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ARION
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"A DEMOCRATIC FAMILT NEWSPAPER. "
VOL. 4.
MARION. N. C, THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1893.
NO. 29
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THE GRIFFIN
CONVENTION.
AN ACniENCE OF 5,000 PRESENT.
Hie Convention Adopts Free Sllrei
l.'r solutions. Populist Welcom
ed With Open Arms.
Ore of the mobt rcrarukalile convon
i: i " which ever rntt in Giorpiit aa--!!.
Med on Thursday nt Oiiflin.
v, , is bet few exception! dekpatts were
r '.t from every senatorial district
, i, !' State. One hundrvd and four
cs were represented by delcg-
i i-.ii the convention was called to
-j i. -i the GrilHn opera house, at 10
i':k, the capacity of the house, more
! i-i ,":), Mrassirained in theetTort to
.. :! th"i; vho eithered there in great
r !', unable, to srtin admittance strug
c -' in the stairwaxs find sidewalks fir
liTiince. While the meeting wa3 com
r , ! overwhelmingly of democratic
j-! w.-scntatives, including many of the
c. -t r trninent Democratic leaders of
ii: ''iitc, noUbly II. A. Clay, chairman
"' 'he tnte Democrated executive com
it. 'hero were a great, many lpu-l;i-
'ii hand who showed by their
nor tint Ihey were willing to
j-.'u in .lo effort for the restora
,i .. ,,f v.lvt.-r to its full faction as a
t i it r I money mclnl Tliey wee
P-r felly quiet lud deeply interested.
'l.y nfMiued from an expression ol
i,'-r v.vs c.iid were pcifectly satisfied
"'!,( committee of resolutions of 12
'''""U l: composed entirely of rick
Kood, free ornate Democrats. They
tic. no speeches in the convention,
unanimously voted for the rcsolu
I' rorted. It was unanimously ac
t.rf.cd .is a fact that if to day's action
M MiMi'd in bringing the Democracy of
' ! ii'M;tte to a full nd enthusiastic
J.''.i .j of the principles for which it is
y.iitendcd the party has struggled so
in. my years, many of the recalcitrants
h' h ive left the party would be ready
'i p t'irn and join in the defense of its
1 f nciples.
. Hut one apple of discord was thrown
ji.t'i the convention and that developed
Mi'ldcnly at the morning session just
vr.!i tin.! convention was about to take
tt ri-cess.
Mr Gardner, of Pike, a former repre
h'Mii itive in the Legislature, who has
5m ( ii elected as an independent, intro
duced a resolution intended to have
'he effect of debarring l'opulists from
r trt icipating and contining the work of
1 1. 1- day exclusively to Democrat., not
withstanding the S. aiding County lii
i''"!lic League requiring all who were
iiif.tvorof free coinage to send dele-
t t t from the several counties w ithout
i''invd to party a fti linliuus.
, Vievious to this a resolution had been
introduced and adopted requesting all
tv solutions to be referred to the com
mi fee on resolutions without debate,
hut Mi ; irdner manifested remarks
b'e p-ni.sk'iicy in forcing his resolution
i i n vote over the protest of lli! chair
man and the members that it must go
to the committee on resolutions. After
voi'e.i voring in vain to secure a hearing
m l protesting ncaiust Populist aflilia
ioii lie was compelled to yield to the
dftnand of the chairman, Patrick
Wiilsh. that the resolution be referred
t j he com mi tie on resolutions.
'l'lio convention was adjourned It
t !-r Senator Morsrui and in the mean-lino-
Captain llt-dding, who is the fat h r
i i tin- election reform law passed by
the last Legislature, arrived in firiftiu
lie was informed of the claims of Mr.
liiiilmr and openly announced tlmt
Mr (iirdnor held a position of post
niivj. r in his e.ninly and tliat he hid
liken advantage of his absence to
throw an apple of discord in the con
entjiin. ''miner will not," said he, "darj
misrepresent our delegation when I an
pii sent this evening and if he does I
tell the reason why and show the
i hat binds him to the financial poli
ty of the administration." Sure
eii"iis:h when the convention met Mr.
miner did not open his mouth. Cap
' i ii Kedding was there awaiting an op
1 --Tt unity to reply but Mr. Gardner w;is
! t heard from, raising even no objec
tion t; the unanimous report of the
i inmittee on resolutions.
nd so ended the only "incident" of
f' -d iy And when it was found that
Mi Gardner was a postmaster the con
! :iop broke into general laughter.
u.'lun the convention organized it
! .1. ,1. Hunt, president of the
! tiding County Li metallic League as
'u porary chairman. Permanent or
ft'tt ition was etfected by the election
1 Hon. Patrick Walsh as permanent
1 f'-MJent, and Mr. Douglas Glessner as
-cretary.
At 11 o'clock the convention took &
recess to hear Senator John T. Morgan,
f Alabama, who spoke in a grove near
by. n i house in the city being large
enough to hold the crowd of nearl
,", ot,i e Sp0ke for three hours.
MKSOIA IIONS AllOrTF.D.
