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NAU )SAL ' AMIKKi' ALLIANCB AND
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lina. Adh-e-s, D Street, X. W,
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NATIONAL Lr.OISLATIVB COrNCII,.
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NO I Til CAUOUNA FARM Eft-' STATU
J.LIANCK.
Prcsid-iit Marion llutlcr, Clinton,
Non.li Carolina.
Vaa: IVeddent T. II. Long. Ashr
vil'c, X. C.
S cret-.ry-Ti eaMirer IV. S. Karnes,
llaliv.'Ii, . C
L-jvYuivr J . S. Pell, Brass towa, X.C.
Stevard 'J. C. Wright, (Has-, X. C.
Chaplain Bev. Krskiuu Pop 5, ;halk
I...... 1, X. C.
I) ':-Iee,.er W. II. Tomliusou, Fay
ett. -vilie, X. C.
Ai-oi,it hry -Keeper II. E. King,
Pea-r.it. C.
Sorg.aarit-.it-Atni3 J. . Holt, Chalk
Lewi, X. C.
St.it-. IP.isiness Agent W. Il.Wortb.
Uikigh, X. (!.
Tra.s'.ee BuYucs Agency Fund W.
A. Graham, Machpelah, X. C.
KXECt'i'IV'E COMMITTEE OF THE
NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS
HTATE ALLIANCE.
S. 15. Alexander, C hurl o tie, X. C,
Y.ainnan; J. M. Mewborne, Kins ton,
C. ; J. S. Johnston, llutlin, N. C.
STATE ALL'ANCE JUDICIARY COM
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M. (. (iieory, Win. C Connell.
STATE ALLIANCE LEGISLATIVE
COMMITTEE.
U: J. Powell, lialei-h, X. C. ; X. C.
Kn-lisli, Trinity College; J. J.Youujj,
P .lenta; II. A Forney, Xcvton, X. C.
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E- FA1SON,
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or at Law.
Office on Main Street,
will practice in courts of Sampson and
pdjoining counties. Also in Supreme
'Jourt. All business intrusted to his
ar"e will receive prompt arid careful
... 1 -r -i
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;P A Attorney and Counsellor
v at Law.
Onica o:i Wall Street.
Vill practice in Sampson, Bladen,
veniler, llaraett ana uupnn Joun
Upk. Also in Sunreme Court.
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n the line of Dentistry done in the
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P. O. BOX 212.S
The I. W". Harper is the finest whiskey
on earth. Used in moderation, it is a
Bure'specifn for indigestion, for general
debility fir insomnia, for mental de
Tirpaaicn ' It in as frjffratt PS ripe fruit
and if n3ed in moderation it lengthens
mV' ades to our jiysana arms nun
c'u awav
The I. W HArnftr whu-kev is jD30inte
ly pure It is preecribed by the ablest
pbyBicians of tbo fonntry, and by de-
.a . . . n 1. 1 : ' i r vm . nridA .rtlMV f f
6' eta Ifc .13 W.aiULIg a w Ji u-wiuo itj'ui
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THE EDITOR'S CHAIR.
HOW THINGS LOOK FROM
OUR
STAND POINT.
The ODinion of The Editor and the
Opinion of Others which we
Can Endorse on the Various
Topics of the Day.
Several times in these columns we
have referred to The Century Maga
zine and a class of articles it is pub
lishing. We have above stated our
belief that the magazine had been
bought up by the money power was
simply the mouth-piece of plutocra
cy. Every number of this magazine
we see convinces us all the more
strongly that such is the case. Our
attention has just been called to an
article in it headed "The Farmer's
Coadition." The editor goes on to
use a great deal of taffy for the far
mer (like some papers In the State)
and tiies to convice him that he has
nothing to complain of. We make
the following clipping :
Generally the farmer is prosper
ous, though he certainly fails to se
cure his full share in the rewards of
his productive labor. He is entitled
to fair consideration in such remedi
al measures for his protection as may
be possible under our form of gov
ernment. But the farmers of the
United States live under better con
ditions for progress in their art a
high standard of living, advauce in
personal cultuie and soil improve
ment, and pecuniary independence
than those of any other country.
