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GREENSBORO, N. C, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1897.
VOL. I.
NO. 41.
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Fresh from the farm
In the Morning :
Green Peas, 5c quart.
Snap Beans, 15c peck.
Tomaties, 10c dozen.
Sweet Potatoes, 15c pk,
HENRY HUNTER,
'Phone 41.
Collins' Corner.
Engraved Cards
And Invitations
'We are prepared to
furnish samples and
estimates on
Wedding Invitations,
Visiting Cards,
Letter Heads,
Fancy Seals
And Monograms
... For Fine Stationery . . .
We invite you to
call and see sam
ples and obtain our
prices
Before placing your future orders.
W. B. Farrar & Son,
JEWELERS.
Established 39 years.
Another Lot
Extra Fancy
Stewart's Country
Side Bacon and Hams.
j. HENRY PlilPPS.
KK) Ashboro street.
?Phone 24
You Can Buy
Two pounds of Arbuckle's, Levering
or Lyon Coffee for 25 'cents. We
will also sell for a few days two
pounds of Princess Coffee for
25 cents and give you a nice
Tea or Table Spoon
i
With each pound. Try Old 400
Moca and Java at 30c pound.
Nothing better sold. Give
us your orders for any
thing you may want in
Groceries and Produce.
We will treat you right
VUNCANON 8l GO.
Reliable Grocers.
528 South Elm St. 'Phone No. 2.
CREOLEUM
25 cents
One-half Pint,
The non-poisonous liquid dis
infectant and antiseptic should
be used freely to destroy fever
and other dangerous germs.
Oder pleasant. One teaspoon
ful to one gallon of water.
Fresh
Huyler's Candies.
Tate Spring Water.
Richardson & Fariss.
Prescriptionists.
J. A. BYRE),
First-Class Barber
I run three chairs and guaran
tee satisfaction. Give me a
call.
311 McADOQ HOUSE.
BANK OF ENGLAND'S POSITION
Had No Negotiation With
Monetary Commission.
MEETING OF THE DIRECTORS.
Can Hold One-Fifth of Reserve in
Silver Under Act of 1844
The Conditions.
By Cable to Thb Telegram.
London, Sept. 16. At the meeting
of the directors of the Bank of Eng
land today Hugh Smith, the governor
of the institution, said among other
things that, the proposals by which
England might increase the use of sil
ver and those which would enable
France and the United States to resume
the free coinage were one and the
same. They would enable the bank
to hold in reserve the silver permissi
ble tinder the act of 1884 as against
notes. The government, he said, had
consulted him in the matter and he
wroteMichael Hicks Beach, the Chan
cellor of the Exchequer, on the subject.
Referring to the conversation with
Smith he said: "I beg to say that the
Bank of England. is prepared to carry
out what is laid down in the Bank's
charter, namely, to hold one-fifth of
the bullion held against the notes is
sued in silver; provided always that
the French mint is opened to the free
coinage of silver and that the prices at
which silver is procurable and salea
ble are satisfactory." Replying to
a question the governor said that the
bank had not had ' any negotiations
with the United States Monetary Com
mission and added: "We have bought
no silver; all we have done is to agree
under certain circumstances to carry
out what is permissable under the act
of 1844."
NEGRO POSTHASTER MURDERED.
Found Dying in his Room Shot in a
Dozen Places.
By Wire to The Telegram.
Hagarsvllle, Ga., Sept. 16. The
first callers today at the house of
I. Loftin, a colored politician, found
him lying on the floor, shot in a dozen
places and barely alive. He was un
able to say who did the shooting.
There is evidence to show, however,
that the affair attracted attention at the
time.
Loftin was , appointed postmaster by
McKinley, though all the inhabitants
objected. The feeling toward him was
very bitter.
A secret meeting was held and res
olutions passed to kill Loftin and his
successor, if the President names an
other negro.
TELESCOPED THE BAGGAGE CAR.
Passenger and Freight Collide on The
Rutland Railway.
By Wire to The Telegram.
Essex Junction, Vt., Sept. 16.
A New York train over the Rutland
Railway due here at live o'clock, col
lided with, the local train on the Bur
lington division this morning. Engi
neer Chase suffered several broken ribs
and internal injuries. George Howe
was severely injured, and the head
baggage car was telescoped.
The Situation at New Orleans.
By Wire To The Telegram.
New Orleans, Sept. 16. The situ
ation changed hourly this forenoon.
There are two new cases and two
suspicious cases today, making 18 cases
and 1 death to date; trains leaving the
city are subject to rigid inspection. A
medical inspector accompanies each
train that leaves the border of
Louisiana, Mississippi and Ala
bama. An assistant surgeon has been
ordered to Mobile to inspect all trains
made up there in a similar way.
Tribesmen Attack Rawathoss.
By Cable to The Telegram.
