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( \ tATEST NEWS / / IN BRIEF. ... . / GLEANINGS FltOM MANY POINTS. Important Happening*. Iioth Homo and Foreign, Ilrtclly Told. | ! Newsy Soutttcrn Notes. Tho ioiub of President Monroe at Kiclituond, Va.. bus been robbed of tho silver plate bearing the date of hi? ; birth and death. 1 Mr. Keotou ('. Murray, editor of ( the Norfolk* Vn., Landmark, and superintendent of public schools for the city of Norfolk, died at his re.si- j deuce in that riiv m? Mnminv The litlo village of Liberty. nbont ; <U) miles from Greensboro, N. C., litis , been almost entirely obliterated by ] fire. Every store iu tho town and a | uumber of dwelling bonnes and a livery ( stable wero buruod. . j Two Protestant ministers were elect- ' ed chaplains of tho Maryland Senate. ' A Republican Senator claimed recog- 1 nition for the Catholics, ho Rev. Win. i Brick, of tliut Church, was added to the list. One compensation is to be t divided betwoeu them. j * A special from Meridian, Miss., says ' that Sheriff Duval, of Jones county, * was found bound and gagged in his ' office and the safe robbed of $N,000. J Ho says a number of maskod mou did tho job. Their trail has been found 1 and a strong posse with blood hounds 1 are iu pursuit Mayor King, of Atlanta, has re- J coived a letter from Philadelphia in rc- , gard to tho Liberty Bell, which tho ( city conncilmon think is u slap at that city. Mayor Kiug had arranged for 1 tho return of tho bell by the routo J over which it camp. Tho Philudolphi- ' aus write that they will como and get , it aud tuko it back by unothor route. ' ~ ] Northern News Notes. Twenty oil-burning locomotives , nave ucen snipped i>y the JIaldwiu Loeomotivc Works io the Russian gov- , crnment. Tt is reported that ox-(dov. Cnuip- ' hell, of Ohio, as tbo result of a fortu- 1 uate mining speculation in California, i will soon couie into possesHiou of groat < riches. He has for several years been i very poor. i Tho estate of the late Eugene Field is valued at $25,000, all in personal property. Besides this there is tho poet's home, valued at $10,000 to $20,( 00, which he had conveyed to his wife some time before his death. Tho Philadelphia street railway company has announced that during the New Year all new men who are taken on must sign an agreement that they will belong to no labor organization, this may cause a continuance of the strike. The littlo children of the United States have sent a $500 check to Mr. Ljuwkoii, of The Chicago Record, as their contribution to the fund for a monument to the late Eugene Field. Field's fame is secure; it is in the hearts of little children, where it will I doom eternally, says the Atlanta Constitution. * ?- ?? Washington. It is said that Russia has otYored a gold loan of (>0,000,00(1 roubles to thu United States. President Cleveland lias appointed tuo Venezuelan Commission as follows: David J. Brewer, of Kansas; ltichard H. Alvoy, of Marylaud; Andrew 1). White, of New York: Frederick 11. Coudort, of New York; Daniel C. <?iltuan, of Maryland. Secretary Herbert has given out a statement regarding the battleship Texas, lie concludes by sayiug that the Texas will bo sent to a navy yard, and all the deficiencies pointed out will be remedied, and when this is done she will be a first class ship. Foreign. The Paris Estafetto, in an article treating of the Venezuelan disputo between (treat Britain and the United States, suggests that France, Germany and Russia might intervene to settle the trouble. Important documents have been found in the archives of the Nntionnnt Homo relating to the Catholic missions m Venezuela. These documents show that, the missions within the territory claimed 1 ?y Great .Britain were included in the diocese of Caracas prior to Great Britain acquiring Guiana. A dispatch from Constantinople, says thai the Porto has consented to accept tlio oiler of the foreign representatives at Constantinople that the foreign consuls at Aleppo mediate between the. Turks who are besieging Zeitonn and tho Armenians who hold the town, for the surrender of the lattor. ? -< *- ?Miscellaneous. Wednesday, January 1st, the colored people throughout the country celebrated their emancipation. Storms ami Hoods have done great damage to life and property throughout the country during the past week. Atlanta Greatly Benefitted. Mr. Inman, chairman >f the llnnnee eoiamitteo of the Atlanta Kxposition, says the exposition, when all debts are paid, will have cost Atlanta about $200,000. or less than 10 per cent of the money expended oil the fair. This incltides the n runnel stock subscription, and the appropriation of the city. This result is regarded as very satisfactory, ft is estimated that the immediate beictil to Atlanta in money expended there by exposition