eemsboro r TO READERS TJw Onfyg&Uj In Greens- i r. I ' ' Doro uivmg juegrapnic service, m TO ADVERTISERS The Urgc3tCircula.it ft tion of any Daily ever Published Here. & 'ftp Teiegraoi. k i e -- ' - .J i s 8 ifl tfl if ;J 8 s a s VOL. I 1 I 'W W - - T . . k . . See - I J. M. Sc Co, FOR Ye beg to call the LADIES to our New Perfection Self-Heating Curling Iron which does not become overheated or injure the hair. We invite you to call and examine these irons, which we have in nickel and silver plate. W B Farrar & Son Jewelers Established 1868. , The Season ' for Birds and Oysters will soon be over: call while we have plenty of. them. Central Cafe, USE Tar Heel Cough Syrup and Stop That Cough. Trial Bottle FreeT at Asheborpjtreet Pharmacy. Gio W Kestler & Son, Props W C Porter, Manager War Clouds Lower But if you stop eating on account . of it, you worrt be fit to fight. Call on Us for anything- you may want. in - the' eating line. Too busy to enumerate. VUNCANONJ& CO.'S, Reliable Grocers. . ;. South Elm-St. 'Phone No. 2. Every'Prescription . out from oyr Drug; "Store is fiJ4 the best drugs the marKeB-can ih. All of the best coiigi mix laxatives and liver regulators nstantly in stock. Toilet rti- f t:very description in fact, we - ipply you with anythinsr in -the - line, of the best quality and at "liable prices. Gaston W. Ward, NDRIX i u fnip -i I iy)ifllU)ifia.-l J Always Up-to-date g in Styles and Down g to date in Prices. "" 8 221 S. Elm St. J I . - . 7 CENSURING SECRETARY UHfli for Saying Spain Cannot bc-flcld Reponsible. - THrCOURT'S . GUARDED MANNER Hurry t)rder fJr Projectiles to Key West AH Quiet at Havana -Proc-: tor at tlahtauzas. . By. Wire. Teh Tklbub'ax- Washington, March 2 Secretaries Sherman and Gage had' a long con ference with the President today. Sec retary Long .is severely censured trv the: oplnior that So?.... could not be held responsible for the Maine disaster. In this connection it is notable that the secretary has not supported his opinion by any experts or high officials in f the department. Congress'- is .inclined to censure the secretary of the navy and a resolution to that effect is expected' to be intro duced today. HAVANA IS QUIET. By Cable to The Txlbgraii. Havana, Mar. 1 The city is quiet today though the public and private greetings of the Vizcaya have not les sened their fervor. Divers 'are work ing hard upon the wreck and it is feared that many " of the dead have been blown to pieces which accounts for the failure to find them. Senator Proctor has gone to Matanzas. where he will spend the day accompanied by clara Barton and Mrs. Ward. The trip can easily be made in one day, spending eight hours in Matanzas. HURRYING PROJECTILES. By Wire to Thk Telegram Brooklyn, Mar. 2 A rush order has been received at the navy yard here for powder and projectiles of the Key West fleet. The order includes projectiles 76 r theeavy guns of the battleships. Part of the ammunition will be shipped today and the remain-. der as soon as possible. SUPPRESSING INFORMATION. Key West, March 2 The fact is be coming evident as the days pass that information - direct from members of the United -States cour of inquiry into the loss of the Maine from those ap- pearing before it is guarded with un usual closeness. Practically b infor mation presented to the court has been disclosed. The restrictions are so se vere that communications between naval men who have been before the court are also most guarded. Naval officers not connected with the court express the view the very little testimony has been, heard tending to show that the explosion was the result of a con spiracy or even to indicate the exact cause of the disaster ' A STATEMENT IN COURT. Judge Robinson Explains a Misunder standing of Yesterday. . When court opened this morning Judge Robinson said he wished to make a statement in reference to the misun derstanding 6n yesterday between Maj. Stedman and himself; that he could not and would not allow any misunder standing between Maj.' Stedman and himself; that he never intendetkto be discourteous to any membef of the bar and certainly he would not be to Maj. Stedman, who has been a friend to him from his boyhood; that his view of the matter was that after- he had made a ruling it was the province of the oth er, side to except and decide the matter in the supreme court, but that no mis understanding could or should exist betweea Maj. Stedman and himself. Maj. Stedman said he had always endeavored to uphold JudgeRobinson, as. he would learn from those with whom he associated intimately Mr. King Mr. Scott, Judge Schenck, Mr. Bar ringer and others that he considered that the attorneys of the Southern railway company had mede an unjust and unfair attack