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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-26
THE FUTURE OF THE TRIBUNE.
After the Sheriff's Sale What?-No Def
mite Plans Yet Made.

New Judgments and executions TO the
amount of $3.50 were secured against the
Tribune yesterday. OF these 500 are III
favor of the Postal Telegraph Company
for telegraph tolls and $40 in favor of
Allen a. Cram. machinists.
The property is still in the hands of the
Sheriff, and will be till the sale, which
will take place within the next twenty
days. AS soon as a more itcmized .nven-
tory of the property can be obtained il
will be advertised for sale. 1t is believed
that it will not bring more than enough
to pay off the judgments named IN this
paper yestcrday-abOut 1000
Deputy Sheriff Rivers. who has the
matter in charge and is taking the in
ventory, said yesterday that he had no
idea the unincumbered property would
bring over the amount above named
While there is III the job Office a biz
stock of printing material, he said. it is
all second hand and can be sold for only
what it is worth rs old metal.
Mr. Messlcr. the business manager. is
the worst hurt man of the lot-so far as
those directly connected with the paper
are concerned. He put in the Job Office
the only available asset that amounts tn
anything-as 50 much stock, and now II Is
10 be gobbled up by creditors He says
his Job outfit cost him 5000 But he has
not given up Ill rs lost He hopes to re-
organize the company, buy the paper at
the sheriff. sale and start in again
lie said Yesterday plans have not
vet been fully perfected but the Tribune
will be run again. and run this time on
| business principles. 1t hasn't been de
cided whether it will be run aG q daily
or scm.-Wcckly. 1t has been talked Of
running il rs scmi-weekly until the
campaign opens and then as a daily. but
| it is impossible to say just now what
will hc done. as the first thing necessary
is reorganization
The daily, according to Mr.. Messler.
| had about 1000 subscribers and the
weekly about 1000. Many of these have
paid far in advance and will, Of course.
send in claims for the unexpired sub
| scription due them.
Mr. Edridge. the associate editor of
the Tribune, goes to Norfolk this week to
take the position of telegraph editor on
the Virginian. Mr.. Willis G. Briggs. the
local editor will do special work in the
interest of the State Fair. The assistant
local editor. Mr. Martin. takes
n position on the Winston Sen
| tinel. What will become of the rest Of
the editorial force it doth not yet appear.
Nj j. $. Wynne, secretary and treas
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-26
FEDERAL COURT IN SESSION.
Judge Purnell Making Splendid Judge
Cases Disposed of Yesterday.

Tie sidf oh i; :: nj { re 0s.-lclcr
building :nd the s.a.rwsys and hills OF
that structure are now receiving their
semi-annual decoration of tobacco juice
and the air thereabout is laden with the
odUr of mean whislley and the sulphurous
smell of profanity gone to seed.
In other words the Federal court is
now in session and some 200 or more
moonshiners, retail liquor dealers, wit
nesses, spectators and loafers are in at
tendance. to say nothing of a good repre-
semtation from the bar of the Eastern
district
Court convened Monday, Judge Purncll
presiding with District Attorney Aycock
and Assistant District Attorney Spruill
on hand to prosecute. But it was not
until yesterday that the real business
of the court was reached. At II o'clock
Judge Purnell delivered his charge, which
was pronounced by all who heard it, as
strong. lucid and comprehensive. 1t
would have done credit to any judge on
the Federal bench.
And just here it might be said that
Judge Purnell though this is his second
court since his appointment, bids fair
to make one of the best District judges
in the country. He is digniied without
hombast quiet and informal III manner
but 4 hard-Worker quick to adapt him
self TO circumstances, close student OF
the law. but always open to conviction
by counsel on any point that may arise
Above all he is fair and impartial in his
rulings knowing neither color nor politics.
Raleigh is proud of him as Il wearer OF
the ermine.
The following eases were disposed of
by the court yesterday:
NJ d. Brady, of Moore county, indicted
for Illicit distilling. was found guilty or
retailing without license. Judgment SIX
ty days Imprisonment in Moore county
Jail. and 5000 fine.
William \. Fields. of Chatham county,
indicted for retailing. Verdict not entity
James Grissom, of Durham county. IN
dicted for retailing without license. Yer
dict guilty. Judgment reserved.
James l.. Saunders and his wife. Rebec-
ca Saunders, of Granville county, indicted
for retailing without license, near Bull
locks church. Both plead guilty and
Judgment wGs suspended rs TO both, the
man having been IN jail five months on a
capias
Neil IL. Stuart. of Harnett county,
charged with working at IAN Illicit distil-
lery. Plead guilty. Judgment suspended
upon payment of costs.
w r. Trogden. OF Moore county. indie
ted for concealing Illicit whiskey. Judg-
ment So and costs The defendant
plead guilty at the December term. 1896,
and judgment was reserved. At this
term Judgment was prayed and rendered
as above.
Edward Dunn, of Chatham county, in
dicted for retailing without license. The
jury could not agree ON a verdict in this
case.
The grand jury is composed of G. W.
Otey w. X. Styron, James o. Umstead,
J. \. Mcdowell, Wiley Winstead, J. Z.
Johnston. n. T.. Smith, W. j. Faircloth,
J. w. Riggan, d. B. Robertson, S. w.
Johnson, Mumford Mann, L. S. Ryals,
Rufus Ham, IL. Ii. Vickers, w. q. Hol-
lowell. W. b. Womble j. NJ. Dodd.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-26
THE DOCTOR IS NOW READY.

