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VOLUME 24.
HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1893
NUMBER 18.
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NE iVS FR03I WASHINGTON.
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LAID ItAKE.
Ia TkU the Honorable Way of Doing Pub
lic Basin? Tills Course Should
b Specialty Condemned.
:" WASHINGTON, May lt 1893.
Judge Lochren 'takes charge of the
Pension Bureau this week, with the
full knowledge that he has undertaken
the task of his life, and by far the
hardest job that will fall to any Bu
reau Chief under the present adminis
tration. He fully shares President
Cleveland's ideas that the U. S. Pen
sion list should be a roll of hor.or, and
from the start it will be his earnest
endeavor to make it so. No soldier
legally entitled to a pension has any
thing to'fear-from Judge Lochren; it is
thosewho are drawing pensions without
any legal right to them who are in dan
ger from the new administration. The
roll is to be gone over carefully as rap
idly as possible without neglecting the
current business of the; office, and the
rascals, when found, are not only to be
dropped, but where ever it can be done
they are "to be compelled to repay the
money they have illegally drawn from
the government". In tins good work
Judge Lochren will be glad of the co
operation of every good citizen. It is
believed that the Old Soldiers them
selves will aid in this work as soon as
they become convinced, as they soon
must be, that only the frauds are in
any danger of losing their pensions.
Secretary Herbert has been so busy
since he took charge of the Navy De
partment, making preparations for the
Naval Review, to say nothing of an
attack from the grip, that he has had
no time to inquire into several notori
ous abuses knovn . to exist in his de
partment, but he will do so now.
Prominent in this list is the practice of
granting long leaves of absence to naval
officers with two-thirds pay, in order
that they may enter the employ of
private parties or corporations, thus
drawing two sakjies. The very nat
ure of the employment of these officers,
as will be seen by a list of the most
prominent of them hereto appended,
is in itself scandalous, and would not
be tolerated by any. other; government,
and probably will not much longer by
the United States: Commander Fol
ger, who was for some years Chief of
of the Bureau of Ordnance of the Navy
Department, was last January granted
leave of absence for two years ori the
ground of ill health. 4- He immediately
entered the employ of the company
which controlled the Harvey process
for improving steel armor plates, and
which has large -contracts with the
government, contracts, too, which he,
as Chief of the Ordnance Bureau, had
been instrumental in getting awarded
to that company.' Lieut. Swift has
been on leave since August 1, 1890, and
dining all this time he-has been in the
employ of Sellers & Co., of Philadel
phia, who have sold the Navy Depart
ment bills of tools etc., many of which
were designed by him. Lieut. Com"
mander Symonds and Chief Engineer
Robinson got one year's leave of ab
sence each, in order to accept positions
with-, private parties 'at thex World's
Fair. Lieut. Commander Corn well
has been on leave of absence for two
years and under salary to the Thomson-Huston
Copper and Nickel Co., to
look after its contracts with the Navy
Department. Lieut. &ione has a three
year's leave dating from March 1(5, 1891,
and draws $5,000 a year from Carnegie
& Co., to look after their steel con
tracts with the Navy Department.
Lieut. Driggs, joint in vent or of a rapid
firing gun used in the Navy, is on leave
and in the employ of the company
that manufactures those guns. Lieut.
. Scabury is on leave, and in the em
ploy of the company that manufact
ures ordnance Tor the army. Chief.
Engineer Towne. after long service in
.preparing designs for machinery for
naval vessels was granted leave for two
years in orcler that he might draw
$0,000 a year from Cramp & Sons for
superintending the construction of the
machinery he had designed in the
course of his. regular dutv. Lieut.
YV ood has been on leave for nearly
four years and is vice-president and
manager of the American Projectile
Co., which has gove.ninent contracts
Naval Constructor Armistead was on
inspection duty at the ship yard of
Loring & Co, up to May 4, 1892, since
which date he has been on leave and
in the employ of that firm. Civil En
gineer Menocal is on leave, and is
chief engineer of the Nicaragua Canal
Co. This is only a partial list, but it
shows a bad system, These men
should resign their commissions if
they desire to enter private business,
but if they hadn't the commissi
ons their se. vices would probably not
be wanted by their present employers.
