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PROVE ALL THINGS AND HOLD FAST, J TO THAT WRICII IS GOOD". 1.00 Per Year in advance. VOL VI. DUNN. N. C. AVEDNESDAV. APRIL 22, 1896 NO. 16I' BILL ARP'S LETTEK. A GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF THE POLITICAL. SITUATION. Plenty of Candidates A Tangle In the Seventh District. We used to have otir politics in the fall of the year, bat it seems to have norked back into the spring. Stump tpea-king has begun in earnest. Can didates are looming up all over the taie and every one is cbock full of pa triotism and knows exactly how to save the country. Those who are in office lyiye saved it several times and will dc it again if the people will let lhem. Five thousand dollars is a wonderfu fertilizer to patriotism. And beside? having Vaved the country a man wants to be vindicated. He wants the people to ritq' nj and f-ay, "Well done, thou good and faithful tervant." Then ?jgain tLcre is tho line of promotion that mr.st be observed. In the army a lieutenant r.f'pirt-s' to be a captain end a t'aj t tin to be a colonel and a colonel to be n brigadier. Just 'o the youc lawyer must go to . i i : l . r i : j i acquainted wi'.h the boys and by and by the boys a ill elect him to the bench E'i.l that brings him in contact with the v-cople of his circuit and in coarse of time ho e'iuibs into cougrees and then ruayb3 into the governor chair T.r 'the United States senate. The pro fessional candidate wants to be climb ing the golden stair all the time and ho coukb do it if there wasent some things in the way. There are Borne selfish peonle in this world who don't want a man to havo but little nor have that little long. By the time a man has fairly settled down1 in congress and learned hew to save the country and has fertilized his patriotism with $15,- 000 or 8-0,000 he hears a voice away iown in his district saying "Rotate, rotate, rotate!" And by ad by. he hears another -and another and so he gets h ave of absence and comes home to, mend his fences. Bat there i3 no telling where we are 4t d'jwQ here in the seventh, for poli ties is in an awful tangle. We have got two democratic silver candidates in the field right now and one inde pendent, who, like Dr. Felton, defies the fluid, and there will soon be a gold lug backed by the administration and before ( long the fusion candidate of the populists and republicans will give 1 Comanche whoop and let loose the . Inrre F trnr a n 1 1 r xt hnxmnlr anrt t hu spoils of cftice. Ox course, the old time rock-ribbed democrats will stick to their paity if they can find it, but there.isa lot of restless souls who say they cin't we worsted and intend to vote for whom they dogon please. They are discordant, dissevered, belli gerent, and, like King David's little army, inclule "all who are in distress ar in debtor are discontented. "My good friend, Newt Tumlin, eaid a long time ago that the only way to cet even with the republicans was to "jine 'em,"-and I hear some r'ldtime democrats fcay they are going to do it if cur platform don't'suit them. But if the fusion of populists and re publicans does take place then ihe re publican platform won't sui our dis s fleeted democrats for it will be a straddle both cn silver and the tariff. There are a good many , protection hrn'jerats around here and more gold bugs, but it is rare to find a democrat who fsv-irs both. Among tho office Feekers the spoils will cover-everything, for as one told me yesterday, "ht Pe party platforms are only intend ed to gtrt in on. Passengers must not stand on the platform while the train is in motion. The wa it looks now a plat Form cannot bo made that will harmonize the people of any party. The CiLesiv? power of public plunder ray Jmrmoirz the leaders and tho of Poe si-rkere, but the people will not 'o'liuw like tbuy'have done. They have !'"'stc cli teneein parties and platforms. They are beUer-.edueated politically thi-.n they have ever been and will not eo it blindly. This is an age of sur prises and nobody can foretell who will be tho nest president nor repre sentative from the seventh district. vW hare not forgotten that Dr. Felton, in .independent," carried this district three times, nor that the populists now ?3ect their representatives to the legis 'ature from this county, nor that this. :'cuaty went republican when Garfield was elected and there is more political satisfaction in these parts now than ?ver before. The people have good rause for their discontent. Take a man who four years ago bought a good little farm for $4,000 and paid $2,000 sown and gave his notes at one, two and three years for the rest of the purchase money and still owes it with interest and he can't sell the farm for more than $2,000 now. That man is holding somebody to blame for - his desperate condition. He is like the Irishman who said he did not know what party he belonged to, but, begorra, he was agin- the government. Take another man who owns amine of manganese or who works in the mino or hauls the ore to town and has made fair living in some connection with the mineral business and suddenly without warning the tariff reform com mittee takes oft the duty on manga nese and it comes in free from Cuba ind Brazil