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l. COLLAPSE IN COTTON.
An fn"rmn us 0utpOur of Long Cotton
Great Excitement Caused by the
Failure of Price, NcCOrmick & Co.

New York. May 24.-The cotton mar
ket was one great sensation to-day. No
official record of the transactions was
kept, but conservative estimates placed
the aggregate of the days dealings at
considerably above the million bale
mark. From the start to the finish Of
this most extraordinary session there
was one enormous outpour of long cot
ton. supplemented by the most agrees
siVe conduct on the part of the bears
who added largely to their short inter
est. While the primary cause Of the
decline might be traced to the brilliant
character of the crop advices from the
cotton belt. the immediate reason for
to-day'S collapse was the tremendous
selling for the account of a banking
firm originally very successful on the
long side of the account and for months
quoted as the leading factor in the ups
and downs of the market. This con-
cern-Price, Mccormick & Co.-failed
to-day.
The announcement Of their inability
to respond to calls for margins reached
the exchange at 12:37 p. m. and imme-
diately the market became a vortex
Of excitement. This firm had for
months dictated the price of cotton the
world over, with attention directed
/ chiefly TO the Sumner positions and
! more especially to May and August
contracts To-day May contracts broke
$ points. They sold down to S4s Au-
''St broke TO SIS. decline of 125 points
from the hest prices current. when the
irra that failed to-day appeared to be
absolute control Of the market. The
decline on other positions was generally
| eG5t IS points. There were run7ors point
ths 10 olfer suspensions. The close
UaS at the lowest
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SENT TO PRISON FOR LIFE

Welland. Ont. May 25.-Karl Dull
man. residence unknown: John Walsh
John Nolin. of Dublin, Ireland. but lat
terly OF Washington. d. c.. and Rich
mOnd Va We're to-day convicted by
Chancellor BOYD and a jury of having
attempted t. wreck lock "A of the Wei
land canal with dynamite and SEN
fenced to im1risy nment for life in
Kingston pcnitentiary. Walsh and No
lin were the active participants in the
crime. having lowered two ValiSeS filled
with dynamite and with fuses attached
alongside the lock. but owing to mis-
take in calculating the distance to the
waters edge the force of the explosion
was minimized and the damage was
tritling. pullman accompanied the
men to Niagara Falls and directed the
proceedings from there. The three wei =
caught almost red-handed. The jury
was only five minutes arriving at the
guilt of the accused. Neither made any
remark on receiving sentence. No evil
dence was produced as TO the motive
of the men although the crown claim
that it was Matched b. the GAMMA
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THE PEOPLE DECREE THAT THERE
SHALL BE NEW. C0NSTITUTION.
Returns from Tuesdays Election
Mnkcft Certain That tic Under
wood COnstituffOn Must Go The
Majority will Probably Come
Within 10000.

Richmond, Va, May 25.-Further re-
turns from yesterdays election. re-
ceived up to a late hour tonight, make
1t certain that there will be a Consu-
tutiOnal Convention. The figures are
too incomplete to make any statement
as to the majority. but it is certain
that the people have decreed that there
shall be new Constitution.
The figures at hand snow that the
Third. Fourth, Sixth and Tenth dis
tricts went largely for convention.
The Second district also gave a good
majority. Norfolk and Portsmouth hav-
ing done particularly; well.
The returns from the Seventh dis
tr!ct are 1neagre, but indicate d favor
able majority.
The Eighth seems to have gone for
the convention, but the result is so
close ~ 10 he doubtful
The First Fifth and Ninth districts
gave large najoTities against the con-
yeEtion.
The ninth gave the largest odds
against the convention, while the Third
gave the largest for it.
The county and city boards Of can
VaSSrIS meet tomorrow to pass upon
the returns. but the actual ma jCrity in
the State VIII not be known until the
official certifica ties have all been re-
ceiVed at the office Of the Secretary of
the Commonwealth. The majority vii!
probably come within ten thousand.
Now that The people have voted for a
convention. the party mana gers Will
next address their attention to prepar-
- for a
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NA&SACsiED ..i TIE EeXERS.
ne United States Takes q Hand in
ffc Suppression OF tIir S0ciety.