'hi re-con veiling the committee cn
resolutions, composed of twelve Demo
crats. Caot. Kvan P. Howell, chairman,
submitted its report. The resolutions
were unanimously adopted. They ratify
the platform adopted at the Memphis
bi metallic convention, and declare:
That we favor the immediate restora
Hon cf silver to its former place as a
1 u!l loeal tender standard money equal
with cold, and the free and unlimited
coinage of both eold and silver at th
rat io of 1G to 1 and upon terms of exact
eouatit v.
"That while we should welcome the
eo-operation of other nations, we be
lieve that the United States should not
wait uron the nleasure of foreicn pov
ernmeits or the consent of foreign cred
i'.nrs. but should themselves proceed to
reverse the 'grinding process' that is
destroying the prosperity of the people
and should lead by taetr example me
nations of the earth.
"Tht. bA riffhia nf thfi American
people, the interestB of AtB'elican labor
and the prosperity or AtHeficaa inaus
trv havf :L higher claifft ID lh8 CdBsider
a' ion of the people's law mak"?f i lhaa
t' e greed of foreign creditor or the
ancious demands made by Male hoia
is . idle capital.' The right to regu
1 'o its own monetary system in the in
' i' st of its own people is a right which
no free government can barter, sell, or
surrender. This reserved ngnt i
put of every bond, of every contract
mol of every obligation. No creditor or
.ilaimHut $aq set up a rizht that can
tlons to ptomoife the welfare or the
ttawes of its own reop!e. This a debt
higher and more binding than all other
debts an one which is cot only dishon
est, tut treasonable to ignore
Resolved, further, that public office
8 a public trust"; and that the use of
rnr mi Pat,,0"e f" the rurpose Of
moulding public sentiment in the inter
est of plutocracy tends to sap and de
stroy the rights atid liberties of IV
masses,
KW,hrta 11 ' imPortant to organize
to enforce in one State the declaration
pr principles announced in thes reso
lutions, therefore
"Resolved, that wfe call upon the peo
ple cf this State to orginile in every
county and militia district with the ob
ject in view to secure representatives
etatrj and national, who will favor these
principles, and who will in good faith
carry them out without straddling or
evasion.
' And to thi3 end the chairman of this
convention shall appoint a vice presi
dent from each :ongn-ssiohal district
with two from the State at large, sub
ject to the ratification cf this conven
tion. Eeach vice president shall see to
the organization of bi-metallic clubs in
each county In this State, and each
connty shall see to the organization of
militia districts and wards of thir re
spective counties and citit3.
"The said vice presidents shall con
stitute the State executive committee
of the bi metallic clubs of the State."
In conforntty with the instructions of
the resolutions, President Walsh an
nounced the committees.
Addresses were then delivered by
Jas. W. Robertson, ex Congressman
Henry II Carlton and many other lead
ing Democrats. Amoug the speakers
was Hewlett A. Hall, the law partner of
Governor Atkinson, who is still confin
ed from his recent attack of nr.n.nriii-
-j VNU.U-
tis.
At 0 o'clock the convention .nm.M
much enthusiasm adjourned sine die.
L.ATF. WASHINGTON JOSS!!
Will More Hoiids le Issued? A Sur
prise Tending lrom President
Cleveland.
i"Dy Our Regular Corrrro(lpnt.)
il! there be another bond issue, oi
an extra session of CongrrcKs? Those
IMCKtionu are bein;? discussed, not with-
standing Secretary Cat linle's statement
that there is nothing alarming about
the government's liuauoe.s. It i
known that the bond syndicate wants
another issue of bonds, whk-h under
their contract would have to be sold
to them at the old price, if issued pre
vious to October 13, next, and that it
expects to get it. Prominent Domo
Tats have protested ftgaiti.st another
issue of bonds, advifinu instead thf
cnlling of n extra session of Con-res.,
if itic Treasury nmts ltscit mi aide to
got aloug until the regular session.
Uut there is no certainty that Comrrofis.
which will be strongly anti-administra
tion, would provide the monevin time.
even if au extra session were called.
It is predicted that unless there should
e sn unexpectedly Jiirfre increase in
the revenues of the government within
the next three mouths the gold reserve
will hive to be encroached upon to
mret ordinary obligations. Meanwhile
there is always danger tint the gold
speculators may draw the gob! out.
According to the latest story current
n Washington, President Cleveland is
about to spring a surprise on thoso
Democratic Senators and Iieprescida-
ivos who still refuse to abandon their
advocacy of the free coinage of silver,
anil to endorse the '"sound monev"
obey laid down by President Cleve
md and Secretary Cailisle. This
surprise is to be the renunal of every
J'eoeial oihce holder appointed on the
recommendation of a silver Senator
or Representative, ns fast as men re
commended bv "sound monev" Demo-
rats can be agreed upon to take their
daces. That would bo an Andrew
Jackson eort of policy mire enough,
ut, in view of President Cleveland's
civil service reform professions, it is
dillicult to believe that he really con-
emplatcs putting such a policy into
effect, although prominent members of
Li patty believe it and endorse it, too.
hould such a programme really be
earned out it would mean a change in
more than half of the Federal olliccrs
n the South, unless the men who now
bold them should placate the ndminis
t;aion by declaring for "sound
monev." JSneh a policy would make
certain President Cleveland's control
of tle next Democratic National con
vention, but it would all the same be a
verv serious mistake both for him and
his party. It would not be the first
time, ami nor the second, that an nd
mi nistiation has tried to muzzle the
opponents of its policy. Rut in no
case in which this muzzling process
has been re-tored to, his the adminis
tration which trted it or the party it
represented been the gainer thereby.
