I8SIK3 AND POLITICS.
fnafov Fntilkner Confident tht the White
Urml Men Will Win th Fight In No-
j. ,,ucrata observe rith
gratification the fact that eastern
bankers are restoring the gold re
serve and obviating the necessity of a
bond issue," eaid Senator Faulkner,
cnairrrron oi tne democratic con
gressional committee, to a Star re
porter today, "but at the same time
they are asking the question why
such action was not taken upon
former occasions when a crisis oc
curred, and past issues thus prevent
ed. They realize the fact that the
eastern bankers are coming nobly to
the rescue of the treasury, but it is
from a consciousness that if they did
not and another bond issue should be
necessary Mr. Bryan v ould be placed
in the White House without the
slightest effort and by a crushing
majority
the question, will these bankers come
to the rescue of the treasury again if
Mr. Bryan is not elected- The an
swer that suggests itself h, they
probably will not.
-xiie iact oi me mauer is, con
tinued Senator Faulkner,' "the uues
tion of bond issues br the government
a romlnent Member of the G. O. P. Declare
,, ..for Democracy ' omlne
BLOOMrxoxoN, Iil.- July 26. The
defection from the ranks of the Re
publicans of this county to Bryan
SOtrtBERN PROGRESS.
A Happy Coincidence.
The North Carolina Presbyterian
Trend or Grain Shipments Toward Soutn- fjjjjs week Says: ')
"it is iue pruvxixce 01 tuc ecuuiai,
Baltimore, July 30 The Man- papei8 to keep the public advised of
- - 4 vwk r,rje aeiaiio ox. xxxmiaxv cxxuitxiiuxxxcuia
standard plank ot the Kepublican musv conspicuous it-ature in ine and other gatherings like and un-
platform offsets fully the loss to the business interests pt tbe south at allti they cannot be charged
O 1
and Sewall on account .of the gold
Democrats by bolting gold men. present u tbe remarkable activity
Amonsr the names secured of the in .Mie snipment ot grain irom Kan-
deserting Republicans are those of sas and other western States to gulf
men who have always - taken an ac ports tor- exportation. .Large - con
tive interest in toartv affairs, some are tract iire oeing made for transpor
even now holding office, and all are tation, and western roads are report
men of prominence and ability. Lo e 8me cases as being short of
cal Renublican managers are alarmed sufficient rolling stock to meet the
- k a- i - .
over the size and influence of this demand tor gram bound to the gulf
defection, but arguments are in vain, At Charleston, S. C, a rice storage
and the bolters will be found warrulv warehouse is to be turned into a
supporting Bryan and Sewall, at the
.November election.
Secretary J. J. Thompson, of the
Democratic County Central Commit
tee, claims to have the names of sev-
11 .1 . 1 T 1 1 ,
era i nunureu liepuoiicans wno are
out for free silver, many of whom
have agreed to 10m the Bryan club
now in process of formation. These
clubs are being formed in everv town
Iu the early spring the fanners and -.rarf0
with remissness m the matter.
note
ters not
Ve old fence corners, briar batches, sassafr k. "c1
I ' . T '""'"'1 UlSPfc
merely general points and mat- the ground ready, for planting time will
lot in the ordinary run. The ,7 r J r ft c WIJ1 oon
. nf fiWnTi inr,r mi line oi rue Tear. oreDariner the rrrr,,j
of the state guard at Wrightsville
last week was exceptional in the
gentlemanly conduct and tbe soldier
like bearing of both omcers and
men. It was agreed that under the
instruction of Lieutenant
sow
by the way. what is better than nnrk .
is a fascinatincr business aniwav nri,. i. J
o - " - Jl u"a'7 always
do: Will VPrv firvnn hacrin r for, rU .1
er tne ervbodv seems haonv. Gnnd cmn ni. .
Jidgar ' . rry ---- --nty 0
eat.
nrrnin o ovifAF
with a capacity of
00,000 bushels. This will enable
Charleston to better compete .for
handling grain intended for export.
