North Carolina Newspapers

-Jlc - - - T- i,' J -,- r- - - . , - V 'f 1 - - J v GREENSBOKO, N: C., SATURDAYiATOTJSTc7;189T: VOL. 1. NO. 7' aiurdp.y Baskets Fancy Ripe ' .. ": '- I Concord Qrapef, cents FHOBN1X. - . W.BiFarrar&Sun, The Oldest Jewelry ffnti in the City. csb' Established 29 Years. ti B7 f air dealing and upright 'i business metnoos we nare 11 won an enviable reputation f?'' ' f 5 whioh we carefully protect. T . We are The Official Watch Exami iners for the Southern Rail way Company. , U. S. Observatory Time. Rum and Quinine V Hair Tonic. An elegant and efficient Dressing for the hair. Re moves dandruff and impu rities from the scalp, cures itching of the head and makes the hair smooth and , soft. - . ' " Neat Eight-Ounce Glass-Stoppered . ; Bottle, 50 cts. HOWARD GARDNER, ; .DRUGGIST,. COKNER?QPPOSITE Jr'OST OFFICE.' 'i JOHNSON Is being' sought 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 Ground, Wallace, McLeansville, Julian, 'i Climaxi Lexington and Golds . boro, besides an increasingly j large number from.Greensboro. 5 K. bf P. Building, 225 S. Elm Street. Free, Satisfaction guaranteed. Spe-. cial . attention to Artificial ; Eyes. OFFICE HOURS: 8:00 anoto 12:30 p. in.; 2:00 to 6:00 p. THE SITUATIOH IS CRITICAL. BUT A CONFLICT WILLI. PROBA :BLY BE AVERTED V ' The Miners Outwitted by De Armitt U " ---Uniformity Agreement fs k - -"- Now Being Signed. By Wire to TH Thljbxsbam. Pittsburg, Aug."-?. Pending ex pected developments "late in the day, the striking' miners r who have been be sieging De Armitt's mines are resting. At no time since the . beginning of the strike has the situation been so criti- ealbut nobody seems to believe- there will be a conflict. ' , n Armitt -Ha v thai, hfi ha outwitted . t r . the miners and made gain atPlnmi, Creek mines. Copies of the uniformity agreement have been mailed, and are now'in the hands of all the coal oper ators in the district. A large number of signatures have already been at tached. - . . - : - h r;- STRAIGHT TALK FRQM SHERMAN. ! Japan Need Not "be Uneasy, ttciand Win Not tit and Spain Wffl Loae. By Wire to TB36 TjSUbgbaM. , 4 . . ' - v - :-i 1 Washington, D. C, Aug. 7. Sec retary Sherman, who has just returned from Amagansett, says no flag has as" yet been raised in Hawaii and that . , 4 Japan had no reason to fear unjust . ; treatment at our hands. The Secre-" tary.said further that growling Eng-' this morning.' . This jump is due to a to the building in which the Colonels The afternoon was devoted to dis land will not bite because any quairel rumor that all street railway Unes , in ofece was located and started in. The CUS8ion on education and the Sunday over the sealing question would neces sarily involve Russia and Japan. - He declared that Spain is doomed to lose in Cuba, ultimately, and that : she would be compelled to withdraw her troops and repudiate her enormous debt. I ' Miners Oo Out In Ohio. , By Wire to Thk TkLbgrak.- Maretta, O., Aug. 7. Two hun dred local miners along the Zaines ville and Ohio River Railroad have quit work through sympathy for the striking miners.. They were receiving - i the regular scale prices. The railroad is now cut off with only a short sup ply of coal on hand. Another Lynching. By Wire to Thk Tklkgbam. J : Birmingham, Aug. 7.