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oocwa!frSi!Wwww j BXJOOOOOOOO I He WtEKLY GAZETTE. A WEEKLY KEWSPAPEB . JAMES H. YOUNG, Editor and Prop. A. J. ROGERS and J. D. PAIR General Traveling Agents. A THE WEEKLY GAZETTE r T 1 ft Rates of Advertising. -I One square, one Insertion 6 50 One squnrn, one mouth I 1 0 One square, two months........ 2 00 Une square, three momnj ..... w One square, six months ft 00 . n ft un square, one yfmr v v CJTLiberal contracts made lor larger .... Ml TCI bB. vol. ix; RALEIGH, N. C. SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 1897- NO. 18. i in' BUSINESS 1 Continues, at the Best, Moderate, But Distinct. BETTER THAN A YEAR AGO. Hopelessness for the Fall Tra&a More People Employed Than Prior to the Presidential Election. R. O. Dun & Co. Weekly Review of Trade, under date of the 12th, savs: The gain in business continues not "without fluctuations and at the ' est vsinciksrater bat ye'- distinct, '"Tta till a quantities rather than prices, al though ia some branches an advance in prices appears, but on the whole the number of hands employed, the vol ume of new orders and the amount of work done are slowly increasing. Pros- Eect of good crops of wheat and cotton elp growing demand from dealers whose stocks a gradually gaining con sumption deplete also helps, and m the money and exchange market large buy ing of American securities has an in ' fluence. "Wheat looks well and the best trade authority now estimates the yield at 615.000,000 bushels, with many States and railroad returns to support it. The price recovered lc. after last week's fall of over four cents, because visible supplies are diminishing; but with 2, 970,579 bushels received at Western ports in June, Atlantic exports have been, flour included, 8,128,943 bushels, against 8,704,827 in one more day. last Siar. The outgo is steady and since arch has been 16,946,382 bushels, against 16,115.421 last year, and yet Western receipts have kept fairly ahead of the exports. The annual report of ' the cotton acreage by the Financial Chronicle shows an increase of 5.83 per cent, in all the States and an increase in every State in spite of the floods, which at no more favorable weather than that of last year would mean a crop of nearly 9,100,000 bales. The market is a six teenth weaker, partly because some Southern cotton mills are trying to curtail the production. Neither cotton or woolen mills can expect other than a waiting business with a chance of the tariff impending, but the demand for blep.cb.ed goods is steady, though moderate, for print cloths slightly better, at 2-4 per cent. , plus 1 per cent. , and for print goods, though not active. Brown goods are dull, though quotations are unchanged. Some large woolen mills are preparing to increase their output and have bought heavily, sales of foreign wool at Boston alone having reached 6,310, 000 pounds out of 8,368,000 sold of all .kinds at the three chief markets. Car pets at Philadelphia which have juet resumed after a long idleness, were also buyers, and all are now run ning nearlv full time. A somewhat better reorder demand for woolens is reported, especially in medium and high priced goods and fancy worsted, without change in prices. Iron furnaces in blast June 1 report the weekly output of 168,880 tons, against 170,528 May 1, and in unsold stocks, exclusive of the great steel companies, an increaseof 11,613 tons for the month, to 1,050,252 tons. Yet when an accident sent one of the largest con cerns into the market to buy quickly 50,000 to 60,000 tons of pig the price rose to $9. 90 for Bessemer at Pittsburg, receding afterward to $9. 75 with grey forge higher at $8. 25. The main fact is that production of pig has for some months been much in excess of the de mand in the manufacture of finished products. Failure to form the rod trust caused nails to yield 5 cents. The strike at Pittsburg ended without suc cess. TiVilnrea far t.Tio week have been 262 in the United States, against 246 last year, and 30 m Canada, again si zi lasi year. Will Stand No Bulfflng. ' Madrid, June 14. (By Cable.) The Spanish Premier, Sencr .Canovas del C.aaHWn in an interview. IS reported SS saying that the alleged demands of the United States m the case of Dr. Ricar do Ruiz, the American citizen who ex nirorl in iai I tit flnamibacoa. apparently fr-m ininria received there, must be exaggerated. The Premier added, how- ' ! i it 11.