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r (; 0 I r J t VOL, IX, NO. 26. RALEIGH, N. C. SATURDAY, AUGUST U, 1897 uES25zszsi5i52S!HSJ5ZS2SZ2S . , THE WEEKLY GAZETTE R 1 THE WEEKLY GAZETTE. rrrm u u. u i, a f , m rm "3 fT 11 1 1 "J IUtet of Advertising t . I A WEEKLTNEWSPAPEB . J 1 Ml if 1 M J V N J V 8 gj. jjjjjj one J? H2 rxjBLiBHiD bt i "" I 1 - V y il ""1 S One square, two mouth.. .. .. 2 W 7j W A. J. ROGERS and J. D. PAIR . 1 1 i JJ A J jB J . , . A 1 I 1 O H One square, one year 9 V9 it I J Li--AJ -7 - He.fefm,4,,"Ur8" I III Generally Favorable Week in the South Atlantic States. GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT, Cotton Picking in Texas, Georgia and Mississippi Outlook for Tobac co Continues Pqpr. The U. S. weekly crop review of the Weather Bureau, issued on the 8dsays: The week has been generally favor able in the South Atlantic and East Ciulf States, and in the States of the Ohio and upper Mississippi valleys and npper lake region, but in New England Kil l over the greater part of the Middle Atlantic States, including western New York and portions of the upper Ohio valley, it Las been too wet, while the States of lower Missouri velley have inhered seriously from hot and dry winds. I )rought prevails over the greater part of Texas and in portions of Arkansas, Tennessee and Louisiana. The condi tions on the Pacific coast have contin ued favorable? Much injury has been caused by heavy rains, to the hay crop, nud to muturing and shocked grain in Now Kngland and portions of the Mid dle Atlantic States. In the States of the Central valleys, corn has generally made favorable prog ress during the week, except over por tions of Nebraska, Kansas and western Missouri, where it has been seriously injured by hot winds and the general absence of rain. The crop is also suf fering from drought in Texas and por tiuiis of Arkansas and Louisiana, while in New Englaud and the northern portions of the Middle Atlantic States it has been unfavorably affected by ex cessive moisture aud insufficient sun shine. In the States of the Ohio and upper Mississippi valleys and the lake region, reports indicate that corn has made rapid growth during the week and very favorable reports, especially with reference to late corn, are receiv ed from, the South Atlantic and East Gulf States, with the exception of Flor ida. Cotton has continued to make favora ble progress over the central and east ern portion of the cotton belt, but in Missouri, Texas aud portions of Louis iana aud Arkansas, it continues to-suffer from drought. In Texas, however, the crop is withstanding the effects of drought better than was anticipated, but is opening prematurely and shed ding especially on uplands. Picking is progressing rapidly in southern Texas, aud has begun over the central part of the State, and in portions of Mississippi aQd Georgia. Ueports concerning spring wheat are generally favorable excepting the late crop in North Dakota, which is very poor, and some will not be cut; har vesting is well under way over the southern portion of the spring wheat region, and has begun in portions of the northern section. The outlook in Washington and Oregon continues ex cellent. The outlook in Tennessee for tobacoo continues poor, but the crop in Ken tucky i;: considerably improved. Else where Le general outlook is favorable; sJtiioUgh some injury has resulted from excessive rains in Maryland and south ern New England. Cutting is prac tically completed in South Carolina, and is well advanced in North Carolina. Considerable plowing for fall seeding has been done in Illiinois, Ohio, Ten nessee ancl Virginia. OFFERS REWARDS. Georgia's Governor Aids Dr. Ryder's Brothers In Their Work. At Atlanta, Ga , after giving a secret hearing to two of the brothers of Dr. W. L. Hider, the white man lynched iu Talbot county recently, Gov. Atkin son offered the following rewards: Five hundred dollars fo? the arrest and conviction of the first two members of the mob that lynched Byder; $100 for each subsequent arrest and convic tion and 250 for the arrest and convic tion of any person or persons hindering or interfering with the bringing of the lynchers to justice. The Governor announces that he has in his possession the names of several of the lynching mob, which numbered only fifteen, with positive proof against three of them. He expresses his de termination to exert the full power of his office to punish the guilty parties. SMALLPOX RAGING. Quarantined Against Birmingham and Montgomery. A special from Nashville, Tenn., says the reports of cases of smallpox in Birmingham and Montgomery, Ala., alarmed the inhabitants of many of the small towns in that State, and steps have been taken to quarantine against those cities. Trattville has adopted resolutions demanding the strict quar an