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VOL VIII.
CHARLOTTE. N. C THURSDAY. JULY ,1 1897
NO. 445
The Talue of Constancy.
The constant drop of water
Wears away the hardest stone;
The constant gnaw o Towser
Masticates the toughest bone;
Toe constant cooing lover
Carries off the blushing maid;
And the constant advertiser
Is the one who gets the trade."
BIG STRIKE ORDERED! NEGRO LYNCHED, i HUNDRED DROWNED. OHIO DEMOCRATS.
FATAL COLLISIONS.;
WILL AFFECT 125,000 COAL
MINERS.
TROOPS COULD NOT HOLD OUT A PACIFIC STEAMER WRECKED IN THE CHICAGO PLATFORM IS ENTHU
TWO CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR TRAINS
WRECKED THIS MORNING.
AGAINST THE MOB.
THE INDIAN OCEAN.
SI AST! C ALLY ENDORSED.
ARMERS COLUMN
fANTED Position as teacher by a young
: lady. Address Teacher, care Tim us.
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f OTICE All persons are warned against
J hirinsr or harborintr my wife Jennie
c ilmore. as she has le't her home without
.0 cause vvilliam Guilmore. 28-dlt-w It
RK YOUR YOUNG CHICKENS DYING?
t If so they need Lambert's Death to Lice,
s Kills the Hee and makes your chickens
salthy. Good for setting hens. Improves
ie condition of your fowls, and rids them of
aese pests. Try it. For sale by W. M.
arr nger. Agent. Cbarlotte. V. C. 22-3t j
POR fine pigs at reasonable prices call on H. '
- W. Harkey, Cottonwood, N. C. 17-4t
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ILL give 60 cents per hurdred for shucks
if delivered soon. E. M . Andrews.
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Merchants and Farmers
f National Bank.
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Accounts both large and small solicited
Interest paid on time deposits.
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We want your patronage.
1 J. H. McADEN, President.
I JNO. M. MILLER, Jr., Cashier.
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I J. G. HARRIS. D. G. MAXWELL.
HAERIS & MAXWELL,
I REAL ESTATE AGENTS,
Solicit the purchase and sle of City
Krnnprtv r a rmin cr I i nn s vv flifir r wit
and Gold Mine?,
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Mr. Frank Ssinner is now connected
with the Model Restaurant, 221 W.
Trade St., and he will be p eased to see
yon when you are in the city.
Give us a calt.
MODEL RESTAURANT
22! W. Trade St
H 8. Ham Hon, Prop.
GARDNER'S LIGHTNING FLUX
Drops is.the only remedy known
that has never failed to cure any
case of flux, dysentery, cholera morbus,
&c. For sale by leading druggists
and country rrepchants Prepared
by ' J. F. GARDNER,
apl 1 Hornet. N. C.
Great Southern Detective
Agency,
CHARLOTTE - - - - N. C.
All legitimate detective work done
well at reasonable rales. Best of refer
ences. 2-18-6m
DBS. KENT & MYERS,
DENTISTS.
Crown and Bridge Work a Specialty.
Hunt Building. Tryon and 5th Sts.
Bring Us
Your Wool.
We want 3,000 pounds
wool that has no burrs
Can be unwashed, can
be washed and picked;
but not an ounce taken
with burrs in it.
We take it at Elkins'
price and give you any
kind of goods in our
house in Xchange. No
money passed.
Alexander's
The Ladies'
TOILET TABLE
is useless without the proper acces
sories. We have everything she needs to
furnish it completely.
Our stock of hair brushes, puff
boxes, manicure goods, colognes,
&c , is much more varied than it is
possib'e to indicate here
If in need of goods of this kind
we feel sure you can find at our
store exactly what you want, and
at prices so low that they will sur
prise you.
Remember also that we keep a
fell line of all other goods that be
long in a progressive mojern phar
macy. Woodall & Sheppard,
DRUGGISTS.
Hiners in all the Great Coal (Districts
to Lay Down Their Picks Next Sat
urday. Prospects for a Prolonged
Contest.
By Telegraph tc The News.
Pittsburg, Pa., June 29. An
order for a general strike of coal
miners in this entire mining district
has been given. The men are to quit
work Saturday.
It is estimated that a hundred ar,d
twenty-five thousand members will
be affected in the coal mining con
test of Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Wait
Virginia and Pennsylvania.
