North Carolina Newspapers

f) ir A YE, R, CASH. IN ADVANCE. LET ALL THE ENDS THOU AIM'SJ AT, BE THY COUNTRY'S, THY GOD'S, AND TRUTH'S." BEST DVERTISING MEDIUM. - . " i ' 7 T ME XXV. WILSON, N. C. MAY OQ. 189 NUMBER 21. Advance vv 1 A I' i CASH STORE THAT SAVES i r?- v Ii's taking-up-carpet-time now, and you will want a tinjnt, pretty rug to nejp your malting out, so to speak We never had such a pret- x L- i tv assortment ana as cnean. jj Jute Rugs, 2x 3 feet, only- ex:. Vhite Bed Spreads. You should see our 85c. quality, weight. Fe! size rood r.i You know we have been headquarters Our prices ant for are still matting. always below the market,. t IT 4h n f TorclioalaGe Bamain! i ill t;j Encouraged F i Sales, we will o y our bLitv,ub Den this week ever before, and at prices that n ti r 7 LETTUCE CREAM M.-LE'A' IT M.SiI AND Goi.nSRGRO SfT.EKTS, VA : :c (, '. " .5.. V '.Ai. i l i. r iv virt;.e ('oiiri m,i'-k Cnivin Wiii .uit-' K. A". 1 (is: tiic et ,' ynii j'Cc: i ce of the Superior ivi) action wherein a's r were Plaintiffs vas Defendant, I :rt Huiise door in Wilson '. Mon'Jav t i.ih ii-ay of May, r5 iiie foi!oviiiK lestnbei property in VVI'-oii c.r.;i?y,T'-.isiiot township: one tr-ict of laiui- ;'.(:joiaiiv tiic lands of j,.,hn 1 Ki-.v-es. :in--! Catherine Cobb, co'n i ' iT,iir f-i.ty five atlo more or less, i; i'f,f.: ihel-nd o! whu h Liiey Ann vrvni',:.,..-; i.eied. One other tract :! adr(u;;r the lands of Job n rr. : -;.l Kinchin EUwards. contain thii ty ;;cr.s-hiore o tiu- i;-ivV o: . w hieh rss. it hein,ij Nancy Stitii u y i: .hlrd i st . l f .Yixd ;.ei.e.l. Terms: One ii nalanct payable November with 6 per cent, interest. S. A. Woohako, Commissioner, x A. Wcodard. Attorncvs. F.-A. ,t to a iK-crve of the .Sr. pen or j Mx.-ci.ti prod-cuing pfiiumj- i ;,; 1,-iti. t;i:tifivil sc Simpson et a I ; tj:i :".-. T wiii S-U to the hi'not bid- 1 ! ; at i!k- aiHrtlin;: door in Wilson, j .I ?.;..,'. ,v the third day of June, 195, j he irict' or. parcel of' land in Cross ikl'im-nsho. Wilson l aunty, an- 1 :.. land-; of So til Scott, I. F. , . l-':iv iK-r am thers. it tiei jr known as lipic Barnes tract containing .'fad-aercs more or less. . ..... ii.;,-,t ,-ic v i-.-i ini'H m iuhss' tiUc' reserved until pur- j incy is !u!iv paid. . MX ! rh.is joliN K. OODAKP, April 2c,th,"iS95. Commissioner VOT CF. Wilson o ntv in the Superior Court. V. P. Si m ps n and H G. Connor, F.xe'rs. the sty! Branch, doing business in of Branch oi Co, Against Carter and G. T. Norwood. Summons' for Relief. V. M. Tiie Stale To the Gret tin?.: i North Carolina,'. Sheriff of Wilson Coauty- Vnii :.:(- herrbv comp.ianded to sirm mon V. M. Carter and G. T. Norwood, the defendants alove named, if they be found within vour countv", to be and apear before t!ie judge of our Sujerior tourt, at a court to be held for the county of Wilson, at the court house in Wilson, 0:1 the fourth Monday befpre the first .Monday of March, 1R95, and answer the complaint which will be de posited in the oii'tce. of the Clerk of the Superior Court of said -county, within the first three days of said term, and let the said. defendants take notice that if they fail to answer the said complaint j within the time- retjuired by Taw, the j plaintiffs will apply to the relief de- nianded in the complaint. Herein fail j ri;t. and of this summons make due re- j turn. Given under my hand and seal i ! -i.110 court, tins sth day 01 lannarv. 5 J; I). UAXDIN. C: S. C , Wilson County. TTtiUHK AND LOT FOR SALE! i 1 . Fivo I-looms and I'aatry; lot high, and dry: dr.-.; ned, good 'well of water. 1-V,r int'orma-iion. apoiv to ADVANCE OFFICE. Children Cry for mtm ill RACK YOU MANY A DOLLAR! and the quality as good as any. I Cool Underwear. I Ladies Ribbed Vests, 5c. each better than any we I have had before at 8c. j Ladies Ribbed Vests Silk, at 50c. each. You j will notice we have made ! a-big jump from 5c. to 50c. We have all the interme j diate prices, but space for--. 1 bids their mention. 'a a a 14 Gents Balbriggan Shirts A and gauze. We call your special attention to our 25c. quality. You will find them in other houses at 37 J c. 14 a 14 wonderful Lace in tjui a larger assortment than m must move them quickly SOAP, ONLY 5C! CTftDRC 11 IV Manager. WILSON, N. C Primus -'-Dal tons' sight has become strangely aftected, poor fellow He sees everything double." Sec imtlus By Jove! I'm glad you men tioned it. I owe him a pound, and I'll tender him' this half so v." Tit Bits. . " : "So Rusher has got a job at last eh? . I wonder ts it thai one with the sleeping car company?" I guess not. At least he told me he'd struck a comfortable berth. BuiTilo Cou rier. Your new servant jfirl is very pious, I hear?., "Yes. If she was as cueful about the crockery as she is about the. ten commandments she ' would be a" jewel. New York Press. liiicklpii's Arnica Ss!ve.; I The Rest Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Spres,- Tetter, Chapped , Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin erup