t ine of all roads leading into the town. The cases at Montgomery and Birming ham are mild, and are entirely iso lated. Indemnity Paid for Jlobblng Italians. The State Department at Washington has finally closed another international incident by paying over to Count Vinci, the Italian Charge d'Affaires . here, the fium of SO, 000 as indemnity for the doing to death by a mob !f three Italian sub jects. The men were Lorenzo Salardino, HaWatoro Areno and Guiseppe Ventu relJa, who were taken ou; of jail at Hanville, La,, about a year ago and lynched. All Three to Be Ilangea. A special to the Montgomery Adver iser from Decatur, Ala., says: The closing chapter in one of Alabama's darkest crimes has come to an end in the conviction of Bosa Buford for as sisting in an assault on a little white girl. Bosa held the child while two 'ue'gi'o men assaulted her. All three were convicted and September 5th is set for the execution. A special term uf court ws held for their trial. ! m TITLE TO THE KLONDIKE FIELDS No Valid Objection Can be Advanced to Great Britain's Claim. Incited by the newspaper publica tions recently, tending to throw doubt upon the ownership of the Klondike gold fields, some of the high govern ment officials who would naturally be expeoted to deal with the question if it comes to a practical issue, have been quietly looking into the matter with a view to preparing themselves for any controversy that may arise. Their views are in substance that mere can be no valid objection advanced to the title of Great Britain to this territory. A careful examination of all the reli able charts and maps made far enough back in date to be free from suspicion of influence of the recent heavy gold finds, has convinced the officials that bo far as the Klondike fields, as defined by the latest reports, are concerned, there can be no question but that they lie east of the one hun dred and forty-first meridian, which defines the boundary line, and so are wunin rsriusn territory Dy about inirty five miles at least. As for' the meridian IV 19 DH1U VLlli Alt una uccu ou closely located by the survey of the Ca nadians and our own coast survey, tnat there is not at any point a difference of more than 700 feet in the claimed boundary, which, of course, would not substantially effect any controversy that mignt grow out of the title. A VOLCANO IN ERUPTION. Five Hundred People Known to Have Perished and 15 Towns Destroyed. A special to the Chicago Chronicle from Tacoma, Wash., says: Five hun dred reported killed up to July 1st is the record of the terrible outbreak of the great volcano Mayon, on the island of Luzon, one of the Phill'ipine group. On the night of June 2 this volcano began throwing up ashes and lava in immense quantities, and the flames were thrown upward considerably over 100 feet above the crater. The next day 6.1 bodies were recovered at a con siderable distance, and the most recent dispatches to Hong Kong up to July 8th stated that not less than 500 were known to have been killed. It is probable, said the dispatches, that the loss of life will reach into the thousands, depending on the length of eruption. On that date lava streams and ashes had reached the cities of Bacacay, Malipot and Liberi, and their destruction was certain. Fifteen 'small er towns between these and the volcano had been destroyed, and scores of the agricultural population had been overwhelmed while attempting to es cape. TILLMAN AT ABBEVILLE. He Defends the Dispensary and Tells . Some Great Things About Him self. Senator Tillman spoke to the farmers' institute at Abbeville, S. C, delivering the first speech he has made in the State since the opening of the present sena torial campaign. He defended the dis pensary law, and declared that the troubles it had been involved iu were due not to the law itself, but to its un wise administration. He endorsed the tariff views of Senator McLaurin, and said that while he himself was not a pro tectionist, if there was any stealing go ing on, he wanted his State to have its share. He told his hearers that he was the only farmer in the Senate, and that he therefore represented 30,000,000 farmers of the United States. He de clared that his speeches were as popular in the Senate as at home, and told how, when he arose to speak, the cloak rooms always emptied and the galleries filled. GOVERNMENT JOBS. Civil Sjervlce Examinations to Be Held September 22. Civil service examinations will be held in Columbia, S. C. , on September 22 for the following positions under the government service: Bookbinder, clerk of the departmental service, composi tor, electrotyper (of all kinds), elevator conductor, janitor, messenger, press man, railway mail clerk, skilled laborer (male or female), stenographer, stereo typer, stock examiner, tagger, type writer, watchman. One