North Carolina Newspapers

v 4 AY A A A CHARLOTTE, N.C., SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 10, 1892L VOL. VII. .NO. 399. PRICE FIVE CENTS. 1 i Y y-wi t. ' , ft 'PEOPLE'S COLUMN. ' TKN CENTS PEH LINE EACH INSERTION Q1 iFOR SALE My Hesldoneo, Cor. 19 and J (!nll(nm streets. HarriHon Watts.. 10 B. .... ,. ttlUfSW tM't, -a;,..,...ta,..,-;y-...,. 1U WANTrJl)-Aronti for Life of Cleveland ami Htevemmn-Orliclal. JWItlon.. A bushel cif money within roach Act Quick. OutHt ct.-f reo with irood reference. K. . J. Guy ton, Baltimore, sold SO firsts days. H. ... L. Harvey &Co., HO K. LexlttKton Bt, IlnlU t more, M.I. r - , 1ft tf. GENERAL AOKNT8 WANTED Mawin to travel, appoint and train aents tor the lurtft'Ht, stroiurest and cheaiiest Masonic lite association. Assets nearly $auu,0H). State law complied with. Permanent, profitable, pleas ant work. Address: Fred. H. Ilrown, 101 PIkb nlx Insurance Building, Cblcairo. 10fcl7-2t. (10TTON FOR SALE. J Thursday, Uth lnst.-8ome 15 ball. It. BAKU1NGEK, Aft. -TiTTBWBmwa in Job lota Solicited, work A guaranteed to be the best. Address: W, Observer Ollioe. 10-Jt. IABT HCTH will (re Whito House, but it she cannot out the babies which have Moore's Special IRESH Whortlcoerrfcs daily at No. 9 Bast 1 Trade Street. CAPT. J. KOKKSLKlt. 1r()lt BENT.-Hoom8. . Apply to 1 s-3t. B. Mr HOW ELL. WHEN do live business men advortiae-.In the dull season. Is your advertisement In the Observer? Why not? 4 FOIt -RENT. 'Parties J havlnpr hounos to fcJl rent would do well to advertise, t horn In the Observer's 10c column. IOR 8A LE.-Two lots opposite First Pres byterian church yard. Apply to 6 tit, A. UttAD V, at postotlico. DON'T LEAVE town without first ordering the OuSKHvm. Sent anywhere at the rate of .50 ets per month. , USD to $'210.00 ean bo made monthly work ing for II. V. JOHNSON & CO.. 3MUO-S-4-- aln St., Hlchmond, Va. M lm. EDITOR CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, Charlotte, N. C. DearSir: Please send me specimen copies of your paper. 1 would like to have the name . s;f some real ..estate airent in ynur. city and I suppose I will II nd It among the advertising columns of your paper. Very Respectfully,:, . The above Is for the thoughtful considera tion of Real Estute men and other advertis ers. SPECIAL NOTICES. FOR TAX-COLLECTOR. The friends of W. F. Griffith announce Lira a candidate for the office of tax col lector for Charlotte township. NOTICE Is hereby given that the firm of Worth & Carmichael was dissolved July 1st, 1H!)2. C M. Davidson is alone authorized to receipt for accounts due the firm. I shall continue the ICE business, and re spectfully solicit a continuance of the patronage so liberally bestowed upon the old firm. WM. E. WORTH. -7 lm. .lust Received, Shipment of Hhannon house's Hest Patent Flour, Fine Teas in origi nal packages, Krenh Crackers, Dried Itccf. Hygiene Oraham Flour, etc. J. G. 8IIANN0NII0URE. Agt. Keep them before you. The two very desir able building lots 011 Mouth Tryon, near Mill street. On investigation I think you will fliul them the best values in the city at prices ask ed. . W. 8. Alexandeu. FINE COFFEES :AT: -: BETII0NE & WHITE'S. Have you a HAM to-day? You should have gotten a nice sweet one at H. C. Irwin's Progressive Grocery yesterday. Karsaparillit Compound with Iodide Potash, the best lllood l'urilier on the market. For sale by MUltPIIY & ATKINSON. Fasnncht was scared at first to invest hut he is well pleased now for his customers all like Ills new broad. His investment wits $2U for a machine Unit makes tlio best Ill-end you ever aw. - HOW IS THIS V We sell more SABOROSO CIGARS than any other 5c. Cigar ou the market. Our sales have been increasing so rapid ly that it is hard to supply the demand. The popularity of this Cigar is won derful. It sells on its merit. Try it and you will buy it. R. II. JORDAN & CO., Druggists. . , BURWELL & DUNN, Wholesale and Retail Druggists, Charlotte, N. C, prcaentAbeir claims for a continuance of the liberal Wholesale and Retail trade they have enjoyed. They ask no favors All they want is a showing and they are prepared to meet fair and open compel!' t tion from any part of the world, them and save money. Bee Umbrellas Umbrellas Umbrellas Umbrellas Umbrellas Umbrellas Umbrellas Umbrellas Umbrellas Umbrellas Umbrellas Umbrellas Umbrellas Umbrellas Umbrellas Umbrellas Umbrellas The market is flooded with cheap, shoddy goods. We car ry a stock of fine Umbrcliiis at very reasonable prices plain, silver, and Gold - Plated handles. These goods are du rable as well as h a n d- some, BOYNE & BADGER, ' Art Jewelers. J. S. PHILLIPS, M lltCn ANT - TAILOR, 81 South Tryoa t.kUp 8tairs, Has In stock a fresh line of . Suitings . uu iiuuaoiiuB un;u win we, uiauo lu order at short notice. These goods were bought late in the season and persons U want of a suit or pair of pauts will . do well to give me a calL . , V froK CLEVELAND TO THK WINSTON CLUB. A Patriotic Letter from the E President tortlie Flrit Cleveland Club. Special TheObserver. :iNrfoN7JW0.CbirTO president of . the Salem. Cleveland; Club, received a letter to-day from Hon. Gro vcr Cleveland in response to one Bent him by Col. Sutton, enclosing resolutions adopted by the Salem club, The letter, is in ...Mr. Cleveland's own handwriting and Is as follows:. Gray Gablks.Btjzzabd BAY.Mass., ) , July 6. Mv Dear Sir: I am glad to hear that