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NO. 73
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fQpeoial bargains in all Wool Henrietta
; U Cloth; nil hades, 5Go a worth 75o,
Great Bargains in Damask Table Linen
and Napkin, all the new styles ia
Uoods. -
fr4imminM,' Laces, Embroideriee, Milli
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iPMtement rings constant-.
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Embraees an endless variety of lenses
which together with .our practical ezpe
lenoe enables as to ooirtat almost any
trror of refraction in klyopts (nearsightf,
aa ieadacoe; wntcn or w aooompanies
wperfeot TisltB.
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Haleigh Marble Works.
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RALEIGH, N.
Crjnch Vrd. Uwdtr'i Old SUad.
fAYBTTBVIIXB,' N. 0. .
'M.,1J.fctnret of all kinds of Monument.
mrA Tnmbatonea in Marbles or Granites,
Also Contractor for aU kinds of Building
Woik. CuTbiac Posts. Steps, Bills, .
Ixil doscriptions kept on band and sent
asy address upon appuoaswsu
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ProiriUi;
JEW
ByMrmetropia (iar signt), rresbyopu
(old sight). Asthenopia 1 weal: sight) an:
ariviat; prompt ralief from that diairea-
"Docimy's 'absolute Tejties' ni
bodj else's in the Lord's rld."
"Shami on this district o be rep
reeented by such a man aspNicholB !''
Capt. Stbud wick's "elucdation rof
the iniquities Of the high fprotectiTe
tariff is as clear as a bell. It cannot
bat conyince all who wiUfbat open
their earl to it. . t
Capt. Stxuowicx makes be fact of
the discrimination of the Republican
high tariff against the pfor and in
MTor oi uie noh as plain 41 aayngnt.
Ajabodjean see
b'ind
it who isn't wilf oiljJ
Wi were glad to see io fine
an
audience at the speaking past night.
It did honor to two off the finest
speakers ' in the State two of the
most valiant champions of Democraey,
the party of the people.
Dooxxbt's "absolute verities" were
admirably touohed off byStrudwick
last night. They are of the- kind to
remind one of FalstafTs dliioqUy
"Lord, how we old men ar given to
rjing." . jt -i
. Capt. Bonn shows Niqhpls.up in
his true colors. The lattel fis "witL"
those who would despoil and defame
us now at he was in the dark days of
reconstruction. Vote for IBunn, the
faithful and able, to succeed him.
"Shawi on this district t?be repre
sented by such a
man a Kichols!"
said Bunn last night with great force
and effect. And shame itfis indeed.
Let us throw off the reproach and see
that he is succeeded by the gallant,
the able, the eloquent Bunn,
Both speakers last night paid elo
quent tributes to Judge Fewle. Tbey
made Wake county peoplistUl prou
der of the favorite son of whom they
have always been proud fadeed, &nd
they were deterred, evefy word of
i them. 7'
Capt. Buhs tells with gfeat power
the tale of Pritonard s Siding the
Bepublican legislators against pen
atonihsr oar Door disabled Confeder-
i atea while Nichols petition for pen-
1 sions almost umitiess ior taa north
ern soldiers. Are we gotbg to rote
for " Southern men withf iNorthern
prindpleit or for men whilrill truly-
represent us t - ;
Capt. Bmrw' makeft a ' porerf ol ap
peal to the Wake Democrey to bury
lorever oat oi sight Up adverse
majority that has heretflore been
given. .The otate has given the
county the highest honor Mt its dis
posal. The county should: give the
: State in return a reversal of the
: Republican majority. Fellow citizens
Of Wake, let as do it.
as bend
evert, energy henceforth
fhat end.
.Uocxiay, "absolute vgnuea are
: troths peculiar to himself! They are
troths indeed on the iu&$ a rum-
principlsv.. They, are likes; the Irish-
man's flea- "When youppat your
finger on em they aint ihre." They
are referred to in inimitafele - fashion
byCaptBtradwick. - ;
Tbx ladies, bless 'em, re always
1 w g t
where thera's good works going on.
