MECKLENBURG TIMES, a T?T OTTF. THURSDAY APRIIS
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SENATE REORGANIZATION
NOW l-'AKTHKK OFF Til AN KVEK FK6M
THK lU TLDK-riUTdl AHl) t OOLNKSS.
On' Cliarjrt Aifiiinut the KopuMicans Made
i,i Mr.-lliitler'M l'i.t h cular -Present
i iietiuai . i ;iut :n. '
Tho prospective lYorir.-miziuion of
tly Unit'd Ma'cs Senate is seriously
jeopardized by the coolness that has
arisen between Senators Manou But
ler and Jeter Connelly Priteimrd of
Kortli Carolina.
It is well known to ner v Kepnbli
can Senator that the reorganization
of th Senate has nor been effected
became of a lack of t vo veto. If
these votes could '. srcuM'J, the
JSenai.' could be reoma i : e J and t lie
Iiepubl ieans ould name about U00
empl ves. rrne re m u tuiz.ition tick
et'aprowd bv tin i pulli aus ooin
prises the names of ..aw of Wash
ington, S'liator Vvih-Hi's candidate
f)r the secretaryship, and (.J rant of
North Carolina, the candidate of
Senator Pritchard, for the position
of serjreMit at -arms and by these
tv. o otlic jrs all the minor places in
ti e Sena e would be titled. Hut lit
t:v hiis-1)1' n sa''l d ih:::r.-ihe
3a t i ew ec
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Kepii
b.:c ,i;
l.Kikino- to reoranizatio i, but (fforts
iiave been quietly going on
t this end.
looking
Two men have been
looked to for
1 ;ie two lacking votes, and one of
taese two men was Marion Butler,
whose c'ose relations with Sen: to
Pritehard has made it seem probable
that be would be prevailed upon to
cast his vote for reorganization with
the republicans. Senator PiVebard
has been relied upon t deliver this
vote, but now ti e iso t l Carolina
Senators scarcely nod tlnir heads in
recognition as they meet in f'e
Senate, because of the strair.ed re
lations brought about bv Mr. Ju tier's
course in addressing a circular letter
to his followers, advising them not
to vote for any one for the senator
ship who will nof pledge himself to
give his support to no one for the
presidency wno is not an avowtdfree
silver mam This Senator Pritehard
cannot do, because he has pledged
himself to stand by the Republican
nominee and to work for free silver
within party lines, abiding by the
result.
Senators have given up hope of se
curing Mr. Butler's vote, and as with
that support reorganization would
have been extremely difficult to se
cure, the widening of. the breach
embarrasses the situation so the end
cannot now be s-ea. In Senator
Butler's circular prepared a few days
ago. but withheld for revision, he
deck res:
"U he Republicans got nearly twice
as much out of the last co-operative
tight as we got. The offices which
more in salaries than those we got.
Then, how absurd it would be to
give them both ih' Senator and gov
ernor for 4 h ; rivilege of co-operating
vita' t:! : th's var. Besides, 'f
the RepuVi an iv uld elect the
President and we siiould agree for
Republicans to name the governor in
North Cavlina, th-n think of what,
a condit on we wou-d be in as a
party. The Stae would not only be
overrun with R -publican revenue
officers aud oth r Federal office
holders, bu the p.e-tige and influ
ence of a Republican governor, ;ii
addition, wuuld almost crudi us and
our principles out of sight."
It is ass ji t d on wbat appe;r to
be the n osL reliable authority that
this circular was not only manifold
ed ready to send out to Nor.ii Caro
lina Populists, but that it actuallv
reached the post office and was re
called in great haste, because one of
Mr. Butler's advisers urged that to
place his objection to co-operation on
the ground that the Republicans had
gotten $100,000 more in offices than
the Populists bad te -ired wou'd
have the effect of making he Popu
lists appear to be fighting l offices.
But this circular was actually print
ed in a NoYth Carolina paper, much
to th j annoyance of Senator Butler,
whose modified circular is now
drawn up aud manifoMed ready to
send oat in a day or two, and this
modified circular says nothing about
the achievements of the Republicans
in getting $100,000 more offices than
the Populists secured.
