VOL. 36. Tne Tariff Bill. By Southern Associated Press. Washington, D. G., March 15.-- The present discussion of the tariff bill in full committee, although net producing many changes in the schedules, is briuging to light some extraordinary defects in the bill. One of these was discovered yester day, which bad it not been found out in time it would have reduced the revenue yielding power of the bill upwards of ten millions of dol lars. The last page of the bill, as made public by the Senate, is a long distance from the first, but the leg islation found in the last few para graphs oontrols the whole bill. One of these paragraphs, section 102, provides “That an act to reduce the revenue and equalize duties on im ports, and for other purposes, ap proved October 1, 1890, and ail J acts and parts of acta inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed.” This was an absolute repeal of the McKinley law, and Mr. Vest, in committee yesterday, moved that it be stricken out for very obvious reasons. The internal revenue tax on tobacco, manufactured tobacco, all the regulations as to license taxes and the sale of leaf tobacco contained in the McKinley law, and nothing is said about them in the Wilson bill. The intention was, of course, to permit the present law to stand in those respects. Had not the sweeping character of the re pealing clause been detected in time, these provisions of the Mc- Kinley act would have been wiped out and the government would have found itself powerless to col lect a dollar of internal revenue tax on manufactured tobacco, except in the shape of cigars and cigarettes. 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We specially recommend in thi* line VETTERLEIN BROS'. AND BATCHELOR BROS'. GOODS. Our stock of Drugs, Chemicals and Sundries always full. Come and see us. JAMES IMiMMOH & GO., 133 Fayetteville Street, EFWS-OBSERVER -O HRONICLE. MRi KKOOH NOT DEAD The Keport or Her Heath Proved to Be Premature. Gbrensbobo, March 15—Sp~ ial. —Your correspondent learns lay that the news of Mrs. Keogh’s d nth was unfounded. She is said, jw ever, to be vary ill in New Yor . A Club Building Destroyed. By Southern Associated Press. New Obleanj, March 15.—The handsome Pickwick Club bull ing, the corner of Canal and Caron Jelet streets, was almost completely de stroyed by fire this morning. Tuere had been a meeting at the club last night, but only the Manager, bar keeper and porters were in the club at twenty minutes past seven today when the fire was discovered in the neighborhood of the kitchen' It was caused by an electric wire. An alarm wat turned in as soon aa the fire was discovered, but biiora the department reached the s.’ene the dames had gained such head way tnat the building was doc mad. The fire spread rapidly through the four stories of the club, and then burst through the roof, and it was not until 10 o’clock that the blaze was under control. The building was four stories high. It was built ten years ago of Philadelphia pressed brick with colitine lime stone trimmings, and was owned by A. and N, Heine, of Paris, and was worth $130,000. The furniture was valued at $40,000. Many valuable paintings and statuary were saved. The insurance on the building was SIOO,OOO, and on the furniture $34,000. Confirmed by the Senate By Southern Associated Press. Washington, March 15. —The Sen ate has confirmed the following nominations: Capt. E. O. Mat thews, to be chief of the bureau of yards and docks, Navy Department L. H. Shields, collector of customs, district of Norfolk and Portsmouth, Ya. Surveyor of customs, F. M. Gardenbire, port of Chattanooga, Tenn. Postmasters: Virginia— W. W. Degge, Norfolk. South Car olina—Abal A Candy, Darlington. Alabama— G. W.. Gugger, Greens boro; J R. Crowe, Sheffield. Georgia —S. B. Price, Macon. Walter L. Wilson, of West Virginia; Lewis Greensovenson, of Illinois; Henry A. Dent, of Alabama; Philip V. Mor ton, of the District of Columbia; Wm. J. Littel, of New York, and Samuel MoGowan, of South Caro lina, to be assistant paymasters in the navy. Adolfo J. Menocal, of the District of Columbia, and Richard C. Holly day, of Maryland, to be civil en gineers in the navy. Passed As sistant Paymaster C. M. Ray to be paymaster, ar J * Paymaster Frank T. Arm 'd assist ant paymaster in Capt. L A. Beardslee, C Com modore Henry Glast Commander J. H. * Com mander; Lieut T B. M pieut Commander ; Lieutenant, junior grade, H S Knapp and W. L Rodgers, Lieutenants. Also a num ber of army promotions. Will Stay at the Buzzard Bay Cottage. By Southern Associated Press. WVhington, D. C , March 15.