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- r - ; ? 3 - ' .r-- v " . -.. ,' .. . . -A - O 'SKK WILMINGTON, N. C, 1UESDAY, NOVESIBKU 23, 1897. S1.00 PKR YEAR. VOL. XXX. NO. 08. i SI 1 A SNUB FROM THE' EMPEROR THE KAISKH SXUHS THE AGRA RIAN IiKADKIt The Kconomlc Council of Germany to Dis cuss International Itelutlons-Ihe Scheme to Connect all Germany's Klvers by Canal.H-Tho Kinperor Still Determined on His Plan for Increase of the Navy Many Statues of I.istnark (Copywright by the Associated Press.) Tierlin, November 20. The eeonimlc council which began its sessions this week and whose most important meet ings will be attended by the emperor, is a body specially called together by the government to devise the best measures needed in regard to interna tional tariff relations, with special ref erence to the United States and Great liritain and her colonies. The council is composed of a score of technical and practical experts in manufacture, agri culture, trade and banking, as well an a number of the higher government of ficials. On Monday evening, when Count von I'osadowsky entertained the council at dinner, the emperor snubbed Count von K-anitz unmercifully. This fact Is interpreted as meaning that the agra rian interests will not be paramount in lYie deliberation of the council. An other fact pointing the same way is that his majesty, in conversation that evening, enthusiastically praised tho intcr-central canal project intending "he joining of all the principal German livers, the Elbe, the Ithine, the Wezer and the Oder. The project is not a new one. The agrarian party, however, is violently opposed lo canal systems, be cause its members fear a further cheapening of cereals by reason of their easier transportation. The emperor spoke in such glowing terms of the canal project that it is expected a bill embodying his ideas will be presented to the reichstag or else be made an issue of the campaign elections-. Emperor "William intends to open the reichstag in person, which he has not done since 1894. It is supposed his naval projects are so near and dear lo lus heart that he will on that ac count overcome the repugnance he feels for the present reichstag, in an effort to bring about the passage of the measures providing for increasing the strength of the German navy. The correspondent of the Associated Press hears on good authority that if the 'temper of the re-chstag, earlydur "ing the coming session, becomes clear as being adverse to the naval projects, the emperor will dissolve that body forthwith. The new elections could then be held early in the spring. 'Four of tfie socialist reichstag dele gates who have been convicted of leso niajeste, will be forced to spend a pe riod of the coming reichstag session in jail. Another editor ftas been sentenced to .four weeks imprisonment Tor unfa- vorably criticising King Leopold, of TIJelgium. In view of tho growing number of Bismarck's statlits, Prince Bismarck is reported recently to have said: "It an noys me to -see "myself stsnd on a fc , silized pedestal'." The ex-cbancellor ha.s thus far refuse?! to attend any unveil- ings of statues erected in his honor. Kf venue Headquarters Moved "Washington, November 20. After an informal hearing today Commissioner Forman, of the internal revenue bu reau, issued an order in which he di rected that the office of collector of -internal revenue for the second district -of Virginia, be-iypmoved from Kichenond 'to Petersburg. For many-years the of fice of the collector was. at Petersburg, but four years ago, upon the earnest .request of the -collector, it was chang--c-d to RichmonQ. The present collector. Colonel Brady, however, contended that the public service iwould. not. suffer by a change to the original location, and as his hon;e is in Petersburg it would be much more convenient to him. A stamp agency will be retained at Richmond. The change wfll be jsmade about December 1st. Glad to b Out of Politico Washington, November 20. Ex-Rep-aresental ive William JL. Wilson, .of West Virginia, is in the- City, attending a meeting of the board X regents .