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C(D fi ffn fffP 'IS Papkr is 44 Years Old i'HI- CHARLOTTE, N. C, THURSDAY; JULY 8, 1897. VOLUME XLIT NUMBER 2276 professional- DR. GEO. W. GRAHAM. Oitire 7 West Trade St. .ra(.iicf limited to Eye, Ear, Nose '"lT," 'lU Apr 3. 1996 zVBORNE, MAXWELL & (j'KKEHAKS, Attorneys at Law, Oif,- 1 and 3 Law Building. Oct 2". H. N PHARR, Attorney at Law, on; ,c No. 14 Law Building. (JLAKKSON & DULS, Attorneys at Law, Ofli c No. 12 Law Building. pRS. M'COMBS & GIBBON l'l. sicians and Surgeone, Office: N-. 21 North Tryon Street. Charlotte, N. C. Dr. V. H. Wakefield Will 1-t-' in V.iB ofllco at 509 North Try (nSirca.-m July 15, 16, 17, 28, 29. 30 aP( :;i-t 1 1 if practice is limited to Eye, Kai '"!- :tntl Throat. It , ou want to look nice, send your Linen to the 1 11AIU 0TTI5 STEAM LAUNDRY We have the beet laundry in North Carolina, and guarantee you strictly ti rat-class work. Ciiartttk Steam Laundsy. When the Eyes In-;-!, one tired from reading or sewing or if i lie letters look b.urred and run t. . 'h'cr, it is asure indie tion tha. tlnssis are needed Consult our x ri Optician about your eyes. Examination free. Shell & Harrison, .1 MW'KLKRS and OPT ICIANS, 40 South Tryon Street, Charlotte, N. C. No better preparation can be made for the hair than II L' Giles' QUININE HAIR TONIC. It keeps the Hair and Scalp in pei feet crdi'ion all the tune Trial size 23 cents. R. H. Jordan & Co. Stamp Aeiipy. l'rescriptionista. Phone No- 7. JUST RECEIVED New Line of Jackson Souvenir Spoons. Garibaldi & Brims, LKADINO JEWKLERF. MTU CAROLINA niLLLCE OF AGRICULTURE AND MECHANIC ARTS, WILL OPEN SEPT. 9tb, 1897. Th nui' i. :ic:i(iemio. scten'iflc and ttch Mr i ! c urses R erieuced Special ists in every depanuient. F.en.-e per Session, Including Board: For County Students $ 93 00 For all Other Students 123 00 Apply for "ataloU o Al 1 X ANi.EIUi HOLLAD , M D , H.iieigh, N.C. iident. The University. 4? Teachers, 413 Students. (Summer School ir,S) Total, 519, Board $8 a month, '3 ISr. f Cours- s, 3 Full Courses, Law and Medicul Schools and School f l'lnrmaey Graduate Courses open to Wom.-u, Summer School for Teachers Se!i l:irship3 and Loans for the needy. Address, PRESIDENT ALDERMAN, Chapel Hill, N. C "THE LIFE OF TAKCB." Only Complete Biography of the great Commoner. Written l.v his life-long frien l and law-partner, Maj. Clement Dowd. Chapters oa different phases of his life written by men inti mate with the great statesman. A Handsome Volume, illus trated with numerous Portraits of Senator Vance, the Vance fan lily and other views. Copies may be procured at the Charlotte News Office or from the agents in each township. PRICE: Cloth Binding, $1.50; Dandsome Moroeco, $2 50. BOUNTY DROPPED. SUGAR PHUPOSITION. " Senator Harris, of Tennessee, Critic ally III Senator Bacon Reconsiders Mis Vote on flills' Amendment. By Telegraph to The New. Washington, July 6. Senator Harris, of Tennessee, who has been ill for some tinio, is reported in a critical condition today and it is thought he cannot recover. The hot weather has brought on serious stomach trouble which has greatly enfeebled him DROPPED THE SUGAR BOUNTY. The Republican senators in their caucus today decided not to make the sugar bounty proposition a party measure. SENATOR BACON EXPLAINS. ; Without any preliminary business or debate today the senate proceeded with the consideration of the tariff bill. Senator Bacon, of Georgia, made a personal explanation of his vote yesterday for the Mills amend ment to the tariff bill to impose a tax of Cve per cent, on all manu factured products. He said he had gived the amendment his vote with out due deliberation, and if the imposition of such tax would.be con fined to the sugar trust and other gigantic concerns concerns, existin? in open violation of the laws, it would, upon lavestigatiou, commend itself to his judgment; but as it would touch every village and ham let in the land and lay its hand upon tne most humble, he frankly avowed his regret for the vote cast yester day. Bate, of Tennessee, then took the floor and delivered a set speech against the pending bill. SIX NEW PENSIONERS. Placed on the Roll. Reviewing the County Pension