North Carolina Newspapers

THE TOtolMTON MEfesElNGERJ THtfRSDAYj AUGUST 27, lasd, .SV i : I J Entered according: to general regula tion In the poatofflce at Wilmington as second claw matter. Nw-AdTrtlMmnts. r A House Wanted Special. , Typewriter for Saler-Special. Knights of Pythias Excursion. Weather ForeeMU. - Local forecast j made at Wilmington yesterday morning for 12 hours' from 8 m., today Gnerally fair, variable winds. For North Carolina: Generally fair, easterly winds; becoming! variable. . TEMPERATURE. 1895 8 a. m., 78 degrees; 8 p. m 78 72 78 degrees; highest, 85 degrees; lowest. degrees. ' 1896 8 a. m.,73 degreep; 8 p. m. degrees; highest, 85 degrees lowest, 73 degrees. Miniature Almanac Sun rises 5:27 a. m., sun sets 635 p. m. Southport, 9:58 a. m.; high tide at Wil mington, 11:45 a., m. Moon's Phases-i-Last c 1:26 p. m.: new jmoon. first quarter. 15th.' 3:54 d quarter, 1st, $th. 11:53 p.m., m. ; full moon, 23rd, 1:56 a. m.r last quarter, 31st, 3:47 a. m.; perigee. 11th. 1 b. m.; apogee, 30th. 4 a. m. - ' ' PITHY IiQcAliS. Look "to -the inside pages for addition al telegraphic news. J -., The steamer Marion left here this .morning with a party who go down to Bald Head to gather palmetto trees. 1 r . ' . Two . well known citizens waxed so warm over the 'financial issue yester day that they would have come fo blows bad it not been) for a peace maker. - ' About 500 people took in he excursion on the steamer Wilmington to Caro lina Beach yesterday and last evening. There was music by the Carolina-Man- doline club and the Italian Harpers In Judge Fowler's court Hepsy Brown, colored charged with stealing smoothing irons from Martha Smith. colored, was bound over to the criminal court in a bond of $50 The receipts of cotton here- yesterday bales the cor- were 395 bales, against resnondinjr day last year. The market closed jrrm at y2 cenis. againsi iy4 cents the same day last We understand that year. the Newbern base ball club will coma oyer and cross bats with our boys on the 4th of Sep- tember. A good game may be expected Pearstfll. will pitch thd game for the home team I i : The Knigfife of Pytiias lodges of Wilmington will run an exceursion to Norfolk, Tuesday, September 8th, for $4 for the round ; trip. Branch, Captain .W. P. Burkhimer and H. E. Messrs. C. R. OJdham, H. D. Gibbons consti- tute the committee ; of See adVerisirig columns arrangements. for particulars. In Mayor Harriss.' court yesterday Bryant Jones, the coldred youth who was caught among the Front street station Tuesday night, was given a hearing and Was fined $20 or given the alternative of! He failed to pay up an 30 days in jail. d was sent to jail. - " If you want to have a nice time, be sure and go on the excursion of the Brotherhood; of St. Andrew on steam er Wilmington tomorrow'. There will be four trips; the steamer-leaving the city at 9:30 a. lm., 3 p m., 5:15 p. m. and 8 p. m. The last trip Will be made by moonlight and it is expected that a large-crowd will go doyn. PERSONAL MENTION Colonel J. H Latimejr, of -Atlanta, is at The Orton. , Mr. V. Sideberry, . of Holly Ridge, was on our streets yesterday Mr. J. D. Costen, bf Maysville, made business calls here yesterday. Mr. Walter Watson, of Fayetteville was here on business yesterday. Mr. L. W. Davis, who' has -been on the sick list, is again able to be out. Mr. and Mrs. J. A.i Cavanaugh of Long Creek, visited tjhe 'city yester- day. . Mr. II. C. Bridges, of- Bladenboro, called on our wholesale houses yester. day. Mr. and Mrs. JVH. Clark, of Clarks- ton, are here on a visit) to Captain G. W. Huggins. Mr. W. -S. Primrose, jof Haleigh, was In the city yesterday- ajnd was a guest at The Orton. " Mr. A. F. Powell, of wineland, was a welcome caller at The .Messenger office last evening. ' Mr. A. C. Voglef and wife and Miss Edna -Fisher, of Salem, arrived yes terday on their way to IcaroUna Beach jWe are pleased to nolle that Mr. R, C Bowden's. condition is improved ye are gjad to hear Rising is better .- Mr. L. P. Mackenzie, that Mr. R". F. manager of the Armour Packing Company, who has recovered from" a sicklness of several weeks, has gone to Ocean View to re . cuperate. . We are glad to see that -rMr. Hiram Moore is again able to attend to busi- ness. Since the 3rd of jjuly he has been confined to his home wi th a severe at- tack of rheumatism. Miss Robinson and Miss Smith, daughter . and niece :of Captain. Robin- son, of the American sc hooner Charles C. Lister, are here witl two attractive, populai him. They are young ladies, and are making num our city. ous friends in .Cards have been issued for the mar riage of Dr. Robert Drane Jewett, of this city, to Miss Fannie, daughter .of Mr. Thomas Hill Hardin, on Tuesday, September 8, 1896, at Chapel of Rest, Happy Valley,. near Leijoir, N. C. They will be at hdm4 to their! friends in Wil mington October 1st. A Handsome New Building Going Up. Ground has been broken for the buidirig of Mr. L.. hadsome new brick Hansen, on the northeast corner of Front and Walnut streets, .on the old Front street M. E. church location. II is to be two stories in heighth and wil .be constructed of ;oressed brick. ; Messrs. Alexander Sprunt & Son will - occupy it for their ge'nelral offices. The offices will be on the first floor, and Mr. James Sprunt.'the British vice consul, will, also have an office there for the consulate. The second! floor Will be used as the" sample, (epartment and other purposes. The-building is to have a front of 46 fee't on Frint street and a depth of 66 feet cb Walnut street. Mr. H. E. Bonitz is the architect and super intendent. - I ' - Champion Compress at Work. The firsi work of the season was done at the Champion Compress yesterday.' Several hundred bales of cotton were compressed for shipment to New York by the Clyde Line, ij " Several British steamships are now bound for Wilmingtori j and the com press will start up regularly' on Euro pean shipments in the (next ten days. THE