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THE GAZETTE. PUBLISHED WEEKLY. JAMES H. TOTOG,. ...Editor and Proprietor. I: t 5S5! I TraTeUn Aentg- subscription rates: One year, Six months. Three months $1.50 75 50 Entered at the Post-office for transmission through the United States mails as matter coming under second-class rates. tSAll communications intended for pub lication must reach the office by Tuesday morning. Anonymous letters will receive no attention. Address all communications to The Gazette, Raleigh, N. C. RALEIGH. N. C.. FEBRUARY 13, 1897. MR. SKINNER GIVES THE REASON TOR THE FAITH IN HIM. Col. Harry Skinner, in answer to en quiries as to what would be his defence againsc the add ess of Senator Butler, gave out the following reply : The public is entitled to a truthful re view of the facts preceding and surround ing the recent Senatorial election in North Carolina. I will undertake to make this without unuecessury prejudice or passion ; and as far as possible, without retaliation. I am willing personally to bear any cross my enemies may choose to fix upon me, if out of the present conditions I can still further serve silver as I have ever hereto fore done at a greater sacrifice than any man in the State. As initatory to the great reforms con templated by the Alliance as an educator to the Populist party as the moving E' olitical pai ty to secure them, the forth Carolina Senatorial election has been unduly magnified. This has been done on lines that are deceiving to the platn, honest voter, whether he be Democrat, Republican or Populist, and for. the potent purpose of making the leading factor, Senator Butler, attain his ultimate selfish ends in wrecking or caus ing to be absorbed or dissolved the Popu list party. Let us lift the veil and let the truth in. A silver Senator is not neces sary at this hour to save either the cause of financial reform or the Populist party, and it is so great a public injury to so grossly deceive the people as almost to constitute a public crime. If honorably we could have elected a Populist Senator he could not have been potent or effective during the next four years in advancing the cause of the Popu list party, or the cause of financial re form of which silver is only initiatory. I Challenge any Populist in the nation to demonstrate wherein. When the public fully realizes this truth, then the natural inquiry arises, "Why magnify this North Carolina Senatorial contest? The answer is irresistible that it is done either for the purpose of serving the ambition of Sena tor Butler or else to Berve his ends in showing to the country that he absolutely owns and controls the Populist party in North Carolina and, on failure, his ulti mate purpose to disintegrate it. We must presume tha t Senator Butler is possessed of ordinary intelligence, and knows the consequence of certain actions notwithstanding his talk in caucus or pri vate to the contrary. In the election of Senator Pritchard we have secured a free silver and financial reform Senator. One who can and will be more potent and effective than any Populist could possibly be in the next four years, and we have secured this result upon the high plane of maintaining prin ciple with the respect of all parties and classes of people by preserving our inte grity and good faith. Behind this action we have the leading Populists of the na tion, nine tenths ot the reform press, a largy. portion cf the Knights of Labor, and in North Carolina nearly all of the origiaat prominent Populism- x" could mention and give a list oMHfverat hun dred names but for space. The reader can find them in every county. Senator Butler has a; his hack not the State Exe cutive Committee, becauoe he feared to convene them.. They were elected by. their respective Congressional districts and know the obligations resting between the representatives of the people and their constituents. He has only behind him a bare majority of his Central Committee and this bare majority is composed of new friends to the Populist cause, some of whom, including his recently appoint' ed chairman, never voted a straight Po pulist ticket. I will recall that at the State conven tion I advised against the naming of a committee that would be dominated by the influence of Mr. Butler, and the re tirement from the Committee of the piouiiiteut Populists of the State. A brief recapitulation of co-operation beiwten Populists and Republicans in North Carolina will exemplity the follow ing: In 1892 the middle-of-the-road fight with Republican encouragement and local support resulted in seven members of the Legislature and about 40,000 votes. In 1894 co-operauon was perfected un der a c n ract that a Populist should suc ceed Senator Rctnsoin and a Republican Kaiiuinr Vhiich nr.rt hirt Hiir.rps.inr- fair election laws and a non-partisan judici ary and a practical distribution of local patronage resulted in an overwhelming cleteatof Democracy, a non-partisan judi ciary, and through the Legislature the election of Senator Butler to the long term Senatorship and Senator Pritchard to the short term Senatorship, with the understanding that he should be his own successor, and alter wards the establish ment of our present election law. The contract was reaffirmed by Senator But ler in his speech of acceptance. He has done so repeatedly in public or private since. If Senator Butler had had the short term he would ue er have attempted good faith that the Republicans have shown in all matters of co-operation con vinces us that Senator Butler in standing for re-election under the terms of co-operation would have been elected without any opposition." Some" facts concerning the election of Senator Butler should be known. Sena tor Pritchard could have made a combi nation, and have secured the long term, but be was too honorable to do so and rejected the proposition. Mr. Skinner wad-invited into a combination whereby he could have defeated both Sena tor Pritchard and Senator Butler. He refused to do so, having been elected to Congress, believing that the people ex pected that Senator Butler should be re turned to the Senate. Everybody