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'V. Tie Tele venue ooro granHo VOL. !. NO. 121. More Fireworks! I am still receiving fireworks and have the largest, newest and most complete line in the city, and the Prices Can't Be Beat. Tli ere is no law against shooting fireworks this year except on the streets of the city. ANDREWS. The Leading Confectioner. Opposite K. of P. Building. Mexican Hand Carved Leather Goods, Something1 entirely new and novel in Poeketbooks, Card Cases, Chata- lettes and Calendars. We have just received a beautiful line of Poeketbooks and Card Cases in Seal, Monkey Skin and Alligator in the different shades, with silver trimmings and without. These are marvelously pretty goods and will help to solve the gift ques tion. A. A. Waterman's Fountain Pens, From $1.25 up. These pens are sold antee and are the Best, under a guar- W B farrar & Son Jewelers Established 1SC8. Everybody Says Greensboro needs a First la?s Cafe. We have it. Now a u token of your appreciation, 'ivc u-s your trade. Everything is in perfect order. Come to The place is next to Ward's unit' store. E. H. GRADY, Manager. USE Tar lied. Cough Syrup and Stop That Cough. Trial Bottle Free,, at Asheboro Street Pharmacy. n u .1 o n - - n I UGO II KBSIIer & OOn, riUpS W C Porter, Manager We Will Receive Every day this week, v Choice Table Butter. Our price will be 20c. lb. Nice apples 20 and 25c. peck. Sweet potatoes, 10c. peck. The finest Cape Cod cranberries at 10c. Kggs, chickens and everything nice at the lowest prices. VUNCANON & CO., Reliable Grocers. South Elm St. 'Phone No. 2. When Out for Your Christmas Shopping call and examine our Holiday Goods We may aid you in settling the Gift Question. Gaston W. Ward Druggist. DO ! WE FIGHT GERMANY? German fleet Said To Be Coming To America INSTEAD OF GOING TO CHINA. prominent German Financier is Au, thority for the StatementIt i Lacks Confirmation. Byf Wire to Thr Tei.bg ram. Jr-niiadelphia, Dec. 20 The Phi la delphia Record this morning published the astouding news that Germany has wuw3 xmiiiai sueps rawara a war with the United States. ' The article is printed on the authority of a promi nent German financier who is now visit ing here. He declares that Germany's mysterious fleet now under the com mana 01 trince Henry is enroute to threaten American territory instead of Chinese possessions. WHERE PRINCE HENRY IS. By Cable to Thb Tklbgbam. Osborne Isle of Wright, Dec. 20 Prince Henry, of Prussia, slept at Os borne after visiting the Queen and re turned aboard the Deutchland this morning. If the weather permits coal ing the Prince will resume his journey to China tomorrow. The customary salutes were exchanged this morning FIRE EARLY THIS MORNING. Storage Warehouse of the Southern Varnish Co. Burns. At half past three o'clock this morn ing an alarm was turned in and promptly all the bells and whistles in town began to raise an uproar that presumably left few people in town asleep. The clouds over the southern endtof the city were red with the glare of fire and it looked as though a good sec tion of the city might be in flames. The hose wagon got out promptly, a did The Telegram reporter, but only to find that the fire was outside of the town and no water in reach. The hose w apron returned in disgust. The storage warehouse of the South ern Varnish Company, situated on the Cape ,' Fear and Yadkin Valley rail way, was burning, it contained a number of large tanks filled with the fine varnish made by this company, about 1-5,000 worth in all, together with a large quantity of the raw mate rials used the manufacture of varnish. These materials being very inflamma ble made such a blaze as is seldom seen ana naa tne Duiiaing Deen in reach of fire plugs would have made it impossible to extinguish jt. Fortu nately there was no other building near enough to ignite and, the roofs beinsr wet, the flying sparks did no damage. The total loss is $8,000 and the insurance $3,500. It was the inten tion of the owners to have increased the insurance this week. The cause of the fire is unknown, but it is thought to have resulted from safe cracking. Thck lapnro eafo in which wprp the books " of the firm together with accounts and bills was found to have been blown open. The explosion probably ignited the inflammable materials stored in the building. WE HOPE NOT. It is Reported that Dr. Robinson Has Hydrophobia. Dr. Robinson.who was bitten on the ear by a rabid cat at Guilford College several days ago, is in Baltimore where he went to take the Pasteur treatment. He was bitten by the same cat which bit the little boy David Moore, who died