But the effect of these develop
ments has be'en to make Rejniblicans
feel satisfied that Mr. Butler will
not vote fer reorganization of the
United States Senate when such
reorganizaeion would give to Senator
Pritehard the naming of the ser
geant at-arms of the Senate, though,
of course, Mr. Butler's remarks re
ferred to offices within his State. It
is possible that this movement may
be the cause of defeating the election
of Grant and puiting in his place
the name of some man who can se
cure one or more doubtfuP votes, as
it was expected the name of Grant
would do.
This new complication in the
Senate reorganization project is wel
comed with great glee by the Demo
crats, and especially by those whose
influence has placed many of their
friends in good places. But it is
asserted that the distribution of
places among the Democratic Sena-
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tors under the present organization
is very unequal. Those who have
attempted to trace the relations of
frbe , Setiate employes to Sen (tors
say that Senator Gorman has thirty
seven of his own friends occupyyiK
plrce?, when the entire number of
oltfcers is about 3()0 This aiiegd
unequal distribution is not generally
understood bv the Democrats them-'
selves, and there are
Republican
Senators who think that if the facts
of tl e present distribution of places
in the Senate could be shown it
would create discontent that would
cause a disaffection among Demo
crats, and that perhaps help could
he had to secure a reorganization by
the publicans.
Wlnrever the outcome maybe,
Republicans of the Senate ate now
less sanguine of reorganization tlrin
for manv weeks past. Washington
Star, Oth.
10.35O.0UO.O0U Tons of Gold.
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D
o you Know tnai me waters oi
our
T'ob
hold thousands of millions
of tons of arold in solution.
and that
if it were possible to extnu t the
precious metal from the aqueous
cops'ituent of our planer, gold would
be tne commonest of the metals?
More than a hundred years ago the
s tlt b' i'ers ou the co?t of Maine
found slight traces of the precious
metal on the sides of their evapora
ti r.-, and later on Scottish trades
men in the same artic;e reported
o u e,
in
the
wa e
tc'k
n
from the mouth of the Dundee. In
18o3 the chemists Malaguti and
Durocher, analyzed waters from sev
eral different localities in the several
oceans aud seas, the result beii g that
they found a slight trace of both
gold aud silver ia every specimen
Lstul Finally, in 1855, they made
a grand summary of all their find
ing, the figures presented with that
report being without doujbt the most
wonderful exhibit that has ever been
given to the scientific world.
It was there thown that the aver
age denth of all oceans is x',500
fathoms, and that the surface area
is sufficient to make a grand total of
400,000. ooo cubic miles of water, or
not less than l,S3:,o:30,2rOOO,ooO.
000 tons! Each ton of that vast
amount of surging liquids hojds. at
a very low estimate, one thirteenth
of a grain. of gold, or a total of not
less than 1 (,J5O,UO0.O00 tons of the
precious metal. If this vast amount
of gold could be extracted and
thrown upon the market the best
financier in the world cannot imag
ine what the result would be.
Whv Spiders Are XotKpt for lite. .
At one time it was ser ously pro
posed to keea spiders for the silk
they would produce. Reaunier. the
scientist of thermometi ical fame,
na rtjpuiiiieii iu uiawe an in vesif 'ra
tion of the spider silk question In
his report he said that he had found
that 2,304 silkworms ould produce
one pound of silk in a given time;
and that he cons'alered tne work ; of
VI spiders only equal to one silk
worm. At that rate, 27,;4 spalers
would do no more than 2.304 silk
worms Furthermore, it was found
that there are 5,000 separate fila
ments m a single spider thread, and
that the males are not workers Af
ter summing up hisinves igations he
found that 55,206 spiders would
have to be kept in order to get as
much silk as 2,304 silkworms would
produce. That report was the death
blow to the proposed spider silk in
dustry. Anson Pups Want Fuior.
The Anson county Populist execu
tive committee met here last Monday
and passed resolutions in favor of
Populist-Republican fusion. The
resolutions were passed unanimously,
and are as follows:
Resolved, By the Executive Com
mittee of the People's party of An
son county that we favor co-operation
w i h the Republicans on State,
distrct ai d county tickets on fair
and honorabh terms agreeable to bjth
parties.
