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- o t (is t HABNETT AND JOHNSTON L CUMBERLAND )( AND W SAMPSON VOL. VII. NO. 20. DUNN, N. C, NOVEMBER 9, 1898. (DOTTKTY UNION - "PROVJfi ALL. THINGa; HOLD FAoT THAT WlUUlI IS GOOD." - . ' q MIT REFUSE 10 KEPI. Spain Claims We Have no Right to the Philippines. THE CROATAN BURNED AT SEA, . m rive Lives Lost General Lawton Testifies ! Will be Regarded as Traitors French Chamber of Deputies Convene. Pakis, (By Cable). The Spanish commissioners, in the course of a two Jiours' session of the peace conference flatly refused to accept the proposition made by the Americana to take the en tiro Philippine group, and to re imburse Spain for her "pacific" expen ditures therq. This negative decision was expected. The Spanish commis sion had also a number of positive de clarations which filled some 37 sheets of type-written "presentment. In this .statement the Spaniards held that the 'United States had no ultimate rights iu the' Philippine Islands and could have none, save by the consent of iSpaia in , these negotiations and upon terms satisfactory to her. The Spaniards made the first positive movement against the Americans and it conitituted their counter-propositin. They charged upon the United States wrongful appropriation of public mon eys belonging to Spain by seizing the tr.riff duties at Manila, andthey formal ly demanded the return of these mon ey?, in the sum of nearly $1,000,000. On the same promises the United States was declared to have made and held as .prisoners the Spanish troops at Manila on tho violation of international law, because it was done after the suspen sion of hostilities under the protocol. A further charge was that by the im prisonment of the Spanish troops at Manila, the United States had prevent ed Spain from quelling the insurrection and had thu3 contributed to the vio lence against Spain after" the cessation of hostilities. The Croatan Burned at Sea. .Vineyard Haven, 'Mass (Special). Captain Hale and a number of the crew and passengers of tho Clyde Line eteamer Croatan, from New York, for Wilmington, N. C, and Georgetown, S. C, have arrived here, reporting that the stamer was burned and sank off Capo Charles November 1. Five per sons were drowned. The steamer car ried a general cargo. The Croatan .was but twenty hours from New York oil her way to Wilminton, and go ing at a good rate of speed, with a smooth sea and vjcalm weather, when at 3 p. m. , a fireman camo hur riedly on deck and reported that the ship was on fire. A general alarm war immediately given and an ef fort was made to lower the boats, but the lire spread with such rapidity that all efforts to reach them were unavail ing, because of the fire. In fact, in less than ten minutes after the fire was re ported, the ship -was completely envel oped in flames from stem to stern. Shortly after the fire was discovered, au explosion took place in the cargo, which blew off the after hatches. A second explosion followed a few min utes later and tho ship was then a mass of-flames. It. was at thi3 time that Captain Hale, seeing that to remain on tho vessel meant sure death, gave or ders for all hands to jump overboard, and save themselves as best they could. The gallant captain was the last man to leave the ship, remaining on deck with his first officer until they were completely enveloped in flames and the vessel had commenced to sink. General Lawton Testifies. Washington, (Special). Acting for the war investigation commission, Col onel Denby has taken the testimony of General Lawton, who was in com mand of the Second Division of the Fif th Army Corps in tho Santiago cam paign. Speaking of the voyage over, he said the transports were furnished as woll as could be expected, as they were not troop ships. The medical and commissary supplies were sufficient to prevent absolute discomfort. True, there was some confusion, owing to misunderstanding of orders, but the General did not believe that any real hardship had been occasioned thereby. Genera! Kitchener Honored. General Kitchener recently received the freedom of the city of London, and tho sword of honor presented to him in recognition of his defeat of the Dervi ehes at Omdurman. The ceremony oc curred in the Guild Hall, which was filled with a distinguished gathering. A banquet was given in General Kitch ener's hon or at the Manson House in the evening. It was a brilliant affair. Again to Gather at Newport News. It is said at the Navy Department that tho New York, flagship of the north Atlantic sqaudron, will proceed from New York to Newport News as soon as she is provisioned and supplied. At