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r 3 s t r I nt unto f ML 'sir nrti BIT Kir;, hock: r iac n;ii i (or; rk mast t KM w tA book 14? ; coot tilt PK ignifc ; biiK dBit if iihr f But i Oi eotU minM i f roif nits bar. t hoaV., 611 K, ay I aessc ril ,d In1 -h v ioal XV. HOW TO DOWN TRUSTS. jt Every Merchant and Consum- Eefase to uanaio or cuj 'I heir Products. er AGE COMPETITION. ENCOUR 4itrln Tobacco Company th" It riie the People at ...... Il-Ml""" th rn.u ,n ,,UT,DC lh K'w ,.,.. Tl ... n S.lllog lh. Mano.ne. ur..lArtl. ml." Truate Have Similar KAM.v.;.u.,N.C.,Jalyl5, 1897. ;t my town and city in the South aul est u.-" nruitia will HA K MW . i 1 trust roods, anil ve,aJf:,:: ;;ths they . 1 d- If IT (I " V " ha oriln that ta art UOT Ui.f " - 0 IlStlB' lllUDiiaio uvn utu June I will take the American Ob"0 iru u '-"" uf in tbo oouia anu esi can a ueeting of tbo merchants and busi leumen aul pass resolutions that hey will not handle or patrorize lBy of th American Tobacco Co.'s Jda and in six months you will un them out ci business. Because he Siith ami West are their great onimuK n, ami what they can sell ;.ewh will not justify them to &rry on th ir ImaineHS and in a few iiootbs tl"7 will not be able to sell rjiHposMt their goods and when ls is tlotiH you will bring about (,uit'titiin with other manufac urerx of likn poods and will open e doors to speculators and tobacco ill briokT wat it is worth on the Urkets of tho world and not what AiiHiiciin Tobacco Company Vjs it ih worth or wnat tney will re ami no more, lo better lilus- Vito atiil explain tue real situation I i .. .. ... .t: A A ,i : . : n Did IW rJIMlUK LUUUIUUU Ul IU1UK9. beiraro Foveralof the best grades tulmcco exclusively nsed by the mericfia Tobacco Company, and as v havn either run every competitor it of business or have taken it in tb them, the American Tobacco bmpany h tne only buyer on tne arket of these grades of tobacco it sells for the best prices, and all her buyers are afraid to bid on Iose grade of tobacco for fear the liacco will be knookod ci? on them, I they know the American To- keco ompany win not buy from lem at any price because they bid Vimst their buyer on that market, id when the tobacco is shipped to Jrger markets, like Kichmond, Va., a uanvme, ya., eacn American Ib&eco Company's buyer is furnish- with a list of buyers in the farm home market, and if they have uyer ou that market they will not or bid on this tobaooo. In this they tun off all competitors and jait what they please for the ing grades of leaf tobacco. hey have organized against al petitors and tne price of farmers duct- Why will you merchants organize against them as they organized against the price o duct of your customers! Wha tne mercnant ot tne ooutn and 1st do when the farmer gets so he snot pay the merchant. Tne mer int soon gets so he cannot sell his Ids and pay his debts and the next pn you hear from him he is wait- for night to come so he can get a her in his office and fix up an as foment. But he cannot assign but y little of the American Tobacco hpany's goods as they are sharp lagn to sell tne mercnant tneir pus on consignment. Not only , but every merchant that handle ir goods are under a contract with American Tobacco Company not Ml their goods to the farmer or f I VI V A. V Ui V v a I a certain fixed sumer only at e. ere we have the ico I ompany pricing the leaf to lf co, for it any one else buys it v ;n . u Tk, y say Mr. Merchant we will i our goods provided you will pay Pur price, provided you will not it to tne farmers for less than a in price to be fixed in our con- t with you, and if you self far than that price you forfeit and no much. ray tell me what is this but con- f wy between the American To- ho Company, and the merchant gainst the farmer and con er. ill our fellow merchants contin o conspire against their fellow Homers and asrainst their own Pie and interest. I want to know is tho first merchant in this P or elsewhere that has the man to say he will no longer handle Fr goods and sign contracts that "not sell his own goods at his Price, hnt allrkvo cnm nnn aIha M what price his goods must n- "cry merchant who is nnder a pact with the American Tobacco f Pny, ia guilty of conspiracy, 'ery merchant who will not re- 10 nand a thAir trnrAa and don. lue rnnn vr.h n tA 1 for conspiracy. And I trnly H m it ,ft5 i it. ki tho oi;; . i J m..viiuia iuu Krauu jurura mat every mercnant IS . " . fgatto the bar of justice who QOt OrPSLniVA inrl vnfnoa le their irooda. , a laic, al . a j me oniy way to break up "list and commnatirma ami ta o e people of this burden. W. S. B I LET. uionaav n fl-ht ahnut 11 nVlnr-k pi.iiifni lira ri : : c " j i . . n l i ob virruu na selzlne ...UI.ine K and her mother TeaUV imntail ha nolnkKn... IUCir Qmck rainnnu lamil tti. II fern fla1 mnA o..ki. km: are,8curing the country, fully pined to meet OutinmmirT mm. lent tr. i. . rf r i ui u captured. n'11'1118' colored man, who utted an i.,,it luauKhter of s-tmiiwi n.mhi.ii Ati.n. .7 . v y-r p""t ip..