They were out in force at f the Demo
cratic speaking last nightf
fir. SMlwIlnt atiteirllle. -..
tandmark. . id's 1 '1
Ber. G. W.' Sanderlin, pemocralio
I candidate for Auditor, arred here at
10 p.m. last Saturday from Oana,
Davie county, 27 miles, wKere he had
spoken the night before, ad in three-
quarters 01 an hoar was addressing
an audience in the court hokse, which,
notwithstanding rain and mud, was
lost comfortably filled. ; Mt. Sander
lin was introduced by Mr. . O. Cald
well, who was glad to aef ao many
out to beat Mthe word." M Sanderlin
I spoke for about an hour; aM a half to
a jieepiy attenure , ana appreciative
aadience. Jtiia speech watt an argu
ment for the continuance of the Dem
ocratic party in ' power ini the State
and nation: a discussion o the tariff
aid the other questions of the hour,
and was interspersed withpiappy hits
and telling, anecdote. jj& is an ele
gant talker and was helrd with a
great deal of pleasure and broflt. His
oratory is very fine and after hearing
him once one does not w aider at his
reoutation aa a clatform sieaker.' Mr
Sanderlin is a minister aid a farmer
not merely a farmer wiuxnis mouth,
-1 like Dockery, but a sure-ejiough one,
wltA avt aa Braiai im 1 avi i r "
of the
c.rtT
I sffaira nf Vin AWAA Will ho
t that the
safe in the
hands of such a man a pifictical man
and a Christian gentleman!
Owing to the rains aha the high
waters Mr. Sanderlin wp onforto
nately unable to meet his appoint
ments at Wuliamsburfi:, Monday, and
at Parlier, Wilkes oounty, iToesday.
Tk, bemaeraUe'uaaaBaoh..
We bare received a cepy of the
Democratic Campaign lit Book,
spared by direction of tie National
mocratio committee, fiii 1 book
of 600. pages. The - workfihas never
been sold to the general public be
fore, and is the only authorized book
issued by the committee, and will be
in great demand every wbre. It is
with the purpose of fmee&ng this de
mand that the committee! has made
this new deDarture. authBrizinsr the
sale of the book, which wul no doubt
be welcomed by thousand! of people
in every part of the country who have
not heretofore had a change to famil
iarize themselves with the elements
of political literature. Tie book con
tains all the; information f ecessary to
equip the statesman, orator, pouti
eian, factory hand, mechanic, farmer,
laborer, merchant, clerk, soldier, or
student 14 all matters, pertaining to
the great political iMuesf involved in
the Presidential campaign of this
year. Price $1.00. Brentano's, 5
Union Sq., N. Y. j:
Abram S- Hewitt's rf-nomination
by the -County Democracy is practi
cally conceded, Tainraahy's dark
horse has not yet been tiottei cat.
CONGRESS.
PROCEEDINGS YESTERDA.Y IN
SENATE AND HOUSE.
THl DlPABTMIirT Of AOSICULTCK1 BILL
IM TBI rORMXK BODT TBOBTfl A.KD
TEX YELLOW J1TIR SDT1BIBS
OTHgBKXWS.
Br Telegraph to the w an4 Observer.
WAaanroToir, Sept 10 Sia )
Mr. Stewart introduced a bill regu-
latinit the presentation of bills and
joint resolutions to the President of
the united states; which falter a bnei
discussion) was referred to the 00m
mittee on roles. It makes it the duty
of the Speaker of the House and of
. n 13 M. - J 1 X, 1 i. 1
me rremuHU m iub Deuite w une
bills and joist resolutions presented
forthwith to the President in person
and to hare the fact reported to Uie ir
respective houses.
Mr. Stewart also offered a resolu
tion "reciting statements in the
public press that the presenta
tion of bills to the President is
frequently delayed for seYeral days,
and sometimes for weeks, by the
House committee on enrolled bills,
and resoWing that the Senate as a
branch of the legislative department
of the government ' call the attention
of the" House of Representatives to
such delay in presenting bills to the
President of the United States, and
ask the House to require its officers
to present .such bills without
nnnAraaR&rv dalT. He desired
to submit some remarks, but as
it had been conceded that the
Agricultural Department bfll should
be taken op immediately after the"
morning business be deferred his re
marks until that bill should be dis
posed of.
It was ordered mat when the sen
ate ad iourn today it be to meet on,
Monday. I
The House lull to make the Depart
ment of Agriculture one of the exec
utive departments of the government
was then taken up, the question being
on the amendment reported by the
committee on agriculture to strike;
out the fifth section, which transfers
the weather bureau of the signal ser
vice to the Department of Agricul
ture.
After discussion by Messrs. Chand
ler, Blair, Beagan, Plumb, Call, Wil
son, ji'almer, Haulsbury and Male a
vote was taken on the amendment to
strike out the fifth section of the bill
and it was agreed to, yeas 33, nays
9, so the proposition to transfer the
weather bureau to the Department of
Agriculture was defeated. '
Mr. George offered an amendment
improving the phraseology of the bill
and it was agreed to. .
