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0 -. i oi viii. "an J CHARLUn'E. N, C, THURSDAY, DFJC 10 1896 y N0.41& a 3 P r r 1 ill 1 1 in I LrHluP of Constancy. V nardest stone; t rnBW Towser lsiDl.t " tnuebeet bone; K?1' ;inc loer ! 'the. blushing maid; "Ui the trade." vmf- jfERS COLUMN -""ITTTTl. ; n ir larwl in ?nts of 1 norn lT, ,h8 or more, one mile from - ,.11 public road. Apply to Paul He 1 10-2taw & w-4w. TT good second hand large or K - oair mill anH bow of fl-ffcir iollars each. Writ W. O. fcuev,t: ti and cracfeera at wholesale. Char s'' 1i Nrrt.h Trvnn st.rwt. ftr-hHrra containing: acres, snu f1.. itriar orwpk thre miles from 1 1- Hand at Jno. M. Scott & Co. 19-4t fcri-Faittiful man or women to i i for re?Vn9lDle es'ablished house ainrv $T80 and expenses. En- ( addressed stamped envelope. The iK sjtari,u- "5S.int vonr neighbor to take The It is the best farmers' paper L1 in Charlotte. Condition of the Treasury. balance in the State Treasury eDd of the fiscal year, Novem- accordmg to the books of tte Auditor, was: fa fund, $107,552.95 tional fund, 30,058.31 $142,611.26 ers Attention ! Th Model Restaurant is the plaoe to eet a good hot dinner wnen vouare in town. Fresh Fish and Oysters always on hand. 'Dinner 25 Cents. B. Hamilton, Prop. 221 West Trade Street. QUITTING Disolutra Selling Oat 'S THE CRY ALL OYER TOWJT. WHI? AtSE OTHER MERCHANTS E STRUGGLING TO MEET OUR PRICES, PRICES LIKE THESE: ard wide Cashmere, fine grade, yard. lockings, extra heavy cotton, 7c pr - Ihildren's Wool Stockings, 25c. e for loc. a pair. .mj red twill Flannel, only 24c vara. ptton Flannels at 5c, 6c and 7c Tard. !'IRTS JACKETS CAPES, all are reduced. E BA.RUCH & CO. Dissolution Prices Makes a Heavy Colored 01 heviot Work Shirt 35c, a Splendid Tennessee Jeans 20c, the Elkin Jeans 28c, Elkin Cashimere 37c. p goods charge SPOT CASH. 111 r Coats $1.50 choice, $4 Mackintosh - if Black Dress Buttons 3c a dozen worth 1 5c CULLOM ON CUBA. SPEAKS TWO HOURS AND ADVO CATES RADICAL ACTION. Committee on International Bl-metalllsra Appointed. Government Estimate the Cotton Crop at 8,250,000 Bales. Washington," Dec. 10. Senators Wolcott, Hoar and Gear have been appointed a committee to arrange for legislation looking to a bimetal tiq conference in accordance with the resolution of the Republican caucus. Senator Cullom has introduced a resolution demanding the extinction of the Spanish control in Cuba and is now speaking in advocacy of its passage. He will talk two hours and will advocate radical action on the part of the United States. Washington, Dec 10. The Government report on cotton indi cates 115.2 per centage, which in dicates a maximum crop of about 8,250,000 bales. The crop last year was 7,160,000 bales. mi. 1 i m i ine condition or. tne crop in Florida and Georgia is 110; North Carolina, 109; South Carolina, 105; Virginia, 118. Washington, D. C, Nov. 10. The House committee on Banking and Currency has decided that some steps should be taken to correct the evils of our banking andjeurrencyjsys tem. - ' Confident flaceo is Alive. By Telegraph to The News. New York, Dec. 10. Thomas Estrada Palma, head of the Cuban Junta, said today he was more con fident than e ver that Maceo is alive and well. Haceo'i Death Confirmed, y By Telegraph to The News. Havana, Dec. 10.-Dr. Maximo Zertucha, personal physician to Ma ceo, has surrendered, and confirms the report of Maceo's death. VETERANS TO MEET AGAIN. Big Confederate Reunion to be Held at Monroe Next Saturday. At Monroe December 12th a re union of Confederate soldiers will be held, which will be largely attended bv veterans, from. Union, Mecklen burg and the surrounding counties. Col. Yarborough, J. D. McCall, Esq., of this city, and Mr. D. A. Covington, of Monroe, will be the speakers of the day. Mr. McCall's subjeet will be "Fredericksburg." A special rate of one dollar for the round trip from Charlotte to Monroe and return has been made for the occasion by the Seaboard Air Line. The old veterans expect to make a great day of it in our neighboring town. LEXANDER S 2 pair Seamless Socks for 5c. a Heavy Qke hcm3 knit) sox (Suspenders 5c up, rfatteens 5c yard, Elkin Blankets $2 35 ir. The entire stock must be sold by January ioyi. ' I " idest, best and heaviest Alamance 5c yard, 25 men t &o to Coats with fOOD TIME TO BUY AND SAVE ON each PURCHASE. r. L, Alexander, Son & Co., CLEVELAND'S LAST MESSAGE TH PAUfDUOO ! 