- t. ' u'K"v, was --" a. iii lpnav n-iat at riarnpavilla n a :u VOIi- I A CLE.. AND COMPREHENSIVE STATE MENT. Hon. Joha p. suiU Pau aTaet Deal f ..aom I. nfc.rt UtUr-H. Shewe nt Political Sltoatloa. The following letter from Hon John P. Stelle, who has been in the reform fight since the days of Peter Cooper, and who is so well known o the reformers of America as th editor of the Progressive Farmer of Mount Vernon, 111., should be read and re-read by every Populist in the united States. No one has yet shown clearer insight into the political situation and put more real political wisaom in tne same number of words . than has Mr. Stelle in this letter: Dahlorikv. Til ' non. Marion Butler. WfLhinrrtnn , D , DEAk Sir: I write to express mv hearty approval of chairman of the Peoples Party Na tional Committee. Your action re garding the Nashville conference was both wise and proper, and o no tations I have seen in the from an alleged signed editorial in your paper, though a litle bitter, perhaps, I regard as fully justifya ble. I have known Bateman, of Maine, for years. He is simply in his ordinary role, as are many oth ers whose names I could trive. and with whose record I have been con versant through all of the reform efforts from the old Greenback par ty down. One trouble is, there are so many who think themselves nat ural born leaders, but who are not astute enough to see the motives and necessities for the actions of wiser men, and who are not prudent enough to make it safe for these to be explained to them in adyance. For instance, in the nomination of Bryan at St. Louis they saw nothing but endorsement of -an old party nominee; they were blind to the fact seen clearly by others that the only way to save the Peoples Party and and hold our voters was to give them a chance to vote for Bryan as a Populist candidate. I think that was the wisest move ever made by a reform party, and it more complete ly nonplussed the old party mana gers than any other action we could have possibly taken. Such a con tingency may never again arise, but it was there, and we met it. The Democratic managers wanted the Populist voters without the Pop ulist Party, and they would have got them had we not nominated Bryan. They are playing for the same stake now. Their policy is one of abaorbtion. They don't want our party, but they do want our votes: and the question now is: will the Democratic party zet the Populist and Silver Republican votes: or will the Peoples Party get the Silver Re publicans and Democrats? I think your policy and that of Senator Al Congressional len and most oi our delegation points to an affimative answer to the latter question; the Nashville conference and the ''Iowa plan" point to the reverse. l start to JNasnvine tnis morning to attend tne conierence not as a participant, but as an interested looker on. I have been too long in the movement to be indifferent to the blunders of any faction of our people. Cordially yours, John P. Stelle A Great CooTtnUnce for Traveler. Pullman's Palace Car Company have added the American Newspa per Annual to the libraries on the "Pennsylvania Limited,'' "Colonial Express ' and other trains of that class. The Wagner Palace Car Company have made similar provis ion for their passengers. This work is also in the libraries of nearly all the Ocean, Coast, Sound, Lake and River steamers. 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A Negro Ravlaher and Murderer Kiddioa With Ballet! and Bit Body Burned Cincinnati, July 15. The Commer- .ui ii hnno'fl floecial from Florence, Ala in., bats: .Near westjroini, leones see, Tuesday afternoon. Miss Ren Williams was found brutally murder- I od in tbe WOOdS near net Dome. J.D18 I afternoon Antnony wuuams, ner murderer and rayisher, was captured near Pruitten, and lO-nigqt epiae I . , . t. of Wat Point. nil CniUB 1U lUS CUCCU v ...- 1 1 v. nt Ha hnndrAd neonle. Williams was riddieo wim Duiiebsauu bis body burned to asnes. eiore a shot was fired the negro was KnoCKed aownanu staaipeuuuowu. - :.a.a1. mmA waIUv ft A VAlIAV S.C niTTf. The crowd then gathered wood and hniidlno- a fire over him watcnea ioe fl-hsBtlv scene until tbe murderer was only ashes. State Normal and . Industrial School, j t",i:-i anunn hh annears in ,rs in much lUMMHw n- i this paper, xi is to say that no Other spHMV S ..a A A Aaa mnAn . u. mwm?n narents and - i au:- if ,a nna or guaruians aa - - the foremost SChOOlS in UW oiaw m yonng women, it 8,.ao a sT r5!?A!0I"nf- S in,, uuencvouu uooauauo . . " Write the president; ut. ' w . a a i . i . Mm aa Mclver. Greensboro, 9rxm A TO IAITTIh ' " eafsmnWAmmha J . . THE HASHYIUE COHPERBtlCE. ! They Iuae an Address and Threat en to Bolt the Next National Convention- a NATIONAT RftMlfTTTTP "IIUHAL COMMITTEE Appointed and Tnle Cooamlttoo Aathor. ltd to Coll Motional Convention for ThU Paction Tho Add rose Pnbllohed In Pall and the National Organization Com mit toe. TO THK PEOPLE'S PARTY OF THE UNI TED STATES. Disclaiming any intention to dic tate to the Populist voters of the United States, or any feeling of bit terness towards those who may have honestly differed from ns in the past on matters of party policy, in the words of the immortal Lincoln, "With malice toward none, with charity for all,'' with firmness in the right as God gives ns to see the right; we submit to every patriotic citizen the following address: In 1891 there was organized at Cincinnati a great political partv. whose principles were as vast an in novation upon existing beliefs as were the grand generalization of Thomas Jtfferson in the Declaration of Independence an advance upon ideas commonly held by the world in 177G. The latter proclaimed the legal equality of all men, and their right to liberty and happinesf ; the former declared that government