- 1.1 l T,. Ptii ever, mat u mo wiuuw ui j-m.. . manded an indemnity and her claim wo. shown to be iustified Spain would can Kof ik woo nftirL Tie said: "I do not believe President McKinley has on-rr n f fian foolinorst tfVWftrd ' Spain. but if the United States departs from a friendly attitude, Spam will be aDie to defend her rights. Crowds Followed II lm. W. J. Bryan arrived in New York on the 12th from Troy. He was met at the Grand Central depot by a large nrowrl. who accorded him an enthusias tic reception. The party was met by a deputation from the Progressive Demo cratic club. As Mr. Bryan left the station the hackmen, all in a row in front of the building removed their hats and renewed the cheering for "the next President of the United States" and Mr. Bryan again acknowledge the salute. Crowds followed him to the Barthohd hotel. Shaken Down by Calcutta, June 14 quake shock, lasting felt here on the 12tl an Earthquake. A severe earth some seconds, was . at 5 o'clock. The shock extended to Howrak, across the Ilooslv river, where serious damage was done. Several buildings collapsed, Borne lives were lost and a number of people were injured, more or less se verely. In this city, although a num ber of buil diners were cracked, there was no serious damage done. Church Collections Wanted for Cuba. The Cuban League of the United States has called upon the churches of the land to devote the principal service of Sunday, July 4th, next, to the cause of "God, liberty and humanity as rep resented in the struggle of Cuba for independence, devoting the collection taken to the Cuban cause. " The league also requests that the public school teachers devote the last half of the spring and summer session to the story of Cuba. The league calls upon all the patriotic societies of America to make the fourth of July, 1897, "memorable for Cuban freedom." FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Report of the Proceedings from Day to Day. SENATES. Juni7th. The Senate disposed of the lumber paragraph, which had been more stubbornly contested than any feature of the bill, thus far, by defeat ing the motion of Senator Vest to place white pine on the free list. The vote was yeas 20, nays 38. The contest was mainly significant in breaking party lines, which have been maintained, with few exceptions, during the early stages of the debate. On the final vote eight Democratic Senators voted against Mr. Vest's proposition, namely: Messrs. Bacon and Clay, of Georgia; McEnery, of Louisi ana; McLaurin and Tillman, of South Carolina; Martin; of Virginia; Bawlins, of Utah and White. On the other hand, Mr. Carter, Republican, and -Msssrs? i Cannon and Manfle, silver Republi cans, voted for the Vest motion. Fol lowing this, a vote: to substitute the Wilson lumber schedule was defeated, 21 to 87, and the schedule was agreed to as reported. The debate preceding the vote was at times very breezy, ow ing to the break of political lines. The consideration of the tarift bill was resumed soon after the session opened, and the dis cussion proceeded on the- paragraph placing a duty of $2 per 1,000 feet on lumber. Mr. Allen, Populist, of Ne braska, moved to substitute the provis ions of the Wilson bill, which placed lumber on the free list. The Senator spoke in particular about restoring white pine to the dutiable list, urging that the rates were designed to be pro hibitory against Canadian pine. There was nothing, he said, "in the clap-trap argument of American high wages, as the wages of the lumbermen in Canada were, on a whole, higher than in the United States. June 8th. By the decisive vote of 42 to 19 the Senate adopted an amend ment to the tariff bill, placing raw cot ton, the great product of the South, on the dutiable list, at 20 per cent ad valo rem. It is the hrst time in the history of tariff legislation that a duty on cot ton has been incorporated in a bill. The amendment was proposed by Mr. Bacon, of Georgia, on his individual responsibility, and without the approv al of the finance committee, which thus far has been requisite to the success of every amendment, except a minor one, which went through - by default. Early in the day the sugar schedule was passed over and the agricultural schedule taken up. Less than two pages were disposed of. The para graph on cattle went over, but the balance of the agricultural schedule, to and including paragraph 228, was agreed to as reported, air amendments except that of Mr. Bacon being re jected. When the tariff bill was taken up, at 12:20 p. m., Mr. Allison, of Iowa, requested that the sngar schedule be passed, stating that it would be con sidered on the 9th. The agricultural schedule being next in order, was con sidered. June 9th. The Senate had a period of tariff speeches, and as a result little progress was made on the bill. Butler, of North Carolina, spoke in favor of giving the farmers equal benefits with other classes. No mention was made as to when the sugar schedule would be taken up, and the debate proceeded on the agricultural schedule. On the rice paragraph, Mr. Allison, in charge of the bill, withdrew the committee amendments reducing the House rates, leaving the House rates to stand. Mr. Mill'', of Texas, moved to strike out the entire rice paragraph, and substitute a new one, placing a uniform duty of 40 per cent, ad valorem on all grades of rice; rejected, yeas 19, nays 40. .Five Democrats, Messrs. Bacon, Clay, Mc Enery, McLaurin, Tillman, and four Populists, Messrs. Allen, Butler, Heit field and Stewart, voted with the Re publicans in the negative. The rice paragraph was then agreed to as it came from the House. Rye and rye flour were agreed to as reported. June 10th. The long deferred debate on the sugar schedule of the tariff bill came up, after the Senate had disposed of the cereals in the agricultural sched ule. Jones, of Arkansas, opened the