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ERIE. Pa. Jan. 2l.-The Erie and Western
Railroad Company was organized at Erie to.
day for the purpose of bringing this city and
port into closer touch with tho oil and lumber
sections of tho State. 1t was stated that Q New
York company had agreed to build tho road and
take half its pay In honda.
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LONDON. Jan. 2l.-Solicitor-Ge General Fitzpa,-
rick and Lawyer Russell OF Manitoba. who are
charged with the mission OF presenting the
Manitoba school case to the Vatican. have
started for Rome. They are the bearers OF .
which they have Just completed and will pre-
sent to the Pope.
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Jacob Worth Strengthen. III. Fences.

Chairman Jesse d. Frost Of the Republican
County Committee in Brooklyn has announced
III the standing committees OF that body. The
o. mittees have been oil put under the control
~ Tho, Worth elemen On the on
organization. which Is the most important,
lbure Is only one anti Worth man.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan, 2l,-Robert l.. TAYLOR
was inaugurated to-day Governor OF Tennessee
for the third time. The ceremonies took place
in the hall Of the House OF Representatives.
Gov. Turnuy escorted ijov. Taylor. Both in
coming and retiring Governors delivered ad-
dfoaaea.
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MINNEAPoLIs, MINI, Jan. 2l.-It Is said that,
owing to the large amount Of city funds, abou,
$500. 900. tied 10 In suspended banks, there will
not be money enough on hand on Feb. l TO pAJ
the city employees.
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New Cu.to.s T.rar Ter Germany

BERLIy. Jan. 21.-ln the Rsichstag to-day
Count Po~sadowsky-W ehper. Minister OF the
Imperial Treasury. said that the Government
was preparing q new customs tariff designed
to reform the defects In the existing CONNER
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nENvER, Col, Jan. 2l.-Postmaster Evans 81
Fort Logan. Col. was arrested to-day by postal
officials charged with embezzlement.
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ROME. Jan. 2l.--The Pope gave Q reception
this morning ts the Roman aristocracy. who
were headed by Prince Ruspoli. His Holiness
addressed his guests. recalling the old ties Of
the nobility to tho Vatican. and melted them 10
the Church,
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Cloth, woodworking
must be right, money back
If you want It says so.
If these listers and over
coats, suits and trousers,
were good value before,
what must their value be
now?
ULsrERs ~ yRrEzE THAT Y ~
AMI ess-Now GIG.
FANCY cHBv1oT SUITS THAT WE'RE
$50. GA. sas. AND sso-Sow els.
TROUSERS THAT WE'RE %. d, q, q,
AND so-Sow u.
The dangers Of damp
pavements fade away be-
fore cork-sole shoes; but
pavements haven't been
damp enough this season.
ALL OUR Z CORK . sBoEs
THAT WERE q RI NOW %, ALL THAT
WERE $3.50 R NOW q.
ROGERS, PEET 4 Co
and Broadway.
hlrty second and Bfoad way.
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Mavor Strong was at home yesterday suffer-
ing with govt.
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LONDON. Jan. 21.-Ambassador and Mn.
Bayard will visit the Prince and Princess Of
Wales at Sa~ndrtngham on Saturday.
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LONDON. Jan. 2l.-when the House Of Lords
met to-day Lord Salisbury said that a. there
was no business on the notice paper he would
move that the Honse adjourn for . week. Tbs
motion was carried.
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A Dual Avert0d

Paris, November 1O.-It is stated thak
a duel between Sir Robert Peel. and luz
de Cirella has been narrowly averted- II
is understood that the quarrel was the
outcome OF an argument over the justin
cation of the imprisonment of Captain
Dreyfus. Of the French army. who hS
serving out a sentence Of penal impriHon-
ment for selling important military ne-
crets to a foreign government. The dukc,
who considered himself insu.ted by GER
tain letters from Sir Robert Peel. came
specially from Geneva and sent his SEC
onds, including the famous French anna
teur swordsman, NJ. Thomeguex. to cafs
upon Peel. The representatives OF Rr-
Robert Peel met the dukes seconds this
evening at the Cercle Antistique ct Litter
acy, a well known club In the Rue voR-
ney, and explained that Sir Robert has
since learned that remarks ne had attri-
buted to the duke had never been uassl1
and that he, therefore. regretted his lot
ters, which were based upon mfsstRfe-
ments and rendered a full apology The
dukes seconds thcreupon declared Ihe
matter ended.
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: Jacksonville Bicycle Race 9

