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HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1893
NUMBER 16.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
GENERAL NEWS.
HENDERSON'S FINE WORK.
STATE NEWS.
GKN. KIK11Y SMITH.
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HAWAII QUESTION ALL RIGHT, AND NO ONE
DARE INTERFERE.
Senator Butler, of South Carolina, Scores a Logical
Point No New Public
Printer. .
Washington, Apr.d 17, '93. Neither
President Cleveland nor Secretary
Gresham have any apologies to make
for the action of Commissioner Blount
in carrying out his instructions, de
claring the protectorate proclaimed by
Minister Stevens, without a shadow of
legality or authority, at an end, and
in withdrawing the protection of the
U. S. Hag and marines from the pro
visional Government in Hawaii.'-' And
the attempt of a few republicans to
use the incident Its a means to create
bad blood between members of the
two parties has fallen very Hat, as fat
as Washington is concerned. There is
no politics in the-matter.'- It was sim
ply a quest ion of righting a wrong
which was officially acknowledged to be
a wrong by Harrison's administration
hut was not righted then, as it should
have been. If the provisional govern
ment of Hawaii is not SlVoii. enough
to maintain itself without the United
Stales it is not strong enough to be
recognized in any negotiation looking
to annexation or any other settlement
of the present problem. What has
heen done is neither for nor against
annexation, in fact, has no bearing
whatever upon it. It is simply a, step
towards doing the right thing, as soon
as' the - rirht tiling shall become ap
parent. Meanwhile the administra
tion is fully determined that no other
nation shall interfere with Hawaiian
all airs.
Senator Butler, of South Carolina,
scored a point, as he usually does
whenever an opportunity is given h;m,
when Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts,
ottered an entirely needless resolution,
directing the Secretary of State to in
form the Senate by "Whose authority
the American lla was hauled down at
Honolulu, by ottering an amendment
adding the words - 'and also by whose
authority the same was hoisted. v Mr.
Lodge knew that the President was
responsible for lowering the tlr.g, and
the resolution' ' Aas only ottered for
buncombe.
Ext raordinary efforts are being made
by republicans'to put the democratic
Senators in a false position before the
country in regard to the proposal to
invest igate Senator Roach's connection
with' an "alleged - bank' embezzlement
fourteen years ago. The republicans
wish it to appear that the democrats
refused to allow thV investigation be
cause of their wish to protect Mr.
Roach. No such conclusion can be
reached, except by a' willful distortion
of the facts. Senator Roach has from
the first personally desired that the
investigation be made, as he '.manfully
told the Senate last week; he has asked
for no protect ionand what is more to
the point, he wants no protection.
The opposition of the'democratie Sena
tors to. this or any other investigation
of events in a Senator's life before he
became a Senator is based upon the
highest authority in the land the
constitution of the U. S., and it is
mightv small business for anvbodv to
try to make it appear otherwise, but
then, you know, small business is
second nature with some people.
President Cleveland told a Senator
Saturday just before the exira session
of the Senate adjourned that he had
not taken up the question of the ap
pointment of a Public Printer yet. but
oxpecled to do so very shortly. There
is no lack of candidates and the most
of them are men whose reputations are
such that it will be extremely difficult
to choose between them.
Secretary Carlisle isn't borrowing
any trouble about the prospects of
another run on the gold in the Treas
ury for shipment abroad. He has, as
the law directs, suspended the issue of
gold certificates for the pre; cut. and is
thoroughly confident of his ability to
meet all demands that are likely to be
made, but.-although he will not say
so. it will probably be necessary to
issue a few bonds in order to do it.
Earthquakes. .
In February and March1 last, the
island of Zante, of the Ionian group,
was greatly damaged by earthquakes,
and on List Monday the most 'destruct
ive shook, of all devastated the city of
Zante, filling the streets with mint,
killing more than twenty persons, and
injuring hundreds more. The inhab
itants have fled to the plains back of
the city.