-The report has reached here of the lynching of a negro at Spring Hill by a mob of en raged citizens. A. lady "accused ; him of attempting to assault her and the mob chased, captured and swung him to a tree without further ceremonies ANOTHER STRIKE IN CHICAGO. Two Thousand Builders to Coerce the Board of Education. By Wire to Thk Telegram. Chicago, Aug. 7. The union work men employed on the forty-seven pub lic school buildings in this city, now in course of erection, have ordered a strike for Monday. An attempt will be made to force the Board of Educa tion to recognize organized labor. The strike wtll involve about two The Etruria Breaks Her Record. By Wire to Tns Tjsudgbam. New YORK, TAug. 7. The Cunard Liner, Etruria, arrived in port today , beating all, her; previous records from Liverpool. She made the trip in five days and twenty-one Hours , an average I of about twenty knots an hour. ;. - t j Too Old to Go to the War. 7 By Wire to Tbs Tkibgbaic ' Wasbjngtgn, Aug. 7. Major Otis W; Pollock; of the twenty-fourth in fantry , was placed on the retired list todays Major; Pollock, had reached the age limit. - Shermanrs Htlt mPro,ylnS'J r By Wire to THK TlxawBAaf.; . : , Sherman, with his ; privata secretary, left yestay , lor ; vyasmngon.. ine Secretory ; -ppiuiaimucn better li&aiii T A. W7RACES., Fast Fivers Spin , Down r the Home Stretch-i-The Winders. JBy Wire to The Tklbgham"- " - ' ':. Philadelphia, Aug. .7 Thousands, were in attendance - afjthe-vtracki this morning to witness the followihgevenjs of the ru A. W. meet:' V , - First eventSalf mile championship- Tom Coopber won; Longhead second; : Rflnnd hfttr Arthur. Gardiner' won: - ... - ' Owen Kimball, of Louisville, second, - - axi umru ueau vM uu v. exciting of tha morning. U. L. btevens came in first, with Earl Kiper onlyJ-taches of the j corridors connecting Secretary. .Mr. Blair gave a very eit i.! ' - ?.r with the Colonels offices. J cellent but nractical'oneninsr talk to becond event, mile nanaicap. ahi- buur imso.il wii u.uiu.ij.j' . , . v - First healr-flattensley won; tfan-.i I - ' - " w , -" rJ. '. a 1 cock, secona: &cnaaa, uura. z gnd heat-Ed Wilson won j Blake, I . . ;AAn4A M Third heaE; S.-Youse of Read ing, won; W.l A. Ladny, second; Goehler, third. Fourth "heat L. Leweily nwon; Mil ler, second; French, third. Fifth heat Ray. Murray won; H. Gardiner, second; Vanhust, third. Seventh ' lieat---Krick, of . Sinking Springs, Pa., won; Chas. W. second; Lewis Hunter, third. Ertz1, A Jump in Manhattan Elevated, j. By Wire to-THB Txusgbah. v. - r New York, Aug. 7. Manhattan, Elevated railway stock jumped from Jiv'5U xxiwjf JU , nnt . is t mo wr, ..jwjr w"s x, .w York City are to be consolidated un- der Wm. C. Whitney. Trains Collide. : : By Wire to THK TKUDGRAM. Indianapolis, Aug. 7, The Chi narrn pttiwhs ha liprft at t.hrAft t.hirt.v this morning collided with a switch Engineer Martin was killed, the trains and engines were , badly wrecked, but none of the passengers was injured, beyond a mere shaking up. - - V 1 ACCIDENT AT L. A. W. flEETINQ. Wheelman Runs Into an Obstruction ' and is Picked up Unconscious. Willow Grove Track, Pa., Aug. 7. The first serious accident of- the League of American Wheelmen race meeting occurred here this morning while the men were doing their- pre liminary runs. The electricians had just; lowered the electric light iron arm when Bly, of Northampton, Mass., came down the stretch full tilt and ran into the obstruction. He was piGked4 up, unconscious and the physicians pronounce his injuries of a serious nature. He was carried to the German Hospital. The machine was complete ly demolished. - - Deadly Explosion of" Cartridges. By Cable to Thk Telbgbam. . Rust Creek, Aug. 7. There was a deadly; explosion of a cartridge depot in this city yesterday. Many build ings were demolished completely . Forty-six people were instantly killed and sixty others were seriously injured; all are in hopeless condition. ,. - . ' Surveyor General for Alaska. Washington, Au 7. William T. Distin has been appointed Surveyor General of Alaska, vice Gilbert B." Pray, who declined. THUMB BLOWN OFF. Winston Welcomes the Return of the ; Firemen In Proper Style. ' Winston gave her fire laddies a roy al reception last night, a large num ber bf citizens meeting them at the de pot with brass band, military ' com pany", etc. A line of march was form ed up town, where speeches were made, bond fires lighted and guns fired.' But there is one man, at -least,' in wno is SOrry there was ; any shooting." 