The bill was then passed. It pro
vides that the Department of Agricul
ture shall be an executive department,
under; the supej vision and .oontrol of
a Secretary of Agriculture who shall
be appointed by the President, by
and with the advice . and consent of
the Senate. There shall be in the
Department an Assistant Secretary of
Agriculture, to be appointed by the
President, by and i with the advice
and consent of the Senate, who shall
perform such duties aa may be re
quired by law or prescribed by the
Secretary. The Secretary of Agri
culture shall receive the same salary
as is paid to the Secretary of each of
the executive departments, and the
salary of the Assistant Secretary of
Agriculture shall be the same as that
now paid to the Aral Assistant Secre
tary of the .Department of the in
terior, j ooramiuee 01 ouuiereoa
was ordered on disaflrreeinsr votes.
and Messrs. Palmer, Sobin and George
were appointed conferees on the part
of the Senate.
It was explained that the provision Tn riae ipr,i.iM jd( rwu Made
for the new Ubrary buuling wasjL ? STTn ''"I"-
the only one ..not disposed of. Mr
Sherman moved to instruct the Senate
conferees that, if the conf e rees of the
two houses cannot,1 agree, the Senate
conferees shall propose that the text.
of the House bill (disagreed' to by
the Senate) be stricken out of the
bill. This motion was agreed to, and
the conferees on the part of the Senate,
(Messrs. Allison, Hale and Uockreli)
were reappointed.! The Senate then
at 4.45 adjourned till Monday
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BOTJSB.
On motion of Mr. Oaruth. of Ken
tucky the Senate bill was passed au
thorizing the Louisville Southern
B. R. Company to construct a bridge
across the Kentucky river in Ken-
tucky.
Air. JJaugnerty,; or Glorias, asked
unanimous consent for the passage of
. the Senate joint resolution appropri-
ating $100,000 for the relief of yellow
fever sufferers.
Mr. Kilgore, of Texas, objected.
Mr. urain, ot xexas, asked unani
mous consent to offer a resolution au
thorizing the committee on judiciary
to report to the House at any time for
immediate consideration the bul pro
viding by legal and judicial proceed
ings for the suppression and preven
tion of trusts, lie asked that the
resolution be referred to the commit
tee on judiciary, because the House
had practically n committee on rules,
three members of that committee be
ing absent. He, was informed that
none of tnem would return. Uoth
parties had denounced the combina
tions aa, conspiracies called trusts and
the President had declared the oppo
sition of the administration to them.
It seemed that the committee on ways
and means was confessedly unable to
present tothe House any measure oh
the subject of trusts, and he thought
It was due to the people of the 00 an
try that the House should be author -
ized to have the right of way with
legislation of that character.
Mr. Hopkins, of New York, ob
jected.
air. uoiman, from the committee
on public lands, reported back the
bill to suspend the operation of the
pre-emption, umber culture and
desert land laws, xne cm was so
amended aa to strike out all reference
to suspension of the laws, and
amended it was passed. It now sim
ply provides that during the pen
uenoy 01 measures now oexore uon
gross in relation to the forfeiture of
certain lands heretofore granted bf
1 engiest w rnuroaa corporations and
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id
thereafter, no act done or performed
by any such corporation shall in any
wise enlarge the right or claim of any
such corporation to any lands cov
ered by any such grant or diminish
azrv rii?b.t now existinar in the United
States to declare a forfeiture thereof.
This provision shall not be construed
to in anywise affect or diminish or
waive any right , now existing in be
half of the United States to declare
a forfeiture of any of the lands em
braced in any such grant.
The i House then went into com
mittee of the whole on the private
calendar.
The conference report on the tun-
drv civil aDDronriatir n bill was r re-
sented and agreed to.
The com am tee having arisen the
House passed a Dumber of private
bills. ;
The House tLm t 5 o'clock lot k a
reoess until 8 o'clock, the evening r s
sion to be for th consider at 10 u of
private pension bills.
j , TKXAS.
tint fcl PUBLICAN 8TATX COHYEKTION-
By Telegraph to the News and Otwetirer.
Eobt Wobth, Texas, Sept. 21
The Bepublican State Convention met
yesterday, held two sessions and ad
journed until today without accom
plishing anything definite. The two
sessions were devoted mainly to a
wrangle between the "No ticket," or
fusion faction, and the straight-outs,
the former securing the? chairman
ship. A resolution was introduced by
Judge iOsterhout, of Belton, declaring-for
the fusion electoral ticket,
with four Union-Labor and three Pro
hibition electors on it, but it was laid
over. !
r
THE CU1XESE BILL
it la DallTtrcd I the President.