tions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed.to give perfect satisfaction, or money refunded. Price 23c per box. For sale by ! Margrave. : Finks Does your wife talk in her J j sldepj" Links I never stayed awake j to find out, but unless sleep makes an j entire change in her nature I should j say she did. Detroit Free Press. j The fact that Mrs. Lease is an ' accomplished hypnotist may account ! for Mr. Lease Chicago Tribune. ' McKinley miht be a lively can 1 didate ii he were not so closely hound j to a dead issue i ! OR CURES SCROFULA, BLOOD POISON. THE CURES CANCER, ECZEMA, TETTER. Pitcher's Castoriac j BLOOB IN NORTH CAROLIM Current News for the Wo ok Throuehout the State. i COLD WEATHER AFFECTS THE CROPS i The i'otton Crop Reports Generally favorable The Tlantlnfr Late. Other Interesting News Throughout the State. en- ItALKion, May 17. The reports which come in about the cotton crop are all unfavorable. The plants look weak and sick. Six or seven days more of good weather will be necessary y complete the planting. Cotton seed ought all to bo in the ground by May 10 at the latest, and so they are in or dinary years. Farmers tell me they never knew the planting to be as late as it is this season, never saw the seed germinate so slowty or saw so large a proportion of the crop to be replanted. It has been the wettest and coldest spring since that of 1S(7. MUST MAKE A STATEMENT. Candidates i Xorth Jar!lna Required to Stutc Their kxpeiiHas. Asiif.vili.Fm N. C, Mny is. The last legislature p:is.scd a law that all candi dates for olliee, whether successful or not, should file statements of election expenses within ten days from the day of the election. This clause in the law was only discovered by the municipal officers yesterday, and the ten days since the last municipal election ex pired last night. The result may prob ably be that the old municipal otiicers will hold over. NORTH CAROLINA DOCTORS. State Medical AhocI ition l.L cto OUloers. .Meets iext at WiiiHlon. GoLDsnoiio, N. C., May 17. The itate Medicul Association 'at its afternoon session yesterday elected officers for the ensuing year: l'resident, R. L. Payne, Lexington; vice presidents, S. D. llooth, Oxford; J. P. Munrue, Da vidson; J. A. Burroughs, Asheville: J. E. Grimsley, . Snow jtill: secretary. It. D. Jewitt, Wilmington; treasurer, M. P. Perry, Macon. Winston was chosen as the next place of meeting. . Hoy Mail Itooner Arrested. AsHF.vn.LF,, X. C, May 18. William Green, colored, aged fourteen, was as rested for robbing United States mails. He was messenger between the post ofiice and Kcnelworth Inn, abstracted checks and money orders aggregating 553,500 It is not known that Green at tempted to cash the checks and ! money orders. ' Orirornor Evans in North Carolina. Wn.MiNfiTOX, N. C, May 18. Gov ernor Evans and Adjutant - General Watts, of South Carolina, arrived in this city yesterday during the after noon. In company with some of the prominent citizens of Wilmington thoy went to Wrightsv-ille Sound, returning late last night. NORTH CAROLINA BRiFS. The state Episcopal convention w held last week' at Morganton. A little son of Mr. M. 15. Whitfield, Pitt, was killed by lightning. of The Davidson Dispatch is thirteen years old. It is a square and excellent newspaper. Sixteen companies of the state guard was in Raleigh on the 20th at the mon ument uuveiling. The grand chapter of the.Royal Arch masons met last week in Durham and adjourned to meet next in Newberne. Mr. T. P. Jerman. cashier of the Mer chants find Fanners bank, Raleigh was niaried Thursday to Miss Isabel le Da vidson Montgomery, at Concord. Beginning on or about June :25th the Statesville Landmark will issue semi weekly instead of weekly, without change in the subscription price 2 poi year. Mayor Caldwell has resigned as one of the school commissioners of States ville and Editor Clark, of the Land mark, has been elected by the Itoard of aldermen to fiili the vacancy. The Gastonia Uazette says Mi's. Ruf. Fite. of South point, Gaston county. dropped dead at her home about two o'clock last Saturday afteYr-.xm. Sne was about thirty years of age, and leaves a husband and four children. WHAT :EX-SN. BUTLER SAYS. Kcfcrrlnji to tho 8ituatln at l'rswr.t in the I'ltimctto M:te Wasiuxotos, May 10. Ex-Senator j ji. c. liittler, of South Oaromm is in ' the cHy on private business but wQi 1 , ... 1 ... ! . . . , . noutiliess ihkc an oppoi nmi.y to uro into the supreme court of the' United States, usa spectator of the. efforts of Attorne3T General Harbour1 to induce the court to take up the habeas curpu case involving the fate of ditpensary law in that state. When asked yester day if there was much excitement in South Carolina over the decisions of United . States Judges Goff and Simonton in the rogistrtion and dispen sary laws, Kx-Seaator Hut.h-r replied: No. not that I kuow of. When I lft. people were in a quioscerit stutt;. I fiistwerc-il no sife'Ufi of rcvolu'tinn or war. except wit": (lover cor Kvaus a:i!'