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UEW SERIES 'VOL I3;N0. 4.
The Wadesboro Messenger and Wadesboro Intelligencer Consolidated July, 1888.
Wadesboro, N. C, Thursday, August 4, 1 898.
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Case of Poisoning
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it helps me. In fact I take it for all ali
ments and believe it has no equal as a
blood purifier. It quiets the nerves and
gives refreshing sleep. It has relieved
me of dyspepsia and built me up." J. I.
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Special attention given to the examination
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MEWBORNE PILLORIED.
WHAT MB. SIMMONS' SAYS.
Railroad calls by wire promptly attended
Office opposite N ational Hotel.
Russell and Newborns Will Not
be Allowed to Conceal the
MlBmmuMgeaieut of the Peni
tentiary by m Valgar Personal
Attack ITpon The Democratic
Cbalruiar Tbe ImlawlBl Acta
or Jobn B. Sntitb Exposed
The Letters Asking lor Iu
formation, The following letter, written by Hon
M. Simmons, chairman of the Demo
cratic State Executive Committee, is in
reply to "an open letter" signed by J. M.
Mewborae, superintendent of the peni
tentiary, and published last week. Mew
borne's letter which,1 it is generally un
derstood was written by Gov. Rnssell,
was in reply to the courteous and gentler
manly request of Chairrran Simmons for
information concerning the management
of the penitentiary last year, as the report
required by law to be made several
months ago has not yet been forthing
coming. Mewboroe's (or rather Rus
sell's) letter, instead of giving the infor
mation requested by Chairman Simmons,
and which every tax payer has a right to
demand, dodged she issue by making a
most outrageous personal attack upon
that gentleman. Here is Chairman Sim
mons' reply:
Raleigh, N. C.July 27.
J. M. Mewborne, Supt. of Penitentiary,
Raleigh, N.C.
Sir: On the 14th day of July I address
ed you a letter hereto attached marked
A." On the 16th day of July I address
ed you a letter hereto attached , marked
B." On the 20th of July I addressed
you a letter hereto attached marked "C.
On the 21st of July I addressed to Claudi
us Dockery, Esq., chairman of the Board
of Directors of the Penitentiary a letter
hereto attached, marked UD." On the
14th of July I addressed to John R. Smith,
Esq., Commissioner of Agriculture, a
letter hereto attached, marked ME." To
the communications addressed to you I
have received no answer, but there is
published in today's Raleigh Post an
open letter dated July 25, addressed to me
and signed by you. The public knows
the contents of this letter and.it is not nec
essary I should reproduce it here.
A little afternoon today, I received
through the mails a letter signed by Mr.
Dockery, dated July 25 and hereto at
tached, marked "F." I have received no
answer whatever from the letter address
ed to Mr. Smith.
It is well known in North Caroli na that
we have just entered upon a campaign in
which the management of our State af
fairs by the present administration will
be largely discussed and that the question
will be presented to the people to be de
cided' at the election in November, wheth
er they will continue the control of the
present fueion government in North Car
olina. TJnler these circumstances I
deemed it due to the voters of the State
to whose interest, judgment and patriot
ism the oartv of which I am chairman
proposes to appeal, that they should be
W. F. GR A.Y Dt D, S.t put in possession of the full facts con-
cerning tue management oi ineir anairs
(Office ia Smith & L anlap Building.
Wadesboro, North Carolina.
ALL OPERATIONS WARRANTED.
FIRST-CLASS
Meat :: Market-
aLam still conducing a first-class ifeat
Afarket at Wadesboro. The best of Beet and
other Fresh Afeats on hand at all times.
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are subject to
peculiar ill. The
right ' remedy for
babies' ills eipeclally
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disorders U
Frey's Vermifuge
mired children for SO years. Bend
for illus. book about the ilia and the
remedy. Oo tow aiu fc a
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A. S. M0RIS0N,
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by the present State government, to the
end that they may wisely and fairly de
cide whether the interest and honor of
the State required that their public affairs
hereafter be conducted by a different
political party.
In order that this work in which the
people are so much interested should be
thoroughly and fairly executed, I secured
the services of Hon. T. J. Jarvis, former
Governor andJUnited States Senator, and
of Captain 8. A. Ashe, long a leading
journalist of the State and a man of high
character, to prepare ahandbook giving
an accurate, statement of all the facts con
cerning these matters.