visitors amounts to $5.0011,1)0(1, and ili.it 1 lie ultimate benefits to tlioelty and theeottou States are immeasurably beyond this or any other conservative figure that could bo made. I t COTTON NAMIKACTURINO. The Future of the Industry in South Carolina. Mr. Wiu. A. Courtenay, president of the Courtouay Manufacturing Company, of Newry, S. G., has great faith of the future of cotton manufacturing in tlii* State. Ho says on the subject: "The Northern operatives will un 11.. * I 1 1 "? uuuuiuviij tuiu uut liiuu; |iruuutv iii'iu tho Southerners. us they tiro more skillful uud have bean u great deal longer employed at it. Southern mills, however, huve the advantage in cheaper labor and in the closeness at hand of building muterials. The South Carolina mills will average 7 to 12 per cent yearly dividend, as besides adding to a surplus for improvements, for new mill buildings, otc. Juuuary I, 1896, is likely to seo {South Carolina the lirst of ull cotton StutuB in the output of cotton cloth. The mills iu this State are water-power solely. All tho cotton mills iu New Knglaud combined have not as much water power as is available in (South Carolina. The growth of cotton spinning and weaving in this State is largely based ou her unexcelled water-power, nine-tenths of which is yet to be developed. All of the industry is iu tho Piedmont region, in eight of the lJlue Ridgo Mountains, i'here are threo great water-powers and many minor ones still undeveloped. Due, on the Catawba, at Laudsford, is susceptible of development up to 10)00 or 15,000 looms uud hundreds of thousands of spindles. It ib simply a juestion of tho height of the dam. I'here is n superabundance of water, with no ice or no other interruption, mniuior or winter, "Tho other water-powers also are valuable, this being only one of ifty, large and small, which exist. I'here aro those representing from 20,)00 to 100,000 spindles, which can be i r d>i n\ :? ,11? Air.n uipruYOU IUI pi.uu ti npiuuiu?9iuufuui; ,u all?for largo powers; and ?2 to J2.50 a Hpindlo for smaller powers. A thousand horse -power here will turn 10,000 spindles, at a yearly expenditure of $2,500. The same horsepower in New Ei gland, developed by iteam, would cost $15 per horse-power, i total of $15,000. "The Northern cotton manufacturer, deciding to oxtend his business and looking to the South as the most advantageous location, would perhaps do heat to buy a site in a Southern State and put up his own mill. The Northern investor, on the other laud, who is not familiar with cotton manufacturing cannot act more wisely thuu to cometo the Southern manufacturer and give him an opportunity to enlarge his factory and otherwise extend his facilities. The investor needn't worry about his money; his interests are identical with the mill-owner's and are always under the master's eye, and all ho will have to do will be to put in his share of the eapifnl and take out satisfactory dividends. " THE 8KAKOARD AI It LINE. A Company Formed to Build a Branch ltoud to Spartanburg. A company of capitalists of Spartanburg, bus boon forced to build a branch railroad to the Seaboard AirLine, 24 miles long. This will give tho Seaboard Air-Lino a connection with Spartuulnirg, which is oue of tho principal mill cities of the South and one of the largest cotton manufacturing cities. In case tho I'ort Uoyaluiul Western Carolina Railroad is separated from the Southern system, by order of tho court the roud would eon uect with it, giviug a new luuepcuuent route by the way of the Seaboard to Augusta, Gh., and Port lloyal, S. C. Mayor Calvert, of Spartanburg, is President of the company and a President of ouo of the largest banks is included in the direetoiy. Surveys are now being made prior to early construction. State Fhliicational Ciiianoes. The receipts of the State educational fund during the year ending November 00th were: Corporation tax on railways, 81,150; direct land tax (for schools) ?27,000; entries on vacant lands, ?7.770; interest ou State Iionds, ?.",7;l(). Total, $11,050. The dishni'Hmeiits were: Apportionment of school fund ?1.170; Normal School for Croatnu Indtaus, ?2IS; sale of swamp lauds, refunded, ?'5,085; survey of swamp lands, Sl.OO.'t; corporation tax, refunded, ?100. Total ?11,582. IV. <J. Cliilils ISuys tlie Laurens Itoad. In the United States Circuit Coit.t at Charleston Tuesday .fudge Simov;ton upon motion, issued a decree of sale for the Laurens Railway, which runs frotu Helena to Laurens, 'i lie ease came tip on motion of Prod M, Colston vs. the Columbia and Greonvii'o Railroad Company, et id. The . itll I'f l'? >fi ?1 V< 111 lit) iilV.