Charlotte Democrat.
CHARLOTTE. N. C.
Friday, September 14. 1894.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
Washington, Sept. 10, 1894.
Secretary Carlisle will hold, apropos,
of the much mooted sugar bounty ques
tion, that under the law he is not only
unauthorized to make payments for
bounties on sugar already produced prior
9.7 1R94. but that he is specin-1
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cally instructed by the new tariff act not
to pay them. Arguments in this con
nection on behalf of their constituents
were filed bv.Senator Caffery, of Louis
iana, and Senator Manderson, of Ne
braska. Secretary Carlisle believes that
payments of bounties must cease the mo
ment the new law became operative.
While the officials of the Treasury De
partment generally share this view,
many of them concede that the Court of
Claims, if appealed to, must find for the
producers. The claims ior unpaid bounties
on all kinds ot sugar made prior to Aug.
27, 1894,. amount, approximately, to
$260,000.
In the equation of politics, sugar on the
demooratio side will be put down as an
offset to free silver secession on the re
publican side. The revolt of the sugar
planters from the democratic party is a
striking parallel to the defection from the
republican ranks of disciple Jones and
his Nevada associates. In both cases the
general principle producing the flop was
the same, and that was selt interest.
However just, as a matter of theory, any
doctrine adopted by a political party may
be, human nature is not yet keyed up to
a point of such lofty heroism that a com
munity which will suffer direct and great
financial loss from it will unselfishly
aoceptit for the good it means to others.
To Louisiana sugar is as important as
silver is to Nevada. And while Nevada
seeks to advance its interests through an
alliance with the populiBts, the sugar
planters of Louisiana contemplate a flop
ping act such as in years past would
have been considered hardly less odious
than treason. Tempora mutantur.
For some ungiven reason Senator Pel
fer's son was dropped from the pay roll
of the Senate the other day as assistant
doorkeeper. The removal was not made
until the last fringe of his illustrious fa
ther's whiskers had departed from tne
Capital, and it is suspected that the po
litical complexion of the family bad some
thing to do with the case. Until a short
time ago Mr. Peffer had his family rep
resented to the number of four on the
pay rolls of the Senate. His daughter is
bis private secretary, one son was assist
ant doorkeeper; and another was a special
messenger. Some lively telegraphing be
tween the Capital and points in cyclonic
Kansas followed the recent removal, but
the senatorial Peffer contingent still num
bers only three.
A Gigantic Railroad System.
The new Southern Railway Company
was the consummation, it appears of a
plan of reorganization of the Richmond
Terminal System that has been under
consideration for some time. It is indeed
a gigantic railroad enterprise, and oper
ates 4,500 miles of railroad and 150 miles
of water way. The New York Sun, in
its very elaborate account of the new
organization, says that, with "the excep
tion of 491 miles, (Goldsboro, N. C, to
Atlanta, 6a.), which is leased, all the
system is owned by the company, and
the heretofore complicated and expensive
plan of control by majorities, wholly im
practicable and unfortunate in its opera
tion and sure to make enmies among the
minorities, is done away with. The old
Richmond Terminal Company did not
own any railroad at all, and the much
vaunted (but intrinsically worthless)
Richmond and Danville owned only 145
miles. The rest of the Richmond and
Danville system was made up of some
thirty separate companies, ranging in
length from six to 552 miles." With this
reorganization thirty corporations are
united under one system and as many
boards of directors and sets of book keep
ing disappear.
The latest is that the Southern is going
straight into New York. The Vander
bilts, who bought up $1,000,000 of the
Southern securities, are engineering the
scheme. The Manufacturers Record says
that they will get into New York over the
Baltimore & Ohio, Reading and Jersey
Central, all rival lines to their great com
petitor, the Pennsylvania.
The report is just made public that the
Walhalla, S. C, division of the Southern
may soon be extended to Knoxville Tenn.,
and that the Southern Company, by con.
necting it to the Port Royal & Western
Carolina and securing control of the lat
ter, will have a through route from Knox
ville to tide water at Port Royal, S. C.
About thirty miles of the line was once
graded, and is said to be in good condition
for ties and rails. This line would run
through a natural gap in the mountains,
giving it a remarkably good grade from
Knoxville to tidewater. This is but one
of many indications that a master hand
is manipulating this great property.
The Yanderbilts have placed their
faith and money in the South, and the
millions they have invested in this sec
tion means the investment of many mil
lions by others who follow their lead.
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The following are the officers of the
North Carolina Pharmaceutical Conven
tion for the coming year : President, J.
H. Bobhitt, Raleigh; first vice president,
P. W. Yaughan, Durham; second vice
president, Augustus Bradley, Raleigh;
third vice president, R. L. Dixon, Milton;
secretary, H. R. Horne, Fayetteville;
treasurer, A. J. Cooke, Fayetteville; local
secretary, B. C. Jones, Mo re head City.
