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GREENSBORO, N. G.;. WON DAY, JANUARY 3, 1898.
Price Two Cents
l i'
oveninflr
M Price.
To induce you to buy
Fireworks
-for the New Year, I am of
fering what I have left at
half price.
ANDREWS.
The Leading Confectioner.
Opposite K. of P. Building.
Don't
Be Fooled
A. A. Waterman's
"Standard"
Fountain Pens are
the only modern
pens.
Beware of Old-Fashion Ideas!
W 6 farrar & Son
Jewelers
Established 1868.
I Have
Secured a First
Class Cook, and am full; prepared to
serve the good people of Greensboro.
Remembe" I only Uer to the best
trade.
Central Cafe,
e. n. GRADY,
Manager.
USE
Tar Heel Cough Syrup
and
Stop That Cough.
Trial Bottle Free, at
tehel'oro Street Pharmacy.
Geo W Kestler & Son, Props
W C Porter, Manager
To Our Friends:
Hoping that each one
of you have spent a jolly
Christmas and wishing
you a happy New Year
and abundant pros
perity throughout 1608.
Call on us at the
old stand.
Respectfully,
VUNCANON & CO.,
Reliable
South Elm St.
Grocers.
'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.
NORTH WILKESBORG BURNS
Work of the flames In the Moun
tain Town
ALMOST WIPED OFF THE EARTH
With a Little Wind the Town Would
Have Been Entirely Destroyed.
The "Hustler" Office Burned.
Special to Tbs Telegram.
North Wilkeaboro, N. C, Jan. 3
Fire originated about 7:30 o'clock last
night in the furniture department
of Stafford Bros. store. It spread
with great rapidity before help arrived
and soon the entire building was
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ENVELOPED IN FLAMES.
The store of A. M. McGee was the
next to catch and was- entirely con
sumed. Then Policeman Vickers' res
idence caught and was burned to ash
es. The large wholesale house of L.
A. Jarvis caught several times but the
flames were extinguished by heroic
work. The building of the Bank of
North Wilkes bo ro
BARELY ESCAPED.
Most of the property was covered by
insurance and the losses are as fol
lows: . Stafford Bros, store and goods about
$6,000, insurance $4,800. The North
Wilkesboro Hustler office was also
in this building- and was totally de
stroyed, the loss being $700 with no
insurance.
THE K. OF P. HALL
and J. N. Hickerson's law office were
also located in it. Neither was insur
ed, but the losses are' small, the K. of
P. being $175, and that of Hickerson
about $350. W. G. Upchurch had sev
eral sewing machines stored and his
loss is $125. !
m'gee's loss
.-Vfl)out $4,000. with $1,500 insurance.
He saved some of his goods.
Vickers' loss is about $100. The
damage to the telephone company is
about $75, and to the bank $25. The
damage to L. A. Jarvis' store and
goods is about $1,500, fully covered by
insurance.
THE ENTIRE LOSS
is about $14,000. The Hustler will be
started again as soon as a new outfit
can be ordered.
J. R. Coffey, Gordon Jarvis and
L. N. Hickerson narrowly escaped
with their lives and were
SEVERAL TIMES SINGED.
They were in Hickerson's office try
iog to get out some books when the
flames broke through.
The night was still which prevented
the fire from spreading, otherwise the
conflagration would have done much
more damage.
Growth of the South In Wealth.
The value of the assessed property
in the South today is just double what
it was before the war, when the negroes
were included as property.
Taking the South as a whole, the
increase has been greater where indus
tries have been diversified and inten
sified. Mississippi is joined to her
old idol, King Cotton hence that
State which, comparatively, was one
of the wealthiest before the war, is
now one of the poorest at least one
of the least progressive as far as ma
terial progress goes. North Oaroli na,
one of ijhe poorest, or rather one of
the slowest, in ante-bellum days, is
now become one of the wealthiest.
Within a few years the old North
State has built 180 cotton factories
and 240 tobacco factories. Her old,
worn-out sedge fields, with 93 per cent.
