long hours on the
floor, in small pens about four feet square,
marked off by bamboo poles, and no ex-
preston Of discomfort is ever seen There
are no factory laws, and no regulations as
to the age at which children should begin
work, and no limitations of hours Of labor
in Japan. ;. For the moment there is a scram-
Bile to utilize every pair of bright eyes and
dextrous hands, regardless of future con-
sequences but the government ana the
sanitary authorities have taken the matter
up, and In few years, IN all likelihood. a
more humane system will be evolved.