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SoniB 01 nlS luiu&yiiwa&ied
.-How he Behaved in St,
-Louis His Slapping the
Backs of Ithe Dignified
Senators.
Representative Williams on
the Canadian Reciprocity
Treaty The Interior De
partment and its Land
Frauds.
(Special to The News.)
Washington, D. C. Nov. 30. North
. xl -
Carolina Congressmen, wnen mey
read in the Washington papers of the
cold snap handed out to us by the
Weather Bureau will be pleased to
learn at the same time that they need
not come back to the windy hill until
Tuesday, as the House voted to ad
journ over until noon on that day. Mr.
Williams, the Democratic leader, op
posed the motion to adjourn, declaring
that the Republicans In forcing ad-
lournments for three days at a. time
were unwisely wasting time and
money. He declared that the House
IN
COTTON MARKET TODAY.
ItliJ?0!?.? who is 1 GREAT EXCITEMENT
to eeeupy as their chosen chief the
Presidential dwelling, our - "White
House," which as President by acci
dent he has done so much to dese
crate? It is possible that the French re
ciprocity treaty may occupy th atten
tion of the Senate in January. Three
times has this treaty been before the
BRI TOW REPORT
T
DAM I IG
REVELATIONS
March Cotton Goes To Eleven Forty
Five Bullish Advances From South
ern Stock Markets Small Crop Talk
Continues.
(By Associated Press.)
New York. Nov. 80. There was
Senate with strong backing from the great activity and excitement in the
west ana tnree times Senator Aldrlch coln market this morning and prices
of Rhode Island in behalf of the Pn active months reached new high
jewelrv mftnnfnrtnrera n afaf a I records for . thft RPnsnn fho morVet
has brought about its defeat. While nad opened at an easy decline of one The FoilTth Assistant
me xreaty wouia De to the interest of lo ien Points, easy on neavy liquida
the agriculturists and machinery mak- tion and Dear pressure following a
era of the West it would, so it is fibarp break in Liverpool, but almost
claimed, .wipe out the New England immediately rallied by active cover
jewelry industry. ing and good supporting orders from
Secretary Hitchcock of the Interior Dul1 leaders. From 11.17, the lowest
Department has decided that it Is not Pint on call December sold up to
for the "best interests of the counry," H'28, January was advanced from
otherwise the Republican party , to 1121 to March from 11.30 to
have the attention of Congress di- " and May from 11.32 to J.1.43,
rected to his department in the matter the being net gains of 3 to 5 points.
ui me eBtaousnment or a government x"e was encouragea Dy rei- ... . n,,-! Jftf1. h,taA
cement plant ouf in Artzonia at this atlve prominence of New Orleans, and Nineteen UUtSlOerS ACCUSeQ
Dumsn aavices rrom southern stock
markets,' together with further small
crop talk and rumors of a profitable
Post-
His Full Report Fifteen
in the Department Found
Guilty. .
BIO. CUT IN WA0I8 IN I
NEW ENGLAND COTTON MILLS.
DEATH OF MR. STONEBANK8.
Well Known Citizen Of Charlotte Ex
plres Suddenly.
Mr, O. H. Stonebasks, one of the best
known saloon men of Charlotte, died
very suddenly at bis home to the West
of the city shortly after 4 o'clock this
morning,
The funeral services will be held to-1
time, and so he has arranged the af
fair with the cement-manufacturers
and we shall not hear anything in
Congres sabout the $3,000,000 dam for squeeze In nearby months.
Slxty-Four Thousand Operatives Have
Had Their Pay Reduced New
Schedule Adopted All Over Rhod
Island Operatives Agree To It.
(By Associated Press.)
