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MARIOX N. C, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1807.
Price $1. Fer year, in Advance.
HIT TIE DISPENSARY.
U. S. Supreme Court Sets March
7th as the Time to
HEAR ALL OF THE CASES.
Legislature M ill Have to Tackle the
Orcat Dispensary Question Without
its Aid -A Oieat Surprise.
'I'hi South Carolina Legislature, when
r meet:; in January, will have to tackle
!. dispensary question without theaiil
A tho Cnited States Supreme Court.
Attorney ( icncral I'ui her has received
i teicgiam stating tliut the court luul
i t tin; time for tho hearing of the
an h rcook an 1 other dispensary cases
Mure!! 7.
'I his was a grievoiu disappointment
:o Mr. limber as it v. ill lie to the mem-
it ol the legislature who had hoped
:;iat the court v. on!, decide one wny or
i,c other as to the merits of tho case ho
;:h1 i roper legislation could he taken
il'l run.
In view of the geneial agreement
imoi.ir counsel titid the personal re
, ie-t of .1 udge Smiojiton that the court
i i .i!ne tin: rase, it was confidently
in e. tha; the learned court woulil
Al.out t'.e nly thing tho Legislature
an do i to pas prohih'tioii or re en
e t the dispensary law with some mod
ihcatisns and await tilt) decision which
:i i;ot come until late next summer.
I ;:u' meantime tho original package
' re uiil have a picnic unless the
I.ejidature attempts to i ut a high li
'U'o on tln-m, and i:i tli:it case
ne .e litigation may he expected.
'I lie following is the paper the at
:c ; llev U'elielul sulmiitted to the court
i l.iii' that tin) case he advanced and
th i al ly decision lcmie.ed.
I !.."-e t io c;im'S involve substantially
the : aiiie.piestions, and by agreement
i " n 1 i the court is allied to hear
:; .i. together. Loth grow out of the
!. 1 1 a:e -actio:;. 1 lie issue is tho
;!,dit of m much of a certain act of
'.' general assrmbl y of South ( 'arolma,
i.imoii y known m the dispensary
:u. as prohibits lion resident 11111:111
iictureis 11 ! 1 i dealers fiom importing
i'.to the St,,te of South Carolina spirit
. on, and iiitoicating liquors, tho pro
::! "I other States and foreign
entries, aad storing and noli-
; t!ie: :.Mie uiihin the said State in
". 1 i:i:::;l pnc'iigrs" hy or through
i-ents appointed for sucli purpose.
I h" e Mat are brought against otlicerH
il the Shi'e in con -eiuence of the sei.
lie hy I'm 11 pui! mint to said net of ctr
.;.!!i liquors :. hipped into the State for
i.e, and it is of great public iiuport
i.rre that the .pi. s t n .11 he determined
! thi - hot. 1. ruble court as speedily as
1! 1 vpi .e-t b'.lbie.
The a: ii iiey general of South Caro
I'M.l, thelel'ore. re: nccttull v moves til'"
-oil! t o n v nee t - .- i'Iim' 0.1 the docket
. 00 . 1 .: .0' .;ui i 1.
' ;:! e t: i , date coi . ', ell : t-Il t ; 5 he colli t.
lutlii-. connect 10 ,11 it is respectfully
i.-u-este-l lluit the (ieuelal Ass,inl"
out h ( 'at -ulina w id convene in re";
n'ar : e-ion 0:1 the second Tuesday in
'miliary i:et, and a :-j eedy decision
!:o.nthis hoiioralile court will lie of
L.ieat v.t'ue to the Slate as 11 elude
to . - e lativ iictiop ilurin-' that ses-
'i po -in-.: counsel concr.r in this 1:10
! : !i, ol' u I; 1, h i'.!, t 1'inof appears from
ti : -1 11 nl it!, ;, hei e appended. I'rint
i cepn-of (he tran.-cript of reconl in
i o' h ca-e lia heen forwarded to op
p. .!!-; rii'ili-cl l.y the cierk of tins
u pro-. 1. led in safd stini!iitioii.
Wm. A. li m;i:i:;:.
C HI LI. I V l l A M'VATIC.
( !i line.! I'm- 1 le , ,-a cars to an Iron
Ivept Naked ami in I-'iltil.
i i i!m.:iii' A.ent ( "l'.i ien. of Peillisyl
a:i a, lias jus) unc.u thed otio of the
1 e t shock uu' oil t-s of maitrcatiueiit
I 1 1 lie i isaae ever recorded in we deru
l' -:i:isyl ii!,hi, at Clitic's Hollow, West
i ..' elan 1 1 ounty. The otliccr has iiscer
iaiied that li. m;w'iii I 'curse ( 'line, lio
; . years of aue. ha- hern chained for
I ,;t l ievtu years to an iron har
". .ill ;i chain which will not permit him
t 1 uioe :n iiiiv direction more
t'.uu iv or 1 i,;ht feet. lie it-
II 1 a in;- uii'.niac i'.nd during his lone
I ei it i. of im-.it eel iitiiui has heeti kept
constantly in 11 stittf of nudity. Aecnt
i.' I 1 ie;i ;.-. s ( line was kc t in a small
' h'-ilsi', con-tructed especiallv fot
1 in. hen he c iMe l to ;ee him tin
lo-ni was in a lilt li v condition and
i':e:e v, a , not a vestae of anything,' fie
ti'e ..aherer to lay upon.
i he State l.oaid of lunacy has been
t:.'i itie.l ai.d is now in est iirat in t lu
li is tlie i-lit that tiie W ehtniore
I:: ' 1 couuiy 11 ut hoi ities w ill he asked ti
'..ike cliii' -c of the man us the I'state h
.r.iiply al'le to 1 ay ul! necessary ex
I e 1 ' C ;.
A I'atal l.oiler l-'.x plosion.
The !. i'cr i:i the power heui
et
the ( ltietis l.lectnc l.iijlit um
I'ow 1 v Cn:n iitiy iu Portsmouth, Va ,
1 oloded, killme; riremau Menjaniii
t 'entile and fatally wiuiudine; dot
'nitli. .lames Clark, engineer, rs
. .Lped w ;th slight hruises. l he hoilei
' i .mi was shattered and the end Mowi
1 ;;t ot tl:e engine rcotu. lhe hoilei
v. .is Mown u huiidied ymds.
