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1 ' 1 ' 'lie tooling liafefimflit J 1 t j 1 i , ' . : - "Equal and Exact Justice to AllI!' j - - I , 1 j i i H i i - . . ffn ' - 1 . . VOLXLUI. NO. 6. SALISBURY, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 23. 1896 ESTABLISHED 1832 s. .''!' 4 I "fi m 3 1 A i m ruBA. LIKE THE REAL REASON WHY ii THE ONLY TEUE WAY. DIRECT LEGISLATION VS. REP RESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT. Document Well Worth Reading By Those Who Believe la Pare Govern ment Social Democracy the Political IdcaL From Appeal to Reason (Translated from a Swiss Pamphlet 'Published in 1869.) ! j The experience of the past twenty years has entirely cured -the working classes of Europe of the idea that im- . perial democracy and imperial social ism, that is, the dictatorship of a single person, arc capable or even willing, to do anything for the social education of 'the working classes. These have been merely apparent reforms, dust thrown in the eyes of the people, while in reality the workman is more than ever m victim of taxation and food for I towder. 1 Since the, coup d' etat of Bonaparte (1S52), -the belief has, with great as- f tuteness, ben spread ftjaffe the work ing classes that policial or state re forms have nothing to do with social reforms, and that therefore the work ingman should not occupy his attention with politics, but solely with the im provement of his social position. The ruling classes know only too well by experience what a great advantage they derive from political forms favor able to themselves, and that so long as the working population allows Itself to be led without volition in political matters, and has no direct influence jupon legislation, it will not devise a form Of government favorable to the Interests of labor. Socialism, even of the most radical-kind, is a mere bug ibear, without any danger, because the political fulcrum 1s wanting to Its so cial Jever, wherewith it may lift from Its hinges the old form of society, with its poverty of the masses and -its indi vidual wealth. Social reform is con demned to remain in a state of theory, -until the right means are found to put it into practice, and these means can be no other than, above all, to bring about a governmental reform of such a nature that the laws shall henceforth lie made by the voice of all the citi sens, and no longer according to the Wishes of the privileged few. But how is this social-democratic state to be organized? This k the all 4mportant question for the workman. The International Workingmen's asso ciation Ehould be perfectly clear and united upon the point as to which kind of republic it prefers, so that in the event of the 'breaking- out of a revolu tion the working classes may every where know What to do. The political movement in Switzer land during the last two years ,(1867 69), chiefly in the canton of Zurich, is perhaps only a symptom, a prelude to the great and deeply penetrating move ment which is about to agitate Euro pean politics. The bourgeois republic, i or representative democracy, is on the point of dying out in Switzerland; for It has been found insufficient to com bat the injurious influence of Jesuit- Ism; and pure democracy now steps. forward, by which people take a direct part in legislation, and can, therefore, transform it in accordance with its social requirements. Representative government is every where the same. The workmen of Paris remember only too well how, in the days of June, 1848, those middle-class representatives endeavored to solve the social problem with grapeshot; and, (quite recently, the miners of Belgium have found out that their constitution alists, too, know of no other means than powder and shot. Nay, even in the representative democracy of Zu rich, there existed for more than twen ty years (1845-67) severe laws against the coalition of workmen, and against the social-democratic press. So long as the workmen allow the laws of the state to be manufactured and forced upon them by those who live by using lip the workmen, so long will the laws be unfavorable to the toiling masses, Sand favorable to the masters only. When did a monarch ever make laws In the interest of his people and against the interest of his dynasty? First cornea himself, his interest, hia dynas ty, land then the welfare of the tools who support him in working the com EGYPT, 19 A VASSALAGE OP ROTHSCHILDS CLEVELAND CANNOT RECOGNIZE monwealth for his own benefit; jand It is only at last, when all these worthies have had their fill, that the much squeezed people are thought of at all, and then too often stones are offered to them Instead of bread. There are, indeed, so-called Christian monarchs, who, like good-natured riders, stroke or pat