VOL. 76 NO. 27.
DURHAM, N. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1896.
ESTABLISHED 1820
Thb Republican State Execu
tive Committee has been called
to meet in Raleigh on August
15th.
The one hundred and ninety
eighth annual meeting of the
Society of Friends is now on at
High Point. This is quite an old
organization.
A call was issued Thursday
for all. Democrats of New Jer
sey, who favor a third iicket, to
meet at Jersey City yesterday
afternoon to effect a temporary
organization.
Reed has been renominated
for Congress by the Maine Re
publicans. A telegram from
Portland, Me., dated August 6,
says that lion. Thomas B. Reed
was nominated fot Congress to
day by the Republicans of the
first district on a rising vote and
by acclamation.
The sampson Democrat says:
"Our Kenansville correspond
ent states that a certain school
ia Smith's township, Duplin
county, has- 48 enrolled scholars
of which 30 are Smiths and all
the 46 are cousins. This is verily
the strong hold ot the clan
Smith, and they are all Demo j
crats, too. May their tribe in
crease." Captain William Wiltig
KitOD, of the North German
Lloyd line, has crossed the At
lantic - four -hundred times,
fourteen hundred thousand
miles in all, or sixty times
around the eaitb, lie has safely
carried two hundred thousand
persons and rescued hundreds
of person at sea. This is a
record of which any man may
be proud. ;
There are many people these
days who would like to do jus
tice to tbemseloen aod the tvi.,
munity in which they live, but
for fear that some one may not
like it theyshrlnk back. These
should remember the words of
John Randolph: "My mother
taught me on her knee that the
fear of God was the beginning
of wisdom that the fear of man
was the height of folly."
Hoic. David B Hill, of New
York", who has immortalized
the phrase, "I am a Democrat,"
is no bolter, even if things, did
go wrong at the Chicago con.
vent ion. He is sticking to his
old party and will support the
nominees. Tne isew ora
World of yesterday in speaking
of Hill and the ticket said:
"Senator David B. Hill will sup
port the nominr.es of the Chi
cago convention. A formal an
liouncemcnt of his position, it
is said, will be made public
within a few days'
SrEXE, in his narrative of the
journey to the source of the
Nile, describes the largest snake
that has ever been seen by man.
"I shuddered," he says, "as I
locked upon the effect of his
tremendous dying strength.
For yards around where he lay
grass, bushes and saplings in
fact, etery thing except full
grown trees were cut clean off
as if they Lad been trimmed
with an Imracnce scythe. The
monster, when measured, was
CI feet 2 1-2 inches in extreme
length, while around the thick
est portions of its girth was
nearly 3 feet."
Thk fpecUl corrc?ionJcnt of
the Washington Tost at bL Iahiii
says: "lu nearly all the extern
States more probably in 'all
the ronuluds and Democratic
doctors will bo ttit'umo men
This is certain to bo tle case in
Kansas and Nebraska, for Jerry
Simpson, from the first Stale and
Senator Allen from the second
openly admit it. In the mining
States and out ou the Pacific slope
the samo plan will bo followed,
West of the Mifsippi and North of
the Ohio there will be no votes
forWaUou. He is but a mummy
to cakh the Southern vole."
; THK IHITKUKNCK.
A prominent life-long demo
crat of an adjoining county was
here a few days ago, and in the
discussion of the National no
minee and the platform, said
he hadn't yet gotten his "cop
sent to "vote for a man and
platform whose purpose it was
to bankrupt hjm and his friends
and which had attacked the in
tegrity of the, supreme court."
' Occupying the position he
does a large holder of notes
and mortgages given : when a
dollar was only worth a dollar,
it is not strange, he wants - the
dollar to appreciate to double
its value. Of course it would
help him, but what about the
poor devils such a condition of
things would, put at his abso
lute mercy?
As to the attack on the su
preme court, it is a matter of
record that after a majority
had intimated broadly what its
decision on the ' income tax
would be, yet when it came to
hand down their decision, one
member enough to alter the
judgement had surprisingly
and suddenly changed Lis opin
ion, and the law was declared
unconstitutional.
If, either the democratic or
populist platforms are to be
condemned for attacking the
supreme court, what will you
say of the scathing rebuke ad
ministered to this court by as
sociate Justice Jackson, then
and there as they sat upon the
bench and cowered as he por
trayed the unworthy motives
which had actuated, and told
them their "action was greatei
cause of revolution than . the
French' had when the streets of
Paris ran red with the best
blood of the nation."
