1 Local Keconls. Young man, you e:in get that fimv suit of clothes at Jiynum A ileadeu'a. The beet is always tlio cheap jest. The best plow is the Syra cuse, lit Hyimm fc lleuden's. Atttios Sam' On tlio first Monday in April T. A. Hanks will mill his stock of goods at auction for cash only. Don't fail to come. We are requested to announce that there will bo a picnic at Ty- sor's mill, in Oakland township. on P.astor Monday, tho Pith April. You will not bo doing your self justice- if you buy your dross es or hats this spring before see ing Hyuum t ileiutou's boaijliful Hew stock. Aa a result of tin; recent rains, li .i-ol.w mill rivers thrnllihoUt tin i-imiitv have been higher, tho first of tho week, than at any time : previous for ucaily Tho clerk of tho court has ap pointed Mr. L. L ltollius, of Cape Fear township, a county commis sioner in tho place of Mr. Thos. W. Sogroyes. who has moved to Sauiord. Tho frhit has washed avay an arch to the J.oekviile bridge which, was put in about eighteen months ago. This does not stop travel over the bridge, as it is siat'o without that arch. Mr j. Home invites all of her fi idols and customers to see t In magnificent Hue of miilitieiy tii.u .-ilie is now exhibiting at. liynum iv I leadens. -Mis. Home knows just wii.i! to do to a hat to make u suit you. It is not surprising that Chat ham's "chicken law" is unpopular vith those persons whose chick ens have lived on their neighbors' gardens and field. They ought to ivuioiiilier.however, that a chick en should have no iioi'o right to scratch up a neighbor's garden tii.ui limy would have to dig it up or a hog to root it up. --W. oppor!: to.uers mho t; go: L. London .'v Son lake this ,'iiy of thanking their cii -i-or their liberal patronage y have gotten their lii'W They have I'mm the I ir- ost hl!-llie.-.s III oress goods anil " .. . . i ... i nice millinery iney nave ci i ir.ni in s i shoi t a tune. I hi I:ube: cerlaieiy c.ppr. ciate tliene lm and eriisiihr them very cheap. L i lies cu.r.e and sec the love- ly dress goods they are showing ; at V. L Lomh'ii .V Son's. A large ! lo! of wash silk, handsome ).it-1 terns, 45 cents per yaid. I laud-1 soinesf stock of millinery wo li ivn ever had. Come and see our 1 at torn lints. Cheapest ribbons ever seen. Lovely neckwear. lland- some dress trimmings. During the electrical storm here last Saturday afternoon, lightuing strncl, tlio (.deplume wire at the depot, igniting a plank in the Mooring of the agent's of fice. The blaze was extinguished, however, before, any damage was done. The same afternoon thtt telegraph wire between hete and Mou en re was burned iu two, but the line was repaired and commu nication restored by Monday. TUT. i:o.u 1.AW. The new road law for this coun ty is very much misunderstood, and by sums persons is misrepre aonted. Many persons are on- . i " ii i l ,. domiuupr it because they have Veeu , told that it will greatly increase their taxes. Therefore, u order il, correct tlmse misrepresenta tions, we will brieily explain our i new roau law. Tho tax that can be collected muter it is the same that is al - lowed by the road law passed by I tint LegisUture of 1SW, i-lmi'ter r.Sl. That tax cannot no less man lve cents or more than twenty Cue cents on the one hundred dollars worth, of properly, and not , less than tifteen cents or more: 1 1, , , j.t ... .i. t .-.li v. ecu f s on the Uoil. I ii".., ,.... ooimiiwyiimioi- will i not levy more than ten cents on , I... ll e Mild tlill'tv hnty cents on iu' poll, and thoy may levy only half, .1. .. ........,,,i I Vuy township may have an elee- tion and vote an evtva roiid tax if a majority ol the voters so wish, Or any towL.shio mav levy a spe- vinl road tax upon th-j petition i f a majority of the landowucrs of that town'shio, When any town- ' ... ... : :i 1...11 iUip levies y Ve expended in vvorking II1C roans ... r ..ml oi-o nalilv binie .ther tcw'iushipa will levy a ape- cid tix to work their roads. The load hands will work only ' nr days under the new law, in- ttd vi 8U davn s required bv of tlat tuwusition. ami um- .