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jr If f j tl " i f w s Ami ? is " $1 lis- - V - 1 OBSERVES 01 txviJ RALEIGH. N.C., SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 7, 1888. 1 NO. 86 - 1- v, t " v . , ,11, , M) i' 1 'I ' a- ! t i r l r ( ; it s; ! jti It V i p. ' MS Hi Absolutely Pure. This Barer varies. A wind f parity, sengta. and whoWMBwe Mora oonotuoajrthftn ordinary kinds um seance be eel d ia competition with the .saaltitade of low test, short weight, alSa f ptaiNrts ptrwders, sold only In WMM. BOYAt BAKnre FowB Oo., 1M Wall BUw, gw Yotfc r 4 f BoU br W C A. 3. Stronaoh, and1 CLOTHING AND-- Gents' Furnishing Goods ,We have purchased sacrifice e . immense 020000. STOCK I- or - hi u jr MEN'S AND BOYS' si "L" HATS AND OAFS, 3 bHIBTS,. :,. i, ! I PHDEBWEAB, i wfu 6I0M oat from i fiO T0 75 PER CENT. OfKowYotkCMt. COME AT ONCE And Moarc torn of tho BARGAINS. WOOlfiLCOTT & SOS, 14 Ett Martin Street. jSDWARD FASHACH, mm soirtuu ait cixstex piuoicy " old Jowslrr, Gold and BUvor WMohc OorbJu0i,l8trUng8ilTnrar3ofeif fiatod ailTrwara, any aisa aad ,f - . waight of plaia 18 karat Ea - faranoairiagacoaataai j' ly la etock Ba4gea i aadMadalamada I to . ordar. Jar OpUcdOpartmentl v - . . Embraces aa endless variety of lenses which together with .omx praotioat axpa- lanoe enaniea oa wo cosiaaa auaoat any error of retraction la Myopia (naaraiglu), fiyMrawtropia (far sight). Presbyopia (old sight). Asthenopia iwee sight) anC airlAr cromDt reUei from that dlali uas ija haadaohe which often aooompaaiea Imperfect vlaiae. ' OUR ARTIFICIAL Human Eyes i afeve and took like the natural orgaa Sla nain when inaerted. PatieBts at a distance ha ring a brokea M j k ays can nave another made without raiW a wran aw w O.J Fkcxxajc. Faao. W. Ly a. mwmm m at a aararaT mum & Linn. Stenograph n wd Tjpe-Writcn, WaV otjeWin office In the Eolleman KniMina-. where thev are prepared to ..nta all r-rdera In law reoorUng and troa-writing- Claaa in short-hand and type-writing forming. T70B SALE. 1 4 P i ! ? i Two hundred Dining Boom chairs U tJnnA hand). The whoU lot will be l'' 2d very cheap. Alao complete outfit of m .ii-mrware for twenty Ubles, second hand, bttt In good condition. 3 Below Cost, si i . i ' - T ft - i: ' CLOTHING! ! ; :, JEW IAN TH0RMAN. NOBLE OLD ROMAN WASHINGTON. THE I 1 II II TO BI TSt GCI8T OF TBI FBESI "' j DXKT AT' OAK VIEW TODAY j Othxb kzwb. I 1 By Telegraph to the Sewi and Obserrer. WAaHEfSTOH, Oct. 6 Judge Thar man and bit son arriyed here this morning. Mrs.: Thnrman and tae children went on to Baltimore. Dqx ing the day iha; Jadge will oonal the other attorneys in the telephone' ease, and tbii afternoon will be driven to Oak View, where, he will be thai guest of President Clereland Sonday. l! The CralMr BalUmore Lanached. By TelegrapH to the Newt and Obserrer. 5 . PmLASKLPBiA, Pa , Oot. 6. TJtt United States cruiser Baltimore a launched at Cramp's ship-yard on thj Delaware, at' 2 25 p.. m, today. lrs Theo. D. Wilson, wife of the Chietiof the Boreaa, of. Construction of (h Mary lpartment, ehnstened the yes sel. Secretafy Whitney was present! There was, notwithstanding the n clement weather,, a Terr large crojwi of onlookers. jThe launch! wasg ii OYery way a success. ! WaeMrBaakStatenieBt. : By Telegraph to Ui News and Qbserrer. Nkw TorJC, Oct. 6. The follow ing is the I weekly , bank statement! Beserre, increase, $3,339,675; loans increase, $4,929,100; specie, decrease, 1423,500; legal tenders, decrease, $1,904,200; depbsits,increase, $4,047, 900; circulation, decrease, $321,li)0. The banks I now hold $12,217,00 in exoess of the 25 per cent rule. I Vtet Vlalfel Svpply f Cttm. By Telegraph to the! Newt and Obenrer. i 5 NiwYonki October 6. The visible supply of cotton for the world U l,Ua6,&l7 bales, Of which 77619 are American; against 1,734,358 and 1,172,658 respectively last year. Re ceipts at all interior towns 133,019 Receipts at plantations 227,304. Crop in sight 621,426. 0aaa Warkia Baralnf . f By Telegraph to the New and Obeerrer. Bostoh, October 6. Dole's guano works, on Spectacle Island, Boston Harbor, i, hare 1 been burning ejnee early thia morning. The police ;jand firs boats from Boston hare crons to the island, and no particulars can be ODwmed until lone of them returns aid AeptKea. ft' BfTatoszapatsaiHaws joSOIiaarTW. I WAKHnroto,! Oct 6. The Treas- urer toaay aoceptea i,yib,LKfc au Lkal vai offared al 129 for f on Mr I cents and 1081081 for four 'and; a . ' ' a-- i Bt Telecraph M tne Rwt and Obaerrer. S OouwBXja. Oa-, Oct $VThe fits County Quand Factory at Troy, i&laW was burned this a. m. Loss $50,000; insurance $25,000. , . , : " x ' " at a A Day mt Prayav I - Oot. ot tna Kawt aad 0 rrer. .Please allow me room in the iws Ajro OBSXBTtB jfbr the followin tortant annoanoemenk TheDresiaent or the worms O. T. TJ. has issued a call requesting that October 14th, be obserTedas a day of prayer for the deUTeranie i)f the world front the curse of the liqubr traffic Ministers are intitel So i preach temperance sermons. Sapisr i intendents of the Sunday schools sire requested to make brief temperance addresses, tod it is desired that! a gospel temperance mass meeting e held in the evening. For once faa, the period; of the ;world's history one cir eoit of the ana will witness a contin ued temperance effort. I i wnite nDboners take notice ana secure the obserrance of the dyif possible. . ; I The fifteenth Annual Assemtflyl or the National Convention of the W, O. T. TJ. will be held in ' New York city October 19th, 20th, 21st. 22d and 23d. The sessions will be neldj in Metropolitan Opera House, the Sec ond largest auditorium in the yniiea States. Extensive preparation's re being made for the convention.! Del eeates will i be entertained free of charge. Visitors will be f uriisled board at reduced rates. Railroad fare will be out down. Very truly,?, g - j 4 -Evaxni O. Bzcxwtr. j MBM 1 Ml Daekvunr aant Um lnlalTu Badi. Oa Oetober 4. 