By Telegraph to the Hews and Observer.
Wabhibotor, Sept. 21. Represen
tative Kilgore, acting chairman of the
House committee on enrolled bills,
called on the President this morning
and; delivered to him the Chinese ex
clusion bill.
BRITISH COTTON StMJfNKBS.
Taejr Ro1t to Ran oa Sbort Time.
By Cable to the Mews and Observer. :l
London, Sept. 21 The, executive
committee of the Cotton Spinners'
Association met at Manchester today
and unanimously adopted a proposi
tion to run the mills on short time
in order to effect a speculative ring.
hi! " i;
f ; Bet Receipts of Cettoa;
By Telegraph to the News and Observer.
Naw YoBX,Sept 14. The following
are the total net receipts of cotton
at ail ports since September 1st, 1888:
Galveston, 54,396 hales: New Or
leans, ; 28,651 bales; Mobile, 9,209
bales; . ' Savannah 55,385 ! bales;
Charleston 14,476 bales; Wilmington
3,972 bales; Norfolk 5,690 bales;
Baltimore, bales; New York,
782 bales; Boston, 503 bales,
Newport News, bales; Phila
delphia, 80 bales West Point,
732 bale's ; Brunswick, 732 bales; Port
Royal, 28 bales; Pensacola, bales.
Total, 174,636 bales. j
Ca,parmtiT CettM Statement.
By Telegraph to the News and Observer.
Naw Tosa. Sept SI. -The foOowtai Is the com-
paraav oonoa stawment ior we weea enaing
eptambei Xlst.
188T
187,613
67,447
104,211
196,8 1
9,111
411.00S
TS.0U0
Receipts for the week 89 Ml
Total receipts to date, 1T4.NS
Export for tne week, sosoe
Total exports to date, 10,87
Stock at an U. 8. ports, 19S.S4T
Stock at aU Interior towns, 1S.M4
Stock at Liverpool, 333,000
KxporU to Oreat Britain, 4-L0
I j Bead OSTertaB-
By Telegraph to the Newt and Observer.
Washington, Sept. 21. Bond offer
ings today aggregated 92,873,000.
Accepted, f 2,670,000 at 107 for fours
and 'a half and 130 for foors.l
CALDWELL.
LExora, N. O, Sept 19
Judge Fowle made a fine, impres
sion upon our people here today, and
a handsome majority will be given
him in November. Ilia speech con
sisted of facts and figures of Demo
cratic administration that were no c
attempted to be controverted by "my
son Oliver," for he knew he could not
do it Judge Fowle's exposure of the
Alliance inconsistency of Ool. Dock
ery waa a master effort and met with
hearty applause, lie proved that he
could not be an Alliance man and
then support a high protective tariff
against the interests of the j farming
community as he was attempting to
do. ' i
Col. Dockerv dre a fine oicture of
the beautiful home and grand sur
roundings of the New Englander,
but failed to tell his audience that a
high protective tariff of the United
States waa the cause of their living
in such splendor, to the detriment of
every other industry. He had noth
ing to : say of ftorth Carolina, the
trials she hid gone through, the
baneful; record of Republican rule,
and the hopeless wreck they
would ; ; make of the State if
again placed in power.; The
candidate for State Auditor was
present and passed the word around
among the Republicans to whoop and
yell at everything that was flaid, and
they followed his directions yery well,
but it did not amount to a row of
pins among the solid, good people of
Caldwell oounty, who do not blow
and bluster at every funny thing said.
XT . . .
ion win near a good report irom
Caldwell when the count is made on
election day.
A very destructive rain storm pre
vailed Over the oounty on Saturday
night, doing very great damage to
the corn and grass crop. It seemed
1 to be central in the Johns River sec
tion, and raised the river two feet
higher than ever before known, and
washed; away the large flouring mills
of Mr. B. v. Uisamer, at Coliettsvi'-le.
The millstones are said to be washed
to the farm of Mr. Bobart Perkins, in
Burke eoanty, ten miles down the
river, i ; At is reported that it wui lace
months to repair the damatre done
the rbads between Globe and Colletts
ville. ! The rainfall has been nine and
one-tenth inches from September 10th
to 17th, . ;Rxuo.
A fire In Brisbane, Queensland, caus
ad a loss of cronertv amounting to
fi,000,0UU
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THE YELLOW FEYER.
A SHOT-GUN QUARANTINE AT
NATCHEZ.