Newport News the vessel will coal and then lio at anchor in Hampton Roads awaiting orders. Dissolution of the Joint Traffic ssociation. The board of control of the Joint Traffic Association has decided to dis solve the organization. This was taken because of a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States that the efforts of the association to control rail road rates were illegal. Young Ladies' Democratic Club. High Point, N. C, takes the lead in manv things. The latest is the organ ization of a Young Ladies' Democratic Clubr so far as known the onlv- on in the State. Miss Virginia Hamner, daughter of Mr. C. A. Hamner, is r res ident. Theyoung ladies have made one inexorable rule: They will not ac cept the attentions of Republican young men. They have already been the moans of converting several sinners from the error of tbeir way. TROOPS DESIGNATED FOR CUBA The Seventh Army Corps to be Stationed in Havana. A general order has been issued des ignating the troops for the occupation inCubar. It is as follows: First Army Corps, headquarters at Cienfuegosj First Division, headquar ters at CienfuegosT First Brigade, headquarters and one regiment of In fantry at Santa Clara. Two regiments of Infantry and the Seventh United States Cayalry at Cienfuegos; Second Brigade, headquarters and two regi ments of infantry at Trinidad. One f.iment of infantry at Sancti Spiritus; lmra Brigade, headquarters and one regiment of infantry at Sagua La Grande, one regiment of infantry at Placetas, one regiment of infantry dis tributed between Remedios and Caibari en: Second Division, headquarters at Matanzas. First Brigade and the Tenth United States Cavalry at Malanzas, Second Brigade at Cardenas. Second Army Corps, headquarters as Havana. First and Second Divisiont at Havana; Third Division headquar ters at Mariel. First Brigade, head quarters and one regiment of infantry at Piuar del Rio, one regiment of in fantry at Mariel, one regiment of in fantry at Guanjay; Second brigade, headquarters and one regiment of in fantry at Nuevitas, one regiment of in fantry at Puerto PrinciDe, six troops of the Eighth United States cavalry at Nuevitas. Seventh Army Corps, headquarters at Havana, First and Second Divisions at Havana; Second and Sixth United States Cayalry at Havana. The Second Regiment of the United States Artillery will be assigned to the Seventh Corps, prior to the departure from the United States. The batteries will retain their present stations until notified to prepare for embarkation, for Havana. Four light batteries to be hereafter designated will be assigned as follows: Two for the garrison of Ha vana and two to Matanzas. The Sec ond, Sixth and Tenth United States Cavalry, will remain with the Fourth Army Corps until deiachod for embar kation. Chamber of Deputies Convenes. Paris, (By Cable). The Chamber of Deputies reopened Friday with a crowded assembly, after its adjourn ment on October 25, tho day of the fall of the cabinet presided over by M. Brisson. Amid great animation the new Premier, M. Dupuy, read the min isterial declaration. He began by de claring that the cabinet recognized the difficulties and responsibilities of the task undertaken aud affirmed the su premacy of civil power as the funda mental principle of a Republican state and expressed confidence in tho army, which he added, would faithfully re spect the laws of the republio. M. Du puy then emphasized the imperative necessity of fulfilling the obligations of the exposition of 1900. . ' . wg5mai" Will be Regarded as Traitors. A special from Newborn, Craven county, N. C. , where there are more. negro officials than in any other town in iha fitn n Knivn ihn.t a mn.SK meeting of the fwhite men was held xrictay nignt at wnicn me ioi lowing among other resolutions were adopted: "Resolved, That henceforth all white men who vote and ally them selves with the negros in politics shall be regarded and denounced as traitors to their race and country and as public enemies." A strong resolution was al so adopted declaring that preference should henceforth be given to white men over colored labor whenever prac ticable. Merritt Co. and the Cristobol Colon. The nayal bureau chiefs have recom mended to Assistant Secretary of the Navy Allen that the Merritt Company bo allowed to continue their work on the Cristobal Colon, under an agree ment to pay salvage to them only in case the vessel is raised, and mean while to discontinue the heavy per diem payments the company is now re ceiving. Lieut. Hobson made an ar gument before the board before the de-" cision was reached. Priests Instigating Opposition. It is