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The record-union., 1897-01-08
WHEAT GETTING SCARCE.
FANCY PRICES BEING PAID BY
SHIPPERS.
Said to be Only Two Hundred and
Fifty Thousand Tons of the Cereal
i'm the Whole State.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 7.-Wheat in
this market has become a scarce article
and is daily advancing.
Shippers do not like TO have the fact
published, but it is nevertheless true
that they would willingly pay 81 90 pei
GENITAL for good No. l shipping wheat
to-day, and it is known among a few
that they have paid as high as 81 621.
for something extra choice within the
last forty eight hours.
Owing to the growing scarcity of
wheat in this State the San Francisco
market possesses a firmness independ-
1T of the other leading markets.
At the very outside there is not more
than 250,000 tons of wheat remaining
in the entire State to supply the export
demand and home requirements before
al other crop is harvested.
OF the 250, 900 tons of wheat in the
whole State only 1854 tons were in
the Call Board warehouses at Port
Costa, Stockton and in this city on
January l, 1897, according to official
figures. The amount of wheat in the
same warehouses ON January /, 1896,
was 1S0,6O tons. There has been de-
crease of IA, T15 tons within one year.
The wheat in these Call Board ware
in 100-ton lots.
Freights are in over supply and weak.
Vessels are not quotable over lis Cd,
United Kingdom, to-day. This favors a
rise in wheat.
How shippers are going to get along
without paying much higher prices for
wheat before the new crop is harvested
cannot be explained satisfactorily.
Wheat is likely to reach close on to
81 per Genital in the local market before
July 1st.
The daily receipts of wheat at Port
Costa and other tidal points of delivery
are very small.
Short crops in the principal producing
countries of the world and small stocks
in the principal consuming countries
are strengthening the price of wheat
everywhere.
STRONGER PRICES.
English futures fell off little to-day
in sympathy with yesterdays decline in
Chicago, but the English market for
SPOT wheat and cargo lots was steady,
though quiet. The Chicago market had
a sharp little recovery. May option,
which closed yesterday at Size, opened
at SIC, declined to S11ac and then rose
to S23sc, closing at 23s@S212c.
The Call Beard market in this city
opened very strong. At 9:15 May wheat
sold at 81 5S3s. At 1915 the price open
ed at 81 591S and rose to 81 593s. At
11:15 there was some realizing among
SPECTATORS. May opened at 81 $685., de-
clined to 81 5S34 and closed at 81 5S7s.
No. l shipping wheat may be quoted
ait 81 60 per Genital. Extra choice is
quotable higher in proportion.
Barley options were weaker this
morning. AT 11:15 May barley sold at
91Xm91c
The record-union., 1897-01-08
EARL RUSSELL LIBEL SUIT.
1T COMES TO A r1OST SENSA-
TIONAL ENDING.
The Defendants Plead Guilty to the
Charges-Sentence to be
Imposed To-day.