Early after Governor Russell was in
ducted into office he appointed John R.
Smith superintendent of the penitentiary
and you 'commissioner of agriculture.
Soon thereafter rumors ot mismanage
ment became rife throughout the State.
It was stated in the public press and
from mouth to mouth that the Governor
had determined to remove Mr. Smith
from the office of superintendent because
of incompetency, mismanagement and
corruption. ":-
Sometime last winter the public was
startled by the information that for the
reasons above stated the ,Governor, act
ing through the Board of directors, had
removed Mr. Smith as superintendent
and caused him to be put in charge of
the Agriculture Department, thus trans
fering a man, unfit by reason of moral
and mental delinquencies to manage the
convicts, to the control of that institu
tion which most closely touches the in
terests of the predominant element of the
population, the farmer. It was also stat
ed in the newspapers and not denied,
that the Governor had stated to a mem
ber of the Board of Directors of Agricul
ture, in a personal interview with him,
as a reason for the removal of Smith
from the position ot superintendent of
the penitentiary; that under him the
penitentiary management was not only
squandering but actually stealing the
property of the State. It was likewise
charged that this director stated in
meeting of the board of agriculture that
the Governor had stated to him as his
reason for transfering Mr.mith from the
penitentiary to the agricultural depart
ment, that under his management of the
these facts and the summary remoyal of
Mr. Smith under the imputations afore-j
said, I thought, and still think, that the
public would be interested in knowing
and had the right to know the facts con
cerning the management of this institu
tion during that year, of which no report
could be obtained.
Therefore as it was intended that the
hand-book which Governor Jarvis and
Captain Ashe were preparing should dis
cuss these matters, as well as the facts
connected with the management of the
penitentiary by yourself, Tj the interest of
fairness in giving the people information
upon these subjects, these distin
guished and honorable gentlemen did
not wish to act upon newspaper rumors
and statements and requested me to ad
dress the communications hereto attach
ed, asking for the information and facts
therein requested, as a bisis of their dis
cussion of these subjecs.
I did not think for a minute that the
information asked would not be promptly
given and in a way that gentlemen usual
ly conduct their correspondence.
It was not thought by them or myself
that if the information was given it would
show a state of affairs to the advantage
of the present administration, but no
officer had ever before concealed from
the public the reports and records of his
office, because they might militate against
the party to which he belonged, and it
was therefore believed you would as a
matter ot duty and decency supply the
information.
It has generally been supposed that
every taxpayer of the State has a right to
see the records of all public o Hces and
to ask and receive without being insulted,
information concerning the management
by the officer of his office.
As a representative of a great party
which polled in the last electi in 145,000
votes, constituting two-thirds of the tax
payers of the State, I did not thiDk it
would be impudence or effrontery to ask
you in their name and as their represen
tative for this information.
It has been an old time tradidtion in
North Carolina that public officers are
public servants. I did not know tha since
the advent of you and Governor Russell
the time-honored rule had been reversed
and the people had become the servants
of the office-holders.
I was old-fogish enough to suppose that
in your official capacity you were the
servant of the people and that both law
and custom forbade you from hiding and
concealing from the public your official
acts, and those of your immediate pred
ecessor. Shortly, after my several letters were
sent and delivered, the board of direct
ors of the penitentiary met in Raleigh,
and I am informed that at their several
sessions hotly debated whether I should
be given the information asked. A mem
ber who insisted that as a citizen and tax
payer, I was entitled to the information,
was, so I am told, fiercely reproached by
you. Having failed to reach any agree
ment on this all-absorbing question, in
open meeting, your board did what was
never before done in North Carolina, to
wit: Convened in what you were pleased
to call executive session, for the purpose
of further considering this subject.
When the Board rose from the secret
meeting, I am informed that newspaper
reporters and inquirers were told that the
meeting was an executive session. I do
not know and the people do not know
what transpired in this secret writing.butl
am reliably informed after the meetingMr.
Dockery, the chairman, said the board
I would have preferred I had not asked
tor tne lniormation, Dut 1 would get an
answer which would make me sorry that
I had requested it.