1U UUHutlCiini i r I Ringing Trusts Protest Against and Combina tions of Capital. ENDORSES THE WILSON TARIFF. Declares That Gold Notes Mnst be Re tired and Our Financial System Reformed. Recommends That This Country Maintain Its Present Attitude Toward Cuba. The Pension List Mot. be a "Roll of Honor." This Congress Should Inaugurate a Sys tem of Retrenchment and Economy. By Telegraph to The News. Washington, D. C, Dec. 7. The President's message was read to Congress at one o'clock Monday. It is as follows: t To the Congress of the Untied States : As Representatives of the people in the legislative branch of their Gov- j i i t i i ernment you nave assemoiea at a time when the strength and excel lence of our free institutions and the fitness of our citizens to enjoy popu lar rule have been again made uiani- fest, A political contest involving momentous consequences, fraught with feverish apprehension, aud creating aggressiveness so intense as to approach bitterness and passion has been waged throughout our land, and determined by the decree of free and independent suffrage without disturbance of our tranquillity or the least sign of weakness in our na tional structure. When reconsider these incidents and contemplate the peaceful obedi ence and manly submission which have succeeded a heated clash of political opinions we discover abun dant evidence of a determination oa the part of our countrymen to abide. by every verdict of the popular will, and to be controlled at all times by an abiding faith in the agencies es tablished for the direction of the affairs of their government Thus our people exhibit a pariotic disposition which entitles them to demand of those who undertake to make and execute their laws such faithful and unselfish service in their behalf as can only be prompted by a serious appreciation of the trust and confidence which the acceptance of public duty invites. In obedience to a constitutional requirement, I lierein .submit to the congress certain information con cerning national affairs, with the suggestion of such legislation as in my judgment is necessary and ex pedient. To secure brevity and avoid tiresome narration, I shall omit many details concerning matters within federal control, which, though by no means unimportant, are more profitably discussed in de partmental reports. I shall also curtail this communication by omitting a minute recital of many minor incidents connected with our foreign relations which have hereto fore found a place in executive mes sages, but are now contained in a report of the secretary of State, which is herewith submitted. I do not believe that the present somber prospect in Turkey will be long permitted to offend the sight of Christendom. It so mars the humane and enlightened civilization that be longs to the close of the nineteentn century that it seems hardly possi ble that the earnest demand of good people throughout the christian j world for its corrective treatment, wift remain unanswered. THE SITUATION IN CUBA. The insurrection in Cuba still rnntiiiiies with all its perplexities. jt 1S difficult to perceive that any prOrtS nas Xlius Jar uetu uiauc towards tne pacmcauou ui ujc land; or that the situation of af fairs as depicted in my last annual rue sage has in the least improved, if Mrmin srill hnlds Havana and the geaport3 and all the considerable i towns, the Insurgents stm roam at will over at least two-thirds of the Island country. If the determi nation of Spain to put down the in-o,-,l.,..-.t1"r.n sppms hnt. to s r,rfin f then witn tDe lapse of time and is evinc- i ed by her unhesitating devotion 01 largely increased military ana navai forces to the task, there is much reason to believe that the Insnr- 1 gents have gained in point of num- I Varo and nharslfiter. The spectacle of the utter ruin of ; an adjoining country, by nature one of the most fertile and charming on the globe, would engage the serious ! attention of the government and peo-1 pie oi tne united states in any cir- cumstances in Pint f foe hey have a concern with it which is by P 1 1.1 i. I uu means oi a wnouy sentimental character. It is reasonably estimated that at j least from $30,000,000 to $50,000,- 000 of American capital are invested in plantations and in railroad, min ing, and other business enterprises on the Island The volume , of . trade between the United States and Cuba, which in 1889 amounted to about $64,000,000, rose in 1893 to about $103,000,000, and in 1894, the year before the present insurrection broke out, amounted to nearlv $96,000, 000. The message treats at length of the conditions of Cuba, the acts of Cuban sympathizers in this country and the attitude of Spain. It would seem that if Spain should offer to Cuba genuine autonomy a measure of home rule which, while preserving the sovereignty of Spain, would satisfy all rightful require ments of her Spanish subjects -there should be no just reason why the pacifications of the Island might not be effected on that basis. Such a result would appear to be in the true interest of all concerned. It was intimated by the government to this government of Spain some months ago that if a satisfactory measure of home rule were tendered the Cuban insurgents, and would be accepted by them upon a guarantee of its execution, the United btates would endeavor to find a wav not objectionable to Spain of