and the price drops away 3own and all this was done to please Carnegie and the Chicago steel works, veil, of course, that man is agin the government, and there are scores of them right here in Bartow county ana tbey are aL for protection. In this sublunary world almost every man prays the Lord for a blessing on "me nd my wife, my son John and his wife us four and no more." I've 'ong been hunting for that man Who when he w9 robbed of !h cost gave the robber his clo-ik too. K6 is as scarce as the wan dering Jew. Everybody wants pro tection of some sort especially if it comes cut of the public crib. An honest man is not the noblest work of God, butl'don't blame , Mr. Pope for saying so. An honest disburser of public money is worthy of a p-ijn.n nd a monument. So many men are dishonest and so many are deceit ul that poets and philosophers seem lo have lost confidence in the whole human race. The old Scotch preacher was reading a psalm to his Hearers ind when he got to the verse that reads, "And I said in my haste -that all men are liars," paused and apbstro phised, "Ah, David, me main, an' if ye had iived till now ye might have said it at your leisure." But h&ppily there are many honest and many truthful people. The salt has not lost its savor and the smile of the Lord i3 still upon the land. Neither war nor famine nor pestilence nor any great calamity has for a long time befallen us. Bill Arp, in At lanta Constitution. . . TAR HEEL NOTES. 1 4 ; , Gold in Cabarrus. The 22 pound piece found at the Eeed Mino was carried and deposited in the bank for safekeeping at Concord? It was on exhibition at the bank for an hour or more, but was soon sealed up and placed in a vault for future use. Telegrams have been received from Milwaukee, Philadelphia and Nevf York from parties wishing to purchase it for exhibition. Mr. M. L. Furr, of Stanly, who lives just over tho Cabar rus line and within two miles of the Reed Mine, has fully a peck of ore picked up from several hundred bushels at an old shaft -that has not been worked in forty years containing probable $500 worth of gold. Little clusters , were all over the little flint stones. His gold sold for 93 cents per pennyweight, far above the average. Forest Fires. The greatest forest fire ever known occurred in Cumberland county, and destroyed 10,000 acres of the finest long leaf pine timber in that section. The loss is over $100,000. One house, many barns, and miles of fencing and many cattle are burned. Bain checked the fire, which threatened the town of Fayetteville. . - North Carolina Editors. The executive committee of the North Carolina Press Association met in Raleigh, and accepted the invitation of Wilmington's chamber of commerce to hold the next press convention in that city. The date is July 15. The Comptroller of the Currency has approved the application for "The National Bank of Goldsboro.y capital $50,000, by the following persons: William R. Allen, Nathan Overby, Wm. T. Giverton, D. Robert Korne gay, Broadus H. Griffin, William T. Dortch, Marcellus J. Best, Geo. C. Royal, A. Roscower, Ernest B. Dewey. A Contract has been awarded for building a co-operative cotton mill at Fayetteville to have 10,000 spindles. The brick work is to be done in ninety days. The Holt cotton mill at Fayette ville is completed and ready for the machinery. Dr. Charles D. Mclver, president of the Greensboro Normal School is in Washington in the interest of tho pub lic lands. He thinks that a greater portion of the next donation of pub lic lands should go toward the educa tion of the women. The meeting of the Settlers' Conven tion at Southern Pines on May 5th, promises to afford a rare opportunity for bringing the resources of this State and the South- to the attention of capitalists and prospective settlers. The earnings of the Warrenton rail road for March are larger than any March since it has been in operation. The total amount ii $150.05. One hundred passenger tickets were sold during the month. Warrenton Re cord. Dr. L. A. Scuggs, colored, of Raleigh, is making preparations to es tablish a sanitarium for colored con sumptives, to be located at Southern Pines. He has gone North in view of creating interest in the undertaking. The signal, J. C. L. Harris' Repuo lican paper, at Raleigh, is to be re vived by Messrs. W. M. Brown, W. B. Royster, John "B. Collins and J. C. L. Harris. Rev. Thos. Dixon, of New. York, who has been holding a series of meet ings in Raleigh, is to deliver a lecture at Wake Forest.