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. N esstngtr. SUGGESTED 11V A CO.TLTIUM CATION We publish an interesting and con servative communication today from President James B. Dudley of the A. and M. college for the colored race at Greensboro, N. C. We premise that this is the chief educational institution Cor President Dudley's race that has been erected and kept running by the sympathy and liberality of the white race in North Carolina. It is one of several state institutions (some four or five) that the true friends of the negro race in North Carolina have reared and supported. The Messenger Is not now, and never lias been, an enemy of the negro race. It Is a firm friend of White supremacy, believing that it Is necessary in the south for both races. So it is not hos tility to the negroes that lead3 us to ex press a fear or conviction that the ne groes would vote against a constitu tional amendment that would deprive tens of thousands of them of the right pf suffrage. The illiterate whites would rvote against as soon as the negroes would. We believe that a majority of , Ithe educated voters of the state would Oppose the discrimination against illit erates if they were of the number. Human nature is of that way. Tnere is one thing that should be done, what ever else fails no man should vote, white or black, who can net show a re ceipt establishing the fact that he has paid his taxes and has thereby contrib uted to the support of the government under which he lives and move3. President Dudley writes in a truly moderate and intelligent manner. He shows discernment, judgment, an'I a sincere regard for the best interests of his people while not overlooking the Interests of all classes, races and conditions. Ie i3 clearly a disciple of President Booker Washington, of Alabama, and fcas caught much of the breadth. and wisdom of that ablest leader and teach er of his race. We do not enter upon a prolonged examination of what he says. His communication will be widely read no cloubt. The general good sense and soundness will strike most intelligent feaders. We believe, as we stated, and to which the correspondent replies, that a vote to disfranchise any body of elec tors of any race or color by an educa tional and tax paying test will cause nearly every man of his class to vote . against ratification. That is quite like . human nature. Very few white men will vote to deprive themselves of the right to vote. We will not rely for a day upon any other opinion. The trial : might be disastrous. We believe a con stitutional amendment would be the jypry thing if it could certainly pass and contained two provisions that voters should be able to read the ccn- j stitution under which they live and that no elector should vote without showing hie tax receipt from the sheriff. HOME FOLKS The fiery New York Observer pub lishes a communication from Rev. Dr. Peyton H. Hoge, and says it is "a calm review of the recent troubles" here, and yet it does not change the Obser ver's former views. The North Caroli na Presbyterian says Dr. Hoge's paper "Is bound to compel "belief when the mind is open to truth." There are some cheerful signs of an improved temper on the part of some of the northern religious papers. This leads the Charlotte Presbyterian to say: "It is a pleasure also to reflect that there is rapidly emerging from the ig norance and prejudices of the past, a New North, with a clearer view of southern problems and a firmer con viction that "Blood is thicker than water." So he it. The Messenger hails such signs with delight. ' Rev. Elias Dodson was a well known clerical figure in North Carolina for a balf century preceding his death which occurred in this city in December 18S2, when visiting here. He was buried from the First Baptist church, Rev. James B. Taylor, D. D., conducting the jBervices, assisted by Rev. Dr. Joseph H. Wilson, of the First Presbyterian church. His body was interred in Oakdale cemetery. He was a man of most sincere and profound piety, a man of great purity, simplicity and sin gularity. We knew him for years, and like all who knew him personally held him in esteem and veneration for he .was an useful and zealous servant of Ills Lord and Master. In the Richmond KVa.) Religious Herald, Dr. Taylor publishes an interesting paper in memory of this good man. A picture of the divine appears, but it does not strike iis as good. At least it does not suggest the man as he appeared to us In the last twenty-five years of his life. Dr. Taylor writes: "Last May a year ago, when attend ing the Southern Baptist convention at iWilmington, I visited the grave, and thought, how he enjoyed attending our earthly convenings of the redeemed, trith multitudes whom he had known and loved, and with many saved through his instrumentality, and, bet ter than all, with Jesus. At the fun eral, years before, I had said: "Fare well, man of God! Thy tolls and sac rifices are over. No more shall we see thee on earth. No more shall the lips now silent in the tomb, speak to dying men of a Saviour's