North Carolina Newspapers

A Hit. Ur Oku.Ju 1 nMn'n'nnnnn'FTnoF! HlvuVUl.ji.JL.tiUt. 4 nh& Tobacco Stock Declines Over Eight Per Ceni ' r. Quotations on Leading Stocks4pot- ton and Grain. V Yesterday's Traisaitions in the Hew York and Chicago Exchanges In finances That dominate' theliarkets. - - , : Be)trted by W, J. Fitzgerald, OommfaMon.Svo ker, 53 Patton avenue. ; Phone NeW York, Sept. 26. The etock mar ket continued to show,, irregularity to day and though very strong at tipe, vith an upwaift pendency, the close -was netaed. Sugar stock showed i good strength and 'sold up to 123 again. or in .the late trading it lost a fraction over 1 per cent .ot the gain. American Tobacco was' a mark, for the bears from the very start and' tost a fraction over 8 v per centj In theday's trading. The Pacific stocks were al- of thA strongest of the railroad- listH and they didn't much: more than 'hold their own. - . , The bear factor, founded upon the condition of the money-market, fast disappearing. A prominent - capitalist Saturday was a freeilendef' of money derived from the proceeds 0 of bondi eold abroad. . This fact Itself, present a to persons with - memories running back a few years, a remarkable con trast in monetary conditions. .For a time in 1893, borrowings even upon gov? ernment bonds were impossible. Today there is more money in .the United States than at any- time in ita history, The banks at all, the principal centres. except New York, hold strong surplus reserves. Out of town Institutions- are .." .-. fc . pouring funds into this city to take ad vantage of the advance In rates from the summer level and arrivals of . gold from Europe this week are confidently expected to restore : ease to the -. local situation. - ' , " - COTTON. The market opened thi morning quiet,' wfth first sales 1- poin below Saturday's dosing. During the and prices turnedfa littfe sponger sel4n dq -4t but the advance finding no encourage ment there was a' gradual decline from this point until October sold at 5.09 and January 5.23. . -The close was steady 3 points above the lowest. The Liver pool market was quiet and showed i further decline ofyl-64. . CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE. Chicago, Sept 26. Wheat opened low er, with December showing a decline of 3-8 to 1-2. from Saturday's close. ' Light receipts and a hardening tone 4tt ; the cash market helped - prices . and there was a good rally. Closing prices were 1-2 cent above; Saturday's,;? with - the market very firm. ' ' " Corn was-.-stronger, m an improved cash and export demand, arfd at the close showed a gain of 3-8 cent for the flay. . ' i't!-'y- 1 ''l-''. NE W YORK STOCK EXCHANGE CLOSING; QUOTATIONS. i m . sugar :.V. .iar ii Utt.Tba4Joo.........;.;;.;.........i-ii39 Am Steel & Wire Bfd. . " I . , 8teel&Wire pfd..;'; B 091311111 Transit...... ..,..,.,..60 ohic.Bur.4 Q People's Gas. St. Paul....... Hon Island,. 102 ? Wtttern Union . Louirrille A Nashville. .'. Mnhattan............j. northern FsolflOf -V . Northern Pacific, Pfd i'vi 65 41Ji York Central .."w......... .... oithern By.po.tPfa..-.w..'.i........ S3 Tenn. Coal ton.L.'.:'..i.:.l r SS Ctloa Paoific "..."--r...r,...;.... 83 CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE. Dec. Wheat ' i;r:....,...w Dec. Corn .....T.. -...'..- NEW YORK COTTON : EXCHANGE Oct. Coton-l. . . . . . '..513 Jaa.iv Cotton;M...k..u.....56 HOLLARD MEETS fcciDENT . Prof essor JHollard, the aeronaut, made another of his attrahent balloon ascen. sions at Fairmount park yesterday af ternoon, this time witha double' para chute' lean.. The' ascension was made successfuilyfand when about . 2,000 feet nigh the' aeronaut let go the first para chute, at the bottom . of which was a dog that, did - the ao'U gracefully, but Professor Hollard continufed his ascent to a height of about 7,000 feet. He, en deavored ito make hls parachute leap, but for mm unknown cause he could hot detach the Darachute from the bal loon, and in a short time the gas bag began ifccWnid descent to the ground, Professor Hollard remained in his po sition, and when he struck terra flrma It was iwtth n. smddeiu iar. which. Is likely to make hini sore for some time. No bones were broken.