on Thursday morning,mention of which was made in this paper. The terrible news that the dread dis ease had developed in the case of Dr. Robinson, at Baltimore, reached Greensboro today. We sincerely trust that it is a mistake. Pitching Toward Sodom. Rev. J. W. Lee, the evangelist, preached an able sermon last night at West Market street Methodist cnurcn on the theme, "Pitching Toward Sodom." This was a fertile topic and the eloquent divine held his hearers spell bound for three-quarters - of an hour. He spoke of the tendency of the men of today to- subordinate every thing to the one end of amassing wealth as the same in principle as Lot's pibCUlIlg llUWam OUUUIU ksm.aucns vuv pasturage was good there. He de clared that if Lot were alive today he would be considered the " shrewdest of business men. The sermon was emi nently timely. . GREENSBORO, N. O, MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1897. IN A BREAD WAGON. . A Jolly Excursionist from Moore County Takes a Ride. That was a good-natured, jolly crowd from Moore-county in town Saturday. xney came on various errands some to do shopping for Christmas, others to see the sights, others because the fare was cheap, and still others to take care of their friends; and some of them needed taking care of. We have no street cars in Greens boro, unfortunately, and several of the boys got very tired of walking. The city is large, you know, and they had to see it all that was what they came for. Yes, they became very tired and in the course of their rounds, saw so much that they kept buying and loading up and tanking and the tank ing act did the business. Of course they were unused to it; they don't do that way down in Moore When they were unable to proceed fur ther, they were taken care of by the kindheafted guardians of the city un til nearly time for their train to leave There were ' only three or four of them and one was yet unable to walk. There was no time to be lost and the excursion managers, who had gener ously proeurred their release, hastily glanced around for a carriage and there was not a carriage in sight. A bread wagon, which was seen passing at this critical period, was hailed and pressed into service. Hastily dumping the tired passenger into this, a friend climbed in to hold him, there being no cushions or pillows, and away the rude vehicle rattled over the stone pavement, reaching, the South Elm crossing in time to flag the excursion as it was pulling out. About the same time, two other ex cursionists, who had been told thatthe train would not leave, on time, were leisurely enjoying an oyster stew in a restaurant near the depot. This en joyment was cut short by the cry "the excursion is leaving," and rushing out saw a train leaving over the Southern. With handkerchiefs unfolded they flag ged this train only to find they were losing time. The engineer directed them to the C. F. and Y. V., and making a break in that direction reached the South Elm crossing just in time to catch a glimpse of the rear coach as it disappeared behind the buildings. The laugh was on the boys and they had to wait for a through freight train, which left here after midnight. After summing it all up, we are of the opinion the boys will be more care ful when they visit the city on the next annual excursion. . A number of packages, which were forgotten in the hurry of catching the train, have been.sent for and we hope will reach their destinaton in time for Christmas. AFTER THE DOGS.. The Ordinance Passed by the Board of Aldermen this Afternoon. The Board of Alderman met at half past four o'clock this afternoon to pass an ordinance with reference to dogs as suererested some days aero by The Telegram. The ordinance passad is as follows: Be it ordained by the board of al dermen of the city of Greensboro, N. C, that it shall be unlawful for the owner of any dog or slut to allow said dog or slut to run at large in the city. That this ordinance shall be in force for fortv days from and after the 21st day of December, 1897. That any person violating said or dinance shall upon conviction be fined $10.00 and it shall be lawful for and the duty of the policemen of said city to kill any f dog or slut running at large on the streets of said city during the time that this ordinance is in force. Introduced by Shaw. TO BE ARGUED JANUARY 8TH. Question of Constitutionality of Ton nage on Fertilizers. The question of the Constitutionality the tonnage on fertilizers will be argued before the United States Su preme Court January 8th, if Justice McKenna is promptly confirmed so as to give a full bench. Messrs. Busbee & Battle, who