It is obnoMo s to the American sense
of lair pNv. Argue with n man and
convince L:m, if you can, but don't
shut his mouth by thteats or by force.
I believe that this stoiy has been put
afloat more ? a bluff than with any
periods intention to really carry it
out.
A STRANG ft THING IN KF.N Tl ( KY.
No Whiskey to be M.ule In the Iltue
Grass State For a Whole Year .
At a mating h-?li at Louisville U-t wvk.
M the la l.ngd stillers or Keutu -lxV it was
decided to make n whiskey iu t'.o Sut .
duriag th" season beginning July 1, is.3.and
endicj: Juiy 1. I'1", on condition that uiity
p-t cent, ot the distillers in f he Slate so elect.
SevCLty-five per cut of the distillers have
fUnifled thir willingness to shin down, and
those at th ho.id of the movement have no
doubt that th remaining 15 pr cent ne-s-sary
will readily fail into tine. At :he in-xf-ing
it was shwn that th- st.W ot whiskr at
present rn hand thr;Mighovit Kentucky i
M.OOO.OM gations while th d.'inau 1 is vry
light.
Deer, 'which seem to know that they
ro protected during the summer
months, aro frequently seen feeding
with cattle in pastures in Lancaster,
OLD BOM
STATE TROTHS.
TAH tIKEL DOINGS IN MANY SEC
TIONS. The Womai'i Body Recovf rel.
The bodjof Lanra Thomas, who was
binrdered and thrown from a boat
while fishing, by her husband Iaet Fri
dsy, has been recovered. The wo
man's neck was broken and her head
and face horriblj bruised ard cnt
Gabriel Thomas was arrested thorllv
after the commission of the crime and
soon after he tras lodged in jail it was
found that he &nd two burglars con
fined with him had secured a file and
had attempted to cut through the bare
of their cell when discovered. The po
lice aro confident they can find the
person who furninhed the prisoners
with the file. All the parties impli
cated are colored.
July iieports Summarized.
The Department of Agriculture
summarizes its July reports of per
centages of condition of crops made
by one thousand correspondents as fol
lows: Cotton 75 per cent., a gain of
six points on June; wheat 86, decline
of two points, yet the crop is practi
cally a full one; oats 81; corn 89, an
increase of five points; tobacco 86, an
iucrtase of two points; peanuts 83 ;
rice 81, a decline of one point; sorghum
90; Irish potatoes 85; sweet potatoes
81; peas SO.
Ruiliugton's new telephone system
is now in operation.
Concord has a new daily. It is pub
lished by P. C. Rage, formerly of the
Charlotte Observe.
Hillsboro is to have a cotton mill in
the near future. All the capital of
$60,000 has been subscribed.
Charlotte at present seems to be in
the hands of a well-organized band of
sneak thieves who operate both day
and night.
The Tillage of Hendersonville is now
connected by railroad with Brevard.
This new line promises a great devel
opment for the surrounding country.
On Saturday the premium list of the
State fair was issued. The premiums
aggregate $5,000. Seven thousand
copies of the premium list are printed.
The roof is now being put on the
large extension of the Raleigh Hosiery
Yarn Mi "la. In sixty days 6,500 more
fipiudlett will lo lu operuilOU making iu
all 11,000.
The cxtention of the Aberdeen an t
We?t End railway to Troy, Montgom
ery county, will be completed this
week. It penetrates one of the richeft
gold mining regions in the stat.
The fifteenth annual meeting of the
Stale Horticultural Association is call
ed at Greensboro, August 15th. The
reports will show a large extension of
fruit culture, particularly small fruits.
At Greensboro, a white man named
Brewer was inn over by a shifting en
gine and was cu tint wo. He was crossing
the track in a blinding rainstorm and
did not notice the approaching engiue.
There are now about 150 newspapers
in the State. About half of these are
members of theState Press Association.
Some editors do not have the time to
1 eloDg to the association while others
do not care to join it.
At Greensboro The Nrth Carolinr
Press Association, in. ses?i i.olvei
to attend the Olton States ad Intel
national exposition in a body. Tht
date for the meeting there was left
with the executive committee.
The Lincolnton Courier records the
horrible death of a little boy'eijfht
years ol 1, the son of Henry Carpenter.
The father carried home a boMle of
whiskey. The little boy got hold of
an 1 drank freely, and in a little while
he went iuto spisms nnd died.
Pineville has robbed Chicago of a
part of her coi n trade this year; and
her cotton shipments show up well.
