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RONieLE ctoa <.> m* rfv*v,Yo NO. 17. iU-.m'CkmwwVimm For the Quarter Ending 31st of [ March, 1897, A GOOD FINANCIAL SHQWlNG. A Not Profit Ovor $33,000, lifts " ISoctt itVuf e? - Pig arcs of j i u teros't to f itii? People, + ~_ Holow in givon iu complete form the ?quarterly report of the Stato diaponsary whioh was prepared by thfylogialative oxaminiqg coiumittoQ.aiui presented to Govornor Ellerbo Jfov transmission to the Genoral Aasombly at its next session. Tho lettor of transnusaal reads Bsioilowa, f , ConuMMA, April 37, 1897. To Ilia J?xc%Hcncyt IT. JI. L'Hcrbo, Liovbrnor: ^Sw^We hnvomet pursuant to not of the General Assembly "and have mado an examination of tho books and vouch ers of tlio' State dispensary for the quarter ending 8*st T>f Maroh, 1897. \'V o found tho bcvoka written up to date and neatly an 'it correctly kopt. We. checked on all. tho accounts and vouch ers -and fou uu thom correct - according tbo book,? of tho original entry. . ?Wo fou .rtt\ vouchors for all payments mado ar.d invoices for all goods pur chase^ \Ve jjBQ_examined tbo records - ?L8P4Q& mado to diepenaera and checked oil the statements showing tho remit t'j?ucea mado by county uiaiumsora to rttate Treasurer. We append hereto <the balance sheet, ehowing balances ou -March Olat, 1897, also the following statements; 1. Statement of assots and liabili ties. - T* 3. Profit and loss accounts.' a. Cash. I 4. Unearned profit. ' Tho difierouce. between , tho State 'treasurer's cash balanco and tl^o cash lbalanco upon the dispensary bdoks is $2. 1 29. 08, the former being greater than the latter W that amount. This dif ference is within $10.04 of the amount of outstanding warrants drawn prior to April 1, and unpaid by the State treas urer at that date. The above state ments are ? correoti according to the . Ibooks, vouche. w and' ^ records. Respectfully submitted, 4 Ai/rAMONT Moses, ''w" John P. Thomas, Jn,, " Q. It, 1). JJunne, i Legislative Committee. Tbo l'opo/t reads a" fpllows: ; . Comparative statement for quarter ?u?ding March 81, 1897: < - ASSETS. 'Cash ifi State treasury . . ..?-..$ 78,384 68 Supplies (inventory) 0-1,028 35 Merchandise 98,658 98 Machinery and office fixtures 3,857 47 ".iL'eams and wagons 1,294 19 Personal accounts 8,281 35 ^Unexpired insurance 604 98 .'Ex-dispensers' balances. . . . . 7,518 90 I Merchandise iu bands "of ? comity dispensers,;. ;r.w: r22t;t49itt^ ' Total assets. . .$408,818 08 - ?? ? J/IA)UIjLT1KM. , . Personal accounts due by State......-,: t $ 89,38870 Unearned profits on $221, - 449. 64, amo\int of goods in hands of county dispen sers end of t-h i s quarter . . . . 44, 389 OX School fund... ........... 1 . 369,680 00 General fund 90,150 87 Total Hrtilftfefc .$408,818 08 ^..Statement of. profit- and loss account, for quarter ending MaToh 81st, 1897: PEOFITS. Rebates ?..$ 18,676 88 Profits from beer dispen saries ,ff:J - ?? 04 Contraband. . . ; .... . . ....... 3,83 _ ."Permit fees 40 60 Gross profit on merchandise sales. 88 J,08SK8. breakage and leakage 880 01 Ooustabulary . . . . . It, 938 80 Freight aud express ........ 19, 174 85 Labor. - 4,358 66 Expense 8, 980 64 License 18 70 Supplies . i 26,867 74 Total expenses. 67,664 41 Net protit on sale of this quarter 88,381 07 Total .... . j $100,886 88 Cash statement tor. quarter ending Marcb81ut, 1897: BBCBIPT8. Balance in .State treasury end of last quarter. ... $ 78,366.41 January receipts, $118, 257. 47 February recp's, 103,100.48 ----- . ? March receipts.. 