Dr.. Blacknal is back from Morchead
He is as Drowned as M Indian, and as
jovial rs ever He says the waves are
singing merry songs these days and the
sun is laughing at Morehcad. So he has
gone and prepared Il place for pleasure
seekers healh-scekcrs, wife-seckcrs by
the scashorr, that where nc is they may
be also. The Doctor did not say so, but
somebody else did, that he has fitted up
the Atlantic Hotel better than it has been
in fifteen years. He did say. however. that
nc was expecting a great big crowd this
summer
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-26
.JOHNSON'S
CHILL A ND
FEVER TONIC
Cures Fever
10 0ne Day.

The knights of Pythias and Masons of
Statesville have asked Governor Russell
to be present at their picnic and deliver
an address. The Governor also has an
invitation to be present at Oxford June
Dist, ITO attend the celebration of st.
Johns Day at the Oxford orphanage.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-26
STRAYED OFF.

A white setter, goes by the name of
Bess, light ears and a tip over the eyes.
any information of her whereabouts or
returning her to Mrs. Dr. T. ID. Martin
a liberal reward will be paid.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-26

The papers in the Swinson suit for per
diem as Enrolling Clerk were yesterday
served on the Auditor. Similar papers
were sent to Cabarrus and Forsyth coun-
ties to serve on Speaker Hileman and
Lieut.. Gov. Reynolds.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-26

NJ. j. s. Wynne, secretary and treas
urer of the Raleigh Cotton Mills. left
last night for Philadelphia and New
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-26
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting of the stockholders of the
Raleigh Gas Company will be held at
No. II West Hargett street on the third
Wednesday of June, 1897, tthe 10TH at
u o'clock m.
''The transfer books shall be closed
six days before the annual election"
W. T. MGEE, Secretary.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-26

Twenty-six new prisoners were yester-
day received at the county jail here to b.
tried in the Federal court.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21

ualties who through the richness OF their merits
and the qualities OF their defects become mex
picably endeared where greater men are re-
garded with not half so much affection. The
Siena frescoes alone have kept him famous.
The opening of the Borgia apartments. the deco
rations Of which are in very nearly as perfect
state of preservation those of the Piccoomini
library, will extend his fame.
II would be gratifying also II the revival OF In
terest In these decorations were to turn the at
tention OF American mural painters more and
more to Italian models. Some artists are dis
posed to regard the decorations of the fifteenth
century as spent forces with nothing in them FOR
modern emulation. but as a matter Of fact they
are full OF living inspiration. Puvis de Chavannes
has recognized this. going even further back
than to Pinturccho and profitng by the ex-
ample OF the Giotteschi. His wisdom may be
questioned. perhaps. but not at all may we
doubt the value of Renaissance suggestions. We
have referred to Pinturcchios modernity or
spirit. He had also. and so had Carpaccio. Man
te8na, Raphael Signoreli Sodoma, Michael An
cello and Perugino. extraordinary modernties OF
design That is to say, these painters exercised
exactly the arts of composition which are re-
CURED to-day In decorative painting Moreover.
since modern mural painting-as the French
have Shown even more tndH tHe AHcIiCAl1
must concern itself with the narration OF his
torical events and with the representation OF
scenes from actual life. there Is obvious benefit
to be derived from men who were above all
things skilful in the adaptation OF virile themes
TO architectural spaces. Raphael was philo-
sophie painter. but In the famous scene OF the
eonfiagration in the Borgo he handled prosaic
material as effectively he did the figures Of
his "Parnassus." Pinturicchio had remarkable
ability in this grouping Of administrative sub
tects with appropriateness to the form OF his
wall The Sena decorations glorify the travels
of Hcneas Pccolomini, and some Of the episodes
treated are of the most matter of fact descrip-
ton, but the figures disposed between the
dividing pilasters with much regard for the
general effect of the whole chamber as though
they were parts of conventional design. In his
strictly conventional work. too. Pinturcchio has
much to teach the moderns Just as Raphael has
much to teach them in the loggie Of the Vau
can Both men appreciated the value Of ara
besques and of gcometrical patterns skilfully
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21