knows that Senator Butler will not dare deny that if the Republicans had named the strongest gold-bug in North Carolina as caucus nominee he would have caused and advised, under the terms of coopera tion, for the Populists to have voted for the Republican named, in doing so thereby securing his own election. This is too plain when it is known that Sena tor Butler so managed as to cause the election of Mr. Settle in the Fifth Dis trict over a true silver man, such as Judge Graham, and tried to secure the election of Chtaiham, a colored gold-bug over Dr. Freeman, the Populist nom inee. From the best information that I can obtain, the differences between Senator Butler and Senator Pritchard arose on the reorganization of the Senate. Major Grant, the warm personal and political confidant of Senator Butler, by the influ ence of Senator Pritchard, was nomina ted Sergeant at Arms in the Senate. For some reason Senator Butler refused to vote for Major Grant. No satisfactory explanation has been given to the pnblio for Senator Butler's breaking faith with both his friend Grant and Senator Pritch ard on this occasion. The outside facts are that Senator Butler received some patronage at the hands of the present organization. In this distribution he ia accused by many of bad faith. Soon after this, in April, at a meeting of the State Executive Committee, Senator But ler proposed as a condition precedent to co-operation that the Republicans should vote the Populist National ticket. Thomp son and Mr. Skinner led the fight against any such unreasonable and unconsciona ble coercion, contending that if co-operation of the Republicans were to be con tinued that a fusion was fairer arid more practicable . At that time it was thought by Mr. Butler that of the two parties the Republican, both in platforms and their nominees, would be more favorable to silver than the Democrats, who it was supposed would adopt the Cleveland pol icy. This fight was carried into the pri maries and fully developed in the State Convention. The people of the State know the result of that deliberation wherein Senator Butler was compelled to disclose his hand and acknowledge that he was attempting to get gold-bugs in disguise upon the ticket. If we have not a Populist Governor no one is re sponsible therefor except Senator But ler. I can state positively that Judge Russell would have given away to Dr. Thompson if he could have been nomi nated for Governor, but I knew he would not give way to Major Guthrie. I be lieve that Senator Butler knew this, and this accounts for his indirect method of electing Russell. It is known that Senator Pritchard and other Republi cans used their good offices, in order to bring harmony and secure success, to have the Republican nominee Hender son, the Auditor, retired so that Populist State Chairman Hal Ayer might be elected Auditor. In the campaign Sen ator Butler cannot disguise that he knew of these conditions in North Carolina, and that he was overruled by his com mittee with his consent, and that the Populist party through his direction was made to try to secure the election of Tom Settle, a single gold standard man over W. W. Kitchin, a true and acknowl edged free silver man. Without Republican assistance no Pop ulist could have been elected to any State office, Congress or local office save and excepting two counties. Every man elected to the Legislature by Republican assistance was charged that if elected that he would vote for Pritchard. Few denials of this charge were made, a great many openly admitted So far as the First District is concerned, co-operation between the Republicans and Populists was perfected upon this basis by resolution passed by the Republican and Populist Congressional Convention. Mr. Skinner had met at his appointments this open charge, and as far as that district is con cerned, both as to himself and to mem bers of the Legislature, the matter was regarded as closed on the 3rd day of No vember. During the campaign and since, Sena tor Butler has admitted privately, pub licly, through the press and otherwise, that this Senatorship, under the contract of co-operation and under obligations raised for favors received, belonged to a Republican, but he contended that it should be some other Republican than Senator Pritchard. Opposition to Sena tor Pritchard, so far as the world knows, was based entirely on personal grounds. In the caucus, held at Raleigh about the time the Legislature convened, Senator Butler took the position that a Republi can should be nominated. He was asked if Senator Pritchard declared for silver did he believe that he would keep faith. He replied that he thought Senator Pritchard would do whatever he prom ised to do. He was then asked in open caucus to name what Republican he would desire to nominate. This he re fined to do. However, it was under stood on the outside that he was playing Dr. Mott and Oliver Dockery, as Repub licans, not for the purpose of electing them, but to divert Republican strength. It was known that he was coaching Mar shall Mott, a McKinley man, who had canvassed the State on the St. Louis platform. It was even suggested that in order to" destroy and humiliate Senator Pritchard he would take Governor Rus sell, and he even went to the.extent of saying that he would support any other Republican regardless of his financial views in order to defeat Senator Pritch ard. In full caucus, before any split, Mr. Skinner stated his position, and assigned reasons for the election of Senator Pritch ard, raying at the same time, that Sena tor Pritchard was the caucus and con vention nominee, nominated by the Re publican party, and had made such a silver declaration that he would support no other Republican, and he challenged Senator Butler to give a good reason why, under these conditions and circum stances, Senator Pritchard was more ob jectionable than any other Republican, and that if he would assign any unan swerable cause for Pritchard's defeat that he would then and there challenge him to name a Populist, and he (Skinner) would assist him to secure his election. This challenge Senator Butler refused