Jacksonville, Fla, November 10.-Tom
Cooper took the honors in the profession
al events at the bicycle meet at Panama
park this afternoon, winning first in the
two mile open and second in the one mile
open. the only two events that he en-
tered. This was particularly noticeable
from the fact that it was the first time
that he has defeated Bald in a month.
Bald took second place in the two mile
open, and got third in the mile open, not
touching first at all. DR.. Brown astonish-
ed the spectators by beating out all the
cracks and winning the mile open, with
Cooper a close second. Bob WalthOur,
of Atlanta, came in for the first in the
two mile handicap and Loughoad second.
The attendance at the meet was 1000.
and was the most successful ever held
here. Bald rode an exhibition mile. paced
by a tandem and triplet in 1:50. In the
amateur events. E. w. Peabody. of Chi
cago. took the honors. winning two
events and would probably have wonj
third had it not been for a SPILL
H. B. Hills, of Providence. r. l., was
suspended by the League of American
Wheelmen racing board just as he was
about to go on the track.
One Mile Open-Brown. won: Cooper,
second; Bald, third. Time, 2:0S.
Two Mile Open-Cooper. won: Bald
second; Gardiner. third. Time, 4:13k.
Two Mile Handicap-Walthour, as
yards) won: Loughead. (scratch) second; !;
Freeman, ESQ yards) third. Time. 4:25!ss.
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= The Yellow Fever Dying Out

Mobile, Ala, November 10.-NOt only
showing but two deaths and three new
cases, bUt the reports of the cant-get-
away club shows there is a general re-
covery all along the line. There were
three new cases and two deaths.
Mobile is resuming it's customary ap-
pearance; refugees are returning home;
business in all lines is reviving. al
though the effect of the loss during
two months and of the expenditures
for maintenance. elsewhere during that
period OF the 1000 people who have left
the city will be felt seriously all win
ter.
jackson, Miss, November 10-No new
cases of fever were reported to the
state board of health today. Tonight
the board issued ordinances to the eff
feet that from and after today all rail-
way trains entering the state Of Mis-
sissippi will be allowed to stop at their
depots in all towns and the inspection
Of passenger trains by local authorities
is ordered discontinued.
New Orleans, November 10.-Very lit
tie interest is now being taken in the
yellow fever situation; but few cases
and deaths are being daily reported
and the people are looking forth to the
time when the plague will have ceased
to exist. The local health officials fail
ed in their attempt to have the Missis-
sippi board of health raise the Quaran-
tine against the city. The majority Of
deaths reported today are in cases
where physicians were called in at the
last moment. The record today is six
new cases and three deaths.
Montgomery, Ala, November TO-
The official report of the board Of
health today gives one new case and
no deaths.
At F'lomation there were three new
cases.
Mobile, Ala, November 10.-General
reports in the early days of the yell
low fever visitation having described
Mobile AS deserted and her trade and
commerce dead, it is just to this city to
say there has been good business all
the time in the outward commerce.
Memphis, Tenn, November 1O.-The
yellow fever so far as Memphis is con-
cerned, is a thing of the past. No new
or suspicious cases and no deaths have
occurred here or in this vicinity since
last Sunday. and Memphis can now be
said to be free from the pest.
Assistant Superintendent Giles. OF
the Illinois Central railroad, announces
tonight the receipt of kilograms from
| the Mississippi board Of health convey
ing the information that the state OF
Mississippi has relaxed it's quarantine
against Memphis, and passengers may
now stop at all points in Mississippi
provided they hold health certificates
and provided the local quarantine reg
| ulations do not prohibit it. Freight will
also be moved. In pursuance Of this
action all through trains on the 1lli-
nois Central in and out OF Memphis
and all day trains on the Yazoo and
Mississippi Valley railroad will be re-
| sumed, beginning today.,All other
roads are feeling the effects of the re-
lease of quarantine restraints and il
is thought day or so will see an en-
tire resumption of business.
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Daughters Of tho Confederacv