- Although the President will very likely take another excursion by boat shortly, his family will not go away until June, when they will take up their residence for the sum mer at the Buzzard Bay cottage. • m* Ua Gama a Refugee. By Cable. Lisbon, March 15. [Copyright ] —According to dispatcues received here from Rio today, Admiral Da Gama is on board the Portuguese war Bhip Mondello with SCO of his sailors and marines. The dispatches say that the refugees will be brought to Portugal. Adlal at the Home of ills Ancestors. Asheville, N. G., March 14 Vice-President and Mrs. Steveneon left Asheville on the 2:30 train this afternoon oa their return to Wash ington. They will stop a day at Statesville, the home of Gen. Ste venson's ancestors. The sooner tou begin to fight the fire, the more easily it may be extinguished, The sooner you begin taking Ayer’s Sarsaparilla for your blood-disease, the easier will be the cure. In both cases, delay is dangerous, if not fatal. Be sure you get Ayer’s and no other. TLe “Georgia thumper” grass hopper has a wing spread equal to that of a robin. ’Scott’s EmuislQi) of cod-liver oil presents a perfect food—palatable, easy of assimilation, and an appetizer; these are everything to those who are losing flesh and strength. Ihe combina tion of pure cod-liver oil, the greatest of all fat pro ducing foods, with Hypo phosphites, provides a re markable agent for Quick Flesh Building in all ail ments that are associated with loss of flesh. Prumirprt Rv Sc'.H A How— <"'*'<■ rrints, jM Hew York, bold by «M drjwsutw. THE BLAND BILL PASSED. THK GKKAT MEASURK AT EAST AGTKO UPON BY THK SKNATK. The Vote Stood Forty-four to Thirty one—l he Bill will not Go to the Presi dent Before .’UonOay -Proceedings in the House. By Southern Associated Press. Washington, March 15. —Senate — A resolution was offered by Mr. Gallinger and laid over temporarily, calling on the Secretaries of the Treasury and Interior for the names of the clerks appointed, promoted, reduced or dismissed in their re spective departments since March the sth 1893, wi’h the state to which each is credited. At 12:30 the Bland seigniorage bill was taken up and Mr. Carey continued his speech which he be gun yesterday, against it. Ha characterized the bill as the worst blow aimed at silver eince the de monetization of silver in 1873. Mr. Palmer opposed the bill, and quoted Mr. Hewitt’s statement that it proposed to coin a vacuum. It was, indeed, he said, a vacuum; for it was admitted that if the whole mass of silver purchased under the act of 1890, were put on the market today it would bring many millions less than the amount necessary to discharge the Treasury notes issued for its purchase. He believes the bill to be so de fective that the silver which is re quired to be coined would remain inert in the Treasury, and that not a single silver dollar could be put. into cirsulaiion under it. Mr. Pettigrew, Republican cf South 1 akota, bad just, begun an argument in favor of the bill when Mr. Harris rose, and in his most impressive tones said: “Mr. Presi dent, the hour of two is recorded by that clook (pointing to the dock over the main doorway), and at that hour the unanimous agreement of the Senate is that a final vote shall be taken on the passage of this bill I aek for that vote.” Mr. Davis asked that Mr. Petti grew be allowed to finish his speech. Mr. Harris —I object. If I were to yield to the Senator from South Dakota, I would feel bound to yield to other Senators. I yield to no body. (Laughter). Mr; Kyle asked that Mr. Petti grew might bo allowed to have all his speech printed in the Record. “It is unusual”, said Mr. Harris, “but I will not oh j sot.” The presiding offioer (Mr. Vilas) declared the question to be “Shall the bill pass?” The vote was taken and the bill was passed—yeas 44, nays 31, as follows: Yeas —Messrs. Allen, Bate, Berry, Blackburn, Blanchard, Butler, Call, Cockrell, Coke, Colquitt, Daniel, Dubois, Faulkuer, George, Gordon, Hansbrougb, Harris, Hunton, Irby, Jones of Arkansas, Cyle, Lindsey, McLaurin, Martin, Mills, Mitoheil of OregOD, Morgan, Pasco, Peffer, Pettigrew, Power, Pugh, Q lay, Ran som, Reack, Shoup, Stewart, Teller, Turpie, Vest, Voorhees and Wol cott—44. Nays—Messrs. Aldriob, Allison, Brice, Caffry, Carey, Chandler, Cul lom, Davie, Dolpb, Frye, Gallinger, Gibson, Gorman, Hale, H*wley, Higgins, Lodge, McMillan, McPher son, Manderson, Mitchell of Wiscon sin, Morrill, Murphy, Palmer, Platt, Proctor, Smith, Stookbridge, Vilas, Washburn, Wilson-31. When the result was announced there was hand-clapping in the crowded galleries, which breach of order was rebuked by the