North Carolina Newspapers

VOL VIII. CHARLOTTE. N. C. THURSDAY. AUG. 5, 1897 NO, 450 The Value of Constancy. "The constant drop ot water Wears away the hardest stone; The constant gnaw of Towser Masticates the toughest bone; The constant cooing lover Carries off the blushing maid; And the constant advertiser Is the one who gets the trade." FARMERS' COLUMN F OR RENT A six roomed house, 63 South Churcn St., iz per montn. 5-lt. ilOK SALE Full set of canning implement I cheap. Apply at 510 N. Tryon St. It JIITTON fiin fOfSalP at n O-rout hormln Write for description and price to J. K. ' Alexander. Charlotte. 20 d2t-w j pOR SALE Transportation from Norfolk to ? New York via Old Dominion line. If in terested address "Cut Rate," care News 20-d3t-w3t DBLUM, South College street, principal dealer In Hides, Furs, Wool, Sheep skins, Beeswax, Bones, etc. 15-2m R . J. D. COLLIN?, of the Bee Hive, is now in New York and Boston buying u-oods before the tailff puts them ud. He wants the many readers of the News and i Timks to know that this fair the Bee Hive is ;?oing to carry a larger and better stock or yoods than ever, and that it is going to ma n tain its reputation for underbuying and un ersellinir. Wait for his adv. when he re ilurns. Bee Hive. 30-d&wlt THE Merchants and Farmers National Bank, OF CHARLOTTE. Accounts both large and small solicited Interest paid on time deposits. We want your patronage. J. H. McADEN, President. JNO. M. MILLER, Jr., Cashier. , DBS. KENT & MYERS, DENTI8TS. Hunt Building, Charlotte, N. C. Dentistry practised in dl its branches. Prices reasonable, all work guaran teed. Crown and Bridge Work Spec ialty. J. G. HARRIS. , D. G. MAXWELL. HAlUlm MAXWELL, REAL ESTATE AGENTS, Solicit the purchase and sale of City Property, Farming Lands, Water Power and Gold Mines, m du Mr. Frank Sfcinner is now connected with the Model Restaurant, 221 W. Trade St., and he will be pleased to see you wheD you are in the city. Give us a call. MODEL RESTAURANT. 221 W. Trade St H. S. Hamilton, Prop. ireat Southern Detective U Agency, CHARLOTTE N.C All legitimate detective work done well at reasonable rates, .Best oi reier ences. 2-18-6m Are You Going To Tin's Year? If so, we want to supply you. Do not fnrrret ns when vou eet ready. We will Save You Money. Our prices are not to be be beaten, and all points are guaranteed to us, ahd by us to you. . Don't fail to see our shfdes before bUpRICE AND DURABILITY COUNT. WOODALL & SHEPPARD, Druggists. A Clean Balance Between Time and Cash Prices ojoes in every one 01 our Customers' pockete Tim vs o&sh. 5c 0 6 Mustapha Plaidf , Extra Heavy Beating. Peercals, Cottonades, Hickory, best quality, Best Denincs, Fine Bleaching, Best Tick, Umbrella, White Quilt, : vc fH 8 20 10 20 n 6 M7 1.00 'l.OO 8;v 55 1.25 1.35 This is not puffed time prices but exactly what we sold them at fcr years. Does it Pay To pay as you go? Tbe difference is yours if you trade at ALEXANDER'S KF'Cash to All House. Counter; Lawns, Percales, Ginghams, Foulards, Originally 7 and 8J cents. t-Wooi taken tn excUanKefor goods. PROFESSORS PROTEST They Say the Action of Brown Uni versity Trustees in Forcing the Resignation of President Andrews Was an Outrage Depojed President to be Head of the Cosmopolitan University. ;By Telegraph to The News. PROVIDENCE, R. I., August 3. Two thirds of the professors of Brown Uni versity, located in this city, have sent a written protest to the trustees of the institution, protesting in strong terms against the enforced resignation of President E. Benjamin Andrews be cause of his political belief, and be cause his ideas on the currency ques tion did not meet the approval of the board of trustees. In the protest the action of the board is declared unjust and impolitic; that professors hold that more is involved in the action than the exigencies of a single institution. They claim that, free thought is essential to a free government, and the theory of suppression would eat the heart out of our educational institutions. No happening in the educational world has in recent years stirred up so much controversy and discussion