- The Fayetteville people are moving to secure the re-establishment of the United. States arsenal at that place. Raleigh has started a subscription for a public library. The list has already reached the sum of $1,650. There is an epidemic of measles at Ihe Oxford Orphan Asylum. West Point and Annapolis Vacancies. There is a vacancy at West Point and at Annapolis ulso, to which the fifth congressional district of North Caro lina, is entitled. Congressman Settle gives notice of a competitive examina tion to be held in Greensboro to fill these two vacancies on May the 20th, and requests all candidates to appear at that time and stand tb examina tion, mm, THE FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. A Synopsis of the Proceedings of Both Houses. THE SENATE. MOXDAY. In the Senate the Judiciary committee lost no time in disposing of the joint resolution proposing a remonstrance with the British government in the matter f tho imprison ment of Mr3. Maybrick. The report was placed on the calendar and will probably be no more heard of. The extension of the Qulncy Printing contract The President sent to the ing nominations: Fitzhugh Lee, of Virj general of the United ! was with drawn. Senate the foliow- inia, to be consul rates at Havana, Cuba, vice Ramon O. Williams, resigned; Wm. H. Fowle. of Yireinia. to be collector oi internal revenue for the sixth district ol Virginia. TUESDAY. In the Senate on Tuesday? Squire, Rep., made a speech in favor of making large ap propriations for sea coasts defences. Sena tor Piatt introduced a bill to punish trans mitters through the mails of gambling, bete, etc. WEDNESDAY. In the Senate Senator Butler, of North Carolina., introduced a bill to effectuate res olutions adopted respectively on November 4, 1777, and September 20, 1781, by the Con tinental Congress, directing the erection of monuments at 81,000 cost each to the memo ry of Generals Francis Nash and Wm. David son. The Secretary of the Treasury is or dered to pay the amounts on the requisition for the purpose of the Governor of North Carolina. The treaty with Great Britain providing for tho appointment of a commission for the assessment bf.the damages growing out of the seizure f vessels engaged in sealing in Bearing Sea has been ratified. . THUB6DAT, ' "In the Senate .on Thursday Senator I ritoh ard bad a conference with the commerce committee and expects to secure a survey of Neuse river below Newbern so as to get eight feet at low water. They also agreed to insert a regular survey ior Cape Lookout refuge harbor. He introduced, an amend ment for 810,000 for Trent river and a relief bill for J. E. Merriam. of Elizabeth City. Mr, Morrill addressed the Senate to show the necessity of a new building for the National museum. The bill went to the calendar. FRIDAY. In the Senate on Friday Senator Hill con tinued his speech on the bond investigation. He stiil has much material in reserve and may continue for two or three days. Mr. Hoar spoke briefly in favor of the Peffer investigation resolution and criticised the remarks of Mr. Hill as being more in place on tho stump than In the Senate chamber. The Senate then, after a short executive ses sion, adjourned until Monday. SATURDAY. The Senate .committee on military aftair3 on Saturday ordered a fovorable report, bv a ftnanimous vote, on the list of directors of the National Soldiers' Homes as agreed to by the House. The committee does not be lieve there will be any opposition to the ap pointments when the question comes up. THE HOUSE. MONDAY. In the Hause on Monday a bill was passed providing for the holding of United States courts at Bilox. Miss., instead of Mississippi City. Mr. Jenkins, Republican, of Wisconsin, re ported to the House the contested election cose of Johnson vs. Stokes, from the seventh South Carolina district," in favor of Stokes, the sitting member, and gave notice that he would call the matter up April 21st TUXSDAY. The House on Tuesday passed without division, and practically without objection, the bill making appropriations for fortifica tions and coast defences. The secretary of war estimated that $8,045,163 could be ex pended in the coming year. The Nicaragua bill 13 under coi sideratlon. Arizona has been favorably reported as a State in the Union. The committee on foreign commerce expressed its willingness to vote subsidy to aid in the construction of a cable from the United States to China and Japan, touching the Hawaiian Islands. It will be further considered. WEDNESDAY. In the House on Wednesday Representa tive Skinner, of North Carolina, introduced a bill to pay $120 tc J. E. Merriam, of Eliza beth City, for light house services; also to pension Ida Jennett, of Hyde county, widow of Joseph Jennett, late assistant keeper of Gull Shoal light house. He lost his life last year in the service and this $12 a month pension would establish a precedent THXTBBDAY. The House on Thursday took up the fight against the re-election o Gen. W. B. Frank lin, as a member of the board of managers of the National Soldiers' Home, resulted in the defeat of those who opposed him, the House vottng, 149 to 59. to continue him on the board, as recommended by the committee on military affairs. The lesoluion names Gens. W. B. Frankli and George W. Steele to succeed themselves; Gen. T. J. Henderson, of Illinois, to succeed John C. Blaok; and Gen. G. L. Beal, of Maine, to succeed Franci3 Fessenden. I FRIDAY. At the evening session of tho Souse nine pension bills were considered and ordered to be reported to the House with favorable recommendation . A large part of the time was spent upon the bill granting a pension of $75 a month to the widow of Brigadier General Fred Vandervoot, who original ly colonel of the Thirty-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The amount of the pension was reduced to 650 a month, and efforts were made to reduce it to $30, a proposition which received considerable support among Republicans. SATURDAY. Tho House on Saturday completed the general deficiency bill the last of the general appropriation bills and it was reported by Chairman Cannon. The measure carries an appropriation of $4,791,840. In addition to the sum recommended in the bill the urgent deficiency act, passed in February, appro priated $ 6.305,436 to supply deficiencies in appropriations for the support of the gov ernment during the current and previous fiscal years, making the total for deflcinoles appropriated and recommended for this reason $11. 