List. The county pension board met at noon Tuesday. The board is composed of P. M. Brown, W. F. Kuykendall, J. H. badler, on behalf of the board of county commissioners and Louis Leon, L J Walker, D G Maxwell, R A Torrence and W B Taylor. The pension list was all gone over and carefully revised and several names dropped from the list. Some have died and some have moved out of the county. Applications were received, and the following new pensioners placed on the roll: T J Puckett, Co. E, 11th N. O. State troops; T J Jame son, Co. E , 11th; Abner Hunter, Co. D. 27th Ga; A L Williamson, Co. B. 53; Adam F. Yaldle, Co. I, 37tb, and Mrs Sarah Aon Kimbrell, widow of Thomas Kimbrell, Co. B, 5th" N. C. State troops. There are now about 86 pensioners on the list in thi3 county, and of these forty are widows. .... - - . n THREE BOILERS EXPLODED At Alleghany Salt Works, Killing Two Men and Wrecking the Place. Pittsburg, Pa., July 3. Three boilers at the salt works of Holler, Beck & Co., at Alleghany, Pa ex ploded about eig'at o'colck this morning. Two men employed in the build ing were killed, and one seriously injured. The plant was wrecked and the works burned. The cause of the explosion is unknown. Petition for J. R. Holland's Pardon. A petition is being circulated in this city for the pardon of J. R. Holiand, now serving a seven years' term in the United States prison at A'biny, N. Y. The pardon is asked for on the ground of ill health, and the petition is addressed to President McKinley. Mr. Holland has com pleted two years of the seven year sentence June 11th last. ... By the County Commissioners. At the session of the county com- T I !amnhfll was iiO- UJI1S31U11CIO J.. r. v I A pointed constable for Pineville town ship, and the salary of the janitor of the new courtnouse was uicu u i, Tho rtmnrt nf Secretary u iiiuubi-i. j. - ff i-Uo. Vorrl nf PrlnOSlt.ioiK WHS vvouu, yjL iiio uvi adopted, and forwarded to State Superintendent of Public Instruc tion Mebane. The board begins work on the tax list next Monday. Nothing From Washington. Nothing a h:u-.l fhe?e days from t'lo u- P v-u tlije itii- m.nt. B it ' ,u - . . . i it it. .:n .. Mesr8. CowJes 8du niuiieu oun ic main at the capital a.nd their friends in Charlotte ciaim victory for their favorite. As to the mint it is not known what kind of a deal is to be maae. WHITE PINE LUMBER CAUSES A DISTURBANCE IN THE REPUBLICAN RANKS. The ncKinley Family Spend the Fourth at Canton Death of the President's Carriage Morse. fBy Telegraph to The New Washington, July 2. The Sen ate's action last night on the ques tion of white pine lumber has aroused considerable ill feeling. Most of the Republicans are indig nant because Senators Quay, Carter, Baker and Hansbrough dared to break the ranks and vote to con tinue the article on the free list, especially since so many favors have been" extended these four as a result of caucus dictation. On the other hand, the New England and New York manufacturers of doors, sash, shelving, etc., are indignant that their Senators declined to join in having the duties reduced. The finance committee suffered several unexpected reverses dnring the progress of the tariff bill yester day, being defeated on three impor tant votes. Cotton bagging was placed on the free list, 30 to 25, and cotton also by a vote of 29 to 23. The duty on white pine lumber was reduced from $2 to $1 per 1,000, 32 to di. ne amendment on Dine oc- asioned the greatest cumrise and led to a general breakin? ud of the party lines on both sides of the cnam Der. Washington-. June 2. The ao- pointment of Samuel J. Randall, Jr., to succeed William E. Morgan as chief coiner to the mint at Phila delphia, is on the slate for announce ment snortiy. The President and Mrs. McKin ley, J udge and Mrs. Day, Mrs. Sax ton, and Miss Mabel McKinlev leave Washington over the Pennsyl vania roaa at 7: tu o ciock tonight for Uantou, where they will spend the rourth. Senator Thnrston introduced a bill in the senate today to punish bv a fir-3 of $10,000 and imprisonment not exceeding five years all persons who form trusts or combinations in restraint of trade or commerce. m'kinley's horse dead. One of the handsome team of horses