Simla, Sept. 16. The Mohamme
dans attacked the camp at Rawathoss
on the night of . the fourteenth. The
Garrison fought stubbornly for six
hours; the fighting was fierce and two
British officers were killed.
Priests flust Not Ride the Bike.
By Wire to The Telegram.
Montreal, Sept. 16. The Roman
Catholic Archbishop of Montreal has
forbidden priests to ride the bicycle on
the ground that it is undignified.
Strike Finally Ended.
By Wire to the The Telegram.
Pittsburg, Sept. 16. The. great
coal miners strike is off at last. Two
thousand diggers resumed work today
at the sixty-five cent rate.
McCullogh Becomes Chief.
By Wire to The Telegram.
New York, Sept. 16, McCullogh
sworn in as chief police yesterday af-.
ternoon.
DEATH OF MRS. HODGIN.
Mr. Lee's fleetings Another Negro
Shot at Winston.
Special to The Telegram.
Winston, Sept. 16. Mrs. S. H
Hodgin died at her home in this city
last night about 8 o'clock. She had
been very ill for some weeks with neu
ralgia of the heart, and her death was
not unexpected, yet the entire city is
sorely grieved on account of it. She
leaves a husband and three children,
Mrs. John W. Hanes, George Hodgin
and Miss Mary Hodgin, besides many
relatives in this city to mourn her sad
departure.
Evangelist Lee is shaking the city,
and is handling vice and wickendess
with rough tongs. His big tent is full
at each service and he is preaching
with great power.
Last night he rode the city council
and police officers with rough spurs,
and hundreds of voices in the audience
shouted back "Amen."
Another nagro was shot here Mon
day night, but the shooting only came
to light yesterday. The negro who
did the shooting is in jail. The wound
ed man will recover.
KING OF DENMARK INJURED.
Stumped and Fell Down a Spiral
Staircase..
By Cable to The Telegram.
Copenhagen, Denmark, Sept. 16.
King Christian suffered a serious ac
cident while ascending the spiral stair
case, leading to the beacon, at the
grounds of the fortress at Arresund.
He; stumped and fell down the stair
case, seriously injuring his chin and
mouth.
The pain was intense and the king
was obliged to return to Berustaff , on
the Isle of Euland, where the physi
cians are attending him.
Used Rolling Pins.
By Wire to The Telegram.
Hazleton, Pennsylvania, Sept.
16. Two hundred and fifty an
gry women made more trouble this
morning than a thousand men by at
tacking the wa'sheries with rolling
pins, poles and other weapons avail
able. They forced the men who offered lit
tle resistance, to quit work. In the
other regions quiet prevailed. The
strike is general and not a colliery of
importance is working.
They Smile at Governor Kountz.
By Wire To The Telegram.
Versailles, Ind., Sept. 16. The
personal representative of Governor
Koutz, has arrived to prosecute the
leaders of the lynching party, who
murdered the five men here. The peo
ple of the town smile and say nothing
will ever be done, and are throwing
every obstacle in the way of the law.
A RUNAWAY flARRIAGE.
This Time It Was the Children Who
Objected.
A runaway marriage on account of
objections by the old people is a usual
thing, but for the old folks to run
away from the children is something
out of the ordinary. A marriage of
this kind was solemnized here yester
day afternoon.
The contracting parties were John
H. Hudgins, of Pittsylvania county,
Va., and Mrs. Amelia M. Stanley, of
Durham county. They both have been
married before and have children who
seriously objected to the union, but
this obstacle was surmounted by these
two fond hearts.
The couple arrived in the city yes
terday afternoon and repaired to Mrs.
Worthington's boarding house, on
South Elm street, where they were
made one. After the marriage license
had been procured ' Squire' Eckel went
down and performed the ceremony in
his usual dignified and, impressive
manner. Mr. ana Mrs. Muagins left
last night for their home in Virginia.
The groom is 43 years old, while the
bride has seen thirty-six summers.
How it Stands Abroad.
C. M. Carson, the agent of the
Southern Stock Mutual Insurance
Company at Charlotte, is an up-to-date
advertiser. He first gives a long
list of over two hundred names that
have participated in the dividends and
then adds the following:
Increase over business for 1896, one
hundred per cent.
The greatest public benefit in North
Carolina, backed by sound business
men who do not want all the profits.
Does not belong to the South East
ern Tariff Association, but stands
alone for the interest of the people.
If you do not belong to my Insur
ance Family, join now, and get your
dividends for 1897, for we are still
paying 20 percent, back.
Very truly , -
; C. M. Carson, Agt.
Assets of the company January 1st,
1895, $100,000.
Assets July 1st, 1897, $130,000.
Increase in two and half years, $30,-000.
SILK MILLS MAY REMAIN
Manager Bamford Gone
North on Business
CONNECTED WITH THE FACTORY.
