1 TH E :ILSQN- A D VS
YEAR, CASH IS ADVANCE
i
in
.qLi'ME XXVI.
The Secret of
I'M
" LET ALL THE ENDS THO.O AIMS! ' AT BE THY COUKTRY'3, THY GOD'S AND TROTHS."
BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM.
WILSOX, X. C, JULY 23, 1896.
NUMBER 30.
.... ( j . r
vv
1 13
IN these days of keen and constant
competition the path to prosperity
must be cut out by the blade of common
sense, as applied to the act of buying.
To underbuy is our constant effort,!
And to undersell is our settled !
determination. . . . . j
TO ALL who 'appreciate the winning combination of LOW
1 PRICES foif BETTER GOODS, we offer our j !
Drives in
HERE ARE SOME OF THEM.
acnes u hi ore
N
otio
ns:....
WM. E. RUSSELL DEAD.
Massachusetts' Boy Governor'
Victim of Heart Disease.
AND
RRYAN
UL. JL i-X
k 1
a
THE IDOt OF TEE DEMOCRATS
I n 1 13
11
We know that we underbought on these and are underselling
all others. Don't buy till you see them. Prices start at-47c,
but that quality would be cheap at ; 70c fully as good values
in the better grades. v j W .
THAT MUST CLAIM YOUR ATTENTION.
Always remember that a piece of Ribbon at the
same price as we ask is not the same Ribbon.
TT7E claim to give you better values than others at same
V price. ! Test us and be convinced. J
Of the Old Bay State, lie Was Thrice
Elected Governor of the Republican
i
Stronghold, Always Leading His Ticket
by Several Thousand Votes.
Boston, July 17. A dispatch was re
ceived, here yesterday afternoon from St.
Adelaide de Pabos, Quebec, which caused
the greatest excitement. It read: ! '' . ;'
"Bc-Governor William E. Russell, of
Massachusetts, arrived here from Boston
yesterday afternoon and pitched his tent
for a few: days' fishing. He. was accom
panied by his brother, Colonel H. E. Rus
, sell, and Francis Peabody. They all re
tired early last night, the governor ap
parently in good health and spirits. Upon
his companions trying to arouse him this
morning they discovered that he was dead.
The position of the body and the expres
sion on the dead, man's, face showed that
his death was painless. '
"A messenger at once hurried) to the
village to procure medical assistance, and
the sad news wjis telegraphed to his friends
in Boston. Medical aid was, however, of
no avail. Arrangements were at once
made for an inquest, as well as for the re
moval of the corpse to Boston. The coro
ner decided that heart disease was the
cati.se of death.
.The family of ex-Governor Russell, in
cluding Mrs. Russell and three children,
William Eustis, Jr., Richard Manning
and Margaret, who are spending the sum-
The Democratic tTominee the Bone
of Contention,
MANY PAYO?w HIS NOMINATION.
Gash before MiYery
Tin1 Cash Racl
..:'.. - '('.-'' : :
one price to all tells the tale.
s
tores
J. '.-.M.-.LM
Cor. Nash and Goldsboro Streets.
M'g'r.
v. -.. " -
There Will be a Protest from Those Who
. Favor a Division the Electoral Vote,
with a Possibility of Electing a Populist
Vice President. J
Ft. Louis. July 20. -i-Few of the delegates'
to the Populist .convention have arrived,
but among the leaders who . have reached
the city a very bitter war has already de
veloped. Thev seem to be aliening them
selves for a -three-cornered fight. First,
those who favor a straight indorsement or
nomination of Bryan and Be wall which
will bring to the Chicago ticket the sup
port of the Populists; second, those who
desire a fusion electoral ticket which will
maintain the Populist party organization
and place the leaders in ai position to de
mand recognition in the event the ticket
is successful, and third, what are known
as the "middle of the road'! Populists, who
favor an independent platform and ticket
and who oppose fusion in any form.
The latter, if 4 present indications" count
for anything, will be eventually over
ruled. The "middle of the road"' men,
however, will prove strong and valuable
allies of the leaders of the second class,
who seem determined -to preserve their
party organization at all hazards, but who
profess an e truest desire to combine" all
the silver strength if a yay caii be found
to give them recognition.1 The teal fight,
ic is believed, will come between this fac-
- -'Frisc o's
DO A' i;f dlVv
!Iid IHsr for
CISCO,
ing
IJuly
thy
the T:;a Trade.