the neck of the creature panting under their weight; but that the heavily-burdened animals, ridden to sore ness, would best be helped if the mas ter and all his train would dismount is a thing which never occurs to the one above until the one below throws him off. In the same manner, ah aristocracy can make excellent laws for them selves, but not for the people. Has the aristocracy of England, perhaps the cleverest body of its kind in existence, ever done anything in the interests of the workingman? No! If they have retained their position until now, It is only because they have not shown over-much obstinacy in strenuously opposing reforms that had become ab solutely necessary. But, again, the legislators of the representative state, although elected by the people, are not capable of making good laws for the working classes, but yet are able to make excellent laws for their own class, the middle class. And why? Because, as experience teaches us, the majority of every representative body consists of capitalists and their crea tures, and members of the middle classes, hostile to social progress. And even as the slaveholder is, by his very nature, incapable of making laws In the interest of his slaves, so the rep resentative, being a capitalist, is in capable of ever framing laws in the interest of the workman. Representa tive democracy, though it be, compara tively speaking, a far better form of government than a monarchy or an aristocracy, is therefore not that po litical form within which the world of workers can attain itH proper place and social questions can be solved. It might be more so if working men, and especially the peasantry, were always to send to the representative houses the most intelligent of their own class only; but, unfortunately, the experi ence of every country shows that this is done only in exceptional cases. As a rule, the people elect only members of the so-called higher orders, because the pernicious prejudice, an outgrowth of monarchial periods, leads men to be lieve that intellect alone can produce good laws, and consequently highly educated people are- all that is wanted, while, in reality, interest is the deter mining cause in matters of legislation. Add to this, that the salary of a mem ber of a legislative body, and the trav eling expenses paid to him, are syste matically fixed so low that for a mem ber of the working classes it is eco nomically impossible to fulfill the func tions of a representative. NATIONAL LEGION. - CIRCULAR NO. 3. The Reform Press have again, at their annual meeting, at Dallas, Texas, endorsed the National Legion; and the noble editorial band congregated there for the good of our cause will take up the work of organization with xeal that cannot help but aid the enterprise grandly. It is the duty of all the peo ple to respond now. The party is a unit In favor of the Legion plan of work. It fills the wants of the people. It is needed now in every county and every precinct, Delay is dangerous. We must act at once. There is no red tape, no secrecy, no cumbersome plan. All it needs is for a live patriot to call ten or more people-men or women together, elect officers and report the names, and send fifty cents to me at Omaha, when charter will be promptly issued and forwarded without delay. Do not let any man hold you, back in this work. Selfish men have blocked the way long enough. None but ene mies in disguise will do it now. Every human being in our ranks recognizes the supreme necessity upon us. It must be done. You can organize without a recruiting offlcr-r; but we want live men and live women to accept commissions and push the work in every state until victory crowns our efforts. The Clubs are under my charge, and we earnestly appeal to each one or ganized to send for charter and thus unite with a National Order. Our cause will win if we have a Legion at every ballot-box. The enemy are united and CUBAN INDEPENDENCE. Organized. They have millions of money at their disposal with which to debauch the people. They will under take to count us out If we win; and we must guard, at the risk of our lives if necessary, the sanctity of every ballot box. There is not a true Popuiist who Would not sacrifice his life to preserve the purity of the ballot in this nation. Let there be unity now. Let us show the World a spectacle that will make plutocrats tremble. I therefore appeal tjo all truePopulists in every unorgan ized precinct in this nation to meet at 2 p. m. on April 13, the sacred day that gave Thomas Jefferson to the world and organize and send names for charters that day. They will be dated April 13. We appeal to true patriots in each pre cinct to send stamps for supplies to or ganize, so that it can be done with sys tem. . A Populist who