096.776. Dr. Lanahau's Accusation. The following official statement is sent b the United Press to the office of the Western Methodist Book Concern in Cincinnati, O.: "In view of tae unrest caused tc many Methcdists of the present generation by the statements given to the public- witb reference to the import and purpose of Dr. John Lanahan's recent utterances before the Baltimore preacher's meeting, impeaching the good name of the Methodist Book Con cm, it becomes for the undersigned to offi cially explain that tho matters treated of by Dr. Lanahan occurred 24 years ago. The doctor'8 charges were the ro l.hly ; plotted, at the time before the tribunal o the church; that those whose reputation were involved (and ware exonerated frorr any criminal complicity in the irregulailiie. discovered) have been dead for many years.' School Building Blown Up. The Central School building of Saginaw, Mich., was wrecked by dynamiters. It was the oldest and largest of the big schools oJ that city, and for year has been a bone ci Contention. A part of the library was alsc destroyed. The building contained 27 rooms, and had a capacity of 800 pupils. Loss 000, with $27,000 insurance. Work on the Panama Canal. Work upon the Panama, canal is being pushed. A contract has been given for 100,- ) 000 ttetres of submarine mining on the Pa cific end of the canal. The Colon end of the vork has been inspected by- Prince Luigij a nephew of Ring Humbe t of Italy, who Jf rjating a tour of the world. SPANISH BADLY BEATEN. Colonel Debos's Battalion Meets Ma ceo and is Defeated A GUNBOAT TO THE RESCUE, Scheme to Force an Engagement WitJi the Insurgents Tarns Oat Disastrously for the Kind's Troops Encircled by the Rebels Cannon and. an Orderly Retreat Saved the Spanish Columns. Havana, Cuba. April 15. News has been received here? of a battle near Leohuza be tween the Alfonso XIII. battalion, under command of Colonel Debos, and the insur gents under Maceo. Colonel Deboa reports that his battalion, with other bodies of Spanish troops, left Mariel, in the province of Pinar del Bio, for the purpose of giving the enemy battle. They met the advance guard of the insurgents, consistine: of 200 cavalry, who Opened fire upon the Govern ment column. The Spaniards continued tbetr march toward Lechuza, although opposed at every step, tShd every elevation wan occupied by them at the cost of a fleht. Upon arrivinr? in the neighborhood of Leehnza they found the insurgents gathered In strong force, and the patriots made an attempt to surround the Spanish column. The Spanish troops fought with great des peration against heavy odds, says Debos, but were defeated with losses of many killed and wounded. Divining the intention of the enemy to encircle his column, Colonel Debos ordered a retreat. The Spanish column re tired tc the San Claudlo estate on the north coast, wherehe troops fortified themselves, awaiting the arrival of other Government columns. General Inclan arrived with his column very opportunely, and the troops under Colonel Debos were a'so protected by the gunboat Alerta, which kept the enemy at.bay. Colonel Debos estimates that the force of the insurgents who charged upon his command numbered 5000 men. The official report says that the losses of the enemy must have been very great, as many men were seen to fall before the fire of the Spanish troops. The Government column, according to the official report, lost four men killed and one Officer an l thirteen soldiers wounded 5 but the fact is that the Government losses were very heavy, the details being withheld by the authorities. A civilian who volunteered to carry the news of the pre iicament of the Government column to the nearest fort ran the gauntlet of the insurgent fire, and was. compelled to Jump into the water twice to save himself. General Inelan reported that upon his arrival at Colonel Debos's camp he com? pelled Maceo to retreat from San Claudlo. Further details of the engagement show that the Spanish column occupied two hours In advancing from Mariel to the point where it met the main body of insurgents. The re treat rto the San Claudlo estate, which is some distance west of Mariel, occupied seven hours. On their retreat the troops were ex- fosed to a constant fire from the insurgents a the retfr an 1 were frequently compelled to form squares to resist -the charges of the nemy. It was necessary to use cannon to ODen a way for the retreat ot the vanguard. The wounded Spaniards were embarked upon a schooner under the Are of the A'erta. According to the military authorities here, Colonel Sanchez Echevarria, who had re ceived -orders to act in combination with Colonel Debos and General Inolan, tailed to arrive in time to