The figures for each are as follows:
1,200 bushels corn shipped from depot
to (.ther points; 3,121 bales cotton
bought by the merchants, basides
some purchases by Charlotte buyers.
Some rich finds in gold are reported
from the gold regions of southern Ca
barrus at the historical Reed mines.
The Messrs. Kelly, of New York, are
looked for daily to finish the placing
of the new machinery and to operate
the mines on a much larger scale than
for the past few months. An addition
al force of 20 hands have been put to
work at the Nugget mines, near the
Reed mine.
YLXKGKAPHK' TICKS.
p,,r (t, c?,.0n l wiek of July the Southern
P.ai'.wiv . urn-1 . 5-J.ti0. an inerfa of
fru.fi 12.
Jac L. Travr?. who murdered L-na
Gross on Nov. 20. was ei-uted in th
Iutri t of Columbia at Wohin?ton Fri
day rr.'-riiir.
Hnry M. Tavn". sugar planter and mer
chant, "who hai been on trial for several
dav at Franklin, fct. Mary"s T.n ish. La., for
ti,;. ni,rr.UrJ i. MiKi-nv F.Tr; a i-rmi-
li-Mit Micar rflner, av j'iHt-d y the jury
on Saturday.
At Pa!'. Texas, while J. A. M -Cullongh,
firmer ivaa niljn in lllS d'KTWaV list
nisht. ;u unknown man sht him in the
h a i. M.-CtiMouirh is in a pr:arira. condi
tion. Sam Laney, a nrnwrius imm-i,
is h'uzel with the crim.
A verv interesting part of th exhibit tob
l. v tl..r.artm(llt ."kf HnU-ehold
Economies cf the Woman'? Board, at the
Otton States an ! international LipcMuvn,
will l-e shown in operation, and th process
fu!iv-xplai:.ed. Aladdin's Oven, an iaven
tioiio? Mr. Edward Atkinson, the famous
ftatisti -:au, will aLo be fhowu. V.r m-ari3
ot tLi oven, the neat irom an or umrf on
lamp Wiu COuS a uuirr,
When They Die Iu Florida.
At R'iwanne-5 Shoals. Fla., Sata Basbeat
died on Fri l.iv. H j is said to have been 110
years !d. N
BAPTISTS IX BALTIMORE.
lO.OOOof Them Gather In a Mammttb
Tent.
The delegates and visitors to the fifth In
ternational convention of the Baptist Touns
People's Union of America In Baltimore
humbered 10.000 and were congregated at
the Madison Avenue entrance to the Druid
Hill Tark.
The interior of thelmr tent presented a car
appearance with myriads of American fla?!?.
Baptist Union flas, and English Eas hang
ing from every post and pie in the place.
Across the entire front of the whole choir
gallery Is a bnad piece ot tie four colors that
were tHected to represent the four Motion?
into which the hiterCrt work cf the Urin is
dmdod crecn for theScutn. red for Canada
tnd l-lue for the States Wst of the Mii-sissip-
pi ana jjoia u r inose j-;a.st or tee Mississippi.
As Dr. Hohtj? declared the convention open
for business, a late delegation from Vriseonsiri
marched into the tent and down the aisles
Einpirn? "Maryland, My Maryland."
President John II. Chapman congratulated
the local commi'tces on the excellent ar
rangements that had been made for the en
tertainment of tbe Baptists.
"In this beautiful city of Baltimore," he
paid, "we are surrounded by the warm hearts
oi our soutnern brothers cheered by the
bright faces of friends and gladly note that
even the far away pacific- ceast is with u.
They have come across the continent to unite
with us in the utmost deliberation which we
are to enjoy.
"Growth has been ours in the rast vcar
that may well make the hearts of our faith-
lui workers rejoice. The day of doubt and
questioning, as regards the great work to be
accomplished by this organization is fast
fading away. Closer Jiad closer tbe hearts of
our young people are being drawn toj-ther
and as wo unit heart and band we appre
ciate more and more tbe great need of fellnw
fhip that this union makes possible. The
propriet ies utterea at our llrst great conven
tion in Chicago tour years ago are being
more than fuilillcd. "
On behalf of the churches cf Baltimore.
Mr. Eiifreno Levering made au address of
nviuuiiH! iu nui'ju icjSHiu mai no convention
of equal importance had ever been held here.
In the absence of Governor Brown. Mayor C.
F. Latrobe, officially welcomed tbe visitors
and tendered them everything within the con
fines of the State. The audience joined tbe
choir in singing "My Country, ?Tis of Thee.''
i ne annual report ot the hoard or managers
was presented by Itev. Dr. Frank L. Wilkins
D. D.. General Secretar yof the Union.
Addresses were made on ''Cnlturo for Ser-"
vice" by O. 8. C. Wallace of Toronto. Out...
and on "The Junior Society, the Hope of the
Movement." by Kev. Itoland D. Grant, of
Portland, Oregon.
The afternoon session began with a nraise
service led by Rev. W. S. Roberts of Burling
ton, Vt. Frank Harvie Smith of Brooklyn,
presided. It--v. Frederick L. Anderson, of
Rochester. X. Y., made an address on "Mon
ey and the King lorn." This was followed
ly an opei parliament on systematic and
proportionate giving, which was conducted
by Rev. E. E. Chivers of New York Cltv. The
discussion was general and very interesting.