BBPOBTS OF FAVZB AT JACKSON Bl
SOBTS rBOX OTHFB POINT8
OTHXB NEWS.
By Telegraph to the Hews and Observer.: .
Nsw Oblkabs, Sept. 21. A special
to the Piety une from Natchez, Miss.,
dated yesterday says: The city is in a
fever of excitement at yellow fever
reports from Jackson and a shot gun
quarantine will be established at
once. A large excursion party from
Natchez, which visited Jackson, are
shut oat from their homes, all trains
on the Natchez, Jackson ' and
Columbus R It. beyond Hamilton
having been stopped A special train
was sent out at 11 o'clock tonight to
bring in Natchez people from Coop
er's Wells, Harrington and other
points along the road who have not
been to Jacksont By a shot-gun quar
antine in 1887 the yellow fever was
kept out of Natchez and it is believed
it can be done again.
QDABASTtKXD AGA1NS r TKX WOBLD.
Memphis, Tenn., September "21
Sheffield, Tuscumbis, Athens and
Limestone counties, Alabama, have
quarantined against Decatur, Ala.
VickBburg, Mies., has established ab
solute non intercourse with Jackson,
Miss., LaGrange, Tenn., has quaran
tined against the world.
TBX SITUATION AT MEMPHIS.
Mkmphis, Tenn., Sept 21. -There
is no definite news this morning from
either Decatur, Ala, or Jackson, Miss.
While some uneasiness is felt here
yet the most active and stringent
measures are being put in force to
keep out any infected passengers or
freight' Memphis feels secure from
an invasion of fever provided all the
energies of the people are directed
toward that end by enforcing strict
quarantine against infected points.
This plan is being carried out and at
a meeting of cotton merchants this
morning a committee of six was ap
pointed to co-operate with the city
authorities in the heroic efforts made
to protect Memphis. The city at
present is healthy, and if money and
vigilance are the only requisites Mem
phis will continue so. I
THB SITUATION AT JACKSONVILLE.
Jacksonville, Sept. 21. Thirty-five
new cases and five deaths were re
ported to noon today. Among the
deathB yesterday at the Sand Hills
were two Sisters of Charity. .The
work of relief is being systematized
and many will be sent to the refugee
camps, work on which was delayed by
the rain. Surgeon Wise has inspected
the fumigation stations near the city
audit is said he indorsed the thor
oughness of the system in vwgue.
OUm BefaHl t Hattfjr Oar Treaty.
Wasbintton, Sept. 21. The Presi
dent has received official information
of the refusal of the Chinese govern
ment to ratify the amended treaty.
HOT WORK IN INDIANA.
COLONEL MATSON IB CONFIDENT OF A GOOD
XAOBITT THBBE.
Washington, Sept 18. Colonel
Matson, the Democratic candidate for
Governor of Indiana, returned here
last night from a visit home. During
his absence in Indiana Col. Matson
made a number ?of speeches, and in
augurated the State campaign. All
of his meetings were largely attended,
and in his own home community the
enthusiasm awakened by his presence
was unprecedented.
the effort to secure a joint canvass
of the State by the two candidates for
Governor failed through the refusal
of the Republican Committee to per-
mic tueir man to meet uoi. matson.
In speaking of the situation at
home he said that the Democratic
outlook is extremely bright. He con
cedes that the battle is to be a hot one,
and tnat the democrats must exert
themselves to the fullest to wini The
party organization assures the result.
and Uol. Matson says that the Demo
cratio majority for both the State and
national ticket will be a substantial
one.
Shoppers' Natea.
Elsewhere Mr. G. N. Walters, our
popular merohant tailor of 234
ayetteville street makes a reason-
Buie announcement, and one that is
worthy the attention of all lovers of
1 ....
fine clothes, good clothes and cheap
clothes. He has a stock of beautiful
goods, many of them imported direct
we know whereof we speak; we
have seen the letters announcing the
shipments) and he makes these up in
a way to please the most fastidious.
ue doeint let anything shody or
poorly made up go out of his estab-
uhment He has a reputation to
keep up for good, thoroughly well
made, stylish clothes at reasonable
prices to keep up and he keeps it up
to tne top notch, ltead his ad.
ac is worth ine while 01 every one
to yisit the elegant new grocery store
01 Messrs. vv. u. & A. a. stronach,
whether one wishes to buy or not
Everyone will be welcomed today
and every day. The Messrs. Stron-
ach oner this season s packing and
importation of almost everything in
the eatable line at specially low
prices.
