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r or To4lilt!; ...Fifty Quarts... Wilmington Shrimp-- 15 Gents Quart . . W. B. Farrar & Son, The Oil!dest Jewelry 9 m Firm in the City. m Established 29 Years. By fair dealing and upright business metnods we have won an enviable reputation which we carefully protect. We are The Official Watch Exami iners for the Southern Rail way Company. II. S. Observatory Time. if You Want The best protection, The promptest settlements, The cheapest Insurance, Apply to WHARTON & McALISTJER, --Agents for , Continental llnsurance Co., of New Y brk. i Williamsburffh City Insurance Co.. ot! New York. Southern Stock Mutual Insurance Co., of Greensboro. : -The combined assets of these three companies amount o nine millions of "dollars. The Southern Stock Mutual Insur surance Company has- saved to its policy-holders in Greensboro since its organization thousands of dollars. The Eye Specialist J. T. JOHNSON Is being sought for by persons from all parts of the state be cause his work has proved so phenomenally successful with in the last week. Either per sons or letters of inquiry have come In from. Battle Grounds, Wallace, McLeans ville, Julian, -Climax, Lexington and Golds f boro, besides an increasingly largenumber from Greensboro. K. of P. Building, 335 S. Elm Street., Examination1 Free. Satisfaction guaranteed. Spe cial attention to Artificial Eyes. , OFFICE HOURS: 8:00 a. m to 12:30 p. m.; 2:00 to 6:00 p. m. A ALMOST REACHED BLOODSHED A CRISIS NOW AT HANI IN THE COAL REGIONS. Band of liners Collide With ' Fifty DeputiesEfforts Being Made to Dissatisfy Working fliners. By Wire to The Telegram. Pittsburg, PA.yJuly 31.In con sequence ; of Sheriff Lowney's procla mation forbidding assemblies on .any public highway in Alleghany county or interfering with the police or any public officers, J bloodshed was narr rowly averted today at Plum Creek. A band of miners collided with fifty deputies , and it was only through the most strenuous efforts that a bloody conflict was averted. Both sides ap peared determined, and had the con flict begun it is hard to " tell what the consequences might have been - The striking miners are putting forth every effort to cause Dearmitt's men to cease digging, ' and many "of them have quit; Great excitement prevails in the vicinity of the Dear mitt mines. One. hundred .and ten men quit dig ging in Sandy Greek mine today. The strikers are ignoring Sheriff Lowney's proclamation, and are very angry at the way the Dearmitts hang on. They say they, will get the work ing miners out by all means peace ably if possible, forcibly if .necessary. The worst is feared. Heavy Gold Shipments. By Wire to The Telegram. " ; New York, July 31. Out-going steamers to-day wiil carry a remarka bly heavy shipment of gold. From the sub-Treasury here, alone, $3,200, 000 dollars have been withdrawn for shipment. The reason for this unu sual demand for gold is not very ap parent. The treasury officials here, however, account for it by the fact that both Russia and Austria are mak ing preparations to go upon a gold basis and the consequent large de mant for gold, to take the place of the silver now in use in those coun tries. I - Off For Alaska. By Wire to The Telegram. " Washington, D. C, July 31st Samuel C. Durham, mining expert and statiscian, and employe of the Bureau of Labor, leaves to-day for Alaska. He goes, at the instance of the Bureau, to make a thorough investigation of the condition of the Klondyke gold fields'. . The result of his investigations will be reported to that department so soon as mail facilities permit. Back in Gotham. By, Wire to The Telegram; New York, July 31st. The Ameri can Liner, St. Paul, from Southamp ton," came into port this morning. On board were ex-mayor Thomas Gilroy and Whitelaw Reid, special United States Representative at the Queen's jubilee. li . CHANGES AT THE POSTOFFICE. Two Faithful and Popular Clerks Retire. Postmaster Forbis loses two of his most valuable assistants to-day when Messrs. M. C. Stewart, mailing clerk, and Michael Schenck, general delivery