there lifts been organized at Salem a Dem ocratic club and since I am always pleas ed to be related In any way in a move ment to advance Democratic principles,! desire to thank the new organization for adopting my namo. I believe fully in the usefulness of such clubs and it seems to me that just at this time a "Cleveland lnbcattHbetfgreat'85rv1ciJtff1ire"DemrK cratic cause in its jocality. The Demo cratic causo in the present emer gency is so- fully identified with vthe welfare aud prosperity of North Carolina that the work of .your organization if offlcloutly performed can not be otherwise thau a patriotic service. This gives to its mission the greatest im portance; nothing will make me believe that our Southern people will allow them selves to abandon the shelter aud pro tection which they know so well is afford ed by upbuilding the principles of true Democracy. Wishing for your club the greatest prosperity and usefulness, I am Yours very truly, Gkover .Cleveland. Frank Osborne, the Democratic Nominee for Attorney General, Eloquently Ad dresses Cleveland Democrats. Special to the Observer. Siielhy, N. C, July 9. An enthusias tic Democratic ratification meeting was held in the court house to-night. George A. Frick was elected chairman and J. C. Tipton and W. II. Miller, secretaries. R. C. Ryburn introduced resolutions en dorsing the Democratic nominees, State and national. The resolutions were en thusiastically adopted, after which non. Frank I. Osborne, nominee for Attorney General, made a telling arraignment of the Republican and Third parties and a strong plea for Democratic triumplh Major R.lB. Miller was called upon and made a few remarks, after which the meeting adjourned. Another Jail Delivery In Randolph County. Special to the Observer. Randi.f.man, N. C. July !!. Intelli gence has just reached hereof auothcr til delivery at Asheboro. Only two this time made their escape who were in for hnusc-brcakiup and larceny. We are told that one of the parties returned for his gnpr which he procured aud the other sought "pastures new." Wc are also informed that the other had sent his grip in advance, preparatory to leaving the next day but wo suppose this is a conard. Death of a Prominent Citizen of Itan- dolph County. Special to the Observer. AsiiKiioito, N. C, July !). W. S. Brad- sliaw, Esq., a prominent citizen of Ashe boro, died to-day. He was the father of Hon. G. 8. Bradshaw, Dr. W. G. Brad shaw, cashier of the Commercial Nation al Bank of High Point and of Rev. M. Brailshaw, of the North. Carolina Con ference nn4 has a- large --and- influential connectiou in the State. Even the Mayor Cannot Take the 10 Pare. Speclul to the Observer. Ariikvii.i.k, N. C, July II. Mayor Blanson was lined nine dollars today by Magistrate Sunnily, for usint; Main street is a race-course yesterday. DAHKKALI. YKHTKKDAY. At Chicago: Chicago. . 0 0O 0 0 0 0 1 12 Boston 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 01 Base hits : Chicago 5, Boston 5. Errors: Chicago 2, Boston 3, Bat teries: Gunibert and Schrivcr; Staley and Ben net. Umpire, Lynch. At ( incinuati: Cincinnati 4 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 010 New York 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 01 Base hits: Cincinnati 13, New York 11. Errors: Cincinnati 1, New York II. Bat teries: Dwyer and Paughan: Rusic aud Boyle. Umpire, Einslic. 2nd game: Cincinnati iO 0 0 0 0 5 0 010 New York. . . ... ..T 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0- 4 Base IrTts: Cincinnati 10, New York (I. Errors: Cincinnati 2, New York 2. Bat teries: Chamberlain and Vauchn : Crane and Boyle. Umpire, Emslie. At St. Louis: St. Louis 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 01 Washington 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 x (i Base hits: St. Louis 2, Washington 10. Errors: St. Louis 2, Washington 1. Bat teries: Galvlu and Morau; Killen and McGurle. Umpire, McQuade. At Louisville: Louisville 0 1 4 0 1 0 1 0 x 7 Baltimore 0000100001 Base hits: Louisville 10, Baltimore 3 Errors: Louisville 4, Baltimore 1 Batteries: Stratton and Dowse; Foreman and Halligan. Umpire, Sheridan. At Pittsburg: Pittsburg 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0- Brooklyn 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 x Base hits: Pittsburg 8, Brooklyn 0. Errors: Pittsburg 8. Brooklyn 2. Bat teries: Buret, Baldwin, Thompson and Mack; Hart and Dalley. Umpire, Mitchell. At Cleveland: Cleveland 0 4 0 0 2 2 0 0 08 Philadelphia 1 01000000 Base hits: Cleveland 8, Philadelphia ti. Errors : Cleveland 4. Philadelphia 7. Batteries: Clarkson and Zimmcr; Kecfo and Cross, inrplre. liaffney. She li Uil at Home, and He Is Right. New York, July 0.Ei-Presidnt Cleveland has declined to allow the vse of his wife'sii, mme by the ladies wht! propose to form a :rranccs UeTCland luilueuce CluU'to take part In the cam palgn. He does not think tbat "the namo now sacred in the home circle wife and mother should be used in order to exert political Influence," . SITUATION AT HOMESTEAD. THERE'LL BE NO NATIONAL Ot'AKD. Th Governor Will Not Use the State Troops 'a Police Homestead" Preseiit Now a Peaceful Picture, , . llnMKRTRAD. lV. .Tlllv. 