A $10,000 company ha3 been or
ganized to build a knitting mill at
Baruesville, Ga., and a $10,000 knit
ting mill compauy has been organ
ized at Union, S. C. '
A Glasgow handle manufacturer
will fstablish a plant in Alabama;
Jadwm of the United States engi- now having a good time picnicing, layinp-ar
..vwo ,c oa .u?uuuu jf u jxi tai.King to tne girls. WeJJ, when they are h,,
tne same space of time did the men J drc ndp
iecive more instruction and do more
and!
PPyand
cod
thusiasm prevalent all over Central
Illinois is highly encouraging.
in time of peace is having more force
in this campaign than anvthinelse Teanct Arkantas United-
ine people are aroused upon that ajj-aakkana, aik., Juiv XV.
subject. The financial (juestion is to 'xne greatest political demonstration
be the issue between the two parties. 111 tne history of this section took
. It is no use to try to dodge this fact, P'a.ce ,n ""'a city last night, the oc
and any man proposing tutalk in the casion being a joint ratificatioji meet
campaign, whether upon the stump in& of Bryan and Sewall by the
or in committee work, who takes the democrats of Miller county, Arkan
tariff as his subject will not receive sas and Bowie county, Texas. The
an audience The people want to procession, which paraded all the
talk about money, they want to hear principal streets with band., trans
about if, and those who have not al- parencies jlnd banners, aroused to a
ready made up their minds upon the high pitch of enthusiasm. Nearly
subject desire to be instructed. Ex- j000 torches were in line. The
President Harrison realized this fact speaker's stand was erected on the
when he said-in his comu unicationa tate line Congressman McKae of
iew aavs ago the tariff was on Arkansas, 1'aul Jones and Minor
the side track. Wallace cf Texarkaua and others
"ine Uetnocratic party has not addressed the mui tit u de of enthusi-
made (he issue between aggregate stic Democrats iu ringing and elo
, .tltv iiiminiLe anu merr1-"1 iu iaurux ine unicao
mastes ot the people. That issue has ticket and platform It is es
. . - iuui vears 01 jegisia- tu nuiv xu.uuu persons were
non m tne interests of capital and present, hundreds of whom came
veaicn ana corporate influence, rrom tne country and adjoining
""iVU J; cuuuuiit-u oy weaitn jveitn "5- congressman Iavnj B. Cul
er shoulrl if. eaiA flr T'k I hArw.i, li-jo .. .- .1 .11 .1
. ;"- umi me leiiio- ' " 140 cj.j;cii-ru iu azures' tne
cxauc party is arrayed against wealth nieetmg,' but was unable to attend
ship of the county, and the farming
and laboring element are rallying to the 0!ev Stave company of Ch'itta
the standard of Br van and free sil- nooga will build two $25,000 plnt
ver m Jarge numbers. The leaders at ctrur point: a SoO.OOO com?)an
of the local Democracv are preparing has been organized in NVw Orleani
for a rousinj? canmaiffn. and thn en. to make cotton nickin? machines:
J X cj ' I C J .
v tun uouon nini w: 1 oe Duut a
Winona, Miss , by a $30,000 compn
uyjust organized; Gaston ia, N. C .
will is'ii" $18,000 for w.at- r work:
the Anderson Light and Power com
pai.y of -r.derson, S. C. will issu
200,000 of bonds to develop 5,000
e'eo ric horse power for trnnsmissio'
of Anderson; Martin, Teun., wil;
construct $18,000 water works: sev
eral hundred coke ovens are to b'
built at La Follette, Tenn., upon the
completion early in October of a 15
mile railroad now under construc
tion and a $50,000 electric light and
oer company has been incorporat'
ed.
and capital. It only takes the nosi- because of sickness in the famil
Bryan to Accept on Anga-t 1
lii.iwL, lieu., uuiv upoi
receipt of intelligence" from New
York today that the hall at Madison
Square Garden could be secured for
that date, Mr. Bryan announced that
he will receive the notification com
nntteeofthe Democratic National
oonveution there August 12. H
was unable to say just Vhen he wih
leave this city for the East, ove
what route he will make thr trip, or
now long lie expects fo be en route.