111,907.05 v Total receipt* for quarter . it'suirtir. i ? . tyjgrty . .. POPXQRS.OV! &MR Mmwi . . " . J , +++"/r tt*v? Tho Annual M,{cUM& of the South Carolina !IU(<Wa1 "Association. The State -Medical AssottiiUion hold it? annuai-'ihqoting for the year 1897 in IJirtonJA^nl 28-yO, Tho hospitality of Union was again exhibited as it lma Always been doi\o, and the gates of the Onto City of tho Piedmont section of South Carolina were thrown wide open to tho followed of Eeoulapius, Tho address of Welcome. was delivorod by Hon. "William MoUowhn, He spoke in eloqttont words of tho divine mission of the medicat \)V6fessi6ii oftTio historio imputation aehioved by some of the Bons of South Carolina. Couclud ing, ho oxtonded to tho association tho hospitality of Union in tho broadest sonse of tho toVm . President Stevens replied in bohalf of tho association and assurut tho people of Union that tho warm re soptiou tendered tho associa tion was highly appreciated by every mombev. , It was dooidod by a voto of 11) to 7 that hereafter all officers of the associ ation bo nominated from tho lloor and > elootod by tho association as a body. Tho following is a list of the examining board, a^ appointed bv the association: Bra; D..L..Bro<lia, of- Charleston ; L. 0. Steyons, .of BlacikYille, O.. 33. Mayer, Nowttorry; B. W. Taylor, Columbia; W. F. Straight, of Rock Hill; N. J. Garner, of Darlington; S. 0. Bakor, of Sumter. Tho association olootod Br, 0. W. ! Kollock, of Charleston, prosidort, ac cording to tho plans of tho caucus. ; The president appointed as a logisla- 1 tlve committee, Dr. Trapier of Blen heim; Dr. Taylor, of Columbia, and Dr. Wideman, of Duo West. i Tho committee ou ethics roportod tho ' following names for membership; W. I A. Ross, Pork Shoals; M. T. Smith, i TJnion; Chas. R. May, Yorkville; Rob ert Wilson, Jr., Charleston; John W. Corbet, Camden; B. E. JColl, Chester; Bon Leo Allen, Fruit Hillf John W: Davis, Clinton; E. \V. Whalev, Jr., Columbia; C. B. Earlo, CJroonville; J. E, Douglass, Albion; (J. A. McTurkiu, Itartsviile; M. J. Walker, Yorkville. A number of vory interesting paporB Were read by the physicians, Quito a largo attendance of ladies woro presont. A large audienco attended tho night ses sions and on joyed tho reading "of the various papers very much. About one hundred physicians wero present, in cluding quite a number distinguished in their profession. The next placo of meeting and time' of meeting was votod upon and tho good judgment of tho doctors of our. State prevailed and accordingly dFIarris' Lithia Springs was selected as the place for tho mooting of 181)8. Tho timo of meeting Vaft advanced a little for sev eral reasons. Tho association will meet next year on the second Wednesday in April. .The association then adjourned sineHd'te. ? COLORED PHYSICIANS. 'Very Pleasant hu<1 Successful Anrtua Mooting. The Colored Modical Society met in Columbia, S. C., last week with a large attendant#. Papers weSjb road by Drs. MoGJii^a^o^pW^Stoii; W.T. Sjnith, qMhynter; Pmekney of Beaufort; Earle^ -ASderflon ; JWilliam*r ?r Green villej Ifobipsoji^" Darlington; Moore, of Ptran^burg; Macon, of Chester; Flem ing, : of, Georgetown ; and Rhodes, of Uxffg/ , ' Fpr the ensuing year the followiug officers were cloctea: President, Dr. .0. 0. Johnspn, of Columbia; flret vice president, Dr. L A. Macon, of Chester; second vico-prosidenty Dr. Boyd, of Newberry; ^ciretaiy, Dr. W.'SrSfflktthT" of Sumter; treasurer, Dr. W. H. John son, of Charleston, A resolution was passed asking the .fiftlowdiphyaicianfl to~eucourage ... tlio young men to study pharniaoy. Also advising colored physicians to assist, as far as they can, colored ^pharmacists who . of fit ; engaged in business. Also, indorsing tho work of the Charleston Training Sohool, and to encourage girls of proper ago and qualifications to fafco up tho study and got scientitio training, B , ? Papers of interest wero road and dis cussed. President Thomas E. Wilson, of tho State Collogo at Orangeburg, extended au invitation to the associa tion to meot at Orangeburg the noxt year. The inwtatioii was accepted, The association wa*i' not as largely at tended as last year, but some new members ^?re present and participated in the deliberations of thoinceting. Tho meeting was a pleasant one. The as ?soeiationVos banquotted.at the resi dence of "Mr, R. J. Palmer, on Sumter street. ...... TUBY- CANNOT TEACH. County Superintendents of Education Are Barred. 