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SSINOTQN LETTER.
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li-,v,iiU-, May 8, 1899."
"ifo1 vasnjngi""j f
frf ,( the characteristics that
SP'M, he attempts ,to maKe up
K 1 rhetr 4ith gall, jf which
t'" , held a- cabinet portfolio.
H&lti.i-ttli.oid all
-.lito iim fhn orftll
He has actjually gone so far
lL?trn kr. MeKinley, if
IvSlic talkfof hi b&cbmen
?e-A K.iipved. According to the
nedul not issue
J il " .' r JW antiafiArf wif h
f 1 j :.sleB8hi6g gen: ihim by
fdirl commies bn and the alleged
MiUnrilit-irv. court of, Jnqiiiry,
t Mr. McKiuley has just ap.
y'Mw ordered published, but
flfc thaf Gen. Miles) shall be
L.Jeu fi'-m the command of the
Url' Uu addition to haying de-
aid to have told him tnat it
the order trans-
-Allies nwuj.i wuiu.v.
-aifey ':ta:on4 of the j fnilitary
kr.h. he would, as secretary of
IL, isiie lt mmeeu, iuub uyjwug
Jdesideutial actidn onejay or the
herll lu is not surprising that
Mr MeKinley should have con
cluded to go to ;he .Yirginia Hot
fringe and try to clearj out his
Jjitjfiu with a few hotjbaths. But
lis Algerism hejwill have to clean
oct to1 accomplish anything.
EBoIb J'lfttt'a ed ct has goie forttf
that New York shall have but one
qindidate for the speakersllip, and
that Payne, Kay and possibly other
eaib'ec- of the delegatioh, who
ijae either positively or partially
gnnpiinced thembelves ,a$ candi
date11 He forced out of jt he way
ti ffi.ve- Sherman the unanimous
f'jpp')rtif the (jelegationj This
gnd ruirjor that ahermun h is made
a ieaj witii Hanna caused; quite a
Sherman ftock,
now I in favor in
refueed
arkpl boom in
.aid Sherman is
if opting circles. j !
jiTreuiH-y ollicials nave
Mallow an item headed "traveling
expenses in the personal accounts
of Kogei C. Spoon.er, special Indian
8gebt ''temporarily" in charge of
the Indian warehouse , in Chicago,
because the aforesaid traveling ex
Reuses Were incujrredj by" Spooner
ia going. between his homejin Wis-
'Aihjlind his oilicej in (Ihicago
iii are not consid ered to have been
ceceepary to the proper j perf or
mancp of his public duties, j Spoon
er is a brother of jSenator Spooner
and holds his position by a trick.
Tie position of superintendent of
the iDdiaa warehouse: is supposed
,w blunder civil service rutes ; also
;to be vacant. Nearly a year ago
Senator Spooner carried an order
to Secretary Bliss,jf rom Mr JMcKin
!ev, tefling him tcj prbvidej a good
place for his brotper.j It was done
1 appointing him as special In
dian agent and putting him intem
poraijy charge of jthe wareHouse ii.
Chicago where he has been ever
iace -tilling a position ! thfat is in
the chiegilred service; without even
: laving taken an lexanjination.
Still there are some otherwise level-
leaded men who
Hen I the civil
will geti4riutty
service rules are
tpoken ot as the lumbug they real-
; Mr. MeKinley seems to, be devel
oping a-disposition to play ciar.
He ordered Representative iHender-
ibiVof Inwa '.hirmn nt Ithn T?P-
publican caucus com.mittee that re
Qtly completed "'a financial bill,
Hen he caned at thej Whife House
Tithia copy of the bill, tol change
it before it was submitted to the
,8publican8 of. the enate! finance
teJir " rf a a am a vvltiaf an.
Jprovei.ii before it is 'made! nublic.
l-Ol. HeiidpranW i!a . Inn
Mow oecasinriftllvl hut fhAina a
WijUte for speaker of tle house,
iiu not OttrA fUiioi.r-1 Lith Af r
f cKinley, so he only called his at-
fnmiey, so he only called his a
eQton to the fapt that every clau
- !s tN bill had been! put there 1
T " u8Loio pi ine commuiee.