It 13 known that Mr. Bryan is pre
tion thauealth and capital should He sent an eloquent letter, however! ParinS lls .speech of acceptance ol
be placed upon the same plane as the which was read from th
iuieresrs oi tne people, and should aua brought out
snare with them without advantage pJause
ui iluuui prejuaice the benefits of
legislation."
piatrorm
uproarious ap-
After Sound Money Democrat.
T . . - .
OXK31IAUHAM, Ala.. Ju r i
The Bepubiicau managers "of this
Senator Faulkner, as chairman of
the congressional committee, contin
ues to receive ereat ouanfitipa nf
plications from the eWern sTafr Hy to catch
-.vv. oeuiuiienc is sweeping
thronoh tho lni,.; i . ,
east like a n7ri fit Tr .1: ?ow "".the Itepnblicari elec'oral ti,
- : 1 LUlo Ket Wltn White men. Thi 1,.,
the uommation. He evtpta tn lr.v
in his New York spreeh, the groum;
work for tbe campaign, and it is
lieved that up to the date of its de
'fori- t - nnr n.Cl) 1, . r ,
lav man win iearn irom nis
ps jii3t what he mav b? exneotl tn
do in relation to the" Populist nomi
real soldier work, and yet the boys
had a good time as their frolicsome
moods off duty sufficiently attested.
Captain R. O. Grant, superintend
ent of the Seacoast road says the
oldiers were the best behaved sold
iei's he evei saw. Not a drunken
man was seen on the trains from
1r8t to last.
The visit of the confederate veter-
insofCaje Fer camp to the en
ampment, their introduction tc
Colonel Bruton and the incidents in
-cneral attending it have been dnlv
corded in :he secular papers.
ninnt .s,1.. 'II- .1
imiBi nuie especially me pre-i'-aMon
cf the veterans to Mrs
Store wall J.ekson. After the visit
io the encampment the veteia;,s
maiched to Wrightsville and wue
j)ivseiiied iu a n-.at Ijttle spe.ch bv
K-v. Dr. James Carmichael to Mrs.
Jackson, vho with hr grandchil
dren, was at the Atlantic View
Hotel. After graceful acknowjedg
ment by Mrs. Jackson, Dr. Preston,
haplain of the Hornet's Nest rifle
men, and Mrs. .T.olranh,a KJ jf A If Ann i
e!oqueutly,'on behalf of this lady,
returned thanks for the demonstra
t!on. Many of the veterans were in
troduced to and shodk hands with
the wife of their old commander.
I- was a happy coincidence that
this presentation of the veterans
should have occurred on the 21st of
July. On ihe same day, just thirty
five years before at Manassas. G n
eral Bee to rally nis troop3 who were
wavering, cried ont to them. '-Look
at Jackson!. There he stands like a
-tonewall!" The effect was electric.
tne origaue rushed forward and in a
few minutes the gallant Bee fell dead
at the front. But the name Stone
wall was stamped indelibly upon the
commander and upon his brigade
and thence for all time General
Thomas J. Jackson iaSTONEWALL
Jackson-"
BELK BRo
too rejoice witlY them, as we expect to nl o ,
of fxoods in Pharlrft - f-Kio foil tkof 4 ?Cs
We are now beginning to clean up things in n.' i
todolhiswe have commenced to thmw
" 'vUl 'A rrro.,
rrrrrla of m- sn ... 1 1 1 1 ... 6'cl
tnwn rlfin't ia il in roll Ki )0
MOR
E GOODS FOR l
HONEY
Than any House on the (oil
joo;
Goods arriving on ev-ry train. Something new t
.,Vwr. 13 ssj ymua oca isiana irom a rai roaa
ixaxxis ti .'2c. new, tot snirt waists 25c and 4$c
Dongola Button .-hoe for 50c Ladies' patent buckle
tie for 50c. Mens Summer (Joats 10c. Mens Socks
for 5c 38 slate pencils lc. 4 boxes ma ches 1c, 2
a-j cuvciupea it, & sneets writing pjr,
2 balls sewing thread lc. And thbusands of useful r
.'ome riHt along ith the crowds flocking to
tt ! f t i (t IV "11 1
SffA thinl- fi, o "ji " "",iV-" . 1 vimv ne may not even
: occ a goou op)oriu- thi
a goott many sound
mocratic votes for McKin
nearroe?