'The attorney general'* office has fur nished the superintendent of education "with the following opinion .of general interest: ? s DkabSir: In reply to the letter of Ji.Ii,. Strain, referred to thia office, I will say that my opinion is a county superintendent of education coknnot teach a school supported in whole or in part by free school funds, if he receives any part of said funds or is interested in or affected bv same. law as to ecnuty superintendent of ed uci&i.OJf M. there iajw td trustees. .Sec tion 48 of the new school faw of 1997 makes it unlawful for a trustee to re The Loss Is Estimated at Nearly a Million Dollars, RIVER ABOVE ORDINARY LEVEL ~ 4 ? A Wrtvo &{x Feet High And a Milo Wl(ie??i?irm8 Completely ltuined. Spent the Night In Treoa. A special from Guthrie, Okla., of April 28 sayB: For miloa tho Canadian valley ia a dreary wauto. At eunriso this morning a mighty wall of water, six to eight foot high and a milo wido, broko upon West Guthrie, without warning, orushing houaoB, swooping away property and drowning people by tho score, Every movable thing was swept before the wave, which passed on into the valley with resistless foroe, wreaking terrible dostruotlou to prop-, erty wherever it reaohed. Pozeus of human lives are known to have boon sacrificed, how many may not be ascertained for weeks. Hun dreds of houses were wreoked; for miles farms were completely ruinod, bridges and tracks were washed out and railroad traffic in every direction is at a standstill. Tho efforts of resoning parties have in many cases proved in vain. Many people floated down stream before they could be reached, aud their fate is unknown; others parsed the night in trees in midstream, or perched on hoii8o tops. Tho property loss ia plaood at something nearly 31/000, 000. Fully two-thirds of the victims were colored pooplo. Business waa suspend ed all day iu Guthrio, As thorough au organization for re lief as is possible lias been made, but all aid has been noeossarilv retarded by tho confusod condition of things. 'It will be impossible to explore tho nouses until the waters subside, as many of them aro submerged. As darkness gathered matoy overturned houses could I be seen far out in the flood, but it could not be learned whether their ocoupants escaped. Tho river is 30 foot above its ordinary level. ? A heavy rain began faljingf this after noon. A threatoning^tiank of clouds came up from tho northwest, and many persons fled to thfeir tornado cellars, j fearing that another disaster was upon them. Luckily, however, the damage waB slight. The Cottonwood rivor, a small stream that winds between stoop banks, in West Guthrie, was bankfull Pfrom a heavy rain yesterday and last night. About 6 o'ofock waters from a cloud-burst above added to thoBO al ready nearly up to tho level of the high bank, and the flood was sweeping through West Guthrie, a section popu lated mostly by colored people. Per sons who saw the first wall of water said that it was about eighteen foot high, spreading entirely across tho valley. ,_TJita:e.wae.tta.waw)c iftir.oM.of it save that* in the river's channel. The first wave was followed by#otherain quicksuooeasion, until the whole set tled- iu to a book of water from six to eight feet high. A Kansas City epeoial says at 10:80 j this morning a tornado swept betweea Abilene and Salina, doing immenBO damage. All telegraph wires on the main route to Denver are destroyed. The tornado is supposed to be a part of the frightful storm whioh resulted in suoh disaster in Oklanoma. TURKS BKPUL8KD. Situation Serious at Athens?Threats - of Revolution. -,T liondon, April 06? (By Oafcle)? The Turks are within eight miles of Yolo, but are reported to have been defeated with heavy losses yesterday. The Turks, the dispatch says, were repulsed with heavy loss and driven baok as^(4r as Teherlis. * Athens, April 28.? (By Cable)? Pub lio excitement in this city is increas ing every hour. Foreigners are hoist ing their national flags over the build ings inhabited by them. " A popular outbreak is feared, and may come lit any hour. y