Boston, Nov 30. The waaes ! of
about 82,000 cotton textile operatives morrow afternoon at 8:80 o'clock from
were reduced today. Today's addition be residence. Dr. A. C. Barron, of
brings the total number in New Eng- Tryon Street Baptist church, and Rev.
land who have had their nay cut down C. C. Leman, of St Peter's Episcopal
. this fall to about 64,000, and the cut church will conduct the service. The
. wnicn taxes effect in New. Bedrord Mriueui wm ue in cumwooa. - . )
Master aeneral Publishes :next Monday will swell the total to Mr. Stonebanks had been a resident
auout (o.uuu, ana complete tne general Ul wuiuiuuo iw bovsiw jean a. ai ujo
reduction in the Southern and ; New time of his death he was one of the
England cotton mills. . . owners of the Buford saloon.
The cutdown, in the majority of fac-! The aeceasedwas born at College ;
tories, averages ten per cent. Today, Plnt, Long Island, in 1858. A greater
practically every cotton mill in Rhode P81"1 of nls life J8 Pent In and near
Island, where there were 2,200,000 NeMr York. His health failed him sev-
spindles, adopted a new schedule. In f1 Te48 and in order to improve
that rat nonriv 9.n na nnerativoi ara his condition he took a voyage around i
affected, and the new order of things the world. - 1 1
a loss of fully $20,000 weekly in wages. . ,6 7,, Lr . tulD T'-,'
The cut became also operative in marled and lived for years in Ral
the mills in Massachusetts and Con- eigh. He moved to Charlotte four years
necticut controlled by Rhode Island Bo.a nco rraiQin nere, ne maae .
: DR, MOIIIGOMERY
AGAIII ASSAILS THE
17HISKEY 1 RAFFIC
In the Presence' of : i Vdfy
Large Congregation : list
' N fght ; hei i Preached tHe
Second Serrribn - bhv the
Saloon and the Cii
Arizona.
The Secretary has about all the pub
licity tnat he desires for his depart
ment in the matter of public . lana
frauds at present, and so it is exDected
that the plant which the government
Twelve Cent. Cotton.
' New Orleans, Nov. 30 Futures open
ed this morning with advance of last
week continued in spite of unfavorable
Liverpool cables. Late in the morning
prices went 7 points higher than those
of Complicity in the Crim-
na itV PerrV Si Heath and capital and employing about 7,000 ad- many MV' He wa of a,lule,t dJf;
nomjr I ciijf.oi ni-ouiaiiu i ren0rta from th position and was a man of splendid
Senator ulstrich are In
is putting up at a cost of $100,000 to of Saturday and are still on advance.
manufacture ement will be turned
over to some manufacturer.
ACADEMY OF MUSIC bURNED
; -IN BROOKLYN.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, N. C., Nov. 30. The
following .. are some of the con
crete Instances of corruption , in the
Bullish sentiment was dominating, the
future of market. Crop estimates were
low which was in contrast to last week
when disposition was to increase esti
mates. The lowest estimate is made by Postal Service, as tabulated by Fourth,
John P. Parker, millionaire planter, of Assistant Postmaster General Bristow:
The Largest Theatre In the Citv. and Monroe, La.," who has Just returned I SENATOR DEITRICH INVOLVED,
an Historic Bulldinn Th io. i from a trip through the belt, he said In 1898 a-law was enacted authoriz-
miu district indicate that the new
schedules were received without any
protest on the part of the operatives. :
INTERNATIONAL SOCIALISTS
MAKE SHARP REPRISAL.
intetrriiv I
He is survived by a ; wife and. four
small children, who have the sympathy
of Charlotte.
SUPERIOR COURT CONVENES.
The European Socialists Are Tired Of
the Attitude of the United States and
Make Rejoinder, About Our Lynch
ing Customs. , ;' .
$30,000 Damage Suit For Death Of
Yardmaster Jackson.
In the Superior Court this afternoon
the $30,000 damage suit case of Sallle
IE. Jackson, administratrix of . Wm.
Jackson, deceased, was called and trial
He Recites the Words bf an
Eccentric Saloon-Keeper at
Fayetteville to - Show, What
the Man'Who Seils Whls
key 'Thinks of his Business.
$300,000, Covered
Built in 1860.
By Insurance.
(By Associated Press.)