form erly were counsel in this case, and J . C. L. Harris, the present counsel, say they are confident the court will decide in the State's favor. If the decision is adverse the whole agricultural department will be knocked out until the Legislature can meet, and the Agricultural College, which gets considerable aid from the department will also be injured. Morning Post. The deed for St. Mary's School in Raleigh to the Protestant Episcopal Church in North Carolina is signed by the heirs of the late Paul C. Cameron. The amount to bepaid is $50,000 one third in cash, the balance in 20 years. GAS DEAL IS CONSUMMATED And Pittsburg Will Have a New Octopus on the Scene. VERDICT OF WILFUL MURDER. A Cunarder Comes Late Into Port- Schooner Goes Ashore and Sinks, and the Crew Is Saved. By Wire to Thb Telegram. Pittsburg, Dec. 20. As a result of the negotiations which have been pending for three-years ptans for the consolidation oi all the gas companies of Pittsburg and Alleghany, eounty were completed today. The new com pany is capitalized at five million dollars. It will build a new plant in Pittsburg costing eight hundred thou sand dollars. GUILTY OF MURDER. By Cable to Thk Telegram. London, Dec. 20. The inquest held today over the remains of Actor Ter- riss, who was stabbed, at the door of his stage room by another actor, re turned a verdict of wilful murder. STEAMER BEHIND TIME. By Cable to The Telegram. Queenstown, Dec. 20. The Cunard line steamship, Etruria, arrived here this morning twenty-four hours late. SCHOONER GOES ASHORE. By Wire to Thb Telkgram. Providence, R. I.. Dec. 20 The schooner, Whittemore, from New York, went ashore near Watch All this morning. She is a total loss. The . crew was rescued with difficulty after spending a night in the rigging. Col. Parsons Takes Kassala. By Cable to The Telegram. Rome, Dec. 20, Col. Parsons, who started from Suakine in the early part of November with a British force 1 uj00 strong to take ver the- town of Kassala from the Italians, has arrived at that place and taken possession of it in the interest of Egypt. Talk Good Roads. This is the season when the - man from rural parts feels the necessity for good roads most. From now un til the first of May every man who drives into town will do so through mud from six to twelve inches deep. The roads would be called impassable any where else than in this state. It is reported that the county Com missioners nave in contemplation in the early spring a decided move in the direction of better roads. It it be true, as it doubtless is, they will place the city and the county under lasting obligations. - Our roads are an object lesson now that is more eloquent than words as an argument for macadam. Wanted Negro Jurors. A Kansas City despatch says: Joseph McCoy, chairman of the republican county committee, created a sensation by excepting to a jury in the Circuit Court because there were no negroes upon it. McCoy appeared as attorney for Ed. Temple, a negro charged with robbery. By a decision of the Mis souri Supreme Court a negro is not entitled to demand trial by a negro jury, but McCoy holds that the county has no right to exclude the names of negroes from the jury wheel, as it does now. The question will be argued to morrow. Ladies Orchestra Tonight. Clara Schumann Ladies Orchestra arrived this morning, and will appear at the Academy tonight. The press notices where they have been are very high in praise of this splendid concert company. They do not confine them-. selves to a high or classical order of music, but the program is interspersed with laughable and catchy airs. The encores are particularly lively ana pleasing. The curtain will ring up at 8:30 in order to give a number of people a chance to go, who could not otherwise be there. Prince Bismarck Despondent. London, Dec. 19 A special dispatch from Hamburg says: Prince Bismarck who braced up for the Emperor's visit, has relapsed into his former weakness, despondence and persistent insomia. Mentally and physically Prince Bis- mark is rapidly declining. To Cure a Cold in One Day. Take Laxative Bromo -Quinine Tab lets. All druggists' refund the money if it fails to cure. 25c. NOTES FROM HIGH POINT. The Local News from Our Neighbor Briefly Told. Telegram Bureau, ) High Point, N. C, Dec. 20, '97. Miss Elizabeth Dowd, one of High Point's beautiful, charming and most highly accomplished young ladies, left this morning for Norfolk, ..Va., 'where she will spend the holidays. Her nu merous mends here wish tor her a most delightful visit and a safe re turn. Ward Eshelman, who has been in school at Horner's Military