LONDON, Jan. T. The libel suit
brought by Earl Russell against his
| mother-in-law, Lady Scott, and two
male defendants, John Crockerton, an
engineer, and William Aylott, valet,
came to a most sensational ending to-
day when the defendants pleaded
guilty. The case had been exceedingly
nasty in character, but involved people
of such high rank that 1T has attracted
wide attention and the court has been
crowded at every session with those
| eager to hear the testimony against
the Earl.
AS the case progressed, however, it
became evident that the defense was a
very weak one. The defendants did not
deny making the assertions complained
of, but claimed that the statements
concerning the Earl's misconduct were
true. The evidence they introduced.
however, failed to sustain the charges
This morning the courtroom was
crowded, and the spectators We're re-
warded with the sensa ton that they
had been expecting since the first days
OF the trial. When the court had been
opened for business and the prisoners
had been brought in, Solicitor Walton
arose and announced that under the
advice of counsel the defendants with
drew the plea of justification in utter
ing libels complained of by Earl Rus
sell and pleaded guilty as charged.
The announcement created a profound
sensation.
Lady Scott was in a highly excited.
almost hysterical condition. and SEEM
/ Oh r. rt,,,oe 6
faint. The other defendants, Aylot.
and Cockerton, maintained an air of
urconcern.
Under the circumSt there was
no need for further trial. The jury rem
dered formal verdict of guilty. and
the court announced that sentences
would be imposed Tomorrow What
the sentences will be is a matter of
much discussion and surndse. 1t is
generally believed that Lady Scott S
action was based ON a desire to take
her daughters part, and that she was
really deceived by the male defend
arts. If the court takes this view her
sentence will probably be a light one
The punishment of the two men will
doubtless be more severe
The present case grew out of an
equally sensational and even more dis
gusting case brought in 1891, when
Countess Russell, daughter of Lady
Scott, sued for divorce from Earl Rus
sell, making accusations against her
husband of most revolving character.
The case was bitterly contested, and
attracted great attention. 1t ended in
the failure of the Countess to prove
her charges and a denial of the di-
vorce asked. Subsequently the Earl
applied for divorce and was granted it.
Atthetrial Lady Scott and the two 9TH
er defendants in the present case made
the most damaging kind of statements
concerning the conduct of the Earl and
IT was these statements that led to the
present libel suit
The record-union., 1897-01-08
PACIFIC CABLE.
Not Likely to be Laid Unless With
American Assistance.

NEW YORK, Jan. 7.-Advices from
London regarding the report of the
Pacific Cable Commission, which was
signed yesterday i'm regard to the ALL
British cable from Vancouver to Aus
tralia, state that 1T is understood that
the commission will require that the
project must have the approval of the
Colonial Cabinets and the necessary
votes of the Colonial Legislatures. IT is
believed, however, THAT Canada will not
take it's share of the burden, and that in
Australia the present English cable
monopoly is SO strong that it can pre-
vent the New Zealand and Australian
Legislatures approving the project
Therefore, it is said the only hope for
the successful establishment of Pa
cific cable depends ON the action of the
United States Congress.
The record-union., 1897-01-08
CONGRESSMAN DINGLEY.
He Will Not be a Member of Nc
kinley'S Cabinet.

KALAMAZOO (Mich.), Jan. THE
DAILY Telegraph" which is published
by E. n. Dingley, a son of Congressman
Dingley, published the following au-
thoritative dispatch from Washington
to-day:
1T can be stated definitely that Con-
gresham Dingley, Chairman cf the
Ways and Means Committee has de-
cided not to accept a Cabinet position.
He was offered the position of Secretary
of the Treasury by President elect Nc
Kinley, and given time to consider it,
Great pressure was brought to bear to
have him accept it, but he has decided
not to accept the place. His present
duties are more congenial to him; fur
thernore, he fears THE arduous duties
of the Treasury portfolio would seri-
ously impair his health"
The record-union., 1897-01-08
FIRE AT PITTSBURG.
A Theater Suffers a Loss of Ten
Thousand Dollars.

PITTSBURG, Jan. Sire started in
the Eden Musee ON Fifth avenue at l
o'clock this (Friday) morning, and had
spread with such rapidity that the
building will be a total loss. The Musee
is owned by Harry Davis, and is used
as museum and variety theater. The
building next door, occupied by the
Pittsburg Commercial Gazette is
also burning.
1:45 p. m.-The fire is now under
control The loss to the theater Will
be about S10,000 and to the Conner
cial-Gazette" only triling.
The record-union., 1897-01-08
Tragedy in Texas.