presiding officer. Then the spectators began to desert the galleries, and the Sen ate chamber resumed its air of quiet languor and respectability. The Republicans who voted for the bill were : Messrs. Dubois, Hansbrough, Mitchell of Oregon, Pettigrew, Power, Qiay, Shoup, Stewart, Teller and Wolcott. The Democrats who voted against it were: Brice, Caffery, Gorman, McPheraon, Mitchell (Wisconsin), Murphy, Parmer, Smith and Vilas. The three Populist Senators, Al len, Kyle and Better, voted for it. Mr. Mil!, Democrat of New York, announced his pair with Mr. Dixon, Republican c f Rode Bland. A joint resolution heretofore in troduced by Mr. Harris, Democrat of Tennessee, for the appointment of a commission to be oomposed of the Secretary of the Treasury, Sec retary of War and the Attorney- General, for the settlement of the claims and counter claims between the Uuited States government and the State cf Tennessee; arising out of the transfer of railroads, was taken up and passed. After a short executive session the doors were re-opened at 3:20, and legislative business was resumed and continued until 4:20, when the Senate adjourned until Monday. No business of general importance was transacted after, the executive session. The seigniorage bill cannot reach the President before Monday, as it was not signed by the presiding officer of the two Houses at the time of adjournment. HOUSE. After several committee reports had been made the House took up the sundry civil appropriation bill, is committee of the whole, with Mr. RALEIGH, N C, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 10, 1894 Lester, Democrat of Georgia, in the chair. Under the section “Department of Justice” an amendment was offered by Mr. Sayers, Democrat of Texas, and agreed to, providing that the law of February Bth, 1894, re pealing the Federal election laws should not be construed to prevent the payment cf any claims for ser vices under those laws, legally per formed prior to February Bth, 1894, and continuing appropriations pre viously made for that purpose. . Mr. Black, of Georgia, read from an agricultural bulletin to show the technical character of the language used, and created considerable amusement by repeating some of the terms and subsequently ex plaining their meaning in plain English. Daring the course of the reading the members left their seats and gathered about the Speaker and in the area of the chamber. Members interrupted the reading with joculaifcremarks from time to time, and Mr. Sickles at one point suggested that a dictionary be fur nished to the Representatives in order that the languge of the bulle tin might be made more intelligible. He explained in conclusion that he had read these extracts to show the flagrant and inexcusable misuse of the people’s money. Mr Bowers, Republican of Cali fornia, answering Mr. Black, said the publication of the agricultural department and especially the one criticized, had been of vast benefit to the people o i his State and dis trict. The country was of vast pro portions, and publications that might be of little interest or value to one section might be to others. That was the ease in this instance. The committee recurred to the ‘section"cf.fhe bill making appro priations wr the coast and geodetic survey. Air. Ealoe moved to amend by re ducing the appropriation for the survey of the Atlantic coast and by instructing the Dockery Commis sion to investig ;te the work of the survey, and i( it found it would be done efficiently and econom ; cally in the navy and interior departments, it may report bill, bill or other wise. A point of order against this amendment was over ruled, and Mr. Enloe addressed the committee in favor of the amendment, going into the subject generally. His argu ment for the abolition of the survey was that the work for which it was originally instituted in 1897 had been practically completed, and that not only that work but the later addition, the geodictio survey, could be cheaply done by the navy and interior department. At 4:35 the committee rose and the House adjourned untill 12 o'clock tomorrow. Manufacturers’ Record Report- By Southern Associated Tress. Baltimore, March 15.