-iiieKoii "". - j , y 11 ,,,1,.. resulted in t rivieoutii. 1 lie iisn ami eraos not go iuto t,l-e county UAl fund. . YorUt l.or.t.es dropi-ed .the lie - . of S m r. g mh t nl. s ,. , :, ontirt, devou.ed thel-'-'.f are a ,ui o. t he Ihue bum two. Thi"w-ll befond to. work more gotiations w.th Orr am w -inul the he ' ' x., , ; ml l,,0,lv and tho idnditicatioi, wasjndes west ot hitsboro. sati.hicU.rily.l.Hse every town- present Chuf ot J Irwm i J jwlJll Wn - only made through his clothing A!.-o twouatts on Hitko, y V.oun . shi,. ough. to l.avo.tsroads work- asking if Ingram v.; u h n tu I A ucti f ,uul tl)S contents ot his pockets. uin oa, ol 02 aces and the other cd with its own taxes, u. vUad of vvi k,U re.pu siliou l i,. pi . Ihe f-;'1' (o Twn it ', 'T " t U "M acre-, north of the l.um of the . , .I . i. ..i . ..-in on ..l.ief mi iv lii.rmiii una tho negro au atteinpi w1"1'" . n ., rm.-. ! ns hc.rscmenU. . . ... taking vuu m..ve o: ... t v bv drilliu" iiuot hev entry in order ".-- i hue .luinu- . Alston. o n.iv foi vvorking tho roads ot expressed luneadt as poihitly p "iu Vi.;k. ' .u..i i .-rvr. v..:-. u.-. I another, township. No doubt Cen- willing to go wiik-mt reipi.s t.ou to lUi.. i ' ' explosion t ufing the year ending Decern-! All ol ,t well adapteJ to wheat, ne; tream; Matthews V-vMiship-s. will proceod.ngs An.o.hcer will be "fiC ; icb L d c b.-r ;Mst fr.wi, a statement just o.us, corn, Cotton and clover, evva Veial tax to woik, the fio.n New york tor Ingram, who hw 1 ' f u as -i.ul , , , M,,,,,.-,! Life lusu,-: , , . v-ut . Lading to, Pittsboro, ml has been indicted, there lor grami cumu.ao o " " V; . :,.,ee Comimnv of New York, it is U is well wateiecj .uui ch woon- tho old law. Jl' any road hand prefers not to work, ho can ay fifty cents a day (or 2 a year) and be exempted from working on tin) roads. Oui muds nf"'d working and a now system is needed. Lvery bo.ly admits this. Therefore tho now ruad law ought not to bo con demned until it is given a fair tiial. I'KIISONAI. ITKMS. Sirs. II. P. Moffitt, of Ashcboro, is visiting relatives horo. Mr. -Too Maud, of Laurinburg, has boon on a short visit to friends here. Mr. J. A. ("Jilea has returned from a visit to relatives in Stokes county. Mr. W. L. Steele, of Uocking- t : i ..i t! I..., .i llli l.iu finiii. Il.lltl, bpeilL OllllO.lJ mm ili a . j ly hero. Mrs. J. J. and Miss Carrie M. Taeksoii are visiting relatives in Wilmington. Mr. and Mrs. J. 11. Anderson and daughter, of New York, ar rived yesterday. Miss Sullie London is visiting her cousin, Mrs. Walter Hawkins, in Jacksonville, Florida. Cliatham's Insolvent:;. Kilgo, X. C, March 21, VMf.i. I am amazed at the number of stout, able bodied men returned insoUelit -great big', burly fol lows, wiio boast of their manhood and do not pay their poll ta. They an and should be made lo pay it. ! Whose fault is it that lh v do not 'pay il? I I notice in ouo township only two or three returned insolvent, : in oil. or townships scores return led. Is there that much dilV- reiuo : in the ability of the people t pay their poll las? I cannot think so. 'Then why the din"eronee? It must j be iu the' collectors. I hear of of j tirers collecting tax since the list j of insolvents was published. What I becomes of the lliol.ey they col lleeiV 1 ask for information. I ! hear of insolvents who own a horse or nude, a cow and hog or two and other things in propor tion. It does seem to me that the Jla mi;ht and should be collected i l'roiu those people. Wo who pay jour taes lire interested in these things. Some of our colored ! frit-rids seem to think that if they lean get lid oi paung their taxes, ; by hook or eioou, tlm.y have done j a Vmart thing; they lung about it. j I uad. island t!ie poll tax goes I to the .