I n Siipnly liinese leichants.
The Indian Head Cotton Mills ha
ul t been completed tit Cordora. Ala , a
I i-'-t i f S-'.i Ml. U ('. and which w I1 hepll:
e; . rations within thirty days, chst'd 1
. for the sale i f their entire output
. !:e years, oiuisi.-tiiis of sheetiui:
:.:i conrso cloths in China.
I lie KailrtiaiN l-i't Two Years.
! he Inter state Ci niiuerce Cotuinis
i has ih-ci-led to extend for twi
I I n: - the 1 i i ioit w ithin which railrcad
. t ciur.pl v w ith the net i f Congress
- -.it :nu all null ends to he eqni pen
h Mifi ty a) i luinces for the protec
1 :i of t'.e emi'loyes and passengers.
.Itotue l.iick filicides.
lui'i Horace luek, associate
"-f.ee -f tho Supt eino Court of Mon
'a. Mut himself through the riixLt
'. which result oil in his death.
A Soldier's llfiie lo Ue old.
i he Coiifedcra'e Soldiers Home, id
' ' a'.tu. ('a., to the constiuctiou o!
h: 'h that city nnd its people coiitril-
: :..a:!v thousands of dollars, istoht
Id a! public unction. It was (dleroiH
the State on certain conditions.
.1. the I.eL-Miiture declined to rc-
i Since then the property, ulthonl
r v .'.'.liable and ill eood oonditiou.
'. an idl .wi .1 to lie vacant, uuti
v th,. trustets are forced to put it t
ii.e b;,vk. 1 hte cotimussioiiers liavt
i-'-l -:i i-n up hope of ever aooomplijdur.!.
if. thimj iu prepariug the Lome for old
liitADSTUKKTS KKPOHT.
Itather "llore Animation in Oencral
Tlirousliout the Country.
Bradstreet's weekly trade report for
the past week says in part: "General
trade throughout the country has pre
sented rather more animation, owing to
colder weather and the approaching
holidays. While clothiD?, dry goods,
hats, shoes, notions, hardware and
fancy groceries have been in a little
better demand from both jobbers and at
retail in the re-jion tributary to Chi
cago, St. Louis, Omaha, St. Joseph, St.
Paul aud Kansas City, the tendency of
business has been to fdiieken. This is
noticeable iu iron and steel, further de
pression in cotton goods, print cloths
having made a now low record iu
price.
"The appearance of a better demand
for fillinjj-in purposes has Lad r. favor
able influence, at points iu Tennessee
nd tho Culf States. On the l'acilic
ooaf t the feature of business is tho
v. cll-inaintained export movement from
nearly all ports. The lower price for
print cloths is followed by a sharp
reaction iu wheat and a lower price for
Indian corn. Oats are slightly higher
and coll'ee has advanced, in addition to
which there remains a long list of Kta
ples, prices of which are unchanged.
The domestic grain trade continues to
look with equanamity on the unprece
dented hirgequuntities of w heat export
ed from both coasts week after week,
the continuation of which is an evidence
of an appreciation of tho relation of
supply to demand by the gruin trade
abroad.
" There are :2"i business failures report
ed throughout the Cnited Stages this
week, compared with '2'.)'-' hist week, SJiiO
in the iirst week in December, isms, l-"
in tho like week of is.r, in ls.Maud
as ciunp'ired w ith in the correspond
ing period of is;):;.
"Ihere are .'."business failures re
porto I throughout tho Canadian Do
minion this week oomrarcd with '.'A last
week, 17 in the week one year ago, aud
"I'.t two 3-eaJ3 ago.
IXTK.I'NAh KKVKNl'K (iKOWTIi.
Kight Millions More This Year 'Mian
I,ast - A Comparat Ively Safe Service.
In his annual report to the Seeretarv
of the Treasury Air. i'ormaii, Commis
sioner of Jutcrnu.1 lievenue, estimutes.
the receipts from all sources for tee
current fiscal ,'year will aggregate at
least $'h 0(10,(100 na increase over 1SJ7
of about j?,:!' )(,()!)!).
A comparative statement of the re
ceipts duringthelastliscalyear is given
in part, a-i follows: Spirits, .Ss-.',oos(-"!
I.; iucrease over '.s. hi, SI, :., 4 7-. To
bacco, .S:!i,710,-,".i7; decrease, S1,V?:I.
l'erineuted liquors, 4 7",, Hi','; de
crease, SK'U'OI.'. 'lhe cost of the
collection of tho revenues during the
last fiscal year was .?:, s ts, i;;. )uri;-.tf
the year ,,-41 illicit stills were destroy
ed and :!'-' were removed; s-.'ll persons
were arrested, 1 killed and : wounded.
Of the htilis seized and destroyed 'J'JH
were located in Alabama. Ml in (ieor-
triii. f i.i N'oi '1. Cn-ti . tll'i'inSoiifli
Carolina ana l'i ia i;o .In Virginia
district. J luring tlie last ten years ten
otlicers were killed and sixteen were
wounded by moonshiners.
Sl KKKKIXti IN CT'iiA.
Forty Tlioiisainl Conci'iitradops in
Want Ot)() of Them Orphan,.
Havana, Cuba, (Hy Cable) Senor
Cauala.jas, the special conimissioner of
the Spanish government, has returned
here from his visit to the province of
l'inar del liio. He nays there are in the
province 40,000 "eoncentrado" peasants
gathered iu from tho country and
neighborhood of the towns for protect
ion from the insurgents, or to prevent
them from joining tho enemy, and that
they are all in waut. Of this number
LV'OO are orphans and the majority are
children of tender years. Tho munici
pal authorities, the commissioner says,
uro without resources and therefore
nnublo to do anything to relieve the
destitution.
WKAI.TIIY, 1JIT COMMON TIIIKK.
A Kicli Merchant Shot IJead While ii.
t ho Act of llohi.ing a Store.