as the action of this Board of Trustees in forcing Prof. Andrews to resign the presidency of Brown University be cause he advocated bi-metallism, and the trustees and the men of wealth who have given donations to the col lege believe in the gold standard. Prof. Andrews has accepted the presidency of the hew university found ed by John Brisben Walker, and to be known as the Cosmopolitan Univer sity. It is to be modeled after the Chatauqua school, and will be con ducted by correspondence. He will have a board of ten leading educators as his associate facutly. INJUNCTION AGAINST DEBS. A Federal Judge Prohibits Any Sort of Agitation Around the Monongah Mines. By Telegraph to The News. PARKERSBURG, W. Va., Aug. 5. Upon the application of James Sloan, Jr., of Baltimore, a stockholder of the Monongah Coke and Coal Company, made by "ex-(iqy,v nor gjerfltng:. -' 'his counsel. Judge Jackson, of the United States Court, has granted an injunction lestraining Eugene Debs and his as sociates from interfering- with in arfy way or molesting the m aagement of the property of the Monongah Compa ny or its employes. The text of the writ covers everything that can possibly be construed into an infringement on the rights of a corporation and practically prevents all features of agitation in the vicinity of the Monongah mines. BURNED TO DEATH AT A WEDDING. The Quests Had Been Drinking Beer and Smoking Cigarettes. By Telegraph to The New. By Telegraph to The News. CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. 5. In a fire in a small two-story frame house on Elm street in this city, Charles and Ezra Rouse, Nellie Bennett and Roy Carr were suffocated. Otto Arller kept an all-night restau rant in the lower story. Seventeen per sons were in the room on the second floor. The guests were at the wedding of Arthur Gath, who was also killed. They had indulged in cigarettes and beer freely. Sorro of the eruosts were burned to death, thousrh several were slightly in jured by the llames. WAS SfilALLEY A SUICIDE? Hei Thought to Have Throw n ri?m self Under the Pilot of the Engine. j ..f-vms ik'v that the unf"itnnit man. !.-ai Smnllcy. who was killed ! the long Irestle near Greenville. S C. y. sterday morning, suicided. It is learn '-d that Smalley anil his wife ver at oij'S and Small ey refused 10 be re com r.ed. His wife had repeatedly sent him messages to come home, -but he could not ie persuaded to do so. Yesterday morning just before he met his death he told a woman in Green ville that he had rather die than re turn home. The trainmen think that Smalley threw himself under the pilot while the train was in motion. What strengthens the theory of suicide is from the fact that he had aii opportu nities to save himself but took advant age of no means of escape from the horrible death. 11 is generally supposed that Smalley I was utterly reckless on account or family troubles, and sought this means of 'ending his lite . WANTED, A REASONABLE PACK AGE.'' A South Carolina darkey walked into a Charlotte saloon this afternoon and in his usual humble way asked the sa loonkeeper, "Boss, has you any of these reasonable packages that a screw driver comes with." At first the Charlotte man could not imagine what the darkey was trying to get at. It finally dawned upon him that his customer wanted some rum of the original package design. He was given to understand that this was North Carolina and that the dispensa ry law had not as yet gone into effect and that . the "reasonable package" with the screw-driver attachment was not in the order of things up this way. AT PINEYILLE TODAY; Two Thousand People Attend the Rally There and Hear Dr. Mclver' s Fine Address on Popular Education The Tournament Held This After noon. A telephone message to the News from Pineville Wednesday says the , crowd there is estimated at from 1,500 "j to 2.U00, the attendance comprising many of the best people of the county, from Steel Creek, Sharon .and Provi dence townships. At 11 o'clock this morning the large crowd gathered in the grove, where the annual picnics have .been held for, years. Prof. Sharpe