North Carolina Newspapers

01 Gill jtemsof Interest from Many Parts of the State SINOR MATTERS OF STATE NEWS happenings of Mora or Less Import ance Told in Paragraphs The Cot ton Markets. Charlotte Cotton Market. The.seT .figures reiresent the prices aid to wagons: - il.od middling, Strict middling. ... . . fiddling. . . . . .v . . . .flood middling, tinged Plains. .. ..111-4 .. ..11 1-4 . ...111 n . .'...a to io General Cotton Galveston, steady. . . New Orleans, quiet.. tSavannah, nominal . "Wilmington, steady. . Market. . .. ..111-16 .117-8 10 3-4 10 3-4 113-8 .. .. ..111-S .. . ..10.80 .. ....10.S0 ....111-8 ..10 7-8 Jsoriolk, steady. ... . Baltimore, nominal.. New York,r quiet .... 3oston, quiet , Houston, quiet . . . . . ugusta, quiet . . . . Henry Scott Hanged. Wilmington, Special. Standiug on iiie scaffold, Henry Scott, the negro seaman, whose home was in Phila delphia, had read his sworn statement confessing: that he alone committed ibe wholesale butchery of human life last October aboard the schooner, Hnrrv A Rprwinp. bonnd fnr Philn- Hphia., arid... off-, the North , Carolina .ast at the time. He confessed that i l. slew Capt. E. B. Rumill and the ihree other white officers and threw :heir bodies overboard; that he also Jw'Vthe negro "seamen, Coakley, hose body was left on deck of the .-!ir-k on1 fVaf lift "n 1 1- -i m r iof nl A -'' itu iuav IIV, VllU tiil'llLtt IV vt a.i-L i.httr Adams and Robert Sawyer, his idlovf seamen, now under sentence of death for the same crime, to lepay .ii " . i : it" -i4-- i iifm ior uuiiawng iuuu. axis smie- . . J- "-l-l-.T l-.-T-l . It HiCiJi, uminuea a lemaiivauie capacity j ii. i u: jt uaaimg ueam io uumau mi-uis and he claimed that, he was led to lo Iho deeds of blood because, the vnok aboard the ship, attacked him and because of the harsh treatment iK-rorded by Captain Rumill and the vtther officers. Shortly after the read ing of the statement Scott was hang ed. Orphanage Officers. Raleigh, Special. At the annual meeting of the Thomasville Baptist vOrphanage all the officers and faculty wre re-elected and, a vote of thanks adopted expressing appreciation for t'ho great improvement made in the nmuagement of the orphanage for the year just closed. Steps were taken to enlargs the water supply, add niatr ially to the capacity and equipment of the kitchen, erect a new cottage iliat will accomodate forty orphans ;md also to remodel and move back in line with other cottages the old Wat on cottage which was among-the first erected on the grounds. The report o General Manager M. L. Kesler'in summing up the work of the year -i a ted that the institution opened up ihe year with an indebtedness of 11,408 and reduced this during the year to $G,S19; having invested in land $1,555; two barns $1,091; farm -equipment $525; equipment of Chari ty and Children $200. There is in ''.land for installing a laundry plant 1,165. 'During the vear the Orphan- Aire which is supported by the Baptist W the State had cared for 313 or ihans. Dui'ing the year 55 were re -eived and 43 discharged to live with relatives 20, and put in homes 12. 'Iwofdied during" the vear. New Enterprises. Another charter was to the Fay- tteville Hotel Company, of Fayette ville, with a capital of $75,000 by F l. Thornton, W. H. Lily and others, The Standard Feed and Seed Co., of mston-Salem, was chartered at a vapital of $50,000 authorized and $6.- ")) subsccribed by T. W. MeRary, :J. I. Dalton, J. J. Norman and otV A -charter was issued for the Peer less Manufacturing Company, of J,welL near Charlotte, for the manu J'acture of yarns and textile goods at n capital of $200,000 authorized, and ?;0,060 -subscribed. A BrutalKilling. Wadesboro, Special. A very brutal iiomrcide was commited three miles Hom here. Three negroes, John Leak -and two Little men, became in volved in a quarrel just before a game f ball. The quarrel resulted in the lath of Leak, the others hitting him lour times with bats, and afterwads -cutting him. The slayers escaped but, zt is reported, are being pursued. Negro Butchered at Pleasant Hill. Wadesboro, Special Mr. E. F. Fen ;"on lias just returned from- the in luest over the body of John -Leak, yolored, who was killed at Pleasant Hill hurcl July 4th. It sesms that Vfill and Tom Little were disposing 't wine during a game of baseballl. Hie deceased had bought wine and re used io pay for it. The Littles kill "1 him with a baseball' bat and then yut hrm in six places on the back. !'oth are at large. DEMOCRATIC STnTE FLATFOXM Oflcial Declaration of the Principles of North Carolina Democrats. The Democracy" of