wishing to stand the examination san select any one of the above callings to .be exam ined upon. All applications must be on file in the office of the Civil Service Commissioner, Washington, at least ten days before the examination is held. Examinations will be held in Charles ton on the 24th of September and the 25th of October. ATLANTA OPERATIVES STRIKE. Negro Women Were Employed and All the Other Hands Quit. As a result of the employment of twenty-five negro women in the folding department of the Fulton Bag and Cot ton Mills, Atlanta, Ga., 1,400 men, women and children have gone out on one of the largest strikes that has ever occurred in that city. The wills were forced to shut down their entire plant, and it will effect fully 2000 people ol the working classes. When the notice was put up that the mills were closed much disorder broke out, and it was the inclination of the strikers at first to cause trouble, but the police reserve force arrived in time to quell any dis turbance. Iowa Colony In Alabama. A number of Iowa families have se cured a concession of 6,000 acres of land in Shelby county, Ala., 30 miles south of Birmingham. The tract is to be laid out on the colony plan, but each colon ist will own his owa property. Business Men as Swindlers. Three prominent business men of Pittsburg, Pa., have been arrested and bound over to the October term of court, charged with conspiracy to defraud the National Loin & Investing Company, of Detroit, one of the largest concerns of its kind in the country. The case promises to be a sensational one, owing to the prominence of the accused, and the amount claimed to have been secured by them, which is said to be in the neignoornooa oi w,vw. PE8SIMIS1X GRDWIH WEWY 1 Gratifying Reports of Business ln - provement by Dun & Co, i i ; - THE DAWN OF BETTER DAYS. Fewer Failures the Past Week Than in Any Week Since "the Year 1892. The weekly trade review of Messrs. It. G. Dun & Co., for the week ending August 7th, says: Four years ago, August 5th, 1893, the first of Dun's re views was issued, with failures in that month amounting to over $60,000,000, while in the month just closed failures have been only $7,117,727, the smallest in any month since 1892. The state ment of failures by classes of business for July and for forty-six months shows that in manufacturing failures have been smaller than in any other month in the entire period,' in trading smaller than in any month except one, and in many branches of manufacture smaller than in most months of which records exist. The pessimists who pronounced re ports of gain fictitious and misrepre senting have grown weary of their dis mal predictions and begin to see the dawn of better days. Last month was the first for four years of which the volume of business reported by clear ing houses was larger than in the same month of 189J, and the telegraphic dis patches from all parts of the country given this week show gratifying im provement. This i3 probably due to a larger yield of wheat and good prices, though the crop is probably not as large nor are prices thus far as high as in 1892; but of cotton the price is higher and the yield probably larger than iu that year. Other farm products are realizing good prices, and the pos sible decrease in yield of corn may help to market the enormous surplus brought over from last jrear. Liquidation of a powerful com bination in wheat broke and wheat advanced 3 cents on Tuesday, a cain of 1 1-2 cents for the week. It' is the wrong season to expect much from industries, and yet there has been material increase in the number of hands employed in the iron manu facture because of the satisfactory ad justment of wages dispute with the Amalgamated Association-and the open ing of numerous establishments which have been waiting, while the coal min ers' strikes seem each day more likely to end in a permanent settlement bene ficial to both pArties. Meanwhile the demand for most finished products is steadily increasing, the feature this week being large pipe contracts for Russian oil fields, Sumatra and Ger many. The sales of wool, as comparative returns by months show, bear little re lation to the actual consumption in manufacture, but heavy liquidation since the new tariff bill was enacted gives the impression that some dealers are no longer confident of a speedy ad vance. Nevertheless, prices have risen during the past few weeks nearly one cent per pound. Manufacturers are buy ing but little, though they are rapidly increasing the output and are "able to report au advance of 10 per cent, in prices of goods, with rapidly increasing orders. The temporary curtailment of output by cotton mills continues, but does not yet bring improved prices for products, although the demand is generally gain ing. Failures of the week have been 237 in