The Removal to be Reconsidered aiud
the Silk Business flay Yvt Flour
ish in the "City of Flowers."
The removal of the silk n His, notice
of which was published exclusively in
yesterday's Telegram, has been post
poned. Mr. Bamford received a telegram
from the company calling him north
for a further consultation in reference
to the matter and no further steps will
be taken toward removing the mills for
the present.
The Industrial and Immigration As
sociation sent Mr. J. F. Jordan north
to see the representatives of the rail
road and express companies with a
view to securing better transportation
rates, and pending a possible advan
tageous arrangement, the removal has
been postponed.
It is possible after all, that if a sat
isfactory agreement can be reached,
the mill will remain, for a time, at
least, until the advantages of the field
can be more thoroughly ascertained in
other respects.
It is to be hoped that the matter may
be agreeably adjusted, and that the
company may see their way clear to
continuing the plant in Greensboro.
Escaped from the Calaboose.
Will Thomas, a Greensboro negro,
and another negro tramp, beat their
way in last night on one of the trains.
They were arrested at the depot and
placed in the lock-up to await their
trial before the mayor this afternoon.
But they had no idea of remaining in
prison, so they began to look around
for a way of escape. There is a flue
in one of the walls of the calaboose in
which there is no grate. Oyer this
flue was tacked a piece of sheet iron. The
prisoners ripped off the sliuet iron and
crawled through into the jail corridor,
and when the guard stepped off for a
few minutes they made their escape.
The guard captured Thomas but the
other negro succeeded in getting away.
The Yellow Fever Scare.
While it is not at all probable that
yellow fever will spread so far up
country as this, yet there has been
some talk of the probable necessity of
establishing quarantine in Greensboro.
This place being located on one of the
main trunk lines, and there being a
great deal of travel through here on
that accout, the necessity for such a
step may arise.
The Southern's ticket agent here has
received instructions to sell no tickets
to points west of Columbus, Miss., and
to send all Texas business by Birming
ham, Ala., instead of through New
Orleans. He is instructed to advise
passengers to procure the proper health
certificates.
Pittsburg Strikers Go to Work.
Pittsburg, Pa., Sept. 15. The
coal miner's strike as far lis the Pitts-
bmg district is concerned, is off and
the 22,000 diggers will resume work to
morrow at the 65 cent rate. The de
cision to ignore the ten day clause,
which was a condition of the Columbus
settlement, was reached late this after
noon. There were only four dissent
ing voices, when the resolution to go
to work at once was voted on.
Office Seekers After Him.
Washington, Sept. 15. The White
House was thronged with official visi
tors today, and the President was kept
busy from an early hour with the steady
stream of callers. The first was Judge
Day, assistant secretary of state, who
came at 8:15 o'clock. He and the
President were together for some time,
presumably in relation to Cuban afJ
fairs and General Lee's visit, although
no information as to the nature of the
call was obtainable.
Refugees Pouring Into Atlanta.
Atlanta, Sept. 15. Yellow fever
refugees poured into the city today.
During. the day three special cars of
refugees came in from New Orleans
and other infected points.
One car was filled with the troops
from Jackson Barracks, in New Or
leans. This stopped here but a few
minutes, and then passed on through
to Chicamauga National Park, where
they will camp. There weije about 200
of the men.
Relief That is Appreciated.
The dust around the depot has been
almost unbearable for some days. This
morning the street sprinkler was car
ried down and the space around the
depot sprinkled thoroughly .The change
is greatly appreciated by the traveling
public and those who frequent the depot.
POINTS FROM HIGH POINT.
Personal and Local Affairs Briefly
Mentioned.
Telegram Bureau,
High Point, N. C, Sept. 16, '97. J
The series of meetings, which have
been in progress for the past 12 days,
conducted by Evangelist W. P. Fife,
will conclude with tonight's service.
These meetings have been the result of
much good.
Prof. J. M. Weatherly, formerly
principal of the institute here, returned
from Uvalde, Texas, this week, where
he has been elected superintendent of
the graded schools.
A telegram was received here yes
terday from J. H. Millis stating that
he arrived at Little Rock, Ark., safely
and felt much improved.
The Misses Johnson, of Washing
ton city, who have been spending some
months in the city, returned home yes
terday.
The new law firm of Stedma
Ragan will have offices over Beeso
Hardware Co.'s store.
Miss Estelle Tomlinson, of Archdale,
passed through the city yesterday en
route to Asheville, where she will enter
the female college.
All preparations for the celebration
tomorrow are about complete in every
particular, including a big shower of
rain.
Did Not Recognize Silver.
New YOrk, Sept. 15. The Demo
cratic State committee refused today
to accede to the demands of the free'
silverites that the principles of the
Chicago platform be reaffirmed. The
committee met by authorization of the
Democratic State convention of last
year to nominate a candidate for chief
justice of the Court of Appeals.