'He.is Wiley F. Keith, en gineer of Steamer No. 2. He was as sisting in firing " a" - canon, when, in someway his thumb was blown off.- Of course it caused him great pain' but at last accounts he was doing- very well. - jS ':t - has just received some of I the finest peaches we have seen.' . Read I what he says in the one-nt column TAPE ALL VOUliD UP, THB LATCH STRINQf ON THE OUT. -SIDE FOR HIS FRIENDS. ; - Col J. E. Boyd Conducts ; His Office vl Washington Just as Tie, Does at Home. 1 , ytite anumber of the people -from J this State, ..who have , the luck, and nWriWnnfnnnrnnl T3 f". &w -""s J" their acquaintance, to say nothing- of being friends, are laughing , up their j sleeves at the discomforture Of the: at- offices. a . . i . : officeg Qf Assistant Attorney j uenerai, you nad to go through; a whole lot of "red tape. V. You had to pass inspection under the auspices . of and identify yourself almost as surely as ii?you were in a bank and .wanted a big check cashed ; Then you could count yourself lucky if you . got more tnan a moment jot his time. "Things.! is changed. ' they say in Washington -As an example of the Colonels man- ner of conducting the ofilce; the expe- j rience of "Ramrod" Flannagan, of n n V. n 1 1 . W i4iUBUi.ivw; 11UW , lie lltbS . KO.H.eil. JJJLS Greensboro hospitality - to Washing- v ... " v t ..r.i .T1"" that the constitution sets aside to see that all men are on' the same footing. :KD.n..Jll.i J . la 1 z - . . gc T"?"-"sw" aij H-UOib lie OUUU1U bee VU1. JJUVU. Wl course he was not looking for an of- , - . , , & , , J ficet but just wanted to pay Ms re- I . J. . J pspect. to his old friend.' He went up r" - " : - i... WttU' caru more w nis identity than a Jack of Diamonds, uu uiu.iioi, Know wnao w uu. xne iii'Bb eiiuiemaii ui biie uomuor Ofl.llftrl t.lift "aao.rnH : ortnt.lTTn.n r-f t:Vit fc, V COITiaor," and a neaiea uiscussion ensued as to what to do about . it. Their Governmental protest could not he wanted to see "Jim?' - I While the dispute was 'at its , height, Colonel heard it in his ofiice and rec- j ognized the voice o' Ramrod. r 1 He f stepped out in the JuaU and In the same I old cheery voice that is so well known J to all his friends pwho have reason to I remember it, told URamrod' to come j right on in and make Mmself at I home. It is said in Washington that now whenever a man from Nortb Car- I olina shows up at the Department of j Justice, and has no card of creden- tials, he is at once conducted to Col. Boyd's office and. gets a cordial wel comedthat is, if he is not looking for an endorsement-for ofiice. The Telegram can congratulate the Colonel's corridor on having very little to do in handling: the cards of visitors as they are not heeded if they "are4 from this Bailiwick. ATTEriPTED BURQLARY. This Time it is at Mr. O. F. Pearce's Store No Clue. Some thief made a bad attempt at burglarizing Oscar Pearce's Store on last night. At the back - end of the store there is a ' double door, and oh the lower panel of one side of the door the attempt was made, the burglar using . an auger to . bore holes in it. The auger ,must have been a dull one,7 as none of the holes went through the door. . . ' , . : v v '7 ' It is not' known at what hour the attempt was made, though Mr. Clegg, who