All who wish pure white flour
should note, the advertisement of the
C. A. Gambrill Manufacturing Com
pany, .Baltimore, Md., the leading
millera in the Southern States. Their
annual sales in Raleigh alone are six
teen thousand barrels. Their Su
perlative, Patapsoo, Orange Grove
and Swan Mills are well and favora
bly known in this State. See their
ad. elsewhere.
Tne Oaalea Cry ATar It,
And the old folks laugh when they
find that the pleasant California
liquid fruit remedy, Syrup Of Figs, is
more easily taken and more I benefi
cial in iti action than bitter, nauseous
medicines. It is a most- valuable
family remedy to act on the bowels,
to cleanse th system, and to dispe.
colds, headaches and fevers. Manu
factured only by the California Fig
Syrup Company, San Francisco, GaX
John S. Peecud, Sole Agent for Ral
eigh, N.O ; . ,
COTTON COVERINO.
EXTRACT KBOM CIBCTJLAB LETTER
Of the Committee appointed by the
Famnett State Union of Louis
iana to confer with all organiza
tions interested in improving the
'present system of boxing and cov
ering cotton bales.
Progressive Fanner.
When the existing svstem of cov
ering the cotton bale ia considered, it
is hard to see where it has one redeem
ingfeature. The jute bagging used affords a
most inadequate protection against
amage by wet and -dirt, and against
Ma in weight in handling, and it
positively and considerably increases
the risks of damage from fire, the
fuzzy nature of the material making
it specially liable to ignite from the
slightest spark.
The producer pays a high price for
this bagging and gets absolutely
nothing for it, as it is practically of
no commercial value when stripped
rom the bale by the spinner.
it has been frequently stated it
has been maintained even in Congress
that the producer gets the same
price for the jute bagging that he
gets for his cotton. In a certain sense
this is true, bat will any sensible
man dispute that the price of the cotton
is reduced in proportion to the quan
tity of jute bagging that has to be
paid for! Is it necessary to point out
that European spinners much lees
American spinners are not so sim
ple -us to wish to pay ns fall market
value for jute bagging that is to them
of no use? i
English buyers, in calculating the
prices they can pay for cotton in our
makets, deduct 7 lbs. per cwt. of
12 lbs. for bagging and ties, and
oss of weight in transit, so that for
every bale of 500 lbs. that a farmer
sells, he receives at most, ; the actual
value of 468 ' cotton, while he
has to pay for the transportation and
handling of the full 500 lbs.
There can be no question that the
only return the cotton prodofoers of
this country get for the jute bagging
hey purchase is the inadequate pro
tection of their cotton. Of money
returned they get absolutely none at
all and the Bame may be said of the
iron ties.
It takes to cover a bale of cotton
of 500 lbs. say 7 yards of bagging,
weighing 1 fibs per yard, 12 ibs. To
this add the weight of 6 iron ties, say
10 irs., and we have 22f ros. as the
weight of the covering and fastening
of the average bale of cotton as it
goes through the purchaser's scales,
in this count rv. The tare and loss of
weight calculated by English buyers
on each 500 ft), bale is as we have
seen 31? &a , so that we have to
stand a loss of 9 f3. of actual cotton
per bale, equal to one and 4-5 per
cent, or about au.UUU bales of cotton
actually lost to us on annual exports
of 5,000,000 bales.
This is surely sufficient commentary
on the protection -afforded by lute
bagging, without proceeding to con
sider the waste daring transportation,
and handling in the interior, the in
creased risks Of fire, and th cos.
qaently increased rates of lire insur
ance, and the liability to damage on
account of the open texture of the
bagging.
It may be argued that this loss of
weight is caused to a great extent by
the rough nsage the bales meet with
on board ship. To this we would re
ply, that a roughly and. imperfectly
covered package, like a cotton bale
today, will be always roughly han
dled, while a neatly and carefully cov
ered package, even of less value, will
meet with careful treatment wherever
it goes.
But it will be advisable to consider
the amount of money this jute bag
ging costs the cotton producer in the
course of a year, and the hands into
which the monev Dassea.
At the present date, inte bagging
is Belling in New Orleans at 12 14 eta.
per yard, and it is safe to predict that
this will be at least the average cost
to the cotton producer this year. At
7 yards to the bale, the . covering will
cost 85 cents per bale, making $5,-
300,000 on a crop of six and a quar
ter million bales.