-t* (li* SsTTi (Hilt from \V. (r. Cliilds for the roml, ami Judge Si men ton ordered it sold at that price and the transaction was conipktcd. Mr. Childs deposited a certified chuck for sr.0.000. Important to Supervisors. (Governor Kvans ban made the nnnouiiccmciit that supervisors of registration will not open their olliees for the registration of voters until the State legislature meets and cutlets the new registration laws. The new Constitution went into effect on Tuesday, and it provides for entirely different methods of registration; hence any registration taking place until those laws are enacted are null and void. ('tali's P'iiiaiiees. I'tuli, soon to heeumo a Stale, has about 2.10,(i(irt population ami an assessed valuation of IT 10,000,000. The prosperity of the Commonwealth is indicated l>y the fact that its banking capital is over $!i,000,000, and li e deposits in lis :i!t banks reach -"rO,700,000. Utah is rich in agricultural possibilities nud iu mines of gold and silver. | THE FJ FTY-FOURTH CONGRKSS j A Synopsis of the Proceedings of Both Houses. THK 3KS ATK. On Mou 'ay tho Senate in executive session refused to puss the joint resolution introduced by Mr. Coekrell providing for an adjournment until Jauuary 6tb. After the continuation of u large number of nominations ugainsi which no objections had boon made, the mutter came up on the suggestion of Henater llill. of New York, and Henator lierrv, of Arkansas, both of whom said they thought Congress, in view of tbu message of the President, ought not to take a- recess for any length of time. Mr. iiilt made a speech in which he went over much of the ground of his speech the other day. He called upon his associates to stay here aud endeavor to pass Borne legislation that would give the Treasury relief. Mr. Hill was reminded that nothing tho President had asked could he got through the Htuate and it was uonsmie to ask tho Senate to stay and make nu ellort to do that which everybody knew was Impossible. In view, however, of tho objections that had been made. Mr. Cockreli withdrew his resolution, and the Seuutu adjourned for tho day. In tho Senate on Tuesday a resolution was inirouucou instructing me nuance committee to report an umcudtnont to the House revenue hill providing for an additional duty on raw sugar equal to the proposed increase on other articles; a bill was introduced to cancel United States lognl tender notes. Tho remainder of tho time wiis devoted to the discussion of the llnnm'inl question. Tho Senate adjourned until Friday. For over live hours on Friday the Senate was in a turmoil of a financial discussion. A resolution was introduced declaring it to l>e the sense of tho Senate that bonds shall not bo sold under private contract; the resolution iscltil uuiinished business. The Mennte adjourned until Tuesday. THE HOCSR. Many more members of the Ilouso were present in their seuts Tuesday than were expected to hear the journal of Saturday's proceedings read and to vote iu favor of the motion to adjourn uutil Friday. That constituted the entire programme of business and tho session lasted just 12 minutes. About 1 0 members were on the floor. The House re-assembled on Friday under tho arrangement herotoforo announced, for the purpose of udjourning uutil Monday Speaker llecd announced that ho had signed tho bill to accept the ram Katnhdin, and thou adjournment was taken. UKPUBLICANS CONTROL. Political Complexion of the Senate Committees Changed. The committees of the Senate Monday passed into the control <>f the Hcpublii nus. The change in tho political complexion of tho committcs was effected by the adoption of a resolution organising the committees, as agreed to by tho Republican and Democratic steering committees. Tho Populists, with tho exception of Mr. lvylo, of Mouth Dakota, declined to voto, and tho Hcpublicnns having a plurality of the Bouule, wore thus enabled to adopt, tlus resolution l?y a voto of 30 to 28. Mr. Kyle voted with the Democrats against the reorganization. A two-hour dohnto followed the adoption ol the resolution, tho purpose of whieh was political. The Democrats, under the leadership of Senator Gorman, ably seconded by Senator Harris, attempted to show that tho reorganization was effected by an nllinfc-o between tho ltepuhlicaus and Populists, eouteudiug that the silence of the latter, by making possible the reorganization, indicated ueqtiicsceuce. They also insisted that the Ilepuhlicaa assumption of control saddled them with responsibility for legislation. The i'opulists, led by Senator Alien, (Neb.), and Senator Butler, (N. denied thiutliey were in any fashion responsible for the result. Tho Hepublionns, under the !