introduced the orator of the day, Dr. Charles D. Mclver, presi dent of the State Normal and Industri al College in a very graceful speech. He said popular government is a failure without popular education, and educa tion is a duty the State owes to each of its citizens. He paid a fine tribute to Dr. Mclver and said he was one of the pioneers of popular education in the State. DR. McIVER'S ADDRESS. In beginning, his address Dr. Mclver said the educational question exceeded in importance the gold question, the, silver question or any other question before the people to-day, and that a high standard of citzenship was more important than the standard of money'. Jefferson said there could be no free government until the people were edu cated. No illiterate race has ever been a wealthy race. He called attention to the prevalence of ignorance in the State, the short terms of the public schools, tne poor, nav of the teachers in the State schols and the fact that thirty-seven per cent of the people of the State cannot read and write. He advocated the increase of the tax for schools, the extension of the .term and an increase in the at tendance on the schools. He said the average length of the school term in this county is only elev en weeks. He said if he were a czar he would make the school term six months: would put the children under the best instructors and the remain ing six months could be devoted to work. We would not be content with a sec ond-grade carpenter or a second-grade blacksmith or a. second-grade doctor. but we have all along contented our selves with second-grade teachers and as long as this state of affairs exists this will be a dead State. "I know that what I am saying is not palatable, end it is not popular, but it is the truth Of all HB6 thirt6enjar4s5rial. States j North Carolina has the largest per centage of those who cannot read and write, and she has more white people that are illiterate than the States of New York. New Hampshire. New Jer sey. Maryland, Delaware. Rhode Isl and and Connecticut together. She contributes less for public education than any of the States of the Union except five. - . Education is not expensive; it- is ig norance that is expensive. He then called attention to the small amount of increase in the tax under the new law, and the large benefits derived from it. He said the cost per capita in this county would be very small, for most citizens less than 80 cents, and few of them would pay more than a dollar in creased tax. While the increase in taxation would be inconsiderable, the public School term would be increased 65 per cent, in Mecklenburg by using in addition the money appropriated by the State. In regard to the objecvtion that the white people were paying for the edu cation of the negro, he said that under the new law the local committees could use their discretion to some extent, and could extend the length of the white schools to the same as the ne gro schools even if it took more money to do so. Closing his address he paid the peo ple of Mecklenburg a glowing tribute, and spoke eloquently of the foremost nlafr the great old county has occu pied in the State's progress. Dr. Mclver spoke about an hour and three nuarters. THE TOURNAMENT. After dinner was over, at three ' flock the crowd again gathered and y.r. F M. Shannonhouse. of this city, delivered the charge to the Knights. The teurn.-'.menr was held immediately I ;iftrtv;:rd. Some twelve or fifteen r ci( is eniere.l I'm the contest. i The rernnmion .eldress will he de livered bv Mr. Jam- s A. Bell, of Char to ft?. - ' 3 ALDERMEN IV1EET. No More Flowers to be Grown et Ihe Cemetery- Other Aufiness. At. the meeting of the board of al derman held last night, very li- tie lj'NUir?s of importance vos transact ed. The growing of fIoers for public saie has all along been condemned by a majority of the present board, and at last night's meeting it was decided to rent out the hot-houses and the cul tivation of rlowers for funeral purposes aione should -be continued. The re port of the chairman of the Cemetery committee shows the venture has prov en a losing one from the start; the sales amounting to $600 and the cost of cultivation being in the neighborhood of $1,800. A new culvert was ordered to be placed in position on South Brevard street, the present one being too small to carry off the water.