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LlUHTXING "id v remeuv FLUX k now u 'niled to cutc any "v eh-der:; morbus ; H .I"rd.iTi & C , rwn Co. Prei-ared G A KL'NEIi Ik.rnet. N. C. j: Lihern Detective crpn - N. uetectivc wors none i :ties. Jiot f;f rcfer--MS-om .1, " Vi AT Kmployment. WANT a vacancy filled j 1A'A " Iuformation. WANT! ; " ."-cLit? m stamps and we will :io-.- to .jet it. Address, I'.l.cr.i Employment and Tntelli Bureau, lio Favettevilie S'.reet, N. ( ommencements wi soon be at hand. S nd us your orders for invitations aDd c win guarantee neat work at fvr prices. C n furnish either Er, -raved or Printed work at ihe jv.e.-t rates. Wili be glad to lUole prices. - EW- A- TI VTFS PRINTING HOUSE. Houth Tryon Street. THEN AND NOW. Our forefathers were content with foke of oxen and a bull tongue to ni the soil. ew improved stock, sulky plows - w:d- jj weeps lessen labor and -;: of production. forefathers contented them m a long journey "with the - -' ich. Now we go in comfort '!. oer the rail, Palace car. '' -': fathers raised 10 to 12 tod am time bills; long ( we plant ti and 7 cents j c. sh, j-ave big per cent. I : as much out of a 0 , -n today as the 10 " aiu wnen ne uuului A y 'X6.-?JDER. 'i man ot i.oday once sold 75 c. of his rood on time, now ; ') per cent, cash; that's all , -io credit. " HE DIFFERENCE . t-st and present prices is drawing 'jw trade dailv. It's whirling in Mi? a naies, cutting down nrohts. eacn on its Own Bottom: one cash to all. No order filled unless rsh comes with it. epection of Stock Invited. Prices gladly quoted. 13, W. TRADE St. GREECE CELEBRATES BEGiN&Nfi np waq ncTun-r, - ANn rPFQPcViT " bb hiwwiWT. War-Like Spirit Prevails In-Athen-! oultan to Send Pnrtx 1 --v uwic Battal ions to the Frontier. By Telegraph to The News. ATH l-'Vi A ni ... ' lflkl Ue Seventy fciXUl ;U"II!!VH-siirr , U1 :U vtiary of the raising of ' , - J . I t 1 Ill T . Cross tne LW-nt, the U.LriuiniF or j p hum wnicn re sulted in the independence of Greece was ceiebmted throughout the kin dom today, ljubiuesa was general?y suspended. If the morning the King, Queen, mn xers and foreign diplomats at tenucd religious services in the ca thedral. The remainder of the day wa devoted to holiday making. Quantities of papers bearing in scriptions "Hurrah for War." uwp ll'ILKEY i'REPAKIN-G FOR WAR. COXSTANTIXOI'LE, April 7. It is staied that, the British minister has been instructed to make pacific over tures wirii a view to enabling Greece to extricate herself from her present dilemma. j It is fun her stated that if the ; overtures are rejected the" Piraen j will be blockaded by the fleets of the foreign pjvvers. Hie council of ministers sat late List niirhc and decided to call l , out and send to the frontier fortv more battaltions or army reserves. DENMARK KINO A3 ARBITRATOR. i a ris. Aorii b A rumor is m T A a circulation that the Kiuir of Don mark nt the instance of the Czar has ! been asktd to arbitrate the Cretan question. COMING TEACHERS' ASSEMBLY. Innovations in the Work of the Convention- IS'ew Department Work. ( 'orresponuence of t h- ewk. IiLF.n.H, April 5 TIip next sesiion of tbeX.-ith Carolina Teuch. ers' Assembly meets at Morehtad City. June 15th. The work of the session will be conducted differently from that of any session yet held. The most important innovation is in the introduction of departmental work. Half of each day will be de voted to the study of the subjects taught in our public schools and academies, special emphasis being given to methods of teaching these subiects most successfully. Each subject will be handled by a teacher of distinguished ability and expe rience. There will be informal dis cussions, and the opinions and expe riences of all can be heard and dis cussed. There will also be classes in Elocution, Vocal Music and Draw ing; and lectures on School Law and Civil Government All of the:e departments will be presided over by teachers from this and other South- r-i , i T in Vinrnn rrk efn otaies wjju uic in svrrThathv with our Southern people: and who fully understand the con ditions and needs of our schools and eachers- . Special departments are being organized for the County Examiners and other schoorofficers, college pres idents and professors, city school superintendents and teachers, acad emy and high school principals and teachers, primary teacht rs. Each department will be in charge of a committee appointed especially to prepare a program that will inter est and instruct those engaged in that particular work. t The Convention feature will be managed differently, and is expected to be more interesting and profitable than it has been possible to make it heretofore. Questions will be dts- , II ;iaroaf all P. flSSeS of Eachers and intelligent citizens ciisseu mat win iuii.w ..... - rp. rj ' ,.p;,kFrs wiH include leading e,iucators aad others among them, go f the fading business and pro- ,v., editors or tne outie. rt fbaf rbp ouestion or education and its influence and effect upon the profesio-.is and business interests will be discussed from every stand point. , The evening, or "Culture," lectures will be of such a nature as to instruct and entertain everybody. The pleasure feature will be looked after with greatest care, and the musical part of the program will be com plete m,,, . In Pittsburg,, Pa., yesterday a bridge collapted and a freight train fell tff ty feet. Two of the crew were killed. CHARLOTTE. N. C. THURSDAY. APRIL 8 A BIG FRESHET. STREAMS ALL FAR GUT OF THEIR BANKS. o.