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Greensboro Patriot. ESTABLISHED 1821. , PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. W. M. BARBER & CO. SUBSCBirriow-One year, $LOO; six months, 50 cents; three month, JScenta. In advance. Entered at the P. O. in Greensboro, N. C a eecond-claes mail matter. Communications, unless tney tro' impor tant news, or discuss briefly and pr operly sub Jecwof real interest, are not wanted; and if ISSeptable in every other way, they wm inva riably be rejected if the real name of the author Advertisements on which no specified number of insertions is markexTwill be continued nill forbid." at the option of the publisher, and will be ehanred up to the date of discontinuance. Advertisements discontinued before the time, contracted for has-expired charged transient rates for the time actually published. . Remittances must be made by check, dran, postal money order, express or in registered let ter. Onlv such remittances will be at the ris of the publishers. COuAddress all letters to - Greensboro, N. C. WEDNESDAY. OCT. 11, 1899. JL barn-storming expedition- William McKinley has perhaps displayed more partisanship than any man who has ever resided at the White House. This narrow minded selfishness in the chief executive has been the source of comment in all political circles, many staunch Republicans joining in the feeling of general disgust over the ward politician's methods constantly displayed by the Presi dent. Hia latest escapade is the barn-etorming" expedition now being conducted through the great West, the members of the cabinet assisting their chief in this "labor of love" for the party. The follow ing pointed: remarks by the Balti more Sun are so applicable at this juncture that we append them in their entirety: . - The government of-the United States has temporarily abdicated its functions at Washington and gone off upon a political stumping tour through' the West. So many official "spellbinders" never before left the capital in a body to , hunt for votes. Secretary of State Hay set the pace a few weeks ago when in a proclamation to Republican voters which filled several columns in the newspapers, he sang the praises of imperialism and a high tariff. This was the voice of only one representative of the govern ment chanting a Republican rhap sody in the Ohio wilderness. Now all the high officials of the admin atration the President and eight cabinet officials have organized themselves into a glee club, the champion campaign troubadours of the century, and will chant Mr. Hay's battle hymn at every point at which they can secure an audi ence. It is a great political min trel show, the like of which we shall not soon see again. Just at present the administra tion has a war on' its hands in the Philippines and is hurrying troops to those far-off islands, as well as preparing to send many warships to increase our naval force there. Under these circumstances it might eeem that the highest officials of the government would be impressed by the gravity of the situation Und would remain at their posts in Washington and devote their at tention to affairs in the Far East. While the campaign in the Philip pines is doubtless important from the administration's point of view, it evidently regards the domestic situation as equally serious, and -while it is gunning for Filipinos it is plain that the capture of insur gent Republicans in the West will not be overlooked. While our troops are mowing down the natives of the Philippines, President Mc Kinley's siren-like voice will be heard in the wilds of the West, wooing recreant Republicans back to their old-time allegiance, and "benevolently assimilatinc" them into the party fold if they have not wanaerea on too far. There must be peace at home as well as abroad; the voters must be held in line for the great national war of ballots next year, and Mr. McKinley has gone a "barn-storming" with the view of keeping his forces intact in the preliminary skirmishes in the West next month. Of course, if anything very seri ous should happen during the ab sence of the administration from Washington, the seat of govern xnent can be temporarily located -wherever the special train of th official junketers is sidetracked and whether at Fargo, Sioux Falls Kalamazoo or Squedunk,the Presi dent will have his cabinet with him and they can settle the destinies of the nation in the wilds erf Michigan or the Uafcotas as well as at th Whitt House in Washington. Any interruption of their keen hunt after votes to attend to national business would be singularly un e fortunate, but if the; business was very urgent the administration would probably give it attention unless it involved