I presume the board decided in th's se
cret meettng that your party could not
afford to let the people know the real
facts concerning the management of the
penitentiary by the present administra
tion, and it was determined to try and
be-fog the issue, and that as a result you
refused the information requested, and
instead of the courteous reply,
wmcn l reasonably expected, y ou
decided upon the infamous and slander
ous personal attack upon me, which this
morning was published in the Raleigh
Post
Your party shall not, by thi3 low and
dirty device, be-fog the issue or escape
exposure.
l ;snau continue to use every avenue
open to me, to lay bare before the people
or North Carolina the facts concerning
the disreputable management of the pen
itentiary, and all departments of the
State government by the presen
discredited and disgraceful administra
Watches, Clocks, Eye-Glasses. Spec
tacles and Jewelry of all kinds re
paired on short notice.
Inspected Watcnes for S. A. L. R.
It. four years. -
Fourteen years experience. Can
be found in Caraway's store on Wade penitentiary the property of the State was
street.
Gining Outfit For Sale.
The undersigned has a complete gining
outfit, consisting of boiler, engine, 50-saw
Kin, and press for sale. This machinery is
in goou repair ana win oe soia at a Dar-
gain. F S. Tillman.
Deep Creek, N. C.
i PARKER'S
I MAIR BALSAM
CImum ud tontiftM tin hate
ifirtw ylt to tore Onqrf
i .di r
being sqandered and stolen.
The law requires the superintendent of
the penitentiary annually on the 31st of
December of each year to file under oath
an inventory of the assets of that insti
tution and requires the board of direc
tors to make an annual report of the
affairs of the penitentiary to the Got
ernor
It was ascertained upon inquiry that
no report or Inventory for the year 1897,
uch as the law requires should be made
was accessible to the public. Ia Tlew o:
nrrnc
II mi
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)W are the chil
dren this summer?
Are they doing
well? Do they
Set all the benefit they
should from their food?
Are their cheeks and lips
of good color? And are
they hearty and robust in
everyway?
If not, then give them
Scott's Emulsion
of cod leotr off xviih hypo
phosphites It never fails to build
up delicate boys and girls.
It gives them more flesh
and better blood.
It is Just so with the
baby also. A little Scott's
emulsion, three or four
times a day, will make
the thin baby plump and
frosperous. It
urnishes the
young body with
Just the material
necessary for
growing bones
and nerves.
All Drvrrista, see. and fi.
' Scott Bow, CbmUu. N.Y.
tion.
It will be observed by reference to the
section of the law quoted in my letter
to Mr. Pockery, that two things are re-.
quired. One, an inventory to be made
by the superintendent under oath, and
the other a report by the board itself.
It will appear from my letter to Mr.
Dockery, that I asked for both a copy
of the report and a copy of the inventory.
I especially requested a copy of the re
port becouse it is much more comprehensive.
Mr. Dockery iu his letter to me prom-
ises a copy oi me inventory, wuiuu
speaks or as the report of the superin tendent.
It is apparent from Mr. Dockery 's let
ter that he is himself doubtlul wnetner i
will ever get this report or inventory, for
he only says he BELIEVES it will be in
the hands ot the Governor in a short
while. He does not say that he KNOWS
it will be in the hands of the Governor at
all.
It will be remembered that the law re
quires that this sworn inventory must be
filed on December 31st.
It is said and generally accepted, that
the Governor wrote or dictated your cow
ardly assault upon me and the Democrat
ic oartv. Certain it is, it was sent out
directly from the Executive office and is
in the coarse and vulgar style that charac
terizes all that emanates from him. Every
line in it shows that it came from a vicious
mind. There is riot a statement in it,
personal to myself, or about my course
in oolitics. which in any way reflects
upon my personal integrity, or the integ
rity of any political methods, with which
I have heretofore been connected, that is
not a wilful and premeditated lie, without
any foundation in fact, and made by you
and your abettors for the purpose of rais
ins a focr behind which vou hope to re
treat from the position in which you
have placed yourself before the public, by
declining to come to an account with the
people for the manner in which the affairs
ofthe penitentiary have been mismanag
ed since the 1st of January, 1S97, and
there u indisputable evidence of your
irritation at me for preferring the simple
equest.
I denounce the statements made in
your letter personal to myself as emana
tions of a vile heart, devoid of any re
straint of conscience and as the inpo
tent vaporings of a MISERABLE
LIAR.
There has grown up in North Carolina
during the last few years, a horde, o
which ybu are one, who seek by detrac
tion and defamation of their betters, to dc
ceive and mislead the people, and gain
for themselves positions which they are
notoriously unfit to hold.