Minister Stereos Resigns.
Washington, D. C. Minister
John L. Stevens, who has represented
the United States in Hawaii since Mr.
Blaine became Secretary of State, has
resigned Irs post and will return to the
United States in a short time probably
about May 15. It is thought likely
that President Cleveland will have
selected his successor by the time Mr.
Stevens is ready to leave for the United
States, and there is an impression in
the State Department that the new
Hawaiian Minister will be chosen as
soon as Mr. Cleveland returns from
Chicago. - '
There is much speculation here re
garding M;nister Stevens's probable
successor. Ever since Commissioner
Blount departed for Honolulu a ru
mor has been current that the Presi
dent had decided to make him a full-
fledged Minister as soon as his work
was completed. There are several rea
sons, however, why this outcome now
seems less likelv than it did a month
aero.
Notwithstanding the fact that
Commissioner Blount's acts have been
apiroved by the administration, the
President is not blind to tjhe fact that
certain things he "has done, notably
the hauling down of the flag, have
been received in this country with dis
favor.
The President realizes also that a
Commissioner appointed to assist in
settling a controversy between two
parties in a foreign nation can hardly
hope to be persona grata to all fac
tions after the settlement is effected.
New York World.
Meeting of Grand Chapter of Roya! -Arch
Masons and Grand Coramandery Knights
-.."' Templar.
On account of the above occasion, to
be held at Tarboro, N. C, May 9-12,
1893, the Richmond & Danville R. R.
Co. will sell from stations on its lines
within State of N. C, round-trip tick
ets to Salem or Goldsboro, N. C, and
return at reduced rates; ticketj to be
sold May 6th, 0th and 10th; final limit
May 15tb, 1893. For ferther informa
tion, apply to any agent of this sys
tem, or to the undersigned.
, . W. A. Turk,
General Passenger Agent.
GRAND LODGE I. O. O. F., RALEIGH, 2f.
, CY, MAY 8TH, 1893.
On account of the above occasion,
the Richmond & Danville R. R. Co,
will sell from stations on its lines with
in State of N. C, round-trip tickets to
Raleigh, and return, at reduced rates.
Tickets to be sold May 7ih to 9th in
clusive, limited May 15th, 1893. Fol
lowing are roand-trip rates from points
named:
Charlotte, N. C, $7.30; Durham,
$1.50; Goldsboro, $2.50; Greensboro,
4.0o; Lincolnton, $8.40; Marion, $9.20;
Rural Hall, $5.05; Selma, $1.50; Winston-Salem,
$5.05; and from intermedi
ate points in same proportion.
FORTIETH ANNUAL MEETING NORTH
CAROLINA MEDICAL SOCIETY, RAL
EIGH, MAY 9-11, 18S3.
On account of the above occasion,
the Richmond & Danville R. R. Co.
will sell from stations on its lines with
in State of N. C, round-trip tickets to
Raleigh and return, at reduced rates;
tickets to be sold May 7th, 8th and 9th;
final limit May ICth, lb93. Following
are r o u n d -1 r i p ra t es f r o m po i n t s n am ed :
Charlotte, N. C, $7.30; Durham,
$1.50; Greensboro, $4.05; Goldsboro,
$2.50; Lincolnton, $8.40; Marion, $9.20;
Rural Hall, $5.(55; Sei ma, $1.50; Winston-Salem,
$5.05; and from intermedi
ate points ia same propoi tio-i.
Car Load Curious Fish (or the World's Fair.
The fish commission car pa:
through agaiu Wednesday en route to
Morehead in change of Capt. F. C.
James and came back yesterday with
six tanks more of fish for the World's
Fair.
Little Girl "The doctor eafu
mamma must take a constitutional
every day. What does that mean.