will falter In his duty and wait on Jefferson's birthday is not worthy; and we know that a true spirit of patriotism will touch each heart, and you will fail in line at the bugle-call on this holy day. We urge every news paper io publish this circular and Write stirring appeals to the people to respond to this call. We must have means to do this work, We must have a stenographer and a typewriter. We cannot do it longer, wo Co not want to faint or falter; We urge all who are able to send $1 for the Legion certificate of member ship. Every one admires Its beauty; and it will be a certificate of lovaltv to the sacred cause that we advocate. Every name la. recorded on a roll of ' honor, and we 6end a Legion button and a copy of The New Nation With it. j Now, every man and every woman j must rally to this call. The destiny of j the nation is involved, and we expect ; every true Populist to do his whole : duty. All orders and circulars will be pub- ! lished in The New Nation, and will be stent to our principal papers and through the ready prints: Each news- j paper which wishes to club with The New Nation will write to my address. ! And it would be a great help to me if I our people would subscribe. PAUL VAN DERVOORT. How They Stand. ; Some of our free silver democratic friends pretend to believe that the free sflver element will have a majority in the national democratic convention Which is to meet in Chicago July 7th. We don't see how any man that keeps himself posted'ean retain the faintest hope that the silverites will be able to control the convention. The delega tions will in all probability adopt the unit rule and the majority of each dele gation will control, in which case the vote taken by states would pan out as follows, according to the best in formation obtainable at present. For Silver. Against Silver. 22 Connecticut 12 16 Deleware e 18 Florida g 3 Illinois 48 26 Indiana 30 6 Iowa 28 20 Louisiana 16 13 Kentucky 26 34 Maine 12 6 Maryland 16 6 Massachusetts 20 22 Michigan 28 6 Minnesota is 8 Nebraska 19 8 New Hamp. g 18 New Jersey 20 24 New York 72 30 Ohio 46 6 Pennsylvania 64 24 Rhode Island 8 8 Vermont g 6 W. Va. 12 12 Wisconsin 24 Alabama Arkansas California ; Colorado v: Georgia Idaho ,V Kansas ' Mississippi Missouri 1 Montana Nevada North Carolina North Dakota Oregon South Dakota South Carolina Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Washington v Wyoming Territories y j Total 352 Total Thus it will be seen that 6S4 of a out total vote of 906, there will be 352 for Silver and 554 against silver, or a ma jority of 202 against silver. Free. Silver men who go into the primaries simply bind themselves to the support of the single gold standard. Reformer. Are you voting the same ticket that the looters of this nation are voting? If so, had not you better get into some other party? fhe war in Kentucky is thought to be over for the time being. HE HITS 'EM AGAIN! TILLMAN LIFTS THE CUTICLE OFF OP OLD PARTY CRITICS. No Ans wer to fill L&to Spcb-"Th American People Love the Truth and Th4r Country and DespUa Traitors, ThleTes and Cowards." Senator Tillman has given the follow ing letter to a Naw York paper for pub lication: Washington, D. C: My uniform rule has been to treat criticism with silence. I break that rule now for a purpose and that is to challenge those who hare found so much to condemn In my recent speech in the senate to a trial before a jury of their reader in which I can have at least a show of Justice. The New York Times editorial ly terms me "a filthy baboon;" the New York Post, "a political anarchist;" the World has used the word "blather- skite; the Philadelphia Record calls me St. "the Paul chief of anarchists," and the Globe says: "This fellow brings to the senate the unsavory rec ord he made In his state, a character tattooed with dishonesty." These are a few of the elegant phrases employed by the polite editors of some of the leading newspapers as applied to myself. They have not read my speech, they dare not publish it ia full, and basing their criticisms upon a few garbled extracts in which I use strong language to express indignation and contempt, they ask the people to render a verdict against me as a coarse brutal, ignorant blackguard All the words and phrases which oc cur in the speech to which they take exception do not exceed a dozen. They neither add to nor take from the argu ments and facts presented. Not a sin gle one of them i3 unparliamentary and j frequently in the senate language as I violent, coarse and brutal has been I uttered in the past by a dozen men i whcsejiames are w'ritten high in our I country's history. If my language Was unparliamentary, why did no senator call me to order? j If the charges wer9 untrue, why has ne ! senator answered