9. A diglMltch has Just been received at the headquar ters of the lock-out workmen stating that three carloads of Pinkerton detec tives. WttlTahother carload of ammuni tion left Buffalo last night en route for Pittsburg. , , . J Pitts BUBa, juiy a. m an interview at 2 o'clock this afternoon Secretary Lovnlov. iif the Carneirie Steel Conmanv. stated to a reporter of the United Press: 'fThere is nothing new to-day nothing This is the first day since the beginning of the disturbance that"! -have had an apportunity to do anything at desk work, and I am vory busy. Captain Nordrum, of the Pinkerton service is, I believe, in the city and is here to' attend to Capt. llindos business, lie does not come to take the places of four former employes at Homestead, because we are, just at prtsent'rraable to-vcfrera'assttraiices or protection, yve nave, nowevcr, na applications from a great many, that in the aggregate number, about 2,000 skill ed men. We liave no communication whatever with the government on this matter; consequently have heard noth ing from iiim. We only know the sheriff is here and we have no recent report from him." ' The matter of recovery from Allegheny county has not yet been taken up fqr consideration. Pittsbuuo, Pa., July 9. The Home stead committee that went to confer with Governor Pattison at Harrisburg, return ed this morning. The committee consist ed of Hugh O Donnell, ex-Reprcscnta-tive J. F. Cox, J. H. Williams, Dr. John Purman, G. W. Farmer. Mr. Cox, speaking for the party, said: "Gov. Pat tison will maintain the stand he has taken all through the present. Irpulilfc that the National Guard of Pennsylvania will not be used as a police force, lie will refuse to call out the militia until an emergency arises. In this case if there is another outbreak he will probably summon the guard immediately. The Governor believes that the Pinkerton men had no authority whatever to appear on the ground, that it was the sheriffs duty and his only to preserve the peace. PiTTsuuuci, 1'enn., July a llie sun never shone on a more peaceful com munity where a strike was on than it did when it made its appearance over the hill-tops this morning and looked upon Homestead. It is as quiet to-day as ft country village,aud the many people who put their beads from the regular trains and expect to see a mob armed to the teeth receive the greatest disappoint ment of their lives. Instead of an excit ing scene, they see a few pedestrians and here and there a group of three or tout men conversing quietly. Business is re sumed and the bar rooms, which were closed against all, are now open. Ho.mehteaii, July U Ihe big strike is the only thing thought of aud every one, from the school boy to the business niau is giving the situation a most thor ough consideration. What is puzzling the people of this station is how certain proposed steps will afl'ect the men. It is generally believed here that the. sheriff can take possession 01 the mill it he wants to aud if done under conditions set forth by the men, not the least trouble will result. The majority of the men say that it is not necessary for the sheriff to take charge, as they claim the men have not taken possession of 'the company's pro perty and the company s watchmen are u charge of the plant. II the sherill conies here and taKes charge what good will it do? The company cannot oper ate the plant as long as the men can pre vent it, and they say the sheriff cannot get enough men in the county to come here to cope with the men. A more determined body of men never t ok a stand on a labor question and they are lighting for home and family more than anything else. They are mostly men who have been here for years, and have. jnyjescdJM(c..MiM8." in uomes wmcu iney now iear tney win have to abandon, in case the company wins the strike. Sheriff McCleary said to a reporttr this morning that nothing has been done to-day, and that there was nothing new in the situation. The sherill denies positively that there was any understanding whatever with Win. A. Pinkerton, of Chicago, or any mo alse that the Piukertons were to he iepuli.ed.as to what the sheriff will take to gain possession of the Homestead Works he said : "I will certainly take no further steps in the matter until Mon day. Even then I cannot say what my line of action will be. Thus far I have done all 1 think it possible for any one holding the position of sheriff to do. The tact of the matter is that laws relative to raising a "posse coiuitatus for quelling public disturbances of this magnitude are entirely inadequate ' and inoperative. They were were enacted at a time when the community was scarcely settled and might then have met the exigencies, but at present, they are entirely too crude aud like the blue laws, are back num bers. STATISTICIAN'S HEI'OKT. The Acreage of Cotton The HlheM for the Coming; Seanon Ml. Washington, July 9. The July re turns to the Statistician of Department of Agriculture make the average condi tion of cotton 80.0. The June report was. 80.8. The averages by States are: Virginia, 85; North Carolina, 01; South Carolina, 1)4; Georgia, 88; Florida, 8(i; Alabama, (10; Mississippi, 8i; Louisiana, 84; Texas, H7; Arkansas, 77; Tennessee, 87. ror purposes of comparison the re- tuniB of July, 1891, are given: General average, 88.0. i tate averages Virginia, 82; North Carolina, 80; Georgia, 85; Florida, 94; Alabama, 87; Missouri, 91; Louisiana, 90; Texas, 95; Arkansas, 9;j; lennessee, 82. But Criffp Han Been ItenniuliiHted by Ac clamation J)j Good Democrat fur All That. Atlanta Constitution. If the House of