1871 (a. 1W. ConranUoaioureal). the apeelal order la the Constitution Coareetlon Ordinanea Wo. 204 1 An ordtataoea to antena tee. a, art. l, ot us vonauunioa oc ue icuu ui Thajsbatftnto offered by the eonunlttaa was aa follows I f- (A) latsra Oenerai Aaaerabiy aaais lery ly tax ar false any money to pa; tne yrinelpaJ lntarMS atu A thm bonda ot the Stale Hsued In aid af an raAraad aflrnoratttai nndar the au- iaav or b lha antharltr of aav anbaeaaeatOen. woruv at tna uoneunMOuai uobtbduub u i I erai Aaaetnbly, beartng daU betwaea the first I days ol Jaauary. lssa. and una, withoot Br sub- autaag taa auesooa to too oaaunaa rowravt mo etata. t' Mr. nnrhaaV nlfuMitx anhatltnta that th Gen eral Asaemblr abaU have no power (6 levy Aaza iw ina payment or aajaaaBentoi moraanan n per eani ei the special tax hoods, etc ; Mr. Janiamnvad ia amend this snbatitatO by atrikina out the words "more than ft per cent of" ihos taking from the Legislator U po' w pay unaiii oa tna special tax Dwaa ; - au. Vauag. moved to UT t Veuna moved to lav ttae whole akatteroa tna lame, i oe motion aia not prerau-ryeaa i ivaaa. Dockanr vntad ava. Ha voted to lav tha whil m altar an iba' tabid Mr. MoGaba moved that the aonventkfti now ad johtb, lam yeaa nays The quesOonaa put on Jarrli1 mobosi to ttrfta ant the words more than Ave per cent," aAd the amendment prevailed. T. j The effect uf this was to take from tka taaHalaw uoeaery voted to adtourn. I tnre power to pay or adjust the pec ial.bax bond. i xoe vote was, teas ea, nays aa. - g I Dockerv Voted In the aentlva . 9 The substitute oOered by Durham at antended was not adopted, and the question recurred on ihe passageof the ordiaaaoe o&eredby tha commit tee (marked above A.) s Aditlaloa, the question was ordaYed. The quastlon recurred on that part of the ordinance which dMlmatea the claaa ol deMs which the Htate shall sever aasuoaa or pay, aad It pas find the second time. S S ' I The Question then recurred oa the aaasag of I that partot tlie ordinance which pruaUU the Oeaeral Assembly from levying any taxr rais ing any money to pay the new bonds, wh Out first I submitting the matter to the qualified vnteva, and this part ol the; ordinance was rejected, yeas 47, Dockery Voted say. s 'i That ended the matter. Those who ware op posed to repudiating the special tax bands were In the majority. The measure felL k Dockery voted to lay on the table. He voted to adjourn. - f P. He voted aitalnat Jarvis' aaiendmeht Butt the legislature should haya no power to leva laxes ta pay or to adjust the special tax bond. 7- jr And he voted acalnet the measure fl lts pas sage eAd It waa defeated. la 187 the Democratic legislature paasad a bill amending the Constitution In that p. Iritrticu ptple iculaT) however, and It was adopted by the on Movemoer so, isav. s No thanhs to Dockery! Nor to Xortoaf , "It is better to laugh than be f gh- isg. If one is not at a funerab' TH T1LLOW TkXESL MUCH MOKX SICKJTXSS AT FXKHAXDINA THAU KIPOBTrD TH1 SITCATIOX AT OTHIB POntTS. By Telegraph to the News and Observer. Washthotok, Ootober 6. Surgeon Ross i has telegraphed to Surgoon General Hamilton from Fernandina as follows: "Much more sickness here, principally among negroes, than la thought: or reported. The Howard Association has no more means than neoessary for the care of the sick and needy, The numbers of the latter large and increasing. Many infected bouses and mnen .infected Deacung here which should be fumigated, dis infected, and some destroyed. Will you furnish means for fumigation, dis infection and compensation for arti cles destroyed thereby greatly dimin ishing the danger of trouble in fu ture, especially next year?" Jacxsowilli, Fla., Oct. 6. Edwin Martin, editor Of the Times-Union, is sinking rapidly and is expected to live but a few hours.. There were 13 new cases up to noon, mostly colored. No deaths. Dicatub, Ala , Oct 6. Three new cases since last report, Capt- Killian, Julius Black and Ohas. Drewell, col ored. No deaths since Booker's. Mr. Marion J reported two days ago, did not have yellow fever. (Signed) Jiboxi Coohbaitb. trap hill. The Home of Tork and bis Male The Badteals Again furase to Divide Time. Reaegade Llaaiy Tells tna First Troth of the Republics Caawaas. Stall Correspondence. Sfahta, N. C, Oct. 4. Dockery came into Trap Hill with all. the Republican host from WHkes boro on horseback; met all the Re publicans from the counties of Ashe, Alleghany and old York's stamping ground known as Trap Hill. The woods for thirty miles around had been