1 of silicious matter, produce the fine
yellow leaf tobacco in abundance.
The building of railroads has been
one of the most . important factors in
this unexampled development of
wealth. Nashville Banner.
New Bank Receiver.
By Wire to Thb Telegram.
Washington, D. C, Jan. 3. John
McNulta has been appointed receiver
of the Bank of Illinois to succeed
John C. McKeen.
To Cure a Cold In One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
if it fails to cure. 25c.
NOT THE SHOOTER.
He Expects to Make the Journal Pay
for the Charge.
The reports today say that Joe Jack-
sun, wao was snot oy joud uuckwoiib
at High Point last week, is improving
and will tret well. The man who did
the shooting has not yet been arrested,
ving far successfully eluded the
But this is not all of the story. Matt
Hanney was here this morning . going
to Winston to see the proprietors of
The Journal in regard to a statement
in that paper charging him with being
the shooter. Mr. Hanney showed us
the paper, and seemed to be greatly
worked up over the matter. There was
fire in his eye, and he exclaimed
"The Journal must pay me heavy
damages"
We bu trees ted that possibly The
Journal was not to blame, that the re
port was sent to them that way. He
refused to Believe this and jam
ming the paper down in his overcoat
pocket said: "I'll have damages."
From that we take it that he will
accept no apology from The Journal
An announcement that the statement
was an error will not satisfy Mr.
Hanney. He must have pay for the
slander. The Journal is alone to
blame, and when he gets through with
them their bank account will have de
creased and Mr. Hanney will walk
away with a satisfied smile and a nice
fat roll of erreenbacks in his inside
pocket.
Enough of the coin of the realm,
commonly known as filthy lucre, will
wipe away the blood spots which nojcJ
obscure the silvery face of the moon
Then all will be well, and those who
desire to plant Early Rose potatoes,
Silver Skin onions and such truck,
in the moon, can begin to prepare
their seed.
"Let Them All Come."
If the arrangements for railroad
rates is made 'for our neighboring
towns to come and see "Pudden'head
Wilson" at the Academy next Thurs
day night, our people had better get
seats, as this being the only stop in
the Slate for this splendid company.
Yon may expect a top heavy house
and all of our people should try to
see "Pudd'nhead Wilson" by Joe
Jeffersou's Co. Admission has been
put at 50c 75c and $1.00, children 25o
in gallery-seats now on sale at Gard
ners.
Salisbury's Mistake.
Lord Salisbury may imagine he is
gratifying Canada by placing: the
wishes of the Dominion seal poachers
above considerations of international
policy, refusing to act contrary to
their demands. But he loses far more
than he can gaiat by such a course.
Alienation of the friendship of the
American people will be a worse thing
for Great Britain than the disappoint
ment of a few Canadian seal fisher
men. As matters are shaping them
selves in the East, Great Britain is
likely to need the moral support of all
whom she can araw to her side; and
in such a case the United States
counts for a great deal more than
Canada. From the Boston Post.
Public Library Movement.
The plans for the organization of the
public library company as noted in
these columns some weeks ago are
being printed and it is the purpose of
the committee to begin the work of
soliciting membership at once.
The plan as outlined is an excellent
one, requiring small outlay on the
part of each member and yet will se
cure for the city a first-class library.
There ought to be little difficulty in
securing the requisite amount of sub
scription. THE SAME OLD QAG.
Mayor Strong Glad to be rid of Re
sponsibilities. By Wire to Thb Tklbubam.
New York, Jan. 3. Ex-Mayor
Strong arrived at his dry goods store
at 9:30 this morning, the earliest in
three years. He said that he never
felt better and was glad to be rid of
the responsibilities of public office.
The New Comptroller.
By Wire to Thk Tklbgbam.
Washington, Jan. 3. Charles G.
Dawes, of Illinois, today took charge
of the office of Comptroller of the cur
rency. N. B. Scott, of West Virginia,
assumed his new duties as Commis
sioner of internal revenue.