belonging to President Mc Kinley, driven to the executive coach in the inaugural parade, died last night at the white house stable ARRANGEMENT WITH FRANCE. Bimetallism in England--Wolcott in Londan: - By Telegraph to The New. London, July 3. Senator Wol colt, of the United States monetary commission, arrived from Paris this morning. He has arranged for in terviews with different British offi cials Monday, after the arrival of the other commissioners. It is learned that a tentative arrangement with France has been reached, but the nature and details of the arrange ment are carefully guarded. Killed Sweetheart and Himself. Ne York, July 2.--Ferdinand D. Herole, aged fifty nine, shot Rose Drolet, aged thirty six, iu the head at the residence of the woman's sis ter on Fourteenth street shortly be fore noon today, and then shot him self, dying immediately. She was taken to Manhattan hospital and will die. Herol was the woman's lover and made an engagement to meet her. Jealousy is supposed to be the motive for the deed. Labor Troubles in Alabama. Birmingham, Ala., July 2 Two rolling mills here and at Gate City are closed pending the signing of the scale of the Amalgamated Associa tion of Iron and Steel Workers. The miners are still working. Tha com panies operating the mines are ask ing their employes to accept a small reduction. Indications point to their acq niescence. Coal Strike Ordered for the 4th. Columbus, Ohio, July 2 As a result of the recent meeting of the officers of miners' unions in this city a general strike of bituminous coal miners, members of the United Mine Workers of America, has been or dered for Julv fourth bv the national j executive board whose headquarters are in this city, and also by the dis trict presideuts A Customs Inspector Killed. San Francisco, Cal. July 2 This morning the steamer ' Resolute" collided with a scow sccoaer wh ch wis d. Customs Inspector .1 .mtsA Plunket was d iven through thi? bulkhead of the steamer into tne engine room and kilhd instantly CaptComrtll was seriously injur ed Amelie Rives well Again. Richmond, Va , July 2. Prin cess Troubetzkoy, better Known as Amelie Rives, has recovered-from W sprious attack of nervousness and returned to her home at Castle Hill, Va., where she will resume work on her new novel, which she hopes will eclipse all her former efforts. DSscussiog th e Stamp Tax. Washington, July 5. The sen ate today continued the considera tion of the tariff bill. The motion of Senator Mills to strike printed books out of the free list was defeated. The motion by Senator Mills to put Bibles on the free list was defeated. The stamp certificate amendment was then diecusstd. ! LYNCHERS REPULSED A FIGHT IN THE COURT ROOM AT GLASGOW. When a Light Sentence Was An nounced the Mob Made a Rush for the Prisoner, By Telegraph to The News. Glasgow, Ky., July 2. Toll Stone, the negro who assaulted Miss Moore, the white school teacher, re cently, has been sentenced to seven years in the penitentiary, the limit of the State law. As soon as the verdict was an nounced a rush was made for the prisoner in the court room, which was crowded with highly excited people. The soldiers who were massed in the court room guarding the pris oner pressed the lynchers back. A scheme was formed by the mob to disarm the soldiers in the court yard, but the project failed. The troops are determined and are likely to prevent further trouble, though there are all kinds of threats made. WEST.VIRGINIA TROUBLES STRIKERS Miners in That Section All at Work Progress of the Strike. Dy Telegrepb to the News. Columbus, Ohio, July 7. Reports received at the headquarters of the United Mine Workers today show no important increase in the number of strikers in any district. Thenien employed in six mines along the Wheeling branch of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad have joined the strike. The mopt discouraging feature to the leaders today" is the continued refusal of the West Virginia miners to go out. Should the men continue to work, the operators in that dis trict will try to supply the Ohio de mand consequent on the strike. There may be some attempts made to stop trains carrying West Virginia coal. Violence is also