The tirt statement that the farm
er generally is prosperous, is as ab
surd as President Harrison's state
ment in his message to Congress, that
never was agriculture more remuner
ative and the faimer more prosper
ous. Two statements totally absurd
and in directf. contradiction with the
facts. The Century says the farmer
is entitled to fair protection. The
farmer does not ask for protection.
He asks for a free opportunity and
he will do the rest-
The Century tries to back up its
assertion? by publishing what they
thty claim to be statements from
farmers in various pai ts of the coun
try. The following is a sample:
"No real practicaj efforts are made
for rtlief. All the complaints made
and all remedies proposed are politi
cal. Many ot the former are absurd,
and most of the latter will prove fu
tile. We. need smaller farms, more
work, more knowledge and less
grumbling. What can be done on
small tracts highly fertilized should
be brought home to the people, so
that he inexperienced may imitate,
even betore th.y know the reason
why."
We have heard such stuff as the
above from men in this State, but
not from farmers The following is
another sample:
"A somewhat extended experience
in practical agriculture of the State
and good opportunities for observa
tion lead rue to assert that farming,
industriously and intelligently fol
lowed, offers as good inducements
for the capital, labor and skill ex
pended as does any other calling in
the State."
The above is such an absolute
wholesale untruth under present
conditions that it is absurd. Now
we don't believe that a farmer wrote
either of the above statements . Now
we don't suppose that many of our
readers see The Century Magazine
and we simply call attention to it to
show our readers in how many ways
tfie organization of farmers is being
fought. Hundreds of papers have
quoted from this article and endorsed
it because tley said The Century
was high authority. This is one
effect, thea another is to try to con
vince those who do not read the mag
azine that there is no real course for
complaint by the farmers, and that
the whole thing will soon oiow over.
We will see.
THE LUST FOR MONEY AND THE
DEVIL OF PARTY SPIRIT.
We make the following extracts
from a report of a lecture by Henry
Watterson on Money and Morals in
Asheville a few days since:
The danger hanging above us ia of
a moral character due to the influence
of money. We hdve the money
standard naturally. What a Strug
gle there is for money ! The brains
and genius of the country are engag
ed in money-making. The tendency
of the times is to maka money first
and buy political honors afterward.
a
is mere nope with the money
standard so high, and the moral
stand in) an low
The two "greatest moral dangers
are the lust for money and the deyil
of party spirit. It costs a millkn
to set a pres dential contest in mo
tion. It raay well be asked, How
long before the chief magisterial of
fice of the nation will bo auctioned
off to the highest bidders?
He lectures ripht; yet, if we re
member correctly, some ot the edi
torials in his paper, The Courier
Journal, read pretty gold-baggy.
Speaker Crisp i progressing quite
rapidly lowru recovery, dui wm
be next week, at least, before he
ventures to resume his duties in the
House of Representatives, and good
weather will be necessary to make
it entirely safe for him to Yisit the
capitol,
DBCKEBIN'G FOB PARTY
, SUCCESS.
Mr. Springer the chairman ot the
Ways and Means Committee is re
ported to have said, in a recent
speech:
"The question, the solution of
which is specially imposed uion the
Denv cratic members of the Ways
and Means Committee, Is what can
be done during this session which
will improve our chances of success,
and if possible brine someimmef'i-
te relief to the people? It is n.y
opinion and I speak for myself
alone that much good can be ac
complished by the introduction and
passage through the House of sepa
rate bills having for their object ibe
enlarging of the free list, the secur
ing of free raw material, and th
cheapening of many of the neces
saries oi lile to the great mass of the
consumers of the country."
If he is correctly reported, the
above shows that he considers that
Congress' greatest duty i3 to manoe
uvre for party success in the next
campaign, and if in doing this they
might incidentely do something for
the peoples' relief (without hurting
the party) then t'.iey would consider
it a duty to do so. In short the
people and their interest are of secon
dary importance to the party and
the loaves and fishes for officers.
Such a statement coming from Ar.
Springer, the seciid man in power
in Congress, is seignificant of great
depravity among the nations law
makers. What a low standard of
patriotism and staiesmanchip ! Then
again he is for tariff reduction on
raw materials such tariff reform
can not benefit the people, it will
benefit the manufacture only. So
leave the tax on manufactured arti
cles and take it off of raw materials
is a compound imposition upon the
people. Have the manufactures
captured the Democratic party ?
m m
SO FAR, SO GOOD.