The strike was ordered today by
the officers of the mine-workers'
union.
The fight between the coal mine
owners and the miners will be one
of the greatest between labor and
capital in recent years.
The strikers are making extensive
preparations for a long period of
idleness, and say that tiiey will be
prepared to stay out for months.
The mine owners say they do not
care if a strike is ordered, as they
have an immense supply of coal on
hand, enough to supply all the de
mand for months to come.
DEATH OF AN OLD CITIZEN.
Dr. fl. M. Orr Passes Away After a
Long Illness.
Dr. M. J. Orr, one of Charlotte's
oldest and most highly respected
citizens, died at bis home on East
Avenue Monday night shortly before
11 o'clock.
The life of this venerable citizen
has been hanging by a thread for
many days, the end being momen
tarily expected.
He had been in failing health for
some years. A stroke of paralysis
about two years ago, coupled with
rheumatism, hastened the end.
Dr. Orr wa3 born March 10th,
1810, being at the time of his death
in his 88th vear. The Orr home
stead is situated in Mallard Creek
township, about 12 miles from Char
lotte. . It was there Dr. Orr was
born. Early in life he decided to
make the medical profession his
life work. His family being one of
the wealthiest in'the State his edu
cation was the best that could be
had. He graduated in medicine from
the old Philadelphia College of
Medicine and afterwards located in
Concord. It was there he met his
vvife, Miss Harriet Fox. They were
married on the 26th of July 1848.
To them were born five children,
Mr. John F. Orr, Mrs, H. A. Ham
mond, Mrs. Mattie Aycock and
Misses Laura and Fannie Orr, all of
whom survive him.
Dr. Orr was a consistent member
ot the Episcopal church. The fun
eral will took place Tuesday
at 6 o'clock from St. Peter's Episco
pal church, the services to be con
ducted by Rev. E. A. Osborne.
The pall bearers will be: J. S.
Myers, John Van Landingham, W
W. Phifer, Dr M. A. Bland, Col,
H. C. Jones, J. J. Gormley,
W. S. Mallory and L. W. Sanders.
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GUILTY, SO SAID THE JURY.
End of the Celebrated Victor Cotton
' Mill Case.
The case of the State vs the Vic
tor cotton mills was brought to a
close late Saturday afternoon. The
jury, after being out for nearly six
hours, brought in a verdict of guil
ty. From the beginning this case
has attracted Jots of attention.
The residents of that portion of
the town wherein it was claimed
were affected by this pond have been
in daily attendance at the court, and
interest in the final decision was
marked.
Both sides were represented by
the best legal talent in the State,
and it was truly a fight to the fin
ish. Arguments on ach side were
on a high plain, such as usually
emanate from the distinguished
counsel who appeared in this case.
Wake Forest Summer School
The Wake Forest College Summer
School is in session. Besides the
usual studies, music, the Bible and
the faience of teaching will be
taught. It will close July 23d. -
Sheriff Asks for Troops to Guard the
Jail at Woodville. The Man Lynch
ed Had flurdered a Farmer.
By Telegraph to The News.
Jackson, Miss , June 25. Lieu
tenant Governor Jones this morning
telegraphed Adjutant-General Hen
ry from Woodville as follows:
."The sheriff of Copiah . county
wants fifty men to guard a prisoner
from the mob. Take all necessary
steps to comply with the request.
If my presence is necessary wire me."
General Henry received another
request from Crystal Springs, asking
that troops be.sent.
The message stated that the
guards could not hold out against
the mob any lo jger.
A telfgram received later says the
negro murderer was taken from the
jail by a mob at 9:45 o'clck and was
hanged at 9:50 o'clock The man
lynched was charged with the mur
der of a farmer at Crystal Springs
PLANNING THE CAMPAIGN
Educational Rallies to be Held in All
the Townships.
The campaign committee of the
Mecklenburg Educational Associa
tion met at the city hall this morn
ing at eleven o'clock, Mr. J. W.
Hood, the chairman, presiding.
Plans for the approaching campaign
for the extension of the school term
were discussed, and the conduct of
the campaign in the different town
ships put under the general super
vision of the following members of
the committee:
Prof Gray,. Huntersville, Long
Creek, Mallard Creek.
Prof Bost, Dewese, Lemly's.