clefk, retire from then respective po sitions. Mr. Stewart has been in the post office a little more than three years, coming here in June, 1894, to take the position of general delivery clerk. By hard work and faithful application he worked himself up " to - the position of mailing clerk, a most" responsible po sition in a' large office like Greensboro. - He retires from the postoffice to go into business for himself , he being a member of the Greensboro Hardware Company. . ' Mr., Stewart will doubtless meet with the same success in this business as he has in other positions, for he has the business qualifications and energy nec essary to success Mr. Schenck leaves to accept a posi tion as teacher in Oak Ridge Institute, -one of our foremost - educational in stitutions; He has been in the post office since March , 1896 , and has , by his uniform courtesy and promptness, won the good-will and esteem of the patrons of the postoffice. . - - Everybody who knows anything at all about .the -work of the position knows that the position of general de li very. clerk is a hard one to fill accept--ably to all concerned, but Mr.Schenck seems to have managed the position with more than ordinary acceptability. Mr. E. B. Clapp, of Whitsett, will take Mr.; Stewart's place, and, Mr. Eugene Pool, a son of Rev; Dr. Pool, of this city, will fill the position va ealed by Mr, Sclienck ' " i A TRIBULATION HALL. A r n; Mayor Binds Two Gay and Festive Colored Youths Over to Court. Thjemayor had a flight , docket yes terday afternoonTfoniy.twp offenders but enough evidence was produced to senditjtem on to court. . , - - ' - Harry l Caldwell and" Will Pattonv two pategro boys, were called to ac count ifor breaking : into the grocery store" of iCharleasBuchahan, the other night land . makings way ; with what money- there was m the drawer--be-. tween$10 and;; $15 and purloining some cigarettes and other small arti-" cles. 1 -" .- The i evidence was- not sufficient to holdsljatton, but Caldwell was bound over it phe next term of the superior court finder a bond of $100. Thompsie Mendenhall also had a grievance, against the two prisoners, -claiming that they stole ten of her finest Chickens from the coop the other night. I She was very positive in Her assertion, claiming that she had her 4 . ........ chickens so marked that she could tell themiamong a thousand. The Evidence was so conclusive that both youths were locked up in default of bond to wait for the next term of 1 jsourfc, when, tin all probability, they. will be i allowed to contribute to the support ot our county roads. 4 V Still Janother case against these of fender was a charge from ,bne Jennie Lemondf that Harry and Will broke into he'rj house the other night and stoles several small articles i From some unknown cause Jennie ; failed to appear! in - court, and His Honor in structed that she be locked up in order that sh& might be on hand, this after noonlai 4 o'clock. . . i 1 OIIEl hundred men strong. OUR FIRE LADDIES LEAVE TUES DAY FOR THE TOURNEY. '; " "" ill.' r.? .. .: - II : '1 f- : ' - . p- Greensboro Will Send the Largest Delegation of any Other Town i iiji the Entire State. - 1 : Our : fire bovs" will have their last practice on Monday afternoon, after which tlie apparatus and horses will be loadedi ready for shipment, to Fay ettevillei ion the through freight, which le.ay.es- .at!2a m-, Tuesda y. Greens boro wjll send five companies, with about one. hundred men. They are the Ste&m'Fire Engine Company. No. 1, with their steamer and hose wagon ; the Eagle Hose Company, No. 7, and hose wkgon; the South Side Hose Compjany, No. 4, with their racing reel and running team ; the Hook and Ladder; Company, No. 1, their truck and rading team, and the Junior Real Team lender the supervision of Dr. J. W. Griffith. The boys are in good shape and we ' look for good returns from them. Several ladies and visitors will ac company; the party. Among' them we notice the following : Mayor Jno. J. Nelson who will respond to the. ad dress iof welcome, on behalf of the As iociaticjn; Chief Jos. J. Stone