reported in Manila that the priests are instigating a faction to sup port Artachio, a bitter opponent of Aguinaldo. The increasing dissen sions among the insurgents are dimin ishing the probability of the latter op posing tho Americans. The Atlanta Jubilee. A mass meeting of passenger repre sentatives of southern railroads held in Atlanta, voted a rate of one fare for the round trip for Atlanta's peace jubilee, which is to be held December 14th and 15th. - Bf i , Americans and chine Guns. . The Pekin cor pondent of The London Daily 7 graph, telegraphs saying: "Two" Americans with a machine gun are wipected here shortly. Troops for Puerto Princpe. Advices from the Cuban military commission are to the effect that the Spanish evacuation of Puerto Principe will take place earlier than November 22 and that it will be desirable to send the troops designated in the order issued by the war department as early as the 15th. - Officers Honorably Discharged. The following officers have been hon orably discharged from the volunteer service: Major Henry H. Garleton, appointed from Georgia; Arthur Snow den, of Virginia. The cruiser Buffalo and gunboat Hel ena have sailed fcr Manila to reinforce Admiral Dewey's fleet. Killed in a Coal Mine. An accident at the Exeter colliery of the Lehigh Valley Coal Company at WilkesboroT Pa., resulted in .the death of Michael Smith, Andrew Finche, Michael Podesabanny, Michael Cora suke, Joseph Culock Michael Waa loweki and Joseph Andrewski and fa tally injured William Pukos. Joseph Wins o v and Paul Leckswones were descending on a carriage when loaded cars ran from the drift into the shaft and came down upon them. Their bodies were badly mangled. A ME FOB ,11 SCRAP. But the Negroes Showed no Dispo siton to Take it Up. A GRFAT RED SHIRT PARADE. Greensboro Gave a Helping Hand Assualted by a Negro Charlotte's Chief of Police Receives a Threatening Letter. For a short while at the court house in Halifax the other day it looked like the ball had opened. Maj. T.'L. Emry and John Hannon, a colored politician of that county, were talking in friendly good humor when a colored man named Morris came up and put in bis word voluntarily, practically dis puting Maj. Emry's word. The matter was at once taken up and in a jiffy there wao a conflict. The colored man escaped through the court housej and fctood a good distance until he left the town. White people were calm and the other ' colored people showed no disposition to interfere except some in dependent ejaculations by one or two. There was a chance for trouble, but the colored people saw that the whites would bear no intrusion. Chief Orr Receives a Threatening Letter. In looking over his mail the other morning Chief of Police Orr, of Char lotte, came across a letter that at once attracted his attention. It was in a mourning envelope and addressed in a handwritting that was entirely un familiar to the officer. The letter was dated, Charlotte end began in this wav: "BilLS' Orr: "Chief police - of Char lotte," The contents Mr. Orr read over and over again to be sure that he did not mistake their meaning. When he reached the point where the signa ture should have been there was none. The contents of the auonymous com munication were of the most threaten ing character. The communication in- ft t j . i . " - e r it i - i t - ! a lurmeu vuiei uir idui n ne or ms lorce insisted on arresting any of the negroes of Charlotte for false registration, they would have to suffer the consequences; that the negroes were armed and that they would in no manner suffer any of their number to be intimidated in any manner; that they (the negroes) would act peaeeably if not molested but if in sults were forced on them they would make things lively for the. chief and his force. The letter also stated that the negroos had plenty of ammunition and a large number of guns and they were not afraid to use them. Greensboro Gave a Helping Hand. A special train carried the Greens boro fire apparatus and about 30 firemen to Danville, Va. , the other -night, where a big fire was raging in the tobacco district of that city. The run of 43 miles was made in about an hour. Fortunately the flames were under control by the time the fire laddies ar rived, but they did some very good work on the blazing ruins. After the fire Chief Ramey, Mayor Wooding, Chief of Police Williams and others of the city officials took Chief Stone; and his men in tow and showed them about the city, winding up at a restaurant, where a bountiful supper was enjoyed by the visitors. A Great Red Shirt Parade. The red shirt organization is again doing business in North