- iw it n as iciici
Icrd
se
by
. r
ll Eaq-Vison J:i t
reican leaders' tha7an extra ses-
FOCal) r u.l ii t ilt
i --j vanj, iu me iaii( uutiu
7 to change iheir minds, should
uirii hmv onn a i o r a v" m nn
Will tin bonLnii Ln
... . pa ,jjuui v tuau k ij a b
Vet V tfSSlon w probabe. The
6 ft htm - i i I
on
over the political
rt time aeo they
gUrinff nA a wallr.ver for
next Jear, but now they
M uieneu- Une of them said :
Hin i v ium oi course, oe
VUUUl lilBLlUiJ. UUl
. . '
ih: "ieaijB certain tnat ne
ai;L. 1 ecandals under his
t il titration h'ave made l it diffl-
iU lr. his fiends to defend it.
VI ooafter: Eaan' and others.
lNk!!;Ve. fi8'id" prominently in
W inistrationJhave not added
t;;: inley's renutation or
renomi-
fu nd i chances for
nation. Conservative observers be
lieve that Algerism and Eaganism
will prove to be a heavier load than
Mr. MeKinley carr carry, and that
even if her should be nominated
again, he would be defeated.'
The Philippine situation contin
ues to be a combination of dicker
ing and fighting, although the ad
ministration claims that the sub
mission of Aguinaldo is now fully
assured, but they do not say when.
His subjugation has been a sure
thing from the first, but it' has al
ready, cost more, both in money and
blood, than it will ever be worth to
the people of this country.
The Axxny Rations. '
Washington, May 6. As a re
sult of the . President's considera
tion, of the report of jthe Wade
court of inquiry, appointed to in
vestigate the character of the food
supplied to the army, especially
meats, during the recent war with
Spain, the following instructions
were today cabled to the military
commanders in the Philippines,
Cuba and Porto Rico:
"General Otis, Manila; General
Brooke, Havana ; General Davis,
San Juan : -
By-the President's direction,
you have from time to time, been
requested to make suggestions as
to change of rations for your
troops, which you have complied
with, but to better enable the Pres
ident to determine, under provision
of Section 1146, Revised Statutes,
what adulterations,' if any, in es
tablished ration would be conduc
tive to the better health of troops
serving in tropical climates, the
feting Secretary of "War directs
that you institute a board of three
officers, noted for their, experience
and ability, serving respectively in
the line, medical and subsistance
departments, to fully, examine into
the subject of any desired changes
in the ration for the troops of your
command, and that you submit sub
stance of report of its investiga
tions by cable, and full report by
mail, together with your recommen
dation refer to board previous cor
respondence and other available
information relating to dietetics.
Particularly shoqld the experience
ef officers and enlisted men of long
service in the tropias receive full
consideration.
"H. C. Corbin, Adjt. Gen."
A Railroad Trust.
Cleveland, O., May 9. Accord
ing to a high official of the Van
derbilt lines in this city, the de
tails of a big railroad trust, which
is to include all the lines between
Boston and Chicago, are now being
worked out and the consolidation
may be completed within the next
few weeks. The recent purchase
of short lines in New York, Penn
sylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illi
nois was in line with the plans for
the consolidation, which has been
in contemplation.
It ie not the purpose to have all
the lines under one management
exactly, but to apportion them
among the .Vanderbilt interests,
the Pennsylvania1 Company, and
the Baltimore fc Ohio Company,
when it shall have -been reorgan
ized, giving to each system the
lines that it can ui'e to the best
advantage. -
The purpose of the consolida
tion is said to be to prevent rate
cutting and to accomplish practi
tally what the Joint Traffic Asso
ciation was organized to do.
$65,000,000 Plow Trust
Chicago, May 8. Representa
tives of more than a score of the
leading plow manufacturing con
cerns of the United States met to
day, and virtually completed the
organization of a combination into
which it is proposed ultimately to
take all manufacturers of agricul
tural implements. The capitaliza
tion of the new combination is
placed at 'over $65,000,000. The
greatest secrecy was maintained
regarding the proceedings. It is
understood' that C. H. Deere was
elected president of the combina
tion. The large capitalization of the
new corporation is said not to be in
excess of the value of the plants in
cluded in the plan. Much of the
capital is tied up in patterns, dies
and special machinery. The esti
mated valuation placed on this
kind of property is said to exceed
$30,000,000, and it is said that it
might easily run up to $45,000,000.