upon his client and that he had a -legal right in reply to criticise thejnethods of that company; that he considered the manner and words of His Honor discourteous at the time to him personally ,-and that he could not quietly acquiesce in it, and that besides, he thought it had a tend ency lo injure his" client; that he ac- cepteii the statement .ot-the court in the spirit in which it was tendered. This was offered in -reference to an incident yesterday when the judge pre- oiVHnrr VnTannfilv ordered .Mai. Sted- DlUlUg 1 m - - ' - - man to desist from arguing a "point rartinent to the trial in progress. Maj. Steadma'n thereupon took his seat and declined to continue the argument. To Cure a Cold In One Day. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab lets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. 35c. OREENSBORO, N. C WEDNESDAY, I : . ' JOHN H. FERREE DEAD. He Was One ot Randolph County's Leading Citizens. One of the most-prominent and pub lic spirited citizens, of this section bi North Carolina, John H. Ferree, died at his home in Randleman, -yesterday afternoon at four o'clock-The funeral services will be conducted Co-morrow morning at 11 o'clock from, the; Ran dleman Methodist Church, of which he was the leading member. Frm the News and Observer's special in regard to-the death of Mr. Ferree we clipthe following t " " "" Mr. Ferree was a native xf. Morgan ton, Burke county, and moved to Ran dleman in 1872. He formed a partner ship with the late John H. Randleman. Their combined capital at that time -.a uui exceed 110,000." They bought the old Union Mills, Organized the Randleman Manufacturing Company, and it is said that this ten -thousand dollars is the only original money in vested in Randleman cotton factories. The five cotton" mills now running fthere, with a combined capitalization. of $400,000 are the result of this original investment. Mr. Ferree continued to be secretary and treasurer of tEe Randleman Manu facturing Company up to the time of his death. But it was only one of five. factories-with which he was connected. He was president and a leading stock holder of the Naomi Mills, Plaid ville Mills, Powhatan and Mary Antoinette Mills. He was a careful and indust rious business man and a success in all his business ventures. Mr. Ferree wa9 an active memberof the Methodist. Church. . He was the chief contributor to the building of the handsome brick Methodist Church at this place, one of the half dozen rich Methodists who purchased Greensboro Female College some years ago, and" a trustee of Trinity College. Randleman is in mourning for the loss of its leading citizen. PENITENTIARY FLOUR MILL. Prisoners Will G: Ind Their Own Bread- stuffs. By Wire to The Telegram. Albany, March 2 The establishment of a flour .mill in Auburn penitentiary wherein can be madeihe hundred thous and barrels of flour consumed annual- J4? by 016 state institutions, is recom mended in the report today submitted by the senate committee on penal insti tutions. This committee was authorized by the last senate to investigate the oper ation of the new prison labor system whereby a Hifcles" needed by the state departments and institutions and by the civil divisions of the state are now manufactured by penal institutions. Butler Flies His Charges. Washington, Mar. 1 Senator But ler, of North Carolina Joday filed the charges formulated by him against H. G. Ewart, who has been nominated by the President for the office of district judge of the western North Carolina district. It is understood that Mr. Butler charges that Mr. Ewart is un fitted for a judicial office, because of a lack of legal attainments, and is of wrong temperament. The committee on the judiciary will make a thorough investigation, and to this end will probably summon several witnesses from North Carolina. Long on the Situation. After the cabinet meeting yesterday Secretary Long said unofficially tothe representatives of the press: "The main thfhgs we talked about in the cabinet were the outrages onthe postmasters, one white man in Georgia and one a colored man in South Car lina. In regard to the Cuban question, we think things are growing quieter every day and as far as my judgment went I was inclined to think that any offi cial participation on the part of the Spanish government in the disaster was now practically eliminated." Expedition Abandoned. Washington, March L The war de partment has decided to abandon its expedition for the relief ot. 4he miners in the Klondike country because Jhe conclusion has been, reached that no necessity exists for it. Secretary Alger has written a letter M,o Senator. Hawley, chairman of the senate committee on military affairs, explaining the department's position and as to the position of the supplies mimhiued. including- -the reindeer which have just arrived from Norway and to abandon the project entirely.