Executive committee W. H. King, Ra
leigh; W. M. Yearby, Durham; W. W.
Parker, Henderson; D. L. Adams, Ra
leigh; H. B, Horne, Fayetteville. State
board of pharmacy O. M. Royster, Hick
ory; William Simpson, Raleigh; E. Zoel
ler, Tarboro; P. W. Vaughan, Durham,
and W. H. Wearn, Charlotte. There
were ten candidates for licenses, but only
four passed. They are : Paul C. Sneed,
Durham; John Banner, Mt. Airy; Joeph
H. Goodman, Concord, and C. A. Walker,
Huntersville. The nect meeting place of
the association will be Morehead City.
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Baekien's Arnica Salve.
The best Salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains
corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi
tively cures piles or no pay required. It
is" guaranteed to irive Derfect satisfaction,
or money refunded. Price 25 cents per
box. For sale by Jordan & Scott whole.
sale Drag store, and at jsurwell & Dunn,
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wnoiesaie ana retail.
Tariff T-mths.
flow the Republicans Fxave Taxed the Farmers.
' The speech of Congressman Fred A.
Woodard, of S-econd district of North
Carolina, whreh appeared in the Con
gressional Record, is full of solid facts
concerning the benefits to be derived by
the farmers from the reduction in taxa
tion under the new tariff law.
To illustrate clearly that the con
sumers pay the tax, Mr. Woodard noted
in his remarks the practical operations
so far as it would effect the farmers of
North Carolina under the old McKinley
law, which has just been repealed. We
publish an extract :
HOW IT WOBK8.
The farmers of North Carolina send
100 bales of cotton to England, with in
structions to the commission merchant
there to sell and invest the proceeds in
the purcase of goods. Iho cotton is sold
for 13,500, and the commission merchants
invest the proceeds in hats, ready-made
clothing, woollen goods, agricultural im
plements, and other articles necessary for
these tarmers. J.ne gooas are snippeu io
Wilmington, and the farmers write to the
railroad agent there to forward the
goods to them, but the agent writes that
the goods are in the custom nouse, ana
will not be delivered until the payment
of the tariff duties. One of the farmers
goes to Wilmington and demands these
goods. The custom-house officer telle
him. "1 cannot deliver mem to you
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until you pay me $i,sd.du. ino
Farmer asks : "Why is this payment re
quired? The goods were bought in
England. 1 have a receipt irom tne
merchant showing payment of the price ;
the freight has been paid, and I do not
understand why you make this demand
upon me.
The officer says in reply : "In 1890 the
Republican party passed what is known
as the McKinley law, and under that law
upon all goods brought into this country
the purchasers must pay certain tariff
taxes. Now, on the $1,000 worth of
plows, mowers, shovels, hoes, rakes,
cultivators, -cotton-gins, and other agri
cultural implements bought by you, you
must pay to me 4a per cent, or ineir
value, which amounts to $450.
"On the 1200 worth of woollen shawls
you must pay me 150 per cent., or $300.
" On the $3UU worm oi wooiien
blankets you must pay mo $80 per cent ,
or $240.
"On the $100 worth of wool hats you
must pay me 86 per cent., or $86.
"On the $300 worth of woollen dress
goods you must pay me 85 per cent., or
$225.
On the $300 worth of cotton cloth you
must pay me 25 per cent., or $105.
"On the $300 worth of bagging yon
must pay me 32 1-2 per cent., or $97.50.
"On the $200 worth of cotton ties you
must pay me 103 per cent, or $206.
"On the $100 worth of pocket knives,
table-knives, and forks you must pay me
16 per cent., or $46.
"On the $100 worth of crockery, table,
and earthenware you must pay me 55 per
cent., or $55.
"On the $100 worth of Bait you must
pay me $55."
Now, in order for the farmer to get
these goods from the custom house, he
must pay the sum of $1,875.50 for tariff
duties. Returning to his home, he calls
his friends together, and explains to
them the situation, telling them this
amount of tariff duty was levied upon
the articles purchased by them by the
Republican party, in 1890, when they
enacted the McKinloy law. Discussing
the situation, and considering what was
best to be done, one suggested that they
reship the goods to England, and request
their commission merchant to sell them
there, thinking it better to pay the return
freight than to pay the enormous sum
demanded by the custom-house. And,
believing they could buy these goods
cheaper in this country, it was suggested
that one of their number go to Wilming
ton, which is considered one of the
cheapest markets in the State, and ascer
tain there the price of the same class of
goods.