&f the Smithsotftan. Mr. Wilson is now pres ident of ttie Washington and Loc uni ?ve:ity at. "Lexington, "Vs.. "I am jjrfectly contented and de lighted to 13 out of politics," said .Mr. flVilsoai today, "and have no desire to Winter jolide again. I aan interested in the work vrhich is now engaging juy attention and enjoy my surroundings" Mr. Wilsoa w as questioned as to .his interpretation of the recent elections, but excused hiniself from replying, on the ground that he intended, now that he is out of politics, to keep feyt of even u discussion of tin"? subject. A Newspaper in lift nils of Receivers Richmond, Va., vember 20.- The Ptate newspaper here today went into the hands of receivers', who have de cided to suspend its pub lication for the 'time being. John Gar.'and Pollard, counsel for Stilson Hutchvns, of Wash ington, D. C, the president of the State Company, made application to Judge- Wellford, in the law iind equity court, Judge Wellford sitting for Judge Minor. The court appointed' Daniel Grinnan and Emmet Seaton .as re ceivers. The hope is expressed on the part of the management that the sus pension will be .only temporary. Thorn's Trial to be Ilesnmed New York, 'November 20. District Attorney Youngs, of Queens county, says that everything' is in readiness for the resumption on Monday of the trial of Martin Thorn, the alleged mur sierer Ql William Gulflensuppe. HAUVAIID AND PENNSYLVANIA TheyPutan Interesting Gameof Foot Ball. , The letter Win the Game by the Score of Ten to Six Philadelphia, November 20. Before the largest crowd that ever witnessed a foot ball game in this city the univer sity of Pennsylvania football eleven this afternoon on Franklin field defeated the Harvard team by the score cf 15 to 6. It was not a sensational game. There were but few good runs, the 55 yard dash of Parker and Jackson's 25 yard run being thq only ones of moment. The playing was fierce, but not unnec essarily vicious, hard but clean. It was a battle of the -giants and by today's victory over the crimson, Pennsylvania has gained the top round of the foot ball ladder and holds undisputed pos session. There were half a dozen admission gates, and notwithstanding that the arrangementss were of the best, it was nearly 2:30 o'clock before the last en thusiast was seated in the huge am phitheatre. Inside the grounds the sight was a beautiful and inspiring one. When it is taken into consideration that the seating capacity of the grounds is al most 25,000, that 999 out of every 1,000 persons either carried a red and blue, or crimson flag, or wore the colors of one or the other of the big colleges in some conspicuous place then the beauty of the scene can be imagined. As the game progressed the sympa thizers of both Harvard and Pennsyl vania were given ample opportunity to use their lungs and wave their flags. It was Pennslyvania's first call when Captain Jack Minds, by a beautiful ef fort sent the ball spinning between the posts for a field goal. Then came the crimson's opportunity, and when Little Parker got by Weeks, Monce and Minds for a beautiful run of fifty-five yards and a touchdown, the crimson shouters made the huge grand stand on th2 north side of the field shake with their cheers. Harvard started the game without the services of Captain Cabot, Rich ardson taking his place at left end. Swain who played against Yale at left tackle was replaced by Wheeler; Mills and Houghton in Donalds position at right-tackle. Warren's position at right-half back v.-as ably filled by Parker. The Harvard, team as a whole, play ed good foot ball, but the Pennslyvania plr.yed better. In Dibblee and Parker, Harvard had two fine half-backs, and had Harvard's line heid as it should have done, the crimson backs would have been "dangerous for Pennsylvania. On the ends the Cambridge men showed none of the slowness in getting down the field which characterized the play at Cambridge Saturday. They were faster than either Boyle or Hedges. At centre Overfield toyed with the heavy Doucette and Hare more than held his own against Bouve of Harvard. Mills aivd Houghton were alternated at right tackle and lull back. For the crimson Dibblee and Parker were easily the stars, and Uarrison aSso did good "w'orK. Parker's run of fifty-five yards ttas made on the delayed double pass, but tt never should have been made, &s he was missed by three men, Weeks, Mo rice and Minds. For Pennsylvania Hare. Slinds, Hedged, and