the "United States, against 240 last year, and 29 in Canada, against 32 last year. WESTERN UNION APPEALS. Resists the Reduction in Telegram Rates 3Iade by the N. C. R. R. Com- mi6sidn. The Western Union Telegraph Cora- pauy has appealed from the order of the railroad commission making 15 cents the rate for a ten-word day mes fage. The company contends that the rate is not just and reasonable and that it would force the company to operate at a loss; also that a commission has no power to make the rates for tele gram s. The company alleges tnat at 2.j cents it has operated North Carolina busi ness at a loss. It files a prayer for re moval of the case to the United States Court for the eastern district of North Caroliua. The prayer alleges that the commission's order, violates the fifth amendment to the United States con stitution in that the enforcement of said rate would be taking the company's property for public use without just compensation; that it violates section 1 of the fourteenth amendment to the constitution; that it violates sections of article 1 of the constitution, and also violates the United States act of 1866 to aid in the construction of telegraph lines. The prayer further sets forth that the company is of New York and not a citizen or resident of North Caro lina. John Vanllorne, vice-president, skjus this prayer. , The Tennessee Election. A general election was held in this State ou the lath to decide whether or not a constitutional convention shall bo held. Beturns show that the calling of a convention has been overwhelm ingly defeated. A light vote was pol led, but little interest being shown, and in some voting districts the polls were not opened. In Nashville, with a voting population of 15,000, the total vote cast was. less than 1.000. Freight Rates on Cotton. The Georgia State Bailroad Commis sion has refused the petition of W. H. Brewer, of Griffin, and D. G. Purdue, of Savannah, representing the freight and transportation bureau of that city, and others, for a horizontal reduction of 2t per cont. in freight rates on cot ton. The Bimetallic Commission. The British government has informed the American bimetallic commission that they will probably reply to the proposals of the commissioners on be half of the United States in October. THE STRIKING lii.INERS. The Situation Looks WorseBlood shed and Riot May Prevail. The situation at the Coffeen mine, in Illinois, has changed for the worse. Strikers have arrived from differeni points and eight hundied are now there. A number of arrests of strikers have been made and the prisoners taken to Hillsboro lor trial. One striker from Mount Olive' wds bound over to keep the peace. In de fault of bond he was sent to jail. This tended to incite the strikers and a num ber of small fights and difficulties oc curred. General Bradley is on the ground. He says every miner in the district has been ordered to Coffeen to prevent work. Sheriff Randle. in anticipation cf trouble, sent for additional deputies. Nearly every man in Coffeen is on duty, with many from Hillsboro. Twenty-five armed deiutioa have beeu ordered from Nokomis and filty from Hillboro. They are to proceed immediately to Coffeen. The sheriff has an armed force of two hundred. Every striker is armed with a short Btick. Those thus far arrested had re volvers. ' The request of Sheriff Randle to Gov. Tanner to send State troops was refus ed on the "ground that the sheriff had not exhausted his resource. I rom the general appearance here" the sheriff should be able to control the strikers by using good judgment and coolness. tiut ajrcrressive acts on the part of his deputies will cause an excited condi tion of affairs and may precipitate riot and bloodshed. ASSASSIN'S BULLET Lays Low the Prime Minister of Spain. A cablegram from Madrid, Spain, of the 18th, says: Senor Canovas del Castillo, prime minister of Spain, was assassinated today at Santa Agueda by an anarchist. The murderer fired three shots, one of which struck the premier in the forehead and another in tho chest. The wounded man fell dying at the feet of his wife, who was with him, lingering in agony for an hour and then paseing away with the cry of "Long live Spain," Avhich were the last words upon his lips. Santa Agueda is noted for its baths. Tho place is between San Sebastian, the summer residence of the Spanish court, and Vittoria, . the capital of the provinco of Alava, about 30 miles south of Bilboa. The premier went there last Thursday to take a three weeks' course of the baths, after which he expected to return to San Sebastian to meet United States Minis ter Woodford when that gentleman should be officially received by the queen regent. The assassin was immediately arres ted. He is a Neapolitan and gives the name of Rinaldi, but it is believed that this is an