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New York Cotton Market.
CANADIAN CANNIBALS.
Existence of the Practice Indicated
by the Arrest of Two Indians.

From the New York SUM-
Quebec. April 21.-Recent arrests of
northwest Canadian Indians by de-
tachment of the mounted police go
to prove that cannibalism is still
practiced by Canadian aborigines. Two
prisoners brought into the barracks at Ed
monton by the police were captured red
handed. but they seek to defend themselves
from the charge Of murder by declaring
that their victim was addicted to canni-
balism and that having surprised him in
the act of feeding upon human flesh they
killed him on the spot, in accordance with
their custom. These Indians believe that
when one of their number once tastes hu-
man flesh, even to assuage the pangs of
hunger, he becomes changed into windigo
or man. eating monster, who will not hesi-
tate to kill in order to crafty his appe-
tite whenever the opportunity offers. They
therefore consider ii a solemn duty as
well as a simple act of self-preservation
to kill at sight. if possible by stealthy
blow from behind, anyone known to have
practiced anthropophagy.
The missionaries say that it is usually
hunger and not a passion for human flesh
that drives them to the practice. Father
Dablon tells. in his journal Of a disease
that was quite common among some of
these Indians The victim suddenly be-
came a hypochrondriac, his malady deyel-
opinR into a mania. In its succeeding
stage the insane was seized with such
hunger for human flesh that he sprang
like famished wolf upon all that he met.
In proportion" says the good father, as
he finds wherewith to glut this hunger,
it grows like thirst in dropsy, and accord
insiy the Indians never fail to kill at once
anyone seized with this disease.
This will be the line Of defence made
on behalf of the present Indian prisoners
at Edmonston. Father Nedelac. who jour
neved as far north as Lake Mistassini to
minister to the Indians there, reports tae
murder of a young man eighteen years OF
age in 1867, by his own mother. for the
same reason, and another missionary tells
the story Of the murder by another In
dian woman of two entire families. with
the exception Of one young man. The VIC
Tins included two men, two women, three
boys, and four girls. and she subsisted for
some time upon their flesh. The late
Father Durocher converted to Christian ty
a Naseapee woman named Veronique, who
was an inveterate cannibal, and only es-
caped death at the hands of other mem
bers of her tribe because OF the dread
which she inspired in them by reason Of
her powers as a sorceress. Her first vic
tim was her husband. who had died of
starvation, and she continued her feast un-
til she had devoured three Of her children,
two of whom had died of hunger. while
the third was killed by its unnatural
mother She next killed q woman of her
own tribe, who had herself feasted upon
the body Of one of her children and be-
came food, in turn, for the wretched Vero-
nique. 1t was thought within the last few
years that cannibalism was extinct among
Canadian Indians, but the contrary is evi-
IDENTIFY the case.
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Political Leader Missing.

Binghamton, N. Y, May S.-Chauncey R.
Dunham, leader of Tioga's Democracy
but who now owns a small grocery in New
York city, has disappeared. and it is
thought is drowned IN the Susquehanna
River. Mr.. Dunham started Friday after
noon for New York and he was seen going
along the east road toward the depot.
Yesterday II was learned he had not arriv-
ed there and search showed tracks leading
toward a swimming pool, made by Mr..
Dunham's shoes. He had been suffering
from an attack of the grippe. The river is
being dragged for his body.
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GAS STOVES.
For Cooking and Heating.
GAS APPLIANCE EXCHANGE.
1924 New York Avenue.
ma2-tf-pm

lively low melting point. as, for example.
goose grease or some mineral oil. A fall
Of snow, however. is not without some
compensatory advantages. 1t rapidly clari.
fies and purifies the air. An analysis of
snow shows the presence Of an enormous
proportion Of organic impurities and bac-
terra which are swept out Of the air by
the descending particles. Again. the fric-
ton of snowfiakes with the air gives rise
to the formation Of ozone. The smell Of
ozone in the air after snowfall is very
marked.
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Five Prisoners Escaped.

Toledo. Ohio, May S.-Fivem men await
ing trial for robbing postofices in Ohio es-
capped from the Lucas county Jail at 3 a.
m. yesterday. William Miller picked the
lock OF his cell and released George Jones,
William White. Thomas Burns, Fred Will
liams, and George Cox. They all got away
except Cox.
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The Travel. Of the Belmont..