Carolina. Not since 187G have the white people of this State worn tho red shirt in political campaigns until this year. At the town of Laurinburg, Richmond county, over a thousand men met and marched on horseback for twenty miles around the town. They whooped and yelled with out ceasing. The procession was a most picturesque one. It was nearly a mile long, and every man had on a glowing red flannel shirt, with large butterfly collars. Assaulted by a Negro. Mr. W. G. Miller, of Franklin town ship, Rowan county, was murderously assaulted by John Knox, colored. Mr. Miller went Knox's security for a fine, which Knox agreed to wo?k out. The other morning he refused to work and when Mr. Miller turned away after re monstrating with him, the negro picked up a chair and struck his em ployer a vicious blow. A small bone in Mr. Miller's left arm was broken. Knoy is at lure. The Exposition Rolling Car. "North Carolina on wheels," the beautiful car known as the "Rolling Exposition of tho Resources and Pro ducts of North Carolina,", exhibited in Winston at the big Tobacco Fair. It is filled with one of the most attractively displayed exhibits of which any State can boast, which includes specimens of nearly all the resources and every product of the soil and man ufactories to be found in the grand, re sourceful old State. Winston's Big Tobacco Fair. The second annual tobacco fair at Winston opened in a blaze of glory. Fifteen thousand visitors were there. The weather was superb. The general exhibition hall was a scene of indus trial splendor, and the leaf tobacco dis play was fine. In Honor of Worth Bagley. Ensign Worth Bagley, of North Car olina, the first mericau officer to fall in the Spanish-American war, is to be commemorated by a memorial tablet iu the chapel at Annapolis Nival Academy, "the Westminister of the Navy." 4 , 4 North Carolina Pointers. The number of visitors to tho State Museum last week was 3.51. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction has received annual re ports from all the county superinten dents save the one for Mitchell county. Judge L. J. Greene, of the Twelfth Superior Court district, died at his home in waiauga county. The State has chartered the American Furiture Company, of Lexington; capital $16,000; J. N. Mendenhall and others owners. A correspondent of theAsheville Citi zen 8avs Senator Pritchard is buying county ecripin Madison county at from 40 ce&ts on the dollar down. - - w i i LOSS I ffli MM mi The Prize Ship Foundered in Three Miles of Water. WAY OPEN FOR A COMPROMISE. Two Hundred Millions for the Philippines A Defiant Turkish Officer Brought to Terms Report on Nicaragua Canal. Washington (Special) The Infanta Maria Teresa was lost during a heavy gale, 30 miles north of Watling's Island in the Bahamas. She sunk in 2,600 fathoms of water. All the orw were saved. A thrilling etosy of the loss of the cruiser Marie Teresa is given in the official report of Lieutenant Com mander Harris, to the Secretary of the Navy, received by telegraph at the Na vy Department, "it is dated on board the working steamer, Merritt, fifty miles off Charleston, November 4, and says: ''Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D.' C: "Sir: 1 havo the honor to make tho fol lowing report of the loss of the Infanta Ma ria Teresa on November 1st, at 1 a. m. I found that it was blowing hard and went on "the lower bridge. We had left Watlinjr's Is land light abeam at 10 o'clock, and up till midnight the weather was pleasant and all "went well with the ship, although we had trouble in keeping the pump in the forward Are room from being choked with coal. The wind continued to increase in force until per haps 3 o'clock a. m., when it reached its height. Captain Chittenden, who was on deck, almost as soon as I was, gave his atten tion to the pumps and especially to priming the centrifugal pump in the forward fire room. There were many new leaks When a heavy sea struck the sides the plates leaked at the butts and seams, showing that after the Are they had resumed their former ap pearance, but were not tight.