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STATE KMOCBATIC
_CONVENTION.
Will it ha laid at Raleifh ar
Greanabera?—And What Abeat
Aabavflla Twa Taara Hence?
WuhlaMoe Car Charlotte Obaarrar.
There is seemingly a large
element of uncertainty as to the
filsce of holding the approach*
ng Democratic State conven
tion, the matter which will
chiefly occupy the attention of
the State committee in a few
days. If Raleigh makes t seri
ous effort to secure the conven
tion the contest between the
Capital City and Greensboro will,
without a doubt, be close. In
fact, when two or three of the
politically inclined were gathered
together recently, and began to
figure a little, they gave the two
places mentioned a tie vote— 43
and 43, and one who is in .posi
tion to express expert opinion
on all questions pertaining to
1>®oct»«c party aSairs, said
that, if Raleigh really wanted
the convention, her people had
better get hot on the trail of the
members of the committee from
New Hanover and Cumberland
vvuuuc*, “ ii may t>e iouna
that these member! will hold
the balance of power.
There was some aarprlse ex
when the opinion was
advanced that Asheville could
get a State convention as well as
not. While usually after every
thing in the convention line the
mountain metropolis has never
pot forward any great effort in
this direction. Of course the
convention this year will be held
either la Greensboro or Raleigh,
but a politician who ia in posi
tion to speak advisedly ex
pressed the belief that Asheville
coald get the convention two
years hence, when the candidate
for Governor is to be nominated,
if the city will go about it ia the
right way, and get soma sort of
special traia service from Greens
boro west. It is all wrong, said
the gentleman ia question, to
asanme that the delegates from
the east would not want to go to
Aabaville. Oa the contrary, ha
••Id, these eastern people would
ba glad of the opportunity to get
the trip, if it coald hie made
without too great expense.
«'• ^frgtftef Colletts
TiUe, one of CaWwall’e best
•H"* nfs* * Confederate
veterso, dial at his horns on
Wednesday of In* amah of
partly*.
Ml. C. IV. ABEUVETBY DEAD.
Old Vtliru at Truest Ty»s Oooa
la flta Reward.
Chariot* New*. XKh.
Mr. C. N. Abernetby, an aged
Confederate veteran, died thia
paorning at 7:30 o'clock at bia
home in Paw Creek township,
after an illness of more than a
year.
The deceased was s veteran of
the truest type. He joined the
army at the outbreak of the war
and was later transferred to Com*
pany C. North Carolina Artil
lery, where be served through
oat the struggle. At the close
of the war he moved tq Meck
lenburg county.
Besides his wife, Mr*. Jane
Henkle Abernetby, he is sur
vived by three children. Miss
Amanda Abernetby and Messrs.
I. T. and Freeman Abernetby.
The funenal services will be
held at Pleasant Grove cburch
to-morrow morning at 11 o'clock.
Rev. Mr. Bradley will conduct
the sendees. The interment
'eill be in the churchyard.
Paacbell Imnaford, county
treasurer, died iu Durham the
27th.. He was 00 years of age
and bad held office 20 years.
The Lenoir Daughters of the
Confederacy are raising money 1
fora monument, and judging;
from the amount, $U0, made by
en entertainment given n few
days ago, they are meeting with
gratifying success.
Walter Anderson, a half In
dian/ourteeu-year* old, was shot
and Instantly killed at bis home
near Salisbury Monday afternoon
by a younger bsotber. The two
boys were pitying with a revol*
T vWh~. 11 w" »ccidentally
r'iacharged and the ball went
through the heart of yonng An
dcnoa.
Mrs. W. P, Tavlor, of No. 8
township, Cleveland county, was
fearfully burned Wednesday
morning of last week, and died
fnm the effects of her injariea
Thursday night, after so Bering
intensely for nearly two day*.
The Cleveland Star aaya Mrs.
Tavlor was standing before the
fireplace with her back to the
Are, when her clothing caught
and burned so rapidly that she
oould sot extinguish tbs Semen,
»nd her body was horribly
MICaiGAWS GOVEROOt
REFUSED TUB BGRDS.
Wouldn't bi Uni la Involve As*
"thar State In UtlRatiaa—
Oavaraar Glaan’a FUa LaMar
Upaa Urn Ssbjscf.