—The Man ufacturers record in its weekly sum mary of the business conditions of the South says: One of the notioeable features of the business of the South is the un usually large number of capitalists and home seekers who are now in vestigafing the resources and at tractions of this section, and this is being followed by some large sales of properties and extensive colonization projects. Anong the important industrial enterprises reported for the weik are a $500,000 lumber company in Maryland, a SIOO,OOO lumber corn panv in West Virginia, a saw mill of 00,000 feet daily capacity in Georgia, several planing mills in other States, a shoe factory in Vir ginia, three tobacco factories in North Carolina, a furniture factory in Norfolk, a 250 ton ice factory in Dallas, an ice factory in North Car olina, fire brick works in Alabama, Hour mills, a paper mill, a soap fac tory, and a number of other enter prises in different States. Notwithstanding the general de pression in railroad matters, several railroad projects, some of consider bie importance, are taking shape for active constructive work. The total production of coal in the South in 1893 was 27,600,000 tons, against 24,900.000 in 1892, and 15,200,000 tons in 1887. Mu|. ltobblua Gets an Appointment. By Southern Associated Press. Washington, March 15. —M»j W. M. Robbins, of Statesville, N. C., has been appointed a member of the Gettysburg Battlefield Commit tee to succeed the late Willi® lo H. Forney. Mej. Robbins was formerly Professor of Mathemalioe and En gineering in the Alabama Univer sity; was engaged in the battle of Gettysburg with his regiment, the Fourth Alabama, and has served several terms in Congress since the war. Tl»w Haves Assessment Bill Killed. By Southern Associated Press. Minneapolis, Minn., March 15. The Hayes assessment bill was killed in the House today by a vote of 58 to 31. The was crowded. Sev eral members explained their votes and indulged in spicy personalties. Sensational charges were made against “political parisitee” and “corrupt rings.” After the bill had been tabled a motion to reoonsider the vote and to table that motion was made the friends of the meas ure filibustered for an hour amid great excitement, but were defeat ed by the decisive vote of 58 to 28. If you want pure ice cream no custard —go to Bretsoh’a. A GOVERNOR IN DANGER. WAITK OF COLOR \DO THREAT KNEU WITH LYNCBI'IG- Warlike Scenes la Which Very Ineen- Glary Talk 13 Indulged In -Militia Being Gotten tn Readiness. By Southern Associated Press. Denver, C do.. March 15 — No at tempt waa made yesterday to oust the old fire and police board, but late last night Governor Waite is sued an order to the Ist Regiment of the National Guard of Colorado to assemble at their armory at 1 o’clock p. m., today prepared for action under command of Adjutant General Tareney. It is undoubsdtly tho Governor’s intention to in stall the new commissioner, (bis ap pointees,) in office by the use of force. Sheriff Bunchinell swore in a large number of deputies last night and these with the entire police force will report at the city hall to lay prepared to resist the militia. Denteb, Cal , March 15. — Late this evening Governor Waite made a requisition upon General McCook, commanding the department for troops from Fort Logan, “to put down an insurrection.” The Gene ral issued an order for five companies to move at once. No blood shed as yet today. M»tters today are decidedly war like at the armory on Curtis street. The militia assembled and made ready to march upon the city ball this afternoon. The armory holds considerable stores of ammunition, but it is bfilieved no orders have yet been issued to use any deadly missels. At the city hall, over one hundred patrolmen are on hand awaiting an attack. The building is guarded at every point and a gr%at crowd of idle men swarm about the streets in the vicinity of the ball. Chief of Police Stone stated this morning that he would hold the hall against all attaoks, if it takes dynamite to do it. The de posed police commissioners are in their offices, prepared to resist all efforts to dislodge them. The sheriff is waiting orders from Judge Graham of the Distriot court, and tbe latter has declared that he will await tbe moment when the militia attack tbe hall before he will move. A call for a mass meeting is being circulated so organize a committee of safety, and this means an attempt by a mob force to capture the Gov ernor, against whom the most in cendiary expressions are heard up on eveiy side. While it is probable that no violent action will occur, the possibility of mob violence is imminent even to the extreme act of an attempt to lynch Governor Waite. The attorneys of Police Ceramistioners Martin and Orrhave submitted to tho counsel for Governor Waite a proposition to submit to the Supreme Court the question of the right of the Governor to call out tho militia unlest requested to do so by the sheriff. The sheriff has been noti fied that a company of military has started from Colodado Springs. It jeems that Gov. Waite deposed comiiibaionecsi O r and Martin, but they contented his right and would noti eumnier ta the New Board. The District Court decided against the Governor, who said the “Court be d d, and that he would call out the militia to enforce his order. The above seems to be the outcome. Denver, Col.. March 15.