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. "LET ALL THE ENDS THOU AIMS!' AT BE THY COUNTRY'S, THY GOD'S AND TRUTHS."
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WILSON, IT. C, SEPT. 10, 1896.
NUMBER 86,
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The Ticket Chosen by the Gold
Demscrats' Convention.
.Yes! Well to! see sights that will please tfee -eye and -suit
the jacket book, we advke ;you ip take a "lo&k at the.
IOTH .VETEEAKS ' OP THE WAR
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of
a.rg"giir.
Now open to yan at the CASH RACKET STORES
They are sights worth -seeing,.fworth ibuying. Not confined to
any one Jine of goods but.aH.'.." .
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has this store, in
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this ittie :-atv sucn a
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ridiculous.
Miss 'anai
its whole history, placed before the people of
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variety ot goods at prices quite
so
Gents Fnrnisliings, Lace
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Corsets:
Motions, Stationery, Hardware and
Titi ware, Soa)s9 Brnshes of all Kin d
e can knoch
competition clear out of sight.
(iixcuse
th
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siani) Gome, see for yourself.
J. M' leath
Corner nash and
Manager
'The Cash Racket
Tarboro Sts.
CreTeral Paier Fought -witli the Union
' Forces and General Buckner for the Con
. liedracy The Platform Declares for ihe
'-Gold Standard du&ii Lauds Cleveland.
Ixdiaxapolis, Sept. 4. John M. Pal
mer of Illinois and Simon Bolivar Buck
ler of Kentucky, two white haired vet
erans of the war, rival commanders of the
blue and gray, were nominated yesterday
by the National Democratic convention
for president and vice president, on a brief
but emphatic platform' which repudiates
the doctrines enunciated by the Chicago
convention ; indorses President Cleveland
and "his administration in glowing terms ;
declares for the gold standard, tariff for
revenue only, liberal shipping laws, cur
rency reform,, civil service and economy
in public expenditures. .
The real work of the convention .was
soon transacted when it was reached, but
the delay in reporting the platform gave
opportunity for a series of eloquent and
stirring speeches. . The attendance was
larger than on Wednesday, Jind the en
thusiasm was great. Colonel W. C. P.
Breckinridge," the famous Blue Grass
orutors Dewitt C. Warner of New York,
H. A. Hammond of. Georgia, F. W. Leh
man of Missouri, W. D. Bynum of Indi
ana and Com ptroibiv of ' the . Currency.
Eckels of Illinois were in turn called to
the stage.
When the platform' was a last brought
in, shortly before 2 o'clock, after the con
venfloivhad been Hi session three hours, it
was read amid an almost continuous storm
of applau.-e, and was adopted unanimously
without a word of debate. When the nom
inations for president were called for ft
was apparen t that Palmer. would be nom
kr.ited over his protest, as the opposition
to .-Bragg ' had : concentrated upon him-.
These two names were "the only ones ;prc
seirted.to the convention. It was known
that a message from President Cleveland
had reached the convention that he could
not entertain for a moment the suggestion
of his own nomination.
The roll call immediately develbped iru
overwhelming majority in favor of Sena
tor Pal nicr. bkt:it proceeded to the end,
SECRETARY FRANCIS IN CHARGE.
Hoke Smith's Successor Takes th Oath
' " of Office. . '"
Washington' Sept.- 4. Ex-Governor
Francis,. of Missouri, yesterday took the
constitutional oath of office as secretary
of the interior, succeeding Hoke Smith.
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DAVID ROWLAND FHAKCI3.
The oath was administered by Associate
Judge Harlan, of tbe " United States su
preme court, in the office of the secretary
of th? treasury. There were present to
witness the ceremony Secretary Carlisle,
Sccr?tar;Limont'a.nd a number of treas
ury officials. Secretary Francis took formal
charge ofthts department this morning.
I'irry liolmont Kesisuatio"' ;(
XEvi: YgiUv,' Sept. T.-fl'erry Belmont has,
fc.i;ned:as a member jof the Democratic
state committee. In hisjetter of resigna
tion he says: "The Indianapolis convfen-
tioii in its selection of "candidates for pres
ident and vice president and in its declara
tions of Democratic principles has in every
way'.fulfiHod my hopes- It now remains
fJc the Democracy of the state of New
York to select presidential electors, candi
dates for state ofiices, for congress and the
assembly." -'; '
Iilown Up by. His Own .Mast.