School, came home Saturday night to spend the holidays. ; Mr. and Mrs. Cochran left this morning for Philadelphia. Mrs. Morehead and Miss Nellie Makepeace will give an operetta at Jarrell's hall tomorrow night for the benefit of the Methodist parsonage. Prof. Geo. H. Crowell, superintend ent of the Graded School, left this morning for his home in New London, N. C, to spend the holidays. Leslie Cartland, a Guilford College student, came home to spend the holi days. ' Mayor Bradshaw and Ed Steel went to Asheboro today. C. F. Long spent Sunday at his home, Roxboro. Miss Fulghum, of Goldsboro, and Miss Henry anna Hackney, of Guilford College, who have been teaching in the Graded School, and who have added much to the social circles of our city, left for their homes to spend the holidays. Miss Laura Stebbins, a charming and most bewitching young lady, of South Boston, Va., is visiting Miss Sallie Willis. Ed. Ragan, of Greensboro, spent Sunday at his home near High Point. Misses Estelle English, of Monroe, Lena Blair, of Asheboro, and Rosa Moffitt, of Lexington, passed through Saturday morning en route to their homes, all from school at Guilford College. . The Wheat War. A Chicago despatch to the New York Sun says: P. D. Armour delivered to theLeiter- French syndicate 1,000,000 bushels of cash wheat. ,In all, the Leiter people took 1,250,000 bushels, for which they paid cash. Mr. Armour also has sev eral million bushels sold for delivery before the end of the month, and Weare has been a good seller on the recent bulge against purchases in other markets not yet delivered here. There was money in delivering wheat today. Many warehouse receipts were about to expire, and the quarter of a cent extra storage which Leiter had to pay for the single day will cost the young millionaire just $2,500. Big Shipment of Havana Tobacco. By Wire to Thb Telex; ram. New York, Dec. 20 The Ward Line steamship Seguranca, which arrived today from Havana, had aboard 882 bales of leaf tobacco. This was the second shipment which has reached here since the recall of General Wey- ler. Blizzard in Nebaska. By Wire to The Telegram. Omaha, Dec.' 20 Another blizzard is passing over the state, and grain men say the heavy covering of snow has saved the wheat crop. . Thanks of the Ladies. The ladies who had the management of the Christmas bazaar desire to thank the . public for the liberal and altogether satisfactory patronage which the bazaar received. The pro ceeds will not be definitely known un til the heads of ' the different depart ments make their reports. The build ing was cleared out this morning and the few articles that remained unsold were taken away. The Rabbits Doing Well. The rabbits inoculated on Saturday at the Astley-Cooper hospital are all reported by Dr. Brooks as doing well today. Having passed the stage when the danger of death from inflamation was greatest, the experiment will de termine finally whether the dog had rabies. " Snow White. Tbe curtain will rise on "Snow White's" birthday party promptly at 3 o'clock, December 22d. The libretto of this opretta is founded upon Grimm's well known fairy story , " S no w White , " and is written by Clara Louis Bern- ham, the popular story writer. The music is by George F. Root. Admission, 10 cents. SIX HUNDRED REINDEER Wanted by Secretary Alger to Succor the Yukon Mines A TRAMP KILLED BY TRAINS Steamer Aries Burning at Norfolk. Dutch Hogs to Pay a Heavier Du ty Canal Closed. By Wire to The Telegram. Washington, Dec. 20 Secretary Al ger sent a cablegram today to Wm A. Kiellman, assistant superintendent of Alaskan reindeer for Norway, ask ing how soon he can collect and ship 600 reindeer, with the necessary driv ers. Kiellman sent to Lapiana six weeks ago to purchase reindeer. COTTON STILX. BURNING.. Norfolk, Dec. 20 Fire is still burn ing in the cargo of 8,000 bales of cot ton in the hold of the British steamer -i Aries. The flames were discovered on Saturday. Everyeffort is being made to save the general cargo. ; . A HOGISH MEASURE. Paris, Dec. 20 The debate on the bill to increase the customs duties on Dutch hosrs. hoff products and lard opened in the Chamber of Deputies to day. The bill finally adopted fixed the duty on hogs at 12 francs, pigs at 3. hoar products at 50 and lard at 30 francs. TRAMP CRUSHED. Pontioc. 111.. Dec. 20 An unidenti fied tramp was crushed to deatn in a collision here yersterday afternoon between a freight and an. express tram on the Alton road. Several employes were severely injured. GLASS WORKS START UP. Bridereton. N. Y.. Dec. 20 Several glassworking establishments have started, the fires under' their turnaces today.