CRUISER RALEIGH. Sh Will Come to Thl Port la Octabef t Beeelve Her Silver Service from the Citi zen of KorthCkrollna. . After all, the United States cruiser Raleigh, which wu named for the capi tal city of North Carolina, Is to come to this port to receive the handsome silver service which, hrough the ef forts of Mr. , C. L. Stevens, of The Southport Leader, has been subscribed by citizens of North Carolina as a tes timonial of their appreciation of the naming of the cruiser. The' untiring efforts of the Wilming ton chamber of Commerce has accom plished this desired end, and the, fact goes to show what a valuable Institu tion such an organization Is to a'-clty The action of the chamber and the cor respondence It had with the secretary of the navy will be remembered by our readers. LEFT TO THE CAPTAIN OF THE RALEIGH. . ' As the secretary of the navy left the matter in the hands of the captain of the cruiser, the letter following was addressed to him by the president if the chamber of commerce: Wilmineton. N. C... Aug 13. Captain Merrill, Miller, United States Navy. "Commanding United States Steamship Raleigh, Navy Yard, New York: - ' Dear Sir: As you'are aware, the cit izens of this state are having a souve nir made for your shin, to be present-. ed as a name gift, and we would be very glad to have the presentation of this silver made In North Carolina waters. We understand that the secretary of the navy leaves the matter of your com ing to Southport. our deepest harbor, entirely with vou and I . write to say that if I can be of any assistance in obtaining " information regarding this harbor, I should.be verx elad'to have vou call on me. I am In very close touch with the pilots of this port. Would soundings made from four or fiye of the best of these men be of any assistance to vou ?"' Will thank you "to advise me how the matter stands. HoDine that we may have the pleas ure of meeting you personally at South- port, Lam . , ! Verv trulv. JAS. H. CHADBOURN, JR. - - j President. : THE CAPTAIN'S REPLY. In reply fo the above letter the com mander of the Raleigh writes: " Tompklns'ville. N. Y.,r Aug 24, Mr. James H; Cbadbourn. Jr., Presi dent Wilmington Chamber of,. Com merre. Wilmineton. N. C: rea.r Sir: I believe it is the Intention of the commander-in-chief to send this ship to Southport some time after the 1st of October next. I believe there, will be no difficulty in this ship's crossing, the bar at the mouth of the Cane Fear river with a smooth sea. verv truiy, MERRILL MILLER, 1 Cantain.' United States Navy 1 - ;- Commanding. j . S ' i : : ADVERTISE YOUR CITY. Ten Thousand Maps for Distribution, Call ing Attention to the Advantages of Our P City and Our Kiver and HarDor, ana uit ing Valuable Statistics About Wilming ton, The lithograph maps" of the city and our river and Harbor and vicinity are now ready for distribution and can be had from the officers of the Chamber of Commerce, under the auspices of which they were gotten up. They are 12x22 inches in .size, the work is well exe cuted and they are.in convenient shape for framing These tnaps consist of an exact trac ing of tlie Cape Fear and the bar, and from the city to the sea the depth of water is marked by figures, showing the soundings made by the corps of United States engineers on duty at this port. The work was done by competent mem bers of the corps and theMata is there fore, official and correct; They " show Wilmington and her railroads running north, astJ30uth j and west, steam ship lines, our seaside resorts, the sounds on pur coast, the fine trucking regions in the vicinity, Southport,. Smith's Jsland, etc. Besides this, they eoetain 3ata about the resources of Wilmington and vicinity and official statistics, of the mean, temperature erefbr all seasons oi tne year, iurnisn- ed from -the weather bureau office. It is interesting to note our equable tem perature", which its as follows:7 Spring, "63 degrees; sumifter, 78.30 degrees, au tumn, 64 degrees; -winter, 48.70 degrees Attention is called to the heal Af illness of Wilmii gton and its advantages for manufacti:ring, and' other valuable in- fornfation is embraced In the maps, making them valuable to preserve. - These maps are being sent out with the compliments o the Chamber of Commerce and -can be had, by calling upon or addressing the president ;or other officers of that body. They have been gotten up to advertise our city, and as the chamber has gone to much trouble and considerable expense it is as little. as our merchants and busi ness men can doto mail them to their Correspondents and aid in disseminat- ing the. inf ormation they contain. The chamber had 10,000. maps made and will gladly furnish them to those Interested. Our citizens shjould lose no. time in util izing this opportunity to help advertise the city. Capt. B. A. Johnson Improving. The many friends of Captain B. A. Johnson, of , Warsaw. Atlantic Coast Line road master of the Wilmington division, will be glad to know that he is recovering, though slowly, from tne accident which befell him yesterday morning a, week -ago near Magnolia. The captain's escape from fatal Injury was no doubt very narrow, and ; he. is to be congratulated on-coming out so well as he did.v He, and two hands were oh a-hand car running at the rate of about twelve miles an hour When a dog ran in front of the car. In passing over it the car1 was thrown from the track and came to a sudden ' stop, throwing Captain Johnson some dis tance in front of the car and severely bruising him . in , several places. The two hands, who were on the car were also more or less hurt. Joint Discussion Between Jarvis and Guthrie. Ex-Senator Thomas J. Jarvis ' and Major W. A. Guthrie, the populist can didate for governor, opened the cam paign with a joint discussion at Rox boro on Tuesday. !A large and enthusi astic crowd attended. The Raleigh News and Observer says Guthrie idodged -the' issues and was badly worsted. ' . The Hon. James