To Cure a Cold in One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
il it fails to cure. 25c.
HAHNA HOWLEBS ARE BLUE
Jhc Air IS Warm With SulDfluT-
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OUS CStffQeS
OF BRIBERY, TREACHERY, ETC.
Kurtz People Say They Are Gaining
and Mason Says Hanna
Is Beaten.
By Wire to Thx Tklagbam.
Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 3. Senator
tianna s loiiowers in tne state are in
a panic; although they continue to
claim his election they are very des
pondent. The air Is hot with charges
of wholesale attempts at bribery and
treachery. The ; anti-Hanna people
make charges and claim that they can
prove what they assert. They promise
sensational developments. The Kurtz
supporters claim that two members on
whom Hanna counts will desert him at
the proper time, Mason, the anti
tianna candidate for Speaker of the
House, said this morning that he can
not be defeated for that position.
Manna's followers are making a des
perate struggle and charge the oppo
sition with bribery.
MASON ELECTED.
Columbus, 2 p. m. The Ohio legis
lature convened this morning at ten
o'clock. Owing to he Senatorial con
test unusual interest is being taken in
the organization of both houses. The
centest - in the h6use was between
Mason, the antkHanna and Boxwell
the Hanna candidate. The first ballot
resulted: Boxwell fifty-three, Mason,
fifty -six. Mason was declared elected.
SIATUTION IN THE SENATE.
The republican senate caucus nomi
nated Senator Alexander for president
pro tern. In the absence of Senator
Burke, of Cleveland, who is opposed
to Hanna, it meant the election of
democratic office rsbf the senate. Lieu
tenant-Governor Jones, who has the
deciding vote, is also opposed to Han
na. The arrival of Brice started the
report that the gold standard demo
crats, with the republicans, will elect
him.
A STAY FOR THORN.
Oieldsensuppe's Murderer Will
Not
Be Put to Death on Jan. io.
Lawyer William F. Howe got for
Martin Thorn, the convicted murderer
of William Gieldsensuppe, yesterday
a stay of proceedings on his execution,
which was set for the week beginning
Jan. 10.
Mr. Howe filed with the District At
torney and the County Clerk of Queens
county a notice of appeal from Thorn's
conviction, and obtained a certificate
of stay, which he despatched by spe
cial messenger to the Warden of the
State prison at "Sing Sing. The mes
senger saw Thorn in the prisoner's
cell in murderers' row, and informed
him of what Mr. Howe had done in his
behalf. New York Sun.
NACK CASE POSTPONED.
To Give Time for the Judge to Inves
tigate.
By wire to ThkTklkgkam.
New York, Jan. 3. Mrs. Nack's
trial has been indefinitely postponed
to allow Justice Garrettson, of the
Supreme Court, who is sitting for the
January term of Queens county court,
to investigate all the previous state
ments in the case.
An Out of Season Victim.
By Wire To Thb Telegram.
Maysville,Col., Jan. 3 Clide Maud-
ville,a member of the Wheatland foot
ball team, who was injured in a scrim
mage last Saturday, died this morn
ing as a result of his injuries.
To Cure a Cold in One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
if it fails to cure.' . 25c.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, tetter, chapped hands, chil
blains, corns, and all skin eruptions,
and positively cures piles or no pay
reauired. It is guaranteed to erive per
fect satisfaction or money refunded.
Price 2d cents per box. D or sale by
C. E. HoltOQ.
TRAMP WITH ONE SHOE.
He Was Sleeping Off HI Inebriation
Whe-n He Was Arrested.