- This will give employment to 2000 idlers. CANAL CLOSED. ' Bordentown. N. J., Dec. 20 The Delaware and Raritan canal closed today to navigation for the winter. ; Van Wyck's Successor. By Wire to The Telegram. New York, Dec. 20 Governor Black today appointed District Attorney 01 cott to succeed Mayor-elect VanWyck as city judge. . ' Schooner Burned. By Wire to The Telegram. Salem, Mass., Dec. 20 The Three masted schooner Marguerite, from St. John to New York, laden with laths, was burned to the water's edge today. GOING TO DAWSON. Newspaper Syndicate to Send an Ex pedition to Dawson. Secretary Alger received a telegram from Mr. Edgar B. Piper, at Seattle, Wash., this morning, saying: "The Post-Intelligencer and its Alas ka news syndicate have made all pre parations to send an expedition to Dawson City, leaving Seattle next Tuesday on the steamer Corona for Skaguay. It is fully equipped with oxen and dogs, and will reach Dawson by Feb ruary 15. -It is the pioneer mid-winter expedition, and its services are offer ed to you for reconnoitering or such other purposes as you may be able to suggest." Washington Star. ' Great Fire at Melbourne. S an Francisco , Dec . 19 The great fire in Melbourne on the morning of No vember 22d was far more destructive than was indicated in the brief cable report of the disaster. Mail advices brought by the steamer Moana state that the entire district, comprising the great warehouse emporium of Victoria , was gutted and reduced to a mass of tottering ruins. The total amount of damage done is estimated at .$7,500, 000. V Holiday Rates. . Agents of the C. F. and Y. V. are authorized to sell round trip holiday tickets at the rate of 4 cents a mile one way This is "a rate of 2 cents a mile. Tickets to be sold December 22 to 25; also December 30, 31 and January 1, with extreme'limit to January 4, 1898, good for continuous passage in each direction. Price. Two Cents CHRISTIAS ADVICE may be wasted, as it is only the wise that profit . by other people's experience, but we will give it for -what it is worth. You will get more real satisfaction, comfort and wear out of one suit of custom tailor-made clothing than you will : out of twenty ready-made suits. Why not ? What Is a tailor for 1 To fit every curve, rem edy every defect of figure, have your collar ' lay just so, and give you the style of a gentle man. We do it every time. B. L RUBEN, Merchant Tailor, ., lie South Elm-Street Benbow Buiidia.. , , , I THE ALLEN t. Greensboro, N. C. Formerly Morion Hotel, Centrally located near court house. Newly furnished. Hot and cold water, gas and sewerage. Cleanliness, con venience and comfort, special features. Terms moderate. ' Special rates to tourists and families and commercial men. Open at all hours, day and night. Try it. Present rate, $1.00 per day. W. B. ALLEN, Prop. Facts Worth Studying. If the Southern Stock-Mutual pays no larger dividends than the 20 per cent, now paid, and the business in creases during the next seven years in the same ratio it has increased during the last three years, the actual saving for the ten years to policy-holders in North 1 and South - Carolina will be $194,822.00, and to the policy-holders in Greensboro alone, $26,237.00. Be sides this the Company's assets (rein surance reserve and surplus) repre sented by still larerer fiffupea will h kept at home and invested in the state. What better investment can the public make than by upholding an' institu tion tike this ? WHARTON & Mc A LISTER. : AGENTS. Christmas Presents While you are giving, Give something: that will be of real benefit. Nothing will be more appro priate or useful than a pair of Gold Spectacles i..' OR . Gold Eye Glasses Buy them now and have your friend come in after Christmas to have the eyes examined and correctly fitted without extra charge. J. T. JOHNSON, The Eye Specialist, 302i South Elm Street OFFICE HOURS: 8:30 a m to 12:30 m.; z:oo to 5:30 p. m. Fine, Handsome and Useful. If you want to give your friend something Fine, Handsome and Use ful as a Christmas present, come and look at our stock of LEATHER GOODS Music Rolls. Card Cases. Poeketbooks, etc. before you pur chase. Howard Gardner, Druggist. Corner Opposite Vost Office. Holiday Goods. I have just opened a pretty ine of holiday goods please call. Nothing better for chapped hands than Marshmallow Lotion. . ' Holton's Drug Store. McAdoo House Building. "1X7" ANTED Any number of friends T to inform me how to get a move on my business, general merchandise. Call at 606 South Elm street. d-16-lm W. H. Dailey ' i . - ..."
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