Lexington, KY, May s.-Mr. and Mrs.
Perry Belmont are preparing this morning
to seek the quiet of the country. taking
up temporary residence at Beaumont" :"
where Belmont's horses are quartered.
Their baggage is being sent out today.
They will drive this afternoon to Labeile,
where the Whitney stock is located.
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Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses were issued today to william
F. Ganzerk, Richmond, Va, and Maxie c. Tate,
Gordonsville, Va; Lewis Lyles and Alamo Wheel
er; Edward E. Cross nnd Sarah C. Browning;
Wolf Scheinman, New York city, and Daisy Co.
hen, District Of Columbia; william Doxier and
Georgiana jackson; Albert Butler and Florence
Douglas. - $, T.-.-5
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Evils and Dement'S of Snow.
From the London Iancet-l

A more or less heavy fall Of snow is not
without its effects upon the public health
In an unfavorable direction, due in general
to an augmentation Of respiratory diseas-
es. In towns fall Of snow Ii particularly
disagreeable, since 1t soon settles down on
the payements of our streets and in the
roadway into . highly chilling muddy
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virginia Guardian. of Antiquities.

Norfolk, Va, May s.-The Society for the
Preservation of Virginia Antiquities will at
jamestown on May 13 celebrate the land
ing there of the English colonists under
command of Capt. John Smith. 1t is ex-
pected that there will be a considerable
attendance from Virginia and neighbor-
ing States.
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Piles Promptly Cured.

Dr. Kilmer's o. 1 o. ANOMTlfENr promptly
cures PILES. And y sold By all druggists in
two dzes-twenty-6vs cent and hfty-cent. To
pie sent absolutely nee BY. msil. Mention this
paper and sad your addre9 to d. Kilmer Co.,
binghamton. n. !.
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Henry Clay Stewards Will.

Henry Clay Stewart's VIII.
The will Of Henry Clay Stewart, dated Novem-
Der 10, 1881, filed today for probate. The
deceased leaves all his property, real and per-
sonal, consisting Of cash, notes, stocks. and
bonds, and real estate, to his wife, Elizabeth
Sarah Stewart, for her sole use. The legatee is
named as cxecutrix, without bond.
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Wa.hinxton Stnrx ExehanRe.

Regular call-U. 8. SIS. registered. 800
Q10S 1-8; $40@10s. U. 8. SIS. coupon. $500
@108; $S,540010s 1-S. Metropolitan R. R.,
certificate 3D." $500@11s. Capital Trac-
tion 2o090 IA: 4o6s0; 10089 "a: 14o@
SO 7-8. Metropolitan r. r. receipts, 200
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ulya& JxnoS

Taken in the morning. either pure or diluted with
hot or cold water. It produces q copious evacua.
tion without leaving behind Il any intestinal dis
comfort or exhaustioa.
The evening times., 1899-05-08

.22s. Washington Gas. aoG5s IA. Mergen-
sthaler Linotype. 13G204 12; 2OQ204 3-s;
30@204 Ia; 54204. American GRAPHIC
phone. 4Q13 5-S. American Graphophone
pfd., 6q14 IA. After call-U. s. Electric
Light deb. SIS, $90O@11S IA American
Graphophone Pfd., 5Q@l4 Is. Mergenthaler
Linotype, 5@264 10.
The evening times., 1899-05-08

Prof. Davis0n,s May Carnival and
Ball
win take place Tuesday evening, Nay 0, at his
Academy, typographical Temple Entree, 8 D.
m. sharp. General dancing. 10 to a. M, CON
sisting Of high-elas vaudeville entertainer New
dances Fancy character, and many other inter
egting featurA Item
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Chicago Grain and Provision Marke,
Corrected daily by W. B. Hibbs ca
members Of the New York Exchange.
-
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Watch for a town. Congress Heights. D. c.
The evening times., 1899-05-08

Tennessee Coal and Iron was very strong
and early in the day was at 81. The
strength of this stock, which most people
were In the habit of considering worth
less few months ago. has been one of
the surprises to the Street The earnings
Of the company have been the largest in
its history, however. and the insiders pre-
dict much higher prices.
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Northern Pacific common and preferred
have been among the stocks that have
suffered least in the bear. drive, and this
morning 1t looked very much. as IL the
clique in the common stock at least were
getting ready to advance 1t well.
The evening times., 1899-05-08