- A communication from Mr. B. D. Latta asking if the city was desirous of purchasing the electric light plant was read and spread on the minutes. Mr. W. H. Ramseur petitioned the board to give the North Carolina Car $500 and if the board saw fit to do this he would have the car named "Char lotte." It was left to the Mayor and Finance committee with power to act. 1 DOGS MAT SERVE THE SCHOOLS. A dog tax for educational, purposes is proposed by Mr. F. S. Miller, of Hart land, N. C. The North Carolina Bap tist says it has always advocated a dog tax. in many ways it would do. good. It would lessen the number of dogs raise a revenue nrotect and encourage the sheep industry, and benefit the schools. CULLOM'S PROTEST. He Says flcKinley Has Refused to Recognize His Constituents - Manna had Fixed the Slate in Advance Cullom Told the President the Chi cago Gang Were not Worth a Snap for Anything. By Telegraph to The News. WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-Senator Cullcm, of Illinois, has written a let ter to : his constituents in Illinois de . -i . I nouncing tne appointments maae su far. by President McKinley. He says in this public communication that the whole of "southern Illinois has gone un- recognized in the matter of appoint- ments, notwithstanding his urgent ap- peals, during which M told the Presi- Urement of the greenback, and Treas- Uje ,., pea dent that the "gang he was appointing ury notes. Secretary Gage, as tne strange individuals composed a. lynch in Chicago was not worth a snap for personal representative of the bank- ng party, and that they hoped to find, nAiitir.c nr nvthin? pise." arc Qnd nHtra srold men, will make their game aboard, the train. f"""-J " P I Continuing, he says tne appomi. men for the State were all promised by Chairman Hanna, of the Republican 4F, ...-.., i D.Qei. uon, anu wneii ue cmC iv A x- dent to ask the appointment of his con- stituents to some of the positions of ' , i-a v, of. nnponance, wf v-. - upon. The letter wul create quite a sensa- tiin in nnlitir9l rirflas I ,1. , , v, oor.c I 0" fiwrv snr-fl wor the neelect of Cullcm is the first to pour -out his woes in an opens, letter. I . I "DICK' MORSE ARRESTED. c' intends, unless he is prevented, to sub The Charlotte Street Preacher Spends it to congress in his annual report u 1 nnM.kAM i.n.Hnw it Occurred. 'T-k5ir Mnroo thfl charlotte street I il. - - I nreacher who has for a montn Deen on a tour of the Central part of the State, travelling irom piace iu x hi Irn-n.! waron. was arrested in . . 1 lj-t.nsk i -k fireensboro and thrown into jail. His nreaching has almost everywhere stir- red up the people, and the newspaper i-".,.D rJr. v,ic nroarhin? in Pnti- .1 i owav vflt He came frorrt Mount Airy, where he has been preaching ror some time, Tn tireensDoro. oaiuruay xieui. u" v ,ia wQO-n nrnnnd .v, nrPhino- unH sinerine as OUCCli!, v...o f he does-in -Charlotte. The people or ririkiiv i-rv art rirt iiwea iLO mis Kina ui c,t.2!rT?!TflYhine- and the crowd he gathered blocked up the side-walks, if trtmA .ith ti-afRr. According to the reports, a policgmiprf ordered him to move on. He rerusea citi,.fliv n rir. anv snrh thinsr. The policeman promptly carried the affair to the Mayor, who issued a warrant for Mr Morse's arrest for violating a "city ordinance prohibiting anv one from ..niwn., oroiHncr simrine- &o.. in such a way as to draw a crowd and would be no complaint, but when com ni.otrnnt trio arrppta " I modifies rise in value and the vol- tt.