One of their number, as requested,
goes to Wilmington, examines the
market-price of these goods, and, com
paring them with the goods purchased in
England, finds that the goods purchased
in England for $3,500 cannot be bought in
Wilmington for less than the sum of
$5,375.50. He asks one of his merchant
friends to explain the reason of this con
dition. The merchant replies : "Your
transaction is a fair illustration of the
operation of the tariff law, and a full an
swer to your question, that under the
McKinley law all parties buying goods
in Europe for shipment to this country
have to pay the tariff tax demanded of
you by the custom-house here. So, as
the Wilmington merchant buys goods in
Europe, he has to pay the same tariff
duty, and this, of course, is added to the
selling price. Thus the selling price to
the consumer is increased by the amount
of the duty on every article imported
into this country.
The farmer asks, ' Why do you not
buy your goods of the manufacturer in
this country?" The merchant replies,
"We do buy largely of the manufacturers
here; but they know if we import goods
we must pay tariff duties, they will sell
to us at the price of the article in Europe
with the tariff duty added." And in this
way it will be seen that the American
manufacturers are enabled to control
prices in this country, and exact from
the consumers the enormous profit given
them by this tariff system. The farmer
returns home and reports the result of
his trip
This leads to a discussion as to the best
course to pursue. Some one says, "The
Democrats have promised to reduce these
tariff taxes; the bill is now pending in
Congress, and suppose we wait and see if
there is a reduction." One of the number,
who was a Populist, says, "We have
nothing to gain by the delay ; the Demo
cratio party has not kept any of its
promises to the people.' My paper says
the Senate bill is no better than the Mc
Kinley bill; that the Democrats had
always been fooling us by promises to
reduce the tariff taxes, and that nothing
will be "dont, and I am in favor of
raising money to pay the tariff tax."
The others did not agree with this, and
told their friend they would wait and see
if this bill passodand if the promises and
pledges of the Democratic party were
carried out, and if this bill lifted any
burdens from the farmer.
The farmer, alter the passage of this
law, returns to Wilmington to pay what
ever duties should be demanded and asks
the collector: -'Did the Democratic
party make any reductions in the tariff
taxes?" The collector turns to the
schedules and under the head of agricul.
'ghc Cfearl0ttjc
tural implements and machinery, he says
to the farmer that before the passage of
this act you would have had to pay on
$1,000 worth of plows, shovels, hoes.
cultivators, gins, etc., $450, and under
this bill tariff duty has been removed
from these articles, and you are saved
$450. On the $200 worth of woollen
shawls, on which under the McKinley
law you would have paid $300, you now
pay $70, saving upon this item alone
$230. On the $300 worth of blankets
you would have paid $240 ; under the
Democratic law you pay $105, saving
$135. On the $100 worth of wool hats
you would have paid $86 ; under the
present law you pay $35, saving $51.
On the $300 worth of cotton cloth you
would have paid $105 ; under the present
l;tw you pay $75, saving $30. On the
$300 worth ot bagging you would have
paid $97.50; under the present law
bagging is put on the free list, and you
do not pay any duty on the bagging
purchased.
On the $200 worth of cotton ties you
would have paid $206 ; under the present
law ties are put on the free list. So you
pay no duty and save $206.
On the $100 worth of knives and
forks you would have paid $46 ; you now
pay $35.
And on the $100 worth of crockery
you would have paid $55 ; you now pay
$30.
After paying these duties the farmer
returns home, calls his friends together
and returns to them $1,235.50, which was
saved to them by the enactment of the
bill we are now considering.
And these farmers then understand
how burdensome to them has been the
tariff taxation of the Republican party,
and fully realize that the Democratic
party has redeemed its pledges to relieve
them of these burdens, having saved by
the passage of the pending bill upon
the purchase of only $3,500 worth of
goods the sum of $1,235.50. It would be
a difficult task to convince them that it is
not the consumer who pays the tax upon
all goods imported into this country, and
that the American manufacturer has not
been able to increase the price of his pro
ducts by tho operation of this legisla
tion. In 1892 under the McKinley bill
there was imported into the United States
48,000 pounds of woollen and worsted
cloth of the value of $13,000. The duty
on that cloth was $21,000. If tho for
eigner paid the tax, he paid more than
$21,000 for the privilege of selling to tho
American people $13,000 worth of
goods.
Southern Business Sense,
Torn Reed, the sneering stateman from
Maine, has recently given it as his opinion
that the south "has no business sense."
Like most of the critics of the south, Mr.
Reed speaks from prejudice instead of
knowledge.
Mr. Henry Watterson, in the Louisville
Courier Journal, makes the following
crushing reply to Reed's aspersion :
"Mr. Reed remarked the other day in
his usual reckless fashion that the trouble
with the south was that it bad no busi
ness sense.