to accept. If Butler was sincere in want ing a Populist Senator he should have accepted this challenge when made when all were present in the caucus, and would have been bound by its action. How ever, for the purposes of deception he waits for the revolt of which he was ad vised before naming a Populist candi date. All thinking people knew that Senator Butler's present ambition, if failing in other conquests, is to succeed himself in the Senate. He knew that an Eastern Populist in the Senate at this time meant his retirement in 1900; and consequently he would not name a Pop ulist that would be acceptable to the Democrats because he wanted to be cer- r tain that his nominee could not possibly be elected. I he nominee to be slaugh tered in his interest and at his behest was Dr. Cyrus Thompson, who was commit ted during and since the campaign,, and in caucus to Senator Pritchard, a man known to Senator Butler by reason of his position in the State government, and in connection with the Farmers' Alliance, that would prove a formidable rival for Senatorial honors in 1900. I think I know that Dr. Thompson is not com- Elaining of any Populist member of the legislature who refused to support him under those conditions, and at the proper time and place, and for the purpose of a clear understanding I suppose Dr. Thompson will be heard from. It was further suggested that there was a con cert of action between the Democratic caucus and Senator Butler personally, but this fact he never disclosed to his own caucus, but always entered a dis claimer. I can name three men who would have been mutually satisfactory to Senator Butler and the Democratic caucus, neither of whom was Dr. Thompson, or either of the Republicans already named. The Populist members who adhered to their campaign pledges, and whose con sciences directed independent action in the Senatorial election acted without any previous concert of purpose, and at the time without my knowledge of their con templated action, but after knowing the caucus that precipitated the movement, I want to say that I unqualifiedly justi fied their course as the only one open to honorable men, and I will defend their action at all times, and under all cir cumstances, whenever vindication re quires it, against the wanton abuses and scurrilous attacks, both of the press and Senator Butler. Referring more specifically to Senator Butler's recent official statement and the resolutions adopted by the majority cau cus at his behest, I wish to say that the charges made by Senator Butler indicat ing improper method3 or dishonorable influences in accomplishing Senator Pritchard's election is a wanton, mali cious and cowardly slander. A number of the majority caucus who participated in the action have assured me personally since, that they did not approve of it, but I have no resentment towards the members of the caucus who concurred with Senator Butler or who acquiesced in his almost brutal action to ward myself personally, and the patriotic' and honorable members who defied his despotic power in voting for Pritchard. I know that, they have been deceived, and that they have acted under a misap prehension of the facta as they existed, as will be completely demonstrated in due time. And it will be shown to their satisfaction, whose treachery has nearly made shipwieck of the Populist party in the State. So far ad I could, I tried to conduct the campaign upon a high and honorable plane. I remained in my room and solicited no one to visit me. I did not approach at any time any member of the majority caucus. I did not want to take any advantage of Senator Butler in any way. . On the contrary, he sent for each member of the minority Taction, and used persuasion, threats and the offer of patronage to induce them to abandon their obligations to their con stituents. In addition he, with others of the majority faction, visited the head quarters of the minority at the Branson House, making a speech to them of one hour in the most cruel, threatening and tyranical manner, finally telling them that he would grind them to a powder if they further resisted his power! On the day of the first battle for Senator, Sena tor Pritchard and Mr. Skinner remained at the Park Hotel. Senator Butler goes to a sick member's room who had made pledges to support Senater Pritchard, and to Dr. Reed Parker, causes him to go to the Senate chamber at the peril of his life, and stands over him during the ses sion and directs Mr. Parker to vote so as to prevent an election on that ballot. On the second and final ballot, Dr. Parker was too ill to attend the joint session of the Legislature, but he paired, as he de sired to do so, voting for Senator Pritch ard. However, Butler was so unfair that, in violation of legislative precedent, the pair was ignored and the vote of the pair was counted against Pritchard, while Dr. Parker, sick in his room, expected that his vote would be recorded for Pritchard. Another aspect of Senator Butler's brazenly inconsistent method in this Sen atorial contest was the public declaration by him that no self respecting Populist would accept Republican patronage. It developed that he and Senator Pritchard had a disagreement in regard to patron age, and that he wanted to secure one of two things either the election of a Re publican that would give patronage as he demanded, or else bring about a dead lock, preventing an election, so that he (Butler) might hold the balance of power in the Senate, making him the despot of that body, and dictate Federal patronage not only in North Carolina, but else where, and force Limself to the front through that method to recognition on some Presidential ticket in 1900. In the thickest of the fight during the campaign he is found going to the mi nority with the offers of patronage, even to the extent of making one member of the minority the sole distributor of all the- patronage, but State and Federal, in the First District. Failing, he still lingers in Raleigh, continuing the fight, with the humiliating purpose of trying to control a pait of the State patronage. From the foregoing statement, which is made