Prof. J. W. Reid, Sharon, Paw
Creek.
Prof. T. A, Sharpe, Pineville,
Providence.
Prof. L. M. McAllister, Steel
Creek, Berryhill.
Prof. J. Watt Hood, Morning
Star, Clear Creek, Crab Orchard.
A series of educational rallies are
to be held in each township in the
county, the first one being held in
about ten days. These will be in
the the shape of large basket picnics
at which the people of the several
neighborhoods will gather together,
and hear speeches from the leading
speakers of Charlotte and Mecklen
burg on the subject of education
with particular reference to the
August school tax election. Dr.
Charles D. Mclver, of Gfeensboro,
president of the State Normal Col
lege, and other prominent speakers
from different parts of the State are
expected to deliver addresses in this
county during the campaign.
The committee this morning
adopted a resolution thanking The
Charlotte News and The Meck
lenburg Times for the offer of
their columns for the use of the
committee during the educational
campaign.
Prof. H. K. Reid and Representa
tive J. Sol Reid will each write a
letter on this subject for The News
and Times.
It is the intention of the commit
tee to push the campaign from this
time on.
DAMAGE BY CHINCH BUGS.
Some Farmers Compelled to Plow up
Their Corn.
Farmers in the city today report
great damage from chinch bugs in
various parts of the county. Mr
Bill Roberts said this morning that
the insects had . so nearly destroyed
several corn fields in his neighbor
hood, and Mr. Alex Little and others
had plowed up several fields of corn
inff sted with the bugs.
He says the partridges are about
the things that eat the chinch bug,
and that they are so gorged with
them now that the birds are not fit
to eat.
This pest is causing much dam
age to the grewing crops.
Local Ministers' Conference.
The twenty-eighth. annual session
of the North Carolina Local Minis
ters' and Lay-Workers Conference
will be held at Epworth Chapel,
Raleigh, August 12th to 15th. Dr.
R. H. Whitaker will presides '
The conference is expected to be
one of great interest to all evangeli
cal workers, says Rev. Dr. L. Bran
son, thesecrey,whoisia the city.
The Fate of the "Aden" at Last a Cer
tainty A Tragedy of the Southern
Seas.
By Telegraph to The New.
London, -June 29. According to
advices received today there is no
longer any doubt as to the fate of
the missing Pacific Line steamer
"Aden," which left Yokohoma June
1st for London with a number of
passengers and a valuable cargo.
It is now known that the Aden
was wrecked June 9 th on a reef near
the Island of Socotra, in the Indian
ocean, off the eastern extremity of
Africa. It is thought nearly a hun
dred lives were lost.
' A number of her officers and
eight passengers were swept over
board and drowned.. The boat,
loaded with passengers and sailors,
left the ship June 10th.
The weather was very heavy and
it isfeared the boat has been lost..
Other accounts say that nine pas
sengers, three Europeans and thirty
three natives of the crew were saved.
Twenty five passengers, twenty Eu
ropeans and thirty three natives of
the crew, with all the officers are
missing or drowned.
A later dispatch says the Indian
government steamer "Mayo" rescued
tha survivors of the Aden at seven
o'clock Saturday, just at the time
the wreck of the Pacific Liner was
breaking up. They have been taken
to Aden
DEATH OF MRS. MORRIS M DONALD
A Young Wife and Mother Died Sud
denly Yesterda.
The funeral services of Mrs. Mary
L. McDonald, who died at her home
on North Graham street Monday
afternoon at 5:30 o'clock, took pla e
Tuesday afternoon at the residnc
at 5 o'clock Dr. J. W. Stagg, of
the Second Presbyterian church,
will conduct the services. The pall
bearers were: Z. T. Smith, J. VV.
Cobb, E. H. Walker, S S. McNinch,
D. C, Moore and W. F. Stevens.
Mrs. McDonald was the only
daughter of Mr. J. N. Caldwell, of
Newells. She was married to Mr.
Morris McDonald in 1893 Three
children were born to them, the
youngest being only six days old.
The deceased was one of the best
of women. To make home happy
was her chief delight. She lived for
her husband and little children;
a--d their happiness, along with the
religion she professed, was the
sweetest of life's joys to her.
The grief stricken husband and
little children have the sympathy of
the entire communitv.
DEATH OF MR. A. 8T0WE.