Representatives, with its 130 Democratic majority, shelves the silver bill passed by the Senate, aided by a Democratic Speaker who could not havo been elected: by the friends of freo coinage of silver, it will be the most seri ous blow the party has received from the present House, and it must be admitted they have received some severe licks since December. It is a disgrace to see how Tom Eccd bullies the present House, and there seems to be no man to take him down. If for no other reason, why not let President Harrison have a chance to veto the bill? The truth is that nothing but the 'basest kind of corruption will prevent the passage of the bill, aud, strange to say, more nion believe that it will be pigeon-holed than believe it will pass the House. A great many people and they are not Republicans are losiug conuuence in me uouso. - THE CHICAGO SOUVENIR. THE SENATE QUOTES TUE SCRIPTURE Mewrs. Morgan., and Palmer Are Sarea tie on the Sunday Ctonlncof theWorlil'i " Vair-lIlinoU Can Vahe t're of lUUwa Sunday Law, ' Washington July 9. 8enate. The committee on contingent expenses being still unprepared to report in regard to the pending resolution to investigate the Homestead riot, the Senate almost immediately on its assembling resumed consideration of the sundry civil bill. An attempt was made to. defeat a prop osition inserted by tbe Senate committee to give to the widows of the late Chief Justice Waite and Associate Justices Miller and Bradley, of the Supreme Court of the United States, one year's salary of their late husbands. The mo tion to strike out these Items, which was made by Mr. Berry, of Arkansas, was lost by a vote of 8 to 44. - . When, the Columbian World's Fair amendment at the close of the bill was reached, Mr Quay, Republican of Penn- quiring provision to uemaueioruie clos ing of the Exposition on the Sabbath day. He said he would send to the clerk's desk and ak to hve--Tead the reasons why he offered this intendment. Mr. Quay handed a page a Bible open at the Ten Commandments, and the new" read ing clerk of the Senate read: "Honor thy father and mother, that thy days may belong in the land, which the Lord Thy God, giveth thee." After the general laughter of the Sen ate had made apparent the mistake the clerk turned back and read: "Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy; six days shall thou labor and do all thy work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Loid, thy God; in it thou shalt not do any work; thou nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maid servant, nor thy cattle, nor the stranger that is within thy git'es. For in six days the Lord nde heaven and earth; the sea and all that in them is, and rested the seventh (lay; wherefore the Lord blessed theSabbath day and hallowed it." At the close1 of the reading, Mr. Brice, Democrat, of Ohio, enquired: "Can't we have some more of that ?" And Mr. Morgan, of Alabama, asked: "Is that the amendment V" Mr. Palmer, of Illinois, made an in quiry about the legal tender character of the souvenir, whici. was satisfactorily answered by Mr. Allison. Mr. Sherman, of Ohio, said he objected to the scheme embodied in the souvenir amendment. He believed practical busi ness men who had thought it over be lieved it would not be a success. Mr. Allison said these coins were to have the same quality as other half dol lars. The managers of the Exposition would carry these coins to the sub treasury in sums of 20 dollars and get greenbacks or silver for them. Mr. Quay (Republican), of Pennsyl vania, raised the point of order that the pending question was his Sabbath clos ing amendment and that the presehl dis cussiou was not pertinent thereto. Mr, Allison, of Iowa, warmly defended the souvenir dollar plan as the best that could be devised under the circumstan ces, stating that its authors were among the most successful business men In Chicago. Mr. Sanders (Republican),- of Montana, asked if there was any- exigen cy of parliamentary law or in-the wishes of the Senate why the question of Sab bath rest should not be disposed of be fore the Senate passed to the gew-gaw side of the question. Mr. Morgan, Democrat, of Alabama, sarcastically remarked that the high source from which the Sabbath amend ment came would silence him because he knew the Senator from Pennsylvania, Mr. Quay, wat! the highest possible au thority upon a question of this kind. If he (Mr. Morgan) did not follow the Penn sylvania Senator on this question it would be because he was not convinced that the State of Illinois was not prepared to take care of the Sabbath. Without reaching a vote ou the pend ing Sunday -closing -amendment the Hew-' ate at 4:40 went into executive session and a few minutes later adjourned till Monday. ICKTtHNS of the ltltlTIKIt KI KCTIONH. The Indication Now Are Unit the l.llerln Will I'all of a Majority- Some .Siirprlnlng KenultH at the I'oIIk. London, duly 9. The elections to-day have raised the spirits of the Liberals, the net Liberal gain now being Ihirty. The total number of members elected up to this time is 400. Of these the Con servatives have elected 189 and the Lib eral Unionists 2(1, making a total for the Tories and Liberal Unionists of 215. The Liberals havo elected 158 members, including "labor candidates; the Irish auti-Parnellite Nationalists have elected 23 and tho Parnellites four members. Addiug the Liberals, anti-Parnellites, and