McCracken all good work. Hare's tackling on the ends was easily the best work seen on Yranklin field This season. The line btroking of Hare, Hinds antl McCracken, hen they carried the baKl from Pennsylvania's 30 yard line down to within two yards of Harvard's got! was one of ike grandest exhibitions ever seen in thiB'city. Btkh teams were guilty of fumbling. Two of Pennsylvania's 1 ambles cost them the los-. of two touchdowns. Har vard's fumVles were more numerous, but less discs tro us. The game was on its vmerits, and it' is 4he general opinion that Pennsylva nia outplayed the Cambridge boys. Tonight "tfce . Pennsylvania men are; making night hideous m the business tkiiroughfares with tm'ivorns and col-; lesre yells. T "Devote Arlington to Agricultural Uses "SWashingl on, November 20 Represent ' taaive Riwy, of Virginia, and James H Clements, an attorjaty of Ballaston, V., had .an interview with. Secretary' of War.Alsrer today wit!a a view to co-. operation .in proposed .legislation far & division of the Arlington estate, the' former home of Robert iS. Lee. It vrL rejj-esented that only e. sm.ill portion of the estate was used or .a. national, ceiaetery and that the ren lainder is slowly disintegrating .ija a veritable waste. Jt was urged thc the? govern- ment .use the unused tscct, ftbout 500; acre.?, lor .a central experimental agTH cultural station of the agricultural de-; partment .to which all the -exist Ing sta-J tions in various parts of the oountry. should contribute. It wa also coiw tended that with the erection of the much agitated memorial .bridge .xcross the Potomac river at this poinft, the tract would prove a beautiful adtlitiou to the government parking syse.tn of this city. Secretary Alger gave hS consent to the plan and Secretary "WU son is much pleased with the prospect Rixey will introduce a bill for Ihis pur pose at the next session ani antici pates no material opposition. Locust, N. C, October 20, 183tl. Fnxai childhood I have suffered with rheu xoatism. It affected me principally in ray limbs and joints, so that at limes I .eould walk only with great difficulty. I did not receive permanent beaefit from medicines and as I he.rd a .great deal about Hood's SarsaparilJa I began taking it and have been trou.Med very little with rheumatism since MISS MARY TRIECE. Hood's Pills are the only pills to- takjs with Hood'5 Sarsaparilla. Southern Fast Mall Resumed! Washington, November , 20. T?ie quarantine restrictions having beet Temoved.on account of the subsidence of the yellow fever epidemic, the Southern railway has resumed the United States fast mail train service from Washington to New Orleans and the south vif Atlanta and Montgomery. RUSSIA'S STRATEGY SUE CHECKMATES TURKEY 'AND GEUMANY WITH ONE MOVE Her Demand of Payment of Balance of Tor kjfHYr Indemnity Call a Halt In the Latter' Increase of Xaj and Black Germany's Trade Wltn the Porte The , ... . r j- ct.. . Chinese Port (Copyright by the Associated Press.) London, November 20. The stockpot of International politics has been enriched during the las: few days by two or three bones which promise to furnish an op portunity for plenty of contention here after. Russia Contributed the first in her notification of November 13th, to the porte, that the arrears of the Kusso-Turk war indemnity amount to 1,300,000, and that if Turkey intends to apply part of the Greek Indemnity to an increase of the Turkish armaments Russia will de mand the payment of this amount. This was followed by a second note on the same subject today. Austria furnished the second bone in her demand for the payment of the ar rears due the Oriental Railroad Company for transportating Turkish troops during the war, this company being an -Austrian concern ' ami the arrears amounting to 320,000, at the same time insisting upon the dismissal of the vali of Adan, Asia Minor, and 01 tne mUtessarif of Merisna, the port of Adana, the two officials who were responsible for the indignities to which an Austrian merchant, Brazzafoli, was recently subjected, and also for their share in the insults complained of by the Austrian consul at Merisna who interfered in behalf of Brazzafoli, the agent there of the Austrian Lloyd steam ship Company, to all 01 wmcn demands Turkey