A. K. Siblo3', a merchant in She Hiold,
la., was shot dead while robbing a
neighboring store. Tho safe in his
private apartments was opened, in
the safe were many diamond rings,
gold bracelets and jewelry of every
description, including seventeen gold
twitches. Dry goods that had been
stolen by Sibley were identilied by
Li sconib merchants. .Tonas Schlesinger.
of Hampton, identified clothing stolen
from a car in tho railroad yards at
Hampton and for which tho railroad
company had settled. Air. llobbie, of
Hampton, found three bicycles which
were stolont from him. Sibley was
reputed to be worth $-lo,00t.
srm'KiJAN caics coi.i.im:.
lircc l'ersons Killed and Many In
jured in Detroit.
Two suburban cars carrying about
twenty passengers, nnd both running
t a sliced of twenty-five miles an hour,
collided on the Detroit .v Oakland Lice
trio llailroad at Detroit, Mich. Three
'".en were instantly killed and a score
of persons injured, ten of them seri
usl Killed His Wife.
At ( ireonsboro, X. C. , Scney livan,
.worthless character, after quarrolinj
with his wife, pulled a :;s-ca!ibre pistol
and shot her through the neck, causing
her death. He was arrested and placed
in jail.
Sanctified Leader Mut Oo.
A Special from Soutliport, X. C. ,
says a notice is posted on tho door
of the house of .loo Lynch, head of the
Lynches orsauctilied hand, tolling him
if ho does not leave iu lifteen days hi
nnme will be burned, and if that djes
not suffice he will be lynched.
Diamond Smugglers Arrcstc''
Lmanuel J. Laser, a saloon keeper
of New York, and his w ife were held m
$3,000 bail by Cnited States Commis
sioner shields on the charge of having
smuggled to this country SU'o,0ai
worth of diamonds.
Juror Arrested for Theft.
r.eu Thrift, a white juror, was arrest
ed at Huntsville, Ala., on the charge of
grand larceny while cn duty iu tie
circuit court. I fa is charged with
stealing a cow from a federal court
ofiicial. His brother, Jesse Thrift, of
Monrovia, is impliontud in the alleged
crime. Hoth were lodged in jail.
Cjoveruors Accept,
Several governors have accepted the
invitation cf tiovernor Blosham, of
Florida to visit that State on the occa
sion of the national fish cocgress on
lau. IS), 1S93.
H2 Recommends a Waiting Policy
Regarding Cuba,
SCHEME TO REFORM CURRENCY
The Annexation ' of Hawaii I'rged
National System of (Quarantine Kec-omnieiided--l!et!er
Oovernincnt for
Atusku--('iirtu!liite::t of Appropria
tions Iteeoiunicudcd.
Washington, (Sppcialj At noon last
Monday, simultaneous-, both houses
of Congress were called to order. The
opening ceremonies were of the usual
routine character. The galleries were
crowded, admission being by card only.
Congress immediately took a recess,
and a committee went to notify tho
President. The message was seut in at
once, and immediately read.
Tlrj follow ing is a complete synopsis
of the document, which is very long:
'J'i ir HUti: itn'l ll'iHxr. J't jtrrxr 11-
It gives 1110 pleasure to greet the
Fiftj--fifth Congress in regular ses
si 11, with many of whose Senator? and
ilepresentiitivt's 1 have boeu ussoviuted
in legislative service. Vourmoeting
occurs under felicitous circumstauces,
justifying sincere congratulations and
calling for grateful itcknow ledgement
to beneficent providence, which has
signally blessed and prospered us as a
nation. Our peace and good-will with
al nations continues unbroken.
Tho public questions which most en
gross us are lifted above purtizunship
or ectioual difference. The question
cf foreign policy, revenue, soundness of
the currency inviolability of national
obl'gations, and improvement of the
public service appeal to the individual
conscience of earnest citizens.
Currency Hcl'orm.
The tariff having been settled in an
extra session, the currency is the next
pressing question. We should not
hesitate to enter upon n revision which
will make the demand of obligations
less onerous, and reliee our finaucial
laws from ambiguity nnd doubt. The
evil of the present system is found iu
tho great oo?i to the governmant in
maintaining the parity of the differ
ent forms of money. We cannot be
long heedless of this burden, which is
an extensive and dangerous menace to
tho national credit. Wo have nine
hundred millions of dollars of currency
which tho government by solemn en
actment bus undertaken to keep at n
ur t Mi niM V"l"o,lv is obo-.' to
iedeei-i in gold but the government,
which ib w'thout any fixed, gold reve
nue. Changes Kecom mended.
With revenues equal to expenses
there will bo no deficit requiring an is
suance of bonds. Jhif, if the gold re
serve falls below one hund"ed millions
how will it be replenished except by
selling bonds? It is earnestly recom
mended that when the receipts of tho
trovernnient are sufficient to pa3' the
expenses of the government, I nited
States notes presented for redeinpt n
be set apart and only paid out in ex
change for gold, if thev are put out in
any other way they may return again
to be follow ed by another bond issue to
redeem them, aud another interest
bearing debt to redeem a non -interest
hearieg debt. I concur w ith the Secre
tary of tho Treasurer iu his recommen
dation that national banks bo allowed
to issue notes to tho face value of the
bonds which they have deposited foi
circulation; aud that the tux on circu
lating notes secured by these bonds be
reduced to one-half of one por cent a
year.
1 also join him in recommending that
authority be given for the establish
ment of national banks with a mini
mum capital of twenty-five thousand
dollars which will enable smaller vil
lages and agricultural regions to be
supplied with currency to meet their
needs.
Spain ami Culm.
The most important problem the gov
ernment is called upon to deal w itliper
;a:o.iiig to foreign relations concerns
duty towards Spain and the Cuban in
uiri ectioti. Tho story of Cuba has for
?ars been ono of unrest, discontent,
"nd effort towards larger enjoyments of
Urerty of self control, of organized ro
sis trace to Spain, and of ineffectual
settlement followed by revolt. The in
structions given our new Minister to
Spain before ho departure were to im
press upon Spain the sincere wish of
the United States to leud .its aid to
wards the ending of the war iu Cuba bv
reaching a peaceful and lasting result,
4o.'Jk aud honorable alike to Spain and
Cat3. It was stated that at this junc
ture our government was constrained
seriously to inquire if time was not ripe
when Spain, of its own volition, moved
by its own interests and every sentiment
of humanity should not put a stop to
fiie dostructive war, and make propo
sals for a settlement honorable to her
se'f and Cuba. It was urged that, us a
neighboring nation with largo interests
iu Cuba, wc could only bo required to
wait a reasonable time f.ir tho mother
country to establish its authority, amj
restore peace; that we could not con
template an indefinite period for the ac
complishment of this result.