furnish ing such guarantee. No definite response to this intimation has yet been received from the Spanish gov ernment While we are anxious to accord all due respect to the sovereignty of Spam we can not view the pending conflct in all its features, and prop erly apprehend our inevitable close relations to it, and its possible re suits without considering that by the course of events we may be drawn into such an unusual and unprecedented condition, as will fix a limit to our patient waiting for Spa'n to end the contest either alone and in her own way, or with our friendly co-operation. When the inability of Spain to deal success fully with the insurrection has be come manifest, and it is demon strated that her sovereignty is extinct in Cuba for all purposes of its rightful existence, and when a hopeless struggle for its re estab lishment has degenerated into a strife which means nothing more than the useless sacrifice of human life and the utter destruction of the very subject matter of the conflict, a situation will be presented in which our obligations to the sovereignty of Spain will be superseded by higher obligations, which we can hardly hesitate to recognize and discharge. Until we face the contingencies suggested, or the situation is by other incidents imperatively chang ed, we should continue in the line of conduct heretofore pursued, thus in all circumstances exhibiting our obedience to the requirements of public law aud our regard for the duty enjoined upon us by the posi tion we occupy in the family of na tions. SETTLEMENT OF VENEZUELAN QUES TION. The Venezuelan controversy is briefly reviewed, and a treaty of gen eral arbitration recommended. CONSULAR AFFAIRS The plan of examining applicants for certain consular positions is re commended and tke changes in the consular service reviewed. government's receipts and ex penditures. The Secretary of the Treasury re ports that during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1896, the receipts of the government from all sources amounted to $409,475,408.78 during the same period its expenditures were $434,678,654.48; the excess of expen ditures over reciptsthus amounting to $25,203,245.70. The ordinary expenditures during the vear were $4,015,352.21 less than during the preceeding fiscal year. Of the re ceipts mentioned there was derived from customs the S'l.m of $160,032,- 571.67 and from internal revenue $146,830,615.66. The receipts from customs show an increase ot $7,003, 134.22 over those trom the t?nme source for the fiscal year ended Ju- 30, 1895, and the receipts from in- (Coatiaued on Second pg.) TT A 0 MA A TTTUADTTV flAD." llU AUlflUlUlI. - ,uLcniv inunnuii emio auiuinun MUSI AfPUINI I U VAuAiiulCo. Eighteen Magistrates Failed to Qual ify. Five Men Whose Terms do Not Expire Were Again Elected riagistrates November 3rd. "I have no authority under the aw to appoint magistrates for the full termi said Clerk of the Court Morrow. Tuesday: 'c "I can appoint to a- vacaact to fill out - an nnexpired term, out 1 nave seen notmng in ine aw that authorizes me to appoint for the full term. I think the Gov ernor has the power to make these appointments, and I presume he - ,1 1 I ! win 1111 tne vacancies wnere; magis- rates who were elected failed to comply with the requirement of the aw." i One queer fac in this election is that five or more magistrates whose terms do not expire some of them until 1901 were elected this time to serve for two years. The term of Henry Hunter, of Sharon, expires August 1897; that of Edgar David son, of Lemley's, m 1901; b. Harris, 1901; James n. Barnett, 1899, and M. A. Edwards, 1897, the last three being from Pineville. These five of course did not qualify for the two years term. The following magistrates elected November 3rd have qualified and entered upon their duties: Charlotte A. K Willman, J. B. Ross, John Van Latidingham, W. W. Rankin, J. H. Ross, T. J. Wil son. H. D. Duckworth, J. T. Mc- Gee. J. Q. A. Alexander, C. C. Moore, H. H. Orr, J. G. Harris, C M. Etheridge. Berry hill T. N. McConnell. Steel Creek J. C. Smith, J. F. Neely. Sharon F. O. Bell, J. Walker Kirkpatrick. Providence James B. William son. Clear Creek P. M. Ritch. Crab Orchard E. C. Stilwell, Warren C. Harris, P. C. Harkey. Mallard Creek E.A.Jordan, J. C. Garrison. Dewese J. M. Haller, F. O. Johnson. Long Creek C. M. Orr. Paw Creek M. A. Alexander, S. M. Henderson, W. J. Dunn. Morning Star S. B. Smith. Huntersville J. S Sossaman. The following failed to qualify: T. L. Ritch, Charlotte; B. T. Price, S. M. Bingham, Berryhill; S. T. Price, Steel Creek; William Camp bell, William Stewart, Providence; A. C. Welch, W. F. Hagler, Clear Creek; A. M. Sammonds, Mallard Creek; S. T. Caldwell, Dewese; Joe. Proctor, Joe Gamble, Lemley's; J. S.' Davidson, J. H. Home, Long Ureek , J. M. McEwen, W. H. Abernatby, Morning Star; J. R. Stenhouse, D. P. McCord, Huntersville. Thus