Parnellites together, makes a total of 185, so that the Conservative Liberal Unionists' alliance leads all the oppo nents by 30 votes. Tho agricultural voters, as had been hoped, came in a degree to the rescue of : :,e Liberals to-day, and gave the party g.iins in South Northamptonshire, Wilt shire, Bedfordshire4, Devonshire "and Gloucestershire. Nothing could be more hair-raising for the higher classes than the indifference with which the plodders of the Held but a few years ago but little lietter thau serfs ignored title and fam ily position and prestige in casting their votes. They mowed down the Viscount and the Squire, and showed an indepen dence of which the average shopkeeper In England is wholly incapable. A sig nificant feature of to-day's Liberal gains is the swinging back into line of old Liberal districts, llko Higgles, Wade, Travislock and Stroud, it is clear that the scare about home rule no longer in fluences unfavorably to any serious de gree voters otherwise Inclined to the Liberal party. In Ireland the conservatives to-day made their solitary gain. They elected their men in North Fcrmanaugh, thanks to nationalists' disseusion. The anti- Parncllites succeeding in pulling in their men in place of Parnellites in several districts. Sir Thomas Henry Grattan Es mond is defeated in Dublin, lieinjj accom modated with the seat of West Kerry at the expense oi ait. i.uward Harrington, Parnellite, who has occupied It. I he de feat of Mr. J. J. U'Kclly, in North Ros common, removes a man of no ordinary ability from Parliament. Mr. O'Kelly himself organized Lis campaign and con ducted it with admirable courage, but the anti'Parncliitei-were-too-mncri "tor him. , . - The returns up to this afternoon, show 189 Tories. 158 Liberals. 26 Unionists, 4 I'aintllite. and 23 Nationalists tlocUd a net Liberal gain of ao. - , OuHtav Potts, aged 45, hanged himself to a tree near wune 1 laius, N. J., I rl day night, and at the same time his wife committed suicide by turning on the gas in ucr room. .. , TflE , HOUSE OE REPRESENTATIVES. The Silver BUI Come to the Hnrfane The Minority Will Hake Separate r Report. . .- -- ; - Wabhijihton, July 8.-H0l'H, J The Senate silver bll was reported by Air. Bland. Domocrrtt, of Missouri, without amendment this morning and was placed on the Houso calendar. Mr. Bland an nounced that he would more to bring the bill up at aniearly date. Mr. Tracy, Dem ocrat, of New York, asked that the mi nority havo leave to file their Tlewi Vitu the-rnajoritvv Mr. Bland said he would object to the latter condition as the minority might be able to delay the majority by holding off their report. The request that the mi nority should file a separate report was then granted. . Mr. Herbert, Democrat, of Alabama, submitted the conference report on naval appropriation bill. The report was op posed by Mr. Uolman, Democrat, of Indi ana, McMillin, Democrat, of Tennessee'; Butler, Democrat, Iowa, Mr. Bryan, Dem ocrat, Nebraska, and was supported by MfUto:lmrtr..Demomt, Alabamii,, snd Mr, jpoliver, Republican, Ictwa.. On tak ing the vote the report was rejected; yeas 88; nay 93. Mr. Herbert then called for the yeas and nays. The report was rejected; 102 to 129. -Mr. Holman, Democrat, of Indiana, moved that the House Insist on its dis agreement to report and instruct, the conferees to strike out the appropria tion of $4,000,000 for a new battle ship and $50,000 for a naval display. Agreed to. Mr. Smith, delegate from Arizona, presented the conference report on the Arizona funding bill, which was agreed to. Mr. Ileuderson, Democrat, submitted the conference report on the postollice appropriation bill, which was adopted. Mr. Forney, Democrat, of A lalmma, submitted tho conference report on the legislative, executive ftlHl .judicial ap propriation bill. The report was dis cussed by several members, but the House voted to insist on its disagree ment, aud a further conference was or dered. The conference report on the invalid pension bill was agreed to. The House then adjourned until Mon day, July 11th. I'ltOOKKSS OF THE SILVER MILL. The View of rroinlnvui Memberx of Cn greHS on the Important jMmk-iii. . W'ASiiiNdTt N, July 9. While Mr. Kil gore will not talk for publication respect ing the merits of the iilvur hill, it is said that ho does not favor the Stewart bill as it now stands, believing that It Is le gally defective. Me i also credit H with being opposed to any fiee stiver legisla tion at this time because of his personal friendship for Mr. Cleveland. Washi.notos, July 9. Representative Bland introduced a resolution which was referred to the committee on rulesoto make the bill providing for the free coin- agttof gold and Bilver bullion the special order on Monday, July 11, W.)i, and that the consideration thereof lie continued from day to day, until the measure is naily disposed of. YVArUiiNoToN, July I) Representative Bland, of Missouri, chairman of the com mittee on coinage, weights and meas ures, submitted to the ' House today his report recommending the passage of the Stewart free coinage bill. The commit tee, he snys, decnVlt unnecessary ""to go into the suhject of Iree coinage or silver, that question having been" fully consid ered and discussed in the report hereto fore made on the House bill. Whatever may be the effect of the bill as it relates to the Treasury notes issued under the net of July 