- There was at the main mast an inch of thwartship vibra tion and only half an inch of longitudinal vi bration . "While making this examination, about 4:30 a. m.,' Captain Chittenden was thrown down and fell on the chain, hurting his side and back enough to temporarily disable him. He continued to give us valuable advice. At 3 a. m., we made signal to the Yulcan and Merritt to go to windward, which tney did as well as they could. The pump for keeping the water from the forward compartment was driven by a belt, and when the sea broke over the bows the btit became wet and slip ped. As soon as the water was up to the floor place in the forward fire room the rolling of the ship swashed into the ooal bunkers and carried the coal out, choking the pump and carrying the floor plates about, which made it difficult and dangerous work there. About 3:30 a. m., it was reported that water was coming into one of the starboard forward coal bunkers and running into the fire rooms. Where the water came from we do not know. "About 2 o'clock the 11-inch gun in the af ter turret ran out and in twice. When it re coiled the second time something gave way and it settled to extreme elevation and re mained stationary. At x p. m. Capt. Chit tenden asked me to signal the Vulcan to cast oil the Merritt's tow lines and have the Mer ritt come alongside. I then assumed the command, told the men what was to be done a-ad assigned them stations. I told the chief . engineer to start the engine to aid the Vul can in keeping our head up. He did so, but it could run but a short time with the steam we had. We signalled the Vulcan. 'We are about to abandon ship; try to keep us head to wind.' I ordered Capt. Lecato to take charge of the lee surf boat and when it was lowered tq the rail, ordecd Capt. Chitten den into it. .Against his repeated protests he Was placed in the boat with his son. This boat whs unabln to reach the lines we had a3tern, but the Merritt picked it up, and af ter taking Capt. Chittenden aboard, towed tfieboat to our lee quarter and repeated this manoeuvre cah trip, forming a lee for the boai to come hero and then towing them back. She was splendidly handled. From 2 until 5 the work of transferring the crew continued. "With the exception of three men who got drunk and and gave much trouble, all the crew behaved well. Every man did his duty and my orders were instantly navy. Willard Crossett, buglar, waa signalman, and was a c;;ol as possible. He made no mistakes and was very useful to mo as a messenger. About 4 b'O ha made siguai: 'Hang on to the wreck unul you are sure she is sinking,' to which the Vulcan replied. 'Wo will hold on until she sinks or parts the tow line.' The last sig ai he made was: 'These two boats will take all. After that I had to go aft to force the drunken men overboard and about 5 o'clock we were all off. It was perhaps 5:30 o'clock when we reached tho Merritt. While she was getting in the surf boats the Vulcan slipped the hawser of the Infanta Maria Teresa. I expect that the wreck dragging off to port brought all "the the strain on the port bridge and started the bits. When the boats were in, the Mer ritt, at my request, started to speak to tho Vulcan, but was unable to reach her, and sho apparently did not hear our whistle. The Merritt then returned to find the wreck, but could not do .so. The search continued until 1 p. m., the following day, when she headed for Charleston. "Very respectfully, "Iha Haekis, Lieut." Com." A Defiant Turkish Officer. A special from Candia, Island of Crete, says, Rear Admiral Gerard Henry Noel, British commander in these waters, ordered the Turkish troops, whose embarkation was delayed by an order from Constantinople, to embark on a British transport. The soldiers proceeded to obey, but tho Turkish officer in command stopped the embarkation, whereupon the Brit ish admiral caused the barrcks to be surrounded and declared the Turks prisoners. He also threatened to usa force to compel them to embark. The Turkish commanding officer then al lowed the embarkation to proceed. One Hundred Spaniards Died. The, Spanish transport steamer Gran Antilla, Captain 13ayona, from Havana, on October 13, via Porto Rico, with recatriated Spanish troops on board, has arrived at Malaga, Spain, and re ports that there were 100 deaths among the soldiers daring the voyage across the Atlantic. $200,000,000 fcr the Philippines. Tt i rfinnrted in Paris that Germany is prepared to offer S','00,000,000 for the Philippine isianas. Marsh's Wanderings Ended. Gideon Marsh, the fugitive president of the now defunct Kevstone National Bank, has returnod to Philadelphia, after an absence of seven vears ana a half, and surrendered himself to his bondsman, Wm. H. Wanamaker. The probability of a war between England and France received fresh im petus in Philadelphia, by the action of England, who purchased a large amount of American coal for imme diate delivery at her West Indian naval stations. . NORTH CAROLINA FRUIT. Experiments of the Horticultural Society are Eminently Successful. . The following is copied "from an Omaha paper of recent date: A glance at the fruit in the exhibit of the experi mental farm of the