North Carolina Newspapers

eue Circulation Growing Dally. -1 VOL. II. NO- 153 GREENSBORO, N. C, THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1898. Price Two Cents CircolatlonOuarantcc OOF i Trade 1 Is Dull, & hut we are not kicking, ft lor we have long since g! learned that it don't do g?any good. Still, we are very anxious to do more g: business these days and $ j will sell ! DRY GOODS Si and SHOES I very cheap in order keep the ball rolling. to M Hendrix & Co., 22i S. Elm St. tmmrtt Repairing and Cleaning. I make a specialty of Watch Cleaning and Repairing of all J kinds. Work intrusted to me JJ is certain to receive careful and intelligent treatment from JJJ expert and skilled hands. A rood timeniecc should be in- m trusted only to a competent watchmaker. Clocks cleaned, ;JJ repaired, regulated ana set in II 11 i U II ill 11 vnuui i Jewelry and all small wares I -i. i -i j a ;v.i All work guaranteed. J Prices always reasonable. JJJ W. B. farrar's Son. ; J ! Inspector of Southern Railroad Watches. i Established 1868 Turnip Seed Just Received. If you want Good, Fresh Turnip Seed, buy of us. HOWARD GARDNER. Druggist Corner Opposite post Office. Guilford College, North Carolina. V'- largo buildings. Faculty of u-ii abl u u. Iki s. Courses of study Utailinir tn degrees. Tuition for term $20 to Hoard and . room $8 per month: in dubs 14 j)or month. Total e. nc-s for year need not exceed $131 and can be easily reduced to 190. Correspondence solicited. Catalogue free. Address, GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C. We Have Nice: 1 Vachos, 20 cents peck Irih Potatoes, 20 cents peck New Sw.'. t Potatoes, 40 cents peck Onions. Cabbage, Apples, Butter, F.L's, ;iv.-n Corn, Plenty Chickens, an tiling in Groceries or Produce. VUNCANON & CO., ll liable Grocers. South Kim stivet Phone No. 2 Whitsett Institute , :' r:i.r,. Normal. Business, Art, Music, etc ' i.ii-i.u. representing 30 counties. Expe- .N'f N.,t, poi a K. ' "iivoniont Buildings. Location ' H.-.iitii and Ueauty. Fully Incor i rircni Advantages. Reasonable I -i liTin onens Aumist 17th. FOJ 1Uusu:i..,, o, catalogue, address, PROF. . T. WHITSETT, PH. D., Whitsett, N. C. J THE FIREMEN'S TOURNAMENT Proceedings of the Meeting This Week In Goldsboro THEY MEET HERE NEXT YEAR. The Election of Officers The Prize Winners Not a Dissenting Voice on the Next Meeting Place. Chief Jos. J. Stone and Banks Boone returned from Goldsboro last night where they attended the business meeting of the North Carolina State Firemen's Association. The election of officers resulted as follows: President, Jas. D. McNeill, of Fay etteville; First vice-president, Jos. J. Stone, of Greensboro; Second vice president, C. L. Badger, of Asheville; Secretary, Dr. J. W. Griffith, of Greensboro; Treasurer, T. A. Greene, of Newbern; Statistician, L. J. Tay lor, of Newbern. Greensboro was placed in nomina tion as the place for holding the next annoal meeting, and chosen without a dissenting voice. "During the roll call of chiefs and assistant chiefs," says the Goldsboro Argus, "the president interrupted the secretary to read a telegram from the hook and ladder company, of Ashe ville. Mr. McNeill, before reading the telegram, explained to the conven tion that he had been in communica tion with the Southern railway author ities in reference to the free transpor tation of the apparatus of the fire companies along their lines, but not until his arrival in Goldsboro yester day afternoon did the Southern notify him of their refusal to give free trans portation. He explained further that he had secured an opinion from the chairman of the railway commission say'ng that such free transportation was no in violation of any law of North Carolina, and on that opinion the Atlantic Coast Line, and the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley had agreed to furnish free transportation to com panies along their lines; The refusal of the Southern railway to show cour tesy to the firemen was sent to Mr. McNeill here after the Asheville com pany were on their wayi He says he telegraphed them to stop and return home and save the expense of trans portation, which would amount to about I3C0. The telegram to Mr. Mc Neill this morning from that company expressed their desire to come to Goldsboro if they could be allowed to compete for the prizes.!' The steamer contest at 11 o'clock yesterday was won by the Newberns, of Newbern. This was a two hundred yard race and the steamers, entered had to make that distance, make steam and throw water through two hundred feet