>atlership of Senator Mitchell, chairman of the ltopublican steering committee assisted by Senators Hoar, Hale, Allison and Chandler, combattod tho argument of the Democrats by asserliug most emphatically that the Populists bad even refused to make any suggestions as to their committee assignments and had, as a matter of fact, been assigned under the reorganization in the positions to which they had beoit assigned under the Democratic control of tho Kcnute. The ltepuhlicans strongly protested against being held responsible tor legislation. MKLTED INTO ONE. Tlic Three Silver Organizations OonHolldutcd?Warner Elected I* reside lit. At a mooting in Chicago of representatives of the American Bimetallic league, tho National Bimetallic union and the National Silver committee, these organizations were consolidated, the now combination being named f'Tho American Bimettaliic Union." The new organization stands for bimetallism and will sunnort the nnrtv ihvhirintr in I its favor. In tin* event of non-support 1?v either of the great parties, the union will put forth its own ticket in the next campaign. At a held hy the organization last Sept 'inher, it wits reeonuuended that the notion of today be taken and when this was reported to the separate orders, representatives were appointed for ti final couforoneo. The National Bimetallism union sent Titos. <!. Merrill of Helena, Mont., and E. B. Light of Chicago; the American Bimetallic league, (ion. A. J. Warner of Ohio, mid Judge Hy G. Miller was put forth hy the National Silver committee. These gentlemen met today, and after arranging the preliminaries formally declared the organizations merged into one. Ratifications hy the executive committees of the different organizations is all that is lacking t-? make the combination effective. But two officers were decided upon today - A. .1. Warner for president and E. B. Bight secretary. The general headquarters will be at 1:11 Monroe street and branch ofllees will be maintained in Washington and San Eranciseu and probably in other cities west and south. Tins united organization will press the cumpatgsi of education along their lines Willi tint utmost vigor tit all parts of tlm oiinlry, and Secretary Light says that if m itlier of tim big parties tains up their cause, they will have a party of their own. The I)clicit ?* I0110,000. The ligures of Treasury receipts and expenditures for the first half of the fiscal year 1 Still are now practically complete. 'CI... ni..i..i ........ . i ?. - -J_ i .... .......... .-.mik-iik'ui. Miows ;ipproximiivciy tlint. |]i? receipts for tho si\ motitIih were $107,500,000 and expenditures $1N2,500,000, ninkiiiK llii! deficit $15,000,000. l?'or lln* month of l>ceemhor tlm receipts were lipht, hoinsr $211,250,000 ami tho expenditures $25,750,000. tnnU'iiK nn excess of receipts over expenditures of $500,000. Ueeauso of tho heavy interest puymenis m January and the maturity of i 1,020,OoO of l'acil'.o Hailroml bonds it is anticipated that the month of Jumriry will show a deficit of $10,000,000 or $12,000,000. Knulisli Papers On I he CoiiiiniHsion. Tho Weatininster Gazette in nn article on the suhje* t of tho appointment of tho United Slides Venezuelan hoiuidry commission says: ' Great liritain should treat tho Venezuelan commission with perfect politeness and pivo tin m all possible informal assistance, tlioiii?ii not admitting their jurisdieiion, hut should not nll'.w llritish officials to pivo evidence in their puhlic capacity.-' The St. James (i.izettc roprets tho absence of o.\-Unitod Stales Ministers Lincoln and Phelps Irom tin- eommission, hut hiphlycommends tho iippointuicntsof Mosjirs. White and Oilman. , SENATE RK-ORU ANIMATION. Utah Soon to Becomo a State. Soma Republicans Kick Out of Harness. A dispatch from Washington to tho Charlotto News and Timos says: Tho re-organization of tho Senate oommittocs has boon all arranged and this week tho Republican* will take charge, but it is not certain whether they will elect the officers of tho Souato uutil iat'r. President Cleveland will, on January 4th. issue his proclamation declaring Utah a State, and the Republicans oxpoct Its legislature. which will oouveuo on the 6th, to elect iwo l?> >ubli -an Senators nt ouco. They may wait for tlio arrival of those two 8011att ra electing tho officers of the Senate. They havo made a deal with tho Populists, hut they are still afraid to trust too muoh to them. Representative -Johnson, of California, is one of the Republican members of tho House who openly kicked against the bond nnd tariff bills forced upon tho majority of tho House by the will and power of Si>eakor Reed. Mr. Johnson voted for the tnrilT bill under protest, but he with forty-six other Republicans refused to vote for the bond bill, which ho declared gave the lie to every principle and precept of tho Republican party, mid in doing so lie ^atd: "Against my will, against my protest, I voted for a bill (tariff! which in my judgment was unnesessary. which in my judgment was not 11 Republican measure, which iu my judgment did not