London. May ga special dispatch
rom Shanghai says: Advices from Szu-
l.uHn. province of Hu Peh report that
Boxers have destroyed two villages and
-,.dssdcIed many converts of the French
Missionary stations. The general COM
.;.-l.Ging at Shi Nan Flu. it is added, sent
regiment to the scene of the disturb
Noes. The soldiers were ambushed by the
EaI,oI.t,nts and lost twentY-six men kill
j. itrinfOTc, Iaeuts have been dispatched
rom Ict.au@.
WashiIlton May 1.-The United States
Government has taken hand in the sup
,r,SSiUH Of the "IUXcrS.' the famous Chi
.e-c secret society which is engaged in
he udS-;' ere OF native Christians in
hiHd. and to which is attributed number
.rSs OutraEes upon the foreign miSsiona-
les. United States Minister Conger has
Heon instructed by the State Department
inform the Chinese Government that
ne Government of the United States eX-
cots il to properly and thoroughly stamp
out this society. and to provide proper
Guarantee for the maintenance of peace
and order and the protection of the life
ma property of Americans in China now
threatened by the operations of the Box
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THE \. NJ. f. CONFERENCE

Columbus. Ohio May 24-The assign
ment of Bishops and the designation Of
their districts was the most important
business transacted at to-day's session of
the A. NJ. Z. Conference. The majority re-
port of the Committee on Episcopacy was
adopted Charges preferred against Bish-
op Handy by the Norfolk Conference were
received to-day. and are now under con-
slderauon by the Episcopal Committee. 1t
Is explained that the ministers of Norfolk
are displeased with Bishop Handy for
transferring a New Orleans man to the
best church in Norfolk
The Rev G. E. Taylor of BRENNAN.
Texas. was elected editor of the Southern
Christian Recorder. The Conference will
adjourn tomorrow
Second District-Bishop LeeBalti-
more, Virginia. North Carolina and
West North Carolina Conferences
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THREE MEN KILLED.

Akron. O.. May 20.-Three men We're
killed and IL number of others seriously
injured d result of an accident to a
work train early to-day on the Akron
and Cuyahoga Falls Rapid Transit
telectric> suburban line. The brakes on
two ears. loaded with gravel and car
rying about dozen Norkmen, became
disabled at the top of a steep grade
The cars rushed down the incline at a
terrific speed. Nine OF the Workmen
jumped from the cars as they sped
along and We're seriously injured.
Three men stuck to the cars until
they jumped the track at the bottom of
the hill. and We're killed in the wreck.
The dead: James Mcmahon, Michael
PenderS, X Welker.
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THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED CHANGE IN
NORTH CAROLINA CONSTITUTION.
Read and Study for Yourself the Question
to be Voted on Next Augusta Plain,
Simple Proposition Which Any Unrrej-
udiced Mind Can Understand.

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FIFTEEN MINUTES OF peril

Woodbury.. \. j.. May a;-For fifteen
minutes to-day Mrs. James B. Conoyer
was In peril of her life, and that quar-
Ter or an hour was like an eternity to
her. While about her household duties
she forgot the open trap-door of a
water cistern and fell in. ,
The cistern contains four feet of
water but. fortunately. Mrs. Conover
did not fall head downward Still she
was unable 10 extriCate herself, and
all she could do was keep her head
above the water and call for help. Her
cries could not be heard. and she was
therefore forced 10 remain in a cramu-
ed position in the chill water until her
predicamert was discovered, a quarter
Of an hour after she fell
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THE CUMNOCH NINE HORROR.

Raleigh. y. G.. May 25.-The Assist
mt Labor Commissioner returned to-
lay from the tumnoch coal mine,
there investigation OF Tuesdays dis
'ster has been in progress. The jury
fnund it did not know the cause of the
xplOsinn. which killed twenty-five
men. The body of Simeon Mcintyre
mas been found. \ hole was found in
the thick glass of his lamp, and the
theory is that an excess of gas gath
red suddenly from some unknown res
erNuir and caused the lamp to burn a
mole through the glass. 1t is asserted
hat the hole is plainly broken from the
interior outward
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HE MAY BE LYNCHED.

Martinsburg. Va. May PA man Civ
ing his name as Mot Moreland, about i,
years old, and claiming to be from Lou.
doun county. Va. was arrested here to-
day charged with assaulting the 1o-year
old daughter of William Biggs. near
Sleepy Creek. Morgan county yesterday
The girl says he looks like the man
Sheriff Harrison has taken the man I,
Sleepy Creek for identification by tn
mother Of the victim. II is feared tia
the man will be lynched by neighbors i
Mrs. Biggs recognizes him.
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Il will admit that woman ought
TO marry man cleverer than she is. y
said tn" Sweet Yonrg Thing, in the
course Of the after-dinner argument.
But if he's cleverer than she is. he
won't give her the chance said the
Savage Bachelor.
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STABBED TO DEATH.