ANOTHEU COVIN EXPEDITION.
A telegram from New York
dated August 6 says: The Amer
ican steamship Laurada, of fili
bustering , fame, cleared from
hi'adelphia some days " ago
with the usual coastwise clear
ances. On leaving Fbiladelpuia
she bad 5OO tons of coal extra,
and she stopped at Greenwick
point and took on mora coal.
Next she proceeded to Christina
Creek, near Wilmington, Del.,
where she met the tug Martha,
and took on 28 men and a lange
number of cases, many of which
t is believed contained dyna
mite. In addition this war ma
terial, she had eight larga surf
boats in addition to the usual
complement of sea boats. The
Laurada's final clearance was
from Wilmington to port An
tonio, in Jamaica, last evening,
and is due off the coast of Cuba
n four and a half days. Cap
tain Murphy, of filibustering
notoriety, is in command of the
ship.
It is reported that the gov
ernment of Creat Britain has
refused to grant a permit to the
Bermuda. Recently the latter
was deprived of her " British
charter for aiding the Cuban
rebels.
' FAVOlt Fl'MIOX.
The California Populists are
a favor of fusion with the Dcm-
ocrats. The ropulist State Ex
ecutiye Committee of that State
has issued a manifesto to voters.
The nomination of Bryan is en
dorscd, but Bewail is opposed
and Watson is favored for vice
president. The address declares
that if the Populists receive hon
orable and co-operative treat
mentin State matters by the
Democrats they would favor an
honorable union to defeat the
Republican party.
Sometime d urine laxt week
says the Concord Standard, Mrs.
Isaac Biilon, a middle 'aged lady
livincat Forest Hill, cave birth
to a child having a full set of
nearly white teeth. The fornl
onos were unusually Urge for a
small child, and never, with one
exception has such a freak of na
turn ucn known in this part 0
the country. The child was other
-! normally developed. The
little infant lived only a few days.
ADMIKEH OF BHVAN.
"Although I have always been
a . stalwart Republican, and am
still,' my admiration for Bryan is
not exceeded by that of any Demo
crat," said Mr. John T. Clarke,
one of the leading business men
of Omaha, to a Washlagton Posf
reporter. "I do say that my lik
wg for the man will carry me to
the length of supporting the can
didate; but that is just what hun
dreds of Republicans are going to
do in Nebraska. I don't think
Bryan will have the least difficul
ty in carrying the State. -: With
the united efforts of the Demo
crats and Populists, not to speak
of the large Republican vote that
will go to him, he will have a
comfortable majority. State pride
also will cause him to get thous
ands of votes, i I predict that his
speech iu New York will strength
en him with the whole country, I
am satisfied that he will defend
the Chicago platform in such a
way as to put an entirely differ
ent phase on those sections which
mve been denounced as revolu
tionary and anarchistic. ; Bryan
limself is as far. removed from au
anarchist as any man living. If
elected President, as I believe he
will be, he will administer the
government ..with prudence and
wisdom. Those 'of? his critics
who have made the absurd charge
of anarchy are ignorant of the
man. He will always stand for
- -
law and order and the preservation
of our republican institutions, I
don't expect to change my politi
cal Allegiance, but I say this much
us a matter of justice to the Dem
ocratic candidate, He is a credit
to his State arid the nation, and
'lis entire record, private and pub
ic, is one that eminently fits him
for the high office which his coun
trymen seem disposed to accord
him."
HOfIJ BE CUASKD OCT.
A man by the name of Jenkius
lias been stationed for some time
at Canton, 0., as a correspondent
of the New York Press. The bl
owing is an extract from his cor
respondence.
William Jennings Bryan is
ooked to pass through Canton
next Monday. His advance agents
are already here. One of them is
named Robinson. He was once
a Yale student or, prhaps, not
a Yale student, but an attender of
the Yale classes. Canton is mak-
ng preparations for the reception
of Mr. Bryan. Egcs are being
fold at 16 to 1 16 rotten ones to
1 sound one.
In commenting on the above
the Charlotte Observer says: This
man is said to have been treated
with courtesy and consideration
by Mr. McKinly, but if ho is al-
owed to remain in Canton much
longer, and write as lie has been
writing, he will do the republican
candidate much more barm than
good. This campaign promises to
be a clean one. Both candidates
are honest candidates with clean
lives. McKinley should certainly
discountenance such a blather
skite as this correspondent and
run him out of town.
