The Concord Times.
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i i PUBLI8HED EVERY TWJR8DAY
CONCORD. N. C.
Bv OOHN B. SIERRILL,
EDi"fxR and Proprietor,
i Onei'of the most sweeping and
-,i-:-vnt,Tr maknrpfl that was ever
C VJLri. LI UUIitti J
enacted was 'BUntpeeded through the
legislature on thefvery last day of the
session. Vepublsh the bill passed in
' a Ti dw.larea tnat a
mortgage is norapre than simple un
Eftcufed debt. M . -
; QI eoursundeiilthis law no merchant
n taVo lu. rriorteraee. Those
IB gUlUg to vj " "
farmers who haveeen obliged to mort
gage their crop or js&nething else to ob
tain supplies nowlnd that they are
'cutoff from that! They 'cannot bor
'row any money. because " of course
nnhndv will leucTit to them without
. . i'.. .
taking a mortgage.
this! law has gone into
' effect a man will iiave to be entirely
I free from debt before a mortgage given
by hini is worth anything above an or
Tdinary claim. . , j ' .
' ' The farmer who has no security to
i give but a mortgage on his lands, crops
! oichattels, rwill hstVe to go home empty
handed when hegben to town for his
; supplies, guano, etc. - ,
i When he goes tQ the attorney to get
a loan on his knd h will be informed
that it cannot be dbne, as no mortgage
can be taken. - j .
" In a word, the law almost completely
i paralyzes the entiise credit system. .'
ropulists and Republicans, behold
' the work of the men Whom you trusted
land sent to make I our laws.
THE NEWMOBTGAGE LAW. .
The following Hter explains itself: '
" - Editor of TheItxmes : Being per-
fectly willing at a times to. assume all
responsibility for my acts, I desire to
say that the bill rlcently passed by the
legislature, regumung assiguuKaiw
1 was crebared by rrie, with a clause "ex
i cepting mortgagesfor cash advanced at
) the time of their Execution." -and was
introduced by Mi, Smith, of Stanly
i upon my arrival-ii Kaleigh, which was
i five weeks before jfche adjournment of
the Legislature.; The bill was referred
! to the finance committee, because it is
well known in thitState.that heretofore
'no one has beenfable to 'secure any
legislation which tended to the abolition
of the iniquitous law allowing prefer
ences in case of assignments,': and be-
cause . the Judiciary Committees had
seen proper to report unfavorably upon
every bill which dme before them of
this nature. - x: .; . '
It is well knownlthat in nine assign
ments out of ten $ie rule is; to protect
he creditor' wife, or her relatives
' either for bona fide debts or fictitious
ones, at ;the expense of honestjcreditors
whose claims are a meritorious as any
that the creditor owes. Only recently
was telegraphed to from Baltimore" to
stop a lot of goodSjIand when I : applied
. to the railroad agent at this place,
was informed that the goods had been
delivered only a day or two previous, to
'cured in the assignment, it was entirely
ignored. While tre bill, as passed may
- be very unsatisfactory to persons ' who
are uuing DU8ines upon - iaise credit,
still I have '. no douibt but the Supreme
Uourfr will hold tht it does not apply
i to mortgages givenlas security fcjr cash
- advanced at the time ; of the execution
of the mortgage : aid, if they so decide.
; then there will be hjo question but what
JNorth Carohnavillfbe greatly benefitted
- , by the Act. '. ;'. . .' t ' '
I might add that the bill as prepared
by a certain ex-Judge at the instance of
certain parties in Baltimore, ? was sub-
mitted to me., and I agreed to accept as
. a substitute to my. bill, and Mr.; Smith
, doubtless would have done so had the
substitute been offered, for the reason
that it had a clause in it similail to the
one which the Finance Committee saw
proper to strike out of the bill as' pre
pared by me. It was well known in
Jlaleigh that I was there with a view of
t '- changing our laws upon this , subject.
and, in order that the matter dould be
fully discussed, the bill was made
special order, but for the fact that the
. confederate monument displaced this
bill, it would have come up earlier in
? tae session. W. M. Smith
March 28th, 1895V .
OtTTOF THEIR OWN MOXTIIS.
The quotations below are not "Demo
cratic lies,; but are the words of Ke-
; publicans and Populists in criticism o:
me iusion legislature. "Out of their
own Jmouths are they condemned.
Bead :
I am opposed to these his aDnroDria
. . tions. This legislature is spending more
myuey man Any previous body.-Sena-
wr iinusay. -. .-. . : - ;
j.nese lobbies have been filled with
ine people advocating large annronria,
tions, and they have had moreinfluence.
. senator ioover
. Every effort I have made for .reform
nas oeen a lailure. Senator Hoover
ajut appropriations exceed those of
any previous Legislature, Senator
iioover.