The Richmond Dispatch has inter
viewed Congressman Cowles. We
make the following clipping from
the interview:
Speaking of the free-coinage of
silver question, Colonel Cowles said
this morning that he would vote for
a free-coinage bill whenever he had
an opportunity. It was, in his epr-'
nion, an issue equal in importance
to the tariff, and free silver was as
much demanded in his State. as low
tariff and reduced taxation. l!e
was tired, he added, of pandering to
the wishes of Wall street, and if the
New York people couldn't fall in
lines with the great majority of
American citizens the State had bet
ter fall out of the procession when
the presidential contest opens up.
.olonel Cowles said further that
there was a strong sentiment in
North Carolina in favor of tl e
passage of & free coinage bill by the
present Con&ros.
So far, so good, and if Col. Cowles
will fight and vote along the same
line he is reported to have miked he
will strengthen himself in this State.
But our people have learned the
difference between talking and do
ing. They are watching for work,
votes, and results.
IF WAR "WITH CniLI ?
It is with Chili. The U. S. has
said what it would do, and what she
expected to be done, it only remains
with Chili to say whether she will
do it or not.
In ease of war, what? The situa
tion of Chili is worthy of notice. It
is along, narrow streak of land, be
tween the Andes Mountains and the
Pacific Ocean. It is 2,270 miles long
and from 40 to 200 wide, containing
218,925 square miles. It had a pop
ulation of about 2,718,343. It has a
standing army of 40,000 and navy of
about 35,000, while the U. S. has an
army of 28,009 and navy of about
10,000.
President Harrison has sent a spe.
cial message to Congress on the sub
ject and i,t can" only await Chili's ae
tion, .
One More Offer.
Wo have received a number of
letters and requests to hold our $1.00
special reduction offer open' a week
or two more. Some have written
that they were getting us up a club
and others said they had friends and
neighbors wlitlwould subscribe soon.
The secretaries of some'' Sub-Lodges
have written that they will get up a
club rtt their next meetings. While
we have not gotten more than half
of the subscribers we needed, this is
very encouraging, so we have deci
ded to keep the proposition open till
February 1st. Now let every reader
nd friend of the paper determine
that we shall have the 3000 subscri
bers by then. Talk for the paper,
worK for it and we will reach it. We
ar very anxious to put the price of
The Caucasian at. f 1,00 and yon
my dear readers certainly ought to
be more anxious if possible for us
to be able to do so. As soon as you
get i ne subscriber, send the name
onions.
DNBER THE LYON'S PAW.
BY HAMLIN GARLAND.
IN TWO PARTS.
PART I.
It was the last of autumn and first
day of winter coining togethe r. All
day lon the ploughmen on th' ir
prairie farms had moved to anil fro
on their wide level field through the
falling !;nov, which melted as it fell,
wetting them to the skin all day,
notwithstanding the frequent fnual-s
of snow, the dripping, de.o'&t
clouds, hn ! the muck ofthe fur ro v-v?4,
blak :md tenacious as tar.
Under their dripping harness the
horses swung to and fro silently,
with that marvellous uncomplain
ing patient?:; whic h marks the horn:.
All day the wild gccr.e, honkii.g
wildly, as thev sMirawled idewise
down the wind, socmodto be fleeing
fro-a an enmy behind, and with
neck outthror.it and wir.gsextended,
sailed dr-vn the .vihd, h;oii lost to
sight.
Yet the ploughm-ui behind his
plough, though Hie snow lay on his
ragged great-coat, .and tae' cold
clinging mud roso o i his heavy
boots, fettering him like gyves,
whistled in the very be.iul ol the
gale. As day passed, the snow,
ceasing to m;!lt, lay along the piou
ghed land, and lodged in the depth
ofthe sluhhied, till on each slon
round the last furrow stood out
black and shining as jet between the
plougucd land and the gray stubb'e.
When night began to tali, and the
geese, nymg low, began io alight
invisibly in' the ncai corn-field,
Stephen Council was still at wmk
"finishing a land." lie r r.u; o:i his
sulky-plough when g'dng with the
wind, but w .ilked when iaei g it.