Scheme of Autonomy.
Decrees in tho application of fore
shadowed reform have already been
""uniul'uted. The lull text of these
decrees have not l oon received, but as
furnished iu a telograj hie summary
from our Minister are: Ad civil and
electoral rights of Peninsu'ar Sj aniards
are by virtue of existing constitutional
authority, forthwith extended to the
colonial Spaniards.
He Trusts Sagasta.
That the Sagasta government has en
tered upon a course from which reces
sion with houor is impossible ca:i hardly
bo questioned. That in the few weeks
of its existence it has ln.r.le earnest cf
tho sincerity of its professions is unde
niable. I shall not impugn its sincerity; n.
should impatience bo suffered to em
barrass it 1:1 its ta-k. Tt is honestly
due to Spain and our friendly relations
with her that she should be given a
reasonable chance to realise cur expec
tations aad prove the asserted efficacy
of the new order of things to which she
stauds irrevocably committed. She Las
recalled the brutal commander who in
flamed Americans and shocked the civ
llir.ed world; Lus modified the horrible
uder of concentration: has undertaken
;o care for tho helpless; Las permitted
esnmption of the cultivation of the
ields; and Las released the Competitoi
.uisoners, and all other Americans
wrongfully held in custody. The near
future will demonstrate whether the
indispensible conditions ok righteous
peace, just alike to Cubans and Spain,
as well as equitable to all our interests
intimately involved in the welfare of
Cuba are likely to be attained. If not
the exigency of other further actions by
the United State3 remain to be taken.
Sure of the right, keeping free from
offence, actuated only by upright and
patriotic considerations, the govern
ment will coutinue its watchful care
over the rights and property of Ameri
can citizens, and will abate none of its
efforts to bring about by peaceful
agencies honorable and enduring pe ice.
Annexation of Hawaii.
Regarding Hawaii, the message says
that the Senate having removed the in
junction of secrecy although the treaty
is still pending, the subject may bo
properly referred to here because act'on
by Congress is required to determine
by legislation many details of eventual
union, should annexation b acci-..
plished, as 1 believe it should be. If
the treaty is continued, as every con
sideration of dignity and honor requires
the wisdom of Congress will see to it
that most just provisions for self-rule
in local matters be accorded Hawaii in
our answer.
The Nicaragua Canal.
A subject of largo importance i3 the
completion of the Nicaragua canal. In
future I shall transmit to Congress the
report of the commission appointed to
make a survey; and shall make further
Buggestious as maj seem advisable.
Failure of the Hi-Metallic Knvoys.
The bi-metallic envoys appointed to
represent the United States, have been
dilligeut in Iheir efforts to secure the
co-operation of European countries in
the international settlement cf the
question but has not been able to se
cure tho agreement contemplated by
their mission. They have not reported
finally, as negotiations with foreign
countries are f-till pending. They be
lievo doubts raised iu certain quarters
as to a purity between the metals and
kindred questions may j et be solved by
further negotiations.
lot or 11 at son a I Arbitration.
International arbitration cannot be
omitted from tiro subjects claiming our
consideration. The best sentiment of
tho civilized world is moving iu this
direction.
Increase of War Ships.
I concur in tho recommendations of
the Secretary of the Navy for au appro
priation authorizing tho construction
of one battleship on the l'acilic coast,
where ouly one is in commission and
one under construction ; nnd I recom
mend also that the building of several
topedo boats be authorized.
Hotter Alaskan ;vernmciit.
Alaska demauds prompt and early
attention. A more thorough govern
ment shonl ? be at once established in
that territorj'.
National (Quarantine.
The recent prevalence of yellow
fever in a number of cities and towns
throughout the Sor th resnlt'uir in much
disturbance to commerce, has demon
strated tho liecofity of such amend
ments to the quarantine laws as will
make the regulations of the natioial
quar-tutine authorities paramount '.au
Secretarj' of the Treasury calls atten
tion to tho defects in the present quar
antine laws, and recommends au
amendment thereto which wiil give
tho treasury department the re
quisite authority to prevent the
invasion of epidemic diseases from
foreign countries and in times
of emergency like tho past summer will
add to the efficiency of sauitarj- meas
ures lor the protection of the people aud
at the same time prevent unnecessary
restriction of commerce. I concur in
the recommendations regarding further
efforts to prevent au invasion of fever,
and as the iuipoi tance of the discovery
of the exact cause of the disease, which
is at present uudeterniiucd, is obvious,
a systematic bacteriological investiga
tion should be made. 1 recommend that
Congress authorize the appointmeut of
a commission of expert bacteriologists
for tho purpose, one from the marine
hospital, one from civil life, and one
from the medical officers of the navy.
Kahsas Pacific Kai road.
The government should not allow the
Kansas Pacific Eailway to be sold,
which will yield less than ono half of
tho principal of its debt. But whether
the government should rather than
do this become a bidder and owner
tho property, I submit to congress foi
action.
(Joveriuiipiit Kxpenses.
The estimate of the expenses of the
government by the several departments
will, I am sure, have your careful
Ecrutin.
While Congress may not find it ac
eay task to reduce expenses, the gov
ernment should not encourage their
increase. Thes ex i euses will, in inv
I judgment, admit of decrease in many
branches without injury to the public
service. Jt is the commanding duty to
keep expenditures within receipts that
tho government may avoid a deficit.
Wn.hlAM Mi'KlNXKY,
MARY ELIZABETH LEASE.
Mentioned ns the I'opulist Candidate
fix (iincrnnr of Kansas,
Though she has never held an office,
Mary li. Lease has frequently been r.
candidate and is spoken of as tho Pop
ulist candidate for Oovernor of Kan-s.-i.
She is a woman of more than or
dinary ability, and has done splendid
work :ts a speaker for tho cause of tho
Populists in the nation as well us in her
own State.
