VOL VIII.
CHARLOTTE. N. C; THURSDAY. JAN. 23 .189&,
The Taln'e of Constancy.
"The constant droD of water
i. Wears away the hardest stone;
JThe constant gnaw of Towscr
I Masticates the toughest bone;
:ho constant cooing lover
Carries off the blushlnc maid;
And the constant al n-rtlwir
Is theone who trela the crude.
?A EMEUS' COLUMN
pn s i i
tillv: "nr
ie tiiirse l
fer .1
-one 3-year-old standard-bred
Iijiv c': tier: one disc harrow and
.iH i r. II not sold privately, will
niiiTiini in ( banotte, tmturnay. Jan.
on I liomas W. Long, at Kelso faun,
tnik s est ot city, or John K. dates, Exeeu-
r, luii lotte. ltt-djfcw.
vour Hides
OKI. Mi u
- iish prki-s at all times.
31 Harm'
f"VHI)S
! 1 1.
We give the highest
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74-tf
Agents Wanted.
Wanted a wide-awake, active
young man or young woman in every
.neighborhood in Mecklenburg and
adjoining counties to act as agents
and correspondents for the Times.
Liberal terms to suitable parties.
For further information address,
W C. Dowd, Publisher,
Charlotte, N. C.
iind AVeddinjr Invitations In the
n and latest style at ''HI NEWS &
lM'tnliity MTtoe.
TAN T K D 3110 cedar iKists.
olhi'f.
Apply at this
&lt w3t
kllKKK hundred bushelseharcoal wantd at
the i Vutral Hotel Market pru-e paid.
orntoii Campbell. s-uJt-wtft.
troi" 1 1 VI A VI tor catarrh. Sno for piles
f can'l hi'e.vu'llfil. No. ;iW North Tryon
ireet. ' Hiiro hours from 2 to K in the after
pon. 4 wed sat w4t
mjr to iret msirrredy send to the.
Ti m k rrintinjf i iilieeaml we will
(Snt vour "editing imitations 111 the neatest
li uii.si .iltRU'inV styles at very-lmv prices
4Ki: i
f Nkws
Land!
t Trustee's Sale of
Wh( i t as. E. C. and Jlsirv Ann Wil
4ms on the Tth dav of DWeniber,
It-cute ami deliver to AIU rt K. Shat
ick. Tnistee, ;t trust deed on certain
toils in Mcckk-nburir County, State of
fertu Carolina therein described to
icure the sum of $."H(. due by said E C.
d Mary Ann Williams to the British &
Jrneriean Mortmain' Company, Limited,
iiieh said trust deed is recorded in
iecklenl.'iii "-County, in Deed Hook OS,
"aire .'.! to which reference is hereby
iade; and whereas defuult has been made
i the ia mi nt o the moneys secured by
id trust deed; and whereas the under
lined has. been duly appointed i.ubsti
Uted trustee in place of said Albert R.
jhattuck. as provided in saitl trust deed.
t (1 has bet n duly requested-to execute
he trust therein contained:
I Now therefore notice is hereby given,
4at under and by virtue of the power
Joinamed in said trust deed, 1. the under
.;ucd substituted trustee, on Saturday
Jae l'th dav of February lS'.Mi the hour
af 12 .M. at "the Court House door in the
City ot ; Itarlotte in .Meckientmrj
County. 'PA by public auction sel: to lie
i-liest bidder for cash the following de
critiei! i ii'i erty, viz:
On tiie Waters of Goose and Crooked
ecks, and bounded as follows, to wit:
Beginning at a Red Oak near the East
i lu ot the -reat road, Lewis corner and
r; us :-mh .'-j hast lij.oO poles to a post
Vi.k. Rit e's corner; thence with his line
Korth :;;, K ist.ltis.-io poles to a idle of
tones in a li id, thence South 70 East
pt' no poles, passing Rice's and Gandle's
cr at s i dcs, and crossing a branch
tone in the tield, Gandle's Corner;
line South 2 West
ne and stones on
d runs his line
Jsoith West 1770 poles to a stone;
Ihciice South J West lfl.'-JO poles to a
fciack i ak,. K. J. Fuuderbunk's corner;
heiice with his line South 2j West i.. 00
bo its to a small Black Oak and st neson
I'.i u in Tennv's line,; thence with his line
rt h ' West (! poles crossing a branch
t st. 'lie. C. M. Irwin's- corner; thence
iihtv.oof Irwin's lines, to wit: 1st.
s'oiih 7o; West 1(. SO poles to a stump
ml stmies: 2nd, South S West 21 poles
io a stake by several black gums pointed
dii said Iru in's line. -Lewis corner; thence
fw ith his line North 15J East '47 poles to a
post i,k. North 1 East 74 poles to the
Jeginning. ' Containing one hundred and
ffoiir i lo-li ( res more or less, being the
jXract on which said E. C. Williams now
S1UCS.