--BrIstoI News, oPtember 24. , f The most beautiful of all the souv- irs of the great naval battle or July . off Santiago, reached the navy ae Dantment from Captain Converse, com .landing the Montgomery, at Guanta D.amo, ;:lt is bronze ,1ust o Christo pher Columbus, taken from the fias' Mp Cristobal Colon, which Les below surface of the oceain, twenty miles Tj yl ij tie L"i';sst trade Lz.iL: 3 fowier fcaowa. . Actual testa c&w it goes one- tlrd fftfrtier tioa antf otier brand. - - -I - Aclut!y Pure V f . V ROYAL HMNa POWOCR CO., MEW YORK. ' HORNS LOCKED. V r.: - - - . I J (Continued 'from first page.) Crawford sailed In on the bond ques tion. " ; ' 4 He said the pteople could buy stamps o "put on mortgages under the" repub iican law but could not buy bonds; . , Those bonds are exempt from taxa tion but your cow and horse are taxed, Pearson voted for this - legislation, Crawford continued -to arraign Pear son for the war bond legislation, ad dressing some Vehement remarks direct ly athis opponent "When thcr latter said; "1 voted for that bill like every other patriot, s . Iiet ; us 5 not wrangle like couple of jackasses." ' v Crawiord spoke of the stamp tax on mortgages and there were sharp .words batweenthe two men. ' He challenged Pearson's statement that 1 12,800 j dollaw in silver was coined in 1894 when Craw ford was in congress, He asked Pearson if he favored - the income tax. Pearson said, "yes." "But when it was proposed to sub- statute the Income tax for, : ithls bond bill, youT didn't vote; you " were r not paired. , If you go back to congresi will you vote to submit the income tax question to the people." "I will vote for the submission of such a constitu tional "amendment,". Pearson said. Every honest man In this state pay an income tax now into the state treas ury where its needed; not to the feder al treasury where it it not needed." .Crawford wanted Pearson to explain the present prosperity." "When wheat was up through Asiatic and Argentine shortage, v they: said McKinley:4oner- It, when if got down to 62 cents they said Crawford then attacked pearsoa vlo leritly on his general attitude in legis lation. and 'was applauded ; for,, some of his thrusts at his opponent. - . ."When Crawford's time expired tie yielded the floor to Boggs. popullat" can. dtdate. , Pearson -objects. to this. r TV ... , ..He said, however, fo Boggs: "If you will stay in this fight to the end you . --- . - ' .. ; can have my time. . You cant ccme nere ir; dodge ; ber.weea Crawford , ands me tand resign' your cabuidasy five days before the election.? ' . ; Boggs said he would stick and, Pear son put him on record, Boggs then spoke on the lines of his - Ashevill? speech, Lrguing that there was ,a- plan dating back thirty years to get he con rol of this government into the hands of. the money power. - Pearson took off hf s coat and ascend- ed the platform and said he was a lttle hurt that the order of debate had been mterrupiea;. ror rawiora is tne man am after to tear the mask from his Pearson' apologized, for the low" plane to WHICH HT U1WU1 itattng that . he wasi .,; .obliged! to ; meet Oawtort on hi Uveland if. Crawford would not : ascent to an elevated plane I Pm renn -fWnnM A osnonil ' nr rTarxof ftrrl'jl level. - - - . - The discussion was intensely person- al, "Pearson attacked Crawford's record from start to ; finish, and charged that in nis pumic aiscussions vrwiora-na for m3cn ter resets even before its made eight ' distinct deliberate f ajse expiration..- Yours truly, - . -statements' and for proof of some" of his - - H- ,A LATHAM," Manager - m ' .m m m . ' ' . M ' - S 5l charges .he-appealed - to public do'cu - ment to an offictal letter of thesecretary , ; carx, vourx square at x& v cjiock oaiur of the national treasury and to the ex- ; aay September 24. , Mrs. L. G Gone, perience of the crowd themselvesV and1 "196-2t! . js ,-, v ' t " !E1 Ibi Oa small acreagelis.betterOtbana smalljyield on laree acreage, ibecMneeonEeaye'seed : andslabor.' We? have care folly studied the question of Fertilizers for:Wheat and have bought the best brands suitable to different conditions ot soil. "Game Cock Ammonlated Disolved Done,9 ."Blue Ridge Wheat Grower," Blue Ridge Acid Phosphate wfth -Potash,!9 "Chicora Acid Phosphate," "Kainlt," etc. Prices will be right. Call and see us or write for prices. , r,c) "Mortli Iloin Ct.'