love, or plead for obedience to the last command of our risen Lord. But thy memory will be embalmed in our hearts." ' A WESTERN PAPER ON NEGRO SOLDI R. The conduct of the negro regiments in the service of the United States is still the subject of comment in the north. The press in many sections of that great division of the country have severely denounced the mutinous un milltary, dangerous conduct of the ne groes amounting to downright outlaw ry and even murder in several in stances. The Chicago Interior is an able Presbyterian weekly. It lately said: "The negro regiments had been a constant source of trouble since his arrival. He had never regarded them as part of the military strength of the army In the province on account of their bad discipline and irresponsible conduct. The Cubans feel keenly the presence of negroes inthe town, where there have been many acts of robbery and bullyism." That is a western religious view of negro behavior and character. When such acts of violence, of robbery, of murder even occur in the south by the same race it is expected in the north that the southern whites must bear and forbear that no reprisals or resent ments shall be indulged. The com ment of the able North Carolina Pres byterian on the Interior's view is point ed: "So of course the dear Cubans must not be subjected to what the southern people must learn to endure. The In terior also admits that complaints of similar conduct, though not attended with such deplorable results, have come from Puerto Rico. Yes, and if the Interior had kept its eyes open for other incidents in the south oesides "southern outrages" it would have ad ded, "from Chattanooga and from Ma con and from Anniston, etc." l BOSTON NEWSPAPER THREAT ENS COKRCION. The severset threat we have met with comes from the crazy Boston Transcript, the daily that published the lying, slanderous, bitter long1 com munication written by some northern resident here. The Transcript boast fully decfares that it would be impos sible for Yankees to do as the whites did in this city. It says that Wilming ton is "disgraced." The Transcript's forbears, it may be, were of the chief witch burners in that land of "isms" and "extremes." It admits that Mas sachusetts has not allowed "illiterates" to vote that they were "kept away from the ballot." In Vermont now there is a local township committee that has charge of ballots and that determines who may and who may not vote. They are a "superior people" up there. They know how to rid them selves of the rule of ignorance without the bullet. It admits this: "Neither in Massachusetts nor in North Carolina can intelligence and ignorance be placed on the same level. That is one of the things that are im possible of performance." That is good so far as it goes. But if the south continues to set aside ne gro voters then the south (whites) is to be whipped into good behavior by the United States government. Let us give its own threat in its own words: "The south is doing a great deal to wards bringing the nation toward a frame of mind wherein it will believe that if six states permit lawlessness that disturbs forty the six may have to be coerced into respect for the har mony of the union." It will march down its legions into the south to overpower the white race that "intelligence and ignorance may be placed on the same level," and that 3 1-S per cent, of the black tax payers may control and despoil 96 2-3 of the white burden bearers. That is a fresh example of Boston economy, justice, virtue and sense. SUGGESTED BY ERRORS. In an article in current literature, a ' writer of verse of Tennessee birth says, that this state 'has had somewhat to do in making history, and in furnish ing the republic with a number of dis- . tinguished men as Perry and Farra-; gut in the navy, and Andrew Jackson, James K. Polk and Andrew Johnson in statesmanship. But not until within ! nf o,. r,t fw hoc h J. drawn to herself any considerable at tention in literary matters; and, strange to say, two of her women have brought her such prestige as she has In this re spect. Of course, I refer to Mrs Bur nett and Miss Murfree, "Charles Eg bert Craddock." This sounds well, and we dislike to spoil it, hut in with Jackson, Polk and j Johnson the only three presidents of the United States that were credited to Tennessee, of which they were citi zens when raised to that high office, were all born in North Carolina, as were several others of the most distin guished men of that state in the past. Among them were General Zollicoffer, Meredith P. Gentry and others. Mrs. Burnett is not a Tennesseean, but of English foiith. Tennessee has unques tionably given birth to seven eminent and able men, jurists, statesman etc. North Carolinians always feel kindly towards Tennessee, for she Is her daughter. It Is a fine state and has a still brighter future before her. She has been cursed, as her mother has, with some very scurvy demagogues and enemies, but she is now, we hope, free from them in a great degree. We do not know, but we suspect that