them, and why do my j newspaper critics not attempt to an I ewer them? Is it unparliamentary and indecent to tell the truth? Are we sunk j to that low estate that falsehood and i treachery and official dishonesty can- not be mentioned without calling dowa j an avalanche of abuse and slander? ; What other senators have whispered i among themselves I have spoken aloud i and in plain words; What a majority j of the people have thought and felt I ! have uttered. This is the sum of my offending and the hireling editors and reporters who now degrade the so-called freedom of the press to so despicable a level may flatter themselves that they create and control public opinion, but the thous ands of letters that have poured in od me from every quarter of the Union and aicsily from the North and from men In every pursuit Of life have given me as surance that the scales are falling from the eyes of the people and that the truth bravely told has a sweet and whole some sound. The American people as a whole, the great common people, love the truth and love the country. They despise traitors, thieves and coward3. It Is a large mass to move, but the leaven Is at vork and the issue is joined and the result will be known bn election day. So far as I am individually concerned and as far as my speech is concerned, I care nothing for the abuse heaped upon me and thank my eritics for di rccting attention to my utterances. When my facts and arguments have been disproved I will apologize. Until then decency demands that men whd abuse me for speaking the truth should let their readers judge for themselves or reserve their epithets fcr men of their kind, who dread the truth and love cowardice. If there is no need for reform, reform will not come. If I represent nothing but ignorance and anarchy, why was I elected governor of South Carolina twice by such overwhelming majorl ties? For four years as executive I fought and was abused by corporations and their hireling newspapers. Why did my state send me to the senate by a vote of 131 out of 160 in the general assembly ? During these four years the state advanced in material growth and increase of taxable values more rapidly than in any previous period in its his tory. It spent half a million dollars In tho erection and equipment of two of the largest colleges for industrial, tech nical and normal training in the South, one for each sex. And the constitu tionai convention, witn wnich 1 had a great deal to do, fixed constitutional taxes so as to double the free school fund. The saloons have been banished from the state, while three-fourths of the people, if not more, are firm sup porters of the new method of handling the liquor traffic. These facts, which are history, can not be sneered at or obliterated. An archists don't write such history. I have never shrunk from the lashings of newspaper scribblers in the arena of state politics, and I will not begin to do so now. B. R. TILLMAN. To double the purchasing power of money is equivalent to adding 100 per cent to every debt, and to doubling the burden of taxation and rates of transportation. Kentucky will have to hobble along with one United States Senator until It electa another Legislature. The Arizona Populists, in state con ference, reaffirmed the Omaha plat form. ' . S VICTORIES. GOOD NEWS POURS IN FROM MANY POINTS. Joh nstion Wins the Fight in Alabama, Oregon True to the White Metal Encouraging Press Comment. H4 a Vnik nt 1 K(i 4n Qfl talAratae irt tiie Oregon state democratic conven tion adopted the free silver plank, and, notwithstanding the opposition manifested by the sound money men, free silver delegates to the national con vention Were elected. The Multno mah county delegation, supposed to be pretty evenly divided on the financial question, in voting for their men stood 24 for sound money, 11 for silver and 1 straddler. Six of the delegates pledged for free silver voted for Ben ron Killin, one of the most pronounced sound money men in the convention. jj The Cincinnati Enquirer says: Ex Speaker Crisp and Secretary Hoke Smith have been debating the silver Question in Georgia. The reports of the discussion in the papers have not been full enough to give the public a complete view of the encounter, but the performance of the Atlanta Jour nal, Mr. Smith's newspaper, indicates that Mr. Crisp has had much the best of it. That paper has an inflammatory article in which rt roundly abuses the ex-speaker and declares that he was terribly defeated. The article is ex tremely intemperate, and has the ap pearance of being inspired by some body who lost his amiability through being overcome himself. Boies and Morgan. The free coinage democrats are now talking Boies and Morgan, of Ala bama. They are confident of the con trol of the! convention and think they will have things their own way. Un less they are correct in their claims, it looks very much like the democratic party will split into fragments. Arkansas has committed an act Which poiutB in this direction. There ire two freje coinage men down there running for the democratic nomina tion J for governor. Both hail from Little Book and both are popular equally popular. Candidates Harrod said recently he was lor free coinage, bint would i not desert the democratic party, whatever it declared for. Can didate Dan Jones announced he was for free coinage, and unless the Chica go convention spoke out for it he .. 