debate, to some extent answering Al- drich's statement regarding the sched ule. The Senator held that the rates proposed gave the refiners an excessive had thrived on the differential of the present law. Vest severely criticised the sugar trust and argued that the rates were a further tribute to its vast resour ces. Caffery, of Louisiana, also opposed the schedule as a whole, iso final ac tion was taken on any feature of the schedule further than the withdrawal of the original Senate committee amend ments. This leaves the House provis ions of the bill with an amendment in creasing the House differential from .875 to .95 cents per pound. Tillman, of couth uarouna, made a lively speech in faver of the amend ment giving an export duty on agricul tural products, lie took occasion in this connection to criticise his Demo cratic associates who were giving a strict and literal construction to the Democratic doctrine of a tax lor reve nue only. The bounty amendment was defeated 10 to 59. June 11th. The firBt test vote on the sugar schedule was taken in the Senate, resulting in the adoption of the Repub lican caucus amendmet changing the House rate to 1.95 per pound, by the close vote of yeas 32. nays 30. The af firmative vote was made up of 29 Be publicans and one Democrat, McEnery, of Louisiana; one silver Republican, Jones, of Nevada, and one Populidt, Stewart, of Nevada. . The negative vote was made up of 25 Democrats, 3 Popu lists and 2 silver Republicans. It was the closest vote thus far taken on an is sue of importance: and was accepted as showing that any amendment having the sanction of the caucus was assured of adoption. Hoar gave notice for the appointment of the President of a com mission of five persons who shall inves tigate and report at the next session o: Concrress on the most advantageous methods of producing and refining su gar, and what method will give to the consumers suear at the least cost. June 12th. The sugar schedule was again the subject of Democratic as saults in the Senate. Practically no nroeress was made. Onlv one amend ment was voted upon, and that was de feated. .When the Senate adjourned the amendment of Lindsay, of Ken tucky, to strike out the differential on refined sugar, was still pending. Vest tried early in the day to prod the Re publicans into a detailed defense of the schedule, but they declined the chat enge. The most sensational feature of the day was the speech of Senator Mc Enery, of Louisiana, who voted with the Republicans for the sugar schedule." It was his maiden speech in the Senate. tie openly avowed himself a protection ist, and as a Democrat justified his po sition upon the ground that tariff views should not cor stitute a test of Democ racy. He moreover defended, the sugar trust, whose interests, he argued, went aand in hand with the sugar planters. lhe .Republican i-enatjrs showed much nterest in his reim rxs. Thev crowded about and listened attentively to his two hours' speech. McEnery bitterly aenounoed the corporation which con trolled the new method for baling cot ton. The interests of this company, ue declared, were opposed to the interests of the cotton planters. . V" ; . HOUSE. JTrrwui 7ttt. Tn the House, after th ymmhao-a of two Senate bills, thev had n j-vvus-.. " wrangle over adjournment until the 10th. It ' was carried by a vote of 7i) to 80. Tttvjt? IOttt Tn th TTonsfi Jam en T. Llnv Trho was recently elected to succeed the late Representative Giles, OI tne isi luissouri uiairici, loo me oath. Om motion of Mr. Davis, Demo- of rt "Florida, a SflTiat resolution war adopted, calling on the Secretary of war IAJ u.i iixax vuugioDD luiviuiatiuu as to the condition of "Cumberland Sound, and what means should be taken to proteot the entrance from be ing closed, and thus shutting off com merce from Fernandina, Florida. At 12:50 the House adjourned until the 14th. A RIOTOUS LYNCHING. A. Mob Lynches a North Carolina Ne gro After Being Convicted. At Princess Ann, Md. , William An drews, the negro . accused of felonious assault 'tpon Mrs. Benj. T. Kelley, was taken from the sheriff and beaten, then banged to a tree by an infuriated mob, immediataly after having been arranged in court and sentenced to death for his crime. Andrews, who is about twenty two years old, came from North Caro lina. On AJay oth. of this year, he was arrested for assault upon Mrs. Kelley. At that time a mob endeavored to lynch him, but he was hurriedly taken to Baltimore and confined in the jail in that city until he was brought here for trial. Andrews was taken from jail to the court house and arraigned before J udge Page to plead. He was thoroughly frightened, and in a trembling voice, pleaded guilty. Judge Page then sen tenced him to be hanged, and Sherifl Nelson, together with Deputy Sherifl Dryden, started to remove the prisoner to the jail. Just as they reached the outer door- some one shouted, "Come on, boys, let's take the damn nigger!" and a rush was made for the sheriff and his deputy. Blow after blow with clubs, bludgeons and pistol butts were rained upon the head of the prisoner, in spite of the efforts of the officers to shield him. Judge