Sitting bent and cold but chevry un
der his elouch hat. lio talked en
couragingly to ills four in-hand.
"Come round there, boy ! round
agin I We got t' hnish this land.
Come in there, Dan! Stiddy,Kate!
stddy. ! None o' y'r tantrums, Kit
tie. It's purty tuff, but go', a be did.
Tchk! tchk! Step along, Pete!
Don't let Kate git y'r single-tree o.i
the wheel. Once more!"
They seemed to know what he
meant, and that this was the la-1
round, '.'or they worked wPh gi eater
vigor than before.
"Once more, boys, an' sez I oats
an' a nice warm stall, an'slee t'r
Ml.""-
By tlu ;inin the last furrow was
turned on the Isnd it was too dark
to see the t-oiisr, and the snow
changing to lain again. The tired
and hungry man could see the light
from the kitchen shining through
the leafless hedge, and lifting a
great shout, he yelled, "Supp'-i Pr
a half a dozen !"
HAMLIN GARLAND.
Author 3uun-Tr;.vel!od Itcnuls, J;ion Ed
ward, A Spoil ia Olliw, L'te , Etc.
It was neirly eight o'clock by the
time he had finished ins chores and
started for supper. He was picking
his way carefully through the mud,
when the tali form of a man loomed
up before hi i with a premonitory
cough.
- "Waddy ye want?" was the
rather startled question of the far
mer. "Well, ye see," begin the
ger, in a deprecating tone,
:ran
"we'J We've
lik to', gii in Pr the night. v
tried every house Pr tha last
two
miles, but they hc.dn't any room Pr
us. My wife's jest about sick, 'a'
the children are cold and hungry "
401i, y' want a stay all night, eh?"
" i'es, sir; it 'ud be u great accom "
"Waal, I don't make it a practice
t' turn my buddy away hungry, not
on sech nights as Ibis. Drive right
in. We aii't pt muc:i- but .seen as
it is "
But the strarger had Jisappeared.
And soon hissteanii-g, weary team,
with drooping' heads and swinging
single-trees, moved past the v. ell to
the block beside the path. Council
stool at the side of t;.e "schooner"
and helped the children out two
little half-sleeping children -and
then a small woman with a babe in
beratms...
"There ye gt !" he sho-ted, jovi
ally, to the childctn". :Now we're
ail right. Run right along to the
house there, an' tell. Mam' Council
you wants sumpthin' to' eat. Right
this way, Mis' Keep right off t the
right there. I'll go an' git a lantern.
Come," ho t aid to ' the dazed and
silent group, at this side.
"MotheV," he shouted, as h
neared the fragrant and warmly
lighted kitchen, "here are some
wayfarers an' foiks Alio need sum
pthin' lo' eat an' a place t' snoeize."
He ended by pushing them all in.
Mrs. Council, a large, jolly, rather
coarse-looking -woman, took the
children in her arms. "Co e. right
in, yt u little rabbits. 'Most asleep,
hay? " Now here's a drink ; o' miik
Pr each of ye, I'll have s'm to i in
a minute. '-.Take off y'rj. things an"U
set up tUhe .fire." , '
' , Whiie 'she set the children to
drinking milk, Council got out hU
lantern and went out the' barn to
help the strapger about his team.
where his lout, heat ty voice could
be herrd a it came and went be
vSveen the hay-mow uid the stall.
The woman came to light as a
ffUiail, timid, and dioouraged-look-ing
wo uan, but still pretty, in a
thin and sorrowful way.
"Land sakes ! An' you've travel
ed all tha wav from Clear Lake t'
day in this mud! Waal! waal ! fo
wander you're tired out. Don't
wait Pr the iron, Mis'" She hesi
tated, waiting tor the name.
"Haskin."
"Mis' ilaskias, so right up to the
table an' take a good swig o tea,
whilst I make y s'm toat. It's
green tra, a. ' it's good. I tell Coun
cil us I git older I don't seem t' m-
jjyYoung Hyson n'r Gunpowder.
I want the reel green tea, test as it
Lonnes olPn the vines. Seems t'
have more heart in it rome way.