has admfttef Incidentally the T .dsh government is also said fo havf .bandoned her naval plans as a result "of the second note of Russia on the subject of the war in demnity arrears due that country. Germany flavored the contents of the stockpot sauce from China in the shape of the landing of her sailors and marines at Kiao Chou, on the Shan Tun Peninsu la, ostensibly for the purpose of insiting upon redress for the murder of two Ger man missionaries; but. possible, it is in timated, in order to obtain a good coal ing station and harbor for. repairing her fleet in the far east. Turkey's bad case of swelled head is held responsible for two of these conten tions contributions to the simmering of the political pot. Her easy victories over Greece have so rehabilitated the sultan's pride that he had almost arrived at the belief that by following the advice of Cap tain Mahar, the author of "Sea Power in History," and making his navy strong. Turkey might become the seventh great power and liberate herself from the ob noxious tutilage of Christiandom. Ger mafty offered her -assistance to feutld ships for Turkey, emd alsto offered to sup ply that country with the necessary Jirms, ammunition and uniforms in teturn for. about 25 per cent. of the Greek, war indemnity. Then Russia saw her chance to check the progress of Gerttian in fluence at Constantinople. For the past twenty years stie has held Her unpaid I. O. U. a a club to force T-OTkey to do her bidding ad now again, iteX in a more summary tashion than usual, she has re peated the operation and -Irts killed two birds with one stone: namely, sharply checking 'Berlin statesmanship and pre venting Turkey from emancipating her- seli trom her depemiewe upon Russia. Naturally, this has been a bitter pill for Germany to swallow, .lowng, as she does eonnidArAble prestige big contract? at the ;same moment. Greit Britain's par-t In these proceed- Irnarsresnains to be deMiloped. .Germany's swoop down upon Kifa Chou bay. China. ttfas'fcscited the chanufillories and the ad vices from Shanghai, that two stpflrnrs hal!een chartered tfeere to convey stores and material to Kaio Chou bay. counted with the intimation that the Geraiianoc cunation of that jiiaee is apprcnOy to terc more than temporary, color to which is given by the Ifact that the German marines are now engaged in building '-vamter barracks -isave little 3oubt that 'G-ermany has piratically annexed "Xiao vfSiou bay, whkh. next to Port Arthur, is 'ke most important harbor Le Chleo, As a. "fait a.aonipli" is an almost un answerable argument in the east, it is difficult to ec what France, -'Russia, Great Britain ..arjd Japan c.nn do -ta the matter, unless --they set o wdrk and grab otfher pott sons of the Chinese em pire. Under thse fYsrcumstantw-s, the diplo mats are askicv what the United States whose interests in the eat are;sdvanc irg by leaps 3nd bounds, .says of the seizure of the bay. The (Britisii parlia ment reasserfrlies during- itae second week of February, three we?ks.lat:r than originally intended. ParSsment -will be called upon .to: legislate for thecnny, the question of increasing it strength ap peaing most rnre;ently to t3 country gen erally. Tbre 3s a widaespreiKl nlemand that the other questions e sheired and that the sessko be devotfd to Lhe army. It is a notorious scamLaJ ithat -.millions of pounds ter3ing are wasted annually out of the cnorrnous toal of 21O,000 ex pended upcm the army. As a result the country has jentirely lost leonffcjence in the war offio and there is a .universal eery that the .cabinet take the matter in iits own handstand introduce .a wtrkman Jilke bill, embodying a definite .and con-.-iistent policy. The Marquis of Salisbury's preposition Iti "smash" the London county -council, jte already rft-rred to, has rrtised a -storm througisejt the land and .tse Brit List' premier noar is even a worse 'sland T ' man than Mr. Richard Crc&er, of ;-Nv York, during the recent Jtnaniclpal vtifwiioii m inai-cny. 'lTiie news fiVm India is also as dis couraging as itfcan be. The su&s3en re vruti?scence of ac tivity on the part of the tribesmen, whenut was thought that the .