A Prominent Citizen of Gaston Pass
ed Away This Morning.
Mr. Abe Stowe, of Belmont, died
this morning at 11:30 o'clock at his
residence in that place.
Several days ago the News noted
that an operation was performed on
Mr. Stowe for appendicitis. He
stood the operation very well and
the other symptoms were favorable
for the first day or so. On yesterday
a change for the worse took place,
from which he never rallied.
Mr. Stowe was one of Gaston's
best citizens. At the time of his
death he was postmaster of Bel
mont, and has on several occasions
held other office of trust. He was
well kno wn in Charlotte, where he
has many relatives and friends.
At the time of his death Mr.
Stowe was 50 years old. A wife and
six children survive him.
The funeral services will take
place from the home of the deceased
I Rev. R. A. Miller will conduct the
service The interment will take
place a3 Goshen church, the old
family burying ground.
His New Threshing Outfit.
Mr. John P. Hunter, of Derita,
ha3 received one of the most com
plete steam threshing outfits ever
brought to Mecklenburg, and is
proceeding to thresh the farmers'
wheat in short , order. His outfit is
equipped with a new Frick traction
engine which , is a great improve
ment over the engines that have: to
be hauled over the country!
The Two Main Ideas are a Declaration
in Favor of Silver and a Rebuke to
MarkJianna.
B Telegraph to The New.
Columbus, Ohio, Jurie 30. Never
has there been a more enthusiastic
gathering of the Democratic hosts
in this State than at the Democratic
convention today. There are ten
thousand earnest men present from
all sections. John R. McLean seems
today to be in control of the con
vention. The Silver Republicans
have a committee here to effect a
union and ask that a place on the
State ticket be left for them to fill.
It is thought this morning ' that the
Supreme Court Judgeship will be
given them.
Though differing on candidates,
there is complete harmony on two
points: 1, The platform must de
clare for silver; 2, Hanna must be
rebuked.
Paul J. org, Robt. T. Hough
and John T. Welty were the leading
candidates for the governorship this
morning, but there are plenty of
dark horses.
The resolutions adopted declare
for the Chicago platform entire,
recognize the money question as
the most paramount issue and ex
press opposition to monometal
ism. PLAYING A WAITING GAME.
If Cowles Gets the Post office, Mullen
Hay be Given the Mint.
A waiting game seems to be the
tactics of Senator Pritchard regard
ing the Charlotle postoffice and mint
Both the candidates for the post
office have taken up their abode in
Washington and it appears that they
will rematn there until something
falls.
A gentleman from Washington
this morning tells a News reporter
that Senator Pritchard is in hot
water. His promise of this 'office to
Mr. Mullen and afterwards the hold
up has put him in bad plight with
the machine, for Mullen is the ma
chine candidate.
A party of business men from
Charlotte have visited Washington
in the past few'davs in the interest
of Mr. W. D. Cowles. These gentle
men called to Senator Pritchard s
attention the strong endorsement of
Mr. Cowles and made it appear that
the business men of Charlotte wish
ed for his appointment.
The News learns that if Mr.
Cowles is successful in getting the
appointment of postmaster, it will
bring about a change in the mint.
Mr. W. S. Clanton has been slated
for this position but if .Mullen is not
successful in getting the postoffice,
the probability is that he may be in
duced to take the mint and call
things even If this occurs Mr.
Clanton it is. learned will get some
thing just as good if not better.
Mr. Cowles friends .in Charlotte
think that the delay in making the
appointment of postmaster is favor
able to him and there are lots of
them very sanguine over the result.
COL. CALHOUN DECLINES.
He Decides Not to Accept the Position
of Comptroller of the Treasury.
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By Telegraph to The Newa.
Danville, 111., July 1. Col.. W.
J. Calhoun, after consulting with
his family and business associates
decided today to decline the position
of comptroller of the treasury. In
a letter to the President he expresses
his gratitude for considering his
name and says that he could not
sacrifice his law practice for a tern
porary government position "which
will hardly pay living expenses in
Washington."
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Addition to Southern's Freight Depot.
The Southern railway will enlarge
their freight depot before the com
ing cotton season opens. The News
stated several days ago that this
matter was in contemplation. The
addition to the present building will
cover the ground that the Southern
purchased from Mr. E. B. Springs
inJ95.