New Vork, Nov. 30. The historic
Academy of Music, the largest the
atre ,Jn Brooklyn, was completely con
sumed by a flre which is believed to
have, been caused by an explosion in
the building. For a time the flames
threatened the adjoniing property, and
ms afraid of the Senate and the Sen- when the roof fell in a part of It
ate was afraid of the House, and Doth struck aiiquor saloon adjoining, out
ware afraid of the President. is e8tImated t $300,000, and fully, cov-
pointed out to the Ways and Means ere)1 Dy insurance. The fire started In
Committee that as they were already the scenefy pa the stage of the thea
ippointed they could take up the bill e, where men were preparing for a
. . lJ9y ABBULlttlCU riVBB.) V.-..
New Ynrlr Mnv Zl A ' mflnlfaRtn . - : . . . -
crop would not yield 9,700,000 predlc- ing the Department to make leases for publl8hed he're by the International th Southern rail wa
tions that prices would go to 12 cents a period not exceeding ten years. On j socialists Bureau, calls attention to i in j?Iy i6 i9M mm ffi St SI
before issuance of bureau report. November 2 following the enactment i tne ranld increase In the number of 5? i8 ' S
Thursday and this belief caused much of this law the First Assistant Post- JeiSS S6!! a Herafd' &ln&-Ji&.
buying late in the morning. December master-General, in a letter intended i dignatch from Paris The sunnosed Z. t-.i,
llMMdlSrchhlJbOT iS While fkntaathly'Tovt,,L''',n raalcal ani1 Pantlirop!c l. represented bjr. Burell .nd CM.ler
years, it is not deemed advisable to do , VtI " 1 "r r ." " u 6 1 ' v ' x'
BOLL WEEVIL CONVENTION. so unless it can be demonstrated that. trL-t,1."!-"?".lV,:uJr. ., .
j,,.-,. tr. v, o osralna vlll ' iue luauiiesiu uruvenui ugaiusi,. Lutno iuia case, win ue uua ml uie uiubi.
Bia Gatherina in New Orleans to Pro-1 be secured thereby.
tect Louisiana Against the Pesti
i (By Associated Press.)
New Orleans, Nov. 30. Delegates
from the parishes of Louisiana gather
ed here today to take part in the
This policy, however, was not con
sistently carried out. ,
Canceling leases. At Weehawken,
N. JM on July 1, 1900, a lease was exe
cuted for ten. years, at $500 per annum,
including all equipment, heat, light,
etc. On July 1, 1902, elgnt years neiore
ciprocity with Cuba. f fho flpw th ...... hniMifi- o
This drew from Mr. Payne, of New i .
torfc, chairman of the Ways and U,endJng an tneif effortg t0 gavln tne
M'ans Committee the unequivocal I .,, ,n. aaL
s i rA- n,r.v I ic?oLiiiiujLijcki uiuuei iu dlul OcOaiur i LHJil weevil cuuvtJiniuu citiieu. ujr uuv- i ofn I m juiv.i. lyuz.
VTfl. Z to be given there tonight. Heard to decide whether or not there tne lease expired, It was canceled and
ui u.w.c Within a half hour after the discovery was necessity for a special session of ft new leaaa entered into for the same
the State Legislature to pass laws I premises and the same equipment at
wnicn win oe enecuve in Keeping me an annual rental of $800. r
boll weevil out of Louisiana. The con At Hastings, Nebr., on May 1, 1897,
ILVthA Th Academy, venlion will dlscusr a plan. suggested a lease was made for postpffice prem-
i fri!. h Sm tnt which was an ahtiqtiatecf building con- by Prof. ,W, C fituBMof Louisiana iSes for a period of five yeari;- including
ZZumu B 7-.T Za it To structed In -lSOO - of briclt - aod-wone rBXpt'rimeiii" uivui(m7ur cxraaemn a light, heat, vault, and equipment, at an
Kv.t, w.-. r- wood rtfefed na reft Btanca to strid or lana along tne western oouna- annual rental. of 1700 Dei annum, in
amiy should not report it to ine the flames It Is located la the heart ary of Louisiana against growing of March, 1901, the lessor was nbtified
cotton and establishing strict quaran i that the lease be canceled on June su,
tine against ail goods which can carry almost a year before its expiration,
weevil, , Shortly after this a proposal waa ao
Ieepted for another building no more
desirable, at a rental of $1,800 per an
num. A most vleereus oreteet wa filed
beufld of 25 pelnts, Mareh reaehlng flgilngt this action ef the Department
31,08 at the highest, and eieelng at by these intereated In the , canceled
11,62. Tills Is the Wghwater mark ifl lftse, and the matter was referred to
feci
tertai
House
ll is fXP'-cted that Speaker Cannon
till fttitiotitice a part of the committee
shipments on Tuesday, and that
mm work may be undertaken in th
H'ihw, lint it is by no means certain
that this win he the program. Th
mm sua the House are nulling
fwlwr ap&rt t ven that when adjourn
atnt of the 07th Congress was had
last Marr h, snd this stste of affairs is
of the financial district,
SHOT FOR FIVE CENTS.