- Russian Recruits. By Cable to The Telegram. Constantinople, March 2. The Rus sian steamer St. Petersburg passed thrnuo-h the "BosDhorous with fifteen BURYING DEAD OF THE MAIN Onfy the Stars and Stripes Will i tarried. CEREMONY WILL BE ELABORATE Miantonomah and Katahdin Go Into. Commission Former Wiir -Defend New York. - By Wire To The Telegram. " ' s-' Key West, Mar. 2 Preparations are making today for the funeral tomor row of the dead of the Maine. The victims have been brought from Ha vana. The ceremonies will-be Of the most elaborate character. The crew of every man of war in the harbor will march behind the remains. The. procession will be a most imposing one. The band of the flagship New York will head the funeral procession and behind will come the survivors of the illfated battleship. Only the stars and stripes will be carried in the procession. VESSELS GO INTO COMMISSON. By Wire to The Telegram. Philadelphia, Mar. 2 The officers the Monitor Miantonomah and the ram Katahdin have been selected. Both vessels will go into commission on March 10th. The Monitor will be used to defend New York harbor and the Katahdin will join Sicard's fleet. A STRAN6E CRlflE., An Old Man and His Son Found Dead In a Cave. A Morganton special to the Char lotte Observer says: Considerable excitement was caused here today by a report that an old man and a boy were found hanged in a cave in the mountains near Table Rock, twelve miles west of here. About three weeks ago an old man and a small boy moved inter the settlement near Table Rock, and occupied a small cabin at the foot of the moun tain. ' On being questioned by some of the mountain people the old man said that he had married an Indian squaw in the western part of the State, and that the boy with him was the product of that union. He had some trouble with the Indians, and -was driven out of the Indian nation, and bringing the boy with him, settled here in Burke. This is practically all that is known of them. Yesterday morning a mountaineer named Branch found the bodies of the old man and the child in a cave near their cabin, dead, with ropes about their neck9, evidently having died from the effects of strangulation. Whether it is murder or suicide, is not known. James Is Satisfied. The Gazette, Jim Young's paper, has passed in its checks and is now num bered among the dead' in Raleigh's much-crowded newspaper cemetery. The last issue of the Gazette, which appeared without interruption for five years under the management and edi torship of Jim Young, made its fare well appearance last wook. Jim Young spoke freely . as to the cause of the suspension of the paper to a Post reporter yesterday. He said: "I have sunk $1,000 of my own money in the Gazette. I am never going to spend another dollar on it. If those gentlemen who have secured offices don't think they need the Gaz ette, why all right. I am satisfied if they are. Raleigh Post. Cape Lookout Sold for 93 i-ac. Cape Lookout, the famous point that is recorded on all the maps of the world, was recently sold for" 93$ cents under a land grant by the state. - Eugene Yeomans was the purchaser of this famous projection. Mr. Yeo mans was given a grant for 71- acres by the secretary of state and he paid therefor li cents per acre. TkeTtaape is in Carteret county. Another grant was issued at th'e same time by the secretary of state for 1 91 acres on Mount Mitchell,itoe . high- eSb moilutaiu pcan rasu ui tun ltuvnissi The grant was made to Wm. Stepp. Raleigh Post. 41' Dr. Evan'SrHjdden Gems, Paris' Feb. 28 In' a'tf 61d 6afeJori- cealed in a closet in the ap.artments of the late Dr. Evans, the Ameicaneii Ltist who left a fortune to Philadelphia to establish a great dental institution, cleaners have found gems worth $200, 000 that the lawyers . knew-, nothing about. ' These gems are diamonds, rubies, emeralds, pearls and topazes, gifts to Dr. EvanB from royal person ages of Europe. MARCH 2, 1898. I - I - : : WHEN A PARSON CALLS EARLY. Finds Women Looking Stale Because They Had Played Cards. New Brunswick. March 1. The members of the Pitman Methodist Ep iscopal Church, which is one of the most active socially in town, are in a state of mind because their pastor, the Rev. George H. Neal, in a sermon last evening told his people that card play ing is inconsistent with spiritual life &nd those who engage in it are not fit to be active church workers. Mr. Neal said: "I have called at houses in the' morning where . the women had an awfully stale look on their faces. When I inquired if they were ill, they replied that they had