dispassionately, and with the full understanding of the responsibility it in volves, it must be apparent to all unpreju diced people, without regard to any party cr politics, that Senator Butler's opposi tion to Senator Pritchard's election was a desperate and unscrupulous-attempt to bring it about in a way that would throw the responsibility upon some one else. If it ia imposed by preconcert as a re sponsibility, I am willing to assume it. It was a terrible responsibility for me to refuse to vote for Cleveland, and thus lead Mr. Butler out of the Democratic party. Time has justified the wisdom and patriotism of my actions, and time will again demonstrate that I am right. First. From the beginning I have hon orably and openly supported Senator Pritchard, coupled with my personal knowledge and his open declaration for silver and financial reform as the best policy to advance the cause of silver and financial reform. Secondly. Because of the conditions surrounding the campaigns of 1894 and 1896. The People's party of North Car olina was obligated by a contract, both expressed and implied, to re-elect the caucus nominee of the Republican party to the Senate in 1897, provided always he should make a satisfactory free silver and financial deliverance, which he has done even to the extent of satisfying Senator Butler. Thirdly. Because no Democrat, Popu list or Republican can so well serve dur ing the coming four years all the varied interests of North Carolina and at the same time do so much effective service to wind up in triumph financial reform in 1900. I here and do now believe that the best policy is to hold the Republican party to their contract to bring prosperity and not to throw any obstructions in its way, so that no excuse can be given for failure. I make this statement as a Populist, .and I want it distinctly understood that no man or power can change my confi dence in the basic principle of the Peo ple's party. It is well to recall that the Populist party had its beginning in North Carolina in Alliance education and the proscrip tion of Democracy that wanted to make ua vote for Cleveland if we should be allowed to vote in Democratic primaries. As Populists, we rebelled against this tyranny. Yet in the brief time of four years we find the Senator of the party, owing his prestige to fighting tyranny, himself now the most reckless and un scrupulous tyrant, in compelling obedi ence to what he has hitherto denounced, and going to the extent that no leader, that no other Senator in the State or nation has dared to suggest or approach; that is, by a small faction of his party to expel and excommunicate the original Populists the creators of the party and Senator Butler when they were assist ing him to fight the friends that he now draws comfort and support from, and of which material he has constituted a majority of his Central Committee. As a Poplist I bow to no such unwar ranted and arbitrary authority. I plant myself upon the basic principles of the Populist party, and since the majority caucus of Senator Butler have appealed to the country, I want to unqualifiedly meet the challenge, and to say I accept his appeal to the people, and to show good faith on the part of myself and friends. I propose that since there are differences arising, why we should con tinue co-operation with Republicans, and the majority caucus has formally ended this. We propose that Senator Butler, Congressman Shuford, Congressman Skinner, Congressman Strowd, Congress man Martin, and Congressman Fowler and Treasurer Worth, Secretary of State Thompson, Auditor Ayer. Superinten dent of Public Instruction Mebane, Judge Montgomery, Judge Clark and all other Populists holding office by Republican support or sufferance in State, district or county, shall send their resignations to take effect when their successors shall be re-appointed or selected, as shall be pro .vided by the present General Assembly; that this body shall provide for a special election to fill such resignation as Popu lists shall make. In this appeal to the country which the majority caucus has invited us to, I want to assure Senator Butler and the majority caucus I will be found in the thickest fight coralling the silver forces of the State, and the only condition I name for making this propo sition, when the Populists in the State elected as I have been shall hand in their resignations, is that I may have the priv ilege of standing before the people of my district to approve of my course. Another recently developed fact the Populists of North Carolina should know, and it still further, from the national standpoint, analyzes Mr. Butler's political character. It is known among free silver and Populists Senators and Representa tives that Mr. Butler has profet-sed alle giance to the return of Dubois to the Senate, and the silver interest of the en tire country thus expecting Senator But ler to use his personal, official and party position to elect Dubois, who, like Teller, led the revolt for silver from the St. Louis convention. But strange to say (and this is novel in North Carolina) that Mark Hanna and the entire Republican party wanted Du bois defeated and punished because he was brave and patriotic enough to speak for silver above his party action, and in the contest we find Senator Butler the ally and confederate of Mark Hanna to defeat a national champion of silver. In the language of the patriot Lincoln, Sen ator Butler "may deceive some of the people all the time and all the people some of the time, but he cannot deceive all the people all the time." His last address only shows what I have predicted is about to take place; that, fail ing in his aUOtlUpns, he would use his power to disintegrate or dissolve the party not possessing the courage to change political fronts. The country should know in the begin ning of this tight I tried to bring about harmony, going so far as to pledge Sena tor Butler to support him in his national fight or to succeed himself, if he would only disclose his hand and let me know his policies, and if they met my approval, and so long as I thought him a sincere friend of silver, I