Page ran out of the court room and implored the crowd to let justice take its course, but he might as well have talked to the wind. The sherifl and his deputy were soon overpowered, and then the maddened crowd pounced upon the negro, threw him to the ground and kicked him into complete insensi bility. Meanwhile a rope had been pro cured and r-kklnjr up the inanimate figure from the ground, the infuriated mob placed the rope around the neck oi the dying man, dragged the body to a tree within a hundred yards of the court house door, threw the rope oyer a limb and swung the body into the air. Then a dozen bullets were fired into Andrews, and he was left dangling until the cor oner ordered the body cut down. No attempt at disguise was made by any who participated in the lynching. FREIGHT MEN ORGANIZE. Formation of -the Freight Commis sioners' Association. At Cincinnati, O., the Freight Com missioners' Association of the United States, was organized with the follow ing charter members: E. P. Wilson, of Cincinnati; James S. Davant, of St. Louis; D. C. Purse, of Savannah; N. P. Tricketts of Kansas City; E. S. Goodman, of Richmond, Va. ; I. G. Iglehart, of Chicago; F. W. Maxinesof St. Joseph; Moses N. Kelly, of Phila delphia; R. H. Thompson, of Pitts burg; A. J.Vandanlangham, of Chicago. This was adopted: Resolved, That for the purpose of conference and discussion upon matters of mutual interest, it is the sense of this meeting that a permanent organization be formed to be known as the Freight Commission Association of the United States, and that a committee of three be appointed to prepare a basis for a per manent organization, to be submitted at the next meeting in Washington, in December next, upon the call of the chairman of this association. The following officers were elected: Chairman, D. G. Purse, of Savannah; secretary, N. B. Kelly, of Philadel phia; treasurer, E. P. Wilson, of Cin cinnati. The committee on the plan of organi zation is N. B. Kelly, J. S. Davant, A. J. Vandanlangham. One of the most important and fruit ful directions In which scientific ac tivity has lately been turned Is In the prevention of disease, rather than In waiting until maladies have obtained a foothold and then trying to cure them. The reduction in the rate of "fifth" or zymotic diseases In recent years proves how much can be accomplished in this direction and to how great an extent the euff erings of humanity may be re lieved by the proper observance of san itary "regulations. The recent activity of the board of health in detecting and punishing those who adulterate food products, or offer such products for sale, is an effort In this direction that will command the hearty approval of all who appreciate to how great an ex tent thi3 abuse has developed. Bvldence. She And did your friend take the doctor's advice? He Certainly. "And did he pay for it?" "Well, I should rather say he didl H daadl" Yonkers Statesman. THE JUNE CROP BHUI. Cotton Throughout the Belt One to Two Week's Late. THE ACREAGE PERCENTAGES And Condition of the Crops Replant ing In Texas Greater Use of Ferti lizers. Statistican Robertson, of the United States ; Agricultural Department, has issued "the 'following cotton crop re port; the new statistican, Mr. Hyde, of Nebraska, not yet having taken charge of his work. The consolidated returns of reports to the statistical division of the Department of Agriculture for the month of June, show the percentages of acreage as compared with last year to be as follows: Virginia, 106; North Carolina, J06; South Carolina, 103; Georgia, 102; Florida, 96; Alabama, 102; Mississippi, 98; Louisiana. 100; Texas, 106; Arkan sas, 105; Tennessee, 196; Missouri, 107; Indian Territory, 103. General aver age, 103.5, making a total acreage of 24,091,894, as compared with 23,271,704 acres last year. The average condition of the crop was Virginia, 87; North Carolina, 84; South Carolina, 87; Georgia, 84; Flor ida, 90; Alabama, 81; Mississippi, 76; Louisiana, 84; Texas, 87; Arkansas, 83; Tennessee, 77; Missouri, 90; Indian Territory, 86; Oklahoma, 92. General average, 88.5, against 97.2, the June condition of last year. The crop throughout the cotton belt is from one to three weeks late. The weather during the past month has been cold and damp, and unfavorable to the growth of the plant. The stands are irregular and poor in many localities, and the damage by insects has requ'red much re-planting. As a general thing the crop has been well worked and is free from grass. A large number of counties in Texas report the re-planting of cotton and promising a fair yield. The increase in the use of fertilizers is greater than ever in Alabama and the Atlantic States. Twenty-six counties in Georgia re port a decrease of 31 per cent, in the area planted in sea island cotton, 24 counties in Florida a decrease of 17 per cent., while the South Carolina report shows an increase of 5 per cent, in sea island acreage. SPINNERS HOLD COUNCIL. Curtailment of Yarn Output Lower Freights Enthusiastic Meeting. At Charlotte, N. C, on the 10th, the Southern Spinners' association held two enthusiastic meetings. -Two hun dred and fifty