SAN ANTONIO CTex.), Jan. Joe
TraWe a we'll known ranchman, was
shot and killed and David Goff was
fatally wounded by two brothers named
Hef1ing at Ozona, a small town west or
hare Yesterday afternoon. Traw1e
eloped yesterday morning with a sister
of the Hefiings, and the ceremony of
marriage had just been performed when
the Hef1ing brothers rode up and began
shooting with Wi1cheSters. Golf. a
cornpanion of Trawe, had assisted in the
elopement.
The record-union., 1897-01-08
PACIFIC RAILROADS
FUNDING BILL
Debate Upon the Proposition Begun in
the House Of Representatives.
Powers of Vermont Presents the Ma
jority Report.

Gives Facts and Figures to Show
That the Bill is Simply Business
Proposition, Which Will Result in
Gain to the Government, and
Showing the Benefits Already De-
rived i'm Building Up the Country
by the Gigantic Enterprise Pushed
Through by the Companies.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-12-08
Am Aeeldentnl cold 1tIna.

Apropos of the recently reported rich
gold finds in Alaska the accidental
strike on the Payette river in Idaho,
seventy-fve miles from Boise City,
may be recalled. Two men named
George Bell and Dick Fraser were
grub staked" to go out on pros
pectlnG tour. They skirmised around
for some time without striking any
thing. One day Fraser went out hunt
ing and chased bear and cub up
a mountain side through heavy brush.
The game escaped, and Fyaser sat
down to enjoy brief siesta before re-
turning to camp He pushed the brush
aside, and was digging thoughtfully in
the dirt with his fingers when he
picked up piece OF rich float. He did
not know what it was, but it was q
nice specimen of something, and he
put it in his pocket. He stuck his pick
into the ground and encountered an
obstruction in the shape of lead. Co.
ing to camp, he showed the piece Of
quartz to Bell. and further investiga-
tlon showed the latter that it was
worth looking into small quantity
of rock was taken out and brought to
Boise to be assayed 1t went S13S a
ton gold Exchange
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-12-08
CARING EoR TOURISTS.
Wide-AwalSe Japanese Organization t.

Wide-Awake Japanese Organization to
Lnok After Foreigners.
The large number of tourists who
in recent years have visited Japan have
added considerably to the revenue of
the country 1t has been calculated
that every visitor spent in his travels
not less than $500, and the aggregate
result of the arrivals from foreign
parts meant $2,OOO,OOO and 100000
to japanese bread-earners, says the
Pittsburg Dispatch. Most of this fell
into the hands of curio dealers, who
palmed off inferior goods on ignorant
westerners. and of the guides who
acted as their agents. To remedy this
abuse society was formed in 1898,
ON the initiative of a number of
Japanese noblemen and gentlemen, as
sisted by several influential foreign
residents. Its objects were to extend
welcome to foreign tourists and to
render them every assistance during
their stay in Japan. 1t aims at bring
ing within the tourists reach means Of
accurately observing the features or
The people; visiting public buildings
and places famous for scenic beauties {;
seeing objects of art, both ancient and
modern; entering into social and COM
mercial relations with the people; in
short, affording them all facility and
convenience toward the accomplish
ment Of their aims, thus indirectly
promoting, in however small degree,
che cause of international intercourse
and trade. Arrangements are made
'or the provision Of Trustworthy guides,
and facilities are given for travel and
sightseeing. Entrance is obtained to
all the government establishments and
to the places OF interest in different
parts of the country. Introductions
are provided to manufacturers and
merchants, so that although the main
object of the society is of social ma
ture, it may be of great service to
those who go to ilS~,stigate commercial
and industrial conditions. According
to. NE rank or personal record of a
tolFlst, the society will introduce him
!. at his request to any Japanese noble
man or gentleman. If the circumstances
seem to warrant such an introduction.
In the case of distinguished tourist
the society might make arrangements
at its own cost to entertain him, so
that its members and friends may
make his acquaintance.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-12-08

