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ANTI-THUST
LAWS UNCONSTITU
TIONAL. It) YE POISONING CASE ON.
DEATHS IN .A OYOLOSE.
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Jixeiuption of Agricultural Products and
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Washington, D. C, March 10.
The United Stated Supreme
Court today decided the Illionis
anti-trust statute to be uncon
stitutional be.cause of the provi
sion " of the law exempting
agricultural products and live
stock from the operations of the
law. The decision was rendered
in the case of Thomas Connelly
and others against the Union
Sewer Pipe Company, of Ohio,
and was delivered by Justice
Harlan.
The decision of the court in
effect declares unconstitutional;' ot ucmrop; u A -Arm-
. . ! strong, of Troy, and Harlee Mc-the-
anti-trust laws of Georgia, i n . T m,,,
Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, is hero. presUmably in the inter
Michiga"n; Mississippi, Montana, est of the candidacy of E E Page,
Nebraska, North Carolina,.1 Esq., of Lexington, for the
South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas
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Wisconsin. In each of these
States there is an exemption in
favor of live stock and agricul-
tural. products in the hands of
the raiser or producer, dr of
labor organizations. Under the
rulings ot , the ourt, anti trust
to be cosLMtional must apply
indisCrrmt&artely to all com
missions with no exemptions or
exceptions whatever.
EX-GO V. J0US T. ALTGELD DEAD.
Orerdid His Streiiffth at Pro-Boer Meet
Ing aud Wag Seized With Apoplexy.
x-Governor John P Altgeld
died in his room at Hotel Monroe !
at Joliet, III., at 7 o'clock on thelescap(
morning of the lzth.
He was the principal speaker
at a pro-Boer mass meeting the
night before and being a man of ,
great extremes he overdid his
delicate strength and was seized
with apoplexy just at tbe 'cW0Q a respectaoie-appearance."
of hi? speech. He became un
conscious about midnight:
Clark-Freeland Marriago.
A yquiet home wedding took
place at the home of the bride
Wednesday night, .when "Miss
Annie Freeland was married
to Mr. Michell Clark.
Only a few close friends
wer present. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. Mr.
Gillon.
Mr., and Mrs. Clark will oc
cupy Hh'e hous that Mr. Chas.
Wagoner is having built on West
Def)ot street.
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The Fifest Herd f Beef Cattle Yet.
Dilyvault Bro's. drJve ifoother
herd of beef cattle through town
Wednesday evening. m It num
bered 37 and is composed largely
of fat young steers of two to three
years old (the finest of all beef
cattle.) They were all from Mr.
Mac Harrison's farm, near Mill
Bridge, and we hazzard nothing
in . saying it is the best lot of
beef cattle ever brought in for
consumption in Concord.
Gathering: ot Stroif- L. -al LifchfS at
' Albemarle?
The Albemarle correspondent
to The Charlotte Observer says :
."The trial of John and Ellen
Knotts, j colored, the accused
poisoners of the late Dr. S. J
Love, has been set for Thursday
morning at 9 o'clock. A special
venire of 75 men have been sum
moned, from whom to select the
juiy.' More than a hundred wit
nesses are to be examined and
this case promises ito consume
the balance 6f the time. The
following visiting lawyers are in
attendance : Messrs. Lee S Over
man and J S Hendersop, of Salis
bury; B F Long, of Statesyille;
W J Montgomery, of Concord; C
D Cennett, of Charlotte; T J Je-
judgeship of this d.istrict before
me next uemocranc conveniion.
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;iur. ijong, oi ireaeii, is aiso-a
candidate and has quite a strong
following in 'this county."
KIVER BOAT DISASTER.
Twenty Drowned on the Miss'ssippi-
Squall Struck the Boat and Capsized It.
Twenty of the passengers and
crew of the Providence, plying
between Vicksburg and Lake
Palmyra, were drowned, on the
12th by the boat's capsizing in a
sudden squall that struck the
boat at 2 o'clock at night. Only
nine escaped. The boat turned
bottom upward iu water 40 feet
deep and there was no chance to
Where's the Cat ?
Concord butcher to shop boy.
"Thought I told, you to feed that
lean' auDt' nk sided cat a
Pou.nd of beef a d tUl -she. gets
"VYeii, sir, i iea ner tne oeer."
"You don't mean to say that you
have fed that cat a pound of beef
today." "I did, sin"- "Well,
we'll see," and picking up the cat
h6 puther on the' scales."1 'There,
said the boy, "the scale's stand
at exactly a pound." "Yes, yes'
said the butcher, "that's all right
for the pound of beef but where
in thunder is the at then ?"
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Rev. Jaryis JJuxton, of Asherille, Dead.
. Rev. Jarvis Buxton, D. D., died
at Asheville at 8:45 b'clock on
fche llth
.He wasin hit 83rd year apd
had been rector of Trinity Epis
copal chur at Asheville for 40
years previews t his retirement
lo years ago. k
State S. S. ConrenlfiSn Mxt Week.
An elaborate program is issued
for the anMial Convention of the
North Carolina State Sunday
School Associatiq'at' Fayette
ville on the 18th, 19th and 20tb,
next Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday. The sessions will be
held in the Presbyterian church
or mat city.
At Least Teu Tersons Killed iu a Missis-4
. sippi Storm.
Vicksburg, Miss., March. 12.