2 . For the pur
reat bulk of tea
trade from ''.the Suez route and. from the.
)dnd ports to Ban irancisco, and
Pa
u... i: 1:1
trihuTiv-; c
so f;.ir ;is t:
ror. - -..
ami i: .,-
niuiii' executed, has lomecl m a
which is .calculated to seriously disturb
the nx la.-- crnditUjns;which have for years
past ciKihie'l Xew-Yi)rk to . hold the tea
tra-le of th; Uhitejd States. Freight rates
on ta w.ill in a feV days bo reduced to" lit
tle isiwn- - than onti-half of what they are.'
cm 01 .'iiiaking tnis city tne ais
L'ntcr for tlv: whole country in
iv? traffic in , that commodity is
the Southern Pacific company
nncetioiis, tho Union Pacific
movement
.JiaIoii.i Woman'n Awful Kevenjje.
El'TTE, Mont,, I July- 18. Because she
thought he-husband had .been too atten
tive to jinother j woman, Mrs. Edward
Hei.newch, wi fq of the manager of the
Boston and-.' Montana' --Mining company,
threw a pant of vitriol in the face of Mrs.
Thi )nia Snelli ngj Th fluid burned almost
every shred of clothing off the woman" s
houy; her face aiid body were burned in a
most frightful niauner, and the sight of
both eyes probably destroyed. It is said
; 'h.ie was no ground for jeilousy.
Cabinet Officials Bolt.
WAsniXGTOX, July 19. Two members
cf President Cleveland's cabinet have an-
noanc-ed their ctmosition to the Chicago I
Platform .and the Chicago presidential
nmnee: They are Hilary A. Herbert,
secrotary of the navy, and Richard Olney,
swn-.ary of state. Secretary Herbert
stated that he had decided that support to
the nominees of the ; Chicago assemblage
. cat of . the question, and that he be-,
lieyoa the ticket should be defeated. .Ke
sviil Wv .rk against its election, and believes;
that ever s ounxl money member of . the
::a,-minif-(ratwi -jwill do likewise. ' Sec-r-t-"'
Olney stated that if no sound
nioh -y Imocratic ticket was placed in
-tiw iiol l it would be the duty of. the ad
nini'Ntration mcjn either to vote for Mc--!uiv:y
or to refrain from easting. their
:d all.
New York
Deraocrats to
If trt" !.- unrv "V -V -T11 1-3-
Meet.
18. Chair-.
r-i'ta--Hmk W-ikrl .:,it Inct nl.Tht. for a'
neth;p of the Btjmocratic stote committee
!' 1 h-ui at the Hoffman House, in New
v 011 Tuesday, July 28. In a manifesto
.w.Says: "The ( fact cannot be disguised
that the action Of the Chicago convention
a serious tiisappointment to the De
mocracy of Now York, and has aroused
ch-'spread and increasing opposition. In
thls serious situation the attitude of the
I):u'!y in the state : may with more pro
Prtety !jg determined by its chosen repre
Qtutives in council' than ,by individual
lQitiativo. I desire to suggest that the state
invention will soon be called- V -
England Denounced at a Funeral Service.
Paius, July U. A funeral service was
held yesterday for the late Marquis de
Mores at Mont Mart re. M. Edouard Dru
mciit delivered the funeral oration, in the
course of which he denounced English per
fidy as being responsible for the murder pf.
the marquis. Some, disturbance ensued,
and. there-were shouts of "Down with Eng
land," .-and- "Down with the Jews." It was
announced at the time of the departure of
the. Marquis,de Mores for the Soudan that
he went to consult the Arab leaders there,
and; that he intended to assist them as far
as possible in placing: obstacles in the way
of the British expedition up the Nile, but
he was murdered .by his escort before he
he iot very far south of Tripoli. .; : .
fempire Slate Democracy Wants a Bolt.
ew York, July 16. The executive
committee of the State Democracy met
last night and repudiated the Chicago
platform. It also advocated the putting
of a third candidate in the field. The reso
lutions were: not adopted until after a pro
longed debate, and it is said that at least
five district leaders - will consider the ad
visability of resigning from the organiza
tion. '
Ex-Secretary Whitney's Attitude.