Gen eral Bedford Forrest was born in North Carolina. If not a son, he is no doubt a grandson. General Bradley T. John son in his very interesting book on General Joseph E. Johnson, says that the great soldier held that Bedford Forrest was the foremost military gen ius of the great war. BREVITIES. Sampson got the lion's share of the $700,000 the United States captured from the Spanish ships, and yet he did not fire a gun or help to capture a ship. That is aT great injustice to those who did capture the ships and the money. There are so many trusts forming now that The Philadelphia Record raises a heading a department to ; record them. The last are the enlarged linseed trust and the flour trust. They are infamous things and should be stamped out by the government backed up by the people. Senator Vest is the first democrat in the senate to oppose the Imperialistic movement. He has a resolution intro duced against the acquisition by the United States of territory that must be permanently placed under colonial gov ernment. Lieutenant Hobson is as modest and meritorious as much of a patriot as he is little of a Shylock. He declines a $50,000 offer to lecture. He says be fore his duty was performed in sink ing the Merrimac his lectures would not have been worth 50 cents, and they cannot be worth $50,000 because of duty xlone, or words to that effect. There is North Carolina blood in Hobson. Maryland will give Admiral Schley a medal. He will also have several swords presented to him. He richly deserves them all. We saw that Princeton had beaten Tale at foot ball, and that Yale had beaten Princeton in debate. Ave were about to make the same comment that is made in the following (before seeing it) from The Baltimore Herald: "But are honors even, for in the col lege curriculum is the rostrum as great as the gridiron?" x Senator Hoar denounces in the sen ate, the appointing of the people's rep resentatives in the federal house as commissioners to negotiate for the ex ecutive branch of the government. This is probably well taken. The proposed great standing army strikes The New ork Evening Post that it "furnishes the most striking proof that we have yet had of the tremen dous burdens the expansion policy is about to place upon the tax-payer." The Baltimore Sun, one of the ablest of our southern exchanges, looking at the proposed "naval reserve," is moved to say that after "annexing everything in sight with a gay disregard to conse quences, the people of the United States will be called upon to shoulder the bur den of the protection of our new poses sions against all comers. For this work, of course, the most essential agency will be a navy." Now for subsidies "galore." See Mc Kinley's message. The American peo ple do not favor such a scheme. In the town of Bedford, Pa., that has 2,800 inhabitants, there are 200 cases of smallpo. People will naot ccvshrdlu smallpox. People will not vaccinate until too late. Large exports continue. Corn and wheat shipments were immense. Cot ton continues very low. In New Eng land the curtailment in purchase of cotton is great. There is a better de mand for cotton goods. Woolen goods are in better demand. The volume of business is heavy. Dun says: "Fail ures for the first wreek of December were in amount $3,995,237, manufactur ing $1,381,058, and trading $2,568,979. This week's failures have been 248 in the United States,, against 312 last year, and 22 in Canada, against 29 last year." The south had 84 for last week, against 83 the preceekiing week, and 105 for corresponding week in 1897. The pension business has run to seed long ago. Senator Vest, one of the truly very, able men in the senate now, is right in insisting on more care in passing private pension bills. He thinks it is time to call a halt. The taxpayers have been thinking that way for years. When Grant and Garfield insisted that under no circumstances snould tne pension appropriations ever exceed ji,ow,ooo. jt staggers belief that for years they have ranged from $145,000,000 to nearly or quite $170,000,000 each year. It is in deed time to cry halt and to stop the reckless, unjustifiable raid upon the people's pockets. The condition of Havana as to health is wretched. Dr. Brunner, United States sanitary inspector there, reports 440 deaths for last week in November. , He says it is an annual rate of 114i in ! 