Scuantox, Pa., ept. 7. John ; M.
ThoUias, of Wayne avenue, employed as a
Joiner in Storr's shaft-touched his lighted
liimp to -a squib, and itas running to a safe
place when his head came in contact with
. u piece of projecting rock, knocking him
senseless only a few feet away from the
squib. The explosion; took place and Mr.
.," Thomas was completely covered by coal
anda-ock. He was. reinoved to his hpme
:in the ambulance. His condition is critical.
. Clara llarton S:ViIs for Home. '
LrvKKrooL, Se'tV 7. Miss Clara Barton,
nresfucnt of the
...CanIJtlpte Hryan's Conmlonce. i .
M i l w a ui;?; :-: . t-e nt.' 7. W i lliimi Jen ni ngs
. Hrya'U -pent a "aiet Sunday Hi tnis city
rbsterday. T:i the mcrninp-, with Mr. and
JIi'.s. K." C. Wall, he attended Immanuel
Presi)v;brb!:i .--ireh. There were no
de:.mnstrai,tis of any kind further than
t.f-r.v iutrodu-'tlons to some friends of Mr.
a:id Mrs. vi;.i. Ia the afternoon, the
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nominee aocAmpnmea ms nose on a xirive
cnputighpur the city. -''There were but few
vi-ifors and the day passed quietly, i Mr.
Bryr.n - left Chicago this morning to
eak ar, the labor picnic at Sharpshooters'
Park. In an interview Mr. Bryan said:
"I. feel certain of carrying New York
state, and I h- ve never had a doubt about
my election." -
Appalling Sunday Morning Fire
in Denton Harbor. I
ELEVEN DE AD AND THEEE INJUEED"
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cietv, with her
.American Red Cross so-
nartv of aids, sailed for
Steam Yacht Capsized, Two Drowned.
Buffalo, Sept. 7.-f-A steam yacht ; con
taining twelve people was swamped off
Elmwood Beach,- in the, Niagara -river,
t.iurihg a squall yestenlay'af ternoon. Will
jam C. Farthing, aged 45, and Miss Lou
Gilbert, 3ti, w-ere'droifned. , ;
Sentenced for Insulting the. Queen.
- Cairo, Sept. 7. Two Egyptian editors,
charged with insulting Queen Victoria,
have been sentenced bo undergo the max
imum penalty of eighteen months' im
prisonment and to pay a fine of $ ,
Disease in the
Washixgt6n, Sept
Spanish Array.
7. Reports to
the
surgeon general indicate the continued
prevalence of yellow, fever and smallpox
in Cuba, and that the fever is especially
prevalent in the Spanish army. It is, how
ever, impossible to obtain exact informa
tion from this soured- Two hundred new
cases of fever were reported in Havana for
the week ending Aug. 27, with seventy
one deaths. Fifty of the deaths occurred
in the militarv hospitals, where there were
122 new cases. There were 120 new fcasesJ
cf smallpox in the city for the same weeu.
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A Mvstery of the Sea.
Madrid, Sept, 7.J An explosion Heard
off thR nma nwir the town, of Muros, in
the province of Corunna, during the night
is the cans of much excitement and spec
ulation among the inhabitants. It aeems
evident that, a disaster has occurred, as
much wTortrrp, ?a strewn along the coast.
" It is snnnnsfiil that two vessels coUided
during the night and foundered. Nothing
has been discovered to show the identity
of the vessels, nor is it known how great a
loss of life accompanied tne cawsuuimo.
New York on board the Cunard line
steamer lmbria'.on Saturday ..Upon Miss
Barton's arrival at her home iri Washing
ton, D, C, it is understood that .she will
be given a :;rand reception in honor of the
great success which has attended the ex
traordinary relief . work of herself 'and
corps during tbeir sojourn in Turkey.
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Chile's New President.