"The Bible method of winning souls" was
the subject of an address by Rev. Johnston
Meyers D. I.. of Chicago. An open air par
liament with the .sui'ieet. "What Has Your
Society Done to Promote a Revival in the
Churchy " was conducted by Rev. 3. A. Nor
throp, D. D., of Fort Wayne, Ind. Tbe
evening session was principally of a devo
tional character.
The proceedings of the second
day of the Biptibt Young Peoples
Convention at Baltimore began
with six suc-rise prayer meetings in
various parts of the city. They were
held at half past G and were largely
attended.
The Mammoth tent at Druid Hill
park was fairly. well filled at 0:30 o'clock,
the hour named for'opening devotional
exercises. A delightful breeze entered
the tent coming from the region of
Druid Lake and made the meeting
place in striking contrast with the op
pressive heat of yesterday.
ith the ringing of the l,50O pound
bell the crowds surged in and before
the convention was rapped to order at
9:15 nearly every seat in the tent was
occupied. The devotional exercises
were conducted by Iiev. L. O. Dawson,
of Tuscaloosa, Ala. The report of the
committee on important topics in the
annual report was preseuted by W. T.
Hellines, D. I)., of Umaha, .eu. It
stated that "the union may justly con
gratulate itself on the rapid and relia
ble growth in all that makes for the
unification, cultivation and wise direc
tion in service of our great constitu
ency. The past has been marked by
gratifying improvements in all depart
ments of our great organization."
The report o fihe committee on im
portant topics contains this paragraph:
' The larire number of societies that
have accepted the Laptist Young Peo
ples' Union form of organization indi
cates the appreciation of our constitu
tion as a working method for our Iiap
tist young people. And we hail with
pleasure the growine s?ntiment that
the Riptist Young Peoples' Cni'n is
broad enough and ilaptiatic enough to
hold in itself and J,o itself the Laptist
young people in Ameiica. the Provinces
of Canaaa ann we trust, In the near
future, the Ilaptistic young people or
the world. What is good enough for
our own beloved America is good
enough for every land."
The programme wa9 changed so that
the salutation of State flagscand minute
reports of State and provincial unions
preceded the historic address of Mr.
Carroll, of Texas. With a single hymn
of divine worship intonded by thous
ands of voices, the young ladies bear
ing the banners and the chosen speak
ers from the State unions marched
through the aisles and on to the speak
ers platform, where front row seats
had been provided for them. The flags
had been arranged across the platform,
producing a very handsome multi-colored
effect. As the name of each of the
3'J Slates and provincial unions was
called a j-oung lady would hoist a ban
ner high above the others and the
chosen male representative would step
forward and briefly review the work in
his territory for the past year. The
State of Wisconsin was called first and
a eentleman from Milwaukee responded.
He was s imbued with the desire to se
cure next year's convention that he for
rot his text and ;a!ked of nothing but
the attractions of li is city. When he
concluded the Wisconsin delegation
scored a hit by singing a song to the
tune of "Maryland, lay Maryland,
which was an invitation to Milwaukee.
One of the most striking features was
when Northern California was called.
The response came in boyish treble
from Mr. Georee M. Purnell, of Sacrl
mento. He did not look to be over
fifteen years of age. He wore glasses
and his voice was shrill and penetrat
ing, lie said: T come ZSO) miles to
greet you in the name of 2,100 young
people of Northern California. Eureka
is our motto." lie continued to sj-eak
the full minute and over. At the con
clusion of his speech there were great
demonstrations and the performance
was considered so remarkable thait
delegates called for its repetition on tbe
speaker's stand. The youthful orator
was escorted to the stand, "where a chair f
was set out, on which he mounted, lie
reflated his speech and at the conclu
sion led the Colorado delegates iu the
yell about Denver being one mile near
er heaven than Ilrooklyn. The ap
plause was tremendous and haudker
chiefs waved all over the tent.
The climax of patriotism was reached
when the District of Columbia was
calltd. The.banncrof the delegation, a
silk Hag, of the Stars and Stripes, wns
waved by Miss Cory, while Kev. Mr.
Thomas, of Georgetown, delivered a pa
triotic address. Then the audience
arose and sang "The Star Spangled
Iltnner."
At the evening session there was a
tremendous crowd under the giant can
vas, and thousands were turnu away.
The Convention declared asrainst
Sabbath breaking and also vigorously
condemned the proposed Corbelt -Pitz-Simmons
prir.e fight in Dillas, Tex.
LTlic board of managers have se
lected Milwaukee as the location of the
UG convention, while L'rooklyD. N. Y.,
was the successful aspirant for the
honor of entertaining the convention of
the following year.
The third day of tht convention il Biptist
Touhs lVph?V Union of America ia B!ti
faora bcn with a sunn"-' prayer meeting
in erral of the ehirche at half past six.
