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Gonvention
DART EATLIIIB Gtiilll
Convention and Executive
Com
mittee Meet Harmonious
and Enthusiastic :
With a Hoar of Approval the j Wake
County Democracy Named Bryaii
Ir - National Standard "iBcarcr,
-Named Delegates to Stato and. Con
gressional . Com-entlons . Unanl
mously Passed a Vote of Thanks to
- Returning Comity Chairman J. -N,
; Holding,; and Ended Will a De
term Inctioa to Boll vd a Bl 3It
Jorlty Tor , DemotTacyj
'With a thundenof cheers the Dem6
cratic convention of "Wake county yes
terday af it moon Instructed Mts , dele-
- ites io the State ?. and ! Contrressional
Conventions to vote - to-: instruct- the
delegraes to the National Convention
to'vota for the nomination of William
JnniiwfJ Br'an to the. Preside vcy of
the Uniied States. The,, reaolutions
were. passed amidst the greatest ap-
plause Df the convention. . 'j , -.i
In tlvs election of delegates j to the
State -Convention It was the- i unani
mous vote that of the twenty-four
vote. oZ Wake county there, be east
-for William W. Kitchin eleven.5 for
Ashfciy Home, nine, and fort Locke
Craig four in the contest for tha Gov
ernorship. So as to avoid any frac
tional voting delegates were elected
pledsd to support each of the candi
dates as had been voted at theicounty
- primary, and in place of sending
twen-four delegates and twenty-four
aiievnates there ivere elected forty
el sht delegates with half a, vote each,
twenty-two fof Kitchin. eighteen for
' llorne and eight for Craig. v
At the meeting of the County Dem
ocratic . Executive Committee ?! imme
diately following the county conven
tion there was the greatest expression
sf harmony and Mr. J. N. Holding a
Ciame having been ; withdrawn. as a
candidate for. County Chairman of
Che committee, Mr. Bart M. Catling
was chosen for that position with but
one vote cast against him. The com
mittee, by a unanimous vote, passed
complimentary ana euiosiswc resolu
tions commending Mr. J. N, Holding,
declared " by : the supporterarof - Mr.
Catling to have been the, best county
chairman, that. Wake . has had in
fifteen years. '. " ' .
- !The County Convention In Session. ;
- County - Chairman J. N. Holding
called the county convention to order
and brieny stated Its purposes tcf be
to elect delegates to thej State- and
Congressional conventions. " After? this
he called to the chair lion. Ed; Cham
bers Smith as temporary chairman,
while .the representatives of the Dem
ocratic press were made .temporary
Hecretarles. . Mr. Smith -so expressed
his thanks for the : honor -conferred,
and expressed his gratification! at see
ing present so splendid;? a body '. of
jjemocrats. w : t w H '-V" R'
, The: roll-call .; of "; precincts
showed
mai r represeniauves e- were
present
from thirty-five of the thirty-six
' precincts, the delegates from Harris
Store, Houses's Creek, being 1 unable
to be present.- ?There were no con-
tests ana wnen tne a roll-call " was
finished the temporary organization
was ; made permanent on; motion of
Mr Alexander tJtronaeh. . .
u .To Name the Delegates.
A motion made by Mr. It. N. Slmms
that a committee of nine, three repre
senting: each candidate for Governor,
be named to apportion the delegates
to the State convention irom . the
various precincts, and to suggest those
delegates was., adopted, r the. chair
naming . ..Messrs. ,r W. ,B Jones. B. M
Gatl ina- and W. C Biddjckr fori Home ;
J. V. -Bailev.. J. D. Allen and B. D.
KlchoU for ftralz: Alexander Stron-
ach. R. .'Snow and Percy X, Olive
for . Kitchin. : Each precinct was re?
quested to furnish the committee
.with the names of delegates;; it pre
ferred, the convention voting to have
forty-eight - delegates:; Jn - place ; of
twenty-four delegates and -twenty
four alternates.. On i motion of Mr.
F. W. Habel a committee of six was
named to apoortlon the vote; and me-
lect delegates to l the . Congressional
convention lor , Messrs. J3. W. Pou
. and W. J. Peele, the committee named
being Messrs. P. W. Habel, 1 B. , C
Beck with, Ruf us C. ' Dunn. W. W.
Holding, John J. Dunn, and Nick
Wake has 73 votes in the Congres
slonal convention. : . . . j
T1m Votes la : State Convention.