The Federal Steel issues were very
weak at the opening and went on two
points each In the first few minutes. Later
they we're bought heavily and seemed des-
tined to close the day at much better
prices The common stock went as low
as 81 and fraction and the preferred as
low as So L.
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hree days and he wanted consideration
Of it indefinitely postponed.
Mr. Ray, of Macon, said it was an
xact copy, in effect, of the law of 1897
the Fusion law that had been de-
lounced all over this State.
Mr.. Holman, of lredell, moved to table
md the bill went to the table. amid the
prot SITS of its advocates.
a bill was yesterday passed allowing
he following counties to hire convicts
from the penitentiary: Rowan. Bun
combe Jackson. Alamance, Catawba,
Graham. Forsyth, Haywood, Fender,
Davidson, Lincoln and Craven.
This bill authorizes and directs the
directors of the penitentiary ION appli-
cation of the commissioners of these
counties to furnish such number of able
bodied convicts as in the judgment of
,he board of directors can be furnished
10 said counties or either of them"
The "convicts so furnished shall be
nut to such labor as the commissioners
shall respectfully determine, and the
said committees shall pay all costs of
TRANSFORMATION of the conyicts so furn-
ished the counties; and shall also in all
respects maintain and support said
convicts while in their possession, i'll
Guiding all necessary clothing and medi-
cal expenses.
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COMMISSIONERS FOR WILKES.
The House Refuses to NEEDLE With the
Affairs of the County.


At last nights session quite Il discus
sion arose over bill to increase the
number of commissioners for Wilkes
county.
The bill as originally introduced in the
Senate by Senator Lowe provided for
three new commissioners.
1t was championed in the House by
Mr.. Patterson. of Caldwell. and or-
posed by the two Representatives from
Wilkes. who said the additional commits
sioners were not needed or desired by
the people of their county.
Mr.. Patterson claimed that the finan-
cial affairs of the county We're IN bad
condition and that it was to remedy this
and not to gain political advantage
that this bill was introduced. He said
if these commissioners were appointed
the Republicans would still have ma
jority on the board.
Mr.. Davis. of Haywood. thought it
about time to stop such legislation as
this. The General Assembly, he didn't
think. was here for the purpose of tax
ing control of all the county governments
of the State Wilkes was white coun-
ty, it had white Republican majority
of over 600. and he thought it bad pol
icy to be interfering with the affairs
of such counties.
The House thought so too, and refused
by 2 to vote to pass the bill on the
second reading
On this vote the House put the
''clincher" and the matter will not
come up again this session.
On the heels of this bill came one to
appoint a finance committee for Mitchell
county, composed of j. II. Greene, {. G..
Currier and Isaac III. Bailey.
The bill was opposed by Mr.. Pritch-
ard, of. Mitchell, who claimed that no
necessity 70 rit existed
He admitted. however. in reply to
questions. that the county script of Mitch
ell was worth only about ) to 10 cents on
the dollar and that even the juries were
not always paid He objected to the
name of Isaac II. Bailey who, he said.
had been specializing in the county
bonds.
Notwithstanding Mr.. Pritchard's OBJ
lection the bill passed its several read
ings.
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rate soldier on the pension list. By
Patterson, of Robson. On calendar.
III. Il. 1875. Act to authorize the
to hire convicts to the counties of BIN.
combe. Jackson and Rowan. BY Over
man, of Rowan. On calendar.
Ii. X. 1,917. Resolution declaring
Henry b. Stevens duly elected judge
of the Western Criminal court ami III
recting the Governor to issue to aim a
commission. BY Justice, Of Mcdowell.
On calendar.
IL. b. 1,97S. Act to provide for in
mates who desire to leave the Soldiers
Home, putting them on the second-class
pension roll. BY Thompson, of Onslow.
On calendar.
Ill. X. 1859. Resolution to go into Tie
election of Railroad Commissioners at
2:15 o'clock Saturday. BY Allen, Of
Wayne. On calendar
III. X. 1850 Resolution raising joint
committee of three on the part of rhc
House and two on the part of the Sen
ate to recommend trustees for the col
ored y. and NJ. College at Greensboro
BY Carr, of Duplin. On calendar.
II. b. 1888. Act to prohibit fishing
with seines in Little River, Wake coun-
ty. BY Powell, of Walks. Committee
on Agriculture.
ii. Il. 1,9S9. Il solution relative to
taking Il recesS-that on Wednesday.
March Sth, the Legislature take recess
until April 4th, 1901.
Ii. h. 1890. Act to regulate the dis
tribution of dspensary funds in John
ston county By Brown, of Johnston
On calendar.
II. b. 1901. Resolution for the cleo
ton of a Commissioner of Labor at
$50 O'Clock. BY Allen, of Wayne On
calendar.
II. B. 1892. Act to amend the act
Incorporating the States prison and pro-
viding government thereof. BY Ray,
of Macon On calendar.
ii. b. 1893. Act to provide for an
office for the Commissioner of Insur-
ance. By Winston, of BERTHE. On
calendar.
II. h. 1895. Act TO drain Buffalo
creek in Cabarrus county. BY Hart
sell. of Cabarrus. On calendar.
III. +. 1896. Act to amend an act pro-
viding for the removal of cases from
one county to another. BY Justice. Of
Mcdowell. On calender.
PASSED THIRD READING.
Ii. h. 1854. s. Il. 1,241. Act to re-
peal the law in regard to local tax for
schools.
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TO ENCOURAGE WIDE TIRE.
A Good Bill That Now Applies TO But
Few Counties.