. a Jew of his eotorie. lie seems to be in a chroak-stato of eruption. In respect to the suggesting that the legislature and state officials in their construction of the registration laws had in view the peimarient disfran chisement of the negroes in order to prevent negro supremacy Senator I5ut ler said: There was no danper whatever of t hat con dition arising. They are siitistied from their experience in the reconstruction pcrio.l that thoy are not yet prenrci to t;(k- eharco of the government. Hut they ito want thn opportuni ty of votinp for wlilto men in whom they have conlli'ence. and thoso un.11 are aiaouu' tho con norvatives. It is not ne.'TO nr.premncy that worries these geatieraen so much a it ts Ui-j possible downfall of 'Tiv.r suprctn-iey. Endome the Scun.1 J.on. jr ConHntl.m- Wilmington, N. C May 13. At a meeting of the produce exchange w this city held yesterday resolutions were adopted unanimously indorsing the Memphis "sound money" convtn- tion. '' San Francisco wants one of the National Conventions; she isn't par ticular which. She is more modest than some of the other towns, which ' want both. Star. WEEK'S NEWS CONDENSED. The Boycott Extended. Kansas Citv, Mo., May 13. The boy cott on the Armour Packing- company, declared a month ago by the local re tail butchers association, was yester day extended by the national assoeia- tion to iDC!ude Chica. st- Louis and j uenver, witn tne intention 01 spreaa- ing it all over the United State unless the differences in Kansas City should be adjusted. The local differences are due to drayage charges and the main- I tenance of retail stores at the packing1 houses. o Frlze Fighting In Virginia. Richmond, Va., May 17. The gov ernor says there will be no prize fight ing in Virginia. Governor O'Ferreil was asked yesterday about the rumor that the proposed prize fight between Corbett and Fitzsimmons would be "pulled off" at Jackson City. lie laughed at the idea and said that the people might rest assured that there would be no such exhibition in Virginia as long as he was governor. North Carolina Crops Damaged. RALEion, May 17. There was frost yesterday morning over 'perhaps two thirds of the statu. It was Jieavier here than that Monday morning. The cold winds which have blown steadily sinco Sunday morning are doing mere dam age to the crops, particularly cotton, than the frosts.! Many of the farmers are quite despondent, and have cause to bo so as the crop outlook is bad. Sale of the Van Winkle Gtn riant. Atlanta, May 16. The Van Winkle Gin and Machinery company's plant was sold yesterday to Capt. W. W. ltoyd for 58,000. Twenty acres of land are included in the purchase. Mr. E. Van Winkle was the principal bid der against Capt. Boyd The property was sold under order of court to satis fy a mortgage held by the American Trust and Banking company. Throe Years for Attempting Suietd. New Yor.it, May 18. Recorder Goff yesterday sentenced Henry W. Rail, SO years old. to three years' imprison ment in states prison for attempting suicide. Kail was found on May '3 lust in Central Park with a bullet hole in his head, which he admitted ho had inflicted in an attempt to commit, sui cide. " Admiral Meade Will be Retired. Vv'Aeni.yoToJt, May 18. The president has decided to comply with Admiral Meade's request to be placed on the retired list and that officer's active ca reer will be terminated on Monday next. An order retiring a naval, oilicer does not. relieve him of responsibility for any acts while on duty or since his detachment. Mew York liasbet I'uctorles Close. Dl" KIRK, N. Y., May lt. Owir.g to the ruin of the grape crop, sixteen grape basket factories in Chautauqua county have closed down, throwing twelve hundred men out of employ tnent. Merchants who have been al owing credit to grape growers, taking as security the prospective grape crop of '95 are in trouble because of tho crop failure. l'lttauurg Bilners Called Out. Pirrsunta, Pa., May IS. At y ester- ' day's convention of coal miners of. Pittsburg district it was resolved almost unanimously to immediately caii out every miner working in the district , irrespective of the wages they may be receiving. There arc nearly -.20,000 miners in the district. About 2,CO0 of 1 this number are working under scale rates. . 