abandonment of its campaign. In this contingency consideration of national affairs might possibly be deferred until the seat of government was perma nently re-established in Washing ton. Mr. McKinley's critics ought not to be too hard on him if be has started his campaign for a renomi nation next year with an expedition which is not altogether decorous and which suggests hippodroming methods. Admiral Dewey might not accept a nomination for the presidency from either the Repub licans or the - Democrats, but the ovations he has received since his return to the United States have doubtless given Mr. McKinley cold shivers and set him to wondering whether his old friends, Duty and Destiny, have forsaken him and en listed under the banners of Dewey. Possibly the attentions which have been lavished upon the Admiral have no political significance, but are merely the people's way of showing their admiration of a first class naval officer, who carried out his instructions with remarkable thoroughness an d intelligence. Perhaps Mr. McKinley is not in a frame of mind to draw fine distinc tions between Dewey as the sailor and Dewey as good presidential timber. The shouts and cheers which have greeted the Admiral wherever he appeared have doubt less not been the sweetest or the most inspiring music to a President who is looking for a second term in the' White House. His rueh to the West, therefore, may be a movement in self-defense. Before the popular enthusiasm over Dewey has subsided Mr. McKinley and his assistant spellbinders will be telling the Western people that Dewey owes his greatness to him ; that they send him out on his mis sion, and whatever glory he achiev ed was derived from them and must be shared with the administration, if, indeed, it is not entirely appro priated. "We made Dewey," they will say. "Without us he would have had no opportunity to achieve distinction. The creature cannot be greater than the creator. Vote the straight Republican ticket and we will make more Deweys, and thus glorify the land." Admiral Dewey may have a faint suspicion that he had something to do with the victory at Manila, but the exi gencies of the next presidential campaign may require a sacrifice on his part and render it necessary that all the honor and glory should be absorbed by the present occupant of the White House. Before the latter returns to Washington Dewey may be reduced to his proper pro portions, from the President's standpoint, and the West may be lieve that McKinley sunk the Span ish fleet at Manila, with such slight assistance as Admiral Dewey was able to render. This may be the President's way of "maintaining without faltering the victory won by Dewey." Notwithstanding the many ru mors of war between England and the Transvaal, the world has not yet been startled by a clash of arms. The Boers seem determined not to strike the first blow and the Brit ish apparently occupy the same po sition. They are waiting for a jus tification for the war that will bear the scrutiny of the civilized nations before an attempt is made to crush the South African republic. That considerable difficulty is being en countered in finding a satisfactory casus belli is attested by the delay of the demands of the English on the Transvaal government. An at tack by the Boers would give them the desired opportunity, for in this they could hope to escape the cen sure of other enlightened govern ments. While the grievances of the English afford sufficient ground for remonstrance, it is doubtful .)-- whether they would justify a resort to arms. The British realize this, and if no hostile movement is made by the Boers war may be averted. We week greatly surprised to read the following in last week's i3sue of the Oxford Public Ledger : I "Ye Masons of North Carolina, listen ! The Massachusetts equal ity of negroes with white people has been recently introduced into the sewing room at the Oxford Or phan Asylum in face of the fact that widow ladies and girls in Ox ford would be glad to get the sit uation. The fact is this : A color ed woman has been placed tem porarily as one of the managers of the sewing room to assist in teach ing the girls how to ply the needle." We have always regarded the Oxford Orphan Asylum! as one of the grandest institutions of the state an institution to challenge the sympathy and support of all patriotic citizens. We have had nothing but the highest admiration for the order which has built and largely maintained tbiB home for helpless orphans. The managers of the asylum have, so, far as we know, been noble and self-sacrifio-ing men who have performed their work as a labor of love. Certain it is that a great work has been ac complished. Is there a disposition on