1 AAA inhshitonto TViof la Via tilcrhaaf mortality we remember to have seen reported for any part of the world, ex cept In cholera or yellow fever epi demic. Strange to say, although the death rate at Havana is so very high, there were but four deaths from yel low fever. It is reported that half of the deaths were caused by malarial fe ver, consumption and enteritis. Thax looks very uninviting for fresh Ameri can troops to be sent there. We regret the First North Carolina Is to "ce sent to such a death hole. riOSTn CACOLKf A General R. B. Vance is seriously ill at his home in Asheville. Goldsboro Argus: Mr. Hugh L. Mil ler has been promoted to the respon sible position of superintendent of the Navassa Guano Works, one of the great manufacturing concern of the south. An unknown negro was found dead on the A. & N. C. R. R-. near Beston Tuesday afternoon. He was discovered by another negro just as the incoming freight was nearing the scene. The ne gro who found the dead man waved the freight down and the conductor had the man removed from the track. Lasker Gleaner: A gentleman who has just returned from Perquimans county where he formerly resided, says he was surprised at the great change in political sentiment in that county. In sections where heretofore the white people have voted the republican ticket solidly this year almost without an ex ception they voted with the democrats. Raleigh Post: Winston, N. C. De cember 9. Colonel Albert B. Gorrell, mayor of Winston, died of heart dis eare at 7:15 tonight He was taken ill at 5 o'clock this afternoon. He was one of Winston's leading citizens and best business men. He was public spirited and aggressive. He was a brave confederate soldier during the civil war. Charlotte News: The News special Western North Carolina edition now promises to be the largest edition of a North Carolina newspaper ever issued The writers are busy at work on the sketches of the various towns and cities in the western part of the state, and the sketches of the various churches, schools and business enter prises of the city. Fayetteville Observer: A young man excellent and highly esteemed family connections in this city, and himself a good fellow when sober, went to the sanctification meeting in McKethan's hall last night, while drunk, and at tempted to lay out the whole congre gation, preacher and all. In the midst of his discourse, Rev. Mr. Brooks was violently seized around the waist by this young man, and but for prompt in terference, it is said, would have been pitched out of the window. Washington Progress: While the O. D. eteamer Tar River, commanded by Captain Hill, was near the mouth of the river, and about the middle of it the crew discovered a nearby schooner, and saw the captain, which afterwards proved to he Captain Walter Ball, of Swan Quarter, knocked overboard by the jibing of the boom. The captain was alone on the sloop and the wind was blowing a stiff breeze. Just after the accident the boat rounded up in the wind and started across the river. The prompt measure taken by the crew of the Tar River saved Captain Ball from filling a watery grave. Raleigh News and Observer: Talk ing yesterday with Senator-elect T. J. Jerome, of Stanley, about the big changes in the vote, he said that in his senatorial district in 1896 the fu sion majority was 1,670. This year the democratic majority was 3,034. The change of over 4,500 votes in two years is nothing less than a revolution. i Oak Ridge Institute maintains this j year its pre-eminence among North Carolina and southern schools in point of patronage. Its fal lterm just clos-j ing has an enrollment 20 per cent high- j er than last -year when it reached the j high water mark and enrolled 282 stu dents. President Alderman, of the University of North Carolina, is at the Yarborough. "The university is in fine condition," he said yesterday. "The boys are now in the midst of examina tion, preparatory to the holiday vaca tion, and foot ball is forgotten. Re ferring to the plan of having distin guished ministers of the different de nominations to act a short time each as chaplain, during the year. Dr. Al derman spoke in terms of highest praise of the work done by Dr. Peyton H. Hoge, the first of these "university preachers." Dr. Hoge's time expires today. "His short lectures at morning prayers have been very fine and have accomplished great good," said Dr. Al derman. "He is limited to eight min utes each day, but in these eight min utes he has had some very wise and helpful things to say to the boys. He chooses such subjects as these: "Plan ning for Life," "Character," "Power of Habit" and the like. Raleigh News and Observer: There is a demand in some quarters that Governor Russell be impeached when the legislature assembles. Those who favor impeachment must not have con sidered who would succeed Russell in case of removal. Captain Edward E. Gayle, of the United States army spent yesterday in Raleigh. Captain Gayle is an old Raleigh boy, only son of the ! late Major J. B. Gayle for years the master machinist of the Raleigh and Gaston railroad. Captain Edward Gayle was appointed to West Point in the 70's by Hon. Sion H. Rogers, at that time a member of congress from the Fourth district. The new bank at Carthage, of which Mr.. Walter W. Mills is president, starts out in fine shape. Already it has $10,283.22 of de posits subject to" check. Its paid up capital stock it $10,000. News comes from Thomasville that Mr. Jack Mills, so long at the head of the Baptist Or phanage, is critically ill. This will be sad news to many a home in North Carolina. Mr. Mills brother Pro fessor L. R Mills, of Wake Forest was here yesterday returning from Thomasville. He reported his brother as some better when he left, but fears he cannot recover. Durham, N. C. December 9. Two men went to the residence of L. T. Yarborough this morning about 12:30 o'clock, and at tempted to break in his house. They cut a slat of one of the blinds. Mr. Yarborongh heard them, and grabbing his rifle, stepped out to investigate. He saw two men. As soon as they saw him. one of them opened fire on him with a revolver, shooting twice. HrJ returned the fire, letting drive at them ' three times. The men then ran off, I ana uue 01 uiem aroppea nis pistol as he ran, which Mr. Yarborough has z& a memeDto of the occasion. On ac count o darkness it could noi be deter mined whether the men were white or black. This makes the second -attempt it the same place recently. 