"The south has within a few years prac
tically monopolized the trade in certain
lines of cotton goods, and is annually in
creasing the volume and variety of its
textile products. It is underselling New
England on coarse goods, and in time
will undersell it on fine goods. It is put
ting it own capital freely into new cotton
mills. From 1880 to 1890 it trebled the
number ot its looms. From 1890 to 1894
it has increased them over 50 per cent.
"Perhaps that isn't business sense.
"In the year ending with June last the
exports of Iho United States increased
$44,478,353. Fifteen southern ports, at
which within a few years there have been
opened direct lines of trade with foreign
ports, furnished $31,751,306 or 71 per
cent, of this increase. In 1899 and 1892
the increase of direct trade from south
ern ports was still larger, amount
ing to $89,000,000, out of a total increase
for the whole Unitod States of $146,000,
000. Four years ago the south had
direct lines of trade only from Baltimore,
New Orleans and Norfolk. It now loads
ships for foreign ports at Savannah,
Brunswick, Pengacola, Galveston, Mobile,
Newport News and Port Royal.
"Perhaps that isn't business sense.
"A few years ago the southern cotton
planters seemed hopelessly in debt to the
cotton lactors. it wa8 getting wore
every year, iiivery since the war they'
had been so poor that they had to borrow
money in advance on their crops, and,
what with raising nothing but cotton,
raisicg it wastefully, paying big interest,
buying on credit, sending more than
their profits for food stuffs brought from
the North and West, they seemed fairly
on tho way to bankruptcy. But this
year's crop of cotton has been raised
more cheaply than last year's, and last
year's was the cheapest ever known up
to that time Debts have been scaled down
amazingly, crops have been diversified,
money kept at home and many mortgages
lifted.
"Perhaps that isn't business sense.
"The development of the iron and coal
interests of the south has been the won
der of this generation, and Birmingham
is setting the price for Pittsburg on pig
iron. The business failures in the south
during the panic were relatively fewer
than in the west, and the southern finan
cial institutions came through the trial
in better shape. "In ten years the wealth
of the south.reduced almost to nothing by
war and reconstruction, has more than
doubled. In ten years the south has in
creased its expenditures for schools 96.53
per cent. In ten years it has paid off
over twenty millions of public debt. And
to cap the evidence of its business sense
it votes the democratic ticket right along.
And that last is what sours it all for the
modern man from Maine,"
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A Card.
The crysanthemum show will be held
early in November, probably at the au
ditorium Flower-growers are reminded
that it is now time to begin preparing
for exhibiton. It is earnestly hoped that
a good many persons will send plants,
as the design is to have large masses of
color, as well as special prize plants.
Prizes will be awarded for' the best
general collection, the best single plant,
the best collection of cut blossoms, and
perhaps for other specialties. The design
is to make this a State exhibit, and
plants and flowers will be welcome from
all cultivators of the royal flowers.
Manaozbs.
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df" The value of the bonds and notes
stolen from Dr J. M. Worth at Ashe
boro last week was nearly $100,000, and
the money was $475. AU of the bonds and
$401 of the money have been recovered.
The burglar is in jail and has made a
confession.
BcxnocxtxU 1Shv lotto? S
Hortb Carolina Hews
Gaatonia is now agitating the question
of electno lights.
It is said that seven wild deer were
killed in Kenansville township. Duplin
countv. durincr the past week. One was
a fine back weighing 170 pounds.
It is said that no less than 600,000
peach trees are now growing around
Southern Pines. There are also large
onanities of all other kinds of fruits and
nut bearing trees.
The Asheboro Courier states that
instead of $15,000 it was $70,000 in
bonds stolen from Mr. John M. Worth.
One ot the negroes captured, Sam Mac
Rae, has shown where part of the money
was hidden.
At Cannon's factory at Concord the
cranK snail mat worse we pinou ruu iu
the cylinder broke. Both cylinder beads
blew out, tearing things to pieces in gen
eral, bat the Standard says no one was
Hart.
The Kinston Free Press says that
caterpillars came in great number a tew
days ago and have destroyed all the
crab grass around there, devouring all
except the stems There are millions of
them, bat as yet they have attacked noth
ing bat grass.
Raleigh is to have a flouring mill of
100 barrels per day capacity, xne com
nanv was organized on the 5th. It will
be known as the Farina Flour mill com-
nnr "ha nnmnera oi nounner mm
reported as now in existence in tne otate
is eighty lour.
At the regular meeting of the directors
of the First National Bank of Gastonia.
Mr. M. T. Wilson was elected a member
of the Board of directors and Mr. L. L
Jenkins, cashier of the National Bank of
Wilmington, who was present at tne
meeting, was elected Vice-President.