Don't t'pise it has. Council says
it's all in m' eye."
Going on in this easy way, she
soon had the children filled with
bread and milk and the woman
thoroughly at home, eating some
toast and sweet-melon pickles, and
sipp'-g the tea.
See the little rats !" she laughed
at the children. They're full as
they can stick now, and they ,. ant
to go to bed. Now don't git up, Mis'
ILv kin; set right where you are an'
K-t me 1 on after 'em. I know all
about young one, though I am all
.doiy now. Jane went and married
1 i.st fall. :Bn:, as I tell Council, it's
.lucky we keep our health. Set right
there, Mis' I task ins ; I won't have
you stir a finger."
It wi'S an unmeasured pleasure to
sit there in the warm, homely kitch
en, the jov al chatter of the house
wife driving out and holding at bay
the growl of the imp rent, cheated
wind.
The little .woman's eyes tilled
with tears which fell down upon the
sleeping baby in her arms. The
u o' ld was not so desolate and cold
nd hopeless, after all.
"Now I hope C.iuncil won't stop
rut Uk re :md talk politics all night.
He's the greatest man to talk poli
tics an' read the Tiibune. How o'd
is it?"
She broke off and peered down at
the lace of the babe.
"Two months 'n' five days," said
the mother, with a mother's exact
ness. "Ye don't Fay ! I want t' know !
The eloar little pu Izy-wudzyl" she
went on, stirring it up in the neigh-
borhood of
the
ribs with her fat
f re-finger.
"Pooty tough on 'oo to go
galli-
yant'ii' 'cross lots this way."
"Yes, that's so; a man can't lift a
mountain," said Council, entering
the door, "'Sarah, this is Mr. llas
kias from Kansas. lie's been eat
up am; drove out by grasshoppers."
"Glad to see yen ! Pa, emnty that
wash-basin and give him a chance
t' wash."
ILtskius was a tall man, witii a
thin, gloomy face. His hair was a
roddiish. brown, like his coat, and
see m d equally faded by the wind
and sun. And his sallow face, though
hard and set, was pathetic somehow".
Y'-u would have felt that he had
suft'jred much by the line of his
mouth showing under his thin, yel
low mustache.
"Hain't Ike got homeyet, Sairy?"
"Hain't seen 'im."
"W-iva-1, set right up, Mr Has
kii's; wade right into what we've
got; 'oiiii't much, but we manage
to live on it she gets fat on it,"
laughed Council, pointing his thumb
at his wife.
After supper, while the women
put the children to bed, Haskins
and Council talked on, seated near
the huge cooking-stove, the steam
rising from their wet clothing. If
the Western fashion, Countil tol I s
much of Ins life as he drew from his
gitast. lie asked but few questions:
but by and by the stoiy of Haskins'
struggles and defeat came out. The
story was a terrible one, but he told
it quietly, seated with his elbows on
his knees, gazing most of the time
at lie heart h.
"I diJn't iiko the looks of the
country, anyhow,'" Haskins said,
partly rising and glaucing at his
wife." "I was ust to northern in
gyannie, where we have lots a tim
ber 'n' lots o"rain, '..'I didn't like
the looks of th&t dry prairie. What
galled me the n orst was going .- o far
away acrosst so much fine land lay
in' ail through here vacant."
4;And the 'hoppers eat ye foui
years hand running, did they?"
"Eat ! They wiped us out. They
chawed everything that was green.
They jest set around wait in' Pr us to
die to eat us too. My God ! I u.-t to
dream of 'em sitt'n' 'round on the
bedpost, six fee: long, workin' their
j.iw?. They eat the fork-handles.
They got worse and worse till they
jest rolled on one another, piled up
Lke snow in the winter. Well, it
ain't no use; if I was to talk all the
winter I couldn't tell nawthin'. But
all the while 1 couldn't help thinkin'
of ah that land back here that no
buddy was usiu', that I ought a had
'stead ol being out there in that
eussed country."
"Waal, why d'dn't ye stop- and
settle here?" asked Ike, who had
come in and was eating his supper.
"For the simple reason that you
tellers want id te-n 'r fifteen dollars
an acre fer the bare land, ami I
hadn't no money fer that kind -of
thing."