A' Restaurant-Keeeer Shoots a Rail'
road Quard In Chicago For a Dbt
wt rive wenis.
(By Associated Press,)
Chfeago, Nev. 30.-Becftuse he was
short five cents in settling for his
likely to result in some delay in the breakfast, Marcus gheehan, guard
transar tion of pubis;' business, en the South Hid Elevated road, was
xut it out, if- an Tommy rot," snot ana niuea . eany yesterday uy
iuh a the exoression which Preei James Beraanus, proprietor of a State
dent RooHevelt ia reported to have street restaurant, Having only 15
used at the orxnin ceremony of the cents In his pockets Bheehan ordered a
Louisiana Pure hae Exposition, when meal which be thought called for that
senator Hanna whom he had left his amount of money, Wnen he came to
place on the rostrum to greet, called pay for the meal, however, he was told
ma attention to the fact that one of by uerganus tnat ne owea zu cents.
the officials waa delivering an address "That is all I have," said Sheehan.
to the PreHident, and advised him to "I'll give you the other nickel this af-
resumfi hl uat I ternoon."
To those who have seen Mr. Roose- "You'll pay now or you will never
Hit slap gome of the vererahia mem- leave this house," said Berganhs.
oerH of the Senate in tha hark with a Bheenan laugned and turned toward
resoundine wharw when he wiahe tn the door, but before he could reach it
impress upon them the necessity of Berganus drew a revolver and without
uumg wnat he has told them he wishes a wora OI warning nreu. oowuw woo
done, it does not seem at all improb- sbt In the head and instantly killed,
able that the PrBMen noA ha v. Throwine Sheehan'a body out upon
pression with which he is credited, tne siuewaiK, uerganus iockbq up tne
w undoubtedly he would like also Place ana nea. tie is buu t arKe.
cut out" the document which Sen-
future cotton for the present season.
PILOT BAD MID
TRUST CO, CLOSED
ator Culberson of Texas now has in
tne hands of the public printer, for he
'egards all such matters an are tn he
contained in that paper as "Tommy
rot. What does he care for such an
cient history as the letters of William
FELL FIFTY FEET.
an Inspector for investigation, who, en
April 17, i&Oi, reported as follows.
"Viewed from the standpoint usually
assumed by the Festeffiee Department
in the treatment ti lease rases, ana
eliminating all questions of personal
interest, I am unable to conceive what
possible representations eomo nave
been made to the Department in this
case to result in the entertainment and
acceptance of the proposition or Mr,
Dietrich at the price named ($1,800 per
annum). The proposition is exorbitant,
ti,. n-.i.!-- p. -;..!. n and the location one tnat n in compe
I Me UOrpOratlOfl UOmmiSSIOn Ultlon with other propositions offering
, n i i i n j ii 1 1 I central locations at iwu-unruo iuo
in Raleigh Received NOtlCe price asked could not conscientiously
I Via frtnttlriered.
Thlq Morninff That it Cotlld As a result of this report the price
I ni5 iuuilllllg I liai ll uumu reduced to $1,300
per annum, with the proviso that the
Department should pay tor moving and
installing the equipment and provide
heat, and light. The office was moved
at an expense to the Department of
$746.