of hose fifty feet. The score was as follows: Atlantics of Nawbern, 3-5$; Newberns, of Newbern, 2-55i; Golds boro, 8-15. : In the hand reel contest which came off late yesterday afternoon, the At lantics, of Newbern, Won first prize; time 30 seconds. Greensboro got sec ond prize, time 31i seconds. TODAY'S RACES. The following message has been re ceived today: Goldsboro, July 2S--Newbern No. 1 wins the belt. Greensboro failed to get the nozzle on. Greensboro gets the first prize on the grab race; time 2li. Will be home at noon tomorrow. (Signed) C. E. Brewer. Not an Issue. Mr. Simmons is not an issue in this campaign. He is not a candidate for any office and no vicious and false de nunciation Of him will down the de mand "we must take a look, at the books." If Mr. Simmons had stolen the capital and carried it down to Jones county, would that excuse sworn officials from making'statements which the law required? The character of Mr. Simmons is too well established in North Carolina for any slanders re tailed by Mr. Mewborne to affect it in the least. It is the administration on trial and, when Mr. Mewborne sought to justify his refusal to give facts by a bitter and partisan attack on Mr. Simmons, he convinced every honest man in the state that the peni tentiary affairs are so rotten that he does not dare to let the people have in formation to which the humblest tax naver is entitled as of right. News & Observer. Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The best 6alve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter, cnappea nanas, cmi K1n.tna. corns, and all skin eruptions. and positively cures piles or no pay required, it 13 guaranieea w give uer foct. natiafatttinn or monev refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by C. E. Holton. NOTES FROM HIGH POINT. The Local News Front Our Neighbor Briefly Told. Telegram Bureat, i High Point. N. C. July 28.'98. f The Misses Deamon, of Virginia, who have been visiting the Misses Kirk man, will return home Saturday. W. S. Brown, foreman of the En terprise office, got his fingers cut very badly yesterday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Hamner left to day to visit friends in Virginia. E. J. Steed left today for Liberty, S. C. Mrs. Stanton and daughter Miss Jessie, of Winston, arrived in the city last night to visit Mrs. W. H. Ragan. Mrs. W. G. Barbee spent ycsteV- day afternoon in Greensboro. Holstead Tomlinson, of Archdale, who has been out on a business trip returned home last night. The recruiting office in having right much success in getting recruits. Joseph Redding,of Ashoboro, father of our townsman J. P. Redding, came up today to pay his son a visit. A CHOPPINQ AFFRAY. Two nen in Reldsville Have a Diffi culty One May Die. Special to The Telbukam. Rcidsville, July 28-Today Eh Chatham and a man named Mays, two well diggers, became involved in a quarrel which will probably result fatally for Chatham. Mays first tried to shoot Chatham and failing in this he picked up a chop-axe and struck Chatham a blow across the face, in flicting a terrible wound. Physicians were summoned at once and are doing all they can for Chatham but his re covery is doubtful. Mays was placed under arrest. FRENCH CAPTAIN TO BLAME. The Report of Court of Inquiry Into the La Bourgogne Disaster. Hy Wire to The Telegram. Halifax, July 28 The decision of the court of inquiry into the La Bour gogne disaster fixes the blame on the French liner's steamship. The cap tain of the Cromartyshire is fully ex onerated from all blame. The French liner was out of her course, an error of the French cap tain. New courses for Atlantic liners have been recommended. Negroes Demanding Offices. The Record is reliably informed that, at a meeting recently held in New Hope township, the Rev. Charles Hackney ( a well known colored poli tical parson) made a speech in which he demanded more offices for his race. He said that the colored voters of Chatham are not satisfied with their treatment by their white political allies, and that they must have some of the county offices. He said that they would demand and be satisfied with nothing less than one colored county commissioner and one colored member of the legislature, and that they ought to have also a colored congressman. This speech, or demand was received with loud applause by the colored people present. Comment is unnecessary. Chatham Record. For the Summer Campaign. The maiden glanced around the store With eyes bright as the sun; "I want a hammock, sir," said, "Just big enough for one." "Yes, miss," replied