New York, July 17 Mr. W. S. Whit
ney has sent the following dispatch to the
Associated. Press:. "Will you be kind
enough to correct the statement that I de
sire the indorsement by the state organ
ization of the Chicago ticket? There are
no possible .conditions, or --circumstance?
that would induce rue to vote for it or as-;
gist it.-' '.
Incendiaries Almost Destroy a Town.
Little Rock, July 20. The town of
Malvern, Ark., at the juliction of the Hot
Springs and Iron Mountain railways, was
almost entirely destroyed by fire early in
the morning. The total loss is', estimated
e,t $250,000. Only a small portion of which
is covered by insurance. Tho fire was
without doubt the result of a plot to de
stroy the town, as it broke out in three
riifirm-Pnr, nlaces. The town had no fire
apparatus, and the fire burned itself out.
E A Miller and Eugene Ingram, white,
and Case Williams, colored, are under ar
rest, and Miller has confessed. Theftwas
probably the object. . ; .
Carpenter .'Not a 3Inrderer.
Belvidei1, N. J July 0. The Car-
4cr mp. into coart with a ver-
nf rmt, o-niltv. The prisoner sat by
Vi? cat Messrs. Harris and Sehultze,
and when the foreman-said not guilty he
roe to his feet, burst into tears auu
braced his counsel. The court house
rt cn flora tion with men and
men aud the entire audience applauded
when the .verdict was rendered. Carpen
ter was at once released. The verdict gives
general satisfaction .
EX-COVERXOU WILLIAM. E. RUSSELL. '
mer in a quiet cottage overlooking the bay
at Manchester, were in ignorance of the
cloud of siidness overhanging them until
a telegram from Colonel H. E: Russell. was
received, announcing the death of , Mr.
Russell.
Mr. Russell left his family at Manches
ter on Monday for his pleasure trip to
Quebec. At that time he was apparently
in perfect physical condition, excepting
that he was somewhat fatigued after his
active and onerous work at the Chicago
convention.
William Eustis Russell was horn in
Cambridge on Jan: 6, 1857, within the
shadow of the university from which he
was graduated in 1877. Pie received his
early training in the public schools of
Cambridge, in which he prepared for' Har
vard college, entering that institution in
1873. After his graduation nc was .omit
ted to the Suffolk bar in tha April term of
1SS0, and immediately commenced busi
ness as a member of the law firm of C. TV
& T. H. Russell, having the same associa
tion today, with offices on- State .street.
Mr. Russell's xjolitioiil affiliations have
always been Democratic. In 1SS1 he be
came a candidate and was elected a mem
ber of the Cambridge common' council,
and two years later became a member of
the upper branch of the eity ' government.
In 18S5 he was elected mayor of Cam
bridge by a large majority. He held the
reins of government in the mayor's, chair
for four years. .
In 1388 Mr. Russell was nominated for
ffovc'rnor, and while he was defeated by
Governor Ames, he poll:;J nearly 1,(KM.
votes more than were? casr fjr Mr. Cleve
land for president, f He worked inces
santly., making the tariff and Mr. Cleve
land's record the leading topics of his
'speeches. He was noniipated again in
1880. and was elected, over ilr. racset uy
a plurality of S.OO)! In 1891 he was suc
cessful over Charles H. Allen, of Lowell,
by a plurality of 7.500. In 1892, the presi
dential year, he defeated William H. Hailo
by a plurality of 2,500 votes, while. B3n
jamin Harrison carried the state by a plu
rality of 80,000. He retired from office at
the end of his third term and resumed the
practice of law. j
a
em-
was
wo-
Deatli of General Sigfried.