14, 1890, which act is repeal ed by the bill, there is a diversity of opinion that the notes are redeemable in coin derived from tho coinage of the bullion purchased under the repealed act i lie bill reported compels this coinage. THE GIANT WOltKH KVI'tOMOX. It Shaken San Krane-lHo Like an Knrlh- iiuake Nearly Two Hundred Alun lie ported to Have Been Killed. San Francisco, Cala., July 11 The Giant Powder Works at Highlands, near Hcrheley, blew up at it. -30 this morning. Han Francisco was shaken as if by an earthquake and windows all over the city were shattered. The buildings took lire alter the explosion. It is stated that 200 men were at work when the explosion occurred, it is re ported that 180 men were killed or wounded, but this report has not yet re ceived continuation. The inhabitants of Oakland and Alenda weie imnio- Btricken, and thousands sought refuge in the streets. The damage done in Sau Francisco is found to be greater than was first supposed. Many buildings w ere so badly wrecked that it will be necessary to give them a thorough re pairing in order to put them in condition lor use again. I he front of the jewelry store on Thu d street was completely wrecked and the Jewelry scattered over the sidewalk. A plumlilug shop on the same street was greatly damaged, the gas pipes being thrown far into the street. In numerous other places huge skylights were shat tered and large glass doors were blown out. Cleveland and Nteveimou In Concord A rrojioned New Opera Iloime. CorreHpoiideiU'e of the Observer. Concokd. N. C. Julv 7. Cleveland and Stevenson hats are the most conspic uous things about town just now as they grace the younger crowd of Democrats. Concord will before long bo In po session of another first-class opera bouse. Mr. (t. W. Patterson is fixing upjsn ele gant room over his store, 30 feet wide by lOO.in length, which will add much to ouf city. It is well ventilated and will serve a long-felt want. I hero is a eood ileal of talk in reirard to a proposed roller mill being built here soon, but as yet no formal steps have been takijri in this direction. Almost every one Ms in favor of this and hope that the plans may be perfected. The stockholders of the cemetery met yesterday evening to perfect arrange ments for tho furthor beautifying of- tho grounds. The drum, fife and bugle corps, and the military company arc practicing up for tho encampment at WriglilsvU)6 in the early part of August. Armed Men Break the Jail and Uuleaiie Prisoners. HrPffMOM DrV:rJtlly Wr" Pcff niugtou, commonwealths attorney of Lee connty, to-day telegraphed Govern or McKinucy, Informing Aim that ten armed men ml night released from juil Rush I, Morgan and- Wand Simmons, charged with murder. The message said the county of Lee had offered a reward of - 1200 for tboir arrest. The Governor decided to offer an additional reward of 100 each for A BIG REDUCTION IN RATES. THE RAILWAT COMMISSION DOES t'v' 'vt 3ood. v - .'; . Cold Weather : A fleeting CottonCruelty . to AnlmaUwTLe Union Ballway Depot at Balelgh-Chalrmaa Eaves' Address. Special to the Observer. RALKion, N. C , July 9. The railway commission has certainly secured a big reduction in railway rUes on cantelopes in crates. The rate has been from 65 cents to $1.30. It is fixed now at 50 cts. to 70 cents. Col. A. B. Andrews and Maj. J. 0. Winder have appeared before the com mission In regard to the assessment of the railways for - taxation. The Jtate ment of the assessments will be made public on or before August. The law so requires. Seven members of the family of the late John H. Bryan, of Relelgh returned yesterday from Brazil, after an - absence of 25 years. They speak good Eng lish. The family has manyrelatirej "7 3a;.-i.',.rr''JV;cwit"-'-" irt'r'l'r-""-'B'-,,Jl"""J,TWr- iMeigli, ana wiIITlve here. In the list of State directors of the North Carolina Railway, published to day, the name of Mr. Donald Mac. Rae, of Wilmington, was omitted by an over sieht. The very cold weather at night is hay-J iuk an injurious euect on tue cotton-a it tires if, in fact, more than the rains did. A terrible case of cruelty to animals was Drought to light yesterday. Wil liam Crenshaw, a negro 02 years old, put broken glass in corn which he gave the mule of Mr. W. II. Ray, of this county. The mtilo will die and is now suffering intensely. Crenshaw is In jail. Ho de nies the crime. He attempted to escape soon after his capture. J. S. Ellis, of Wilson, was today ap pointed a notary public. Maj. Winder was asked today when Raleigh's new depot would lie ready, He said he hoped it would be ready in two weeks, but may be it would be longer. The rails to be used for the Richmond & Danville Railway's two tracks into the station were ordered yesterday. The Heuhoard Air Line tracks were laid some time ago, but Maj. Winder said he did not wish trains on that line to use the depot before those on the Richmond & Danville used it. Your correspondent hazards a gm as that the complications in regard to the Richmond & Danville R. R. have been the prime causes of the long and vexations delays, The new military company at ' Louls burg, the Franklin Rifles, is highly com plimented by Lieut. Shipp. It has re ceived Its arms aud will be lu camp, as will also he the new company at Shelby and the company at Fayetteville. The latter has been readmitted into the State Guard. Mr. J, N. Hubbard, of the Agricultural