She was born in Ireland in 1S..', and
early in life came to this country with
her family. Thousli an obscure farm
er's wife she suddenly btM-amo well
X1
M.Vr.T ELIZABETH LEASE.
kuiwu as an orator and worker. Five
years a-it she vra scarcely known out
side 1 f her own vicinity, but now her
reputation is world-wide. She is a
tician as well ns au orator and talks
and plans like a mam Tho trouble be
tween Mrs. Lease and Oov. Llewellyn
sot.o years ago is still rememlK-red.
and her success at that time made a
j great impression, sue nas ih-ou admit
ted to tiie bar ami practice 01 law at
Wichita.
!FfM HI 111 CUT.
Southern Cheap Labor is Said to Be
Responsible.
WfLL BE ABOUT 11 PER CENT.
It Will Not Cause a Strike as Opera
lives Understand the Situation.
Favorable to lhe South.
Fall Uiver, Mas3. (Special). Every
body is waiting for the rreseutntion of
the new schedule of wages which the
mill men's committee has been given
authority to put into elteet. The gen
eral belief is that the cul-dowu w ill be
about 11 percent., though this cannot
be definitely stated. .Business meu
complain that the decision of the mill
men w ill have a baneful ellect on the
holiday trade. A cut-down of 11 per
cent, would mean a reduction of about
S-20,000 a week to the operators in this
city.
.Matthew Hart, secretary of the
Weavers' Union, at New Bedford,
stated that tho conditions in this city
are so different that a cut would not be
likely to occur here.
"In New Bedford," said Mr. Hart,
"there i3 such a variety of goods that
it is impossible to establish any stand
ard of wages. "
He believes that a shut-down in Fall
Biver ought to be agreed upon, as the
contemplated reduction in wages will
simply mean a cheaper production of
goods, and the mills will keep on piling
up a big production at full speed to be
sold at cheaper prices.
"The market will still be overstock
ed," he continued, "and when the
manufacturers try to restore prices in
the market they w ill have a hard light
with the jobbers, while the employes
will have to fight the manufacturers to
get their wages restored."
Although Boston is the eouter of the
cotton mill business of New England,
the men connected with the trade would
have little to say concerning the action
of the Fall Biver manufacturers its vot
ing to reduce wages beginning Jan. 1.
The treasurer of ono of the t'all Biver
mills, who was willing to discuss the
matter at some length, said he regard
ed this cut a3 the beginning of a serious
time, not only for the Fall Biver print
mills, but for all the cotton mills, both
there and throughout tho State and to
a certain extent throughout New Eng
land. The key to tho whole situation,
ho said, is tho relative cheapness of
Southern labor, which could not bo
better shown than by the fact that it
costs a mill in (ieorgia or North Caro
lina JU cents to produce a pound of
material and in New England. 0 cents.
With this fact in mind, it is evident
that the cut of 10 per cent, is not going
to help matters much and the only
t:.::'ng that v.-ill do any good at present
wiil be a radical cut of, say, i.'0 to 25
percent. This would inevitably bring
a strike. With a cut of 10 or 1 1 per cent,
he says, there would be little likelihood
of a strike, as the operatives are well
acquainted with the conditions and
know that a reduction of some kind in
necessary. Eveu this would still leave
a difference of about 25 per cent, in the
cost of labor in favor of the Southers
mills too great a difference o struggle
against successfully-.
Iu the first place, says this treasurer,
tho Southern mills have natural advau
tage; they have cheaper cotton and
less burdensome taxation. Some of the
big mills in Full Biver, for instance,
have a yearly payment of $10,000, S15,
000 ami even 20,000 in taxes jto make,
whereas in Georgia and North Caro
lina the mills are iu many instances ex
empted from taxation for ten or twelve
years. It is in labor, however, that the
great difference lies. According to the
official quotations, labor iu the South
is as good as it is here, and taken as a
whole is about H'-i per cent cheaper.
Another great advantage tho Southern
mills have is iu not being hampered by
legislation. In Alassaehusetts the hours
of laborers are limited to is a week,
w hile in the South they are unlimited.
The only hope for the New England
mill, according to the speaker, is
either in the improvement of the print
cloth market or in a general evening up
of conditions between tho North and
the South.
S-aboard (icts tho C. F. & Y. V.
It is announced that tho Cape Fear
and Yadkin Valley Bailroad has passed
to the Seaboard aud Boanoke, and that
the property- will hereafter be operated
under a perpetual lease by the Seaboard
Air Line system. The basis of the
deal is said to be a guarantee to the
bond holders and an agreement to
operate the line for 7 per cent, of tho
gross receipts, the balance to go to the
stockholders.
(loorgia's Convict lipase Hill.
After w rangling over the convict lease
bill for nearly two months the Georgia
House passed the measure by a vote of
J.'.t to 32. The bill will go to the Senate
immediately, where it will no doubt
pass. The measure is that the State
shall have entiro supervision over mis
demeanor convicts, and a central farm
be erected for all women, infirm and
juvenile convicts, and that all able
bodied convicts be leased out.
Hutton Factory Burned.
The pearl button factory at Deposit,
X. Y., has been burned. The loss is
.?b",000. A hundred men are thrown
out of employment.
Valuation of Kallroad Property.
The Manufacturers' Becord gives the
following valuation of railroad property
in four Southern States: Virginia. 2,
401 miles are valued at .4-,i7 1,227.
Kentucky, 3,04'i miles are valued at
-?4kj42,.,s7i. Tennessee 3.044 miles are
valued at $0, 000, 000. North Carolina
U,701 miles are valued at 52.,:J47,780.
Wants the Tax TO Cents.
Senator Prjtebard, of North Carolina,
has introduced a bill reducing the tax
on distilled spirits in bond to 70 cents
per gallon.
(ieorgla's Penitentiary Problem.
The bill which has been pending in
the Georgia Legislature some time,
looking to State supervision and treat
ment of State convicts has been defeat
ed, leaving the question of the disposi
tion of the State convicts at the expira.
tion of the present lease unsolved.
Knitting 31111 Assigns.
The Mankate, Miun., Knitting Mills
has made an assignment The liabili
ties are 65,000. The assets are no
stated. . .
I THK FIFTY-FIFTH CON(iKKSS.
Proceedings of Hoth the Senate and
House Day Hy Day.
TIIE SENATE.