Said land
lebt secure'
tlUle w lil in
tiustte. January 14th, 18!M.
1 Vtds E. T. CANSLER,
Substituted Trustee.
DOES THIS MEAN YOC?
A sreat many of our subscribers
have not renewed their subscriptions
this year. We have waited patiently
hoping they would come in and pay
up. We need the money and hope
all who have not paid will send the
money or come in and bring it with
out further delav. Look at the la-
bel on your paper, and come to see us
at once. We hope this notice will
be sufficient.
W. C. Dowd, Editor.
OCR POPS AT WASHIHGTON.
Tbey are
The Superior Court.
The jury in the case of W. A.
Gillespie against U. G. Dellinger,
the lightning rod erector, gave a
verdict of $20 in favor of Dellinger.
lie claimed $92.
The case of T. C. Keesler against
the North Carolina Cotton and Oil
Company was compromised.
r
fcornt
to a s
Ihencc with Gandle's lin
121 poles to -i small pine
j . K. Masscv's line, ant
it
r
will be sold to satisfy the
by said trust deed, and such
iriven as is vested in said
Trustee's Sale of Lands
By virtue of a Deed of Trust executed
ito i.e by Marth M. kirJipatric on the
12thda o'' A iril. 1S9X. and recorded in
fothce i'.et'ister of Deeds for Meek enburs
County in Book SS. page :i02, I, H N".
;.Phzrr . Trustee, wid, on Monday the 10th
"day of February, 1SSM5, ai 12 o'cloc m ,
l the county Court House door in Char
lotte, N. C, s 11, to the highest bidder,
jit public auctio . all that certain tract
Jbf land described in said Deed of I'rust,
situated in tharon township, Mecklen-
Durt: county, . ... aajoining ine lanas
of W. IS. Flan'd en, W. W. Alexander
and others And beine a'l of lot No 6 in
the- partition of the lands of Robert
Kirttpitrick, Ueceised, a- appears from
the minutes of the County Court of
Mec lenburg 'ounty, January Term
1859, and bounded as follows, viz: Be
giniiihg at a stone, corner of lot No. 5,
and runs otiGJ. E 220 p-les to a small
poll oak on Will am Brown's 1 ne
thence witn his line N 32 E 43 poles to a
hickorv. a corner of lot No. 7. thenco N
66 W 22s , oies to thence 24 W 42
poles to the beginning, sixty (CO) acres.
Being the same tract of land that was
convetd to the said Martha M. Kirk
patrick by I .W. Irwic, R. C. Kir-pat
-rick and others by deed dated April 22
1-S78, ami recorded in the Register of
l)et d's otlice for Mecklenbu.g con tv
in Book 19, pjges 77 and 78, to which
deed reference is hereby made for a fur
ther and fuller description. . Terms of
sa'e i asn.
lhisS.h day of January, 189G.
H. N, PHARR, Trustee
9 ;ds.
-
Administrator's Notice.
Having (ualified as administrator cum
testamento annexo of M. W. Wilson and
administrator de bonis non this is to no
tify all persons having claims against
said estate t present them to the under
signed for payment on or before Jani ary
20th, ls'.iT. All persons indebted to sai (I
estate arc requested to make immediate
cum testamento annexo andde
bonis non of M. W. Wilson.
''-Jamiary 7th, im. 7 Ct
'inistrati
futlified as administratrix oi
the
1st,
ted
Legal Notice.
On February ist, i8q6, I
will enter all accounts and
notes due the firm of T. L. Sei
gle & Go. for suit. I have in
culded all. to the veiv fullest
extent and this notice if un
heeded will be fully carried out
by me after that date Feb. ist,
1896. T. B. SEIGLE.
Gall and arrange your note
or account before February
i st, and save tronble and costs.
T, B, SEIGLE.
How Are These?
A beautiful line f colored NegMgee
shirts just received, 50c.
We are closing out a few blankets and
comforts at prices to suit yon. Blankets
at f 1.23 and $1 .38, and comforts at 83c and
$1.25. These are actual cost.
Big line of suspenders at 5c, 10c, 19c,
24 and 35c
Few more skin and cloth gloves for
men at cost prices.
New shoes just arrived and the prices
are right.
Don't fail to get our prices on clothing
and feats before you buy. Lower priees
than ever shall prevail with us this year,
beginning today.