and Mechanical College, who has been on a trip In Chatham county, reports that perhaps four out of Ave of tho voters there are wild on the Third party ques tion. That is now one of the most ex treme counties in tho State. """Froni-reports received here it.would appear that. Cleveland, that grand old banner county of Democracy, Is in nearly as bad a way. 8. Otho Wilson and J. W. Denmark came back to-day from the Omaha con vention. It is reported, but your corres pondent does not vouch for the state ment, that Mr. Wilson is not exactly pleased with the personnel of that cou- vciitioii.niul that the uepulslican element in it was too strong to Btiit him. John 11, haves' address to tho Repub icans shows how that party has set itself in capturing North Carolina. One of its leaders Bald the othor day: "we will get tbe electors and will iret at least five Congressmen if things work out as we now hope." The Greensboro North State says the great hopej of tho Republicans in this State now rests on the "league." noes it mean tho "Union League or the 'tarill league f ' lhe Republicans are iroinised all the money they noed. It is beautiful to see how artistically they are monkeying with tho Third party. And yet sonu: people can't sec It or my they cant. 1HS AST KOI'S KIKE IN NOVA SCOTIA. A Part of St. John's Wined Out or the I'lames Nlilps Are Forced to Put to Sea. H.w.ikax, N. 8., July I). The most dis astrous lire in tbe history of St. John's, N. F., broke out yesterday afternoon during a heavy northwest gale. It origi nated InaSuiall wooden building on Long Hill, near the top of the mountain. Ihe insufllcicht water supply at the heights where the lire originated gave the de structive element full play, and its furi ous progress was practically unlmnedod. At last accounts six hundred buildings had been destroyed and six lives had been lost. Much sulfering exists among the people who arc made homeless, and the mayor has appealed to other cities for relict, lhe victims are six children and one man. Two-thirds of the build ings of the city have been destroyed, and from 15,000 to 20,000 people are camping in the lields. Everything1 is destroyed from Birch's Cove east to the' wharves of the Allan Line. The con llagration started at 4 o clock yesterday afternoon. It was caused by the careless use of a match in a barn on Long s Hal. Une vessel was burned In the harbor and several put to sea. The steamer Buena Vista ran the gauntlet while on fire and was saved, with six men. The latest reports up to 1 o'clock p. m. state that the south side Is now on tire and a big blaze Is coining down Fresh Water Valley. The south side contains the oil factories and oil stores. Another bulletin says that tire has broken out back of the city at a place called Monks- town Road.. This is the southern portion of the town that escaped last night. A temporary telegraph ofllpe has been es tablished at the railway depot at St John's. TWO MOKMON ELDERS. Are Gathering- Recruits Around Abont Durham. Durham (1 lobe, Two elaborate Mormon elders have lc preaching about two miles down tbe country. They are Bald to be aver age Mormons in the matter of intelli gence, and their hope seems to be to got a crowd of North Carolina farmers and all kinds of people to "jino" their forces and go mla them to Utah. The grip of the Mormon church seems to hold its own. and we understand that this State has. contributed quite largely torltl ntuilbeffrr-: . r--v For the most part the converts'to the young church are misguided and weak- minded creatures who feel a desire to better their condition., ,.., .,.. . Ot courso they do not better their con dition, but somehow the ,' church seems to have a charm for them. : v r The two eldere who are at work in this section should be watched,' I and if they attempt to secure young people hey suouid De naden ou a rail. -.'- , . tOOKS HOW LIKE A SETTLE M f v. Messrs. Spencer & Co. Arranging the Com -mlttee to Beorganlze the IUchmm, ; Terminal. - Naw Yohk, July 0. Spencer & Co., who negotiated a- largo loan for ti e Georgia Central Railroad Company, are going to try to reorganize that company. A committee will be appointed by them to represent the security-holders and act with them in the work of reorganiza- " tion. - v;. -: v.,-t,-Lv v Ex-Secretary and Treasurer Charles G. Falrchild, president of the New York Security and Trust Company, and Wm. G. Raoul, ex-president of the Central Railroad and Banking Company of Geor gia, have consented to act on such a committe and have accordingly been ap pointed thereon. -.-" Messrs. Spencer & Co. said to-day that they had not - completed the couiihlv:er ana might not do so for some days. The reorganization would be on an independ ent oasis, but they would be glad to co operate with the committee that was at tempting to secure reorganization of the -Richmond Terminal system.". , What . expert is now mating a morongn, exam-.1-lhatlbn of the Georgia Central property. ' No special plan was being considered for the reorganization of the Georgia Central Company. but Messrs. Spencer & Co. said they were hard at work con sidering thesttbjcctand endeaYOiim? to " " get things into shape for the committee -' as Soon as it is appointed. , - ,- - MOTES FROM CALDWELL, , Polities The Crops and News Items, v Correspondence of the Observer. 