assumed name and that his real name is Michele Angino Golli. The murderer declares that he killed Senor Canovas "in accomplishment of a just vengeance,' and that the deed is the outcome of a vast anarchist conspir acy. The Strike at Atlanta. The strike situation at the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills, Atlanta, Ga., assumed a more serious phase on the tth, when the operatives demanded a signed statement from Mr. Elsas that he would remove all negro laborers. The president refused. He discharged the negro women who were the im mediate cause of the trouble, but would not put out his old laborers. The strikers refused to return. The mills are now silent, but President Elsas says ho will advertise for new oper atives. Later. The strike at Atlanta has been settled and the operatives has re turned to work ; President Elsas says no white women were" discharged, but the negro women were emploj'ed be cause sufficient whites could not be secured. Arbitrated By Hoke Smith. The big strike of the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills operatives in Atlanta. Ga., was the work of former Secretary of Interior Hoke Smith. The strike was the most serious labor difficulty that has developed in Atlanta in recent years, and as it involved the troubles of tho negro question, an adjustment was difficult. Disinterested parties in duced the strikers' committee and President Evans, of the company to meet in Mr. Smith'B office, however, and with the former secretary acting as arbitrator an agreement was reached on terms suggested by him. The settle ment is regarded as a victory for the principle of arbitration in labor dis putes. Bank Dividends Declared. The Comptroller of the Currency has declared dividends in favor of ihe creditors of the following insolvent national banks: 15 per cent., First National Bank; of Tyler, Tex., 12 1-2 per cent., the Merchants' National Bank, of Ocala, Fla. ; 20 per cent., the Citizens' National Bank, of SanAugelo, Tex. ; 25 per cent., the Florence Na tional Bank, of Florence, Ala. ; 5 per cent., the American National Bank, of New Orleans, La. ; 10 per cent. . the Citv National Bank, of Fort Worth, Tex. Confessed to Both Crimes. Joe Fue the negro who is under sentence of death at Richmond, Va. , for attempt to criminal assault upon Mrs. Marks, and who was also indicted for attempting to criminally assault a young lady near Chestnut Hill, in the suburbs of the above city, has confessed to hotn crimes. Judge McGowan Dead. Judge Samuel McGowan died at his home in Abbeville, S. C, aged 78 years. He served in the Mexican war as captain and quartermaster; was elected a member of Congress in 1865, but denied his seat; was a member of the State Legislature, a brigadier" eren- eral in the Confederate army, and for a long time associate justice of the Su preme Court of South Carolina. 01 ISHIl BUDGET. . i Secretary Sherman's Letter to Japan Will be Short. N EARING THE MILLION MARK, The Gold Production Foreign Coun tries Advised oil th) New Tarifl Bill Other Notes. The State Department has sent out instructions to the United States am bassadors and ministers abroad ac credited to countries with which wo have trade relations that would be af fected by the enactment of the Ding" ley tariff bill, directing them to com municate to the foreign officers at their respective posts the text of the act and to call attention to the sections of the new tariff which provide for retaliation, reciprocity and similar arrangements. This Is done in order that there may be a proper basis for the institution of ne gotiations looking to the consummation of some of tho reciprocal agreements contemplated in the Dingley act. The grounds not covered by the State De- partmeut in these negotiations will be difficult to traverse, owing to the com plexity of the subjects to be treated, and tho dissimilar conditions existing in various countries with which we most have to do, j-et there cannot bo any de lay in undertaking the task inasmuch as Congress has in terms enjoined the beginning of the negotiations as soon as may be after the passage of this act. So far, it is said, no formal response to our advances have been made, but from certain news items that come from Europe, it is perceived that such overtures may be expected at any moment. It is understood that the reply of Secretary Sherman to the last Japanese protest against the annexation of ilawaii will be brief by comparison with the lontr letters that have gone be fore, but will be conciliatory in tone. This is accounted for by the fact that tho State department ha3 taken note of the public utterances of eminent Jap enese statesmen, which, while un official, are still of redoubted authen ticity, all going to 6how that Japan has herself no designs upou the islands, but seeks only