The time has come when these miser
able slanderers and hypocrites will nol
only be exposed, but fittingly denounced,
and pilloried before an outraged pub
lie.
F. M. Simmons.
("A")
Hon. J. M. Mewborne, Superintendent
of the Penitentiary, Raleigh, N . C.
Dear Sir: I have the honor to request
that you cause to be furnished me at the
earliest practicable day the following in
formation concerning the administration
of the affairs of the penitentiary:
1. A list of all the officers and employ
ees of the penitentiary, giving the name
of each, the date of his election or apoint
ment, the designation and place of his
appointment, the date ofthe creation of
such office or place , the character and
nature of his seryices, and his monthly
compensation.
2. An itemized statement ofthe receipts
and disbursements of the year beginning
June 30th, 1897, showing the sources of
the receipts and the purposes of the dis
bursements.
Thanking you in advance for a prompt
reply giving the desired information, I am
very truly yours.
F. M. Simmons, Chairman.
(."B."
Hon. J. M. Mewborne, Superintendent
Penitentiary, Raleigh, N. C.
Dear Sir: In addition to the information
requested a few days ago I beg that you
will cause to be furnished toe at the ear
liest practicable day this addiiiDnal infor
mation: A statement showing the number -of
farms, plantations, lots or plots of land
now under lease or contract of any kind
to or with the penitentiary no matter
whether such contract or lease is in the
name of the State or of the board of di
rectors of the penitentiary, I wish such
statement to give approximately the
number of acres of each farm, plantation,
lot or plot of land, where located, the use
to which it is beiog put, the date of such
lease or contract, and the amount paid
for each in fee or by the year, as the case
may be, under lease or contract. I have
the honor to be
Yours very truly,
F. M. Simmons, Chairman.
cm .
Raleigh, N. C, July 20, 1893.
Hon. J. M. Mewborne.
Superintendent Penitentiary,
Dear Sir:
It has been charged that a part of th"e
cotton crop of 1897, belonging to the pen
itentiary, was sold for prices below the
market value and not wishing to do any
one injustice I beg that you will fur
nish me with the following informa
tion: .
A statement showing to whom, in what
quantities, at what time and at what price,
the cotton, corn, and wheat crops of 1897
were sold.
It being rumored that there is a .large
number of outstanding unpaid accounts
or claims against the penitentiary I beg
that you will also give me a statement
showing the outstanding unpaid claims
up to Tuue 30, 1898, showing when and
tor what contracted, to whom due, and
reason why they are unpaid.
This information is in addition to that
heretofore requested.
Yours truly,
F. M. Simmons, Chairman,
("D.")
Raleigh, N. C, July 21. 1893,
Hon. Claudius Dockery, Chairman b;ard
of directors of tie Pinitentiary:
Dear Sin Section 9, of ihe Act of 1897,
entitled "An Act for the government ot
the Penitentiary,"" and being chapter
219 of the laws of 1897. reads as fol
lows: .
Section 9. That the fiscal year of the
institution shall end on the thirty-first
day of December of each and every year,
whereupon the superintendent shall take
and file, under oath, an inventory of all
property of every kindon hand and cred
ited to his general annual' account be
tween the State and the penitentiary for
such year.'and the board of directors shall
make an annual report to the Governor
showing the financial condition ofthe ins-
TITE SURRENDER OF PONCE.
Americans Joyfully Welcomed
Spaniards Ambosh Eigbt Com
panies of Massachusetts and
Illinois Troops The Enemy
Repulsed and Driven Rack,
Leaving Four Dead on the
Field.
Port of Ponce, Porto Rico, via the Is
land of St Thomas, Danish West . Indies,
July 28. The port of Ponce surrendered
to Commander C. H. Davis, of the auxil
iary gun-boat Dixie yesterday. There
was no resistance, and the Americans
were welcomed with enthusiasm. Major
titution by the inventory and accounts of j General Miles arrived here this morning
the superintendent, and also the condi- I at daylight with General Ernst's Brigade
tiou and residence ot the convicts. The j an(j General Wilson's Division on board
annual report shall also contain the prices I transports. General Ernst's Brigade
paid for-the principal products each I immediately started for the town of
month, aud also a classification of persons
on the pay roll, with the rate of wages
paid to each. From the whole number
printed for distribution two hundred
conies of such annual report shall be
preserved for use ofthe General Assem
bly."