and wife, Assistant Chief W. R. Pleasants and wife,; Assistant Chief E. E. Bain and wife Secretary E. L. Clark, Miss Daphne jCarroway, daughter of the Eagle Hose Company, No. 7, and Misses Mary Wolfe, Susie Stone and Mayme Ferguson, of the ISagle Dramatic-Club. Our citizens need have no fear in regard to protection against fire dur ing the absence of the Department, as ample arrrangements have been made. 5 The delegates frojn the different companies, together with the Mayor and Chief , will go down on the morn ing train? Monday , and will be joinad here by the Winston-Salem delegates, and those coming from the West. The remaindeir of the party will go down on the 'Fi'remans,' Special via. C. F. & Y. V which , leaves Tuesday at '1 P- m. j ! Greensboro should, feel justly proud of her' Fire Department, as no city in the State?has a department which can show a better record, or has a better reputation. "The boys" always re flect credit upon our city , wherever they go. ' I Some Dog. ; A large, vicious looking dog of the Great Dg.ne variety shipped by ex press to 9 . R. " Lindheim, .attracted a good deaj. of attention at the Southern depot last night. His dogship was ' as large as a full grown wolf and - about as fierce, looking. . The Grat Dane is a species pf dogs said J. said i to be endowed ; with most powerful " instincts. They are deeply attached to their owner and make a splendid guard, and protector. The one shipped-to Mr. Lindheim was a fine specimen of this variety. :-- I. : . " j One & member was, received into the Baptist church on profession of faith, at Wednesday" night's service. ' , V- WILL UHCLE SAM RETALIATE? A BIG GATHERING TO CONSIDER 1 THE CANADIAN TARIFF. - Large Merchants and Other Promt -1 -; ..'ent Business "Men-Attend " . ' ' Indignation Felt. By Wire to The Telegram.' - .- ; ; ; :; Seattle,, Wash., July 31. A meet ing of big merchants and other ' large business men Is now in session here - to consider the matter of taking ation against the Canadian authorities who are imposing regular duties on miners' outfits and provisions, taken to Vic toria en route to Klondyke. - . "Much feeling has ; been aroused against the Canadian authorities; and it is suggested that if this is to be the policy they are to pursue our ? govern ment . should at once move to re taliate and exact every possible pay ment from Canadian miners, and other outfittersin Victoria, passing through Uncle Sam's territory to reach Klon dyke. - The steamer Cleveland, which is the last., vessel to carry passengers to Klondyke by way of St. Michael's for the i present, is . here completing her cargo and arranging accommodations. There .are one hundred and seventy five through passengers, fifty of whom are from Eastern States!" COMING SOUTH FOR CQAL. Great Demand for Alabama Coal on Account of the Strike. By Wire to The Telegram. -Birmingham, Ala. , July 31 i The Illinois Central and the Mobile and Ohio railroads,-two the largest rail ways in the South and West, have come, to Alabama to get supplied with coal on. account of the great coal strike now on. A big increase in the demand for coal is announced, and every mine in A4bama is working on full time, ex cept the Blue Creek mine. ' . Bank Failure in Asheville. By Wire to The Telegram. r " I' ! '' , AshevilLiE, N, C., July 31. There Wi;.s - v considerable excitement in bi siness circles' here this morning .iitm the report got abroad that 'the doors of the First National Bank would not be opened, by order of the directors. Its, liabilities are not known. It is said that depositors will lose little or nothing, as deposits are secured by United States bonds. We learn that Mr. F. A. Bergen, of this city, is a depositor. Malakand in Danger. By Cable to The Telegram. ? Simla, July 31. Latest advices from Camp Malakand indicate that the en emy is endeavoring to cut off the re enforcements now en routeto that post. Cuban Prisoners Pardoned. v By Cable to The Telegram. - ' i - - Madrid, July 31. One hundred Cu ban jprisoners recently pardoned landed at Gibraltar today on their way to New York. The