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CONCORD, N. C, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 30, 1900.
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DELEGATES UTOIJTlED.
The Executive Committee of the-Countj?
Sunday School Convention Names the
Ones to Attend the State Convention
In Charlotte.
At a meeting of the executive
committee of the County Sunday' fort in bringing up an old de
School Convention today (Satur- cision in th courts that has long
day) the following delegates since lost its application by a
from the different townships changed constitution", 'and says:
were appointed to attend the; ' "The only remaining count in
State Sunday School Con- his arraignment is that the voter
vention to be held in Charlotte B as no appeal from the regis
in March: No. 1, A N Harris; No. trar." Truly this is pitiable.
2, W J McLaughlin; No. 3, C 'A "As a matter of fact, no such
Hamilton; No. 4, S W Winecoff; appeal has ever been practicable
No: 5, R J Cook No. 6, Amos under any election law ever
Penninger; No. 7, Jnb. R Nuss- passed in North Carolina, so far
man; No. 8, Rev. Paul Barringer; as I have been able to discover.
No. 9, P F Widenhouse; No. 10, Under the fusion election law of
Thos. J Shinn; No. -11, W S 1897 the judges of the supreme
White; No. 12, Revs. B Lacy and superior courts were given
Hoge and JAB Fry. ! supervision and control over the
All pastors of the town and county boards as to the appoint
county and all officers of the ment of registrars and judges of
County Sunday School Conven- . . . : & ,
tion are expected to attend.:
,Tbe executive committee ad-'
journed to ' meet ' again on the
28th of April for the purpose of
J 1 1 A . 0 A 1 J
setting a date for the county con
vention. -
The New Drug Store Opened.
Mr. W S Williams, who some
time ago arrived here and has
been busy opening his stock ' 6f
drugs in the corner Litaker
building, opened hisdoo-s to thend requiring judges personally
public Friday afternoon. The
style of the firm is the Concord
Drug Company. "
Tne room has been nicely ar
ranged with everything, in
cluding the counters, prescrip
tion desk, drugs, etc. The open
ing has been delayed on account
of the non-arrival of a portion of
their goods and fixtures, but
they hope to have their stock
complete in a few days. We
welcome the new firm and hope
that success will crown their ef
forts. Organizing a Cotton Mill.
:Trueman Chapman, - of Con.
cord, N. C, is endeavoring to
organize a cotton mill for the
manufacture of a fine grade of
yarns, No. 30's up. Mr. Chap
man was in Charlotte this week
getting estimates on machin
ery. When completed the mill
will contain about 6,000 spindles,
although a smaller number than
this will be at first installed.
Mr. Chapman feels confident the
project will go through. Textile
Excelsior.
To Deliver Their Annual Sermon.
Pursuant to the call extended
to him by the order, Rev. C B
Miller will deliver the annual
sermon to the Knights of Py
thias lodge in St. James Luth
eran church on Sunday night,
March the 4th'. The members
will attend in a body.
Gen. Lawton's Final Burial.
Gen. Lawton's body was laid
to rest in Arlington cemetery
amid suitable ceremonies on the
9th. The President and cabinet
officers attended.
Gen. Buller Balked Again. '
For
the third time it seems
that General Buller
has had to
drawback under the Boer fire
and Ladysmith is left in fate's
uncertain balance. The week
closes with no headway made by
the British.
KLUTTZ SCORES UNSET.
Answers Llnnej's Flimsy Objections to
the North Carolina Election Law.
(Concluded from yesterday).
He then takes up Linney's ef
cUOfl' W1U1 Powtu Ui lumoviU.
and right to hear complaints of
violations of duty by such officers
and to require cause to be shown,
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and so forth, under penalties,1
but nowhere do I find any pro
vision for an appeal by the indi
vidual elector from the ruling of
, the registrar. .. . - . '
' "This dragging the judiciary
into the mire of practical politics
interested in the result of . the
filop.tinn (nnr inrHr.inrv hfiine'
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elective) to pass upon petty dis
putes as to appointment of regis
trars and judges was one of the
most distasteful and dangerous
features of the bad law which
the Democratic party has wiped
off the statute book and replaced
with one infinitely fairer and
better.
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"But I shall not follow the
gentleman further. Why should
I? His evasion of the question
as to why he does not take this
law to his own Republican su
preme court is so palpable as to
be undeserving of serious notice.
"Nor shall I dignify the gen
tleman's very original, very un
warranted, and very unnatural
way of accounting for .the fre
quency of lynchings with any
extended reply. I would do him
no injustice, but if his language
means anything, it means that
the denial of the right to vote is
the provocative cause of lynch
ing! !
In the light of what all tho
world knows as to tho deplorablo
and detestable crime which is the
great cause of lynching, not only
intho South but the world over,
I leave the gentleman's explana
tion to his constituents and to
his own conscience. Judging,
however, by the gentleman's
own standard, this 'vicious elec
tion law of 1899' has given North
Carolina a 'purer- ballot'than
she had under the fusion election
law of 1895-97; for whereas in
1898 under that law there were
four lynchings in the State,
under the present law, which he
so roundly reviles, I am informed
there was not a single lynching
in 1899. The gentleman's argu
ment overreaches itself and
proves entirely too much. Mr.
Chairman, this unseemly contro
versy was not of my seeking.
"I deprecate alike the re-open-j
ing of sectional debate and the
discussion here of matters purely
internal to the several' States.
Let us fight out our questions of
internal State policy at home
and reserve our best thought
and our best effort for the na
tional weal when we come here.