Resolved 2nd, That with present
lights before us, we favor a straight
Populist elec oral ticket.
Resolved 3rd, In event the com
mittee of both parties agree that the
Republicans are entitled to the Gov
ernor, that we favor Oliver II . Dock
ery as the proper man to represent
the two parties; or in event that the
Populists are entitled to the Govern
or, that we favor Wm. A. Guthrie.
The committee present at the
meeting were: W. A. Pratt, J. M.
Flake, E. E. Barrett, S. T. Flake
and AY. B. Ingram. Wadesboro
Messenger.
Co-Op ration in Cabarrns.
The Populists appointed a com
mittee to confer with the Republi
cans in regard to effecting fusion in
this county again this year. The
Republican chairman in Cabarrus is
a negro, and the negroes completely
run the party. Two years ago not a
single white Republican attended
the county convention. Here is a
pretty spectacle white men getting
down on their knees to the negro
bosses begging their aid and co-operation.
O, the pity of it ! Concord
Times.
SILVER MEN JUBILANT.
They Consider R-pr -tentative Patterson'
DfcatSlEn)'flfaufr Southern ife-linie.
Congressman Patterson's defeat
for election as delegate to the na
tional Democratic convention by
the voters of his district is pointed
to by silver nun as a further con
fiiMTmtinn of their a-saHion that
j the gouth js soyltL for tle w jv mtt
al. Mr. Patterson has a d ouict in
Tennessee composed of f.ur coun
ties. In one of them is situated the
city of Memphis. It his been sup-
posed tnat tne district wa
solid in backing Mr. Pa Me
a n.o
ii
nancial views, and the Conjn ss'-'aii
has pointed with pride to tie dis
trict as one which was sure ; gainst
the "eilver craze." Two coi.tes
w tick have acted have adcpel sil
ver le. dntions. The third is con
ced d I the "sound monev' m- n to
t t
?tr
I'll
e same way, and this gives the
ct and its delegates to the si -s.
It is not known whether
this means that Mr. Patterson will
fail in getting a re-nomination.
The silver men are happy. They
say that nearly all the county con
ventions held in the sduth and
northwest the past week presage a
silver victory at the Chicago con
vention. In" Illinois it is claimed
that every county which has acted
(four) has declared for silver, be
tokening that tne delegation from
the state will be almost wholly that
way Kii J.i.uois, lo.va a;. a p..i
of Ohio with them, the silver men
say they will control the national
convention easily. Thev now con
sider that there is a splendid chance
of getting Iowa, in view of the fact
that ex Governor Boies has practi
cally announced himself iu the race
for the presidential nomination.
The Boies boom was begun in
Washington last week, simultaneous
with its appearance iu the west, and
is now making headway. It is
backed by numerous southern mem
bers. They do not care so much
for Boies as for the fact that he is
the only out-and-out silver man in
the race un to da"e. Thev have
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long been casting around for a good
mau, and think they have found
him. Boies, they say, is from the
gre-tt west, which is deeply interest
ed in the silver question. With a
southern man for second place, the
ticket would suit everybody.
It is believed that should Boies
be nominated, and there was every
reason for confidence in him, the
Populists and silver party, which
both meet at Chicago, would indorse
him. This would solidify the sil
ver people, and would give them the
opportunity they have asked for
and prayed
for. Washington Star.
A Strange Stoy.
Tiie Morgan to u iieraia is inrorm
ed that some few years ago a Mrs. B.
moved to McDowell county from
Tennessee, and brought with her a
ten year old son A tvv days after
her arrival the child disappeared and
for four years had not been heard of
It is reported that sometime last
month a party of McDowell people
were huMting their hogs- on the
Iluntsville Mountain. When they
found the hogs in ope of the moun
tain coves, they were surprised to see
herding with them a something like
a human being, which lied as they
advanced. They persued this some
thing and finally tracked it to a cave
in the rocks. The cave was filled
with leaves, acorns, walnuts and
hickory nuts. Lying in the leaves,
overcome from exhaustion, was a
human being, with hair all over his
body, his toe nails grown under his
feet, and his hands grown in the
shape of claws. The power of speech
bad gone. His only sound being the
grunt of a hog. He was seized, car
ried to a neighbor's house, where he
is in confinement, and is said to be
the lost eon. of the widow B. This
. i l
wiiiiov.- ..:2g or
garniture.