threatened at one of themioes near Monongahela City, Pa, where an effort may be made to resume work with imported men MINE OFFICERS SATISFEDt Pittsburg, Pa., July 7. Reports received at the miners' headquarters today contain no information of the closing of any more mines, but the leaders profes3 perfect satisfaction over the situation. STRIKERS ATTACK NON-UNIONISTS. Men at Work in Furnaces Knocked Down, Beaten and Stoned. By Telegraph to The News. Chicago, July 2. Thirty work men who were pot in to fill the strikers' place at the works of the Iroquois furnace company in South Chicago, were attacked by a crowd of men and boys, strikers and their sympathizers, last night and a small war ensued. Several of the men who took the strikers' places were knocked down and severely beaten. Others were injured by stones thrown by the strikers. Nine arrests have been made, the prisoners being held for assault with deadly weapons. Wiped Out by a Cyclone. By Telegraph to The News. St. Paul, Minn., July 7. Dis patches this morning give only meagre details of the destructive cyclone at Lowry. The town wps almost completely wiped oat and at least six persons killed in Lowry, while the disaster is widespread in the surrounding country, where a score are known to have been in jured. Beet Sugar Bounty Proposed. Washington. Julv 3. Senator Allison on behalf of the finance com mittee ordered an amendment to the tariff bill, giving a bounty of one fourth of a eent per pound on beet Rujrar nroduced in the United States. This amendment will no doubt give rise to a debate of some length as the Democrats have said they would oppose it bitterly. 61,150,000 latches a Day. Akron. O.. Julv 8. The Dia- mond Match Company will erect immediately an immense factory at Barbertou. south of here, for "the manufacture of safety marches. It . - 1 -I! wilieuiphya hunureu ana ejgnt ptiious aui turn out 61,150,000 matches a day. Killed by a Jealous Rival. New York, July 3. Gniseppe Buoncia was shot in Joleeker street hv Dnminco Cardelli this morning. and was sent to St. Stevens hospital 1 - 1 A T 1 in a aving conuiuou. jwuuub; was . . m . . a the motive 01 tne crime. Will Cause a Loss of $50,000,000. Columbus. Ohio. July 3. The statement is given out that if the miners' strike lasts until September n 1 ; A. 3 - A. 2 1 1 . n n a nrsr, as anticipaieu, ii win uauw a loss of about hfty million dollars. Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The best salve in tbe world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Tetter, Chapp kin Eruptions and postively cures Piles or no pay i-eqoired. It is guaranteed to tnve penect .listac lion or money refauded. Price 25 cents per box. -For sale by Lurwel & Dunn wholesale and retail. JUBILEE ENDED. ? THE DEATH CF REAR ADMIRAL FIL LERS DAUGHTER. British Government Pleased with all our Embassy Except A he Milesian Exhibit." The General a Disturbing -Element, i. . By TlesraPh to The News. London, July 3. The jubilee functions are ended and London is reluctantly duffing it holiday garb. Carpenters are still slowly tearing down the stands along- the line of march. Most of the Princes and speciarenvoys have departed- The popular belief iu the 'Queen weather," which has become a fixtd superstition, has almost been justi fied by the remarkable weather which has greeted every public ap pearance of her majesty, and the many rainy days that have come between those appearatoes. The special embassy of Hon Whitelaw Reid ended with contlu ued marks, of gratitude from the British government for the manner in which the United States has been represented. Gen. Miles was the embarrassing element of the united States mission, to the British government, as he required more space than had been allotted him, and Rear Admiral Miller had to seek private quarters. The British naval ofhcials are disturbed because the "Brooklyn" left Sunday, hu3 preventing the American, om- cors from taking part in the festivi ties which have occurred all this week at Portsmouth. Southampton, July 3. Miss Ellen Miller, only daughter of Rear Admiral Miller, of the United States Navy, died in London this morning She had been ill since she landed and it is believed contracted typhoid ever while crossing the Atlantic. Admiral Miller received the news ust as he was about to sail on the home cruise on the "Brooklyn," his flagship. The Admiral was landed and he took" the first train - for Lon don. The "Brooklyn" will not sail todav as was scheduled. 