: Yalpakaiso," Sept. 7. Frederic Erra
zuriz, the Conservative-Clerical candidate,
was elected, after a bitter struggle, to the
Chilean presidency on Thursday last- The
polling. began in July. Perfect quiet nbw
reio-ns. and the Rjvists take their defeat
with dignity. President Montt, who.; will
retire When Errazuriz is inaugurated, will
do "so with the full esteem of most of his
countrymen lifter an untainted adminis
tration. ' .
Fonr Jloonshiucrs Keportetl Killed.
MlDDIESOKO, Ivy., Sept. 7. A bloody
bat tie occurred on -the northern portion of
Bell county, Ky,, between, moonshiners
over the division of money made by scil
','m" the iiquor. Three men and a toy are
reported killed. Details of the hga-t have
not been obtained.
' Iron 3IH1 Resumes Operations.
HoLLtDAYriBUKG, Pa., Sept. 7. After
sevej-al months of idleness the Hollidays
burg Irou and Nail works was put in
operation today, giving employment to
250 men. The capacity of the plant 's has
been increased. ,The iron workers are ju
bilant over the prospective renewal of bet-
'ter times. :
Cambria Iron Works Close Down.
Johnstown, Pa., Sept. 7. Practically
every department of the Cambria Iron
works shut down Saturday night for an
indefinite period, throwing at least 2,000
mpn out of emnlovment. Lack of orders
is given as the cause cf the suspension.
If you want to buy a good watch
3eapo to J.J. Pnvett the Jeweler;
Back from a British Prison.
New York, Sept. 5. Dr. Thomas Gal
lagher, who was liberated last week after
serving thirteen years' penal servitude in
Chatham and Portland prisons, arrived
here vesterday afternoon on board the
American liner St. Paul. The doctor is a
mental wreck, though in excellent physi
cal rnndition. He will be sent to a 6ani
.T.i,,m on Tons Island, and will be well
cared for by the Irish societies.
Japan's Ministry Resigns.
YmcoHAMA. Aug. 31. The entire Japan
ese ministry has resigned. Count Kuroda
feac Kami armointed acting premier. The
crisis arose on account of a difference of
opinion regarding the vacani; ioreigo
portfoHo.
A 3Iinnesota Lij'nching.
CLEXCOE, Mi uu , Sept. . The. trial of
the first of the twp.men charged with the
murder of Sheriff Joseph Rogers resulted
on Saturday in a verdict of murder in .the
seenrid degree, which did not please ' some
of the people of this county, and a double
lynching bee resulted -' fcarly: .yesterday
liiorniiig. The two men lynched -jvere
B;:rmun Mu-crcvc and H. A. Cingmars.
On Jiinc i'3 they assaulted a farmer,, and
an beiiut pursued killed Sheriff- Rogers.
The cullijig out of troops prevented heni
from'beinglyiiched at the time. The lynch
ers, ..who were ail masked, overpowered
the jailers, took the men to a bridge, fast
ened ropes, about their necks and com
pelled t hem t jo jump off Their necks were
broken .
GEEF.AL JOIIX M. PALMER.
Palmer receiving 757 votes and Bragg
124J. At its conclusion the commander
of the "Iron brigade" mounted a chair,
and in a brief but graceful speech moved
that the nomination be made unanimous,
and pledged that he and Wisconsin in the
cominsr battle vrould be where brave sol
diers should always be, nearest the flash
ing' of the guns. He was given three hearty
cheers, and General Palmer 'was declared
the nominee amid an enthusiastic demonstration.
There never was any doubt about Gen
eral Buckner' s nomination for vice presi
dent, except while the nomination was be-
inn- talked of for Senator Palmer for pres
ident. When Chairman Caffery instructed
the secretary to call the states for nomi
nations Kr vice president the latter called
but one stare, Kentucky, and the band
struck lip "My Old Kentucky, Home.1'
William F. Brodde'r, of Kentucky, placed
General Buckner's name formally in nom
ination, and the nomination was forth
with made unanimous; After the con
vention had adjourned Senator Palmer
succumbed. He said he would accept.
The platform as agreed upon by the com
mittee declares for a single gold standard,
with such subsidiary eoinage as is neces
sary, without disturbing the parity. It
does not mention international agreement
and makes no reference to the income tax.
.The tariff policy of the Republican party
is denounced, international arbitration
urged and libera pensions favored. All
"efforts to degrade the supreme court"
are condemned, and President Cleveland's
administration is highly indorsed.