Congressman Sibley, of Pennsylva
nia, says he will give his salary for
two years to certain institutions in his
district. What is he?
The New York World has been pub
lishing some "mighty interesting read
ing'' concerning the big trusts and
calling for investigations.
A young clerk in the Supreme Court
of New York was recently bitten in
the hand by a parrot, from which it
came near being necessary to ampu
tate his arm.
Dr. Carl Peters, the East African
explorer says that England must not
evacuate Egypt, that to do so would
bring about a Mahdist invasion of
that countrv.
The Hey wood family have had
charge of the Concord," Mass., town
records for over a century. George
Hey wood was elected town clerk the
other day for the forty-first time.
The St. Domingo rebels who invad
ed Hayti have been arrested and es
corted to the frontier. A reciprocity
in kind- was asked of St Domingo in
regard to Haytian rebels in that
country.
A young Italian, so it has been
shown in a court in New York, was
willing to pay $3,000 per year for the
exclusive privilege of blacking boots
and shoes on the 34th street Long
Island Ferry boats. Must be pretty
good business.
-Mr. John Jacob Astor, it seems,
makes a very good amateur fireman.
He rang for the fire engines, and then
proceeded to put out a big fire in his
fine residence at Ferncliff before the
firemen arrived. Then he gave the
firemen all $00 to $100 apiece.
Col. Elliott F. Shepardin his will
gives a quarter of a million to the
Presbyterian Propaganda, 'and divides
an estate valued at $1,330,000. He di
rects that his newspaper and the 5th
avenue stage line shall be prohibited
from working on Sunday and sholl
not be sold to anyone who will work
them Oil Suuday.
Representative Avar vessels from
nearly every nation with a war navy,
are now assembled in the historic
Hampton - Roads with the "White
Squadron" of the United States, en
gaged in displaying- themselves and
maneuvering in naval tactics prepar
atory to a grand display in New York
harbor next. month.
W.Irving Gellis, a young man of
Louisville, Ky., and who it seems is
doing business in Chicago, appeared
in Louisville last Thursday and re
paired to Fishbacks Hotel, with a
woman and registered as H. B. Hibbet
and wife. That night she poisoned
him with morphine in whiskey and
then poisoned herself the same way.
The woman left writings, some of
which xvee made during her last
moments. She confessed all and said
that she lox-ed him and poisoned him
because he was going to leave her.
The New York Herald of Sunday
April 10th prints a remarkable story,
(for the first time) of a drum head
court martial on the PoontoOsuc
whereby ensign Jas. J. Kane, who is
now Captain-' Kane at the Brooklyn
Navy Yank was 'assigned to kill Jef
ferson Dav:s, then a prisoner of war
on board the Clyde, at the first chance.
He got the opportunity, but an over
powering feeling not to commit mur
der caused him to desist, even after
.he had aimed an Enfield at his heart
the m co.d time. The daughter of
Jefferson Davis stepped near to her
father, which event prevented the
execution of the deed.
The New York Tribune prints a
long article - about the rejection of
young Mr. Theodore Seligman. a
lawyer, and son of Jesse Sehgman the
groat -Hebrew Banker, by the Union
League club for memtership. Mr.
Jesse Seh'gman, who has been a lead
er of that club and hence a republican
of the United States, immediately re
signed his membership in the club.
James Seligiran, uncle of the young
man and partner of Jose, remarked
to the Tribune reporter: "You may
tell them that'this won't do the re
publican party any good." The re
jection was on account of race. Do
not want Hebrews. ,
HE IS GETTING IT IN RIGHT
ALONG.
Changes, Fast, Present and Prospectlr
in the Postofflees in His District Fact
of Interest for His Constituents.
Washington, April .-Representative
Henderson furnishes the following
postal news touching his district, etc:
Cabarrus No application except at
Concord and Mt. Pleasant. Contests
at both and action within a reasona
ble time.
Catawba At Claremont, four years
term expires August, 189G; there are
complaints; change is probable as soon
as the citizens can formulate charges.