is a mere instrumentality, formed by all for the enforcement of the welfare of all; that labor of brain and brawn is the sele parent of prosperity, society and civilization. That ' wealth be longs to him who creates it, and that every dollar taken from industry, without an equivalent, is robbery, that if any man will not work, neither shall he eat; that the inter ests of rural and civic labor are the same, while their enemies are iden tical," These id as are the natual se quence and supplement to tne Dec laration of Independence. Without them the words of Jtfferson are a mere "brut urn fulmen." The right to "pursue happiness'' is of no avail if men are prevented by misgoyern ment from attaining it. Liberty is but an idle word if the human family are to be swept through poverty and suffering in bondage. Life itself is not worth having at the price of shame and degradation. The New World is no better than the Old World if the condition of the people is the same. We escaped from England in 1776. We are again her subjects in 1897. We are not permitted to pass laws necessary for our own welfare, with-1 out her consent ; and that consent can not be had since she thrives by plundering us. Cheap production in the United States moans cheap supplies for her citizens. Instead of a sovereign people, leading the world to higher levels of state-craft and develop ment, as the. greatest, most power ful and most thoroughly educated Commonwealth on earth, we are dwarfed into mere provincials, toil ing to enrich our cunning masters, side by side with the starving Hin doo, the wretched Egyptian and the impoverished Irishman. - The Peoples party was born to live and not to die. It was created not to put a few in office, but to give to all men that happiness guaranteed by the constitution of the United States. The conditions which five years ago demanded tne estaoiisn- ment of our organization, insist to day, with ten-fold force, that it shall live as long as a single wrong exists unrighted on the face of the earth. To resist these evils, we organized in 1891. We meet in 1897 to renew the f aitb ; to proclaim that the bat tie is not yet over; that it is just be ginning, and that we will continue Hi o-nnrf fio-ht as lone si God lets ns WhilA w h th largest tolera- tioh for all . T 7 . - . hnnast diffATAnaoR of opinion, and will welcome to our ranks all patriots, we declare that thnea vhn thinr ThA narrv nnornt T.rt die have no more place in its ranks than T)ona1iAt. Arnnlil had in thA Continental army or Judas Iscariot in the Christian church. Fidelity to principle is above all other consider ations, since such fidelity means the greatness and happiness of the hu man race. While we have nothing but kindly feelings towards the rank and file of our late allies, we do not believe that the question of free silver is in itself L broad enough platform for a na tional party. The remonetization of silver would, we believe, increase the price of labor and it productions by increasing the supply or money, and it is therefore a matter of the utmost consequence to all the people of the United States; but it must not be forgotten that the opening of the mints to silver would not decrease one iota the robberies of the corpo- -i -r . to the value of labor and its produc - it ..aiKmiii nf nlnndara ra 1J- rw"- r - I norm it tori . to inp.rAA.BA in eauai Or . I vteatAr nrnnnrti ... . our Democratic brethren had . . .. , to -dont free r i,ftr1 nnnni, -;d t not slump back to their I TlrRL WrHLCUOU BLALO Al. bUD- X OUIMV O party were to stop its missionary WOr&T The Democracy may he to assist in bandlincr a single temporary side issue lrke free silver, out tne weir are of mankind and the interests of all w - "7 ... t m . istence ot tne reopies .- I - i.;i. i.: .n4- .nnriff. ita Ho. l ITIKIIMILIIIUS fJOlUllU SI SUA V A W , gtroction. . It has done more for v oth. mmm M. ft K 1 IIII III Ml W D VOIBaB IT M aao -vatata er party has accomplished in twenty- nve years, .u Kuiubuw ainRt its tirincinles: there ' OOT,4.t;rt I Tf Hi fho only national party in the United SUtes. It has eliminated I ... ,. K;f4u-ra-aa nf tho rna iiht. i i ii iliac ualiwa anapao wo 7btwa i, no fraternal I Hlffll WffaA AMwaw rations, the usurers, the ring and the tee, here created, may at tneir dis trusts. It will avail nothing to add! cretion provide for a proper repre- blood on its garments. Its mission CA RALEIGH, N. p., THTJBSDA1, JULY 22. is edneation and peaee. It will eventually make ns one people, bound together by ligaments of mu tual esteem and lore from the lakes to the gulf. We call upon the whole people to rally to its standard. There is room for all and a heart big enough for all. Let dissensions cease. Close up the gaps and forward to victory. Let every Populist become a missionary to proselyte the unthinking and con vert the mistaken. Let ns meet prejudices with facts, passion with patience and ignorance with intelli gence. The fiat of God must be re peated "Let there be light." We see our leading men traduced and libeled because they wilt not sen ns out. We must stand by them. We see onr newspapers boyeotted because they will not assist in the destruction of the liberties and rights of the people. We mnst sus tain them and spread their circula tion everywhere. We are engaged in the most des perate battle ever waged in the world. It is the conflict of the few armed with