North Carolina Horticultural society at the Trans Mississippi Exposition consisting of the finest specimens of Deleware and Niagara grapes, plums, pears and ap ples, will convince the most prejudiced that North Carolina is a fruit growing state. To grow these fruits in the sand regions -the 8;ate Horticultural society has been carrying on an exten sive series of experiments with fertili zers on fruits of various kinds. The experiments have been a success and of untold value to the State. A once barren, sandy soil is now the scene of hundreds of acres of as fine fruit as can be grown in the South. At one time grapes and peaches seemed to be the best crops to raise in the sands, but experiments have shown that pears, plums, apples and many other varieties of fruit can be grown just as well as peaches and grapes with care and the right kind of fertilizers. The most noted orchard in these sands is the one owned by the J. Van Lindley company. This conipany has now in bearing over , 350 acres in peaches, and is extending its planting every year. The crop from this orchard in 1895 was the firBt crop from the trees and it paid 20 per cent, on the investment. But this company has not stopped With peaches and grapes, but has every year added many acres of other fruit, and in tho last year have planted 1,000 pear trees, which are in a flourishing condition. There are 1,000 acres of. grapes on this farm grown en tirely for shipping as fresh fruit to Northern markets, and the culture of them is found to be very profitable. The Niagara and Delaware grapes grown hero are said to be tho best that reach the Northern markets. Then strawberry, blackberry and dewberry are also very profitable crops. The State Horticultural Society has lately undertaken the most extensive experi ments in the fertilization of fruit trees, vines, etc., that ha3 ever been attempt ed in the United States. The grounds are located at Southern Pines, and com prise two separate plots, covering about 10 aqres of land. The experi ments are made in various series to test the proper mode of applying fertilizers to promote the growth of fruits, etc. , every conceivable variation being made so as to get at the proper combination of the plant food. A Water-Haul. There wasgneat interest in the hear ing in the Suprieme Court room at Ral eigh Thursday' evening of the charge by the negro Republican registrar, B. B. Steptoe, of Roseneath precinct, Halifax county, that ex-Congressman Buck Kitchin, Claude Kitchin, Dr. A. C. Liverman, Jdhn Gray and E. T. Whitehead had gone to his home armed, broken down his door, entered and made him resign as registrar of election. As soon as the evidence was completed Jndge Montgomery said: "The defendants are discharged." Steptoe's case had collapsed. One of the counsel for the plaintiff said, as he left the court room: "That was a water haul." . l, Power Plant on the Yadkin. Mr. F. E. Boardman and Gen. HoweU, the late vice president of the Knoxv'ille Traction Company, spent a day in Salisbury recently. Mr. Board man represents the oompany which has had in view the utilization of the Yad kin's water power and the equipment of a power plant. He says that the pro ject will certainly materialize and that work will shortly begin on the plant. Craven Memorial Hall. The walls of the Craven Memorial Hall of Trinity College, Durham, are rapidly rising. This building will be one of the handsomest in the Park when completed. Dr. Kilgo will build a pretty dwelling in the near future which will also add to the beauty of the park. Trinity has a student from Mexico and expects one from Japan. New Roman Catholic Church. Statesville Roman Catholics will have a church. The contract to build it has been awarded to the firm of Lazenby Bros. The structuro will bo erected at the corner of Tradd and Sharp streets, at a cost of from SI, 200 to 81.500. Rev. Father Joseph, of Salisbury, will pro bably assume charge of the new church. Mrs. Buffaloe Sues for Divorce. Mrs. Julia Hicks Buffaloes, wife, of Dr. A. J. Buffaloe, of Raleigh, "has commenced an action for absolute, di vorce, on the ground of cruelty, neg lect and continued mistreatment. Invited to Asheville. The Baptist State Convention has been invited to meet with the.' First Baptist Church in Asheville at its an nual session, December, 1899. Rev. John E. White Baid that the call would in all probability be accepted. Not Lynched by the Posse. If Manly McCauley. the negro seducer, who eloped with Mr. Brewer, of Chapel Hill, was lynched, as is practically cer tain, it was not by the possee which went in pursuit of him from that place, but he was taken