-offah was about finished, shows that whatever the Brrfc'sh officials maj' think, the .natives of rlv invaded country are not ttvare that They are beaten. The costrQt the military operations is already e;timakd at 2,5WiX0, and this amount will pru?5ably be dwbled before the close or the .trimpaign. Satans invisible "World EKsplayed or "Dfcspaictrg Demoerirey" Is the sensa tional title ot a sensiSfrJonal book dealing with the .greater New ork which W. T. Steafl. the editor of TJte Review of Re views will give to the public of England and America, next month, as the fruits of his recent trip across tfce water. This book Is to be a eompatutra piece of "If Christ Came iu Chicago." tfce unique dis section of the darker life ia the western metropolis, which Introduced the versa tile and indefatigable English editor to the United States in the capacity of au thor. "Satan's Invisible World" was, ac cording to Mr. Stesd, revealed by the Lexow committee and "Despairing Demtcracy," is the moral which he draws from the charter of Greater New YOrk &nl holds to be a legislative decla ration by the citizens of their abandon ment Of facing the possibility of ing a grt City by popular suffrage. YALE AND PRINCETON. Tale Wins the Great Game to the Surprise of All Her Men Outplay the Tigers and Win on Strong Playing. New Haven, November 20. Yale 6, Princeton 0. The score tells briefly the story of the greatest athletic foot ball game Yale ever saw. The victory for the blue was as fair as it was com plete, and as brilliant as it was sur- 5 prising. except in KicKing, laies stalwart men outplayed the Tigers in every- department of the game. Little Baird, of Princeton, out-punted Mc Bride in almost exery exchange of kicks, but in no other respect did the New Jersey men demonstrate a supe riority. Certalnlv more than two-thirds of the 18,000 spectators that gathered about the arena this afternoon expect ed to see Yale defeated. The Prince tons were sure of it and the most hope ful Yale enthusiasts dared only to ex- press confidence that the wearers of the blue would acquit themselves cred itably and hold the Princeton score ' down. It was believed that the eleven of old Nassau would present a line as formidable to Yale as a granite wall, while the heavy weights in the Prince- ; ton centre were counted on to rush the Yale forwards aside at will when the offensive play demanded it. It was ex- ; pected that the swift runners behind the "Tigers line would circle Yale's ends and plow through her tackles repeated- , ly, while Yale's light backs were not looked upon as likely to pass Cochran and Craig. Man for man and pound for pound, the elevens had been com pared on paper, and the prophets could see only a Princeton victory. But the foot ball generals had reckoned with out their host. The game of a week ago apparently was but excellent train ing for the Elis. They have been im proving every day since, and that un certainty which makes the sport at tractive was demonstrated when the eleven young athletes wearing the, proud blue, inexperienced in great bat tles, lighter in weight and lacking their confidence, met their opponents at every point and humbled them in the dust. The Injuries of the Princeton men doubtless had much to do with their defeat. If they had been in perfect condition the teams would probably have played each other to a stand still. The absence of Kelly from the Jersey ranks in the first half was also felt. Had he been In the battle in Its Some changes in policy might have different. Some changes in policy night have gained ground for Princeton, but "the all round superiority of Yale could not have been overcome easily. The tackles on the Xale team were also slightly superior to Princeton, while the ends were far and -away ahead of the Tigers. Hall and Hazen went down on all the kicking like light ning, while Cochran, Latrop and Craig were painfully slow and to this was no dottbt due the long runs of Desall. Beard played well while he lasted and tan the team with a good idea of the lays; but Desall was nearly his equal and far superior to Burke. Back of the lines Dudley was the shining star, while Benjamin and Ban nard were about on a par, for neither seemed at his best. Again, as long as he lasted, Beard gained a greater distance on punts than McBride, but the latter outkick ed Wheeler. A MYSTERIOUS TRAGEDY. 