Charlotte. \. C. May 25-J. L. Odel,.
poss OF the WeaNe-room of the Southern
cotton Mills. at Bessemer City, was this
afternoon stabbed and almost instantly
hllIeo by HOPE Davis. a DISCHARGED op-
etati'e' Davis persisted in returning
to the mill and was ordered ONT hS
Odell, whereupon he drew a knife and
STABBED Odell in the throat. severing
the Jugular vein. Odell staggered a few
steps in the direction of a drug store
end fell dead. He is a nephew of ].
NJ. Odell. the mill man of Concord
Davis escaped. but was captured and
jailed at $50 tonight. Feeling against
him runs high
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And you feel sure that nv dane

And you feel sure that my daugh-
ter looks with favor upon your suit9"
inquired the aged parent.
We'll" replied the youth with
engaging frankness, Il don't want to
be too sure about it. OF course, YOU
are aware that your daughter squints."
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LEGACIES FOR WASHINGTON AND
LEE UNIVERSITY.

Philadelphia Nay 24.-By the terms
of the will of Professor Vincent L.
Bradford. a distinguished jurist, who
died in this city in 1884. leaving an
estate worth over 5000, 900. one-half Of
the estate and other smaller legacies
will now revert to the Washington and
Lee University. of Rockbridse. Lexing-
ton county. Va, by reason of the death
of his widow. Juliet Bradford. The
latter died recently at her home here,
leaving an additional bequest of $4,000
to the university. and through her de-
mise Professor Bradford's bequeSt be-
comes operative.
The will provides that his library
shall go to the law department of
Washington and Lee University, to be
known as the Vincent L. Bradford Law
Library. An annuity of $500 is left for
the maintenance of his library. All the
oil paintings possessed by Professor
Bradford are devised to the same insti-
tuition. and an annuity OF $500 is left
for the maintenance of the gallery.
which is to be known as the Vincent
L. Bradford Collection.
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Below is the al hlysiS eff the Star Aka
lire Water, which is contiIci tly recon-
mendeG to those suffering from DS rsia,
Indigestion, Constipation. Torpid Liver,
Gout. Rheumatism or B.icht's Dis, aSe OF
the Kidneys.
ANALYSIS.
RALEIGH, n. G., October. 1891,
Solids 81 600 grains to ere United States
gallon containing of
Silica DeoXide, 1913 grains
Iron and Alumina, 4.3.j
Potassium Sulphate, j67
Potassium Chloride, 800 q
Sodium Chloride, 1912 9
Sodium Ca, Donate, 5.G93
Calcium Carbonate, 1883 :
MagneSia Carbonate, 2.435 -
Ii Is BATTLE State Chemist.
For the Water and further particulars,
address,
J.F. HARRIS, Proprietor,
Henderson, n. c.
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JEFFRIEs AND sHARKEY TO FIGHT

New York. May 24.-Jim Jeffries and
Tom Sharkey Were to-day matched to
fight on August 18th before the club offer
ing the best purse. If Sharkey loses to
Mccoy on June 9th to Rubin on July
18th the fight with Jeffri.s will be off
and Jeffries Will offer TO meet Sharkey'>
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TIKI. -. SAs..N Play"
Chc Attendant, ON the Initial Per-
fOrmancc Enormous.


Oberammeragua May 24.-The initial
performance Of the Passion Play fol-
lowing the grand rehearsal of Sunday,
took place to-day. The attendance was
enormous despite the fact that the day
was cold, cloudy and generally unfavora-
BILE The representation, as whole, &C
cording to the opinion of competent
judges, Surpasses that of 1890. Herr Joseph
Mayer, who recited the prologue. was as
On previous occasions, majestic inquire.
Herr Anton Lang. as Christ, was excel
lent, although somewhat nervous. His
voice is clear and his face seems to fit the
character, although not SO refined as the
face of Mayer, who was SO long the Christ
If these representations. Lang, however
showed improvement as to-day's perform
ance progressed, his gestures being par
ticularly graceful. During the Bethany
scene weird effect was produced by the
sun breaking suddenly from the clouds
and casting a brilliant beam Of Christ's
robe. Fraulein Anna Fiunger, the Mary
of the representation, has a fine, well.
rounded face, and is a good actress. but
she lacks the pathos that Rosa Lang was
wont to display.
The player now taking the part of Ju
das. Johann Twink. is very fine-a vast
improvement upon MS predecessor IN the
role. On the other hand Thomas Rendt.
the Peter of the cast scarcely equals
Hett's portrayal. Fraulein Bertha Wolfe.
rs Mary Magdalene, is striking in APP
pearance, and made a profound impress
sion. Sebastian Lang, as Caiphas, realized
the ideal impersonation Of that relentless
priest Fraulein Mathilde Ruiz, the So
piano, was greatly admired, and young
| Boold shows decided promise.
During the afternoon performance Herr
| Anton Lang was repeatedly overcome by
! nervousness, but he went through the
| crucifixion scene with perfect self pos
| session, and the memorable seven words
/ Of the Saviour could be distinctly heard
| by the vast concourse. During the taking
down of the Christ from the cross the
| sharp whistling Of a locomotive unpleas-
| antly Jared upon the ear. The scenic
| fleets throughout were beautiful. A large
number Of Americans were present
| The pastor of the American Church in
Berlin, the Rev. DR.. Di:kie Yesterday
| lectured in the Oberammeragau Hail. Sc
| cured for the occasion. to audience Of
Americans and English on the subject of
| the Passion Play. 1t was a prepare ton
for to-Gays perfOrma nee.
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THERE CAN BE NO EXTERNAL IRHS
WITHOUT AN INTERNAL CAOSE
HENDERSON TELEPHONE COMPANY
HENDERSON, N. c., MARCH 18TH, 1900.