assist the other two bodies of Spanish troops. The authorities say that had he arrived in time Maceo's force would have been badly whipped. Colonel Eche varria has been relieved of his pommand and ordered to appear for trial before a court martial. WELCOME TO YAMAGATA. Japan's Modest Military Hero Arrives In New York. Field Marshal Yamagata, the conqueror 6 China and the Bismarck of Japan, arrived at New York City from the West, on his way to Moscow, where he will represent the Japan ese Emperor at the coronation of the Czar of Russia. His journey through the Empire Stale was a continuous welcome. He was feted in Buffalo, received by the Governor in 'Albany and escorted by the military staff of the State's chief Executive. His arrival had been anxiously awaited by a host of Americans and Japanese. As the orowd .caught sight of the slender wiry form leaning upon the arm of Adjdtdht-Geni-eral McAlDin, it burst into a ringing cheer and received him with a salvo of hand clap ping. . I The Field Marshal, accompanied by his secretary and the Japanese Minister, went at once to the Waldorf. Fiom the facade of the big hotel hung the flag of Japan. The State aparlments had been prepared for the Field Marshal and his suite of six persons Slender and spare of frame is this Japanese Bismarck. His features are lined with strength and determination. The manner of man he Is is shown by the firm Jaw, the set mouth and the piercing eyes. His face is long) and his forehead high. He visited the United States seven years ago ana nis wne 13 a graduate ol Vassar. KILLED H!S OWN BABES. Lehman Shot Three Children and Com mitted Suicide. While brooding over a hallucination that his family would die from want John tea man, a well-to-do manj shot and killed his three children In Chicago. Then Lehman killed himself. Lehman had sent his wife and his two step-children from tne house on various pre texts, and his crime was not discovered until they returned. The names of the dead are: John Lehman, thirtyeight years old; Clara Lehman, five years old; Bertha Lehman, three years old; an infant four months old, not yet named. For eight years Lehman had been in the employ of the West Chicago Street Bailway Company. Through economy he saved $ 5' W), which is lent on mortgages. This is the fourth crime of the same character that has been committed in Chi cago within nine months. The death list now numbers twenty-four. Train Goes Through a Trestle. Passenger train No. I on the New Orleans and Northwestern Bailroad went through a small trfstlo three miles north of Vosburg. Miss. The entire train, save the engine and tender, was wrecked. The passenger coaches were weli filled, but, strange to say, nobody Was killed outright. To Defend the Sea Coast. The House of Representatives at Washing ton passe I the Fortifications Appropriation bill without a division, and In the form rec ommended by the Appropriations Commit tee. The bill carries a total of (5,812,837, of which 1,885.000 U tor the construction of gun and mortar batteries and fortifications, and $1,729,000 for armament of fortifica tions. In addition to the total direct appro priation carried by the bill, the Secretary of War is authorized to enter into contracts to the total amount of 5,542,276 for materials and construction of fortifications and arma ment, making the aggregate amount appro priated and authorized f 11,884,618. , - UNIFORM OF THE "VOLUNTEERS." IIot the Women Fold fen of the New American Salvation Arury Will Dress. The women soldiers in Balliagton Booth's new army, "The Volunteers." wear a uni form varying considerably from that which clothes the fonn3 of their sisters in the old Salvation Army. It is thought by many to be prettier than the old uniform, although there are others who will pre- fer the familiar hat and simple attire of the original. The new uniform is of cadet blue, made on lines that fit the figure snugly around the shoulders, waist and hips. The boJiee is made after a pattern somewhat re sembling a Norfolk jacket, with three flat plaits back and front. The gored skirt is narrow. Tho sleeves are skin tight and about the close wrists are sst folds of white lise, a little fold of which appears at the throat, giving the costume a dainty, trim, quakerish aspect. .Mrs. Booth looks charm ia ia her new religious livery and her trocp3 are very proud of her. Th9 Vo'unteer Gazette, which i3 to be the oran of Ballington Booth's offsnoot of the Salvation Armyt has made its appearance. Mr. and Mrs. Booth, over thetf names, dis claim any purpose to antagonize tha old army or ita work. DEATH TO HUMAN PLAGUES Wonderful Results Got by the Application of Roentgen Rays. Professors W. P. Pratt and Hugh Wight man, respectively electro-therap9utist and bacteriologist of Bennett Medical College, Chicago, have practically proved that the Roentgen rays will kill: Bacilli of cholera, bacilli of diphtheria, bacilli of influenza, bacilli of glanders, bacilli of pneumonia, bacilli of typhoid, bacilli of tuberculosis, bacilli of anthrax Hereafter epidemics will be impossible The professors have put the germs of theso eia;lit most deadly dis 'ases through the test. A week has elapsed, and the germs have been fed and nurtured with the