Little Boy "That means walking
4 'Then why didn't lie say sor "I
don't know, but I guess may be if he
called it plain walkin he couldn't
charge for it.''- Good News,
NOT TO THE MAKXER BORN.
A Young Lady from the "West at the In
auguration Ball
"I be to be excused. 1 don't be
long in this round-up. I'm off my re
servation." That was the peculiar reply a
very stylish and remarkably handsome
young woman made when a society re
porter struck her for a description of
gowns which must have been "fetch
ing" indeed with that girl's splendid
brunette beauty inside of them.
"Oh, well, most everybody is strange
here now," was the society reporter's
cheerful response. "We are very anx
ious to have all the notable people ,T
' 'That's it. I'm not a notable,'7 said
the brisk young woman. "Dad's not
an office-holder nor an office-seeker.
He's just a plain, every-day cattle ba
ron, and we'er not in it this trip.
We'er stampeded."
"Stampeded P
"Si, we don't feed with these kind of
cattle, you know.
Our crowd is "R," these people all be
long to the "D," dash range, and
they've turned off .the water, burned
all the grass, cut all our fences and
stampeded us in great shape. Four
years from now, if you happen to be
around here, you will find the national
range in the hands of the old bosses
again and I'll have no objections to
giving you a description of my har
ness. Just now I'm a stray and object
to being bunched with this outfit."
The objections must have been in
telligible to the society reporter for
they were accepted, and the daugh
ter of the "plain-every-day cattle ba
ron" was excused from being "branded ,y
as mixing with a breed of political
"cattle" by which she declared she had
been
Star.
"stampeded.
' W ashington
Naronie's Boilers Were Shaky.
Pittsburg, April 27. John Lucock
employed by the Western Union Tele
graph Company, stated today that his
brother Robert was a second engineer
on the missing White Star steamer
Naronic, and that just after the vessel
arrived at Liverpool on its last trip he
wrote a letter saying that the ship's
boilers were in bad shape. He said
they had a hard time from New York
to Liverpool, and unless repairs were
made the return trip was likely to
prove disastrous.
Lucock said that while he had not the
remotest idea what caused the Tessel's
loss he was inclined to think that her
boilers had exploded. Robert, he said,
was a conservative man and would not
say anything that would be inaccurate
or unreliable.
Mr. Lucock lost another brother, who
went down with a ship off the coast of
Australia.
The new Cunarder Campania, due in
New York as this is cabled, is soon to
have a rival in the new Wrhite Star
vessel, designed to be larger, swifter
and in every way more remarkable.
Her builders are making a great secret
of her construction and all informa
tion is witheld. However, it has leaked
out that she is to be called the Gigantic. )
While the Campania, the largest ves
sel now afloat, is C20 feet long, 65 feet
beam and of 30,000 horse-power, the
new Gigantic will be longer than the
Great Eastern.
Her dimensions are 700 feet length, 68
feet beam and 45.000 horse-power. She
will therefore be 8 feet longer than the
Great Eastern, but 15 feet less in
breadth. The hot se-power of the Great
Eastern's engines, however, was less
than 8,000.
Wh'le the Teutonic, Majestic, New
York and Paris have accomplished an
average rate of 20 knots across the At
lantic, the Campania and the Lucania
are expected to do 23; but at one bound
the Gignntie is to run at a !peed of 27
knots an hour on the ocean, so that
the vo age from Queenstownto Sandy
Hook will be reduced to about '100
hours, or just over four days.
Fast steaming is frightfully expensive.
It is always done under forced draught,
wlih the maximum consumption of
coal aiyi even the piesant coal bill of
the Canard Company alone shows an
average of nearly 1,000 tons burned by
the fleet on every day in the year. The
coal consumption of the new Cunarders
will arouat to 400 tons a day. N. Y.
WTorkL
A wrong committed against the
rights of a citizen, is a wrong against
the community, i
WELCOME TO THE PRESS.
New Berne Throws Open Her Doors tw the
Editors.
The editors of the State came in
Tuesday night in full force to meet in
New Berne in their annual convention.