-.ehool fund. J am Hot ! much ill favor of di.;ci'iniie::tiii ;' 1 against our brothec in black in lilt tlisl ribtlt :en o! the poll lax lor educational purposes, but if I key ipresistin reiusing lo p:i I neii j ,,, lax all(j do everything they ean to evade it, I may change my .,i,,d ,, tiiat subject. In the moved away list l lioti :e the. name ()f a minister of i he gospel --a good man. If he h ts not already paid his tax I have no d ubt that ho would pay it M mo sheiiif would: ir;- ...i 1.... ;u ' remind him ol it. ku'owu. 1 think we are getting oo careless al-oiit these things, i i .i i i . ii oi i 1 horn- the present sheiitt will see to it that the list of insolvents will be greatly reduced, this fall. W. P. SN11T.S ... ... . . I,,,,,:,,,, out regant to deiioiuiiiatioual con- l-,-P.n hi Mn lie.mm. !,.,.,.,- u snil, t!i;lt VVillk Sau Domingo, .March '2,i. Theil begun early in the summer on revolutionists under (ieiieral IV- t the building, and tiiat when com- piu to.lay attacUed aiel eipinroii , ouo of the forts defending the ty. Jinny men weto Kiiio.i oiv lth sides. The political prison ers of the fort were released, 'the revolutionists are-in full posses sion of the city of San Domingo. They have taken charge of th ca ble olVne and the govoriuueus land line l'oreien Minister Sau-: . r . .1 cue; iiim Koiini. v'- liw states consulate. The ,,lfi,r coutinues. Assistant ( r(V(.n"(.v j-vhiiiipie midllie com-' chez has SOlleilt rolUgO IU UK! r of the government forces, wen killed. It is expected j I that the overmuent forces out ttide- the citv wili attack the revo i .- . : . ...i. w . l)omin- , ' . ' f kiU u.l(lmill!ll is uot lJUowu. but it is reported that ; on both sides. many are killed . rwr a k ,Vi.jrJt 1 Charlotte. N. t ., .darcll -.!. An intcicd'uig state of iitlairs IS- developed iu connection WUii mo. iirresi oi v muue " -." wanted iu New York city laicenv of a grout ina fvr the antitv of jewelry from John Lurke. a 1am- many loader. Ingram was ar- rested by ex-C.uel ol 1 olne Urr. He coire.sponded wiin the ow York iolice authorities ami m- formed them that he would not deliver Ingreiu to a Now lork .n;....- .,,,iil !.. w.k i-.var.lid for - 1 i: H,' HIS uotioie in n i.:..r 'i . ..i... Mm mu- larceliv. Knr mc. tho reward Kdoie the prisoner i. delivered, while Clin t liwin a w illi-.g to sunvnder the pn.soner without c. reuiony. The outcome i,s expected to le a teres tinr;. iiiera!.N'cv3 Hi ms. The trial of prnest JJuywood, who shot Ludlow Skinner on the streets of Kaici-li List month, will commenco J tily JUth. A new bank with ,i capital stock ol iio.ooi) lias n' n or Lillington. Mr. W. .1 anized at J-'.dwurds, of Sanford, has been mado prosi dent. Progressive citizens of Wil mington are taking steps toward, tho early erection of a ?t)0,()ii() ' hotel oh the. "Hammocks," near ; YVrightsville beach. During tho progress of a dance at the country place of (Iciir Hoover, live miles from Charlotte last week, .John Pond, a negro hailing from South C.trolin. shot and fatally wounded drove. J Ion (lorson. Tn llandolph Superior court last week Oscar Williams was con victed of murder in the second degree for killing Lafayette Ilouth last fall and was sentenced to the penitentiary for 15 months by Judge McNeill. Tho Venezuelan Congress by a unanimous vote has declined to accept President Castro's ivsig- uation and has passed a resolution requesting him to reconsider his decision, which it is believed that President Castro will do. A verdict of !r"n,ooo h recovered against the No been Vork Central llailroad for killing' a member of tho New York stock exchange in