1 1 s. V JUrg rckac9 of th mxrid brrt clearer for a EirkeL Mill jrraMer eoouomy 10 rttckige. All crocers. Made only by v2M mw rilK SC. K. yAIRD.-XK COMPANY, Oiictico M 1-ouj. New York. Botoo. rhUaJeJplU. THE HOLIDAY SEASON Is on hand and anything you want in the Toy line we have it ready to show you. An etensive line of Dolls from 5c to J1.50. An unbreakable Doll from 50c to $1.25. All kinds of patent Iron Toys Fire Engines, Hook and Ladder Trucks. Milk Wagons, etc. Foot Bails from 33c to 75c and up. Drums 25c to $1.00; Rubber Toys, Balls, Dolls, etc. Tin Toys of all kinds. Horses from 5c to 25c. A nice Piano from 25c to $1.00. Tool Chests, Saw and Buck, Picture Blocks. A Blackboard and Easel for 25c; a larger one for 50c. Toy Pistols and Guns. A nice Air Rifle for $1.00. Sideboards from 5c up to 75c. Dell Carriages from 25c to $1.50. Doll cra dles for 50c. Novelties in Toys of all kinds. Our Toy Department is noted for being Santa Claus headquarters. Our Millinery Department is a scene of activity from morning till night. La dies' Hats, trimmend and untrimmed all the leading styles. It will pay you to look over our large assortment. Just received a lot of Velvets to run at 50c, 75c and $1.00 and upward. Capes and Jackets we handle In large quantities and at prices that com pel you to buy. A nice Fur Trimmed Cape from 75c up to $2.75. An Astrakan Cape for $1.75. One with Box Pleat for $2.00. Nice quality of Melton Braid or GEO. O GAYLORD, Proprietor. FURNITURE FOR XMAS PRESENTS WE STILL HAIiDLE PEHFECTIONiHATTRESSES SECOND AND MARKET STREETS- SEED WHEAT SEED OATS VEKY FINEST QUALITY- We Keep'.lConstantly on Hand 'Fresh. Gooas at'tLowest Market Prices. SPECIAL BARGAINS IN NEWRICE The Worth Company. &w&' ,: , ." s f ! r . y 4 ' 7 l hn iir Li -, .. . Jet Trimmed from $2.50 to $5.25. Hand some Plush Capes from $1.50 to $S.00. Nice Jackets from $2.50 up to $10.00. Skirts of all kinds. A nice figured Brilliantine Skirt for $1.00. Better Skirts for $1.50. $2.00 and up. A nice line of Silk and Satin Skirts from $5.00 to $S.50. Just laid in a large assortment of Handkerchiefs for the Holiday Trade. A nice real Linen Handkerchief for 12Vc. 15c and 23c big value. Nice Em broidered ones from 10c to ISc and up ward. White Silk ones for 35c ond 50c that cannot Te matched elsewhere. A nice quality of Cambric HemstitchcJ for 5c. Men and Boy's CloHUng. A fine line of Black Clay Worsted Suits from $5 to $10.00. Good all wool Suits from $3.00 to $5.00 and on up. These suits we can plve you in all colors. Youth's Suits from $2.50 up. A nice Brown Plaid Suit for $6.00. Odd Pnts from 50c up to $4.00. Trunks of all kinds. Packing Trunks 23c to $1.00. A Zinc Covered Trunk from $1.00 up to $3.00. Flat Top Canvas Covered Trunks at all prices $2.50, $3.00. $3.50, etc. Come to see us make your dollars count. Bring your card and have your purchases punched on It, at Wilming ton's Bis: Backet Store. North Front Street, opposite the Orton Hotel. FROM OUR COMPLETE 8TOCK WILL BE EASY, AS THERE ARB SO MANY NOVELTIES IN HAND SOME ROCKERS, J3DD CHAIRS, CHINA CLOSETS, SIDEBOARDS. COUCHES, HALL RACKS, LADIES DESKS. COMBINATION DESKS. MORRIS CHAIRS, THAT WILL MAKE SUITABLE OFFERINGS, and ARTICLES THAT THE HOUSEWIFE LOVES TO BEAUTIFY HER HOME WITH. THERE IS NO NEED SEEK ING FURTHER. ALL THIS WE IN VITE YOUR INSPECTION. GUAR ANTEEING THE LOWEST PRICE IN LEGITIMATE BUSINESS. THE PAST AND THE FUTURE The way to Judge the future is by Lh past. It's one of the safest rules In ex istence. There Is no better way than to determine what a man WILL do than by what he HAS done. Jude u by our reputation in the Fire Insur ance business. We are well known in this city. Look around at the resi dences and business houses that have been rebuilt with money paid out by us as Insurance. What we Iave done we will do again- Wiliard & Giles. AGENTS. Telephone No. 6. Office oa flrsa fioor of the Carolina buildinjr. Only the BEST Companies represented. "Sparkin" Sundaj Night WOULDN'T BE HALF AS AGREE ABLE ON A COLD NIGHT IF TOO HADN'T A PLEASANT FIRE TO ADD TO YOUB COMFORT. TOU CAN HAVE A BRIGHT, CHEERFUL FIRE IN TOUR FIRE PLACE OR STOVE AT A VERY SMALL COSX IF YOU HAVK OUR BANNER COAX IN YOUR BIN. OUR COAL IS niGH GRADE AND THE BEST TO Bfi SECURED. W. E. WORTH I CO
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