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VOL V.
CHARLOTTE. N. CM THURSDAY. APRIL 18, 1895.
NO. 320.
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' ,.mmn hi live, per line.
,rt t.f Priiutu neatly and prf mptly
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AdmiiiistriiTors ot ce.
i r qualified Tts Kdiniuistrator ol
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i. I he eby notify id peisous ho.d
in." flHlSil Iikralll3.
the :i. t.i me for payment on or before
tie
All iirsoi f in
i ,i t. 1 r lier estate aif reqnes'ed to n.akt
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Con iniioner's 8ale of Land
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r'tLe'Coun Houf i'oor io Char tlte
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1". H. i..uii. mire I h- defendant atuiv,
in'ii - l. :.: tic t "'J" resident of the Stale
.,! S ir'f 1'iMlina will i :tl-e nt ice th:,i
: , . .'.iii'li'd as above, has be-i.
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i .L'tinsi mm, oy me plain
.,. i, tin d. in the Superior emir
s nburir ci iinty, t he purpose t i
iC'.'n bfins io obtain a divore-
ir :r, to- .ndsof matrimony. The su
u-: i,d:ir.i will furllier" lake nonce i ia
r- ) :ir-d io npie;tr at the nest lern
(fir- i rior (-ourt of Mecklt-nbur.
, . v, h : i CJiurloUe. tn the 3rd day o
Jiin-. ! '". ;r ii anwer or dt-mur io L 1
c..m!.!i': of the plaintiff in said action.
Thi- March iTlh.'lSyo.
J. M. MORROW,
CVrk .f the Superior Court of Mecklen
burg County. 23ii
. City Lois tor bale.
By virtue of a decree of the Superi i
Cu'iri of M'-fKlerjbuTfT county. N ..
mt'J- iti th- special proceeding for lie
sale "f real i-tale for assets, wherein VV
H r,i;!T. administrator of D. G. Iong.
is petitioner and J.C Long el als ari
fl-f-;,il ti.i. I will sell at the court housi
door in h;ir!ot;e. N. ('., lolhe highes.
bid.i.-r. on Tu sdav. the 23rd of A rii
-ev.-rai vaiu.-ible lots in the city :.
Chitro'i.-. nii.wn 's lots Nos. 4 it, 10,2"
i. .M. :.."). 04, ., 20, 50. 39. 4.
43. 1 nrid on the plat of the lands i f
L'Hiir Kro: t.'-rs. wiiich cau be seen at- th
store .f J. P. .v .f t' Iyoiifj in Oliarloitf
There win he sold al ihe same time th
tinil '. :(!e,i iQ-erest of D O. Ing, dee'd
in situ ;racl of land, a part of which re
mains iiiiJivid'd. Terms: 2-t ier cent
Casn. bn ance on a credit of nine mouth?
with interest at ts per cent, from day oi
Sal". With bond and approved sureties
'litre retained until purchase mooej' i
lid. W. H. H1FKK. Adm'r
or I) ti Long, dee'd.
Monroe N. C., March 15ih, 18!)5.
H. H. Ad: ims. Attorney
Mortjraue Sale of Valuable Cot
ton Mills, Wt-r Powe:
Laud, &C
By virtue of the power coutaiued in
ter ain M-.rt'ae or Deed of trust, execut
h 't loi n R. Hall and wifa to the under
"li-'tieil. dated she Hth of September, 188S,
an I ree,.,d.-i i the ofRce of Register o1
iil i ija-ton County North Carolina,
in Ux.k of .Morttfatres 10, page 49, the
underSi;T.,i on Thursday, the 25th
a': "' -Mt,!. isiiri, at the Court Iloust
r in the town (,f Dallas. N C. at la
' k M.. eil for cafh at public outciy
j" iii'i.et bidder the several tract.- o
' '! mentioned and liescrilied in said deed.
-"''ate,! on u.th sides of the South bork
Hi i .,
V.:
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Tra.
'hx-h hiver in said county of Gaston,
Ti,.
tract known as the Woodland
ntaiiiinsf alxiut 110 acre.
II
1 1. a;
1 fa-
tra'.-t dnawn as the Lawrence
. f'Mitainiiig 152 J acres.
iy of ind on opposite side
t fro a the WiKxlland Tract.
1.1.
n '"s fact iries., buildings
' fixtuies ou sKild laud
ed thereto, and all water forces,
privileges, woods, waters and
; h were conveyed in said Mort-
t,r Trust.
h rc , w, 1 . v : u u
'Jt atiac
"ays w
gitire nr-
The.
tetiXn.l ti-., . r ,
wimu Jims company recently
l"a.wj tlieir cotton mills, and there are
a d ' i " r .infl! aud mac"inel7 now on
'' The water power is excellent.