Cor. CktrioUa OWnnr. Jlat.
Governor Glean ia in receipt
of letters from the Governor of
Michigan to himself and to the
committee of North Carolina
bondholders in regard to the
bond matter for proposed liti
gation against the State of
North Carolina. The letter
which Governor Warren tent to
this committee is as follows:
"1 beg to acknowledge receipt
of your letter of March 10. My
reply to yonr communication
has been delayed as 1 desired to
secure some information from
the Governor of. North Carolina
before accepting the offer made
by your committee. From the
report made to me by Governor
Glenn, I am convinced that onr
acceptance of the bonds wonld
serve no other purpose than in
volving the State in protracted
litigation. That course wonld
have to be taken If anything was
realised from the bonds. Aittr
carefully considering the matter,
I have decided to decline
your offer. My refusal to do so
is based upon my belief that the
State woald bav€ nothing to
gain by its acceptance of a gift
that simply paves the way for a
law suit. The State of Michigan
— —— — — - WV VC IU ■
position where it can be said
that it is being used to involve
another State in litigation. For
the reason given your offer is re
spectfully declined."
The letter from Governor
Warren to Governor Glenn is as
follows: "1 beg to acknowledge
receipt of your letter of March
20. I have carefully noted the
contents of yonr letter, as well
as the one you wrote to Gover
nor Higgins under date of Inly
3rd, 1905. 1 herewith enclose
copy of letter written to Louis
M. Ogden, secretary of the com
mittee of North Carolina bond
holders. dated 24, 1906. My
letter to Mr. Ogden states my
position in this matter. I have
as yet received no reply from
the committee, but yon may rest
assured that no action will be
taken by this State that will
cause your State embarrassment
or litigation.”
In connection with the same
matter, the letter of Governor
Glenn follows;
"My Dear Governor:—Your
letter enclosing one to Mr. Og
den. staling that you would not
accept a gift of the bonds tend
ered by bis committee, as the
State of Michigan did not care
to be placed in the position
where it could be said that it
was being used to involve an
other State in litigation, was
received by me this morning
aud it is needless for me to ssy
that its contents gave me great
pleasure. If placed in a similar
position, I would have done at
you have done, and would never
allow North Carolina to be used
as a cats-paw to involve a sister
State in needless litigatiou, es
pecially when the effort was to
enforce the payment of bonds
which were fraudulent and
worthless, and from which the
State had received no benefit.
Our people will greatly appre
cifttc the honorable course yots
have taken. It is similar to
that taken by other Gover
nors, and entitles you and your
poopla to the resnect of th*
citizens of our State. Assuring
y<*> of fay personal appreci
ation of tbe position you haye
taken, and trDating that the time
may come when I can show to
ri by act aa well aa.word how
regard your course In this
matter, 1 am, with great re
spect. R. B. Guinn,
Governor of Moith Carolina.
Croditora Got 22 Par Cast.
Charlotte Otamr.
Concord, March 30,—The final
meeting of the attorney*, credl
tora, trustee and referee ia the
O. P. Dsyvault ft Bro. bank
raptcy proceeding* was bare
Ibis week. Mr. L M. Mon
heimer, the trustee, will be dis
charged in a few days. The
liabilities of thi* firm amounted
to about $175,000, and the as
sets to about $<2,000, or about
22 per cant. Twenty per eeat.
be* already been paid the credi
tors and the two per cent, will
be mailed them to-day and to
morrow. Messrs. W. C. Max
71D- "*d Bwink
ft Bwink, attorney* for the true
tee^wuro allowed altogether
$1,000 as tbelr fees. Thu was
tbe largest failure that ever oc
curred in North Carolina.
Wilmington ia shipping lettuce
and radishes north by the car
load.
YORK AHO TOUVILLE.
What’s Doing Among osr Hslgh
bon Jast Across the Liu.
YorfctllW Kaiqairtr.
Mr. R. T. Castles, carrier on
Rural Free Delivery Route No.
Smyrna, adds the following to
the honor list that is being made
up of the naves of the overseer»
who pot on their respective
roads the full time prescribed by
law: "K. D. Darwin, W C.
Spencer."