"Yes, I do ray own work," Mrs.
Council was heaid to say in the
pause which followed. "I'm a-get-tin'
purty hef.vy t' be on m' laigs
all day, but we can't afford to hire;
so I keep rckm' around somehow,
like a foundered hoise. S' lame
I tell Council he can't tell how lame
I am for I'm jest as lame in "one laig
as t'other." Aud the good soul
laughed at the joke on herself as she
took a handful of flour and dusted
the biscuit-board to keep the dough
from sticking.
MV11, 1 hain't never been very
strong," said Mrs. Haskins. "Our
folks was Canadians and small bon
ed, and then since my last child J
hain't got up again fairly., 1 donh
(Continued on Second Page.t
Xews from Washington.
NOTES AND ITEMS FROM CON
GRESS AND WHAT 1 f IS
DOING.
Some Dills Introduced IVrson
nl Mention.
Mr. Mills, who is back in ' Wash
ington, stys that he luw eighty-six
pledged votes and h certain of elec
tion to the rtenate.
The National Democratic Conmit
tee, lias, after njutuia-jOeUbcraU ion
and consideration of all the circum
stances involve j, decided to hold the
National Democratic Convention at
Chicago June 21st.
The Philadelphia Times i'o doubt
expresses the sonfe ofthe country
when it says that "the popleof the
United States will accept war with
Chili if peace can't be manituired
with honor."
The meeting of the Executive
Committee of the National Associa
tion of Democratic Clubs held at the
National Headquarters here this
week, was presided over by Repre
sentative WiLscn, of West Virginia.
All of the members were pre-ut in
person or by pr.;xy, and tl.ey were
all enthusiastic ovor the condition of
the Association, which will this
year make itself an important factor
in the Presidential campaign. Ac
cording to the report of the'Seereta
ry there are now between five and
six thousand clubs in the Associa
tion, representing every State aud
Territory.
The new warship Monterey is to
have guns that will sho t fifteen
miles. A little more powder tnorc
and one of our modern naval vessels
can anchor off Chilli and sweep eve
rything west ofthe Andes.
It is said that on January 3D two
hundred census clerks in Washington
will be furloughed foi sixt d tys
without pay.
Speaker Crisp has not yet ventur
ed out of doors, but he assisted his
Democratic colleagues of the eom
mitee on Rules in the preparation
of the code of rules which aie to
govern this House during this Con
gress. The rules, now completed,
are largely made up from those u i
der . which the House of the 50th
Congress worked, wi"i several im
portant additions to prevent filibus
tering beyond a reasonable ti'i.e,
and instead of giving the Speaker
authority to cut off debate, as the
Pteed rules did, they give the ma
jority ot the House that luithority
Senator Gorman's o election has
from the first been a certainty, but
that did not prevent his colleagues
from overwhelming him with -congratulations
as soon ar it was an ac
complished fact.
The drummers have secured a fa
vorable report on their bill amend
ing the internal Commerce law so
as to allow the railroads to give them !
better terms than they get now from
the Commeice Committee of the
House.
.hose Republicans who were so
certain that Mr. Mills would take
no part in the presc it session, an
not saying much just now, as that
gentleman has returned muh im
proved in health and with his usual
vim has jumped right into hard
word, He has declined the chair
manship of tre Commerce Commit.
iron. Edward J. Phelps, of Ver
mont, who was our minister to Eng
land during the Cleveland adminis
tration, will probably be one of the
representatives of this country in
the arbitration ofthe Behering Sea
matter. Mr. Phelps was a guest at
a state dinner at the White Horse
this week.
Thoughtless people are predicting
a short session of Congress, but men
like Mr. Holman, who kno.v that
protruded controversies are curtain
to aiise between the House and Sen
ate ovor the appropriation bills do
not leok for an adjournment earlier
than August, and will not be -ur
prised if it does not take place ear
lier than October.
The Democraic -Ways and Means
Committee have discussed and
agreed upon several bills attacking
the McKinley moustrosity and en
larging the free list.
The Senate Committee on Privi
leges and Elections had under con
sideration this morning ihe contest
ed Florida e lection case of Call vs.
Davidson, and decided by a unani
mous vote to recommend ihat Sena
tci Call retain his seat.