At Conover an appointment will be
made at the end of four years, on May
31, 1893. The term expires Juno 1 next
at Newton and Maiden. Appointment
expected in these three offices about
June 1. ' Hickory is a presidential
office; term expires May 10, 1894.
Davidson C. A. Steed appointed
postmaster at Bain, not Sain, as prin
ted last night on the authority of the
postofflce list. T. W. Daniels recom
mended at Denton; so much rivalry
between candidates the appointment
has been delayed. As to Lexington, " a
presidential office, the present incum
bent xvas appointed June 4, 1889; it was
relegated to the fourth class July 1,
18S9, but restored to the presidential
class October, 1890; Mr. McCrary's term
expires October 1, 1894. Mary L.
Thompson has been appointed at
Yadkin Collage.
Davie Only one change Henry T.
Smithdeal appointed at Advance.
Iredell Benjamin Turner recom
mended at Troutman's; has been ap
pointed. Montgomery Alexander B. MeGas
kill recommended at Candor; Hiram
Freeman at Ether; J. M. Denton at
Troy; Mrs. Deborah Leach appointed
at Star; Mary B. "Wooley at Scarboro;
C. A. Armstrong at Swift Island.
Lincoln No contests. The only
change at Lincolnton, hitherto record
ed. Roxvan Appointment at China
Grove about June 3, 9:. At Clexeland
no appointment will be made before
July 15, '93, but D. B. Kosebro xvill be
appointed Calvin J. Deal recommended
at Enochville but term will not expire
until January 15, '94. -At Salisbury, a
presidential office, the present incum
bent, appointed July 18, 1889, re-appointed
and confirmed December 20,
89, so the term under his commission
does not expire uniil December 20,
93- '
Stanly W. M. Howard was appoin
ted today at Bridgeport; W. J. Ross,
appointed at New London; Joseph
A. Farmer recommended at Forwood
probably xvill not be appointed before
May' 29th, 1893. At Palmerville, Miss
Mittie Kirk was recommended, and xvill
be appointed about May 2nd. The
term of the incumbent at Albemarle
xvill not expire until October 1st, 1894.
Yadkin Miss Sarah A. Dougherty
was recommended for appointment at
Jonesville, but probably xvill not re
ceive the appointment until June 12th.
C. B. Wade xvas recommended for
Mana. Application xvas" made for a
change at Shore, but the term does not
expire until November 2.1th, 1894. At
Boonville the lady incumbent's term
expires June lGth, 1895. At Chestnut
Ridge a change is desired, but the
lady's term expires June 30th, 1894. At
Hamptoirville the term extends to June
15th, 1895
The Louisville Times of last Satur
day prints an account of young L.
C. Lamar, who is just apKinted to a
position in the general land office,
shooting a young Spaniard nanad
Santiago, on Faster Sunday ls72 at
St. Mary's College,-Marion county.
Kentucky. He xvas there attending
ehool a'iKl the bulldozing young
Span';. id had young Lunar down
beating him, when Lunar drew his
pi-tol and shot, producing a scalp
wound. Lamar left school, not for
Mi tring, but for having the pistol.
An article on the life and xvork of
Phillips' Bnx.-ks, xvritten by his brother,
the Rev. Arthur Brooks. I). I)., of the
Church of the Incarnation, New York,
xvill be published in the May number
of 'Harper's Magazine. This article,
coming from the pen of one most inti
mately acquainted with the inner
thoughts and aspirations of the great
American diine, will be welcomed
I with much interest.
Mr. Glenn left Washington on being
told that no District Attorn ;y xvould
be apiointed until the hvt of May.
Mr. Elias staxs on.
Senator Ransom and "Representative
Henderson are yet in Washington look
in? 'out for their constituents. It is
said that Messrs. Robbing, Hale, Jer
nigan and A. D. Jones xvill all tret pla
ces. Dr. E. C. Register, xvho has been at
tending Mr. J. C. Myroxer, re-orts
that his condition is xvorse. Symp
toms of internal injury have' devel
oped, and while grave fears are enter
tained that he may not recover, yet
his friends still hope for the best.