The personnel of the brass
band now in process of organ*
nation Is as follows: Hugh G.
Brown, leadar: R, F. Carroll, J.
C. Morrow, Daniel Whitener.
Charlie White, Fred Morrow. M.
?.• J.eB2Ll.D?B* Wilkeraon,
Meek Dickson, Brice Dickson,
James Campbell, Lather David
•on, J. R. Carroll. R* H. Dob
•on. Ben Carroll. W. B. Keller,
J. W. Moorr, Mason Wilkersoo.
John Gordon.
In addition to the already
mentioned candidates for the ap
pointment to fill the vacancy in
the office of {superintendent of
eduction for York county, the
Fort Mill friends of K. B. Tborn
well. Esq., are moving in his
behalf. The matter of Mr. Car
roll’s successor will hardly be
settled before April *0.
Senator Tillman baa the ap
pointment of two naval cadets
and requests the announcement
that as usual his selections will
be made by competitive exami
nation. the same tn hr K-M
Columbia, beginning at 9 o’clock
on Tuesday, April 10.
1906. The examination will be
under the direction of Superin
tendent of Bdncatiou O. B. Mar
tin, and two assistants. The
physical requirements prescribe
that applicants most pot be over
twentv or under sixteen, nnr de
(®**n*d or afflicted jn guy way.
Along with the principals two
alternates will be appointed; but
these alternates must pledge
themselves to make every rea
sonable effort to be qualified to
take the places of the principals
should they be called upon to
do so.
York county has a larger num
ber of rural free delivery routes
probably than has any other
county of its area in the state;
but the outlook now is that she
iatoloa: s >me of item Rep
seseutative Finley, who la a
member of the house committee
on pos.office* and postroada, baa
just received a letter from Mr.
DeGraw, fourth assistant post
master general, confirming the
report. He gives a specific in
stance of the catting off of routes
or the disposition to do it. "Yon
will observe,” says the letter, af
ter giving the number of mail
pieces handled on routes in York
cou>?^r* amount of
mall handled on these routes is
l*LS5low l^e avenur* per route,
3,GOO per month, and below the
minimum which it is thought a
»hould handle per month,
2,000 pieces.”
• Mra. laosevalt la the South.
Washington, March 29.—Mrs.
5S?3!Z“’ accompanied by her
children, Ethel, Archie and
Quentin, the cbiidtcn’s gov
erness and Mrs. Roosevelt’s
maid left Washington F&!
nandina, Fla. on the Florida
limited over the Southern Rail
way this morning. At Fernan
dma they will board tbe May
flower for a cruise of about
in Wert Indian water*.
Mrs, Roosevelt is taking tbe trip
lor tbe purpose of securing a
test and does not aspect to be
entertained by tbe people either
in Cuba or Porto Rico.
Prnni Order Against Coacw*
Ctiotfi,
Wartl-atw C«r. ChwlMt. O W, SIM.
A fraud ordar was this after
noon issued against the Reece
P. Boger Specialty Company, of
Concord. It is charged that the
Bogar Concern advertised that
$2° for pennies of
1880 end that when people an
swered the advertisement, they
were told to send ten cents for a
guide book. When this was an
swered they were told to send 50
cents for further information was
•ought, ao the story goes, those
seeking the $20 were told they
would get their mosey when
they scat on I860 pennies. This
CMe "i'U* Ukennp at the next
term of Charlotte Federal Coart.
The headstones for the thirty
thousand graves of Confederate
soldiers who died in northern
prisons will cost $2.13 apiece
end trenspoTUtion and hsndling
win sdd $1.15 more to each.
There wen 2»),000 Confederste
Bwld at the north and
126,840 Federal prisoners at the
•oath daring the war between
the states._
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TIB BLUB ITltH WBITCB.
rnste Crosby, Author ot Mlf
Mil Hymns. Cslohrotw BM
Wrihdsy Aanhrsraary.
Chulattc Chnoicls.