—A little after 6 o’clock Chief of Police Stone received a telephone meseage from General I. McCook stating that he had ordered troops from Fort Logan to protect tbe chief and aid him in preserving order The Governor now auks for a committee of arbitration. To Aeeept the Medals. By Southern Associated Press. Washington, D. G., March- 15 Mr. Moir of Mississippi was author ized by the House foreign affairs committee today to report the bill allowing the Superintendent and certain members of the life saving crew of the Hog Island, Va., life saving station to accept medals of honor awarded them by the Spanish government for galiant work in rescuing the crew of the steamer San Albano in 1892. hhooting In Kentucky. By Southern Associated Press. Middlesborough, Ky., March 15 The trouble at the mines this morn ing continues. Fight before last Ike Miller, a union man, shot and killed Hiil, a non-union man. Mil ler escaped. Yesterday Bill Lasley shot and seriously wounded H. Col lins. Lasley was a Knight of La bor and Collins was a non-unionist. Jr. O. U. A. M. Regular meeting Raleigh Council No 1, to-night at 7:30 o’clock sharp. Every member is earnestly requested to be present as there is business of importance to be transacted. M. R. Haynes, R. S. Wages Reduced; By Southern Associated Press. Savannah, March 15 —The Savan nah cotton mills have posted a no tice of reduction of 10 per cent in wages. The spinners quit work and this may close the mill, throw ing luO operatives out of employ ment “Snow Flakes” at Bretsoh’s THK POLL ARB BKKCKINKIDGK TRIAL Interesting Testimony In the Case Yes terday. By Southern Associated Press. Washington, March 15.—Miss Pol lard entered the Circuit Court room today just as the crier rapped for order and began his 'Oyee.” She was accompanied by Miss Ellis, the elderly lady from the Episcopal House of Mercy. The attorneys in tho case were present when Miss Pollard entered. Col Breckinridge had come in a minute before and took his seat im mediately behind the plaintiff. As usued the court room was well filled. Sarah Guest, a colored woman from Lexington, Ky., dressed in deep mourning, was the first wit ness. She is the woman whose de position was objected to by the de fense a few days ago, and not ad mitted to evidence by Judge Brad ley. Her examination was con ducted by Mr. E. Farrell, who was the attorney for Miss Pollard in Lexington. Sarah Guest was questioned min utely concerning her life and ante cedents; how long Bhe had lived in Lexington and other questions of a personal character. She knew Col. Breckinridge, she said, ever since she was a little girl. She had lived in Lexington for twenty-five years. The witness identified Col. Breck inridge and Mies Pollard. The substance of her testimony was to the effect that she kept an assignation house; that Breckin ridge brought Miss Pollard to her house the first time about ten years ago to remain from Friday until Monday; that Mrs. Guest objected to so long a stay; that Mr. Breckin ridge overrode her objection and the girl remained; that Mr. Breckinridge visited her each day and evening. She had heard Mr. Breckinridge tell Misß Madeline she must go to breakfast early and “get down there” to meet Mr. Rhodes on Monday morning. Mr. Farrell asked if there was anything about Miss Pollard’s ap pearance that indicated her age, and after an objection to this by Mr. Shelby had been been overruled, the witnessed answered that her drees came to her shoe tops. She looked like a school girl between 17 and 18 years old. Some times she wore her hair in a plait and seme times on top of her head. Led by Mr. Farrell, the witness said Col. Breckinridge and Mies Pollard came back to her house a year later. Col. Breckinridge had come to the witness a year ago la&t summer and asked her to take Miss Pollard, but she had refused, saying “she did not keep no company now.” Col. Breckinridge had come to her again last fall after the suit was filed, and asked her not to testify against him, and also to keep Mary Scott and Mary Wilson (who had lived at her house) out of the way, “because he did not wort them to get them.” “Did he ever mention the name of any man in connection with Miss Pollard," asked Mr. Far rell. “Yes, sir, he asked me’ if Miss Pollard had ever come to my house with Col. Swope. I told him she had never been there with Col. Swope." (001. Swope was killed by Col. Cassius Goodloe in Lexington some years ago, and a story was circulated a few months since con necting his name with that of Mias Pollard This story was indignantly denied by Col. Swope’s relatives and no evidence to support it was brought to light). “How many times was Colonel Breckinridge at your house with Miss Pollard?” asked Mr. Farrell. “About fifty times”. “Over how many years did these visits extend ?’’ “Over about three or four years ’’ Mr. Shelby conducted the cross examination of Sarah Guest He waded right in without prelimina ries. “Sarah,” he said, “how many years have you been keeping an house in Lexington ?” Sarah hesitated and appeared embarrassed, and finally said “about eight or nine years ” “How long have you known Mr. Farrell ?’• “Ever since he was a young man growing up,” and a Bmile went round the oourt room at Mr. Far rell’s expense. Wien Mr. Claude de la Roche Francis was on the stand a few days ago, he stated that he had met Miss Poilard at No. 27 LaFayette Square in this city, where she boarded. Mrs, Lucretia Maiie Minear, who leases No. 25 and keeps boarders there, was the next witness, and she gave testimony concerning Miss Pollard’s residence with her, but there was nothing in the testimony that was of particular significance. A lady who gave her name as Mrs. Kate W. Burt, a clerk in the general land effioe, was the next witness. “Do you know Miss Pollard?’, asked Judge Wilson. “I have heard of her,” said the witness. “ But do you know her.” “Is Miss Pollard here,” asked Mrs. Burt. Miss Pollard had not returned, so Mr. Carlisle went for her, and while he was gone Mrs. Burt said she had boarded in a house at the corner of 13th and L streets in this oity, and while there had seen a young woman whom she believed to be Miss Pollard, but she was not certain on that point When Miss Pollard returned to the court-room, Miss Burt recog nized her. Miss Pollard had lived at tbe I3th street Louse, about 1887, for about ten days. She was there under the name of Mrs. Foster. Mrs. Burt had seen Col Breckin ridge at the house once, but never at the door. Cross examined by 001. Thomp son, of the defence, Mrs. Burt said when Col. Breckinridge came to the house she heard him inquire for Sam Waite, of Kentucky, who boarded there, but who was absent at the time. Col. Breckinridge had gone up stairs to Mrs. Foster’s room, but she did not know how long he remained there. Tbe opening of a deposition which Mr. Carlisle began to read was the signal for an exodus from the court room. The deposition was that of Mrs. M. A Ketcham, of Lex ington, Ky., who knew Miss Pol lard during 1884-’BS-'B6, when she boarded at Mrs. Ketobam’s house while attending Sayre Institute in that town. James C. Bodes called regularly every three weeks at Mrs. Ketcham’s house to see Miss Pol lard, and her mother ca go once or twice while she was there, Tt.o dep onent did not pee any signs about Alias Pollard that indicated that she was about to be come, or had become a mother. She was asked if Prof, James Lane Allen, the Kentucky novelist, had called on Miss Pollard at her house, but the deponent did not remember having seen him. The reading of Mrs. Ketoham’s deposition was continued after the recess. It was shown by the depo sition that an attempt had been made through questions asked the deponent during her examination to implicate Col. Swope and other citizens of Lexington with Miss Pol lard, but Mrs. Ketcham’s answers were all to the effect that Mias Pol lard had acted in a modest manner, aa a chaste and good girl. To the knowledge of Mrs. Ketcham, 001. Swope had never came to her house to see Miss Pollard. When Mies Pollard came to board with the de ponent in 1884 she wore dresses to the top of her shoes and was appa arently a young school girl. Mrs. Ketcham also testified that Col. Breckinridge had a room at her house for a short time while Miss Pollard was there. Mr. Farrell, the young lawyer for the plaintiff, from Lexington, read the deposition of Mrs. Mary F. Hoyt, sister of Mrs. Ketcham, who testified that Miss Poilard told her that she had agreed to marry Jas. C. Rodes on condition that he paid for her education. Mies Poilard was absent from Lexington from July 6th to September 2nd, 1886, saying she had gone with her aunt. “Did you know Col. A. M. Swope ?” was asked the deponent “Yes” “Did he call on Mies Pollard ?” “To my knowledge ho never called on Miss Pollard while she was at my house.” Miss Pollard, said the deponent, occupied a down stairs room leading to the