North Carolina, in convention ' assembled, renews its allegiance to the principles of constir, tutipnal government, through laws en acted and executed in the interest of the , whole people, without favor to individual or class, and it pledges it self to continue the just, wise and economical administration of public affairs which hava obtained in State and ocunty since its, return" to power in 1899. We congratulate the people of the State. i;hat, under Democratic auspices, there has been established throughout ! the ' borders! of ' the'; State . a reign of law and liberty, peace and progress; that our people are no long er employed; in guarding their homes and protecting their lives,. Jibe rty and property, as they were under Repub lican rule, but safe in the protection of 'law and enjoying the freedom which comes from security are direct ing their energies to 'peaceful pursuits of honest industry.- ' . We endorse the wise, patriotic and able administration of our State's af fairs by GpVernor Robert B. Glenn and the other State officials, and we point with pride to the record of our Senators and Democratic Representa- tives' same. in Congress and endorse the Constitutional Amendment. ' We again congratulate the people of North Carolina upon the success ful operation of the constitutional amendment regulating the elective franchise; The adoption of this meas ure has permanently solved the race problem, which had so long agitated the public mind, and was a menace to peace and good government. In its operation, the assurances madeby the Democratic party to ther people, that no white man would be disfran chised thereby, have been fully veri fied, and the predictions of the Repub- lcan party to the contrary, proven false. After a test of five years the wisdom of the amendment is ' recog nized and aquiesced in by all polit ical parties, and is accepted as a so- ution of a vexed question. We congratulate the people upon the beneficent effect of the temper ance legislation enacted by the Dem ocratic party, and aprove and en dorse the principles enunciated in the Watts bill and the Ward bill regulat- the manufacture and sale of li quor. On Education. We reaffirm our constitutional de clarations that religion, morality and knowledge, being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and means of edu cation shall be forever encouraged, and that the people have the right to the privilege of education, and that ; it is the duty of the State to guard and maintain that right, and we ex press hearty approval of the great re sults accomplished through education al work during the past six vears of Democratic rule; at the great im provement made during that time in our educational conditions, and we promise a continuance of a four months' school term for all the chil dren of the State. The Democratic party established the system of pen sioning Confederate soldiers and opened the soldiers' home to the care of the veterans who responded to the call of the State in the war between the States. Every dollar given them was appropriated or forced by Demo cratic legislation, or Democratic pub lic sentiment. We pledge the party to a fuller discharge of a debt that ean never be fully paid to these aging heroes, who offered their lives as a sacrifice upon the altars of their country. , ' Care of the Insane. We point with pride to the record of the Democratic party. in its care of the unfortunate classes in -our State and promise to continue to en large our charitable institutions until all the indigent insane are cared for at the expense of the State. v The powers of the corporation com mission should be so enlarged as to give it full and adequate power to regulate all public service corpora tions within the State and subject to its jurisdiction. Passenger and freight rates in North Carolina are too high and should be materially and substantially reduced and we demand such action by the Legislature and corporation commission as will ac complish such reduction. We'are op posed to granting charters to corpo rations in perpetuity. The discrimination of railroads against North Carolina cities and towns and in favor of other points having no greater natural advantages is a grave injustice- to the people of this State, and should be corrected by such limitations set by the constitu tion of the United States. The interference by public service corporations in political matters should be called so sharply to the attention of the people that it will be odious and the efficiency of such cor porations as political agencies should 'thus be destroyed. The