The national committee has chosen ex
Congressman W. D. Bynum chairman of
the. executive committee, with John P.
Frensol, of Indianapolis, as treasurer.
Headquarters will probably be in Chicago.
General John McCauley Palmer is a na
tive of Kentucky, and is 79 years old. He
was formerlv a Republican, but left that
nartv in the Greelev campaign. He has a
brilliant war recordj having risen from
colonel to major general. After holding
many minor offices he was elected gov
ernor of Hlinois in 1868, and in" 1S00 was
chosen United States senator..
General Simon Boliver Buckner is also
a native of Kentucky, and is 75 years old,
He graduated from West Point in the
class with General Grant, and seved with
distinction in the Mexican war and in the
Confederate army. He has been governor
of his state, and was a leading candidate
for the United States senate' last winter,
when no election was had.
. Train Kobbrr Shot Dead.
SACiiAMEXTO. Cab, Sept. 7. An attempt
was made Saturday night to hold up the
overland express train at Webster. The
engine was in charge of Engineer F.Ingies
and Fireman Patrick Burns. As the train
iipprba'ched Webster, six miles from here,
a man crawled over the tender,- covered
the engineer and fireman with a revolve?
and compelled them to stop the train. A
moment latter the robber looked over the
side of the train, and as his back was
turned the - engineer shot him dead and
put on full steam. His accomplice escaped.
The dead man's body was found this
V morning, lie is oeiievea to oe. r. j. Aior-
gan, of San Francisco. '
Goltl Democrats to Visit IMeXinley.
t Canton, O., Sept. 7, Two of cthe most
notable events of the present week will bo
the visit of a thousand members of the
Democratic Sound Money club of Chi
cago, and the call of the-; workingmen of
the Carnegie Homestead (Pa.) Iron and
Steel mills on Sept. -12. Governor-Bush-nell
and staff will also call. An immense
delegation is preparing to come in about
two weeks from northern Indiana. Dele
gations are now being scheduled for Can
ton to the number of six and eight in a
day. -"';'.- -. " ', ; ! .
; A Marvelous Grape Crop.
Cleveland, Sept. 7. The grape growers
of northern Ohio' are afflicted with ' a big
crap. The vines are black with fruit,
which is selling at five cents a basket of ten
pounds in the vineyard. There is no profit
in such a price, for the basket costs- two
and a half cents and the packing as , much
more. It is said that no more grapes will
be sent to market, but that the remainder
of the crop will be sold to the wine mak
ers. This year's crop is the heaviest ever
known in this section, of the country.
The Fire Started in a Theater Net Long-
After the Audience Had Left A1 High
Wind Prevailed and Caused the Flames
to Spread Kapidly. ? :
Benton Harbor, Mich.; Sept. 7. The'
most horrible holocaust, with great loss
of life, that has ever occurred in this part
of the state occurred Saturday midnight,
when Yore's Opera House took fire, and in
the fight to save the building and other
blocks adjoining eleven firemen,lone a
volunteer, were kiUed, the death being in
stantaneous with five of them, six living
only a few hours in awful agonyj while
several others met with severe bruises and
burns. . '' .-.""- : ' '
' Soon after the discovery of the fire flames "
broke through the roof and illumined the
sky and streets with a lurid glare that
served to make vivid the general scene of
Confusion and excitement. As soon as the
flames broke through the windows and ' ,
walls and let in the draft the burning
block was known to be doomed. It soon
became a fiery furnace. The falling walla
proved to be not onlya death trap for the -fire
lighters, but dangerous to everyone
who was trying to help1 stay the progress
of the flames or assist in saving -goods.-
One could see portions of human bodies
through the fallen- bricks. Parties going '
in to save the imprisoned men were over-
come by heat. ; - .