Charlotte News.
Mr. Lawson Eagle, a citizen of Ca
barrus, living near Mill Hill, in a fit of
despondency, on last Wednesday ex-en-ing,
drank three bottles of laudanum.
Medical aid was of no avail, and he
died at 9 o'clock the next morning.
Both Dr. Stex ens, of Enoehsville, and
Dr. Steele, of Coddle Creek liad been
promptly summoned and gave him the
most skillful taeatment.
Mr. C. A. Carlton, one of the oldest
and most prominent citizens of States
xille, died at his home there afexvdays
ago, after a long illness. Mr. Carlton
xvas about 70 years of age. He leaves
a xvife, txvo daughters and one son.
He xvas a brother-in-law. of Mr. Frank
Andrews, of Charlotte, and Mrs. An
drews xvas xvith him xvhen he died.
Mr. Carlton xvas cashier of the bank of
Statesyille at the time the xxar broke
out, xvas a director of the A, T. fc O.
road, and for a long time xvas treasurer
of Iredell county. Latterly he had
been engaged in the insurance business.
Charles Appleton Longfelloxv, the
second son of the poet, Henry W.
Longfelloxv, died at Cambridge on
Thursday, of paralysis. The surviving
members of his family are his brother,
Ernest, a xvell-knoxvn artist and archi
tect, and three sisters, Mrs. J. G. Thorp
Jr., Mrs. Richard II. Dans', and Miss
Alice Longfellow.
The Cunarder Campania developed
the xvonderful speed of 23,50 knots an
hour on her trial trip on t)e Clyde.
When the nexvness of her machinery
xvears off, this record xvill be improved.
This justifies the hoie that she will
make the run to Sandy Hook in five
days and a half.
The new Cunard steamer, the
Campania, makes 27 iliiles an hour on
her trial trip. She is G20 feet long..
The xalue of ozone as a purifier and
its manufacture by an electrical pro
cess has been very throughly gone in
to in England. Experiments have been
carried on for ox'er a year and a half in
one of tho large laboratories, xvliich
have embraced testing ozone as an
exterminator of every conceivable sort
of insect, germ and bacteria as xvell as
determining tha exact cost of manu
facturing it electrically on a large scale.
The results as given out are on the
whole v y satisfactory, and seem to
show' that by the use of electricity
ozone xvill shortly become a compara
tively cheap commercial product.
Tli Oldest Text of the Gospels.
Berlin, April 13. Prof. Harris, of
Cambridge, has reported to Prof. Nes
tle, at Tubingin, that a palimpsest con
taining the complete Syrian text of the
four gospels has been discovered in the
convent on Mount Sinai. Heretofore
only fragments of the Syrian text have
been knoxvn. The discovery is re
garded as a very imiwrtant one, inas
much as this text is the oldest authen
ticated text of the gospels in exist
ence. The most interesting memler of the
family of Edwin Dun, the new Minis
ter to Japan, is his daughter. Miss
Helen Dun, xvho is now at school near
New York City. Her mother xvas
Ysuru 3Iatsudu, the beautiful daugh
ter of a Japanese general, whose ac
complishments won the affection of
the Ohio diplomat xvhen he xvas Secre
of Legation at Tokio. Mrs. Dun died
three years ao. Her daughter re
sembles her in many ways and is de
scribed as a ''genuine little Jap. She
speaks the Japanese language fluently,
and, although still in her teems, she
will preside over the Minister's' house
hold her presence will doubtless prove
to be an interesting novelty to the sub
jects of the Mikado.
Til Dead Soldier ltl Ilia Financial
Affair in Had Shape.
Mkmpiiis, April 1.1. A meeting of
the Confederate Historical Association
xvas held in the office of Capt. U. J.
Black last, night to hear the reHrt of
the committee apiointed to take action
on tho death of Gen. E. Kirby Smith.