law against' issuing free passes should be so amended as to make the party who illegally receives, them equally guilty with the corporation issuing them. . The failure of connecting lines of railways to make connection as sched uled is a source of much inconveni ence, expense and annoyance to the traveling public', ' and we demand such additional legislation as may be necessary to enforce that provision of our statute,, which requires connect ing lines fo make as close connection as isj practicable for the' convenience, of the traveling public. " , - Favors Porest Reserve.. We favor the Appalachian forest reserve and the construction of the inland water wayHfromrNorfolk, Vir ginia, to. Beaufort inlet, North 'Car olina. While Jjoth ' of these projects involve great benefits to the State, they are also of ynational importance. The one preserves our mountain for ests and conserves our wafer supply promotes the public health, main tains our water power and aids agri culture, the latter wilLopen up a free outlet North and South for the "water borne trade of eastern North Carolina, equalize traffic rates and promote the prosperity . of our .people. Its con struction will also" 'greatly increase the coast-wise trade between -the vSouth Atlantic .and North Atlantic ports. We urge bur Senators' and Representatives to continue their, ef forts to secure legislation for the es tablishment of the one and -the .con struction of the other. Equal Hights to AIL We reaffirm our adherence to the time honored principle of Democracy of "equal rights to all and special privileges to none" and we condemn subsidies, gratuities, bonuses, trusts and monopolies. ' For nearly ten years the Republican .party has been in absolute control of all departments of national "government with power to change unjust conditions and to rectify evils. Yet, during that time, colossal combinations of capital have dominated the people, and illegal per version of corporate laws have stifled competition and unfairly limited the opportunity of the individual citi zen. Wealth therebv illegally obtain ed has been unsparingly used to con trol legislation .and corrupt elections. Ko honest effort has been made, or is being made, by Republican legisla tion to cure or eradicate these evils. We denounce the hypocrisy of the Republican party which, while pre tending to legislate against these con ditions, deals only with the symptoms and not with .the disease. The un fair, tyrannical' features of the so called "protective tariff" have made these things possible, and no perma nent relief can be secured until its obnoxious features are removed. To remedy this evil we demand a thor ough revision of present tariff laws. Trusts Denounced. The growth of the trusts and oth er inordinate and dangerous combina tions of capital, the tremendous and rapidly increasing absorption and cen tralization of the wealth of the coun try in the hands of a chosen few, all due to premeditated and systematic legislation in behalf of special inter ests by the Republican party, demand a change in the policies imposed upon the country by that party and make the passage of restrictive laws an im perative necessity. We denounce the appalling system Df corruption heretofore practiced by the great insurance companies, where by money intrusted to them for the benefit of widows and orphans has been devoted to the enrichment of fa vored individuals and to the cam paign fund of the Republican par ty. The Tariff. We denounce the present iniqui tous, unjust and trust-creating pro tective tariff imposed upon the people by the Republican party and demand its immediate revision, to the end that all unjust burdens shall be removed, and especially those upon the necessa ries of life and those that enable the trust to extort from the people un reasonable profits and to sell their products to consumers at home at greater prices than are charged for the same goods to the foreign eonsum- Debate on Platform. After the report was reacLMr. Jno. D. Bellamy, of New Hanover, moved that the perpetuity clause be stricken out. Mr. W. H. Powel, of Tarboro, seconded the motion. The amendment id. not carry. Mr. J. D. Murphy, of Buncombe, asked that an amendment be added to the platform fo give the corporation commission power to fix just and reasonable tolls and rentals to be received by telephone compan ies. Major E. J. Hale insisted, on his resolution endorsing the Chicago plat form and other things and moved that it be added to the report of the platform committee. N... S. Spence moved as a substitute that the resolui tions be laid