l'ark c t uunel. His Seat ill till sloe!; e' elyil ge was old alter his de III ! (i.'orge Chapman, who was eon - vietod in London tho past week of tho brutal butchery of a v. o.nan, is said to bo the "origin il " Jack the Kipper," w!io::o buieheiv of women in White clc-pel di.'i net several vears a.:o a:. nailed the world I he no rt!i ad passenger ; lil was wieck 'f Atlanta Suii Ider, w hich had train on the S in ed SO miles noilh day night by a bo fallen across the track, resulting iu the death of a negro tramp and the. train's engineer and fire man. The Legislature of Missouri has adopted a resolution submit ting 'an amendment to the consti tution requiring all Missouri rail roads lo grant free transportation over their lines in .Missouri to Stale ollieials and Legislators I during their ollicial terms. A company v it !i a capital of s-1 ii.Oi has been organ ied under' the laws ot Nev.- .!. i.-.e.v, for the: mauuf.icliir of r.o.ioaii crossties. Thi eomp.-my claims teat it ens discovered a process to manufac- j t mo a i id ier ai:i I clie.ip.-r railroad tie than the kind now used. The executive committee of tho North Carolina Press Association met at ( ireeiislioro, on last Friday, and decided to hold the next an - "Mai mooting oi mo association i wrighlsviiio. liie tune in no designated latter, but will nrob- ably be thii latter ,.,..1IlMv.i ,. , : . , I ileonsl'iuo is s r part of J une. $1011,000 hospital under the con . , i t f it . ItroliilKl manageiueut oi ine ois-Itoi-s of Charity, directed by a board, comoosedof citizens, with- pt. (,.,(, it will he the host eipiip ci-jd hospital between Washington' and Atlanta. (iohksboro Argus: Hight much' anxu ty is felt by the truckers oi' this section over the early bloom ing of the pea crop. The very moderate weather has caused peas to bloom a week earlier than us- ll:l I 1 1. I .. Jl... ...1 ' liai W Uicn, v.ouio ni i lo iuo no ...... . ... , 'vantage ot the trucker it sucu , weat her should continue, but in case of a freeze, v hicii titer,, is ev cry reason to holiest wnl come, ' and which usually comes at a later 1 period, the pea crop will do a 10- till failure Getting Ready to Drill for Oil. Sj ivlal I.. NHWJ llll'l Olwcl'ViT. Ashcvillo, X. ('., March 21. Tho work of building the derrick to be useil in drilling a well for i oil on the L V. 1 laird farm, on : Heaver Dam. three miles from V ..1, ..,.;' l...o i.-.. It- l....rnii .-out iu , pUsiu,d steadily. '1 ho stone , oumlation tor tho ilcirtcK is lain, iind much of the necessary timber is on the ground, and neing shaped, r i"... f...,...l..i i. .1, -ii.. 101 e roc 1 10 il. i u.- iuuii.iiii.1. - teen toot square anil the struc- ituro will be eighty-four feet higl Deadly tlas lixplosimi. Sprin-'field, llh, March :t, h.riiliee evo osioli of gas 111 . . . . ,,,, o north in n .s ii aii i'ii, iiiin---. and six wt-Ko kilh . .1 1 outlt; ht one liai 1 1 i injureu Some o the ,.., L!P ..' wi'i-i' one hundred tet awa l'eoii wher.) the explosion oeenrred,. Vtfe Cl.!. kcTS "n't Sl'. H'vom I.. On' (. It 1 Mi- ' il-.-l-v.-i'. Coi.h-iioro, March '!:;. The poloiiiee sal'i-at Ml. (Miv- was demolished al 2 o'eloel. thi-: morn ing by cracksmen and loop d of its c l. tents, S-JllO in ei'l i . in-v ail. I .-'20(1 in pontage stamps. hio jiuii- died dollars worth of stamps were recovered later today at tho depot win 'I'D it is Kllpp"".! they were dropped by the rolibers in making their Might. Entrance to tin: safe was made, by breaking oil' tho knob to tho combination ami then tilling the hole with dynamite. The door was blown from its fastenings and largo hole made through the wall of tin; adjoining building- so great was tha force of the explosion. Thursday two well-dressed strangers ariived nt Mt. Olive. They told the proprietor they proposed giving n .show. Later they turned salesmen and sold one merchant a bill of chairs and another a bill of white lead. These individuals were in Ml. Olive last night. This morning they had disappeared. It is thought the cracksmen are the same that re cently got in their work at Lin colntou. The Mt. Olive safe bore the govorment stamp, hence is protected by the manufacturers. Our Nav.d Stu'n-th. Washington, March i!:?. -Tho naval authorities awoke today to I the sunn isin leaii.uiou that the j I'lijted States lias li- ii.