1 1 1 Two Little Beys Found in Bed With Their Throats Cut The Father Also Badly Wonoded Me Is Suspected as Murderer and Would-be Suicide. Occnmcwoc, Wis,, November 20. A mysterious tragedy was committed at this place some time last nigh't at the resi&enceof Ernest Cornell. Two little chilSren, Willie Cornell, aged 6-years, and another aged 4 years, were found dead, lying on their bed with their thisoats cut. Ernest Cornell, their fath er, --was lying on the floor with a gash across "his cthroat Which extended from ear to ear. Cornell was able to make a statement after his throat was sewed up. JHe said that a man named Lewis, wfc had bearded whh the family for soaie weeks last nigfct induced him to drink a lot of whiskey and that after drinking the liquor .he soon lost con seroasness and knew -liothmg more un til ihe was .awakened by the clock striking at 5:30 this nsorning. Accord ing to Cornell, his (Cornell's) wife and Lewis were together much of the time. The .coroner's jury starved an investi g.titcj, but adjourned .until Monday, when the inqcest will be resumed. The general opinion is .that Cornell killed the children and afterward at tempted to commit suicide because of his domestic troubles. Cornell's razor, with which the deed had evijently been done, was lying on the floor. Mrs. Cor nell and Lewis trill be held. The Eastern Field Trials Charlotte, N. C, November TO. A special to The Observer from Newton says: After consuming a little more than two days, the subscription stake in the eastern field trials was conclud ed this afternoon. The purses offered were $300, $150 and $30. The winners were announced as follows First, Toney's Gate, owned by Eldrid ken nels and handled by D. E. Rose; sec ond, Young Rip Ray, owned by Bar Harbor kennels and handled by George Gray; third. Count Gloster, owned by Perry Lorillard, Jr., and handled by C. Tucker. In the all age stake Toney's Gate and Young Rip Rap were knocked out of the second, whjle Count Gloster took first place. Count Gloster is the only dog placed twice in the list of winners this week. The eastern field trials for the year of 1S97 are now concluded. The United States field trials clubs are now eojning in and will use the grounds next week for their trials. The trials will beJa next Monday. SUGAR BEET CULTURE THC PEN I T KN T I A II Y TO UNDER TAKE IT ON CONTRACT Many Applications on File for Admission to the Soldier Home The Mate Snauip Lcndi an Unkuown (uanMI jr Salisbury's ' Electric Kali vay -Tht Democrats Getting Together The Outburst of Anger Against Senator Uutler Suicide of Two l'lijrsl clans Messenger Bureau, Raleigh, N. C, November 20. ' Mr. Tace, of Richmond, who desires the penitentiary to furnish him with sugar beets, wished 1,000 acres to be put in that crop, but the penitentiary officials think that too great a quanti ty. If he finds that 500 acres will an swer they will put in tha,t quantity. Superintendent Stronach. of the Sol diers' Home, says that over 100 appli cations for admission are on file. To each one the answer is given that there is no room and that the appropriation of $5,000 is so small that no more can possibly be admitted. While there are 100 on the roll, yet only seventy ara present at any one time, the railways giving free transportation, so that about thirty are always away on fur- lough. But for this there would be great trouble, Mr. Stronach says. Miss Mamie Robbins, of this city, has typhoid fever. It was at first thought she had grippe. An effort is being made to have the new daily paper here make its initial appearance Thanksgiving day. The amount of swamp lands held by the state board of education does not appear to be precisely known. Some say 1,000,000 acres; some say only 600,000. Accurate surveys are needed. Salisbury is to have an electric rail way, which it is said, will also be ex tended to the new railway shops and town of Spencer, two miles away. The positive assertion Is made that the wife of a judge who has recently had much to say about passes travels on one. Senator Pritchard yesterday made a notable Speech at Marshall in defense of James Payne, who early in the year shot and killed Sarah Anderson. Payne was acquitted. It is difficult indeed to convict any one of murder in the first degree in Madison