HEAVY LOSS BY FIRE.
Business Part of Greenville
.Suffers Severely by the
Devouring Element.
Greenville, N. C., May 5. Fire last
night burned out more than half a
block on eachide of Main street in
the business part of town. . Five dry
goods houses, three groceries, three
millinery stores, three bars and. several
other business houses, including the
postoffice, were . burned. But little
was saved. The loss is about $125,000 ;
Insurance about $40,000. The origin
of the fire is unknown. The King
House, three stories hlgbrwaa among
the burned.
The Raleigh at Sonthport.
Wilmikgton, N. C, May 4 All
streets today led to Cape Fear river,
to the wharves and piers that from
the . west- side of Water street
trended thousands of people anx
ious to get a glimpse of the! war
vessel named for North Carolina's
capital. "Has the Raleigh (been
sighted yet?" was the question that
they kept asking over and over all
the long afternoon, and did not
cease asking till far in the1 night,
when it-became .definitely known
that the cruiser arrived at South
port, but with this announcement
came the disappointing news that
the cruiser would not, because of
the channel, ccme to this city at
all. Wilmington had turned out
en masse to meet and greet the
battle-scarred cruiser and her gal
lant officer and crew, and bitter in
deed was the disappointment of
the waiting throngs when hour
after hour went by and still no
definite tidings of the warship,
then the newi tbaV it would never
come beyond Southport. Business
had practically been suspended.
Bunting fluttered from buildings
all over the city and shipping along
the water front had been decorated
with flags. Even tugs and fishing
smacks showed a flag of some kind
and "Manila," "Dewey". and fRal
eigh" were favorite legends for
these rippling pieces of t bunting to
bear..
Captain Coghan and the other
officers of the cruiser were ten
dered brilliant receptions by the
people of Wilmington. In the par
lors of the Orton House, Saturday
afternoon, Captain Cogblan i pre
sented to the delegation of citizens
from the city of Raleigh a gun
captured from the Spanish cruiser
Reina Christiana. The, Raleigh
sailed Monday afternoon for
Charleston, where the Confederate
veterans reunion is being held this
week. Editor
Chattanooga Saloon Law.
Chattanooga, Tenn., May 7.
Chattanooga saloon men are mak
ing an effort to enjoin the city
officials from enforcing 'the newly
enacted 10 o'clock closing ordi
nance.. Application for an injunc
tion has been heard in the Chan
cery court by Judge McConnell,
but he has reserved his decision
v The 8aloonists charge that the
ordinance is unconstitutional and
contrary to the state and other
existing laws.- They assert that
the . measure is "prohibitory and
not regulative,, unreasonable and
oppressive."
The' suit was brought by a saloon
firm, and the city and police offi
cials have charged in court tnat
the men arranged to violate the
law, having requested an officer to
be present. Of course, he had to
make an arrest, and then the suit
in chancery was made possible, the
8aloonists applying for an injunc
tion against the city to refrain the
corporation from prosecuting in a
city court. .
The grand jury will meet this
week. Summons have been issued
for a number of leading preachers
who have charged that the police
authorities allowed violation of the
Sunday law and that Gov. Benton
McMillin appointed commissioners
favorable to the whisky element.
The preachers will be asked to
testify in court as to their charges.
Revs. Dr. Alonzo Monk, Dr.. R. j B.
Garrett and other prominent cler
gymen have been asked to appear
and give testimony.
Gomez Galled a Traitor.
Havana, May 5. A banquet
civen last evenine by members I of
tke recently dissolved military as
sembly in honor of the aged Salya
dor Cif-neroa, first president of the
second republic of Cuba, and of
Gen. Mayia Rodriguez was the oc
casion ! for an anti-American and
anti-Gomez demonstration.
Gen. Manual Sanguily, Col. Juan
Gualberto Gomez, a member of the
assembly's executive committee,
and other speakers denounced Gen
eral Gomez as a traitor to Cuba in
having given aid to the intervening
power "Los Yankees," who j were
referred to in terms of dislike and
suspicion.