would stand by hiiu. Harry Skinner. The Situation. I desire a parting word relative to the seism now existing in the People's party. Mr.Butler, in a speech immediately after he and Mr. Pritchard had been elected to the United States Senate, remarked to the effect that Mr. Pritchard will have the long term, six years. In other words, that he would, after the expiration of the two year term, succeed himself. Now, it is evident that the Populist and Republican members, who had jointly voted Mr. Butler into the Senate, be lieved that at the expiration of ' two years Mr. Pritchard was to be returned to the Senate as a Republican with the expectation that he would adhere to Re publican doctrines to the same extent that Mr. Butler Would adhere to Popu list doctrines. Now, in the face of the abave under standing, plainly implied if not directly expressed, Mr. Pritchard, nearly ninety days prior to the expiration of bis official term, obligates through Col. Skinner that he will support during his entire term of service as Senator all financial re forms contemplated by the Populist movement." Now, suppose that Mr. Pritchard proves to be a man and keeps the above obliga tion, as I verily believe be will, where will the faction of Populists that re cently declared the other faction "trrtit ors," and read them out of the party for discharging their duty as best they know how, and at the same time absolve all further connection with the Bepublican party, appear? My answer is, that in the firBt contest before the people they will, as I verily believe, be placed in a hopeless minority.,1 As I understand it, fusion between the Popuiit and Republicans was formed for the purpose of removing fraud from the ballot-box. At the first fire the old Dem ocratic party, a party of broken prom ises, was brought to their knees, and under wise leadership, it would never again have risen to its feet as a promi nent party in this State. It was net only unwise, but the height of folly, to sever too soon the compact formed between the Populists and Re publican parties. The principles embraced in the Peo ple's party alone can bring relief. The people are being educated, and under a wise leadership a sufficient number of the dissatisfied masses would soon join us to enable us to give the desired legisla tion. The above unfortunate occurrence has delayed the reform movement, for how long, time alone will show. THE UNITED STATES SENATORSHIP. Before closing, I wish to make a state ment relative to my late candidacy for the United States Senate. At the time of announcement, I did not understand the facts bearing on the case, as above detailed. Bryan Tyson. Raleigh, N. C. Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 8, 1897. Editor of the Gazette : Dear Sir: The refusal of Chief En Enrolling Clerk Swinson (who is a Popu list) to appoint colored men as clerks in his office is an insult to every negro in North Carolina. All of the Populists do not countenance this action in Mr. Swin son, we feel sure, neither will they toler ate it. Mr. Swinson has, by refusing to appoint colored men in his office after they have been recommended by their representatives, furnished the Democrats a valuable document in the next cam paign. The colored men who were re commended are as efficient and compe tent as any of the" whiter clerks Mr. Swinson has appointed. Mr. Swinson says he will not appoint negro clerks in his office on account of it being embar rassing to white lady clerks whom he is bound to have in his office. Mr. Swin son is not "bound" to have lady clerks in his office. According to our idea about this mat ter, and it is a matter of justice and right, that this work should be given to men who do the voting irrespective of color. Two years agoa great deal of the copying and clerical work allowed to be done by Democratic women. This was gross injustice to Republican and Populist women. I am sure there were enough of them and competent ones, too. The negroes did a' great deal of the voting which put the Republican and Populist parties in power and in control of the patronage, and every day they (the negroes) are anxiously waiting to see where Mr. Negro comes in. It would be well for our white Repub can leaders, and Populist friends, that while they are arranging the patronage pie" to so arrange it that a piece or two will go to the black -man. But for the black man's vote there would be no "pie" to divide. Many of us well understand why the charter of Raleigh was not changed so as to put it under the control of Repub licans two years ago in the legislature. A bill to this effect met with stern oppo sition by some of our white Republicans whom we have honored with office many times, and some of them who are now seeking appointment under both Suite and national government. ' The Republicans of the city of Raleigh were sadly disappointed. Again we have a chance to change the city charter and put the city affairs in the hands of Republicans and distribute the patronage among Republicans and Populists. The question now- is, will it be done? Not only did Republicans and Populists of this city vote on the 3rd of last November for this change, but a good many dissatisfied Democrats voted the fusion ticket in order, and with the great hope, that this city ring might be broken and a chaLge for better take place. I believe in tnis: "To the victors belong the spoils." This city by rights, as wtll as other cities in the State, belong to the Republicans and Populists. We have the legislature and the legislature has the power to change the city charters where timely notice has been given. In the name of simple justice this should te done. Two years ago through Senator Fred Rice and others a police board was ap pointed for the city of Wilmington and it resulted in giving the Republicans full control of the city and its patronage a big thing. Some few respectable and competent colored men got a piece of this "pie." Now the Republicans of this city and of the county are anxiously looking for the legislature to change the charter of this city so as to place her affairs and the patronage in the control of the