n Good Bill That Now Apples TO but
Few Counties.
The House yesterday passed the fol-
lowing bill to provide for the improve
ment and promotion of the public roads
of the State. through the use of wide
tires on wagons and other vehicles:
Whereas. the use of wide-tired vehic-
les on the public roads of the State. as
shown by experience, will both benefit
and protect these roads by packing and
something the surface of the same.
The General Assembly of North Car
Dina do enact:
Section l. That every person i'll the
State who. during he year ending De
cemher 31st. 1899. and each succeeding
wear thereafter. OWNS and uses on the
public roads of the State any wagon or
other draft vehicle with tires as wide
as the standard widetire wheels de-
scribed in section two of this act shall
on the presentation Of proof thereof
satisfactory to the commissioners of any
county in which said wide-tire vehicles
are used, be paid by the county treas
urer of such county, out of the road fund
of the county or township III which the
same is used. each and every year. for Il
period of FIVE years, n sum equal to one
half of his or her road tax: Provided
that i'm no case shall the amount so naid
for any year be greater than two dollars
on each vehicle nor in any case shall the
amount paid to any person. firm or cor
poration exceed the sum of five dollars
during any year: And provided, further.
that in case any such person pays no
road tax he shall during each and ev-
cry year. for a period of five years. he
exempt from one-half of the labor which
under the law he may otherwise be re-
oured to expend on the public roads of
the county or township in which he re-
sides.
Section .. For the purposes of this
Act the standard for wide-tire wagons
and other draft vehicles shall be as
follows: For a one-horse vehicle with
skeins % by 8 inches or under. or spin
dies ia by inches or under. two and
one half (2l5) inch tires: for two-horse
vehicles with skeins larger than 49, by
inches not over 3 by 9 inches, or
with spindles more than 13s by Z
inches and not over IA by 10 inches)
four-inch tires: and for all vehicles with
skeins and spindles larger than the
above, six inch tires.
"Section g. This act shall only an
ply to the following counties: Ala
nance. Buncombe. Edgecombe, CASTOR,
Forsyth, Lincoln, Mecklenburg. Moore,
Orange flor Chapel Hill township only.
New Hanover, Rowan and Wilson and
Durham.
Section 4. This Act shall be in force
from and after its ratification"
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We always feel sorry for the woman
whose husband thinks he knows how y
cnnl,
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sixty DAYS HAVE ENDED