The only voice raised in protest
against such assertions was that of
Senor Fidel Piena, editor of j El
Independente, who said the Cubans
would most speedly gain their in
dependence by co-operation with
the Americans, adding that "the
purpose of the United States mili
tary authorities is to aid Cuba to
prepare for self-government and to
leave as soon afterward as possible."
A Mastodon Unearthed at the
Mouth of New River.
11
ual May Sale of Dry Goods, Shoes and Notions.
PBICES CUT IN HALF ONE-HALF i PRICE bALE.
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Great Sii-oe Sale
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500 pairs Women's Button and Lace Shoes, $3 and
$3150 values; all will go;at$1.98.
300 pairs Women's Button, and Lace Shoes, Tan'
and Black, $2 and $2.50 values, at $1.48.
200 pairs Women's Lace and Button Shoes, all
styles, $1.25, $1.50 and $1.75 values, at 98c. Great-
est . value on record. ,
300 pairs Women's Shoes, ( well made), $1 and $1.25
values, at 79c.
500 pairs Men's Shoes, all well made and new goods,
$1.25 and $1.50 values, at 98c.
400 pairs Men's Fine Shoes, all styles, lace and
congress, tan and black,1 $2 and $2.50 values, at $1.48.
300 pairs Men's Fine Calf Shoes, tan and black.
all styles, broad and pointed toes, $2.25,$2.50 and
$3 00 value; all will go at $1.98.
300 pre. James Means $2.50 Shoes, all styles,af $1.68.
400 pairs Men's Heavy Working Shoes at 89c, 98c.
and $1.19, all solid and good values.
t
1 Corset Sale.
300 fine Corse:, 3value, at 23c. - -
200 fine Corsets, 50c. value, at 39c.
150 Corsets, 75c. value, at 4Sc.
Summer Dress Goods Sale. ;
000 yards fine Lawn, in solid colors and .-figured"
beautiful goods, 6c. value, at 3c.
300 yards fine Lawn and Organdie, beautiful colors,
remnants from 5 to 20 yards, 10c, 12ic. and 15c
values, at 5c. per ard. v "
1 AAA ! J T 1 J. mm ... '
x,vuu yarus nne rrencn urganaie, all the latest col
ors, 15c. quality, at 9c 7.
50Q yards good Calico at 2c
2,000 yards fine Shirting Prints, worth 5c, at 3 jc."
2,000 yards fine Bleaching, worth 6c, at 3c in
small pieces from 2 to 10 yards.
at 4c; fine' and smooth.
100 pairs! Boy's Pants at 10c; 15c, 20c, 25c, 39c.
and 48c : -
2,000 yards fine White Percales, tor Skirts and
Wm'atfi th aI aAnann'a ,a. of 1Hn 191n K ID. or.
1,000 yards fine White Organdie, 2 yards' wide, at
29c, 39c 48c.
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GREENSBORO, N. C.
By Way of Explanation.
Greensboro, N. C, April 27, '99. )
9.30 A.M. J
Mr. J. H. Merritt, City : j '
Dear Sir I acknowledge receipt of
check. No. 122. dated Auril 25th. 1899.
signed Henry G. West, president of
renn Mutual Life insurance Company,
amount of check (four hundred dollars),
annuity diie under policy No. 142,111,
dated December 31, 1898. This is the
first and only claim under any insur
ance contract paid on the life of Mr.
Cartland. - -
Mrs. Henrietta Cartland.
Raleigh, May 5. A special to The
News and Observer from Marines, N.
C, says that what appears to be jthe
skeleton of a mastodon has been east
up by the sea at the mouth of New
river, a single bone from the skeleton
weighed 600 pounds - A strong sea cur
rent cut away the shore laying the
skeleton, together with several stumps
of trees bare. A, force of, hands is la
boring to save the skeleton.
Greensboro, N. C., May 1st, 1899.
Mr. J. S. Jones, Manager Provident
Savings, Greensboro, N. 0. :
Dear Sir Herein find copy of letter
from Mrs. H. G. Cartland, dated April
27th, '99, 9.30 A. M. (this is the correct
tjkne), acknowledging receipt from my
self of check 122, dated April 25th, '99,
signed by Harry F. West, President
Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company ,
of Four Hundred Dollars, first annuity
due under policy No. 142,111.