been done in Georgia and it ia
that National Chairman Mark Hannu
u -.11 . l
win ue caueu upon at ouce to
ar-
nesrro
timf thp nnnfrruoai'vL..! i
- - vu.cooiun,,, c-uuixxutiee nas
cofV self to "sending out docu
- campaign literature toin-
a (uiifaUlS. in tour Ho.o . .
hp fQCi-V";, iaftt " w said further tl
: , "oni Vi oui'iJ,J1ng tne state cen
tral committee with literature in
bulk. Orders are now being placed
with the printers for this class of
matter, and the committee will com
mence in a short time distributing
Washington Star.
Wtoa at Wentwonh.
Hon. C. B. AVatson addrPssAr? tva
that the
electors are ready to do thn
of their leaders.
The change is expected to occur
immediately after the August State
election. The result of the Pupu
list Convention at St. Louis mean
while has served to prevent a fusion
of the Populists and Republicans on
ejeciorai ticket in this Sf..
an
people of Rockingham atWentworth heuce Republican managers have be
yesterdav afternoon
Tnat his hearers were interested is
attested by the faet that numbers,
unable to get seats, stood up during
the entire tim, scarcely moving du
ring the whole speech.
He was cheered to the echo and
left a fine impression upon the peo
ple. A gentleman from that fionntrv
lens tne Record that Rockingham
in ue as gooa as ber word given
lieie ai tne congressional Conven
tmn nrx-1 will ..,.11 1
, .Tin iuii i n npr annua
tomed Democratic majority of years
ago irom i,uuu to ,2U0.
All ditferences have been adjusted
an sores bealed and all Democrats
are pulling together. Greensboro
.uecorci.
gun to turn their attention in the
direction of the sounp monev Demo
crats whose votes they will make
every effort to capture.
Loss of Life by the Storm.
T -r ,
jrxiibuuRG, July 29. Tales of
ueatn ana devastation from the
storm or last Monday continue to
nnnr in XT., - . i
t iU A UU1 more arownings are
reported at Sugar Grove encamp-
men f rP U : r, i ii , , , . r
xmBiuaACH tne total loss of
ine neany ntteen, while deaths are
being reported from the surround-
xxxg country m every direction. In
V PSr V l rmniQ ioi'mnn i up
. 6 - x ii rv ajr HJUHC IS SUS-
lciiueu anu wires are all down.
The Tariff Issue Sidetracked
TIT
WASHINGTON, July 29. Every
j l " iue "cauuarters of
the Republican congressional com
mittee, shows that the predominance
of the currency issue inthis campaign
is not abating. Not only are there
few calls for tariff literature, but in
several mstancee sagacious' partv
leaders specifically requested that nb
tariff material be put into their
states.
as
IT . -
uu,"r,,,J"" virK,nli Kaw students Con-
erutulate Hrynn.
Charlottesvillk, Vh., Julv 28.
iiimiruiaLexy arter iir. LJryau had
vwx ,.uu..lu, tn. vxxicago, tne sum
IflW plaaa of flin TT,.;. .-i i
v.i.UkJ u.v me uiiieiajiy tele
grapned their congratulations
follows:
- uj kjl vuuug xuen to a
oung man, aa a class of you no- liW
vV JUu..g luwver, ine summer
law class ot the University of Vir
fntllfl. HO afrnn 1 ... .
o , ,,lJg, bcuu you meirmost
nearty congratulations."
