:'. 3 t ... 13 C m ir 4 r-. j -a -A -In :? V'- - tfl" Jlll Jf' p:-c? ? 4,00 Per 1 of I c Cr.n "'d ' TiitrM On Cuba's Future New York. Nov. 8. "The Fu- tu!VO Culxi" in a paper by jor (hmeral FitzhughLee, which 'viU appear in the Independent ....... o (v,iic. Then will the United States v:h lui.o Cnba? Tliatis a ques ,k) I am very frequently asked, a,l suppose it .s natural for iieop o to suppose that from lrv 1 . c . , 2. J IKVuharfacihties for observation in lV, 1 u,,u" "avv wmo tip:::ioii about it. "Nevertheless I have no such knowledge and no such opinion. Xii the very best of will on the . I of our government, a desire it. its pledges and leave the inhabitants of Cuba to enjoy tlifir independence in their own way. there are many difficulties ia the way of withdrawal, and ! whether or not we have in the ; it ix months made progress toward that end I am unable to "Yet I can say that during the last six months crime lias de r mased and paco and pros- ' y are spreading or reviving in a great measure. This, how ever, seems attributable to the presence of the United States s, whom the chief property holders and conservative busi l -s men insist must stay. The ' ' 'i! cs the!:i selves seem to be Y:ie divided in opinion as ' mirht to V oon home inde jiemlent repuoiic x s"s that ;ie shal1. he r.nnexed to liioj ' St:!';s, and ::reat num-! others seem to have no ve o,inhms con: oraiiig the 1 i r country should pursue. 1M' is, of course, on the part f a majority a lack of under- air; hig of tlie difriculties'of S'1'! -government. "Ai present the census is bo iaLr taken in Cuba, and for the .' time ve shall have an accu rate and reliable enumeration. that has been finished the experiment of free government by Cubans will, I believe, be tried. Precisely in what locality or in what form I do not know. That is a matter for our govern ment to decide, and I have ob tained no information of its iu h'utions in the matter." Must LMen fortheikll. A ' i.aiher of persons are talk ii:g of having the nightwatchman to tell us of the nights next week if the meteors commence to fall. It is ot a certainty yet but if you wake in the night and hear h' hell don't think it's the town ' :o. This will save numbers from sitting up during the night. Two You hi? 31on iii Troul! . o V' nitif noil of C-nn'm-! in a stHto of U,:;. ""inic. tor cursing and for cirt--' a hole in the tent of the 11 v -!--r galieiy. Mayor Means v- !'!U1 S i) l.-wrrvj, -W th MM j. !H citter oiit4 CONCOllD, N. Will the I!opiil)if.ms Do Itl The Republicans and their Ma-!allies insist that the proposed ! suffraS amendment to our State 1 Constitution will disfranchise (illiterate white men as well as illiterate negroes. In refutation of this the advocates of the amendment show that tins is not true b the wortlg of tW !ment, which expressly continue tVin t n i ., I tno right of suffrage to all white men Avho can nQW But in reply to this the oppo- nnntc nm vhv this provision, or section of the amendment is unconstitutional i and will be declared void by the Supreme Court, While, .we have no idea that this will, or could be done, yetsupposing that it should ! be done, who will do it? Wo will try to have this clause cte Glared unconstitutional and de- prive illiterate white men of their right to vote? Tho Democrats certainly will ' not: Will the Republicans? We repeat, will the Republi- cans and their allies, who m-0. I tend to bo such special friends of poor illiterate white men attempt to disfrn7ielnso. thom ? i to disfranchise them And yet their chief argument against; the proposed amendment is the threat that, if it is adopted. the Republican Supreme Couit,eei1 will declare ilie "grandfather" clause unc-ms'liutiunal and thus disfranchise illitera-to white men! r c ,.,v, ,,,4, i ate. white in en will trv to disfj'an- chise them, and Republicans ex pose4 their hypocrisy and insin cerity when they pretend to be the friend of illiterate white men and at the same time threaten to ! have declared unconstitutional the very provision or protection, which the Democrats seek to give them for retaining their mht to vote! Chatham Record. Send Us the News. If you are going on a visit out of town send it in. If you have friends visiting you, send it in. If you or any of your friends are ill, send it in. If you or any of your friends are going to get -married, send it in. If you or any of your friends meet with an accident, send it in. If there is a fire or other ca lamity in you section of the city, send it in. If you are to hold church ser vices or other services, send it m. Don't fail to send in the news, when it's fresh and we'll print it and send it out. For OTflrji'titv Years Mrs. Winslow's Soothicz Syrnp has been used tor over fifty years by mil- lions of mothers for their children fPthir.ir. with uerlect success, it -.fhf s the child, softens the rol.eretbe poor little ' other kind The" "vnmlnrhilt estate will pay ilie