1 Lknoik, July 8. Mr. N. B. Estes, a gentleman who bad lately moved his family from the country into town for better school facilities, died this morninsr after a abort illness. Ho leaves a wife and five children all girls but one.- His loss is a severe trial to his family. - - uecem rains nave aone considerable damage to thecrops throughout the coun ty; especially to bottonrcornr but-it is though, if the seasons are favorable from - now on a fine yield will be obtained. Ther wheat and potato crops were never' bet ter, and the apple crop is a fair aveiage. r rom an sides comes the report that the "land is bringing forth plentifully." The Democratic club recently formed is hard at work outtina the nartv ma- chinery in operation. There wul be a few in the county to vote the Third: Dartr ticket, but the great majority ot the Al- nance nave already declared lortneDem- J ocratic nominees. Several prominent AlUancemen spoke ; at .the, ratification, meeting on Monday in praise of Cleve land and Democracy. : - me man rider from fliorgauton to Le- noir had rough experience on Thursday, while trying to ford the Catawba river.' The water was higher than usual, and the f current upset his vehicle, turning both him and his mail sack into the water. Fortunately, a horseback rider was pass ing at the time and helped him out of his ainicuity. The contents or the mall sack . were thoroughly wet, but no serious dam- ' age was done. " Pnllttri Seprate Lovers. -Ij Chlcaifo Tribune. There were two people at the Minne--anolis convention who separated to trav el opposite directions the remainder of their lives unless they shall hereafter re- -..11 1. I . . ! .f . can ineir oeicrminnuon. une waa a man from Ohio, the other a woman from Col- orado. They had been lover and sweet heart in other-times; but orr account"'" of one of those estrangements which in tervene iu the current of affection they had drifted apart. The young woman was with her father at'MinneapolisWkeB ' she met her old lover. He woro a Har-; rison badge; she, a Blaine ribbon. The . story Is that she converted him and that he promised to cast one vote for Blaine when the State of Ohio should be called. She was with her father in the gallery waiting to see the moment of her tri umph, for ou the fulfillment of the young man's agreement to cast a ballot for Blaine hung his destiny in tho hands - of the young woman from Colorado., The State of Ohio was called in its turn . and the only vote in tho delegation that" was not iur- McKlnlcyr-wasi for Harrison, and that was cast by McKinley. On this -announcement tho young woman and-' her father left the hall, and that night 7 they took the train for home, the young woman leaving a note charging the " young Ohian with cowardice. He con-," tided tho story to a friend in Chicago on his return from the convention. i TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS. ' A despatch to the New York Herald from its Valparaiso correspondent savs that Chas. Riggins, the sailor on the Baltimore,- who was killed hy the Val paraiso rioters.wlll be burled in American soil, as a permit has been issued for, the exhumation of his body. 7 esterday was "missionary day" In the Christian Lndeavor convention in New York. A number of prominent gentle men spoko on tho progress of the .work. it win be announced that the convention of 181)4 wm be held at Cleveland. ' - London ''Vanity Fair" savs that the Queen is much vexed at the defeat of the 1 Maniuis of Lorno, the huBband of Prin- ; cess Louise, who stood as a liberal Unions 1st in the central division of Bradford, where ho was defeated by Mr. G. Shaw ' Lefevre, the liberal &nMtf-"T'c. . i '.v..-M 'V...;4'i-J'r The. Congressional Conference . on the Pension Appropriation BUI. Washington, July 9. The confer ences ot the two houses of Congress ' , came to ah agreement on the pension ap- . propriation bill to day. The bill, as it passed the House, carried an annrorjrla- tion of thirty-three millions, forty-eight ' r ., thousand, three hundred and sixty eight dollars; the Senate increased it " eleven millions, nine hundred and seven. thousand, six hundred and thirty-foue dollars. 1 -".'".; ' The House concurred in all the Son- ate amendments except one, which In- creased the appropriation for clerk hire uy f .iu,uw ironi which tho Senate re ceded.. ".."..i-iiitf.--.-''' . -- r. V:,,.j Mrs. O. F, Bason Goes North 'Boon to Study the Holt System of Hoslo. t In order to post himself thoroughly with the most approved methods of vocal teaching In public ' schools, Mrs.' ueo. r, liason, who was recently elected Instructor of vocal music In tne Char lotte graded schoI, will loave ;. soon for Boston to attend the summer session of. Mr. IIolt's normal music school, which 1s ' considered the finest in the country. Mr. Holt gives practical; Illustrations , of his theories by -- having each ' grade represented by s a class of chil dren ; - with whortt he jii; Works, . and engages Tetruted teachers to lec ture upon the care of chlldreu'e yolen and the best means by which a musical nature may be stimulated and cultivated. Sight-reading Iwgun in children Is m hasis upon- which Germany's" nusl!il success rests, and realizing this fact, ti.ij country Is devoting renewed attention to this branch of work In the pub' schools, and Charlotte,asJusuiil, is altrc with the times. Winston, ali o, i, , iiV ,. cal deportment la her public fc . :;;: their arrest. , .; ' -" . , ', 1 i l 111 - - I