Assuming as a matter of course that
your board has complied wit h such a
plain provision of law and that the re
port required by this section has long
since been made and printed I beg that
you will do me the favor to send me a
copy by the bearer of this note.
I also bea: that you will at the earliest
practicable moment cause a copy of the
inventory required by the first part of the
section to be made and forwarded to
me.
"I have the honor to be,
Very truly yours,
F. M. Simmons, Chairman.
("E.")
Hen. John R. Smith, Commissioner of
Agriculture, Raleigh, N. C.
Dear Sir: 1 beg that you will cause to be
furnished me at the earliest practicable
day the following information cocerning
,the administration ofthe Department of
Agriculture:
. A list of all the officers and employees
of the Department, giving the name of
each, the date of his election or appoint
ment, the designation and place of his
employment, the date of the erection
of such office or place, the character and
nature of his services, and his monthly
compensation.
Also the amount of the gross receipts
ofthe Department for the year beginning
June 30th, 1897, and ending June 30th,
1893, together with a detailed statement
showing the disbursements ior the same
pcroid of time and the purposes for
which the expenditures were made.
ThauKing you in advance for a prompt
replv, giving the desired information, I
am, Very truly yours,
F. M. Simmons, Chairman.
("F.")
Dear Sir: Your favor was handed me
in Raleigh in which you ask for a copy
of the report of the superintendent of the
State's prison for the year 1897. This
report has been made to the board and I
believe will be in the hands of the Gov
ernor iu a very short while. I would
respectfully suggest that, when this is the
case, you can secure a copy at the Execu
tive office. If a copy is sent me here, I
will gladly forward it to you. If not, I
will be glad to serve you when I return to
Raleigh again.
Very tiuly yours,
(Signed) Claudius Dockery,
The facetious boarder had the
train all laid for a killing joke,
"It's a wsnder," he said, "that you
did'nt serve up this hen feathers and
all." "The next time," said the
landlady, with marked emphasis,
"I'll send her up bill and all." Aud
the joke was ruined. Cleveland
Plain-Dealer.
Ponce, 3 miles inland, which capitulated
this afternoon. The Americans troops
are" pushing toward the mou:itaius, and
will join General Henry with his brigade
at Yauco, which has been captured by
our troops.
A fight before the latter place on Tues
day last was won by the American vol
unteers. The Spanish ambushed eight
companies of the Sixth Massachusetts
and Sixth Illiuois Regiments, but the en
emy was repulsed ana driven uacic a
mile to a ridge, where the bpanish cav
alry charged and were routed by our in
fantry. General Garretson led the fight
witn tne men trom Illinois and Massa
chusetts, and the enemy retreated to
Yarco, leaving four dead on the field and
several wounded. None of our men
were killed, and only three were slightly
wounded. The wounded are: Captain
Gihon Barrett, Private James Drummojid
and Private II. C. Gary. .
The Porto Ricans are glad the Ameri
can troops have landel, and say they are
all Americans and will join our army
The roads are good for military purposes
Our troops are healthy, and General
Miles says the campaign will be short aud
vigorous. He has issued the following
pioclamation:
"In the prosecution of the war against
the Kingdom of Spain by the people of
the United States, in the cause of liberty,
justice and humanity, its military forces
have come to occupy the island of Porto
Rico. They come bearing the banners
of freedom, inspired by a noble purpose,
to seek the enemies of our government
and of yours, and ti destroy or capture all
in armed resistance. They bring you
the fo.sterinpr arms of a free' people,
whose greatest power is in justice and
humanity to all living within their fold.
Hence they release you from your for
mer relations, and it is hoped that this
will.be followed by your cheerful ac
ceptance of the government ofthe United
States.
The chief object ol the American
military forces will be to overthrow the
armed authority of Spain, and give the
people of your beautiful island the largest
measure of liberty consistent with this
military occupation. They have not come
to make war on the people of the coun
try, who for centuries have been oppress
ed, but on tne contrary, tney bring pro
tection, not only to yourselves, but to
your property, to promote your prosper
ity and bestow the immunities and bless
ings of our enlightenment and liberal in
stitutions and government.