Lawrence O'B. Branch, littio sun
of Hon. V. A.B. Branch, of N i th
Carolina, died at his home a! Wash
ington, IV. C, last week.
A bill has been introduced to tes.
the method of spelling schools, and
appropriating $100,000 to esla'!i-h a
spelling school at Ibe World's Fair.
- A good many naral officers put no
faith in Chili's pacific overtures.
They ttdnk she is try :ng to gain time,
while she is strengthening her sup
ply stations.
The House Committee on Curren
cy has decided to vote upon the ques
tion ot introducing a fiee silver coin
age bill within three wcess.
Secretary Bia'me had another at
tack of indigestion while attending
a Cabinet meeting List week.
As was expe-'ted, Senators George
and Walthall were returned to the
Senate by large majorities.
The publi reception whic.i was to
have bee-ii held at the White llou.e
has been postponed on account of t.e
death of Justice Bradley, and the
dinner which Sectetary Tracy was to
have given in honor of the President
nd Mrs. Harris an, was postponed
fr the same reason. v
Indiana Republicans declire for
President Harrison's re-nomination.
It is stated in -Washington that this
Government is endeavoring tn ar
range iar an international silver con-v-.ution
and that negotiations to that
end are now iu progress with Great
Britain fnd France.
3Ir. Turpin, of Alabama, intro
duced a bill permitting National
banks to lend ..;oney on real estate.
M r. Simpson, of Kansas, repealing
the art making the gold d.!Ur
unit of value.
Mr. Clover, of Kansas, to eiVl.fe I
m.e lo uepoH.t United Slate, i,ni lo
and have Kstied legal fft W t.,.;,-,
U Ik? expended lo? pabic ituprJvel i
uu-p.ts.' I
Mr. I,ewi, tf Mi-l-sippl, t pr.
hibit the Secretary of the Tiohm-tv j
from making a deposit of Tidiext I
Suits fjmL with Nation d or prl-1
vate banks. j
Mr. Bland f.r tt.i. v.. , . ...... ,. I
gold and silver and for the L.se.e of;
coin botes. j
During a spv-eeh of Senator PoipU
mere were lut tuu Senator seati-d
on his own fide of the clumber and
about a d iz?n on the other side, but
there was little or no pretence on the
part of more than twj or three en
ators of feeding any interest. Sena
tor West was speaking at I oVhu k
P, M., to an audience o; K-s th. n a
dozen Senators when he yielded.
Bills have been intrv dueed for its
admission ofthe torritoric- of NVv
Mexico, Utah and Atioaa.
Among the bills intr.'vl.uvd and
referred were one by Senator IMf r
proposing an amendm-n? totheC mi
m tuition providing for the u cti.oi
of Piesidcnt aud Vice Pnshlent by
popular v. te.
Senators George and Walthall, of
Mississippi, will both ite re elected.
Public building bill h.vc b en t
passed as follows: For Ferg h F..1!-, j
.Minnesota, SMUj-.O; Nashua, New j
'iampsnire, $lo,000; Seave-viile,
Ohio, :? 100,000; Witrteibury, Co:.n c
t lent, $ 100,01.10; llasUn-s, Nebr.eka,
$250,000 ; Mansfield, Ohio, CI 00, CM;
Norfolk, Nebraska, f 250,O.t-; .)av.i- j
sonville, Illinois, $75,000. ii,'tceni
bills in all passed tin- .Senate to day. i
Grand Haven, Michigan, 'o,ev;0; J
l)i adwood, S. !., SUKU.OoO; Dover,
New Hutnshire, $100,000; Salem,!
Oregon, s'iuo,ooo; The Dallas Ore !
gon, $100,000; provi.i i ce, R. L, I
$'100,000; Friano, Caliionii.', oTo.iJso. !
it is said Mr. Mills did not write '
to Speaker Crisp declining tin eicdr- j
inanship of the Committee on inii r- !
State Commerce.
The masses of the Chilians, it is
su d, fully believe that there v,;!l be
war with the United Slate-, and ex
poet ai 1 from England. Represen
tative's of their Government are in
England now seeking recognition for
their Government.