40 TR'MPS IN A WRECK. One Was Killed, Several are Wound ed, and six are nissing and Unac counted For. By Telegraph to The New. Pittsburg, Pa., July 7. A through freight train en route to Cleveland, on the Pittsburg and Lake Erie railroad, was thrown from he track at Fallston, Pa., early this morning. Ten cars were precipitat ed over the embankment into the Beaver river. Forty tramps were beating their way on the train when the accident took' place, and several were caught in the wreck. I hey all tried to jump in time to sav3 them selves One was killed and Beveral seriously injured. Six are missing and unaccounted for. The accident was caused by a broken flange. All trains were de layed several hours by the wreck. CONDITIONS OF CRETAN AUTONOMY Christian Governor, a Half Mohame- dan, Half Christian Assembly. ' By Telegraph to The News. London. Julv 3. A dispatch from Athens says the Powers have agreed upon the conditions of Cretan autonomy, which are as follower A Christian governor of the island is to be appointed, and the annual tribute fixed at a thousand livres, commencing after five years. The foreign troops are to remain on the island pending tne tormation or an indigenous militia under Euro pean officers. The governor is to have tne ngnt to nominate aud dismiss all civil officers. The consitutional assembly is to be composed of au equal number of Christians and Moahammedans. There is to be a srradual with drawal of the Turkish troops from the island. Democrats Celebrate in Washington. Washington, July 5 A patri otic celebration was held in the grand opera house here today under the joint auspices of the .National Association of Democratic Clubs and the democracy of the district and continguous sections, benator Daniel, of Virginia, President Jo seph Sibley, of Pennsylvania, and others spoke. The meeting declared its loyalty to the silver cause. I MH Gotham Not Celebrating fluch. New York. July 5. Most Nw Yorker3are out of city'today and the fourth is not being noisily celebrattd as usual down town. There are celebrations of all sorts in the suburbs, including speech-making, racing, bicycle runs, and all kinds of sports. The weather is favorable and the crowds large Presented to the riarquls. London. Julv 7. The Marquis of Salisbury,Prime Minister of Eng land, this afternoon received me United States monetary commis sioners. They were presented to the prime minister by united otaces &m bassador John Hay. Town Almost Destroyed by Fire. Canton. Ohio, July 7. DeKalb .Tnnction. near here, was almofct wioed out by fire last night Twenty large buildings were burned to the ground, xne loss is neavy. YELLOW JACK RAGING SWEEPING AWAY HUNDREDS OF SPANISH SOLDIERS V The Hospitals In Cuba are Overflow ing, and the flortal.ty Among Sol diers and Civilians Is Frightful. By Telegraph to The Newt. Washington, July 3. The ma lignant type of yellow fever is - rap id ly increasing in Cuba and sweep ing away Wey'es soldiers more rapidly than ever Official reports just received show that while tbe Spaniards make every effort to con ceal the truth, the interments in cemeteries indicate the wide extent of .the terror. Inspector Bruner repoi-lt8 from Havana that twelve thousand sick soldiers of the Kpan ish army are now in different mili tary hospitals, and provisions are now being made to care for several thousand more in sugar warehouses The inspector visited the largest military hospital in Alfons the thirteenth and found more than fifty cases of "Yellow Jack" aud forty-seven deaths last week. Re ports from Santiago say that two thousand are in the hospitals there The fever is raging through the whole district and it is impossible to get any figures of deaths outside of the'hospita. . The Spanish authorities are tak ing no account of the mortality among civilians, which is frightful. IT WAS A HUMMER. The Opening of the South Carolina Sanatoria! Campaign. From h? start the South