. In the Daily Record, of April 25th,
the following notice appeared :
"We are informed the two policies,
amounting to $5,000, held by the late
H. H. Cartland in this company have
been paid. This is quick work, but it
is an old story with the Provident.
There is a moral to i : 'Insure in the
Provident if you wish to be insured.
The motto of this company is pay your
premiums and they will pay the claims,
and quick."
Again on April 28th a letter signed
by Mr 8. Cartland, bearing date April
25th, '99, acknowledging receipt of pay
ment of claims by the Provident Sav
ings. .
I will ask you to state, as a matter of
common fairness to all concerned, the
correct date on which the claim was
paid. I made settlement with both
Mrs. Carthland and Edwin D. Steele,
Esq., of High Point, the first amount
being an annuity of $400 the second
amount (2000), partnership policy on
the lives of H. H. Cartland and Edwin
D.Steele, on the. 27th day of April.
Did you pay Mrs. Cartland on the 25tb
or on the 27th ? Mrs. Cartland told me
when I paid the claim in my company,
that it was , the first and, only claim
paid at that time. Thanking you to
give this matter you attention, I am,
Yours very truly,
J. H. Merritt,
I Per W.
Room No. 4, Katx Building.
DEPOSIT YOUR MONEY IN 1
The People's 5 Cents Savings Bank,
OP G-REENTSBORO , XT- O,
Established In 1SST.
Pays Interest oa Deposits.
Does strictly a Savings Bank j business. Has been in successful operation for ten years and
never lost a dollar. -
J . W. so OTT. President. j 52-3m J. A. HO DC IN, Treasurer.
I wouldn't MYSELF.
Greensboro, N. C, May 2, 1899.
Mr. J. H. Merritt, City :
Dear Sir Referring to the misun
derstanding in regard to priority in
payment of claims to Mrs. Cartland,
beg to say that the whole trouble has
grown out of the fact -that you dealt
with one person and I with another.
It is a matter, of no importance what
ever, since the public understands fully
that both claims have been paid with the
utmost promptness, and for this reason
I am not disposed to enter into an un
dignified contest over the statement
which you are publishing daily in the
papers that your claim was paid first.
Notwithstanding the fact that I had
delivered my check to Dr. Cartland, as
her agent, before yours was delivered
to Mrs. Cartland, on account of the
publication of Mrs. Cartland's state
ments I have no disposition to pursue
the matter any further.
Yours truly,
Sterling Jones, Manager.
I do not mean to be "undignified,"
but want the matter stated fairly to all
concerned.
J. H. Merritt.
The Greensboro Center Draft Plow.
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This Plow was put on the 'market for the first time-last year. The
one-horse Plow did not give general satisfaction until after we altered
the beam. Since then we have heard no complaint of them. To prove
that the two-horse G.j C. D. Plow has given satisfaction, of the more,
than one hundred Plows sold on a guarantee, we have only one on hand
returned to ue. There have been more than this number returned, but
they have been sold to other parties who have reported that they are
giving entire satisfaction.
We make the following guarantee for these Plows: Inordinary
grey land they will do all the work that the high priced Western made
Plows will do. All we ask 'for them is a fair trial. If they are not
what we say,' your money will (be gladly refunded.
Our object is to give our farmers a Plow that will do the work of
the high priced Western Plows, and save them money both in the first
nnat f Plftw and in thn rAnnirfi
Price of the One-Horse Plow, $2.75.
Price of the Two-Horse Plow, $5.00.
ivr a ttt: a.ctx' u ked rsr
&. T. Glascock &
212 LEWIS STREET, GREENSBORO, N. C.
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The smallest things may exert the
greatest influence. De Witt's Little
Early Risers are unequalled for over
coming constipation and liver troubles.
Small pill, best pill, safe pill. Howard
Gardner.
1,1 Pairs Bents fcs,
1899 STYLES,
Just Received.
LEWIS A. CROSSETTS FIBST SfflPHEHT.
The strongest line of $3.00, $3.50
and $4.00 Shoes in the world, with
style, snap and service equal to an
average $5 Shoe. Call and see the
new Spring styles. They are "birds.
SPECIAL BARGAINS ON ALL WINTER SHOES.
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