Today the following reidy was
ncu i.xom jir. uryan:
"JohnMcNally and others: '
"I thank you for your good wish
w Aixxuiy expressed. 1 trust
cuat your connection with universi
ty, founded by Thos. Jefferson, may
lead you to imitate the public vir-
tues or tbe founder of Democracy in
uivv-a. xours truly,
. W. J. lift VAN,
Lincoln, Neb., July2G, 1796."
leu declare himself, but'it is hlipv
?d that he will then give some inti
mation ot h:s plans m re ation roth
Populistic nomination. Further than
the above announcement, thr wn
nothing given out from h R rran
home today for publication.
Wouldn't SI en al.old oe.
Ozark, Mo., Julv 28. Thi' a
calitv was ffiven an ohiVp.r. lairn
the gold standard system of finance
to day which helped the silver
cause about Ozark more than any
thing else could have done. Grant
Este?, a Ieadiuer farmer of th
pedale settlement, four miles unrth
of town, wished to borrow Su.ono
giving a mortgaore on his horn hs
security. Fred Birdshalle of Spring
held, agent for an Eastern loan
company came down to look at thr
farm. The property is very valua
ble andtheageut said the" money
could be had if Mr Estes would
sigu a gold note, and on no other
terms would the loan be made. The
farmer refused to take the money
and is now more devoted to the free
silver faith than ever. Some of the
uepu oncaus nere claim that these
g -Id-note men are oniv freexsilver
agents in disguise and that the
scheme is purely political, but the
majority of the peonle . thi nk thai-
- ...
the gold standard idea has already trv Edrerton left for h IS linniA In
become dominant in busings ir. Nebraska and wifi rr wi..-.
Vli'i, r('V(fl'aI VOt.M hnv nrA,r 111 a week nr t.wn TTq tit .ii u i
ten chaiitfed bv the dpmnl bv Senator Kntlpr n.f tU .
,r.t,i . i " " ' cacuuuvc
vivi 1'iMJiiuuoix. cumnmtee.
Judge Hughes Bolts M'Kinley.
Fkederickskurg, Ya., July 29.
Judge Robert V. Hughes in a
two-column letter' to the Free
Lance, of this city, in to-morrow's
issue, gives elaborate reasons, for
cordihlly supporting Bryan and
Sewall. He savs narrv tios r K.
solved by the logic of events. Judge
Hughes has been a Republican since
the war, is a native, and was an
pointed to his present judgeship by bring it to
nwiurui, uram in loY
In the same paper Gen. Fitz Lee,
wririug from Havana, Cuba, under
date of July 2ft, in reply to a letter
asking his views as to "the present
political situation iu the United
States, says:
"Being in the midst of war in
this country, I must keep out of war
in another country "
BELK BRQ
Cheapest Store on Eanh.
19 and 2i East Trade St. Cnarke.!
Still in the Race
I am still in the race for the PAINT
and GLASS business and am getting
there with both feet. I have the best
goods at the lowest prices, and these are
winning features.
ii you
' ant a picture framed cheap
me.
If
you want a good furniture
and bed-bug exterminator, I can supply j
your wants.
J. J. EZELL,
21 N. College street.
itoous ueDility
I II r
FARMEl
Bring us Your
our Tannery is noil
for Them.
:o:
If
Movement of the PopulUt Leaders.
St. Louis, July 29, With the ex
ception of ex Chairman Taubeneck,
all the Populist leaders have gone!
Tomorrow the old headquarteis will
be permanently closed. A larre
quantity of documents and books
nave been sent to Washington to be
used during the caumaimi. WhU
the selection of Washington as the
campaign headquarters is" not defin
itely announced it will doubtless be
iouaieu mere. Tne executive com
mittee" is not yet announced. Secre-
you need
line come
Harness,
Co lars,
aajthinf
and see5
Sad;
Bicycle
DRa C. C. WPST'fi
NERVE AND BRAIN TREATMENT
THE ORIGINAL. ALL OTHFOQ IMITlfinu.