only been play ing cards. until 2 A.M. " My experience in four -churches has taught me that progressive euchre is a dissipation. Cards have a' past that is black with evil, and Christian people ought to wash their' hands of things to be found in the low gambling dens, brothels, gilded saloons, and other places of vice. "According to the statistics of Ant hony Comstock, in the year 1890, 128 people had been shot or stabbed over the gambling table, six had attempted suicide, and 60 had been murdered as the result of he influence of cards. Cards had also caused the defalcation of $2,900,372 dnring the same year." Slain With a Hat Pin. Chicago, March 1 A woman's hat pin was the weapon with which Barth olomew Brant Brander, the Parisian drummer, who died at the Palmer House, was mysteriously murdered. The autopsy shows not only concus sion of the brain, but a small punct ure which began hear the corner of the left eye and extended far into the interior of the skull. It was not of greater diameter than the lead in a pencil. In a rational interview shortly be fore he died Brander told the doctor that he had entered a saloon and had taken adrink and remembered noth ing more. The detectives are following sever al clues that may help solve the mys tery. Silver Purchases and Silver Coinage. Washington, ijarch 2. In' response to an inquiry of the Senate, Secretary Gage says that there were purchased under the act of 1890 168,664,682 ounces of silver at a cost of $155,931,002. Uuntil the repeal of the purchasing clause in 1893 , 36,087,285 dollars were coined, the seigniorage amounting to $6,377,162. Since. 1893 37,735,572 dol lars have been coined, the seigniorage aggregating $11,812,655, On February 1 last there was yet remaining uncoin ed 111,513,746 ounces, costing $100,835, 363, on which the seigniorage, if con verted into dollars, would be $43,344,- 025. ...... 4 Peace Forever," Says Woodford. London, March .1. The Globe, of Madrid, dated February 23, just re ceived here, discussing the political situation, says: 1 "Nothing could be more promising that the present rela tions between the two cations. General Woodford's words 'Peace for ever,' are hailed with delight. Senor Sagasta the cabinet ministers and General Woodford all make such ex plicitly peaceful statements that peace may be regarded as assured. This" is all the more satisfactory, since the late events 11 pointed to a different issue." A flysterlous Shooting. - Spartanburg, S. C, Mar. 1 This afternoon T. J. Trimmier, a well known merchant and respected citizen was shot and killed by Dr. S. J. Biv ing&r a prominent dentist. Bivings entered the store of thedeceased with a pistol in each hand and without warning shot Trimmier three times, one ball entering Hie heart, and caus ing instant death. Trimmier's son also was injured in the left hand. The cause of the shooting is a mystery as the menhad been close friends. New -Whiskey Trust. Cincinnati, March 1 A distiller, in this city is the authority for the infor mation that a deal is being worked foY the Consolidation of the spirits manu facturing plants, independent of the American Spirits M&imfacturing com pany,, ..The plan is to . consolidate the new combination with Ameircan com pany, with J. B. Greenhut at the head. One MTuTon for Smokeless Powder. Washington, Mar. 1 The House committee on naval affairs this after noon agreed on items of $1,000,000 for the purchase of smokeless powder, and and $60,000 for arming and equipping the'haval militia. . To Cure a Cold in One Day. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab lets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. 25c. I Will Recover The Bodies and Raise The Vessel. . ACTING UNDER SIGSBEE'S ORDERS Senator Quay Says That it is Only a Question of Indemnity and Not of War at AH. By Cable to The Telegram- Havana, Mar. 2 The Merritt Company's diver's began work out side of the Maine's hull for the first time today. The divers went down over new forty-foot ladders. Hence forth under Sigs bee's orders the divers will directrtheir efforts to both recovering of the bodies of the vic tims and making explorations of the hull with a view to finally raising the vesseh quay's views. By wire to The Telegram. Pittsburg. Mareii 2. Before leaving Jor Washington today Senator Quay said: "Even if the Maine was de stroyed by an external agency I don't seeany cause for war in that the mat ter 6buld be settled by an indemnity." McCoy Accepts the Challenge. Hot Springs, March 1 Kid McCoy today accepted Joe Choynski's stand ing challenge and has wired him to that effect, th meeting to take place in Hot Spring on April 20. THE MARKETS. Closing Quotations by Private Wire to W. A. Porterfield & Co. W. A. Porterfield & Co., commission brokers , furnish us with the following Lelo8ing quotations of the New York Stock exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade: The following are the closing quota of the New York Stock Exchange: New Yokk, Mar 2, 1898. . American tobacco 91f Atch., Top. & Santa Fe 1 B. and O C. and O Chic, Bur. and Quincy., Chic. Gas Del.,' Lack, and Western Delaware and Hudson. . . 