rooms in his hotel, next door to Mr. Pearce's, says he heard his dogs barking at some one in the rear of his building during the night. Itmay bethe doers friarhtened the burerlar off. Burglars must have a peculiar fond- DAsafnr Mr. Ppamfl. as this J fk the third or fourth attempts that has been made upon his store. Three or four months ago some one tried to effect an entrance- by smashing the ,same, door the attempt was made 'upon last night . ' v'-:""":':'":";:-;;' : ' ' ' On Local Taxation. . Prof, Joyner, of the Normal, went down- oJi.the noon train to Whitsett Institute bv wav of Gibsonville. There ia trj tv arwolr1nor : f.hia afternnnn - At 3:30 on the question of. local taxation . for-schools': fr Prof. Jovner has iust returned from the. eastern section ..of the ; State and reports the situation in Lenoir and -Johnston counties uas encouraging We hnnfi thitt a Statft! whinh ivft th& lives " and -' property of her people so .freely:'-in times !of , war, will be none the less grealk in-- times pf peace in be- half of a causerwnichineans 1 so much to the: present, and;Vinfiniely-Aipre to MT. AIRY DISTRICT CONFERENCE. A Pleasant Session--An Unusually . : AronaaBcc, I UIJ:Ri N. C. , 'Ai.lfi. SpeciaL ) I J-xje teuth annual session of the Mt. "Airy .District Conference convened" at Pinacle Station yesterday at9 oclock a-Rev. H. M. Blair, the beloved presiding elder, presides over the coa j tleness , All the pastors and a larsre number i 1 - " , . . uKnarom uie aismctwere pres- ent flie first day , . It is an unusually large attendance. p-; Mr.:JS: Bellvlof Elkin, was elected . cellent but practical' oneninsr talk to Reports on the sniritual state of the t cnurch were made by the pastors. The I afternoon session was devoted largely j to : discussion on spiritual - helps and needs, and was edifying. c JKev. ji..- jbsoger preacned at 11 a. I m., and liev. W. H. L. McLaurin at I night. r The morning sermon was edi- f fying,: while the one'at night was quite searching and scriptural. J .Rev. N. R. Richardson, colport age .agent for the Western North Carolina Conference, and. Rev. Dr. T. N. Ivey, editor of the AdVocate, are here, I rpu -' - " ' j j. I j i,, ; ' - . , . 3 i nav morni ncr -with n. ni.trop boitim by RevvJ. P. Rodgers.' Reports on education and Sunday -'Schools were submitted. -, Rev. - Dr. Ivey, of - Greensboro, deUvered a remarkably, fine -address on Christian journalisni and educa- tion. At 11 o'clock Kev. H. C. Sprm- Wa r,Mi, I kle preached a srood sermon on con- secration School. Dr. Barriett, of Mt. 'Airy:, i "i - iiuunj .wwiBo.v.i,..l,:., K Bosrer, kN. R.' Richardson and others ma gpeecne8.. At night, Dr. ivey preached a magnificent sermon. I'" .4 : - Vt. i CAMf. AM.' . ' CwMM.IjM ' The excursion the Southern railroad is to-run from. Raleigh to Asheyille on August 10th next Tuesday will be one of the most pleasant run durinsr the entire season. It --will be.nnder.the personal - supervision of some of the ofllcials of the Southern,- and Trill be first-class in every respect." Baggage will be checked through.- If you are contemplating a - trip to the .'Land of the Sky' this is a splen did opportunity. v THE MARKETS. J ' " - Closing Quotations by Private Wire to Hodgen & Co. Messrs. Hodgen & Co., commission brokers, furnish us with the following closing quotations of the New York" Stock exchange and the Chicago Board ui xinue. - . The following, are the closing quota- pf the New Stock Exchange: . New York,. Aug. 7, 1897. Am. spirits. lot Am. sugar refining 145 American' tobacco 931 Atch., Top. & Santa r-Fe C. and O. . . . . . . : Chicago & Northwestern ........ Chic, Bur.' and'Quincy . . . . .... . 