A. Lockhart, the democratic nominee for congress in thi district, and United States District Attorney R. B. Glenn made two power ful democratic speeches to 2,000 men at Monroe on Tuesday. Improvements by the Coast line. The Atlantic Coast Line Lyafda and terminal on the harbor front, are being remodelled and ec-nveniently arranged. affording greater iacilities for handling the immense business of the system. Numerous tracks -are, being laid to the wSarves.. The large tank which has stood under Front street bridge for more than a Quarter of a century has fceen torn down. ' The walls of the annex to the Coast Line building, are now well under way. The building is being, constructed of pressed brick and it is a pretty piece of work. miiLVm - ONE HUNDRED AND THREE. Xh Fayetteville Independent Ugh In- fantry 31 arching Gallantly Along In Its Second Century The Crack of the Rifle on the Old Stamping; Ground on the Com patry' Anniversary (Correspondence of The Messenger.) Fayettevllle, August 2S. The anni versary celebrations of the Fayettevllle Independent Light Infantry never fall of the thrill 'and eclat char acteristic of' every step" In the lomg history j of that . splendid corps whether in camp under the cur tain of the Blue Ridge or on the sands where the surf rages and the " billows roll; marching In review through the streets of crowded cities; pledging the centennial cup in jtheir own banquet hall to visiting comrades in arms, or, as on yesterday, enjoying target prac tice on; the historic ground of Cross Creek, a spot hallowed by the memo ries of the past, where Drake's drum and Hammond's fife called the soldier into ranks, and a Campbell, a Huske, or some other worthy of sterling ilk halted his "boys" In bivouac, about Cool Spring. (Where .are thy lipid waters now, O fountain " of a long lost youth?) The trial of marksmanship resulted as follows: First- prize, a silver pitcher and badge, won by that invincible shot, Captain E; . L Pemberton, by a sere of ;22; second' prize, hammerless pistol, C. B. Ledbetter; third" prize, hand onse clock, Walter McRae. The vetei ?.n'!s prize, "a jsilver-headed cane, was v on by Hon. John G. Shaw. These prize-, were appropriately presented by Mr. "Willis Pope, who was introduced by H.. I. McDuJBe. The command ant i f the company, Major John C. Vann was happy tn a prize heaven sent r.i this auspicious day,, enshrined in Uk cradle on the home hearth, and sheltt adt by a mother's loving arms; ferve: t were the healths drunk to the futur happiness ofi this "child of the regin nt." J . At tne armory or . the company a pleas; -it hour or two was spent by the commr.ndl and their! invited guests in a synvoosium, where; Gambrinus mant tied fcis foam on the glass, Bacchus poured his ruddy blood Into the crip, arid even "John of the Potheen" was in evidence with his demijohn, while at a refreshment table piles of sandwiches came and went buit mostly went. Short talks were made by Messrs, Vann and Campbell! Hon. J. G. Shaw, Mr. J. Q.J Underwoofl and others -t- 5 THE CAMPAIGN. Appointments for the Hon. T. J. Jarvis and the. Hon. Charles 11. Aycock, Who Will Address tbe People on the Issues of the Day. r ' Chairman! Clement Manly, of the state democratic executive committee, makes the follo'Vf-in announcements: tion vjnaries a. atcock win address the people at the fallowing times and places: Tarboro, Tuesday, September 1st; Greenville, Wednesday, September 2nd; Grif ton, Thursday, September 3rd; bwnt- ureeK, craven county, 'riaay, beptember. 4th; LaGrange, Saturday. Septembeit 5th;.. Pollocksville, Tuesday beptember Sth; Jacksonville, Wednes day, September 9tht Richards, Thurs day, septemDer lotn; Hallsville,. Fri day, September Uth, (Duplin county) ; Warsaw, Saturday, September 12th Hon. Thomas J. Jarvis will address the people at the fallowing times and places: Roxboro, Tuesday, August 25th Durham, Wednesday August 26th; Hillsbord, Thursday, ' August' 27th: Graham, Friday,; August.28tlk- Golds- ton, Chatham county, Saturday, 3 o'clock p. m., August 29th;' Flea Hill, Cumberland county? Monday, August 31st; Maxtoft, Wednesday, September nd; Wilmington at night, Thursday, September 3rd; Lumberton, Saturday, September 5th. Speaking will begin here at 8:30 o clock p.t m. NORMENT WILL NOT DOWN. The Republicans Failed to Get the Kind of Fusion They Wanted, and so He Will Run for Congress He is for Sound Money and Wants a Triangular Canvass. - Lumberton, N. C, August 26. Editors Messenger; ; In your issueof the the 25th instant I notice a local stating that I am to re tire from the congressional race in this district and-support' Martin. You were misinformed, as I am still a can didate and am willing for a triangular canvass! of the the district. I was willing to surrender my claims to the district, provided that fusion would niRSh4.hroUghou Vhe state Fusion was not such as contemplated oy ine repuoncan convention, therefore, I feel under no obligations to surren der a sure chance for jelection. ' I . am for sound money and true1 bi- , metainsm. ; it. M. NORMENT. Base Ball. At Washington '- S . R. H. i-;. Washington 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 03 8' 1 Jr-ittsburg.... .....0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 13 2 Batteries: German . and Farrell; Hastings and Sugden. At Baltimore ! r " R. II. E. Baltimore.. ..0 7 i 0 p 0 2 4 014 16 3 CincinnatL.:....3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 '3 '12 5 Batteries: Hemming and Clarke; J. D oreman, j? Foreman and Pietz, I At Brooklyn R. H. E. Louis villie Brooklyn. .....1 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 02 5 a .....0 1 2 0 2 0 0 4 09 11 2 Hill and Miller; Harper Batteries: and Burrell.