. T', IUitt'er irticnlars apply to Jones
Rin"tl- Au"ri ;eys- Xos- 10 ftnd 11 Law
onir, i.tiariotte, N.C.
'11, r-' ' ARI) H. COATE3, Truestee.
1 itt: day of March, 1895. 15-tds.
KID BUTTON SaOB
a-nuine Donola Kid, soft,
'i-oiio-iy made, good fitting and
. t;a
'Tab
s for dress or general wear,
'PRICE $1.60.
Th:
a run
P'i-tr.,
than
Stuff,
we nave made, always keep
M.eSof the leading styles, and
a oetter value bv 20 ner nent
''ill el,
Hid an
where. We buy no refuse
able to back lln evervt.hinir
Sh
1 r.v us on
everything in the
0.
GILREATH & 00.
THg PRESIDENT ANSWBKD.
Th It I-Metallic I-ragiie Mnkrx a K .,,,
Favor of silver.
Chicago, 111., April 16. Mr. W.
H. Harvey, chairman of the execu
tive coiumittee of the I3i-inetallic
League, whose headquarters are in
onic;ro, preuared vesttmhiv th fVvl
nvinir runic in. O...,
i o M".T ill
miiu s letter lo xne i,m
men:
"To His Excellency, G rarer Clev.
e
ianu,
"President, "Washington, I). C
"TVear Si t . ' , i
ter addressed to a committoe'of busi-" I
,i . ..-.. . : 4.1.;, 7 j ,
" itit-u oi una eity, we wish to sav
tli.. tl... .1. . -. ,
tu i, Hie u .minuier rnac waitetl on
you and. the persons who. atttiched
their uames to the petition, did not
represeut a majority of the business
men and citizens 6f this citv who
take a deep interest in the welfare
ot this republic. Thev reoreseutHl
the class that owns money and secn-
iiues javaf)le in money-fixed in
comes. Ve respectfully submit that
your letter does not present the true
merits of this controversy. You
call the attention of fan noro noil
wage earners to the fact that the
rising prices, w hile enabling them to
sell their products and labor at a
higher price,-will also cause them to
pay equally more for what they may
purchase, but you neglect to sav that
your statement- is tut applicable to
debts. With prices comin? down
regularly and steadily since "the de
monetization of silver, our merchants,
manufacturers, and people cenerallv
i i . ' . f 1 .... -
nae Keen tiomg business on a fallni"
market, so that the time intervening
letween the pifrehiise of their mer-
ehandise or raw material and niacin"
it months after on the market has
removed the- margin thev would have
otherwise made. This shrinkage in
values, added to -the ordinary risk
ami expense of business, h.w led to
tn ever-increasing volume of debt, to
a money lending jteriod, uutil it has
increased all told, public and private,
to about $40,000,000,000, or about
two-thirds of the total value of all
the property in the United States.
We h;ive constantly pointed the peo
ple to the ever-increasing inter-
hangeable value of the creditor's
loilar, and to the reason whv it was
ncreasing, but the influence of these
Tedifors have dominated y u;- ad-
ninistnition and you insist on such
i currency as they have established
as a sound currency. It means the
he confiscation of the property of
he people by the sale of property
mder lnotgages, judgments and ex
cutioiis. It means that fixed in-
-ome v i 1 1 wipe out the interest of
tuiidreds in our railroads and corpo
rations.
'If it is an injustice to restore
rices so' 1 hat people can exchange
their propertv for a sufficient num-
er of dollars to pay their debts and
rin; happiness and prosperity to
our land again, it was a great injus-
ice to destroy the value of propertv
and enhance the value of money bv
the demonetization of silver and the
establishment of a single gold stand-
ard. The gentlemen who invited
The gentlemen
you and who petitioned you, only
represent one class of our people.
W e respectfully submit that it was
safer that all the people should do
the thinking for it, than that anv
class should do it for them. The
selfish interests predominate to pro
mote selfish interest when one class
does the thinking for all. liroad
views to justly promote the common
welfare of the eople can be best e-
ureu bv a census of the views of all
the jteople. We agree with you that
it is time for the people to reason
together and to that end we respect
fully ask that you make it possible
or them to get printed copies of the
ict of 1702 on which our forefathers
based our financial system and suIk
sequent acts, together with the act
of 1893 that reversed the former
policy and acts subsequent thereto,
is well as all statistical and other
information of an official nature at
Washington that bears thereon. We
but express our own opinion to the
President of the people when we say
hat all the people should have the
opportunity to investigate aud mtel-
igently pass upon this question.
Resjiectfullv,
W. II. Harvey,
Chairman Bi-metallic Committee,"
A New Substitute for Gold.