It is not theirpurpose to interfere with
the existing laws and customs which are
beneficial to the people, so long as they
conform to the rules of the military ad
ministration, order and justice, t his is
not a war of devastation and desolation,
but one to give all within the control of
the military and naval forces the advan
tages and blessings of enlightened civ
ilization."
"The l'hilistlaes be:Vpon Thee
Sarusou."
Rev. J. C Troy niCharlotte Observer.
I read this morning an editorial,
"An Era of Conflict," from a reli
gious paper, in which the times,
political and religious, are reviewed.
The picture preseuted is not a pleas
ing one, yet the editor closes: "It is a
good and necessary thing to remem
ber that no one need be alarmed at
the situation." I. think differently,
especially as the situation applies
to North Carolina. It is time for
larm intense alarm. There was a
peroid when the State, in strngth of
character and standing, was a veri
table Samson. It is not so now. She
has been shorn of strength and the
shearing process continues. And as
a preacher, one who believes in God,
and that it behooves every true soi
to be interested in the proper con
duct of btate aSairs, it strikes me
that the time has come for the good
citizens to find out, "What must we
do to be saved?" And when the way
is pointed out, to walk therein. I am
no politician, am seeking no office,
for no honor higher than that of
Ryal mmk th lood pare.
POWDER
Absolutely Purs
am RMrtNO wof co., nfwww,
SCOVEIS STORY.
He Tells About That Faee
Slapping Allair at . Santi
ago. Norfolk, July 28. Sylvester Scovel,
the correspondent who was hustled out
loyalty and therefore I do feel that I of Cuba for slapping General Shafter's
r. all thfi brethren face, has arrived at Fortress Monroe-
anorru'horn tr an effort, in tht dirpo- I He eives the followine version ofthe
tion of salvation, bell-preseavation anair
is the first law of nature. Therefore "I had been standing with the crowd
tho Cnb.in oiipstion. Miles move- in front of the civil palace at Santiago,
ments, national platforms, and the above which the flag was to be raised
Philippines, important as they may when it occurred to me that 1 couia ge
be. do not constitute the main ques- a better view from the roof, so up I went
tion in which we are most concern- Lieut. Miley ordered me down perempto
td. What are we to do to prevent nly. I obeyed leisurely, and he had
the old ship falling into the hands Shatter send a company to dislodge me.
of the Philistines to be gutted? The
white men of North Carolina ought
to know, and do know, how to an-
wer.
i
The Chief Burgess of Milesburg, Pa.,
says De Witt s Little Early Kisers are the
best pills he ever used in his family dur
ing forty years of house keeping. They
cure constipation, sick headache and
stomach and liyer troubles. Small in size
but great in results. J. A. Hardison.
liob .Moore, of Larayette, Ind., says
that lor constipation he has found De-
Witt's Little Early Risers to be perfect.
They never gripe. Try them for stomach
and liver troubles. J. A. Hardison.
THE EXCELENCE OF SYRUP OF FIGS
is due not only to the originality and
simplicity of the combination, but also
to the care and skill with which it is
manufactured by scientific processes
known to the California Fi Svkup
Co. only, and we wish to impress upon
, all the importance of purchasing the
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by the California Fi& Syrup Co.
only, a knowledge of that fact will
assist one in avoiding the worthless
imitations manufactured by other par
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fornia Fio Stkcp Co. with the medi
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given to millions of families, makes
the name of the Company a guaranty
01 the excellence of its remedy. It is
far in advance of all other laxatives.
as it acts on the kidneys, liver and
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California fig syrup co.
A!f ntA3 CISCO, Oak
LOvUYlIiUi K. JTXW TOKS, jr. T.
Did Xot Believe in Social
Kqality.
A dispatch from Tampa, dated
July 24, says: "Two negro cavalry
men, with pistols 111 their hand
walked into the Saratoga saloon just
before 12 o'clock last night, having
with them four white cavalrymen,
who were advocating social equality
As the drinks were ordered by the
negroes they made a remark that was
insulting to any man raised in the
South. J. F. Quinn, of the Second
Georgia Eegimeut was standing near
and heard the remark. Quinn had
been discharged from the regiment
he had enlisted in for physical dis
ability, but he did not feel that this
made any difference in his fighting
ability, so he made a reach for the
nearest negro cavalrymen and tried
to wrest the pistol from his hand.