First Day. At noon, onthei'dh, the
first regular session of the Fifty-fifth
Congress was launched upou au un
known sea of legislation. In the Sen
ate little business, beyend tho proceed
ings cf the President's message, was
transacted. The representative mem
bers were particularly well remembered
with floral presents. Mr. Butler, of
North Carolina, received a horse-shoe
of roses. The message was ordered
printed for the use of the members.
Seventy-seven Senators answered to the
roll call.
Skcond Day. Senator Money, of
Mississippi, was sworn in. Ono hun
dred and eight biils, many of w hich
were private pension measures, were
introduced iu addition to sevcial joint
resolutions and some Senate resolu
tions. Air. 'lid in an presented a reso
lution which w as a lojtod, fixing Tues
day, January 1, at 2 p. m , as a time
for memorial services for the late
Joseph S. Earl, a Senator from South
Carolina.
Thiki. Day. -Senator Allen, Populist,
of Nebraska, introduced a resolution
recognizing the independence of Cuba.
Iu a speech advocating his resolution
he says it reflects American sentiment,
and bitterly attacks McKmley for sell
ing the interest of humanity to the own
ers of Spanish bonds. Allen's resolu
tion has been referred to tho committee
for foreigu relations where it w ill die.
The Hawa'ian annexation treaty was
discussed in an informal manner by
the Senate foreign relatious committee
but no action was taken.
Forum Day. In the Senate Senatoi
Gallinger, chairman of tho committee
on pensions, called attention to the in
creasing demand for private pension
legislation aud requested Senators to be
careful in the future to see that their
bills for private pensions were merito
rious before they were introduced.
Forty-five were passed, though. Sen
ator Hoar presented petition signed
by 21, 2i!!t natives of Hawaii, protesting
against the annexation of those island?
to the United States. A bill was passed
to pay the Bichmond Locomotive Work?
its claim for damages in losses incurred
in the construction of tho battleshii
Texas. There was considerable othei
business transacted, but of very little
importance. The Senate adjourned un
til Monday.
THE HOUSE.
Futsr Day. Speaksr Boed called the
House to order at noon. No unusual
incident market tho o-ening of the
House. Tho gavel with which the
Specker called the Ileus to order waf
presented to him by J. S. Groiier,
sheriff of Knox county, Tenn . w ho sent
it in the name of tho 'stalwart Bepub
licans of East Tennessee." 'lhe gavel
is made of apple tree wood, which grew
beside the log house iu which Parraiitit
was born. This house stood at Lowe't
ferry, on the Tennessee river, six mile?
below- Knoxvillo. The roll call showed
the presence of :iOI members, .fame.'
Norton, 'Deni..' of the Seventh South
Carolina district, who succeeded Join:
Jj. Mel fi'-rin, wns sworn in.
Sr.coM) Day. Tho session of the
House, though it lasted but two hours,
witnessed a very lively skirmish ovei
tho question of distributing tho Presi
dent's message to tho various commit
tees clothed w ith jurisdiction over the
subjects d'aH with. The conflict of au-
thoriiv came between the wavs and
means committee and the hanking and
currency committee. Air. Bland, Dem
ocrat, of Missouri, averred that it wai
well understood that nothing would bo
done with the currency problem, and
Air. Lodiue, Democrat, of Alls
souri, alleged that the civil ser
vice law was a humbug which
the West and South opposed.
During the progress of the debate
Messrs. Walker and Johuson had con
suited with Air. Dingley," and a modifi
cation of the resolution of distribution
was agreed upon. It struck out the
words "tho national finance.', tho pub
lic debt, the preservation ot the gov
eminent credit." and gave the ways
and means committee jurisdiction ovei
all matters in the message relating to
tho revenue, tho bonded debt of the
United States and to the treaties of the
United States a'fecting tho revenue.
When this amendment was presented
tiie opposition w ithdrew a::d the resolu
tion was adopted without division.
ThikkDay The session of tho Hous;
lasted only 15 minutes. Mi. W.
A. Stouo, Bepublican, cf Pennsylva
nia, reported the pension api ropria
tion bill, tho first of tho appropriation
bills, and gave notice that he would
call it up immediately after the reading
of the journal. The committee on elec
tions and the committee on banking
and currency were given leave to sit
during tho session of tho House.
Fot i:t:i Day. -The House entered
npon the console ation of the pension
appropriation bills and stirred up a
debato that promises to continue foi
several days. Several of the Southern
Democrats offered criticisms of ariou:
classes of pensioners and Private John
Allen, of Mississippi, who led the as
sault in a speech replete with h's char
acteristic humor, offered a series ol
amendments, as he said, to correct nim;
of the most glaring evils. Tho Northern
Democrats, however, vied with th.
Bepnblican's in their profession' tt'
friendship for tho soldiers and onecl
them. Air. Norton, of Ohio, declared
that the Bepublican could not make
the I'ili too 'urge for him.
Mammoth Gnn Casting.
Tho largest gun casting ever inado !n
thii v 2,ry vvas ''lit at tho ordnance
Department of the P.ct'dehoin Iron
Company '''hursd.ny morning. The
fasting is for tlietul" of a s-xteen-inch
pun for tho United States Government.
It H nine-teen feet six inches long,
act agonal In shape and seventy-four
nche' in diameter.
bre than ! gross tons of metal
were used in its nianuf:ir-turo. Threw
furnaces, two of forty tons1 capacity
each and ono of twenty tons, -were
used to prepare the me-tnl in. The cast
ing, which ; tho firs; and largest of its
kind ever mad", was a success in every
way. Tho jackets tor the big gun will
t "cast later. Washington Star.
Dallas News: A New England rnP?r
Fa ys that Texas negroes are happy only
In watermelon season. Now England
is superb In her Ignorance. Texas pos
sums are ripe iu October, and the crop
excels that of all other States com
bined. With the streams full of cat.
fish in springtime, the summer filled
with watermelons, the autumn and
winter w.th rosiams and all the sea
sons r ercolater r;ith revivals and "bap
tizln's." the T-xs negroes are happy
all the time.
5xn-.'l J. rarkhill, eighty-four years
a!J, a ticket chopper on th? Ilrooklya Ele
vated Kaiiroal, s'aot himself because bis
jrirl l-riii of n fortnight r-ful to livo
with him Inth sane houe with Lis cL.ll
uren. Sho icsi-t:l upon a house of her
owa. She Is twenty-four yean old, and
ticket ag?nt oa the King County liail.