Heavy men's rubber coats at $ 1 65
wor.h i2.55. Other and better g'ades
o rubber coats and mackintoshes at act
ual New York cost price.
Gossamers and mackintoshes for ladies
and misses at greatly reduced prices.
Socks and stockings at 5c; best needles
ie; pins from 1 to 5c; men's all linen
collars 10c; cuffs 15c; calico and outings
oc; umbrellas for rain or sun, 60, 7o, 98c.
Now offering great inducements in
wool and merino underwear tor men,
women and children.
Come to see us, and make our house
your shopping place.
Attract ine Attention Some of
Mr. Skinner' Bills.
The Washington correspondent of
the Richmond Dispatch says that the
North Carolina Populists are attract?
ing some attention, at both ends of
the Ckpitol. Mr. Butler, with his
financial fiascoes in the Senate, and
Mr. Skinner, with his Populistic
pyrotechnics in the House. Butler
has been pretty well "sized np, Dotn 1
by the chamber and the galleries,
and in future his auditors will be
very few. Skinner, though, is likely
to be regarded as something of a cur
iositv. and a person who is apt to af
fnrd amusement when the House is
dnil for some time to come. The
other dav he introduced a bill mat
ing a clean sweep of all the civil
service laws, which nearly took the
breath awav from some of the re
formers and admirers of that system,
which is so objectionable to the Pop-
nhste. The bill is. however, a aeau
letter.
Now Mr. Skinner has another bill,
which would be decidedly interesting
to all government office-holders, if
there was anything practical in it;
but, like the repeal of the civil-ser-vice
laf, it will be decently interred
bv the Committee on Civil-Service
Reform, to which it was referred.
The puipose of Mr. fokinuer in
this new bill is to reduce the com
pensation of all persons in public
service and thereby to meet 1 he de
ficiency in the Treasury. In his
preamble he states, among: other
things, that;
Whereas, the demonetization of sil
ver has resulted in the depreciation
of land, labor, and products, and the
stagnation of business, and the de
pression of all industries, and has
thereby reduced the people's means
of meeting the expenses 01 the gov
ernment; and, .
Whereas, the salaries of all gov
ernment officials were fixed upon
prices and conditions existing prior
to the demonetization of silver; and,
Whereas, all government employ
ees are receiving salaries ana wages
in excess of what the same service
would command in any other field of
employment; and as there is a defi
ciency in the Treasury, which should
be met by economy, rather than by
selling bonds; therefore,
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Uni
ted States of America in Congress
assembled, That all compensation,
whether paid as salaries, fees per
diem, mileage, or otherwise, of any
person; officer, or employee in any
branch of the public service, shall
be, and is hereby, reduced to the ex
tent of 33 1-3 per centum of their
present amounts.
bectiou 2. lhat on and after the
passage of this act all compensation
of persons employed in any branch
of the public service shall be com
puted and paid on a basis of the re
duction provided for in section 1 of
this act.
Section 3. That the law which
shall hereafter be passed authorizing
the opening of the united States
mints for the free and unlimited
coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to
1 shall work and operate as a repeal
of this act, and restore to all persons,
officers, or employees in any branch
of the public service the same sal
aries and wages that they received
prior to the passage of this act.
SOME QUEER BILLS-
REPORT ON OUR STATE RAILROADS I
WAR PREPARATIONS.
-Ten
OUR REPRESENTATIVES
ISO TON.
IN WASH"
Som Interesting Facts ad Figure
s Thonnd Hem Era ployed. .
'Advance proofs of the report of
the State Railroad ('ommission have
The Tax on Hagginir Tie in Thi i Deefl i88uea, ana tney 1 contain many
state a bout s48.ooo - Topic From under items of interest to our people; The
valuation of the railroads is set down
THEIR
ECHOES HKAKU - THROUGH
. GREAT BRITIAN.
the Dome,
Correspondence of the Jf kws.
In the House Monday- was intro
duced bv Linnev and in the oenate
! by Pritchard the same bill as follows:
(The bill waa by unanimous consent
read twice in the House and referred
to committee on judiciary.).
The title of it is to 'enlarge the
jurisdiction of Unittd State3 com
missioners and provides that: J.
Section 1. -Male eases whefe-any
person is charged with violating the
In e nal Revenue Law, by retailing
spirituous or malt liquors without
license, said offense shall be within
the jurisdiction of the United States
Commissi' ners.
Section 2. The Commissioners
shall havp a jury box in which shall
be kt pt the names of all the quali
fied voters in the county.
Section 3. The jury shall be se
leiftvl in the same manner as before
a justice or the I Vace, t lie verdict
shall be rendered by the jury and
sentence pronounced by the Commis
sioner.