Baltimore, November 1O-The an
nual convention of the United Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy began in this
three days. Delegates from 140 chap
ters in various parts of the country
both north and south, are present, in
cluding some Of the most distinguished
women in both sections.
Mrs. Fitzhugh Lee, the president of
the association, being unable to be
present, Mrs. D. G. Wright, called it
to order at 10 o'clock in Lehman's hall,
and the following programme was car
ried out:
Opening prayer, Rev. William M.
Dame, DID,; Address of welcome, Mrs.
d. Giaurd Wright; Response, Mrs.
Augustine T. Smythe; Roll call of
chapters; Appointment Of credentials
committees; Appointment of nomina-
tions committee; Report of the ere
dentials committee; Reading Of min
utes; Reports from state presidents
and chapter presidents (three minutes
each) Arkansas, Mrs. c. A. Forney;
Alabama, Miss Sallie Jones; California,
Mrs. William Pritchard; Florida, Mrs.
E. G.. Weed; Georgia, Mrs. H. A.
Rounsaville; Mississippi, Mrs. Annie
w. Duncan; New York, Mrs. T. S.
Gailard: North Carolina, Mrs. William
M. Parsley; South Carolina, Mrs. Eli
son Capers; Texas, Mrs. T. J. Currie;
Tennessee, Mrs. S. F. Wilson; Vir-
ginia, Mrs. E. H. O'Brien.
The most important event of the day
was the admission by acclamation to
the organization of the grand division
nf tho D9nOhfprS Of the (>OnfodQrAC "
in Virginia. The division numbers
1000 women. and is represented by
about ninety delegates.
The Georgia delegates arrived in a
body after the convention had opened
and was warmly received
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IMPORTANT NOTICE.

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Macon. Ga. November 10.-In the cases
OF the Dunlap Hardware Company OF this
city versus the Southern Railway Com
pany. permission was granted the coru-
plainants this morning by Judge Emery
Speer. OF the United States court. To-
amend their bill. Counsel for the South
ern were granted sixty days I'm which to.
answer or demur 10 the amended hin
The suit is brought to show that thu
Southern railway ewns and controls va
rious railway lines in the state 0f
Georgia. contrary to the state constftU--
ton and 10 the detriment OF the peopse
thereof by preventing competition -
Ire1gnt rates and otherwise, and petStiuu
is made to place defendant COMPANY -
the hands Of a receiver
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The Seal Fisheries Confsrs~s Me &c