1 ; 1 Washington K.udiee Bound for Atlanta. Washington, May 18. A committee : of Washington ladies representing the : National domestic science association ' left this city last night for Atlanta to ; inaugurate a department in connection i j with the exposition. The committee ' consists of Miss. Morton, chairman; Mrs. Wilkins. Mrs. Cabell, Miss Iliimliu, and ' Mrs. Wilkinson. Itoluc!n Southern Oil Company' Ktock. New York, May 16. Tho plan f or j reducing the capital stock of the South- ! ern Cotton Oil company, to 82.000,000 j has been favorablj' received by the shareholders and between 80 and 90 ': j per cent, of the stock has already given i consent. The company will theu bo in ' a strong financial position. Largest Cotton Mill In Mexico Horn?d. St. Louis;" Mo., Mny 10. A stecial ; from Monterey, Mex., says that tho Lafama cotton mills, situated near ! there, were destroyed by lire last, Mon- ; day night. They were the largest in Northern Mexico and the loss is placed at 125,000. A company of Monterey j capitalists owned the mills. j : no oinwuu - irrtHi- ni.u.v Reports to the Virginian from ail hoc Boston. Mass., May IS. National ti'ons of the state is to tho effect that Plate Printer's Union closed its two 1 potatoes, cabbpjre, pens etc., have been days' annual convention in this city yes- j damaged possibly twenty-live per cent terday. Routine business was traDS- j cnd in certain sections the loss will acted and officers elected. It was vot- j reach forty per cent. The fruit crop ed that the next convention be held in ! has also been seriously injured. The Washington on the second Monday in j loss cannot be estimated. . It is impos May, 189(5. j sible to estimate the loss in dollars and Will 6ay Nothing of Gov. Evans' Card. Asiievili.e, N. C, May 17. The Uni ted States court finished its labors here yesterday and today Judge Simonton goes to Flat Rock, this state, his sum mer residence. The judge declined to comment on the pronunciemento cf Governor Evans cf South Carolina. Filibusterlnjr Expedition I5ve Tor Cuba. Jacksonville, ITa., May 18. At Key West Flit., it is said a filibustering ex- 1 pedition left for Cuba, -while the In- facta Isabel was detained in quaran- tine at Tampa. The report comes from a reliable source and seems to founded. bo w ell Will Kntallish a I toco Conrw in Indlao:. Lapohi-i:, Ind.. May 20. A syndicate of Chicago -Bpi'aii:ts . ir. negotiating for the purchase of live hundred acres of .land in Ve--tehesK-r townchip. Por ter county, the ultimate purpose being to establish a r;x.-s eourse. Bids For the Fish and Fisheries l-.nlldinj;. Washington, May IS. l?ids were opened at the United States fish com mission oa May 15 for the erection of the United States building for fish and fisheries at the Cotton Stales and International-grounds at Atlanta, Oa. The bidders were as follows: F.-II. Peck & Co.. Atlanta, Oa., 520. 105; Good & Walker. Atlanta, Ga , ?12,J00; Peters & Pa-iity Washington, D. C, 7,512. . Children Cry foi i THE CAMPAIGN IS OK Silver Advocates of the West Form the "Bimetallic Union." TOT THE RESTORATION OF SILVER. The Complete Organization EiVrcteti and Delegates Appointed to the M in x phis Cenvectlon p'rlt of the Resolutions Adopted. Salt Lake City, Utah, May 18. The silver conference yesterday engaged in an animated debate over the name of tho xierinanent organization. Many delegates favored "honest money union;" still others "silver union." but Governor Prince objected to confining the movement to one of the metals stat ing that the west was as favorable to gold as to silver and his motion to call the organization "the bimettallic union" was unanimously adopted. The following resolutions were adopted: Resolves that an o:ntaiz:iUon be cie ted to he ciili-(i 'f he BtraPtHtlic Union. 2. lis reject sna'.i be to iuculcitte the prlu clplos of' MmettaUsm and the restoration ot the free eolnaao of silver :U the ratki Oi lf to 1 by tho firt-vilatioi! of U.tu:iients, the holding of meeting. c.tu i otfeor appropriate' means. 3. Tli.: uti'oa ih.ill htiv.: an executive com mittee consulting of oai taf.uttjor from euch of tho eleven ;-,t-itcM ami territories inv.tert to this cenfciou-o vhich shull have ehare ef Its work. Three members shall constitute a quorum of this committee. 4. Ottier fctutrs and territories can be con nected with the union by a vote of a majority of all the. racir.bors of the executive commit too and shall therefore be entit.lofl to representa tion in the executive coznmitice. 6. In every svite and territory connected viih the union there shall be a stute or terri torial committee consisting of five or mere numbers with power. to Jill vnctutcies and add to their members. Thexe eonnnittees shall be oyt'ointed in the llrst place at this oonforcnoo. fi. it Btiall be the duty of the state or territo rial committee to riiie the necessary funds for oarry'tw on tho object of the union and in every proper way to aid in the furtherance of those otijets. 7. The members of the executive for f itch state or territory shall he e nualiy by tho state or territorial committee icspeetlully. The chairman appointed delegates to attend the bimetallic league conven tion to be held at Memphis beginning June 11th, next. GOES TO THE SUPREME COURT. rtuuth t arollua'x LL penary Law Carried j to tiie lltfthpr lody. iiil.v, a. C, May 17.