thousand spindles were represented in person and 150,000 were represented by letter. The letters were from Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee, and they most heartily approved of the association and its work. The morning session was called to order at 11 o'clock by Col. J. T. An thony, president of the association. He said: "Gentlemen: We know the purpose of this meeting is to complete our organization and your or ganization and to take definite steps toward curtailing production of yarns and the reduction of freight rates. We have already seen a slight advance in the price of yarns and a reduction of freight rates since or.r first meeting on May 15. Our work is bearing fruit. " A constitution and by-laws which had been prepared for the association was read and discussed, but were not adopt ed till the afternoou session. The afternoon session was full of snap and life. A motion to curtail the pro duction of the yarn mills 25 per cent, beginning June 15, was offered and unanimously adopted. The association was a unit on this question. The committee on freight rates report ed that after June loth the Seaboard Air Line road would make a rate of 25 cents per bale for cotton from all points on its line. Other lines showed a willing ness through letters to reduce the rates during the summer. Greece to Pay 1,500,000. London, June 12. (By Cable.) The ambassadors at Constantinople, to some extent, ignore Tewfik Pasha and con tinuo their negotiations within. It is understood they have reached the con clusion that it is useless to hope for the earlvevacuation of Thessaly. The har vest, therefore, will be reckoned a part of the indemnity, ureece will be called upon to pay only one and one-half million pounds ana inessaiy will be evacuated after the harvest. Washington Culllngs. Rno.for Tillman's susrar scandal in vestigation has fallen through in the TT:i.J U.lntn'f. QnnotA John H. Earle, a son of the late Sen ator Earle, has been appointed assist ant to the sergeant-at-arms of th' United States Senate. Broker Chapman, who refused to giv was released from jail on the 11th, after a month s confinement. Senator McLaurin, of South Carolina, has been assigned to the following com mittees: Claims, coast defense, immi gration,. Indian affairs and internation al exposition. Whole FanTTly-Polsoned. Jerome Smeathers, his wife and seven children were poisoned at Yelvington, m 1 . tt 1 uwensDoro county, Ji.y., witn I'aris green. The poison was on a shelf and mice cut the paper and the contents sift ed into a bucket of water below. One child is reported dead, two are dying and possibly none will recover. Will Glv His Whole Fortune. Charles Broadway Rouss, the New York merchant, whose sight is almost gone, Bays ne win giverus wnoi ior tune, about $7,000, 0O69 to hare it re stored. TAhanv la nifAlilnnp kfTorff tvctlv fn Van York and with good support should win the majorijjfhis games. TENNESSEE'S EXPOSITION." Commemorates the Centennial of the 'Founding of the State. The Best Routes to Nashville-- Grand Scenery and Famous Resorts En Route. The great Exposition, commemora tive of the founding of the State of Ten nessee, was opened May 1, under the mobt auspicious circumstances, at Nashville.' This Expositiow marks a great epoch not only in the history of Tennessee, but of the whole South. It illustrates the wonderful transforma tion of the South, under the powerful stimulus of manufacturing industries, the consequent improvement of agri cultural resources, , and the develop ment of railways. A striking object lesson in practical economics, this dis play of the garnered fruits of industry shows the effect of the magic touch of capital and energy in the development and enrichment of the South. It will afford a great practical lesson of price less value, and prove an excellent stimulus to further effort. , The Tennessee Exposition is one of the finest ever attempted in the South. The situation is most admirable. Nash ville, situated in the midst of a charm ing, fertile c6mpany, is one of the most beautiful and progressive cities of the South. The grounds are beautiful by nature, and have been improved by art. The large and handsome buildings are models of architectural skill, and ex hibit a distinctly classic taste. Group ed within, and arranged in an artistio manner, are the richest resources of the earth, in the raw and finished state, costly fabrics, rare works of art, the products of skillful handicraft, wonder ful specimens of nature's cabinet, valu able mineral wealth, and curious relics of bygone ages, all of which will aflord a delightful and instructive experience to visitors. Greatsuccess has.attended the Exposition from the outset. Nashville is a fine old city exhibiting all the signs of modern improvement, and is rich in historic memories. The grand old State capitol, a classic model. crowns an eminence overlooking the handsome business houses and palatial homes which grace the city. The homes of two great men, Andrew Jackson and James K. Polk, are still extant. It is a most attractive city of cultured and hospitable people. There are several great educational institutions, of which Vanderbilt University is most promi nent. In order to see the South at its best, when its fertile fields and wonderful forests are resplendent with the bean ties of nature, a visit should be made iu the summer. Sweeping swiftly along through a country redolent withthe sweet aroma of trees, fruits and flowers, the journey is most delihhtfnl, and the best is not at all unpleasant. The Ten nessee Centennial aflords a good oppor tunity to see the South in all - its glory . en route. To the people of the Atlantic or Middle States there are several famous routes, which take in the historic places and noted health resorts. These routes are: 1 rotn New York or Boston, by rail to Wash ington, or a sea voyage to Old Point Comfort, Va. Old Point, at Fortress Monroe overlooking Hampton Roads, scene of the naval battle between the Monitor and Merrimac, is the prince of waterwg places, has a fine and delicious climate, and grand hotels like the Cham- berlin or Hygeia. Near by are New port A ews, iNorfolk, seat of the avy Yard, and the noted Virginia Beach, which has an excellent club hotel, the Princess Anne. From Norfolk, a pleas ant sail may be made up the James River of wonderful memories, to Richmond. From Washington, Richmond and .Nor folk, lines of the Southern Railway sys tem converge at Salisbury, N. C, and from thence the route to Nashville is via Asheville and Chattanooga. Asheville, in the "Land of the Sky, the most fas- cinatiner all-the-year resort of the coun try, is the focal point of the tourists of the wild mountainous regions of North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge system. Around Asheville are the crowning elories of the creation lofty mountain ranges, grand cathedral-like peaks.rich with pristine forest growth, and at its feet amid the yawning canons, the mag nificent French Broad river uniting with the lovely Swannanoa wends its Way through a veritable Gardeu of the Gods. Asheville, a stately little city, perched like a crow's eyrie high' up the mountain slopes, is the scene of numer ous palatial villas, and a score of high class hotels and good boarding houses, and has all modern improvements and good spring water. The climate is su perb, being pure, dry and bracing, and is deliciously cool in July or August. A great number of clear (lays, fine cli mate and rare scenery are the princi pal charms of Asheville as a resort. Its greatest hotel is the Battery Park, one of the best and most sumptuously equipied rescrt hotels in America. An other delightful place near Asheville is Hot Sprinps, located in a charming gorge in the midst of handsome tree clad peaks. At this place is a fine hotel, the Mountain Park Hotel, which has excellent facilities for the entertain ment of guests, and the administering of the very efficacious waters of the famed thermal springs. New Asheville is Biltmore, the site of the magnificent Biltmore Castle, erect ed by Mr. George W. Vanderbilt at a cost of 6,000,000, situated on an eminence, in the midst of a park of many thousand acres, on which is an extensive experimental farm. Not far from Biltmore Castle is a fine and famous hotel, the Kenilworth Inn, which is one of the most select and finely kept places in the land. In the "Land of the Sky," also, are places like Cloudland Hotel, reach ed from Johnson City, Tenn. ; Esseola Inn, Linnville, near Cranberry, N. C, and other noted resorts, at very high altitude, where life is rendered delight ful by the pure and salubrious moun tain air. At Chattanooga the tourist will ob serve the battlefields of Chattanooga Chickamauga, grand Lookout Moun tain, scene of the "Battle Above the Clouds," the National Military Park and Cemetery. Returning from Nash ville a good route is. via Birmingham, the "City of Iron," the .centre of mighty blast furnaces; Atlanta or Au gusta, the latter the most typical South ern city, where there is a great battery of cotton mills, operated by an ex tensive system of water works by which the waters oL the Savannah river are arxiessecl The Southern Railway is a mighty trunk system ramifying the South, and reaches with its own rails all the great industrial and commercial centers and resorts, including the "Land of the Sky, "through which fast Pullman trains are operated, it has a strongly con structed roadway, laid with heavy 6teel rails, carefully maintained and fully pro tected by all modern safety appliances. Its through trains are composed of ele gant day coaches, handsome dining cars, palatial Pullman buffet sleepers and observation- cars; its equipment is luxu rious, its service aamirabio, ana its schedules are fast and reliable. Tbis is the exeat through vestibuled route from New York, Chicago, and leading North ern points to all Southern points, in cluding the famous health resorts of the "Land of the Uky." It affords the best inducements, the most liberal rates and . . . A. l1 generous treatment w puiruus. x-w iterestmg and instructive literature, finely illustrated and descriptive of the Doutn ana its resorm, ur iuo a cuo-mco Centennial Exposition, ' applicatiop should be made to W. A. lurK. uener al Passenger Agent, Southern