The committee -xn : - apportionment
oi oeiegates to, both the State and
Congressional conventions made re
ports that the votes in these (conven
tions, oasea on tne votes cast in th
primary, as tanuiated in "., thd News
timi uiwiTipr, wouia re a rollows
c;overnor : W. W. ICitchin. of Per
son. 11 ; AKhloy - Home, of Johnston.
1; Locke Crai , cf Buncombe, 4.
wcuier.r.ni-i.u', : rr.c; . Thcrr.s W.
Blount, of Washington, 1 4.45; W. P.
Wood, of , Randolph. 9.55.
-Secretary of State: J, Bryan Grimes,
of Pitt. 20.87; W. P. Roberts., of
Gates. 5.13. ..
Attorney-General: Hayden Clement,
of llowah, 12.36; B.' B. Winborne, of
Hertford, &.70; John E. Woodard, of
Wrllson 2.94. 1
Superintendent Public Instruction:
J. Y. Joj-ner, of Guilford, 24.
State Treasurer: . B. R. Lacy, of
Wake, 20.46; S. A. Ashe, of .Wake,
State Auditors B
Cleveland, 19.55; IF.
P, Dixon, of
D. Hackett, of
Wilkes,. 4.45.. '
Commissioner of Agricnlturc; .W.
A. . Graham, of Lincoln, 10.36; C. C.
Moore, of Mecklenburg. 5.69;. T. B.
Parker, of WTake, 4.05 ; R. W. Scott, of
Alamance, 2.12; E. F. McRae. of
Robeson, 1.80. : .
. Corporation Commissioner: H. A.
Londonrof Chatham. 10.39; B. F,. Ay
cock; of , Wayne, 7.73; L. C. Bagwell,
of Wake. 5.88. .
Insurance ; Commissioner: J. - R.
Young.' of Vance. 24. . - -;
Commissioner of Labor and Print
ing: W. W. Willson. . of Wake. 12.80;
M. Li Shipman. of Henderson, 11.20.
Congress: Edward W, " Pou, -of
Johnston, 61.98; W. J. Peele, of Wake,
11.02. ; :.. , .
Delegates to St te Convention. '
The -committee on the selection of
delegates returned and made Its re
port, (Which was adopted.' The v dele
gates were selected from the county
and city as determined upon , by the
managers for the three candidates for
Governor, and are:
For Kitchin: C. W. Scott," Geo. W.
Norwood. W..N. Oneal, J. .W. Thomp
son, P. J. Olive, A. B. Hunter. W. W.
Holding. E. W. Sykes, M. A. Griffin.
W. C. Douglass, B. P. Maynard, J; W.
Bunn, W. B. Snow. J. W. Hlndsale, Jr.,
C D. Arthur. ; J, M. Norwood. . Alex.
Stronach. Murray Allen, J. N. Holding,
T. P. Sale, Dr. T. M. Jordan and
Frank Stronach.
For Ilorne: J. H. Mitchell. B. G.
Dunn. H. D. Rand. S. R. Ilorne, J. J.
L. McCullers. G M.; Harden, James
McKee, W. C. Rlddick. H. Rosenthal.
Armlstead Jones, L. B.. Pegram, Walter
Clark, Jr C B. Barbee., C. L. Allen.
B IL Little, Nick DeBoy. A. A. -Row
land and G. P. Partln. - "i ; '
For Craig: Fab.iA- Whitaker.-J. W.
Palley, D IL Milton J. Sherwood Up
church, J; D. Allen. R. IL Jones, W. .C.
Breweiv. Jr., and Bcale Johnson.
Delegates Congressional Convention.
The. delegates - selected to the Con
gressional Convention were as " fol
lows: - : . . : ''-;
DelPpates-at-Iiarffc: Ed. Chambers
Smith,: F. W. Habel. W B. Dunn.
' ' ' . Kalclgh. W v
First WanL . Mrst Division W: B. 4
Snow Ww- JJ.- Jones,,: J. T, Rowland,
First , AVard. , Second , Division -T.
E. Moore, M. Walters. :Kx
Second Ward, First Divfelon Geo.
F, Kenedy. J. Adams, Horace Dow-
ell. Murray -Allen.v-n? ;.- ;.vyi3 4-;
'Second Ward. 'Second Hi vision H:
E; Glen.- R H. Jones.B.a C, Beckwith.
Tlurd Ward. First ! Division -M. B.
Durham, Will Taylor,; John Man gum.
Third Ward. Second Division A. C.