Secti ai -1. The department may
appeal to the United States District
Court, giving a justified bond of $200,
approved bv the Conimissioi.er, con
ditioned that the defendant shall pay
all costs, etc.
Section 5. The Commissioner
shall keep a reeord and report to
each term of the United States Dis
trict Court
Section G. Any Commissioner
acting arbitrarily or who shall fail
report fines, etc., shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction m
the District Court shall be fined and
imprisoned in the discretion of the
court
Mr. Linney says he and Senator
Pritchard have spent two solid days
getting this bill into shape, together
with another one which will be pre
sented later. The other bill provides
that no deficiency assessment for
taxes shall be collected until the
government has established the de
linquency by a jury trial.
as follows: Atl antic Coast Line,
fourteen roads, 716.91 miles, value
of track, $5,550,605; rolling stock,
Wht the Enclfahment have Voted With
Prld&-Sallbury Preparing a Statement.
London, ; Jan. 18. Throughout
the week Great Britain has ' echoed
wifli war preparations Englishmen
everywhere noticed with pride, the
remarkable short time; in" which - the
lYa 1 o 6ioin4 J' Squadron : was commis
sioned and made ready for sea. lie-
tiiy
in-r-- i - 1
fut.
ire rot
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iinwtri'trlXi
:ator s Notice.
: ist l U
M -
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,
I'
or 'with
te of
a.: 1 j if cedent
,-nt item to
the 2-J'hday
.,,ti.Miillhe
v. a I per
"ivc. notified
- ' annexed
Trustee's Sale.
Under and by virtue of a Deed of Trust
executed to me byMrs. M. A.. Brinkley.and
Registered in Boo. lOtfpage J2, regis
ters office, Mecklenburg county, North
Carolina I will sell at public auction, at
the County Court House Door in city of
Charlotte, N. C, on Saturday the 22nd
day of February A. D. 1896 at 12 o'clock
M., the following described real estate,
situate, lying and being in Mecklenburg
county, North Carolina in Charlotte
Township and city of Charlotte, artt
bounded as follows: ituated on Nst!'
Brevard street adjoining the landsof
Mrs. Lubinsky and Geo. S. Hall and
others: Beginning at a stake 011 North
Brevard street the North East corner of
Mrs Lubii.sky's lot,and runs thenc-i with
her line ninety feet (90ft) to a stake on
Halls linp; thencv with Halls line parallel
with Brevard street in the direction of
Eighth street, fo ty seven and one half
feet (47 feet) to a stake, thence parallel
with 8th street,ninety feet (90ft) to a stake
onjBrevard street, thence with Brevard
street to the beginning. Terms cash.
R. L C. COCHRANE,
Trustee
Charlo te, N. C, Jan. 32, 1890. . 23-4
Mortgage Sale of Lands.
lit Virtue of the power contained in a
; d of Mori are ex-cut ,d t W . I).
Walker, April 3, i890, by J. B. Ormand
and wife, M. J. Ormand, and reg'stered
in Book 69, Page 668, Register's office for
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina,
and by virtue oi tin statute in such
cases made and provided, I will, as Ad-
Istratnx of the estate 01 said VV . U
A alkerT .deceased, sell to the highest
"bidder at puflsic aucti n, for cash, at
the Court Housevpoor, in tne uity -01
Charlotte, on MoniiUy, the 10th day of
February, lew, v iook mm
certain tract ofldW n Mecklen
burg County, ' .
Ine lands 01 tt. -v , ,
Neel. and others coftainlng 45 aeres,
lor a more;; itu
which ty metes andfounds r Jerence Is
matte to said Deedo Mortgage, rcco-d-ed
w foresaid, ddi U 10h day Jan
nary. 1 w R
x olw, D. Walker, dee'd.
GARDEN. SEEDS
Spring is coming. We are
ready for it We want to
sell you your GARDEN
SEEDS. We have Buist's
seeds in bulk aud in papers.
Get the best and get them
from.
Blair Bros & Company,
22 West Trade Street.
9-
Adm
.Ids.
Notice of Sale.
n Wednesday, the 5th day of Fehru-
ni5? aUhTresidence of the late Jas.
yJ8M.!: ?t!fii Be.ll to the highest
Sfl?Spote aon, farming imple-
mMnl8'lVempSWnurrdSstributor,
SiSfStfle. nseiul to farmer.
ALEXANDER'S
CLIPPING
PRICE SALE!
"We do , not throw in the entire pur
chase, do not understand it to so mean.
We are literally giving away our stock,
but s mply a line of goods we are anxious
to close ' out, ana on them we nave re
duced prices.