scoured and combed with a fine tooth -comb to gather together the odds and ends of creation to hear Oliver Dockery, Devereux, Settle and renegade Linney. At 1-30 o'clock the ball was opened by Tyre Tork, the mule renegade Republican bell wether of Trap Hill Republicans, who introduced Linney as one of the coming statesmen of the Republican party, j At tbis time, as had been i done every time ' before by the committee, Mr. Kitchin de manded a division of time, claiming only one-fifth of the time, aa they had four speakers, not counting Tyre Tork and his mole. .This proposition was absolutely refused and My Son Oliver said with emphasis: "I will not divide time here or elsewhere." Linney began by saying that he had been converted, that the scales had fallen from his eyes, that 15 years of his life had been devoted to the wicked cause oi democracy ana like Paul of old (God save the mark) . . . ? u. :j s ne tntenaea to give uw cwaajuiuer his life to the cause of righteousness and the Republican party. He then went on with j denunciations of geveland and .declared that the jtnocreiie party was the party of monopoly: that thev bad killed out competition in the American markets; Mar a. aaaw tt V J t that the Mills tnu wouia ruin tne manufacturing and industrial inter ests of the country and that we would become a nation of paupers. Linney further asserted that the tariff ought to be increased, and said the higher the tariff the lower the prices of goods would be, and that England bad lost 36 per cent, oi ner com merce since she repealed her tariff. He said Col. Armneld and Judge Connor were both in favor of its re peal, and of raising all . monies for Government support by direct laxa ation; that both these gentlemen had told him so.; This is not only a false hood but ..a slander. He declared that we paid $7,000,000 -for foreign services, ministers plenipotentiary, &e , annually, while Jefferson only paid :$300,000.! He closed ' by ap pealing to the Republican' and honest Democrat to i bend every now, to strain' every nerve, and to do all things in their power to defeaf Cleve land and Fowle, saying that if the Democratic party vhu $uoceeful this time ti would be an end of the Jxe- publican party forever in this State and naaon, ibis is tne suDStance of his remarks more falsehoods and misrepresentations could not have : . . . . been combined in so smau a space He told but one truth in his whole effort, and did not intend this; it was a mere accident, and from supreme ignorance. - Bat we believe even toe aevu OugUf w uave cieun iui seuiug the truth, told even by mistake, xes. tbis campaign will be the end of the Republican party. ' Not a half a dozen Democrats heard Linney, Settle, Devereux, Dockery or Tork at Trap HilL Alter the refusal to divide time with A; r. Kitchin, the Democrats, andl'I am glad to ear, some few decent Republicans, left the grounds. ; r , Linney is very vicious. Tom Dever eux has taken upon himself the ter rible responsibility of slandering Judge Fowle, Judge Merrunon and Mr. Bain.i Young Settle is decidedly the most decent of the "crowd." As we have said, we believe in giving the devil his due. It is conceded on 11 side that Fowle will carry the full Democratic strength in this section, and more be sides, if all -Democrats are not mis taken. . : Baraeca I From handbills issued by Chair man Shuford, of Catawba, it appears that three barbecues and basket pio-nics will be held in the banner county at the following places and times : Ox ford Ford, Saturday, October 27; Ball's Creek Camp Ground, Wedoest day, October 31; Newton, Sat ui day before -tne election, .November 3 Speakers, Augustus Learar, Lee S Overnun t-d others at Oxford Ford Music by the military opera band. W. M.Robbins, S. B. Alexander and W. H. Kitchin, at Ball's Creek Camp Ground. C Music by the Newton Silver Cornet Band. ' Z- B. Vanoe, J. S. Henderson and f "others at Newton. Musio by Military Opera and Newton fcilyer Cornet Bands. Every Dtm5 t rat in the county is invited to at'eud th se barbecues and all are requested to bring baskets. CHICAGO'S STRIKE. IT IS INAUGURATED ACCORD- IN TO PROGRAMME. HOT A STBHT CAB KUSSIHG 1H THI north jpmsios HO VIOLEKCS R- POBTXD AHD aOITX EXTXCTXD " ; I othkb Kiwa. By Telegraph to the News and Observer. Chicago, Q;t. 6. The strike of itreet-caf oouductors, drivers nnd ca ble grip nen ou the North Side was naugura'ea according to programme at s X o'p'ock th's morning. Not fr is roaniDg in the fut.re north dififion. Tie eiric walk bate been filled wilh pedefctnaus htatied foe the buaiuera portion of the citj since ai early hour thm m run Expresswagus and ratilnrni.fi of all descriptions on which tmptan seats ha been fixed are b-it.g ran by the strikers and others and arc patronized to their fullest capacity Thus far no violence on tne part ol strikers baa b en reported and none is expected. No change in the situation has taken place since this morning. Not a single jr wheel has turned on the entire north division since 6 o'clock this ; mermng, and Superintendent Threedy has announced that no at tempt will be made to resume opera tion till Monday next. He says he has alrej&dy engaged 150 experienced men to ake the strikers' places. He has