meet the ease, which in my judgment was not what wo wore sent here to do. Let us lie consistent with our record. Let us stand by the rule which we adopted many years ago, that we will uot issue bonds in time of peace." Senator Voorhecs says he doesn't see the need for upsetting the business o' the "ouu try by a prolonged debute 011 the tariff bill that has passed tho House, and that he will endeavor to get the l>ill to a vote 03 soon ;is poasiblo. The Senate committee tm Finauce will take up the bill at once, and of its action Senator Voorhecs, who was chairman of the committee under the Democratic organization of the State, fluid: "I think tho bill will bo reported back to the Senate almost immedi ately. But. then, you can't toll what will happen. There are some crumbs lying around, and every protectionist is after nil he con get. There is no disposition on tho part of Democrats to dolny action on the bill, if delay cornea it will bo from tho other siue. ttenator Voorheos, is of course, strongly opposed in tho bill. It is generally believed that another bond issue will shortly bo anuouucod, but Keeretary Carlisle will uot discuss the matter for pubiicatloti. THE DEBT STATEMENT. A Surplus for East Month, Hut a I>elicit Tortile Last Half Year. The debt statement issued Thursday shows a not decrease in the public debt, less cash in the Treasury, during December of $1,179,341). The interest-bearitit? debt is unchanged. The lion-interest-bearing debt decreased $558,535. And cash in the Treasury increased ?020,814. The balances of tho several classes of debt at tho close ol business, December 31st were: Interest-bearing debt, $747,401,900; debt on whieh interest has ceased since maturity, $1,674,510; debt bearing no interest, $376,288,992; total. $1,125,325,402. The certificates and Treasury notes offset by an equal amount of ensli in the Treasury outstanding at the end of the month were $568,023,073, a decrease of $14,904,000. Tho total easti in the Treasury was $787,5 ifo,447. The gold reserve was $63,202,268. Net cash balance $114,764,932. In the month there was a decrease in gold coin and bars of $16,369,237. the total at tho close being $113,198,707. Of silver there was a deeruase of $70-1.186. Of tlie surplus there was in national bank depositories $14,271,230 against $14,418,308 at tho end of the preceding month. The Treasury oflleial statement of receipts and expenditures was issued Thursday. Tho receipts for December were $20,288,937 and the expenditures $25,814,317, showing a surplus for the month of $174,620. For the llrst six months of the llscal year tho receipts were $167,568,053 and tho expenditures $182,962,760. making tho delb-it $15,393,707. As compared with the last fiscal year .at. tho at tho same period customs receipts show an increase of $13,000,000 and internal revenue, receipts n decrease of $6,000,000. Expenditures show a decrease for the saino period of $4,090,000 ol whieh $1,000,000 is in nonsion.s anil ?3,000,000 in navy establishment. Tho was expendituresbuvo increased ?1.000,000 and the interest account nearly ?3,000,000 while the civil expenditures have decreased ?5.000,000. Other items show .slight changes, making up the dilTorenees. TIIK COTTON COMPUKSS POOL. Tliree Big Companies Working in the South Will Work Together. The Baltimore Manufacturers' Beeord re ports that tho three companies which itavo been o]>eratiug in the south to introduce eylinderieal cotton compress systems have pooled their interests. Each of tho companies was capitalized at ?1,000,000 or more. Among the leading stockholders are Mr. John (J. Searlos of tho sugar trust, Win. Jobson of Liverpool, ownor of the Johnson lino of steamers; Senator Camden of West Virginia; C. K. Lord, vice president of tho Baltimore and Ohio railroad, and other prominent capitalists. Among other matters of interest reported for the south during the week were the organization of a Chicago company of ?100,000 capital to build ear wheel works at Birmingham. a ?5,000 enlargement of an o'octrie plant at Columbus, 41a.; tho purchase of 10,000 acres of coal laud m Kentucky by Chicago people and 0,000 acres of coal land in the same state by other parties; a cotton seed oil company in New Orleans, a coal compa(.v. ? ,..U.I ............... .....I .. I V, " ???> , ...... .. .1IHI.M-1 company in Texas; a ?<200,000 oil company in West Virginia: a ?>2,000,000 gold mining company organized to opcrato in Virginia ami a $-500,000 electric power plant in 15a!timore. Carl Sclinr/.'s Idea. At a regular no' din g cf t!