The use of this covering will cause
a loss, as we have shown, of U0,000
bales of cotton, say at $45 per bale
$4,000,000, while the actual cost of
carrying to Europe the covering of
the 5,000,000 bales that will proba
bly be shipped there can be reckon
ed at about $400,000 (12 1 4 lbs, per
bale, say, 6L,25U,uuu lbs. at 5.8 cent
per pound $400,000), so that the jute
bagging used this year will cost the
cotton producers of the country about
$9,700,000, will attord them no pro
per protection for their cotton, and
will have no market value when strip
ped from the bales at the cotton
mills.
And who benefits by this enormous
expenditure!
The bulk of the jute is grown and
reduced to fibre with British capital,
in British India, is sold to this eoun
try by British merchants, is brought
here in British vessels; it pays a duty
to the U. S. Custom House, is manu
factored into bagging in the New
England and Middle States, and is
doled out at ransom prices to the un
fortunate cotton producers, paying
further tribute on its way to their
hands, to railroads, .steamboats, com
mission merchants and others.
Cotton raising would indeed be 1
lucrative industry, if it could afford
to pay to aliens and outsiders such a
. .. , 1 , a 3.4. 1
yearly uioute aa uus, m suaiuuu to
sustaininflt the many other expenses
and vicissitudes to which it is sub-
ieot: bat it is too well known that the
cotton producer can hardly make
both ends meet today, by practicing
the utmost diligenee, and the most
rigorous indMaual economy, and i
is absolutely necessary that some con
certed action should be taken to sup
press this general extravagance, and
to reduce, or at least to obtain soma
return for the present enormous ex
gehditure for covering our cotton
This committee does . not ' presume
to say what the remedy should be;
whether it will be practicable to use
an article of cotton ducking that can
be manufactured in our midst, of such
a texture as wUl afford adequate pro
tection against damage from, wet, dirt
and fire, and positive prevention ofa
ruinous loss of cotton in transit, of
such a weight as will reduce the pres
ent cost.of transporting our cotton to
market, and of such a quality that it
will be salable at a fair price, wheu
tripped from the bales at the mills,
to serve again as wrapping, or to be
converted into paper stock, cotton
waste, etc, while furnishing at the
same time a fresh market for 125,000
to 175,000 bales of our lowest grades
of cotton every year.
This question of a better eoTennsr,
and of a uniform sise of bale, mast be
submitted to representatives of all
those interested in the prosperity of
the cotton trade in this country; and,
as it is now too late to adopt any
measures of a general and permanent
nature that can effect the pre&nt crop,
yon are respectfully requested to send
a committee to represent you at Mer
idian, Miss., on the 12th of October
next when the National Convention
of the Farmers1 Alliances and Co-op
erative Unions will be in session, and
when committees from other bodies
will assemble there to discuss this
matter, and if possible decide on
remedial measures to be put in force
or next year,
; T. A. Clayton,
A. Dtkkick,
C. F. Staplxs,
. - Of Committee.
Washington, La., 15th Aug., 1888.
AT MARIO.
JUDQI FOWLE AND DOCKXBT TBX LATTIB
COMPLETELY BNOWXD UNDKB.
Special to the News and Observer.
Mabion, N. C., Sept 21 Judge
Fowle and Dockery spoke here today
to two tnousana peoples The Judge
was escorted to the stand by five hun
dred mounted men with a band of
music and flags and banners waving.
Judge Fowle spoke for an hour, was
listened to attentively : and was par-
ticuiariy clear and strong, and bis de
fence of county government was pa
thetic, logical and convincing. He
set the better class of Republicans to
minting.
IS ot withstanding Dockery had the
It was a field day for the Democracy.
Those papers that think Fowle is not
equal to that prince of demagogues
Dockery ought to have heard the dis
cussion toa Dockery was com
pletely snowed under. The McDowell
Democracy is solid as the rock Of
Gibraltar. ,
WOODWARD AND MARTIN.
THB RADICAL NO MATCa" FOB HIS DEMO
CRATIC OPPONENT. 4 ' ?
tpecial to the Hews and Observer. -:- . .
Halifax, N. C, Sept. 21. Today
Messrs. John E. Woodatd, the Demo
cratic candidate and Joseph J. Mar
tin, the Republican candidate for
elector of the second district, met in
this place for a joint discussion of the
political issues of : the day. They
spoke each an hour and twenty nun
utes. Mr. Woodard sustained himself
admirably and upheld the eauce
which he represented with telling
nect, winning the applause of every
Democrat present He answered
Martin mwmtj point io the latflftft-
tion of alL His opponent is no match
for him. Woodard ia a close, logical
reasoner, while ; Martin, makes a
haremscarem kind of a speech, tolera
bly plausible to the ignorant and un
lettered.