the salesman, as Across the floor he paced; "Here's something in the size you want, How does it suit your ta9teV" She looked upon the article That he exposed to view; "It's much too frail," she said: "I want It strong enough for two." Life. Buggy and Harness Stolen. Some bold thief, or thieves, stole a buggy and a set of harness last night from the barn of Lettie Edwards, col ored, about four miles south of the city. The thieves left a horse tied near the road a short distance from the barn while they went to the barn and pulled the buggy to where the horse stood, and hitched up. Lettie seems to be an industrious woman and had bought the harness only a short while ago. The buggy has a new top -and shafts and is otherwise repaired. Forty-two inch figured black dress goods in very handsome designs only fifty cents at Thacker & Brockmann's 40 inch plain Mohair of the same price and 40 inch figured goods at twenty-five cents a yard. FIGHTING IN PORTO RICO Miles Troops Now Ncarlng city of Ponce THE TROOPS AT GUANTANAMO Were Formally Taken Charge of By Uncle Sam "Yesterday A Trans port Oets Lost. By Wire to Thi Telegram. Washington, July 28 Sharp fight ing has already taken place in Porto Rico. Gen. Miles is losing no time in pushing forward his army of invasion which, two days ago, advanced nearly to Yacna. On the road to Ponce the advance guard had to fight its way against the Spanish and as the coun try between Guanica and Yacna is very rough, it is not likely that the Americans had an easy time. The war department is anxiously awaiting news from Miles, and expect something definite soon. What news has been received came by way of Madrid, but its correctness is not doubted so far as the statement that fighting has occurred is concerned. It is believed that the Americans began advancing on the very day of land ing and that they were opposed by the concentrated Spanish force, and that fighting began toward evening and continued all night. It is believed that Gen. Miles is now approaching the city of Ponoe. UNITED STATES TAKES POSSESSION. Santiago, July 28 The United States government formally took pos session of the seven thousand Spanish troops at Guantanamo yesterday in cluding General Linare's corps of eastern Cuba. The Spanish prisoners now here number twelve thousand, with two thousand at Holguin. General Linares says there were less than four thousand Spaniards defending the city of Santiago on the day when negotiations for surrender were opened. The deportation of Spantsh troops is expected to begin on Monday of next week, The health of the men in canrp is improving, but many funerals have been witnessed in the city, the deaths resulting from starvation, ex posure and fever among the natives. TRANSPORT GOT LOST. Off Cape Julian, July 28 One of the transports of the Porto Rico expedi tion, the Mobile, which sailed on the sixteenth from Charleston, got lost from the others. She had on board twelve hundred troops of the Sixteenth Pennsylvania and the Sixth Illinois regiments, under Colonel Hulings. Thirty-five of them are sick with ty phoid fever. The transport was found last night by the cruiser Cincinnati, accidental ly, within gunshot of San Juan, and led .her seaward. This morning she was led to the remainder of the fleet. It is understood that the rendezvous will be off Farjardo instead of Guanica. ST. PAUL'S COMMAND. San Francisco, July 28 Colonel Barbour has been instructed by Gen eral Merrian to assume the command ership on the St. Paul to Hawaii and after leaving that place Col. Stover is to command to Manila. There are five new cascses of typhoid fever, at Camp Merrian. DETAILED FOR SPECIAL DUTY. Fort Monroe, July 28 Company F. of the Fourth Ohio infantry has been detailed for special duty and Bervice with the dynamite batteries. Five dynamite batteries have arrived and the company is making good progress. CASTELLO TAKING A HAND. Paris, July 28 The Spauish Embas sador Castillo has aroused the Span ish government to request the United States to transfer the peace negotia tions to Paris. The -Spanish cabinet is as yet undecided whether to send Castillo or other statesmen to Wash ington to enlighten and advise with Ambassador Cambon. A Neat Sum Realized. The "Patriotic Lawn Fete," which was to have been given on Mrs. Lind say's lawn Tuesday night, but was postponed on account of rain, was given tast night in Mrs. Lindsay's hall and parlor. Despite the rain a large crowd was present and the young ladies realized a neat sum. Excellent music was furnished by the best local