been kept busy throughout the day examining applications for places. A large proportion of them were in experienced men. superintendent Doyle, of the west division? lines, called on Manager York t&is afternoon aad informed him bini that he had received notice from the, men in his division that un less sonje action looking to a settle ment in the north division is taken be fore thai hour they will strike at mid night vThere seems to be no doubt that this will be done. The reBUlt will behat the transportation facili ties for three fourths of the people of the oty will be cut off tomorrow. AIHBT1LLK NOTKS. TBS KXTHOBIST C05FEBEMCK A5 ABUE ADDBKJ38 BtTOBI THI DXMOCBATIC CLUB. Cor. ol ta Mews and Observer. , I AsHxvuxx, Oct. 15. The daily sessions of the Methodist Conference are largely attended. Some three hundred delegates are present Bishop Hargrove preaches a Sermon to . the visiting clergy to night a the college chapel; after which a.- reception and collation will be held under the auspioes ol the col lege authorities. Among the distin guished; men attending the session are Ret. E. E. Hose, professor in the Biblicaf department of Yanderbtlt University: Kev. L. H. H. Uarlock, president of Sullins College, Bristol, Tenn.;Rev. D. D. Hearn, president of Marina Washington College, Abing don, Va;J udge u.tx oung,ii.noxvuie; and Rev. C. D. Smith. The mornings are givin to the regular order of bus iness ; the afternoons and nights to preaehng and committee work. Tes ter day! ten local preachers were elected toiteaoon's orders and seven were efected elders. Nine ministers were advanced to the class Of the fourth! year. Rev. Edmund Tilley was sent as a missionary to Brazil. The town is crowded and the streets present a most animated appearance. T The Democratic club was addressed last night by Mr. J. M. Uampbell, a real estate dealer of this city, lie is a' fluent and interesting talker and de livered a very able and instructive address on the tariff and o'her lead ing issues of the campaign. ft IM SPARTA. TH$ DEMOCRATS HA VI A 0AL1 DAT From a private letter W3 are per mitted to learn that the Democrats "had a gala day in Sparta Thursday The .letter is aa follows: "It was Dockery's day here and as you know Kitohin had appointments concurring withe Dockery's. Up to this place Dockery had refused to divide time and Dockery, Devereux, Tom Settle -and Linney would take all the day. This bad oontinued for three days Hut we put a atop to the business here today. We went into the court-house and demanded a division of time Dockery's crowd refused, and then we bad; Kitchin to go to the grove near-by and divide the crowd. We had at least two-thirds of the crowd and Kitchin spoke for four hours. He hah llungs of steel and denounced erf and his methods, one of whifth is to have Tom Devereux to deu6un.ee Fowle end bring charges in regard to the special tat bonds,etc Dockery says nothing against if owie himself but inspires Devereux to do so. But I think they will remember Sparta a long time. Kitchin is the irighf man in the right place. Dock ery s unscrupulous statements ougnt to be met and denounced everywhere and he does it." Clearly the Democratic banner is being held high in the wake of the "cowards and slanderers" who are .perambulating the west, for whom the; door will be opened we trust, will "pass out" the1 sixth of November. and. who, forever on IixxiKBiB, Democrats, that you cannot vote unless you register. See that your names are on the registra tion books in full time for the elec tion. ) Sraad Kally at Shelby, ot the New and Observer. cot. 1 : Shxlbt. N. C. Oct. 5, 1888. Th; Democrats of Cleveland will hold a grand rally and barbecue at Shelbv on Thursday, Ootober 11 Gov. Stedman. Senators Vanoe and Ransom and Congressman Cow las h ive been invited to attend. There will be a grand cavalcade of horse itetn, good speaking, good music, plenty to eat and a hearty invitation' ia extended to all to participate ' i Jones. "What a ridiculous aoeech Mouthey madt!" Smith.?'! should Wscu Why, one turn sequitur fol . .. . t n aev f iowea anotner au tnrougu is. a use, A Card, The atateaiants mada by Mr. Cross and Mr. White, late peaident and cashier of the State National Bank, in their trial at the August term of our Superior Court, and au apprecia tion of the good opinion of my fellow citizens, as well as a sense of justice to myself, lead me to make this pub lication. I have borne in silence the unnecessary and unprovoked on slaught upon myself and friends from a feeling that it might be improper to make a statement until ai tr the termination of their trials in court. I can now see no object for further delay. Shortly after an official examination of the State National Bank, made in April, 1883, a letter was received from the; Comptroller of the Currency with such criticism upon its condition that I van requested to go to eee him in r gurd thereto. 