street, but Mrs Hoyt did not think that Miss Pollard could have received any visitors t&er# without her knowledge. Like her sister, Mrs. Hoyt had never notioed anything about Mrs. Pollard that was not p'oper. Mrs Pollard left the Sayre Institute because of humiliation over the action of Mr Rodesin tell ing the plaintiff's principal that he was paying for M’si Pollard’s tui ion on condition that she would marry him. The deposition of Major H. B. McClellan, principal of the Sayre Female Institute, who says Mies Pollard was a pupil, was next read. The Major produced the school records, which showed that Miss Pollard was absent a great dtal during her first year at the school— sometimes for a wesk at a time. The deponent did not know of any ac quaintance between Col. Breckin ridge and Mies Pollard, and he had never seen anything about her to excite surprise &b to her chastity. The court adjourned until tomor row morning. The Hunks of Virginia. By Southern Associated Press. Washington, D. C, March 15. The returns of the condition of Na tional Banks in the State of Vir ginia on the 28th of February last shows the reserve to have been 24 14 per oent; leans and discounts, sl4 838,000; lawful money reserved, $1,T50,000; surplus fund, $2 055,000; individual deposits, $11,926,001). The Wilmington Star regrets to hear that there is no improvement in the health of Col. B. R. Moore. He is suffering from a complication of organic troubles which have greatly enfeebled him. e'i' A quick and permanent cure Mr. J. M. Keesler, 1410 W. Lombard St., Bal timore, Md., says: “I take great pleas ure in saying that in a case of neural gia in my family, I found Salvation Oil effectual and speedy m the cure of the patient.” Yesterday was a Hammer chiefs Day; We moved aa immense number of the Embroidered Handkerchiefs yesterday, but still have a good many left. It is the biggest thing in the way of a special sale of Ladies Hand kerchiefs, that this town has ever known. A 220 Handkerchief for 11c. W. H. & R, S. Tucker & Co, —' The firat Spanish railroad was opened from Barcelona to Ma.aro, 18 miles. Children Cry for Pitcher’s Castor!** NO- 53 Hampton Hoge Drunk Again. By Southern Associated Press. Roanoke, Va, March 15 —Ool. John Hampton Hoga, late Con sul to Amoy, China, but who got no farther than San Franoisco, from which place he was recalled by Prosident Cleveland, has re nounced bis allegiance to the Dem ocratic party and appeared before the Republican City Committee last night and tendered hia services to that party. Col. Hoge was seen today by a Times reporter and at first declined to talk, saying that being merely a private citizen he could sec no reason why his political opinions should be aired through the press. Ha admitted that he had joined the Republican rant i, and warming up over the conversation, expressed his views as follows: “There is but one party and a half in existence in the United States, the Republican party and the ragged edge of the mugwumpery, compos d of Mr. Cleveland in front, Walter Q. Gresham in the middle and Wayne HcVeigh holding the tail. The man that can swallow that kind ot a po litic *1 conglomeration, that is with out a policy, they pulling in one di rection, the so-called Democratic Congress pulling in the opposite direction, while every financial, pe cuniary and industrial interest of the country is being pulled to pieces, the country upon the verge of bankruptcy aud the people des tute and on the point c t starvation, can remain in the Democratic party. l!ie Bank of Knglaud. By Southern Associated Frees. London, March s—[CopyrightJ. At the meeting of the directors of the Bank of England today, a state ment was submitted by David Pow ell, the governor of the bank, in which he expressed regret at the necessity for the removal of Mr. Frank May, the chief cashier. Mr. May, he said, woe removed, though allowed to resign, for exceeding his authority and committing great ir regularities in regard to making advances to certain customers. In one case he had made a considera ble overdraft without the authority or even the knowledge of the gov ernor, and contrary to the rules of the bank, he had indulged in trans actions on the Stock Exchange which had resulted in grave pecu niary difficulties. Mr. Powell Baid that the system of advances hitherto pursued had been thor oughly changed. It was impossi ble to estimate the full amount of the bank’s losses from Mr. May’s transactions, but the sum of £250,- 000 had been set aside to meet them. Or Course It Was Ward. By Southern Associated Press. 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