On all Underwear for
Men, Ladies and Children
Gent's Good Heavy Undershirt, 50c, ,
Ladies' Fine Ribbed vest ,50c. .
Ladles' Fine Ribbed Yest, Wool, 55c
Pants to match, same price, 55c.
-' 12 Comforts and 24 pairs Blankets f 1
Fine "Heavy Grade Cotton Flannels,
81c to 15c. - '
All Wool Red F!annels 15c " to 25c
every piece a Genuine Bargain. '
Remnanta of every kind at extrely low
Vnr the florinff Trade, we have seleced
an unusual line of Medium Priced Cloth
ing and solicit allpeop es patronage who
T.: L. Alexander, Soa& Co,
Dr. Mott is here, I have reason to
believe, making out some political
programme, which I will send you
in a day or two, as he is silent as a
clam. The Doctor preferred to talk
War" with Great Britain as he sat
in the reserred senate gallery Mon
day, and though uncommunicative
about his mission here, he painted
his words red with indignation at
the disparagement of 'the Mon
roe Doctrine that Sewell, of
New Jersey, was then dispensing in
his dull way across the chamber.
The doctor, I am informed, has al
ready had a conference! with Pritch
ard, and the two will get together
again before to-morrow. Pritchard
made yesterday sevefal visits over
to Butler's seat and the two held
their little conferences. I believe a
President has to be 35 years of age;
that may keep Butler out of the
White House after all.
The North Carolina congressmen
are busy mailing copies of the Vance
memorial speeches, which are much
sought here.
There is a Democratic ex-officeholder
here whose recent coquettries
with Butler have not been entirely
to the political liking of his friends.
These friends rightly take the posi
tion that no overtures should be
made to these political enemies of
the State, and that no quarter should
be given them by the true blue Dem
ocrats and the lovers of the white
man's government., W. E. C.
Critical Situation In HaTsna.
Havana, Jan. 17. Havana poli
ticians who are insisting upon
making themselves heard, present
an unsatisfactory state of affairs on
tbeislacd. The union of Constitu
tional, Reformist and Conservative
parties announce that they have de
clined to longer to support Campos.
Their action caused a sensation and
the situation is very critical.
346; total, $6,658,426.93.
Southern Bail way, seventeen
roads, 1,062.6a miles; value of track,
,647,195: vilne of rolling, stock,
$390,905.10; dther property, $255,-
014; total, $7,031,264.10. ,
beaboard Air Lane, eleven roads,
665.47 miles; value of track, $4,438,-
890; value of rolline stock, $603,-
448.52; value of other property, $80,-
575; total, $5,122,913.52.
1 he thirty-two other roads in the
State have 1,171.51 miles of track,
with a total property valuation of
$5,689,295.16. '
Total number of miles of railroad
in the State, 3,616.58. Total value
of railroad property, $24,501,899.62.
In the State there are fourteen
telegraph companies doing business.
These arc V estern Union, $176,
392.24; Atlantic Postal, $31,645.48:
Carthage, $210; Pittsboro, $250;
Louisburg, $250; Norfolk and South
ern, $975; United, $120; Cleveland
Springs, $50; Oak Ridge nnd Stokes
dale, $210; Elizabeth City and Nor
folk, il,090; Lenoir and Blowing
Rock, $480; Swepsonville, $225; Car
olina Postal, 205; Wilmington and
Southport, $500; total, $212,602.72.
The Pullman Palace Car Company
owns $81,043.65 of property in this
State,
There are 34 steamboat compan
ies, and 3 coal companies in Ihe
State, having a total valuation of
$289,003.
Halifax county has the highest
valuation in railroad propertv, $936,-
603.55; and the lowest Macon county,
$9,541.03.
Moore county has more miles of
railroad than any other county in
the State, having 123.90 miles. Ma
con has only 2.57 miles.
In this State the Atlantic Coast
Line operates 24 Pullman cars, the
Southern 40, and the Seaboard Air
Line. 10.
The Western Union Telegraph
Co.. has 3.231.71 miles of line and
8,180.57 miles of excess wire. The
Postal Co., has 314.20 miles of line
and 1,036 miles of excess wire.
Daring last year the gross earn
ftigs were: Atlantic Coast Line,
$2,157,890.92; Southern, $3,360,
397 59; Seaboard, $1,979,485 88;
miscellaneous, $1,510,279.96; total,
$9,008,054 35. The net income of
the roads: Atlantic Coast Line,
$830,153.88; Southern;$l,238,461.14;
Seaboard, $529,281 25; miscellane
ous, $376,576.66; total, $2,974,-475.93.