A French technical paper, the
Tournal de I'llorlogerie, declares
t hat a new amalgam has been dis
covered which is a wonderful sub
stitute for gold. It consists of 94
pttrts of copper to 0 parts of antimo
nv. Ihe copper is melted and
tne
i 1
antimony is then added, unce
the
two metals are sufliciently tusei
'ether, a little magnesium ami
honate of lime are .added to increase
the density of the material. The
product can be drawn, wrought and
soldered, just like gold, which it al
most exactly resembles on being pol
ished. Even when exposed to the
action of ammoniacal salts of nitrous
vanors it reserves, its color. Ihe
cost of making it is about a shilling
a pound arvoirdupois.
, A Straight FusloniBt.
"A straight fnsionist" is a fellow
who under the stress of party neces
sity and personal despair being des
perately hungry and out at the el
i.,tw ,rwhnt. little of principles
he has ever bad into the political
melting pot, and tnen bo -iukc
t hpm that the original owner is nev
aWlo amin to recooTllze them, and
they come forth stamped "fraud and
'Vhov remind one in
uccc;nou. -"-j . i
their resemblance to the Pop wilti
of what Mr. Sam Wei
ler, Junior, said of "weal pie" that
when made out of kittens it IS 60
much like "weal pie" that the pie
man himself cannot tell the differ
ence, Wilmington Messenger.
TO IKVKST THE OLD CITY HALL.
Preparing to Move from the Room that'
Prtmron Bull -'Incident the Ka ly
Ia n of the Blatoric onrt Horue.
The work of tearing down the old
court house will be begun the latter
part of next month. The clerk, res-
isrcr of deeds, treasurer and tax col
rft ri H ,octor wU1 I,,ove their offices to the
f'Unt ' " oldcity hall, corner Sixth and Try-ic-ago
busine. OIt8trwt8- This bmlding is admira-
hly adapted for the nurpose, Sher-
, Slneill. ....... Al A
, in. tuuiiii iu;j move mere, too, out
it is more thau probable that he will
1 1 at . .. i . rm
iae ins oince at large, i ne new
buildh11?i11 My for occn
1 he contract for the old conrt
house was given out in 1841. John
Daniron was the contractor and his
bid was $10,9fK): By the terms of
the contract, he obligated himself to
complete the bnildiug by January,
1M4. lie tailed to do so, however.
ihe commissioners made changes
which required au additional expen
diture of $000, making the total cost
$11,.")90. The building was comple
ted in 1S4S. In the meantime, the
commissioners and the contractor
got into a lawsuit which lasted eight
years, ami which was finally ended
at Shelby, the contractor being the
winner. It was alleged that the
foundation of the building was un
stable. That the . contractor won a
righteous light has been evidenced
bv Mie durability of his work, Many
of our citizens had come to believe
that the bouse that Damron built
was destined to survive even the
wreck of worlds.
There is a trick about the four
(all and massive pillars supporting
the facade of the old building that
will lie revealed to the public when
thev are torn down. They are laid
on heavv granite Inises and are ap
parently of solid ma-o.irv, but thev
have a heart of pine. Four large
pine trees wore triiinu''-! and round
ed and placed in jHisition, and Ihe
masonry was built up around them.
Til K NEW 50,00 t'OIRT MOI SK.
It Ik to be Built on the Site of the Old One,
So the Committee To-l)av Derided.
The new court bouse for Meck
lenburg county will be built on the
site of the old one. This much wtts
decided today at a meeting of the
building committee. The commit
tee consists of Col. II. M. Oates, Dr.
J. II. McAden, Mr. J. II. Wedding
ton, Capt. II. D. Stowe and .Mr. S.
W. Keid. All were present except
the latter. The matter of the loca
tion for the new building had been
pretty thoroughly canvassed by the
committee, and their meeting today
was merely to ratify tLeir decision
that it be built on the present site.
Only one other site hail been serious
ly considered, and that is Mrs Fox's
property, on West Trade street, west
of the First Presbyterian church,
and almost opposite the governmet
building. The odds, though, were
all iu favor of the old court house
site.
Mr. Weddington, as chairman of
the committee, was ordered to at
once advertise for bids ou plans and
speciticatione for the new court house.
It is to cost $50,000, and work is to
le commenced" with as little delay as
jioss ible.
Lotlo Le'ter.
For Thf. News.
Mrs. Henrietta Shelby, is visiting
friends and relatives at Lumberton,
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Marshall and
Misses Hettie and Irene llhyne, at
tended the Second church, Charlotte,
Easter Sunday.
Rev. Price, reorganized the Sunday
school Sunday morning, at Bigspnng,
lefore the church service.