Officer Jeffries ran across a tramp
Saturday, a big, strapping, fellow
large enough and stout enough to do
any kind of manual labor, quietly
residence and the Southern
railroad. He had only one shoe and
was lying on the bare ground and
used an overcoat as covering.
lhe weather was cold and getting
colder and the officer pulled the tramp,
who gave his name as Joe Malloy,
and put him in the calaboose. There
he was kept until yesterday, when a
colored man from Haw River came up
and reported that he had been robbed
of a suit of clothes by a tramp
Diligent search revealed the fact
that Alfred Graves had bought a pair
of pants from a tramp for fifty cents,
and that George Taylor had bought a
coat and vest for $1.50. These goods
were identified as being the goods
which were stolen from Joe McClouie,
the Haw River man. The men who
bought the clothes were then carried
to the lockup and? told to identify the
man from whom they purchased these
goods. They were carried in sepa
rately and readily and without hesita
tion pointed to the tramp arrested for
drunkenness
Joe McClouie returned to Alamance
to get the proper papers and an officer,
and Mr. Malloy, the gentleman of
leisure, who tramps for a livelihood
and steals clothes from a negro to
raise money for drinks, will be carried
down to our neighbor county to stand
trial.
He had in his pocket a key which
McClouie says will unlock his door,
and a button hook bent and scarred,
showing that it has been used to pick
locks.
THE MARKETS.
Closing Quotations by Private Wire
to W. A. Porterfield & Co.
W. A. Porterfield &' 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:
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New York, Jan. 3, 1898.
American tobacco 881
Atch., Top. & Santa Fe
B. and O
C. and 0 22
Chic, Bur. and Quincy 98f
Chic. Gas 96i
Del., Lack, and Western '
Delaware and Hudson llli
Am. spirits
Dist'r and cattle feed
Erie
General Electric 34
Jersey Central 95f
Louisville and Nashville 56i
Lake Shore
Manhattan Elevated 111
Missouri and Pacific 33i
Northwestern 120i
Northern Pacific Pr
National Lead
New York Central t. . . 105i
Pacific Mail
Reading 22
Rock Island 881
Southern Railway
Southern Railway Pr 31i
St. Paul 93S
Sugar Trust 140i
Tenn. Coal & Iron 25f
Texas Pacific
U. S. Leather Preferred 631
Westtern Union Tel 901
Wabash Pref erred
The following are the closing quota
tions of the Chicago Board of Trade:
Chicago, Jan. 3, 1898.
Wheat, Jan 961
" May 911
" July
Corn, Jan 29
" Sept
" Oct
" May 301
" July
Oats, Sept
" Jan
" May 25i
Pork, Dec..'
" Jan 907
" May 932
Lard, Dec
" Jan 480
" May 482
Ribs, Dec
" Jan 450
" May 470
Cotton, Sept 605606
" Oct
" Nov. (d
" Dec
" Jan 518519
" Feb , 580582
" March 584585
" April
" May 594595
" July .,..6026O3
" August. .'...606607
Spot cotton. ...l". 515-16.
Put8,90J; Calls, 92f Curb 9Jf.
THE CAMDEN MURDERER
Is Arraigned to Be Tried for
His Life Today.
SWEETHEART STANDS BY HIM.
French Uner Comes in Mrs. Clay
Will See Her Husband Is LI
in the Saddle?
By Wire to Thb Telegram.
Camden, N. J., Jan. 3. A large
crowd of men and women presented
themselves at the door of the court
house this morning to witness the trial
of Eli Shaw, charged with the murder
of his mother and grandmother last
fall. The trial has excited unusual
interest. When Shaw appeared in the
courtroom he was a physical wreck
He stoutly pleaded "not guilty."
May Belle Neilson, his sweetheart,
will take the stand in his favor. She
is supplying funds for his defence.
STEAMER ARRIVES.
By Wire To Thb Telegram.
New York, Jan. 3. The French line
steamer La Bretagno arrived today
from Havre with a million and a half
francs in gold consigned to a local
firm.
CLAY'S CHILD-WIFE.
By Wire to Thb Telegram.
Valley View, Ky., Jan. 3. Mrs
Dora Clay started again today to visit
her husbadd, Gen. Cossins Marcellus
Clay, at White Hall. She said she
would see her husband this time if she
had to walk.
LI IN POWER?
By Cable to Thb Telegram.
London, Jan. 3. The report has
been published here that Li Hung
Chang has been recalled to power at
Pekin.