- Coi.r.ii;iA, a. C, May 17. The dis pensary law is now on its way to the United States supreme court. A few dtiys ago Constable Beach disobeyed United States Judge Simonton's order of injunction it thv? case, he having held that no one could interfere with liquor shipped- into the stnte that the law was unconstitutional in so far as it interfered with interstate commerce, lie was arrested and put injr.il for con tempt. Attorney General Iiurber left here yesterday for Washington to make application before the United States supreme court for a writ of habeas cor pus. The st?a,te expects by this method to get ttle entire chhc heard ty the United States supreme court in the next twenty days. NO TRUTH IN THE STORY. Secretary Laraimt Not to Give Way to Mr. Out tiwaite, of Ohio. i Washiscton. May 17. There is the best authority for sayiug that there is no probability in the story that comes from Columbus, Ohio, that ex-Representative Jos. II. Outhvvaite, of Ohio, will succeed Colonel Lament as secretary of war. Mr. Outhwaite is now in Europe, but is expected to return to this coun try July 1. It is said positively' at tho war department that Secretary Lainout will serve out his full term unless some thing unforeseen prevents. Secretary Lamont answered a question as to the truth of the report with a smile, r.nd nothing more. His friends say for him that ho will certainly stay where he is throughout the administration. TREASURER OF TENNESSEE. To ltecomn l'rosidcnt nf the First National Hank of Matfcvllle. Nakiivillk, Tenn., May 20.- It is an open secret here that Herman Justi, who for several months past has been urging the directors of the First Nat ional bank of Nashville to accept his resignation as president, will soon be relieved, and that State Treasurer. E. 15. Craig will be his successor. It is said tli fit Mr. Craig has agreed to ac cept the position, and has or will soon tender his resignation as state treasur er' to Gov. Turney. VIRGINIA PRODUCE DAMAGED. Olfl Ior.inin Truck Fanaers Sull'rrert on Account of f:o'.l lialn. Norfolk, Va., May Is. The truck farmers of this section have suffered very seriously on account of cold rains. cents. V8 It Seoretnry lloi-berfs Apology, Wapiiin'otox, May 17. It is now gen erally believed in administration cir cles aud among oiliccrs of ther.avy th8t the Meade incident is closed, and that the Admiral is not likely to be called up before a court martial. Secretary llerbert's semi-oflicial statement of tha affair is generally regarded as a more or less abject apology for the unusual manner in which Meade was treated by j the navy department. I This statement from the secretary Leaves Meade's action in far better light than it would have been otherwise. Gov. Turney Calls tho Extra Session. Nashville, May 18. Gov. Turney yesterday afternoon issued a formal proclamation for the extra session of the legislature, to convene Monday, May 27. The matters mentioned in tho call for consideration are the appropri ation bill, the revenue bill, the peni tentiary bill, a bill to require votors to register less often, a bill creating levee districts in Wejst Tennessee, and a bill to regulate state banks. Snow iiaiicd With Delight. Tbisidad, Gil., May 20. Twelve inches of snow is reported between here and Raton, N. M. This is the first snow or rain in this section for nearly six months and it is hailed with delight by stock growers and others. ' Pitcher's Castoria. ELKINS'S "SOLID SOUTH" PLAN. j The Setiator-Iiloct Wants a Southerner for Vlce-FreBtdent, and Prefer Judgo Goft. New York, May IS. According to Senator-elect Stephen B. Elkins, of West Virginia, who is now at the Wal dorf hotel, the republican party will have a great opportunity in the eoming presidential campaign to make big in roads into the democracy of the south. Mr. Elkin's idea is to secure a thor oughly national organization of the re publican party instead of having as heretofore the North against tha South. To secuie this he would select a south ern republican as as vice-presidential candidate and thus recognize the gal lant figh that republicans in that sec tion aro now making. Judge (Joif, of West Virginia, is his preference for tne place, Mr. Elkin says. iue ! silver question, ne declares, will i o,i,ot ;t...n . . . . . . ! admst itself. lie is m favor of the gov- ! v,i . " ernment establisning a parity between i j , I gold and silver at a ratio of 18 to 1 or on n t -4. a ! 20 to 1, or whatever it deems proper, . j ,v0 . . . . , . . I and then maintaining that parity. ! a' triuir, t i n't. -i . .. ... t wli ui vjn iivil i-itiiiti a KinuLrni t crold mnn t.m11 K An,A Ji . , - I p " -- v v. t c3 Lilt; t;auui- : f u . . ,v,t a i v. t. - !.