We have had the usual cold spell
"alotit" Easter. We have always hat!
some kind of weather about Easter,
but whether it is always cold or not,
I am not prepared to say. Hut one
thing is sure, when we fully realize
the significance of Easter, it has for
p i ii- i. i.
us a conuort ana consolation nu n
does not obtain at any other season of
the year. Life is so short and eter
nity is so long that we can afford to
ake what conies serenely if it will
, 1 p i r .1
insure tne ititure. v ague anu mea-
e, as the future life may appear,
II -1 A" t? .1 --.U 11...
we mav wen resi saiisiieu wuu me
fact that a continued existence after
death is the basis on which the teach
ings of Christ rest, and seek no fur
ther. Wherever the new life mav be
spent and whatever its surroundings
may be the simple taitn tnai mere is
another life is uplifting and enno
bling. Faith in immortality is the
capstone in life's triumphal arch. It
enables 1 he most tearful love, the
well-nigh broken hearted which cries
' . . . . , i r I I
out to the .xileinti stillness lor nein,
to look on the wan face with a feel-
r that the freed soul is ou the
shores of eternity, looking back with
the fond affection of other days, but
rejoicing in the prospects of a re-union
which will never be disturbed.
Easter to the aged, is like a gorgeous
day in October, when the clouds
i i 1 1 i . 3
throw gray shadows on tne iaue anu
the forests are crimson and beam with
a beauty and glory so sublime that
you look upon the landscape with
mingled tears and smiles. The past
becomes a legend and the minarets
of the Celestial City glisten with the
rays of the setting sun. "In my
Father's house are many mansions, if
it were not so I would have told
you." J- N. B.
KUsinjr, of the Book Abolished.
The Philadelphia Inquirer says
that there is to be more kissing of
the book in Pennsylvania in the
taking of an oath, the Legislature
having changed the law for sanitary
or hygienic reasons. Henry Ward
Beecher refused to swear upon the
Bible when he took the stand in the
Tilton case.
IT IS NOT YET SETTLED.
JA AN MAY Ji T Bf SATISFIED WITH
THE IJ.KMS.
Preiddeut Cleveland' Itrotker utained
by Pre bytery All Sons of War New
From aba A Decoy Letter Dor tbe
Work for a Counterfeiter A Big Col
Mine Strike in Trnneiutee A 8ah, Door
and Blind Trout.
Washikgton, D. C, April. It is
silted by the diplomatic officials that
the extension of the Japan-China
armistice to May 8, is m order that
the peace terms may be ratified by
the respective governments. I hi
brings out for the Hrst time that the
action of the peace envoys was not
cohclnsive, and that there is still a
prossibilitv for a failure to ratify the
agreements. Accompanying this are
reports of a popular agitation in
Japan against the peace terms aud
the suppression of many newspapers
which assail the govern men t. This
expression of popular sentiment,
coming at a tin:e when the Japanese
parliament will be called ou to accept
or reject the agreement, causes some
misapprehension as to the outcome,
though the government isexpccted
to prevail and carry out its pro
gramma It was feared from the
outset of the negotiations that the
military element of Japan, encour
aged by their constant victories and
supported by the universal war spirit
among the people, could not lie easily
induced to accept moderate terms of
peace.
Campos Isaninif, Proclamations.
Santiago, De Cuba, April 18.
In a proclamation. Gov. Martinez De
Campos indicates that active military
operations will le carried on and
pledges himself to carry out all of
the promised political and economic
reforms for the Island, if he is sup
ported. He thinks the rebellion will
soon le crushed, but that the entire
pacification of the Island will require
a long time.
Iu another proclamation to be
given out today Caniios will warn
the planters in the interior against
aiding the insurgents. The cruiser
Conde De Vanandifo which fired on
the Allianca is cruisinc in search of
;t suspicious vessel from Grand
rA'ague, of Havti which cleared for a
port in Jamaica.
Diipny De liOiiiP, the new Spanish
minister to the I nited States ha.
irimn to ll'ir-iii-i
The President' Brother Sustained.
Watektowx, N. Y., April 18. A
short time ago a dispute at Choti-
mont Presbyterian church resulted
in the parishioners voting to ask the
resignation of Bev. W. N. Cleveland,
brother of President Cleveland, who
has lieen pastor there for several
years. The apieal to the St. Law
rence Presbytery last evening, vis
settled by the approval of Bev. Mr.
Cleveland's course and his election
as representative to the General As
sembly of the Presbyterian church.
An Extra Semtlon to be Called.
Knoxville. Tenn., April 19. It
is a unthoritively stated that. Gov
ernor Turuey will call au extra ses
sion of the: Tennessee Legislature
when the present session adjourns
according to law, iu order to disuse
of important business. The guber
natorial contest, jienitentiary, consti
tutional convention, and a sweeping
reform of the States revenue system,
have and will continue to consume
such time befoae they can be dis
posal of.
Caught by a Decoy Letter.
Cincinnati, Ohio, April is. It
has just been made public that Geo.
Morrison, one of the counterfeiters
of the two cent postage stamps, was
arrested in the Cincinnati jiost office
on Tuesday, on a decoy letter. He
had sent to the Chicago Tribune an
advertisement offering to sell f 125
worth of stamps for $100 and direct
ing the answers to be sent to Geo.