- Second Game , li R. II. E. Louisville.. ..0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 2 Brooklyn..: 1 0 3 0 3 1 2 0 0 li) 17 0 At Philadelphia j ji Philadelphia.. ...011304 10 010 14 6 Cleveland.;. .....0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 5 5 Batteries: Taylor and' Boyle; Wil son, McAllister and Zlmmer. At New York 1 xv. xi. JU. New York. . St. Louis.... At Boston r Chicago. . ; .. Boston ..I..., ..0 1 5 0 0 4 0 1 011 15 2 ..0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 4 12 4 R. II. E. .1.0 0 1 2 0 4 0 111 13 1 .3 0 0r0 4 0 0 0 07 10 7 Superintendent Wells Cowhided. Charlotte, N. C, August 26. Super intendent P. T. Wells, of the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta railway, was cowhided' here this afternoon about 3 o'clock by Charles G. Hoffman, a well- kown conductor of the same line. Hoff man had been told yesterday that Wells said that he and; the ticket agent' at Fort Mills, S. C, 'wanted to whack up 6n ticketsthe latter sell the. tickets and the former not punch them- Wells and several other superintendents of division ; and Manager Green came to Charlotte this morning - to conduct a railroad i examination. About 3 o'clock, while the examination! was going on. Conductor Hollman entered the room and after cursing Wells roundly, struck him twice across the face with a cow hide and then- slapped him in the face Wells dM not rise from his chair, nor did he say anything but de,ny having made tne accusation against Hoftman The railroad men present pulled Hoff man off Wells. Talk is rife among the railroad men of the affair. Hoffman has been a freights-conductor on the road for six years.,' Sang th Song at Bis Grave. The remains of Professor F. Nichol son Crouch, the composer of "Kath leen Mavoureen," were buried Monday under the auspices of the Confederate Society in the Confederate lot "at .Lon don par cemetery." The' funeral was intended to 'be private, but four or five- hundred people, mostly, women, gather ed about the humble home of the Crouch family ori Lombard street and the efforts of a squad of policemen were required! to keep open a gangway for the mourners. .." The combination hearse and carriage, a new device, was used. 'This is a large carriage, with a seating capacity for sixteen- persons, 'the coffin being raised upon tbe roof of the carriage.- The service of the Episcopal church was read by Rev. Robert . H . Payne; of Calvary church, a select .choir sing ing- appropriate hymns. After the body had been lowered into . the- soldier's grave ;the choir '. sans "Kathleen Mavourneen." There were perhaps a thousand people gathered about, and many: of them Were moved to tears. Washington Po Mi Norwood's Apology to Col. Waddell. Wilmington N. C, August 26. ! Editors.Messenger: i ' j In your issue of the 21st instant, Colo nel Waddell falls lo explain his new theory, but indulges in his old practice of dodging the issue and quibbling on words. It la unbecoming in one who bears the title of colonel to be such an Inveterate dodger. He objects to the term commercial ratio between silver and gold, and says there is no such thing. If the word "ratio" does not -con vey, the idea to him, let him substitute the word "value." One ounce of gold bullion will sell for as much as thirty- one ounces of silver bullion,' using as a measure of value money of merchan dise of any kind, therefore we say the commercial "ratio" or "value" of gold to silver is as 31 to 1. The colonel dis putes a great many facts, but he does not dispute, the fact that no civilized nation has ever attempted free and un limited coinage of the precious metals except on a basis of their commercial .ratio" or "value." He dismisses the proposition as to whether or not this government can under free coinage of silver at 16 to 1 maintain 53 cents worth of silver on a parity with a gold dollar by telling you I am ignorant and those who agree with me are more so if pos sible. Is this a . conclusive-argument? It will be noticed that he does not sup port his assertion ' by reference to any experience of the past. Colonel Wad dell refers to the editor of The London Financial -News as an authority who advocates his theory. Please, colonel, produce a copy of The Financial News snowing that 'you quote the editor cor rectly. You may make any kind of statement on your, own authority, and that may be debatable, but it should be easy for you to prove your quotation. if you have not misquoted, j Colonel Waddell says "the democratic party has never made any declaration about coinage . on the commercial ratio, or about international agreement at all but has always declared in ! favor of their admission to the mints without discrimination in favor of or against either metal." The following is an exact quotation from the democratic nation al platform in 1892 and shows that Colonel Waddell is mistaken: "We hold to the use of both gold and silver as the standard money of the country and to the coinage of both gold and sil ver without discriminating I against either metal or charge for mintage, but the dollar unit of coinage jof both metals must be of equal intrinsic and exchangeable value or ; be adjusted through international agreement or by such safe guards of legislation as shall insure the maintenance of . the parity of the two metals and the equal power of every dollar at -all times in the mar kets and in payment of debts, and we demand that all paper money i shall be keptat par with and redeemable in such 'coin. We insist upon this policy as especially necessary for -the protec tion or the farmers and ' laboring "Classes, the first and most defenceless victims of; unstable money and a flue tuating currency." j It will be remembered that 'the lit tle pamphlet written by. me on I the sil ver question made no personal alius ions whatever. Colonel Waddell volun tarily published an article in The Mes senger impugning my motives, accusing me of ignorance,etc. He, now criti cises the man he accuses of ignorance for asking questions.' What is more be coming in ignorance than to question wisdom ? But now the colonel con descends to ask a question himself, viz "Why should silver only be earrtd to the