-. o-MJIT7ZT7r. . ? -v.t.ulUiiuSc nasneaAwayiracK in the Southern Railway Yards Washed Out. Sunday night's rain, added to the : already suoerabund.inr. rnmst-.nrp in th Ji . v - . p e earth, has caused one of the 1 "r61-a.u tiU!" aGU ye!e rresnf 6 tms ti',' Y. A , J , l tie ram poured down m torrents , for hour.s and the precipitation was j about as great as has ever been seen I here for the same number of hours, j cexa. uiiuses in me county nave , been washed away, but traffic will ! Un-'i- Kr a ! u 'i haiuiy be interruijted longer than J 1 O 1 oeveia; onages in tne county have , today. Most of the trains are late, the delay being caused by high water, and there is danger of wash-outs. The road bridges in this county are better now than ever before, or they would not have withstood the almost unprecedented rains. A gentleman from Sua-on reports Brier Creek very high, all out of its banks. -v r"- .... , .Deputy fcheritr Johnson reports tnat- Lens: Creek: is higher tnis morning than it has been in eight year?; the water on each side of the abutments at the bridge on the Ros well's Ferry road is kiii enough to swim a horse Sugar Creek at the west end of Trade street was very high today. The bridge at tne water-works over Sugar Creek on the east side v?as washed away hist night. It would have Jeen carried clear down the creek, bad it not lodged in a tree a short distance below tne bridge. The Seventh street bridge was in imminent danger of bek.-g washed v.vi. tins mOi'ning; a force of hands was put at work driving stakes Hk the abutments to hold it in pu.ee. People coming in from different parts of the county report all streams out of their banks, and lit tle branches that almost dry up in summer are running like creeks. The culvert on Smith street be tween Tenth and Eleventh ovel flow ed and it was a regular "inland sea" in that locality this morniug. S11E TRACK WASHED OUT. About fifteen feet of the side track leading from the round house of the Southern railway to the main line was washed outlast night during the storm. The water dammed up beside the track and gradually worked its way through the bank of earth. FOR THE BENEFIT OF VETERANS. Entertainment to be Given in Their Interest. Squire S H. Hilton is jn receipt of a letter from General T. L. Eos ser, of Charlottesville, Va , stating that he was going at once to New York for the purpose of making ar rangements with tho Edison people for one af their projectoscopes. This machine will give thriliing pictures of all noted battles and also drilling both cavalry and inf antry. Gen. Rosaer says that he will open up in Charlotte on April 19, 20, and 21. The entertainment is for the benefit of Mecklenburg Camp Confederate Veterans and will be held in the city hall, the city authorities having do nated the hall free of charge. A meeting of the Confederate Veterans is to be called for next Saturday at noon, when all arrange ments will be made for Gen. Kosser's coming. GERMANY MAY RETALIATE. If We Put Duties Too High. A Special Consular Report. By Telegraph to The News. WAsniNGTOiN", March 7. A Con sular report is soon to be issued by the Department of State containing an epitome of customs duties, laws and police regulation in force in various countries of the old world affecting bicycles, tricycles and riders, as many American tourists take wheels with them for their summer jaunts abroad. GERMANY MAY RETALIATE, The German ambassador informs the State department that Germany protests against any tariff that off setts the exports and bounty given by Germany to sugar and intimates that Germany will retaliate if high duties are imposed. - . Roosevelt Made Assistant Secretary. Washington, April 6. Theodore Roosevelt has been nominated As sistant Secretary of the Navy. KNOXVILLE ON FIRE. DAMAGE ALREADY AMOUNTS TO MILLIONS. ; . .. .. i en Lives i nougnt to De Lost in tne Flames. The Hotel Knoxville and ; the Heart of the City Burned. B Telegraph to The News, KnoxvilLE. Ten a.. Anril 8. A ' i - vcrv ilfsf.mriTP fir nrrnnvd hrp this mornin- It was first discover- ed at four o'clock, when the alarm was turned in and the entire city fire department called out. The fire spread