TOLD IN A PARAGRAPH.
The South.
Grandfather Mountaiu in North Caro
lina is covered with snow.
A bill has been introduced in the
Virginia Senate to prohibit football
games.
Senator McLaurin, of South Caro
lina, is said to be suffering w ith typhoid
fever.
Col. John I). Cameron, a veteran
newspaper man, died at Aeheville,
N. C.
Tho Pastors' Association of Alexan
dria, Va , has taken a decided stand
against Sunday funerals.
At Greensboro. N. C, on the 2:.d. 11
S. Byan will be hanged for the taking
of the life of his wife.
In Alabama a negro kills a woman
and her son and severely wounds her
husband, then robs the house.
Tl'oS. . 'hfin Sugar Betiaing Com
pany Las been chartered in Virginia; it
is to engage iu the beet sugar industry.
Postmaster Bapier. at Mobile, Ala.,
refuses to yield his otlice to his succes
sor, asserting that his term has not ex
pired. Dr. A. J. DeBosset, of Wilmington.
N. C, one of the State's oldest and
most prominent citizens, is dead.
Aged .tl.
Hon. John Danielhasbeen nominated
by the Virginia Democratic legislative
to succeed himself in the United States
Senate.
Albei t Johnson, the oldest locomotive
euginecr in the United States, died at
Baleigh, N. C, aged ns. He was a na
tive of Petersburg, Va., and begau run
ning au engine in is;jt.
Mynatt Leach was hanged at Clinton,
Anderson county, Tenn., for the murder
of J. D. Hock, superintendent of the
1 loyal Coal and Coke Company, of Coal
Creek, on February 17th, last.
The reports of the State solicitors of
South Carolina show that during the
last twelve months there have been 2(H)
miitdersor homicides in that State,
against about half that number last
year.
At Bally Hill in Marry county.Tenn.,
Will Fitzgerald shot and killed his
father-in law, Jeff Lanaman, with a
shotgun, aud then shot himself six
times with a pistol.
Thomas F. Stearnes, former cashier
of the defunct Traders' Bauk, at
Lynchburg, Va. . has been acquitted of
the charge of making false report to the
State Auditor.
The North.
John L. Sullivan will not opose
Mayor uincy, of Boston, for mayor.
Mayor Strouir, of New York, says
be is not in favor of capital punish
ment. The Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
gets jsi0 a year; the lieutenant gov
ernor of Pennsylvania gets j5,5oo.
The Hon. Chas. Fleischman, the
millionaire distiller of Cincinnati, (.,
has been stricken with paralysis.
Anson will retire from the manage
ment of the Chicago baseball club.
Tom Burns will probably succeed
him.
Ex-Gov. Waite has left Colorado
and will locate in J ecatur county, Iowa.
Ho w ill work there on a colonization
scheme.
Forty children in a school at Koko-
tuo, Ind. , were partially asphyxiated
by tho fumes of natural gas used for
heating.
Miss Maggie Kirkpatrick, of Phila
delphia, who is said to carry $:lo,oo) in
government bonds on her person, is
missing.
At Auburn, N. V., Charles Burgess
was electrocuted at the prison for the
murder of Henry V. Whitlock, of this
county, in August, is:t..
Commander Booth-Tucker Is inter
esting Chicago (111.) business men in
his scheme for farm colonies for city
poor.
Adolph L. Luetgert, of Chicago, ou
his second trial for wife-murder, has
issued an appeal to the public for funds
with which to defray tho cost of his
trial.
At Woousocket, B. I. the Bay Cotton
Company's Mill has shut dow n for au
indctiuite period, because of the un
satisfactory condition of the market
The mill employs 300 hands.
Martin Thorn, of Toreezwisky, con
victed of tne murder ot Uliam (iulden
suppe, has been sentenced to bo elec
trocuted in the week beginning Janu
ary 1, is'.w.
-!-Miscellaneous.
Belgium has ar output of 22,000,000
pounds ol oleomargarine per annum.
Thirty-one divorce cases will come up
iu tne i lrcuii court at lexingtou, Ky.
Missouri farmers are slaving thou
sauds of rabbits for tho ioor of St.
Louis on ( hnstmas.
The entire wire industries of the
United States are shortly to be consoli
dated into a trust w ith a capital of S50 -000,000.
J. 1. Morgan, it is said, is
engineering the project.
While frenzied with liquor Charles
Dennelcr, of Kansas City, Mo., t-bot
his wife and killed himself.
The Guatemala currency, it is stated,
will be re-established on a metallic
basis ou January 1, Wjh.
Paul Alexander Johnstone, the mind
reader, say-3 he is going to take a trip
fciouud the world blindfolded.
Sallie Jackson, a servant in a family
in St. Louis, Mo . killed her newly
born child and then cut her own
throat.
Wilhelmina, Queen of tho Nether
lands, w ill take the oath of accession to
the throne on September !, 1'js, jn the
new church at Amsterdam.
Emperor William has ordered the
number of volunteers for the China ex
pedition to be increased to 1,000 meu.
The Senate committe on censui has
appointed Senator Carter to report
favorably the bill introduced at the last
session of Congress to provide for tht
twelve census.
Secretary Gage has decided practi
cally to abolish the New Orleans mint
after January 1st reducing it to the
grade of an assay office and cutting ex
lenses from 100,000 to 312,000.
Neill Brothers, of London, has issued
a revised estimate of the present cotton
crop by Henry M. Neill, of New
Orleans. Mr. Neill's expectations are
now that the crop will reach ll,ooo,w:
bales or more.
Washington.
l he President appoints B. K. Bruce,
colored, register of the Treasury.
The" Attorney General will take ac
tion to have the sale of the Kansas Pa-
cific railroad postponed.
A iecial from Washington says
Pritchard and Skinner of North Caro
lina, are at outs over the eastern collec
torship. Senator Caffery, of Louisiana, intro
duced a bill for a revision of the quar
antine laws, the distinctive feature of
which is the placing of quarantine reg
ulations exclusively in the hands of the
national authorities.
OHIO RIVER & CHARLES'! ON RAIL
WAY CO.