The latest from the above i*rffl\t is that the retreat of the .Greeks after -the battle of Mati was a scene of panio and confusion. Borne of the offioer* acted cowardly, but old' General Mayromi ohaelis partially stekhmed the Hoe, and that from three to six hundred people were killed. A dispatch to the London Daily Mail says that if Turkey goes too far Fz*nce will defend the Christians. Matters afc Athens arc likely tc re main unchanged until the ministry question is settled. The Bultan is said to be willing to listen to terms. The downfall of the' Delyannis cabinet is taken for granted, though it has not actually occurred. Mr. Kali, who is likely to stand by Delyannis, was equally keen for war. WASSACR??~?V tPH? SPANISH* Crime Overshadowing Turkish Bar-, barltles? Murdered and Burned; .. . A special trow . JHabana, ? Cuba, of April $7?* via Key West> says: The Spanish battalion of Beria has oomm it ted one of the most shocking crimes in ' U. a '!? i ' .Mir- Minr t 1 ' *":?& . * ... Afe ;.tl ,saa^mssmmama NKW TAUIVH JIII4I4. ... Tny I'ut On Ten UntU tt>00??Illd03 Taken Krom tho Free Mat. The sugar schedule haa boon con siderably changed; It now provide* that machinery imported fofr tho irtrttUO faeturo of boot sugar bo udmittod froO. On maplo sugrtr tho duty i& four cents a pound. A duty of ten cents ri pound is lovied on tea until 1000. II idea are taken from tho free list, and given a duty of a oont and a half a pound, lu tho coal schedule tho word ''bitumin ous" is taken out and all coal is mado dutiable" at soventy-flvo cents a ton, except when mixed with shale whon tho duty is sixty "cents. Slack coal 1# listed at llfteon cents a toil. Tho Bonato bill provides for an in oreaao in the ihtornal revenue tax ou beor by changing the Irtto to a dollaf and forty cents per barrol on all boor, lager boor, poitor or othor Bilimar for mented liquors, until the year 1000, whon the rato will be reduced to a dol lar a barrol, the preBont rato. Tho retroactive clause of tho Dingley tariff bill iB stricken from tho Senate bill. The. en tiro Houbo provision relat ing to reeiprooity is stricken out and a clause substituted providing that any country paying a bounty for tho pro duction of goods -which may corno to this country, direct or indirect, shall pay an additional duty to the regular duty on such goods, ooveriug tho amount of tho bounty. TO CONTINUE THE WAll. The Shift In Uroclc Military Circles. Strict Neutrality KnJolned? ( London, May 5. ? (By cablo.)-? Tho Athons correspondent of tho Timea says:, Tho oabinot sat till, daybreak Tuesday, hearing the reports of tho ministers from tho front, farad finally resolved to continue the war. General ?Smolensk! has doolinod to accept tho post of chief of staff of the Crown Prince, as ho prefers to remain with his own brigado. Tho decision of tho government is looked for soon. London, May 4. ? (By cable. )? A royal proclamation was gazetted this evening, enjoining upon all British subioots striot lioutrnlity in tho war between Turkey and Greeoe. , Athens, May 4. ?(By cable,) ? It in now denied that nn officer has boen ap pointed to succeed Col. VaBSOfc in 00111 mand of the Crook forces in Crete. This is interpreted here as a prelude to tho recall of Creek troops from the island, and as proof of the conciliatory intentions of the now oabinot. Col. Vassos has been appointed to succeed Colonel Manos, who has been m com mand of tho Greek forces oporating in Epirus. Ex- Minister Metaxrs replaces General^Maoras, and Major Constan tino has boon rocalled from Creto and appointed ohiof of Prince Constan tino's staff. KKIGN OF TKROR RFKARICD. Anti-Toll Gate Rioters Threaten to * I turn a Kentucky Town. .. A special from Harrisburg, Ky., says: This vicinity is greatly stirrod up. A reign of terror is threatened. Tho troublo grows out of the toll-gate riots. Four alleged ^toll-gate raiders, who are said to have taken part in the chopping down of the toll-gates were arrested, and the an ti -to 11 -gate faction if . aroused and threaten violence. 