Capital stock: Atlantic Coast
Line, $4,565,251; funded debt, $8,
953,706; Southern, $43,616,764;
funded debt, $875,765; Seaboard,
$V93,313; funded debt, $8,595,436;
all others, $12,273,431; funded debt,
$9,711,068. Total capital stock,
$64,648,759. Total funded debt
$28,135,975.
About ten thousand persons are
now employed in operating the rail
roads of the State.
The report is the mpst complete
work of the kind ever iseued by a
Southern railroad commission, and is
a valuable book of reference. It will
comprise 722 pages, crowded with
interesting statistics.
cent statements have appeared in the
papers claiming that the .foreign
office is preparing elaborate maps
and a lengthy report of all the phases
of the. Venezuelan question. . Ahigh
official 1 in the foreign' office . said:
We are not preparing new, or Bpecial
maps, for we are satisfied with those
now in use. The statement was
made out of the whole cloth. . Salis
bury is preparing full report to
submit to Parliament -
CAMTOS
T. tmr -
RESIGNED.
ny of Elaborate Pomp and
TT 1 Tr . . - .
Ma7n.tV,-J:l!1: 8-?apt General
signed s. n formal y re-
The wr.r general -.Marin;
iilfceeSlW! conducted; with
11,1 'tik-f army officials,
attired in the fatigue
orn i .nii, fn, . . .
toing his ,,, ijno ,ln"
railing campaign ;nBf u" L"
S""0 wain 10s Smd hA
BUBiainea in hjs
of the citv
Campos w;i5
uniform wi
hadn't been
regra f his succes-r"-bicomplime7t-
- 1 l , , , 1 buying that the
people held km in as high este
W.- Uiyted State? Minister
WiUiamseequestedto be allowed to
care for insurgent leader Cepers, an
American citizen. r . -
NO. 383.
rsoiMamoifAL cards.
Dr.-wllfWakefield
Will be at h?n nfHtn nt Roa "NT Tn. a
all of Januarv excent 15. 21. 22. 23 ah A "
29th. . His nrartieA la limitArl tn F.VK
EAR, NOSE and Throat.
T. H. SPRTXTCT.m
Attorney and Counselor at Lair
X..r.Tv Bouciieo. prompt attenttoo
BJS buBlnew tntrurted. Oflloo, Court
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
B. HIX05.
COTTON GKOWKKS MEET.
One ThanMnd EsrnMt Planter Attend the
Memphis Convention Will Rednee the
Acreage.
Memphis, Jan. 22. The conven
tion of cotton producers called by
President' Hector D. Lane, of the
American Cotton Growers' Protec
tive Association, to take action to ef ft
iecc a coniinuauon 01 aecreasea acre
age; was called to order in this city
this morning by Colon! John li.
Godwin, Tennessee president of the
association.
Fully 1,000 delegates were in the
hall at the time. Prominent plant
ers from every cotton producing
State are in attendance, Texas and
Arkansas having a large representa
tion, and great earnestness was man
ifested in support of the proposition
to decrease the acreage.
Delegates without "exception ex
press the belief that the lesson taught
the bout this season by benefits de
rived from reduced cotton produc
tion and the home production of all
supplies will not be forgotten at
planting time. Many predict a cot
ton crop for 1896 not to exceed the
one of 1895.
Immediately after the call of the
convention to order, Colonel Godwin
introduced President Lane, who
made an eloquent and earnest plea
for the decrease of the acreage.
"Hold down our cotton," said Mr.
Lane, "and you will dictate the price,
but produce a three million bale sur
plus and Liverpool will pay you
what she sees fit"
At the conclusion of Mr.. Lane'
address, committees were appointed
on permanent organization, creden-1
tials and resolutions.
After addresses by A. S. Caldwell,
a prominent planter of Louisiana,
and Charles Scott, of Mississippi, the
convention took a recess until three
o'clock this afternoon.
DlToree Granted. "
In the Superior Court
ing the case of A. C. Flo
E. A. Flow, proceeding for
T.AA J rPt. T -
w ucaiu. ine divorce
ed.
wa
ainst
rorce
"rant
NOTICE)
JUST RECEIVED
Fifty Dozcn Ladies' Kid
Gloves
OF ALL STYLES AND PRICES.
j
50 Rolls' New Carpet.
Several Bales Rugs.
JV D. M'CAU.
McOALL & NIXON.
- ATTORHITS-At-LaW,
no. 19 Law Building, - Charlotte, H. C.
Claims collected. Practice ts the Stei
-I J and Federal Courts.:-;
IIUGI1 W. UARUI
CLAKKSOJi & DULS,' .
ATTORNEYS AND 0UUNSKLL0B3
; AT LAW, ;,
4 and 18 Law Building' Charlotte, N. O
Practice in Federal and State Court. .