ancleiDilt esuue pay :' :').') to the Federal govern- ... i.OO;) to the State of : under the inheritance --Anderson Intelligen- i ,U1 "'l.tarin, has an old colcrod man hoine this mominK from Char who is the true mend oi lllitcr- h i- r,(uc i , i r-,.., i4 ;i'u ai,.. t?,.u- C, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER Albemarle's Knitting Mill. The Windemere Knitting Mill company was organized at Albe - marie last Thursday the 9th. . This new enterprise starts off most auspiciously and is expected to bo in operation by January 1st, 1900. The shares of the capital stock of 30,000 have all been taken. Mr. J VV Cannon is president of the company and is charged with the duties of treasurer pending. the election of a secre - .itnTv.nifltrDocnvnv ' The board of directors consist or Messrs. Jolin MctiUl, J M Parvin, J W Canncn, E C Bam- hardt. W A Eaughback, J S Efird and J C Leslie. j In T. .) Destitute Circumstances. Living in a small house on the othor skle of the i-oad there is 11 family in ver destitute cir- cums.tancos. There is scarcely imy furl"ture in the house, and ine lamuy, wnicii consists oi a wife and child and one daughter, , , . A mi i has nothing to cat. The hus- oanu, who is recovering irom an attack of fcver nas been WS ou a Iew Pieccs or ciotning. Thc manV, name is Talley. Only a few have been aware oi Ino needy circumstances in which this family for quite a while has 0:io or T'other. Judgo Philli)s, on hisllvman; . 1-jL MUl .vit'i'U',:! ilcliiieU X Ulli Dunn, who came heiv vears airo irom l orinown. iceeenuv iom did something which fretted the Judge, who, in his brief temper asked him : "What are you any way ; the hypothennse of a right j angled triangle, or a simple ; Virginia gentleman of the P. P. V. stripe':" Tom hung his head for a moment and then replied : "I do'n know, sir; but it's one or t'other." It is possible that the Judge will uever again lose his temper with old man Tom. Tarboro Southerner. About the Philippine. The war news from the Philip pines, of which is hard to get an apprecablo grasp for lack of a good geograxvhicalmap, indicates that Aguinaldo is being pushed to the altitude of dodging and hidin It is t iainv for easy operation. ov the but j flip hih waters are favoraoie to c ? snch aid as the marine depart ment can render- In a raid last Tuesday on a little town, San Fabian, the insurgents fled and ' twenty-eight Spandiards came I out of the buffalo willows re joicing at deliverance. Aguin- ! aldo it seems may be captured if d nOl tl .s.ucvi. ued oVit:h.!i :-;ch'v:rs ,-mic;.. ! f to"e GLV ; l-nncrlif n. nnantitv I Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea liemedy. ! rhich I used myself whin troubled with conmlamt, and had -iveu to my meu, and in every ea:se it itcvl ' beneficial." For sale by U. L. I most Marsh & Co. fTeadrchc sfojiiied in 20 minute by Dr. iSS( KSi pills- ceut a dosa 11, 1899. i Trouble at the "Merry-go-round." A negro spent his five cents 1 Friday night to enjoy a good ' five-minutes ride on the ' 'merry - go-round" but at the last it cost him $2.05. While riding round and round he was a little too gay, trying to furnish amusement for the on-lookers by hanging on to the galloping horse in all kinds Gf positions, and so a pulled him. "cop" 1 wuigen case. 1 A i "T T 1-i T SU il. T A. A i I August secKer was nanred Frday m Chicago for the mur- " " - f:"- feature of this case is that it is 80 nearlv a repetition of the ,Leutgert case. He too cut up i the body and cooked and burned it. 1 ne rings belonging to his wife formed part of the evidence. He too wanted another wife. PERSONAL POINTERS. Sam White, of China Grove, is i;ure today. ,T TT . Ir- I) K Hoover is home from a business trip. Ml. a T5 McTvav tho wh. ful soliciting agent of the Ral- eigh Fo.-,t, is here today, Mv c T w . . . YimQ, arrived here this morning to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E D McCollum. Misses Pearl and Myrtice Thompson, of Salisbury are ex pected hero tonight to spend Sunday with Miss Pearl Brown, ,T.., o,at:i i - itn ouuixiciiujwii rt'iu: iiuu iUttr iLVCvJlll MtliU.vL lj iH -. HUUl. F.rvin.' Mr. Ervin will arrive 4 'A -si i r r 1 4- OF i j i n i ii h res l j& i; vm s r Ant i s I uAKfib I AT ' '":- ot-; w.tfirc'js' i--i'-. It's You want to see before Conference w ek. We hs.-ve the Ian- est stock of Furniture, Pictures, Sfco in town. Yours to pi Residence 'Phone Single Copy 5 Cc-r ' TEE BEST PEESCP.IITION TOK CHILLS and fever in a bottle c Gmve's Taste less Chill Tonic. Never fails to enre; Then why experiment with worthless imitation.-? Price 50 cents. Your money back if it fails to cure. ED A We hav line of Mouse Slippers x&ZZZx .- . .... for men and o men. W oman' s Juliets, storm shauecL fur trim: Ited 4- r ii -v- sise? 4- s r Everett Slip-pars nicely finished, size 6 tc 10, at . riO A G-t CHI i77 - C. 1 bLirruni i I El?) 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