A cyclone 'swept thrqugh the
southern end of Copiah and .the
noMh'ern section of Lincoln
counties early today, killing at
least half a dozen people aud lev
eling buildings, .fences, etc? Mont
gomery, a village in Copiah, and
the Illinois Central Railroad
were the worst sufferers and four
bodies are known to bo under
buildings. Three miles, further
a railroad camp was wrecked
and three j negroes killed.
A passenger J train on the
Illinois Central road was struck
by the storm and every window
in each coach was shattered. At
Hazelhurst considerable damage
was done but no lives lost.
Wires are down in nil directions
and it is impossible to hear
from outlviDg districts.
Senator Carmack to Deliver the Com
mencement Address at State Normal.
Dr. M elver has secured Sena
tor E W Carmack, of Tennessee,
to deliver the commencement ad
dress at the State Normal iu
May. The Senator is said to be
one of the most? brilliant young
men in the Senate and his com
mand of English is unexcelled in
that august body.
Boy Burns School House and Gets Fire
Years.
Ling Swangen, a 17-year-old
boy who burned down-a school
house in Henderson county six
months ago has been sentenced
to the penitentiary for 5 years.
We Head the Appalachian Fark.
The losses resulting from the
recent heavy floods were most
serious in West Virginia, West.
ern Virginia, Western' North
Carolina, Northern Georgia,
EastTennessee and Alabama-the
very section of country covered
by the .proposed Appalachian
Park which is intended to so
preserve thf timber and vegeta
tion of tbe mountains as to
prevent or at least greatly lessen
the torce of such disasters. A
stronger argument in favor of
the measure than recent oxno-
tience could not possibly be
given. Morning Post.
given
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'TVlnter Homos In Summer Lands."
llie above is the title of an al
tractive booklet just issued by
the Passenger Department of
the Southern Rail way. It is
beautiiu.lly illustrated and fully
describes the iFinte:j resorts of
the.bouth. A copy may be se
cured by sending a two ent-
stamp to S'H Hard wick, G. P. A.
Washiosrton, D. C
" AUeautiful Eagter Dhplay.
Fetzers Drug Store is making:
quite a beautiful display in their
window," appropriate ' to the
T?ooVA' ccr, 'TVf - 4V.
faster Season. Mr. Jones is the
Arti.st-.. ' e sure to look in 'as
you goby. Thoy also sell Gold
Fish and Aquariums, Fish Food
etc. And for Bridal and Birth
Day presents Fetzer's Drug
Store is always headquarters in '
Cut 'Glass, Wedge wood Ware,
Ornamental Lamps and Fine
Decorated China.
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Jj a good advantage. 'This
$) er and every shelf -with
j are always glad to show
will be. pleased to have you look over this exposi- jj
tion of New Easter Merchandise. 'ffi
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HIS Special Value in Rern
mm . nant Lawns.
mm Wo have just received 2000
mj yards of very tine Lawns in
Mj plain colors of green, pink,
mh black and yellow, 40 inches
Ut wide, in remnants of 2 to 10
jjjj yard hngths. These goods
mi are worth 10c yard but to
llll mako things lively for quick
trading are marked
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Hi! to look over this stock, tor
iti! we are sure you will find a
superior class of merchan
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Real- bargains in Whito
Lawn reifinants, in good
lengths, very fine quality,
at 7h 10 and' 3LSO
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Great Auction
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Bell & Harris Furniture Co.
will be pulled off
Saturday, March 15th,
at 2 p. m. and 7 p. m. at the old stand. Let nothing-'
. k you.away. All kinds
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for our losses, foi our losses
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come aim seu wnui uuiuins yuu ran uuj. "icmut.,
ie as day.
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J Seven Years in Bed.
"Will wonders ever cease?"
inquire the friends of Mrs. L.
Pease, of Lawrence Kan, They
knew she had been unable to
jeave her bed. in fteven years on
accourit 4pf 4ndne and liver
trouble, nervous prostration and
general .debility but, ."Three
( bottles of Electric Bitters
i enabled me to walk." she writes.
and in three months I felt like a
new, person.j" Women suffering
from Headache. Backache.
Nervousness, . Sleeplessness,
Melancholy, Fainting and- Dizzy
Spells will .find .it a priceless
uf m o:,f.n
is . guaranteed. ..Fetzer's.
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new Easter Goods. We g
our .merchandise and we 22
Spring Gloss Or Near
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ings or drop shirt, in
the spring colors, would bo
considered cheap at 15c yd,
Vpec'al price
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.Table Oil Cloth-50 rolls
rolls in fancy colors, .regu
lar prico everywhere L'o.;
yard, here ISO
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Wool Shirtings.
We have a very siro :':
stock of black goods m.o
ablo for skirling thnt wo
consider good value and
feel sure you wi-ll :in- with
us when vou see the j:oods.
Price 50, 7") 9Sc and 1.2j yd.
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LAST DAY OF THE
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of Furniture don't grieve
are your gain. W hat tun
i)nmnm
& Harris Furniture Co.
Practically Starring.
"After using a few bottles of
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure my wife
received perfect and permanent
relief from a 'severe and chronic
case of stomach troublo," says f
R Holly, real estate, insurance
and loan agent, of Macomb, 111..
"Before using Kodol Dyspepsja.
Cure she could not eat an ordi
nary meal without intense suffer
ing. She is now entirely cured.
Several phj&icians and matTy
remedies ha"d failed to give re-
lief." You don't have to cKdt.
Eat any good food you want, bnt
don't overload the stomach. Ko
dol Dyspepsia Cure will alwavs
digest what you eat. Gibson
Drugstore
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