Bridgeport, Conn., March N,
—PaoBir i. Croiby Vaa Aletyoe.
better knows aa Fanoy Crosby,
the blind hymn writer, is cele
brating her 88th birthday to-day
and to-morrow many churches
throughout the country will
celebrate the day aa Fanny
Crosby Day. Hymns composed
by her will be sung in many
hundreds of churches sod ser
mons ou hymnology will be
preached. Although totally
blind, Faony Crosby enjoys ex
cellent health and hu not only
her faculties to x remarkable de
gree. but also bar aweet dis
position. She is celebrating the
day at her home aa quietly and
unostentatiously aa. her nomer
ona friends and admirers would
allow. Letters and telegrams of
congratulations began to poor
in early and all day visiters
came to see bar and ofer their
best wishes for the day.
Panny Crosby was born in
Putnun county, N. Y., aad baa
K* sightless from birth.
Her bliadaeta is said to be due
to the error of a physician, who
ordered the application of hot
poultices to her inflamed ayes
when she was six months old,
thereby destroying the optic
nerves. The affliction did not,
however, prevent her from en
joying the pleasures of child
hood. and la hex own words,
"she could climb a tree or ride
a uorse as well as any one."
In after lilt aba was able to
overcome tbe handicap of her
visaing sente to an astonishing
degree. Her other senses de
veloped the remarkable acute
ness usual in such cases. She
judges people by their voices
and bar conclusions are said to
be remarkably accurate. She is
extremely sensitive to discords
sad false notes jar bar so that
Ut*v waken her from sleep.
This peculiarity was once
turned to account by a man
wbo wanted to obtain an inter
view with her and wbo was told
that she was asleep and could
not be dlstorbcd. Finding out
wbera her room was, for she
at a hotel, he simply
•trolled up and down the cor
ridor,singing a by an horribly out
of tone. The poetess awoke ah
once and the interview was
gTanted.
^“ny Crosby is tbe author
of folly 3,000 hymns and poems,
some of tbe most famous ones
bring "Safe in tbe Arms of
, "Saved by Grace."
Blessed Assurance." " Rescue
the Perishing,” "I am Thine,
O Lord,” "Just a Word for
Jetna," sad "Jeans. ' Keep Me
Near tbe Cross.” She composes
with great rapidity and always
has her verses complete in her
mind before committing them
to pa per.
Several years ago Phillips
Brooks gave her 73 topics, and
asked her to write verses based
on them. She composed every
one of tbc hymns before a line of
any of them was placed on pa
per. "Safa in the Arms of
Jesus," which is one of her
most popular hymns, was writ
ten in 13 minutes.
Mrs. Van Alstyae was edu
cated at tbe Institute for the
Blind, in New York, and taught
there for 12 years. She was
samed in 1858 to Alexander
the Mae school and they had
one child, which died at aa
■a Vaa a ffanhara Maw.
Musa's WmUs.
A nun from the North who
recently visited Washington be
came possessed of the desire
to visit Mt. Vernon. Bonrdinf
the electric train that rent from
the Capital to the bona of
WMhington, via Alexander, tha
Victor btd comfortably ensconced
himself hi one of the tear seats
of a compartment, when the
conductor rapped him on tha
Mjriop, excuse me.
bat this compartment is for
colored osen."
This stm tha Northerner's
«P«rience in a "Jim
CW* car. "Why,” said ha
the scats forward are all oe
copied.*
"Can't help that, sir,!1 was tbs
"El?* •ncatn't sit hem.*
The Northerner smiled, "Sea
here, conductor,” said be, "I'm
from the North and baveat tha
preindicc of you people in the
800A. .1 dom’t mind sitting
herewith t nefro.”
"Maybe yon don't," replied
the conductor, "hot the nigger
might object.*1
Sobeeribe for tha Oaptovu
Gkaam
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Wash Goods.
In this line tbe materials for eoetame* will
be piqnes Mi 8mm of every wight from
sheer linen lawn np to bear <ms linen.
The shades for evening wear will be light
bine, cream, pink, old mac, lavender end •
Woolens.
The materials need far white woolen cop
tum*s ere white and cream batiste.eoticnnes,
end wool crepe eSects, P«oHm, iUk
Yon orefasvUed to eoeonr showing* of Infant
weaves In 08 of these Una*.
James P. Yeager
LstBes* Furnishings a Specialty
MILLINERY OPENING!
EbII Mi ET C A% A
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and
THURSDAY
April the 4th and 8fh.
EwyM4y Cwflally Invited to AtfM,