4.4 .... mi - Wouja not support its nominee. ini9 ahnOnneement seemed to strike the people of Ai'kahSap, for every county which has acted since he made it has declared for Jones. Such is signifi cant, to say the least of it. So it is in many other southern and western States. The people seem to be for free coinage, and that issne is apparently Stronger with them than parties. The People Moving, the victory of Captain Johnston in Alabama is an event that the demo crats of the whole south may rejoioe over. It ijs a Victory of the people over officious and official federal inter ference, rihg manipulation of Captain Johnston means, a revival of the democratic forces that Morgan led a revival of true democratic principles, and a return to power of men who be lieve in the people and who are faith ful to the people's interests. The nomination of a man who stands shoulder to shoulder with the great mass of the democratic voters of the south W"l G ar toward putting an end to the unwholesome divisions that have marked the latter history of the party in .AlaUama. These divis ions grew out of the manipulations of a political dynasty that thought it owned both the p irty and the state; land it has kept both iu political hot : Water for years. The democrats of Missouri are also demonstrating that they staud true to democratic principles The state con tention will be held at Sedalia next Wednesday. A large majority of the delegates from St. Louis and Jackson County, the headquarters of the gold ontractiohists, are for free coinage. Only one gold candidate was elected in St. Louis M'.iffit. Ex-Governor Francis, another gold man, will go as a proxy. Up to Friday last, seventy-eight Counties selected delegates to the state convention, and every one of these bounties adopted a strong resolution1 favoring the free, unlimited and inde- impendent coinage of silver and gold at lithe ratio of 16 to 2. A solid jfree coinage delegation will be sent to the Chicago convention from that state, Exchange. Silver Democratic Prospects. Day before yesterday the democratic convention of Oregon jsilver delegation to the national demo cratic convention. This action, how-, ever, was a foregone conclusion. There was never! a dou,bt of the action of the democrats of the Dakota-. Nebraska and Kansas, and of the states west of them. Npt a delegate from any of these states will go to the democratic convention who is not pledged to the free coina? of silver. "These states will have 122 delegates to the national convention. The primaries in Missouri show that the democrats of that state have de cided for the free coinage of silver. Eleven of the twelve counties of Illi nois that nave acted have made the same decision. So far as heard from the primaries ia Iowa show the same reeult. These three states will send 108 delegates to the democratic con vention. Add to these Bix territorial delegates that are certain for free sil ver, including no southern state ex cept Missouri, is 236. Of this there is no doubt It will take 452 votes to control the convention so far as the platform is concerned. It will be necessary to get 216 from the balance of the country. Exclusive of Missouri the south will have 284 votes in the convention. Of these, 22 from Delaware and Mary land will be for the gold standard. West Virginia's 12 will probably be for the gold standard. Deducting these, the south will have 250 votes left. Indiana and Minnesota are almost certain to decide for free silver, so far as the democrats are concerned. These two Btates wonld have 48 votes which, added to those already mentioned, would be 36 more than a majority for free silver. The democrats of Ohio and Michigan, with 74 votes, may also declare for free silver. There is very little doubt that the majority in the next democratic na tional convention will favor the free coinage of Bilver. Whether or not that majority will be large enough to nomi nate a pronounced free pilver man is another question. Fla. Times-Union. The Victory in Alabama. A correspondent, who signs himself "Alabamian," writes as follows in re gard to Johnston's signal victory: 