-uv, v, rwUnomon wpnt hacklume or money is not increasea, me Morse and his wagon were gone. Sunday afternoon, the Greensboro street with his wagon and he went to him and told him he had a warrant fr.r. him f nr-nhatriu-tine-the s?treets: that! tiH ,im h nnniH jrive hond for his appearance to-day, but that Mr. Morse said he had no money to put up in that way. Then, Mr. Scott says, the men in the wagon said something about .mmint-ahniit hut o- A T -MAroo ooirl naofl Tint ff It. To Q i. nifl hrm hP wnn have to lock him up, as the Mayor as not in town; that he started with W him and on the way told him he did ift v-srtt to leck him up and that he had better put up the money and go on, whereupon he says Mr. Morse told him he had no money. At the cala boose Officer Scott, the policeman who vw'fd him. searched him and says .m Mi-" on him. Mr. Morse says he was arrested and loekeVl up for preaching in the street and that he had done nothing so far He remained as he knew to merit it in jail only about an hour same par ties going on his bond as soon as they heard of the matter. Evangelist Lee. who is holding a tent-meeting, commented considerably on the matter, condemning it as an outrage, and much feeling was shown. To an Unprejudiced mind, the Re cord says, the cvse-is simply this: Th'.re is a city ordinance against blefkiug tie streets: O'Ficer Scott found j nit..v. which he refused to do. If the law is wrong, repeal it: don't try to ' . i J? T -. i . 4 ..11 , 1 I. OVeT'-IMe Jl. lOl 11. ivil . OCOLL ifus, truth this is what it amounts to. The lieeord says: "As far as Mr. Morse is concerned. The Record has known of him many years and believes him to be an bortest. sincere Christian Ililll, IWIllo 111 lllf U V H lldj V 11CLL I'C conceives to be best. He has spent time and money in his work and is blunt, saying what he has to say; he is i well liked by the people of Charlotte, where he lives. He may be eccentric, plain, straight-forward way, but he is! honest m it. What he has said here I has offended no one, so far as we have V o o y rP V & trio 1 --fna -rrci-rrmxri of the hearing this afternoon to a future date." A BURGLAR CAUGHT. One of the flen Who Entered the Store of J. H. Emery. The police have captured one of the burglars that entered Mr. J. H. Emery's store on west 'iraae stret last n- uaj ingiiL. jl iie man gave ms name as Frank Owens. As soon as an in - vestigation was made suspicion point- ed to Owens as one of the eruiltv nar- z XT: i i a - Vyrj tells the police that he had a pal, and the officers think that they will have him by tonight, as they know ahoutl where to locate him. uwens is a young negro ana is well - known about town. This is the first! time that he has been accused of crime. He " UllCUftUCU AAA k,AA 1 13. V fl court this mornln and was committed to jail. FINANCE WORRIES. Trouble Ahead for the Republicans Mckinley Has Been Everything on the Money Question Results of the NewTaritfNot Comforting to its Framers. From a News correspondent. WASHINGTON, D. C, August 3. The Republicans have other -troubles ; other than those which will be made by the new tariff ahead of them. mi ! Vinira vf rtnrl I f W l7 xney are suing v... ry over finance in the near future. It is an open secret that there is a serious difference of opinion in the Cabinet on the advisability of committing the ad- ministration and the party to the re- . . . it. .1 :S4-r. I jimu r th0se notes although he knows as well ' anybody that no such legislation tj,mnrh rUiriner the life of fhs nrpspnt Congress Decauseoitnesn- . r - -- S(1atp. pof that 5 .TiTlliv i3 frni(i Gf this Question v ne found in the careful manner :., uu v, ovniriP pnmmittinK hhn- - 2 to Con- I i.r rt -iTminf gress asKing iui u-c, a currency 1 r-r- Via! hf'P rt0i fnr the free coin- be some time before they forget Tiftv-TMrf?t Congress, he voted and for the Windom silver bill and the Sherman substitute therefor. He didn't want tne gom Mauu r,rm nf Inst vear's KeDUnncan coxi- She waAtsnow. He prefers" to trim and to wait, but Secretary Gage thA mitlines of a bill that would per- petuate tne smgie goiu Ldiiuo.i, r 1 : 4 -.irlll -noce hilt hp- 1 1 sfl he wishes to commit the ad- Oecaustr lie tuniRa 11 - " " , . , V.li 1 ministration ana tne jw;puui'tau tJr. . wnr?RTRP OVER ITS RESULTS. I hm- I . jk. WMV i-v oHmiTXICtratinri ATI 1 1 Mfimuw? w me w . in Washinarton are somewhat worried I over the results of the new tariff as I far as they have become apparent. They did not like the snutung I r hip- Mew Enerland cotton mills, Lnri somfl nf them went as far as to I say that the mill owners should have been willing to keep-, running ineu rams, even n nj ici. ...w.