"Every State in 5 this Union
has its own troublesome internal
questions to deal with ', and each
State ought - to. be ready and
willing to : concede the patriot
ism; the willingness, and the
wisdom of every one of her sis
ters td' settle ' lier own problems
for herself without the inter
meddling of outsiders. '
- "The better thought of this
great body of representatives of
all the people ought -to frown
upon that son of any State who
for selfish or partisan gain would
disturb the fast:ementing ties of
there-united sefctioils or, : worse,
would here decry and deride the
people of his o.wn State." .
Ho points to tho characteristics
of Daniel Webster, whose monu -
luuub utiu, juou ucou uuvwiiwi, ttiiu.
ascribes as a crowning virtue his
great loyal defenses . of Massa
chusetts, and says:
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4,These have' made his name
immortal; but I have yet to learn
that any man has commended
himself to the intelligence and
patriotism of Oongross or the
country, much less to fame, by
besmirching and - impugning his
own people. This way lies not
true greatness.
"Mr. Chairman, I must have
done. North Carolina needs
neither apology nor eulogy at
jny hands. Every glowing fact
in her glorious history and de
velopment colonial, Revolu
tionary, ante-bellum and post
bellum proclaims the greatness,
the Heroism, tho patriotism, the
truthfulness, and tho trustfulness
of her people. With them duty
is paramount, obligation is sa
cred, law is supreme. . In their
own best way, tired of corrupt
and ruinous fusion legislation, j
they are, dealing with the great
racial, financial, educational, and
political problems y which con
front them.- With faith in them
selves, in God, and in humanity;
with a full appreciation of their
dutv. to themselves, to .their
country, to the constitution, to
their homes and loved ones, they
will, in God's good time, unde
terred by threats of force bills or
Federal interference, work out
these problems , to tho glory of
God and the good of mankind."
Applause.
Hopes to Open the 15th.
The Postal Telegraph Co.,
whose lines are now being placed
here in the postoffico building,
hopes, to be able to transmit
messages by the 15th. The com
pany lis equipping their office
here very nicely for their man
ager, Mr. R L McConnell.
Masonic Notice!
Regular communication
air of Stokes ixage jno. 6Z
A F and A M Monday
night Feb. 12th, 1900, at 7.30
o'clock.
' Craftsmen take due notice.
R H Griffin, Sec.
Feb. 10, 1900. ,
Mr. A B vMcIver, soliciting
agent of the Raleigh Post, is
here today.
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MR. BOGGS SAYS GOOD BYE.
Disgusted With Leaders' and Without
Hope of Reform Through the Party;
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,Mra Geo. E Boggs one of ,the
founders of the Populist party
who had been quite active in its
movements but .opposed fusion
with all his might has resigned
his place as ; a jnember: of
the executive committee and
stands aloof from the party in
great disgust at the drift away
from its original principles.. He
writes an open letter . to Dr
Thompson, the chairman, say
ing that he has no hope of rea
lizing . his objects in the party.
He hopes for the triumph of the
principles but not through the
party as it is control ed and. run.
PERSONALS. ;
Rev T W Smith went to Sal
isbury this morning to fill his
. . A . a . 't 1 m
appointments on xne uoncora p
circuit tomorrow, J , ,
. morning to spend
i ounday.
Mr. C C Morrison, of Chat
tanooga, who travels for the
King Iron Bridge Co.: is here to-
Jday on account of the agitated
bridge question on Rocky River.
I Mr. Jas. Misenheimer, of
Charlotte, is here today.
Mr. Neal Ainsworth, advance
agent of "The Girl From Chili,"
was here today, i r
Francis II Leggett & Co. 's
Selected Queen Olives.
Heinz 's Mixed and Spiced
Pickles and Chow-chow.
Heinz 's Evaporated Horse
Radish.
,: Heinz's Preserved Fruit.
. India Kclisli.
r Fresh Canned Salmon.
Boston Baked. Beans.
Fresh Canned Beans and
Peas.
D. M. Ferry's Celebrated
Garden Seed.
The Finest Quality of
Gelatine in the city.
S. J Ervin's.
Phone , . . . .......... 6q
A Leader that Leads All Others.
Do you need one in your business? We have about $20,000 worth ot
Furniture that we bought to sell. Give us a chance at you and if we don't "Kill
you we will most. Call and 6ee us. You lare always welcome. Money back if
goods are not as represented. That's ourfway.
Bell;
Residence Phone.... 80.
for r rut Tenrs
Mrs. Winslow's SoothicK Symp hai
been used for over fifty yearn by 'miU
Hoc a of mothers for their cbildrea
tyhi.e teething with perfect success. It
soothe the child, softens the gums,
allays ail pain, cures wind colic, and if
the best remedy for Diarrhoea. It wi'l
relieve the poor little sufferer immedi
ately.' Sold by druggist in everyj part
of the world. Twenty-five cents a bot
tle. Be sure and ask for 'M"rs. Win
Blows Soothing Syrup," aud take 20
other kind . . -
mns.
Would you' drob" in and
look oyer our line of Spring
Press'Ooods.. -Probably we
have just what you have
been looking for. All kinds
of Linings, Near Silk,
etc. Our Lining Stock is
one of the most complete to
be found.
A very good Brillianteene
in black and nobby blue,
36 inches wide, only . . 33c.
An extra quality of Sicilian
or Brillianteene, large
coarse grain, real value
, 75c yard, 42 inches wibe,
marked at an attractive
1 P"ce S7ic-
A good range of patterns
in black crepons for
skirts
50c
A real fino quality of black
and colors in crepons
at
$1-J.8-
Do you want a real line
black dress? then look at
the Henrietta we sell at 08c-
1 piece
'Silk,
'price
of Black Taffetta
worth 65c, special
New lot of plaids in 3(3
, inch camel hair effect,
' per yard only 25 C-
hi. pin iw.
,rri'..
Harris & Co.
Store 'Phone.. '..12.