- DAMAGE TO COTTOX.
The Charlotte News in speak
of the excessive hot weather
and drought says: "Within the
past few days there has been a
decided change in the cotton
crop prospect of Mecklenburg.
On account of the hot, dry
weather, the cotton is droping
off at a rapid rate, and unless
there is rain within the next ten
days, the crop will be decidedly
short. Sharon farmers tell the
News that only the full grown
bolls are holding on. Every
thing under the size of a half
grown boll is dropping off."
A French paper is authority for
the statement that the number of
visiting cards printed in the civl
Used world Is about 600,000,000,
HAS HOKK SMITH RESIGNED?
The Washington Post of Sun
day morning contained an article
iu which it stated that it was ru
mored that Secretary Hoke Smith
naa resigned, lhe article is as
ai . a a
follows:
"Secretary Hoke Smith's re
siguation as a : member of the
cabinet and the head of the In
terior Department is said to be in
the hands of the president."
The authority .for this statement
is a close personal friend of Sec
retary Smith. As the story goes,
Secretary Smith forwarded bis re-'
signatiou to the president at Gray
Gables on the same day that he
authorized the publication in his
paper, the Atlanta Journal, . of
the editorial, declaring that that
naper would support Bryan &
Sewall, although deprecating the
platform upon which they were
nominated. - - l'i
in his letter to the president, it
is said that Secretary Smith an
nounced the position that he was
going to assume, pointed out that
he had during the campaign in
Georgia given a " solmn ; plegde
that be would abide by the action
of the Chicago convention, and
then went on to say that he felt
that he could not, in justice to the
president, longer remain ' in his
cabinet
While Secretary Smith is not
here either to affirm or deny the
story and while he Las maintain
ed a persistent silence toward " the
public on this question, the sug
gestion that he has already placed
his Interior Department portfolio
at the disposition of the president
is believed here to be correct The
question is, what will the presi
dent do about it? - If the president
maintains his present policy of j
silence and apparent indifference
toward the independent sound
money movement, as well as the
Chicago ticket, and at the same
time takes no action upon Mr.
Smith's resignation, it is believed
here- that the secretary will serve
out his time in the cabinet.
But if the president makes any
ublic declaration whether in be
half of a democratic sound money
ticket or advising his friends to
adopt the more direct method of
voting for McKinley or even if he
should come out in a public de
nunciation of Bryan and Sewall
and their platform it is believed
that Secretary Smith will compel
the acceptance of his resignation,
nnd that he will retire to his
Georgia home and take part in
campaign.
National Bank Fall.
New Orleans, La , Aug. 6.
The American National bank
closed its doors this moraine:.
No statement of the extent of
the failure can be made until
the books have been examined.
The bank was unable last night
to meet its engagements with
the clearing house. It had on
July 1st deposits of $533,000; do
business firm or other bank has
been affected by the embarrass
ment of the American National
Bank. The bank is about five
rears old.
...
WASHINGTON. AUff. 6. ACt-
inir Comptroller Coma has di
rected Bank Examiner Johnston
to assume charge of the failed
American National Bank, of
New Orleans. Examiner Bur
gwyn will relieve Mr. Johnston
as soon as be arrives at New Or
gans, -: - -
The Belgians are carcfulef
their historic souvenirs. In the
front of a house situated in the
Faubourg dc Slmcibucli, in Bras
sols, there is to be seen half burl
ed in the pilster a cannon bal
which was fired from ' a Dutch
cannon at the period of the revo
lution of 1830 and lias ever since
been permitted to remain. I Re
cently it was determined to re
stoieand refronttbe house, and
. 4 . a
it was decided to make tne re
pairs without disturbing the can
non ball.
A TerrlbleiMistake.
Mr. Mike Bird, baggago master
on the Carolina Central, is in a
bad fix, " Several days ago a jug
was put on bis train : at Shelby,'
which he was told contained
mineral water. After leaving
Shelby Mr. Bird got thirsty and
concluded to take a drink of the
water iu the jug:' He turned it
up to his mouth, but in an in
stant dropped the jug like it had
been fire, and in another instant
was in excruciating agony. The
jug did not contain wpter but a
powerful acid. Wherever it
touched bis mouth or face, the
flesh turned perfectly white. Mr.
Bird suffered terribly. At Cher
ry ville the train was held until a
doctor could be gotten Fortu
nately he did not swallow any of
the acid, realizing as soon as he
took it into his mouth that it was
not water. Charlotte Observer.