to conserve her treaty rijjht. However, the bassic tone of the note on the poiut will be the declar ation by Secretary Foster when he sub mitted to President Harrison the orig inal treaty of annexation iu 1893, which failed, owing mainly to the immediate change of administration. A New York insurance company is getting a good deal of lucrative busi ness in China, according to Consul Read, at Tien Tsin. Endowment pol icies are the craze. The higher class and officials take readily to the idea as a safe method of making investments, "which cannot be touched and upon which 'squeezes' cannot be levied." Within a few days after his arrival at Tien Tsin ' the agent insured Chang Yen-Mow, a leading engineer, for $77, 000, and had written in other quarters about 123,000. He is confident of placing policies to the extent of 1,155, 000 in Tien Tsin before the winter sets in. A dispatch from Cleveland, O., says: "All the prominent leaders in both houses of Congress will make speeches in Ohio this fall in the interest of Sen ator Hanua. The list includes nineteen Senators and at least 28 members of the lower house. Senator Hanna himself will make short speeches of fifteen minutes in length in his journey through Ohio. It has even been claim ed thai President McKinley will make a journey through the State. " The pension roll of the United States has almost reached the million mark Commissioner Evans has finished t statement showing that at the beginning of this fiscal year, the pensioners num bered just 983, JJunng last year 50,101 new pensions were granted, and 3,971 were restored to the rolls. Old ajre and disease, however, are working great inroads into the lists, for there were "31,960 deaths during the year. . The treasury department has receiv ed an intimation from the Spanish min ister that a cargo of arms and amunit ionhas been shipped from New York to Bridgeport, Conn., whence, it is said, it is to be transferred to a vessel, sup posed to be the Douglass, for shipment to the Cuban insurgents. The custom officers have been instructed to see to it that the laws of the United States are not violated. The German press is still discussing most unfavorably the terms of the Dingley bill; German exporters and manufacturers are already making com plaints of injury to business,, caused by this bill. A prominent German says a tariff war on the United States by the combined powers- of Europe is imprac ticable, that Germany needs our pro ducts and her hands are tied. Mr. Preston, the Director of the Mint estimates the gold production of the world for 1896 to have been 205, 000, 000, of which the United States contributed over 53,000,000. For 1897 it isbelieved the world's gold product will reacb at least 240,000,000, an increase of 35, 000,000 over 1896. President Young, of the National Baseball League, who has been em ployed in the Treasury Department for thirty-one years, has tendered his res ignation,' and, at his personal request, it was accepted by Secretary Gage. -- p ' "' The President has made the ionowing appointments: Wm. L. Diston, of Quincy, 111., to be Surveyor General of Alaska, vice Gilbert B. Pray, declined; Lewis Morris Iddings, of New York, to be Second Secretary of the Embassy of the United States at Borne, Italy. An earnest effort will be made to have some provision made during the next session of Congress for the repair and tension of. the White House. Eeports from various sections of the country indicate that the silver cause is gaining strength. MORE TARIFF C05IPAR1SONS. Only Two Article Were Transferred From the Dutiable to the Free LUC - - Til! fifftnuleted comparison of thd tariff bill pnJpitfftd by Mr. Charles II. Evans, the tariff expert, fcas been made Miblic. The following are some of the comparisons, in addition 10 vuoso givea at weeks Theaverag ad valorem duly pf the 9ax, hemp and jute" scbdul is lower in the new law than in ttlfl wuson. that of the Wilson law was 40.94 per :ent. TV9 present law is 45.18 per rent. The avCfflg ad valorem of the pulp, paper aud book schedule under ihe present law is 30.30 per cuv. ; nn ler the Wilson law it was 2i.l8 1cr sent. The average ad valorem of the jf the sundry schedule uuder the Jinjrley law J 2 1.3 pur cent., and antler the Wilson law it was 21.79 per -ent. The total value of articles transferred rom the free list to the dutiable list is placed at lUl,9C8,ll. Only two av- iclcs were transferred from tuo ituiia i!n to tlm free list. . These were cocoa- luts iu the shell and sheep dips. ItKMOVKI) THE M'GRO HANDS. Che Bhsj and Cotton 51 III Strike In Atlanta at uu Mud. The strike at the Fulton Bag & Cot- con MiiiM. at Atlanta, niiu imew iinployes . out because whiie girj re 'used to be placed by the side of colored .vomeu, came to au unexpected end last I'lmrsday. The Textile Union met