Vol. No. 2709
CONCORD, N. C. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1 ISQH
Whole No 117
AN OPEN CHALLENGE
To Messrs. Weddington nnd Cntctiln
to IIhv a Joint Discussion.
Mr. W 'M.-TVcddiogton in a cir-
cular which he has issued says :
"When tne Democrats held their
County Convention and nomi-
nated L T Hartsell for Representa-
tive, he made his boast that he was
;LhV nrl willing- tn meet the tin-
oroitrnpH at. All timAB rtnd nlanwa.
Now he is out on the still hunt, ance, one of whom agreed to report
fcvery night filling appointments the speeches for the Observer. To
made by his chairman An ayery day he informed your correspon
township except one. They have , . .. . , . , J . . r
studiously avoided any division of .den that h c(mJrd n report any
time with me." such speech as Mr. Caldwell made,
Mr. W M Whddington and Rev.
W T Cutchin could have had a he did say." It is said that Mr.
division of time at any of the ap- Kluttz just plays pith his oppo
pointments made and already nent as a cat with a mouse. It is
filled by us and now as m evi- also re ted that ; Caldwell made
on the slump t" jZhZS
notified that we Will speak at the
following places and time :
No. 4 Ed. Cook s store, Satur-
day, Oct. 1st, 7.30 p.m.
Nos. 5-6 Rimer's, Monday,
Oct. 3, 7.30 p m
No. 7 Lentz's store, Tuesday,
Oct. 4, 7.30 p m
No. 8 Mt. Pleasant, Wednes
day, Oct. 5, 7.30 p m
No. 11 Mt. Hermon, Thursday,
Oct. 6th, 7.30 p m
When and where they are re-
quested to be present and they
are assurea mat mey win do given
a fair and equal division of time.
R L Smith,
LT Hartsell.
J!r. Harwell's Letter,
Concord, N O., Oct 1, 1898
Mr A B Young, Chairman C. Dem .
Ey. Com., Concord, N. O.
Dear Sir: My daoghter Emmie
Vas outraged and murdered at our
home ner O?ncord nu Sanday U
ternoon, May 29th, 1898, by twone-
groes while I and others of my fam
ily were at church worshipping God.
The two negroes, Joe Kizer and
TomJohnsoD, who did these crimes Chairman A B Young has noti
were quickly hung to death that fied the Democratic candidates
Sanday night by white men of Ca
barru? as tbev ouebt to have been.
For several vears I haye voted the
Populist and fnsion ticket?, because
I thought T wB dointr in th.. wav
me Desli i CQuiu lor our oiaie xnu
i . . T ,,rtm
body can know as I now know how I
wrong I was in voting these tickets
and how I have suffered for it.
am sure mat SOCn VOieS tena IO
a 1 . t 'A- A J 1.
make the negro do such deeds: bes
cauee when white men vote and
electioneer with the tegro he feels
4i . x. . , . 4,
that the officers thus elected and the
political parties winning elections
with him and by hi3 votes will pros
tecthim. in anything he does. And
I now appeal to the white men of
tection of bar mothers
wivee. sis
ters and daughters. Use this letter
7
as you please. V
Trrily yourp,
Samuel J. Hartsell.
A Swindler.
The Greensboro Record is ad-
visinsr neierhboring towns to look
out tor Dr. G Smith, a colored in-
dividual, who is going about sell-
' . . - A, , ,
fe m, w"w "7 ""vlxexas, J-'ispaicn, isiin.;
ioiks, claiming mai iuo tuuiu
would make their hair as straight
as a white man's. He swindled a
number of Greensboro darkies.
To Be a Regular Territory.
The Commission has. returned
from Hawaii and. have the plans
mapped out for the government
iuo iBianu; ,at.i regular , iori-iT-.
tory of the United States. A bill
.ffi!
other territories of the creat re
-vuuuODO tilU lUiUl TV Lki UO lim.V3
public. "
i
Bae:
As announced yesterday, Kluttz
and Caldwell, congressional candi-
dates, had a joint discussion at
Catawba last night, before a good-
j mA v , - 4l
81zed crowd- A number of gentle-
men from Newton were in attend-4
for "he took back about everything!
nmer0DS aicBt JDam0"
crais anu ieiuouraoy, turn wuen
called on for proof or authority
acknowledged that he had none
except his own belief.
Mr. Jas. McConnaoghey Dead.
Fora number of days Mrs. Dr.
Henderson, of this place, has been
at the bedside of her brother, Mr.
Jim McConnaughey, in Salisbury.
After lingering for some time with
cirrhosis of the liver, he died Fri-
Ljay morning.
Jadge Armfielrs Condition Serious.
Hon. R F Armfield, who has been
i i.i e i
in precarious neaun ror several
weeks was seriously ill yesterday,
and the gravest fears are entertained
for his recovery. His condition is
such that his restoration to health
can hardly be hoped for.
Jnde Arcifi14 rws worae last
night,' and his condition is not ims
proved this morning. Statesville
Landmark of 30th
IIO,lp Cnaneett for Blscu88,0.n-
that on the 20th and 21st of Octc-
Der wmca aav8 mey are aue io oe
in Nos- 4 and 5 township, they will
raeel al luOBH i"atCD iu V "UUJ!
ord'r to8et through and 8 to
Concord and Mt. Pleasant to hear
. . . , .
the joint discussions between Hon.