Morrison.
' Gaining and the Income Tax
Lexington, Ky., April 17. The
commissioner of internal revenue,
has sustained Deputy Collector
Desha Breckeuridge's ruling, regard
ing the payment of the income tax
on winnings from races, poker,
roulette, etc. The commissioner
says: "Games from pool books, etc.,
should be included as income for
the year in which they were received,
and no deduction can be allowed for
money lost at gaming."
- : -
A Whole Freight Train Loaded with Goods,
Burned.
Near Sumter, S. C, Saturday .the
axle of an oil tank car in a Coast
Line freight train broke. "A ho'e was
knocked in the tank and the oil
ilo.ved out. liy some means U be
came ignited and the entire train of
15 cars loaded with merchandise was
burned as it stood on the track. The
engine was cut loose and saved.
Sir. Mansur Dead.
Washington, D. C, April 16.
Chas H. Mansur, assistant comptrol
ler of the Treasury Department, and
formerly a member of Congress from
Missouri, died at 7 o clock this
morning at the National Hotel. His
death has been expected for several
days.
A Rehearing- A ked For.
Washington, D. C, April 13.
An informal notice has been given
the United States Supreme
Court by counsel in opposition to
the income tax, of their purpose to
ask the court for a rehearing of the
income tax question.
Fits Lee a Collector. i
Washington, D. C, April 17.
John C. Kellv, of Brooklyn, has been
appointed collector of internal reve
nue for the first district of New York
and Fitzhugh Lee, for the sixth dis
trict of Virginia.
JAPA 'S CONQUEST OF CHINA.
Scoop 150,000,000 In G Id Beside In
p r an Terrlt ry-To Establish Cotton
aud Other Factories.
Washington,- April 17. The
Chineselinperial edict froniTiea-Tsin
is accepted among the officials and
diplomats here as setting at rest all
conflicting rejiorts as to the final
terms of peace and as showing that
the first reports via London weie in
accurate in their details. An indem
nity of 200,000,000 taels is the com
promise. Japan" at first demanded
31)0,000,000 taels but on the solicita
tion of Prince Li, Threw tiff 100,000,
OOO. The indemnity is equal to
$300,000,000 Mexican silver or
$150,000,000 in gold. The edict
says that Japan is to occupy the
Liao Tung peninsular up to Wie for
tieth degree of latitude. This settles
th important point that she is to
have a great fortress at Port Arthur
and the immediate surrounding ter
ritory. The Liao Tung peninsular
is a small point of land Southward
into the Gulf of Sechilli with
Port Arthur at the extreme
point. The Edict does not state
whether Japan gets this acqui
sition permanently, or until the in
deniinty is paid. She has contended
for having it permanently as it would
give Japan command of the Gulf of
echilli, leading to Peking. If the
occupation is temporary, it will give
Japan the military command over
China as long as the occupation
lasts. The permanent occupation of
the island of Formosa has been set
tled for some time. The owning of
Peking and four new ports to com
merce marks tne introduction ot
modern methods into interior China.
la pan has gained the privilege of
establishing cotton and other facto
ries iu China, but it remains to be
ecu whether capital will invest in
these industries.
CONDITION OF WHEAT CROP.
The Winter Was Very Cold and the Spring
ban llren Droughty.
The April reiwrtof the statistician
of the Department of Agriculture
makes the average condition of win
ter wheat on the 1st. of April 81.4
igainst Sfi.T last year. It was 77.4
ti IS'.:?, sl.- in lS!-, and !.! for
.he year 18tH. The average for rye
s 87.0.
The averages of wheat for the
principal States are: New York, 02:
Pennsylvania, 72; Kentucky, 80:
Ohio, 8li; Michigan, 78; Indiana, H'.h
Illinois, 87; Missouri, 80; Kansas, 53:
.Nebraska, 45; California, 04.
Generally the past winter has been
hard on wheat The fall of 1804
was a dry one and not favorable in
many States either to germination or
to the maintenance of the vitality of
the planL The spring has also been
drotighty over extensive areas.
Much good has been produced by
the rains in the latter part of March,
particularly iu the States of Indiana,
Illinois, Missouri and Iowa. Mod-1
crate rains also fell in Nebraska and
South Dakota. It is reported, how
ever, that the soil was so dry and had
suffered so long from drought that it
will require much heavier rains to
produce any jiernianent effect.
The average date for seeding the
whole country was October 0th. Very
little damage from the Hession ily is
reported.
Alleged Plot to AsHininate the President ol
the Krpublic.
Paris, April 18. The Petit
Journal announces that it has good
authority for stating that the pre
fecture of police has detailed a iium
b.r of dett c ives tojinvestigatean anar
chistic plot the object of which is or
was the assassination of the President
of Bepublic, during the fetes at
Havre in honor of his visit to that
city.