281 120i 94 101i .921 85 Chic. Gas Co's Fid T. R Chic. , Mil. and St. Paul. . . . . . Chic, R. I. "and Pacific. . ... . . . Ontario and Western. . , . . . ...... Erie. ..... . . . jersey Central. . ........ . . : .'. . . General Electric, . . . ..... . '. ... . ."- Kansas and Texas Pr. . . . r. . . . Louisville k.nd Nashville. . f. . . 95' . 37i .; 59f Manhattan-v Elevated .... . . . . . . . - .106- Missouri and Pacific. .. . 27 . 34 . 34f Southern Railroad. . ... ... . .. . . Southern Railroad Prl ... . . . Northern Pacific Pr. 1... Texas and Pacific. , . . . . .. . . . . Philadelphia & Red. Vot. Ctfs Tenn. Coal & Iron Railroad... . 291 9i Union Pacific. . Western Union Tel.... . .ir.i 91 U. S. Leather Preferred. . . . . ..... 67 Wabash Preferred. . . . .V: . ....... 18 ; The following are the closing quota tions of the Chicago Board of Trade: v . CmCAQO, Aug. 7, 1897. Wheat, Dec... ...V.:.:,f ....... :7ot Sept. 1 j" - r' t ,751 211 261 161 777 425 757 729 713 Corn,- Dec. . . . . . "... .... : sept.;:i..r.:;.: I OatS, Sept.. . . . . . .... . . , 1 '.?wN Cotton, Augj... . . . Sept... I T : Thftrft la . auite a curiosity" in the I shape, of a 'pear tree on . E.' 'M; Cald I cleugh'a lot. " The. recent fire 'scorched. I the tree so that the leaves on .one side r fell off and new leaves.,, and biosspms I came' out wiiile ; the " other sidV has First-Class Tailoring At Reduced Prices ? From now until Sentember 1st ' ; G :" T will offer specialinducements close ; out -mv : Summer Goods: want to make room for . large winter stock. Snot cash -' only.;- Drop in and see me- at - once. FpII an! Winter f,A! I " ""V 1. -Now cominar in . and and am ready :.to make ' up Fall and .Winter, Suits. ; . , , - . . ; B. L. RUBEN. ,i Mkbchant Tailor. U6 South Elm St Benbow Bl'de. I 1 - Vrif Y ATLil t - The best protection, The promptest settlements, The cheapest Insurance, Apply ' .- WHARTOM & McALISTER, " AGENTS FOR " Continental Insurance Co.. of Nw " York. . Williamsburffh City Insurance Co.. of New York. ' - - Southern Stock Mutual Insurance Co., of Greensboro. ' " x ' . lhe combined assets of these three companies amount to nine millions of dollars. The Southern Stocte? Mutual : Insur- surance Company-has saved to. its policy-holders in Greensboro since its organization thousands of dollars.. - Save Clerk Hire'. . . . :. -r i-OneWeII Man Will do-as"much work as two who are 'under the weather" with head ache, or bilious feelings. Keep Kodac Headache Powders, Three Doses for 10 Cents, and Vick's Little Liver Pills, 25:., - And you have ready relief and. business will hum. Our. PeDSin PhOSphatej . 5 Cents Glass, Has hit the mark for dyspeptics - and people needing aid " in diges tion. You will" enjoy our many new thirst-quenching drinks under i motor fans these hot days. Bring your Prescriptions ' For correct compounding . from a. m. to 10 p. m. . RICHARDSON & FARISS, Pharmacists, Opposite Benbow. Huyler's Fresh Candies. I rt ' Ward's Drug Store Wnere you Willi una a full line of Drugs and r .-; -j .rr:' i. o .' j . i - y urueisis ounanes. Also a , line of fine Cigars, Smoking and - ! V- Chewing Tobacco. . . All the Cold Soda Drinks: 4 PROFESSIONAL CARDS. Dr. Wm. H. BROOKS, Office' in Katr Building, Opposite Benbow House. t Residence 123 Church Street, at - , ' - Mrs.-Payne's. : -: THL3SraONE OAlNo. 81; ;t Physician ; and S u rgeon, Office U7 Couirr Square, ' Residence 404 Asheboro St. Office Hours 1130 to 1 and 3 to 4:30. . Dr. J- E. WYCHE, Office in Savings Bank building-, South Elm -Street, Greensboro, N. O."-'-;'.-;" .'Z--:'..-f- Dr. Q. W. WHITSETT, i'sdl BTBruH, vr. f. btkum, jb.V z. y. tatjlob. rUtdrncj1and Coanselfsrs - At Law ; . Vdk COURT SQUAREst I; S ' !v ..,V.