Following is a list of those present:
S. A. Ashe, News and Observer, at
James A Bryan's:
J. D. Bivins, Stanly News, at C. T.
Hancock's:
C. M. Bivins, Stanly News, at C. T.
Hancock's, guest of Hollister and
Paris: I
J. T. Britt, Oxford Ledger, at Nel
son Whitford's, guest of citizens:
J. D. Boone, Waynesville Courier,
at Nelson Whitford's, guest of citizens,
W" J. Boyl'n, Monroe Enquirer, at
Gaston House, guest of H. J. Lo
vick. W. F. Burbank and wife, Winston
Sentinel, at J. W. Stewart's.
W. L. Cantwell, Wilson Advance, at
Gaston House, guest of Lucas &
Lewis.
R. R. Clark, Statesville Landmark,
at Sam'l K. Eaton's.
W. X. Coley, Davie Times, at Hotel
Albert, guest of W. W. Clark.
W. A. Curtis. Franklin Times, at N.
S. Richardson's, guest of P. H. Pel
letier. R. A. Deal, Wilkesboro Chronicle,
at Gaston House, guest of W. II. Oli
ver: W. C. Dowd, Charlotte Observer, at
Sam'l K. Eaton's.
Jerome Dowd, Mecklenburg Times,
at J. A. Meadows'.
M. E. Thornton Hickory Press and
Carolinian, at Gaston House, guest
of Roberts & Bro.
F. M. Williams and son, Newton
Enterprise, Gaston House, guest of E.
H. Barnum and John Dunn.
J. R. Wharton, Greensboro Patriot,
at Gaston House, guest of L. H. Cut
ler. A. M. Woodall, Smithfield Herald,
guest Dr. J. H. Benton.
J. J. Steward and Avife, Salisbury
Truth, at Hotel Albert, guest of Sol
Cohn and Dr. N. H. Streets
Z. W. Whitehead, North Carolina
Gazette, at C. R. Thomas -
. T. W. CI awson, Wilmington Messen
ger, at Mrs. G. F. M. Dail's.
H. A. Foote, Warrenton Gazette, at
Matt Manly's. ' ' '
G. K. Grantham, Dunn Times, at
W. H. Bray.
J. T. Griffin, Marion Free Lance at
J. M. Hines, guest of citizens.
J. F. Hendren, Elkiu Courier, at N.
S. Riehardsons', guest of F. G. Mitch
ell. B. E. Billiard, Scotland Neck Demo
crat, at Hotel Albert, guest of James
Redmond.
C. W. Hunt and wife Burlington
News, at Gaston House, guest of T. A.
Green.
W. S. Herbert, Kinston Free Press,
at S. L. Dills'.
J. W. Jenkins, Raleigh Christian
Advocate, at N. S. Richardson's, guest
of C. E. Foy.
J. D. Kernodle, Alamance Gleaner,
at N. S. Richardson's, guest of P. H.
Pelletier.
H. A. London, Pittsboro Record, at
G. H. Roberts
Thad R. Manning, Henderson Gold
Leaf, at J. A. Meadows.
W. W. McDiarmid, Lumberton
Robesonian, at Geo. Henderson's
F. L. Merritt, Raleigh North Caro
linian, at Gaston House, guest of W.
T. Caho.
J. W. Noell, Roxboro Courier, at
Gaston House, guest of Dr. F. W.
Hughes.
R. H. Pender, Bryson City News,
at Gaston House, guest of W. H.
Cohen.
C. H. Prince, Sec'y South Carolina
Editorial Association at Hotel Albert,
guest of F. T. Patterson.
J. A. Robinson, Durham Sun, at J.
A. Meadows'.
Z. V. Rogers, at S. H. Scott's.
J. A. Smith, Bessemer City,
at Nelson Whitford's.
G. A. Smith, Burlington Herald, at
Gaston House, guest of Walter Ful-
ford.
W. M. Sherill, Davidson Dispatch,
at Hancocks', gueTt of J. M. Howard.
J. B. Sherrill, Concord Times, at
Hotel Albert, guest ofFL E. Harper.