Harxis. . - .l--ihi'r
Fourth Ward. First Division -W. Z.
Blake. E. E. Britton. t H : :
Fourth Ward, Second DivisIoAW.
R. Warren. ' .V-VH: ' ."r:;-r::V,: '
Outskle East, Nortl Burke Little.
Outside East, South B. M. Gatling.
S. W: Johnson.. ':-x:i'- -
Outside West, North C. B. Park.
Outside West, South James Mc
Kee,. Ben Morgan. . .
Barton ji Creek J. D. Alien. J. T.
Poole. J L. Crawford. ., "
Buckhorn G.,"E. Rollins, J. J. Ed
wards. V -; - :
Cary F. R. Gray, A. II. Pleasants.
Cedar Fork. : Morrisville M. W.
Pope. .; - -, :;
Cedar Fork, Pollards J ulius Mar-
com.
Holly Springs D. P. Judd. A. J.
Stephens.
MIouse Creek. Fdwarxls' Store A.
M. Thompson, R. 8. Rogers.
jiousc CTcck. llarrto' store Bry
ant Smith.
Little Itiver, Wakefield M. B.
Chamble. G. M- Bell, M. L. Wiggs.
Little River, Mitchell's 31. II. G.
Perry. -
Mark's Creek E. T. Scarboro, C. E.
Ferreil. s ,
Middle Creek George McCullers,
J. E. Stlmson. .
:.Neuse River J. J. Dunn, J. B.
Wiggins. r
New Ught, Stony nlll R. N. Grif
fin, J. M. Estes. J
- Neiv Light. Kobcrtson s Store W.
T. Perry.r
Oak Grove J. T. Cozart, Walter
Smith.
Panther Branch J. S. Johnson, A.
T. Smith, James Adams.
St. Mary's, Aubura Joh R. Allen.
St. Mary's Garner J. D. Johnson,
F. A. Whltaker.
fit, 3Iatthevs A. R. Ledford, Eu
gene Bartholomew. .
Swift Creek A. F. Taylor, Dave
Stephenson. '
Wake Forest, Forestvllle O. K.
Holding, J. w. Jones, J. W. Perry, J.
G. Dunn. -'
Wake Forest. Bolesvllle W. O.
Pearson, J. H, Mitchell.
While Oak P. J. Olive. T. JI. Wall,
LV J. Sears, Rv J., Boiling. : ,
5; Unanimous for W. J. Bryan.
The convention then Instructed with
enthusiastic cheers that Its delegates
vote for. National delegates to be in
structed tor W. J. Bryan for Pres
ident. The resolution was presented
by Dr. E. W. Sikes, of Wake Forest,
with instructions - for the State Con
tention and r was amended by Mr.
Aiex. oironacn, ot Raleigh. bv male
lng the instructions also for the Con
gressional Convention. The resolu
tion adopted read; : -1: .
3 Resolved, That Wake County
ueiitofyaiicj ? umvcnuon iiereDy tn
etructs l' dclegntea to the state Dctn
ocratlc: Convention at Charlotte and
the Congressional Convention In Ra
leigh to vote for; resolutions Instruct
lng . delegates to vote ; for : tlte
nomination of Hon. W 1111am J. Bryan
of Nebraska for the presidency of the
United States, at the Democratic Na
tional Convention to be held in Den
ver. Colorado.
Following the adoption of this reso-.
lutlon- Mr. Alex. Stronach introduced
a resolution requesting the Congres
sional Convention to elect Col. F. B.
Arendell a delegate to the National
Convention. ; After some t discussion
the motion was withdrawn, as it was
not considered in the province of the
(Continued oa .Fa se ; Twelve.)
BASE. BALL STIRff
EASTERN PEOPLE
Big Enthusiasm Over
National Game i
LEAGUE A GREAT SUCCESS
Since the First Bail Was Passed Over
the Home Plate in Raleigh by
State ..Auditor Dixon and Was
- Caught by Mayor Johnson, Opening
the Season, the Fast's Interest Has
Risen, to Fever Heat. "
- Strangers visiting six of the Eastern
Carolina towns noting-the excitement
among the people will come to the
conclusion r that something besides
politics has struck the inhabitants.