DR. E. P. KEEItAXS, Ientist,
. (Successor to Drs. Hoffman ft White.)
No. ?, West Trade Street, Charlotte,
- N. C, over Burwell& During Whole-
sale Drag House.
II, N. PHARR, .
: ATTORNEY AT LAW, .
Office No. 17, uaw Bulldlmr. PromBk
attention to all business Intrusted. Soeolal
attention giren to claims. Practice! bf
State and Federal Courts. - '
Oct.81y . '
F. M. SHANNONHOUSE,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, .
. Office No. 28 West Trade St. '
Prompt attention riven to all huRlnnm 1b.
trusted. Special attention Riven to olaiiaa.
Pracuces in State and federal Courts.
DROPPED DEAD AT THE TABLE.
Gen Ewlng Dies From His Injuries.
New York, Jan. 21. Gen. Ew
ing, who was injured by a cable car
yesterday, but who was able to walk
home, died from the injuries received
this morning.
Rev I)r Brooks will preach at
Piueville Sunday morning, in addi
tion to the other services he con
ducts there.
New Advertisements To-Day .
Don't fail to get our prices on
clothing and hats before you buy.
Harrison & Keesler.
Trustee's s"ale of land E, L. C.
Cochrane, trustee. ,
Cheapest store on earth Belk
Bros.
Youth'a fine satin calf shoes Gil
reath & Co.
T. B. Seigle gives his last notice
to those who owe the firm of T. L.
Seigle & Co.
We want room and must clear out
our stock. Racket Store Williams,
Hood & Co. -
- First-class ready mixed paint J.
J. EzelL,
; We sell Majestic steel ranges. J.
N.'McCausland. '
Plastico, for old ornew'walls.-R.
H. Jordan. - "
Ladie's. kid gloves of all kinds" and
hprices. D. H. Barach,
Sadden Deatb of a Prominent Phyafcln
of King's Mountain.
Correspondence of the News. t
Kikg's Mountain", Jan. 17. Dr.
J. W. Tracy died at his home in
this place suddenly today just as he
began to eat dinner. As the family
sat around the table he exclaimed,
"look," and Dr. Dixon, his son-in-law,
seeing the situation at a glance
caught him in his arms and he died
almost without the quiver of a mus
cle. The doctor was 76 years old and
has been a remarkable strong and
energetic man He was a most suc
cessful physician. His wife- proceed
ed him to the grave only a few
months. -
The funeral will take place in
this city on Sunday t 10 o'clock a.
m., after which the remains will be
taken out to the Elbethel cemetery
and laid to rest. He was both a
christian and a mason.
Thomas Hartness, who was shot
on Wednesday evening at Givon, by
a drunken negro, is still doing as
well as may be expected. He is
seriously shot, and many fear he
will not recover.
Captain Billing, of this city, has
been chosen as vice-president of the
First National bank at Gastonia.
Mrs. Vance's Suit.
The suit of Mrs. Florence S. Vance,
widow of the late Senator Z. B.
Vance, against Chas. N. Vance, et al.,
which was begun in the Superior
court yesterday was concluded today.
Mrs. Vance sued for widow's dower.
The court decided that she is en
titled to her dower in all of " Senator
Vance's " lands, - inluding the Bee
tract in Buncombe. 4
Chicago Wins the Democratic Convention.
Washington, Jan. 16. The
Democratic national contention will
be held at Chicago on J aly 7. Such
was the decision reached on the 29th
ballot by the national committee to
day after a spirited contest in which
Chicago won by a bare majority with
St. Louis only two votes behind. ,
' Two and a Halt Million.'- '
New Yobk, Jan. 21. The ship
ments of gold tomorrow, - will ? reach
two and a half, millions , of dollars.'-
:
For Lmi Cotton and More Money.
Memphis, Jan. 23. The Cotton
Growers Convention, after a most
successful and enthusiastic meeting,
has adjourned.
That good will result from the
efforts to reduce the acreage is be
yond question. The delegates show
ed an earnestness that could not be
misunderstood and reported a strong
feeling all over the South, in favor
of a shortening of the crop and the
raising of home supplies.
The expei ience with this' year's
cotton yield has been an eye-opener
and its lesson will not be lost.
. The men who attended the con
vention will return to their homes
and preach the doctrine of less cot
ton for more money; a smaller
acreage and more hog and homi
ny. Hector D. Lane was congratulated
on his efficient work as president of
the American Cotton Growers' Pro
tective Association, and the associa
tion was made a permanent organi
zation, with Mr. Lane as president;
Robert D. .Eckberger, of Huntsville,
La., secretary, and J. B. Godwin, of
lennessee, treasurer.