The Wonderful Vinegar Eels.
If you will take a glass of pure(?)
home-made vinegar and hold it up
to the window some of these beauti
ful spring mornings jou cn see
with your naked eye that the liquid
is a wriggling mass of life. The
cause of the commotion you see in
the vinegar is myriads of specimens
of minute eels, hundreds of thous
ands of tlaem not being greater in
weight thaii a grain of wheat, yet
each is a living animal, with organs
as perfect as those of an anaconda or
a sea serpent.
A single drop of the vinegar may
be inhabited by thousands of the
tiny cialures, male and female,
children and grandparents, yet all
are of a single species, which" has' a
certain mode of reproduction. The
male of this interesting little snake
like creature never exceeds 11 milli
meters io length. The female is
somewhat larger, the average of that
sex being about 2 millimeters in
length. They are always present in
home-made vinegar, but are never
found in th variety known as acetic
acid vinegar. They flourish best in
a temperature between 60 and 80
degrees, and are killed 'hen the
temperature runs above 107 or below
the freezing point.
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'4 THE VICE PBES1DENT. .
Th Qnestion, "What'- the Matter W th
,v. u-.m? in-- -t -May Develop
at hlcK"- .
When Democrats of the old school
get together and indulge in, discus
sion of the Cliicago corv ntion and
the silver question, an inquiry, often
propounded, is "what's tne matter
with Stevenson?" And nobody
sterns to be able at least nobody
n, dertakes to answer it by authori
ty. Te Vce President was at one
t;me the hope of the silver wing of
his party The southern men, par
ticularly, kept a steadfast eye ou
him. Th -y seemed to feel that he
would come to the front for this
year's nomination, and the key .m
which they sang his praises showed
how very happy the prospect of an
onnoi tunitv to sunnort him for t e
i r - .ii.
pi sid-mcv made them They des
cribed him as an ideal Democrat,
who believed 'in the money of the
people, in the rights of the people,
and in the old-fashioned principles
of the ptrty ois inline and reward--.
Th y liked his prompt response lo
all invitations to take the stump fy r
his partv, and the sturdy appeals he
" , i i . n a.:
imiite to tne people lor uemocrauc
A.
vo! s.
But these men are puzzled now.
Tii y have abated none of their ad
miration of the man, none of their
b l ef in his Democracy. He is still
i ; t heir eyes a true man all through,
and thev still consider that in such
circumstances as they are hoping
for he would as a candidate meet all
their desires. He is regarded as
much more of a national quantity
than ex Gov. Boies, and much more
acceptable on many accounts than
Senator Tillman But, for some
cause, he does not appear to be in
the running. His name does not
appear in the general speculation of
the day. The Democrats of his own
state eveu are not discussing him.
Col. Morrison has the home field all
to himself. .
This explains the question,
"Wnats tne matter witn Steven
son?" Nobody, of course, propounds
the inquiry to Mr Stevenson him
self If he is giving any thought to
the Chicago convention, it does not
appear, either from his conversation
or demea or. It is remarked o
him thaf. ne keeps the even tenor of
his way about as successfully as any
mau in his position ever did. He is
prompt in the discbarge of all his
duties, and he participates freely iu
the conversations of the cloak rooms
at the Capitol; but there is no mark
bout anything he does or says that
would indicate the candidate, or
even the man secretly cherishing
Talk on thU subject proceeds, of
course, rather f reel v. uwd thw io :
getting to be a good de-il of it Mr.
Sieveuson's attitude is explained by
some as being forced upon him. He
is not, it is true, a member of the
administration, but. is officially con
nected with it, aud therefore at a
disad antage at this time. It is not
believed that he has changed his fi
nancial views in the slightest or
that he sympathizes at all with what
has been done, and still continues in
progress, toward committing the
Democracy to the gold standard.