: r . s- . -. v- -
mi. uampbell, the member of the
iiouse irom Cherokee county, remarked
to some one the other -day: "I am
- going be.break' my stick over the had
of some of these newspaper men before
x leave Kaleigh." Ine trouble with
- Campbell is that he hasn't been sober
. enough, to tell the difierence between
newspaper man and a street car for
several, days ; hence nobody gets hurt.
xrrogressive iarmer.
? In the matter of appropriations
Legislature was rather too liberal
think. Progressive Farmer."
the
we
: Th JPobUc Printing:.
Biblical Recorder.
: A law was made to7 let the I public
pnniing to ine lowest bidder ? but when
.'.a firm of the wrong political affiliation
made the lowest bid, it was given to an
' other firm. ' . This stands out so - clearly
mat ce wno runs may read.
- - Ignatius; Donnelly and Sidney M
Owen, Populist candidates for Governor
of Minneapolis at the last, election, say
r the People's party will not join'-the free
silver coinage party.
Do your grumbling where nobody but
yourself hears it. - - -
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER ADMITS
THE TRUTH.
; We can hardly believe it the Pro
gressive Farmer admits that the last
Legislature cost more, than the Demo
cratic legislature of 1893.. Here are its
exact words : . ' ' -
"The legislature of 1893 -cost $65,
976.76. ' The legislature of 1895 cost
$72,703.28," $6,725.50 more than that
of 1893. This - excess - includes
about - $3,100 for contested elec
tion cases, while only about $200 was
expended in that way in 1893. This
leaves about $3,725.50 on the . wrong
side of tne balance -sheet against the
co-6perationisU. It may be possible to
establish the fact that far more work
was done by the last - legislature," re
quiring the aid' of more : engrossing
and enrolling clerks; If so, a part of
the $3,725.50 can be accounted for in a
satisfactory- manner. . But facts are
facts.; We believe thati a majority, of
the members were in favor of economy.
If there was any extravagance, and it
seems quite likely, the heads of the
clerical departments and officers are .to
blame. - Some, of the assistant ; clerks
came before they were actually needed
and we hear that they 4rew. pay for the
entire session, some of them from .the
day they were elected. jTnis was wrong
and those who are responsible will be so
held.?' "V - - '
'The same paper also has the follow
in? about the fusion committee ap
pointed by the legislature to investigate
the Arrington case :
"The Arrington investigating com
mittee held another session on last
Wednesday. : Campbell had been here
drunk all the whfle. Phillips got drunk
as soon as he came baek. . Bryan," of
Chatham, managed to get Phillips bo
ber and a meeting was held. Bryan
was elected Chairman and adjourned
the meetinguntil Mrs.- Arrington gets
her specific charges in shape."
Our next door neighbor, Cabarrus
county," can boast a negro, magistrate.
The CdxcORD Times says that Hileman
had him appointed for spite. - There
were some eighty others ' appointed in
the State. -We don't think it was done
in many ases for Bpite. fe lt was a sop
thrown to the negroes to catch negro
votes. The f nsionists were willing to
subject white men and white , women
to trial before negro magistrates in ; or
der that they might secure the negro
jrote. t.Tnat l is infamy andf Bhame
enough to destroy from the face of the
earth any party, not even excepting the
"reform" party. Charlotte News. ;
There is no doubt of the fact that the
negroes were appointed magistrates for
the reason principally that the fusion
ists "might.: thus hold the vote " Bolid.
That ? was doubtless one reason that
prompted Douglass Hileman to appoiat
Coleman in this county.- . But we be-.
lieve also that he appointed Coleman for
spite and to worry the white Democrats
of Concord."" If five years ago ' a negro
had been made magistrate in this coun
ty f no one would have been louder in his
condemnation of the act than this same
Douglass Hileman.
The North Carolina Christian Advo
cate comes down with bothleet on the
news aper interviewer and commends
persons who refuse to talk to him. "It
would be wise," it says, "if the whole
world would play mum except when
they paid lor it Newspapermen know
a jug-handle trade when thev see it, and
those who "play mum" to them, when
properly approached and on proper , oc
casions, -una 5 that newspaper people
won iaiK wnen the balance -turns the
other, way and these folks. "want some
thing publish. ' 'Charlotte Observer.
We are surprised to see an old news
paper man and a level-headed gentle
man. hkeBro. Blair indulge the above
FTlT - - -
o.ne newspaper reporter is a most illy
judged individual. In most instances
he endeavors to.be just and fair in his
publications He often dbes his work
at a . disadvantairft!
"play mum" when he is tryine to eet
me lacts m a case and refuse to tel
mm anymmg, are the very ones who
make the biggest fusa when he doesn
get everything exactly correct.
There
io it: "ii .
vuc uiing, ai least, unon
wmcn democrats
wugiabuiaro
themsfclves the Democratic party can
not now be held responsible for . the sins
and failings of the .United States Sen
ate- ' , .