gigantic power against the many. It signifies the exploitation of labor by the idle rich, so that those "who toil not, neither do they spin," shall rob indnstay of its re ward and leave those who produce all wealth without homes, clothes or food. The eight million farmers who have just perished of starvation in Hindostan are not the victims of drouth alone, but of cruel misgoy ernment also by their English mas ters, who so impoverished them that they had no resources to fall back upon when a failure of crops oc curred. In their miseries we read oui own danger; in their present we see our future, unless we possess more than Hindoo capacity to de fend ourselves against the desooil- ers of the world. We ask all who are in deadly earn est in seeking reform to unite with ns. For the mere pullers of wires and seekers of office we have no place or patience. When humanity is sinking into the abyss it is of no moment whether the dnty on calico is a half penny more or less. When we are utterly opposed to fusion and know that it has brought dissension in onr ranks, we recocr- nize the fact that many who favored it did so in the sincere belief that it was best for the country and for the party, but while holding to theso views, we declare that no conven tion, caucus or committee of onr par ty, shall ever again bind us to any fusion agreement with eithei the Democratic or Republican party. we call tne attention of the Amer ican people to the fact that the na tional banks nnder a Republican administration are now fast putting into circulation a vast quantity of national bank notes, taken out on the $262,000,000 of Cleveland bonds, which, though adding to the burden of debt and reaching circulation by high interest, furnishes an increased supply of money and a better pricing opportunity on the Ameiican maik- ets. If prosperity, even temporary, comes to our people, it will be by increased money supply not by the Dingley tariff or any other tariff measure, as will probably soon be claimed by the Republican poli ticians. We believe that no reliance can be placed in the promises of those who control and manipulate the policy and action of the two old parties. They have broken every pledge and violated every trust re posed in them by a confiding con stituency. With the anti-election promises in favor of free silver still ringing in the people's ears, the Democratic legislatures of five States defeated bills to prohibit the making of gold contracts. With the suffering and dissatis fied rank and file of those parties, we are in hearty sympathy and will gladly welcome them into the Peo ple's Party. We reamrm the principles enun ciated in the platforms of our party in the full belief that when enacted into law they will produce universal prosperity. We reamrm the previous declara tions of our party in favor of the in itiative and referendum and recom- was system in ail party proceedings, I l.i: : 1.1 a. 1.1 j: i l 1 I ubiiovihh mat mo uircui uuuuui ut legislation by the people themselves the only remedy for corruption in I ij wauoisqiuouv as non law-maaing power, by corporate Wealth, HOW so universal in this country. We look upon this as the most important question now -before the American people, since it in volves the continuance of free insti tutions. PLAN. To the end of forming a more per- feet and compact organization, ex I tending the work of education, ad ding recruits to and preserving the autonomy or the reopies ratty, we recommend the adoption of the fol lowing plan 1. The election by the conference of a national organization commit tee to be composed of three members I from each State here 'represented, said members to be elected Dy tne I several state delegations, in states I not represented at this conierence, the national organization commit i . .v- .... 1 sentation on the committee. I o T"1 1 i.: v ii:. . iub eweuuu vj uub wuiwbuw I nf m .h.rmtn nf tha n.tinn.l nr I v. mm vuaa.iu.Mu w uw - - will be to push the work of orgam z&tion aloner strictly Ponnlist lines. and in the interest of Ponnlist nrin- cioles and Populist candidates; to I v T va hu utvvituae va uv ua J tional organization comnuttee and ito pefivi , ai4 vutw uuu uauauy lneumbent upon such officer. 3. The election by this conference I m ii m a i ot an executive committee oi mto I members whom the chairman may wuhum y-1""""" . I nrhnso rlntlAR Shall Mmtllt in assist- vw owa-w -ooa.'var . ing in the work of organization and nnMtiAn..nd vhash.il MMDimte with the chairman in his efforts to I WW waw w mmmm - ' ' nT i"'"- - tion of the party I d. Th .loVtmn nf a National Sae- retary whose duties shall be such as are usually performed by aneh offi- 1 Amr w w 5. The election of a treasurer, who a - ' 1 sjaajl hare charge of the funds of the UCASIAN organization and perform such . onuea as are made ineumbent upoo T the executive eommi't. 6 The ofletrsof this organisation shall bold their oQee until the time ox noididg the next national eonvea tiou. 7. The National organisation com mittee hereby created is iostrneUd io iook alter the work of organisation ua caseation tn each state, to re form onr lines and toco-operate with we regular organization when io o ro?ttIit principles. 8. n e further recommend that ia each township, county and state, the committees be looked after by the member of the National organiza tion committee, and where nrfinassrr re-organized by the election of mem bers who are m harmony with the party and its principles, and who are is favor of preserving its autonomy. 