. : Acheville, N. C. finally to Crawford's own public state ments which he. said ;were in direct con fiictou issues of facrL. r , - Crawford had stated : in his previous speeches ' that under the war revenue bill the poor man. was compelled; to pay fifty tents tax on. a hundred r dollars mortgage.' Pearson produced record showing that no mortgages were taxed under a thousand dollars. :-.; t ' r I. 3- Crawford ; replied .that r the house bill contained this provision, Pearson re plied with great vehemence: '; - ,- ' You knew. that item of the bill wa defeated and was not passed and ds not the law wherever -yeu tyiave sDoken. in this district.". . ' : v ' Pearson - next charged Crawford with reading garbled extracts" from ' his Pearson's) speeches' onthe bond Issue and read from 1 both speeches to sub stantiate , this -i charge - Pearson next read from Crawford's speech at : Hom iny' charging McKinley f with-. issuing bonds" to corporations to pay, his politi cal debts - rather thin; to pay . the 6l- da in the field and read' in refutation if i. i 1 - x letter from the secretary ofthe treas. ury declartng explicitly1!; that - this ad ministration- had .'issued 110 bonds " to corporations. - : ' . :. 5 Pearson next charged, that Crawford had wilfully misrepresented the fact in i stating that these' war bonr!-uirf .hPt ' sold at a toss of forsr mdlliori dollars. If Crawford did; not. know this state mentvwas false he was' too ignorant to De, sent to congress, Hf he did know it? It makes any honest citizen oft the was false he was' unworthv ta rAnr.iBtate ad to think that the offices of . '""i sent any - constituency in any delibera- tive body, Crawford had said in - his openlng speech thalt times are as hard as they i were in -4 . in reply to this, Pearson made, perhaps, his most effective point, sayipg: 'I appeal to you, ' fellow citi zens, to say ror yourselves 'whether thfo I otttLtriiitfiix 18 inie. UO TO lth- rfinK vu uoor, wmcft was plastered all over with mortgage sales, tax sales and execution sales four years ago, and go there now, and, as I am Informed, you will see no such signs, of distress. Go to, your tax books and see the In creased amount . of , cash which yoU have given for taxation." ' '.. Then he added: 'Here, fellow citi zens, let us settle the auestton. T n- peal - to republicans, democrats and populists. You democrats may vote for Crawford, but I know you will not He for him. I ask you if vrun- nnnflitim has not been improved as the result of republican administration. Those of you who know your condition has been improved . will say aye." A vociferous roardf ayes was followd by applause. One man voted "No" amid derisive laughter. . - . Pearson, read from Crawford's Hom iny speecn.vdeclaring that the govern ment ad, issued papers to prosecute the wars of 1812 and 1846 Pearson read a letter from the assistant secretary of the treasury, emphatically controvert ing that' statement. - Pearson dwelt up on orawrord'a record on the alliance dentands demanding and insisting thaJt . ..: Crawford-should ?. answer yes - or noj ; stating, "YOU cant answer this aues- -tion. Ifyou say no. your ihandwrttinc convicts you; if you ayV'Yes," your tongue convicts you . of . falsehood." Crawford replied: "Go on, I will ant swer. in my time. It win oniv t,in a. in my time.: it second to answer." , 8aI Pearson, 'Now I appeal to the . crowd; shall we make him answer? Those who think he should beTnade to answer now, will say aye." There was a shout of ayes from the crowd, .hBe w0 think shbuld lowed three days to answer that this is not his signature wlll say no." A few straggling noes were received with derisive remarks. ' Pearson - said:, "I will "not compare Crawford to Annanias, .as that might be considered ' unparliamentary, but L will compare him to Peter, who first confessed, then three Itimes denied his Saviour, and who when caught in the; l falsehood, began to curse and to swear - in the same way as when Crawford was caught In denying that he signed . the alliance card." "He had stated": -, 4I denounce it 'as a is." - ' , - . Pearson declared that the republicans A.ra OrtlTMner mnrt &.i'vev rt1io ?