A Sweeping Law,'
News and Observer. '
business and Jeeal circles nr innrh
exercised -over the following law which
was passed by the late Fusion Legisla
ture and was. ratified and .went into ef-
iwi.ou iuarcn lata :
jxu aci to rerulatA asaiimmimtii
o .uu.um auu
other conveyances of like nature in
ionn uarouna. . -
The General Assembly of ttnrth
Caro-
Una do enact :'
oec? l. vinat all . conditional silpa
v-iu. .iiiui. bgnges or ueeos in
trust, which are executed to slcure anv
i, uuuKuuu note or bond whirh
gives preference to any creditor . of the
uiaxer snail be absolutely void as to ex
isting creditors. - ; .
oec. 2. mat aU laws in rr,fl;f
-V Ml r '.-.Hi. .J
wuu mis act nere hereby repealed.
Upon its face this law declares - every
-"6- yxvtuci lute instrument in-
vaua as to all debts th mutor n.on
at the time he executes the instrument:
xuiB buusiantiaiiv rmtA an f u
"business of borrowing money upon mort.
The plain readintr of tho 1
bits mortgages and trust. rfw.
vuo.tier . uniess every debt due - by
the maker at the time on the execution
v, r , T w u.
ui iue instrument is included
provisions. - - - - .
in its
To Give the OU Maids a Chance. .
Springfield. Ill's. Marr.h 99 a k;h
to tax bachelors and establish an i.i
maids home" whence .tax fund shall
have reach $50,000 was introduced - in
the -House to-dav hv 1?nr,:n.
Wal eck. The biU defines J bachelors as
single men of 32 years or over who
have never been married, and mwt,..
men who have reached 65 years who
are physically unfit' or who
a board of unmarned: women over 60
years that they ; proposed ' marriaw
east three times to - marriawahifl tJ
males and been refused each time. , '
The Michigan Supreme Conrt rfr.ifli
that a candidate nominated hv mn
than one party can not have his n&mn
put on but one official ballot.
JOE DAKIELS REMJEMBERED.
bovernor.OM'arreU and Hit Negro Guest,
1 John K- Morris Tells Cleveland a Joks
' on Kansom. Diplomatic Compll- .
.i. . cations. Personals. -.
nr Washington, March 28, '95.
Enough has been 6aid about the ne?
gro incident at the Executive Mansion
at Richmond. Governor O'FarreU's
motive was to uphold Virginia's reputa
tion for hospitality. He did not believe
the negro Or.his colleagues, had the bad
taste to abuse his courtesy. .The blame
of the matter, is. theirs, not Ms. U.; . '
' The silver service which is to be pre
sented to Mr. Josephus Daniels, ex
chief clerk of the Department of Inter
ior, as a testimonial from the officers
and employes of the department, ; was
placed On exhibition at the department
today. There were very few clerks who
did not take a look at it. It was uni
,versallyamired. This elegant present
is a testimonial from the higher salaries
employees of the Department. , Just be:
fore Mr. Daniels left he received a
beautiful casket lined with white satin
and filled With spoons, ladles, forks and
napkin rings of solid silver a present
from the .messengers "in the Interior
Department. - - ' '' -
; Last Tuesday" the brilliant and versa
tile John W. Morris went with General
Ransom to see Mr. Cleveland in the in
terest of .a friend of Mr. Morris ;who
wants a place- ' Mr. Morris told -Mr
Cleveland a joke on Minister Ransom
in the presence of the Cabinet 'officers
and Chauncey Depew which made the
hew Minister blush 1 It was about the
nld darkev in Northampton county,
who: when he heard that the President
had apiointed General Ransom to. his
sident has made Gin'ral . Ransom a
minister ! I'se so glad de Gin'ral got a
job, but I questions de policy uv. ' mak
ing him a preacher.- In fae Tm afeard
he'll scandalize de chtlrch.f I'se knowed
de Gen'ral longer'n Mr, Cleveland has,
and I knows diais a bad appintment."
Mr. Cleveland laughed heartily at this
criticism of his official afction. -!,
The Spain matter "remains in abey
ance, pending a.reply.from. Spain, ' the
understanding 'being that' the govern
ment is making an earnest and sincere
inquiry into the firing upon the Alli
anca, and that she will he willing to act
fairly towards this country. ' -
j A revolt in India and the ' insurrec
tion in Cuba will cause England -'-.and
Spain to be more careful.; The Presi
dent ought to be encouraged by a united
jpepple to. uphold the Moniee doctrine,
in the broadest sense. -Foreign powers
ought not to own one square inch ' of
this hemisphere,' -I
General Wade Hampton has gone to
Fayetteville,- -N; C., ! where ; he will be
the guest jfon.i Wharton, Green t for
two weekC Eri-roUte he spoke at Ben
bnviUe C CoU Wharton Green is
still veryj pleasantly f remembered here
where hekwas most . popular during his
Congressional career. : I v - ' - ; r
Threatened1 complications in Mexico
will give Senator? Ransom a chance' to
try his ' hand as peace-maker between
jGuatamala and Mexico.-
i . tludge Tourgoe is going to start a
weekly paper to represent th& National
Citizens' Rights Association.- - It will be
'published in Buffalo, and will be called
the Basis. Judge Tourgee made ; his
first money out of a book he wrote in
which he villified the people of North
Carolina. He : sunk this money in a
publication". ' He has recently made
some more money put of another novel,
and he is getting ready "to sink it too,
berhaps. However, it is mot put funeral,
p." Income tax returns are pouring, into
the income tax division a bee' hive ' of
industry and activity.-'. Foreign returns
from New" York iand other centers
mostly affected by the tax-: are said to
be coming jn: quite lively. Although
me tax itself is not due until July 1, it
is said $40,000 has already been paid
in. - - H.