SCHEDULE.
To take Effect May 5, 1897. 7:30
o'clock, a. in.
SOUTHBOUND.
bOlTHBOlSU
1st. 2nd.
Cisss Class.
S2 84
Daily Mon.
Kx. Wed.
Sun. FrL
2nd, 1st
Class. Class.
EASTERN
TIM II
as as
Tues. Daily
Thure. Ex.
Sat Sun.
k in.
1)00
9 3J
0 45
p. m.
2 00
2 30
3 33
2 45
3 00
3 05
3 25
3 40
3 50
l. ut. I
1 00
12 35
13 90
12 05
11 CO
11 47
11 22
It 05
10 53
Camden
Pi K alb
Wt-stville
Kershaw
Heath Springs
Pleasant 11,11
Lancaster
Kiverside
0 50
6 13
555
5 80
4 83
4 2-5
3 23
3 83
3 03
1 50
1 13
13 53
10 53
10 4T
10)
9 50
933
9 03
8 40
a. m.
11 10
11 50
11 55
13 40
1 05
1 20
00
2 10
4 40
5 00
5 20
6 00
ti 20
C 40
ti 55
?:50
Spr;ngdell
- J cata. na .i it action 10 45
4 10 Leslio 10 35
4 30 Bock Hill 10 20
4 45 Newport 9 51
4 50 Tirah V 47
5 05 Yorkville 0 35
5 20 Sharon 9 30
5 10 Hickory Grove 8 05
5 50 Smyrna 8 50
20 Blacksburg 8 SO
0 35 Earls 7 48
ti 40 Patterson Springs 7 42
0 50 Shelby 7 30
p.m. Lattimoro t .in.
5 50 Mmvrna 1 50
p.m.
11 12
2nd. EASTERN SnL
Class Class
Daily TIME. Daily
Ex Ex
Sun. Sun.
a. m. p. in.
8 1) lilaoksbnrjj Out)
H 30 Earls 8 43
M4 Patterson Springs 8 40
9 10 tSholby 8 23
1)4) Lattimoro 7 33
0 50 Mooresboro 7 23
10 00 Henrietta 7 10
10 2 ) Forest Citv 6 60
10 50 Buthorfordton 6 20
1103 Millwood 6 00
11 25 Golden Valley ft 33
1135 Thermal City 5 SO
12 00 Gleiiwood 6 03
12 20 Marion 4 43
p. m. P- "i-
No. 32 has connection with the Ches
ter & Lenoir Bailroad at Yorkville, H.
C. , with tho Southern Railway at Boole
II ill, S. C, with the Lancaster Ches
ter 1'ailroad at Lancaster, S. C, and
with the S nth Carolina aud Georgia
Railway at Camden, S. C.
No. has connection with the South
Carolina and Georgia Railway at Cam
den. S. C. w ith lhe Lancaster Ac t hes-
ter Bailroad at Lancaster, S. C, with
tho Soouthern Railway at Bock Hill, S.
C, with the Chester &. Lonoir Railroad
at ioikville. S. (;.. and with the South
ern Bail way at Blacksburg, H. G. Nob.
34 and 35 will carry passengers.
Nos. 11 and 12 have- conneotion at
Marion, N. C, and Blacksburg,' 8. O.,
with the Southern Bailway.
BaMCFI, Ht'XT, b. li. LtJMPKIV,
President
About 100,000 railway employes wer
forced into Idleness by tho tiurl times ol
the last two or three years.
THE PRINCE OF VfALES. 1
He Hum Itecn Ictii:tin ted nn Itoor lit'
HoiK-ty-l It True?
It is sometimes amusing to notion
how far some enp!i! allow their prcju-'
dices to curry them, tu see how trivial
a pretext may W made the ground of
ii serious grievance. It Is extremely
easy for some people to dislike a thing,,
especially if Ihey want to. This Is well
illustrated In the rase of a writer In si
New York paper who chooses to give
vent to the anti - British prejudices by
scoring th Prince of Wales on his lark
of gracioiisncss and Hiquetto. He says
tho Prince is a loor because in; smilH
his wife, yet he fails to give the par
ticulars of one instance lu w hich a snub
was given to the Princess. "Miss Cham
berlain, a Kentucky girl, lost her place
of honor with the Prince." lie says, be
cause she said to him in the merest fun
when at a society dinner, "Juhi1k, you
eat too much." Surely such rodents
ns that could not - exjM.rtcd to obtain
at a society function. Tho Prince would
not bo tho gentleman ho is did ho not
resent such rrudeuess.
"Mrs. Langtry ruined her fortune
with Ms royal highness by slipping a
i:h .
, . A :
THK riMNf E Or WAI.E3.
piece of ice down hi-t h-.u-Up Tho New
York critic seems to think tho Prinr
ought to accept (ill these sobflsins of
politeness in god part. But in so do
ing hi' exposes his own ignorance or
prejudice, for no gentleman would re
gard ns a lady one who would take
btich lilrf'rticH. Ho charge the Prince
with sensuality, and yet in tho same
paragraph goes on t ray that Mrs.
Powell, whoe form was tho mod cal
culated to arouse th" m usual in man
of any In England. rh:is(.d th" Prime
all over the country In h-r vain at
tempt to gain an cufaiice Into Ms
mere intimato society. These and
otf 'T inbtari'-es are given to show that
the Idea of the Prince t-f Wales bolnif
' the first gentleman in Vlurojtc" is all
''touimyrot."
Fair criticism must nl'Anys ! accept
ed, but when a man sfralns so far to
discover a flaw, and then when h
thinks he has found It. sets to work to
expose It. giving as evidence oirrum
Mawes which to a thinking jierson
prove tho very contrary to his jtosition,
we are inclined to sympathize with ono
who is so bllndi-d by prejudice as not
to le capable of st-Hng anything but
'he objectionable in ttose who. happen
m bo tho subjects f his prejudices.
The I'i1ne of Wales Is generally con
ceded to l a gentleman in the tost
sense of tho term, and however much
we may approve or disapprove of Brit
ish Klk-y, we are glad to lo able to
distinguish Ix-twcen that and the gra
cious qualities of him who Is univer
sally acknowledge) to be "the first g "
tleman Iu Luroie." ,