1 The town is in danger of being burned by tho rioters. A number of hired Pink ortons,, who have been here at work for the owners of the roads, are threatened With AS&fitfsinatidn. ~ , . Killed fifr Ml- OiKltsa*. ' quarrelled at ? Wflto n^r Sniplmr Springs, 44fc,.ovar ?& ecta**: SlniS Disaster at I'arls Soclcty Fetts. At Paris, France, Are broke out in a orowded charitable bazaar in the Rue Jean Gonjon, at which the Duchess de Uses4ind other well-known patronesses wore present. Many people were burn ed to death, and there was a terrible panio, during which a number of per sons, were injured. The building in which the fire broke out was a tempor ary structure of wood. The flames were first dis^cftered above the stall oo oupied by ttie Duchess do Uses, and while the place was densely crowded. Tift bazaar is an annual function, pre sided over by ? the leaders of Paris so oiety. It is thought that 200 people, including many royal personages, pcr shed. Li .'Alaska's First Regular. Mall. The first regular mail service author ized for an entire year in Alaska has been contracted for by the postoffice department, % the service begins from Juneau to Circle City, 900 miles each way. The contract calls for one round trip a month, beginning July 1, 1897. William F. Slater, of Waohingtoa, is the con tractor, (he oonttactr price being $6,090. i Two Hundredth Anniversary. Trinity, New York's historic church, celebrated its 200th year on the 2d. Wiiiiatnrif 1: r vfrtisgliaa? WMay^tfiT] 1697, granted a royal charter for a oer tain<chnroh, and a yea? later an edifice had been erected and Trinity chuircl was opened for service aiyl it has sin# grown into the wealthiest and m6? ^?werfo^ corporation of its kind in the lyicKinloy's Address Was Altogothof Worthy of tho Occasion, A GREAT LIFE NEVER DIES, <iroatI>oo<U Are Imperishable) Groftt JNumca Immortal and Ills Will CQU tlnuo Undiminished. Below 1m President Molviuloy's ad dress delivered in tfew York on tho oc casion of tht> dedication of the Grant monument; , ? "fKiiLO\v-0tTi?HNHj A groat lifo, dedicated to tho wolfaro of the notion, here llndu its oarthly. oorowUion. Kvon if this day luokod tho iiuprosuivonoBB of coromony, and w?? devoid of pagoant ry, it would still be momorablo, b<y causo it is tho antiivevBury of the birth of ono of the moat famous and bo?t bo loved of Amorican soldiers. f'Arohitooture has paid high tribute to tho loaders of mankind, but nover was i a memorial more worthily bestowed or more gratefully acooptod by a free peo ple than tho boilutiful Btruoturo before whioh wo are gathered. "In marking the successful comple tion of this work wo havo aa witnoaBos and participants roproHontatiYoa of all brandies of otlv government, residont officials of foreign nations, the govern ors of State and the sovereign pooplo from every sootiou of our common ooun try, wild join in this August trib uto/to the Bokfior patriot and citizen. "Almost twclvb yoars havo passed Binco the heroic vigil ouded and the brave spirit of UIvbbob S. Grant foar loBsly took its night. Lincoln and Stanton had proccded him, vbut of tho mighty oaptains of tho war Grant was tho first to' bo callod. Sbortnan and Sheridan survived him, but have fiftico joinod him on tho otlior Bbore. "Tho groat heroes of tho oivil atrifo on' land and soa aro for tho moat part now no more. Thomas and Hanoook, Logan and McPherson, Farragut, Du pont and Porter, and a boat of others have passod forouer from human flight. Those remaining grow doaror to us, and from them and tho momory of thoBo who havo doparted^ generations yot unborn will draw thoir inspiration and gathoi' strength for patriotic pur pose. A great life never dies. Great deeds are imperiHliable; great namos iimnortal. Gen. Grant's services and ohatactoi:^ "will continuo undiminished iiv iifluenoo and advance in tho eatima ; tiOA of matiliind bo long aa liberty re gains the cornoreiono of free govern j meut and integrity of life the guarantee | of good oitiKenship. "Faithful and fearless aa