But having been elected on the
ticket with Mr. Cleveland, he con
siders that it would be improper for
him to entr into a contest against
the President, and especially for the
purpose of advancing his own per-'
sonal fortunes.
Those who take this view of the
matter do not expect Mr. Stevenson
to change his attitude at all. The
conditions which have imposed
silence on him up to this time will,
of course, continue. But ne,-d his
silence and inactivity, his friends
ask. count against him at Chicago?
If the silver men appear there in
numbers sufficient to control the
convention, and flushed' with power
look about them for some man who
not only represents their financial
opinions, but as a candicfate would
make the ticket popular with the
rank and fileT)f the party, will Mr.
btevenson be likely to escape ap
praisement? His friends think not.
They will expect him in such cir
cumstances to. show up strong among
the availables. Washington Star.
Killed iaa Frue Fight.
Arthur Bradlev and Eichard In
gram, two factory hands employed
in Haverhill, Mass., engaged in a
prize fight Saturday night to settle
as to which was the better man.
They found out that Bradley was, as
Ingram died at midnight. The
knockout blow was landed on a vein
under the right jaw after thirty'
minutes' fighting The police, ar
rested Arthur Bradley aud six others,
and are looking for the other spec
tators. Rescued at Sea.
York, April 13. The Bark
arrived todav with Cant.
New
Africa
Brinkwater and seven men of the
crew of the Jno. Marsh, abandoned
at sea in April. The men were pick
ed up from a small boat on the 6th.
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TASTELESS
IS J UST AS COOD FOR ADULTS.
WARRANTEE. PRIC50cts.
Galatia, Ills., Not. 16; 1893.
Paris Medicine Co., St. Louis, Mo.
Gentlemen: We sow last year, 600 bottles of
3UOVB'S TASTElESS CHILL TONIC and have
bought three ktos already this year. In all our ex
perience of 14 years in the drug business, have
ever sold an article that grave such aniversal aalia
faction as your Tonic Yours truly,
ABNEY.C4BB ;&CO.
S L. ALEXANDER & CO, Druggists,
207 W. Trade St.. Charlotte, N. C.
Every ::: Parmer
in Mecklenburg and adjoining
country that spends cash for
ID
grades
T
is Hardware, will do well to A , .
see our stock of cotton hoes,
Dowlaw cotton planters, trace
chains, plow stock's, etc.
We have a general stock of
hardware, tinware, cast iron
ware, barbed wire etc
We have the goods that you
want and the price: are right
Call and see us.
J. H. Wedclington k Co.
29 East Trade Street.
Big Enough for Three'
The largest piece of ,good
tobacco ever sold for io cents
and
cer.' piece is nearlu as
as you ,get of other
. j w
tor io cents
FARMEh
Bring ns Your Si
our Tannery is now rea
for Them.
:o:-
If you need anything in
line come and see m.
Harness,
Saddles,
Co lars,
hip:
Bicycles,
In fact eve? y thing incur!
will be found in our new he
on Fourth Street.
0
HA.RXEl
CO.
Can't EeBea
Having made large pur bases Ur-';
eash, we are prepared to offer one of
largest and best stocks oi CarrM
rr;iP. :
vi uncicu uu. '.i, is mai Ki'i.
We buy only reliable work fnmire-
ble manufacturers and for si'oTCA;
ONLY, and can make as Ic-.v' prices
good work as any dealer in tin- ut
We invite everybody t
Di
amine our stock at any tin--, ff"C;
I they want to buy or not.
We know an examination 'F
our assertion: "That no om n
as good work for less i;w -can.
Our Mr. J. .Mc. Alexan
pleasure in showing you
stock at any time.
Remember also that wi - 'ut '
Hickory" farm wagons, 1
well known to need any hit:- r::
It will pay you to see us ! i - -f
elsewhere.
Good horses and mules a! l ; ' :'
for sale.
J. W. Wadswortfr's
ri i iu ii mi pi
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