BRITISH GUNBOATS RECONNOITRE
Dervishes Fire from Both Banks of
the River.
By Cable to Thb Tklbgbam
Cairo, Jan. 3 The British gunboats
made a reconnoizance at Post Shendy
and Metenmeh. Dervisbboats were
between Berher "and Khartann on last
Saturday. The Dervishes kept up
a smart fire from both banks of the
Nile.
The gunboats proceeded 20 miles
south and captured a number of boats
laden with grain.
Why the British .Troops Move.
By Cable to Thb Telegram.
London, Jan. 3 It is semi-official-y
announced that the movement of
British troops in Egypt is due entirely
to the news of the threatened norther-
y advance of the Dervishes. It is said
the movement does not imply an im
diato advance in the direction of Khar-
tooum.
The Esterhazy Trial.
By Cable to Thb Telegram.
Paris, Jan. 3. General Sanssier,
the military governor of Paris, has
decided to try Major Count Esterhazy
by Court Martial behind closed doors
on January the tenth.
Going Full Time.
By Wire to Thb Telegram.
Little Falls, N. Y., Jan. 3. The
Saxony knitting mills, which have
been running only eight hours a day
since last August, started up on full
time today.
KNOCKED DOWN IN COURT.
A Woman Slaps an Attorney's Face,
and Her Husband Finishes the Job.
Chicago, Jan. 1. Kate Kane Rossi,
who for years has been a conspicuous
figure about the local courts, slapped
Attorney F. L. Brady in the face this
morning in Justice Martin's court, and
her husband knocked him down. They
were arrested later in the1 Harrison
Street Police Court on a charge of
assault.
Brady and Mrs. Rossi were crowd
ing about the court sheets and became
nvolved in an altercation. Mrs. Rossi
said that Brady insulted her and she
slapped his face. Her husband, Vin-
cenzo rtossi, went to ner assistance.
Bail officers separated, the fighters.
NEW YEAR ADVICE
may be wasted, as it is only the wise that profit
by other people's experience, but we will giv
It for what It is worth. You will get more real
satisfaction, comfort and wear out of one ul
of custom tailor-made clothing than you will
out of twenty ready-made suits. Why not V
What is a tailor for ? To fit every curve, rem
edy every defect of figure, have your collar
lay justso, and give you the style of a gentle
man. We do it every time.
B. L RUBEN, Merchant Tailor,
116 South Elm Street Benbow Building.
Announcement.
Bad Colds Are in The Air.
We warn you you neglect them
not. If you feel one catching
you, Come for our
ONE NIGHT COLD CURE, 15c.
OR BOX
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE; 25c.
If it has yo alread andNias
reached your lupgs use "Yellow
Pine," the certain Cough Cure
and Expectorant.
Fresh HuylersBandy. '
Richardson & Fariss.
Prescriptionists.
Opposite Benbow Hotel
New Year
Resolutions
You probablv have hfn rfisnlvfnor
for some time that you would cease
endangering "your sight and have ybuJ
eyes attended to by a
Competent and Reliable Specialist.
Now resolve that von will ta.rrv
this into effect before making any
other, and go to see
J. T. JOHNSON,
The Eye Specialist,
M. P. Publishing House 302 South
Elm Street. Examination Free.
OFFICE HOURS: 8:30 a m to 12:80
m.; 2:00 to 5:30 p. m.
A GOOD
FIVE ROOM COTTAGE
In Good Condition
On Pearson Street.
WHARTON & McALISTER.
AGENTS.
Crude Rubber
Has advanced, but we are
selling Atomizers, Fountain
Syringes, Hot .Water Bot
tles, &c, at the old price.
New Goods. Old Prices.
Howard Gardner,
Druggist.
Corner Opposite ost Officjc.
Holiday Goods.
I have just opened a pretty
line of holiday goods please
call.
Nothing better for ehapped haads
than Marshm allow Lotion.
Holton's Drug Store.
McAdoo Hons? Building.
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