Other Washington Notes.
f. Washikgtox, March 25, 1895
I President Cleveland and Secretary
Uresham are having as much trouble
With the influential jingo, element, in
the United States as with the Pandora's
pox of complications which has been
dumped upon the department of State.
the .jmgoists can see no excuse for
Spam not having made the 'apology
oemanoea (although it is patent to a
cooi neaas that the change is . caused
by the change of ministry) and would
like to see the President send .a, fleet
over and seize Cuba at once. The same'
hot heads also interpret the Monro
doctrine to 'mean that the United States
should , attack Great:: Britain, if that
country carries Out its threat to compel
jNicarauga by force to accede to jits de
mands.- Fortunately for the country
neither-the President nor his cabinet
has any touch of the jingo fever; conse
quently the numerous foreign compli-
cauons are Demg nanoied m a business
and common sense way.
xuo uuiuju ouatea ipn toe eve of a
aipiomatic victory, in the controversy
with Germany over its claim "that
American : cattle . were diseased J and
were solely for that reason shut ont nf
Germany, and the prohibition is ex
pected to be shortly removed, - the Ger
mon government having been Convincsd
of its error. When Germany
the prohibition, the other Eur onean.
countries wnicn louowedher in adopt
ing it will probobly do the- some. This
victory will bear testimony to th wis.
dom of President Clevelandlh ref usine
y uiubi uimx retaliation agamst the
countries which shut out our cattle. '
I une ot the busiest bureaux of the
government lust now is that of Internal
Revenue. Secretary Carlisle has had to
detail clerks from other bureaux to as
sist in handling the income tax returns,
which ire pourine in bv-i.fivp.rv mn
Already it is apparent that the estimates
oi. the receipts, from.Uhis -taxt made
wniie it was before Congress," were', very
"inv-u w ivvt. AUK returns ar tp
quirea to be made ,by April 15, with a
Kll . 0 ' , . " "
peuaiiv ior iauure, but the tax is not
one until July I, next. Notwithstand
ing that more than $40,000 has already
; -- A Check To Foot-BalX Contests. - . J
Now that Harvard has virtnallw in.
bidden its students to take part in inter
collegiate foot-ball, it may be expected
that "other col Wes'will follow h
ample and suppress the brutalizing and
dangerous practices to which an other
wise manly gam has been - perverted.
If intercollegiate contests are forbidden,
the evil will doubtless be knocked out of
the game in local contests. This, will
be better than knocking the life out of
learning and breakine vounsr - men's
necks. The faculty of Harvard simply
voted that ."no - student - under "thdr
charge should bo permitted to take part
in j intercollegiate foot-ball . contests. ' '
lhere are duties, which, professors owe
to the students- in their charee. " and
saving their lives from unnecessary risks
is one' of them. " . ' . .. - . , .,
, riease pay your subscriptiori."
NOTES AND COMMENTS,
The Savannah News says s - '."What-
ever election reforms are made in the
South will be made by the Democratic
party. The sentiment in that party -is
in favor of a ' pure.ballot. , . " .
: When expenses were cut down by the
Legislature in one place, theywere in
creased ;n two. The salary of the super
intendent of the ' penitentiary was . re-:
duced $500 '; two courts were ' created
that will cost more than '.$30,000.
Biblical Recorder.-: . ' " V r -, j, " . '
' The Biblical Recorder in last ; week's .
issue has a long and able : editorial' . on .
the late Douglass Legislature exposing
the hypocrisy and extravagance of.: the
-"reform" members,' ana closes by de-
Glaring that "the people ..wUlbave to
try again." , , - v ' Z
The people will now watclr to see
what the Populist and Republican ma
jority of the Senate will do. There has
been a majority of Populists and 'Dem
crats fOr two years. Now there will -be
all Populists and Republicans If will
he interesting to see how this new mix
ture works. Albany-Argus.7 u-'
In con ncection with the Fred Doug
lass M. A. there is notliing more dis
graceful and disgusting than the select
ing . of three drunkards members .to
remain oyer in Raleigh to consider as a
a court complaint. They .have been on
a;big spree all the time drawing regular
ly $4 a day, Think of that, taxpayers
and despise.. A day of reckoning is
coming for all the rascalities, wrongs
and abuses, of the Fred Douglass Me
morial Association of plunderers and in;
capables. Wilmington Messenger.