greatest care, but they have failed to propagate or "spread, proving they are dead, or have been stunned. Diphtheria was slain outright. There is no doubt of the effect in this case. It is admitted by the two physicians, who have spent day and night in the laboratory, that they have been startled by the discov eries. They have worked with the germs ill ihe test tubes. They maintain that success secured under this disadvantage predicts much more marvelous effects when the same attack shall be made upon those enemies Id eated in the human body. The met-.. will bo tried at once. CHICAGO CiRL'S DOUBLE CRIME. Shoots Her Friend and Then Commits ftulcide on the Street Miss Mary Linnet; of Chicago, shot arid In stantly killed Miss Elizabeth Trowbridge, a prominent young woman of Elgin, 111., and then killed herself, shortly after 8 o'clock the other evening. The double tragedy took place in South State street, the principal residential street of Elgin, and when the police reached the spot both girls were found lying dead on the sidawalkin a pool of blood, while ia the hand of the murderess was grasped a large revolver. Miss Linnet was sent to the insane hospi tal les3 than a year ago and was discharged from the institution ai eured in December l ist. Miss Trowbridge was an attendant at th9 hospital and had charge of Miss Linnet, who became attached to her. Her great re gret in leaving Elgin was that she must leave her friend behind. She returned to Chicago, where she remained at her hoaie. Her friends believed her entirely cured of her mental troublefii , LYNCHZD ON SUSPICION. A White Farmer Foand Having to a Tree in Te messee. , York Douglas, a white farmer late of Mc Minn County, was found hanging to a tree on Long Mountain, near Chattanooga, Tenn. The lynchers are unknown. Many horses, cattle and mules have died the past winter, all showing symptoms of having been poison;; i. Strong suspicion rested on Douglas. Rjcen: ly a fine barn be longing to the' Douglas B. o.hers was burned and circumstence3 seeinad to fix upon York the crime of incendiarism. He was decoyed from hi3 home and carried into the moun tains. Another theory is that he bad in curred the anger of moonshiners by inform ing officers of their hiding places. The New Jersey Elections. The elections held in the first and second c'ass cities of New Jersey result in gains for the Democrats. They recaptured all de partments of government in the two flrat class cities of tne State, Newark and Jersey City. In most of the other places the result wa3 the same.aa a year ago. J amee M. Sey mour, Democrat, was elected Mayor of New ark over Julius A. Lebkuecher, Republics 0, by about 8500 plurality. The Weather Bureau's Crop Report. The Weather Bureau Issued its flr3t weekly telegraphic crop report of the season. Cot ton plan ing is no w well advanced. Winter wheat is reported in excellent condition ia Nebraska and Eastern Kansas, and is mu-h improved and looking well in Iowa, Missouri Arkansas, Tennessee and Jionhern Illinois. ' Less favoratie reports are received from Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and portions oiNew YorX in some of which States it has been badlj1 winter-killed and is generally in poor r l" .-ifiAn No corn has vet been I v . . .v. r. t nvi n Rivpr. In the i niantea notLu. n , . : ,, I' Southern 8tates corn planting is practically completed, .... iiif i ' IRISH POTATOES IN THE SOUTH. Their Value as a Crop, and Best Methods of Cultivation. When an industry''- figures up into the millions of dollars in sales, as the crop of early Southern potatoes does, its proper cultivation assumes a new importance. The Irish potato is one of the vegetable crops that will thrive best on newly cleared land, and on old land on which attention has Veen given to the accumulation of vegetable matter and nitrates in the eoil by the growth of pens, clover or other leguminous crop?, preceding the planting of the potatoes. The man who has had a big growth of cow peas on his land ihe year before and has allowed ihcm to die down and remain as a oil cover till time to prepare the land for the crop, has the best chance for a good crop if the addi tional fertilization is properly made. He will probably have nearly as much organic nitrogen as will be required, end can make a less costly application in his fertilizers of this, the most cost ly part. But the early crop of pota toes in the South is grown at such an early and copl part of the eeaEon while the nitrification it not so active in the toil that more nitrogen is needed than at the North, where the crop runs through the summer. There is another poiDt of vital importance in the culti vation of this crop. The quality of the potato depends upon the amount of starch stored in the tubers. The plant cannot store a large surplus of starch in the tubers unless it has plen tiful supplies of potash, aided by a proper proportion of phosphoric acid. In fact, if there is no potash present, the plant cannot grow at all, for all the formation of organic matter de pends upon the mating of etarcb. If the potash is deficient in eujtply in proportion to the other elements of plant food,, the plants may grow to a considerable development of tojF, but there will be "small potatoeE and few in a hill," as it requires a surplus of potaeir above the requirements of the plant itself for it to store surplus starch in the form of tubers. The plant dots this for the future use and reproduction of its kind, and we take advantage of this fact to get a larger supply of large and starchy tubers. Experiment has shown that the Irish potato needs in a fertilizer fully ten per cent, of actual potash. The great fault of all the manufac tured fertilizers that we have seen on the market is that none of them give eo large a percentage of potash, and until eome do this it will be necessary for the wide awake farmer to mix his own fertilizers for this crop. The chief, and indeed the only generally available source of potash in this country is the salts of potash import edfrom Geimany. These are received here in the iorms of Lainit or the crude potash salt, and in the forms ol the more concentrated muriate and sulphate. All these forms have their special value for certain crops-. For crops like the Irish potato, which re quire such large percentages of pot ash, the crude kainit is not available, since the large amount of the chlorides associated with the potssh would be in jurious to the crop " in such large amounts. Hence the necessity for the use of the more concentrated forms when large -percentages are needed. And here comes in another point. While the muriate is the best form for the Irish potato crop, the presence of chlorine in it renders it injurious to some crops like tobac co, and sush as form sugar, like the sweet potato, etc It will be eeen, then, that the form of potash is as im portant as the potash itself. The following formula is the one used by 6ne Of the largest potato growers in Eastern Korth Carolina; Fish! scrap, 700 lbs; nitrate of soda, 300 lbs.; bone black, 600 lbs.; muriate of potash, 400 lbs. 1 In most places the following will be more. readily available: Cotton seed meal, 700 lbs. ; acid phosphate. 700 lbal; nitrate of soda, 200 lbs.; muriate of potash, i O lbs. ! " jj ; Wliere a man has tbe growth of pea vineejon his land, as we have said, he may need less of the organic nitrogen, and may well increase the percentage of acid phosphate and lessen the cot ton feed meal. But one-half of tho .nitrate of soda should be mixed in the fertilizer at planting time and tho re mainder should be Ecattered along the rows uring the early growth of the plants, care being taken to ue it only when the tops ere dry, to avoid any chance of tcorchiDg the foliage. Our truckers use a ton of these formulas per acre, and find profit in such heavy fertilization. The potato crop is fol lowed at once by some later crop so as , to get the full value of euch heavy manuring. The fertil izer is scattered along the furrows and well mixed with the toil with a culti vator before planting. The potatoes are covered with a plow throwing fur rows from either side, and the first cultivation is harrowing the ridges flat just before the plants appear, eo as to have the whole land in good or der for the growing crop. As soon as the plants show alonp; the row go over them crosswise with a light smoothing harrow. This decs tway with hoeing.' Then work with cultivator ar.fl weep. W. F. Mas fry. North Carolina Agricultuiul Excri ment Etation, Baleigh, N. C. New Edition of the Bible. Atrthe meeting of the Rochester rn sbj--tery at Rochester, N. Y., a memorial wa3 adopted looking toward the publication of a hew edition of the King James version of the Scriptures, which shall contain in the margin all the important alterations , made by the revised version. The memorial will be sent to the General Assembly for action. Missionary Imprisoned in Cuba. Atelegrauwa3 received from Havana by Dr. T. F. Tichenor, of Atlanta, Ga., cor responding secretary of the home mission board, informing him that the Rev. A. J. riia an American citizea and superintendent of the missions of the Southern Baptist Con- vention in Cuba, has been lmpnneu. t WEEKLY! CROP BULLETIN, Weather and Progress of Crops In Hm--. . , Southern States, " The weekly weather and crop bulletin ol : the agricultural .department at Washington., Is as follows: I I v .. Virginia Elchmond : Cool, cloudy weather operated unfavorably on all crops growth. " Winter wheat shows no improvement, but remains poor and Uneven; warm weather would greatly benefit it, especially in tho western counties: gardens doing well; corn planting beginning. North Carolina Raleigh: Week unfavor able for growth; early part too cool, with severe frost, injuring fruit and young vege tables, corn planting progressing rapidly, and large areas; are fertilized and ready lot cotton; first shipment of strawberries- April 10; some corn up, but warm gentle rains are greatly needed to cause germination of seeds. South Carolina Columbia: Week favor able for farm work; seed germinating slowly owing to cool,: dry weather; upland corn planted and up in eastern counties; cotton planting general, some p; grain looking ftromislng with slow growth; early frost in ured, but late varieties safe. Georgia Atlanta: Warm, dry week very favorable for (vegetation and farm work: -'1 bulk of corn planted and up to good stands and being worked in central and