BRANDT AUTOMATIC CASHIER.
Prior to 1898 large-sized postofflces,
for convenience in enabling clerks to
abominable acts which are committed Important the present term of , court,
daily in the United States" and calls In he case of D. N. Cash ion' and
upon the working classes to unite Company against the North Carolina
wltnout distinction of race or color unai Association, a non suit was ae-
agalnst capitalistic tyranny. It is sign- clared, the plaintiffs falling to appear
ed by Socialists representing twenty- ano Deing cnargeu witn tne costs,
four countries. In the case of R. P. Robinson vs.
Chas. Russell, the plaintiff , submitted
FUNERAL OF MRS. MOTT. i to a non-suit. . -
. I The case of F. W. Ahrens against
Took Place In Statesville Today She a5enJ? Asbury was referred to Jas. A.
Died At Salisbury. Bell, Esq.
(Special to The News) I In tne caso w' D Morrow Vs.
Rtatasville Nov. 20. The funeral" of Standard Electric Company, Nd. 70, on
Mrs, Euntia Mott took place In States
ville today, A large concourse of
friends and relatives followed the re
mains td the cemetery. '
Mrs, Mott died at the Stokes
Whitehead sanitarium In Salisbury
yesterday at noon. She was taken id
the hospital last Thursday, where she
underwent an operation for some kid
the docket, the case was continued f or
the defendant, t
IMPROVEMENTS AT, POSTOFFICE.
17S New Boxes Te Be Put In Chngs
ef Carriers' Windows
Postmaster 'Smith Informs The News
that a number of improvements will
ttey trouble. The body was brought to soon b made at the Charlotte pest-
Statesville' last night.
Deceased was 43 years old and was
the widow of the late W. W. Mott ef
this place,
not Meet the Demands
Made Upon it;
(Special to The News.)
Raleigh, N. C.; Nov. 30. The corpo
ration commission received notice this roake change rapidly, were furnished
morning that the Pilot Banking and with "coin trays," the prices of which
ZL n -nv nf Pimt Mountain, ranged from $5 to $12, depending upon
Lineman Has a Terrible Tumble In
Greensboro.
(Special to The News.)
ttreenshoro. Nov. SO. P. H. Griffin.
H e wi .u.u.u.1 , Ai, " ur. --., '"' : ' Uha cfe and ennstrup.tlon
H?wed' &e.cretar.y State in the I a I closed Its doors Saturday, , being, un- "IT" "the Zm of 1898 a num
--j u.js wnen the Cnnre.lerate i """i"" " z . I t roHo moo nn if I. 1 " .. j. ..in
statpa Be " , , I hi safetv helt while on too or a nls:n I auu3 w uiroi me uv,maUu0 .v.w i Der or tne crauue-ueut auiumauu
' S ' iSS St ml moXt && -".er8. er? pUeed jn mjleret post-
FATAL AFFRAY
III SEVILLE
office.
"In the first place," said Mr. Smith,
"a new section of private boxes will
be put in. The section will contain
ever 175 boxes, probably 200. A num
ber of these are already engaged.
The present eauloment ef boxes is alto
gether inadequate for the demand on
tne part of Charlotte business men,
"Ever since I have been in charge ef
the office," continued postmaster
gmith. "I have had to refuse many ap
plications for boxes because of the in.
sufficient number at present, The new
I boxes will supply the demand for the
r. , r r t present at least and will include i
r I n laV 0t MarlOn number of the larger boxes.
Shot bv a Man Named Lee te"d 4? ike'" w,Mr. smith. "At
J " .present the carriers' windows are so
-A Wnman Men Rhnt arranged" that the carriers .haying the
t iiviiimii. mw wiiw- largest deliveries have adjoining win-
ri.U..!- tt,la, j writ flows and tnis causes mucn inconven
rlnlay S Mother ana yV te iDce among the patrons, especially on
Sunday on account oi uie targe vruwus.