1 went to Washing ton and had a Ion , full and free con versation with the Comptroller. I told him I thought it properly man aged the affairs of the bank could be adjusted, and that if he would give cue; his aid, not requiring me to go tod rapidly in charging off worthless paper, etc , but allowing me to do bo as I oould, I would 'take charge and do my best for the 'depositors and Stockholders of the bank. I lold him if he demanded that all necessary re forms should be mada immediately and that all bad debts should be charged off at once, etc , I would not accept the presidency and he might aa well appoint a receiver ut once. I fot from the Comptroller the same ay, I think, a letter from which I take the following: "I have careiully considered the statements and expla nations made by you during your per sonal interview with me this morn ing, and in accordance with your de sire shall express my views relative to thtm in writing. It ia very evident that the condition of your bank de mands an immediate and radical change in its management, and I must insist, upon such change being made, and the suggestions and requirements made in my letter of the 24th ulto. being adopted. It appears from what you say that Mrs. Williams is willing to retire from the presidency and that you are willing to take her place if an opportunity shall be given you in which to place the affairs Of the bank in a satisfactory condition. This office is willing to afford a reasonable time in which to accomplish the im provements that are so necessary, but it is expected that you will use every endeavor to bring them about at the earliest day." Thus it will be seen that I took charge of the bank with a full, un derstanding with the Department, and a consent on ' the part of the Comp troller, in a wise exercise ol his dis cretion, that I might carry ror a time the bank affaire as they were,with a promise on my part to do my best and charge off all bad paper as rap idly as possible. It is needless to detail the first year of my work fur ther than to say, that, finding matters even worse than I bad expected, it Was a year of painful responsibility and faithful effort to do aU I oould for thriastimtion. In April, 1884, another examination was made and on the 10th of that month I received another letter from the Comptroller's office in which he says : "The report of the examination of your bank, made on the 5th inst., showed that there has been considerable improve ment in its affairs, and the examiner states you are doing all in your power to still further improve the condition or the association. Another exam ination was made after the present Comptroller came in, and soon there after a special examination was or dered, at which the examiner and my self went over every paper among the discounted' debts, and there was not one, that I can recall, that was not carefully and specially considered Among a number of papers carried by the bank some were put down as entirely worthless and some only es timated at a per cent of their free value. The matter of charging them off was spoken of and I told him I was doing so as rapidly as possible. It will be remem bered that in the tunes of which I write money was tight or there was liltie chance for making money, so that with all my effort the improve ment of the bank was not as rapid as I had hoped it would be. In the sum mer of 1886 the Comptroller made peremptory demand that matters should be made straight in three months or he would appoint a re reiver. It was about the end of this time, when we were all much exer cised at what might occur, that Mr. Cross, sitting with me on one of the benches of the Capitol Square, pro posed that if he were made president he would buy from the Williams es tate $30,000, or $50,000, if so moon should be neoessary, of the stock of the bank at par and use the money in taking up worthless paper in the bank. This proposition was startling to me on two accounts. In the first place I doubted bis ability, on account of bis youth and want of experience, to assume and direct so responsible an office, and in the second place I oould not see how he could carry out us proposition. I asked him how he couid raise so much money. He told me he oould not raise the oash,but that his father was worth about that sum and would put in hit notes endorsed by a number of tne best people in his county. The notes, Mr. Cross said, be could have discounted in Norfolk or elsewhere uoon their own resoon sibility. I told him I would resign at once and let him accept the pres idency, and tor the purpose of effecting this a meeting of the di rectors was called the next day, when the piopositition was explained, I resigned and Mr. Cross was elected president. At this meeting some thing was said of the kindness of Mr Cross in coming to our help, when he remarked: "I do not want it con sidered in tnat iignt, out as a pure business transaction.'