southern counties; cotton planting the order of day in southern portion and ground being put in condition for planting in northern portion fruit very promising. FloridaJacksonville: Temperature below the normal, excepting oversouthern district, marked deficiency in precipitation , all farm work being actively prosecuted! cotton planting about finished, except oei sections of western and northern di tricts corn, fruit and vegetable interests satisfac tory, but copious rains in general demand and unless - received within a few da$s se rious injury will result. Alabama Montgomery: .Warm and very favorable week, accelerated germination and growth. Corn one-half and cotton two-fifths planted, and both coming up in southerc portions with good stands; all other crops growing well; fruit in excellent condition.ex- cept pears dropping; uplands need rain. Mississippi VicksDurg: Favorable weath er; corn nearly all planted, anil some up receiving first cultivation; cotton planting -becoming general and some coming up: oati promising; fruit and garden truck doing well; worms damaging corn, tomatoes ani cabbage locally. Tennessee Nashville: Most favorable week for farming this season; plowing and plant ing corn and other seeds pushed vigorously wheat improved and condition generally fine oats, clover and grasses growing well; som ootton planted in southern portions; fruii prospects good, season two weeks late. WEEKLY! REVIEW OF TRADE, A Demand for Cotton Machinerj South A Notable Increase In the Volume of Business Dun 4 Co. and Bradstreet, of New York, in their weekly review of trade say: Failures for the past week have been 221 in the United States against HI last yeat and 86 in Canada against Si last year. The sudden change from sleighing to mid summer heat has tested the prevalent ides that good weather only was needed to bring general improvement of business. Every where there has been more retail buying, and in some branches better demand a wholesale and at the works has resulted bui not as yet in most lines. There is no abate ment of the almost universal disposition tc deal with unusual conservatism, and not tc anticipate future wants, and this has been especially conspieious where combination! have been formed or prices advanced. To many interested in iron ore and coke, steel billets, Bessemer pig and various forma of steel, it may be disappointing that the forming of combinations and fixing of prlcei have not started egain the rush to buy ahead of needs, which made last year so memora able. - . I The demand for goods does not improve, gome demand for staple cottons has been aroused by bargain prices, bnt the closing oi many mills for a time is urged as necessary, Partly because of low prices, which are again the lowest ever known, the volume ol business represented by clearing house ex changes, which Is 5 per cent, larger than last year, is 20.4 per cent, smaller than in April, 1893. Bailroadj earnings for April thus fat show a gain of Only 2.8 per cent, over lasl year. March imports were $3,912,455 small er and exports 9 10,866. 107 larger than lasl year, and the excess of exports was $9, 144,015. I There is a better demand for cotton ma chinery to go iSouth; Eastern cotton dyers are busier, and there is a demand for hard ware; machinery and locomotives. - Increased volume of business is most con- . spicuous West at 6t. Louis, Chicago Kansas City, Omaha, i Milwaukee and Memphis. Less gain is shpwn on the Pacific coast except in export lines.' A marked evidence of better feeling is found in the steadiness and the upward tendencj of many quotations for staples. Additional evidence of an increasing vol ume of business is found in the total of bank clearings this week, $984,000, 6 per cent, more than in the corresponding week ont year ago. I I . 1 Gets Off at Last. In the United States Circuit Court at Pen- sacola, Fla., Chas. &. Jenkins was declared not guilty of embezzling $10,000 from the Government while postmaster at sueaa?. Sneads is" a email place, having only two cr three hundred inhabitants, and the mystery of the case was how Jenkins could have em beKzled any such sum as charged. This was Jenkins's third trial, twice before the jury having failed to agree. , 1 To Help Tobacco.. . i Representative Clardy,. of Kentucky, has appeared before the House Sub-Committee on Reciprocity He spoke principally in re gard to the tobacco Interests, saying that several countries, notably. Spain, Italy and France, by government control, discriminato agaiust our tobacco. He asked that some way be provided by which our tobacco trad mav be extended. SAVE MACKlf'K MADE MONEY WE OR OVB. DEALEUS can '' foa machines ehcspev 'tban, I" get ehwhere, 'fhcKSW HOME '' our ht, tout we make ctoeaper kind. m. 4 w tfiiat lensre iwv Machine for $50.00, or a bettc? Se wins Machine for $20.00 thea Ti can buy front us, or or Asta?- the m mm mww&u cp. Ki(mj&x3co, Osi. Arw-J ;. i FOR CAtE 6Y j j 8AINET & JORDAN Dunn, N. Q, AND fSiSfift AssourraY L x &ri&m I lie ucvi iVfmk SEWING i Mm gewinz Machines for $1.00 and -Call oa our ater wrlieK. V mat your trade ssi Sf .rrjecs- is .. 1 -uuarc acanns will w!n, . - ;
The Democratic Banner (Dunn, N.C.)
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