talent. On Tuesday night Mr. Morton fur- nishad the young ladies the corner room of the Benbow where they Bold all the cream they had on hand. Few people knew of this, but Mr. Morton rushed a large delegation of traveling men down to the corner and the ladies realized about twenty-two dollars They will soon be able to present Capt. Gray's company with a handsome flag. TEXAS GOING TO NEW YORK. Big Snips of Sampson's Fleet to be Sent Home and Docked. Nearly all the big ships of the navy which have been constantly in service since long before the war began, are to brought to the United States for overhauling. Only one or two of the battleships and armored cruisers will be taken from West Indian waters at the same time, but the navy depart ment has decided that the work must be performed as rapidly as possible and all available docks will be util ized. The Texas will be ordered to New York from Santiago, and will prob ably reach the Brooklyn navy yard in a few days. Like nearly all the other ships she is suffering from splintered decks and bulged bulkheads caused by the concussion of the big guns. All the vessels to be brought home need a good cleaning. Their bottoms are be fouled by the rank marine growth of southern waters, thus retarding their speed and reducing their general ef ficiency. Few of the ships require repairs on account of damage done by the ene my's shells. The Indiana needs some renovating on account of the damage madeby a shell that dropped on her deck one night and exploded when no firing was going on. It has never been as certained whether this shell came from a Spanish battery or from one of Shafter's mortars. The Brooklyn re ceived a number of wounds from the rapid-fire guns of the Cristobal Colon and other Spanish ships in the engage ment of July 3,ndthe Iowa has an un exploded shell sticking in her side. The Indiana and the Iowa will follow the Texas to New York. The work on the Texas will take two weeks. Just what effect the withdrawal of the battleships from West Indian waters will have on the programme intrusted to Commodore Watson for execution has not been disclosed, but it is prac tically certain that the expedition of the eastern squadron will be postponed until the vessels have been overhauled. Of the vessels under Watson's com mand the Newark is in prime condi tion, fresh from a navy yard;the Yan kee and Dixie are in pretty good shape and theYosemite is at Newport News, awaiting to go into dry dock for a quick overhauling. The Oregon and Massachusetts need a cleaning, but are not so bad off as the other armor clads that Watson may take with him. Washington Despatch 25th THE SIXTH TO DIE. Private tlaglar, of Greensboro, Dies at Camp Russell. There has been ano'ther death at Camp Dan Russell, in Raleigh. This makes six members of the Second Regiment who have - crossed the dark river. Private Hagler, of Company D. Capt. Gray's company who was left in the hospital sick when the company was ordered south, died yegterday morning. Speaking of his death the News and Observer this morning says: Hagler was one of the first men to come to Raleigh with the Second regi ment. He arrived before Camp Bryan Grimes was vacated and his first week as a soldier was spent at that camp. When Camp Dan Russell was select ed for the Second Regiment his com pany was transferred to that place. Two weeks ago his company was or dered south, and is now on duty at Port Royal, S. C. Hagler was a young man of fine physique. He was not well known among the men now in camp, having narrowed his associates to his own company, which left here last wee k Since the departure of his company he has been too ill to make friends and only such facts as a slight ac quaintance from another company could give could be obtained. A cor poral who knew Private Hagler gave the facts as to his disposition, and says Hagler bore his sickness with great resignation. At 2 o'clock the body of the private was brought to the city by an escort of twelve men. Chaplain Osborne rode to the Federal cemetery and con ducted the services at the grave. Three volleys were fired over the grave and the soldiers returned to camp. This is the third member of the Sec ond regiment to be interred in the Federal cemetery in this city. The remains of the other three were taken home for burial. The Vixen Reports. Bj Wire to Th Tklbgbah. Washington, July 28 The aditional report of the Vixen on the sea fight at Santiago was made public this morn ing. The report is much the same as those published previously. There are still several dozen 