government organs are openly declaring that these men will re-join the insurgents in Cuba. i COUNTY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION. A Successful Meeting of this New Or ganization at Morehead. Sheriff Hoskins returned last night Jrom Morehead City, where, he atten ded the first meeting of the County. Of ficers Association of North parolina. In conversation with a Telegram reporter he expressed himself as being-highly pleased with what he saw .and heard. Notwithstanding the crit icisms of this movemement that have come from some quarters, the Sheriff thinks it was productive of much good and that it will prove a'great benefit to the county officers of our State. The idea first originated with Hon. W. H. Worth, State Treasurer, and it was through his efforts the organi zation was perfected. " Sheriff Hoskins tells us that the dis cussions were of matters pertaining to the proper manogement of county af fairs, and that all present exchanged ideas freely as to the best way to ad minister the affairs of their office eco nomically and satisfactorily. - One of the principal addresses de livered before the association was one by Guilford's sheriff on "Solvent and Invisible Property and Ebw to Secure the Listing." We learn that it was i a splendid ad dressand well received. 1 Our sheriff had the honor of being elected vice-president of the associa tion, .with Sheriff J. J. Jenkins, of Chatham county,, as president. , The place for the next meeting was hot selected,- but Sheriff Hoskins says there was a strong sentiment in favor of Greensboro. ' , ' . : ' FREIGHT TRAIN WRECKED. Seven Box Cars ' Dumped-One Man, . a Tramp Killed. A " freight train' going East was wrecked between s University station and Durham yesterday afternoon; sev en box cars 'jumped the track r. be ing smashed up 'badly. The wreck was caused by the draw-head pulling out of the front end of one of the ears. It was thought that- a tramp was caught under the wreck, as blood was seen. No member of the crew was in jured. - . "A special ..was made up and 'sent down from here at 6:30 to transfer the passengers and mail from the Norf olk Chattanooga Special, it arrived here at 9o'clock and carried the passengers onjbo Salisbury The Winston train was held for the special. Sugar; Refinery Goes to the Wall. By Wire to the Telegram. Buffalo, N. Y. July 31. The Buf falo Sugar ' Refinery Company i has made a general assignment' -for. - the benefit of its creditors. The assignees are "not yet " ready to give out i any statement as to the assets and liabili ties of the defunct company. It, is not known, as yet, who the largest credi-, tors of the concern are. This was one of the few sugar refineries of ' the country that ran independent of the Sugar Trust. Respite for Benham. By Wire to The Telegram. Batovia, N. Y., July 31. Howard Benham, convicted of murdering his wife, was arraigned in court this morn ing. An immense crowd was present to hear sentence passed, but on motion of Benham's counsel, sentence was postponed until . Auggust 23ji. This was done in order to give his counsel time to present affidavits and make ar guments for a. new trial. Successor to Colonel Grant. By Wire to The Telegram. - . ' - " New York, July 31st Mayor Strong to-day appointed General George Moore Smith Police Commissioner to succeed Colonel Fred Grant, who handed in his resignation yesterday. General Smith will probably accept. The Tent Heetings. The revival meetings to be conducted by Rev.