- ! ,.K.,. n 4: j . ! v 1 . !. n : dent Harrison, and he does not think i that Mr. Harrison is giving the presi dential nomination a siugie. thought, although if he saw clotrly that he was wanted the ex-president would no doubt listen to the call of his partv. VERMONT TOWN LAID IN ASHES. Klvc -Hundred People Made Homeless. Loss Thre-Quartera of a Million. St. Albans, Vt.. May 20. The most disastrous fire which has ever occurred here, or that has ever visited Vermont, yesterday afternoon laid waste a great portion of the business section of this town. The fire started at 3 oiock in the lumber yard of W. B. Fonda, and a high south wind caused the flames to enter the very heart of the town. In five minutes the fire was raging in a committee j dozen different places, and the fire com plected aa- 1 panics were powerless. The Toss is estimated at three-quarters of a million dollars. Fully five handred people are tonight without shelter. Forty busi ness places were destroyed, together with at least one hundred tenements, to say nothing of other places. The flames are now under control, but are being steadily watched to pre vent a second outbreak. TRADE CONDITIONS LOOK UP. ISradgtrcets itcpovt, for the Week JuHt landed, l'lticrurfrine'. New York, May 15. Bradstreets to day says : (ieaeial trade conditions throusrlio'jt tho country continue quite favorable. Activity in Kpeculnttvo and tuvestment circles has ex ceeded that in merchandise lines, hut pains made in the latter have i;i nearly all instances been retained. Woolen cood.s manufacturers, even! with or ders for suvcial months to come, are not an ticipating wants, ns prices for wool at the in terior are above a parity with quolittioas at the seaboard, and lower prices .'ire looked for. Heaviest transactions continue in Australians. Tie weather has, retarded shearing. Rhode woolen munufneturers soy tne demand is largely for the cheaper crudes. Among the more favornble features of the situation are bank clcr.rinsrs. the aj,'!?ret-'ate for the week be- m $l,ibi.io oJ or three per cent more than last week, when the total was the heaviest since the second week of June. lSltt. The entire region from Boston to Kansas City, Omaha, and South Falls, S. Ii., and south to the Gulf, reports siamaso to early vegeta bles and fruit frcm the late severe cold weath er. It lias also checked sales of the seasonable fabrics. TENNESSEE'S CENTENNIAL. An Ktithusia8ti! Meeting on the Troject in NstHhvllle. JiAsnviLi.K, May 20. I here was a meeting at the chamber of commerce Saturday night of reprcssntative busi ness men to decide the fate of the cen tennial expositon. It was the most en thusiastic meeting yet held on the sub ject, and it xvas unanimously determin ed that the exposition must be held. It was stated that the question was not whether the exposition would be held. but whether it would be held at Nash ville or Memphis or Chattanooga. The unanimous decision was to have the exposition in Nashville, even if David son county had to put up all the build ings without any help. THE AUGUSTA LITHOGnAPH CO. The Organization Ft rfortml and Officers "" Are Elected. AuttUBTA, (5a., May 18. The Augusta Lithograph company was organized last night by electing tho following of ficers: President. Mr. W. Ed Tlatt; sec retary. and treasurer, Charles E. Coflin; manager, W. Ii. Correll. . The board of directors i3 composed of solid business men. The company's plant is all ready and fully equipped to do a fine, line of lithograph work. They will begin op erations at once. The 8trlke Will Not (-ucceed. liLUKFii.i.DS. W. Va., May 20. It has been definitely settled that operations will be resumed in four of the largest West Vira-inia mines tomorrow. Mili tia are in readiness, but Governor MeCbr- will not let them move until strikers actually attack tho works. If these operations go along successfully the strike cannot succeed, 1 Quarts r Million Fir In Nova Footia. Halifax. N. S., May 20. Fire yes terday destroyed the long wharf freight sheds and coaling pier, at Richmond. In the sheds were sixty head of cattle, all of which were burned to death. The total loss was nearly quarter of a million dollars and being government property, there was no insurance. V untgomery OiTVr a Denial. MoJiTGOMEUY, Ala., May 14. The re port sent out from this place as to re cruiting soldiers, for Cuban insurgents is based more on the correspondents mind than on facts. There was a ru mor of an agent being here a few days ago, but no one can be found who Vi. r.-.'?3 sr.ytbirur about it. Booth Elected Moderator, Pittsburg, Pa., May 17. Notwith standing the well laid plans of the Presbyterian League of Liberals and Mild Conservatives, the out-and-out anti-Hriggs men were successful yester day in electing their candidate for mod erator of the 107th general assembly. Rev. Dr. Robert Russell Booth, of the Rutgers church. New York citv. The Interstate Drill Closes. Memphis, Tenn., May 20. But two more days of the great interstate drill and emcampment, which has been in progress in this city since the ,11th, re main. All competitions have been com- i pleted and the decisions of the judges win be rendered tomorrow, when camp will breaks - Read The Advance, fi a year. LOVE'S OWN TRIBUTE U' ' The North Carolina Monument Unveiled. THOUSANDS OF VISITORS AT RALEIGH. Tne Veil Pulled Aald bj the Little Grand Daughter of Stonewall Jackson. . The Monument the Work of the Ladles. Raleigh, N. C, May 20. Fifteen thousand people are in Raleigh today the largest gathering since the cere monies over the body of Jefferson Davis, when on its vovago to Rich- ' 11 T 1 11 .1 . . l. , 1. n monu s iiou vwoou to wiiuum hs uu- ... - V , . veiling of tho Confederate monument. ... , . . . The beautiful structure in granite . , . ... v. , Vm., stands at the head of I ayetteville . . .. .. , Tt street, fronting the Capitol square. It . . . 