82.50 and $2.00 ladies Oxfords at Thacker & Brockmanns to be closed out at tl.50 a pair. DEWEY WILL ROUND 'EM UP Spanish Gunboats Reported Hid ing in the Philippines. OUTRAGES AGAINST THE BRITISH Consul Wildman is Wide Awake and Ever on the Alert Watching Hostile Movements. Cable to The Telegram. Hong Kong, July 28 Consul Wild man has transmitted the information to Admiral Dewey that there are three Spanish gunboats in hiding at San Miguel, Luzon Island, and four gun boats at Port Royal, Palawan Islands; also four steamers laden with tobacco -at Cayagan, Luzon Island. Admiral Dewey has despatched the cruiser Raleigh and the gunboat Con cord to round them up. The Spanish at Batan have commit ted several outrages against the Brit ish residents, several of them having been imprisoned. fir. W. S. Sapp Dead. In last night's Concord Standard we find chronicled the death of Mr. W. S. Sapp, in the 72nd year of his age. He was the father of Mr. C. P. Sapp, until recently editor of the Telegram. Mr. Sapp s death was due to an attack of cholera morbus and occurred about 3 o'clock yesterday morning. He had been a member of the Baptist church for many years and was considered one of the best citizens of his county. Mr. C. P. Sapp passed through this city last night going to Concord to attend the burial. 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 tions of the New York Stock Exchange: NEW YORK, July 28 ,' 1898. American tobacco 121 Atch., Top. & Santa Fe 34i B. and O lii C. and 0 23 Chic, Bur. and Quincy 1051 Chic. Gas 99f Del., Lacs, and Western 150 Delaware and Hudson Am. spirits Erie 13 General Electric 39 Jersey Central 89f Louisville and Nashville 53i Lake Shore Manhattan Elevated 107i Missouri Pacific 35 Metropolitan and S. railway 151i Northwestern 130 Northern Pacific Pr 71i National Lead 35i New York Central.. 118i Pacific Mail Reading 17i Rock Island 96 1 Southern Railway Southern Railway Pr. 31i St. Paul 991 Sugar Trust 136i Tenn. Coal & Iron 25i Texas Pacific U. S. Leather Preferred 67 1 Western Union Tel Wabash Preferred The following are the closing quota tions of the Chicago Board of Trade: Chicago, July 28, 1898. Wheat, July. Dec.... " Sept.... Corn, Dec... " Apr.... " Sept.... " Oct June... " July.... Oats, Sept... " Apr.... Dec.... " July..., Pork, Dec... 7U 651 65 35 i 35 20i 26 Apr Sept. . . . (t ti 937 July. 927 Lard, Sept 530 " Apr " Dec July 537 Ribs, Sept 537 " Apr " June " July 540 Cotton, Sept 597(598 Dec Feb 61 March 60; April May June July August Oct Nov Jan Spot cotton 6 1-16 Puts, 645 ($ ; Calls, 65 ; Curb 606(i07 4(3615 3604 621623 625627 594595 603(2604 603?a604 That ought sell for 75c per lb., This Week 50c per lb. L. B, Lindau Perfect Satisfaction Is something that we are bound to give. Last January some people were longing for some of this July weather. Now they want iust the opposite. Thev can have it At Our Soda Fountain. There is a strong suggestion of January's coldest day in the delicious and refreshing beverages we are now serving. Our soda fountain motto is Plenty of Ice. No objection to you adopting it for your own rluring this hot weather, if you will kindly remem ber our fountain. JOHN B. FARISS, Dependable Drugs, 121 South Elm Street. Coca Celery A Fine Nerve Tonic and invigorator Pineapple Pepsin Phosphate A delicious, refreshing, digestive drink. Try a glass 5c. Stamey & Grissom, (Successors to. South SldcPharmacy) J. K. M'lLHENNY, Druggist, 504 So. Elm. Manager. Defective Vision Often Causes Headache and it can be entirely relieved by Perfectly Adjusted Spectacles Mrs. Rev. Tj. J. Ogburn, of Sum merfield, who suffered almost inces santly with headache, said incidentally in a recent letter: "My glasses have been a perfect relief. Have never had a day of headache since putting them on. I could not do without them." Many people suffer intensely with headache who are wearing glasses. It is a sure sign that they are not what is needed. Very Respectfully, J. T. JOHNSON. The Greensboro Eye Specialist. Opposite McAdoo Hotel. OFFICE HOURS: 8:00 a m to 12:30 m.; 2:00 to 6:00 p. m. FOR RENT. Two Good Houses A five room cottage on West Lee street, near C. F. & Y. V. railroad. Price $7.50. A five room house on Cedar street, near Gaston. The Goodman cottage. WHARTON & McALISTER. AGENTS. WHILE THE War Tax will Increase Prices on a few articles, there will be no increase in the price of prescriptions. We shall continue as heretofore, to use the utmost care, the purest drugs, and charge the same reasonable prices. Holton's Drug Store. McAdoo House Building. 4