iurly iu the daj. It seamed as if a gen eral strike would ensue, as no ouo thought tho authorities of tho mill .vould jnve iu. A committee was ap pointed to consult with President Jacob CIsas, demanding th removal of all iegio laborers. Unexpectedly to the .irikers, this wan agreed to, and a com promise wan made by which the strik j: k agreed to work extra hours if neccs ui y and so the negroes were inarched mt, and the strikers went to work igai'i. The .strike caused a big flurry .mong the working classes of tke South. INJUNCTION AGAINST DKBS. A Federal .Iiid- Prohibits Agitation Around the Mines. A special from Parkersburg, W. Va. , tays upon the application of James sloan, Jr., of Daltiniore, a stockholder of the Mononuah Coke and Coal Com pany, made by ex-Governor Fleming, his counsel, Judge Jackson, of the Uni ted States Couit, has granted an in junction restraining Eugene Debs and his associates from interfering with or molesting tho management of the property of tho Monongah Com panv or its emploves. The text of tho writ covers everything that can possi bly be construed into an infringement on the rights of a corporation and prac tically prevents all features of agitation in the vicinity of the Monongah mines. Reports from all the coal holds in West Virginia show no change in the strike situation. KUCKEIi TAKES CHARGE. Atlanta's Colorod Collector Inducted Into Ofllcc Deputy Collectors OmiU. lienrv A. nuciier, the new negro collector of internal revenue, was in ducted into oliiee at Atlanta, ua., on . o oth, with rather unusual ceremon j j. When he met his predecessor to effect the transfer of the office ho found a large gathering of deputies who pre seuted Mr. Trammel with a very baud some silver service, speeches were made, closing with one by Bucker, whose fair words and temperate tones pleased his hearers. Bealiziug the em barrassment ahead of him, he asked the support of all the deputies and assure . a 1 them tney snouia nave his an long as they were in service. His speech was a reassuring one. About ten of the deputies sent in their resignations and went out with their whito chief, The Country's Wheat Crop, - The United States government's es timate of this year's American wheat crop is 450,000,000 bushels. But some private expert estimates go almost as high as 600,000,000. Bradstreet's con siders 550,000,000 a reasonable forecast. Full allowance having been made for the home demand, it i estimated that we shall have about 160,000,000 bush els available for export. For the year ending June 30th we exported 140,000,- 000 bushels. The shortage in the Euro pean crop is estimated by such conti nental authorities as Beerbohm to be more than 100,000,000 bushels, as com pared with last year. Monument to Klrby Smith. On the 3d a monument to Edmund Kirby Smith, the last full general of the Confederate army, was unveiled it Sewanee, Tenn. General Smith was a professor at the University of the South from 1875 to 1893, the year of his death, and this monument was erected by the alumni professors, and his com rades in the army. Addresses were de livered by Bight Bev. Thos. F. Gailor, coadjutor bishop of Tennessee; - Bev. J. E. Martin, Jackson, Tenn., and Major G. R. Fairbanks, Fernandino, Fla., Gen. Smith's native State. No Silver Dollars Coined. The monthly statement issued by the director of the mint shows that during July, 1897, the coinage executed at the United States mints amounted to 070, 850, as follows: Gold, 377,000; silver, 260,000; minor coins, 33,850. No standard silver dollars were coined. .. - Dentists Ui;lte The American Association of Den tists, and the Southern Dental Afcsocia. tion, which havo been in convention at Old Point Comfort, Va. , hrve unitc.l. with Dr. Thomas Filler Brown, of Bos ton, as president. Dr. George II. Cushing, of Chicago, was elected sec retary. Jim Corbett Playing Base Ball. Jim Corbett, ex-champion pugilist, is to play first base through the WeFtem association the latter of August for a percentage of the receipts of each club, lie starts at Burlington Aug. 17. ENVY n DM It Is All Tom-Foolery to Say or Think the Negro Can't Learn . OUR AFRO-AMERICAN BUDGET. A Colored Woman Lawyer A Com parison of the Number oT Rhuch Committed Other Pointer. We envy each other; we regard eacl other as rivals instead of as representa tive of the same race or class; wo dfuy to each other the merit or etecm whichi may bo fairly earned; we are not proud of each other's success in life; we strike down each aspirant for a moro exalted condition; we mock, jeer, or snub on of our own who aims high and strive to attain. Thero is where wo tstultify and destroy ourselves. Tho little whito boy today is placed behind a counter u a clerk becomes a partner in tho linm tomorrow. He is eucouiaged and aided to rise to wealth, rexpoctability