| beg 10 an
nounce that the
following towns
are now con-
nected by long
distance phones
and the rate
herewith pub
lished viii be
in effect on and
after March IS,
1000.
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Movement Enangurateh in E'hila-
delDhia to False AN EnG2OWme
Fund of 100000 identalIy
Killa6

Lexington. Va. May 24.-Mr. Herbert
Welsh, of Philadelphia. is the guest of
Mr.. John L. Campbell, of Washington
and Lee University. Mr.. Welsh deliver
ed the address before the faculty and
student body at their regular weekly
gathering. A large crowd greeted the
speaker many ladies being in the audi
ence. President William l.. Wilson in
PRODUCED MI. Welsh, who spoke on edu-
cation in general, and industrial edu
cation in particular. He dwelt upon the
importance of recognizing the fact that
the development of the South depends
largely upon proper guidance in the
industrial education of the whites and
blacks.
Mr.. Welsh has endeared himself to
the friends of Washington and Lee, by
inaugurating a movement in Philadel-
phia for the raising of an endowment
fund of S1C0, 600 for the better equip
ment of the University to promite the
higher intellectual and moral training
of the young men of the South, on
whom depend the future well-being of
their section. Mr. Welsh read as an
Introduction to his remarks the follow
ing letter from eX-PresiGent Grover
Cleveland:
Westland. Princeton, y. j. May II, 1900.
My Dear Mr.. Welsh: I doubt if you
ever interested yourself in a nobler and
more useful undertaking than the effort
to raise an endowment fund for Wash
ington and Lee University. 1t has ira
ditiOns and opportunities to do good
that ought to commend this enterprise
to every American who is alert to
further the nations welfare.
am sorry that my contribution must
be small, but it will be cheerfully made.
Hoping that your success may be
speedily ass~-red, I am
Yours very truly,
GROVER CLEVELAND.
Herbert Welsh, Esq, Philadelphia.
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'.Does the climate agree with you9"
inquired the mild but conversational
person.
NO" answered the weather proph-
ct fierccy. Nearly every time | an
nounce what it ought to do it as
sumes an attitude of rigid and I'M
compromising opposition"
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Samuel Tyler was seriously, per
haps fatally, shot by Harry Fix near
Lexington. Hearing a wild cat on the
roof Of their cabin in the woods at
night, they went out to investigate. Fix
took his gun and in attempting to shoot
the cat, shot Tyler in the head
A number of HungarianS came from
Philadelphia to Buena Vista to work in
the Fire Brick Works, but not finding
the conditions there as pleasant as they
expected. they returned to the Quaker
City. These are the first foreigners to
seek work in this section.
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Baltimore Steam Packet Company
(OLD BAY LINE
BEST ROUTE NORTH OR SOUTH.
Baltimore. Norfolk, Portsmouth
and Old Point Comfort.
VIA MONUMENTAL CITY.

Steamers will leave Light Street Piers
at $50 Z. NJ, direct for Old Point Com
fort, Norfolk ana Portsmouth, without
stopping at Canton Whalf.
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Highest Market Prices Guaranteed the Seller.


We
We promise satsfe ' ~ ~'''e anu
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This aggravating and tornen,ing OF all skin disease
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Result Of the Senatorial Primary
Especially Pleasing to Him.

Somewhat indisposed from the eff
fects Of 4 cold and to attend Miss
Parker's reception Tuesday night,
Hon. James K. Young spent a few
days here at home this week Mr.
Young was still rejoicing over the
election in North Carolina, the result
OF the Senatorial primary being espec-
tally gratifying to him. And while
he does not rejoice at the triumph Of
one Democrat over another in the
same spirit as he would at the defeat
OF one OF the opposite party, yet he
feels that the causes which led him to
favor one candidate as against
another good reason for indulging a
slight feeling of exultation over the
| result.
Mr.. Young was steadiast sup
porter OF Chairman Simmons from
the first, and while he was active in
his behalf he fought fairly and took
only such part as he felt it was not
| only his privilege but his duty under
the circum stances. A wise and c0ur-
ageous leader, careful to plan and
swift to execute, yet conservative and
discreet withal, Mr.. Young is an
astute politician and strenuous and
| effective worker ALWAYS.