It dex-eloped at the meeting that the
lamented General left his affairs not in
the best shape financially. There xvas
a mortgage on his .home place, and last
year the house and its contents were
destroyed by fire. Gen. Vaughan at
tended the funeral at Sexvanee and
brought back this report, and further
that the bereaxed family xvas without'
adequate provision for its support.
Gen. Vaughan stated -that funds
xvould -be raised by "every bivouac in
the State for the relief of the family,
and after tome discussion Vice Presi
dent Spillman, xvho presided, appoint-,
ed the folloxvin committee for that
purpose: Col. W. F.Taylor, chairman;
Col. B. B, Snoxvden, Gen.' G. W. Gor
don, (Jen. J. Vaughan and Capt. J. E.
Beaslev.
The committee on resolutions xvas
granted further time in xvhich to report.
MILKS OF ICjEIIERGS.
Hough Fascige of a Stilling Ship From
San Fraaciscoto Nw York.
Nexv YoRKjApril 14. The ship Fran
cis, xvhich arrived from San Francisco
yesterday, had a rough passage. She
was 117 days making the trip. Febru
ary 16 she passed three huge icebergs,
the forerunners of a heavy fioe xvhich
she met next day. Some of the bergs
in this pack were r00 feet high and six
miles in length. One particulary large
berg xvas estimated by Capt. Doane,
to be txventyf our square miles in arn,
and its height averaged fully 300
feet. The ship xvas nearly three days
passing the fioe.
Storm News.
Saline, a 'town in Washtenaw coun
ty, Michigan, xvas destroyed by a cy
clone April 12th. The populat ion num
bered about 1,300. Ypsilanti was. in
ruins on April 13th, from a cyclone
from the south-xvest. Clary Business
College, Curtis Cai Wage Factory,IIaxv
kins House and Occidental Hotel xvere
all destroyed. Roois of half the stores
xvere bloxvn off. Twenty store fionts
fell in one street. The rubbish was
piled ten feet high; all telegraph, tel
ephone'and electric light xvires xvere
doxvn; no persons killed but many in
jured. In the path of the storm bc
txveen Mayview and Lexington, "-Mo.,-,
eight persons were killed, three more
xvill die and txventy-fi.ye xvere xvounded.
Robsonille, ten milerf north" of Tuni
ca, Miss., was completely destroyed on
the 12th of April. Not a house was
left for the three hundred inhabitants.
The lamps burning in the streets set
the ruins on fire, and everything, in
cluding the depot, was in ashes, and
all the xvires xvere doxvn. East, and
west of tne vi llage many colored peo-"
pie xvere injured and killed. A colored
school house was swept off and t went v-fi-e
children killed.
Up to April 12th, the following cas
ualties' are reported in a strip of Mis
souri southeast of Kansas City: At
Hawkins1 Bank, 8 killed and 31 wound
ed; at Lexington, 5 killed and 3 woun
ded; ariligginsville, 11 killed and 25
wounded, at Stanbury, 3 killed and 2
xvounded; at West Plain3, 2 wounded;
at Steelville, 7 killed, and at Page
City, 1 killed and 7 w6unded.
Litararjr Notes.
Apropos of the approaching naval
parade, the next number of Harper's
Weekly, published April 19th, will
contain sexeral attractive illustrations
of naval subjects, including a view of
the rendezvous at Hampton Roads, a
front-iKige picture by R. F. Zo;Iiaum,
nax'al mana;uvrtt scenes, etc. Another
prominent feature will be an article on
the cavalry school at Saumur, France,
"A Nursery of French Cavalry," pro
fusely illustrated. The Pope's exhibit
at tho World's Fair will lie appro
priately noticed, and the "Entrance to
the Electrical Building" null 'be. the
subject of illustration. There will
also lie articles, with illustrations, on
the new Municipal Art Society, on the
last of the old Dutch houses in Albany,:,
and on several other timely and inter
esting topics.