there are eighteen vacancies inthelist of Mecklenburg magis trates that must be filled by ap pointment by the Governor. TURNED THE BUGGY OVER. Mule Ran Into a Vehicle Neither of the Occupants Hurt. , Mr. John Sadler, one of the coun ty commissioners, was coming to town Wednesday with Mrs. Kead, of Paw Creek, and had stopped for a few minutes at Severs Gin, one mile from the city when a mule be longing to Ad Kinley, broke loose from his wagon and ran into Mr. Sadler's buggy, turning it.over and throwing the occupants out. Strange to say, neither Mr. Sad ler nor Mrs. Read was hurt by the accident. The buggy was badly broken.up', but beyond that no damage was done. Are We to Annex Hawaii. By Telegraph to The News. Chicago, 111., Dec. 8. A San Francisco special says Secretary Olney had under consideration a treaty of annexation 01 Hawaii to the United States. A letter just received there via Victoria states that news has been received at the Hawaiian Islands that the treaty will sent to the Senate very soon. Gladstone in Failing Health. The press dispatches last night brought the news that William E. Gladstone, the "Grand Old Man" of England, is in failing health, suffer ing continually from shortness of breath and will have to spend the wiuter in the South of France. NOT IN CAUCUS. SILVER REPUBLICANS DO NOT CGB ! FER WITH REGULARS. Dubois Resigns as Secretary of Republican Caucus -Silver Men Have Left the Republican Party for-1 Good. By Telegraph to The News. 1 Washington, Dec. 8 -There were three Republican senators only (n the "Marble Room" at ten o'clock today, the hotir at which 1 the Re- rmmican caucus was caiieu. ouw.v man, nawiey, uarter ana pmers. w-w 1 rt 1 t L 11. sufficient to constitute a quoruxa came in during the next fifteen - f minutes. The most noticeable feature of tna caucus, as seen from the outside was the absence of the men wha bolted the nomination of McKinley because of the gold standard plat form. Dubois, Pettigrew, Mantle Cannon, and Squire,, of Washington, and all except Teller were in the city and could have attended if di& posed. Some of them were in their com- mittee rooms in the capital whiles the caucus was in progress, that; their absence and intention be indi cated by the letter of Senator Du- bois resigning the secretaryship of: the caucus. The silver men who remained witlfc the party were exceptionally prom nent in the caucus. After the Secretary of War. By Telegraph to The NewsJ Washington, D. C, Nov. 8. is expected that a number of resolu tions will be introduced in Congress inquiring of the Secretary of War why contracts have not been made at; various points for the begining a river and harbor work in accordance : with the provisions of the river anjtit harbor acts, and also why certaia. work has-not - been --.ordered wher& contracts are not necessary.. Sena tors and Representatives from dis tricts for which appropriations, hav& been made upon arriving in the city have visited the War Department with their complaints and the re plies received to inquiries have not as a rule been satisfactory. JUMPED FROM A TRESTLE. Suicide of the Clerk of the Court ot Lancaster County. Special to The News. Lancaster, S. C, Dec. 10. W.. W. Perry, clerk of the Superior court . of this county, committed suicide yesterday morning about nine o'clock. He jumped from a trestle over Bear Creek, near this place. A. number of persons were present when the sad affair occurred. The creek was swollen from recent snowa an&. rains, and he was drowned. His successor in office, Mr W. SL. L. Porter, was sworn in yesterday; His mind is thought to have heent, affected. The distance from the trestle to the water below is about forty feet Small Pox and Yellow Fever in Cuba. By Telegraph to Th News. . ; Washington, Dec. 9. The Ma rine Hospital service has received! reports as follows: Small pox and yellow fever at Cuban seaport, Cien fuegos; twelve deaths of yellow fover, two of Small pox. The Uniteol States sanitary inspector at Havana, reports two hnndred and twenty new cases, eighty-seven deaths from yel low fever, and fifty-four deaths f rom small pox. I Trouble Between Bolivia and Peru'. By Telegraph to The News. Lima, Peru, Dec. Observers hem see the probability of another cl??.h of arms between Peru! and Bor virv over a new trouble which is brewings owing to olivia having proceedec to fix the limit of her frontiers in the Amazonian districts without having first made arrangemer with;' Peru for delineation. ) Are Miceo and Gomez Dt -j . By Telegraph to The News. Washington, D. C , Dec. 9. Spanish Minister Dupuy DeLoma has received a cablegram from Ha vana in line with the press reports:, of the death of Maceo, the Cuban Insurgent general, and of Francisco 1 Gomez, Despatcb.is lacking in detailsL having been sent b.fore press re 1 porta. 4 ; f , .- V )
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