or Mitchell counties. It is asserted by some people who ought to know, republicans, that Su perintendent Smith, of the penitentiary, will not be re-elected next March. Smith says he will make a great show ing by Thanksgiving day, paying off every cent of the penitentiary's indebt edness. He appears to be In great spirits. The general " public certainly has very little faith in the present management of the penitentiary. The matter of lower railway freight rates is being a good deal talked about in parts of the piedmont section, and very long hauls of cotton by wagon are being made, shippers claiming that this is cheaper. The assertion is made that P. H. Ly brook, who was chief marshal at the recent state fair, will be postmaster at Winston. The telephone officials say they in tend to make very extension and costly improvements all over the state. Judges are allowed $250 a year to cover railway and other expenses. One judge says $700 ought to be allowed. He must include board and every possible expense to make the figures so high. Colonel John D. Shaw, of Rocking ham, says there is no doubt whatever of the guilt of John Evans, convicted of rape. The Maxton paper asserts its belief in Evans innocence, and says many Richmond county people so be lieve. This whole matter will be reg ularly placed before the governor in a day or two, it seems. The publication of affidavits, one signer being an Episcopal clergyman, that in a speech at Rocky Mount Sen ator Butler said the democratic party sought to promote outrages upon wo men, has aroused a fresh outburst of anger, privately and in the papers, which may take a very serious turn. The senator makes denial of the state ment. Mr. George T. Leach, who is now In Raleigh, was arranging to occupy the Park Hotel at High Paint, but it was burned night before last. The loss I3 some $S,500, with $2,500 insurance. Miss Molander, the Finnish lady who is to teach the blind pupils here "sloyd" or handicraph, has arrived. The num ber of blind in the institution is now the largest In its forty years' existence. A republican official of prominence admits that "the democrats in North Carolina are getting together." Rapid progress has certainly been made in that direction during the past ninety days. Ex-State Chemist H. B. Battle will make his home at Winston. He has sold his handsome house here. His new enterprise, the phosphate works at Winston, will have an output of 20, 000 tons annuallv. I the acid works at the Caraleigh phos puaie worKs nere nave just leen com pleted as will permit double the quan tity to be made. Within seven days two doctors com mitted suicide in this state; one at Shelby and one. Dr. John Strickland, at Greenville, by taking laudanum. Af ter the latter had taken the poison he laughed and held up the bottles. Congressman Shuford appears to be quite out in the cold in the Seventh district. His audience the other day, after much announcement of the speak ing, consisted of only twelve people. He will go to the "scrap pile" ia next year's campaign. Any effort to get all the cotton grow ers in this state to reduce acreage will fail, because they elmply will not act in concert. John M. Walker, of the state univer sity foot -ball team, has broken his col lar oone.ana gone home to recover, tainly give The statements of who have been cured by Hood's Sarsa parilla prove the great merit of thin mediciae. Get orly Hood's. Royal snakes the food pare, wholesome and dctkloos. mm pay, Absolutely Puro so u. tiAiuvi sowocft co., srw row. Yesterd' Yellow 1'cver Itepot Montgomery, Ala., November 20. An stated in thes dispatches last night, beginning today at noon nil quarantine? restrictions In Alabama, fo far as at a Us authorities are concerned, were rcmov ed. One or two counties south of Moat eromery continue their quarantine, but it amounts to little. Commencing Mon day, trains ou of Mongmiry to Moiillr and New Orleans will 1h on tluir okl schedule. All others rwumwl ho mo days ago. Mobile. Ala.. XovemWr CO. There was only one new case of yellow fever today. One death Is reported. New Orleans, NovcmU-r 20.Thcre were ten new cases and four deaths from yellow fever today. The Pennsylvania lnard of health transmitted resolution to the state board of health complimenting it on Its fight against the disease. Then Is lit tle change in the quarantine situation although Arkansas is now wide open to freight and passengers. In view of ef forts being made to induce the Elka to hold their annual gathering clsowhero on account of the yellow fever here. Colonel William Murray of the Illinois Central wrote to Dr. John Gultera. the yellow fever expert of the univer sity of Pennsylvania for an official opinion. The r ply was received today stating: "In my opinion there will bo no danger whatever of contracting yel low fever in New Orleans during May of 1S98. London's ltlg Fires London. November Jrt.