> ? cY;:nb ? o! ooaimeree of N-w York, fir! S'liur/. sub:nitte<l a revolution that tii" pre-idmt of the ehnmber appoint a special eomniittee ?.f members. of whom the president shall bo one, to consider the evpedim *y of an elTort to bo made on its part, in eoiijnnetioii with similar organisations, in tlie nil west, of Internntiotiai peace an I j*oo I un.lerstandi a . and to propose a joint om.nHtce to l;o posed of citizens of the l'nito.1 Stales and K.igland, to lie presided over by some mac of eminent ability to be agreed upon by both sides, the commission to be considered as an advisory council. It was adopted. Hoard of Conciliation Recommended, Tho Westminister Gazette says: "We must not delude ourselves into thinking that tho Venezuelan crisis is passed. Thorn is a snr- ] prising depth and strength of feeling behind President Cleveland. J.ord Salisbury oan| not retreat from Ins position ol rctusing to submit the Venezuelan dispute to arbitration, and tho American- will not r? treat Iroin the | stand they have taken." j The (Sazette, in conclusion, ndvi.-es that, both agree to leave the wlioie matter to a board of conciliation. The countries woulo not bo bound .0 accept the decision of such a board, it says, but the chance of reaching an accoptublo compromise would bo very grout. \ 1 " " I ". I'V; ' V W^f >' l? . RAILWAY BUILDING SLOW. II lias Reached the Lowest Point In Twenty Years. Tho Chicago Railway Ago has Iho following in regard to railway construction during tho past year. "Railway building in tho Unltod Htntes reached this year a lower point thau in any of tho lost twenty years; indeed, in only two years sinoo 18<i5 thirty years ago?has ho smalt a mileage boon built. Records for 1805 now show only 1,782 miles of track laid ? a tremendous decline from tho great year of 1887, when almost 13,000 tulles wero put down. In the eight years siueo that time the decrease in construction lias been great and contiuuos, and this year tho total built was only about one hundred miles more than in tho year 18.r?5, forty years ago. Fifteen States made no Incroaso in railroad mileage at all last year, only ouo New England State. Maine, Inying any track, and that only 80 miles. Texas leads tho list with 224 miles. The Railway Ago thinks tho bottom hns now been reached, and predicts great activity during tho coming year. The railways of tho United States ou December 31 will aggregate a little over 181,000 miles. Tho financial tables In regard to theso 177 roads show that tho total capital stock is S.I17H Rl'.'l W. it* ?)w. f.i.wl.wl ?I .vtv4 Lbi ton iio Mr luv. IHIIUCTI Ulllll tho current liabilities $!?7,720,the grand total of which is $>2/205,703,16!). Dividends during 1H!)5 show a decrease of ?'2,8j!),57<>. COTTON MILD lll'ILDlNO. Tho Southern Trend of Immigration. In n review of tho year, the Baltimore Blanufncturors' Uncord say* strong otlu r things Cotton null building in tho Mouth in 18V5 was phenomenal. Tho aggregate number of spindles for new mills undertaken during tho year, and for enlargements of old mills, was, in round numbers, about l,0l)l>,000, or probably twice us groat as over boforo recorded in ouo year. During tho your tho Mouth's pre-eminent advantages for this industry wore for the first tinio t,.lly and completely admitted by the foremost textile authorities of the world. In round numbers the Mouth has, including mills in operation, and those under construction, or for which the mouey has boon raised, about fuor million spindles in sight, all ?.f which will bo in full operation boforo tho close of tho present crop year The tide of population, which for a year or moro has been slowly turning southward, has swelled during the past twelve months to I great magnitude. Throughout the North [ and West thousands of people aro turning southward, and the outlook indicates that wilhiu the next few years as many settlors fr m outside will como into tho Mouth as went iutotlio Northwest fifteen or twenty years ago, when that country was being opened up to civilizution. BATTLKS1II1* TUX AS* TH1AL Tit 11*. It is Not a Superior Vessel mul Needs Many Changes. Tho report of the naval board ol inspection on the result of its trip in the battleship Texas, has been received at the Navy Department and it is said that it indicates that the Ta?>u has not proved horseir to ho a superior vessel. Secretary Herbert declined to suy unytliing about the contents oT tho report, but ho will probably give out a statement on tho subject soon. It is known, however, Mint tho report rocoinmeiids many changes. In bring tho turrent guns tho hydraulic gear for moving tho turrets worked so badly that in one iustaueo it took two hours to discharge tho gun. Tho bottom of the ship was also considerably shaky. It was sanl at tho Department that it was unlikely that tho Texas would bo placed out of commission and oxteusivo repairs made. TIIK C'KKKAIj CltOl'S. The Estimates by Stutcs and Territories. Tho estimates by States and Territories of area product and value of tho principal cereal crops