Railway, Washington, D C. NEWS ITEMS. i , ' Southern Pencil Pointers. A rTifiiilinnTineaana nf AW Or 1 A ATI R. died at sea while on his way from that city to New York. Maj. J. M. Mayo, formerly of Whit aker, N. C. , now of Ocala, Florida, was killed by a train in Florence, S. C. Austin L. Bouleware, president of the First National Bank of Richmond, Va. , is dead. He was 54 years of age, was a lawyer by profession, and served gal lantly in the Confederate army as lieutenant of cavalry. Gov. Budd, of California has granted Durant a respite to July 9tli. Bryan McClelland, the widely known turfman, died at his home in Lexing ton, Ky. AtDecateur, Ala., a 12-year old girl was assaulted by two negroes, and they had to bo taken to Birminghcm foi safekeeping. The Florida Legislature has appro priated Si 1,500 for the erection of fl State reform school. It will be the only institution of.its kind in the South when it is completed. At Asheville, N. C, on the the 11th argument was concluded in the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Railroad case; decision was reserved. J. D. Cunningham, chairman of the Georgia State executive committee oi the People's Tarty, has issued a call for a State convention in Atlanta, on June 22d. South Carolina, Thomas Neal suspected his wife of infidelity, and chopped hi wife and her grandmother in the head with an axe, killing both, and then poured kerosene oi' over the bodies, cremating them an;l burning up the uuuee. The sixteenth annual session of the Alabama Press Association met in Florence. The plus tobacco contract for the United States navy, 150,000 pounds has Deen awaraeu to a xuenmonu. a., firm at their bid of 32 cents per pound. The million and a half pounds of wool raised in Kentucky this year has all been 6oId and delivered by the farmers at an average of 17 cents a pound, which is 5 cents higher than last year's prices. A cutting affray took place about six TtlilA. f rnm Af nun loin CM fw Tnn in which Budd Price, a North Carolina desperado, killedJames Hampton, and 1 1 1 T 1 V 1 41 ffl laiauy lajureu ms uroiiier, xiieu. Hampton. All were drinking. Gov. O'Ferrall deliverad an address to the Master Car Builders' Association at Old Point Comfort, Va. At Macon, Ga , Thomas Welch was killed by lightning while standing in his door. At Jacksonville, Fla.f the suit for libel against the three friends has been dismissed. In a speech at Jacksonville. Fla., Senator Mallory criticized ex-President Cleveland and predicted that Bryan will be the standard bearer in 1900. The annual convention of the Master Car Builders' Association of the United States, met at Old l'oint Comfort, Va. A. B. Smith, of Martinsville, Va.. has filed an application with the Treas ury Department at Washington for the position of Auditor. The Raleigh (N. C.) Press-Visitor learns that the Tribune is to resume publication about July 1st. It is to be published as a four-page morning daily with an eight-page Sunday edition. CoL W. W. Wayward will continue as editor. Governor Ellerbe. of South Carolina. has announced the following board of inquiry to investigate the condition be tween the students of the South Caro lina College and police and military. on the athletic grounds. Capt. Henry x. Thompson, Col. J. O. Wardlaw and Brigadier General Joseph L. Stoppel bein, with Judge Advocate S. O. May- neid. Rear Admiral Samuel Phillips Lee, U. o. N., retired, the last of the com manders of the great squadron during the civil war, died at his home at Silver Springs, near Washington, D. C, after a short illness, of a stroke of paralysis, He was a Virginian by birth, and a di rect descendant of Light Horse Harry Lee, of Revolutionary fame. Admiral Lee's war record was one of the bright est in American naval annals. All About the North. Ex-Comptroller Hiram A, Waite, of Port Huron Mich., was given five years for emblezzling city funds. At Bnffalo, N. Y., at the State circuit meet Eddie Bald, the professional cyclist, rode an exhibition mile, pared by a sextette, making a track record of 1:51 1-5 Prof. Hinton's patent baseball pitch ing gun was tried at Princeton, N. J. , Thursday. Eight strike-outs,, one base on balls, one wild pitch and four safe hits was the record in three trial in nings. - A Chicagoan will attempt to earn the $1,000,000 reward offered by the New York merchant, Charles Broadway Rouss, to anyone who will restore his sight. He is a "Dr." Harry Slater, lie believes he can restore the lost vis ion by the application of a common herb found in the swamps of Virginia. SAVED AIL HE GOULD When Will Our People Learn Pru dence and Economy? OUR AFRO-AMERICAN BUDGET. Slavery Abolished Wo Can Hear of More Negroes Being Killed Than Dogs. Some big figuring has been done in Georgia, and by a Negro man named Barton Powell. It is an example of success well worth editorial notice. It shows what energy and intelligence combined can do. It is given in the Atlanta Constitution, and is authentio' and reliable. Towell worked for twelvo years, and each year saved all he could. He found himself at the end the owner, of $2,000, He "bought 600 "acres, put ten men to work, planting cotton, corn