Republi cans and Populists, where it properlv be longs. W. S. M. Are They Right I Mr. Editor: Will you allow me space in your .valuable columns to say a few words in relation to a revolution, which is now taking place at South Creek, N. C. Some timesir.ee quite a number of white people came from Virginia, Maryland and Delaware on floats or arks. They claim to be sanctified and holy, both soul and body, saying that they do not ein, and are saved every moment of their lives, and do net ask God to forgive their trespasses, but only thank Him for what He has done, which doctrine they boldly advocate, declaring that they do Gods biddings, and are always happy. They are causing quite a sensation. A number of colored people have left their churches, and there were about twenty-tive white people excluded from one church on the same theory It is raid that they do not baptize nor participate in the Lord's Sup per. Reader, what do you think of it? We most earnestly ask any distinguished Divine to give us the best Bible definition of Sanctification and Holiness, and his opinion on their theory through the col umns of this paper. Respectfully, January 23, 1897. G. S. Boomer. It Will Decapitate Swinson He Mast l.o. The resolution introduced by Mr. Han cock will do away with Mr. Swinson. who positively refuses to appoint colored clerks in his office. The rt solution pro vides that the office of Enrolling Clerk be abolished; that thi President of the Senate and Speaker of the House appoint two Principal Enrolling Clerks, who are to have entire control and supervision cf the enrollment of all bill, and the nec essary assistants arj also fo lie appointed by the heads of the two Houses. Editor Gazette: Please allow us to say through your valuable paper that Sir F. C. Sadgwar, G. K. of R. and S., paid Diruon Lodg" K. of P. an official vinit on January 30. He tpoke both eloquently and earnestly to the Sir Knights of Charlotte in their Castle Hali, Saturday night. His en couragirg words t-tirred much interest and tLthusiism in Pythianisni among the brethren in the Queen City. They infused nw life and vigor. At the request of the brethren, Sir Sarigwar, G. K. of R. and S delivered a mo-t interesting and instructive address to the Sir Knights and their friends on Sund y eveningat 5 o'clock, with results that will be teen to the benefit of our noble Order. We congratulate the Grand Lodge for sending among us such a worthy and re retfentauve Grand Officer... ... We are proud, als, to know that such distinguished men as Dr. J. D. Sinders, President of Biddle University, the learn ed Prof essors of sid University, and our most popular and eloquent divine, Rev. C. H. Williamson, toon great phasure in paying the highest respect to one of our Grand officers. It f hould show to others that our great object or ae pit at ion is to elevate the race along all lineB of moral, financial and social life. Sir F. C. Sadgwar was the guest of Sir J. L. Walker and Dr. San ders while in our city, and will not be soon forgotten. He left for Fayetteviile on the 5:20 train Monday A. M. Yours fraternally , S. A. Coles, K. of R. and S. S. A. Harris, C C. , Rocky Mount, N. C. Editor of the Gazette : Dear Sir : Allow mespace in your valuable paper. We bad a lovely time during the holidays, but nothing to com pare with this week. Mme. Marie White and her select company have been through, and given us one of the grand est concerts ever given in this city. The Odd Fellows' Hall was packed to its utmcst capacity. I received letters stating that churches and halls in Wil son and Tarboro were packed to over flowing. Her audience here were com posed of both white and colored, and everyone thoroughly carried away with her marvelous voice. Siieis indeed won derful. She excels any singer that I have ever heard. She tells me that she has not visited your city as yet, although she has been touring this State about four months. The whole concert is up to date, and I hope she will come again. Yours truly, SUB3C1BER. Roles ville, N. C, Jan. 23, 1897. We, your Committee on Condolence, beg leave to submit the following report or resolutions: Whereas, it has pleased our Heavenly Father, in His wisdom and infinite love and mercy, to take from us by death his beloved servant and our beloved and hon ored senior deacon, Bro. I. C. Jeffreys, Sr., which occurred at his home near Roles ville, N. C, October 23, 1896, there fore, be it Resolved, That we deeply mourn with the dear wife and childten in their be reavement. Yet we bow with humble submission to the will of Him, who has said to our brother, "Thy woik is done. Come up higher, where the wicked shall ceae irom troubles and the weary will be at rest." 2. That we desire to bear our loving testimony to the gentle, patient and peace making Christian character of Bro. Jef freys. " Blessed are the dead that die.in the Lord; they shall rest from truir labor." Bro. Jeffreys was born in 1819 and died October 28, 1896, aged 77 years. He pro fessed faith in Christ in 1839, and lived a true, faithful and consistent member of the Baptist Church fifty-seven years. Bro. Jeffreys leaves a loving wife and seven children to mourn his 1. s. All are members of the church. He has two sons and five daughters and one preceded him to glory. In the death of Bro. Jeffreys the com munity hjs lost a good citizen. The church has lost one of its main pillows. The mission society tr faithful member, the wife has lost a loving husband. The children have lost a devoted father. But we trust our loss is his eternal gain. He does not see now as he saw here through a glass darkly, but he can look with undimmtd vision i n the King of Glory. James Dunston, James Watkins, A. B. Fleming. Committee. NOTICE. APEX, N. C , Jan. 25, 1897. Tha Tm.aj rt A twt Normal and Collegiate Institute will petition the present Legislature of North Carolina to incorporate the above named institution. Jf. 15. 