-;!ti:ei of a s.-coni! nation to thai ' a. fr 1:1 :ss u.iva great naval 0 I he A.'ller- oi the lit legtll, bing 1 Huong the ide "letell 1 et. Now, an ollicial power. A !V w ;, i :i!.i agi 1 je:iii n:.y htooil :--. h i S of l- I .i l 'e n aval M ivi : superior only to .lapm 1 nations which have ma ' ions of a big ii. val !! j howevi r. aceordni- l . ineliioralldum Inoidid J (diaries II. Darling, i secretary ol the navy, today nt the acting by Cantain .:!;ic .if na oyerniiient Sig gsbei val illicit chid' oi' lh, ;e!lC(-, tills is t he t hir.l iiav; tli calculation i battle line sliii I power, basing u tin- number of s built, building ami uut honftl, Wei le on a Oasis of a comparison of the vessels, under construction or authorized ..nly, make the t uikd Stales stand second in naval stioie.illi. h'iul in l'oit-o!-(-'p;;in. r K ing -ton, St. Vincent, March 2.'!. A serious riot was iu progress at 2:::o o'clock this afternoon in Port of-Spain, Trinidad, according- to a dispatch just received fro. ii thai city. An attempt wa.s made to burn the government buildings bylhn mob-, and llv police had to live on the rioters, Mlii.ig or wo;t::ding aey.-ral of them. 'J he !hili:.l! cruiser Pa I - lais, at lii" time the dispatch leli, )ve, landing h!:;e jacla ts. 'i'ie li"t v.":,. -i due to the ft i'le..:l on the pari of the go, ei nnieiiL to with draw an ordinai.ee c incoming I he in w w;icr oi ks, to pi'oti si, ag'a lust which several petitions had boe!l !1'"' il.ded. 'J'he riot at-t was read land I ho police II red on the tuoli. The city is in a great state of ex citement. l-'iccdem For .'.is. MavlTik. fiondon, March K!. Mr.-. I'lor enc" Maybi iel., t In Aiuei ican wo man who was convicted at Liver pool iu IMl'.l on the charge of poisoning her husband, .lames jburis, by arsenic, Mavlirick. il Ai and v, hose sentence of do; eoiiimuli-d to penal sevvit; life, id he iv h a-i d ill I'M aliuouucelueut comes fro In was I- for :. The ae the tuthoi- Homo Oili.e, which now I i:;.es her i asuiiigton lawyers to use t lie fact of her release next ye-ur as a reason for securing t ho postponement of the trial of tho law suits bearing on the prisoner's interest in land in Kentucky. Vir ginia and West Virginia until she is able to personally testify. liruption of Soufricrc. Kingston, I sland of St. Vincent, March .2. The eruption of Sou friure continues. N'olumesof smoke were ejected all day and the ipmu tity of ejection is apparently greater than at the time ot eitl or of tho previous eruptions. but stormy winds are driving the clouds northward. Thorn hits been a heavy fall of stones and black sand in the northern district.: which caused a few casualties.! Tho iuhaoiiants are moving southward iu great oxoitomeut. Iarli.idoes report that darkness spre;id over that island at eleven iu the morning. The ob- 0 clock scurity was accompanied by a. tall ol red dust. 1 1 di'-D. voioid I'. iU Hound. Sj .o-'lril t'i ScwaaLe .d-'rv.'e Washington, X. C. March 2;k The body of Cain Mason, a negro train hand on the Washington land Plymouth liailroiui, who itis- 1( appeiired t niislmas night, was found Saturday m Koauoke river. 1 Polish and found Ihat si 1.1. i ci.i was dis-' tribi'.t.'d in N.uti C Com' -any. ps.'