"It is my purpose to place one of the
windows from which the heaviest de
livery is made, on the. south side of the
office at the Mint street entrance:
Postmaster Smith will have the new
arrangements completed within a "few
weeks.
L. Bunk
Sent for at Once.
(Special to The News.)
Marion, N. C, Nov. 30. -A telegram
came yesterday form Asbevillo stat
ing that L (Bunk) Finlay, of this
place, had been seriously shot and
telling his wife and mother to come.
To the Fields Tomorrow.
The hunting season in Mecklenburg
Another message this morning says county begins tomorrow, December 1
the shooting was done by a man Tne present season win iasi onxj iwtvy
named Lee and Bunk cannot live till one days. or. through January iu.
;?r vulberson has taken great
i-r I uuuiu 1.x vui uv v, i w - - . , -
fhn a . e.ica.1. loiC iu . . . , nf rn foot banK. r- ... - riosirah l tv as a cbanee-maKing aevice,
OTphar h rel6rred t0 Ve t0 " He struck on This feet breaking both The Workers' Industrial Life and bli the postmasters were requested to
Sirthe'Jf U JlW Insurance Co.has been char- report 0J their desirability. ; At that
. , L LUi,ti;u11 I 4 nArot tho infjnitii terea. unnciuai omce at iwueiue. it t mp winneia - airawu, ul vautuu,
numb from the cold, he fell to the a commission to take charge of the offices for the purpose of testing its
A
I ", carriea on by Secretary Se-
vl 7 Charles Francis Adams, the
iZ u ,iaies Minister to Great Bri
TPPnrA wjivojuuuguvo iu
tI,i 1 -the recognition o the Re-
Manama. But such ','Tommy
"J"'iv-a " " . . . I , . ' 1, XT TO DImc. A I , , 1. I4. f ncron-
in an unconscious condition and it is 1 naa no capn-ai owb.. . umo, was uicMirenuw. f Z
feared death may result from the acci-I H. Green are among tne luwwa- cies, ana ueorge r. jvima,
dent.
DEATH OF HIS NIECE.
Mr. Henry Nathan Receives Sad In
telligence This Morning.
Mr, Henry Nathan receiced this
morning & telegram from his brother,
Mr, A, A, Nathan, & prominent travel
ing man of Wilmington, N, C, an-
hat U "thP mZ "t, il Vs i , 1 nounclng the death of the latter's
M.iay m r.fhML1 daughte?, .Ruth, which occurred this
it be af, ft.tttAH tui . Jivi morning from flipnthena, ne was
s r(,safd8 the aldlne and abet--' ,a
ftfi SS 5fftil!S5S5.toJ H tot only two or three days, , The
,,.;f lHB issuuig ut message eav no otner particulars,
, Wood Case Continues,
(By Associated Press,)
Washington, Nov, 80,ieaftt Cora-
Way with hi- "imBmt m mlttee en Military Affairs resumed ns
friM,n ;;. rrL'.f.Vm y party hearing In the weeds' case. Major
try
tors.
EM. Koonce, of Jones county, was
annointed by Gov. Aycock to succeed
Dr. Matt Moore, deceased, as trustee'
of the A. and M, College. . ; -
ho . '-"uce, ior
, aDout precedents no matter
iLlotIihy have been set t He is I
L: 7SK ent the United States and
!,Pr0 '1iat on. fftiHfl
5 tt, tff'd &s to abie
tt y,t,f h )fl the,f respeetiv
w five thanks to
tafl. 1"7, wtftKing himself in
The Means Place Sold.
' The John Means' place, consisting
of 129 acres, lying on the Statesville
road, about two miles from Charlotte,
wsj today sold at, public outcry at the
county court house, The property
bfonght $22.75 per acre and Mr, D,
Baxter Henderson was the purchaser,
Mr, Henderson did not say what he
expected to do with his newiy acquired
ti(,Pu. ',?,WH wb' eoun Ksteg , iiftinnene was me nrB6Awiv
ThafikhiUi . " ' Rt i a, m, on
K B,? .v,"g This, too, while his
..... . '"J HfiHH in M VnPb
K frr'yal the President
o ' ",8, wire to be present at hla fun.-
Christian '.J. :'3"e.,!xatnp,e. thal ft I New York
1,W'"D nuvuiq expect to oe Cubait
Killing In Florida.