andl ower. JIis people do not envy or re sist him. Ho is theirs and they regard his success as their owii. Not so with us. Let a black boy aim high and attempt to pursue his aim. Jmniodiately the niggardly spirit is aroused and wo who should delight to neet him succeed endeavor to crush him to. earth by flinging at him such mcau taunts as MHim do farm buckra," etc.. Should one of u appear to bo mount ing the ladder, either to official position or wealth, immediately we lay hold of his heels and strive to tear him down. Jf in spite of our efforts to prevent his ascent, lie reaches the top of tho ladder, weary Mid disgusted with our envy aud persocutiori, he kicks tho ladder away so as to diseuibarrass himnelf of uh al together, and then we blame him fov having abandoned hf people. We dd not see that it is ouim1vch. who, from fellihuess and envy, aban doned him and made i n? cessary for him in pure self-preservation lo get rid of us. California Elevator. "Thin calls to my mind that thero is one thing our white people need no longer try to get around, aud that iw the fact that some of our colored peoploi are now close on their heels in tlm mat ter of education, and are far" ahead of some of our own race in that accom plishment. They are inquiring after knowledge and it is all 'torn foolery' to say or think tho Negro can't learn--some of them, at least, lor they can. The white man who thinks that Ihe color of the skiu will always place hint' above tho Negro is running a narrow? risk. If he will consider itsthe culture of the brain and character rather thnnr the color- of tho skin that has made tho white man intelligently the Negro's superior. This nor mal condition of things will change as the white man objects and the black man embraces tho opportunity of edu cating himself. These aro facts pot.nt to every thinking man and woman?' And now in a few weeks crops will bei laid by and the white boys in tbo country will be turned loose to run whero they please, while every Negro boy and girl will ba in hchool. On tho subject of education our white ikkj1o need stirring up. Nobody blames tlm black man for working to educate him self. Ho is i erfectly right in that and. his example ought to arouse our whito people to act their part or tho future welfare of their posterity. Miss Ida Piatt, of Chicago, is tho only colored woman lawj-er in tho country,, says the New York Tribune. It is as serted that she is tho only colored wo man in actual practico in tho United States, and tho only one ever admitted to the bar of Illinois. She is a daughter of Jacob E. Piatt, a lumber merchant of Chicago. She was born in that city iu 1863. a 1 graduated from the ( entral High ehool at the age of 16. Later she entered the office of Jlolgcrdo Uoodeass private secretary, where sho remained for nine years., Fivo years ago she in tered tho law office' of Jesse Cox hi stenographer, and began study in the" Chicago College of Law, from which she graduated in 1H'.)4. and then received her liucense to practice at tho bar of Illinois. She has ribeu rapidly in her profession, and won tho respect of her fellow-barristers. She has a large cli entele, much of her work being among foreigners, hho speaks r rcucli and German fluently, and is an accomplished musician. Afro American Baptists give lo the work of missions the following amount: Education, 41,H97; missions, S3.,.TJ0; miscellaneous, 210,794. Value of church property, 794,312; valuoof school prop erty, 2,028,650. They publish nb.. thirty-two periodicals, which form a bulwark for tho defense of its doctrines and policy. - It is claimed that of the l,:;H7 m cs that have been committed in this coun try since 1890, whitj men have com mitted 720 while Negroes committed 567. Proportionally speaking, that in very large for tho Negro, but that in cludes all the lying rapes reported com mitted by Negroes. . ... ... The new board of pension exttmincrs of Hopkinsville, Ky., eontainH one col ored member in the person of Dr. J. C. Lvtc, of that city. Dr. Lyte is emi nently qtialilied for tho position mil wilt make a good officer. Louinvillo (Ky. ) American I'apti&t. When a young man takes his tiit" drink, he gives the devil i.wiic'.iei mortgage ou himself. Superintendent George F. Cook, of the District of Columbia, reports that he has 242 Afro-American schools under him, with 297 teachers, of whom 255 ni o females and forty-five males, with 12, 879 pupils, the daily average atteudnm'o being 9,797. The race's net gain is not apparent, when a competeut Negro is displaced to mako room for one not more com petent. There is no wisdom in achango merely for the Bake of chauge.- Tho Colored American. 'I IS ' i . I ' i I. 1-4 r ' M :1 4 I fi 3 , it u f (
The Gazette [1891-1898] (Raleigh, N.C.)
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