1 RN-.lt, VHHiiiiiau. feb64w ' Jiotlce. In compliance with Article two, section twelve of the Constitution of North Car olina, notice is hereby given that PP" tinn will i.a rniutu to th General As sembly at the seHBion to begin in January next for a passage or a law amenuuig the charter of the Citv of Raleigh. This November 26th, 1896. Many Citizens J. R. FETOI1I1 & 00., Wholesale and Retail GROCERS, 222 Fay etteville Street, RALEIGH, N. C. The Largest and Best Stock of St3ple ard Fancy Groceries in the City. Quality the Best Prices the Lowest. NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATRIX. . Having qualified as Administratrix of Anna P. Smith, deceased, I hereby give notice to all pei sons having claims Hgamst t-aid estate to present them on or before December 26th, 1897, or this notice will be plead in bar of their recjvery. And all persons indebted to caid estate are also notified to pay what is due by them to me. Sarah Jank Pettiford, Administratrix of Anna P. Smith. Dec. 22. 1890. 6r. Do You Want to Make Honey IN 1897? If so, save all you can, stop this "on time" business by paying cash for your groceries, and save 25 per cent, on the ' dollar. B. W. TJPCHURCH'S, 15 E. llargctt Sired, Who downs competition in pricts, as you will see in this price list: Green Coffee, 12, 15 and 20 cts. per lb. Arbuckl Roasted Ct ffte, 20 cts? per lb. Cretnt Roasted Coffee, 20 cents pei lb. Pure Hog Lard, 1 cents per lb. Cream Cheese, 12J4 cents per lb. B t Northern Butter, 20 cents per lb. All Pork Sausage, 10 cents per lb. Sour Krout, 4 cents per lb. Navy Beans, 1 cents per quart. Gold Dust, large 6ize, 20 cts. per package. Rice, 5 cents px-r lb. Vinegar, 30 ctnta per gallon. Star Lve, 3 boxes, 25 cents. Meal, 15 cents per peck; 95 cts. per sack. Starch, 5 cents per lb. Good Syrup, 80 cents er gallon. Two Bars Soap, 5 cents. Can Peaches, 10 cents. Fl ur of Grades at loweet prices. Old Egerton Snuff and Tobacco always on hand. Give me a trial. B. W. UPCHURCH. LAND SALE. By virtue of power conferred on me by a certain moitgsge deed executed by Robert A. Tucker, and duly recorded in Register of Wake County in Book No. 130, at page 477, 1 will offer for sale to thq highest biJcMi cusli at lliecourt house door in the city of Raleigh on Mon day, February 8, 1897, at 12 o'clock M., the land conveyed in said mortgage and described as follows, to-wit: Adjoining the lands of J. J. Overby, Becky John son and other, and bounued as follow: Beginning at a stone on Cabarrus street extended just north of the center of the home standing on the lot, a part of which is hereby conveyed; thence south through the center of the house to J. J. Ovtrby's line; thence west with said line to the corner of the late Thomas JohnEon's line; thence with his line north to Cabarrus street; thence east to the beginning. Said lot being the lot conveyed to the Raleigh Co-operative Building and Loan Association by Thomas Gnftis, and by said Association to Ct rus Tucker. B." F. Montague, Mortgagee. Jan. 7. 1897 tds. SOUTHERN RAILWAY. (riEDMO.NT AIR-LINE.) COXDEXSElJ SCHEDULE. In Effect Junk 14, 1896. TRAINS LEAVE RALEIGH DAILY. "NORFOLK AND CHATTANOOGA LIMITED." 4:12 p. m. Daily Solid vetdibuled train with sleeper from Norfolk to Chattanooga via. Sal isbury, Morgan ton. Asheville, Hot Spring and Knoxville. Connect at Durham for Oxford, Clarksvllle and Keysville, except Sunday. At Mrecna boro with the WxHhlngtou and SoutbweKtern Vestluuled (Limited) train for all point North aud with main line train. No. 12, for Danville, Richmond and Intermediate local station ; also has connection for WiuHton-Saiem and with main line train No. 35, " United Stale Fast Mail," for Charlotte, Spartanburg, Green ville, Atlanta and all point South ; alno Co lumbia, Augusta, CharitHton. Savannah, Jack sonville aud all point in Florida. Sleeping Car for Atlanta, J ackson ville, aud at Charlotte with Sleeping Car for Auguota, "NORFOLK AND CHATTANOOGA LIMITED." 11:45 a. m. Daily Solid train, cenitlng of Pullman Sleeping Cars and coaches Iroin Chattanooga to Norfolk, arriving Norfolk 6:00 p. M. in time to connect with the Old Dominion, Merchants' and Miners', Norfolk and Washington and Baltimore, Chespeake and Richmond 8. 8. Companies for all points north and east. Connects-at Scire a for Fayettevllie and in termediate stations on the Wilson and Fay ettevllie Short Cut, dally, except Sunday, lor Newbern and Morehead City, dally for Golds boro, Wilmington aud intermediate stations on the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad. KXPRE.H3 TRAIN. 8:") A. M. Daily Connects at Durham for Oxford, Keysville, Richmond; at Greensboro for Washlngton'and all points North. EXPRESS TRAIN. - 3.09 p. M. Daily For Goldsboro and Inter mediate stations. LOCAL ACCOMMODATION. 2:00 a. m. Connects at Greensboro for all points for North and South and Wlnnton Salem and points on the Northwestern North Carolina Railroad, At Salisbury for all point in Western North Carolina. Knox ville, Ten nessee, Cincinnati aud Western points- at Charlotte for Spartanburg, Greenville. Athens Atlanta and ail polcts South. ' TRAINS ARRIVE AT RALEIGH, N. C. rTPirraa to a T-y 3:05 p. m. Daily From Atlanta, Charlotte. Greensboro and all points South. NORFOLK AND CHATTANOOGA LIMITED 4:12 p. M. Daily From all points east. Nor folk, Tarboro, Wilson and water lines. From Goldsboro. Wilmington, Fayettevllie and all points in Eastern Carolina. NORFOLK AND CHATTANOOGA LIMITED 11:40 a. m. Dai l y From New York. Wash ingron, Lynchburg, Danville aud Greensboro Chattanooga, Knox ville, Hot Springs and Asheville. EXPRF..HS TRAIN. 8:50 a. m. Daily From Goldsboro and In termediate stations. LOCAL. 7;.A JlP1VYrFrom Greensboro and all points North and South. Sleeping Car from Greensboro to Raleigh. 9:00 p. M. Daily, exceptSanday, from Golds boro and all points East. Local freight train also carry passenirers l'ullman cars on night train Irom Ralel'gh to Greensboro. Through Pullman Vestlbuled Drawing Room Buffet Sleeping Car and Vestlbuled ctmches without change on Norfolk Limited Double daily trains between Italelgb. CW lotte and Atlanta. Quick time; unexcelled accommodation. w. H. GREEN W. A. TURK, Gene8Perintendent. General Passenger Agent. Washington, IXC J. M. Culp, Traffic Manager. WILMINGTON AND WELDO KOAI) AND BRANCHES, AND FLO HENCE RAILROj Ef.DON RAIL- 1 r, KOAD. CONDENSED SCHEDULE. DATED gU rfj Feb. 7. 