According to Petet Journal an an
archist known as "Petito Berdeaux,"
a man of a type similar to Caseroe,
and a Bavachol anarchist who was
executed after having been convicted
of lieing concerned iu the dynamite
outrages, left the city of Ixmdon re
cently, on his way to Havre, in order
to assissiuate the President. Petite
Bordeaux who is a deserter from the
French army was watched by the
London jiolice and by French detec
tives detailed to keep an eye on the
anarchists in Loudon.
Conseqvently his departure from
London was probably signalled to
the police of Paris and of Havre.
The authorities of these two cities
and elsewhere are taking most active
precautions iu order to protect the
President from injury.
Ingal a Out and Oot for Free Coinage.
Macon, Mo., April 18. In con
versation with a member of the G.
A. R , at the state encampment be
ing held here, J. J. In gal Is has de
clared he was not only in favor of
putting a plunk into the national
platorin favoring free and unlimited
coinage of silver, but that he is
strongly in favor of nominating a
candidate who is personally iu favor
of that princiqle.
The Fete at Havre.
Havre, April 18. President
Faure arrived here today from Rome
and was enthusiastically cheered.
At the prefecture the President cor
dially received the officers of Hie
British warships Australia, specially
sent to represent Great Britian in re
cognition of b rench courtesies ex
tended to Queen Victoria during her
stay in South France,
War Talk From Cabs.
Key West, Fla., April 18. It is
reported that Martinez De Campos
has departed for the field with 6,000
troops. General Masso, the insurgent
leader, has issued a manifesto declar
ing death to any peace commissioners
and assuring the strength of insur
gents to be 6,000 men and gaining, in
a umbers daily.
BEER AND HARD "BILED" EGGS.
master Sunday at Belmont Spring The
Carousal Winds t'p I . Bloodshed Jap
morns St bbed.
Yesterday Jap Morris, John Tay
lor, Lee King, John Wilson, J. ft.
Wilson and John Bondus, all employ
ees of the Gingham mills, concluded
to spend Easter Sunday at Belmont
Spring. For lunch they took along
it lot of hard boiled eggs and as the
spring water might not ' agree with
them thev provided for tln.t contingen
cy takingalonga kegof beer. Between
12 and 1 o clock, two colored girls-
Aiary ami Amanda Urawrord passed
through the woods by the. spring.
They emerged from the woods in a
highly excited state aud hurried to
their home near by. Here they
found Harvey and George Crawford,
tneir mothers, Sam Williams and
Cal Lock. To these the girls told
their story. They said that as they
passed by the spring one of the white
men, Jap Morns, by name, hailed
them and attempted to assault Aman
da. She escaped from him and the
two girls fled. This report incensed
the negroes and the four of them
went to the spring under the lead
ership of Harvey Crawford, who says
his intention w'as to arrest Morris,
bring him up town and hand him
over to an officer. As he approach
ed Morris, that individual made a
motion as if to draw a pistol and
thereupon Crawford fell upon him
with a knife. He gave Morris a deep
slash across the left arm near the
shoulder, and stabbed him under the
shoulder blade, the knife jienetrating
two inches or more. Morris was
taken to his home bleeding profuse
ly, aud Crawford came up town and
surrendered himself.
Morris was not able to appear in
the mayor's court this morning, but
all the other participants were pres
ent. Col. II. C. Jones appeared as
counsel for Crawford' and Mr. E. T.
Catisler and solicitor Brown for the
prosecution. The court room was
densely packed.
As a result of the investigation
Harvey Crawford was put under a
bond of $50 for his appearance for
trial at the next term of the Crimi
nal court. John Bpunds, Joe Han
cock, J. II. Taylor, Jap Morris,
George Crawford, Calvin Lock and
Sam Williams were each put under
$25 bond.
Twenty-. .ne Children to Begin With.
The happiest marriatie ever chron
icled in this section of the State was,
possibly, that which occurred one
day last week at Hat Creek, the con
tracting parties being Mrs. Molley
Foster, widow ot the late Charles
Foster, aud Mr. James Harper, both
of that vicinity, says the Lynchburg
Advance. The marriage took place
amid great rejoicing at the home of
the bride, and afterward the happy
couple removed to the home of the
groom, which was not far distant.
The bride is the mother of fourteen
children, while the groom, who was
a widower, has in his family seven
youngsters, so that the young couple
will begin life with twenty -one chil
dren. Goldsboro Headlight
Si4eter than Sugar.
A discovery of more than ordinary
interest has been recently made in
the Kent laboratory at the Chicago
University. A new compound has
been found which has sweetening
powers in excess of those possessed by
saccharine, which was hitherto been
.considered the sweetest substance
known to chemists.