mints if free coinage of both met als are restored?" If Colonel Waddell would study carefully "Professor F. A. Walker's' Advanced course on Polit ical Economy" he would not ask that questipn. Professor Walker, who is a bimetallist and one of the best author ities on that subject in this- country, shows that no one would take an ounce 6f gold tothemintsto have it coined at a. ratio of 16 to 1, when the owner of the gold could buy more than' sixteen ounces of silver for the ounce of gold and have' the silver coined. If the theo ry advanced by Colonel Waddell 'was put. into practice no gold would seek our mints.: until sixteen ounces ! of sil ver would buy one ounce of gold. The gold coin which we now have j n this country would certainly eeasevto circu late, just as the unvalued metal has ceased to circulate in this and al other. when commercial causes changed the commercial or . intrinsic j value frqm the coinage value. If Colonel Waddell's theory was put in practice, causing the sudden disuse of gold as money in. this country a great many voters, whom Colonel Waddell accuses of ignorance,! think many people would be thrown out of employment and great business dis tress would result. The very fear of such a possibility has caused uneasi ness and loss of confidence already. Nd one can tell just how much the increas ed demand for silver by this country as money would increase its price or value or how much the disuse of gold as money by this country would depreci4 ate its price or value. This much is known, however, when the government had free coinage at 16 to 1, and the commercial value of silver was higher our coinage ratio changed the commer cial ratio very little, if any. The colo4 nel tells us that under free coinage at 16 to 1 without international i agree-t ment sixteen ounces of silver coin will buy as much as an. ounce of gold coin. just as it" does now. He evidently loses sight ; of the difference between free coinage and limited coinage. Under the present condition ' (limited coinage) we; can take an ounce tf our gold coin or bullion and buy thirty-one ounces of silver bullion, but we cannot take that bullion to the mint and , have it coined into dollars. Under free coinage- we could have the silver bullion coined into dollars on a ratio of 16 to 1, iand thej silver dollar could not possibly be worth more than the silver bullion. But! Colonel ' Waddell tells us "the trouble with people like Mr! Norwood in dis cussing the silver question is that they invariably lose sight of the difference between bullion and money and confuse the two things." Now, colonel.l you are approaching a financial truth, "peoplej like. Mr. Norwood" desire to see everyj silver dollar worth a dollar jn silver bullion, every gold dollar wortih a dol-i lar in gold bullion, every papr dollar as good as gold or silver by being re deemable in either. If the coin value is not dependent on the bullion value. as Colonel Waddell intimates, we might have free coinage; of iron or brass (es-j pecially brass) and gold on a j ratio of 16 to 1. If his reasoning is correct the stamp of the government would make! the brass dollar equal to the gold. Does Colonel Waddell recall what Lord Ma cauley says on the same subject? The great nistonan tens us: " it was no more in the power of parliament to make the kingdom richer by calling' a! crown a pound than to make the king dom larger by calling a furlong a mile. The same author tells us that people who believed the government) stamp made the value were either dpll men! wno Knew no Jitter or shrewd men who were willmg to compromise their debts. In Colonel Waddell's first crit icism of my little pamphlet he refers to an article published In that days paper entitled Pound-cake vs. Ashe-cake He commends it as the "best campaign! document now in circulation.' This "document" tells of a country where the ruler has free and unlimited grind ings of wheat and corn; To complete the so-called "Parable and Analogue' I suggested a legal ratio, as that is the; "milk in the cocoanut." The I colonel answers us by telling us the farmers did not -suppose .any man was fool enough to suggest such a thing. He seems to be unconscious of what he is calling himself. In trying to make out his case the colonel refers to character m a work of fiction. He is evidently as good oh fiction as the "quack" doctor was on fits. Throw the case into fiction and "our own j colonel' will beat the earth. He calls my refer ence to him as a "wise theologian statesman, lawyer and soldier, f'proceed ing to apply contemptuous epithets to him." Did human : beings ever take compliments less gracefully? In return for those compliments the colonel would - 1 have you believe I am a bad man, "ed I ucation neglected on everything except the art of accumulating the dear dol lar Now I tell you, my friends, the colo nel is a good man (errors and omissions excepted) a harmless man. I In con elusion I thank the colonel for his ad vise to me on eternal matters. In re turn I will give a little advice on tem poral matters. In order to improve the temporal condition . of our people let them stop preaching, financial vagaries and go to practicing, nrs, strenuous -i . J ' . I J .. . A.I . industry; -seeonu, rigiu rcunuiuy; inird, that scrupulous integrity which leads a man to contract no debt which he is not both able and willing to pay. J. W. NORWOOD. POPULISTS! WAITING FOR SOMETHING TO TURN UP TO THEIR ADVANTAGE. Still In Hope of Fusion With the DeAto. erata Butler's Attack on That Party. Opportunities for Fraud in the New Kleo tlon Law-New Cotton Mill Building. Joint Appointments for Watson and Guthrie. --. Messenger Bureau, CPark Hotel. Raleigh. N. C. Ausrust 26. The Caucasian. Senator Butler's pa per, devotes Itself editorially today to the democrats. It attacks them, charges them with Inconsistency and Intimates plainly that If they want to get the populists with them in North Carolina they must 'vote for Bryan and Watson, divide electors or endorse some populist congressmen. It is well known that Senator Butler wants elec tors and congressmen. Your correspondent asked Chairman Ayer, associate editor of The Cauca sian, what all this meant and whether he thought there would be electoral fu sion. He said: "I can't give any opin ion today. Wait until after something Is done. I don't know when anything will be done. I want to see what the democrats will do. We can't suggest. We wait. The situation is as . dear to them as to us: that is how to secure thorough cohesiveness in North Carol! na. The populist committee made a proposition for complete fuson, and had it been accepted would have put it be fore the state convention. You will 're?