The negro cavalryman pulled iaway
aud with his colored companion.
made a break for the door, with
Quinn in close pursuit. One of the
white men drew his revolver and hred
at Quinn, but his aim was bad, and
. K. Cleveland, of Dade City, who
is an engineer on the Florida Central
ami Peninsula 11. IL, standing near,
received the ball ii; his right leg, just
above the ankle, making a bad
wound. He was at once carried
to the central police station, where
his wound was dressed by T. A.
Walker, a lied Cross nurse, who
happened to be near by."
Little Porto Kieo.
Vtlauta Journal.
Porto Rico is to be ours. Whatever
may be the fate of Cuba it is now certain
that there will be no terms of peace that
do not include the cession of Porto Rico to
the United States.
We will thus acquire one of the most
desirable of the Antilos.
1'orto rticohas an area ot 3,bOs square
miles and is 95 miles Ion? and 35 miles
wide. Its population, according to the
latest figures available, is a little over
800,000; about 300,000 are negroes. There
are 137 miles of railway and 150 miles of
wagon road; near!y all the transportation
in the interior is caried ou by pack mules
and ridin? horses. A good telegraph sys
tem connects the principal towns, and
the telephone also has been introduced.
Though the climate is very warm it is
salubrious except for about three months
of the year. Porto Rico is fa healther
than Cuba now and with proper sanitation
every part of it could be made safe for
inhabitants.
Porto Rico is more densely populated
than almost any state of our Union. It
has a number of cities of considerable
size. Ran Juan, the capital, has a popu
lation of 20.0C0 within ?U walls and
about as many in its outlying suburbs.
There is no system of sewerage and no
water works. Drinking water is fupplied
by cisterns filed with rain water caught
from the roofs of houses. The city was
founded 250 years ago, is walled in and
has a moat and drawbridges. There are
few other simhcant towns, fonce is
the second in size, having a population
of 15,000; Mayaguez has 12,000, Fajardo
9,000, Arecibo 6,000, Aguadilla 5XK), Hu
macao 1,000, Naguabo 2,000 and Arroyo
1,200.
Porto Kico has a great variety ct pro
ducts. Its principal exports are sugar
and molasses, chocolate, cocoanuts, to
bacco, coffee, oranges, bananas and bay
rum. The principal imports are flour,
breadstuffs , dried meats and agricultural
machinery. The United States has not
succeeded in monopolizing Porto Rican
trade. Much of it has been carried on
with Spain. In 1S97 the imports from
the United States were valued at f2,lSl,-
024 and the exports to this country $!,
9SS.88S.
I he total rorto liican trade averages
about $30,000,000 a year, of which $16.-
000,000 represents exports and f 14,000,-
000 imports.
I got down first, however, and going to
General Shafter, I suggested that the men
be given a chance to cheer the flag just
raised. They were anxious to do it, and
he agreed. Going to a general officer, he
spoke a few words, and the officer im -
mediately turned and called for three
cheers for Shafter. The intelligent regu
lars responded faintly. The mistake of
the general officer had placed General-
Shafter in the light of calling for cheers
for himself, and he was angry. While
he was in that frame of mind I unfortu
nately approached him and explained
that while I was the man on the roof to
whom Lieut. Miley had objected, at the
same time I had not meant to intrude
myself, or even to get near the civil par
ty. He replied with a volley of oaths.
"You correspondents," he
said, "you're all nuisances,
an 1 you arc the biggest nuisance ot them
all." lie turned away, and I said: "Gen
eral, I am a correspoudeut; also a gen
tleman, aud you cannot use such lan
guage to me." Turning quickly, .be
struck me with his open hand on the
cheek. I was a lightweight college cham
pion for four years, and to strike back
was as natural as breathing. I let fly
with my right. "Whether I struck hi.n
or not I do not know; but my knuckles
are sore. I was promptly placed incomr
municado. I can prove the General's
language in any court, civil or military.
He used an old army trick to make me
strike back, an 1 I am sure he had rea
sons for wishing me out of Cuba,
and used that opportunity to expel
me."
A Lawyer, and a 1'orporatiu Law
yer at That.
Concord Times.
Great Scot! Will wonders never cease?
What will happen next? Our Populist
friends in couvcution ossembled have
actually nominated a lawyer as their
candidate for Congress one of those
"pestilent fellows" and "movers of sedi
tion." A few years ago a lawyer could
not even be a member of the Alliance.