J. A. Thomas, Franklin Times, at
John Suters. Newbern Journal.
Johnny "Don't they use bark to
tan hides witn, pa? Father "Yes.
my son; but if yoxi ask any more
questions this evening you'll find that
aelipper does just as welL" Ray
mond s JJontHiy.
GRESHAMS SELECTION.
I1JS AlTOLMMtNT A WORK OF IX-
fcl'IUATlON.
Nemnally a Itepubliran, He flat
Alwsji Been a Demo
": erat.
Yrashingon, April 26. (Special Cor-
re.jponderce.) Every day it becomes
more and more apparent that the sele
ction of Judge Gresham as the
"Premie-" of the Cabinet was a work
f
of inspire! ion on the part of the Presi
dent. Judge Gresham is a product of
the West and a typical American. He
was a good lawyer, he was a good sol
dier and an able and an upright Judge.
He was advanced by OPver P. Morton
because Morton knew men and admired
and respected 4 h;s loyal nature. He
was a favorite of Gen. Grant, that most
loyal of all the men since Jackson's day,
to his friends. He Avas one of the few
men who had the iull and absolute
confidence !of Conkling. He was the
foremost man in Arthur's Cabinet, .and
even whenlhe was a potent factor hv
the Republican party he was an advo
cate for those principles for. which the
Democratic party of this day, as
incorporated in (hat splend:d platform
made at Chicago in 1832, stands.
While on the bench no clamor could
swerve him, and though his disposi
tion was to favor the weak against the
strong, the poor against the rich, he
only afforded that protection that was
authorized in the law, Essentially a
Democrat all his life, his intimates were
generally Democrats, even when he
was in the Cabinet of a Republican
President. There is a great deal of
agnetism in his personality, and he
wins men to him without effort because
he deserves to win them. With less
intellectuality than Mr. Carlisle, and a
less accomplished statesman than that
extraordinary man, Gresham is more
acquainted with men than with
philosophy. He is more of an actor
than he is a thinker: but when he does
think it is in the channels of Carlisle's
thought. Both men are absolutely
honest, mentally and morally, and they
were bound to get together sooner or
later.-
Th& magnetism of Gresham was
never better exemplified than since
his becoming a member of the Cabinet..
Men who were cursing, not very loud,
but very deep, last winter, when it
became known that he was to go into
the Cabinet, are now delighted, with
him. This is especially true of South
ern Senators and Congressmen. He
captured the whole lot of them, bag
and baggage. I was amused to find
that Jack Gross, of Kentucky, sur
rendered to him at discretion as soon
as he was introduced to him. The
two men have much in common. Both
were capable soldiers, loth are men
of the people, both are typical of the
American; character. Gresham had
been opposed and had antagonized po
litically all that Gross had been work
ing for thirty years ; and yet, each had
the same end.in view, and what had
kept them apart was one was la
beled a Republican and the other was
the stanchest of Democrats, almost
fanatically so. Well, they have got
together at last, and Gross is swearing
by all. the gods that made Hector tliat
lisle, among all the men in public
life. Savoyard in Louisville Times.
A Teamster' Rich Find.
Washington, I). C, April 25, Mr.
Edwa-d A. Tilleott of Silver City,
Nev.who is in this city, says that
thee lias been another immense silver
mine discovered in that State. The
disx-overy was made by a teamster.
"The teamster was driving along a
t -ail near S;lver Gulch Canyon," says
Mr. Tilleott, "when one of the wheels
of his wagon ran over what appeared
to be a sione, but which emitted a pe
culiar metallic ring. Kicking the dust
off the 'stone, he found it to be a
huge nugget of almost pure silver.
The teamster took his find to Silver
City, displayed it therw, then located
his 'claim and bought all the land
around it. I have just received a letter
staging that he has received
an offer of $250,000 in cash for his
property. Some of the riches gold
and silver mines In tne worm nave tV "u
found almost in the same mane.
usually by accident and by person?
who did not know their value.- St
Louis Republic
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