E. J. Fuller, who is charged with the
murder of Ben Parker at Fayetteville
one year ago, and who was convicted, but
appealed and was granted a new trial,
was on Tuesday removed from Fayette
ville to Rockingham. He will be tried
there on the 17th, Judge Brown having
allowed a change of venue.
Southern .fines seems to be tne com
ing place. A hotel costing $75,000 is now
being completed and the development of
vineyards and orchards for several miles
along the Seaboard Air .Line is remark
able. No less than 600,000 peach trees
are growing. There are all sorts of nut
bearing trees.
The Newton Cotton Mill, at Newton,
is about to resume operations. Messrs.
Heath Bros., of this city, who lately
bought the plant, have erected an addi
tion 90x120 feet, but have not yet decided
whether to put in spinning or weaving
machinery. The old portion of the plant
has been thoroughly overhauled.
The North Carolina kaolin has attrao
ted the attention of some Japanese who
are now negotiating lor some properties.
The demand for kaolin or China clay in
this country has increased from 25,000
tons in 1880 to 560,000 in 1893. The
discovery of fine kaolin in North Carolina
has been the means of reducing imports
to about 75,000 tons annually.
Killed a Dxkb with a Brick. One
day last week Mr. Josepbus .Moye killed
a deer with a brick: Dogs were running
the deer and to escape them it jumped
in a ditch close to Mr. Moye's house.
There was so much water in the ditch the
deer could not get out , and Mr. Moye
struck it on the head with brick and
captured it. The deer was about half
grown. Greenville Belector.
The Raloigh papers have published
several columns of extracts from letters
from prominent people all over the State,
who have announced their intention of
making exhibits at the State Fair. In
additiion to these large numbers of letters
are being received from all sections of
North Carolina in which it is asserted
that the attendance will be very large
from all sections.
The Messenger says that Wilmington's
new barrel factory has orders ahead for
10,000 barrels. It is capable of turning
out 250 per day. The goods manufac
tured are casks for turpentine and bar
rels tor oil. The force of workmen at this
factory is to be increased at an early day
and Wilmington's old barrel factory.
which has been in operation four or five
years and doing a good business in this
and other btates, is to increase its capac
ity from 250 barrels daily to from 500 to
700 daily, Enough industries like these
make lively times wherever they are
located.
The North Carolina agricultural ex
periment station shows that there is
great loss in the present method of pul
ling fodder and leaving the stalks to rot
in the field. Nearly one-half of the total
value of the corn plant is lost by pulliog
fodder according to the present plan. The
simplest way to get the most food out of
tne corn crop is to cut close to the ground
with short handled hoes at about the
time the fodder would be pulled, and cure
in a silo. Lacking the silo, cut the corn
in the same way a few days later, or
about the time fodder is generally pullod,
and shock in the field.
Dr. E. R. Burris showed us a book
yesterday which is just one hundred
years old. It is entitled "Fifteen sermons
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Dytjreorge wniteneid. It is printed by
"J Neilson. for J. Gillies, book-aeller.
above the cross Glasgow," and is dated
mdccxciv. The old-fashioned s made
like an f is used. We were shown a
letter the other day written by the Popu
lsi canaiaate tor clerk ot tne superior
court to a good Democrat, soliciting the
vote of the Democrat in the com in? elan.
tion. The letter contained just 119
words and 46 mistakes. This candidate
slated before tho Populist convention
that nominated him that he was inborn
petent to discharge the duties of a clerk
of the superior court, and his letter
proves it. staniy xvews.
Last Friday the editor saw- L. A. Get
tys the "monazite king" pay in a few'
nours sz,4au ior4l,UUU pounds one car
load of monazite which was deposited
at once in heavy drilling bags, each aver.
aging 110 pounds. This was shinned . t
the rate of 35 cents per 100 pounds to the
tvy w - - -
wisenoacn ingot Uo, Gloucester, N. J.
He paid for yellow sand that contained
65 per cent, of monazite $lg0 per ton.
Monazite is found near the gold belt
region and near branches and creeks, and
it is an alluvial deposit of ages. It is not
found in large pieces or lumps like gold,
yet its heavy weight or specifio gravity
assists in separating it from lighter
minerals and sand. A stream of water
is necessary in washing and separating
the monazite from other and lighter
minerals. Shelby Aurora.
rr. Knnt hinders of t seventy 'fire
years ago were either better workmen
than those of the present, or they be
'stowed more care upon their work.
There are .volumes in town printed
seventy -five years ago whose bindings
are still solid and substantial, but it is a
hard matter to get a binding now that
will stand a few years service. Look at
your books and see if this is not true.
A farmer, commenting on the item
we copied from the Winston Republican
about last year's crop being so sorry,
that the worms swore off chewing" and
hence the scarcity of tobacco worms this
season, gave it as his opinion that the
real cause was the hornet. He said the
failure of the fruit crop bad driven the
hornets to the necessity of eatinc worms.