9. We urge upon the members of this party Jke necessity of more thorough and rigorous plans of edu cation and organization than have been in rogue the past two years. To that end we heartily re commend the co-operative and club plans per fected by the committee appointed for that purpose by the National Re form Presa at Memphis ql which J. H. Ferriss, Joliet, 111., is the present chairman. 10. The National organization committee shall provide for the man agement of the committee here con stituted, the initiative and referen dum and imperative mandate, and we recommend that the first national convention of the Peoples party shall adopt the same as a governing law of the party in its entire organi zation. 11. The National organization committee of the Peoples party, chosen by this conference, shall have full power and authority to call a national convention of the party, or snbmit any question to the voters of the party on the referendum plan whenever they may determine that the best interests of the party require the same. The conference elected the follow ing as the National committee: organization Alabama J. H. Harris, Zill Gas ton, Iverson E. Watson. Arkansas A. W. Files, J. E. Scanlon, W. S. Morgan. Florida F. H. Lytles, A. P. Ras kin, C. C. Post. Georgia Gen. Wm. Phillips, W. D. Hawkins, R. W. Mays. Illinois J. H. Ferris, L. D. Rey nolds. G. W. Wyckline. Indiana N. H. Montsinger, T. B. Rodgers, J. H. Allen. Iowa J. O. Beebe, A. W. C. Weeks, Alii Reed. Kansas J. F. Willets, Abe Stein berger, I. V. B. Kennedy. Kentucky Jos. A. Parker, Sam uel James, W. B. Bridgeford. Louisiana N. F. Naff, J C. Rock ett, B. W. Bailey. Michigan Jno. O. Zabell, Jas. E. McBride, Robt. Blamkuber. Minnesota J. B. Dukes, J. C. Hauley, L. D. Foster. Mississippi Frank Burkitt, S. M Hollinsworth, R. Brewer. Missouri P. J. Dixon, J. H. Hill, J. K. Thomas. Nebraska L. Stebbens, H. M. Stewart, John O. Wyzer. Ohio A. J. Orr, P. J. Fishback, itobt. a. McCammon. Rhode Island Jas. Arnold, Tennessee A. L. Mims, W. B McClamahan, B. G. West. Texas Chas. Jenkins, E. W Kirkpatrick, E. O. Meitzer. Washington A. P. Tugwell, R H. McLean, F. W. D. Mays. West Virginia H. Z. Martin, J W. Shull, H. A. Altizer. Wisconsin Robert Schilling, C. M. Butt, Wm. Munro. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. The following were selected as the executive committee: Milton Park, president. W. 8. Morgan, secretary. G. B. Crowe, treasurer. Gunby, of Louisiana: Peek, of Georgia; Donnelly, of Minnesota; Steinberger, o Kansas; Bateman, of Maine. JAPAN'S POSITION STATED. A Formal Cmmanleation Presented la Connection with tho Hawaiian Treaty. The Japanese Minister has filed with the Secretary of State a formal ottmanf nt tho nnsifinn nt hi a trnv. ernment with respect to the proposed , annexation of the Hawaiian Islands by tne united states. Aitnongn it . a -v . rt . m a a . a e. is officially denied that Japan has protested against the annexation treaty, it is admitted that that gov ernment has represented in the strongest terms its expectation that its treaty rights in Hawaii shall be ully respected in case of annexa tion. The letter oi the Japanese Minister on this subject will be for warded to the Senate for its infor mation in the -consideration of the treaty. An interesting scene was enacted in the diplomatic room of the State department yesterday, when all the parties to the signing of the treaty for the annexation of Hawaii to the United States were photographed There was present as principal Sec retary Sherman, who signed the treaty on behalf of the United States, anu Messrs. F. M. Hatch Lorin A. Thurston, and W. A. Kin ne?, wno signed on nenair oi tne island republic. Those present as a a a t a Aa witnesses to the agreement were As sistant Secretaries Day, Adee, and Cridler, of the State department. Special Commissioner John W. Foster is now inParis, and, recently cabled the President as follows: "European press comment upon the Hawaiian movement is universally complimentary," San F&avcisco, Cal., June 19. A Japanese man-of-war, the Hiyie, is on her way to this port, one win receive orders here from the Japan ese government, and it is anticipated that she may be ordered to Hawaii. The visitor will be welcomed by the monitors Monterey and Monadnock. Effectual. Charles J. Booth, Olivewood. Cal-. says: "I have used Ayer's Pills in my family for several years, and hare always found them most effectual in the relief of ail- ments arising from a disordered stomach, torpid liver, and constipa Ui bowels. 1897. UIIICRS WHO WHO ARB IDLE. Preddent Ulcbford't Ballelio c tv.. rw . umjm Aua. wfer CI Them Are on Strikf . wuni oiaiLd At t ltj I LU Tho PorreoAio lootoooiaa; ad Tho Men ZHtoraalaodtooBroo ataro flm In Peaaejlveale and Tho tXgc. Wad Poadoat oa Poratr nod Chorttf of Poran ore. Columbus. Oiiio. July 15. Prri dent Latehford and Srtary Parc nave issued an cffleisl bulletin No. 1 to the coal miners who are on a strike, it being a review of tbe situ ation. The bulletin san : Our fight for living wages now covers in wboio or in part eight States of the Union. It is a general suspension, and no local aettlement will be authorized. The aecond week and eighth day of our suspension brings with it greater assurance of ultimate victory than any previous ay. Our forces are increasing every hour, our determination is urU inch ing and our actions are law-abiding in every particular. The States and number of miners involved are as follow: Western Pennsylvania. Folly 'JO.