Carolina senatorial campaign bids fair to out rival the memorable Butler and Tillman episode that was a 6care crow in the eyes of a patient public for nearly two months. The opening debate at Sumter on Monday pitched the tone that the campaign is to be fought ou, and a low one it ip. Theri wer 3 only two candidates who came under the rope Monday, but the reports say that three others are to follow suit at no distant date The five candidates so far are Mc Laurin, Irby, Evans, Duncan and May field. Mr. McLaurin started on yesterday to appeal to the better na ture of the voters by an argumenta tive talk but was forced to shift his position by the slanderous onslaught of Irby, who it seems has entered the race for a little cheap notoriety, with no hope of being elected. North Carolina will hold her tear wells in readiness to weep with the better element of South Carolina who do not look with fat or on such a dis graceful scene as ws enacted at Sumter and which will occur daily until the so-called . senatorial cam paign is at an end. mi ON A HIGHER PLANE. The South Carolina Senatorial Cam paign Becoming Interesting. At a small place named Monck's Corner, just out from Charleston, on yesterday Senator McLaurin and ex- Senator J. L. M. Irby met for the second time to discuss the issues in the senatorial campaign that is now beins: waged in that State. The speeches of yesterday seem to force one to the conclusion that the candidates are aware of the great mistake they made at Sumter in pitching the tone of the campaign on such a low plane. Yesterday's meeting reflected credit on- the can didates. There was no mud slinging. Everything was conducted in an or derly manner and both speakers were accorded a respectful hearing. They discussed the issues like gen tlemen who were aware 01 the nature of the high office to which they aspire. Senator McLaurin was in s section where his tariff views were vt ry popular and accordingly a warm reception was tendered him. Ex Senator Irby had a number of friends in the audience and he also was accorded an attentive hearing. Today the candidates speak in Charleston. Besides McLaurin and Irby it is more than probable that ex Governor Evans and Mr. Johu T. Duncan will mike their bow lo the people and formally male known to the voters of South Carolina th i reasons for entering the campaign for senatorial honors. It is said that Tillman will phy "hands off" in this campaign for the reason that he does not ca f to champion the cause of either one of the candidates, and if he should it is caimd by friends that it wi-u.d injure him btfon tV j'Op'e and would probably defeat him for a second term. 13 DEATHS FROM HEAT. In Cincinnati Today Excessively Hot Weather in Middle States. By Telegraph to the New. New York. July 5. The effects of the heat wave in the larger cities has been disastrous the past tew davs. It seems to be central today in "Ohio and the Middle States. A telegram from Cincinnati this morning says that during the day of twenty-four hours ending at ten o'clock this mornine. - there were thirteen deaths from the heat There have so far been some eighteen deaths from the heat in Chicago and its suburbs. Ud to one o'clock there has been no accidents, and so far this has been the most quiet and orderly in dependence day celebration ever known in this region. STRIKE SPREADING. ONLY A FEW WEEKS' SUPPLY COAL ON HAND. OF Settlement by Arbitration Urged Disturbance Begun In the Notorious Spring Valley District The Situa tion Today. By Telegraph to The News. Chicago, J uly 6 Reports today from the coal miningjsectiona of In. diana and Illinois indicate that the strike is more extensive than its pro motors expected. President Knight, of the Indiana miners association, sends word from Terre Haute that all ihe block miners are out; that he has heard from nearly every section and the men are unanimous in favor of stopping work. Indications are that the strike will be the hardest fought labor battle ever known in this section. The E istern Illinois district will probably not take action today, but the miners and officers say they will quit work. As usual in Illinois mining troubles the Spring Valley district is the first to