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and he had seen them working in his
tobacco. Webster's Weekly.
List of jury for Cleveland Superior
court to be held in Shelby, Oct. 22.
First Week W. E. Cornwell, Hugh
Borders, Jno. Calvin Beam, W. E. Led
ford, L. D. Wesson, Kimsi Williams, J. A.
Green, J. O. Gold, Doe Ben Franklin
Suttle, Noah E. Boggs, L. Hill Miller,
Ira Patterson, J. H. Nolin, J O. Whis-
nant, Wat ilerndon, J. Craton Byers, VV.
L. Pack hard, L. Quinn, A. A. Whisnant,
Drury Dobbins London, Mark L. Ware,
O. G. Glasco, Jerome F. Cline, Clifton M.
Hamrick, R. L. Byers, W. Posey Beam,
J. F. Cline, W. L. Plonk, J. A. Black, J.
R. Green, John Bunyan Rhyne, John
Wortman, F. M. Kendrick, Barnett Mc
Swain, David Hamrick, R. T, Cansler
Seoond Week R. G. Wells, J. H. An
thony, J. B Kennedy, W. T. Calton,
Wiley Hamrick, M. B. Willis, Matthew
Crowder, B. B. Blanton, J. S. Martin, A.
fl. Cliue J. I. Hardin, B. F. Allison, Wm.
B. Lowry, J. F. Kendrick, T. F. Goode,
J. S. Mauney, A. A. Warlick, N. N. Thorn
ason Jury lists for fall term Gas ton Superior
Court, for October :
1st Week S. C. Black, Wm. M. Wilson,
Jr., Wm. T. Adams, J. C. Friday, Robt.
A! Ratchford, John Hall, W. M. Robin,
son, Miles Eaker, L. L. Smith, W. Y.
Warren, M. A. Friday, R. C. Belk, T.
Jeff Beatty, Wiley Dellinger, C. B. Arm
strong. C. Craig Kiser, Anderson Roberts,
Alfred Ferguson, E. L. Little, Daniel E.
Eaker, C. M. Hoover, C. B. Holland, J.
L. Wood, J. K. Pettus, M N Hail, R.
A. Stowe, Phillip McGinn as, J. F. Me
Arver, R. D. Ormand, J. G. Suggs,
Marion Smith, A. W. Hoffman, J. Matt
Armstrong, Geo. W. Ragan, D. L. Arro
wood, C. C. Craig.
2nd Week W. O. Harrelson, C. S
Stowe, D. J. Lyda, S. M. Asbury, J. H.
Hoffman, R. M. Johnston, S. J. White,
R. H. Abernethy, G. L. Bess,W. A. Falls,
Sr. ; A L. Boyd, A. B. Titman, M. N.
Black, D. R. Pasour, Martin V. Hovis,
Wm. V. Lineberger, J. S. Cloninger,
Rufus A. Ratchford.
Call for a Convention of Democratic
Clubs.
The Formal Opemog of the Campaign at
Raleigh, September 20th.
Raleigh, N. C. August 28.
To the Democratic Clnbt of North Carolina and
tne xoung Democracy :
By a unanimous vote of the State
Democratic Executive Committee, at a
meeting held in Raleigh, August 27th
inst., tbe Executive Committee of the
State Association of Democratic Clubs
was requested to call a Convention of the
Democratic Clubs of tbe State, to meet in
Raleigh, N. C., on the 20th of September
next, at 12 o'clock m., and as tbe great
Democratic party has named its standard
bearers, aud as another great struggle for
Democratic supremacy is at hand, and as
there is yet work to be done work in
behalf of tbe complete fulfilment of those
great cardinal p.edges of tbe party, so
dear to patriotic North Carolinians who
refuse to accept the results of recent
legislation in Congress as the close of the
war: and as it is incumbent on thevounf
Democracy to see that its share in this
great struggle is well and faithfully per
formed, 1, therefore, as President of the
Stale Association of Democratic Clubs.
call you to meet in convention, in our
uapuai city oi ttaieign, on Thursday, tbe
20th day of September next, at 12 o'clock,
noon.
Tbe objects of this convention are for
tbe formal opening of tbe campaign and
the giviagof the key-note for the com i nor
fray ; to foster tho organizatian of Demo
cratic ciuos in every township in JNorth
Carolina ; to increase our facilities for
nromulgatinff Democratic Drincinles: and
a. i o I g
to actively aid the regular Democratic
. m - m
organization. o tnese ends we invoke
the co-operation of all men. the active
support of the Democratic Dress through
out the Slate, and we especially invite
me participation ot our .Democratic nom
inees ; we also desire that tbe countv
chairmen and township chairmen of our
party s regular organization, in every
county lend us their aid in making this
convention one of great demonstration.
tieniiemen ot national reputation will
be invited and are expected to lend us
their presence, and Senators Ransom and
Jarvis. and our members of Congress.
and nominees for Congress will be urged
to meet witn us; irom tnese we expect to
near tne Key note ot tbe fray, as tbe cam
paign will be formally opened on that
day.