The bill referred to -;in our .Raleigh
correspondence this morning as having
been just discovered, which forbids the
preference of debts by mortgage' or. oth
erwise, and which forbids the . borrow
ing of money on mortgage, chattels or
crops by any person in debt to a person
other than. the. lender in the last case,
is spoken of as "a sneaked-in bifV the
provisions of which,- upon being ' ascer
tained, create surprise, u It may be that
this was one of the bills passed by the
clerks. There is no telling how many
bills they passed by "counting" -'cm
out," and otherwise: Charlotte Obser
ver. . "" ' , " - '-.-:
- The Democrat, . Representatives
Russell's paper, says that many, of -the
most frantic and . uncompromising, ad
vocates of free silver coinage at';16 to"
1 are the ow;neis of : silver mines
is in the west. ,lt it is a . very rosy
proposition to them Ho take . a dollar's
worth of the prodoct of their, mines to
the United btates mint and get in re
turn. two standard silver dollars.-; How
will the people in the great agricultural
and manufacturing State&,v;Whd Ibear
the burden of. the low prices, of their
product, look upon such a proposition ?
. When one gets the consent of one's
conscience to tell one lie, ; the telling of
another, and another, comes easy. . In
order to break the force of the Douglass
resolution of the recent Legislature the
'reform" papers of this State teachers
of righteousnesshave revived the; old
libel about Douglass and his white j wife
having been guests of "honor at the
White House during Mr, Cleveland's
first term,' and have enlarged upon! it to
the extent of saying that Mr.' and jMrs.
Cleveland dined the Douglasses,)' and
one of these papers, more' unscrupulous
than all the rest, represents Mrs. Cleve
land as kissing the Douglass womkn. ; A
writer who will lie that way will steal.
Charlotte Observer. ! - j
ifiUwhr'ealeasafgh
ments," . affects . the :i building , and
loan associations and every , fiscal Insti-
i.uuuu m uuo OUIMJ. WU1C11 IB BUDjeCt IO
State laws, and touches a great propor
tion of the financial : transactioni . be
tween individuals. It-,-iaf the opinion
of eminent lawyers that so grave are the
complications likely", to arise under it
that ?he ascertainment of its provisions
affords the Governor warrant, if it does
not make it his duty,, to call the iiegis
laturo together in special session for its
repeal. - This, however, may God forbid!
Let Us hope that we have seen the; last
of that assemblage of hypocrites and in
competents. Charlotte Observer. 1
The estimates ot increase in. the ap
propriations and expenses" of the i' late
ijed Douglass .Memorial Association
iux vary ouine utue, DUt, u ,is( very cer
tain that the appropriations have in.
creased more than $90,000 ovdr thofee of
tne; democratic Legislature Of 1893
and the running expenses of the FV D
m., a. have exceeded those of the Dem
pcratic body by over $6,000. Mark von
this is done by fellows who blOwed jand
fussed over Democratic extravatrkr.
u were going to cut down sc.J
wuwi.iuey ; got in. isome of the
crease is' defensiblft.- mt.
this ; they were stppid and demagogic
f"i"i',"i JuiyueBiuuiues. ana ho it
came to pass that when thev COt to venrt
iuey greauy exceeaea former appropria-
"". iue increase ; in exxnst ia
without a semblance of justification 'and
noming eise. W ilmington Messenger
' A Scorcbinfr letter. C. -
Winston SentineL , ,
xtev. A. U. Inomaa. na-slnr nf i tVm
Baptist church in Greensboro, aho Who
ia Well known in Winston, iffiti
.txuk iuuowmg ieuer to a rnend.-in
Norfolk, Va.; -A
"orth Carolina's di8irrao. is ih
present Legislature. - It has been and is
a Btencn in the nostrils of vnmi rwjnin
It has, ere you read this, distributed
itself over the State where earh:; XttU
rnember will dry uo under thft hnrrilntr
mvuguiuuii vi un ouiragea people, xhe
Agisiaiure Of iay& would have been
nr.nnff n nnn . I . : l -
iui mo ujauipiea or uanvin
w nave visited. Tne specimenta of ani
inuculse found in the halls of the capital
wouia neea no microscdnH tn
their, identity. Those who have been
Bearcning lor "the missing link' amid
the geological fields of invesrio-nKnfi
have made a sad mistake-in not visi ting
this remarkable gathering., I feel sure
that such another opportunity will not
be seen in the world's historv:- Thn
poei s wains appropriate when we think
of this lost opportunity: "Of! all the
sad words of tongue or pen, thesaddest
xw uuese, n mignt nave been." i ;
Saving Money T How?