Since the' - first ball was ' tossed over
the home plate by State Auditor. Dixon
and caught behind the bat by Mayor
Johnson .last Monday, when : Kinston
played Raleigh In this city, opening the
season for the Eastern Carolina Base
ball League, the interest of the people
in the national game has risen to fever
heat, and the Leaguo is a pronounced
success.-- '
All the teams have not won their
proper nick names as yet, but ere the
end of the season each will have been
appropriately styled. The towns i in
Auditor Dixon and Mayor
the League, Raleigh. Goldsboro. New
Bern. Kinston. Wilmlnerton and Wil
son, each has an aggregation of super
lative ball players. Wilson is head
and -shoulders in the lead of every
other team bo far as the winning of
games is concerned, but the llrst week
may not be taken as an index to the
fortunes of , the season. Some of the
teams had -not , been together lx:fore
the first game. For instance, the
Kinston players had . not been on the
diamond together ; until they went up
against Raleigh In the capital city
last Tuesday. Then alt the teams
have not perfected their nines, prun
nlng will continue this week.
Nobody is kicking against the play
ing of th men. The game in this
city last Wednesday was spell-bind-
Ing. it was dramatic. Tragic for the
Red Sox. But those who, love the
game for its beauty and for excite
ment never saw a better.
On-the. 10th of March the Eastern
Carolina Baseball League -was or
ganized. Thomas M. Washington,1 of
Wilson, was wisely chosen president;
H. JS. King, or Goldsboro, .was elect
ed vice-president, and Charles II.
Gattls, pf .Raleigh, became secretary
treasurer. More efficient officers and
enthusiastic ball men could not have
been ; found. Their management has
been judicious and able, all the towns
nave been pleased, and they will con
duct the affairs of .the League with
eminent, fairness and brilliant success.
Tomorrow the second Week begins.
New, Bern will bo in Raleigh: Wil
mington will be in i Goldsboro, and
Kinston will be In Wilson..,, From to
morrow forth the men on every team
will play ball with , as much earnest
ness and determination to . win as : ir
Victory to them meant the. saving of
their lives.
, DIED OF HIS INJURIES.
Youmr - 3Ian at liCiioir Hurt In Ma
y clihiery Death of a Child -Change
. in Iluslness.
" (Special to' News and Observer.)
Lenoir, N. . C - June 15. Yesterday
morning little Margaret, the 5-month-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Robert
Gage. of Chester, died at the Martin
House, after an Illness - of several
weeks. ; The. body was taken yester
day afternoon to Chester for s burial,
k Mr. F. P. Moore," of , Udgemont. has
sold the - stock of ' mereandise : to
Messrs. C. E, Rabb and Anderson
Weaver. The' new company will con
tinue the business at the old stand.
Mr, A very. Nelson.:, the youns -: man
who : was so seriously hurt a , short
ume ago while trying to put a belt
on an overhead pulley at the plant of
the Lenoir Veneering Company, died
last night at his home on Spainhour
street.- The remains were entered at
Sard is ; church burying ground, pear
Hudson." :..-' ;..: ?' -
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- - ' '" "'- ' ? a. ',: ; ' - - ",, 1
j'RUMMY' WRENN,
Who lis MaKinjJ a; Reputa
tion i Catching for j :
Raleigh
RALEIQH 'AND KINSTON BALL TEAMS.
Johnson Who Handled the
of The Season.
aVVEB THI-: TIIEES;
Woman'H t'ivlt Iniprovcnieiit Associa
tion Secure Anieiulmeiit to Fayette
villi
OrdMtaiM'e -Proposition to
i City Electric Lights and
Furid
PoerJ
(Special to News and Observer.)
Futfettevllle-r N. C. June ITS. The
Board uf Aidjermen at an adjourned
Thursday, received, a propo-
sitionjfrom the Central Carolina Power
Comjijanyj to furnish the city with
electric powerl The proposition Is in
cfrcetj to provijde. the city with a twm-ty-foiir
Hour current every day to le
used iforj street lighting, renting for
private lighting, -small industries and
for the' city's wn use, for a minimum
chWrgie o( $288.&0 per month.
Mr.lll.! McD. Robinson appeared be
fore ihe 1 board in ' behalf of the Wo
mansl Clivic ijmprovemerit Association
to request that the trees be. not cut
down! on! upper Hay street. In paving
the sidewalks. The loard reconsid
ered Its decision In the matter and the
deciding i vote being cast by Mayor
Ballard; against destroying the trees,
the ordinance ordering the paving will
be amended accordingly.'
Mrj John SC. Strange, was elected
city engineer over Mr. Jerry Respass.
latlt of
Sirs. Harriet Balle
Lenoir N. )C., Juno 13. Yesterday
morning mhoijit .1 o'clock Mr:.; Harriet
Ballew,, ridojv of the late W.-A."Bal-lew;
died at her home two miles east
of Lenoir, at the .asre .of 78 years. ( -Mrs.