THC HALIFAX FARJLKRS' ALLIANCE.
IT SPXAXS OUT ON TEX SUBJECT 07
i "tbtst" BAeCUXO.
Cor. of the News and Observer.
South Qaston, N. U, Sept 21. At
a called meeting of Halifax' County
Alliance, held on the 20th inst, the
following resolution was unanimously
adopted
Resolved, That we, the Farmers'
Alliance of Halifax county, respect
fully ask the merchants of Halifax
oounty not to handle asy "trust bag
ging;' bat ootton bagg r or some
other available material ai a substi
tute, and that copies of the above
resolution he sent to the Roanoke
News, Progressive Farmer, Scotland
Neck Democrat and News bp Obser
ver for publication.
IT. U. Taylor, I'lesd t.
T. IL Cbbjbth, Sec'y., 1
Waated for Aasaalt and Raaaerr.
Correspondence of the News and Observer. -s-
UONTOOMXBT UOUNTT,
Montsomxat P. O , N. O , Kept 18.
An innocent old man wa knocked
down and robbed today in this town
ship by an unknown negro who called
himself Fraser Baltimore, and 1 who
has made his escape. ;
Description 01 said negro: very
black, about 5 feet 8 inches high, 30
rears old, scars on face and neck: and
ooks like he might have been scalded.
A liberal reward will be paid for his
arrest and notice of same.
Respectfully,
W. K. Biacrrort.
Montgomery P. O , N. O.
AProiKTaUCNTS.OB HOE. SI. H. BUNN,
Democratic raadldata for CaagTeaa fraaa
tne jrouna visinei.
Hon. B. H. Bonn will address the
people of the Fourth District as' fol
lows: WAIICOUHTT.
Hood's Store, Saturday, Sept. 22.
Rolesville, Monday, Sept 24.
New Light, Tuesday, Sept 25.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Clxlton'B Mill, Wednesday, Sept 26.
Cypress Chapel, Thursday, Septem
ber 27th.
Centreville, Friday, Sept 28th.
Hon. John Nichols is invited "to
these appointments for a division of
time. The chairman of each eoanty
executive committee is requested to
give notice and arrange for the
meetings.
N. B. Bbouqhton,
Ch'm'n Cong. Ex. Com. 4th Dist
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By Telegraph to the News and Observer.
OBiotoo, HI.. Sent. 21 k Ai.h
from Nashville, Tenn., saysr At a late
fcJ!S W "I60 f!fnf" who
T , iwuisvuieat nastmlle
train two miles south nf tu,.
la., arrived in this mW. OffiMPI
met the train at Mt Morris station,
sixteen miles out, and informed the
refugees that they could not be per
mitted to stop at Nashville. Twelve
of the number had tickets for this city.
iuuwo irus ma not pass through De
catur were allowed to leafe
the train upon its arrival hereThe
conductor reported that
stopped at towns along tie road. It
was learned that, creal ATAit.mnt
prevailed at Decatur and thkt last
night the people fled in all directions,
going in vehicles and on foot, as
trams are not permitted to stop in
the city. It is reported that one hun
dred more refugees from. Decatur
will arrive in the city today. They
wilLnot, however, be allowed to gt-fc
off here. Most of those -vho went
through are bound for - nnrk
01 tne Uhio river.
BIrlt Wlas. -j
We desire to say to our citizensthat
for years we have been selling Dr. King's
NwLifePilU, Bucklen's Arnica Bolve
wi Eieotaio Bitters, and have never
handled remedies that sell as well, or
that have given such universal satisfac
tion. We do not hesitate to guarantee
them every time, and we stand ready to
refund the purchase pricef satisfactory
results do not follow their use. Ti.ese
remedies have won their great populari
ty purely on their merits. Lee, Johnson
Co., druggists - 1 1
A PlatmBUl f HZ.D. Wrthlcta.
Uon. I. Worthington will .address
the people on the issues of the cam-
Jaign at the following times and
places :
Snow Hill, Tuesday, Oct. 2.
Henderson, Monday, Oct. 15.
Wilson, Monday, Oct 22.
Nashville, Saturday, Nov. 3.
The local committee" are urgently
requested to advertise these appoint
ments by hand bills and otherwise.'
Spier Wbttaxxb,
Ch'm'n Dem. State Ex. Com.
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A drug clerk is wanted. None but a
first class registered pharmacist need ap
ply. Only one begulab prescrlptioa
clerk in store. Good references required.
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