and sugar cane (note corn and cahe) and cleared $2,500 the first year. That is to say at the end of the year he had more than his original savings in hand' again, and 500 acres of land in good or- der as clear profit, with whatever stock and provisions he had accumulate! during the year. Since then he has1 bought more land, paying spot cash for all he bought, until now ho owns 2,100 acres, from which he markets 400 bales of cotton annually. He also owns a' country store which pays him well, and a comioriaoie resilience, xiis proi-' its last year were over $7,000." At the price paid for his land, we may suppose it was of ordinary Georgia land,' not very rich. He lives in Decatur county. His success is the result of good, practical farming and common sense saving. It is a fine object lesson of thrift among the Negroes and a capi tal example for the white people or Georgia and elsewhere. A sensible,; level-headed man can generally mako when he tries. We knew personally well an Edgecombe county farmer.: About 1870 he went to ronnsylvaniaaud bought a sow of superior breed, paying $125. It was regarded as very foolish' by those who did not know. The first year he sold seven pigs at $25 a head--receiving $175 and had five pigs for. himself. The same farmer never culti vated ayard of land thrt was not hlghlyj improved result, fine crops, good prices( and much accumulation of means. It is always wise to use the surest means' to reach your ends. Wilmington Mes senger. .' ( . UuiUd otatfcs CuuhUlIohun at Zan zibar informs the State Department that the Sultan llamud Bin Mahomed Bin Said, on April 7 last, issued a pro clnmation abolishing the legal status of ; slavery in the islands of Zanzibar andi Ccmba. The Consul saj-s: "Jt was! thought by many friends that the effect, of freeing the slaves would be to throw; many thousand Negroes on their own resources and that great suffering and privation would ensue for three or four years, but from what I can see, not one person will sufier in the slightest de gree. In my opinion, not 10 per "cent." of the present generation of slaves will leave their masters, and to outward ap pearances the condition of the Negro is the same as before emancipation. The Arabs received the news with submis sion. The town was absolutely quiet, although sailors and marines were pre pared to land from the British man-of-war in the harbor. I don't think thoro is tear of the slightest future trouble." a The time is near at hand when excur sion trains will begin to run in every direction, the sole object of which will be to gather up the little hard earnings which the poor people have saved up and thus leave them in want for the hard winter. When will our people learn prudence and economy? The death rate for the last six or eight months has been 10 per cent, greater than it has heretofore been in fifteen yearB, even when an epidemic was rag ing in the country. Tbis, we think, is largely due to the fact that so many of the poor people spend their scanty earn ings during the summer riding on ex cursions and very often begin to tida the winter without a single dollar ahead, and they expect every day to provida for itself; and having house rent to pay, and families to support, be the weather as it may, exposing themselves to all kinds of weather, they sicken and die. Save your money, and when the hard winter blasts comes you can buy wood and sit by your warm fire and smile at the gale as it goes by. Union (S.. C.) Star. Wonder if our white brother who rtands for law and order has the back bone to stand up before his congrega tion in the name of Christ and thump that set in the face who are doing the lynching and disgracing the name of America? We dare say you preach to them Sunday after Sunday; because the papers state that it is done by the "beBt citizens." We, as ministers, are asked to preach to our people on that line .Well that class who are accufed ct the black deed of rape, wo dare say, hardly ever attend church, but thoso who do the lynching attend church every Sunday; because they are called the r'best citizens." We can hear of more Negroes being killed than we can dogs; but remember raps cannot be tolerated. -r-The Western Index. It is difficult to ride two hordes, each 4oing iu opposite directions. It is im possible for justice and injustice to travel parallel paths. It is simply be cause the American people try to do such illogical things with the Nero problem that it presents bo nanny per plexing features. The Colored Ameri can. The oft recurring question which concerns us always, and is nioKt dilli cult of solution, is what is to become of our young men? Great numbers of them do net want to work, the majority are either no earthly good, or unrelia ble This is a serious matter and it greatly pains me to be compelled to make public admission, but it is nevertheless true, aud calls for the closest attention of tho mothers, fathers and teachers of the race. The tide in tbis direction must be stemmed or the future will be avful black and gloomy for us. Norfolk Recorder.
The Gazette [1891-1898] (Raleigh, N.C.)
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