-j, Linnr thfl Hpnnhlican nartv. They like! even lesrf the story of increased prices I .-y r. i 1-1 I for almost everytmng uui. ia.uui uin coisrs inuii cveiu v uhcluuh. t"-"-- i J ine of this phase, of the matter a prominent Philadelphia business 'man, I now in Washington, said: "I hear that a general rise in prices is iu ic- place, f;u tnat peopie may p'o'c I to Day more tor tneir ary goous, clothing, boots and shoes, and all ar- tides of household necessity. If this is going to be so, I predict tremendous discontent and dissatisfaction among the people. In flush times there common people are bound to suffer, especially when, as now, there is no I chance of an advance in wages. The I upshot of the matter will be a revolt against the political party that pass- ed the .law which made dearer aii things the consumer is bound to buy, . . 3 I . . . - . A. JS 41.: J 11 wnuoui u-iuS nuyuiis i "' ability of the consumer to Purchase the necessaries of life. If the Republican party hasn't a very rough row to hoe, then I am utterly without ability as a I PrOpnet CIVIL SERVICE EXEMPTIONS. Some of the civil service cranks are Mingr so much shoutins over Mr. Mc Kinley's extension of the civil service law to a few of the small custom-house employees, that they have overlooked his exemption from those rules of num erous important places in the customs and anternal revenue servjre. His amendments to the rules, prohibiting . j;v, 1 charges, has, of course, been warmlv receivea in wasnington. .wnere so many persons are peculiarly interest- ed in a life tenure of office, but if the country endorses tne idea 1 will miss my guess. -With a life tenure of of- fice, there will necessarily rome in a few years a civil pension list. Re : j "i , - -. lueaf- are unaemocratio and . un- American, creating as thev do a isriv i!-ged class. if it had no been for the social influences of W.ishinaton. tTTre would never have be?n anv civil service law, and when the sam influences ere brought to bear or. Mr. Cleveland to secure a life tenure for those in office, he "positively refus ed to make the amendment that Mr: McKinley has now made. FIGHT OP GORMAN'S LIFE. Senator Gormar seldom talks for publication, but vithout violatmcr con fidence. I can say that he is prepar ing to make the fight of his life to re- s'nrp farvlfl tul il.a Tw . .. .- . n ,-. I l,, J i . , , , , ' ' - " . .,.!- - ' 1.11V I ' 111'.. I . 1 I I I "'VVVr tim.,e nusoiuieiy con- fident that he will succeed and be re elected to the Senate. GORMAN NOT A CANDIDATE. By Telegraph to The News-. WASHINGTON. Aug. 5. Senator ! Gorman, of Maryland, will not be a i ic-eiemon to rne fcen- ate. He has determined to retire from the United States Senate at the e-jrnim tion of his present term. A close friend X says ill health is the chief cause of bis retirement. ' "STRATHMORL3" IS DEAD. Telegraph to The News. LEXINGTON, Ky., Aug. 5. Strath- more, the famous stallion, died from ,.4: . . ... Milton CAJ,OBlve ,ieaL ims morning. j Young was the owner of the animal. I His earninsrs whilo in th tnri morA un. I wws of $500,000. .. . j , I EVERHARDT KNOCKS OUX THE . SPIDER. ts rninnu,.k rru m, J. . , .fcf. . . . - i Vivrvi n'KJiivif'i g 'f f vo I a -tier t I - Jack Everhardt ootamea the decision n the twenty-round bout with "Snider" ?9 I -r-Tt A. X 1-S,. A iU14A U l.