During the evening the play' "A factory
Girl" had been .given by local talent, and
had closed but a half hour before fire-was
,discoycred. There .waV much confusion at
the outset, owing to lack of hook aid lad-:-der
fitcilities. At. Joseph was called on for
assistance, the firemen approaching the
buildimr through an allev in jh&irear of
the building. While hoisting ladders the
upper walls fell over without a second's- ,
Warning, covering the men. The tragedy
was. witnessed by hundreds of spectators.-
The following-were killed : Frank Wat
son of St. Joseph, leaves a wife;; Jon
Hoffmann of Benton Harboi leaves a wife
and five children ; Thoraas Kidd 6f Ben
ton Harbor, unmarried ; Frank Woodley
of Benton Harbor", leaves wife and three
children ; I). H.'Gange of St. Joseph, dray
man; Scott Rice, bell boy at the j Benton
hotel j lived but a few minutes ( 'Will I.
Mitten of Benton Harbor, leaves ;r'fe afid
seven children; Louis .Hoffman of; Benton
Harbor, .widower, leaves two small chil-.
dren j Arthur C. Hill of St. Joseph, fore
man of St. Joe Hoser cempany, lved one-?
hour: Frank Seaver ; of St. Joseph, lived
three hrinrs;' Robert L. Rofe of St.! Joseph,,
lived one hour. .
The injuKnl are: , John A. Crawford, ex
chief ;of Benton Harbor fire department,
.overcome by-heat and smoke and burned .
about thy head, will recover ; Will Fround
of.St. Jok-ph, cut about the head; Frank
Paget of St. Joseph, leg bruised falling:
brick. : ; '- . -
Frank Woodley and Thomas Kidd wen
on top of adjoining buildings with hose,
when they encountered live electpie wires,
on which they were hanging dead Avhen
found.. . - ; 1
The cause of the fire is a mystery. Sev
eral theories, from a cigar stub to a lamp
explosion, are given. Guy Prescdtt is un
der arrest as being one who knows of the
origin. When asked by a reporter' the;
cause he remarked that he "was not going''
to give anybody a way. " This remark,
caused his detention. . " j ;'.
The building was comparatively newr
having been erected seven years ago at a
cost of. $10,000, by Patrick Yore, i wealthy
farmer, who had since leased it to A. J.
Simon, who has had charge for Jsix years.
A two story brick block owned b7 Joseph
Frick, which stpod ' adjoining,j was de
molished by the - Opera House walls foil
ing on top 'and crashing through to the?
basement. The total lcs i
'.mi.
A high wind prevailed, which caused
the walls to fall outward, and jadjoining
buildings were saved only with greatest
efforts. A large quantity of stage scenery
belonging to Harry Emery, of j the liatie
Putnam company ; J. A. Si;non,andW. C.
Hocks was destroyed, with no insurance
Thousands witnessed the conflagration,
and wjth difficulty the crowds were kept
out of danger. ' . , j ' -
Blinded by a Grasshopper.
ToPEKA, Kan., Sept. 7. Tommy Mc-Andless,-
a 10-year-old son of a Marion
county farmer, wasplaying in a field.when
he was kicked in thejeye by a grasshopper,
the, sight being immediately destroyed
from the force of the blow. He was brought
to Topeka to receive medical attendance,
there being imminent danger of the loss
of the eyeball as well as the sight. The
orasshoDPer was of the large locust va
riety, and is noted for the great force of its
laindlegs.
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Police Prevent a Double Lynching. ;
Homestead, Pa., Sept. 7. Prompt
action by the police authorities yesterday
prevented a probable lynching here. Early;
in the morning four negroes broke into
the residence of .William Marsh, a promi
nent: picture dealer, for the purpose of
robbery and probably a more heinous
crime.- They entered the sleeping apart
ment of Mr. Marsh's three daughters, and
upon discovery one tried to strangle Mis
Annie Marsh. The father came to the
rescue and the negroes fled O ne of them
Isaac Mills, jumped from the second story
window and was so badly hurt that h&
will' probably die. The others were ar
rested and a crowd of about 300 planned
to lynch them, but the officials smuggled
them out of town and lodged them safely
in jail in Pittsburg. j , '
SewaU Will Not Retire.
Bath, Me., . Sept. 5. Arthur SewaU
Democratic candidate for vice president
authorizes the following: "Any - stated
ments or inferences that I propose to with
draw from the Democratic national tiVo
I I a, . r ... v.w.
I re wivnoui lounuatlon. I never had. and
JV J?" , not now, the remotest intenUon of
CCCSU4Z inr.zu doing so." -