'To every true democrat who loves free institutions, who has an abiding Conviction that the perpetuity of pop ular repr sentative government is de pendent npon tho Will of the people as expressed at the ballot box, and that the people are and should be the masters of thin, their government, can not feel otherwise than triumphant at the success uf the people's cause in Alabama on Saturday last. When the issue is analyzed and the conflict is calmly surveyed in all of its phases the success of Ji'6 Johnston on Saturday is an assuring fact that the people of Alaban Lave risen up in their power and dethroned tho bosses and manipu lators of political machinery and as serted their godgiven right of self government, and their right to give direction and control to their own governmental affairs. The issue represented by Johnston was that of liberty and frte institu tions, the right of the people to govern this country, aud the fundamental principle of tiue democracy the free Coinage of both gold and silver at a ratio of 16 to 1, and the u6eof both as redemption money by this government. The issue represented by Clarke was that of the classes against the masses, Of the privileged few against the many, of the singlegold standard, of Cleve landism, of English methods and sys tems, against the democratic principles of the fathers and of the American people. Clarke is the personal friend and favorite of Cleveland. Among all Ala bamians he was peculiarly the repre sentative of tho principles and poli cies of the administration; he had all the sympathy and all the. aid that is embraced in a powerful and determined executive. He had at his command all the money that Wall street lavishly (rave, and if reports be true, it was spent in Jefferson county and other portions of Alabama with a prodigal ity that challenges comparison with TwoAdism. Every corporation that was to use money to ciirry on its busi ness, every railroad was summoned to battle for Clarke. Aye, and above all, the threat was made to defeat the steel plant at Birmingham, and thus assas sinate the prosperity of the state, un less Jefferson county ehould vote for Clarke. To this formidable orray of the mer ciless forces of the money power Johnston had only the truth of tho democratic fathers, backed by tho sympathy of the people, and the he roic courage of the brave Alabamians. The conflict was long aud fierce. No quarters were asked and none were given, and as the din ;f strife and the smoke ot battle clears away, we soe the flag of the people planted on every rem mU and floating triumphantly over a brave and free peop Tennessee to the gulf, frcm Gl Mississippi." irr-m TlO. 10 TELEGRAPHIC TICKS. The long-expected distribution of World's Fair diplomas and medals baa begun at laut. Three persons killed, several inj ired and much property destroyed iu Ohio by a cyclone last Monday. In the District Court at Denver,. Col., Madame Warren has been ac cepted as a juror. Dr. I. T. Tichenor, Secretary of the Baptist Home Mission Board, at At lanta, GaM has received a letter from Dr. A. J. Diaz, at Havanna, Cuba, saying that his life is in constant danerer. M Revenue from Tobacco and Beer. Internal revenue certificates for the nine months of the current fiscal year, from of ficial figures made by Commissioner Miller, of Washington, aggregated ft 110, 17 9,075, an increase over the corresponding months' of selected afreeii895of $188,667, exclusively derived from tobacco and beer, lne principal items o: revenue were: Spirits 61,625,464, a decrease Of $2,377,415; tobacco fi32.257.507,an Increase of 91,151,180; fermented liquors 604,056,737, : an increase oi fl,7WJ,U7i; oleomargarine ! aott 329. a decrease of $18.SD2 aud mis- v - - . a decrease of 537. Paying For a Man's Life. One ot the largest damage cases ever tri : in Florida has just closed ia the Circuit Court at Pensacola, it being that of Mr;. Anna O'Brien vs the Louisville and Nar-hvsuV Bailroad Company for the death of her bus band, M. F. O'Brien, who was killed ua the Escambia trestle by a Louisville and Nash ville train in 1890. Tbe jury brought in a verdict to-day in favor of Mrs. O lirieu lor 920,000 and interest for five years, six uioobt? and forty-three days, amounting to a total of 926.260. Tremendous Inflow of Italian. Nearly sixteen thousand Italian immi grants have been landed at Ellis Island, K Y., during the past month. The cause of th Influx is attributed to excessive taxes, ex treme Doverty. threatened bankruptcy and militant militarism ccdented. This record is unpre- NORTH STATE BRIEFS CHEAP ARTIFICIAL LIGHT. Report of Expert Investigations Mad in North Carollua. The Progressive Age, of New Yoik . a journal devoted to natters connect ed with artificial lighting, recently em ployed a