the part of anyone to destroy the beneficent influence of the in stitution? If not, why should a colored woman be made one of the managers of the asylum sewing room for the purpose of teaching young white girls the art of sew ing? This, too, in face of the fact that white widows (whose hus bands may have been Masons) and young ladies in the town of Oxford would have been glad of an oppor tunity to fill the position. The colored woman in question may be entirely competent, and is doubt less a woman of good character, but this does not excuse the man agement for placing her in a posi tion over orphan girls who should be objects of the tenderest care of those who are in charge of the ksylum. , I 1 Teddy Roosevelt has consented to go to Nebraska to help try to save the state to i the Republicans. He wi.'l travel on a special train and will make rear-platform speeches at all the townsvthrough which he will pass. The Republi cans realize that something must be done, and done at once, or de feat will be their portion through out the West. Enthusiastic Meeting I Held To-Day and a Most Flattering Showing ;:.'V ' '. is Made v :.. . j V: The annual meeting of the Greens boro Tobacco Association was held to day at the office of j Mr. W. E. Bevill, and was very enthusiastically attended. - Reports were made by the president, secretary, and ., treasuerer. The one made by the president was most grati fying, showing a large gain in the number of pounds sold over last year, the general average being higher than on any market in Piedmont North Carolina.! ' - j Our buyers are in better shape and seem more eager for tobacco than ever before. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year : President E. J; Stafford. Vice-President C. A. Bray. Secretary John W. King. Treasurer W. E. Be vi 11. Sales Committee G. O. Wilson, H. C. Berger and R. G. Lea. j Arbitration Committee E. J. Staf- fordH. C. Berger and C. A. Bray. Executive Committee W. E. Bevill, LR. O. Gamble and J.H. Whitt. i The widely known and erratic Rev. Dr. Parkburst, who made things lively in New York a few years ago, has been making scien tific investigations and has arrived at the conclusion that man is mere ly a gorilla with a conscience. If tin's be true there are a lot of fel lows who can lay claim to being nothing more than plain gorillas. White law Reid realizes the fact that the Republican party occupies a most unenviable position. He is quoted as saying: j "Optimistic confidence in a Re publican walkover in 1900, grow ing out of the successful Spanish war, may be fatal to the party. Quiet talk, going on in the clubs and among public men, is proof that the party is now faced by a critical situation." It is becoming more and more apparent that a significant line of ... i distinction is to be drawn in the presidential campaign of 1900. On one side of this line will be arrayed the people and the Democratic party ; on the other will stand the trusts, the imperialists and the Re publican party. I ADDITIONAL LOCAL. Attorney-General Walser says he believes Worth Carolina has more legal holidays than any other state. There are nine. A critic is usually a man who couldn't have done it himself. The New Benbow. We are now able to give our readers some positive information in regard to the Benbow House, and it is good news, too. The appearance of ruin the place has had since the fire last June is to give way to a seen of busy activity, and in a reasonable length of time a strictly up-to-date and modern bote! building will grace the spot now mark ed by the charred walls of the. old Ban bow House. The new owners are Messrs. B. H. HerrimoD, E. P. Wharton and A. W. McAllster, and the deal through which the property passed from Capt. B. J.Fisher to them was consummated through the Southern Loan and Trust Company. The price paid for the property was $30,000, which Is considered one of the best bargains in realty obtained in Greensboro in a long while. The new owners have formed themselves into a stock company to be known as - the Benbow Hotel Company, with a capital stock of $80,000. Of this amount $50,000 is to be expended on the new hotel, which is to be one of the most compete hostelries in this sec tion of the country. It will be equip ped with the latest and most conveni ent appliances to add to the comfort and enjoyment of guests. The new building will be three stories in height, with an addition extending eighty feet in the rear. When completed it will contain about 125 sleeping rooms about fifty ' more than was contained by the old building; " Early Monday morning a force of hands was put to work clearing away the rubbish, preparatory to commenc ing active building operations. The work will be pushed to completion as rapidly as possible, and it is hoped to nave the new Benbow open to the pub lic y mid-winter. TOBACCO ASSOCIATION, I GREENSBORO MARKET REPORT. CORRECTED WEEKLY BY JOHN J. PHOENIX. Wholesale Receivers and Shippers of country jtroauce. BUYING PRICES. Beeswax!..... ................ 