The following were elected as the
presidents of the association for the
different States, who" also coiifctitut
tho executive co remittee of the aseo
ciation:
Alabama, II. C. Reynold; Arkan
sas, J. W. Corcoran; Georgia, W. A
Broughton; Mississippi, Captain W.
W. Stone; Texas, E.S. Peters; Ten
nessee, H. II. Greer; Louisiana, F.
L. Maxwell; North Carolina, J. H.
Williamson.
vJPresident Lane was instructed to
appoint a state president for Florida
and South Carolina.
A committee composed of repre
sentatives of all the leading cotton
growing states was appointed to
prepare an address at once to the
cotton growers of the South, setting
forth fully and at length the line of
policy which should be adopted and
the reasons therefor.
Blackburn Far Behind.
FraNKFOBT, Ky., J.an. 21. Not
withstanding the compromise to
postpone the Senatorial election till
next month, both branches of the
legislature ballotted today separately
as follows: - J ' i
Senate Hunter -15; Blackburn
18; scattering 3. x
. House Hunter 52; Blackburn
40; scattering 8. . :-, v:
Total Hunter 67; Blackburn 58;
scattering eleven. Blackburn did
not bold the Democratic vots. Poor,
the Populist, Voted for Clarence F.
Bates, the" Popnlist candidate. ' If
he bad voted for Hunter, as expect
ed, the latter would still have been
one short as 69 votes are necessary
to a choice.
.'.,'-, ' Tbe Markets.
Nkw-Yobk. Jan. 21. Cotton is
firmer and four points higher, , on
favorable European aa vices. -Liverpool
is firm, at a 64 higher.
PRICES CORRECT.
your Trade Wanted.
D;H. Barach;
ft. Bari'ch's old stand
DR. C. L. ALEXANDEB,
DENTIST.
Office: . 8 South Tryon Street, over thf
Savings Bank. -
A. Burwell, P. D- .Walker, E. T. Canslar.
Bar well, Wtilker & Cansler,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW, '
V Charlotte, N. 0. ;
Offices Roo ns Nob. 0 and 7, Law Buildiag1
When you want "
T O B A CLQJD
or&nfi3nar -
FO TP THE TOBACCO STORE.
E. L. MARTIN. .
No. 3, North Tryon St., Charlotte,' N. O.
VISIT
THE
BEE
IYES
THE. CHEAPEST STORE
in North Carolina. No mercantile house Soutft ot tne Mason
and Dixon's line can match our prices. We want our friends
and customers to know we are working full as much to "save
our patrons money .as to make it for ourselves.
in n and 10 vard remnants we will
. . o
offer Tuesday next at 2 1-2 cents per yard.
SHEET I AG TWO At D A
HALF CENTS TIED.
A few jobs in gentlemen's gaiters imperfect elastic at 69 ctf
pair. Boys brogan Shoes "45 cents.
We have thousands of pairs ladies fine Oxford's stored
on third story, which we bought this winter at 50 centa on thc
dollar. We will when the season arrives offer them less than
three fourths' of first cost. ' . .
Thousands of pairs Gentlemen's Fine Congress Shoes worth
$1.50, our price us cents.
FOR ONE
7 lead
GMT-
pencils, 2 balls
sewing
v C nan noints.
we oner 'in vuy, - r ry - ,s , ulnn;n o
cotton, toilet soap, thimbles, 1. A. u. stove pousu, &' -boxes
blueing, pocket handkerchief, etc.
Clement & Ball's hand sewed shoes, for ladies, cost .whole
1. r the factory $2 50, $3 and $4, our price 98c,
SmidX, and! we can afford to sell them less than half cos, ,
Only small sizes left.
L'adie s
childr
o rn "R.ill Doz" shoes, heel and spring heeb for
th $l our price 68c. Child's dongola button 20 and 23c. .
and misses' felt slippers for 10c, sold regularly at 75c.
Kid Restorer, for la.
tr-u -1. Kn fJ-ilr. K.10TA n.ilisn at inc.
lOC-sh? . : 1 'iTi,: KnH-An oWftoa t1 ftA frtrrriAr nrine 25c. Men's
Zc l 25, Bolid. Men's all wool underBhirts 2cJVmt .THE BEE
coarsr no-'..". ? . . . Ql. . , w. rrniarKnv nd Undersell. '
HIVE, the chespesi score iu tuo cw.- j .vv. - - . "r :
Visit the BEE HIVE and save 25 per cent on your
purchases.
D. COLLINS,
' - i vV
; ,.ic:dec di
Hinistratrix.
8 tds.