little drawing. and IL M. Halevy is lowered
with an expression perhaps a little more fatuous
than he customarily wore he is at any rate por-
trayed with delightful humor. NJ. David. the
sculptor. is more obscurey drawn. but the gen.
eral effect is perfect and in his drawing Of NJ.
Fontaine the architect. Vernet surpasses him.
self. This and the Spontini are at the head Of
the charges"
The French word charge" is sufficiently rep
resented by our own "caricature.' but untrans-
lated II has a somewhat subtler application to
such drawings the present. The latter are
unprofessional. they cannot be compared as M.
Bouchot points out, to the drawings Of Daumier
Gavarni, but they are as delicate, as incisive.
az the works OF those famous men, and while
they may have more restricted significance
they equally witty. Vernet painted great
subjects. 1t Is a curious comment on the ways
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21

entla, on the west coast Of Ireland; Mablethorpe,
IN Lincolnshire, and in Cornwall. At Valencia
the sea was grand, without any wind blowing
and seemingly without wave; but with the mo-
mentum of the Atlantic behind it dashes up
into foam, blue diamonds il looks like all along
the rocks like ghosts playing at hide and seek
When l was in Cornwall IT had blown a storm
or wind and rain for days. and all Of a sudden
Tell into perfect calm. l was a little inland of
TIE GINS, when after space of perfect silence,
long roll Of thunder. from some wave rushing
INTO cavern. l suppose, came up from the
distance. and died away. l never felt silence
like that"
But at Mablethorpe, too, he had his grand
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21

In his most superb flights Of courtly pride. He
may have remained more less insensible to
the ecstatic fascination of the Umbrian land
scape which Raphael found it hard to forget In
the midst Of his Roman triumIhs he may
have missed the last secret of that feminine
witchery, that pensive beauty. which the busi-
nesslike Perusino knew and worshipped. for all
his hardness and sordid. jealous passion. But
he was Italian living in the time Of the
Renaissance, he quick. receptive full OF
lively feeling. and sensitive to the spell Of
beauty in all but its most poetic relations. The
upshot Of ii all Is that he Is neither a major nor
Q minor painter, but one of those rare ndivid-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21

applied In the Vatican the attention Is naturally
concentrated upon Pinturicchio's paintings. but
his stucco ornamentation and his laying out OF
the ceilings will be recognized as equally charac-
teristic OF his genius He. with all his astonish-
ing facility in purely pictorial drectons. was.
nevertheless. incapable Of the loosely scattered
effects to which the modern mural painter Is 80
prone He devised a picture book at Siena and
another one in the Borgia apartments. but in
both cases ne bound the pages together 30 sym
netricaIly. with so penetrating sense of their
tnterdependence that. while he falls far short Of
the grandeur of Raphael, he is comparable to
him in the unity Of his work with the architect
are In which IL is set
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21

indeed said she. and took it and off with
il. laughing This drew general attention to me.
and my goods and | were soon surrounded.
1T did not occur To me at the time how foolish
I to act like this in public. yet | was not
sorry when the train came up and the expensive
watch was handed back to me. l went out on
the platform and a gentleman came up TO me.
Are you going to Birmingham" said he. Yes,
I replied so l., said he: will you como
into my carriage" Then it flashed upon ms
that the man had my goods and designed
to rob me. Certainly not replied and jumped
into third class carriage. But the stranger
followed me- You are smart enough In some
respects he remarked. and you did quite right
to refuse my invitation. But don't be afraid
There are plenty Of bad characters about. and
Il Is best you should not travel alone tonight
And want to tell you. as you are young man
and | am your elder. how very dangerous your
conduct has been Then the stranger talked so
kindly and wisely that | could not possibly be
offended WHAT he said has been a lesson to me
all my life At parting he held out his hand
"I should like to know your rame SAID l.
for you have acted as true friend There IL
my card said he ard went. | never saw MN
again" The old gentleman opened his pocket
book and unwrapped card with the utmost
care from the paper in which 1t was preserved
'That was the name of ne stranger SAID ne.
The card simply ran-"Chares Dickens.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21
HORACE VERNET.