When th tell sunn. .ned the d"!e-ati3 to
devotional exer -iss at i r.e tent at hit? past
nine, it attra'-ed only aoout 7.000 pHtons.
The hat was inteu in the in-'.'".ir Rev.
B. I). Gray, uf Birmingham. A'a., ndu -ted
the oreninj servi"e. Rv. II. W. l,'-t. of
ths executive commute, niiidcn rp-.rt Irm
th commit(jefl and on miscellaneous busi
ness in. which he n?itioui--.l !li decision of
the board of managers, i canned late last
nifc'ht. which gives t Miiw.iuke, Wis., nest
year's; aniitial convention and b Brooklyn,
N. Y.. the eonvnti i of l'l'T.
An invitation o .-d.;v I il M e .-Icipe of a re
solution akiiig meiiiliTr. of the convention
ami all thir friends to coi.e io B iltnnoie in
1897 and visit the J position. n. unani
mously adopted. 'J'hre w.i only on s-s-Pion
iu the tent, this b'ing in tho morning.
In tlie afternoon, tho various States held ral
lies at their headqiiart is.
The board of elections announced thi re
election cf Ra'-. F. I . Wi!kiu as gcner.il se
cretary; W. H. Mciritt -is biisiii'-.-s iaaiur r
ot the Baptist Union a id H. W. Cuj py, of
Chicago, as editor Mr. Reeii announced
that tbe nominating committee by some
oversight, had e'eeteil seven mstca 1 ol nine
members of the executive cnmuiilt''" an I ho
asked permission to suggest John 11. Chap
man and William M. Lawrein c, roth ot Chi
cago, to fill the vaeaneies. 'j'le-y were both
unanimouslv elected.
At night there were four mas? nestings,
representing respectively the ionr gi:i'. col
or divisions of tha convent-.):;. Tii" gold
meeting, representing the Northern S: i!-s
east ot the Mississippi River w is .:c!d at
Oraee M. E. Church. R-v. I. J. Ma-l.itigh-lin.
of Detroit, presiding Lev. V ('nly, of
St. Taul, Minn.) pr sided ovei tic. Btu :n.l-
ing at Franklin Square Bapllsf Church. His
audience was made up of delegates from the
Northern States west- of the Mississippi
River.
At Brantly Baptist Church tbe Southern
States wcrt- represented under tb9 green
color. Rev. J. B. Gambrill, D. I)., cf Macon,
(la., presiding.
Th meeting of the red the Provinces of
Church, presided over by Rev. 6. t. & Wal
lace, ol Toronto, Ont.
With services at the tent on Sunday night
the .T-at convention came to a close.
Till'. SILVER COMMIT! KK.
A I?esoIutlon Adopted Ifocoiiiiiiondiii;;
the Adoption of 15i-3Ietallc Leagues.
The national silver committee of
one from each State and Territory,
appointed at the Memphis silver con
vention, finished ito work on Friday
at Chicago. Judge Henry Cf. Miller,
of Chicago, who acted as one of
the judges of the Iforr-Harvey debate,
was selected as permanent chairman,
and J. H. Acklen, permanent secretary.
The following executive committee was
named: A. J. Warner, of Ohio; A. Wal
cott, of Indian:; N. C. HIanchard, of
Louisiana: Geo. K. IJowen, Chicago,
and Judge A. J. Kucker, of Colorado.
Three bureaus for the dissemination of
silver literature and the promulgation
of the lb' to 1 platform will be estab
lished by the committee one in Chi
cago, one in Nashville, and the third in
San Francisco. The following resolu
tions were adopted:
"Whether the single gold standard
with increasing debt and consequent
servitude for the masses of the people
shall be made perpetual in this country
or whether the constitutional standard
of gold and silver, with better prices for
the products of labor and safer condi
tions for business shall be restored,
must be decided by the people at the
election in 1S&G.
"The issue is between the gold stand
ard, gold bonds and a contracting cur
rency on the one side and a bi-metallic
standard, no bonds and a sufficient
currency on the other.
"Believing that tbe time has come
when those who hold this issue to be
paramount in importance to all other
questions should unite their efforts to
secure the establishment of these prln
ciples, the executive committe, appoint
ed at the Memphis silver convention
June 12 and 13, 1S93, earnestly recom
mends: First, The organization of bi-metallic
leagues throughout the entire coun
tiy, which all those believe in the
restoration of the free and unlimited
coinage of silver at the existing ratio
of 10 to 1 independently of tbe action
of any other nation shall be invited to'
join.
"Second, That a committee of five be
appointed to take cfcarge of this move
ment, to provide and distribute litera
ture, to place organizers and speaker in
lLe f eld, and otherwise to advance the
cause of bi-metal!ism as in their judg
ment they shall think best.
"Third, Each member of the national
committee is authorized to select a
chairman for each county of his State,
and the chairman so selected may ap-l-o:
it t in each district of his county aad
in cich ward of an incorporated town
and city, three members to constitute a
cony committee, which committee
tdiaM organize bimetallic leagues,
Wh-re counties or States have already
acied. er.d organizatiots have been
formed, said orgacizatiens shall be re
organized. The chairmen of the re
Eective county committees shall con
stitute a Sute committee."