Washington. November l0-The scaling
experts representing the United States
England and Canada. assembled at the
state department this Afternoon. T-herx
were present Messrs. Jordan, Thomp-
son and Macoun. In addition General
Foster and Mr.. Hamlin were i'm attenA-
ance for the United States and Sir LrSuis
Davies for Canada. The meeting lasted
for about an hour and presumably tina
proceedings were mainly preliminary and
designed to outline plan OF procedure
Mr.. Hamlin was elected chairman. IL
was officially stated that the proceedings
were secret and that nothing could ho
given out for publication before the end
Of the deliberations. Another meeting
will be held at II o'clock tomorrow MORN
ing.
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will ever know. He turned his gaze
heavenward and began to pray as fol-
lows:
"Oh, Lord God, my Heavenly Father,
will you look down on me with an eye
Of pity this day. I call on Thee, oh
Lord God, because I know no other
name. Will you throw around me in
this hour your long arms of protec-
ton and guide me safely home? Oh.
blessed Father, you have heard me in
times past while I had my name re-
corded on the roll book in Heaven,
and now while, by my disobedience, I
have had my name recorded on the
criminal books in the court house in
Goldsboro, will you still hear me, and
will you guide me from this gallows to
and from judgment to my heavenly
home? Oh Lord God, please hear me
and save me in heaven, 1 ask for
Christ's sake. Amen"
AS soon as he was through praying
he sang in loud voice the words:
My dear mother, don't you grieve af-
ter me-" This he repeated three times
in an old familiar tune.
Rev. Collett, colored, made an earn
est petition for mercy in behalf of the
prisoner. The latter then said:
my kind friends: The time has
come when 1 must leave you. must
die in a short while. 1 feel that 1 have
made peace with God and that I have
home in heaven. Goodbye to you
ALL
Deputy Sheriff Brodie Scott stepped
forward and read the death sentence.
The black cap was pulled over his face
and the hangman's knot adjusted
around his neck. At exactly II o'clock
the drop fell and with a gurgling hiss
from his throat Sam Wright had paid
the penalty with his life for the murder
of Mr.. Lon Carr on the End of OctO-
ber. His neck was not broken. Death
resulted from strangulation in exactly
eight minutes from the time the drop
fell. His pulse ceased beating in six
and one-half minutes and he was pro-
nOunced dead in eight minutes by DR..
p. c. Hutton, county physician. and
Drs. Jones Peacock and Aaron. who
were present.
The Goldsboro Rifles were on the
scene to keep the crowd at their dis
tance, but further than this their ser
vices were not needed
Wright gives the following sketch OF
his life:
This is the testimony of a man that
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Is to be hung November 10. 1897. who
has been going by the name OF Sam
Wright. but that Is not my name. My
name Is Wiley Vaughan. / lived in
the state OF South Carolina, in Lancas-
ter caunty, in Pleasant Hill.
Il first left my father at is years OF
age and went to Monroe. n. c. stayed
there a short while and then / went
back to my fathers. / stayed home a
short while and then left home and
went TO B. F.. Mercincberg's camp in
Kershaw W county. on the 3 C's. / stayed
there about eight months, then got in
a fuss with a man by the name of
Peter Laurie. ! cut him and then ran
away from there.
II went back home and stayed about
six months. I and my brother had q
fuss about a girl. I then went and
waylaid him on the road and when he
and the girl came along the road by me
/ fired on them.
After that 1 left home and went to
Blacksburg, S. c. 1 fell in love with
Will Neugen's girl. When Will asked
me about this girl told him she was
mine and he said he was going to whip
me. I had only two cartridges in my
pistol. I went down town and got a
box Of 80 S. & w. cartridges and load
ed my pistol. 1 went back to the train
and called Will to the door. AS soon
as he came to the door / commenced
shooting. I emptied my pistol shoot
ing at him, and reloaded. l hid be-
hind some cars and trees and finally
got away and went to Alabama.
Il next stopped on the G.. c. & n.
railroad between Elberton and Athens,
Ga. had been there about five months
when / had a pitched battle with some
Madison county boys. l shot several
and killed one dead on the spot. /
was sharp enough to get away without
being arrested and came back to
South Carolina. 1 went to work on a
railroad section and stayed there about
two months. then had a row with
Bob Dunlap. I shot him and left the
state and went back to Georgia. l
stayed there until the 9th Of August
last year, 1896"
He then gives an account of the kill
ing of Mr.. Carr.
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EVANS AT ROCKINGHAM
His Arraignment-Trial to Begin To-day.
Guarded by Troops-No Demonstration
of fViolence-Threats TO Lynch If Verdict
IL Not Approved by tho Populace
Especial to The Messenger)