-a in rvna vear thaw were coined in hA flsfto.rt yars. 1891, '92, ,93 and '94, which covered this last sfcatementand osiers made by , TTtik rfT, Tr1,U V,V nl tt IK rhoie t m lie was ' not inuch r enlightened upon puouc aaiaire , py n.ouay s , aeoaie. PRAISEiROM TATE SPRING; I ,fr wish Ito testify to the exceaienpp of your paper , as an advertising medium. - x nere ' nas aireaay oen a large - m- crease In, shipments of, Tate water, to Ashevllle since Our advertisement was inserted" in the Gazette, , and we .. look j AUCTION SALE. "One first class , ony and two seated IF, mil 3 vi UKE TI?AYLOR?S E3A8ISFRATE CIGAR THE REFORMATORY FOR YOUTHS W. B5 Troy Explains the Necessity for Separating Boys From Har- i ; dened(Wntinals. V .- , , - . - Editor of the Gazette: , rI note with peasure your editorial In reference to a-separate establishment Tor the reception of ;youthful prisoners in our penal institutions. I .look back to my comparatively long experience in the Ananagenierjft of convicts. , and recall I with pleasure; the results of a business and bumane application to the direc-r Won of that part' of the institution un der my supervision,' and but for my dis inclination to appear in print, I should HKfito give some practical illustrations of the, every day, life of convicts. -1 am deeply- ? interested in prison ; reforms. and., know of no more worthy object ror your paper to champion.- A peni tentary in its original' , acceotance meant a reformation, or a place where ione did Prance, "How this definition? Is believed can be exemplified by a study of the statistics of penitentiaries, with reference to . this reforming- f eaturei ;There can be no reformation without the graduation of crimes. The elimina tion ; process is absolutely , necessary. Do not leave the boy, who commits his first crime, with the man who almost claims the pehitentiary us his birth- right. I have seen the baneful results I of this moral contagion, aridalso have I witnessed the beneficial consequences i beneficial consequences of the separation of, the trivial off end- AnaT-'from thft mrvro hnndnfwl rvnpsst. : our penal institutions should be used in the payment of political debts, re gardless of the fitness of the appoint- ment. How can we expect anything but I slander and corruption from such man agement. A cpe Illustrative of this, I remember, was that of a man who rose from the ranks of the workmen on the buildings of our penitentiary to the highest position taJhe gift of the Insti tution. A humane man, a man familiar with airtne aeuuis or nis worK, ana yeyne "V?Z,2rZ? tendent of one of the noble orphanages of our state. No man should be allowed Ko manage the penitentiary of our state who is un able to apply the power of , circum stances to the treatment of convicts. I think it was John Bright who was standing in the streets of lxndon as a handcuff ed prisonerpassed In the cus tody of a sheriff, and said: "There goes John Bright, but for the grace of God." Good discipline Is necessary to reformation, and I have witnessed numbers of prisoners enter the life of free, citizenship, reclaimed by personal influence and make honest citizens; Pray that you enter not Into temp tation, and, while you hold his sin in horror, remember that kinder circum stances and smaller temptations have probably saved you from his fate," Respectfully, W. B. TKOi. Balfour, N. a, Sept. 24, 1898. ; r Win RVf M CM n 01 A I MCrrrilfrnh&t the whe men would certainly I ikLHllu iiikiiiuiiini. iiikbi iiiui Ty be Hell in Central M. M Church . -s - . To-morrow nignt. The' following has-been sent to the Gazette for publication: September 28, the birthday of Frances E. Willard, will be generally observed by the Woman's Christian Temperance! union throughout