- 000 miners have joined us for living wages, which makes suspension al most unanimous in every mine in the district. Work still continues in the central field, but steps will be taken in a few days looking to a sus pension, which, it is believed, will be successful. Ohio.--Twenty-eight thousand min ers have laid down their tools in their demand for living wages, making the suspension general, excepting a ew local mines. Indiana. Advices received to-day report every mine and every miner in this Mate idle. Eight thousand have joined the march for living wages. Illinois. Reports from this State aro to the effect that suspension is practically general and that miners are determined to continue the march until living wages are se cured. West Virginia About 3,000 min ers have joined the movement. Re- Sorts from various sections of tbe tate confirm the belief that the miners will suspend. Eight organ izers left this city to day for West Virginia. The supply of coal from that field will be cut eff in a very ew days. Kentucky and Tennessee. About ,000 miners hayo suspended; oth ers may be expected to follow. Kansas Miners are all at work, but will hold a convention on Satur day. It is expected that they also will suspend. Alabama. Reports indicate that 3,000 miners or more have suspend ed. Convention to-day. Nothing further learned of their action. The supply of coal is fast becom ing exhausted at the various dis tributing points. Railroads are con fiscating shipments, .cities are almost without supply; in fact, a coal fam ine is near at hand. According to the miners' officials, the operators have closed the com pany stores all over the district and supplies to men have been cut off. This leaves tho- miner dependent upon the fruit of forage and chari ty. In one or two agricultural com munities, where the miners are on strike the farmers have invited the strikers to organize committees and send them into the surrounding country to solicit rather than con fiscate supplies. The sttikers are taking full advantage ot this invi tation, SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION S1ILS. mil siuuy ib w ioih ana vnnnno wi oonin oea arcnipeiasjo. M . .. . San Francisco, June 21. An ex pedition nnder the charge of C. M. Harris, of Angusta, Me., today sail ed from here in a schooner for the South Sea archipelago and to study the animal, insect and plant lifo of these peculiar islands. Darwin vis ited these islands iu 1831 and Sid J. D. Hooper and Dr. A. Quenther hare been there since, but no one has erer explored them carefully. The theory of many scientists is that the island once formed a part of the mainland, as their fauna and flora differ radically from those of any other South Sea islands. This expedition is backed by Wal ter Rothschild, of London. The equip'ment cost $10,000. Harris as sistants are Prof. Q. D. Hall, of Dartmouth, S P. Browne, of Provi dence, B. i, and R. H. Brock, a well-known California ornithologist. It will be gone seven months, and its members expect to classify all the animals, birds, fishes and insects found on the various islands. Besereotrs Barat. Pougbkekpsik, N. YM July 14. Tbe two large reservoirs in tbe FisLkill mountains, which supplied water to tbe towns of Matteawan and Fishkill, burst their walls at a o'clock this morn ing, and tbe water that was released swept through tbe Dutchess Valley, causing ruin and death. Five bodies have ben taken from the wreckage left in the wake oi the ftood, and there are known to be two, and probably thcee, more bodies beneath tbe piled- up debris, which is an tnat remains oi three bouses that were swept away by the mighty torrent. About a thousand jar as above centre of the ravine, was a small settlement of Arabs, thirty or forty in number, occupying half a dozen nuts. There is not a vestige of the settlement now. So far as known, no Arabs lost their lives. "Have tried others, but like Ayer's beef is the statement made over and over again by those who testify to the benefit derived from the use of Ayer's Saraaparilla. Disease never had a greater enemy than this power ful blood-purifier. It makes the weak strong. At Charlotte. N. C last Thunder John F. Austin. 10 rears old. stabbed George Kelley Caton, 1J years old, killing him instootly. The boys had nnmi-MiiaUii avp f. irMP AT lesUCTMm.i uuuk ovuvmiiMof4ii-s ovjw w which Austin was accused of taking. O iaioaa m mmm" m mm vow mm mrmm SAlCCr ARAttMAO, tiii klocw. I a Toaae r.mia(.tm aoi a Poo of the AUoatle Cm v lias taw. X. C, Jaly li. The tiniinrtoa. Afvbm a VofoJk ?Airoa4 WM. at p.bUt aaetie to day. bv order of ike t ate4 I state Ctreait Court, ia frodero ...l;cVr u rrwrtios ta aa' iiui vtaptij c iew i ora. Tho aalo aiarloJ al tk mmi. I ol 'L.lw. made by u. A. Whiting, .Fnraui uio ooooaoiac rs. A At was ran up to MU0 100, at whieh prieoitwaaeloeedtoMr. WarroaO. Kihott. prwidoat of tbo Atlantis Coast Line, and repraaoatiag a oop. no ration to to known as tho WO mington A Newborn Railroad Cost pany. m roaa wiu oo operated as a part of tho Atlantic Coast Li ao sj. tern, and it is bolievrd will ultimata, lybo extended to Waahiagtoe. N. C, thus giving tho Atlaatie Coast Line a diroet line from