EbEH@GE r. ~ q quick reiisfani cures worst
cases. Send for book Of testimonials AMI 10 days
treatment Free DR.. nilGlsEkA's SONS. atlanta o.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-12-08

nNnEHhlfa The best Red Ropo Roofing for
NlIVBF In Ia lie. per 81, IT,. caps and nails In
w ~ utsSt cluded. Suhsttutes for Plastcv
Samples free. The FAY nANIIlA ROOFING CO. caHdeH.sI
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-12-08

MmgERRM MuaPHtNE and WHISKY HABITS
uHNSHHNN1 HOME CURE, Book FREE. Dr.. ,. q
WB hVHs HOrFnAK. IsAhsIIi Bds.. CHICAGO. Ill
The news & observer., 1897-07-07
Remnants of Embr0;deries
RDyaI Worcester C0rsetS

Long wais Cycling, etc. Sold all over I
world at Sl.00 Only few dozen left. q
they will be closed this week k............ S
The news & observer., 1897-07-07
PERSONALS.

Mr.. Marshall L. Mott, of the State of
Wilkes, is in the city.
Commissioner Mewborne has gone to
Farmville, Pitt county, to address an AL
lance meeting there to-day.
Mr.. Il. l.. Jenkins, of Granville, OF the
Revenue service on the practice ship
Chase, is in the city, having just return
ed from Asheville, where he attended the
meeting Of the order of the Cincinnati.
Mrs. X. NJ. Hayes and Miss 1vey
Hayes have gone to Chapel Hill to spend
the summer.
Miss Gertrude Bush yesterday return
ed from Wilmington, where she has been
visiting friends.
Mr.. William III. Williamson returned
yesterday morning from visit to his
friend, Mr.. Hugh L. Miller, at Wrights-
vile Beach.
Mr.. John w. Thompson has gone 70
Wilmington on a business trip.
Prof. f. p. Hobgood, president of
Oxford Female Seminary, spent yester-
day in Raleigh. He was accompanied
by his son.
Mr.. John P. Kerr. of Warrenton, b
II the city on legal business.
Mr.. John Graham, president of the
Farmers Alliance, is in the city. He
arrived yesterday afternoon in company
with Mr.. G. A. Cook, Of Warrenton, and
they went at once to call ON the Gov
Ornor
Col. T. B. Keogh, of Greensboro, i.
here talking politics with other leading
lights Of the Republican party.
Col. Martin, Of the Treasurer's de
partment, is able to be out again. III,
has been confined to his bed for q weel
W bilious fever.
QAv. Or. Pittinesr, rsStsr Of q,
The news & observer., 1897-07-07

Church of the Good Shepherd, has gone
to New York for a week.
Judge Womack and Mr.. 'eoree
Thompson have returned from a shot'
visit to Pittsboro.
Miss Maggie Moring is back from d
months visit to friends in New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kim Weathers, OF Ports,
mouth, but formerly of this city, passed.
through yesterday ON their way nome
from the Tennessee Exposition.
Rev. DR.. Marshall and wife and TWO
daughters, Misses Susie and Iheodora,
and little grandchild. Maud Eberhardt'
left yesterday to spend the summer.
The news & observer., 1897-07-07
Ths News : Observer
WEATHER.

For North Carolina: Showers are
probable; southwest to suoth wlius, Wv,
For Raleigh and Vicinity: far "eu'
nesday. ~, , ,,ro.
Weather Conditions.-Ihe storm pre-
yailing last week in the nortn mas uiSap-
reared, but the barometer is sun low
over Nebraska. The highest pressule
exists over the Ohio valley east .Iane
region and middle Atlantic coast oo,ne nt
heavy rains occurred during the pas. -
hourse, Cincinnati reporting -f lnCn on
es. Jacksonville ISL savannah ~
Light showers also occurred at many :.;a; o.l
er points, mostly east OF tne Misslppi'
In the central valley the weather Is gen
orally fair and warm NO coon Mase aS
visible on the map ana no eii"'
change in tempera in prospect.
The news & observer., 1897-07-07
80 cents on the dollar