of tho United States for 1895, made by the statistician of tho Department of Agriculture at Washington, aro given tu follows : Corn - Area 82.075,830, product 2,151,139,0(i0, value $507,509,000, yield per aero 20.2 bushels, farm price per bushel 20.4 cents. Winter Wheat?Area 22.009,322, product 201,242.000, yield per acre 11.55 bushels. Bering Wheat ?Area 11,439,010, product 205,801.000, yield per acre 18.0 bushels; total wheat area 34.017,332. product 407,103.000, value $237,939,000. Yield per acre 13.7 bushels, farm price per bushel 50.9 cents. Mats area 27,878,400, product 821,444.009, value $103,655,000, yield per aero 20.C bushels, farm price per hushed 19.9 cents. ltye area 1.890,315. product 27,210.000, value $11,905,000, yield per acre 14.4 uushols, farm price per bushel 44 cents. llarley -area 3.299,973, product 87,573,000, alue $29,312,009, yield per aero 24.4 bushels, farm price per bushel 33.7 cents. Iluekwheat area 703,277, product 15,311,000, value $15,930,030, yield per ae.ro '20.1 bushels, farm price per bushel 45.2 cents. Potatoes -atea 2,951,952, product 297,237.000, value $78,985,000, yield per acre 100.<5 oushels, farm price per bushel 2l?.G cents. Hay area 44.200.453, product 07.078,541 tons, value $303,180,000, yield per acre 1.00 tons, farm price per too $8.35. TKIiKUItAI'IIIC TICKS. The Venezuelan commission has boon organized by the election of Judge Brewer as president. Ex-Speaker Crisp says tlint in the light of tho Loudon Chronicle's dispatches he does not seo how England run insist on her claim to tho disputed territory on the Venezuelan frontier. Tho House pension bill will call for ?1 <17,91)0,000 uppropratiow, being a doorcase of about two million dollars from th it of the current fiscal year. Dr. James Edmund Beeves, the eminent bacteriologist and contributor to medical literature, died Saturday in' cancer of the liver, at his homo in Chattanooga, Teun. The President. Condemned. A' the weekly meetilii? of tho 1111 Cist pastors of Now York tlio following resolutions wore passed: Unsolved, That, in our opinion, a war witii Kuiflaud in tlio present eireiiinstnnecs will l>o a criino against Christian civili/ailioii, against tlio Knolish sponLi 11^ people anil against (Sod, and Unsolved, That wo regard tlio Turkish massaoro of Armenians as a very inuoh more urgent snhjeet for investigation i>y tliis Kovoi iinioiit than the disputed boundary lues of Venezuela. Oil Kor Afilen. Twenty ne^ro families, numberingtogether 100 eersoiiare sehedulnd to leavo Iienokn eon a t y, Arkansas. for the Afri.an Caiman. \ representative of tlio Afriean Colonisation soeiety has been at work in that icighnorliood for some imi p.i t. and II the negroes iliereaaonis are worked up ove:- the wondrous pi'diires of the land of proiniso pre?en; "d to lliein, and are wildly anxious to ;;o to Al'rieil. 11 |s lielieved tll.'ll : -villi Iiiiii dred more negroes will follow tlio pioneer party. Tliey are to go first to Savaunah uud | ship thence to Africa. SHfiPPEIMON SAYS 7,000,000. L?rx? Stocks Bring Withheld. An Increased Acreage ThU Year Will lie Disastrous. Tho Augusta, Ga., Chronicle publishes ? letter from Alfred It. Bhepporson in reference to the cottou crop, in which he says: The year which Ims just ended will be a memorable one for the cotton trade, inasmuch as it recorded the lowest price for middling uplands ever reached in IJverpool, except when the same low figure, 2 31-32 pence per {HMind, was touched in November, 1834. Tho owwjt priee in New York for 48 years was also reached in November, 1834, anu repeated at intervals to Marcb. 1835. The largest crop over produced in America was grown in 1894 and marketed' in the commercial cotton sea sou of 1831- 95. From the low eon 01 Mttrou 1, 1803, there was one of tho most remarkable ro-aclious or or known, whou prices advanced In Now York from 5 0-16 on March 1st to 9% cents ou October 15th, for middling upland cotton, an increase of 3 13-16 cents per pound. Tills grout advance was due la part to the improvement in the general business of the country hut chiefly to sjicculativo buying of cotton futures. On account of tho oompotltWely high prices which ruled in September and October, much of the crop oi 1895-'96 was m?rketcd at good prices. Much interest is now felt in cotton circles in regard to tho extent of tho crop now coming in, mid in tne question of tho acreage of tho crop to lie planted this year. i I am satisfied that a large quantity of cotton has been held buck In the interior by country merchants and farmers on account of tho sudden and serious doeliue which occurred in the middle of 4 Ictobor. I 1 anticipate comparatively large recoipls In January, and think the crop will probably be about seven million bnles with a possibility of even more. j Excellent