a volunteer soldier, intripid and invincible com mander-in-chief of the armies of the yUnion, calm and confident as Preaidout of a reunited and atrengthenod nation' whioh hie gehius haabeen instrumental in achieving, he: has our homage and that of the world; but brilliant a? was hiB public oharaoter, we love him all the more for hia home life and homely virtues. His individuality; hia beaming and Bpoeoli; his aimplo ways had a flavor of rare and unique distinction, and hia Americanism was so true and uncompromising that hia name will stand . for all - time as the embodiment of liberty^ loyalty and .national unity. With Washington and Lincoln, Grant has an exalted place in history and the afr'eotion of the people. .. Today-Ms. memory, iaJCeld in. equal esteem by those whom h# led to victory and by- those who aooented his generous terms of peace. Tho Veteran leaders of the blue and gray here meet not only to honor the name of the de parted Grant, but testify to the living reality of a fraternal national spirit whioh has triumphed over the differ ences of the past and transcends the limitations of seotionahiines. Its com pletion, which wo pray God to speod, will be the nation's greatest glory. "It is right, then, that Geu, Grint should have a memorial oommensurate with bis greatness, and his last resting place should be the city pf his choice, to which he was so attached in life, and of wl^ose t.ea he was not forgetful efen in death. Fitting, to o, is it that the great soldier should sleep beside the noble river on whose ''banks "he> first learned the art of war, and of whioh he became master and leader without a rival./ , , '?LKut let us not forget the glorious distinction with which the metropolis, (among the fair sisterhood of Amorioan i jities nas honored his life and memory. "With all that riches and sculpture can do to render the edifice worthv of the man, upon a sito unsurpassed for mag nificence/ lias this monument been reared by New York as a perpetual record of his illuetrous deeds, in the certainty that as time passes around it will assemble with gratitude and rev erence ? and veneration men of all dimes, races and nationalities. "New York holds in He keeping the pracion* dost of the silent soldier; but achteremente-rwhat ha and his brave comrades wrought for manlrind? are ih the keeping of 70,000, 000 of African citjEeh*. who will guard the heritage forever and forevpr more."' ' KMCCTIONs in N<>U'i'H>)Alt01jlNA. Towns (ionornlly <lo Democratic* ItaloixU Kloots Domooi-titio Tlrkct <in?l Charlotte Independent. Monday, May 8, the following mu? hioipnl elections wore hold throughout North Carolina, anil bolow in tho re sults: Al ivaloigh tho olootion whs porfoolly '(uiotnud \ S i 1 1 1 a ? 1 1 M, 1\uhs, Domoorat, was olootod Mayor, roooiving l,00i votes against OUt for Frank Htronaoli, Inde pendent Hush' major ity, (fit I. Nino out of Iwolvo aldermen woro also Olootod. At Lonoir James R. Wid'oy was re- ! oleotod with a full Doinoorntlo board of ; commissioners. At Statosvillo Dr. D. I Harrell, Democrat, and a good hoard of aldermen woro elootod with little I Opposition, j At Wudoeboro thoro woro petitions uoin^r oiroulatod (taking tho county com missioners to ordor an olooiioii to de termine whether Wadesboro should lirtvo license or not to well liquor, tho vote to bo taken in Juno. For some rea son tho oA'orta of thfl Prohibitionists woro abandoned. Ragan was olootod Mayor of Uostonia without opposition, receiving 000 votes. At tho same time an election Was hold to ascertain If Uastoum would, donate $15,000 to Gaston county to buijd a court house and jail in Gas ' ">ovin?r the county seat from X >al las. The vote was Hli'J for tho ap- ! preprint ion to 10 against. Tho appro- I prmtion is enrriod. A majority of the qualified votors oil tho books, <163, was , required. I Jiuibnan defeated Clino at Hickory I for Mayor, and tlioro wrh a lurgoly in oroflsou majority for no liconao, which was Uio loading issue. At Salisbury T. C. Linn, Democrat, roooived IJSJ votoB a .r?,'1 ?r Am*row Murphy, Republican. All tho rest of tho Democrat ticket was olootod bv good majorities. At Lin coin ton \\. JO. Origg, cashier of tho bank was oleotod mayor. Wot and dry wastho main issuo and "dry" won. At Elkin the election passed olf quietly, tt very light vote boing polled. C. II. Gwvn was olootod mayor, and J. 8. ?? Jf H. M\ Chatham, T. L. Green. T. M. Butnor, commission or8' 2ff?Woyillo CqJ. HW. H. Cook wos elotffod mayor. His election was practically a form only, as thoro was no opposition, lie's a Democrat and was nominated by acclamation, having serv ed tho cvity four successive terms. J>ex ingtpu wont Republican and wet, ex cept the mayor. High Point olootod W. O. Brad aha w mayor by 100 majority. 1 o establish graded schools wuh carried by an overwhelming majority. A. 1'. Rhyno was olootod i>omocratio M t. llolly by a largo ma Grofflisbbro olootod John Nelson, Democrat, present incumbent, by u largo majority ovor' Squire Kont. Ro nublican. Lumborton ro-eloctod 10. K. ProOtor mayor an d' tho old board of commissioners. J. I?. Rankin, Domo crat, was olootod mayor of Abbeville oyer If. L. Cindgor by }{/5 majority. The Democrats of Goldsboro olootod their entire Democratic ticket. Tho Republicans elected their oolorod al dermen. Oxford cleats Democratic mayor and aldermen. . Rockingham .went . Democratic also by. the over-, whelming majority of three to ono. At Charlotte Eli B. Springs, Inde pendent, was olected ovor J. JI. Wed diugton, Democrat, by -100 majority. -I bo Independent ticket also olected six aldermen and two Bohool oommisaiou ?f0, }vas the hottest municipal eleotfon since tho soventios. Killed by Oynuittltr. A Havauna, Cuba, special of May 1st eays: "A terrible acoidont happened at the Cnzeo Hill, in Pinar dol Rio province, Tho formor iuaurgont Ear raga, who surrendered some days ngo to the Spanish authorities, told thorn of a large deposit of dynamite which the Cubans hod stored in Cuzco for tho purpose of employing it in military op-' ?rations. According to Zarraga, the bombs at Cuzcd, nunlberod aboiiiTtXh' Upon receiving this infor mation a SpaniHh detaobment of some Wo *n*n went to the place designated by Zarraga to seize tho deposit. Noth-' found, but later, when nearly all the Spanish force was on the hill looking for the dynamite, soveral bombs exploded, killing more than 100 Spanish soldiers. Tho rest of the Span iards fled in great terror. Woe Iteigns In Cubn. Crittenden Mariot in Chicago Reoo^d says I have jyst returned from a trip through the four '"pacified" provinces of Cuba, similar to another I took three months ago. The only result I can bm for the operations of Geneial Weyler is the greatest misery of the pacifio pop nlation. Conservatively stated, 2O.OO0 helpless and defenceless peasants hava perished since January? the men by the sword, the women and ohildren bv starvation and^disease -while m, 000 more are now starving to death. Karthquake shocks. A perceptible earthquake flliock wan felt at Lynchburg, Va. , at!2:15 o'clock Monday. Specials from Bedford City, -Wyihavillo and Pnlaaki . ahow . that it was Also felt through the -Southwest. Three ahocka at different hours An the ?fimo^vw*re~^ reported from Wythe ville and Pulaski. . A distinct earthquake shook wai felt at Winston, N.O. at 2:17. It lasted three dktonx sscftnd but did no damage. Coated With Melted Tmr. At Weston, W. Va.. twsirty- masked SKA e&Urad tha iuixatf oocupiad by Ida init IT? Hii IImi i imis slniMn l WMWJ!