Right in the face of the fact
that Ilerr Most has come out for
the gold standard, probably be
cause it is a breeder of social and
industrial discontent the - New
York Mail and Express, with that
dignity of language that charac
terizes the elect, who embody all
the wisdom and virtue, declares
'the anarchists, the revolutionists,
the incendiaries and the loafers
will vote for Bryan." That is
right, says the Oxford Ledger,
keep up the campaign of black
guardism. It is so convincing.
t demonstrates the clear and un
doubted right of those using such
anguage to rule this happy land.
ush on the war of hard names,
t makes votes for Bryan and
Sewall.
The Washington Times pro
fesses to believe that a movement
is on foot between" thlTNational
Committees of the Democratic and
Populist parties to take down
Sewall and Watson as candidates
for the vice-president, and put up
Sibley of Pa., as the con promise
candidate. This would be a very
happy arrangement, but we fail
to see what authority the com
mittees have to set aside the ac
tion of the conventions.
Judge Spier Whitaker, of Mrs.
Pattie P. B. Arlington fame, who
aspires with expert finesse to the
impossibility of getting the -nomi
nation for Governor, succeeded at
the Wake County Populist Con
vention on last Saturday, in hav
ing a resolution endorsing Major
Guthrie tabled. The ex Judge
will find out be is not dealing
with a pctutant old woman this
time.
While the political complica
tions are muchly and seriously
mixed, it is evident to the stu
dent of history who judge the
future by the past that the situ
ation has resolved itself into the
question of Bryan and free sil
ver, or the most horrible war of
modern times. This is straight
goods.
"They call that man states
roan," said William J. Bryan
in House of Representatives,
"whose ear is turned to catch the
slightest pulsation of a pocket
book, and denounce as a dema
iroarue any one who dares to
listen to the heart-beat of hu
manity."
The New York Journal has
coined a new word Hannaite
and defines it thus: 'Hannaite
A Democrat, who, influenced by
the principles enunciated by
Mark Hanna, abandons his
party ahd votes for the Repub
lican Presidential candidate.
A. D., 1890.
A mvski'M in Ucriin has se
cured possession oi Luther's Bible
which he used in his study. Its
mucins are covered with notes in
the reformer's hand-writing. It
was printed in Basle in 1509, and
is In excellent slate of presorvt
lion. . ,
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
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ABSOLUTELY PURE
One thing is certain, if the sil
ver forces combine, they carry
the country and elect Bryan.
If jtheir forces divide, McKinley
will get a majority of the elec
toral vote.
Recent weather has given sin
ners a small fore taste of what
may be expected iu that land to
which they are traveling, desig
nated by recent mock modest
translators as "Sheol.
Speaker Reed says that free
coinage will make prices of pro
ducts go up.' Thank you for the
admission Toinmie. That is
what the people want and will
vote for.
The News and Observer says:
Mr. Louis de La Croix is at In
dianapolis to represent the
North Carolina bolting gold
men. Tnis win not give tne
electoral vote of North Carolina
to the bolters.
Where is Wallingham, N. C. ?
We see from the New York
World of the 7th inst. that "Louis
Lacoix, of Wallingham," is
the North Carolina delegate to the
convention at Indianapolis, of the
"Provisional National Committee
of the sound money Democrats."
The Atlanta Constitution says
hat a negro preacher in address
ing bis flock on "miracles," said:
My beloved friends, de greatest of
all miracles was 'bout de loves and
fishes. Dey way 8,000 loaves and
2,000 fishes, an de twelve pontics
ad to eat 'em all. De miracle is
dey didn't bust." .
It appears that Newborn is
now the principal port of entry
lor gold bug ideas for the North
Carolina democracy. About 100
of tlio party met there the other
night and repudiated the Chicago
lalfoim. It is to be hocd a
silver tidal wave will strike the
town and salt these fresh fish.
How Cleveland, Carlisle & Co.,
ran claim that the free coinage of
silver is undemocratic when it has
been a strong plank in the party
latform for twenty years, when
these men have personally advo
cated it, and gotten office by its
advocacy, is more than the hon
est man of ordinary capacity can
understand.
Drowned In Roanke Hirer.
Roanoke, Va , Aug. 6. Three
boys, James Peage, Wiley Lud
wig and Clarence Barrick, aged
12, 14, and 15 years, respective
ly, were drowned today in Roa
noke river while bathing. A
number of other boys were in
the ri-er at the time, and gavt
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recovered by a fishing party a
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