on the table. There were calls for a vote. Spence 's motion car ried. A division was called and a poll rof the counties taken. The result was 351 against and 345 for. Senator Simmons offered the following substi tute, to Major Hale's resolution: Senators and Judges by Direct .Vote. Resolved, That the Democratic par ty, in convention assembled, declares itself in favor of the election of Unit ed States Senators and Federal judges by a direct vote of the people; that it also favors, the enactment of , a graduated, income tax and for the purpose favors such amendment to the constitution Of the United States as may be necessary. Mr. Cameron . Morrison spoke against adding "Federal judges" to the resolution. He said that it was revolutionary to talk of electing Fed eral judges by the people." Senator Simmons said that he did not under stand the "Federal judge" clause to refer ot the United States Supreme Court judges. Major Hale insisted on the Federal judges being added, explaining thhat he did not mean to include Supreme Court judges. GpOD TIMES-ATT HE SEASHORE Great Variety of. Entertainment For ;, ThosW Who Take Their Vacation Besider.01d Ocean. '' Just s.now the heat of summer -is driving ; the crowds f health and pleastfre: seekers from the - cities, towns, villages and even theup-coun--try districts ; to the seaside resorts for rest and recreation. The times are auspiciouV, for ..such an outing made so by the almost unprecedented prosperity of the .country, and- each tired toiler feels that he has earned a respite from his labor and that he has the means with which to indulge himself. In selecting a suitable place for spending the time to" the best advantage- for getting a maximum of enjoyment and real benefit with a' minimum of outlay in time, energy, and expense, one naturally looks to Wrightsville Beach, ou the extreme eastern coast of North Carolina, . as a spot offering every advantage. It is a resort too well known to escape the attention of the well-informed. Near to Wilmington, easily asseccible by rail from any. point, it has the ad vantages of a truly ideal location. The attractions are also numerous, boat ing, moonlight spiling, fishing, trolley riding and other forms of amusement are in easy reach of those seeking these healthful exercises. In speaking of Wrightsville Beach and its desirable features as a sum mer resort, one readily thinks of the Seashore Hotel apd its genial and pro gressive manager, Mr. Joe H. Hinton. Indeed it is hard to separate Mr. Hinton from any pleasant conception of a good time at the seaside. For a number of seasons he has been in charge of affairs at this most modern and luxuriously appointed summer palace, each, year adding substantiallv to the fame of Wrightsville Beach, while giving the patrons of the hotel such service in every department as to leave no wish ungratified, no taste unsatisfied in brief he has combined every element necessary to make one stay at the Seashore Hotel a dream of luxury, faultless in its every ' de tail, a period of perfect repose amid the salubrious breezes of old ocean, a gleaming oasis in the wide desert of the year's arduous labor, and a vaca tion that will bring health to the-sick, rest to the weary and pleasure to all. SIX BIO MEETINGS. Several Associations to Meet With the Farmers at Raleigh. In addition to the annual meeting - of the Farmer's State Convention at Raleigh next week, there Avill be six other meetings to be-held in connec tion. These are the North Carolina Division of the Southern Cotton As sociation, the State Fanner's Protec tive Association, the State Poultry Association, and the Woman's Di vision of the State Convention. President C. C. Moore has mailed the following letter to thousands of farmers throughout the Slate: "The third annual convention of the farmers of North Carolina "will be held on July 10th, 11th nd 12th at the Agricultural and Mechanical College at Raleigh. "This promises to be a great gath ering of farmers from every part of the Slate, and it will 'be an occasion of mneh interest to everv farmer who will attend. "Much time has been give to se cure the very best lecturers, who will deliver lectures on agriculture in all of its phases. "Soils, fertilizers plants, plant growth, cotton, corn, tobacco, clover, cattle, hogs, poultry, in fact, every subject in which the farmers are inter ested, and through which they may be helped in their occupation, will be discussed by intelligent men. "There will be special meetings for the discussion of special subjects, such as dairying, feelling of live stock diseases of