'Pottsville, 'Pa:., July 20. General
Joshua K. Sigfried died at his residence
here yesterday, aged 64 years, f rim kidney
firmido.! nnfl nervous r.rostration. General
Sigfriel was one of the most "prominent v
military men, individual coal operator
and philanthropist in the state. He was
the leading Republican politician of
Schuylkill county, and expected to enter
the political arena within the ; next two
weeks, as the senatorial nominee, after
years of absence. His military record is
said to be the best of any surviving old
soldier in the state. In the war of the re
bellion he rose from lieutenant to general,
and for nearly a score of years" was in
command of the Third brigade of the
Pennsylvania National Guards. f
CONGRESSMAN CHARLES A. TOWJsE.
tion and tho-e who are in favor of put
ting behind them for the present all pride
of party for the sake of the cause of silver.
: Chairman Taubeneck, tho chairman ot
this middle winsr, gave but a statement
Saturday night, outlining the pi in of fu
sion electors as the oniv . condition on
which he is. willing to join hands with the
free silver Democracy, j But even with fu
sion electors he wants; a set of Populist
nominees.: the' purp;)se; being, if his plan
is carried' out, to " elect Bryan president
and .a Populist vice president. . Tauben
pek's-interview met with a storm of pro
tests from the faction which advocates
straight indorsement of Bryan and Sewal
as the onlv chance of solidifying the silver
forces and gaining victory. ;
Hon. Thomas' M Patterson, chairman
of the regular Colorado delegation ".to; the
Populist convention, arrived yesterdiiy," j
and with Others immediately began a
crusade in behalf of the nomination of
Messrs.' Bryan and Sewall by the Populist
convention. During the evening Mr. Pat
terson and liis coadjutors prepared and
issued an address in reply to Chairman
Taubeneck' s appeal to maintain the au
tonomy of the party! by taking a position
against, the nomination or indorsement
of the Democratic candidates. ; ;
The friends of Congressman Charles A.
Towne, of Minnesota, are working hard
for their favorite, and are receiving much
encouragement from1 southern men now
here. Active agents j of the candidacy of.
k the voung Duluth laiwyer are going about
saying that their fayorite is the. supenor
ofBryan in intellecj:, his equal in char
acter and his superior in oratorical ability.
Mr. -George E. Washburn, of Boston,
Mass., chairman of the eastern .division of
the Populist party, returned to the 'city
last night from Lincoln, where he Went to
pay a visit to Mr. Bryan. Mr. Washburn,
declined to reveal the purpose of his call
upon the Democratic candidate or. to en
ter into the details of his interview with
that gentleman. There is no doubt, how
ever, that the object of the visit was to, if
possible, reach an understanding with
Mr. Bryan which would render it cOnsis-,
tent for the Populist convention to accept
him as its piesidehtial candidate. Mr.
Washburn returned with a very excellent
impression of the Democratic nominees,
and anxious that his party could see its
way clear to indorse Mr. Bryan. Discuss
ing the sreneral situation Mr. Washburn
says: ''The people will indorse Mr. Bryan,
whether we do or not, and with a fair
chance we will sweep the country."
Ex-Governor Waite, of Colorado, who
is also here, stated ttuit he had abandoned
his contest against the Patterson delega
tion for a seat in the convention. "I- an
nounced," he said, "that I was for Bryan,
and they immediately bounced me from
the delegation, because, they said, I had
sold out to Wall street" Here the gov
ernor laughed inordinately. "Yes," he
continued, "I am for Bryan, and ; shall
nlace no'f urther obstacles in the way of.
I the seating of .the Patterson deleiration-
wnicn Is also tavorable to the Democratic
nominee, though I understand the contest
will be continued by , the other members
of the delegation which bears my name."
Ex-Governor Lewelling, of Kansas, was
one of the energetic Bryan men to be seen
at the Lindell this morning. When asked .
as to the nomination of Mr. Bryan he said :
'l ean speak for Kansas. That state is
most heartilv in favor of the Indorsement
of Bryan. We believe that the shortest
cut. to silver is .the best. The Chicago
platform contains a great deal that we
want. It is a pretty good Populist plat
form, and Bryan is a pretty good Popu
list." . ' .' -
Senator Marion Butler, of North Caro
lina, arrived last night. He will be fol
lowed in a day or two by the remainder of
the North Carolina delegates. Senator
Butler paid a high tribute to William J.