1H7. . (Corrected.) tfg A. JH. P. M. A. M.p, iT Leave Wei Jnu II H - . Ar.Kocky Mount H 62j lit a. Leave Tarboro... . uj Lv.Koeky Mount 12 A2 1(1 85 5 ih U il Leave Wlion... 2 O-'M 11 lti . 6 20 2 12 Leave 8lmn 2 .yd L. Fayctu vill.. 4 15' 1 04 " Arrive Fjoreoce.. b 5.' 3 15 w. P. M. A. M. Ie ve Ooldnboro I 7 at 80 lve MHnnolla.. I. H (Hi 4 H Ar. Wilmington 9 80 6 45 I 1 A. M. p. u. fKATN (()IN(I Noitni," DATED jt t!,; rfc Feb. 7.IW. 5g Z 1 (Corrected.) eg A. M. P. H. Lv. Florence i 8 K Lv. Fayettevllie. 11 10 20 t Leave iselma. 1 U) .. ' Arrive Wllmn.... 1 i2 U 10 p. it. P. M. A. M Lv. Wllmlngtou . 715 g-j Lv. Magnolia 8 55 li) 6 Lv. Ooldsboro- ......... Kj 10 12 01 P. M. A. M. P. M. P. M Leave Wllnon 1 i 12 15 11 12 48 Ar.Kocky Mount 2 'M 12 to H 5 j 4 Leave Tarboro... 12 12 Lv.lUx-ky Mount 2 85 12 5'f ..... Arrive WelUon... 8 1 4i ........ " . M. A. M P. M t Dally except Monday. JDaily except bun day. Train on the Scotland Neck Branch Road leaven Weldon at 4: 10 p. m., llalllax 4:8 p. m arrive ttcotland Wee al 6:20 p. in., Ureeuvllle U:j7 p. 111., Kluhiou 7:.V p. m. Returning leaven Klnston 7: in., Ureeuvllle 8:52 a. m anlving Hal. lux at 11:20 a. iu., Weldon ll-ij a. m., dally except Sunday. Train ou WauiniiUn Rraucb leave W'anh Ington h:.'ua. in. and 2:oop. m arrive Tarniele :IO a. ra. aud .:! p. 111., teturnlng ltave par meleltiMUa. m. audit:) p. m., arrive WanU Ington 11:4" a. in. aud 7:20 p. in., dally except Sunday. Train leaven Tarboro, N. C, dally, 6.T0 p.m.' arrive I'lyinoutn at 7:40 p. in. Returning, leaven Plymouth 7:50 a. m., arrives Tarboro 1U:'5 a, m. Train on Midland, X. C, "ranch leaves Goldkboro dally, except Huuday, at 7:10a, in arriving Kiiiitbfleld at 8:W a. in. Reluming leavea hull th Ueld at H:00 a. in. ; arrive at Uold. boro at 10:26 a. m. Train on NaNlivllle Urancli leave Ilorky Mount at 4::0 p. iu.; arrive Naitu ville at 6:tio p. in., Hpilng Hoie 5;:0 p. in. Iteturulug. leave Hprlug Hope at KW a. in., 'alivllU h:35a. in.; arrive at Rocky Mount atH:o5a. ui. dally, except Huuday. Train on Clinton lirancb leave Wamaw for Clinton dully, except Hunday, at 11:15 a. m. and 4;10 p. n. It. turning, leave Clinton at 7:00 a. 111. and 3:00 p. in. Train No. 78 make clone connection at Wnl dou lor all point North dally, all rail via. Rlcbtnoud, alno at Rocky Mount with Nor folk aud Carolina Railroad (or Norfolk, and all i-olnt North via Noriolk. 11. M. KMERSON, tien'l Pa. Agent, . J. R. KEN l.V, Ueneral Manager. T. M. UMKKNON, . Traflle Mannger. Al'K FKAR AND YADKLN VALLEY RAILWAY. JOHN GILL. Receiver. CONDF.N8ED SCHEDULE. Ik KrrKcr Feb. 7, 1897. H'lhb'nd Dally No.f. N'tbb'nd Dally No. MAIN LINE. 7.45 p. rn. 4.H5 -4 18 " 4.12 " VJtTi " 12.43 M 12.15 " 1 1.55 a. m. 1107 10.32 " 10.04 M 8.40 " Ar Wilmington Lv Fayettevllie Ar Ii'iiiaiIovIIIa Lv Ar 7.50 a. ll.COa. m. m Lv Il.i'l Ar-Fayitevllle Jun cLv 11.27 1.00 p. 2.1 8.25 H..15 4.2.1 4.55 5.20 e.60 ijv Tanioru Lv ..Climax- Lv (rwni.boro- .Lv .Lv Ar m. Ar reennboro... Lv .Lv Lv Ktokeadale.... I .V . Will fl lit 4f Lv Kural HaU.".! .Lv .Lv .Al LV MU Airy..... H'thb'nd Dally No. 8. N'tbb'nd Dally No. 4. 7.W p. m. .I7 " 6.09 5.3d " 449 " 4.28 " Ar.. .Bennettavllle. Max ton Maxton ..R-d spring.. ..Lv -Al 8.20 a. rn. 9.25 " 9.33 " 10.02 M 10.47 " 1 1.08 " Lv., Ar.. Lv.. .Lv Lv Lv.., Mope MtilN .Lv Lv FHyettevUle., ..A S'thb'nd Dally Ex cept Hun d'y m'x'd No. 15. N'tbb'nd Dally Ex cepl Hun- d'y m'x'd No. 10. 6.05 p. in, 4.20 " 8.25 " 2.40 " 1.28 M 12.30 ' tMeaTsT Ar Rameur..., Lv Climax Lv OrceiiKboro Ar Greensboro .Lv 6.45 a. m. 8.35 " fl.20 " B.H5 " 1 1.17 " 11.65 " ,.Lv ..Ar ,Lv Lv Htokeiid.ile Lv.... MadlKon ... .Lv ..Ar NORTH HOUND CONNECTIONS. A ai . . ... rayeiievine Willi ttie Atlantic Coast Line for all points North and East; at San ford Hi's oi-auouru Yir-ijiue; at ureensnoro with the Southern Railway Company; at Walnut Cove with tneNoifolk and Western Railroad for Winston-Salem. HOUTU BOUND CONNECTIONS. At Walnut Cove with the Norfolk & West ern Hull road for Roanoke and points Noitb and West; at Greensboro with the Southern Railway Company for Raleigh, Richmond and all points North and East; al Fayette vllie with the Atlantic Coast Line for all points South: at Maxton with the Seaboard Air Line for Charlotte, Atlanta and all point South and Southwest. J, K. KYLE, . W. FRY, Gen. Pass. Agent. General Matvaiier. w I LM INGTON. NEWHEItN fk NOR FOLK RAILWAY COMPANY. IN EFFECT SUNDAY, OCT. 27, 1895. North-Bound. STATIONS. S Lv. Wllm'gton Mulberry St.... 2 ofl" Leave Jacksonville................. 8 58 Leave Maysvllle 4 30 leave Poliocksville 4 u Arrive Newbt-rn 5 20 South-Bound STATIONS. . .. : 7 Leave Newbern Au au' Leave Poliocksville 9 60 Leave Ma svllle pj on Leave Jacksonville ,. 10 42 Ar. Wllmlngion Miilix-rry Ht., 12 40 Trains 7 and 8 make connection with Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad lor Morehead City and Itaaufort. Connection at Newbern with steamers to and irom Elljubeth City and Norfolk Mon day, Tuesday, Wednesday aud Frldsy. Steamer Geo. D. Purdy mske dally trips between Jacksonville aud New River points. r . .r,.-.. IL A. WHITING, J" W;MARTENI. Gen'l Manager. Trafne Msnaxer ATLANTIC AND NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD TIME TABLE. In Effect Bpnday. November 18, 1894. GOING EAST. GOING WEST. 3 4 Pas'ng'r Dally Pas'ng'r Dally' Ex. Sunday. fcX bunday. STATIONS. Arrive Leave Arrive Leave. P, M. P. M. A K. A. M. ............ 8 20 Goldsboro ........ II 00 4 Zi 4 80 Kinston 8 38 9 43 6 60 5 68 Newbern g 07 8 30 7 JH 7 33 forehead City 6 82 6 87 P' M M. ' A. M. A. M. Train 4 connect wiih wiiinil.i.i..n a w.i. d.e.Vetra,n 00,1 n North, leaving Goldsboro at lla. m.,and with Richmond and Danville ... r,"1' leavlng Goldsboro at 2 p. m.f and with Wilmington, Newbern and Noriolk at Newbern for Wilmington and intermediate points. Train 8 connect with Richmond and Dan- . S ?a' ,arrlvl nX at Goldsboro 8 p. m., and with W llmlngton and Weldon train from the North at 8:05 p. m. No. 1 train also connects with Wilmington. Newbern and Norfolk for Wilmington and n termedlate polnU. s. L. DILL, Buperintendent.