They were regarded as the authors of
many woes and calamities of the poor,
toiling, sweating, laboring man. Now
they have actually selected a lawyer as
the'u standard-bearer. They have nol
only nominated a lawyer but a regular
corporation lawyer one of these monop
oly fellows. Mr. Caldwell is the regular
leading counsel of the Aberdeen Rail
road. He is as much a railroad lawyer
as Chas. Price, W. II. Day or George
Bason or any other lawyer of
the railroad in this State. We want
to hear M. II. H. Caldwell Esq., denounce
monopolies aud corporations.
The Best II em (ley For Flux.
Mr. John Mathias, a well known stock
dealer of Pulaski, Ky., says: "After suf
fering tor over a week with flux, and my
physician having failed to relieve me,
I was advised to try Chamberlain's Colic,
Cholera anp Diarrhoea Remedy, and have
the pleasure ot stating that the half of one
bottle cured me." For sale by. J. A.
Hardison.
We have used Chambeilain's Cough
Remedy in our home for many years and
bear cheerful testimony to its value as a
medicine which should be in every fam-
ily. In coughs and colds we have found
it to be efficacious and in croup and
whooping cough in children we deem it
indispensable. H. P. Ritter, 4127 Fair
j fax ave., St. Louis, Mo. For sale by J. A.
Uardison.
Finding Tar River.
Exchange.
The re is really and truly a Tar river in
North Carolina, but some folks will not
believe it. An old Johnny Reb sends the
following story ol how the Yankees
found it.
"When the Confederates evacuated
Washington, N. C, they rolled 1,000 bar
rels 01 tar, ana turpentine into the river
at Taft's store, and two months later a
steamboat, the Colonel Hill, with 400
Yankee prisoners going from Salisbury to
Washington to be exchanged, tied up to
the wharf to let the boys bathe. They
stirred up the tar on the bottom of the
liver and were smeared with it from head
to foot. When we came upon them each
man had bis rations of meat in one hand
and a small stick in the other, scraping
and greasing for dear life. 'Hello, boys!
What's the matter? I asked, and they re
plied: 'Durnif we havn't found Tar river
at last; the whole bed of the river is
covered with pitch.' "
. A Soldier Aeqnitted.
Exchange.
The shooting of the colored man,
Simon Drummer, by Virgil II. Dun
can, of the Second Texas liegimeut,
ou Saturday afternoon at Camp Mi
ami has passed by as an unpleasant
incident of camp life, says a dis
patch from that place. After a
careful hearing Duncan has been ac
quitted, the shooting having been
considered justifiable on the part of
the jury. It seems that the colored
man, on entering a store, collided
with a young lady and stepped ou
her foot. She remonstrated aud he,
as Duncan says, applied a very in
sulting remark. The soldier took
took the case in his own hands, a
quarrel ensued, resulting iu the
death of the negro.
Jnsl What She Needed.
"My appetite was very poor and I was so
nervous I could not sleep. 1 was troubled
with dyspepsia and was very weak. After
I had taken a few bottles of Hood's sarsa
pirilla 1 could eat anything 1 wished, could
tieep wen ami was niucn stronger. Mrs.
John J Martin, arrington North Car
olina.
lloon s rn.i.s cure all liver ills. Easy to
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Hobsoa a Religious Maa.
Outlook.
Lieut. Hobson, who Sank the Merrimac,
at the entrance of Santiago harbor, wm
an active menioer 01 tne xoung Mens
Christian Association in the United Slates
Naval Academy at Annapolis while a stu
dent there, and served as President dur
ing the year 18SS.
Are gaining lavor rapidly.
Business men and travel
lers carry them In vest
pockets, UdlM carry them
Iu porMs. houMkpr keep than tm wdlrtn
cIomu, tru&fe ncmmiBl taaa to frimd. 1Mb
I think De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve
is the finest preparation on the market
for piles. t?o wtites John V. Dunn, ot
Wheeling, w. a. try it ana you win
think the same. It also cures eczema
and all skin diseases. J. A. ' Hardison.
Pills
Thousands of persons have been cured
of piles by using De Witt's Witch Hazel
b&lve. It heals promptly ana cures ecze
ma and all skin diseases. It gives imme
diate relief. J. A. Hardison.
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