- member that at tne state convention a resolution was offered declaring against electoral fusion with democrats and that it was withdrawn under a heavy fire of noes. Can't vou draw an opin- ion from that ? I think the people will get together on a sliver ' ticket. I see signs of a gi-owinsr disposition to do this. The people show these, signs. I know that there are manv silver repub licans. As to the populist strength our official estimate in April was 65,000. . did not know the First district popu lists had endorsed Senator Pritchard. You said that the Fifth district popu lists had endorsed Lmnev. republican, for congress. It was no regular popu list 'convention which did that; just a gathering of people posing as populists. The populists do not endorse any man who favors the gold standard." Chairman Manly was asked what he had to say about The Caucasian edito rial and replied: I have nothing to say at present. Our party will adopt its course. - ; The democrats are ahead in getting out to the county clerks the lists of jiidfros and Teeristrars- of election. Jt is said that the new election law ofTers many openings for fraud, partic nlarlyin the gap of a week between chrUTenging dav and the las,t day of reg'stT-ation, for no challenging at the polls is allowed. Cotton pickers are in demand. The earliness of the crop is a. matter of gen eral remark. The democratic campaign will be in full swing by September 10th. W. J. Bryan will certainly speak at Raleigh. Charlotte and Greensboro. The dates are September 17th,. 18th and 19th, though it Is not as yet settled which is the date for each place. Big cotton mills at Gastonia and Bessemer City have lust been com pleted. Work began this week on one at China Grove. Cabarrus county, and on one at Mt. Pleasant, in the same countv. The nomination of W. H.. Lucas for conr-:res8 in the First district completes the list of democratic nominees. x Clement Manly, chairman of the dem ocratic executive committee, and Chair man Hal Ayer. of the people's party statex executive committee, have, ar-: ranged the dates of a 1oint canvass be tween Hon. Cyrus B. Watson, demo cratic nominee for governor and Hon W. A. "-Guthrie, people's party nominee for governor. The dates and places so far arranged are as follows: Rutherfordton.X Friday. September 4th: Shelby, Saturday. September 5th Salisbury, Friday. September 11th; Concord, Saturday. September 12th: Heiid?rsonville, Monday, September 14th; Bryson City. Wednesday, Septem ber 16th; Waynes ville. Thursday, Sep tember 17th: 'Marshall. Friday, Sep tembor 18th: Asheville. Saturday, Sep tember 19th: Tavlorsville. Monday, September 21st: Wilkesboro, Tuesday, September 22nd. WAKE FOREST COLLEGE. Auspicious Opening of the New Term Pol itics in the Fourth Congressional Dis trict Klectoral Fusion. (Special to The Messenger.) ; Raleigh, N. C. August 26 The term at Wake Forrest college began today with 200 students present many new ones. V The number is the largest on record for an opening day. Republican Chairman Holton makes the calculation that Massey will carry this district by 2.000 malority. Congressman Stroud, is here and in conferc-nce with E. W. Pou. his demo cratic opponent, to arrange a joint can vass. To this they will invite Massey and also G, B. Alf ord who Is an irdepend- enf gold democrat.1 Dr. Mott arrived today and leaves for Washington tonight. : Claude Dockery also arrived. He said he had made no pledges for his father, He declines to state what the latter's views are, Stroud says that at the populist stated convention an end was made of all plans for electoral fusion, but that he does not now know exactly about It. He says Jarvis told him today there ought not to be any two candidates in the field running for the same offlee who entertain the same views, Stroud likes that Idea himself. Republicans state that the populist congressional chairman. Otho Wilson, has given notice that there shall be no manner of fusion of republicans and populists in this district unless the re publicans take Massev down. Tq Reduce Naval Stores Production. (Special to The Messenger.) Savannah, Ga., August 26. The tur pentine and naval stores men of Geor gia, Florida, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina and Louisiana met here today. There were 300 men present. A reduction resolution which passed will hold down the marketable stuff to th extent of 90,000 casks of spirits turpen tine and 275,000 barrles of rosin in the Savannah district alone. The price will go up 30 cents a gallon higher. TheFranklinites Win the Series. (Special to the Messenger.) Washington, N. C. August 26. The third game-of the series between the! Washington, (N. C.) and Franklin (Va) base ball teams was played here today and wop, by the Franklin team by score of 13 to 9.' The' visitors won the first game and the home team the sec ond. Guns Trained Upon British Warships. Zanzibar. August 26. Shortly after Said Kalid had seized the palace and proclaimed himself sultarv yesterday, he was advised bv the British consul in the interest of public order to disarm the force of 700 Askarris whose assist ance enabled him to obtain possession of the palace. . The usurping sultan re fused to accept this advice and the guns in the palace sauare are trained upon the British warships Philomel Thrush and Sparrow, which are lying in the harbor. The warships : are awaiting orders which will determine their course of action. $100 Reward, $100, Tlrs readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all ita stages ana mat is jatarrn. Hairs Catarrn Cure is the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh bein? a con stitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall s Catarrh Cure is taken inter nally, acting directly upon the blood and mu cous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, ana giving the patient strength by buildingrup the constitution and assisting nature in doing ita work. The proprietors have so much faith in ita curative powers, that they offer One. Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address,j9F. J. CHENEY &CQ ToledOi 0 Wyl4. fey Droggiatst 790. Notice to Mariners. Notice is given that on August 26, 1896, the range lights on the new chan nel range, Baldhead channel, Cape Fear river, will be transferred to the new beacon Just erected. SPECIAL WOTTfTES. TWAT A HOUSE. FrOHT ROOMS AND JflteheA. between Mnlbrrr awd Ann. Vi.A FABr,h. orne n-arcar line. Water otn. Jl. y. rAHKEK tU 27 It tB. little used. a gAod as iew. In nerfent order, cheap tnr cash. rr on time. Can be KfiitP. 14 Princess street. AQtttt,a. RmlL. ,. an 87 It Family in Southern part of eitv. Box 8ZS. an IS 2x Mru4 TOR RENT DT5STRARL! BIX ROOM I Hon Re. "Kitchen and "Rath. All mnriom C?v!enc,,s nn So"th Third street. Apoiy NORTHPOP'8 MFLL. . auS!8 3t NOTICE TOBE (XSvrNri?PTHAT YOU get trior brd for 5 cents than vou ever .2 . eo or sendto T.. T KenneriV. conr u id na nea croag streets, wbwe you cn "t 10 cent loavftH tnr R mmU an K fr 8 cent, or two lotves for 5 cents RoHg 8 cents per doren. sue 25. lw "DEARS 10 BARRHTjR RT'OFITTFT) "O- A. day Flour, ffre. Clears and Tobacco at lowest Drtces. "Nrrrr.T. Mr.irTK CLivnti. nr.,...,: . w YOU CAN DO NO BETTER THAN" TO , "J1 yur property in the hands of such Real Estate Agent as J. n. Wright & Hon, where they guarantee it will be looked af-er promptly and carefully. The houses rented and the rents collected, also the taxes, insur ance ana repairs kept no for yon. Talk to uem. ,rnc in princess street, between Front and Second streets. au231w FIVE FRESH AND SWEET MOUNTAIN wS?.1 mo .be3vy. recelpts dally. R. : E. ij ,o ra.arK.ei street. au 23 NEW EASELS AND PICTURES, Wreaths CrORSMI and Other Hiatal ilaalma a-rmil-n. Goods. Balls. MHta, and everything in the 132 Market ntreet. 1 may 19 T3 BNT YOUR HOUSES FOR THE cwnin yiar 15 houses on hand. Apply to cess8treet. ' an 90 nr Dm.11 a.. KHfLI KOT&tA AcrAnr.. frtn "COR RENT SEVUTNT RnnM nrvpTiOT J " ir. a. ajitAusor rnone ih THOTOGRAPH8.-A POOR Photograph is - "ud ui me poorest tmnirs in ine world. Remember, I guarantee you first clasa Photos at a reasonable price. U. C ELLIS, 114 Mar- FOR RENT. Dwellings. Stores Offices and Halla. For Rain rinrul. lings, 8toree, Vacant Lots; Cash or tima navmenta. Cash iHtomx, vn improved city property . Apply to D O'CON NOR, Real Estate Agent, Wilmineton. N. C. Esigll.' of Pythias Imm I'pHE KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS LODGES of Wilmington will run an excursion to Nor folk Tuesday. September 8th. leavlner here at j? a. m by Atlantic Coast Line; reaching Nor tolk at 4 p. m. same, day. Returning leave Norfolk 8:30 a. m. Thursday. September. lOtb. arriving Wilmington i p. m. same day. Fare for round trip U. This will afford all an op poi many 10 enioy a aeilghtrul triD to the sea shores of Virginia and to the comiDg city of me ouuvu. u. it. Bit NCU. W. P. OLDHAM, H. D. BURKHEIMER, H. B GIBBONS, au27 30sep0 ' Committee, NOTICE. APPLICATION WILL BB MADE AT THE next regular meeting of the. Board of Alde r men for lease -of fifteen by seventy -five feet of North Second 8treet at its Intersection with the south side of the Wilmington and Weldoh Railroad. au2310t Store and Office For. Rent. fpHB DOUBLE STORE ON NORTH Water street now occupied by D. McEaohern, with Iwharf privilege; also southeast corner office up stairs; both very desirable stands. Apply IO WAVAH8A GUANO COMPANY. an 13 2w nac "Your Turn. Next' AM MAKING A GOOD MANY REAL estate sales, is It because' people fear cqualls" and want to nut their safe place, or because they look for better ,ime.aua are investing ror a riser I don't know Anyhow Real Estate is the saf st and best place to put your cash, and I can offer you some houses and lots that will pay from 6 per cent: to 10 percent, net, as well as some ucBiraoie ouuamg lois. one place I will mention rents for U a month and can be bought for $390. It is on Sixth street, between vuuiuu uiu uauu. xh in tnorougn reoair. M : CUM MING, Real Estate Agent and Notary Public au 13 1 m WIlmlOQtoa Seacoast R. r. QN AND AFTER MONDAY, JUNE 1st 1898, the following schedule will be in effect: t- iave Wilmington at 6:30 a. m.. ie:10 i . a. iv p. m., 7:10 p. m. I leuve Oceaa view at 7sSO a. m- 11 a. L Sday Tralulave Wilmington at f- " 9SO p. m. Leave Ocean View uni4Tp,ia i On and after Wednesday, Jnly 15tb, F1 n will be carried oa tbe 6:3! i:iMiao:iiruu. No. 12:S0 freight. B. OSCAR GRANT, . .may 81 Superintendent Southport and Carolina Beach Schedule. 8TIAMB8 WILStTNQTON LUlVH F0T FOB . SOUTH CABOUNA BlAOB. FOBX. . . 9:80 8:00 9:80 6:1 A.M. A.M. A.M P.M Monday..... 9:30 6:00 9:30 5:lf Tuesday ., 9 30 8 00 9 80 5 16 Wednesday ... 9 80 6 00 9 80 3 00 5 15 Thursday- 9 80 6 00 9 80 8 00 5 15 Friday ..... 