Greensboro Eecord. - . :
A Populist Sheriff and
aicucu ivuuijf, passed nere to-day hav
ing in charge pne poor old negrq bound
iui- uie uemienuarv. am UAut
, t i , ' , . I V3 otjtj. JLJH
wv u:uu ucre uow nis county was
saving .money under a Porjulistir Bd-
ministratipn. :, - i
T -' I
The Davie Times couldn't
Why Its Senator, B: U: Brown, failed
to get his share of the pie when the bf-
emg parceled out. The
News and Observer gives the Times the
correct explanation. - It says Brown was
drunk and in the guard house when-the
distribution was made and consequently
was overlooked. , 1 J
GENEKAI. NEWS.
Artificial cotton is being mode m Bel
gium from wood palp. - -
It is said that nearly all . the ' 10,000
or more farmers who contemplate leav
ing Western Kansas and Nebraska ex
pect to come South. . " - - . ;
A woman and her child were killed
by lightning recently - in -Randolph
county, Ala., and the father, who was
standing-' near, was rendered , totally
blind.- . - --- -K . , -, - --'- ,
Baker county, Fla., has a hydropho
bia scare . of large proportions. Two
thousand dogs , have been . killed, the
schools have been closed and the people
are going about armed.
- A Judge' of a United States Court in
Virginia" quotes the provision of the
Constitution 'that the salaries or me
President and Judges of United &ta tea.
Courts shall not be diminished during
their terms, to show that he is not sub
ject to the income tax.- . 7-
As Li Hung Chang, Chinese .peace
commissioner, was leaving a peace uuu-
ference last Saturday-; he was shot ; ana
wounded by a young Japanese assassin,
whose only motive was misguided pa
triotism. The wound i3 in his face,'
and is" nq believed serious. - ,, y-.
- Mrs." William K." Vanderbuilt has the
reputation of beins one of the most
recklessly extravagant women New York
ever knew. ' The fact that she 'had an
entire floor of the Continental Hotel, in
Paris, refurnished gorgeously at her ex
pense, for a stay of six weeks, was one
of the things that brought ; about - her
separation from her husband.
v.
.The dedication of the beautiful mon
ument which has been erected over the
grave of the 6,000 Confederate soldiers
who are buried, in . Chicago will occur,
on the SOth of May, and will be attend
ed by thousands of Confederate veter-i
an 3. General Gordon and General
Hampton will deliver addresses and the
exercises will be of, national interest. It
is expected that enough flowers will -be
sent from the South to cover every Con
federate grave in Chicago. They will
be carried to Chicago in" refrigerator
cars.-. " , 4 v
' The German, Reichstag defeated, by &
vote of lbd to 14b, a resolution intro
duced by the President of : that - body,
asking that it authorize him to congrat
ulate Prince Bismarck on his birthday.
The President and the Vice President of
the. Reichstag tendered their "resigna
tions, and as soon as Emperor William
learned of the action he sent a telegram
to.Prinee Bismarck, "expressing in un
measured -'terms his indignation and
assuring him that the action was 1 'in
most complete opposition to the feelings
of all the German princes and people.!
Y As Sooch rden Csw in WUkc
Correspondence Wfllcesboro Chronicle." ' -
About the close of the war a man: by
the name of Jo.hn' Hobson,: from - the
eastern part of ibis State married
Phcsbe HanJy, near Dehart, this coun
ty. "The went, east to llobson's home
Mid ;stayed some time. They finally
moved hack to Dehart where, they lived
together for some time, but owing to
some family trouble,' Hobson . left his
wile and had not been seen in this
country for probably 20 years until last
week.. ' . : - -
-: Ah old man called at the house of
William-Hays, who some 15 years, ago
married Mrs. Hobson. Mrs. Hays, up
on seeing the old gentleman, exclaimed.
"Great God 1 there is John Hobson 1"
-lie talked Scripture to them and
said they, .were" living in! adultry and
mat ne iovea nis wile, but did not wish
to narm.them. He said he would stay
. 1 A J'H ' .
we cuuniy uii alter court.
Just what Mr. Hobson intends to do.
is yet not known. It has been rumored
that he intends to kidnap his first love,
proviaea ne can find her away fjom
borne. It wOuld be a good idea for Bill
to keep Phceba, as he calls' her, close
anout the houses or he may beleft
aione some of these days.
or ATE OF UIIIO, UlTY OF TOLEDO, 1
" Lucas Couxtt. t
n . .. : --:
S3
. Fraxf J. Chexey makes Oath that. Via
.is tne senior partner of the firm of F. J
4 U., domcr buginpsa in fKo
City bf Toledo, County and State afore-
Baiu, and mat said firm will pay the
sum of uJiJfl HUNDRED DOLLARS
for each and jsvery case of Catarrh that
caanot be cured by the use of Hall's
UATARRH UL'EE. "
frank: J. CTTFVTW
, Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 6th day of December.
x xooo.
A. V. GLEASON,
seal
' Notary Pulic.