Especial to The Messenger.)
Rockingham, n. c., November 10.-
Court is now in session, Judge McIver
presiding. Evans. colored, the alleged
assailant of Miss Cole, was brought
here on the early morning train under
the escort Of a detachment of the Gov
ernors Guards, commanded 5y Captain
Crawford. The case was called at the
opening Of court. The prisoner was in
the dock, having been taken through the
public square by Deputies Cameron and
Watson. No attempt or evidence Of de-
sire to interfere with the regular pro-
cess of law was manifested by the large
crowd on the square.
The Judge assigned as counsel Messrs.
Dockery & Dockery, of Rockingham, and
Maxy John, Of Laurinburg, for the
prisoner. The solicitor is assisted by
Messrs. Legrand. Guthrie, Morrison. Set
tie, Dockery. Shaw & Son and Kelly.
1t is the fixed purpose Of the people to
allow this brute a fair trial-all this too.
without the aid or presence of the mill
tary company, and should any violence
be resorted to it will not be done without
sufficient provocation. We are opposed
to lynch law, but we are much more op-
posed to the preparation of such crimes
as provoke the administration Of such
remedies. In this case, at least the court
will be allowed to prove it's efficiency
and we believe it will prove adequate to
the occasion.
A venire Of 300 jurors has been sum-
moned to be in court tomorrow at 8
o'clock a. m., when the court will pro-
ceed with the trial.
Again are we forced to endure the pres
ence Of the military as such; and while
we know many of these men as gentle
men and readily admit them as SUCH and
as citizens would be welcomed as visitors
we are not pleased at their presence on
this special mission. AS true citizens
and good soldiers, they are only doing
their duty, and the censure lies else
where. We need no soldiers here prior
to the final result of the trial, and If the
result is not satisfactory and the people
are satisfied as to the guilt of Evans
and should determine to take the law in
their own hands, the citizen soldiers here
would be but poor protection to the
criminal
The Maxton Guards, forty-one strong
a clever brave and patriotic company OF
men, arrived tonight at 7:3O o'clock
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Mutual Reserve Fun Life Associations
and hinges upon the question whcsser
1t can change the character OF it's COM
tracts at pleasure. Each policy holder
gives the company his proxy and unGss=r
this it claims that right.
The annual meeting OF the stock
holders of the Raleigh and Auguxto
and Raleigh and CASTOR and Palmetto
railways will be held here tomorrvw-
Mrs. Albert Watson. who was shne
by her husband last month. was to-day
taken to Wake Forest in order that
Professor Lanneau may use the X-rAH
10 locate the bullet.
President Alderman. OF the universx-
ty. says the enrolment OF students m
that institution now reaches 470.
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Philadelphia, November l0.-The Ma
tional Base Ball League held a two
hours session this afternoon. The time
was wholly consumed in a general dis
cussion of the proposition or the misras
leagues for modification OF th4
drafting rule, which had been favora-
bly, recommended to the league by TIM
board of arbitration. No concluxioa
was reached and the consideration 0T
the subject will be again taken up ON
Friday morning to which time the
meeting adjourned. Tomorrow Will be
devoted to a carriage drive through
Fairmount park and to general sight
seeing. which Is part OF the entertain
ment provided for the visitors by
Messrs. Reach and Rogers. OF tina
Philadelphia club.
The magnates, managers and other
visitors, including the newspaper cor
respondents, were given a banquet n
the Hotel Bellevue tonight by the
Philadelphia club.
An exchange OF players between 81
Louis and Philadelphia was settled this.
morning. 1t is understood that thc.
Philadelphia club gave to st. Louis
Pitcher Taylor. Catcher Clements.
Fielder Dowd and Lave Cross for
Catcher Douglass, Pitcher Dunahoc
and Shortstop Monte Cross. Another
deal which will place Grady and Hart
man, OF the St. Louis club. with t1he
New York Giants is very likely to I'd
through. Won Der Abe and Freedman
had frequent conferences today. buA
could not agree upon terms for tlbe
transfer OF the two men to New York
Another deal on the carpet Is an Offer
OF Cincinnati to exchange Dwyer, Nc
Carthy and Miller with Pittsburg for
Pitcher killen and Fielder Elmer
Smith.
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Conc up in Smoke

Middiesborough. KY. November TO-
The worst calamity that has befallen
Middlesborough since the destructive fire
which wiped out half Of the city seven
years ago. occurred today in the total
destruction of the Middlesborough foun-
dry and machine works. Fire was dis
covered in the foundry department at 2
o'clock. and the mammoth plant was
burned to the ground in less than two
hours. The building was erected at a
cost OF $11O, 900. and was filled with iron
working machinery at a cost Of nearly
500. 900. No. fire protection was provided
in the building or vicinity. and nothing
could be done toward saving any of the
property. The industry was owned and
operated by English capitalists and had
been running for about fourteen months.
The loss is felt by all classes in this city,
for it is not probable thatthe works will
be rebuilt. The estimated loss is 500, 900
insurance held in London 500 900.