While working upon a series
derived from the coal tar products,
Dr. H. L. Wheeler happened to touch
His pencil to his tongue. He was
astonished to hud that it had a very
sweet taste. Upon looking about
him for the cause, Dr. Wheeler fouud
that he had done some writing on a
piece of tilter paper ujnm which there
was a very small quantity of the
material which he had been working
with. This led him to look into the
matty, and he found that an after
taste like that of licorice was notice
able. Candy makers aud druggists
who have examined the new chemical
say it will prove valuable in many
ways.
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Delos Note.
For the News.
Col. Billy Knox takes the lead in
cotton planting.
Our black jack neighbors are ten
days Itehind.
The wheat has made a fine start
since warm days have come.
The prospect for an oat crop was
never so poor.
One of our most successful plan
ters says he fertilizes his entire crop
with the home made article compost
made of stable cleanings and cotton
seed.
The day should soon come when
more of us can claim as much.
The gentleman above referred to
has recently discovered a fine spring
of mineral water on his place, .but
being a very modest man prefers
that his name be suppressed until the
water is analyzed.
Mrs. Summerville of Shopton, was
badly brnised by being thrown to
the ground by a cow. Her injuries,
though painful, are not serious.
Mr. McAllister's school at Shop-
ton has closed.
QMrs. McCrum, of Wailes, returned
Saturday from a three month's visit
to her son Pr. Sam McCrum, of Em
cry, Texas. Sam is one who had
faith' in the adage of Webster
"There's room at the top." He left
home and friends 16 years ago to
seek his fortune in the great State of
Texas. With au old Held school
training and not a dollar in hi
jMK'kct lie landed then? and fought
rihi Kiutuoo. nuHiioine, aim is now
one of the leading phviiciahB in
iwmt Aiaeteiu texttgt
MR. BLAND'S REJOINDER.
He Say That the President Speak for the
Gold Monometallist.
Ex-Kepresentative R. P. Bland
was seen at his home at Lebanon.
mo., yesterday, says the Washington
Star and interviewed relative to
President Cleveland's letter on sound
money. Mr. Bland was shown the
salient features of the' President's
letter, and said, after perusing it
carefully:
'Mr. Cleveland, unfortunately for
himself, his party and his country,
from the beginning of his adminis
tration, nas drawn tne line sharply
between the friends of i bimetallism
and gold monometallism. In doing
so he has forced upon the country a
state of affairs that is intolerable to
the masses of our people.
"Gold monometallism is 8 stench
in the nostrils Qf the plain DeoDle.
The gold standard may do for the
bondholders and the bankers, but
the sufferings of the industrial
masses consequent from silver de
monetization will not be endured
onger without a struggle, the like
of which this country has not seen
since the late civil war.
Mr. Cleveland must ' remember
that this crystallization and combi
nation of the gold standard senti
ment and methods has brought dis
aster to the people of all gold stan
dard countries, and this policy is
now ruining this country. It is this
state of affairs that has made his ad
ministration hateful to the masses of
the American people.
"Mr. Cleveland s insinuations that
the advocates of silver restoration
are based on wicked and unpatriotic
purposes may do for those whose en-
lronments are such as to prevent
them from seeing and knowing the
utter poverty and distress that is
prevailing among the masses of the
people, but those who live in the
midst of this distress and see daily
that the people are suffering will
repel with scorn such insinuations."
Shot Hi Wife and Then Himself.
Ida Grove, Iowa, April 18. A. S.
Schleiger, a wealthy business man
today snot bis wife and then himself.
ie is dead and she cannot live. Sev
eral things indicated that he had
been planning the suicide at least for
several days.
H. BARUCH.
If there is any
one department
that recei v e s
more special at
tention than
any other in
tbifl pata Vdiori
X.'YA ment, it is black
""" dress goods and
llks. There is absolutely no
thing lacking to make it one of
the most thoroughly complete
Black Goods Stocks South.
Here you can find every new
and staple weave, light, medi
um and heavy weight, all silk:
silk and . wool mixed and all
wool. Batistes Challies Cre
pons in a dozen varieties. Chif
fon Crepons; Arlington Cre-
pons; Crepons, all wool, as low
as 49c, 38-in. wide, and42-in.
tylish Crepo is 69c To se3
the 79c. 1 25 and 1.45 skirting
Ore pons is to buy them; you
ust cannot resist the tempta
tion. The seft finish fine French
hali-Batiste are great sellers;
they are here in jet, med. and
blue black, 36 to 44 inches wide
and all pure finest wool, at 33,
39 45 and 65c. Black 19 twill
Jerman and French Henrietta,
46-in. wide, $1.25 quality only
71c, and the dollar kind, 46-in.
wide. 17 twill, 65c.
You would think that every woman
and girl wears at least one 8erge dress if
I were to tell you how many piece of
fifty yards each has been sold from this
lepnrtment. They say tbe 35c all wool
tine Srrge is equal to any in 'own at 50c,
and my 62 and C5c extra 44-inch fine
trench twill has no super. or anywhere at
a dollar.