Hall's Catarrh Cure ia taken internal
ly and acts directly on the blood and
nracous surfaces of the system. Send
for testimonials free. .- ' 1 - .
F. J. CHENEY & CO. . Toledo, O.
SSold by Druggists, ,75c. . - v
. A Reform. Magistrate Can't Qualify.
Chatham Record. -
A good joke is told on one of our "re- I
form", magistrates. , UDon-hearing "nf
his appointment he asked a friend who
would '.'qualify" him, to which his I
mend replied,' "You can be sworn in
Dy the clerk of the court, but all h ll
can t qualify you. ' - .
At is rumored, and with onmA fram. i
dation: that the management' of Slat I
iair nave abandoned the idea of - ro-
tinuing- it. Secretary Aver w swn
and said that the fair had hot yet been
auanuoneo out mat it was in debt and
Daaiy so,
1
TOE AMERICAN TOBACCO BffWfVit?
OUWHAM. W.O. U.S.A. Vtlt
MADS FROM
a-
ADSOLUTELY PURE
. ..... -.....
DUKE' -')
Cigarettes'
t--' j s. ' m "ava, 3 j
South Carolina's Nsw Party. f
nornvrmi." S.' C- March 22.-b-
ri: John J.i Dareran, of Same
ter an avowed -Populist will- make the
announcement that he wiU organize the
People's party as soon as the constitu
tional fight is over. '.He says : . '
"The first end to be achieved is a free
ballot and an honest count. - No man,
for the sake of any' party, factional or
race triumph,. who is willing to commit,
or to encourage others to commit fraud
r perjury, or resort to "any election
tricks of any kind, ' need expect leader
ship in this party in this State not at
least while I am above ground." -
- Snpposo Democrats had Bought It. ' -Statesvllle
JLandmart. ' - ,
Did you notice that the State paid $8
for a floral wreath for tb$ colfin of State
Senator Franck,- Onslow, who died, two
weeks ago? Now just suppose a Demo
cratic Legislature had made such an
enpenditure. Why,; the Fusion., crowd
would have jumped up and down ; and
unlulated about it until ' after .; the next
election. - '
A SUFFERING CHILD
Head and , Scalp ; Kaw with
Places Size of Silver Dollar. Va- '
rloua Bcmedlea only caused Fresft
Eruptions. Applied ClfTICUKA.'
. Change In Twenty-four floors. ;
Perfect t Cure In Two Weeks.?
Mv little son, aged three waa very much -troubled
with a breaking out on bis scalp
and behind his ear. The places affected were
about as large as a silver dollar;4 the. flesh
seemed raw and covered with little, blisters.
The child suffered considerably, and was nat
Titally very fretful. I tried several remedies
without obtaining any beneficial results ; m
fact the eruptions seemed- to be spreading
and new places breaking out. . I concluded to -
try the Ccticlka Remedies. ( washed the .
" affected parts with the Cutictra Soap, tak
ing care not to irritate the flesh, and applied-;
CimcpRA. I noticed a change for the better
rn the appearance of the eruptions in twenty
four hours, and ia two week the eruptions .
entirely disappeared, leaving the skin smooth
and the scalp clean; In fact a perfect cure,
as I have not seen any indications of any
eruption or breaking out since. "I ga.ye the;
child only a few doses of the CrnaaA Re
solvent. 1 consider your Cuticuba Reme
dies very valuable. ;- I believe Cdticcka
-would beexcellent forapplying to insect bites,,
which are very annoying in this country..
C. Af AKMSTEOG, Swift Island, N. C.
Bold throughout Uie world. '-- Prlce.CuTiCC RA,
C0c.;BoAP,25c?Rsoi.TEST.tl, PottebPbus
ads Chem-Oobi" Sole Props., Boston. .-
jgar " How to Cure Every Bkia Disease, free.
- . ; - ONS QIVES BEIiXEF. ,
Midwinter
Clearance
J u.
" BEGINS TO-MORROW,
And now is the ,time to avai
yourselves of bargains.- This
IS
no old gag. We mean business
and the first to come will get the
cream.- vve nave a tew-pieees of
all wool dress aroods. worth 75c
wholes alewe snail offer them at
ouc per yard. . '
W e hRYe one-half dozen : dress
patterns, that are worth $1.00
we oner at 65c per yard.
:We have a black 44 inch Hen
rietta Surah,, wholesale orice 75c.
we sell at 60c, and all our winter
goods m proportion. u
cl nave a erana oarp-ain to
offer in Misses
and Children's
oats. , a. so.uu coat to fo at
$3.75- and $2.50. A small lot
wholesale prices $2 and $2.25 to
go at $1.25 each. .
icw xArfAiiviii & at, pnees
thatsuit everybody.:
- Now don't fail to see our stock
ot SHOES. ; We have some- srv.
cial bargains to offer and ' guar
antee pnees. Will not be under
sold, - "
Now the old adare is thi
seeing is believing. We say come
ana see. Oiaa to see von nnrl
will interest you. ' - -
i;Lizi nlmn.-
Piano
AND
SAVE MONEY!