Balleiy had been, an invalid 'from
r heii mat tsm for the past ?. eighteen
yearsi and had not walked during thar
ume fwunouij tne aiu oi cruicnes. ,DUi
for the past jeigbt years had been
wheeled iln an invalid chair, and for
six months had . been confined to her
bed. i i '.- '
Mrp. Balleiv Avas, a member of, the
Methodist church 'for more than sixty
years; ; The funeral services will be
held from thf home, and the body laid
to rest in Fairiletd biirylng ground,
west iof lu-nojir tomorrow afternoon. ;
-j 1
Drama at Slier City. - t ,.
Siler City, N. C. Jun? 13 VDot.
the Miner's Daughter." was presented
by the Stanford Dramatic Club here
on Tuesday night, and made a decid
ed hit. . J - j s i '
From beginnings to end the; play
was rxtrenv-ly interesting' and : met
with great applause i irom ine au-
dienee
"Dot. the
Miner's Daughter ,,f is a
temperance
drama. and therefore
very jappfoprlate just at this time.
The troupe
locals talent.
is composed; entirely of
and the . troupe is cert
tainly a cred
it to Sanford, and would
be to any other town.
THE BOYS in ER.W
Quick-Step ''Dixie" Revi
vifies a Wooden Leg
IS All H15PK SCENE
. . ' -. . ;.
Iarge Gathering Assembled; to Akl
Tlicir Hearty iotl-speed to the Fast
)lsapiHarinr Soldiery . of the
Southern Field- Whose Heroisms
. and Knightly Bravery Shine Out on
. the lagcs of Historical ' Achlevo
: ment.
. ( Special to-News and Observer; ).-.,.
-; Elrmlngham, N. C, - June 10. I
have attended many of the -? great
conventions of ' the country : where
congested crowds of variegated hu
manity mixed and mingled with each
other. ' .
. At the Peace Jubilee following, the
war . with .Spain, two million speci
mens of mortal humanity congre
gated along the famous Broad street
of the City of Brotherly Love and
btpplauded the returning heroes of
that International conflict... When
Dewey 'arrived in . New. York, . - the
whole populace of the second, great
rst city In the world paced Broad
way, glutting the principal thorough-
First Ball in the First Game
., . . ; - -:; .; ;;v;:-':;;; ;
fares, while streams of peoples from
every nationality', swell - the throng
Wilt . LCHtft V I k KIMO-Oll
v hlsamen, Italians, - Hungarians,
Slavs everybody, straining ' their
throats with the one word that was
the Shibboleth of that u occasion,
"Dewey." : .
Three times I have 1 attended ' the
national reunions of the Grand
Army of the Republic, and have "seen
the heroes In blue, march - to ' the
strains of martial music, while ; their
contributary associations and organi
sations fell in behind them. Shouts
there were, and the airs of the Re
public, "America," "Yankee; Doodle,"
"The Star Spangled Banner," melo
dies that set the Datriotie ! heart on
lire and Stirred the, flagging soul ' of
every listener. ;?;-i -.-
At two national political conven
tions I have ; seen the I men selected
who were to guide the helm of the
national Ship of. State,! while1 rival
political factions surged like a bolster
pus sea within the convention cham
ber and eddyed back Into ' countless
multitudes outside the ; halls. 1 .
When the World's Christian En
deavor Convention was held at Chat
tanooga. I heard Bishop Hoss, of the
Methodist church then ?. a university
proressor in Nashville vainly strive
to v address tho greatest throng that
ever assembled south of the ; - Ohio
River, where even the music of the
orchestra drowned in the distance of
its own echo over tho heads of ithat
mighty Thost, .
tint -t nave lived, to' see a new
kind of gathering, an assembly where
the heart- predominates over the
pocketbook,r where Bymputhy and ten
der memory are the7 r' watchwords.
where every man, woman and child
thinks but in unison, , where '"The
Lost, Cause" is . the legal tender and
the survivor of its serried ranks the
guest and property and bodily pos
session . of .; tho magnificent. Southern
city where he .bad come .,, to greet
again his "fellow1 veteran' brother In
gray. - .