1 . , T. 4K,. stands as a monument not only to tne vr .i. o . r i a j North Carolina's Confederate dead, but , .. ... , . , to ma untiring uevonon snu zeni ui 10 1110 uuwrinc . , . . , the woman s memorial association, of i this stato. It is the largest, and in tWs state. It is many respects the handsomest struct- ures of its kind in the south, and was 1 erected with funds raised by the ladies. j and a state appropriation of 810,000 se- cured by their infiuenoe. ! Prominent men from every section 5 of the state are here today, and over ; four thousand veterans are in the pa rade. The military of the entire state are in lino, tho largest military pro cession ever held in North Carolina. A program of imposing ceremonies will be carried out at the unveiling this afternoon, and little Julia Jackson Christian, of Charlotte, grand-daugh ter of Stonewall Jackson will draw the veil aside. SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIANS. Touching Service Held In All the t'hurehe By the DelegatOH. on Sunduy. Dallas, Tex., May 20. All the pnl- pits wore filled yesterday by the min isters of the assembly. The principal sermon by Dr. Hemphill, the modera tor, who occupied tho First church. Uis sermon is spoken of as a most touching and impressive discourse, on he sympathetic nature of Christ. Dr. Peyton Iloge. of Wilmington, N. G., who occupied the pulpit of the Oak Cliff Presbyterian church also preached a notable sermon. On the text Heb. 4 12. "The word of God is quick and powerful." Rev. Dr. Mallard, editor of the New Orleans presbyterian paper was much complimented on his discourse, as also was Dr. J. II. Nail, of New Orleans. Dr. Nail preached in the large Method ist church. In the afternoon the First church was crowded for the annual meet ing of the "assembly communion service. Eev. Dr. Richardson of Vir ginia presided. The service was con cluded by Dr. Iloyt, of Georgia, who spoke feelingly of his affection for the late Dr. Smith who was his classmate 111 tne theological seminary, lue ex ercises were very solemn. Today the assembly will enter on a much more active session as the com mittees have largely prepared their work. v SOUND MONEY CONVENTION. The Meeting to be an Open One With Pow. nr to Fix liu Own Program. MEMrms, Tenn., May 20. Consider ing that on May 2"d, tho big soumd money convention is to bo opened, and that already some of the delegates have begun to arrive, it is surprising that no scheme of exercises for the opening of the affair has been adopted and no plan of action has been discussed. The lo cal committee on arrangements has taken the view that the convention shall be an open, one with the power to fix its own program, select its own tem porary and permant officers, and do such other things as appear proper to it. The only person who is billed for a speech is Secretary Carlisle The other speakers will not be known until the convention is opened. POLITICS IN THE LONE STAR. Cleveland and II in In Money TexuH. Views Popular Washington, May 20.- W. L. Craw ford, a leading lawyer of Dallas, Tex., and one of the best informed men of that state on the political situation, is in the city. Mr. Crawford is not a poli tician in any actifo sense but he keeps in touch with public opinion. "If the silver men succeed in capturing the democratic national convention," said Mr. Crawford to a reporter today "the democratic party of Texas will bo Split to pieces. So far as Te'xas is concerned Cleveland Is exceedingly popular, by far the most popular man in the party for the office he fills. His ideas on the financial question just suit the sound money men of that state." TO INVESTIGATE THE MURDER. Fnlton Gordon May Yet be Held for the Assassluation of Arch Dixon Ilroirn, Louisville, May 18. has finally. decided to -The grand jury investigate the killing of Arch Dixon Ilrown and Mrs. Gordon by the latter's husband, Fulton Gordon. Yesterday the jury ordered all the witnesses figured in the case during the examination in the city court to be summoned to appear in the jury room next Friday morning. It was generally believed about the courts yesterday- afternoon that there would not be an indictment. Ex-State Senator Hurl Arqnltted. Casper, Wyq., May 20. Last evening the jury selected to try ex-State Sena tor Joel Hurl, murderer of William Milne, his wife's paramour, rendered a verdict of not guilty. It was proved by several witnesses that Milne attempt ed to draw his revolver before Hurl shot. To Raise Whjm Tu-enty Per Cent. PiTTBHL'HG, Pa., May IS. It is re ported that the Pittsburg Glass combi nation will advance the wages of their employees. It is believed the advanc will be twenty per cent. Highest of all in Leavening i , II LJ 11 