3O.UU to JS50.00 saved in ih
h j-k " - . ! .... " 1 .
purchase ot a Piano from us
v in the next sixty days. .
We are offering
Special . kkmtii Fcr . Gash !
We make a reduction of 8i9.Fi no
to $50.00" from the cash'
price of some of our most
. .- popular style of Pianos
if purchased within
- the next 60 days. -
We are also offerins' a TimiVwi
i num ben of some of the i
Leading Makes of Pianos
at the cash price on -one Years
time, WITHONT IETEREST, ,
For 60 DAYS Only!
: CHAELOTTE BBANCH, '
IW, JX:,Wheeler, ilanager. ' "
Sale!
Buy
Your
Scott's Emulsion has been .endorsed
whole ; world, - There is no secret
" Phj$iaana prescriba . ' - - :
cott's Emuls
WsnaA tTiv Irnnw -wTiaf. rrrpnt. nnnriiliirif. .
, j ... 0-r . "6 curaftvn,, '
C eftie3 it contains.- They know it ia what it u rcn " '
Tnt&r n am el v. n; np.rf pr.r. em nl sinn nf tlm l.,.i n-
liver Uil with the hypopnosphites of limo and-.-cdi
( Pot Cjoughs; Colds Sore Throat, Eronchitis, T7eat Lua.'
: . tion, Bcrotuia, Anamia, weaa Jiabies, Iran Childr
asmu, Loss of iesn, treneral Uebihty, and all conditions
, ilheromy genuine ? bcott s Jjjnulsion; is put ja
colored wrapper. Wei use inferior substitutes !
j Send for pamphlet on Serifs Emulsion. Flt-Eg
' Scott & Bowne, N. Y. - All Druggists. 50 cents a
E3"7 irvr i fns
I am back at my old place of business,
ABjLISON'S'CORNE
prepared to welcome myxoid friends and to
keep a lull line ot
Wry (Roodj : S!ioes5
. . Mat; Rrocei'ies9
always at the lowest prices consistent with honest business
meet cms at all times. l can' buy as cheap as anv bod v J
sen as, ciosc. .. xiavc a siut-ii. &uilcu to ine iarmer s wants i
use your prpduce, and will exchange goods for all kinds of
produce at leash prices. ' Call to see me.
. . i-.H'--"- - JOHN P. ALLIS01
Ge merit
We are
SOLE SELLING AGENTS
in
Tliis; Market
--forthe -
Cassoi Hue : Co.'s
Wheri in the market we snhnlVl
pe pleased to . .
Haye Your J Orders.
Oranges.
We
wilt have
BIG - LOT
pOF-
i-
for the "
Sinas CTrade.
PAITTEilSOrys
";Wtohiali ani.Refail Store
New : Grocery : Store:
A CaTfi ; HOW fL fnll dFvnlr .f V '
TfAChADf - - . a . I.
"vixius uii iub iowpki market
pneesi I
jiare everytumgr rresh
and tirGt-plnRs
OOUX in " Dial n nn1
faECV. fiTfWWnrn -; T-
nuy and sell all
kin?s of count TV r,rL
anna ivhnn . 1.
vw... f I Ubli VU 1 I 111 IT T BOTVVt' W. .
.JiU04" hmelfne of
JNO. K. PATTERSON
Feb.
Lime and Gemon
b7 Physician
of
about
av p. '
-'-Wis. lr
i . - - - - "v -
make
new fJ
acte
223 Pounds
at 6Vic per yard or 25c
Here is an un usually goodd
to gtt.
REASONABLE
to make shirts for men ori
shirt waists, bonnets- on:
for ladies, dresses for chili
q uilt scraps . We have soli:
fine or .common .
than ever befoi c. Our Si
stock for this season is nc
the way. 'Write to us for
pies, stace width or price
ordering. Our stock of
White Goo
far exceeds any we haw
shown in quality and price.
Silk Floss at 50 cents, pc
Skeins. .
, Note Paper 2 cents perqin
Envelopes at 2 centi perH
Course Combs 2c up.
Coffee Pots 2 eents.i'ashSf
2 cents.
- -I
Table Oil Clpti
4
14 yards wide, onlv 1 0 cec-
$5.00 map' of the Unitedb;
for 99 cents.
6y - Ed i
' at 20 cents per yard.
rxZVz cent Bleeched Catnip
8V3 cents.
Ladies' Fast Blade
Hose, worth 20 cents for 1":
at;
Hosp. "WhhH wnrtli 20 H
rtf 1 ft rocj
4 pound Eeatiier l'illows'
cents each.
P.J.-BOSTUS
Half Hour Stride
Walnut or Oak
-at-
MlU
Eli
t
-tf. h .BoydBuildin,?. , Opposite POStOj