There remains on hand small but Sc ected
assortment of 800 aud SOU Tan OXfof DIS, not
out. PICK any pair at at................. Sf 90
For the old ladies' sake, as we wish TO see
them in our store, we offer one ca OF t0
pairs at G0C
A quick good bye to our 75c, 100 and Sl.23
Straw Hats. Your choice of any al d al of
our Mems Straw Hats at ................ SOC
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-11
Cut In Passenger Rates.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March 9Th 9
Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf railway
has notified the interstate commerce
commission that beginning on March
10 it will place in effect new short line
passenger rates from Kansas City to
Texas and Louisiana points. This
action on the part of the Pittsburg &c
Gulf has been expected by competing
lines when it gained entrance to
Shreveport. The present passenger
rates to many points in the south and
southwest from Kansas City will be
cut from So to S. by the Pittsburg &
Gulf The reductions will average
about 81 on first class tickets and 50
ON second class.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-11
TO START A. CAT FARM.
Company Formed In Illinois TO Raise
Cats and Rats as Money Enterprise.

Company Formed In Illinois to Raise
Cats and Rats as q Money Enterprise.
LAcoN, Ill, March s.-Cat farming
is the latest industry to be taken up in
Illinois. A company has been organ.
lied with a capital stock of $40, 900, all
of which has been taken, and the OBJ
ject of its existence is to raise cat skins
for the market. The company is now
negotiating for tract of 16O acres OF
timber land for the cat farm. The or
iginator and prime mover in the enter
prise is Thomas McEntee. Mr.. Nc.
Entee gave the details of the plan for
cat farming substantially as follows:
1T is well known that cat furs go
much into the making of leather
goods nowadays. There is a similar
industry in California, and it is coin
ing money We propose ia start with
100 cats, maybe more. These cats will
be the finest bred Maltese and black
species. A cat breeds three times q
year. Its litters vary, but an average
of ten live kittens q year can be de-
pended upon. With 100 breeders to
start. we could have close to million
cats in four years time. The furs sell
at 10 and 10 cents. Also, in the thou
sands of cats raised there are eXcepl
tionally beautiful ones which will COM
mand fancy .'rices as family pets.
"While we raise cats, we also raise
rats We feed the cats rats and the
rats cats-that is, the rats thrive on
the dead bodies of cats which have
been skinned We will also have
number of cows on the place to fur
nish milk for the kittens. The cats
are kept in boxes, with few acres of
timber land fenced with wire in which
to exercise. The rats are kept in any
old tumbledown barn, and logs strewn
about, with grain stacked in one cor
ner.
1.-The enterprise is money maker.
We can figure SCI, 200 profit in five
years.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-11
NEWS IN BRIEF.