from the posse and lynched by others probably neighbors of Mr. Brewer. . .. , Kockingham's Floral Fair. Rockingham held its first floral fair last week. Mr: Bush, of the Dilworth Floral Gardens, a suburb of Charlotte, sent down a large box of fine chrysan themums for the fair. Tarheel Nubbins. Four Federal convicts from the mid dle Tennessee district have arrived at the penitentiary, in Raleigh. Mr. R. M. Oates, Jr., of Charlotte, has begun the addition to hi hosiery mill. The work will not interfere with the work in the mill. The Southern Electric Company, of Charlotte, have just completed the in stallation of an acetylene gas plant in their store room in the Durham build ing. . , Rev. W. W. Moore, D. D., of Union Theological Seminary, Richmond, Va., will deliver a lecture to the students of Rcd Springs Seminary on November ISth, on tha subject of "The Testi mony of the Monuments to the Truth of tka Bible. " 1 guh n They Slipped Up Behind Him on The Pavement. HOUSES AND CARS STONED. A White Man Assaulted While Stepping Off a Street Car A Conductor Who Inter fered Narrowly Escaped Serious Injury. Wilmington, N. C (Special). -Wilmington was Saturday and Sunday night truly a "city in arms." That the clouds of possible race trouble are really lowering is evidenced by the fact that the Wilmington Light In fantry and the Naval Reserves, almost a hundred men strong each, were in their armories. In sections of the city adjacent to localities inhabited by ne groes, citizens patrolled the streets with Winchesters on guard duty, and white men in every part of the city were on the alert to respond at any moment to a call to arms for the pro tection of life and property. Grave threats were openly made by many negroes to kill white men and use the incendiary torch. This serious condition was precipitated by the de monstration . made by negroes in the First ward. The trouble was started by about 20 negroes, who attacked a white man while he was stepping from the street car en route home. He car ried a Winchester wrapped up in a pa per. The negroes asked him if he was a red shirt. He told them that he was and the negroesl be gan casting stones at him and pistols were drawn by many of them. The white man's gun was not loaded. A street car conductor reprimanded the negroes for striking his car with rocks. They turned upon him and both he and the motorman narrowly escaped serious injury. One of the negroes was arrested and it was this which caused the mob to gather fully 300 strong. They demanded the release of the negro, who was charged with throw ing rocks and drawing a pistol on the conductor. Early Sunday morning the mob dis persed, but squads of negroes commit ted numerous outrages before the day fully dawned. One of the most serious was the shooting of William Mott while he was on guard duty on the squaro on wuich nis lamiiy resides, ihree ne groes were seen to slip up bohind him and one of them fired. The ball took effect in his leg. ' He was carried into a nearby house, but owing to the threatening conditions, and there be ing only one man in the home, medi cal aid could not be summoned until day. Stones were cast against a num ber of houses and in several instances windows were broken. Tetter. Salt-Rheum and Eczema. The intense itching and smarting, inci dent to these diseases, is instantly allayed ov applying Chamberlain s Lye and Skin Ointment. Many very bad cases have been permanently cured by it. It is equally efficient for itching piles and a favorite remedy for sore nipples, chapped hands, chilblains, frost bites and chronic sore eyes. 3a cts.per box. Dr. CadjV Condition Powders, are just what a horse needs when in bad condition. Tonic, blood purifier and vermifuere. Thev are not food but medicine and the best in use to put horse in prime condition. Price 25 cents per package. For sale by N. B. Hood, Dunn N. C. Neutral Paint Saved Our Ships. am delighted to read in the "I tele grams from Washington that the American wnr ships are being painted white again," said Colonel K. B Brown at the Russ House last night The colonel is from Virginia City, and like most Nevada ess he oscillates be tweon the Kuss and Palace boards at the first aud talks politics in the ro tunda of the other. ."White 1.3 the color or peace, and that is what suits uie," continued Col onel Browu. 