Issue of Gold Cettnlcatf Rtuimrd.
Tbe Trea3ary Department has re. i-ned
the issue of gold erii,1:at--, w?:i h hae
been suspendM during th- p-ri.l wh-u ?h
Treasury gold reserve wa b-.-l : f iW.O'Vi,
000. Siuc Jane 2Sih U l. whey th- g .1 1 r
serr'l w.n intact, the U-iT ba- i vned
about S200.000 goli certificate" co go! I pre
tented mostly at Unite ! Stat-s a-iai. Tbete
arecuL-tanding W.Z'C.WjO ia golitertirl
eates with I17J,'0 iu thi TieaiJi y, the ro
luainder being lu cucuJatioq-
SOOTIER PROGRESS.
Manufacturing Enterprises Under Wny
On Large Scale.
A large water-power in North Carolina ha
been purchased, and will t developed oa
large scale, A t3.0o0.nno company hu ben
organised la the same Mate to purvliTe an
other water power, and build a 1S.0O0 spin
die cotton mill, with tfi expe tation of largo
y Increasing the size of this mil!.
1 In South Carolina, a 150.000 cotton milt
company has beeu organized at Lancaster,
and at WeldoD. N. C, a eoidra'-t has been
let for a 12.000 spindle mill.
Two eotton-seed-oU-inill companies have
t-een organised, one in Texas and m in
South Carolina.
Among other enterprises reported for the
week were a basket lactcry to employ ion
hands in Alabama; a cotton ginning and
compres company, to erect gins and presses
in Arkansas; a S,000 gold-mining company
tn Atlanta f.OOO t-kvtriJ plant in Missouri;
tlO.000 machinery company in Maryland;
and a large number t f teiseellaneon enter
prises throughout tbe South.
Gold Fields of Alabama.
The sum ot 150,000 in cash was deposited
in a Chattanooga bank for the purchas
of gold fields, near Heflin, reported to be
fabulously rich in gold ore. An option ot
only aeventy-hve hours was given on the pro
perty, consisting of two hundred acres, but
tbe guarantee was raised in that remarkably
short time and the deal closed. The new
company will be capitalized at 1500,000 and
stock will be at once placet! on sale.
Weekly Cotton Statistics.
The Weekly cotton report from Liverpool
eays: Total salaries of tbe week, 43,000 balee,
American 15,000; trade takings, including
forwarded from ships' side. 45,000; actual ex
port 9.000; total import 17.000. American 13,
000: total stock 1.481,000, American
1 ,5i,000; total afloat 62,008;American 30,000;
speculators took 200, exporters took 2,100.
Found a Iloulder of Silver.
One of the largest silver nuggets on record
tras found about four mil-s from Peach
Springs, Ariz., several days ago. Two pros
pectors, Williams Tucker, John Doyal, on
their way from Death Valley to the Colorado
River, discovered a !oul.ler weiliini several
hundred pounds and eoiiipos',1 f nearly
pure silver. The value of the ihid is placed
at about tl0,0;r.
THE MARKETS.
NEW VOEK COTTO!f FCTl'StS.
Cotton quiet. Middling uplands 7 00;
middling guir. 7. iutures closed quiet.
Sales 27,900 bales.
July 6 76ffi77 December 6 95(R96
August 6 76(b.77 January 7 00(M)'J
September. ..6 81a82 February 7 05(a07
October 6 87 March 7 10S12
November. . .6 'JlOiVi
LIVEBPOOL COTTON MABKET.
Middling 3 11-16 Sales 6.000. Futures quiet
Jan. A Feb. . .3 iHfii'J July A Aug. .0 40(ff 41
Feb. March. 3 4'J'n 50 Aug. A Sept.. 3 42 b
Mch.A April.. 3 51 b Sept. A Oct. .344s
Apr. A May. .3 525 53 Oct. A Nov... 3 45 b
MJUAJU 2- -.9 00 Nov. A Dee . . 3 44 b
CHICAGO GRAIN AND I'KOICCE.
wheat July.... Kept 67,'
cobs July.... 43 V Sept 43
cats July.... 27 V 8ept 22
pork July.... 10 90 Sept 10 97
LARD July.... 6 35 8ept 6 i'J
bibs July 6 25 Sept 6 33
HOME COTTON MARKETS.
Chur- Tot- Char
Mi, uintila. lrun
Oood middling 7.25 7-J 6 1-15
Strict middling 7.15 7 64
Middling 7.05 6J 6'
Strict low middling C.H5 64' (,!
Low middling 6.75 6 6 u-16
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
Quiet, Western super 2 WV 2 75; do extra
2 f0S 3 25; do family 3 35 3 W: winter
wheat patents 3 753 DO; spring wheat pat
ents 3 70Ji :i W
Wheat -Firmer. No. 2 red spat and July
673iYo7'.;: August 675'&6"'-'; Septemler
ft 6H ; steamer No. 2 red 61.(i64';
Southern ly sample, ti'aw, ao on grai
C5(g6H.
corn-Firmer Mired spot and July
4SJra49; August 41,7; 8eptmler 4 asked;
steamer mixed ; Southern white
506 51 ; do yellow 51 52.