X8 SOJ.i nnHar nnc fl. ' I
teHnT In fact everything..'
will Wfoundinou,
Liqaor whi7h 1 1 Aoacco,Upium,
4
rafa,?Sacai on Fourth Street.
cure op rolYiTwi T" Siuarantee to
each nerann ' rts- One sample only Bold tn
us re-
Republicans Going to Bryan.
Ulcirtiand's Proclamation.
j " o- i j vuiy ij. hp
o,.v. . jiiwwdiuaMvi, aoouu civu ais- mpaigu in tnis section will be
turbances and armed .opposition to opened at Camargo, August 7 whn
the authority of Spain, a nower wif h. Coneressman
which the United States ,r. on talk on the mm7ZMa?nwi
tortus of rPflPA nr. " " t. " 7 . ' A great
i "univ ana re- "axiv xveuuDiiransnf n b ,
counting the neutrality W he flocking to the free Vw"
a r m t 1 J i m t tat 1 J j III I
says: i trover Cleveland, Presi. and Mr. Cannon is sent here in horTp
dent of the United States, do herehv of checking cI",?16 111 nPe
ol U. n . . ' -n o.uueue.
ouicLuxiiv waxu an Cltlzpns nf tho
aarantee to
ami
men
each person.' ArlZ' ampl only Bold to
' uj uillU.
,E"Red Label Snecial
a. r
txira strenoth.
:ui lmnnrATiAi i
hPW6k1 8t 'Manhood,
DterilltT Of Romnn.
5La, Jj-Xi B" ' S5. witbi
DR. S. L. ALEXANDER CO.
-"ssisis ana sole Agents.
i nanotte, N. C.
United States and all others wifbi Forty-Two Deadlxhe Edp in
their jurisdiction against violations J2"30 City, N. Y., July 31"
of said laws interpreted as hereinbe- The details of the frightful ac
. tore explained nnrl j.- . n , cident. roQ i, 9 U1
Will Support Bryan and Sewall
Charlottesville, July
T -ITT T- ' . . . J
TXl. O. W.I
publican and
this county, in i i n"" rrCi7 2Lfu An I do hereby
letter in this evening Pro ;0n of
gives elabomfp rpm fr nn.1.' l T, c"Avement ot said
supporting Bran and BOL hcSoTif y otodtion an?apiSf-
Porter Jim now vnfo.l iM ?n7 offeniers against the
CURB
rectIy o the
wrgans, requires no
v,Be or aiet.
flTT I fTT fiUITf f P
.NHAW-H V . i
1 r imri 1 1 1 1 i 1 ii 1 11 n iju
Via
WILL SLIP
DR. 8.
Jorter has never voted anything else yjri.TuuerB a
han a Republican ticket ' since the lZZ W npon all
He believes the States the , ff,:"1 . ine . Unite
J vpnfi. " u"eFce . pre-
;rtr."aeuat n and uunishin?
party was founded.
Democratic ticket
phantly elected.
will be trium-
Show tbe BmuTu , -iraill
, ; j. Ui mea to be 42.
Dead bodies are on all sides and
many of the injured are stiH near
the scene. The blame still rests on
the dead engineer. on
Fifty in the Hospital "
St. Louis, July 81. There are
fifty victims of the heat yeSL in
the various hospitals. 111
no
cuaranteed in 1 to 3
Zi Kmau Pata pack
sola only bv
L. ALEXANriKR i-
druggists and finlo a of-
unarlott, N. C. nan out of an' .oin T &
GERS.
n.f.- 1 i. C' chbe
fun i xei uui
Is the thin? to wear. i..A
! solid comfort out of it to
LADIES DO YOU MOW
Or. riri iv
are tha
Pcpr."' 'Biubi and
! by mail. J7i??il'?0; Bent
DB. 8. L. ALEXANDER & CO
Druggists and Sole Agents.
talking of the square
square thing by the jrf
ggeration to say tnm j
economy juswnw .fort,:
ery consideration ot crenii
use. We never recoff
will do more to recoo :
wont try you much w
stock Umbrellrs, I1!.
Handbags, always on cj
do
2
f.
Charlotte, N. C.