I have lived ' to hear "Dixie" play
ed where it revivifies a wooden - leg
Into a quickstep . march and , dispels
inerted irom tne deadest soul, 'i
-The old soldier of the Confederacy
who did not come to lilrmlngham de
serves our sympathy.. Reunions there
have been before., but here, the people
have profited by the Omissions of
other gatherings of the heroes of the
Lost Cause, and. they have made a
more nearly' rierfeet. reunion than has
ever been held before'. ' .- ! ' ,
" And everybody Is here to Join in
the welcome. ; I sat up last night in
the corridors of the hotel where : Gen
eral Cabell Vhas his ; headquarters, and
watched the ceaseless crowds, t;weary
but smiling. come with laden grips
Into the hotel, vainly petition i the
clerks for just a place to lie on the
lloor for the night then turn Away
to race tho Ftreet vntil t f'-iwn ef
day. Money could not 'buy a room,
nor even a nook, for a resting place
in Birmingham bast night, and the re
union has ; not yet been formally! in
augurated. There are other conven
tions here, the Elks with then gladn
some hand, and smiling greeting the
best fellows in the world assembled
to add their hearty Godspeed to the
fast disannearinc ; soldiery oi tne
Southern field, whose . heroisms and
knightly bravery shine out . on tne
Daces of , historical achievement - like
the noonday sun against the flicker
of the glimmering staus. -
I walked out along the streets ana.
saw young men, strong fellows whos
homes are In Birmmanam, ciusxerea
in groups 4 and chaVn? as they
munched sandwiches, or nodded over
the recital of some unfinished story.
When I asked them why they did
not ; co home, they all T had the same
story to tell: They had given up their
lodging places to visitmg oia soldiers,
vicing with their elders who, ; having
known the heat, of the civil war. naa
likewise accorded their resting places,
their seats at the table in the home,
to comrades of the " other, days. vi ;
And. old soldiers, too. tramced the
streets, patiently ? awaiting the com
ing dawn. Many; had come in unex
pectedly, on late trains, trains tnai
were crowded with their v precious
burdens of human freight until it had
he.en ImDossible ? to make ; schedule
time, and comrades awaiting them at
the stations, had given tip the vign
and 'gone to their homes, so the late
arrivals, found shelter unaer,me
starry night. . . ' , i :
One old fellow from ueorgia was
not to .be outdone by the Inconven
iences of. city shelter. He had tramp
ed to the drum and fife for four years
under the leadership of Lee and Gor
don, and his still magnificently pre
served constitution he did not Intend
to injure by any chances. . , He came
to: Birmingham with .his canteen and
his army blanket wrapped about him,
and, camped in . the most convenient
spot obtainable: after his arrival in
the . city, drawing his manitets aooui
him as he had done in the dreary days
of the civil struggle, when his nightly
dreams were disturbed by the repeat
ed belch of the sharpshooters" rifles.
A marked characteristic or tne
Confederate Veterans! Reunion is the
sincere Jollity and spry youth fulness
of the veterans as t compared with
other; reunions .-. I. t have witnessed.
Everybody seems to know . everybody
else. It Is "Howdy. John." "Why1 hello
Comrade Bill.", wih pathetic . and
amusing Incidents of meetings for the
first time since the .bloody days of
battle, until the whole sweltering mul
titude seems rn grand reconvention
of a long divided family rather, than
men and the descendants - of.; " men
who fought almost half r a century
ago. in ; the most historic combats of
the world. The Union forces ; were
not so- cloHOly . knltte!.-to ,aeh vther
es were-i the i Southern- men. r Their
diiflculties . were less numerous,' and
many of them were-? drafted - for the
ranks from foreign fields, paid sunsti
tutes who, had come; to fight In other
men's shoes,; ; and , had only -? Passive
interest - in the .social ; amenities ' of
warfare and , the, eamp.,t f-- : tv y
But , when the belching cannon ; of
the terrific, onslaught: Plowed i,its ired
ridges through the serried ranks of
tho men In gray, there wer& left nona
to nil In these bleeding spaces, and
comrade stepped from the -next rank
to elbow his fellow soldier, until regl
ments became, companies,', and cam
panics but mere lines of march. Then
the brave fellow knew his comrade
and watched for the gulping grape
and cannister to gorge itself on his
brother soldier, until, that vlsu grew
to be a look of sympathy.