animals, .farm tools, im plements, etc. There will be special meetings of the North Carolina Dairy men,' the Cotton Association, the To bacco Association, and the Poultry Association. "Mrs. F. L. Stevens will conduct the department for the women of the farm. This will be of great benefit to every farmer's wife. "You will have an opportunity to see all the public buildings in and around Raleigh; you can visit the State Museum, which is full of inter esting objects of history, war, animals, plants, trees, paintings, etc. - "I am very anxious to have you at tend this meeting of the farmers and I extend to you and your wife a cor dial invitation to be with us." rind No Impropriety. New York, Special. That Stanford White was shadowed every hour of the 24 for a period of two years and a half by a corps of private detec tives and that his shadowers were unable ,to detect him in any impro priety is an important admission se cured by the prosecution from John E. McKennan, head of Greater New York Detective Agency, , which Thaw employed to do his work for him. A (food's : . AND plover Seeds are the best quality, new crop Beedg, of tested germination. , We carry the largest stock in the South, and can supply your needs to the very best advantage. - Special Grass and Clovw cir cular giving best methods of prep aration, seeding, etc., free on re quest. ;:' ,- Our Descriptive Catalogue gives the fullest information about Grasses, Clovers and all Farm Seeds. Write for Catalogue and Special Grass Circular. . T,7.7coj&Son$, Sie&oin, ' RICHMOND, - VA. Wood's Trade Hart 'Brand Grass, Clover and other Farm Seeds are the best and cleanest qualities it Is posslDle to procure much better .both In quality and germination than the- " : s ordinary market grades. THE ORIGINAL LAXATIVE COUGH SYRUP Cures all Coughs and a s s i s t s in expelling Tat Rat ClorerBlM- omaadtaa Boaey Be Colds from the System by gently moving is on treiy bottle. the bowels. A certain cure lor croup and whooping-cough (Trad Hark Ktglsterd.l KENNEDY'S laxative HOHEVaTA ' FBKPAKKO AT TBB LABORATORY OV C O. DsWITT CO.. OHIOAQO, U. 8. A. Foj Snle by Hunter's Pharmacy. THE BLUE 1UDGE INN Hendersonville NortK Carolrna. Bargains in Furniture SAVE MONEY ON SEWII16 MACHINES & ORGA'IS Selling Selow Cost Full line of Baby Carriages. Select stock of new goods. Call at our store in the handsome new brick block. J. M. STEPP, N, Main, Hendersonville, N. C. 1 i i ii ii -BS- .- - - -- - w Jistus S JoKnson, Phone 132 Carolina Real Estate . loan & Development Co. Office Center of Cole BIocIc Is now ready for business have on their list some bargains in building lors and farm lands. Also houses to rent. THOMAS SHEPHERD Jjy Ui 1 inancaH PmhalmPr anri Furneral Director in Hi it (0 ff) ( viz Hi wiVfbiiwV'M fcrf w I carry a fist class line of funeral Supplies. ib Opposite Hotel Imperial. I Hi ' - $ Open day Pr 6 f ession a 1 Cotrdo H. & Anderson 5 Attorney and CkEzncellor'at Law " Hendersonville, N. C O" Rerooyed to office over new ban! Bartlett Shipp - Attorney -at-Law -: OfSce in Bank of Hendersonville Bld A . L. Holmes G. tt. Valentias Holmes & Valentine Attorney s-at-Law ' Office over Bank of Hendersonville Dr, H. H. Carson V Surgeon-Dentist Office over Bank of Hendersonvllla HendersonvilleN. C, Walker A. Smith BAKERY" FINE BREAD, CAKES AND PIES Cakes made to order a specialty. Main St. opp. Bank of Hendersonvill COMPLETE LINE. 'I -, OF - Staple and Fancy GROCER! E 3 AT Burckmyer Bros., North Main Street Hendersonville N. C. Your larder supplied with the best the marfcan affords Bil 0oot0 as TRepresfcntca at A. Fickers - " ' i Grocery and General Provision Stor Hendersonville. N. C. Evolution in Coffee Blending Evolution has become the leadm-t science of the world and the principle of it can be applied to the unfoldmes of everything in accordance with lntell gent designs, which is ever adaptisfl one thing to another to make necessary and more harmonious ends meet. Will there be further evolution Is Coffee Roasting and Blending? We be lieve we now have this art to perfection, and request every user of coffee to M& that they get the celebrated monogram coiiee Sold in 1 and 3 lb. cans only, never 8013 m bulk. Ask your grocer for MonograStl Coffee. F. W. "WAGENER & CO. New Heat Market Hendersonville and Flat Rock Notice Is hereby given that we have open ed first-class meat markets ia share of your patronage.. Every fc variety of an up-to-date market production . and prompt delivery guaranteed to'all customers. Hendersonville market adjoin ing Dotson's store; Flat Rod: . ri GV Phone 25. and night