the United States I and the - world. The week preceding it is membership week, and it is hoped that all members will try to secure at least one new one, in loving memory of hier who so . much desired the Increase of this mighty host of consecrated wo men. ," - The local W. C. T. U, of , Ashevllle will hold a public meeting in the Cen tral Methodist church on : Wednesday night at 8:30 o'clock. There will be Interesting exercises, consisting of short addresses, readings from Miss Willard's writings andthose commemoratory - of her worth and character by distinguished men; a new solo, sung by Miss ; Daisy Sawyer, "Your -Mother is Loving "you lev ana a new memorial piece, "Our Chieftain's Orders," the : music of which -was composed by one of the Santiago : he roes, who -says: 7 "On the field, with martial music and scenes on every side, the words of the marching chorus gave me an inspiration -that was irresista- ible." ' ; ' - ? All friends of. Miss Willard, gentle? men, as wen as iaaiesv are inviuea . t-o be present . at the meeting in honor of her memory, and to advance the Inter ests of the cause she so greatly loved. : FAII1IY DAVENPORT DEAD. New York. Sent 26.A despatch "re ceived here late tonight announces that Fanny Davenport died at 10:30 o'clock tonight at the home of , her husband. Melbourne . MCiwweiu in - juuuij, Mass. She has casbee nsinking slowly fof. yfT ) -pui weeks. painting.'' paper hangingv and ,kalso- mining well done:., rates reasonable., R. L. Fitzpatrkk, .'phone 783. 199-6t , Su 'xvVr i ': I3imdlD-aeill Ashevilie Full Metalic System. Business rates $ per yeai; Latest Improved Phones. . Residence rrates $16 per year; ";-; Party line with '.'five: oi more plion $i2:pryear. However, this "Company does riot reebmmerid j pahy Uaes;t because they are undesirable; and too often b,wdiqm6f one : else desires' to use it ; Have your own private line for 33 J cts more per month. Our franchise does not permit us to raise these rates for 25 years : ILnvQDMgcito oqi? uy cC3m l- Us L L- J Li vJU Lias L LIE sw m ecca VVe caYry !a good assortment bf Ladies'; Kid QnejStrap Slippers, "at $i.oo, $1.56 rand $2.00 a pair. ;They;afe light weight and flexibie,rid will be easy on the: feet. ; "Give us a trial. Our Slippers ' are sure to" please1 J.: BSBlaatoii &;;Co; V 39 ROUSING SPEECHES ' AT; THE VANCE tLUB c-kja-. Ti1a Ta.A W6gr0 KUle JDeilOUllCea - - - ' and the Ability of the r Negro to Govern Derided. The meeting of the Zeb Vance demo cratic club last evening was well - at tended vyali ; enthusiasm ran,, ' high Charles A. Webb1 wasjthe first speaker. and. She made a vigorous talk on state and county Issues," and denounced "ne gro rule." He expressed the belief that the negro was incompetent and 4 had no right in power. He was followed speaker. E. S. Simmons of Washington, N. C. Mr. Simmons' speech was red hot and he did not spare the negro or "his supporters. He spoke from a knowl euge of his subject, and confined his re marks almost wholly to .negro rule as it exists in the eastern part of ' this sata'te He is a; good speaker and re lated numerous instances of the shame that is being brought to the white cit izens In North Carolina. He declared that since" the negro who is the . support of., the . republican. party In Hhe state has had . a taste of "nie" he will demand more, and unless the whites come to the rescue n all sides the entire state will soon be in the'neero's hand. His remarks were freauently greeted with applause . Judere James H. Merrimon was next Called, "upon, and made a few short but impressive remarks. " Hp emphasized trw fact that he was in favor of a white man's goverment, because he was a white man himself and declared Tri6vil- ' TT said th state needed .re demption, and that it needed a Vance to come to rthe "rescue. . "I ' stand with 1 the immortal Vance," said he. - "We i i i nave lose mm. anu there's another thing we1 are losing our spirit. I don't care even Jf the negro could give a better government than the , white man. I. am In favor of a white man's government " Prolonged applause fol lowed this declaration. - Hon. Locke Craig was then called uoon. out had only a lew words to say.. -" . -"" -v r:' Upon motion he and JudgeMerri mon were requested to address the club at its next meeting. After a motion of thanks to; the speakers the club ad journed..:' -ir, -i ... . ' . - YESTERDAY'S LEAGUE GAMES- At New York- R . 