M I I zz& The Old Friend And tho best friend that never faila you is Simmons Liver Regu lator, (the Ked Z) that's what you hear at the mention of thia . excellent Liver medicine, and people should not be persuadpd. that anything else will do. It is the King of Livor-Medit cincs ; is better than pills, and takes the '-placo of Quinine find ' Calomel It acts directly on the Liver, Kidney and Bowels and. gives new life to the whole sys tem. This is the medicine you want. Sold by all Druggists in Iiiquid, or in IWder to bo taken dry or made into a tea. J-KVKHV I'ACKAGR-g Han l!t . Stamp In red on wrapper .1. II. ZEH.IN & CO., Philadelphia. V. . THEY GO TO LOS ANGELES. The Conductors Convention Meet In Fat Away aillfornln In '08.' . ' Atlanta, May 17. Tho order of rail way conductors have selected Loa Angeles, Cah. BS the next place for holding tho convention. Denver, Dal las and Quebec made a fight for it. The convention has condemned tho fellow servants bill introduced in tho Missouri legislature. L. S. Coftln of Iowa, president of the homo of disabled railroad employees addressed the con vention in regard to the home. Last night the convention was tendered reception by the railroad Y. M. C A. here. 1 ; ' Fight Prwlpltnt.'il Over Whrra baU th IlondquHrti ri lm Loraten. Atlanta, May 1. It develops that there will be a lively fight today In the Order Railway Conductors convention. Yesterday' an effort was made to select some place for permanent headquarters. Peoria, 111., and Toledo, O., were the most prominent named. The conven tion referred tho matter to a commit tee to report on two years hence. To ledo has a delegation here which is very active and zealous and will en deavor to have yesterday's action recon sidered. The convention seems to bo pretty evenly divided on the question. NPCULLOCH SLOWLY DYING. At Uet the End In Knur WUh the Venera ble Lx-Socrotary. Washing to, -AlajfltLEx-Socrptarv Hugh McCulloch is very ill atThis coun try home, Holly Hill Farm, Prince George's county, Md. He is suffering from debility duo to old ago and from kidney trouble. Mr. McCulloch is nearly ninety years of age, and natu rally the members of his family are ap prehensive, lie has been ill about a week. Dr. Stone, the attending physician, Bays that Mr. McOulloeh's condition was critical, but slightly better today than last night. It ia thought to be only a question of time before the end comes. Mr. McCulloch's daughter Mary, who has been traveling in Europe, haa been called for, and is now on her way home. LABOR CIRCLES FOR THE WEEK. The Advanco In AVairea by Many of tha Coneernn the IHvont of Comment. New Yokk, May 18. R. O. Dun A Co's. weekly review of trade says : The severe cold Knap, with extensive frosts, and in some states snow, has fortunately done little damncc to tho prcat crops, though much to fruit, but has cousldcrably retarded retail trade. The best news of the -week In the ad vance of ten per cent In aces by the Cnrnoulo works, followed by the Jones & Lsuhlin es tubli.shiucnt aud evidently implying a similar advance by muny other concerns. - The Illinois Steel company lit Marling iu furnaces without prantlntr the omploycs demands. No advance has been found practicable in the woolen mills, where conditions as to prices and foreign com- -petition are very 1 liferent, and about 10,000 workers are still idle at Olneyvillc, where the works should consume 000.000 pounds per week. In other departments of labor troubles are npt serious and the demand for manufactured pro ducts increases. ' . MICHIGAN FRUITS DAMAGED. Another Heavy Froaf Plays JIavoa Wish . the Produce and Frnit Kaisers. Dktkoit, Mich., May 17. There waa another heavy frost throughout the western portion of lower Michigan last night. In Kent and Ottawa coun ties early strawberries and grapes are ruined and other small fruits badly I damaged. Grand Traverse county re j ports all small fruits wiped out. In ! Muskegon county strawberries and cherries are badly damaged and " eight ' ! hnnrlrH nrrps of npnnprmint. in Wrwif. iand township are mined. Tho - fruit : ' j eroT) 5n GonneKsee countv is eomrletel 1 -f destroyed and Hillsdale county frnit is 1 A 1 A.. . 1 JUSTICES CHANGE MINDS. Reported That at Least Mix Mill .Vote Against the Income Tax low.-1 J ' l Vv'AfiHixGTOJf, May 18. The positive , statement is made today that the in come tax will be declared unconstitu tional by a vote of 0 to 3, even if Jaek- ' son votes for it. Besides" the four jus tices who voted against the constitu tionality of the act at the first hearing. Justices Brown and Shiras, it is alleged, have changed their views, and the ma jority opinion against the constitution ality of the law will be signed by them when it is read from the bench on next Monday. The exact position of Justice Jack son is unknown. Should he favor the law, the three minority justices will then be Harlan. White and Jackson. Examine M. T. floor matting. Young's big line Power. Latest U.S. Gov't Report PURE rf"x 1 "