<fli?J?55; Th.wo.wi .jr.1 wkatiikh and onova Too Cool? No llnlu and Front. Have Damaging Klttots. Tho following i? tlie weekly bulletin of tho condition of tho weatli'ov ana crops in this State issuod l>y Ouservor Hiuior, of tho Htato Bureau: TBMPKHATIUUJ. ' Tho temporatuio averaged dflgroos 1 or day below tho normal. Tho woro sufficiently warm, but tho mghta Wore cool. The maximum tomporature reported wafl 80 on tho sJ tth at (IilliBOiv* ville, and tho minimum 38 on. ..tho 81st _ at. Saluda, and H? at Florence and ban tuo. Tho moan for tho State being tho , average of M stations, *as 00 and tho. not nifH approximately 05. ' Tho fiorth central and northeastern portions of tho State ropovtoil tho low est average temperatures. Alon^ uio lower count and over tho nouthoastorn portions it was from 1 to !3 degrees per day ooo lor than usual. HAIHFAI.X?, No rain fell in any portion of tho v, Htato during tho ontire week. All correspondents report tho need of rain. In the wostern kiortione of tho State, to softon tho batced bgi! bo that plowing, preparation foi\ planting may be fluished. this work boiiig now lai'gp ly BUdpendod, and tof aid reoontly planted oorn and oottouHo germinate. In tho eastern portions i'ain is needed for growing orops gonerally,v but. moro particularly for transplanting tobacco; to bring up !?to planted corn and cot ton; lor tho trucking intorosts and- gar- , dona, and for oats, whloh are bogiuumg to hoad. , , , Standa of lato pjpntftd corn and pot ton very irrogulaf, owing to tho lack of Normal rainfall for tho week 0.80 of an inch. hunshinb and winds. It was practically a cloudless week. Tho ostimatcd porcontago of possible Bunsliino ranged from 80 to 100 ana averaged 04 por cout. 1 ho normal io about 08 per cent. Tho windB of the week wore high? northeasterly- becoming variable.* FROST. Frost" was roportod op. tho 18th, 20ttt and Hat, qui to ovOf. the entire State on tho latft date, but injurious over tho northeastern counties oruy> where considerable corn, young CAtton? tobaoco in beds, peaohea and gh.dene ^ , were partially destroyed. }co formed f? in Chesterfield, Marlboro, MariOttana J/ llorry counties on tho morning// of the Slflt Ovor tho western oonnuiUB it it* beliovod tho high winds pre v^utOd * killing froBt on that date. ^ .f x. cnors. y/ j Tho weathor tyas exlrorfftety favorably - ;j for farm work, but too/Tool and dry for growing oropa and forbr^alung up bot tom lauds or day sojns generally. Corn planting j/ about comp ote<l : over the oaftteriv^fud oontral portions} .... about half finished over tho rOmaiudef of tho State. Jt id'obm ing np vory^rell v in places, in others very poorly. Stfoid* are consequently very irregular ovon W the same oounties. Worms and^owfik . damaged stands seriously from ttamp- ..... ton and Beaufort northward necessita ting roplauting in many places. , Frost - out com to tho ground in Horry and ? Alar ion K but reports ststo - thf|; ;t. C ?C li i uo2 *1 > u g b* have attacked corn i?! Chester ?nd York. From York wesl word* cora planted cwly in ^Mwch Will , . ? havo to bo repUntod. Cotton planting progressed rapidly : and is now about half finished over thai western and oentral oounties. Iu many - i>lacee. in eastern seotions. planting is tion and growth owing and .want , of moisture. Standar yery uneven. Replanting necessary ove^,;:.; northeastern countleo, where nguiy field# w?r? dostroyod. by frost^ugftitt and warm nights would prove beneflj - . oial. Sea Island cotton practically aU planted and good stands h#yo been se- . Some tobactfo has: been transplanted, but rain is needed to push this Work <m ?f; a large scale. Uncovered beds injured by frost; damage immaterial. Kice planting made rapid progress and stands generally satisfactory. t Wheat oontinuea to look promising, v ; Chinch bugs havo damaged it some Chester and Yorl^ceuntias. Rain would: benefit it. -'x . . , " Gats stand in need of moisture gener? ally, and are beginning to turu yellow for the want or it, in the more fy^ oounties where it is beginning.to head. In Chesterfield some wide apparently injured by frost. i. Peaches are not as much ? n jured . - earfier report* indicated. Some, localities, inr ihe At '!r^Lrd^Z pSmise well, a tew reports only indi cate ai?T injury to ries ana aprioots plentiful. ripening in Barnwell/ Blwdtberr!^ blossoming profusely o rer and northea?t?m oounta Canos, melons and pw^urjpsmakl #1 T^foooUnd dry for . .. beaSb' at a ^tandJt ill *fo^^?^ant of "sweet potatoes^ in beds _ not grojjj0? well generally. Irish potatoes cotttof ^