(By Af sedated Press,)
Madison. Fia,; Nov, i0.ASeut l
inn was the Washington agent
.Tiidsre Georee E. Baldwin, of Can
ton, Ohio, father-in-law of Miller, the
night. A woman was also shot by Lee.
Full Particulars.
Asheville, Nov.'30. Teeterday Bob
Lee, son of Ex-Sheriff Lee, in an alter
cation in the tenderloin district, shot
J. ,W. . Finlay, a groceryman. of Marion,
N. C, four times,
1 At the First Associate Reformed
Presbyterian Church last night Rev.' J.
Knox Montgomery continued the dis
cussion' of the problem of the Saloon ,
and the City,, taking as his text Isaiah
5:2i, . "Woe unto them which 'justify
the wicked for reward!" He said: , V
Cod's .woe is ' pronounced upon the
liquor traffic again and again in .'his
word. "Woe unto him that givetbT his
neighbor drink, that puttcst thy bottle
to him! " "Woe unto them that aire
mighty to drink' , wine! " "Woel unto
Win that' bUildeth a town ; with '.blood ;
andstabllsheth a city by. 'Iniquity!"
But here we have another woe ' pro
nounced upon those connected ' with '
this traffic. "Woe unto . them' which
Justify the wicked for reward!" Ood
looks after, the man, who drinks and
says, "Woe unto you!" He looks after
the. mail who sells and says, "Woe unto
you!" But he is thorough, in. this busi
ness and so does not fail to look after
those who grant another the permis
sion to sell and says, "Woe unto you."
That (the saloon business Is ' wicked -
needa no proof, but $ will let jgne 6t the
craft tell us Just how '.'wicked It 'is,
These are the words of aa eccentric
saloon keener of Fayettevllls, Tefln.,
seme years ago used in an advertlse-
nient of his business, "Friends; "Hav
Ifig opened ia Faysttevjlle several
years ago a commodious shop for the
sale of liquid firne, 1 embrace this op
portunity to inform you that 1 have
commenced the business of making
drunkards, paupers and beggars for
the sober, industrious end respectable
portion of the community to support. I
shall deal in family spirits which will
excite men to deeds ef riot, robbery
end bleed, and by so doing diminish
the comfort, augment the expenses,
and endanger the welfore of the com
munity, I will undertake at short no
tlee, for a small sum end with great
expectation of success to prepare vic
tims for the asylums,- pooMiQuees,
prisons and gallows, I will furnish an
article which will increase the amount
of fatal accidents, multiply tho number
of distressing diseases and render
those which are harmless Incurable. I
will deal in drugs which will deprive
some of life, many of reason, and all
of peace, which will cause fathers to
become fiends, wives widows and chil
dren orphans and mandicants. J will
cause mothers to forget their off
springs, and cruelty to take the place
of love. I will sometimes even corrupt
the ministers of religion; obstruct the
progress of the , gospel, defile ' the
purity of the church, and cause tem
perol, spiritual and eternal death.; If
any one should be so impertinent as to
ask me why I have the audacity to
bring such accumulated misery upon a
comparatively happy people, my hon
est reply is,' money, the spirit trade is
lucrative, and some professing Chris
tians give it their cheerful counte
nance. I have a license, and if I do not
bring these evils upon you somebody
else will. I have purchased from the
town council the right to demolish the
character, destroy, the health, ; shorten
i the lives and ruin the souls of those
who choose to honor me with their pat-
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The season in Mecklenburg county
promises to be one of the best yet.
Birds are reported very plentiful and
are said to be fat and Juicy, making
a dish of rare delicacy.
Today nearly every hunter in Char- ! r0nage. I pledge myself to do all' I have
of Finlay's, on the head with a stick
and Brank gave Lee too slashes with a
knife, but not serious, Lee surrendered
at once to the sheriff.
support eerism www " E" SC"A S3JTS.".r'U5U .' in, rw..M,kun. tufln "
,. v-, w- r-. ' . . .'ill- 11.. j.. t haa nn hAAB I
rork; formeriF peroupr pi mo ur tiw.