980 600 980 S00 5L5 Saturday 980 600 980 800515 Sunday 10 00 1 3 80 Schedule for return aee black board at Buh Fare to Carolina Beach 25c and return. To tne pier ana return on 0 :i& boat 15c - Je 7tt J.W. HABm. Grover's Soft Sboes -FOR Tender SFeet. LADIES' LACE, CONGRESS AND BUSKINS AT PETERSOil & RULFS, 7 North Front StJJ LINSEED OIL. gEINQ AGENTS FOB TOE NATIONAL LINSEED OIL COMPANY 'WE are In a'poaitlon to sell 70a oil by the barrel at lowest ruling market prfoe. Let ' s ' .... e I us quote yon when in need. White Lead, Colors, Brushes, Glass, WE ABB BOCK BOTTOM ON THESE GOODS. N. JACOBI HARDWARE CO. NEW PLATFORM -) : - ' - Eoicrssd All Citisens i Wil- . . ologton, ' . Reared la the Centre ol 6. W. Poivoat St 6os store. No. 9 N. Front Si Principal - Plank Quick Delivery. As neither of the many platforms now before the public have met with universal favor, C. W. Polyogt & Co. have seen the necessity of bringing be fore the public a platform that will suit everybody. A visit to their store will convince you that they have studied the w ishes of their patrons and made such improvements as will re ceive the endorsement of every buyer of Dry Goods and Carpets ir the City of Wilmington and vicinity'. Special attention has been given to Quick De livery and a system" introduced which will insure same at all times. - ' Call during the coming week and in spect the following planks: . . ' NEW STOCK ARRIVING DAILY. No. 9 NOBTH FRONT STREET. The I .act Slim rnr Sfil "Y"OU CANNOT AFFORD TO NEGLEOT THESE BARGAINS. PERSONS who contemplate furnishing their homes la these . . ' . 100 Small Bugs, 4 feet by 27 inches, their actual cost, $1 and 1.60. Special inducettienta offered, commencing to lay, ; ' -"- - - Until September 1st. Call and see' what 600 All Linen Shades at a prica-thit ! SoMtnor to Brown A Roddleb, Ho. 89 Hortn Frost Street. . Is often expressed of the. Sun as it rises from behind the Eastern horizon, as it starts on .its . daily circuit to brighten and enliven all living, nature. It is all up is sometimes said of the poor, dying man when he closes his eyes for the last time, on the beauties of nature and his friends mourn his loss' and say it is finished. It is up with j the times is . often said by the many friends and admirers of the One Pricej Spot Cash, Racket Store, that stands out single and alone as a staunch enemy to high prices and the credit system. By being up-to-date and always on the lookout for bargains places us in a position to meet compe tition and stand squarely on: our plank of low prices and honest goods. We quote prices for a comparison and ask that you 'read them. Shoes is one of many classes of goods We handle and have a large variety .of all the different styles of footwear. Ladles" Fine Sandal Slippers, worth $1, With silk 'ribbon bow and fine, bright buckle, now for 80c. Ladies' Patent Tip Slippers, worth 50e, now at 39c. i Ladies' Fine - Dongola ' Common Sense and Opera Toe Styles, worth $1.25, now 99c a pair. Ladies' Shoes of every style, from a job of 1 Pairs, at 50c. a pair, worth 75c, Jl and $1.25, all now to close at 50c. Ladies' Fine Shoes in A, B, C, D and E lasts, in small sizes 2 to 4, now $1.50, worth, reg-. ular,. $2.50 and $3.50 a pair. Men's Brogan, High Cut, Solid, Whole Stock Shoes at 80c Men's Fine Congress and Lace Buff Shoes at $1 a pair. Finer, with Calf Uppers, at $1.25 a pair. Chil dren's Shoes, all styles. BRADDY & GAYL0RD, Props Of Wilmington's Big Racket Store! Wedeesday yE SHALL OPEN OUR NEWLY Trouserings. At the same time our distinguished fellow citizen, the "Frenchman from , Cork," will make hia advent, and will be clad toreceive calls from his friends (and take their orders for new suits), - Our i ' . " Furnishing : Department Will be replenished last of the week with invited to the feast. s.. " FLANKS No.l. We have the free and unlim- - . - I - ' lted sale of "W. B.," America's Liead- '" ;' . ' : ing Corset, and Butterick's Patterns. : No. 2. Those In need of house fur- v'-' '' '-'' "'.-. I nishings will do well to inspect our line of Carpets, Window Shades. Up holstery Goods, &c. The largest Car pet Room in the state.' iNo. 3. The handsomest line; of Black : - ! - Dress Goods ever seen In Wilmington Just' arrived. Figured Sicilians, Mo- hairs,, all rough effects. Call early and examine.- " No. 4. A new line, of Rugs, ;ahd they - ' i are beauties,' to arriye on Tuesday's steamer. ; No. 5, Do you need -Table Damask, Towels, Napkins? We have & complete line , at reasonable prices. No. 6. Haye just received a handsome line. of. Lace Curtains. Quite sure we have just what you want. CO, this year should be especially interested - mvle from Carpet Remnants and sold at we are doing bef or e y ou purohaae. will astonish yon. XJ DRESS GOODS OF ALL GRADES. We have been overhauling our entire" stock of Dress Goods and find we have about 100 pieces of different styles and patterns in remnants that we have marked doWn ' one-half to close these coods. Are double: fold! some all wool and some not. to close from i 8c to 25c tier vara, worth from 15c to k -nieces running from 1 yard to 8 .yards; If you "need a waist or skirt, jsee these remnants' and you will find) they are cheap. We also have a line of light Summer Goods to close.- Agra Linen, TK7rtlti 8 tiaw at Ks. A 1 1 QHa 111 .a worth, 15c, now at 9c. Fine Colored Lawn, one yard ' wide, . worth- 12c, now at 8c Very good Lawn, worth 6c, now less than cost, at 4c. CLOTHING. We - have received a large portion of our Fall Clothing, and we are selling It very low. Good Men's Suits for $3. $7 and $10;, all new goods and' strictly up-to-date in style and quality. Boy's Suits, Just received, all new Fall Styles, and if you need a Boy's or Youth's Suit, look! at ours; run In prices from $1 to $3.50 a suit. Boy's" Odd Pants, from 45c j to 75c a pair; sizes from 4 to 15 years old. We are selling lots of Clothing and Under wear of All styles. We are agents for. the Standard Patterns. Best and freshest lines of new styles; for the Fall. We have Just received today a big. line of Fall Designs and Pattern Sheets, with a line of newj Patterns that are strictly up-to-date. . These Patterns are cheaper than other makes and Just as good as the highest. We are at 112 North Front Street, opposite The Orton Hotel,- IMPORTED STOCK OF SUITINGS AND our usual enticing styles. Everybody Next