become prominent. SOME PROPERTY DESTROYED Much destruction of property is reported; and at Ladd a big delega tion of strikers today demanded the aid of the county. Similar requests were made at Seatonville and Mar quette. Most of the miners are foreigners and threaten trouble if their demands are not complied with in the towns near Spring Valley. Of thirty mines near Springfield six are not out The rest have decided to await the action of other mines of the State. ARBITRATION URGED. Col. W. P. Rend of this city, who has a number of mines in Ohio and Pennsylvania and is a member of the Illinois state board of arbitration, thinks settlement by arbitration possible and will attempt to arange a conference of mine owners and the miners' union. Col. Rend is urged to do this by many big Chicago cor-, porations who see that the coal supply will not last more than two weeks if the Illinois and Indiana mines are closed CANADIANS ALARMED. Montreal, July 6 Prominent dealers are anxious over-the outlook of the coal tra les as affected by the miners' strike in the United States. There is not more than a three weeks' supply of soft coal in Canada and the result will be .serious'if the strike is extended and the produc tion ceases. NO STRIKES IN W. VA. Charleston, W. Va., July 6. Chief Mine Inspector Paul, who has been keeping in touch with the coal situa'ion in West Virginia, said today there wa3 no indication that the miners of this section would go out in the present strike. CROWOING INTO 'FRISCO. Thousands Attend the International Christian Endeavor Convention. By Telegraph to The News. San Francisco, Cal , July 7 Up to this morning over seven thou sand delegates have arrived in the city and registered at Christian En deavor Headquarters. Trains are expected to arrive every forty five minutes today and tonight, bringing delegates and visitors by the thou sands In spite of the fact that most of the delegates are compelled to travel more than a thousand miles to reach this city, the attendance is very large. The annual convention of the Endeavorers is . the largest gathering of tbe kind in tbe world. There are now 37,000 Christian Endeavor societies in the United States, are there are said to be 2,800, 000 members uf the various divisions of the international society, which has branches in almost every quarter of the globe. TWO MORE VICTIMS DIE The Fatal Trolley Car Wreck In Pitts burg, Pa. By Telegraph to The News. Pittsburg, Pa, July 7 W. A. Man ley, one of the victims of last night a trolley accident on the Con solidated Traction line, died this morning. Another, Michael Doyle, the motorman of one of the car?, is uot expected to live. It is thought all th eighteen or twenty injured will recover, although a number are eiilhu a serious condition. The cause of the accident is being thor oughly invest gated, and it is likely eome arrests will be made. The front car was running at a raDid rate when it lumped the track. and before it could be stopped the car following crashed into the de railed car and almost immediately the third car ran into the wreck. All were crowded with merry-makers returning home from a display of fireworks. A dispatch from Sydney, N. S. W., says that the ismisn war snip wal laroo has hoisted the Union Jack on Russell, Bellona and Stuart Islands, belonging to the Solomon group. The seven large and many small Solomon Islands constitute an ex tensive volcanic archipelago east of New Guinea. Tbe northern, or two lrgts islands were taken under Germany's protection in 1886. The remain der were taken under the British protection in 1893.