The proposed addition will be
about 350 x 60 and will be built
of corrugated iron. This will great
ly enlarge the capacity for handling
cotton. '
Three Wisconsin Delegates Killed an
Thirty Injured in West Chicago
Three Killed in a Wreck on the Yaa-v
dalla Line.
By Telegraph to The News. .
Chicago, June 30. Three- per
sons, were killed outright and twenty
or thirty injured in a rear end coK
lision on the Chicago and Nwrth-.
western ear y this morning, at West
Chicago, thirty miles out from hK
cago, on the Galena Liveion. -
The killed art": Mrs. John o&
ding, of Appleton, Wis: Miss-
Shifman, of Appleton, Wis; and an,
unidentified mun, supposed tcbe,a.
tramp. ,
The injured, as far as learnedVarei;
Mrs M. M. Baird, Neenab, Wisj
Miss Daisy Blackwood, Depere.. Wis
Miss Alfred Fif ei , Green bay. Wis
W. H. Finney, Oconto, Wif; Mrs.
Algernon Galpin. Appleton, Wis
Wymond Gibson, Sion,'S. D; Missj
Irene McAllister, Ocon" WisjMissv
Amelia McKay, Mrs. S. B Marshy
Mrs. McKay, of Appleton, Wis; W.
Mickelsetter and Mrs. Seymour, of
Wis; Dr. E. A. Miller, oi Cliatoa
ville; Mr. and Mrs. Russell, Applet
ton; Mr. and Mrs. Ripl-v and Prof
Williams, of Fond D u Lac, Wis
Misses C. E. and S. C. Shipman, of
Appleton; Michael Stletler and wifi-.
of Fond u lac; Chas. Courteney,Bel-.
videre, Ills.
All were Christian Endeavor del,
egates who left Chicago last night,
enrrutefor San Francisco.-' The
trains were sections four and fiva
of the Christian Eudeavor cpecial
sent out in nine eecions: Section
five ran into section four, which
left Chicago fifteen minutes ahead.
No. 4 carried the Woonsiii dele
gates twenty five huudred strong
No. 4 had to stop where the Frees
port line diverges irpm tne main -line.
No 5 came up behind at a
great speed and the shock of th
collision was terrific.
THE VANDALIA WRECK
Indianapolis, Ind., Junj 30.
A dispatch from J. J. Turner, gen
eral manager of the Vandali rail
road line, dated Terre Haute, says,
one of the Christian Endeavor es-
cursion trains wa3 wrecked at West
Terre Haute this unming. The
dispatch says nobody was injured
except thne postal clerks, and their
injuiies are not seriou?.
Terre Haute, Ind., June 30.
It is learned that B. T. Sherman of.
Indianapolis, a mail clerk on the St
Louis train, was killed and that "WV
P. Conn, of Indianapolis, baggage
master on the wtst-bound train, was
fatally injured. Sam Parkinsoxv
mail clerk, and Frank Owens, firo
man, weie fatally injured.
A CATECHISM CONTEST.
At Giiead Chtirch--Young Men Fights
' Over a Cigarette.
Correspondence of the News.
Huntersville, , June 30.-.
The A. R. P. Sunday school is to
have a contest between classes in the
recitation of the Shorter Catechism
with the Giiead Sunday school next
Saturday, July 3rd, at Giiead church
This will be a public contest and.
everybody is invited to attend. ; Ifc
will take place about ten o'clock in
the morning. A picnic dinner will
bft served on the church pronndsL
Rev. John M. Grier, of the Presbyte
rian church at' Huntersville, wiLV
deliver an address in the afternoon.
A little skirmish took place on the
streets yesterday between Luther-
Williams and Jim Alexander, m
which; Alexander struck Williams,
with a rock, knocking him down. A.
cigarette was the cause of it all.
Rev. and Mrs. A. J. Ransom left
this morning for Stanley to visit
friends and relatives.
Miss Emma Hunter 'ha3 gone to
Chester, S. C, to visit f riendj.
Charlotte District Conference. -
The Charlotte District Confer-s
ence of the Methodist church will"
convene in the Methodist church at
Waxhaw;Thursday morning, the 8th.
of July, at 9 o'clock. Bishop Key ia
expected to be present and preside
over the conference. Ministers and.
delegates will be present f roo aU
the pastorates in the district.
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