-x j 7" V , T Vn i i ; ' MASKED MEN. In Huntf;a Rapist Boa d theC, C. & . A. Train Last Night They liade a Water Haul, for the Criminal Was Not Aboard. There was an exciting time on NOij 35, the south bound passenger .train on the C. C. & A. last night. This train left -Charlotte on time, 10:15 o'clock, and there was nothing out of the or dinary until the train pulled up at Ridgeway, a small station below Wins boro. At this point a large crowd of masked men entered the second' Class car and after gazing at everyf pas- senger went fnto the other coaches. The 'trainmen at first did not know. " what to think and the half-asleep pas- v sengers were very much alarmed at T caomo Vl Q t Q imilTl rr U'hl tP WOTTIftTl LMr wmishnm M hPPn raMd bv a negro fiend, and the feeling being so intense, the sheriff had decided to get his prisoner to Columbia for safe keep- nig. xc muu ucanug ui o intentions boarded the train at Rldge- way, hoping to get the brute. and make short work of him. The prisoner, however, was not on board, and the lynching party went . nuiPtlv out after learning this. rTT ' ; 1 i ing party, last flights incident. REASONS FOR LOCAL TAXATION. The Campaign Comnvttee Present. 5me Arguments for the Consldera- t ion of Voters. Next Tuesday the election will be held all over the State on the question of 1- cal taxation for the extension of , ine pu one scnooi teriu. The campaign committee, sejs Tortn fniinwine. reasons whv every citl- the toiiowing reason.- wny every ciu Zen should vofe for local taxation. j It is the ony vay to get good, six month's schools or montn s scnooi.-.. 2. It has worked well in more than twenty townships in- North Carolina; guch as Raleigh township ,.1n Wake . . . . o, ... - j county, in which 3,000 children attend; S1X schools nine months in. the year; , 1-y..1,. Mjurnam towiisinp, uuuia u .uuuijf, tnu m auum mcinj uici. .3. , No other plan has: ever been de- vised for rthe successful building up, ft I A . scirool' svstem.V Wherever in the ptmUea states you nna rcnoQis anq in- i teillgcnt people, you nnu tney nave 10- cal taxation. ' ' ' 4. Because you want to give your boy and girl a chance. You do not want them to grow up in ignorance to be imposed upon, to be down-trodden to be deceived and to pull down our grand old State. It will cost you less than educa- finn ,viU in anv nrivptp srhool. Ten cents on tne hundred dollars worth of property is not as much as some men I gee wnat you aVe listed for, apd find I. will have to pay to get I j 00i,,i0 qt,i ctIvp vouri hnv a. 1 W . ' W.AV m " IV., ' I V, 6. Because if we educate all the peo pie of North Carolina, it will elevate her politically, develop her industrial ly, make her powerful religiously, and free her from the tyrant of ignor- ance, who now oppresses her and ex- tx-V., v--"- 1 people man nic jjcgmiaiuic v,"1- THE COLORED 'FIREMEN. List of Prizes forTomorrow's Races Only two Companies Here. The colored firemen's tournament takes place on to-moi row '. Only two visiting companies, the Neptune and the 1'a.Imctto, . of G reen'ville; have ar rived. Newberry.- Chester and Spartan burg arc expected ! ;e:i'-.r teams. The racing begin-? pmioidw afternoon at j o'clock. The fst race . :is' .a ' reej e.-niest. The reel rt. .iliing ihe best time will be avvarled $7f in ;;oi-l. The seerd -a f - t rn e, 100-yard dash, best time, pr izv. $I in, gold. The grab eoniest is thnf-'xt on. the t. A cash rrize of in gold will Da awarded to the hrrl. prize vvjnner. t Chief J. O. Cauit'", of the nreenviile jil t' utj;u.i un'.iii, i ville this morning tn look ait err-the ne- ;ro firemen from that town, j Cruet Cauble thinks, he has the best two teams in either North or South Caro iina, and he is confident that they will be prize winners in the contest to morrow MR. J. H. MILAM- DISAPPEARS. His Whereabouts Unknown Waa Chief Clerk in Ramseur's Office. "When Capt. W. H. Rarnseur reach ed his oTice this morning ho icund that his- chief ? lerk, Mr. J. H. Milam, had not been in the office since 6. o'clock s - yesterday afternoon. No reascn fof I - . . . A. nis aisapr Knmvn' rui UWL Ramseur telegraphed for the traveling auditor of the Seaboard and' he will bo here to-night to examine the accourita of the office. "So far as I -know thera is nothing wrong with his "accounts said Qapt.-Ramseur. . ' MrMilanr came here last Novembers I and brought his family here to live. I Hewas well thought of and there is no I lrwown -rpaonn for hici disa.nnea.rani 1 ' ,-" His family do not know his. f j . - ! W.O. I RANKIN &yllliv, I Messrs. A. H Iterdav purchased, r i . . y i v. jtanRin act I stret., The New I Porter will cont T UiaiUIiC KUUUS T- iTrade, and also . I 1 1 1