commission of experts to in vestigate and report the cost of car bide of calcium, from which, with the addition of water, acetylene gas is evolved. The costhad been varionsTy given a range of from $5 to $150 per ton, of the carbide. The Progreisive Age priDts the report of its commis sion, Prof. Houston and Drs. Ken nedy and Kinnecut, whofte inventiga tions at Spray, N. C., develop the fact that the cost there of carbide is $32.76 per ton. A supplementary report in the same issue says: Under favorable conditions, such as we believe can bo -realized in particular localities, the total cost per ton of the product might be $20. - North Carolina Cranberries. Capt. G. W. Chase, ja prominent, Massachusetts cranberry grower, has been in Elizabeth City prospecting with a view to engaging in the culinre of cranberries in thU State. He has closed a contract for eit;ht hundred acresof land on tho banks of Fasqno tank river, some three miles frjm Elizabeth City. On- this laud there ia a fine natural growth of crauberries, showing its adaptability for cranberry culture. The laud that will be plant ed in crauberrieB is only three miles from Edentou, riht on tlie' banks of Pasquotank river, aud has transporta tion facilities both by land and water. ! The Christian Endeavor. The State Convention of Christian , JSndeavor, which held ita'annual-iiu ing in Greensboro, has adjourned an elected the following officers for thl ensuing-year: President, Rev. A. D. Thaler, Winston ; Secretary and Treas urer, Mrs. R. L. Hendrick, Winston; Vice-Presidents, Dr. R. F. Harris, of Henderson; Mrs. Laura Field, of Greensboro; H. A. Pfohl, of Winston, and Rev. W. G. White, of-Cbar4otte- . Basis of Progrs Dr. John C. Kilgo, president Trinity College, of Durham, delivered the annual commencement address to the graduates of the College of Physi cians and Surgeons; at Baltimore, Md., last week. Tbe graduating class num bered ninety-eight. His subject was "An Exalted Regard of Man the Basis of True Social Progress." It was an able, eloquent and scholarly address. - Found Dead on the Track. J. D. Bryant, of Lumberton, was found dead near Hope Mills, on the track of the Atlantic Coast Line. Ho was horribly mangled and was unrec ognizable exeept by the papers found on his body. It is supposed that he was killed by the Florida vestibule " train. Bryant was a white man, thirty-five years of age. Tobacco Rollers Strike. About 200 hands walked ont of Sparger Bros, factory at Mt. Airy met Monday morning because they were not willing to work Jor the amount of fered them per 100 pounds for rolling tobacco, it being the same price that other manufacturers are paying,, but not as much by 25 cents, for 100 pounds as this concern paid luist year. Kxtra Pay for Luttor Carriers. In the general deficiency bill before Congress the extra pay for letter car riers for Charlotte is as follows: Od die Bradley, $112.49; J. Either Correi, $234.50; James M. Goode, $243.42; Robert L. Pope, $197.16. A call has been issued by Chairman Pou to the Democrats of North Caro lina to assemble in Raleigh on the 25th day of June for the purpose of nomi nating candidates for the varions State offices, and for electing delegates to the National Convention at Chicago, HI. The conference of the Young Wo mens' Christian Association is to be held in Aehevilie from June 12 to 22, and will be conducted by 'Miss E. K. Price. Arrangements have been made for the entertainment of the delegates at Oakland Heights Hotel. The new mill at Durham Shoals, N. C, has been named "Irene" in honor of President Wheat's little daughter, and work on the buildings began last weeks Secretary and treasurer Ward law Says it will be pushed to a speedv completion. Dr. Thos-umeTof the University of North Carolina, delivered an ad dress before the NationaTCougress of Religious Education, in Washington, D. C, last Tuesday. His subject was, "The Family as an Educational Insti tution." " The Woman's Foreign Missionary So ciety of the North Carolina Conference of the Southern MetLodiht Church, will hold its annual meeting at Kins ton Thursday, May 7th. i At Beaufort, William Rice, a young white barber, ws shot by Miss Belle Beveridge, a middle aged woman, ns be was trying to effect an entrance into her home. Gets Off at Last. In the United States Circuit Court at Pea-sa.-ola Fla., Chas. It. JenkiM was declared not gu'iltv of embezzling 910.000. from the Government wbiie postmaster at breads. Sneads is a small place, having only two or three hundred inhabitants, and th mystery of tho case was how Jenkins cou.d have em-, he-led any such sum as charged. This was Jenkins's third trial, twice before the jury having failed to agree. Subscribe for this paper. s; - r "; Ma .1. ' , m 1 9 ' I i -Ua!, H " N i r 1 -