Wilmington to Norfolk. Va. MehoeHo Tlfd. Wiaatoa IUpuilUaa.l Mr. Editor: It it to ho regretted that so much of the time of tbo laet lgilature was taken ap la a boat aad cramblo for oflW. II U aaid with too much truth, that lo Ibis arramble tbo public bueineas was very much neglec ted; it is true to a rertata etteat that this bunt for oftlco ia Mill continued. But tbia ia alwas tbe eaao when change of administration take place, whether State of National. There never baa been aucb a raid matfo upon a national administration for irnco aa was made upon Cleveland', cret ad ministration. Nothing bat ever been written In North Carolina ,ual lo humor and withering aarraam to Pat Winaton'a "On to Washington published in Tbe Republican, aad otber papers of tbe State. These let ters ought to be reproduced. This scene baa not been enacted by Democrat, in State ad mi a iat rations for a loog time, as that party baa been in power, and in control of tbe hUte ?iatronsge for more than twenty rears, tut those who are old enough have a vivid recollection of tbe scramble for ofllce that took place then. This feeling was so strong, and tbe bunt for oflico so hot that nothing was allowed to stand in its way; and Repulicana were tumbled headforemost out of office, by tbe right of might and power. This continued until every depart ment of tbe government was In poo. session of tbe Democratic psrty. Tbe Governor, and bis advisers; the Heo retary of State, tbe Treasurer, tbe Auditor. Kvery Judge in tbe State, and tbe subordinates of their courts, that they bad coctrol of. Kvery superintendent and officer of the penal and charitable institutions of tbe tate the penitentiary and tbe asy lums were officered and manned by good loyal Democrats. Tbia was tbe condition in which tbe State was found two years ago, wben tbe Repub lican and Votulists gained control of the Legislature, and a part of tbe judiciary of tbe State; and In tbe last election the governor, and tbe otber State officers voted for at that time. This administration undertook to put in charge of tbe penitentiary and these sacred charitable institutions sorte Republicans, and some I'opulista to aiviue tne Donors ana reeponelbil ities of these sacred institutions with the Democrats. And every Democratic paper in the State, and every Demo crat that thinks be Is a leader of Dem-jcracj (and there be many of this sort) raised tbe cry, and bowl, whine and snivel, that the wicked Republi cans and Populists have dragted these sacred Institutions into politics. This makes me tired. They must think tbe people are fools, or are as void of principle as tbey are, wben tbey undertake to make tbe people believe that tbe Republicans and Populists have dragged these In stitutions into politic, because tbey want a part of the places filled with their people, when the Democrats had every place in these Institutions filled with a Democrat. Their chatter about "pie bunting" is equally ridiculous. Who ever saw a Democraf that did not want office-pier What are these virtuous, disinterested Democratic gentlemen placed In these sacrea institutions Tor political rea sons doing now? lias one of them re- urcu io give piace w toe partisan p - pointed in mis piace, wiinout a coo-i . . . ....... . . I ----- -- ---- . va.n. If nam tn .Ifnv t n w h.i . v. . Vi . ...-a w .uc. vmi ,h m grip oi aeatnr From tbe abuse which they have heaped upon Populists and Republi cans, and the contempt with which they have affected to treat tbera, I am surprised that they are willing to dis grace themselves by holding office un der a Populist-Republican administra tion. M. What A Cniaaaltj The devil has broke loose in Wil son, and tbe sun refuses to give light. The price of cotton and tobacco is go ing down, down, down. The public school system bas been knocked 'up. and tne dear little children are forced to grow up in ignorance. Tbe rains do not descend as tbey once did. Wet loosing ckhjus come up out tney go around, and tbe people of Wilson have no rains as tbey once had. The cows and tobacco worms are 'larger and give no such milk as tbey once did, more destructive than they ever were before. Virtue has been outraged. and decency insulted.- Iet all of the gocd people of Wilson, regardless of politics or color rise up io arms and rebuke this impious outrage upon tbe fair name of this good old counurj. Fire and biackcats: we cannot stand it, and we are not going to try. What in the name or common sense bas brought all of this calamity oa tbe good people of Wilson all at cneef Welt, tbe News and Observer says thst tbe Pepuu&t commissioners of Wilson have appointed a Populist board of education instead of a Democratic board; and Judge Connor says that not since tbe time wben a military despot was io power in North Caro lina has such a thing been possible as was presented in this case. scascaisaa. Wilon, X C, July 3, 7. Iwa Sees Ue Bs Des Moines, Iowa. June 30. Suit was begun in the Distnet Court to day against W. 1L. MeFarland.ex Secretary of State, and his bonds- men, w. w. wemy ana a. noiiana, to recover $a.000, tho amount of his bond, because of failure to discharge without favor, fear, fraud, or op m mm mmm mmm mm m a mrm a pression tbe duties of his ones. Tbe suit is brought in the name of tho State. The .Secretary is accused of causing certain employee oa the State census to return to him a por - tion of the warrants they drew for salary. I ttt:.i u i:..i .