-It i Impossible to accurately estimate the iamar done by the great conflagration yesterday, bul the direct loss will probably Ik; below J10.000.0!. Consols and India 3 per cents, haw fallen heavily on the brlW thnt It will necessitate sale by insurance companies and mopt of the Insurance companies" shares dropped 10 to SO shillings. The Kvenlnc Standard. In It financial article this afternoon, says: "It Is bo lieved that the bulk of tho lire losneit will fall uion American Insurance com panics." In spite of the magnitude of th dis aster only two firemen were fdinhtly In jured during the work of extinguishing; the flames. About P..W firm are Kecklrur for new ofTice. The ofTleial report Kays the cause of the lire la unknown. A. larpe number of warehouse from five to six stories hlh have been burned and have partly fallen. The insurancy Rfcei'it take an optimis tic view of the looses, their entlmatras raninr from tl.rKlcM to t;i.H,KM. It Is. a ftct that dozens of the bur tied oart firms were not Insured, in Home csa -. because they were considered to Ik? un- -desirable c ustomers, and in other- lie--cause the locality has lonj; b-en consld--tred dangerous by the insurance com panies. The latter assert that the iw?n sational rumors regarding the losr? have been promoted on the stoek ex change In order to Influence stork. All the historic treasures of Cripple (3ato church were removed. Including tfu records of Oliver Cromwell's marrlare. Milton's burial and the deaths from ths plague In 1GC. A Delay In the J. II. Keicliarn Investlgatl Chicago, November 20. The analyrffar of the contents of John II. KetehanVS stomach, upon which practically dew pends theexoneration or K5st!ilii orrewt of Mabel Wallace-Walkup, receive'-" unexpected get back today. Coroner Physician Noel was compelled to leavn his task, as the hand which he haA scratched at the post mortem Iiecamo much worse and the blood poiKonintr which has set In promises to be ht lotus. No report can be made until Monday. Until then the widow must wait for the vindication which she expects. Ths analysis will determine conclusively whether the stomach contained mora strychnine than can be aceountcf for by Dr. De Veny'a prescription, given but a few hours before death. Attorney Purnell, representing the In terests of the relatives of the dead club man, called on State's Attorney Deneen. this afternoon and asked him to lay tho matter before the grand jury, Fhoukl the coroner's verdict warrant such m procedure. Death of a I'rorninent Cincinnati Man Cincinnati, November 20.Captalai William P. Anderson died suddenly at. his home on Pike street, this city, to night of heart failure, .aged 57 years. He was a nephew of General Robert Anderson, of Fort Sumter fame. Ho was pre-eminently a man of affairs. Though retired from active buslnew for several years, he was at the ttme of his death a director In the Rig tVnir land the Chesapeake and Ohio rail ways, a director in the American Cot ton Seed Oil Company, one of the gov ernors of the JekyI Club near Bruno wick, Ga., a director in three impor tant local companies and a director lift the Citizens' National bank. Virginia Ilaptlst Convention Roanoke, Va, November 20.- second day's session of the seventy fourth annual convention of the Bap tist general association of Vlrginls convened this morning with Dr. A. EL Owen presiding. The report of i the trustees was read and adopted. William J. Crawford, of Buffalo, N. Y., throu Dr. T. S. Dunnaway, presented to ttsia association a gavel made from Uhe wood of a tree that grew on the idler of the house In which George Waals Ington was born, at Wakefield, Vau if