Bryan, the Democratic nominee for presi
dent. "He is," said the senator, ".the best
man presented by the Democrats at the
Chicago convention for nomination. ' Al
though speaking , in such high terms of
Mr. Bryan, Senator Butler gave no indi ¬
cation that he favored his indorsement by
the Populists. "That," he said, "is a mat
ter I do not care to discuss. We, as a
party, . must look -to the preservation of
our organization." . '' .
Reuben P. Kolb, Who has become famous
on account of the nsrhts he has made for
the governorship of Alabama, has arrived.
He says he has no objection to the nomi
nation of Bryan,: but. does not want the
Populist convention to indorse him. "We
do not want to "wipe; out our identity,'
he said, "we must not efface ourselves.
Mr. Kolb alo declared that the Populists .
will want a part of the electors.
i General Jacob S Coxey, who is a dele-gate-at-large
from Ohio, is not in favor of .
indorsing, or even taking the course pur- ,
sued by a great many ; Populist leaders, '.
and nominating,! instead of -indorsing,
Bryan. He thinks a straight ticket should
be nominated, but Is pushing a plan which
he says will unite the silver vote against
the gold vote. It is-, to" have electors se
lected pro rata, according to the votes cast
by the parties whosenational conventions
have declared for silver. This wpuld give
the Populists thq vice, presidency if the -1
scheme should be adopted. " . '
Senator J. K. Jones, of Arkansas, chair
man of the national Democratic commit
tee, arrived last night. He said that he
was on his way home from Washington,
but admitted that he had stopped in St.
Louis for the purpose of making a note on
the drift of events in. connection with the
! Populist convention. He . declines to ex
press any opinion as to whether the con
vention would indorse Bryan and Sewall,
; though he confessed that such ricouje on
the part Qf the convention wftulabo grat
ifying. He expressed' himself as very much '
pleased with the indications of Democratic
success. : .: J v
All the indications are that the conven-
tion will 'be a. very lively affair, with", the
, certainty of much bitter wrangling, the
probability of some sensational incidents
and of a bolt of larger .or . slmiller dimen
sions, no matter what" the ultimate deci
sion of the convention is.
The leaders of the American silver party
who are here appear to be.iill of one mind '
that Bryan' and Sewall should be in- .
dorsed. Victory for silver is their slogan
and they oppose anything which -will tend
to cloud the issue or divide, the silver
strength. They expect by the0vr action to
exercise a strong influence over the other
convention, especially as there seems to be
. a disposition to arra nge joint compromises.
following"
Cameron for 3IcKinIe3-.
Harrisijurg, July 20. The
statement was made by a person who
claims to have had his information .from
Senator Cameron himself: "Senator Cam
eron, Pennsylvania's- most' persistent
rchampion of the free silver cause, has an-.
I nounced thai he will vote "for the Republi
can ticket this fall, and proposes to assist
the campaign of McKinley and Hobart.
While declaring, that he is for free silver,
the senator objects to the planks of tho
Democratic platform opposing use' of
troopsln strikes."
' Sibley to Run for Congress.
Pittsburg, July 20.-?-Ex-Congressman
Sibley came down from Franklin Satur
day night to attend a Democratic ratifica
tion meeting- Upon his arrival Mr. Sib
ley announced that he had decided to enter
the congressional race from the Erie
Crawford district, the Twenty-sixth. He
said: "Iain satisfied I can carry my dis
trict easily on a Democratic free silver
platform. I propose to make my canvass
without ponding a cent exce pt for hotel
bills and transportation." ,
ft
i
' ;
T
We live in country of which the prin
cipal scourge is stomach-trouble.
It is more wide .spread than any other
disease, and very .nearly more danger
ous. - ' j -!''.-' ';- : '
One thing that makes it so danger
ous is that it is fo little understood.
If it were better understood, it would
be more feared ; more easily cured, less
universal than it is now.
So, those who wish to be cured, take
Shaker Digestive Cordial, because' it
goes to the root of the trouble as no
other medicine doe?. The pure, harm
less, curative herbs and plants', of
which it is" composed, are what render
it so certain and, at the same time so
gentle a cure. ;
It helps and strengthens the stomach,"
purines and tones up the system '
Sold by druggists, price io cents to
$i.oo per bottle.
Trunks aud Bags at M. T. Youngs