6 .4 New York .... .. Philadelphia . . . , . Second Game-- R New York ... Philadelphia . 2 1 k At Boston- R .,.-.....10 v 5 R ....... 2 "t v - VI';- R ....... 7 .'.5 Boston . v . ..." Brooklyn vr. . . Second Gam)e Boston .. Brooklyn At Washington ; Washington .... . . Baltimore ' .V . . . . . At Chicago: R .4 .'3 Chicago ;. ......... Pittsburg v.-. AtNSt. Louis Louisville ...... J.... .... R . 3 St. Louis ...... 2 At Cleveland- R '; .....v8 Cleveland CtacinasLti V ...... - ; re The following sale has been recorded: W. E. Howell and wife to T. T. How ell, 33 acres on Gedy'screek, $500.-' e leTDoone INDEPENDENT.) toy tiEn iSccarf PATTON AVE. PERSONAL AND SOCIAL -Hon- H. A Gudger (has returned from ... Marshall, where he delivered a political 'X speech Saturday to a good audience. . ' T, C. Garrett and J. h! KImberly. of ; ' ' Hot Springs are in the city. - K . - - ' - ' ' j.-' -. ' J iL.'3Pa!tes has 8one to ancthnati s;': and Chicago in the interest of G. a. $ - 1, '. ' ' -C. H. South wick is down' from Sap phire, the hotel under his management ' ' having closed for the season. G. W Uawes, wife and child, of Port ' Eades, La., are at the S wannanoa. ' - : ' H. W. Spray- came over yesterday from Cherokee. . Irwin Payne and F. F. Walker are here from Chattanooga. ; s - Mrs. J. E. Morris and child of n mingham and Miss Emilv cnnv s Mo: tgomiery are at.. the- Swannanoa. Mr. , and Mrs. Jules C. Ttaf-.ni r ' Charleston are visiting in the city. J H. Stull and W. W. StuM vf T?- - monlt, O., are at the" Ashevllle. Dri Atoine DarbonTiiAr from Black Mountain yesterday? ' up George H. Smathers came over terday from Waynesville, - r Rul Henderson, returned to Spartan- ' burg yesterday after ta shnrt. smv in the ctty. ' : .... ., . , ; Miss Van Lear, who has spent the summer with her sister, Mrs. Morton, at the college, leaves today for her s home in Louisiana. ; - ' ' ; - David Gudger lhas gone to Blowing" ' Rock for a few days. ... -..r:. JoTm. T. and F M. StokesXof Atlan- ' ta are at the Berkeley. v , . George Pritchard was here from Bakersville yesterday. ; -Miss Jlena . Nichols of Brevard is. visiting her sister on College street. E C. Smith left yesterday for a short " visit to Columbia. s. Mrs. Charles McPhaM, who has beett , spending a few days with Mrs. O. H Henry on Orange wtreet, has returned -to her home at Greenville, S. C. -. - Hon. R. M. Furman of the Raleigh; " Post arrived recently to visit a short time. t PLANS OF THE POPULISTS. . What the populists wiW do at their ' meeting next Saturday Is perplexing" both political parties. The subject was1' freely discussed on the streets yester day. The consensus of opinion te that ' the ""pops" will .not nominate - a full ticket, but will endorse a portion - of, each of the tickets now in the field. It is thought by many that Craig, demo- u crat, and Lusk, republican, for the leg islature, .Wagner, republican, for clerk t and -Reeves, republican, for register of deeds, will be endorsed, and that the remainder of the ticket will be , popu lists, except members of the board - of1 commissioners, which will be also mixed. w THE SURE LA GRIPPE CURE. , There ' is ,' no use suffering from Ihls ' dreadful malady; If you will only get theTright remedy , You are .? -ttavtng pain all through your body, your aver ' is out of order, have no appetite, no ' life or ambition, have a bad cold, In fact are completely used up. Electric Bitters Is the only remedy that wlU give you prompt and sure relief. They act directly on your liver, stomach and : kidneys, tone up the whole system and make you feel like a new being. They ar guairantteed :to cure or price re funded. For sals at T. C Smith's and Carmichael's drug stores; only 50 cento per bottle. : ' . - -V. $ . 'V : Tade, . au; - once? - j-;, 4 , :: - . -LJ Lwk--kv.s NT" "a Santiago. . . .: -. -