-' A week or so after this the directors met in the rear room of the bank when I asked Mr. Cross if he had put in the notes. He became somewhat indignant, and replied that a transaction of this magnitude could not be completed in scuahort e time, and that be would be compelled to go to Gates to perfect ' i it. , Shortly after this anther meeting was held at which Mr. Gat ling, whom Mr. Cross told me his father wanted for his attorney, was present, and we were informed that the notes had been put in aa stipu lated. This was afterward repeatedly affirmed by Mr. Cross and Mr. White, while in fact it was never done in a way to add one cent to the assets of the bank, though it appeared from the books that notes for the amount had been put in. He told us that with the $30,000 in notes he had taken up many bad debts, had charged others to "profit and loss," and that the bank was in such condition as was satisfactory to the Comptroller, or words to that effect. My intimate knowledge of the bank's affairs ceased with the beginning of Mr. Cross' administration. He told me his father wanted Mr. Gatling to act for him, and thinking he would be impelled to the utmost diligence and care by the apprehension of his father's danger should anything go wrong, I felt little concern for the safety of the bank. Some time in the fall of '87 the matter of renewing the bank's charter Was discussed' tand Mr. Cross informed the directors that it would take about $40,000 or $50, 000 more to make the bank pass mus ter. Four hundredshares of stock were then transferred to him by the execu tors of Mr. Williams, a bona fide Bale. iSoon after thia' he went to see the Comptroller and al so wentto New York where, as he informed ns, he made arrangements to get $50,000 by placing thecertificate for 400 shares, and other securities, as collateral. After this last transaction, which Mr. Cross said was an accomplished fact, I regarded everything aa at least righted and the stock of the bank, with a surplus of about $25, 000 and a most valuable franchise, as worth par, and thus it was that after wards we consented, at Mr. Cross' re quest, to elect certain other directors nominated by him. During all of this time Mr. Cross had repeatedly told us that the bank's business was rapidly improving, his profits accu mulating and everything in a pros perous condition. V hen the bank s failure came it prise to any man one of the . Lndenoe being yint I had to my was not a greater sr in the State than & beet evidences o the considerable . : own private credit. In regard to my indebtedness to the bank, it is well known to the receiver, and was as well known to the officers of the bank, that a large part was on account of purchase of stock, that my note, which 1 thought ;ood, might take the place of worth ess paper, thus risking everything for the bank, as did Mrs. Williams, Mr. Primrose and as I thought Mr. Cross. My individual indebtedness other than this was not increased a dollar while I was president of the bank; there was not a day that inter terest was not paid on what I had borrowed, and no two months at the end of ffhich there waan over-draft on my account. My note for money borrowed together with one, the pro ceeds of which went into the bank, is secured by a deed upon my dwelling. in title to which is. ia my wile and could have been retained. If property brings a fab? price the bank will get all i ever got from it. In regard to the innuendoes and charges made against' me by Mr. White and Mr. Cross I can only say that I never signed a statement knowing it to be false and never made an entry upon book or note that I thought was false. In looking back upon my connection wi(h the bank I see there may possibly hare been technical violations of law, but I did not so consider them at the time, and I am not certain now that they were. Neither I nor my law firm ever used the bank for private ends. There never has been a dollar lost to the state .Bank through or by my firm. In this con nection I would say that when I left the bank I thought I had been un usually successful, and that I could truly say that I had never lost a dol lar by bad discount. It may be c Bon-con- sidered by some wrong to have c tinued the business when the bank was known to be weak, but as long as there was improvement and pros pect of improvement, surely it would not have been right for us to have given it up, and there never was a time when I did not think it would pay its debts. I would say here that my whole past life is known to the public Without boast I am proud to say that no man ever justly ac cused me of one act of dishonesty or meanness. Whatever else I may leave my endeavor has been, and shall be, that a good name may be my chddren's heritage. There was constant intimation dur ing the trials of Mr. Cross and Mr. White that Mr. Cross had been in veigled into Che presidency. This is iaise in every particular. Soon after Mr. Cross' marri age I lived in most inti mate relations , with him, and the condition of the bank Waa a con stant topio of conversation between us, and his own statement shows that immediately after his election aa Pres ident he had investigated it person ally with Mr. Gatling and Mr. White as a special committee. Mr. Gatling told me he found the affairs of the bank in a better condition than he ex pected, and, in the presence of two other gentlemen, said that at that time it oould certainly pay its debts. Mr. Cross, too, will remember that Mr. Primrose suggested that he had better consent to my remaining and be be Vice-President, and that be re plied : "No; if I am to put my money in,: I will be President." He .said himself it was no matter of senti ment, but of pure business. And now I leave the matter with the public 'lhe bitterness of the attack on me is beyond my compre hension. Especially am I astonished at the wanton and