NATAL STORES.
Wilmington. N. (.". Itosiri firm, strained.
1 17j;; good st rained, 122'; Spirits turjx'n
tine llrm at 25: 4'. Tar firm at 1.30; crude
turpentine steady; hard, 1.20; Soft, 1.80;
virgtu, 2.25.
New York Ito.ain dull and steady; strain
ed, common to good l.ttG 1.60. Turjx'iitine
qui'-t and st-ady at 2Sra 21 1-2.
CharleMuD Turpentiue firm at 23 1-2.
liosin, good strained tlrrn 1.15 to 1.25.
Cotton Seed Oil. New York Cotton
feej oil. stronger; erud 1 23 1-2 bid; yellow
prime 27; do. good off grad 26 1-2 bid. Pe
troleum nominal refined New York 7.65;
I hila el.hia 7.W); in bulk 5.10 5.15.
DANVILLE TOBACCO
Lugs Common trash
' Dark working
. " o (jrxd .
Fillers Common and Ncnde-
serif t
Mciium
" Oood
" Fine
Smokers Common
OixhJ
Fine
Cutters Common
M-di'irn
Fin
WrappersCommon
M-diurn
MARKET.
13 00 to
2 00 to
4 00 to
2 00 to
4 00 to
6 00 to
00 to
4 00 to
8 00 to
12 00 to
6 00 to
H 00 to
20 00 t o
10 00 to
12 00 to
11 00 to
25 00 to
45 00 to
14 00
4 00
500
400
600
8 m
12 00
H 00
12 00
15 00
H 00
20 00
35 00
1200
is 00
2 5 00
CO 00
.5 W
Fine
Mnhoeany .
TIIK FAMILY MAKKKT II ASK KT.
Price of Some of the Commodities
tlmt are Oflrrrd lathe Market.
Fri'" ransel follow in the Charleston
market on Saturday :
Niagara grapes 25 to 35 er,t a basket.
Conords ar h l l at 25 to 50 cents a bak .
Apple 5 to 25 e-nt-i a d'i-n. 50 c-nti a erat-.
California oraiit'-s 2j to (4) c-nU a doz-D,
California p-ar .V to Vt '-ents a dozen.
California apri ot 15 to 20 c-iL a dozz-n.
f'iDoai are soi l at 15 to 25 e-rjt a dorn.
I'ineapi le 15 to 20 ci.t a j ve. California
plums 15 to 35 e-nt a loz-a. I'm- hd 5 to
25 e-r.ts a (I'WD, 35, 4" and 50 cent a crate.
Hn'kleberri-s 5 to 10 ents a quart. N"c
taria3 15 ard &.rtiU dozen. Ivan 10
etit ado7.-n. Japan plum. fine(itra tari;,
25 cect a dozen. Cantaloup and water
melons rang- lrom 5 IjL upward.
In the vegetal I market th following are
the pri- : C-l.-ry 10 cents a etalk, 75 cent
a dozen. Cacun.b-r9 10 eenta a dozen. Bert
5 cetta a bun --a. Tomatoes 5 enta a quart.
Okra 1 cent a quart. Squashes britg 10
ceLts a quart. Carrots 5 cnt3 a buneb.
Tumir 5 ccdu a bun:. Onions 5 centj a
bunch. Corn 20 ernts a dozen earn. IU
Iep pers 5 e-nt a quart. Egg plact 5 cclU
a piee. Boop bunehes 5 ents. IrLih pot
tos 35 cents a p-k.
In tbe fi-h and meat markets the prieei
ralge very little. Whiting 20 and 25 cent a
tring. rh-epheal 25 cecta and upward.
Porgiea 15 to 25 cents a utrtng. Grouper
c&ta. Shrimp- 15 cents a plat.
I'orter house kteak brings 15 cuts a found,
eiriotn 15 cents and round 15 nets, lilh
roast 123 lu. Laob 15 cents. Pork loiits.
Western, 15 tbU.
Spring chickens bring 11.50 to 12.50 a
dozen and fowLi 3 to fi a dozen, ggf
2fi to IS cents a dozen,
A Xrgfo Exodus "rom Florida,
la West Florida tbe Ret. A-J. Warner,
negro preacher, of Biimlngbatn, Auus mak
ing speeches urging negroes to leave for L!
beria. lis tells tb negroes thy can Uva
there with but little work and that the: will
be no whits mn to lynch them. Tho e
gToes are reported to be enthusiastic aad ap
pearing to migrate, la Washington coanty
alone 250 n eg roe, heads ot families, have
agree 1 to go to the promised Uni. Labor is
Xfladpally demoralized.
He 1erldea Against Sunday Hall.
At Chicago. Justlea Bail.thU morning, rea
derexl bis decision in tho Civio Te-teratloo
Trsus Chicago Baseball Club case, which
was tried two weeks ago. H flncl Capt.
Arm an l nu piayers 93 earn ana cvi iur
pitying tall on Sunday.
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