John Hay has rented house in Lon,
don. He is expected to succeed Bav.
ard at Easter,
McKinley's cabinet officers were
sworn in and took charge of their de-
partments.
Many of Cleveland's nominees failed
of confirmation, and the offices are at
the disposal of Mckinley.
A delegation of Missourians, headed
by Richard c. Kerens, called upon the
President.
Ex-Quecn Lilioukalani sent a note
to the White house, asking for an au.
dience with the President.
The provision opening the Uncotn-
paghre reservation was part of the
Indian appropriation bill, which failed.
President Mckinley has issued a
proclamation.calling Congress together
in extra session March Is.
General b. NJ. Prentiss will be ap-
pointed postmaster at Bethany, Mo. -,
when the present incumbent's COM
mission expires
Republicans of the Senate met in
caucus and found that they could not
muster an organizing majority.
Colonel John Henderson has been
appointed Senator from Florida. He
and Wood of Kentucky may not be
seated.
A California inventor has perfected
device to generate power from ocean
waves.
Joseph Lasigi, Turkish Consul to
Boston, indicted for burglary.
Great Northern train wrecked in the
snow in North Dakato One fireman
killed.
Robert Watson ended a six months
spree at Harrisonyllle, Mo-, by throw
ing himself under train.
Governor Leedy of Kansas has been
petitioned by number of Kansans to
remove Ex-Governor Lewelling from
the state board of railway commits
sioners.
Mr. Bryan addressed an enormous
crowd at Salem, ILL.,, his birth place.
Floods near Newton, ILL.,, washed
away bridges and drowned much
stock.
Two negro murderers were tried at
Maytield, Ky, and given life SEN
fences.
1t is probable that no wine will be
served at the White house during this
administration.
President johnson and two members
of the Oklahoma Senate resigned, say
ing that the body was no place for
honest men.
Six persons were killed and a score
or more injured, ten of them severely,
by the explosion of gas in q subway at
fremont and Boyleston streets, BoS-
ton.
The Fifty-fourth Congress closed
with an enthusiastic endorsement of
Speaker Reed by the tender of an
unanimous vote of thanks. The Sem
ates closing hours were uneventful.
The Senate of the Fifty-fifth Congress
was at once commenced, Stevensons
Hobarts inaugural adj
dress and the swearing in of new Sena-
tors being the features of the first day.
The general deficiency bill failed in
conference and Cleveland pocket
vetoed the agricultural, sundry civil
and Indian bills.
As soon as the inaugural ceremonies
were over ex-President Cleveland left
for North Carolina in the light house
tender Maple for a ten days duck hunt
ing expedition.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-11
SNOWSLIDE IN UTAH.
A BUNK HOUSE WRECKED
AND FOUR MEN KILLED.
Five Others Rescued-Throo Miners Dig
Through Fifty FOet of snow-TwO
Other Heavy snowslIdes, but No Lived
LOst-IndlanapolIS Theater Burned.

PARK CITY, Utah, March Sat 10
o'clock yesterday a heavy snowslide
started from the mountain peak west
OF the Morgan mine and struck one OF
the DAILY mine bunk houses. The bunk
house was shivered into atoms Nine
men were sleeping in the house at the
time. Five were rescued alive about
an hour afterwards. Rescuing parties
continue their work and at 4:45 the
body of Nicholas PATHS was recovered.
Fifteen minutes later the body OF
James Heating was found. He was
still in his bunk, with his bedding
wrapped around him. Heating has a
wife and four childred at Butte, Mont.
Nicholas Putetto, the third and las
man found, was also dead. In his
pocket was found the bylaws of the
Ancient Order of Foresters, Ferris,
Cal.
Joseph Zuzza is still missing and is
no doubt dead.
John Boyle, A. Baker and John
Whalem were working in the 9OO-foot
surface tunnel, at the mouth of which
the snow was piled up fifty feet high.
They worked their way out after sew.
eral hours hard work.
There were two other heavy snow
slices to-day, one at thd Anchor Mine
boarding house and one at the Silver
King, but no lives we're lost.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-11
M'KlNLEv AT CHURCH.
Six thousand People Turn Out to Sec
Him Worship.

WASHINGTON, March s.-President
Mckinley attended church on his first
Sunday in Washington. So did about
5000 private citizens who wished to
catch glimpse of him. Although it
has been settled that the President is
to be regular attendant at Foundry
church, at Fourteenth and G streets,
his first church going was by special
arrangement to hear q sermon by
Bishop John P. Newman, at the Met
ropolitan Methodist church at Fourth
and c streets. The street in front
of the church was packed with
people two hours before the regular
time for service, but, anticipating
the crush, only pewholders were
admitted up to 1890 o'clock. Then
the crowd was let in gradually and
filed every available foot of standing
room, from triple row of chairs in
front of the chancel to the back row
of the gallery When there WINS not
room for another individual inside the
front doors, the crowd turned to DR..
Talmage's church, the First Presbyte-
rian, only half block away, and this
also was soon filed to the doors, while
the street in front of both churches
was packed from curb to curb. When
the service commenced, fully 1000 peo-
pie were left outside.