cruel attack of Mr. White upon Mr. Williams, a kind and useful man in his day, and now in his grays for nearly ten years. That he started the bank on $10,000, as as serted by Mr. White, ra an impossi bility, and can be shown to be untrue. In conclusion, I would say, my con nection with the bank waa for its good. It certainly hid my brst tfforts, and for the f aiththl, and, I may say, intel ligent performance of my duties ,and the integrity of my purpose, I ecnfi- dently refer to Mr. Jordan Womble, Mr- 'Jjoo. D. Heartt and Mr. John T. Pollen, officers who served with me. I went to the bank when I was asked, and left when I thought another could do more for it I accepted the presi dency for neither the pay it afforded me nor th6 position it gave, neither of which I under-estimated, but re luctantly and simply to discharge duty which seemed to devolve upon me to protect the interests of the stockholders, Mr. Williams's family, and the public I thought all of us were doing our best ; certainly no E eater nor more honesfcefforts could ve been made, and I still believe the calamity could have been averted if the $30,000 had been paid in, as it was said to have been, and the busi ness of the bank had been properly and carefully conducted. My error was in not more closely watching, but i I could have had no reason to sup- pose that Mr. White and Mr. Cross were deceiving us. I may have been guilty of a technical violation of the banking act; but that I was knowing ly guilty of either a legal or moral wrong I most solemnly deny. No one intimates that I appropriated a dollar of the bank's mon,y. To a generocs public, that in all this! attack upon me has still not withholden its confidence, but through it all has shown a tender sympathy, I return my profoundest thanks. Slan der i" that to which we are all snb jeotl Ic is impossible to prevent it, and its effects are never entirely re moved. The people of North Caro-! Una have shown in this instance that 1 they are Blow to give it countenance or encouragement. Edwaed R. Stamps. Shopper' Nates. W. H. A R. 8. Tucker & Co. are now ready to show their ladies' and misses' cloaks and wraps. Several lines are London and Berlin manufac ture are exclusive styles and are represented only by this bouse Greater care than ever has been taken by them to maintain the high char acter of this department, and these garments are offered their trade with the knowledge that they are offering the best styles and the best values ever sold. These people carry a large assortment of fine dry goods unusually complete, this fall, in plain fabrics of rare and odd shades, and in novelties and trimmings of unique exclusive design. On next Tuesday, the 9th, Messrs. Norria St Carter will have their grand semi-annual opening of fall and win. ter goods- They have used unusual care in their selections, and their stock is more extensive thia season and the atylea more select than they have ever shown. We know it will be a grand treat to the Raleigh people, judging rrom tne handsome displays this firm nas been making twice each year during the past five years. JSvery body is invited to visit their store. The opening will continue Wednes day also. Messrs. W. C. fe A. B. Stronach make a special offer at especially low prioee for this week only of the eele- Dratea jxaxaii mxua xiour. , A very desirable residence on Blount street is offered for rent.' See advertisement elsewhere. : Bead Messrs. Berwanger Bros. plain English this morning. They are now fully under way in their new establishment and promise to supr everybody with overcoats, hats, cloth ing, all kinds of gents' underwear, neckwear, etc Their figures are mar vellous. Mr. u. ivosenthal a stock or men s, boys' and' youths' clothing beats , the record thia season. They have been purchased at bottom New York prices and those who call and see his selection will always buy. Messrs. Woollcotl are Belling cloth big, gents' furnishing goods, hats, ect, below cost. A nice lot of neck wear, jewelry, etc, will be closed out at from 50 to 75 per rt ofNew Tork prices. See the advertisement this more ing. Kveryhady Tame. On Tuesday night next the King's Daughters will give an entertainment for the benefit of the Thompson Or phanage. It will be something uniqe. and everybody should go. The entertainment will begin at 7 o'clock and continue until 11. Go there and have a good time arid help a charita ble institution that is of great benefit to the helpless orphans of our State. 