~ from First Page)
snn 'iopJ' of Sampson: A. r BRYAN
tkep1, of Madison. a. o pi' an
:, me senate, however. str,c,, an,
n's"'' name and substituted the name
=, one OF their own number Senate,
fnhhs' OF Swain county. II remains
~ " seen whether the House win nc.
~. 'his change or stand Inv It's own
"',niuer bryan, of Madison.
-. 'he morning session the election o
trustees Tor the A. and M. College came
posed: "iies were pio
ton. "oou' VI r-ueii'
second District. B. Stokes. of Wind
eigh eeie' vi h"''
81, sixth District-D. A. Thompkins, of
=, seventh District--E. Y. Webb. of
Sparta. ei'S' "
Nih'h District. Frank Ray, of Ma
state at Large-W. s. Primrose of
aaieign: W. III. Raglan. of High Point
i,anid Clark, of Charlotte: II. B. Twitty.
oi authorization: A. Leazar. of Moores.
t'iie; II; T. Bontz, of Wilmington: r
=. smith, of Albemarle: III. e. Fries.
u salem; T. j. Sinclair. of Marion.
opJecuon was raised to several OF
.a'ese names on political grounds and
me matter went over for further inves.
tigation.
Inc senate, however, elected them.
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HEREFORD COUNTY COURT.
House Decides by Big Majority MOI
to Establish It,

I'm opposed to little courts and lit
tie Judges was Mr.. Gattis' speech yes
terday in the House when the bill to
give Hartford county criminal court
was under discussion.
The sentiment was appiauded and the
bill was killed despite the fact that
several prominent Democrats on the
floor strongly urged if.
1t was opposed by Mr.. Snipes, Re
publican member from Hartford, who
charged that the object of the bill was
simply to make Mr.. Il. b. Winborne
judge and Senator Cowper solicitor.
The bill providing for the distribution
of dead human bodies among the medi-
cal colleges of State, promised to raise
ii big row in the House last night,
but it didn't 1t was killed too quick.
Mr. Moore. of Jackson. said he had
been watching for the bill for two or
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Made An Eloquent Speech for the Con
federate Home.
what they would have done to them.
had there been time to have done it,
would have been plenty.
Mr.. Thompson, of Onslow, was es-
-peeiaay severe on the biz. Referring
to the statement that it had been pre-
pared by certain city school men. he said
that if the theoretical city superintea-
dents and college professors had been
attending to the business for which
they are paid instead of coming here
and drawing school bills for the rural
districts those districts would be inh-
pitely better off He was opposed to
!. the township system. He and many
Others pledged themselves to its repeal.
and if it were adopted he would be put
under the necessity of voting against
the bill
Mr.. Allen. of Columbus, thought the
bill a very fine one, and the beauties
of sections IL and IS were elaborated
upon.
Mr.. Craig. of Buncombc, wanted a
good law-one that would suit the needs
of the people. If the proposed bill didn't
do that then he didn't want it.
"Fd like il if every person and every
Mace could have q Law that would suit
himself herself or itself. But that can't
be and well have TO do the best we
can under the circumstances. In prepa-
ration of this bill | consulted with men
engaged in teaching-such men as
Thought ought to know what was re-
oured for the schools of the State. And
because certain graded school men as
sisted in the preparation of the bill is
no eoood reason for objecting to it,
Mr.. Davis. of Haywood. again sent up
his amendnleit to strike out the section
~ providing for appointment of town
shin trustees. 1t was lost.
AIR Rryap.. of Granville, amended TO
nav the trustees 81 day. Lost.
Smith. of Craven, amenced to exempt
Craven county from the operations OF
tba law. This amendment, was also
lost. and the section 40 was adopted.
l'be next serious snag was section 81.
,ir I,oushee amended it to take away
from all schools the right to issue diplo-
,nas giving the recipient right to
taa,.b nubHc schools of this State with
ont standing examination
..rbare are now he said, three in
stitutions that give such diplomas-one
at Asbeyille. one at Greensboro ana
ono In Tennessee. This is unfair to
the other schools and works a hard
chin on the sef-made teacher-the teach
81. in the rural districts
Mr.. Craig argued in favor OF the bill
a. 4 stood. He thought it but fair
thaf the State Normal College at
Greensboro and the Peabody Normal
colege in Tennessee-both of which
taught teaching-should have these spe-
cial privileges.
Mr. Boushall was of a different mind
aud no said so in vigorous language.
He wanted all schools and all teachers
mt mon the same basis.
Mr. Ray. of Macon. had Just exactly
twentv-three distinct and separate OBJ
;actions 80 the law and the further the
sshing went the worse it got. But time
was short. much was still to be done,
and he appealed TO the members to lay
aside their differences OF OPINION ADOPT
the hin and try to live under 1t until a
hattfa one could be secured
me Fonslee amendment was adopted
Tben the bill swung easily along until