rapidly from one building to another, and all efforts to building t0 another, and all efl , . . , . cneck the tlames are futile, 4 J. i 1 1. . f 111 - At this hour four blocks in the very heart of the city have been con sumed, including many large busi ness h0U3JS. Citizens and firemen are working together to check the spread of the flames. Other near-bv "cities have if been telegraphed for assistance. Among the burned buildings is the Hotel Knox, which was filled with' guests. Ten persons who were in the hotel are missing, and it is supposed they lost their lives in the tlames. The loss already amounts to several million dollars. Of the fifty guests in the Hotel Knox, which was destroyed, twenty are missing. It is impossible to work in the de bris on account of the intense heat. Among the heavy losers are Dan iel Bris'jo? .v: C;.,dry goods; Storchie Bros, wholesale and retail furni ture; Marble City Hat Co.; A. P Lahr, dry goods, An explosiou of dynamite in Wood ruff's hardware store shattered every window on Gay street. Part of the Chat tanooga fire de partiueut arrived this morniug. The entire block bounded bv Union and lieservoir streets, and Gay street, with the exception of the McGhee building on one end, i3 burned. It was the longest and handsomest block in the city. The loss is estimated at $7,000,000. Several persons were seriously hurt, Joseph McMillin having his leg broken. P. C. Dyer waa overcome by ex citement and dropped dead from a paralytic stroke. RIVERS STILL RISING. Will the Levees Hold?-Cumberland Floods Nashville Again. By Telegraph to The News. Memphis, Tenn., April 6. Fair weather for twenty-four ho is is the only encouraging phase of the flood situation in this State today. The weak places in the levee which withstood the river in spite of the rain are being strengthened. No part of the levee will be aban doned until the break is absolute. CUMBERLAND STILL RISING. Nashville, April 6. Cumber land river has risen thirty-nine feet and is still rising. The black waters are already invading the low lands. Many who had just moved into their houses abandoned during the previous flood have been compelled to move, again. To Hold op Imports. Washington, March 7. Secre tary Gage today issued a circular in structing officers of customs to delay further orders and final liquidating of enterics of any merchandise arriv ing at ports after April 1st. This action is because of the retro-active clause of the pending tariff bill. Spw Mexican Murderers Hanged. Santa Fe, New Mexico, April 2. Frank Barego, Antonia Berrego, Chico Alario, and Batricio Valen cio, were hanged, today for the mur der of Frank Chanez, May 29th, 1892. McKinley refused to further delay the execution. . . : Canovaro baa Not Resigned. Rome, April 7. Itts send-officially denied that Admiral Canovaro has resigned, or been recalled from command of the international squad ron in Cretan waters. S7 ! UNTIL JUNE- 8TH. 0. RAILROAD INJUNCTION SUIT POSTPONED. .. ' : T7" lobe Heard by Judge Simonton at Ashevilie Arrangement Satisfac tory to Both Sides. By Telegraph to The. News.' Greensboro, April 0. The in junctioa' case was called I efore J udge Simonton this morning. McRae & Day filed the affidavit of R. M. Nor ment for a continuance. The Rus sell directors desire to became parties to the suit and to make answer. The hearing was continued till June 8tb, at Asneville. The city is full of lawyers. John G. Carlisle, Stetson, Crawford, Bur well, Avery, McRae, Maj. C. M. Stedman, Sondley, Manning and many -others from all parts of the State are here Ex Governor Evans and Attorney General Barber, of South Carolina, are lookers on. C0IV1SVSISSI0NER TO HAWAII. Has President McKinley Appointed a Special Envoy? By Telegraph to The News. San Diego, Cal., April 0. From hnjdropped by officers of the United States cruisers at Philadel phia, it i now generally accepted that the vessel is awaiting the arrival here of a special commk- ainnov e irrti n tail Vtr tlao rtrpsiflpnf- fo take him to Hawaii, whero investigate the. condition of an airs there, with a view to muking a report on the question of annexing that island to the United States. HOPELESSLY INVOLVED- The Situation in the East.-Bishop of Candia's Residence Destroyed. By Telegraph to The Neva Canea, April S. The situation in the East is becoming hopelessly involved. Nobody seems to be able to predict the outcome of the trouble. . The residence of the Bishop of Candia was destroyed," by fire last night and many other buildings about the town were also burned. $200,000 FOR FLOOD SUFFERERS j . The House and Senate Agree Upon This Amount. By Telegraph co The News. Washington, D. C, Aj ril 7. The President sent a message to congress this morning recommend ing relief for the sufferers Ly the recent floods. The house and senate at once agjeeti upon $20O,O00.The rt solution now goes to the President. $even Overcome by Gap. Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 7. Seven men weie overcome by smoke and gas, in the Strickle tunnel on the west slope of Pike's Peak. Two of them are dead and the others are in a critical condi tion. Sudden Death of a Millionaire Merchant, By Telegraph to The News. New York, April 7. William G. Fisher, a millioniare dry goods mer chant, of Jover, Colorado, died this morning at the Gilsey house, where he was stopping. "Iowa" on Her Trial Trip. By Telegraph to The Newa. Boston, April 7. The battleship "Iowa"' left her anchorage bew Boston light this morning for the official speed trial Over the Cape Ann course. The government steamers which are to mark the course went out to their respective positions this morning. Westerly winds prevail on the bay, the sea3 are smooth and conditions favorable for a perfect trial. Ex Chairman Griffin Dead. Watertown, N. Y., April 7. D. G. Griffin, ex-chairman of the Democratic State committee and gold Democratic nominee for governor last sail, died at his home in this city this morning. . NO. 434 AUTONOMY FOR CRETE EASTERN R0UMANIA TAKEN AS A MODEL If Greek Troops are Withdrawn, Tui key's Soldiers May be Takt n Frorrji'j Crete War Supplies Shipped FroxrJ" England. By Telegraph to The News. 1 London, April 7. An Athens correspondent cables as follows: "The Greek government learns that the foreign ambassadors at Constan- " tinopie at the first session formally decided upon an organic statute for Crete, which was adopted. Eastern Rou mania is taken as the model. The omen is striking for iti ndicates that the government will be equip ped to select from among the second ary powers The Turkish troops are understood to be partially retained, although the powers have accepted the proposal of France and Russia that if King George --undertakes to withdraw the Greek troops the Pow ers will immediately concern them selves with the withdrawal of the Turks. The ambassadors are be iievedto have agreed that the Cretan assembly ought to be allowed to choose tbe prince, but the powers have not yet assented." . ENGLISH ON GUARD. ' English newspapers says that th& aut horities are taking unusiial pre caution!:: at British ports to prevent, clandestine exportation of war ma terial. Detectives are reported to be on the alert at every fishing toWnj, ' since it was learned that quantities of war material 3 have been shipped from this country' to the island ?j uring thk labt three month8. " MR. WE0DEN&T0H THE NOMINEE. 1002 Votes Cast in the Primaries Comparison With Former Prima. ries. The Democratic primaries held Monday and th it night were well attended. The polls closed at nine o'clock that night. The vote by wfc-rds is as follows: Ward 1 . .308 Ward 2: 144 Ward 3 204 Ward 4 46 Total.. ,..1,003 At the election last November, the total Democratic vote was m round numbers 1,700 for the county ticket, that being a majority of 500 oyer all. There being 1,700 Democratic votestast in the city at the last elec tion, considerably more than a ma jority of the total Democratic vote was cast in the primaries Monday. There was no opposition to Mr. Weddington, and no votes cast in the primaries except for him, he being unanimously nominated. A comparison with former Demo cratic primaries may be of interest. April 6, 1891 the vote was: Bre vard, 682; Weddirgton, 461, Dr. Brevard's majority being 221. ' In 1893 Dr. Brevard had no op position in the primaries, just as Mr. Weddington had no opposition in the primaries yesterday, and the follow ing vote was polled; Ward 1, 110$ ward 2, GO; ward 3, 109; ward 4 107; total, 386. In 1895, March 28th, the follow ing vote was cast: Ward 1, Wed dington 288, Brevard 287; waad 2, Brevard 202, Weddington 145; ward 3, Brevard 200, Weddington 172; ward 4, Weddington 260, Brevard 169; the total vote being Wedding ton, 865; Brevard, 858; Wedding ton's majority being seven. The total vote cast in these primaries was 1,723, more than ihe entire Demo cratic vote of last year. mil i i i mm AUSTPtiAN ail&STRY RESIGNS. Liberals to be Succeeded by a Con servative AibViiiiLstrliou. By Teler-THph to 'Th News. Vienna, Apr;'; 2 Count Badini, Pillar Minister of Aust.tk, tendered to tne emperor thi3 morning tbo resignation of himself and th entire cabinet. The reason for the resigna tion of the cabinet was the fact that Badini found it impossible to main tain a Liberal majority in the re cently elected Reichsrath. The Emperor has requested Badini to form a new ministry. . Whistler, the noted artist, wa3 & witness in the libel suit of Joseph Pennell against the London Satur day Review, and "kept the court in a roar of laughter by his amusing answers;" mm m : . i .""9;. m en .-.: V 4. V J f 'it-'-'. 11 ill ' 7 vl .... "
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