11 , 1 Gkaaa Rataa ta tna Ricamaad BUpeeltlem via the Seaboard Air Lima. , Commencing Monday Oct 7th the Seaboard Air Line will sell round trip tickets to Riohmond for the great Exposition si the rate of seven dollars and ten cents including ad mission to the fair. The limit of these tickets will be ten days includ ing date of sale Married. Nicholbos Lxwis. At the bride's residence, near Rooky Mount, at 11 a. m,, Wednesday, Oct. 3rd, Mr. Samuel T. Nicholson, of Raleigh, to Miss Annie N., daughter of Mrs. E B. Lewis, and aister of Mr. Jno. B. Lewis, editor of the Phoenix, Rev. Mr. Burnstead officiating. , After the beautiful Episcopal ceremony, and the congratulations of numerous friends, the happy couple boarded the 1p.m. tram for an extended north ern tour, i Died. Mills. At her residence, on the Tarboro road just east Of the eity lim its, after a long and painful illness, at 5:45 o'clock yesterday morning, Mrs, Margaret Mills, aged 63 years. She was a very estimable lady, and her many friends will regret to bear of her demise. The funeral will take place from her late residence at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon. Friends aad relatives pvited to attend. Headache, whether arising from indi gestion or nervousness, thoroughly un Eta any one for attention to business or any other active effort. Laxador always cures this distressing disorder, giving prompt roller alter tna nrst aoae, cttoe "W hen It is fully recognised that one of the first and highest rights of the baby is to have a bottle ol iir. Bull's Eaby Syrup, there will be more Teat (or the nousenwa ana comiort xor tna ucue one. A PANIC HOTEL GUESTS IMPRISONED BI FLAMES. SOWS lUVt FROM TJX THUD rLOOB 0X1 "AS srsTAia8 fatal rnjcsns OTBXB XXWS. By Telegraph to the News and Observer. Maw losx. Oct fi a n;mtT,v., (Alabama) special says: A fire broke out in tha Mvm.ll.n House about 4 o'clock thia mnrnin ar- and burned so rspidly that the build ing was almost totally destroyed be fore the firemen could get the flames under control. A panic occurred among the iTaAntR. art ma. teViAm J-s O V "WU1W Va WdaVVaaVa found their exit entirely cut off. J. A. Weatherly, of the IZoening Chron- wo, wim uib Bister and niece, jumped from the third floor to tha warrl. a distance of fifty feet. Weatherly aua- tamed fatal lniuneB: hia aiater hA her left leg broken and sustained in ternal injuries : his niece eecarjed with a sprained ankle. j Tna first truth told by the Radicals thus far is uttered by Renegade Lin ney. "If the Democrats succeed this time it will be the last of the Repub- lican party in State and country at large forever and a day." That is so, and isn't it something worth working v., vsuiiauui ui uie jia norm State t To work then with a. will. white men who are really white, for the final extinction of Radicalism and the removal for all time of the possi bility Of negro rule anvwhara aritrtiw the borders of this good land of ours ' Taxxaxt's choice for Mayor is Sheriff Hugh J. Grant. The County Democracy's nominee is Mayor Hewitt. Military Day. Durham Exposition. Thursday, October 1L Prize Drill 3 o'clock. 1st Prize $100. ' . 2d Prize $50. Swivel Stack Bayonet Exercises and Skirmish Drill will be omitted. There will be a regular meeting of Wm. G. Hill Lodge tomorrow night at :u o dock, a fuu attendance la desired. The Hlad Car. The theory of the mind ears rair do for some hysterical cases, bat for chronic bowel troubles, croup, oolio, diarrhoea, dysentery. Dr. Bigaers' Huckleberry Cordial is the surest and best cure. Keep it. aaaatatameata ar Hast. D. . WortaMwat Hon. D. Worthington will address the people on the issues of the cam paign at the following times and Henderson, Monday, Oct. Id. Wilson, Monday, Oot. 22. Naahville, Saturday, Nov. 3. Sraa Whitaxxs, Ch'm'n Dem. State Ex. Com, , In delicate" health needlnVe cer. tie yet effective laxative will find the uauioxnia liquiu iruit rumour, ojiup . of Figs, pleasing to the taste, accep table to the stomach, and perfectly safe in all eases. It is the most earn-, ly taken and pleasantly effective rem edy known to cure and prevent cos tiveness, to ' dispel headaches, col da and fever, and strengthen the kid neys, liver and bowels, and is there fore a favorite remedy with .ladies. For sale in 50-cent bottles by au leading druggists. John S- Pesoud, sole agent, Raleigh, N. C. The Vermont Legislature oon- vened at Montpelier Thursday,, aa- W.P.Dillingham was maugurated M Governor. : , anviriKTO MOTHKHS. v. . Wra. Wlnalow'a Sno thins Svron abonld always Da aaed wnen onuaren are cutting tento. u i th llttla uiirniwr at onea. It Drodneaa aat- I araL quiet sleep by relieving nain. and tha little eberub aw , quiet sleep by relieving mo enuarea from , and the little cherub awakes as "bright as a button.'' It is very pleasant to taste 1 soowee tna eniid. softens tne gums, auays au paws. ra havea wind, regulates the bowels and Is tne beat known remedy tor diarrboMjvbetber rising from teeming or ouer cause. Awautj-a, owia a Delaware and Martha grapes, five- pound .baskets, 50 ets., at Stronach a. Fresh oocoanuts, oranges, lemons, etc, etc, at Stronach a. aa 1 . .. y Concord and Delaware grapes, ten- pound baskets, 75 etc, at Stronach s. Sea Fowl Gaano, Acid Phosphate, Kainit and Blue Grass Fertilizer, at DTBOIAGH s. - Horse, Cow and Chicken Food, at Stbohachs. It will pay von to inspect Whiting Bros.' stock o l ciotningr, nats, s&oee, underwear, Ac, before bu; whereas the goods must pay off creditors. - tf stamps s Drrxxicx, Assignees and Receivers. A man wants to look before he leaps, especially if he is a blind BulTs; Baby Syrup aw at 4nntt Regulate the Bonis! Day's Horso POWDER. mvents Xaaa- raver aad la sack aaekaca. FersalebyaUdaalcm Trynt HULL'S Kor the cure Coughs.Cold Croup, TTAarasness. Asthma, Whooping ft ftl nil' jnciptens Causa e, llUUUI I tuinpttoor 'and for the relief of Consumptive persona, j At druggists. 85 eta. SVHUI' A -!),. , ! .V aw - - - . ej - ,. ... ,. 1 1