'Tt suit;? me especially when it won in sucliia glorious fashion as was set by Dewey and Schley When our floating lighting, machines visit other countries they will still be properly designated as tho white navy and no prettier or sturdier ships ever made furrows in the sea Phis changing in the color of our ships is expensive, but it is a good investment. When I was at Santiago de Cuba on a., press boat four weeks ago T"took a good look at the war boats in t"eir fighting paint and it con vinced me that the Yankee who got up that idea was uo bevel-headed ama teur, lie knew, what he was doing and the government was wise in ac cepting the suggestion. "The dirty, neutral tint of the ves sels made them look ast ir they were merging into the marine waterscape. You could scarcely tell where the ships ended and ihe water began, so that it was much more difficult to draw a bead on them than If they had been painted in any clear color. The Span- lards are poor marksmen, of course, but I believe that our s-hips escaped many a phot and shell by putting on the neutral tint. Our American Indians always put on their war paint before going into battle, and why shouldn our fighting ships'."' Sentinel IToldn Up an. Officer. From the Chicago Inter Ocean: An Irish sentinel of the Fifth Missouri at Chfckamaugua was sharply reproved by the officer of the day for permitting persons to approach without giving the countersign. The Irishman listen ed patiently and was then about to walk away, when the officer caHed sharply, "Well, you haven't asked me for that countersign yet." Quick as a flash the soldier thrust his bayonet point uncomfortably close to the of ficer's breast, while he grimly ejacu lated, "L'ave us have that countersign, thin, and be ciom quick about iti" Professional Cards. J, C. ULIFFOIil), Attorney at Law. j DUNN, N. O. Will practice in all the courts of iha State where services deeired. 7. L. HUDSON, M. D. Physiciali and Surgeon, Dunn, North Carolina, Office on N. E. Wilon 6t second building from Broad 8t. Residence at Junction oi r Droad and Elm streets. Prompt attention to all calls from either, town or country, day or night iuthe various branches of the profeBtion. R T. JONES. " W. A. STEWART. . JONES &. STEWART, Attorneys - at - Law, DUNN, NORTH CAROLINA.: "Will practice naywhere in State or Federal Courts, j Collections a specialty and prompt attention given. 2, II. M'LEAN, Counsellor and Attorney at Law. DUNN, N. C. Practice in all courts. Collections a specialty. TT. E. MUECIIISOy, JONES BORO, N. C. Practices law in Harnett, Moore and other counties, but not for fun. 3 201y, ISAAC A. MURCI1ISON Fayetteville, N. 0. Practices law in Cumberland Har nett and anywhere services are wanted. i" .... r 1 Atlantic Coast Lino. NORTHEASTERN RAILROAD OF SOUTH CAROLINA. Condenssd Schedule in Effect August 7, 1803. SOUTHBOUND. No. H5 No. 23 Vo. C3 t A M PM V M Lv. Florence 3 25 7 15 .... Lv. Kingstree 8 65 .... Ar. Limes ..4 40 913 Lv. Lanes. 7 .....4 40 913 6 20 Ar. Charleston .6 20 10 50 8 00 AM P M FM NORTHBOUND. No. 78 No 32. No. 62 AM PM AM Lv. f harleafon 5 28 5 17 7 00 Ar. Lanes .....7 05 6 66 8 82 Lv. Lanes ...7 05 6 50 .... Lv. Kir.gstree 7 28 Ar. Florence 8 25 8 15 .... Aff PM AM No 52 runs through to Columbia via Cen tral Railroad of South Carolina. ' Trains Nos. 78 and 32 run via Wllson.and FByt-siv Short Lino and make cIobb connection for h'J points North. Trains on C. & J). U. It. leave Florence daily except Sunday 8 45 a m, arrive Dar lington 9 18 a m. Hartsviiio 11 25 a m, Che raw 10 30 a m, Wadesboro 2 25 p m. Leave Florence daily except Bunday 8 25 p ra, ar rive Darlington 8 50 p m, Bennettsviile 9 16 p m. Gibson 10 10 p m. Leave Florence Sunday only 8 50 a m, arrKe Darlington 9 20 am. Leaves Gibson daily except Sunday 6 25 a m, Bennettsviile 6 49 a m. arrive Darlington 7 40 a m, leave Darlington 7 45 am, arrive Florence 8 10 a m. Leave Wadesboro dally except Sunday 3 00 p m, Cheraw 4 45 p m, Ilartsville 2 15 p m, Darlington 6 29 p m, arrive Florence 7 00 p m. LeAe Darlington Sunday only 7 50 a m, arrl7 Flbrenoe 8 II am. J. It. KENLY, JNO. F, DIVINE, GenM. Manager. jQsn'L Sup't T. M. EMERSON, Traffic M4nagr, II, M. EMERSON. Qen'l. Pass. Agent 60 YEARS EXPERIENCE mm V4 TRADE MARKS DESIGNS COPYRICHT8 t f Anyone Rending A (ketch and deflcrlption mU quickly ascertain, free, whether an invention k probabiy patentable. Communications trtctly confidential. Oldest acency for neeurinn patent tn Ameiidk. Wo have a Washington oflic. Patents taken tbrouxh Muuo tt Co. yeoelv special notice In the SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, ' beautifully 11! tint rated. Unrest ctrrnlation of ii n f sctenti flc Journal, week I y , terms t.OU a year j flJO six months. Specimen copW and tLkMO Book on I'atk.vts aent free. 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The Democratic Banner (Dunn, N.C.)
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