."' ci ii1; ii n I ";' I ' d..vi':e'".s. liim by that 1 paid death1 iiainicO en-. Mrs. Elizabeth Craig, of Chap el Hill, was tatally burned on last " hursday. !L r clothing- caught lire while mic was burning s ine brilh. s': I i l: J I ACK Ok GU!IJ Cured ev One Loitlc of Chaiiibt'r l.fiii's eolith KcmeJy. "W la u had an attack of the grin last winter (the second one) I actually cured mysU' with one bottle of Chamberlains Cough Leii.edy," says 1'iaiik W. l'erry, llditor'of the Lntei prise, Shorts ville, N. V. "1'his is the honest truth. I at times kept from cough ing myself to pieces by taking a toaspooiiful of this remedy, and mien the coughing spell would come on at night 1 would take a dose and it semned that iu the briefest interval the cough would pass oil' ami 1 would go to sleep j perfectly free from cough and its accompanying pains. To say that the romedy acted as a most agree- able surprise i mildly. I had putting it very no idea that it would or could knock out the grip, I simply because 1 had never tried1 it for such a purpose, but it did, j hihI il seemed that with the second attack of coughing the remedy 'caused it to not only be of less jduratioii, but tho pains were far less severe, and Iliad not used the 'contents of one bottle be ( Irip had bid me adieu," by O. K. l'llkingtou. Mi ialo The board of trustees of Lex ington township. Davidson coun ly. ha ve ordered an ( lection upon the ipieslioii of issuing .7i),Uoi wi:rth of bonds lor the purpose of macadamizing the public roads of the township to bo held April '21. I o Cuiv a Cold iu ( Due Day. iTake Laxative Uronio Quinine Tabids. All druggists refund the; money if i; fails to cure. K. V. (i rove's signature is on each box. WE DlsY FOR CASH Yearlings and old Steers. OCCONirPCIIEL' FARMS. HilLvhoio, X. C. m m m WILL SELL PRIVATF.LY EASY TEI13IS. i:ZC42ZT TSStlCTS (.)! kind .iheut two miles lioni pit. lieu' is a rare chance for a BARGAIN IN LAND! The lirst tract contains about acres, .ul joining the land.-, ot I1 -uu!ve and oilitis. l'he second tract cont.iin about, acres, adioiuiivj the lands ol tin 'lite Weslev't iiitiiu and other- The third tract contains P acres, adi-unine the laud: about of the hue S. Y. Cotten and others. The tout lh ir.ct contains about K2 aero, .ui j lining the lands ol the late James Harmon and othe:. The lilth tract contains about o' acres, adjoinire, the lands of the late l.uui" Harmon .'.ud others, and ly ia; on Turkey creek. The sixth ti.ict Contains about 216 acres, adjoinim; the I'iiNMio and pt io.nl. This land will be sold in e,trate u.tels or altu.cahei, just a- m..y be desired. rig m i lurther inf imatioii apply to H.A.LONDON, bch'v 20, I The seventh and eijiWh tractscon- II IE POPULAR STOKt" SPRING and SUMMER 4903 New Spring and Summer Goods zz Now ready atzzz: W. L. LONDON POPULAR STORE. These goods were bought for Cash, every discount saved, and our customers get the ben efit. THE OLD RELIABLE STORE. Ifest s:oods sold for the least money. Ahvays glad to show. Come and see the new goods I 1 1 C9B3BSn TV. L LONDON & SON. I And save you money by using OUR MAIL ORDER DEPARTMENT, A POSTAL CARD will briny; you Catalogues, Prices, or anything sold in our stock of Hardware, Stoves, Guns, Paints, Wacoiis, House Fuinis'iiinj; CiooJs.AiNnumition.nuilJers' Hardware, Liiw, Cements, &c. Hart-Ward NJ RALEIGH i Successors to JiKus Lewis Hardware Company. Bank of Zittstoro, 1T. C. Will receive deposits and make js. Interest waring certificates will re issued lor deposits. riie people of Clia-thani now have the opportunity,, for th first time, patronize a Chatham, county bajak. epoiits are perfectly safe in a sale, a-iid are tully secured by all amounting to over a milUon dollars T. "W"illl3irri3 & SON'S OUR MI IS TO PLEASE YOU, Hardware Co N. C Pittsboro, loans and do a general hanking busi- lire-proof vault and burglar-proo the otoperty ot all Hie stocn noiueus. - T7 Iu. Loalan,