HIS NOTES ON HIS CONFREREs OF THE
INSTITUTE-AN ARTISTS DROLLERY-
SOME DISTINGUISHED VICTIMS OF IT.
Horace Vernet. the French painter. was born
at Bordeaux in 1853 and died at Paris In 1896.
He painted animals and historical subjects and
painted them just we'll enough to figure re-
specially In biographical dictionaries and to be
counted. by Frenchmen. as one of the important
artists Of his time. He was, indeed. of some
significance in the development OF naturalistic
methods. He painted animals with accuracy
and with the emotion OF a man who understood
them. Since he was with Napoleon in Italy and
painted military scenes from studies made upon
the spot he also appealed to the rising school
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21

A YOUNG ENGLISH COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS
FOOLISHNESS REBUKED.
From The Chicago News.
A commercial traveller Of England has I'M
earthed Renaissance Of Charles Dickens which
Is Of interest. Speaking to some acquaintances
he said:
Il will tell you a little story which l have
never told to any one outside my family.
About forty-fve years ago | was going my first
round and at Gloucester station had to walt
two hours. was travelling in jewery and had
with me number OF very valuable specimens.
A lot OF passengers were waiting and most of us
went into the refreshment room, where a very
pretty young lady was serving out sandwiches
and coffee. l was very young-under twenty
and in order 10 pass away the time | chatted
with the young lady as a young man did in the
old days, and as. | suppose, any young man
would do to-day. and will for all time Presently
i opened my case and drew out lady's very
handsome watch. the back Of which was studded
with diamonds 1t was worth about $500 How
would you like me to make you a present OF
this said / to the young lady. Very much,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21

Of 1890 and figures to-day az one OF the pioneera
But he was a very modest pioneer. his achieve
ments are not regarded to-day with veneration
except. as we have limited. by his countrymen.
and on the whole. he appears AZ a grim-vlsaged
old gentleman with more reputation than he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21
TgyHYsON'S POYDNESS FOR THE SEA.

Edmund Cosse In The North American Review.
In his preoccupation with ideas OF poetic
workmanship Tennyson walked about the world
forever prepared to seize. with delicate exacti-
tude impre ssions ~ physical beauty. In all his
journeyings. he was watching for effects. for
conditions. for phenomena. which he could use
as the Illustration or the ornament OF moral
ideas And the first place must be given TO his
incompatible study OF the sea. 1t Is evident that
the movement OF water was the physical fact
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21
TIE GLAD CHILD.

From The Cleveland Plain Dealer
George-Pa, it says in the papers tnal 'hs
snow is twenty feet deep at KloEdihe. Is that so!
Pal guess 1t Is. a.,
Georgc-Jimminy but I'm glad we ooh 1.-Two
therei
Pa-Why?
Georgie-Just think OF gttin' UP In the morn'
In and cleanin' the sidewalk
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21

phrases about the "interminable waves rolling
along interminable shores Of sand" And at
Bonchurch he notices "a little salt pool fluttering
round a stone upon the Shore" and again In
Ireland "claps Of thunder on the cliffs amid the
solid roar" and at Babbcombe. in Devonshire.
the marks Of the tide like serpent coils upon
the deep"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21

deserves. a painter who treated great subjects
with skill and yet remained dull
1t Is all the more amusing. therefore. to en-
counter the caricatures which he drew some
where in the neghborhood OF the thirties while
attending the grave seances OF the Institute. OF
which he was an honored member. NJ. Henri
Bouchot. writing about them In the pages Of the
Gazette des Beaux Arts" from which we select
half a dozen Of the drawings. contrivcs to tell
us in his graceful way very little OF consequence
concerning them. But his notes on their verities
are Just and convincing. AS he points out. Yer
net hit with surprising accuracy the character
istics of his friends. Helm. the painter. strut
ting about In feathers. is the very parsonage
whom we would suspect Of having produced his
now forgotten pictures and Lord Brougham is
delineated to the life. The portrait OF Spontin
is too eloquent to be regarded as mere carica-
ture All the flamboyant traits OF the celebrated
composer are deity indicated In this brilliant
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21