28 21 95 92 110 Am. spirits Dist'r and cattle feed, Erie General Electric....' ; 33$ Jersey Central 924 Louisville and Nashville 54 Lake Shore Manhattan Elevated 105f Missouri and Pacific 27 J Northwestern 124 Northern Pacific Pr 62f National Lead New York Central . 113 Pacific Mail Readings 181 Rock island 86f Southern Railway Southern Railway Pr St.Paul Sugar Trust .-t..w 28i 93 126i 21i Tenn. Coal & Iron Texas Pacific U. S. Leather Preferred Western Union Tel Wabash Preferred 88i let The following are the closing quota tions of the Chicago Board of Trade Chicago, Mar. 2, 1898. Wheat, Jan " May " Mar Corn, Jan , Mar - Sept.......... s" Oct " May '" July... Oats, Sept " Mar..... May..... ' ' J uly ..- Poi'k, Dec.. " Mar... " May. " July Lard, Dec " Mar " May " July.... 106 1065 28i 30i 3H 25 261 24i 1040 1045 1047 ..ui 512 517 525 Rils, Dec...: .v V Mar...... 512 " May..... 517 " July : v... 522 LCotton, Sept 1 (d) V " Dec m, V " Jan.... v " Feb....... : " March. .-TTTT. . .614615 " April. ,617618 " May .'...: 620621 " June " July ;.. 62o626 " August........ 628629 " Oct 619620 Nov... 618619 Spot cotton 6 5-16 Puts, ; Calls, ;Curb WRECKING Price Two Cents Purissima et Optime. Drugs and Medicines both in our general sloGtand prescription 'department will be found for sale at Stamey & Grissom's, (Successors to South Side Pharmacy) J. K. JW'ILHENNY, Druggist, 504 So. Elm. - - . . Manager. Purity in drugs is as essential to life and health as expert knowledge of medicine is in the preparation of a doctor's prescription. The freshness and absolute purity of our drugs and medicines have done as much for our reputation as the care and attention we give to .our prescription depart ment. Bring us your prescrip tions if you want them filled right and at the right price, Fresh supply Buist's Lan dreth's and Ferry's Garden seed just in. - ,Jno. B. Fariss. Successor to Richardson & Fariss More Accurate Service in Greensboro Than Baltimore Mr. C. M. Vans to ry had his little girl's eyes examined in Baltimore last year and went with the prescription to one of the largest and best known ontfcal houses there to have the glasses made up. FORTUNATELY one of the lenses got broken recently and was carried to the Greensboro Eye Specialist to tie re placed. He saw atra glance that neither lens accorded with the prescription, and so changed them both. Mr. Vanstory sent the old lenses with an explanation to the occulist who had given the prescription and in reply received the following; DR. HARRY FRTEDENWALD, 1029 Madison Ava. Hours, 8 a. m. to 1 p. m. ' Baltimore, Jan 31st, '96. Dear Sir: Yours of the 29th to hand . ' Dr. Johnson Is Perfectly Right. The glasses -you sent are not those ordered. I cannot understand how such a mistake oc curred. Very truly yours, H. FRTEDENWALD. M. P. Publishing" House 302 South Elm Street. Examination Free. OFFICE HOURS: 8:30 a m to 12530 m.; 2:00 to 5:30 p. m. -THE- Southern Stock Mutual Insurance Go. is Encouraged and Strengthened by the Testimonials of Its Policy Holders. Greensboro. N. C. We have been insuring for two years our bank building in the . Southern Stock .Mutua 1 Insurance Company. We have received divi dends amounting to $15.00 which have reduced the cost of our insurance that amount. . We believe that the Company gives to its policy holders as good indemnity as any other, and as au tne pronts over ana aoove tne stockholders' ten per cent, are returned to the policyholders the claim of the Stock Mutual upon the pat ronage of the insuring public could not be stronger. THE PIEDMONT BANK, J. M. Walker, Pres. Onion Sets Onion Sets Onion Sets Onion Sets -AND- Landreth's Garden Seed Howard Gardner, Druggist." Corner Opposite post Office. The Necessity For Medicine - furnishes- its 'own reminder, but we would like to sug gest in passing that when such an un fortunate need occurs, there is no place in town where-it can be suppled with more promptness, skill, accuracy, . or with a higher class of drmjs and chemicals than at our Prescription Department. ' ' iiolton's Drag Store. McAdoo House Building. LOOK OUT ! When in need ot Any kind of House Painting Give Me a Chance. Best of References. R. E. ANDREWS. West Sehenek Street. v - - x 4 J 7(1 hundred recruits for Bladivostock. 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