-j i vi. niUDUlUICanaBaSOUlBlS,l...wn.kj . 3 7w" lek oolorTi ISSSi 11 rtSt ? lil V. .Mil MnitMllA ! WO VMk I whiskers. NO. :u; UASDIIIGTOII LETTER. o Ttm Verj InpsrUat Um&rrt OcridsrtJ-T-vt htdfic Bail rcaiBpiaTb Stsitt. WamnaanaaamaaaBna A MOST OIQABTIO STEAL. ooi sa aas-1 ttiiiii-m -Tho 'e mt ia Vhovwe oo ofTaoaaeao ProoS ponal lo Tho C Wanton. Aairaw. H. Jaly While tbo tariff bUl baa boon in -n. gra-S tbo Senate baa beaa da!,.. with oso ia aorta at saatloeoL '. tbo IfeBeitaer Ahaman.lu. k.tt aatkaar. This Ull contained a paragraph providing for pay flji a ton for n.UHl steel armor r!ete for tbo three battle sbiro now Lotrr eoostiwt4. The eosaaaittM naval an" sir by a sasjti'y vote recommend that tho gore a meat pav this enormone priro oa tbo gvoaa J that tho Caraegio aad other armor plato faetonoa would not faraisb tt for leas. Senators Uatier aad Till man fongbt this ia the bat they were oat-voted. eoamiittae. V hen the matUr eamo aa la th. 8enate, aa ameadmoat waa offered by Senator Hetler to nJoco the priro to XJ ton. and to iastraet the SorroUrrof tbo Nave to uk. steps to baild a government armor plate factory, if tbeoo Arms wool J not furnish it for that once. iu shows that all tho armor plate ton- pAnios of America aad Eare-no wero in a trust, that it cost only a boat $225 a ton to furnish tho armor, aad that, therefore, there was a profit of $75 a ton at $300 He showed that ir we paid $425 a ton t!iat it would bo art of $100000 to this trust, aad that tho government could baild its own factory for that amoaat. Besides, ho showed that a rraat deal of tbe armor famished in tho wait by this trust was defective, aad, therefore, our warship vera liable to bo sank by tho first shot from tho enemy. Ho said that the govern ment should make its own armor to guarantee that our warships were flrst-clais. Senator Teller. Till man aad others supported tbo amendment. It was adottd after an all day hard fipbt. Tbo Uonta concurred in tbo amendment after a bitter fight. A MOST UMAVTIC PTE At. Tbe seat important matter taken up was the Pacific Railroad resolu tion of Senator Harris, of Kansas. As is well known tbo guveramaat furnished to a company every dollar of the money used in buildiar tho Union Pacific Railroad, and then took a mortgage oa the road for the amount. Later, this railroad com pany managed to lobby throng. Congress a bill allowing the com pany to borrow money oa tho road, and making the government's mort gage a second mortgage. The gov ernment's mortgage is now due, aad the road has never paid one cent of the principal or interest doe, though uunungton and all tho manipulators of the road have made themselves millionaires ont of tho use ot tho government's money. The amount of tbe first mortrago on tho road is. la round numbers. $33,000,000; the amount of the gov ernment s second mortgage is $.VV 000.000. Now tho President ha made a contract with certain cani tal is' s to sell the government's in tore tin the road for $28,000,000. which i a loss to the government of over 42V 000.000. This deal is now being negotiated in spit of tho fact that the road is worth more than twice 1 the amount of the indebtedness of .u. t.inAi.- ... a i . i v . m hh. mmmm w.mk mam auu .aju.u u AnM I . - - w w " mortgage, would any stm man scale down aad take half of his mortgage oa a piece of property. when tbe property was worth mora than all the incumbrance on it f Certainly not ! This is not th worst of it. The Lmon Pacific and the Central Paeifie Railroads mako a through. line from the Miasiserppi River to tbe Paeifie ocean. The government hold a mortgage ons the Central Pa eifie for $.'.7,000,000. Now. if tho Union Paeifie is sold separately, then tbe Central Pacific will be at tbo mercy of the speculators, aad tbo government will necessarily loo a part of all of its mortgage oa thai road It is the most gigantic swindle ever attempted. The purpose of tho Barns resolution is to proven t tbi P"1 U 5"flf ' is a bitter fight. The railroad lobby is here in force. Senator Hair is will push his resolution to a rote beforo 'on gross adjourns if possible. work or tue TARirp XXrtRKCn) C M MITTEE The Republican members of tho Senate and House conference com mittees on the tariff reached an agreement on laatbatnrdny after noon. The Democrat! members of these commit tees wore called in Monday. It is probable that tho tariff bill will bo reported back to the Hons and Senate beforo Thb Caccakiav goo to proas, aad it ia possible !hat Congress may ad journ the last of this week or tho first of i-txt. The moat important changes naado ia conference aro as follows: Prac tically the House rat oa sugar is agreed on in place of benato rate; cotton bagging and cotton ties aro put back oa dutiable list) white ptao increased from $1 a thousaad to $2. There will bo a fight ia the Bonato over some of these changes. A BILL FOR POSTAL StVISOS RAVU. The Postal 8arings Bank bill in- trodaeed by Sonator Batter is at tracting a good deal ot attention. Ue has been at work on it Cor I tinae and it ha boon carefully pro- 1 peowd. lie hAS secured - of I the laws and all the trtnatioa pos- I aibi about ta woTKiacs or this STS- I team in xoTovgu oouxriaa. aa nas I P " - h"1" iOTBa- ea tho snbjeeL Thens interestai should dnt b to l ilte.'T and other information.
The Caucasian (Clinton, N.C.)
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