"One touch of Nature makes the
whole world kin."'-
And the reunion is not without Its
amusing incidents. The waiters in the
restaurants ; contribute their ; share to
the Jollity of - the occasion.- The old
soldiers, are many of them sturdy
veterans of the plowshare as well as
the ? bayonet, y and they . are nnaccus
tomed to the superficial convenionali-
ties of the- modem "table d 'hote" and
"a. la carte",; system. :I saw one old
fellow, -whose broad, shoulders ' Indi
cated that, he was a "cok of the wolk"
in f his mora - youthful m days one of
these almost ; seven rooters -whose
sombrero hat looks like the '.top. of
the Wm. Penn statue on the Philadel
phia City, Hall, stalk Into the cafe of
tne most - exclusive hotel in Birming
ham,, and pacing; all : the ; war -across
the , dining room; without ; removing
his hat. he planted his antequated grip
sack in the middle of the aisle, and
yanked out a chair and sat down on
it with about the zeal and avidity I
Imagine , he displayed Jn" Vconsumlng
thp heroism" of - a Yankee 1 combatant
at' Gettysburg, "Shtloh; and the Siege
of Vlcksburg. When the beslippered
waiter, in full dress. came gliding from
the kitchen with . a platter .; of ; the
choice viands from the.; cuisine, he
spread his full length and the con
tents , or his platter over the grips
sacks, and Brussels; carpet while . the
Imperturbed . veteran agitated his
Reuben goatee and dryly commented:
"You're su'nly durned awkward -. to
be. so appear! n sdry." ,
; And the flotsam : and Jetsam are
nere. x es, if comes to . every con
course 'Of ' peoples, with . its vendlngs.
its venality and even Its vice. With
the whiskey slime eradicated from
fair Birmingham its ; greetings are
cordial, full hearted, and not over
whelmed with the - false - zeal -i of hot
liquor that burns itself out and gives
place ; to dullness ?s and dead apathy.
True welcome ."needs no stimulating
wush, mm me ciiy snows inis ana
the lines ' have ' been . drawn tighter
upon the illicit rum trade, instead of
relaxed as was suggested by some of
the "liberal spirited," who wanted "the
aeenntn-g - soldiery to nave its can
teen of i grog. c j'ivVJfe.iv--j
But the vender of buttons that have
effervescent gold, of alluring trinkets,
is here- in much evidence, and- the
old soldier ; need not - go far to find
ample opportunity to dispense of his
holdings during his stay In the Pitts
burg of the South. , - v. -
.And she of the painted cheek and
unnatural i' hair Is . here to lure the
camp followers, for no soldier will be
melted by her specious smile, i For
shame that in ' fair America -s. these
parasites should cluster like, carrioa
crows 'about the concourses -; of ' our
peoples to- cast their vulturous in
fluences like the fetid breath of the
water octopus. . : ' . ' - - . . ..
Atraveling man whose marriage to
a beautiful theatrical woman had but
recently been :announced, arrived un
expectedly at the hotel to meet his
spouse, emerginr arm in arm, with
unsteady gait from the .dining -room
with a speclment of human crcztn
commonly denominated "l: Zc." 11.3
(Continued n - i - r -v--
the St;, ::-7:-
FOR 'WUM
Annual Llcctinn TJcrth
Carolina Association.:
C0uEIiLr.3 CITY TI!!3 TEEK
Official Pro-am of the Annual Meet
ing of the North Carolina BankerV-;
Association, Which Will Bo lield at
tho Atlantic Ilbtel, Morehcail City,
uane inui, inn bu oui.
Following Is the invitation to tho
convention and. the detailed program
of the annual meeting, of the . North
Carolina -Bankers" Association, which
is to be held at Morehead City, June
16th, 17th and 18th: v - ,
President. William t. oia, casnier
First NaUpnal Bank.EUzabeth City.
. Vie President: H. cW. Jackson. ?
cashier , Commercial ; National , Bank.
Raleigh: G. W. Maslin, president First
National Bank," Waynesvllle; John Cv
Ellington, vice-president Fourth K-
tlonal Bapk, Fayettevllle. - -
Secretary and Treasurer, wimam
A. Hunt, cashier Citizens Bank, Hen-.'-
derson. ' . ' . . - - "' -- '
icxecuuve 5 uommutee: jonn
Wiley, cashier Fidelity Bank. Dur
ham;, W. Wilkinson, cashier Mer
chants and Farmers' .National Bank.
Charlotte; Leake S. - Covington, cash
ier Farmers' Bank, Rockingham;
George A. Holdemess, president .First ;
National Bank, Tarboro; John t Bru
ton. president .First 'National Bank,.