weather for maturing and picking und long delay of frosts partly compensated (or uufavorabio conditions earlier in the season. In view of the very largo stocks of cotton at the beginning of this season in the American and European markets and in tho hands of spinners, and the fact that much larger shipments will certninly be made from India. Egypt and ltruzill than last season, I do not think thorn will bo any such scarcity of cotton as would advance the price to such an extent as to justify nuy increase whatever ia the cotton acreage in this country at tho ox pence of a reduction in food and forago crops. I I think that an Increase of our cotton acroago would ptob&bly cause lower prices of cotton for tho remainder of this season, and certainly for the next season also, uuloss th? weather conditions for the new crop should l>ti i? v t rmnnl v n nfivur.i 1>Im i , UTAH NOW A STATE. Tin' I'rcsldpnt'g Proclamation Admit* tlHR Her Into tlic Union. Utah was admitted to the sisterhood or States ou Saturday when President Cleveland signed the proclamation to that effect. There was no ceremony about the matter. Mr. Cleveland and Private Secretary Thurber were alone in tho President's offloo at tho tinio and the signing was done with u steel still) pen point uftlxed to a wooden pen-holder. The pen ami pen-holder were presented^ to Governor West, of Utah, who came to tUft ?* -? ^ White llouso about the time tho proclamartion was signed. THE MARKETS. NEW YOttK COTTON KUTCUKH. Cotton quiet, middliiig uplands, K5-1C; midJling gulf, 8 9-18. Futures steady. Hales 181,200 bales. January... .7 08 June 8 24(578 2S February. ..8 03(5)8 04 July 8 27(5)8 30 March 8 10(5)8 11 August 8 28(5)8 30 April 8 15(5)8 18 Sept 8 12(5^8 15 May 8 20(58 21 Oct 7 05(5)7 98 V MVERlOOIi COTTON HAllKKT. ' Cotton. higher. Middling 5 13-10. Futures quiet. Males 12,000, including Aine iean, 10.000. \ Jan. A Feb.. .4 ?9 l> May AJuno..4 29a Feb. A Mar...4 28(5)29 June A July..4 29 b Mar A Apr....4 28(5 29 July A Aug..4 29(5)39 A|?r A May. ..4 28(5)29 Aug. & Mopt.4 28(5)29 CHICAGO IIUAIN AND PRODUCE. wheat Jan 56%' May 59% coun? Jan 25% May...... 28 oats?Deo 18% 51 tty.... 19% pork? Jan 8 93%' May 9 35 LAiio? Jan... .5 37 ~ May 5 87 iuus? Jan.... 4 35 May 4 70 HOME COTTON MAUKKTS. Char- Col- Char iiml>l:i. I.'slon. Good middling 8 7% 8 Htrict iniddlimr HUf 7'kf 8><i Middling.... ....... 7ll VX 75/ Strict low middling.... 7 .si Low middling 7 Middling fair R\X Fully middling. 7}* at other points. Cotton Middlingquotations:Augustnsteady 7 15-1(5. Norfolk, steady, 8. Charleston, firm. liostou, quiet. H'j. Savannah, quiet, 7;*. llaltiinoro quint, Philadelphia, quiet. 8 111-10. Wilmington, quiet, 7%. New Orleans, easier, 7 15-1(5. raleigh cotton mauket. Middling 7% Strict middling Good middling 7^ ualkjoh tobacco market. Smokers, Common 51(5) & " Good 5(a) H Cutters, Common 10(6)15 Good 10,vi)15 " l'ino 13(6>2? Fillers, Common Green 20(6)28 Good 2(6) ? 4* Fine 4'6) (? Wrappers, Common (5.a)l(? ' Good 10(6)18 Fine 20.6)3(1 " Fancy 515(6 5'.) Market strong with good demand for all grades. baltimore produce market Flour Dull, Western supcrlliio 2.45(6) 2.(50; do extra $2.75(6:1.00; family 3.15(to 51.50; winter wheat patent $51.55, spring wheat, patent $51.10(6$51.00; spring wheat .strai ght $51.25(6 ;1.50. Wheat l> ill, spot and January. OCve f.Ri . tliii, i:e .:vi v.. ? -.. i r til ; Stuitln-rii wli -at hy sample (Jti wi;7; tl?? on 1,'ra lf, 03 , (? 0<?r .. Coicn Kas.v; spot ami January 32"C(?i 32!...; Fconiary, ; !Miir?*li, 3* i./.vi; M iv, 31 hat; steamer, iiiixi'iI. .'II iv/.'ll1.,; Si>n(li<>ri) nlnto for 11 31;,(a.111!.'/; ?lo yfllovv orn 01', Cr. 32! j. Oats Sl?M Iy; No. 2 wliltn western 21(5i> 21'.J; N<?. 2 mixed western <lo 22j ?'?>?''211. lfye K.isy; No. 2, 42(a 13; No. 2 western 45. liny Firmer; ehoieo Timothy, !?15.50Oo 10.00. N.VVAI, STOllKS. Wilmington, N. C. Kosinsteaily, strainf<l, l.:?0; uoml strained, 1.35; spirits stfady at 201 fw'Sl. Tar steady, at .'..'0; crude turpfiitnio steady, tiaril 1.10, soft, 1.50; virgin 1.00. t'oi ros Skki? On.. - Inoe.tive; prima raila 24, I. <>. I>. nulls I'Jfa'Zli olT prudes 22fe 2:1; he;ter grades 30; prima summer v Mow 2ffiu 3D; olT summer yellow 27f?<271 .; priino whu > 3!'a .12. lllfK. The rice market was stonily at Charleston. Tim quotations arc: J'rinif 4.'.ja ; (ioo.i 0a 1; Fair 31, uS'.tf: Common 2;. a3. cou.nthy riioitiu k. Country lluttor Clioico 'IViiuossnn 1 s t'J5 . iiiciliuin I'i'.j t>? 15<\ (low I'-'iis ;h) 11 ixl fj.00 por bnslii'l. Poultry Grown fowls, rlioieo :!..'?() t ? .'!.7? jtor ilo/.oii, Chi<;ki'iih 1 .75ji'2..M> |??*r <1 : ni, rpintf to sizo nn*i quality. Do-lis Sliisitovy tut.MJ. Gooso, young 4.o0 por do/.oii. K;'tp- Iv-tK* 20 . por dozon. Wool ?(juiot; douiestlo llooco 16@22l pullcil I9fc>26. [