'.. Ij , -IXl Iri I.. I (,niivfil lull . I
junta j was waning w 1 twte w
Washineton agent, was active tn his ; shooting Lee struck Brank, a friend
. ... . 1 V. I v rlnlav'. n Ka A wittl a CtlnlT
efforts to secure tne mtroaucuun ui
machine by the Department The meth
ods employed to accomplish this re
sult are clearly set forth by the cor
respondence between Brandt, president
the fnmtiahif, and Stfftwn and Mil-1
ler, his- agents, On February 20, 1899,
Miller wrote Brandt, stating;
"1 am satisfied that we have the as
surance and friendship of both patties
General Heath and Mr, Beavers
and ail that is necessary is to culti
vate that friendship, if net by kind
words, by dollars and cents, and 1
think the latter will be the most posi
tive; bewever, the lints we have out
new will result In a change ef pro
gramme, which means our ultimate
success'
at wfiflka late gtrawn wrote Brandt
from New York that Miller had left
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A Swede Killed. .
At the office of Supt H. Baker of the
Southern, The News was informed to
day that Henry Karfltz a Swedish
barber was instantly killed In Danville
yesterday afternoon,
The was was under the Influence of
whiskey and after being repeatedly
warned, he walked in front ef a mov
ing engine and his body was cut la
pitees. - . .
"'. Prof. Huyck Critically III.
A teltfram received today from
Troy. N. .. states that the eendltien
ef Prof, D, T. Huyck, the well known
thousands, will be killed tomorrow. h, (0t a few cents, furnish them With
The Charlotte hunters expect to get the certain means of so doing."
all of the pleasure possible out of the ! This is what I call blood curdling
brief season and during the next forty i honesty.. That he did hot 1 overstate
days the bang of the huntsman's gun j whit he could and would do to his pat
Will be heard on every hand. tons the output of 240,000 saloons in
Mecklenburg county has one of the America bear abundant testimony, You
shortest bunting seasons of any county ; will remember that the supreme Court
in the State and the game is well pro-, has saidthaf'there is no Inherent tight
tected.
in a citizen ta sell liquor by retail,"
That it further said "No legislation can
bargain away the health,- or pubiie
morals." Yet eighteen men In our city
fe engaged ia this wicked business
' Legacy Awaits Him.
. Chief of Police Irwin his been re
IahI HHt ffi HUB Wffl. ftfif
fte, formerly ef Union, A 6 who isffll have beea justified In 19
believed to be in seme one ef the cot- for a reward of $11,000, Last Monday
tea mills ef tfei action, n is report, flierning three men were ia thr R
l L - ia awaitifi it eordeii Court for retslilng liquor.
I lie D9(t nv l"i fiiwww muvt
were not justified ia doing business,
Eighteen saloons had been doing a re
tail feuslnesg ail last week, hut not a.
In tire Recorder 8
he can he found.
Baraea Class Reception.
The Bftfaeft Class ef Trtnlty Meth
Ht rrwii tf, 1 1 H 1 i be ireit " " ' u ' ,1, thorn via
church, was cfitleal, Prof. Huyck left Tuesday night ef next week, The en- Court last Monday, Why? They had
Charlotte some time ago for Trey, hii tire membership and regular twenu
ma nome,
S3. Br r3i J 'fiWST " i 10M oo fMk fm.i
the fourth shot lH-e has been Dusy gettlDS eun and : herein promised. Those who wish any .
.M.1-.U. n iv ammiiinit.inn. In Khane and making ore- ; nt tho evlla cnpnlflprl hrnnshl. u.nnn
missing iiiniay aaa siriKing iu ouiaiu-' . r, j - ,
ers, leaning out of a-window a hundred partitions for the hunting : season, and , themselves or their friends are re- ,
vards awav Both will die. After the is certain that many birds, probably quested to meet me at my bar where I
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