$1,000,000 in Gold from Klondyke.
San Francisco, Sept. 15. The
long overdue steamer Excelsior, which
left St. Michaels, Alaska, for this port
six weeks ago, but was compelled to
put back to Unalaska for repairs, after
having broken two blades of her pro
peller, arrived here this morning with
63 passengers and about $1,000,000 in
gold.
THE MARKETS.
Closing Quotations by Private Wire
to H. W. Silsby & Co.
Mess.H.W. Silsby & Co., commission
brokers, furnish us with the following
closing quotations of the New York
Stock exchange and the Chicago Board
of Trade:
The following are the closing quota-
of the New York Stock Exchange:
New York, Sept. 16, 1897. .
American tobacco 92
Atch., Top. & Santa Fe 34
B. and O
C. and 0 26
Chic, Bur. and Quincy 100i
Chic. Gas 10o
Del., Lack, and Western
Delaware and Hudson
Am. spirits
Dist'r and cattle feed
Erie
General Electric 40i
Jersey Central 97
Louisville and Nashville 60i
Lake Shore
Manhattan Elevated 112
Missouri and Pacific 37t
Northwestern 1311
Northern Pacific Pr
National Lead
New York Central... . '. 114f
Pacific Mail
Reading 28
Rock Island 94S
Southern Railway 36
Southern Railway Pr "
St. Paul 101i
Sugar Trust 152f
Tenn. Coal & Iron : . . 33i
Texas Pacific
U. S. Leather Preferred 70
Western Union Tel 95!
Wabash Preferred 22i
The following are the closing quota
tions of the Chicago Board of Trade:
Chicago, Sept: 16, 1897.
Wheat, Dec ". 93i
" Sept...
" May 93
Corn, Dec 311
41 Sept
" Oct
" May 34
Oats, Sept
" Dec 21i
" May 23f
Pork, Sept
" Oct 817
" Dec 825
Lard, Sept
" Oct 450
" Dec 457
Ribs, Sept .'
" Oct 515
" Dec 480
Cotton, Sept
' Oct .....670(a)
" Nov : (3
" Dec 669(g)
44 Jan.... 673
44 Feb
Puts, 93. Calls, 95. . Curb, 93.
B. L. RUBEN,
The Artistic
Has on hand a full line of
Imported Woolens
Of all the latest styles prevailing for
this season. The public will do -well to
call and examine my goods before plac
ing orders elsewhere. Remember that
I guarantee everything
First-class
At very low prices.
Cleaning, Repairing and Dyeing
Done at short notice.
B. L. RUBEN.
Merchant Taoob.
116 South Elm St Benbow Bl'dg.
STATEMENT OF
The Greensboro National Bank,
GREENSBORO, N. C,
At the close of business September 10th, 1897.
" BESOURCES.
Loans and discounts, $251,630 54
Overdrafts, 2,300 60
U. S. 4 per cent bonds (par) 25,000 00
Premium on U. S. bonds, 2,437 50
Banking house and fixtures, 20,000 00
Due from other banks, 45,773 89
Cash on hand, 53,899 39
Total,
LIABILITIES.
Capital,
Surplus and profits,
Circulation,
Due to banks,
Individual deposits,
$401,041 92
$100,000 00
5,910 61
22,500 00
13,633 73
258,997 58
Total. $401,041 92
NEIL, ELLINGTON, President.
A. H. ALDERMAN, Cashier.
We Have Listed
With Us Today
Several beautiful lots on
Edgworth and Spring
streets. These lots
are not held at
boom prices--
But will be sold cheap.
Good two-story house on Ashboro
street for rent, price $12.59 per mo.
WHARTON & McALISTER.
FOR ALL, SKIN
AND SCALP DISEASES
Use Johnson's
Oriental Soap.
Medical and Toilet
Two cakes 25 cents.
HOWARD GARDNER'S
Corner Opposite .tosT Office.
Go to
Ward's
Drug: Store
Where you will find a
full line of Drugs and
Druggists7 Sundries.
Also a line of fine
Cigars, Smoking and
Chewing Tobacco.
All the Cold Soda Drinks.
L
DO NOT TRIFLE
. . . With Your Eyes . . .
And do not let any one .
else do it for you. If
they fail you in any way,
consult at once a
Competent 'j
And Reliable
Specialist.
J. T. Johnson, the
Greensboro Eye Specialist
Is always at his post, and
will be glad to give you
any information needed.
K, of P. Building, 225 S. Elm St.
Examination Free.
Satisfaction Guaranteed.
OFFICE HOURS: 8:00 a m to 12:30
m.; 2:00 to o;00,p. m.
W. B. BEACHAM,
Architect and Builder,
Plans and Specifications
Furnished on Application.
Office : Odd Fellows Building, up stairs.