-J. - W. Lee, the well known Irish evangelist, of our city, will begin with the Sunday evening service. The meetings will be held in a large tent that has been erected for the " purpose on South Elm street, south of the rail road, and will, we understand, be under the auspices of West Market and Cen tenary Methodist churches . Mr. Lee's ability as a preecher and power as a revivalist is well known, and the fact that he is to be assisted by Dr. Weaver and Rev. Mr. Gay will lend additional force to the meetings. The music will be a special feature, the choir being made up from among the best voices in the different city con gregations. ' We hope that these meetings will be productive of much and lasting good. Trinity High School. We learn from Prof. O. W. Carr, a a member of the executive committee of Trinity High School, that arrange ments have been perfected for the man agement of the school the coming year, and that Professors Vestal and ! Kirk will have charge of the institution. It will be remembered that Rev. T. A. Smoot, who has been head master of the school for two years, resigned . re cently to entr the active -ministry of the Methodist church. . '" The new head masters are said to be most excellent and capable young men, and will no doubt make, the school a succes. Mr. Vestal, we think, is from Randolph county, while Mr. Kirk is a native of Stanly county. Trinity High School is located at Trinity, Randolph county, and is the prepatory school for Trinity College, Durham. It is under the control of Trinity College and managed by an executive committee composed of Prof . O. W. Carr, of this city , W. R. Odell, of Concord, and J. H. Ferree, of Ran dleman. The New Publishing House. Work on the new building on South Elm, to be .occupied by the Methodist Protestant Church , as a publishing house, is being pushed- rapidly. When finished the building will be one of the handsomest and best -equipped in the city. . WashingtonProgress: Mr. W. I. Un derwood, who has been associate editor of this paper this year, Jias accepted a position on The Evening Telegram, of Greensboro, and expects to. leave for his place of duty tomorrow ( J uly 29th ). He has made many friends while here and we all regret to lose him from pur midst. . We wish him health and pros perity wherever he may cast his lot. He is a very worthy young man. : FirstClass Tailoring. . At Reduced Prices.. From now until September 1st - I will offer special inducements to close out; my Surnm Goods; want to make room for .large winter stock. ' Spot cash ' only. Drop in and see me - at . . once. ... - . fall and-Winter Goods - Now coming in f- and and am ready to make - up Fall and Winter. Suits. '.' L. RUBEN. Merchant TailorT 116 South Elm St Benbow Bl'dg. Take Care of Your Call and examine onr Large Stock of Brushes. We guarantee all the Brushes we sell at 35c. and over. HOWARD GARDNER, DRUGGIST, Corner Opposite Post Office. Prescriptions Carefully Compounded. A Matter of Interest Concerning Your Health, 8 Pleasure and PockeK Book is this: &9 Have you ever bought from us your Drues. Toilet Articles, imported and Domestic Perfumes, Mineral waters, 9 Garden Seeds and 1 12 a - DeliM'ous Soda Drinks Under Cooling Motor Fans? If you have, we know we please you, for we rarely lose a customer. If you have not, then try us, and you will be convinced of the high and satisfactory quality of all goods we sell, our urban ity and reasonable prices. : - Prbscription Work is Our Hobby. Your physician will' teU . you we are carefully skillful compounders and use only the best material. Your health is too important not to give this matter thought, when you need Drugs. Fresh Huyler's Candies fresh every week. " Yours sincere, r " ' 3 Richardson & Farris. Prescription Pharmacists, z Opp. Benbow Hotel, Greensboro, N. C. j2 Night Clesek Up Stairs. g 22i2 Ward's Drug Store Where you will find a full line of Drugs and Druggists' Sundries. Also a line of fine Cigars, pmoking and Chewing Tobacco. All the Cold oda-unnus. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. Dr. Wm. H. BROOKS, Office in Katz Building, Opposite Benbow House. Residence 123 Church Street, at Mrs. Payne's. TELEPHONE CALL. No. 81. W. P. BEALL, M. p;f; Physician and Surgeon, Office 117 Court Squarb, Residence 404 Asheboro St. Office Hours 11:30 to 1 and 3 to 40. Dr. J. E. WYCHE, DENTIST. Office in Savings Bank building, South Elm Street, Greensboro, N.-C. Dr. G. W. WHITSETT, DENTIST. 106 1-2 South Elm, GREENSBORO. Bynum, Bynum & Taylor, . Attorneys and Counsellors At I aw ; GREENSBORO, N. C JKO. GRAY BTNXJ1I, WM. P. BTJSXM, JB. , Z. V. TAYLOB. - . Tooth i
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