MOtRNING GOODS-
Dull luster black in
silk warp Pries tleyg
and other celebrated
makes. Serges, Hen
riettas, Arm tires, Cre-
oettes. Chiffons, Ta
naise. Nuns Veilings,
N'uns Serge, Craven-
i teg. 3 qualities, 44
.o 60 inches wide.
BLACK SILKS.
Armures China, Japs,
Indias and water
proof Indias, Surahs,
Crio.lea, ttrocaded Indias, Luxor, Duch
ess Satin, bright and dull finish. Rha
dames: Our Duchess Rhadames, all silk,
at 55c, 65c, (l ud $1.50 cannot be dupli
cated.
ri. BARUCH.
TJm'
iint
WE ARE OFFERING
Large Lots of
MOUSSE, R, COFFER, TOBACCO, FLOE,
and all kinds of Groceries at dos prices
FOR CASH OR COST TtMyi
OfcU and fcee xia before yon sfaoittiil.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
HUGH W. HARRLS,
Attorney d Coundor-at-Lat
Office, Nos. 14 and 16 Law BuHding,
CbATlottN.a.
HggaOT CLAKXSOH.
CUIUS E WIS
CLABKSON & DUUS,
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLOR
AT LAW,
4 and 19 Law Building, Charlotte
Practice in Federal and State OourU.
DR. E. P. KEERANS, Dentist,
(Successor to Dra. Hoffman k White.)
No. 7, West Trade Stm. fTharW
N. C., overBunreU&Dontt'a Wbl
sale Drag House.
DBS. M. A. & O. A, BLANTJ,
DENTISTS.
No. 21 North Tryon Street up stein.
DB. C. I. ALEXANDEB,
DENTIST.
Office: 8 South Try cm Street, aw tk
Savings Bank.
.
H. N". PHAGE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office No. 17, law Btrndinr. Ptomi
attention to all business m trusted, ffnsslal
attention given to claims. PractiieM ia
State and Federal Courts.
Oct.81y
J. D. McCALXt,
ArroairxT-at-La w,
No. 19 Law BuUding, Charlotte, V. O.
Claims collected. Practice ia the State
and Federal Courts.
A. Burwell, P. D' Walker, S. T. Canikr.
Burwell, Walker & Cansler,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Charlotte, N. a
Offices Roo us Nos. 8 and 7, Law Building.
Ladies shirt waists, 25, 49, 97, and
$1.23, Boys'B Bhirt waist, 25 and SO.
Ginghams, apron ohecks, 41, 6$, and
8tc.
Ginghams, dress styles, 5, 71. 8Jr aad
10c
Percales, stripes, dots, colored grounds.
6. 7, and 8c.
Special lot of 10c. Percalts at 7c.
One line gloria umbrellas at only 65o.
One " - " " 75c.
One - "tl.00
One " " " M $L25
Best zephyrs, per lap 5c.
Side combs 10 to 73o, per pair.
C Children's black ribbed hose, 7c,
Ths best 10c. black ribbed hose aver
sold here.
Ladies black hose, 5c up.
Gauze vests, 5, 8, 10, 120. fco.
Black sailors for ladies and Hisses,
I5c.
Best malaga or palmetto hats, lOo.
Indigo, oil red, shirting and 'other.
prints, 5e.
Crepons in lovely colorings, 12i aid
14c.
Black english hsnriettas, 30 and 30 o
All wool black serge, 33 inches, 33o.
All wool black henriettas, 33 inches
33tc. , a
SHOES!
$1.00 Romans' strong, heavy Lace
&L25 Ladles' Grain Laos, good wear
f action.
fift Ladies' fine grain, pat. tip.
I.UO vi vuvvwu, wyiy www
cheap.
352 OO Hand sewed, button or lace;
SS ..K.IJ tn- J loHU. with
tender feet.
$300 Ab good 1181106 u Iadr eTer
pulled on at ths price.
4l 25 Men's strong, double seamed,
1nKla OaIa TWkrVrrsi4
SI 50 Tne celebrated plow shoe that
v admits no dirt to the foot.
Q1 40) Dressy Sunday Shoes
v, eXr Sewed, Buttons, Latest
1O0) Styles.
Boys', Youths', and Men's
Clottiing.
STRAW, FUR, AND WOOL HATS.
Alamance, Jeans, Cassi meres; all kinds
Ginghams, Calicoes and Sateens.
Dress Goods, 20, 25, 87io yard; all wool.
Give Us One Look.
60c Every man wants a nice colored
shirt and ,60o gets choice of a splen
did line.
25c, 35c, 50c Boys and men's Outing
and chenat unscorched work shirts.
T. L. Alexander, Sott&Co's
SO
THESE
Harris fi
Reesler
'toctra.ly,
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