We urge the immediate re organization
ot all clubs now on the rolls of the asso
ciation, the formation of new clubs in
every town, village and township in the
State, and the election of delegates to tbe
convention by every club. We desire
that the membership rolls of tbe clubs
embrace every Democrat of their res pec-
WTO DCVblVJUO.
Our Constitution provides that A&h
club shall be entitled to ten (10) delegates
and a like number of alternates and one
additional delegate and ona ; arMiMnn.i
alternate for every twenty five members
oi a ciuo in goou standing.
xnecertincaies ot Presidents or Sec
retaries of clubs Will constitntA iKa
dentials of delegates, and such certifi
cat38 should set forth ih nnn.ka. r
aiuaaa W Ul
members borne on tbe cluh mat ft,&
time of naming delegates. Delegates
uu uiuu viuu Miemoers attending tbe
convention will be entitled to reduced
rates of boaid at the hotels nH
cial railroad rates. Full nartin!ra win
be published later.
We have the honor to be vour ori
ent servants.
nou J So Cakr' President,
B.C. Beck with, Secretary.
Blank forms of Constitutmna kA
government of clubs and full instructions
iur too organisation ot club can be had
.P , u U' Beckwitha Secre
tary, Raleigh, N C.
f ii m,
A Somewhat. rnmI..Ll.
--T- 7, . . outcome
of the Japanese-Chinese racket in Corea
ts that while the Chinese went to war
WltD'J&n&n ti nintu( r
. . r . vrurua, corea nas
joined Japan in the fight against Chins!
Comparative Cotton Statement.
The following is the comparative cotton
statement for the week ending Sept. 7th.
V 1893
21,651
24,821
18,165
10,588
243,583
20244
Met receipts at an U. 8. ports, 88.185
Total receipts to date.
38.185
Exports lor tne wee,
Total exports to this date,
Stock in all U. 8. ports,
Stock at all interior towns.
Stock in Liverpool,
American afloat for
Great Britain,
14,884
14.884
193.725
14.277
974,000
1,118.000
10.000 25,000
Total Visible Supply of Cotton.
Nw York, Sept. 8. Tbe total visible
supply of cotton for the world is
888 bales, of which 1,523,688 are Ameri.
can, against 2,154,538 and 1,707,338 res.
pectively last year. Receipts of cotton
this week at all interior towns 35 ,754
bales. Receipts from the pi ablation
36,974 bales. Crop in sight 56,191 bales
Cotton Crop.
A Decline of 5.9 Points in September from
August Condition.
Washington. September 10. The Sep
tamber report of the statistician of
department of agriculture makes cotton
show a decline of 5 9 points from the
August condition, which was 91.8 against
85.9 for this month.
Tbe condition of the plant iu tbe month
of June was 88 3 rising to 89.6 in July
and to 91.8 last month as stated.
The August condition for the year
1893 was 80.4, and the September con
dition for tbe same year was 73.4, a tall
ing off of seven points. ' The September
condition for this year is 12.5 points
higher than that of 1893.
Tbe state averages are : -
Virginia, 100; North Carolina,
88;
South Carolina, 86; Georgia, 84; Florida,
82; Alabama. 86: Mississippi, 85; Liouisi-
iana, 91; Texas, 84; Arkansas, 89; Ten
nessee, 84: Missouri, 93.
The principal cause of the decided de
cline in the condition since the last report
was the excessive rainfall throughout
the larger part of the cotton belt, pro
ducing a too great growth of the weed
and checking the development of the
fruit, also causing shedding, rotting and
rust.
Tbe general tenor of the reports is "too
much rain and heat, causing too great
growth of the weed and too little of the
fruit."
N. C. Weather Crop Bulletin. .
Central Office, Raleigh, N. C.
Raliioh, Sept 10th, 1894.
Tho reports of correspondents of the
Weekly Weather Crop Bulletin, issued by
the North Carolina State Weather Service
for the week ending Monday, Sept. 10tb,
1894, indicate, that the weather during
past week has been above the normal in
temperature, and rather dry except near
the coast. The hazy or smoky oondition
of the sky, which was probably due to the
great forest fires in the northwest, ended
Saturday, and Sunday, the 9th. was an
unusually warm day for this season of the
year, cotton is opening rapidly. Far
mers are busy picking cotton, pulling
fodder, making hay, cutting and caring
tobacco, and with their fall plowing
where ground is not too dry.