OF fortune that he should emerge for the mo-
mcnt from hts semi-obvion By the grace OF
handful OF droll sketches made In the pauses OK
serious business to crafty the artists satiric
taste.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21

which, in the whole Of nature gave Tennyson
the most acute pleasure. ALI OF US know the
exquisite and we may have thought the some.
what hold image with which "Audey Court
closes Here is the source OF II, In a note made
at Torquay i'm 1872: II saw "A star OF phosphor-
essence made by the buoy appearing and dlSap-
pearing in the dark sea" The sea on the coast
OF the English Channel displeased him; it being
mot grand he wrote. only an angry curt
sea"
"The finest seas l have ever seen are al Val
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-02
STRAY HOUNDS LASSOOED.
4 POLICEMAN AT FIRST TOOK THEM FOR STEERS.
BIT SOON FOUND OFT HIS MISTAKE

4 POLICEMAN AT FIRST TOOK THEM FOR STEERS
RIFT SOON FOUND OFT HIS MISTAKE.
Two huge Danish hounds the property OF Paul
pochtermann a liquor-dealer AT No. p East Hous-
tonst escaped from their quarters yesterday after
noon and in the course Of their wanderngs gave
Policeman George l.. Sullivan. Of the Leonard-st
station. an experience which seldom falls to the lot
q, tho ordinary policeman. The owner. not being
aware of the loss Of his pets had not In any way in
formed Headquarters or given any description OF
theno so r. was not unnatural when Policeman Sui
ivan saw Two large objects few blocks away from
where ne was patrolling on West-st that he should
take them for half-grown steers Running forward
no discovered his mistake just as he was about TO
fail into the Jaws of OF the hounds, which gave
evidence OF a desire to deVour the officer The police
man beat a hasty retreat The two dogs appeared TO
he in no mood for following assisted by the usual
sef-apointed advisory committee OF Dystanders. the
ofhcer having first obtained rope, proceeded TO show
his skill I'm the art OF as0oing with such faterlng re-
st,lts that few moments later he appeared at the
! aonard-st station with his capture in tow.
Sergeant Blai AT the desk. and when he saw
he nroces sion he startled out or several
senses and ordered the Danes TO he taken once and
Locked up in a cell for the safety OF himself and the
nublic 4 general alarm was sent out which quickly
brought the owner 10 the station. tie sad the dogs
were worth $500. Their names were Bella and Nero
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-02
ONE NEWSBOY STABBED BY ANOTHER.

SERIOUS FIGHT At THE LoDGING-HoUsE IN
DTANE-ST
Tho Nevsbovs' Lodging House. at No. Duane
&. was last night the scene OF a stabbng encoun-
tor which NAV end fatally. Only short time be-
fore the newsboys about a hundred Of them had
arished sumner. Many OF them went to the read
,,g-r oo,o on the second floor Among these were
Nicholas Reefe and James Mcclure. each about
,,.e,,v wears old a discussion which began be-
,uoen them in the dning-room was renewed. and
,ho ,wo hovs were quarrell.ng In earnest
Then Reefe alleges. Mcclure called him foul
nam. and the two decided to fight 1t out and went
;, the hallway FOR that purpose. number OF
other boys followed them ont
The fight began by Reefe kicking Mcclure in the
ohdomen Both are large and well built. and they
vsr. soon fighting hercely, when suddenly Nc
f:u,rs threw up both hands. exclaiming: I'm
.,ahh.d," Then he fell to the floor with one. hand
ov.r a wound in his left breast.
cunerintendent Heg and the clerk ran out into
tho hallway and took charge or keefe. ana NC
e:u,re was carried into the reading room.
hurry call was sent TO Hudson Street Hospital
,or an ambulance and the Oak-st. police were In
80 n uo,nds one in the left breast under the heart
and another In the boys back, below the kidneys
TN. wounded lad taken to the hospital
In Inc mean time Detectives Cunningham ana
lion arrived and took Reef. into custody. lie adj
,ni,ted the stabbnr and gave up rusty -bladed
nanknife which he ha used. He said that Mcclure
and some of the other boys had tainted him with
being n German. At the hospital last night 1t was
said that unless blood poisoning should result.
Young Mcclure would recover