22o unicKens oia per id r 6 Large spring chickens lb... amaii spring emckens lb . . 5 to 7 Eggs 12J Feathers Hides dry...;..... 12 Green 74 oats....... Sheep Skins..... 5(325 ranow. Wheat Wool washed Unwashed......... Dried Fruits Appleslb.... ........ 3 Berries lb.. 1 'eacnes, parea, id. . . . . . . Corn, new. Flaxseed . . . . . . .......... Onions ......... . . ..... . . ..... 40 to 50 Potatoes Irish, new ! Sweet Rags Cotton Bones lb.......;. ..... I K Grated Gocoanut. A lot of Grated Cocoanut in pails just in this week, ( 25 CEWTS POUKD.J Quaker Rolled White Oats Made from the New Crop Oats, at DENNY'S, f ' 111 South Elm St., Greensboro. The Eight Sort. . - 'i They have been in business to please their patrons; they know how to doit; they will please you every time and prices the lowest, at The Tom Rice Jewelry Co. pi ji m n n '(I The question is asked every day at Earry-llk. 12) , , ... -. rosuCo How can ou afford to sell goods so cheap ; but when told of the , tage we baT a in buying they readily see we have no competitdrs, ' j bought rig i are half sold." We can now show you the lart , plete stock t DRY GOODS, SHOES, CLOTHING, HATS, GENTS'. ISHINGS, aver shown In North Carolina, and t nrU0: u ... . - . v v0 uai reiki t x . , L . . -' pucitBfuuoK reacu iunner inan it has ever done before. Now if mor anything to you, come and examine our goods. Don't buy them it I are uoi rigm. w e ao wnat we promise and promise only what we m out v;repons, serges, rialds, Uranlte Cloths, Silks, Satins ; all the Li.rt r date Dress Goods. All we ask is a look, Goods and Piices do the rest'lirJ Good Calicos, 2Jc and up ; Bleaching, 5o ; Men's Overalls, 25c ; Brogmj,! Ladies' Button Shoes, 50o up ; Plaids, 2Jc ; Ginghams, 2c. 24 Sheets paper, 25 Envel' -6 iueiauraDoum 1500ks, Each of the following articles only "1 n Safety Pins, 2 Lead Pencils, 26 Marbles, Ltr- Beauty Pin, Tablet, Collar Button, 3 Balls Thread; Spool of Thread, Ciki Soap, and hundreds of other useful things at same price. HARRY-BELK BROS. C. CHEAPEST' STORE ON EARTH, 225 SOUTH ELM ST., K. of P. BUILDISG r' 1 Vl""i" J. F. JOED AIT, . . - ;1 Jordan & Macdonald, Pron Greensboro City and Suburban Manufacturing sites. Acreage adjoining tbe city in tracts to suit purchasers. Farms aud farmitg lands timber lands, and tracts adapted to colonization purposes in Gcil'cn county. Special attention given to locating people free U' Nnrthprn htatps tipst or finnneniinns iorin ana coum. w. respondence with home-seekers solicited. JORDAN & MACDONALD, 106 SOUTH ELM STREET. GREENSBOKO, X. C. It Is TO ossible That some people may, tell and others believe that the Pennsylvania Low Down Grain Drill wii heard of before this year; and this is true, my friends, in some cases, for there are many thi- .3 t V. . i a 1 onn -1 t. . 1 L.. loan in orlBtPHCc ' years. If you think the Pennsylvania is a new-fangled and untried drill, will youbelieTe M- xooluq, nuu Bucauo m uib uttu vvuiud uciuni iuio is tu o uiob vcat iuc zx. a. i tered N. C. by local agencies, depending heretofore upon selling direct. But as John Jasper, -ored reverend, says, "The sun do move,' and so does A. B. Farquhar Co., and wnen away not a few Pennsylvania Low Down Disc and Hoe Drills will have been numuereu drills sold in the state of North Carolina. -- Mr. W. O. Stratford, Greensboro, N. C. - Dear Sir I have been using a Pennsylvania Drill for nineteen years ana during this time I never have had any breaks and very little repairs. I finil the grain feed all right and the fertilizer the bes I have ever seen.- I have received the new improved Low Down bought of you and if it proves as well as the ot"e I shall be well satisfied. I sold my old one after using it nineteen years for IU Silk Hope, N. C., Sept. 29, 1899. S. P. TEAGUE, Jk. W. O. Stratford, Greensboro, N. C. 9 (Dear Sir In sowing my peas with the Pennsylvania Low Down DriH I very well pleased with it, and now I am sowing oats and am satisfied witfc i every respect, especially the lightness of draft. Sumner, Ni C, Oct, 3, 1899. R. E. HODGIN. Mb. say Sir: I bought one of your Pennsylvania Low Down Drills last fall, ana that it is the lightest draft and best fertilizer and whea feed I hf seen, and I have used several different kinds. U. T. DAvsu. Science, Randolph county, August 28th, 1899. ! ; w STRATFOBP- General Agent for Guilford, Randolph and Chatham-
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