Weather forecast for coming week :
Rain probable Tuesday eveqing or Wed
nesday, followed tne latter part ot tne
week by a moderate cool wave, the first
of the season.
Western District. The weather has
been very warm for tbe season, with
abundant sunshine ; last two days of
week clear and very warm. Although
very little sain has fallen, not so much
damage is reported by drought. Fodder
pulling is progressing rapidly. Hay
making is receiving plenty of attention.
lobaccois being cut and boused and
curing has commenced. Cotton is open
ing very fast. Turnips are doing very
well. Farmers generally are in good
spirits everywhere.
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FINEST LOT
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no idle boast Wc have the flnmt -
lotof PERFUMES in thecitr-Rick-
eecicer's best la FANCY Bottles,
. Cases, Flasks, etc. in GOOD shape
' for an ELEGANT PRE8ENT. It
RECOMMENDS ITSELF. IT
WILI4 PAY YOU TO SEE IT.
B. H. JORDAN & CO.. Druccists
Dec. 23. 1893. ;
Hen's Pine Calf Boots.
Fine Calf Boots, sewed and warranted, medi
um wide toes, Price $3. Best Calf Boot, hand
sewed, nlain toe. or KflT evtr IlilV a-.1o
and very easy, and serviceable, Price $5. In ad
dition to these we keep the best, and full line of
heavy Boots for men and boys, all of which we
sell for less than can be had elsewhere. What
do you think of a 3 sole, oil srain water proof
lot ivur xou wui maae more money
on your cotton at 6 cents than the man and
workmen who make this boot We will be "the
people" this fall for good shoes.
COM Ii I N A t ,Vvi
AND
MONOpQl
- ABE INTENDED to
THE
RICH
WEALTHS
9
POOR - PoOfi
we want
tbe
the
TT "RT r l
A l U W:
Tbat we are working for tj. jj(
THE BEE
; IS WORKISQ
With renewed energy against rv,vi '
and COmATNprCT
ver tMi tI i
cnieny oougbt at PORcio
runt Sales in New lit S
from HARD prewiSa
v. '-.s . factnrers in BortoT
Lynn and Brockton.'
The -:- Best --
OF
-S HOESt
v THAT WE HAVE IVEK
Carried. Children, Misses, Ltdia sd
men's tihoea at nricea thit k. 4-.T5
bv anv hotue in tha sf.t n.j
at 88c aoliJ as a rock and .Jr
them canal to anv thnn mnA -i.r
at $1.25 or $ 1.50 Ladies' thoes,
FOR WINTER WEAR, 0!tf
75 Cents! These
were bought from tbe msnnric
turers direct, and arc worth $1.
. Children and Misses' shoes ve
- - are retailing at wholesale
prices. Infant shoes, usa-
- v ally sold at 25c, our
price,. 10c
THINE OP IT.
A PAIR OF SHOES FOB OfflJ
Ten Cental
"LtU . . . . . . ,. .'
vanurea ana niw Bnoes, ney
I
winter, y, do, oa, 79 ana lac uarf
shoes, medium weight, at 2) and Ah I
ciegani una 01 umiaren ana hum t
ton shoes, with patent tip at 49c. Ktn
high cut, oil grain heavy for viito,
AT 98 CENTS! A FULL
Line of Whole Stock
brogans, high cut, 93c., worth
$125. An elegant line of Genu"
r fine shoes at $2 98c. This
shoe was made for a whole
sale merchantad sold to
'him at 13.00, but fall
ing in business, the
shoes were sot
SHIPPED HIM
We will open, up on Sept b&,
A. full line
OP LADIES'
and Misses' shoes,,
slightly imperfect, at
they are samples at Sic
a pair. Think of it. ladies"
shoes. solid as the Gibraltar
at 38 cents. We can save you I r
m..k.: . ii win tor ium
Pants of the Durham stock, which W
I A ST SPRING.
ARB BEING OPENED OFT 0
WE A RE
GOING TO SELL THEM
AT
WHOLESALE
PEl
CAN 8AVJS YOU 25 ft&
'ml
Cent, on Dress Goods, Clothing.
etc. 1000 Dozen spool thread.
FINISH FOR HAND AND
Bought Outside
TTTTC
A MB "
COMBINATION
We offer at 2c afP'
This thread is equal to the Combing
cotton, sold for
bilk ribbon 8c. JSiegani -
Pin., needles, bis
fl iWKMM lli Ul
iViS
Tacks, Toilet soap. 12 slate pencil.
.mmAii f other srtich
ONLY ONE CENT EACH-
m
144 SCaOOL CJUTO,,s
J.D. Collins-
Aug. 31, 18-
UlliKJ&ATti CU.
August 31, 1894.