The New York World says that
the findings and recommendation
of the Chilian ofiiicial in the a .-an It
onthecrew of the Baltimore, if,,
finds throe Chilians guiUya i I fur
ther funis John Davidson, of the
Baltimore, guilty of striking ith a
stone a Chilian sailor while knifenig
ah Amcrhun sailor, and roeeniuioudi
that the Chilians bj inierisoued from
two to live years and the Am"rie.tn
from ten to fifteen year.-. Much ex
citement was ciu-ed by this decision
of Chili.
Senator Stanford, f Cal., has ad
dressed the Sen.de in ; dvoeacy of
the bill introduced by him oa I)j
eeuib. r 2:ld, providing the Govern
ment with ca s si;ili ie;.t to sup
ply the national want of a sound
curieney medium.
The bill propose- an issue of Uni
ted States circulating not' s to the
amount of $100,000,001) and such ad
ditional amounts from ti.;ie to time
as shall be uce'cs-ary to meet the re
quirements i the ict, ti Ic ient,
under the supervision ol'a laud !o n
bureau, to the jw nersof agriculiur.d
lands, to ..mi amount u t oxcecdh g
half the asse-sed vait; tioa of tin
land, at the rato of tv ; per cent in
terest. Senator Stanford was followed by
Senator PcHVr in along speech iu fi
ver of the bill, which wa-- afterwards
laid aside.
ix Democrats and a dozen Repub
licans formed the Senate when th.il
body opened proceeding ort Mo.-j-.l ty,
the I8th. Amcng the f-.tter was
Senator Sherman, w ho .wpp'-'arcd for
the first time si. iC: lii - .e-ehction.
Associate Ju.-tiee Jireilley, of the
United States S reuie Court, died
at 0:15 c'clfek '; Friday morning.
Mr. Ilarsey; o ' Ok'ahar a, fio-u
Committee on laoi in Alfiir-, report
ed a bill ap:. .'prlitting $15,ouo to
tomp'.ete tl;.- ciotmem of lands to
the i heyenii.', a . 1 Arapahu Indians!
in OiClah.oi.a
In the di-.eais.-ion of this r,.ea.sure
Mr. Sup; s oi, of Kansas, hail uii op
portunity vo enter the arena of de
bate and ids brief remarks veoe lis
tened ! Wit great attention. He
stoed in t he front of one ot theaisles.
His aliunde was easy ami his d. liv
ery good. 11', starle t off '.villi tie?
declaration t at the. $15,000 -A ,-cadv
apprcpriated had been nia.uitlirei,
but he was strongly ia favor of the
pending mea-u'c, as It would ello-.v
settlers to s,' t-i-re homes,, lie hoped
tint the House, with its large LVm
ocatic majority, would do what
ought 10 i.ave b-.-en don' be lore.
Touching upen the tariff, he; as e:t d
that tee pr-ittc'.ive t aiiif p iiey, a
Iuisiied by the Rep- b ican juoty,
instead of bringing prosperity to le
farmers, fn-.d brought til-aster, (ieuj.
ocr die p hius), and they wanted
to seek h. dmes and begin life u.al ;
a Democi atic administration wh!.h,
he hoped, would repy.d the M -Ivoi
ley bill and all kindred tariff 1 iws
and luring prosperity to the country.
The bill passed.
lhicklen'. Areica Salrc.
t he ict Stivu m trie world tor Cuts,
ises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fc-7-i
Sores, Tetter, CiiappeU Huatls, Chii
'jia.tii. Cc-ms, and all Sk:n Eruption-,
and posit-veiy cures Piles, or no pay
required.- It i- guaranteed t . five p.r
ieei sati&taclKU, or money refunded,
Pr.ce 25 cents pet box. For ealu by
Dr. R. II. IIoLLiiitAY, Clictor,, arjd J.
R. Smitk, Druggist, Mount Olive, X. C.
''How to due all Skm Diseases.!'
Simply apply "Swayse's Oixt
mext." No interual medicine re
quired. Cures tette, cezema, itch, all
eruptions on the face, hands nose,
&c, leave the fckin clear, wfiiro aud
healthy. Its great healiiig and cur
ative powers are possessed by ro
other remedy. AKk your druggist
for Swayxe's Ointment.
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Clinton, N. C.
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