Wilson: Alex. Chatham, Jr.. cashier
Elkin National Bank. Elkin; J. IL
Beall, cashier Bank of Lenoir, Lenoir.
-i Legal Department! Hon. S. F. Mor-
decal, attorney, Trinity College, Dur
ham. ',.. '
Tuesday Evenln5,l Juii5 lCth, 0 p m.!
'; Assembly :.liall.'; Atlantic llcteO.:1
Convention called. to order hy Presi-..
drnt, -William T. OIJ. cashlrr ,f First -National
; Bank, Elizabeth Cltr.
t Invocation: Rev. T. B. Dav.s, Tlap
tlst chHrch,-. Morehead Citv. N.
"Address of "Welcome: "Hon. W. L.
Arendell, Morehead City.- ' .
Response: Leo. D. HeartU vice-"
president, Carolina Trust Co Ral
eigh. '
Entertainment: Reception and
Dance. Atlantic HoteL . v , -Wpinrs-rlav
i. Morning-. June ' 17th . 10
. - i . T a. tn, ? -- ; ' ;
; Assembly tHall. Atlantic Hotel. :
It , President's Annual Address: Wil
liam Tv Old, cashier First National
Bank, Elizabeth City.
" Report of i Secretary and Treasurer:
W. A. Hunt, cashier Citizens .Bank,
Henderson.;' ' , , , .
-Report of delegates to. American
Bankers', Association: Thomas Maslin.
secretary Wachovia Loan & Trust Co.,
Winston-Salem . t -
Address: D. A. Tompkins, Charlotte,
"Correlation of the Banks to the Acti
vities Of the People engaged in Farm
ing.' Commerce, Manufacturing and
Transportation."
Address: "The Panic as a School
master What it Has Taught Us,". N,
J. Rouse, : president - First National
Bank. JCinston. . , . , - . -
Address: "Lessons C the Panic," W,
J. Byerly, cashier Bank of "Mount Airy.
Adjournment.' -'
. Thursday, June. 18, 1S03.
10 o'clock a. m. . - -
Assembly Hall, Atlantic HoteL
Convention called to order, -Addres3
(subject to be announced):
Hon. W". T. Crawford, Member of Con-gres3J;fl--'";,J.i-fi'F,-;
;?-'r y---i-i X?S -.' CHJ-i--
Address: J'Needed Reforms in Our
State Banking Laws." L A. Bethune,
president Bank of Clinton.
"Timely Suggestions" Is the title
given to an Qfi discussion led by a
real live banker . t -. -
Report of committees. , 4
Election -of bfflcers, -- . ,
Adjournment. v . .
rThe annual convention will convene
on Tuesday evening at 9 o'clofck in the
Assembly Hall, Atlantic HoteL - ,
.- . 4 ( ; WILLIAM A. HUNT. ,
i " Rprtrv. ;i
: 30,000 YARDS' OF GRANITE.
Ordered from Salisbury for Street Im
provements In Chicago Car Load of
Barmra9 Off, to Clndnnatl-penlnj
or Park Attended by Thousands. ; ,
(Special to News and Obbserver. )
Salisbbury. N. C June .14. The
American Stone Company, with offices
In. Salisbury, has been awarded a con
tract for 30,000 yards of granite, for
street improvements in Chicago and
the material will be shipped ; at -. an;
early date. The Rowan product, has
been thoroughly tested and. s found
jnore durable than any to be had; In.1
other sections of the United States.1 A
large cuantlty of the Rowan granite
was shipped some time; since to Cali
fornia' for Government purposes. : -
A car load of delegates to the Na
tional Baraca Convention In Cincin
nati .left Salisbury . yesterday.' The
company, was composed largely of
representatives from North and South
Carolina and other 'Southern States.7
Rev. J. iA. Jr Fearlngton, of Salisbury,
joined the party here.' .
The opening of Fulton , Heights
Park, thla city, was attended last night
by about three thousand people. A.
big display of fireworks, electric
theaters, performance In the Casino
and other attractions were provided
bythe'Park manasement The grounds
pwill be open day and night' throusa-4
out tho season, i f;-'
Slier City Twice V.Iner. :
( Special to News and Ctserver.)
- Siler City, N. C. June 13. Th
ball game between finford and r : r
City on Tuesday afternrcn rcrultel
In a victory fcr . the 2 ::-, the Ere
beln? four to cr.e. : . rirne
very interest'.:-r r.ar.y i.-r.catIor.al
piny s .charr.c t-:i
Vi's. . t t i t . , '