. J . .
Theo. F Kluttz and Mr. Morrison
Caldwell.
A Preacher Found Urillfy of tne 51 nr-
at r oi his wire.
Rev. G E Morrison, pastor of
the Methodist Episcopal church at
Panhandle City, who has been on
&t Vernon7,for a weekj on the
, ( murderine his wife, on
October 10, 1897' was today found
guilty and his punishment affixed
as death. Morrison administered
strvchmne to ms wife alter re-
turning from church. The jury
was ont onlv two hours. Before
the death of his wife, Morrison
was engaged to wed Miss Annie
Whittlesey, of Topeka, Kan-, and
whan intercepted he was at her
home. It developed in the tria
of the case that Morrison was m-
fatuated with the Topeka young
lady and he chose to put his wife
out of the way in order that he
Z?7 nie?S
appeal win oe taiten. ion vyoriu
If continuance in power makes a
party careless and reckless of ex
penses, as was argued against the
..ueiuwra wu
gument is much stronger against the
fosionista- this year . ?! If (he- first
year of fusion government cost
ij5;ooo more inan ine rwenuem
0f Democratic government, as
tKe records--bKow; 'wfiaV w6nld the
cost be if a long lease of power is
'given it ? Newton Enterprise,
: Caldwell No llateh for Itlnttz.
A special to the Charlotte Ob
server from Newton of Sept. 30th
PERSONAL POINTERS.
-Mr. iW F Dowd. of Charlotte,
was here this morning on business
in regard to the sewerage work.
--Presiding Elder Brooks came
down this morning from Salis-
t . . - -
bury
Miss Gase Jenkins, of Haile
Gold Mine, 8. CM arrived this
morning to spend Sunday at the
home of Mrs. Quantz on East Cor
bin street.
Miss Lora Wheeler, of Wil
minetohpit-ter of our townsman,
Mr. Robt. Wheeler, left this morn
ing after spending several weeks
here.
Mr. Ballard, who is employed
in the freight department at the
depot, left this morning for his
home in Greensboro, h aviog been
called there by the sickness of his
brother.
A FRESH SUPPLY OF
Received. They are fine. ! Try them.
Ervin & Morrison
GROCERS
As the Case ntnndsi In Wilmington .
The following significant letter
appeared in Sunday's Wilmington
Messenger :
"Wilmington, N. C, Sept 24.
ditobs Messenger : The
white people of this county have the
political situation in their .- own
hands. The Republicans supply
less than 3 per cent, of the emploj-
ment to negro wage earners, so that
the negroes make their living almost
entirely out of the Demccrats.
Without employment by the Demo
crats the negroes would be outcast,
without homes to protect them or
food to sustain kheir bodies. The
Democrats are not dependent on ni
gra labor, and while they have no
animosity to warns the negro as
such they haye resolyed in their
souls not to employ negro help nor
patronize negro enterprises that per
sist in antagonizing their interests
by voting against good and orderly
government. No negro is asked to
vote the Democratic ticke nor is he
expected to do so. But the White
employers are determined that negro
rule shall cease forever in this
country or negro laborers must look
for employment elsewhere . This
applies equally to domestic help.
Onr white women will cheerfully
sacrifice any amount of comfort and
convenience necessary to remedy the
horrible situation. Our women
have al ways proved patriotic and
selfosacrificing and are equal to any
demand put upon them. The
whites desire nothing but peace and
good will towards the negro, but the
issue Is plainly made.4 The negroeb
prosperity is conditional on rule by
the white maniT - -1 , : i
Good Govjeenment . "
Hore Good From Dewey. .
Admiral Dewey reports the health
bo good aiaonV his Eiilors that. only
40 out of 2,000 are on! thV slok list
The healtn of the sailors has been
uniformly good.
And GaKes
In
Our immense stock
of Fall andf Winter
goods are pouring in
daily, both on Dry
Goods and Clothing
sides.
Cannon & Fetzer
Company,
Pourirag
Is what comes to those that use a "Pine
Fiber" Mattress. Cures coughs, colds and
is very beneficial to f all lung and throat
trouble. Highly recommended by medical
fraternity. Cheaper than Patent Medicine-
soft as hair and will not pack. Our Perfec
tion Mattress," made Irom reginned cotton
down, fcsold with a guarantee," for 'solid
comfort, stands at the head of the list- Hair,
cotton, cotton and husk, straw and cotton
from a good common to the best mattress for
the money always
You know that one third
In order to have aifirst class
Spring. We have at your command the Silver King, The
Dutchess, the President, the National; tRaleigh,,, "Sweet
Rest," Morpheous'1 and "Solid Comfort." Pay your money
and take your choice, - j s - ' . .
a a 1. 1 f i' i
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House Furnishing Goods of eveaydescriptionV worE3
without end. J.Comeland see, , .
Bell, Harris Corripaor
fir i.
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YOU FURNISH THE FEET
WE DO THE PEST. .
That's all we ask you to do f
nish the feet. We il) not only de
the rest, but we will do it well for
$2 50.
We have everything
in Oxfords
except your feet.
An on nee of satisfaction is wortb
a ton of talk. Satisfaction goe$
with every pair of shoes we sell.
Respectfully,
Miller,
Shoe Furnishers.
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on-hand.
of your life is spentj in bed 1
bed you must hae a No. 1