- STRIKE ON- TODAY. THE WAR DEPARTMENT HOLDS TROOPS IN READINESS. Senators and Members of the Cabinet Favor Arbitration-One Mine Yield, ed This Morning. By Telegraph to The News. Pittsburg, July 5. The great miners' strike actually began today. The success of the strike in five States depends upon the success in the Pittsburg district One signifi cant point about the convention Sat urday was that no representatives were present from the mines where iron-clad contracts and siimed agreements exist These employ almost three thousand men. Indi cations are if miners in one of these mines quit, the others will follow. Strong efforts are being made to in duce them to strike. Columbus, Ohio, July 5. Infor mation this morning indicates that the strike order has been generally obeyed except in West Virginia, eas tern u mo and northwestern Ken tucky. President Ratchford, of the united mine workers, said this morning he believed the strike will become general, though he is in some doubt whether the miners of West Virginia are going out No trouble is reported any where in the mining district READY FOR TROUBLE, Washington, July 5. In case of rouble the war department is ready 0 respond with the militia promptly n the coal districts. THEY PAYOR ARBITRATION. Washington, July 5. Senators Hanna, Fairbanks, Turpie, Lindsay. Elkins and Secretaries Sherman, Long and McKenna have all appear ed in interviews expressing the nope that the miners' strike may be settled by arbitration. ' ONLY ONE HITCH Columbus, Ohio, July 5. Two hundred thousand men have joined the coal strikers of Ohio, , Indiana. Illinois, Western Pennsylvania and Kentucky. The only hitch so far is in Jackson county, where the men have refused to join the strikers. ONE MINE YIELDS. Danville, 111., July 5. The Kelley mines, have granted the de mands of the striking miners, who have returned to work. MAD DOG BIT A TREE. And the Tree Died Cotton Doing Fairly Well Providence Notes. Corieapondence of tbe Newi. Providence, July 7. Good rains fell in this vicinity last Sunday. Farmers are pushing work now and cotton and corn will soon be left to fight its own row. Dr. T. N. Reid Bays there are many cotton fields over the county that have never yet been hoed. But Hon. Fletcher Kea says he saw a field of cotton that was not thinned out until the first of August and it made a fair crop of cotton. There is wonderful "come out" in cotton. No one can tell what it is until it is picked over. A great deal of complaint is made about the chinch bug killing corn. 1 have often heard that to plant peas in with the corn would drive them , away, but one man informs me he plowed up his corn (as tbey were killing it all) and planted it in peas. . and as soon as the peas were up they set in on them and killed them out Mr. John Helms says a mad dog passed through his yard a few days ago and bit one of his fine cherry trees: and the tree died in a few days. The dog, after a long chase, was killed. - Mr. .Green L. Rea is doing the threshing for this neighborhood. Mr. Rea has a fondness for machin ery and is doubtless one of the' best saw mill men in the county as well as one of the best Democrats. Dr. H. Q. Alexander's handsome dwelling is nearing completion. It will be one of the best in the neighborhood- Dr. S. R. McKee and wife and Prof. S. W. McKee, the former of Bowling Green, Ky., the latter of Bingham School, are visiting their mother, Mrs. Martha McKee. These two young men are making a great success at their profession. Mr. J . G. Hood and little daughter, Maggie, of Charfotte, are spending eome time with Mr. Lester Knox. Mrs. J. 8. Grier and children, who have been spending some time their country home, have returned to Matthews. Rev. J. W, Sihr and fauilyeip.-ct to go to the mountains about the first of August, Henry War lick, of Charlotte, and Charlie Joe McLaughlin, of Mat thews, are visiting Willie Grier. Notes From Lodo. Correspondence of the Newt. - Lodo, N. C, July 7. The regu lar monthly missionary meeting was postponed last Sunday evening until next Sunday evening at 4 o'clock. Miss Unice Sadler, of Dixie, Miss Essie Todd, of Charlotte, and Miss Eugenia Henderson, of Hopewell, are visiting Miss Nannie' Hbyne this week. . No question, just now, social or political, is paramount to the weath er; dry as it is, it is on top. The weather in J uly will determine, to a large extent, the farmer's profit or loss for the year. The girfs are shut off. Tbe alma nac man tells us that he will make no moie leap years until 1904. This is too aggravating; just to think they won't get a chance to say fnarry" word all these years. ' '.v.iv-i n-
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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July 8, 1897, edition 1
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